It was September 8th.
The Jin Ding Jewelry Auction officially began.
In the evening, Li Dong packed up and was ready to go out. Before he went downstairs, Shen Qian came over and said, "Let's go together. I'll go and have a look."
Li Dong said in surprise, "You're going too?"
Shen Qian snorted, "What's wrong with me going? If Hu Xiaorui can go, will I embarrass you? "
"That's not what I mean. I mean …"
Li Dong wanted to say that she never went to this kind of auction.
But after thinking about it, Li Dong didn't say it out loud. He nodded and said, "You can go, but we have to make an agreement. Don't fight with Hu Xiaorui anymore. Don't mess up the auction."
Shen Qian was speechless and said, "Do you really think I have nothing to do? Don't fight with her. Hu Xiaorui has a bad temper. If you try to be gentle with her, she will pester you to death. If you don't, she won't bother to talk to you. I don't have time to coax children. "
Li Dong frowned. Shen Qian found it funny and said, "Okay, okay, I won't talk about her. I found that you like children very much. Did it arouse your deep fatherly love? "
"Screw you!"
Li Dong cursed and went straight to the elevator.
When they went downstairs, Hu Xiaorui was waiting by the car with a bored face.
As soon as she saw Li Dong coming over, she smiled and said, "Hurry up, or we'll be late. I heard that there will be a model show tonight …"
Halfway through her words, Hu Xiaorui saw Shen Qian.
The little girl suddenly frowned and asked Li Dong, "She's going too?"
"Well, don't pout and don't quarrel. Otherwise, you go by yourself. I won't care about you."
"Humph!"
"It's useless. I warn you, I'll be angry if you make trouble."
Hu Xiaorui hung her head dejectedly and said, "Alright, I understand. I won't argue with her."
Li Dong shook his head and didn't bother to say anything else.
Shen Qian ignored her and got into the car. Hu Xiaorui had originally driven her own car, but when she saw Shen Qian getting into Li Dong's car, she wrinkled her nose and got into the car as well.
…
They did not speak along the way.
Or it could be said that Hu Xiaorui was the one talking the whole way. Li Dong and Li Ruolan didn't say anything and let the girl speak on her own.
In the end, Hu Xiaorui lost interest when no one responded.
At 6: 30 pm, Li Dong's car arrived at the Jiangbei International Convention and Exhibition Center.
This time, in order to raise the level of the auction, Ji Lanxin had put in a lot of effort. The venue for the auction was the multi-purpose hall of the convention center.
The multi-purpose hall of the Jiangbei International Convention and Exhibition Center covered an area of more than 1,600 square meters and could accommodate nearly 1,000 people.
Also, the decorations here were high class. Usually, the multi-purpose hall wouldn't accept such auctions.
This time, Ji Lanxin had used some resources to get the convention center to rent out the multi-purpose hall.
Before and after the auction, they would need to rent it for at least three to four days. Just the preparation for the auction alone would probably cost more than a million.
If they were to get some celebrities to support and the auction was ruined, Ji Lanxin would really lose everything.
Li Dong got out of the car, followed by Shen Qian and Hu Xiaorui.
When they got out of the car, Hu Xiaorui was pleasantly surprised and said, "Li Dong, look, it's Liu Wen. I like her so much. Li Dong, let's go get her autograph, okay?"
Hu Xiaorui's shout attracted many people's attention.
Li Dong didn't mind it and followed Hu Xiaorui's gaze. A slim female celebrity was walking on the red carpet, and there were reporters around taking photos.
Li Dong stared for a while and asked in a depressed tone, "Who's Liu Wen?"
Shen Qian and Hu Xiaorui looked at him in disdain. Shen Qian shook her head and sighed, "Your life is really tragic. Are you so busy that you don't even have time to watch TV?"
"You don't say. I really don't have much time to watch TV."
Li Dong curled his lips and continued, "Furthermore, I don't even know her, which means she's not a big shot. Is she worth it for you guys to do this?"
Hu Xiaorui snorted, "Although Liu Wen isn't that popular, her acting is great. I like her a lot."
This time, Shen Qian didn't argue and nodded her head in agreement. "Liu Wen's acting is pretty good, but she didn't have any opportunities. I heard that she was shelved for the past two years, and she only appeared on TV recently."
"Alright, why are you talking about this? Why do you care about her acting?"
Li Dong wasn't interested in celebrity gossip, so he said as he walked, "Don't make a fuss later. Do we need to suck up to them?"
Shen Qian smiled and didn't say anything. Hu Xiaorui mumbled, "Who's sucking up to them? I just like them. If I don't like them, I don't care who they are. "
"If you like them, I'll get Ji Lanxin to get you an autograph. Now, don't make a fuss and listen to me, okay?"
"Got it."
When Hu Xiaorui finished speaking, she was surprised again, "Look, Little Swallow is here!"
This time, Li Dong also saw her. Other than him, many people at the scene looked over, and the camera flashed non-stop.
Compared to Liu Wen, Zhao Wei, who played the role of Little Swallow, was obviously more famous.
It wasn't strange that she could come.
This was because Zhao Wei was originally from Jiangbei. She was also one of the few celebrities from Jiangbei that went overseas in the past few years. She was one of the top celebrities.
Li Dong's impression of her was neither good nor bad. There were many debates about her in the future.
Li Dong was just a passerby, so he didn't care much about these things. He used to like the role of Little Swallow, but as he grew older, this feeling faded.
Now that he saw her in person, Li Dong wasn't too moved.
As Zhao Wei entered, more and more people followed.
This time, Ji Lanxin invited many people. Other than a few Jiangbei celebrities, there were also a few other A-list celebrities.
Li Dong wasn't in a hurry to enter. He looked around for a while before saying, "Yang Si isn't here?"
"Yang Si?"
Seeing that Shen Qian was confused, Li Dong explained, "Far away, I have worked with Yang Si before. I have interacted with Yang Si before, and she is quite an artist to my liking. I didn't meet her this time, but if I did, I would still want to talk to her about endorsements. "
"What endorsements?"
"PP, Weibo, or even shopping malls. It's different from supermarkets. It's easier to get a celebrity to endorse these things on the internet. "
"Then why did you get Yang Si? Although Yang Si is quite famous in Jiangbei, outside of Jiangbei, her reputation is considered average. Why don't you get a few actresses to endorse her?"
"Let's talk about it later. I just remembered that I didn't meet Yang Si. I will think about it later."
Actually, Li Dong was more inclined towards Yang Si. Although Yang Si was not as famous as those actresses, Yang Si's reputation was quite good.
Whether it was inside or outside of the industry, Li Dong had never heard of any scandals about Yang Si.
Even ten years later, Yang Si was still the same.
Finding an endorser was not a temporary thing. Although a temporary fame could bring the greatest benefits, if there was a problem with the endorser in the future, it would affect the product.
Moreover, Li Dong had worked with Yang Si before. With this relationship, Li Dong felt that it would be easier for him to accept working with her again.
Hearing Li Dong's words, Shen Qian didn't say anything else.
It was Li Dong's freedom to look for a endorser. Shen Qian actually didn't care whether the endorser was famous or not.
As for being jealous, Shen Qian wouldn't go so far.
She knew Li Dong's conduct in the past two years. He had so many women around him, but he didn't provoke any of them, let alone these celebrities.
Men might have the desire to conquer these celebrities, but Shen Qian didn't believe that Li Dong would be like this.
…
The celebrities had all entered the venue in advance. Li Dong didn't delay and walked in with Shen Qian and Hu Xiaorui.
There were many people who entered with Li Dong, and Li Dong knew most of them.
After greeting each other, Li Dong said in a low voice, "The Ji family has a lot of influence. Many people from the business world are here."
Shen Qian also said in a low voice, "Didn't you notice? Most of them are from Jiangbei's Chamber of Commerce. Ji Yuanzhong is the Vice-President of the Chamber of Commerce, and his reputation is not low. Do you think Ji Lanxin is trying to get something for nothing by talking about cooperation with us? Ji Yuanzhong's reputation among the Jiangbei Merchants is not low, and he has connections with Jiangbei Merchants all over the country. That's why Ji Lanxin dares to talk about cooperation with us. Now you know how powerful the Chamber of Commerce is. Ji Yuanzhong might not be as rich as you, but his connections are miles ahead of you. Outside of Jiangbei, he can still do well. If you go out, you will suffer a few setbacks. "
"That was in the past. Although the Jiangbei Merchants are united, their influence is not as strong as before. Far away, I will build my own connections, and it will be more stable. "
"It's easy for you to say. You still haven't suffered. When you suffer, you will know if connections are useful or not. It's true that the Jiangbei Merchants' influence has weakened, but it depends on the situation. If the entire Chamber of Commerce tries to ostracize us, it will be hard for us to survive in Jiangbei. "
Li Dong did not refute. He nodded and said, "Of course. But the possibility of them working together to ostracize us is smaller than winning the lottery. Furthermore, I have no conflict with the Jiangbei Merchants. Ji Yuanzhong is the Vice-President, and we are partners. Although the President is Xu Jianghua, Longhua Group's Hsu Shengzhe can make half of the decisions. Why should I be afraid of them working together to ostracize me? "
The moment Li Dong finished, Hu Xiaorui, who was looking around, giggled and said, "Yes, yes, yes. You still have me. My dad is also the Vice-President, and he will not ostracize you. Don't worry. "
"Your dad is also the Vice-President?" Li Dong was a little surprised.
Hu Xiaorui pouted and said, "So what if my dad is the Vice-President? Treacherous Minister Xu's dad was the one who gave up his position. Our family business was huge back then. Later, the textile industry collapsed, and my dad was busy restructuring the company. That's why he didn't become the President. Otherwise, my dad would be the President. "
"There's such a thing?"
Seeing Li Dong's surprise, Shen Qian nodded and said, "It's true. Nanrui Group's influence in Jiangbei was no weaker than Longhua's now. It can only be said that heroes are created by the times. If it wasn't for the country supporting the real estate industry, Longhua might not be able to compete with Nanrui. "
In the 80s and 90s, the textile industry was very popular.
If it wasn't for the changes in the market, Nanrui Group would not be in such a difficult situation.
In the past two years, Hsu Ming had been restructuring the textile industry to focus on foreign trade. Only then did Nanrui Group come back from the dead.
This was also thanks to Hsu Ming's ability. Otherwise, it would be difficult for Nanrui to maintain its current situation.
However, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse. No matter how difficult Nanrui was, it was still a large group in Jiangbei. Even Jinding Jewelry could not compare to the current Nanrui Group.
Since Ji Yuanzhong could be the Vice-President, it was not surprising that Hsu Ming was also the Vice-President.
Thinking of this, Li Dong laughed and said, "If the people in the Chamber of Commerce are all acquaintances, then why should I join the Chamber of Commerce? I can just get to know these guys."
Shen Qian was speechless. "You're so silly. Did you join the Chamber of Commerce just for the sake of the Presidents? To put it bluntly, the Chamber of Commerce's Presidents and Vice-Presidents are actually just decorations. What's really useful are resources, information, and connections. Do you understand? These things are not in the hands of the Presidents. I let you join the Chamber of Commerce to integrate with the Jiangbei Merchants. Don't misunderstand me. "
Li Dong nodded and said with a smile, "I understand what you mean, but I'll say it again. Let's wait a little longer."
As they spoke, they had already reached the entrance of the convention center.
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