Chapter 0372 – Charity Auction (V)

The first to walk to the table was a female emcee. In Cantonese, she said a few words of congratulations to welcome the guests, but Zhuang Rui did not understand, but she looked familiar, and finally, after Lei Lei reminded him, he remembered that the female emcee was the star of the year that was popular in the Mainland, Wang Xing! Just now some old, the face is already wrinkles, not in the style.

After the emcee Wang briefly said a few words, he invited out the host of this charity dinner.

Sir He was about seventy years old, his body was still quite sturdy, he walked to the table and first welcomed the guests who participated in this charity auction and focused on thanking Commander Huang and Director Wang for coming, those whose names were mentioned stood up and nodded their heads to the venue.

Although Sir Ho spoke slowly, but Zhuang Rui with the Cantonese learned in the video hall in the nineties, apparently not enough vocabulary, perked up his ears and listened to half a day, or did not understand a sentence, all of which Qin Xuanbing helped him to translate over, and not only him. It is in the two always smiling Director Wang and Commander Huang side, but also someone in and they bite the ear it!

Fortunately, Hong Kong people are very pragmatic, Sir Ho announced the official start of the charity auction after a few brief remarks.

Although it is only an auction organized by a wealthy businessman, but also engaged in a very formal, invited a famous formal auction house’s chief auctioneer, now that the master of ceremonies is to the people in the arena to introduce the auctioneer, the auction is also carried out by the two of them together.

“The following begins the auction of the first lot, this lot is offered by Sir Ho, it is a pipe that Sir Ho’s grandfather, Mr. Ho Tung used to use back then, which was made with the sea foam produced in the Valissi Valley of Italy, and now this craft has been lost. And most importantly, this pipe also sends Sir He’s reckless thoughts about his grandfather, the commemorative significance is more than the value of the pipe itself ……”

This auctioneer was using Mandarin, let Zhuang Rui breathed a sigh of relief, listening to Cantonese is not as good as talking in English, it is really too torturing to the ears.

“Good, we will now start the auction, according to Sir He’s intention, all the lots tonight, the starting price is one dollar, please friends bid enthusiastically, you know, charity is all for one and one for all!”

After Wang Mingxing explained in Cantonese, the auctioneer announced the start of the auction. Usually in charity auctions like this, the first lot, which was provided by the owner, was considered a throwback!

“I offer fifty thousand dollars for this pipe of Sir Ho ……”

The items in the charity auction, naturally, will not let you go to the stage to identify, when the auctioneer’s words fell, immediately someone began to shout the price, and this price shouting is not low, directly from the starting price doubled 50,000 times, which makes Zhuang Rui quite speechless, originally he was thinking of bidding a price, and now directly lifted to 50,000, it is a little bit not worth it.

Other people can not go up to identify, does not mean that Zhuang Rui also can not go to see this pipe, that placed the pipe table from him but only ten steps away, although the naked eye is not accurate, but after the use of aura is not the same.

The pipe’s material, seafoam, was very fine and even in texture, and there was a relief engraved on the pot, a dolphin animal design, probably due to the capillaries of the seafoam. The surface of this pipe, there is also a layer of uniform smoke oil, should be the early years of use, from the pipe seeped out, as if the pulp, the color is very consistent.

And inside this pipe, there is also a thin layer of white aura present, that is to say, this pipe can already be considered an antique piece, Zhuang Rui worked in a pawn shop, and knew that this kind of world-class pipe, the value of itself is very high, and it can already be called a luxury product, that’s why just now he moved to buy it.

“I bid one hundred thousand dollars ……”

This kind of auction, does not seem to be much need for the means of the auctioneer to regulate the atmosphere of the scene, he did not have time to speak, the original price is already doubled again.

To say 50,000 yuan when Zhuang Rui is still a little undying, but 100,000 yuan so that he completely dispelled the idea of bidding, although not everything can be measured in terms of money, but this pipe if you use money to valuation, 100,000 yuan is already high.

“This gentleman bid one hundred thousand dollars, is there any friend interested in this pipe? You know, if you give a love here, maybe one out-of-school child can sit in the classroom, please friends bid enthusiastically!”

To say that this famous pawnbroker’s chief auctioneer’s reputation, it really is not blown out of proportion, in the 100,000 yuan, some of the cold field, but he just a few words. Let the atmosphere of the field is active again, immediately someone shouted out the price of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, they all seem to uphold the starting price of the first person, the price is always with fifty thousand dollars upward increments.

“Two hundred thousand dollars.”

“Two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.”

“I’ll bid three hundred thousand dollars.”

The field of people frequently raise their hands, in the price to three hundred thousand dollars, but no one bid again, this has actually exceeded the value of the pipe itself nearly ten times, Sir He’s throw a brick to attract jade, has already been a good start.

“Good, three hundred thousand dollars, congratulations to this gentleman, you for the children of the mainland, dedication of your love.” The auctioneer, after waiting for a while and seeing no one bidding again, tapped the auction gavel heavily.

“Congratulations to Mr. Qin, please also come up and claim the item you’ve won.”

Shouting people is that a group of middle-aged people, and are in Cantonese in the shouting price, Zhuang Rui does not know who shot this pipe, just when that person came forward, Zhuang Rui only saw, actually is his own that future old father-in-law Qin Haoran, in a three hundred thousand dollars in cash checks to the wang emcee after, Qin Haoran led away his today’s booty.

“Our father has this hobby? Likes to hold a pipe?”

Zhuang Rui slightly sidled up to Qin Xuan Bing’s ear and asked, he didn’t expect that the first person to take a shot was actually Qin Haoran.

“Who is your dad, that’s my daddy, he seldom smokes, it’s just that coming here and not taking a shot at an item will be looked down upon.” Although Qin Xuan Bing corrected Zhuang Rui’s call, but that heart was like drinking honey sweet, and her body also leaned towards Zhuang Rui’s body again.

“Then wouldn’t I also have to shoot on a thing?”

Zhuang Rui did not think there is this rule, he is not without money, in the time before coming to Hong Kong. He purposely let Ouyang Jun help him to handle the checkbook that can be used to withdraw cash in Hong Kong, the total amount of five million Hong Kong dollars, shoot an object should not be much of a problem, just that this period of time Zhuang Rui’s hand is more tense, five million is almost two-thirds of his body.

And this kind of auction is equal to let these super-rich donations, shoot things are flashy, not worth so much money stuff, but think of Hong Kong people can do for the mainland children out of school contribution, Zhuang Rui is also ready to wait for a random shot down a small thing, also be regarded as self to Hong Kong to donate sub-money it!

“No need, daddy just that thing, already can represent us, everyone come here just give Sir He face, go through the motions.”

Qin Xuan Bing didn’t know what Zhuang Rui was thinking, spoke out and explained to him, this kind of occasion actually won’t auction out any sky-high prices, the field are all prestigious figures in Hong Kong Island, they are also all often doing charity, they won’t fight for wealth and system of gas here.

Zhuang Rui nodded, since it does not matter whether the auction, if there is no good value for money, he does not want to make a bid, in this kind of occasion, if the auction of a thing, will certainly be remembered by many people, Zhuang Rui does not want to go out of the limelight.

“The second lot, is provided by the Qin’s jewelry platinum inlaid emerald jewelry a, this is by the international famous jewelry designer, Miss Qin Xuan Bing hand-designed, the jade used is a high ice kind of superb emerald, the starting price is still one dollar, please bid.”

At this time the auctioneer at the table has taken out the second lot, but Qin Xuan Bing’s piece of jewelry, at the mention of Qin Xuan Bing’s name, Qin Xuan Bing also stood up the body, nodded his head to the surroundings to salute, but the small hand is still holding in Zhuang Rui’s hand. But let the eyes of the crowd in the field, there are a lot of them fell on Zhuang Rui.

Zhuang Rui at this time some difficult, according to Qin Xuan Bing’s things, as Qin Xuan Bing’s man, he is certainly to bid, but how much this is a problem, Zhuang Rui some scratching his head up.

“Three hundred thousand!”

Zhuang Rui slightly hesitated, or first shouted out the price, the market price of this ornament should be around two hundred thousand, Zhuang Rui deliberately shouted more than one hundred thousand.

Just now when the auction of the pipe, the person who shouted the price is in Cantonese, using Mandarin to shout the price, today is the first time, attracted the crowd have to Zhuang Rui look at, see is a strange young man, many people began to talk to each other to inquire about Zhuang Rui’s origins.

“I’ll offer five hundred thousand dollars.”

A voice came out from not far away from Zhuang Rui, but it was a young man who had just followed Zheng Hua, after shouting out the price, this person swept a glance at Zhuang Rui with the rest of his eyes, and a trace of disdain appeared on his face.

“It’s Niu Shao ……”

“That’s right, it’s him ……”

“I heard that he had pursued that Ms. Qin before, but he was rejected, this time there is a good show to watch.”

Shouting this person, the bystanders are very familiar with, also see that the cow young a little against Zhuang Rui meaning, are a little gloating whispering up, said Zhuang Rui this day by the big beautiful girl arm in arm, let a lot of Hong Kong Island celebrity young are a little bit uncomfortable to look at.

“Zhuang Rui, don’t pay attention to this person, he is the grandson of the late Ship King, he has shares worth a few hundred million dollars in his hands, just let him shoot.”

Qin Xuan Bing saw someone targeting Zhuang Rui, her face couldn’t help but feel a bit anxious, afraid that Zhuang Rui and him would carry on, she hurriedly introduced the person’s origin to Zhuang Rui in a low voice.