78 Chapter 78
◎Momentum◎
The online disputes have not affected reality in the slightest.
When Zhang Li was respectfully escorted into the auditorium by Wu Heng and Yu Feiyu, the CEO of Yichang Media finally came to his senses.
Just now, he deliberately got ahead of Su Jinshu. Originally, people thought that he wanted to get close to Wu Heng, but later he found that Su Jinshu's attention was almost all on Zhang Li.
Not only Su Jinshu, but also Wu Heng and Yu Feiyu were too respectful towards Zhang Li.
He began to wonder, could it be that Zhang Li really has something to do with the person behind Wan Cheng?
Wancheng is now a completely different company. Although its overall assets have not yet been calculated, many of the companies it invested in have seen rapid progress within this year.
Among them are listed companies and companies whose market value has increased countless times, especially Lingman Entertainment, Xuanhuang Clothing, and Past Studios. Although they are not listed, their market value has skyrocketed. Lingman has soared to more than 10 billion yuan, Xuanhuang Clothing is also worth several billion yuan, and Past Studios is even more difficult to measure by value. In addition, there are several fully controlled companies worth several billion yuan, shares of listed companies worth tens of billions of yuan, etc. If you add them up, hundreds of billions are definitely just the bottom line.
Judging from the attitudes of Wu Heng, Yu Feiyu and Su Jinshu, Zhang Li is very likely the 'main wife'.
Thinking of this, the CEO of Yichang Media silently changed his attitude towards Zhang Li and became very friendly.
Zhang Li seemed to have noticed nothing. After entering the venue, he and several other people were led by the staff to the main table.
In fact, as the person in charge of Xuanhuang, Huang Xun was the apparent helmsman of this charity gala, but everyone knew that Xuanhuang was under Wancheng, and Wu Heng was Wancheng's manager, so after Huang Xun arranged everything, he still did not take a seat, but waited.
Huang Xun's eyes lit up only when Zhang Li and others arrived.
She hurried forward, made eye contact with Zhang Li, nodded secretly in greeting, then moved closer to Wu Heng and whispered something to him.
Then she asked the staff to arrange seats for everyone.
However, there is a main seat at each table facing the stage in front. The person sitting in this main seat is basically the person with the highest status or the most respected person at the table. This is an unspoken rule.
Originally, the main table should have been arranged, but this time it was an exception. When the staff asked Huang Xun for instructions, they were told that the decision would be made later.
So when it was the main table's turn to be seated, the staff were a little confused for a moment.
But before she could speak, Wu Heng took action first.
He pulled out the main chair and made a 'please' gesture to Zhang Li.
But Zhang Li smiled and shook his head, and whispered, "Sit down."
After she finished speaking, she pulled out the chair next to her.
Wu Heng nodded to show that he understood, and then walked to the main seat at the same speed as Zhang Li.
It looked like they both sat down at the same time, but if you could see Wu Heng's expression, you would find that his eyes were always on Zhang Li, and he deliberately sat down half a beat later than her.
The president of Yichang Media has been staring at this scene. For some reason, he always feels something is strange.
But if we put Zhang Li into the setting of Wu Heng's "boss lady", everything seems to be in harmony.
He didn't think much about it, because the staff quickly arranged him on the other side of Wu Heng.
Yu Feiyu sat next to Zhang Li, and Su Jinshu sat next to President Yichang.
Then it was Huang Xun herself. In addition to her, Liu Qingran, who had changed her clothes, was also brought over, and several managers from Xuanhuang were also there.
When Liu Qingran saw Zhang Li sitting next to Wu Heng, closer to the main seat than Yu Feiyu, he was a little dazed, but quickly recovered his composure.
Liu Qingran happened to be sitting diagonally across from Wu Heng. Seeing her, Wu Heng remembered what Huang Xun had whispered to him earlier. He quickly approached Zhang Li and whispered in her ear, "According to your instructions, Xiao Huang guided Liu Qingran to invite Madam Liu over. She's sitting at the table next to us. She came in through a special passage and didn't reveal her identity."
Zhang Li followed his gesture and looked over there, only to see Xifen. Fu Haijing and Yichang Media's current top executive were also at the table.
I don’t know if Xifen was too sensitive, but as soon as Zhang Li looked up at her, she seemed to notice it and quickly looked up, meeting Zhang Li’s gaze.
Seeing that she was actually sitting between Wu Heng and Yu Feiyu, Xifen's face became very ugly, and then she turned her head away as if she couldn't bear the sight.
Liu Qingran looked at Zhang Li and subconsciously turned back, then saw Xifen who was obviously angry.
When she invited her mother, she only thought that she also liked the Xuanhuang brand. In addition, as the spokesperson, she had an extra invitation letter, which was just right for Xifen's personality of not liking to reveal her identity. However, she did not expect such a scene to happen.
Liu Qingran suddenly felt a little regretful, but it was too late now.
The host has already come on stage and started to vividly introduce the origin of this charity gala.
The other party fully praised Xuanhuang and the major cooperating companies, and then introduced the items that would be auctioned next.
Most of these items were donated by the artists participating in the party, and there was also a series of items arranged by Xuanhuang himself during the intermission.
The items become more valuable as they go along, and the last two are surprisingly consistent.
Host: "...The last two lots are a set of jewelry and a pink diamond donated by our Xuanhuang spokesperson, Ms. Liu Qingran, and our Lingman shareholder, Ms. Zhang Li. The large screen above shows pictures and appraisal reports of the two lots."
As soon as he finished speaking, the audience burst into warm applause.
Only Xifen on the other side, when she heard the host put Zhang Li and Liu Qingran together, and most importantly, put Zhang Li's pink diamond at the end, her dissatisfaction became more and more obvious.
Fu Haijing was originally talking to Yichang's sister, and when she accidentally saw Xifen's appearance, she suddenly became a little confused.
After seeing her looking at Zhang Li with angry eyes from time to time, Fu Haijing realized that something was wrong, but the host quickly announced the start of the auction session of the evening.
While the host was speaking, the staff had already distributed number plates to everyone in the audience.
The first lot was quickly presented by etiquette.
Although the host had already stated the rules that each item had a starting price of one yuan, everyone at the table was well-known and it was impossible for them to be so stingy during the actual auction.
So, although the first item was just an inconspicuous copper brooch, it was bought for several thousand yuan by an artist who was on good terms with the donor.
Then, the second lot came on stage...
In this charity gala, not only did the artists donate their items, but the people who took photos of them would also have their items recorded and announced to the public after the gala.
This is an honor for everyone in the venue, and for the wealthy bosses, it is a way to show off their capital.
Therefore, at the beginning, the bidders all sat in the back seats. It was not until the middle of the auction, when the items became increasingly valuable, that the bidders gradually moved forward.
In the middle and late stages, Feng Ruo and Deng Xu even donated their money by singing, which attracted people in the audience to bid.
In the end, Zhang Li and Yu Feiyu each paid a sky-high price of one million to purchase the two people's singing performances.
Feng Ruo sang "Invisible Wings" again, and Deng Xu's new song "Rice Fragrance" not only became the first donation to exceed one million in the entire evening, but also completely sublimated the evening.
As a result, the following lots gradually reached new highs.
The items donated by the artists ranged from small items to ultra-luxury items. Some artists even donated their own representative items. Among them, Fu Haijing donated her first trophy, which was bought back by Su Jinshu for three million yuan, drawing cheers from the audience.
The auction process gradually entered its later stages. After the third-to-last item was sold for the same price of over three million, the jewelry donated by Liu Qingran finally came to the fore.
"Next is Miss Liu Qingran's complete set of jewelry. This set of jewelry is made up of thirty-three rubies...blabla..."
The people in the audience were listening attentively to the host's introduction, and many CEOs seemed eager to try.
Xifen looked at those people's gazes and felt a little irritated. She had an inexplicable feeling in her heart, although she had already made plans and would not let her precious daughter's things fall into the hands of outsiders.
When the host finally announced the start of the auction, she couldn't wait to raise her sign.
"Four million!"
This powerful sound attracted everyone's attention. Fu Haijing and Yi Changyi also looked at each other in surprise, and soon realized that she had a close relationship with Liu Qingran.
Seeing that she was no longer young but still possessed beauty and elegance, the two guessed her relationship with Liu Qingran.
It would be difficult for an ordinary person to ask for four million, let alone four hundred thousand. This person is probably Liu Qingran's wealthy mother.
But Fu Haijing couldn't understand why Liu Qingran's mother looked at Zhang Li with the same eyes as before.
While Fu Haijing was still lost in thought, a boss at another table thought for a moment and called out "four million and two hundred thousand".
Unexpectedly, Xifen raised the sign again without even thinking, "Five million!"
Although she had only bought Liu Qingran's jewelry at one-fifth of the price before, she would buy it back even if it cost her ten million.
Liu Qingran didn't expect her mother to ask for such a high price.
Sure enough, when everyone saw her high premium, they gave up bidding.
Liu Qingran's set of jewelry eventually returned to her mother's hands for five million yuan.
As soon as she got the jewelry, Xifen presented it to Liu Qingran in front of everyone.
"Thank you, Mom." Liu Qingran stood up and hugged her.
But after she hugged him, she suddenly remembered that Zhang Li was still there, and her body froze.
Xifen knew her temper very well. She looked at Zhang Li's face expressionlessly, then looked back at Liu Qingran in her arms. She became tender again and patted her back soothingly.
The two let go and Xifen returned to her seat.
Because of Liu Qingran's attitude, after confirming that Xifen was the wife of the Liu family, the attitudes of the people at that table and those around them became warmer.
Yichang's eldest sister shifted her focus to her, but Fu Haijing's attitude was a little unclear. She neither tried to get close to her nor cared about Yichang's eldest sister's behavior.
Even President Yichang, who was sitting at Zhang Li's table, turned around and nodded to Xifen as a greeting.
The host was tactful and waited until the atmosphere gradually died down before he began, "Mrs. Liu and Miss Liu truly have a deep mother-daughter bond. Without further ado, let's begin the final auction. It's for a pink diamond donated by our Miss Zhang Li. This pink diamond weighs five carats...blabla..."
After the introduction, he said, "The bidding will begin now."
Just as he finished speaking, a powerful and angry shout suddenly came from the back row of Zhang Li: "Five million and one hundred thousand!"
The voice sounded very familiar. Zhang Li turned his head and saw the girl face to face.
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