Li Rui quickly ordered the dishes. After the waiter left, he asked, "Alright, darling. Can you tell me now? Who was that female guest? Why did she look for you? " Yao Xuefei said, "She's the General Manager of our city's Auction House Limited Company. Her name is Du Wenqing. She …" Li Rui frowned and interrupted her, "Wait, darling. What did you say? Our Qingyang City has an auction house? " Yao Xuefei looked at him with a bit of astonishment and said, "Hubby, don't tell me you don't know that our city has an auction house?" Li Rui smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't know. I always thought that auction houses only existed in big cities, such as Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, and so on. Our Qingyang City is just a fourth-tier city. How could it have an auction house?"
Yao Xuefei nodded and explained, "Our Qingyang City also has one. Almost every city has one. It's just that their business is relatively simple. They are mainly responsible for public property auctions and other property auctions commissioned by the government. They are usually very low-key and give people the impression that they don't exist. This isn't like those world-class auction companies. Their name is well-known all over the world, and everyone knows about them. "Li Rui nodded." I understand. Then, why did Du Wenqing look for you? "
Yao Xuefei said, "She looked for me to ask for help for two things. She plans to hold a Qingyang Art Auction next weekend in the provincial capital of Jingnan. The auction will be open to the whole province and at the same time, it will spread to the surrounding provinces and cities. It's said that she also invited some artists and big bosses from Beijing and Shanghai who are interested in investing in antiques and cultural relics. It will be a high level auction. Her purpose is to show her overall planning, organization, and operation ability through this auction. Then, she will be recognized by the big boss of the headquarters and be promoted to the Vice General Manager of the headquarters. By the way, the Qingyang Auction House she is in is a subsidiary company of the provincial auction house company. She wants to be the Vice General Manager of the provincial auction house company. That way, she will stand higher and see further. She will also have more resources in her hands and her development will be greater. She is very ambitious. "
Li Rui asked, "What kind of help did she ask you for?"
Yao Xuefei stretched out two slender fingers and waved them at him, saying, "First, she asked me to be the Master of Ceremonies and Host for that auction. Second, in order to increase the fame and quality of that auction and attract more bidders, she asked me to help introduce a famous star to the auction to suppress the stage. She felt that as a well-known anchor in the city, I should know a lot of celebrities and would definitely be able to help her, but ….. Hur Hur, our Qingyang TV Station is just a small station. Usually, we don't have the financial resources to invite celebrities to join our TV program. Even if we are willing to spend some money, we can only invite those small celebrities. I have almost never worked with any big celebrities before, so where can I find a famous celebrity? "
Listening to her, Li Rui automatically thought of the female celebrity he met some time ago, Tang Su. His heart was moved. He could help Xuefei with this small favor, but this matter wasn't urgent. He asked with a smile, "Why did she ask you to be the host of the auction? Isn't this auction held in the provincial capital? But you are the host of the Qingyang TV Station, and your fame is only in the Qingyang region. Will the people in the provincial capital know about you? " Yao Xuefei shook her head and said, "You misunderstood. She didn't ask me to be the host because of my fame. If she really wanted to, she could invite the famous actress of the provincial TV Station. Even if it's the famous hostess of the provincial TV Station, she might not be able to play any role. The one who can really increase the fame and influence of the auction is that celebrity. "
Li Rui nodded and asked, "Then why did she ask you to be the host?" Yao Xuefei smiled complacently and said, "The reason why she asked me to be the host is because she likes my beautiful appearance and elegant aura. I can be like a flower vase on the stage, attracting the attention of the majority of the bidders at all times. I can also perfectly control the rhythm of the auction, so that the whole event can be carried out in a noble and elegant atmosphere. In addition, hehe, it's also because I'm cheap. It's because the price is cheap and the quality is good. "Li Rui laughed and asked," Cheap? How much did she pay you? "Yao Xuefei smiled and said," 20,000! "Li Rui was shocked and cried out involuntarily," Only 20,000? "
Yao Xuefei nodded and said, "Yes, only 20,000. You are used to seeing millions of people, so naturally you don't put 20,000 in your eyes. But in fact, the appearance fee of those famous satellite TV hosts is only 100,000 to 200,000. For a small host like me who is only famous in a very small circle, 20,000 is already quite high. And this is because I have to go to and from Jingnan, so it includes fuel, accommodation, and highway subsidies. Otherwise, it might only be 15,000. "
Li Rui patted her thigh and said, "20,000 isn't enough. You'd better not go." Yao Xuefei sighed bitterly and said, "But I have already promised Du Wenqing. She has a good relationship with me and called me a long time ago to tell me about it. Today, she came to me and begged me, so I can't refuse her. That 20,000 is not the main reason, but the main reason is to help her. "
Just as she finished speaking, there was a knock on the door. Then, the door opened and a waiter came in with a dish.
Li Rui looked up at her and waited for her to put down the dish and leave. Then, he asked Yao Xuefei, "It's not a problem for you to promise her about the auction host, but what about that celebrity? Where are you going to find him? " Yao Xuefei frowned slightly and began to feel awkward. After a while, she sighed and said, "Ai, there's no other way. I can only ask my colleagues and see if anyone has a way. If there's really no other way, then I can only want to help but be unable to. I just told Du Wenqing about the difficulty of finding the celebrity, and she also expressed her understanding and asked me to help her find the celebrity. She also used all kinds of methods to find the celebrity, but her methods are very limited. "Li Rui smiled and asked," You helped her find the celebrity, but she didn't say how much you would be paid? " Yao Xuefei nodded and said, "She said that if I can find the celebrity, she will give me 5,000 or 10,000 yuan as a referral fee depending on the celebrity's popularity."
Li Rui asked again, "Then how much did she prepare for the celebrity?" Yao Xuefei showed him three fingers and said, "300,000 yuan." Li Rui cried out in disappointment, "Only 300,000 yuan?" Yao Xuefei said, "300,000 yuan is already a lot for an ordinary celebrity. You definitely don't know that Zhao Yazhi's current appearance fee is only 300,000 yuan. The appearance fee for a domestic A-list celebrity is only 1 or 2 million yuan. A B-list celebrity is 700,000 to 800,000 yuan. A C-list celebrity is 400,000 to 500,000 yuan. A C-list celebrity is considered famous … "Li Rui secretly recalled that when he first met Tang Su, she seemed to have admitted that she was a C-list celebrity. He hurriedly said," A C-list celebrity is 400,000 to 500,000 yuan, but Du Wenqing only gave 300,000 yuan. That's still a difference of 100,000 to 200,000 yuan. "
Yao Xuefei said, "It's a little less, but Du Wenqing can only give 300,000 yuan at most. If she gives more, she won't be able to make money from this auction, and she won't be able to report it to the head office. However, she is willing to compensate the celebrity through other means. She will allow the celebrity to sell one of her personal items at the auction. No matter how much the final price is, the company won't charge any commission. This is equivalent to giving the celebrity a chance to make money. This auction will invite a lot of rich big bosses. No matter if it's a president with good taste or a local tycoon without good taste, they will definitely be very vain. They will definitely be willing to collect the celebrity's personal items. You will compete with me, and the final auction price will definitely satisfy the celebrity. "
When Li Rui heard this, he felt relieved and said with a smile, "If you say so, then I will help you try." Yao Xuefei was stunned and said, "Help me try what?" Li Rui said, "I will help you find the celebrity." Yao Xuefei was stunned for a moment. After a while, she couldn't help laughing and said, "Hubby, are you kidding me? You … How can you possibly know a celebrity? "Li Rui said with a smile," Why is it impossible? You wait, I will help you contact the celebrity later. "Yao Xuefei asked in surprise," Who do you want to contact? Tell me his name. I want to see if I have heard of this celebrity. "Li Rui said," I can't tell you at the moment. " Yao Xuefei was very angry. She raised her hand and pinched his ribs. She said, "Aiya, hubby, you are so annoying. Don't keep me in suspense. Do you believe that I will bite you …"
The two of them started to quarrel, but Li Rui clenched his teeth and didn't say anything. Yao Xuefei had no choice but to stop asking. She enjoyed the lunch with him, both annoyed and happy.
After lunch, the two of them went back. Before entering the building, Li Rui asked Yao Xuefei to go upstairs first. He stayed downstairs and found a quiet place. He took out his phone and sent a message to Tang Su. The reason why he sent a message instead of calling her was because he didn't want to affect Tang Su's work.
Tang Su was very kind. She quickly replied, "I am free. What do you want?"
Li Rui smiled and immediately dialed her number. After the call connected, Tang Su's lazy voice came from the other end. "You are so annoying. You can't even let me have a good sleep." Li Rui asked a little nervously, "You were sleeping?" Tang Su said, "Yes, I was just closing my eyes and was woken up by your message." Li Rui said, "Aiya, then I deserve to die ten thousand times." Tang Su giggled and said, "Alright, since you saved the Emperor's life, I will spare your death sentence." Li Rui saw that she was as friendly and easy-going as before. She didn't put on airs. He sighed in relief and smiled. "Big celebrity, I have something to ask of you …" He told her what Yao Xuefei had said.
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