This feels really good.
Just as Cui Mantong was feeling smug, a staff member had already delivered a form to Lu Songchao, the president of Cartier Greater China.
The table records all the jewelry purchases made by buyers at the charity gala.
This table is sorted by the amount of spending, and Cui Mantong is the top spender.
After glancing at it, Lu Songchao immediately placed it respectfully in front of Ye Chen.
After exchanging a few words with Ye Chen in hushed tones, Lu Songchao stood up.
"Thank you all for your support of our Cartier charity gala..."
Lu Songchao said a few words symbolically.
*Smack! Smack! Smack!*
A round of applause erupted from the audience, as a gesture of respect for Lu Songchao.
Hearing the words of gratitude, Cui Mantong sat there, her back straight, her chin slightly raised, looking extremely proud.
She was the one who contributed the most tonight, so naturally she felt an indescribable sense of pride.
After finishing the polite remarks, Lu Songchao made a point of compensating:
"Today, we at Cartier have another very important person in our company."
"Next, please welcome Mr. Ye, the second largest shareholder of Cartier, to say a few words on behalf of Cartier headquarters. Please welcome him."
As he spoke, Lu Songchao looked at Ye Chen.
Under the watchful eyes of countless people, Ye Chen slowly stood up.
"This young man is actually Cartier's second-largest shareholder."
"That's amazing, he's so young."
"I admire you, I really admire you."
Many people at the scene were already very curious about Ye Chen's identity, and now that Lu Songchao said this, everyone was extremely surprised.
They guessed that Ye Chen was not simple, but they didn't expect him to be this extraordinary.
He's so young, yet he's already Cartier's second-largest shareholder. That's amazing.
While everyone was expressing their feelings, Cui Mantong stood there like a wooden sculpture, her smile frozen in place.
What?
What did Mr. Lu just say?!
Who... is Su Ningshuang's boyfriend?!
The second-largest shareholder of Cartier?!
Cui Mantong's vision blurred, and she could barely sit up.
She suddenly grabbed the table in front of her and paused for a moment to catch her breath.
At this moment, it felt as if a million alpacas were galloping through Cui Mantong's mind, and her heart was being ravaged!
This was an outcome she absolutely could not accept.
Su Ningshuang could accept any identity her boyfriend might have, even if he were a super-rich tycoon or a young master from Yanjing.
But she couldn't accept being the second-largest shareholder of Cartier.
Suddenly, Cui Mantong remembered a detail.
It seems that neither Su Ningshuang nor her boyfriend ever bid more than once.
She hadn't thought much about it before.
But now that she knows Ye Chen's identity, Cui Mantong analyzed it carefully and realized there was a big problem.
Could it be that Ye Chen and Su Ningshuang are just making a token offer because of their status?
Thinking of this, Cui Mantong's heart seemed to stop beating.
After Ye Chen stood up and said a few words, he picked up the form he had just seen:
“On behalf of Cartier, I would like to express my special thanks to Ms. Cui Mantong for her support of tonight’s charity gala. She alone contributed 351.25 million.”
Originally, according to the procedure, the top three contributors were to be given special thanks this time.
But Cui Mantong alone contributed far more than the second and third, so it's enough to thank only her.
Um?!
After listening to Ye Chen's words, Cui Mantong felt her heart ache even more.
Three hundred and fifty-one million, two hundred and fifty thousand?!
Did she just spend that much money?
The starting bid for these jewels tonight is roughly the value of this particular piece.
Cui Mantong quickly estimated that the total value of the jewelry she bought tonight was over 80 million, at most 90 million.
In other words, she wasted about 260 million tonight.
More than 200 million yuan was given away for nothing, and Cui Mantong was so heartbroken that she couldn't breathe.
If it's for my own purchase, spending this amount of money is acceptable.
But tonight, in order to prove a point, she targeted the more than two hundred million that Su Ningshuang had spent, and apart from that, she didn't get anything at all.
Especially when she thought about how smug and proud she had been just now, Cui Mantong almost vomited blood on the spot.
At the scene, Ye Chen did not recognize Cui Mantong, but the other guests did.
After Ye Chen finished making the announcement, all the guests turned to look at Cui Mantong.
"Congratulations, Miss Cui."
"Miss Cui is truly magnanimous."
........
There were people next to Cui Mantong constantly congratulating her.
Under the gaze and congratulations of so many people, Cui Mantong forced a smile, managing to squeeze out an extremely unsightly one.
That's like killing someone by breaking their spirit!
Why should we thank her in special way?
Cui Mantong was screaming inwardly. Already depressed, Cui Mantong completely broke down at this moment.
Normally, she would be thoroughly enjoying herself right now.
But now, just thinking about giving away 260 million for nothing, Cui Mantong was almost in tears. She had no mood to enjoy the moment at all.
But she dared not show any sign of distress, and could only force a smile as she accepted everyone's congratulations.
With the formalities completed, the charity gala continued.
Knowing Ye Chen's identity, many guests took the initiative to come over and greet him.
"President Ye is young and promising; he's practically my idol."
"Mr. Ye, I really admire you so much."
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