Chapter 71 Charity Gala

075, Charity Gala

"Charity Gala? Who organized it?" Tang Wen asked, lying on the sofa and listening to Zhou Xu's report.

"Boss, this is a gala organized by the old man of the Huo family and Mr. He from Macau. The purpose is to donate Hope Primary Schools to the mainland."

"Oh, when?"

"Tonight at 8 o'clock, at the Hilton Hotel."

"Okay, just notify me in the evening." Tang Wen nodded and said nothing more.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the entrance of the Hilton Hotel was full of luxury cars. Reporters also gathered together. Not everyone can come to this dinner.

In addition to the top stars, there are also the rich and the members of the big families who are rarely seen. For example, the eldest son of the Xu family brought his wife, Li Jiaxin, the first Hong Kong sister in Hong Kong.

Liu Yixiong, who had just been discharged from the hospital, also attended with his wife Gan Di, as well as Guo Yi, the eldest daughter of the Guo family. The old man of the Zheng family, and the old man of the Li family.

Basically, all the people from the four major families are here, so it can be imagined that Mr. Huo's face is still quite big.

After Tang Wen's luxury motorcade arrived, Liu Yixiong walked inside with a sullen face. Except for Guo Yi, all the people from the four major families chose to go in to avoid embarrassment.

"Mr. Tang, long time no see." Guo Yi took the initiative to greet him.

"Yeah." Tang Wen, wearing a mask, nodded, and then walked directly past her with his bodyguards.

"Is that the mysterious man who has been making a fuss in the city recently? He's so young."

"Oh my god, all the cars are bulletproof."

"Tsk tsk, look at their pomp, it's not inferior to the Governor of Hong Kong at all."

After entering the banquet hall, Tang Wen found a corner and sat down casually. MK and JA protected Tang Wen on the left and right. Zhou Xu introduced Tang Wen to him.

"Mr. Tang, welcome to your presence." Just when Tang Wen was bored, an old voice came.

"Mr. Huo, thank you for the compliment. I just came to join in the fun." Tang Wen recognized the person who came, and it was Mr. Huo, one of the organizers of the party.

"Young people are formidable. We old guys are no match for them." Mr. Huo said cheerfully.

After a few pleasantries, Mr. Huo left on the pretext of something. Tang Wen looked at his back with a half-smile.

"Terrible young people, they do things flawlessly. You should learn more from them in the future, Lao San, and don't just mess around."

The young man next to him nodded in agreement.

As the successor of the Huo family, Lao San Huo naturally obeyed the old man's words.

"First of all, thank you all for your support for our charity gala." The auctioneer on the rostrum said.

"Now let's invite our first auction item tonight, a sandalwood Buddha statue donated by Mr. Huo, with a starting price of 500,000 Hong Kong dollars, and each bid will be increased by 10,000."

"500,000"

"520,000"

"I'll bid 600,000"

"650,000."

Tang Wen closed his eyes and listened to Zhou Xu's explanation.

"Boss, this Buddha statue is carved from top-grade sandalwood. Placing it indoors can not only help you calm down, but also help you sleep. The market price is about 1 million."

Tang Wen closed his eyes and raised one hand.

Zhou Xu shouted at the meeting: "5 million."

Instantly, everyone's attention was attracted to Tang Wen next to Zhou Xu. Just kidding, this Buddha statue is only worth 1 million Hong Kong dollars at most, but Tang Wen actually offered 5 million. He really has too much money to burn.

"5 million for the first time"

"5 million for the second time"

"5 million for the third time, congratulations, Mr. Tang, this Buddha statue belongs to you."

Zhou Xu stepped forward and talked to the staff, and waited for Tang Wen to finish the auction and then continued to stand beside Tang Wen after settling the bill.

"Now it's our second auction item, an authentic painting by Qi Baishi, donated by Mr. He from Macau."

"Wow, it's actually Qi Baishi's four-panel painting of flowers and birds? Didn't it sell for 92 million in the mainland last time?"

"You're selling this kind of thing for charity? It's a waste of resources."

"It seems that it didn't sell for 92 million last time, but I didn't expect it to be bought by Mr. He."

Ni Zheng's eyes lit up in the distance. He was determined to get this painting. Zhou Huimin shook her head helplessly when she saw her husband like this.

"Qi Baishi's four-panel painting of flowers and birds, starting price is 25 million Hong Kong dollars, and each bid is 1 million Hong Kong dollars."

"26 million"

"28 million"

Ni Zheng sneered and shouted directly: "30 million"

"35 million" Before Ni Zheng could come to his senses, someone surpassed him.

"37 million"

"38 million"

Ni Zheng thought that the longer he delayed, the more trouble he would have, so he shouted directly: "45 million"

Everyone took a deep breath. Although this was a charity sale and no commission was required, 45 million was not a small amount. Ni Zheng just had a crappy magazine, how could he have so much money?

Ni Zheng sneered in his heart: "What do you know? This painting is profitable as long as it is bought back for less than 60 million. If you don't have money, you can ask your stingy father for it. As long as it is a celebrity painting, your father will still be willing to spend a lot of money."

"Ah Zheng, don't shout. How can we have so much cash for 45 million?" Zhou Huimin said worriedly.

"Don't worry, as long as I buy this painting back, my father will pay." Ni Zheng said confidently. He knew his father Ni Kuang inside and out.

His father could at least take out tens of millions of cash, plus part of his recent cash out, which was enough to buy this painting.

Tang Wen yawned and looked at Ni Zheng's confident bidding. He smiled disdainfully and made an 8 gesture to Zhou Xu. Zhou Xu nodded in understanding.

"80 million." Zhou Xu's voice immediately silenced the entire venue.

"Pujiachan, this kid is playing tricks on me." Ni Zheng cursed with a gloomy face.

But he didn't have the courage to bid. Are you kidding to compare money with the other party? 10 Ni frames plus 10 Ni Zhengs don't have more than the other party's fraction.

"80 million once, 80 million twice, 80 million three times, deal. Congratulations, Mr. Tang."

"Next is a special auction item, the first manuscript of Gu Long's "Meteor Butterfly Sword", the starting price is 100,000 Hong Kong dollars."

Ni Zheng thought about it. Since he couldn't buy Qi Baishi's paintings, it wouldn't be shameful to buy Gu Long's manuscripts. Besides, his father and Gu Long are "old acquaintances."

So he raised his hand and said "500,000"

Tang Wen smiled contemptuously and made a 5 gesture.

Zhou Xu nodded and stood up and shouted: "5 million"

Ni Zheng was breathing fast because of Tang Wen's move, but he had no courage to resist and could only collapse weakly on the chair.

Afterwards, Tang Wen bought a string of jewelry that the Guo family brought to the auction for 6 million, and then he lost the desire to take action. As for Ni Zheng? Tang Wen simply disliked him.

When he went out, Tang Wen met Ni Zheng with Zhou Huimin again. He turned his head and sneered at Ni Zheng: "Poor guy." Then he left with his bodyguard and Zhou Xu.

"Ah Zheng, are you okay?" Zhou Huimin asked with concern.

"Get lost, don't bother me." After shaking off Zhou Huimin's hand, Ni Zheng drove away alone. Zhou Huimin was left alone and embarrassed, so she had to call her best friend to pick her up.

"What companies does Ni Zheng have?" Tang Wen asked Zhou Xu while sitting in the Rolls-Royce.

"It seems to be just a magazine company."

"Bring him down." After saying that, Tang Wen began to close his eyes and rest.

"Okay, boss." Zhou Xu immediately called Tang Wen's investment company.