The live broadcast began.
The official opening of the Asian Charity Banquet.
Many netizens from all over Asia could not wait any longer.
The host was a famous Korean comedian. His words were very quickly translated and broadcasted to many countries in Asia. "Ladies and gentlemen, good evening. The annual Asian Charity Banquet has begun once again. I'm very honored to be able to participate in this auction as the host. This year, we have invited a total of 63 celebrities from many Asian countries, as well as business elites and entrepreneurs from all over the world. The auction will be starting soon, so I would like to thank all the Asian celebrities once again for coming all the way here and providing the auction items. Once again, I would like to thank all the entrepreneurs for their participation."
There was a heated discussion on the Internet.
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Seoul.
At the venue of the charity banquet.
The dishes were served and there was even red wine. In China, there were subtitles or simultaneous translations for the live broadcast, but there was none at the venue. Zhang Ye could not understand a single word the host was saying onstage. He did not have much interest in this auction and was only here to show his face anyway. He did not intend to be in the limelight, so he just lowered his head and ate his food. The wine was also poured for him. When he tasted it, it was surprisingly quite good.
Xiaodong said in a speechless manner, "Is it good, Teacher Zhang?"
Zhang Ye pointed at the plate. "It's not bad. Try it, try it."
Xiaodong: "…"
Amy also said nervously, "Are you really here to eat?"
Zhang Ye was taken aback. "What are you doing at a charity banquet if you're not eating? I can't understand what he's saying. "
Li Xiaoxian smiled and said, "Even though it's a banquet, how many people have touched their cutlery? Most of them are just doing it for show. If the cameras were to focus on you later and you're just lowering your head and munching on your steak, that wouldn't be very elegant. To put it bluntly, a banquet like this is just for show. "
Chen Guang also acknowledged her.
He saw that Ning Lan, Zhang Yuanqi, and the others were not eating either.
But Zhang Ye snorted disdainfully. "Then you all can continue to starve and pretend to eat. Right, sit up straight and straighten your back. Alright, maintain this posture and hold on. I'll eat by myself."
Xiaodong rolled her eyes.
Amy was also pissed off.
Zhang Ye had always been a more casual person and could not stand to be restrained. He would always do whatever was comfortable, so why act when he was hungry? Only when he was full could he act.
On the stage, the first item was taken out.
The live broadcast camera turned to the female star who had provided the auction item. She was a Japanese sports star and a famous tennis player in Asia. She had provided a tennis racket that she had used for many years. Soon, the people below started bidding. Every guest present had a number plate, and so did the celebrities. Every time they raised their number plate, it represented a bid. There was no upper limit. The final transaction price did not include the so-called commission of commercial auctions. All the bidding money would be used for charity. Therefore, the final transaction price of this kind of charity auction was often higher than the actual value of the auction item. This was because people did not come to charity auctions to make money. Of course, your item had to be good. If your item was too inferior, people would not spend a few million to bid for it. That would be crazy.
One thousand dollars.
Three thousand dollars.
Five thousand dollars.
The hammer fell.
The first item was sold very quickly. It was bought by a Japanese businessman. It was just a warm-up. It seemed that the people below were not very interested in the first item. However, the price still exceeded the value of the tennis racket.
The second one.
The third one.
The fourth one.
The auction items came one after another.
Big Qi's ink wash painting was the fifth to be auctioned.
It wasn't that there were no people here who knew the art. Even the Japanese and Koreans specialized in this field. Many things like calligraphy and painting were interlinked, and there were no national boundaries. So when some people saw it, they looked speechless.
A Japanese businessman shook his head.
A Korean businesswoman smiled but did not say anything.
What was this?
It wasn't even at the beginner's level!
China was a big country in calligraphy and painting. Was this all they had?
However, Big Qi was still quite famous in Asia. A lot of people had seen his movies, and a few Chinese businessmen were very supportive of him. They kept bidding for it, and in the end, the ink wash painting was sold for 6,000 USD. It was bought by a Chinese businessman who seemed to know Big Qi and was very supportive of him.
Big Qi laughed and said, "I thought I could get it for tens of thousands of USD."
Huo Dongfang said in amusement, "Aren't you thinking too much, Old Qi?"
Big Qi smacked his lips. "It's really not that good?"
Li Xiaoxian commented, "It's not too bad."
Big Qi looked at Zhang Ye. "What do you think, Teacher Zhang?"
Zhang Ye clenched his teeth and forced himself to flatter him. "It's not too bad."
Big Qi sighed. "Look, they're the ones who don't know what's good for them."
Zhang Ye nearly cramped up with laughter.
Not too bad, my ass!
I wouldn't buy this lousy painting even if it cost me 10 RMB!
Ink wash painting is the most difficult of all paintings. Do you think you can master it just by learning it for a few days?
Very quickly, Xiaodong's auction item was brought onto the stage. It was really not an ordinary item. It turned out to be an old four-song album by Spring Garden before they debuted. Moreover, it was not sold in the market and could not be bought at all. Due to the collapse of their record label and other reasons, the album was eventually put on hold. Although the songs in the album were later adapted and released several years after their debut, this album was still out of print and no one had ever seen it before!
The competition immediately intensified.
"5,000!"
"10,000!"
"11,000!"
"20,000!"
"30,000!"
"40,000!"
Xiaodong, Amy, and Li Xiaoxian were all a little surprised.
In the end, the winning bid was as high as 50,000 USD, or about 400,000 RMB. It was the highest bid item in the auction for the time being.
Ning Lan said, "Impressive."
Xiaodong blushed and said, "I didn't expect it to go that high."
The Korean businessman who won the auction item was also very happy. He went onstage to say a few words, saying that he had loved Spring Garden for many years and so on.
Xiaodong was also invited onstage. She spoke in English and expressed her gratitude to the Korean businessman.
Chen Guang said happily, "We're in first place for the time being."
Amy said, "Just for the time being. The main event hasn't started yet."
Big Qi laughed and said, "That's also a good sign."
Many of the Japanese and Korean celebrities in the venue were also looking over at the China celebrity team.
Although there were many countries in Asia, the celebrities who could make a name for themselves in Asia were basically from China, Japan, and Korea. As such, the competition was always between them. Due to historical hatred, ethnic conflicts, political conflicts, and so on, these countries had always been competing with each other. It was the same for the celebrities of each country, with no one willing to give in to the other. Since this was an occasion where the first and second place could be decided, no one was willing to take second place. They were all holding back and bidding for their items at sky-high prices. On one hand, it was to win glory for their country, and on the other hand, it was to increase their own popularity.
What kind of concept was that!
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