Before the auction starts, there will be a performance.
This is a charity gala with celebrities performing on stage.
The charity gala started with a chorus of "Tomorrow will be better".
"Let us smile.
Filled with youthful pride.
Let us hope that tomorrow will be better.
… "
As the melodious song ends, the charity auction officially started.
The male host started to introduce the first item. "Next, we will be bidding for Master Li Yiming's landscape painting. This painting …"
The first item was donated by Master Li Yiming.
Li Yiming is not a Jiangbei local, but his wife is from Jiangbei. Although Li Yiming's wife had passed away more than 10 years ago, Li Yiming still has feelings for Jiangbei.
After hearing that Jiangbei was hit by a flood, Master Li Yiming, who was far away in the capital, specially donated his masterpiece in his later years.
If it was someone else, Li Dong might not know. But Li Dong had heard of this Master Li Yiming.
He had gone to Master Li Yiming's art exhibition in his previous life with his classmates. That's why he remembered when the host mentioned Li Dong.
Li Yiming's paintings in his later years are worth a lot.
The starting price is 200,000 RMB.
The moment the host finished his sentence, five to six people raised their placards.
Li Dong looked at the placard in his hand. It's number 16. He does not know if it's a random number.
"Number 22, Qingjiang Group's CEO Wang bids 280,000 RMB. Anyone else?"
"Alright. Number 47 raised his placard! Miss Sun Yingying bids 300,000 RMB. Anyone else? "
"… …"
When the host mentioned Sun Yingying, Li Dong could not help but turn around.
Sun Yingying is one of Li Dong's favorite celebrities. Li Dong did not see her when she went on stage. He did not expect Sun Yingying to be here.
Seeing Li Dong turning around, Sun Tao said softly. "General Manager Li, do you want to raise your placard?"
Li Dong looked around and saw no one moving. He thought for a while and said. "Let's wait."
Sun Tao nodded.
Most of the auction items that cost two to three hundred thousand were from small companies or artists. There weren't many from large corporations or groups.
After all, they were also here to do charity. If they didn't let them sell the items that were slightly cheaper, they wouldn't be able to sell them later on. They couldn't just let them sit and watch the show, right?
In a charity auction, there were not many people competing. When the price was about the same, no one would make a move.
In the end, Sun Yingying bought the painting for 360,000 yuan. It was slightly higher than the market price, but it wasn't too high.
The first item was relatively expensive, and the second and third items were sponsored by individuals, so they weren't expensive.
The three auction items raised a total of 580,000 yuan.
When the fourth item came out, Li Dong was a little interested.
It was a diamond necklace donated by the largest jewelry store in the area. According to the host's introduction, it was designed by an internationally renowned designer.
Li Dong didn't know much about the designer, but the name of this necklace was "Raindrop."
Because the shape of the main diamond resembled a raindrop, Li Dong couldn't help but think of Qin Yuhan.
Li Dong still felt somewhat indebted to Qin Yuhan. Although Li Dong had given her a lot of money in the past two years, he really didn't give her many gifts.
Especially when he gave Yuan Xue a necklace last time, this made Li Dong feel even more guilty.
Li Dong had previously planned to give Qin Yuhan some jewelry, but he hadn't found a suitable one. Now this necklace called "Raindrop" was quite suitable.
When the host just finished announcing the starting price, Li Dong raised his paddle.
"No. 16, Far away General Manager Li bids 500,000 yuan, is there a higher bid?"
"No. 38 raised his paddle, Ms. Feihong Liu bids 600,000, is there any more?"
"No. 29, Ms. Yang Si bids 680,000!"
"…"
"No. 16, General Manager Li bids again, 800,000!"
"No. 28, Guanghe Qi bids a total of 880,000! Is there any other bid? "
The host's voice was very excited, but Li Dong didn't care. He turned his head and glanced at Qi Guanghe who had just raised his paddle.
Qi Guanghe didn't look at Li Dong, but Qi Chong, who was sitting next to Qi Guanghe, glared at Li Dong.
Li Dong smiled faintly, raised his paddle again, and said, "1 million!"
There were many people who knew that Li Dong and Qi Guanghe had a conflict. Seeing these two people fighting, everyone couldn't help but feel refreshed.
Charity auctions were generally for giving money. Even if there was an auction, people wouldn't bid too high, and they wouldn't fight because of personal feelings.
However, this situation also depended on the occasion and the target. For example, Li Dong and Qi Guanghe, these two people had a falling out, and there was no one in Pingchuan who didn't know about it. In this case, there would be a good show to watch.
Sure enough, Qi Guanghe raised his paddle again and said in a flat tone, "1.1 million!"
"President Qi raised his paddle again, 1.1 million, and …"
Before the host finished, Li Dong raised his paddle and said, "1.2 million."
"1.3 million!"
Qi Guanghe's voice wasn't slow either. As soon as Li Dong finished his bid, Qi Guanghe followed.
Li Dong glanced at him again, and Qi Guanghe also glanced at Li Dong this time. The corner of his mouth slightly raised, and he said, "General Manager Li, I quite like this necklace, how about giving it to me?"
No one else on the scene said anything. The host, who originally wanted to lighten the atmosphere, couldn't help but look at the leader of the organizer next to him when he saw the strange silence.
An official from the Civil Affairs Department shook his head slightly.
The host immediately understood and didn't interrupt the conversation between the two.
Li Dong smiled faintly and said, "President Qi, this is a charity auction. Don't talk about who you give it to. We're all working for the people in the disaster area, so the more money the better. How about this, I'll bid 2 million. "
Qi Guanghe smiled and didn't raise his paddle again.
The market price of a diamond necklace was about 500,000 to 600,000. Since Li Dong was willing to bid 2 million, there was no need for him to participate.
Although he didn't get the necklace and lost some face, Qi Guanghe was satisfied that Li Dong would spend 1 million more.
Qi Guanghe wasn't ready to bid, but Qi Chong beside him couldn't help but shout, "2.2 million!"
Qi Guanghe glared at him, but now that everyone was looking over, he couldn't say anything.
Seeing Qi Chong's head, Li Dong smiled slightly and said, "Young Master Qi, are you bidding on behalf of the Guanghe Group?"
Qi Chong snorted and said, "General Manager Li, it's time for the auction. If you can't afford it, then the necklace is mine. I don't need to answer you."
Li Dong didn't care and said with a smile, "Then 3 million."
"3.1 million!"
Qi Chong bid again, but Qi Guanghe stared at him with a gloomy face.
It wasn't that he couldn't afford more than 3 million, but the club was smashed last time, and Qingfeng Supermarket's profits had been squeezed by Li Dong recently. Now, the only profitable company under him was the Guanghe Garden Engineering Company.
If he were to bid 3 million, he would be a bit short on money.
Because he knew that Li Dong definitely wouldn't take it this time, so he had to pay more than 3 million.
Qi Guanghe was an old fox. Previously, he and Li Dong had a grudge and made Li Dong spend a million more, which was still within Li Dong's acceptable range.
Now that Li Dong had bid 3 million, and Qi Chong, that idiot, still increased the price, it was very likely that Li Dong wouldn't take it again.
Sure enough, just as Qi Guanghe expected, Qi Chong had just finished bidding when Li Dong chuckled and said, "Young Master Qi has great love in your heart and is willing to contribute to the people in the disaster area. In that case, I will not compete with Young Master Qi."
Li Dong was willing to do charity, but it didn't mean that he was willing to do it passively. These were two different concepts.
Moreover, there were so many people today. It was meaningless for him to compete with Qi Chong, and it would make others look down on him.
Far away, he was the boss. In the eyes of outsiders, Qi Chong was just an ignorant second-generation heir. If he continued to compete with Qi Guanghe, no one would say anything. If he fought with Qi Chong, people would only scold him for being stupid.
As soon as Li Dong let go, no one bid again.
Qi Chong won the diamond necklace for 3.1 million. Qi Chong was a little proud at first, but when he saw Qi Guanghe's gloomy eyes, Qi Chong suddenly became listless.
More than three million was spent. When he went on stage later to donate, it definitely couldn't be too little.
A charity gala might cost four to five million. This was like adding hail to snow for the Guanghe Group, which had suffered a great loss.
Originally, the father and son had agreed before they came that they would try not to participate in the auction. Donating one million was enough.
After all, donating one million was not a small amount these days. Whether it was face or other things, they could get by.
However, because of his fight with Li Dong, he spent more than three million on the auction alone, which far exceeded Qi Guanghe's budget.
The auction of the necklace ended, and the auction continued.
Others bid one after another, and the atmosphere became lively again.
Table 12.
Sun Tao frowned and said, "General Manager Li, why didn't you continue bidding just now?"
They had originally said that they would spend a lot of money on this charity gala. Although three million was a little high, Far away could still afford it.
It would be fine if someone else won it, but it was the father and son of the Qi family who won it. This made Sun Tao a little unhappy.
Li Dong said unhurriedly, "What's the hurry? Can't they give money if they want to? Hasn't the Qi family been playing tricks recently? Let them spend some money and then destroy Qingfeng Supermarket. I want to see how long the father and son of the Qi family can be arrogant. "
As for the father and son of the Qi family, Li Dong almost treated them as half-dead people.
Once Qingfeng Supermarket collapsed and the Guanghe Club closed down, Qi Guanghe would only have Guanghe Garden.
The key was that there was still a tigress secretly eyeing Guanghe Garden. Hu Wanlin might be quiet, but Li Dong knew that woman definitely hadn't given up.
The Qi family's vitality was greatly damaged now, and it would be strange if Hu Wanlin didn't play tricks.
The person behind her would retire in the middle of the year, and it would be at most two months. Hu Wanlin would definitely take advantage of that time to take over Qi Guanghe's Guanghe Garden and Guanghe Garden.
Moreover, Li Dong was sure that Hu Wanlin would succeed. At that time, the Qi family would be in trouble.
Hu Wanlin wasn't a kind person. In order to prevent future trouble, that woman would most likely not let go if she didn't destroy the Qi family.
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