Chapter 381 "Emotional Intelligence"

The guest crew participating in the auction arrived one after another, and the rich and famous people of different positions took their seats from front to back.

There are basically no celebrities sitting in the first row, they are mostly entrepreneurs, but there are relatively few tables.

There are twice as many tables in the second row, and those sitting there are all the leading celebrities and Internet celebrities in the country.

At Luo Quan's table, in addition to director Jiang Wen, there were also several big names sitting there, including the 5 billion Golden Horse Award winner Wang Bo, the founder of road comedy Xu Zheng, and the rest were all first-line stars.

However, Luo Quan is also a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers. Sitting among so many big guys, she does not show any timidity at all. After all, she is also an international superstar. Compared with those young talents who only rely on traffic, she is still quite confident.

The first auction was hosted by the recently popular Running Man family. These people used to be second- and third-tier film and television stars, but they became first-tier stars after starring in the variety show "Running Man".

This time the organizer directly invited the entire Running Man family to be the hosts. Their connections and skills are quite strong. You must know that the individual announcement expenses of these people are more than one million.

In addition to their fame, people from the Running Man family are born with a sense of joy. After taking the stage, they lit up the atmosphere of the scene with just a few words.

After the gag ended, the host thanked the Zhenhua Charity for hosting the auction, and also expressed his gratitude to the celebrities and wealthy people for their willingness to support the charity.

After the speeches were finished, the first auction officially began.

"Today's first auction item is a sapphire necklace donated by Zhenhua Charity. It was made by a Belgian gem craftsman. It is luxurious and exquisite, with great ornamental and collection value. The starting price is two million, and each increase will not be less than fifty Ten thousand."

"Two million!" An actress in the third row was very interested in this necklace and immediately raised the price as soon as the auction started.

At a charity gala like this, everyone is relatively friendly, and the purpose of coming is for fame. Unless they see something they really like, they usually look like adults.

So after the actress raised the price, no one followed suit.

Cheng Zhao, the patriarch of the Running Man family, asked: "Is there any higher bid than two million?

Two million times?

Two million times.

make a deal! "

Cheng Zhao banged the hammer, and the first auction was completed.

"Thank you, thank you Li Ying for donating two million to charity." At Cheng Zhao's call, everyone applauded.

"The next second lot is still provided by Zhenhua Charity. It is an oil painting by a young impressionist painter from abroad. The starting price is one million."

"One million!" A rich man in the third row held up a sign.

"One and a half million!" Wang Bo, who was sitting at Luo Quan's table, immediately raised the sign in his hand and raised the price.

"Brother Bo, I can't tell you have some research on oil painting?" Cheng Zhao joked on the stage.

As a movie star who worked his way up from the bottom, Wang Bo has always been known for his high emotional intelligence. He has friends inside and outside the industry. When attending such occasions, he often makes famous quotes and attracts fans on trending searches.

"Two million."

Before Wang Bo could answer, someone in the fourth row raised a sign.

"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang is asking for two million! Is there anything higher?"

"Two million and a half million." Wang Bo continued to raise the price. It seemed that he liked this oil painting very much.

"Boge two and a half million, Boge two hundred and five, two hundred and five?" Originally, this kind of price increase would easily arouse the dissatisfaction of the bidders, but a few live treasures on the stage joked, and the whole audience immediately burst into laughter. .

Wang Bo himself didn't mind everyone making fun of him, and he had a smile on his face.

"Three million." Suddenly, the guests in the first row raised a sign.

"Hey Mr. Huang, Mr. Huang bids three million!" Cheng Zhao raised his voice, and the live camera was also shown in the front row.

"Haha, this old ghost is still jumping around." Luo Quan saw the bidder, Mr. Huang, and sneered.

Isn't this Huayi's boss Huang Jun? She gave this man some eye drops at the deputy director of GD before. She originally thought he was going to be unlucky, but she didn't expect that he still had the leisure to come out to participate in the auction. It seems that those leaders were also in front of him. One set, the master behind the other set.

"Have you had any issues with Boss Huang?" Jiang Wen heard Luo Quan's mutterings and asked in a low voice.

As a member of the Beijing Circle, he had some friendship with Huang Jun, but not deeply. After all, there were many courtyards in the Beijing Circle compound.

"Not only does it exist, it's also huge." Luo Quan is not arrogant. Hua Yi has been dominating the Chinese entertainment industry for so many years. Stars who dare to go against them are either banned or sent to jail, and the consequences are not very good.

Luo Quan is the only star in recent years who dares to directly choke Huang Jun on the phone, and he is also the only star who has jumped to the present day.

Jiang Wen said in a deep voice: "Although Huang Jun's circle has been in decline, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. You are a girl, so don't mess with her if you can."

Luo Quan sneered and said: "Then you are wrong. I have never provoked Boss Huang. He is the one who bullies others too much."

"Those people are still powerful. You, a girl, are weak and it is not easy to fight to the end. If there is still room for change, I can help form a situation and make peace." To Luo Quan, Jiang Director Wen is quite fond of it.

He also knows about Hua Yi's little trouble, and he can also guess the reason for the conflict with Luo Quan. At least Hua Yi has not issued a ban order against Luo Quan, which means that the matter has not reached the worst point, no There is no chance for big things to become trivial and trivial matters to become trivial.

Luo Quan shook his head: "Thank you, Director Jiang, for your kindness, but I don't have the slightest fondness for Hua Yi. Besides, this is not only my own business. My artist and Hua Yi are also on the same page, so there is nothing to reconcile between the two parties."

"Your artist?" Jiang Wen was stunned for a moment.

Luo Quan said softly: "She is a very beautiful newcomer who just left school. Because she refused a dinner party two years ago, she has been banned until now."

Jiang Wen is a smart man. Hearing what Luo Quan said, he immediately understood:

"There is indeed no room for reconciliation in this matter."

Luo Quan didn't answer, and he didn't say anything harsh like Hua Yi must pay the price in the future.

With her current energy, she would definitely have no problem protecting herself, but she was not qualified to say such harsh words.

And just keep this kind of thing in mind, there is no need to talk about it and let others know.

The chat here had just finished, and the bidding over there was almost over. The hosts were playing tricks, and Huang Jun won the lot amidst laughter and laughter.

However, although Huang Jun took the picture, the hosts asked Wang Bo to get up and speak.

Wang Bo took the microphone and said softly: "Actually, I don't have much research on painting. This time I am mainly a guest assistant. Yes, I am basically the bait..."

Originally, everyone was waiting for this actor with high emotional intelligence to say some wise words. However, as soon as he finished speaking, the expressions of everyone on and off the stage changed.

You, the guest assistant, are the bait, so who is the fish that is hung?

Many eyes were turned to a certain person in the first row who took the bait with three million.

Huang Jun was smiling a moment ago, but now his face was frosty, his eyes were slightly narrowed, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Those who can do this are all respectable people who are not short of money or fame, so the most important thing is face.

Being said to be the fish you caught in public would not make anyone feel good.

What's more, Huang Jun, who is usually arrogant and domineering, when those celebrities and movie kings faced him in the past, they didn't even dare to take a breath, let alone joking!

Although Huayi is now in decline, it does not mean that these celebrities can stand up and become the masters.

No matter how popular a star is, he is still a star; no matter how poor his capital is, he is still capital!

The hosts on the stage were the quickest to respond. They immediately asked Wang Bo, who wanted to continue talking, to sit down. At the same time, they made jokes about Wang Bo and his own people in an attempt to ease the awkward atmosphere.

"Five million!" Xu Zheng, who was sitting next to Wang Bo, held up a sign, "I will pay five million for this painting."

"Xu Zheng offered five million, is there anything higher?" Cheng Zhao was really grateful to Xu Zheng's eight generations of ancestors at this time.

It was almost a dead end, but I didn't expect that Xu Zheng was willing to pay a high price to be the caught fish. I can only say that the relationship between Xu Zheng and Wang Bo is really strong.

After quickly asking if anyone would raise the price, Cheng Zhao announced that Xu Zheng had won the auction.

Wang Bo, who had already reacted, also had an unnatural smile on his face and looked at his good brother with grateful eyes.

This time the hosts did not let Xu Zheng speak anymore, but conducted the auction of the third collection.

Luo Quan watched this scene from the side and felt a little regretful in his heart. It was a pity that Mr. Huang was not determined to get this painting, otherwise she would have to increase the price to disgust him.

Although Huang Jun lost face, he was quickly reconciled by Xu Zheng. Everyone knew that this was a misunderstanding, so they didn't pay much attention to it.

Huang Jun's expression at this time also returned to his previous gentle appearance. No matter how hard he felt about it, he still had to maintain his superficial demeanor.

As for whether Wang Bo wants to apologize to Huang Jun in private, that is his business.

Because of this incident, there were significantly fewer people raising prices in subsequent charity auctions. Most auction items were basically sold at such low prices. Even if there were people raising prices, it was between celebrities.

In more than an hour, thirty-two collections were sold.

Luo Quan observed carefully. It seemed that these auction items were all new, and most of them came from abroad. No one knew the exact price, but the auctioneer set the price at more than one million, and the premium was quite high.

No wonder they were called here to pay protection fees, but the total of all the auctioneers was less than 100 million. If this could be considered protection fees, wouldn't it be too low?

This question was destined to have no one to answer for her.

Soon, the second round of auction began.

The person presiding over the auction this time was a professional auctioneer, dressed in decent black clothes and wearing white gloves. Behind him stood two tall beauties, one Chinese and one Western, each with their own characteristics.

"Welcome all guests to participate in this international treasure auction organized by Zhenhua Charity. Ten treasures from foreign collectors will be auctioned next, so please stay tuned."

After he finished speaking, the audience burst into applause.

Everyone knows that this is the highlight of the night, and it will also be the real battlefield where the wealthy bosses fight!

"I'm going to ask my two assistants to take out the first collection tonight." As he spoke, two beauties were already slowly approaching, pushing a black car.

The car carried a one-meter-square safe. The auctioneer turned his back to everyone and turned up the combination disk on the safe.

Soon, the safe opened with a crisp click, and the auctioneer took out a long knife about ninety centimeters long with a handle.

The auctioneer slowly pulled the knife out of its sheath, and a cold light flashed across everyone's eyes. The guests closest to him even felt a slight chill.

"Good sword!" As a master of the Beichen Yida style, Luo Quan has an extraordinary intuition about weapons. Whether a sword is good or not can be seen at a glance.

"This Japanese sword comes from an anonymous collector in the United States. He told us that this sword is called Myoho Muramasa. It is a rare sword. It was brought back from Japan by his grandfather. It has quite a history. It’s of commemorative significance. If it weren’t for his family’s financial difficulties and urgent need for cash flow, he wouldn’t have come back to put the knife up for auction.”

Luo Quan was slightly surprised when he heard the auctioneer call out the name of the knife.

Muramasa actually originated from the title of a famous swordsman in Ise country during the Warring States Period in Japan. There were many generations of Muramasa, and the weapons made by them, whether they were tachi, short swords or spears, were all called Muramasa.

And Myoho Village is the most famous of all villages, the one that corrected the mistakes of Tokugawa Ieyasu's youngest son.

Although in terms of level, Muramasa cannot compare with Mikazuki Munechika, Doji Kiri Yasutsuna, Onimaru Kunizuna, the top Japanese swords known as the Five Swords of the World, but in terms of its own historical value, it can definitely be called Japan's national level. of collections.

Such a treasure can live outside the country, only Americans can do it.

"The starting price is US$50 million, and each increase in price will be no less than US$5 million!"

The auctioneer calls out a price that is neither high nor low.

Fifty million US dollars is nearly 400 million yuan, but it is still a bit low for a baby of this level.

However, Muramasa has the reputation of being a demon sword, and the wealthy people present are all Chinese. If the setting is too high, there is a possibility that the auction will not be successful.

It was also because of Muramasa's bad legend that Luo Quan had no intention of taking a photo of it.

Although she was not that superstitious, she was still a little frightened when she heard that the current owner of this knife needed to sell the knife because his family was in trouble.

It can only be said that this knife is not good enough. If the auctioneer can take out Tian Congyun, she will have to fix it even if she sells it!

Unfortunately, even the Japanese themselves may not be able to afford this stuff.

Soon, someone in the audience started bidding. There is no shortage of rich people in this world who do not believe in evil.

ps. Thanks to book friend Dolly the Sheep for the book coins, thank you!