The performance and the auction continued.
Later on, the auction gradually sped up. After all, there were more items to be auctioned tonight.
When the price was about right, the celebrities who acted as auctioneers stopped encouraging.
After eight or nine rounds, it was about 10 o 'clock.
The amount of money raised on the spot was as high as 150 million yuan.
When it came to the tenth round, everyone was a little tired of this kind of competition and did not pay much attention to it.
But as soon as the auction started, there were people fighting at the scene.
The auction item was just an ordinary oil painting, worth about 100,000 yuan.
Li Dong, who had not made a bid, had just shouted "200,000" when Ma Yun, who had not made a bid before, directly shouted "300,000."
At this time, no one paid much attention to it.
But the two of them continued to increase the price. Soon, the ordinary oil painting broke the one million mark.
When the price broke a million, even a fool would know that it was not normal.
Li Dong was the host today. Logically speaking, Ma Yun did not need to fight so much.
But Ma Yun fought for it, and Li Dong did not give an inch. This was not right.
"1.8 million!"
Li Dong's expression was a little ugly, but he smiled and said, "General Manager Ma, if you raise it again, I'll let you have it."
Ma Yun said calmly, "Then thank you, General Manager Li. 2 million."
The celebrity hosting the auction was a little conflicted. He could not help but glance at Li Dong. Li Dong smiled and said, "I won't continue. After all, it's all for charity. There's no need to fight over it."
Ma Yun also smiled and said, "There's no need to fight over it. General Manager Li also said that it's for charity."
"That's true."
Although the two of them had only said a few words, many people could still feel the anger in their words.
But this was the first case. Since it was over, no one thought too much about it.
But soon, not only did the people in the venue notice it, but even the people watching the live broadcast felt that something was wrong.
In the next three rounds, either Li Dong intercepted Ma Yun or Ma Yun intercepted Li Dong.
Only a fool would believe that they were doing this for charity.
Many people at the scene started discussing in low voices. "What's wrong with these two today? Why are they so angry?"
"I'm not sure. Logically speaking, even if there is a conflict, it shouldn't be at this time."
"You guys probably don't know this, but I have a friend who works at Far Away Mall. I heard that the two of them had a lot of conflicts before. Didn't Li Dong say in front of the media that he surpassed Taobao by 10 billion? "
"Aren't you joking?"
The person with insider information sneered and said, "Are you kidding? Since when did Li Dong crack a joke? I heard from my friend that the two of them had made a bet. The bet was whether Li Dong could surpass Taobao by 10 billion Far away.
It was said that the two of them had a falling out because of this.
Have you seen the photos on Weibo?
The people from Hua Xia Alumni Association are here, but Ma Yun isn't. It's obvious that they had a falling out.
Tonight, when Ma Yun spoke for the first time, I felt that his tone wasn't right. He even auctioned off the house that Li Dong gave him. If this isn't a falling out, what is?
You guys heard what Yang Si said.
She said that this house is a testament to their friendship. Yang Si is the spokesperson of Far Away. She said that with a deeper meaning.
Now that the house is sold, their friendship is gone. It would be strange if they didn't fall out. "
"You can interpret it that way?" Many people were surprised. Wasn't Yang Si joking?
But if you really interpreted it that way, it wasn't impossible.
Immediately, someone asked, "Do you think it's true that they made a bet?"
"It should be true. Anyway, I only heard it from my friend. I didn't ask for the details."
"Go and ask them. How did they make the bet? Open our eyes."
"Yeah, hurry up and ask them."
"…"
Gossips. What people hated the most was the feeling of half-covering the truth. It was like keeping people in suspense.
But it was also because of this that it could attract the attention of others.
If it was really leaked, people might not pay so much attention to it.
For a moment, people in the hall were discussing in low voices.
Ma Yun, Li Dong, a ten billion bet …
These names appeared frequently. Even some celebrities joined in and looked at the two of them.
…
At the side of the hall.
Liu Chuanzhi and the others were also chatting. Liu Chuanzhi twisted his neck to loosen his muscles and said with a smile, "These two guys really know how to play. I have to say, they did well this time. If there are no accidents, I'm afraid there will be another explosive period of sales in the upcoming e-commerce promotion. Little Ma, it's time for you to join in. "
Ma Huateng shook his head and said, "Let them play. I can't do anything here. I'm not interested in this now. I'm a little curious. What's a red packet? "
"Red packet?"
The few of them were stunned. Li Dong smiled and said, "Pony, it's not even the new year yet and you're already going to give us red packets?"
Ma Huateng glanced at him and said speechlessly, "Don't think too much about it. You should be the one giving it to me. I'm a little curious. Far away people talked about it this morning. But when they saw us, they immediately shut up. Don't you think it's strange? "
"What's strange about it?"
Wu Yajun smiled and said, "You better stop guessing. I have a rough idea."
"You?"
Wu Yajun said in a low voice, "Far away people are talking about red packets, but they're afraid that we'll find out. Do you think Li Dong is getting married? Or maybe he's not married at all. Maybe a child is coming. This isn't nonsense. Think about it and you'll know. Far away people are preparing red packets. It must be something secretive. The people who are talking about this should be the executives, right? "
Ma Huateng nodded and said, "That's true. Does that mean Li Dong is really getting married?"
"Looks like we have to prepare red packets too."
"That's not necessarily true. This guy might be hiding it from us."
"It's very likely. I just don't know who the girl is. Take a guess."
"I'm not guessing. I don't care who the girl is. I'm just a little regretful. Looks like my niece really has no chance."
"…"
The few big shots were gossiping. At this time, Brother Ma had also forgotten about the red packets.
Originally, he had some vague ideas in his mind. But after they said that, his train of thought was also cut off.
Once his train of thought was cut off, it was not easy to think about it again.
…
Everyone was still guessing. Some guessed the contents of the bet, while others guessed if Li Dong was getting married.
Li Dong was not in the mood to care about this. He had argued with Old Ma four or five times in a row. It was almost enough.
If they continued arguing, it would only lower their statuses.
Next, the two of them returned to normal. You take your pictures, I take mine.
After a few rounds, a total of 300 million had been raised.
As soon as the number exceeded 300 million, the host immediately announced it at the venue, causing many people to exclaim softly.
And this was not the end yet. When it was over, it might even exceed 400 million.
…
When it was announced that the amount raised had exceeded 300 million, it was not just the onlookers who exclaimed.
The domestic charity industry was not very developed. Charity donations of hundreds of millions were very rare.
This year was a little special. Because of the earthquake, there were many companies and individuals who participated in charity.
The large-scale charity gala of Central TV not long ago had raised more than 1.5 billion. This was the highest amount of charity raised at a gala in the country in so many years.
At other times, there had never been more than 1 billion, and it was rare to see more than 500 million.
But now, a foundation under the banner of Far Away had raised hundreds of millions in charity through a simple charity night. It might even exceed 400 million. This was simply unimaginable.
Hundreds of millions was not a small amount.
At first, many people did not pay much attention to it. But at this time, someone noticed.
Beijing.
In a mansion, a middle-aged man with a big belly watched the live broadcast in front of him and could not help but frown.
Hundreds of millions of money. Was it really going to go into the Distance Charitable Fund?
The Distance Charitable Fund was just a private fund. It was not allowed to solicit donations from the public.
Of course, the format of the charity gala was a little different. It could be said that it met the requirements, but if it did not, there was actually a basis to deny the Distance Charitable Fund the right to accept the money.
Logically speaking, for such large-scale charity gala, if the charity that entered was not a public charity, it would take the initiative to cooperate with a public charity.
It would be affiliated to receive the charity funds.
And the public charity that cooperated with them would not be so kind as to not contribute anything. It was not that simple to want to be affiliated with a public charity without any benefits.
Usually, the public charity would split the money 50-50 so that both parties could benefit.
But now, Far Away did not even inform the other public charity and did it on its own. This was too domineering!
If it was tens of millions, everyone would have tacitly agreed on account of Far Away.
But now, there were hundreds of millions of funds. Who could resist?
Even if it was split in half, it would still be a few hundred million.
Thinking of this, the middle-aged man hurriedly made a few calls.
After making the calls, the middle-aged man heaved a sigh of relief. No matter how domineering Li Dong was, was he going to be domineering to the end?
After all, they were the real pioneers of charity. The Distance Charitable Fund was just a private fund. They had to be careful of their influence.
Giving half of the money to Far Away would still be 200 million. Li Dong should be satisfied.
…
That night, it was not only the middle-aged man who was thinking about splitting the money. Many people were also making calls to communicate.
They did not care whether it was Li Dong's connections or not. Far Away had contributed a lot to the charity gala.
In any case, from their point of view, the money should not be given to Far Away.
…
Li Dong, who was still participating in the last round of the auction, did not know that he was being targeted.
Raising so much money this time was actually out of his expectations.
However, Li Dong did not think too much about it. He had injected hundreds of millions of funds into the Distance Charitable Fund in the past. But at that time, it was all his own money. The others could not do anything about it.
It was different now. This money was not Li Dong's personal money.
Because he had not thought about this, Li Dong naturally did not know that there were people who were thinking about this money.
Not just one or two people, but many people.
Even if Li Dong was the richest man in the country, it would not do. In the eyes of others, this money was theirs.
Li Dong had touched their plate. Even if he was the richest man in the country, he had to fight with them.
Furthermore, so what if he was the richest man in the country? The well-informed people in Beijing knew that the richest man was going to be in trouble soon.
Old Huang had been the richest man for two terms, in 2004 and 2005.
Even he had fallen. How could Li Dong be different from the others?
With this thought in mind, even though there were some scruples, many people started to prepare when they thought about the red banknotes.
…
At 11: 30 at night.
The banquet that lasted more than four hours was gradually coming to an end.
The last item was provided by Li Dong.
Or rather, it was an item that Li Dong and Hu Xiaorui had discussed before taking out.
Paramount Raider.
This car had now become Li Dong's collection. He could not drive it out normally.
Of course, Li Dong was prepared to take it back himself. He just needed to put on an act.
After all, he did not have any valuable items on him. Others liked to collect antiques, paintings, luxury cars, and watches. Li Dong was not interested in these things. Naturally, he could not take them out for auction.
Moreover, he was the host today. If he took out something too cheap, it would not be suitable.
After thinking about it, he might as well auction this car. He did not spend too much money at night. As the host, it was best to leave it to him.
Once the auction item was introduced, it attracted many people's attention.
However, when Li Dong said "five million," everyone understood what he meant.
Five million was not the base price of the car.
If they could really buy it at five million, it would actually be worth it.
However, Li Dong's bid of five million meant that he was going to take the car back. It was better for the others not to join in the fun.
Most of the people present were invited by Li Dong, so they naturally had to give him face.
However, Hsu Shengzhe could not help but join in the fun. He was tempted and could not help but shout, "5.5 million!"
Li Dong glared at him. This guy had been eyeing his car for a long time.
After he shouted, Li Dong immediately said, "6 million!"
Hsu Shengzhe knew that he had no chance. He laughed dryly and did not say anything else.
At this moment, Ma Yun also smiled and said, "7.5 million!"
He forced Li Dong to bid 8 million. Together with the two million that Li Dong had spent previously, it was enough to make 10 million.
It was not considered a run on the bank. 10 million was the highest bid in the auction. It was a happy ending for everyone.
Of course, outsiders might not think so. They might think that they had really fallen out with each other and would definitely talk about it later.
Li Dong did not care. Seeing that Ma Yun had raised the price, he shouted, "8 million."
Eight million. He had won the bid today and did not spend it on his family. The banquet was quite satisfactory.
Li Dong shouted. Even the Heavenly King who was hosting the auction felt that it was time to end the auction. He was about to announce the news when someone suddenly raised his paddle and said, "10 million!"
At this moment, everyone turned their heads to look at him.
The person who raised the paddle did not care that he was being watched by everyone. He smiled and nodded slowly at the camera, appearing to be very cultured.
In addition, he was also young, causing many small celebrities to whisper.
Li Dong raised his eyebrows slightly. He did not know this person.
10 million was not a small amount of money. The young man in front of him shouted 10 million calmly. Obviously, his net worth was far more than 10 million.
However, Li Dong knew most of the billionaires in the country, but he did not know this guy. He did not know whose son he was.
That was not the point. The point was that raising the price at this time was not giving him face.
Even people like Ma Yun and Hsu Shengzhe had let go. They had raised the price just now to force Li Dong to pay more.
Anyone with a discerning eye knew that this should be the end. There was no need to raise the price anymore.
Even if he wanted to be in the limelight, he should not have chosen this time.
Although they did not know if the other party really wanted to be in the limelight or if he really wanted this car.
However, this car was given to him by Hu Xiaorui. Li Dong was just putting on a show. Naturally, he could not let anyone win it.
Li Dong was slightly stunned, but he quickly came back to his senses. He smiled at the young man and nodded. He raised his paddle again and said, "12 million."
This time, he raised the price by 2 million, which was 4 million more than the previous 8 million. It had already shown Li Dong's attitude.
Whether he liked it or wanted to be in the limelight, it was almost time.
Spending a few million more was nothing to Li Dong.
And this car, the real price was between 10 million. If it exceeded this price, he could get a new one, not to mention a second-hand one.
Everyone thought that this young man wouldn't increase the price anymore.
However, they did not expect that the other party also smiled modestly and slowly raised his paddle. "15 million!"
Boom!
All of a sudden, the venue was in an uproar. Were they going to go against Li Dong?
Someone whispered, "Who is this?"
"I don't know. I have never seen him before."
"Old Wang, you are very knowledgeable. Do you know him?"
"Let me see again. He seems a little familiar …" Someone whispered back, and then suddenly realized, "I remember!"
"Who? Who dares to go against Li Dong at this time? Why haven't we heard of him? "
"Zhuang Fan!"
"Zhuang Fan?"
"…"
At the same time.
Li Dong also raised his eyebrows. "Zhuang Fan? I don't know him. Is he a guest you invited? "
Hu Xiaorui frowned. "I didn't invite him, but I know him. He must have an invitation. I don't know who he got it from. I didn't expect him to come here. How troublesome! "
"Troublesome?"
"You don't know. Anyway, it's very troublesome. Although the Zhuang family is low-key, they are very rich."
"Very rich, richer than me?" Li Dong teased.
Unexpectedly, Hu Xiaorui clicked her tongue. "It's hard to say. Anyway, I don't know the specifics. At the very least, it should not be much worse than you."
Li Dong finally became serious. It was said that there were many hidden tycoons in the country. He did not expect to meet one here.
However, Li Dong still could not figure it out. He whispered, "Even if he is rich, there is no need to show off in front of me. He is obviously not giving me a way out."
Hu Xiaorui mumbled, "Who knows. Anyway, be careful. By the way, do you still want to add?"
"Add!"
It was about time. Li Dong raised his paddle and said, "18 million!"
Not far away, Zhuang Fan did not increase the bid. He smiled at Li Dong and nodded at Hu Xiaorui. Then, he stood up and left.
Li Dong glanced at him and did not say anything.
Although he spent an extra 10 million, the money was Far Away Fund. It was not considered a loss.
However, Li Dong still felt a little uncomfortable being mocked by someone for no reason.
However, it was not the time to ask in detail. Now that he knew the other party's name, Hu Xiaorui also knew him. He would know the situation after a little understanding later.
As for hiding, it was because no one usually paid attention to him. If he was really exposed under the spotlight, he would be turned upside down sooner or later.
It was not the past. Information was so advanced that no one could hide it, especially from people like Li Dong.
18 million. Zhuang Fan left. Naturally, no one competed with Li Dong. The auction officially ended.
The fundraising also came to an end. A few minutes later, the results were out. A bright red number lit up on the big screen.
425.2 million!
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