Chapter 42
As an industry insider who has been in the fashion circle for many years, Ma Wei's cousin knows all the major fashion weeks like the back of her hand. She knows what the theme of each fashion week is this year, what the best-selling items are, and which items may become classics. If she can't explain them in detail, there's no point in chatting.
So at this moment, she recognized at a glance that the dress Xue Xiaotao was wearing was obviously a high-end custom-made dress designed by the chief designer of a big brand. After all, that kind of classic silhouette was simply his signature.
She roughly estimated the price of the wedding dress in her mind and was shocked.
One million RMB is not a high price. The conservative estimate for this wedding dress is between 2 million and 3 million RMB - assuming no particularly expensive jewelry is used for decoration.
Cousin Ma Wei carefully studied the wedding dress through the stage lights and breathed a sigh of relief.
This wedding dress is made mainly of diamonds and pearls, so it shouldn’t be that scary - but it’s still exaggerated!
She originally thought that dresses of this price range could only be seen at the weddings of wealthy people or celebrities, but unexpectedly, she actually saw one at her cousin's wedding ceremony.
Thinking of that unruly boy, she could only sigh and curse inwardly that this guy was so lucky to have met such a marriage partner.
Think about the sense of superiority her mother had before she met him...she really should bury her head in the sand.
At this time, there was an internet celebrity at the wedding scene, and he was taking photos everywhere.
This person is a distant relative of Xue Xiaotao. He doesn't have as discerning vision as Ma Wei's cousin, but he thinks that attending the wedding is also a good material, so he went back to edit it and it's another episode.
The scale of this marriage was not large, with only six tables in total. It was said that the man’s relatives did not come, so they planned to hold the wedding over there.
This situation is quite common now, especially for young people working away from home. Their relatives and friends are scattered all over the world, and it is not easy to get together. It is better to just stay on one side and keep the balance.
The internet celebrity thought this small-scale wedding banquet was quite interesting and the dishes were very exquisite. He took pictures inside and outside and finally turned the camera to the bride who slowly walked in from the door.
As soon as the camera was pointed at the bride, he felt something was wrong.
The main reason is that the dress is so beautiful. It sparkles under the light, like stars falling on her.
This person has no sense of fashion and can't even name a few women's clothing brands. However, with his sensitivity to the camera, he can still guess that this should be a very expensive wedding dress.
Otherwise, this effect will definitely not be achieved.
The internet celebrity filmed the wedding ceremony from beginning to end, and also filmed the speeches of the bride and groom and their parents on the stage. Unfortunately, he didn't capture any funny moments, and in the end he simply fixed the camera on the bride's clothes.
This wedding dress is so beautiful. I wonder if it is expensive. I wonder if I can get one when I get married...
Maybe it was because, as a grown man, he was shocked by a skirt so rarely that he cut out the video that night, posted it online, and went to bed.
As a result, when he woke up the next day, he found a lot of unread messages on his phone, and the video he casually posted online yesterday became inexplicably popular.
Of course, the so-called popularity is only compared with his usual data. The number of messages is far more than his usual carefully produced videos.
After looking carefully at the comments, I found that most of them were asking about the wedding dress.
"This wedding dress is so beautiful! Please give me the brand. I want to wear it when I get married!"
"The wedding scene looks pretty ordinary, so it shouldn't be too expensive, right?"
"The bride is so beautiful too. She looks especially peaceful and happy."
At first, everyone was asking about the brand of the wedding dress or praising the bride for how beautiful she was. Then someone posted a picture and left a message, and the entire comment section suddenly exploded.
It was a photo of a catwalk show. The wedding dress worn by the model was very similar to the bride's, except for some slight differences in some details and decorations.
"XX just released its couture collection not long ago this year. This dress starts at 150,000 Euros. I looked carefully and the one the bride is wearing should be the original."
"Fuck, Xiao X said he was going to a relative's wedding, but it turns out he's a rich second-generation!"
"A dress is so expensive, how come the banquet looks so ordinary? This doesn't make sense!"
"It's probably one of those low-key, wealthy weddings."
"Maybe I'm seeing things, this is just a knockoff model. I don't mind knockoff models, can you tell me where I can buy it?"
Later, someone forwarded this screenshot, and as time went by, the video traffic increased.
Some people scolded that this little internet celebrity who pretends to be poor all day long is actually a rich second-generation and is simply deceiving the feelings of his vast fans.
Some people came out of curiosity to watch the rich man's wedding, but were greatly disappointed to find that the banquet did not include abalone or sea cucumber.
There are also people who...are just here to watch the fun.
The internet celebrity feels quite aggrieved.
He is truly an out-and-out pauper. He managed to gain some traffic with this personality, but when he went to attend a wedding of a distant relative, everything went wrong all of a sudden!
He quickly explained in the comment section, saying that he was the girl's relative and that her family conditions were quite ordinary. The reason why she was so wealthy was probably because she married a rich second-generation man.
But not long after, another fan who knew the groom came out to refute the rumor, saying that the groom's family was just an ordinary middle-class one. Now the rumor has spread all over the classmates group, saying that this guy has hooked up with a rich woman, and the bride's family is extremely wealthy, and the bride is getting married in a villa worth hundreds of millions.
Now the internet celebrity has no way to explain himself, and he accidentally lost a lot of fans. However, a group of people came to watch and have fun, so he didn't make any profit or loss.
The internet celebrity asked around with relatives and finally got a rumor which he didn't know whether it was true or not. It said that the bride's cousin suddenly became rich and this wedding dress was a wedding gift she gave to her sister and that the villa also belonged to her.
Unfortunately, not many people believe this reason.
There are only a few ways to get rich quickly. The money you win in the lottery is probably not enough to spend this way. The rest are either marrying a rich man or inheriting an estate, neither of which sounds very reliable.
But it doesn’t matter what the truth is. Netizens are just looking for temporary fun and the booing will soon be over.
Nowadays, we live in a traffic-driven society. This kind of small hot spot is short-lived and is quickly covered up by other hot spots. However, based on big data push, this video still appears on the mobile phones of many people.
Xue Rui was sitting in a coffee shop at that time, listening to the bald man bragging opposite her with a fake smile on her face.
This man is so greasy, but considering that he owns three shops, it's not impossible to tolerate him.
In order to hide from the debt collectors, the mother and daughter ran back to Shao Zhaoyun's hometown, where Shao Zhaoyun had a small house that even Xue Changdong didn't know about. It was just the right place for them to stay.
Now that she had a house, she couldn't just sit at home and live off her savings, so Xue Rui found a job near her home that was similar to her previous one, but the pay was slightly worse.
Then, she started to frequently go on blind dates with various men introduced by her mother.
It doesn't matter what your appearance is, the only requirement is that you have money.
"Men are all the same when they get older. What's the point of being handsome? Can it be used as money?" Shao Zhaoyun confidently taught her daughter, "Your dad was also very handsome when he was young, but look at him now, he's just a loser."
Xue Rui felt that what her mother said made sense, but sometimes... it was just a little unbearable for her eyes.
Only after the boastful bald man went to the bathroom did Xue Rui finally breathe a sigh of relief. She opened her phone out of boredom and watched some videos.
Just at this moment, a wedding video popped up.
Naturally, she recognized her childhood enemy at a glance.
At the same time, I also saw some teasing or envious words in the comment section.
Although no name was mentioned in the comments section, Xue Rui immediately guessed that Xue Xiaotao's rich cousin must be Xue Mi.
Why should she get such a big advantage? In terms of blood relationship, she and Xue Mi are even closer!
She clenched the phone tightly and wanted to smash it to the ground, but suddenly remembered the price of the phone and stopped.
At this moment, the bald man who had gone to the bathroom four or five times in less than an hour of the date appeared again with a protruding belly. Seeing Xue Rui's expression, he asked with concern: "What's wrong? Is the coffee here not to your liking? How about we go to another one?"
Faced with the bald man's greasy face and the big bags under his eyes, Xue Rui, who had previously hypnotized herself that being ugly didn't matter, suddenly couldn't stand it anymore.
She simply pushed the chair away, stood up, turned around and left, leaving the bald man confused, not understanding why this blind date suddenly went crazy.
Xue Rui went straight home, showed the video to her mother, and said that she wanted to return to S City.
She is also Xue Mi's sister, why doesn't she have this treatment! Why should I go on a blind date with a middle-aged man!
Shao Zhaoyun sighed: "Let's not talk about whether that damn girl will recognize you as her sister. Can you guarantee that you won't be caught and sold by those little hooligans after you go back?"
After being chased and blocked for so long, what she fears most now is the group of hooligans who claim to be creditors.
They can't afford to offend that kind of person.
Xue Rui couldn't help but shiver when she thought of those people's gloomy gazes.
If it fell into the hands of that group of people, who knows what would happen?
As for Xue Mi, maybe she is eager to watch her have fun.
That sister is so cruel!
Xue Rui felt wronged and resentful, but in the end, she was left with only aggrieved and helpless feelings.
As for Xue Changdong, who was thousands of kilometers away, he had not seen this video at all.
After his wife and children ran away, he also ran away. He found a small town and rented a very cheap cottage. After that, he went to the pub near the cottage every day to drink, got drunk, and then staggered back home.
He was originally thinking about looking for his sister, but after being watered with this forget-me-not, he completely forgot about it.
With money in hand and wine in the glass, life is like a god. Who would care about those ungrateful bastards!
Once he was so drunk that he almost lost his cell phone. Fortunately, the security in this place was good and the residents were honest, so they helped him return the phone. However, seeing how drunk and crazy he was, no one dared to say anything. They just dropped their things and ran away quickly.
Xue Changdong didn't even bother to thank him. He collapsed in the hut, patted his stomach, and fell into a deep sleep. Another day passed.
The short holiday in early October is the peak travel season across the country, and of course there are couples who take time out to hold big wedding banquets, so invitations are sent out in droves.
Ma Wei and Xue Xiaotao are naturally among them.
The newlyweds and their parents will hold another party in City B. Because there are not so many colleagues, the scale will be smaller than the one in City S, with only four tables in total, all of which will be attended by relatives and friends of Ma Wei's family, as well as the few friends and classmates that Ma Wei still has contact with.
Some people have heard from their friends that Ma Wei married a rich girl, and they can't help but ask him about it with great interest. Ma Wei can only shake his head helplessly and explain that Xiao Tao's family is not as rich as rumored. They are just an ordinary working-class family.
"How could it be that you are just an ordinary working-class family? I saw that friends in S City were spreading rumors that you had married the daughter of the richest man."
"What? That's not the case at all." Ma Wei waved his hands and tried to explain.
As a result, when it came time to pick up the bride, they went to the villa area again. Although this place was not as exaggerated as Nanyuan, it could barely be considered a well-known wealthy area in City B.
More importantly, that small three-story villa, which was worth at least tens of millions, belonged to his wife's pre-marital property, so marrying from this side was also legitimate and there was no problem at all.
Now, no one would believe Ma Wei even if he talked his mouth off.
Xiao Tao was quite confident: "My sister said that the purpose of giving me the house was to give me enough property before marriage. If you bully me after marriage, I can kick you out and still live comfortably."
Ma Wei almost groaned: "My dear aunt, after we get married, it's still unclear who will bully whom."
Anyway, when they were in love, he was completely dominated by Xiao Tao. However, different people have different tastes, and this guy just likes this.
If Xiao Tao had a gentler temper, perhaps he wouldn't be so moved.
Xiao Tao snorted coldly: "Why, you are still not willing to give up."
"No, no, of course I don't." What else could Ma Wei say? He could only carefully coax his girlfriend, "You can bully me however you want. I'm so happy."
As a result, Xiao Tao slapped him again, with a shy and angry look on her face: "How dare you talk like that? You make me sound like a lioness!"
Ma Wei could only beg for mercy again and again, and the flirting continued.
This time, Xiaotao ordered the dress herself. It was a particularly grand ancient dress in a dignified and warm bright red color with golden embroidery of flying dragons and phoenixes. It was very bright and eye-catching, giving off an atmosphere of prosperity.
Coupled with the delicate eyebrows and eyes of the little peach, people can't help but think of "the peach tree is young and lush, and its flowers are bright and dazzling", with the eyes full of brilliant flowers and clouds.
When this dress was sent to me, it came with a full set of gold-plated accessories, which made it look quite real.
Xiao Tao was originally planning to use this set directly, but when Xue Mi saw it, she became dissatisfied again.
She remembered that her mother had left her a lot of valuable jewelry in the safe, including a set of traditional gold jewelry inlaid with emeralds, which matched this dress perfectly.
Because it was her mother's relic, she was reluctant to give it away, but it was no problem to lend it to Xiaotao to match her clothes.
Traditional Chinese wedding dresses look more grand and solemn than Western wedding dresses. Although they lack the light, sacred and dreamy feeling, they are more elegant and luxurious, and naturally suitable for such important ceremonies.
Even cousin Ma Wei, who is obsessed with foreign fashion, has to admit that this outfit is really suitable for the bride.
But the jewelry she was wearing... was golden and heavy, not like a fake at all, and the finger-sized emeralds inlaid on it... if they were all real, they would be much more valuable than the previous wedding dress.
Ma Wei's cousin secretly wiped the sweat from her forehead, and noticed that the security around her was much tighter than usual. She didn't dare to think about it, she didn't dare to think about it at all.
The last time she rushed to City S, she did so just to get close to her cousin Xiaotao and say a few words to her. She didn't know if she remembered her.
I'm here to show my face again this time, hoping that the other party won't be so forgetful that he forgets me completely.
Seeing Ma Wei's cousin again, Xue Mi smiled good-naturedly: "Of course I remember. By the way, the last time I saw Ma Wei's aunt, she also said that you were going to give the newlyweds a gift of a celebrity's autograph. Is that true?"
She remembered that although Xiao Tao had many fans, she just happened to be a fan of that star.
Xue Mi was actually quite curious about how Xiao Tao would react when she saw the wedding gift.
Ma Wei's cousin was stunned, and quickly realized that her outspoken mother must have been making enemies for her again.
She laughed dryly and had to deal with it hastily. As for using connections to ask for sponsorship... she didn't even know how to start!
Xiaotao's wedding ended smoothly, and the couple went on their honeymoon next.
Xiaotao told me that they planned to drive all the way up along the Qinghai-Tibet line, sightseeing along the way and picking up garbage left behind by previous tourists. It would be a green, economical and meaningful honeymoon trip.
The elders thought that this kind of weird honeymoon trip was totally unreasonable. Xue Mi thought that although it was a bit noisy, it was not ridiculous, so she just let them go.
The two newlyweds took off their gorgeous dresses and jewelry, left everyone else behind, and set off on their unusual honeymoon trip with excitement on their faces.
On the other hand, the preparation of the film is also going very smoothly and has officially entered the shooting stage.
Although it was just a low-budget movie, the progress of the entire project was faster than the director had expected.
Although the director is a well-known domestic art film director, raising funds in this field is much more difficult than for commercial films. In addition, there are no big stars to join, and the film is a new work by newcomers. Although many people in the industry praised the script for its inspiration, not many are optimistic about the film's performance.
If you call it an art film, the script is too mundane, and it has a happy ending, so I always feel like it's missing a little bit of flavor.
But when it comes to commercial films, no matter the subject matter or the director, it has nothing to do with the box office. Although this director has won many awards abroad, in domestic theaters, the box office of his most outstanding and award-winning film did not exceed 30 million. He is a niche director who has a high status in the industry but a very low public awareness.
In short, he is a well-known figure who has no box office appeal at all.
The leading actors are also not very famous. Although they have acting skills, they are basically the kind of small-time actors that few people recognize when they walk on the street.
From any perspective, this is a niche movie that is destined to not make any splash in theaters. Its best fate is to win a few awards abroad and sell the film to recoup the cost.
However, many people have no confidence that this kind of film, which neither glorifies suffering nor has any particularly profound theme, can win the hearts of those picky judges.
In fact, even the director himself didn't have much confidence, but he really liked the script, especially since he himself came from a small county town and was fascinated by the subtle atmosphere of small town life that was neither a traditional village nor a long way from the big city. So from the first moment he saw the script, he made up his mind to film this story no matter what.
He had already prepared for the difficulties in raising funds, and even thought that even if he couldn't raise the money, he would sell his house to make the film.
Unexpectedly, the company where the scriptwriter worked was very interested in this project and even took up most of the investment - although it was actually only more than 3 million.
As long as the money was in place, the rest of the process would be easy. The director quickly selected the actors he liked, found a suitable filming location, and then brought along a familiar photography team and devoted himself to the new work with all his might.
Miao Miao finally got into the crew as she wished, and followed the director's screenwriter team. With great enthusiasm, she looked forward to seeing how her script would be transformed from words into a film that could be played in theaters.
This is simply the most wonderful thing!
Hearing that the crew had officially started filming, Xue Mi went to watch out of curiosity since they were not far away. Unfortunately, filming was nothing like she had imagined. She only saw a bunch of heavy machines, repeatedly shooting similar shots for several actors she didn't even know. As an outsider, she just wanted to doze off while watching.
As expected, professional matters should be left to professionals. She was happier watching the finished product in the cinema.
Xue Mi came over and left in a hurry. Miaomiao happened to be on vacation that morning. When she came over in the afternoon, she heard that the boss of their company had come. Unfortunately, she still had no chance to meet him. Who on earth is this legendary boss?
After leaving the crew, Xue Mi went to Vientiane Interactive again.
I heard that there has been some new progress there recently, and they have actually developed a cultivation game. Although the interactivity is not very good, the sensory experience is very stimulating, and it is said that it has cured a lot of people with acrophobia.
Xue Mi definitely wouldn't want to miss this kind of excitement, so she naturally ran over to experience it as soon as possible.
In the laboratory, a group of people were gathering around the prototype machine. From time to time, someone would exclaim, or even cry for help, which caused laughter from the people around.
Xue Mi came over and curiously asked what these people were laughing at.
When they realized it was the boss coming, the people in the lab immediately behaved themselves and began to rush to introduce the game to the boss.
In short, this is actually a very monotonous little game, a bit similar to the previous Super Mario, except that Super Mario can only eat gold coins and mushrooms on the screen, but in this game, players step on flying swords to eat fruits floating in the air.
If you don't step firmly enough, you might fall from mid-air. The strong feeling of weightlessness is the cause of everyone's screams and calls for help.
As we were talking, another experiencer staggered out of the prototype, retching and shaking his head: "It's too exciting, this is really too exciting, I thought I really fell down just now."
The exquisite graphics, the almost flawless 360-degree field of view, and the fact that the game cabin successfully creates a realistic sense of weightlessness can almost deceive the brain and allow the user to experience an unprecedented feeling.
Some people have completely given up the dream of becoming a sword master, while others think that this thing is more exciting than skydiving and bungee jumping, and they can't stop and wish they could do it 5,678 more times.
Xue Mi also went in and tried it.
The game cabin was closed, and her eyes went dark for a few seconds. Then, as if she had opened her eyes again, she found herself in a primeval forest. In the distance there was a ruined temple. In front of the temple, the hundreds-meter-tall Buddha had eyes that seemed half-open, and his body was covered with green moss, giving people a sense of fear of the giant creature.
At this moment, a long sword appeared on her feet that were originally suspended in the air. The sword body was slender and had an ancient luster, but the hilt was covered with copper rust. It looked like an ancient sword that had been put away for who knows how many years.
At the same time, she suddenly smelled a vapor coming towards her, mixed with the smell of grass, trees and soil, as if the forest in front of her was real.
The only thing that seemed less realistic was the big words "Start Game" in front of Xue Mi, with iron-painted horizontal hooks, which looked very unusual.
It's a pity that with such exquisite graphics, such realistic feeling, and game content, it's really not much different from the Super Mario she played on the computer before.
The only difference is that the jumping plumber was replaced by a knight standing on a sword, and the various monsters were replaced by birds and beasts flying over.
She also needs to manipulate the sword, pick as many spiritual fruits as possible from the trees, and collect the spiritual stones hanging in the air.
Xue Mi secretly complained that this setting was a bit childish, but she had a lot of fun playing it.
She controlled the flying sword up and down, passing through the trees from time to time, trying to avoid the strange-looking attackers, and at the same time stretched out her hand to reach the colorful spirit stone.
As a result, she accidentally lost her balance and fell off the sword. Her body fell involuntarily. The scenery in front of her quickly passed by, and she could feel the whistling of the wind and the sound of weightlessness. The feeling was too realistic that she forgot for a moment that this was just a game. She closed her eyes involuntarily.
But soon, she felt herself being tightly wrapped in a soft and thick feeling, and she breathed a sigh of relief and opened her eyes again.
This part of the game has stopped, the machine is turned on, and she is back to reality.
Xue Mi let out a long breath.
This feeling is so exciting!
Without hesitation, she monopolized the machine again and played it again.
Unfortunately, this time she could hold out even shorter than last time. She was pounced upon by a crooked-faced ape and was knocked off the sword.
This time Xue Mi did not open her eyes. Instead, she looked at herself curiously as she fell from a height of several dozen meters and landed in a pile of soft leaves, ending the game.
It was not until the fourth time that Xue Mi finally passed the first level. However, before she could be happy, the game ended again.
The difficulty of this game is much more difficult than ordinary mobile phone and computer games.
The key point is that in less than 10 minutes, she felt out of breath, and her brain seemed to really think that she had just experienced a high-intensity activity, and her hands were so tired that she could hardly lift them.
Seeing that the boss was still not satisfied, a researcher nearby said quickly: "You can't play this game for too long. It's very stimulating to the heart and the brain will feel very tired."
Xue Mi then reluctantly left the machine, and immediately, another researcher who was standing nearby couldn't wait to get in.
It is indeed exciting and addictive. Xue Mi almost feels like when she first came into contact with mobile games and couldn't stop playing.
Her first concern was whether the game could be promoted.
Director Ming shook his head regretfully: "The cost of this machine is still relatively high. It is currently impossible to commercialize it. In addition, during the experiment, we also found that this game is quite taxing on the heart. It still needs more debugging."
The most important thing is... Director Ming smiled shyly again, he was short of money again.
There is no way, this is how scientific research works. You may have thought that tens of millions might be enough, but as you go along, you realize that you need more funds and more equipment to produce better results.
It was somewhat different from what Xue Mi had seen in Phantom before, probably because this time there was strong support from the financial backers, and Director Ming was no longer on the original development trajectory and could only stick to one direction.
If that were the case, although a breakthrough would eventually be achieved, the research process would obviously not be like it is now, with surprising small results popping up every few days.
To be honest, if this small achievement in Director Ming's eyes was taken out for financing, he could easily raise several hundred million yuan. How could it be like in the illusion that he was always short of funds before his death, and the financial situation never improved?
This time, although there were results, Xue Mi was not very interested in financing.
She is not short of money now, she just lacks ways to spend it. Only a fool would give up this great achievement that crosses the century.
"Make a budget first to see how much money you need," Xue Mi said straightforwardly, "If there is no problem, I will transfer the money right away."
Although the development is not quite the same as in Phantom, Xue Mi remembers that VR games of this level appeared many years after Director Ming passed away, and more than ten years later, a company finally launched a relatively mature holographic game.
This time, Xue Mi had a hunch that if she could get the father of holographic games to let go, she might get a surprise.
"It doesn't matter if there are some problems," she patted Director Ming's shoulder excitedly, "No matter what, I will fully support you."
Please let her play holographic games as soon as possible without having to wait for decades!
Just thinking about it makes me itchy!
Director Ming probably has never met such a straightforward sponsor in his life. His face flushed red, which added a rare charm to his fair face.
Just like a mountain goblin.
Xue Mi was also extremely looking forward to this fairy taking out more treasures that would enchant the world from his treasure chest.
Xue Mi came back from a long walk outside and before she had time to take a good rest, she received another invitation. It was a charity auction held by a local tycoon who was quite prestigious.
She was not very interested in this kind of socializing and usually declined directly, but considering that it was charity after all, she hesitated for a while and finally went.
This is a charity auction to raise funds for children with rare diseases. One can donate auction items or donate money through the auction. Xue Mi searched through her own collection and found a famous watch she bought abroad. It cost nearly 1 million yuan, so it should be eligible for the auction item.
The organizer of the auction received Xue Mi's donation and wrote a warm thank-you letter, which was full of clichés. The only thing that moved Xue Mi was the photos of children with rare diseases attached to the manuscript, which made people feel compassion and want to help.
Xue Mi suddenly thought that with her own wealth, she could actually sponsor a related charity fund, which could be regarded as giving back part of her wealth to society.
However, this is just an immature idea for now, and she still needs to discuss it with her professional team before taking the next step.
Before that, she could also go and see how this kind of charity auction works, and also use it as a reference for herself.
Because she was going to attend a charity auction, Xue Mi didn't think much about it and went there simply without dressing up.
But when she arrived at the scene, she found something was wrong.
Rather than a charity auction, this is more like an upper-class fashion show, with everyone who comes to participate dressed up in their best, hoping to outshine everyone present.
At this time, Xue Mi already vaguely felt that something was wrong.
After the previous civil strife in the Zhan family, not many people knew Xue Mi, but many had heard of her name. Although she brought an invitation this time, because her clothes were too simple and inconspicuous, others only regarded her as a staff member who came to attend the auction on behalf of the boss, and did not take her seriously at first.
It was not until Zhan Yunshang, who was still wearing her exaggerated lace dress, greeted her with a smile and revealed Xue Mi's identity in public that she attracted the attention of many people present.
Kasu Technology has been doing very well recently, especially with the fourth young lady who suddenly took the top position. She cleared out many old employees in the company with lightning speed and thoroughly confirmed her own authority. She also seemed to have solved many of the chronic problems left by the previous chairman, and the entire company has regained its vitality.
She has been in high spirits recently, and even when she saw Xue Mi doing things that didn't go her way, she was willing to talk to her in a nice tone.
"I didn't expect to see you again, sister." Perhaps she knew her disguise had been seen through, so when she spoke to Xue Mi alone, she didn't deliberately raise her throat, but seemed much more natural, which didn't give Xue Mi goosebumps. "I know that sister has a lot of treasures in her collection. I wonder what good things you donated?"
"It's just an ordinary watch. What about you? Cassu is the real rich man. He must have something good that can open my eyes, right?" Xue Mi responded in a fake manner.
Zhan Yunshang covered her mouth with a fan and smiled softly: "It's just some small stuff my dad used to collect. It's just for show, just like this place, very fake."
There was a hint of disdain in her eyes, but it was quickly retracted and turned into a girl's innocent sweet smile again, which was also full of falsehood.
Xue Mi also quickly understood why this madman would describe this seemingly high-sounding charity auction in this way.
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