The Prodigal Son: I Can Foresee the Future

At 6:30 pm, the Chanel annual dinner was officially held. Shangri-La Hotel temporarily entered a semi-closed state, the restaurant was not open to the public, and only guests with room cards could enter and exit. Lin Ming and Xiang Ze stood on the spiral staircase, looking at the stars below who were dressed strangely but still beautiful. Compared with them, those Internet celebrities who can only appear in the live broadcast room are much inferior. Celebrities rely on appearance, and Internet celebrities rely on technology. Although not all Internet celebrities are like this, it is undeniable that most of them are like this. Some people say. Those stars look down on this kind of Internet celebrities from the bottom of their hearts. However. Internet celebrities make money, and celebrities make fame. It is an indisputable fact that many celebrities do not earn as much as internet celebrities.

As the music goes up and down, internet celebrities and stars begin to appear one by one.

So far, Lin Ming and Xiang Ze have nothing to watch.

Although they have many ways to enter, Chanel has not invited them, and they are too lazy to try their luck.

"A foreign luxury brand has been able to dominate the country for so many years, but the Chinese people's mentality of worshipping foreign things is still difficult to change." Xiang Ze shook his head and sighed.

"It can't be said that Chinese people worship foreign things, it can only be said that those rich people have nowhere to spend their money."

Lin Ming said: "According to Chanel's financial statements for the last quarter, the total revenue provided by the China region reached 22.1 billion US dollars, and the total profit exceeded 8.7 billion US dollars, and only a small group of people provided Chanel with wealth."

"How many ordinary people can afford things that cost 20,000 or 30,000, or even hundreds of thousands of yuan?"

Xiang Ze snorted: "Brother Lin, what you said is true, but we must admit that even if ordinary people don't have the money to buy such luxury goods, they still look forward to brands such as Chanel and LV. It can be said that these are potential customers of big brands."

"As long as they have money, they will definitely use these luxury goods to package their vanity without hesitation."

Lin Ming smiled: "Everyone has vanity, but it is impossible to belittle it too much. Sometimes vanity is also a person's motivation to strive for progress."

Hearing this,

Xiang Ze glanced at Lin Ming secretly: "Could it be that Brother Lin has also bought Chanel's stuff?"

"Why else? Why do you think Chanel invited Chen Jia to attend the annual dinner?" Lin Ming said.

"Ahem..."

Xiang Ze was embarrassed and said: "Brother Lin, I didn't mean to say that you are vain."

"I know."

Lin Ming nodded: "What is the ultimate goal of a person from nothing to something? It's nothing more than eating well, dressing well, and making everyone envy you. This is vanity."

"When I had no money, I also dreamed of becoming a big star and a big boss in the future."

"Now that I have money, I still hope that I have more money in my hands, that my business will become bigger and bigger, and that I will be known to everyone in the world."

"Never satisfied, this is human greed, and it is also vanity."

Xiang Ze pondered for a moment and said: "According to what you said, then vanity should also be divided into levels. I think the level of vanity in you is very high."

To this, Lin Ming did not refute.

Everyone wants to be a rich man.

But as Xiang Weidong said, how to be a rich man is still to be studied.

…

In a 200-square-meter river view room.

Lin Ming and Xiang Ze lay on the bed, watching the live broadcast of Chanel's annual banquet.

Many stars performed on stage, including Yun Jiujun.

Even if it was not in the recording studio, there was a lot of noise around.

But Yun Jiujun's unique voice and solid singing skills still pushed the atmosphere of the entire banquet hall to a climax.

In the afternoon, Lin Ming called Phoenix Entertainment to ask about Yun Jiujun's current appearance fee.

One song, 600,000!

Compared to those top singers, this price is not high, and it can even be said to be very low.

But Yun Jiujun has just debuted and has only participated in a Chinese hit song.

The fact that Chanel can give such an appearance fee has proved Yun Jiujun's status in the Chinese music scene.

After Yun Jiujun and others finished singing.

The host began the grand finale - the charity auction!

At least for Chanel, all the expenses tonight were for this moment.

Lin Ming looked for Chen Jia on the screen.

Unfortunately, Chen Jia was not there now.

What fame, the camera never gave her.

Until the new handbag, which was the first auction item, was taken out, the camera finally focused on Chen Jia.

The reserve price of this handbag was 500,000.

Chen Jia was the first to raise the sign: "1 million!"

Perhaps others only saw calmness on Chen Jia's face.

But Lin Ming, who knew Chen Jia best, could see the excitement and nervousness in the depths of her starry eyes.

"1 million!"

The host immediately said: "Phoenix Pharmaceuticals President Chen bid 1 million, is there anyone who wants to continue bidding?"

"1.2 million!"

"1.3 million!"

"1.5 million!"

In the hall, the sound of bidding came out in an endless stream.

Not only the senior executives of major companies, but also celebrities and Internet celebrities participated in it.

Now the number of people watching the annual dinner live has already exceeded 100,000.

Every time they bid, the camera will immediately turn to the person who bids.

For everyone, this is an opportunity to show their face.

"3 million!"

Chen Jia spoke again, raising the price by 1.5 million at a time.

This overwhelming bidding method made even the eyes of those in the hall focus on Chen Jia.

"3 million! Mr. Chen of Phoenix Pharmaceutical bids 3 million!"

The host was also smart and immediately said: "Thank you Mr. Chen for your contribution to charity all over the world. Whether this bag can fall into Mr. Chen's hands or not, it has proved Mr. Chen's determination and will to devote himself to charity. Let's applaud Mr. Chen!"

Hua La La...

A burst of applause came, most of which were professional "performers" invited by Chanel.

At this time, the camera also fell on Chen Jia for a long time.

Even through the mobile phone screen, you can see Chen Jia's stunning face that has never been heavily made up, but is still stunning.

Chen Jia knew what she should say.

"Chairman Lin Ming has been committed to the development and stability of the charity industry. He has donated 3 billion to Yizhou Province to build bridges and roads in the Death Valley of Yushan Village, benefiting dozens of villages and even tens of thousands of people."

"Here, on behalf of Phoenix Pharmaceuticals, I would like to thank Chanel Group for providing such a platform, and thank you for helping the poor people and children around the world."

"I hope we can always maintain our kindness, remember our original intentions, and forge ahead!"

After Chen Jia finished speaking, another round of loud applause came.

The atmosphere in the hall was pushed to a new round of climax.

And the so-called new handbag, which may only cost a few hundred or a few thousand yuan.

was also bought by Chen Jia at a sky-high price of 3 million.