Si Mingyu held Zhang Ningxi's hand and waited for the auction to begin. In fact, he wanted to put his arm around her waist, because his wife looked so alluring in that cheongsam. In the end, he was afraid of the impact and couldn't bear it, so he waited until the evening to go back.
"Just bid for whatever you like." Si Mingyu handed the auction card to Zhang Ningxi.
"What's the highest?" Zhang Ningxi asked.
Si Mingyu wrote the number one thousand on Zhang Ningxi's palm. Hmm, my wife's hands are so beautiful.
This meant the total was 10 million, so it didn't matter how many he managed to win. If someone else got it at a higher price, he would be even happier, because all the proceeds from the auction would be donated, so the more the better.
It was naturally inconvenient to flip through the auction catalog with one hand, so Zhang Ningxi pulled away Si Mingyu's other hand. Then Si Mingyu openly leaned over to look at the catalog together, and put his arm around his wife's waist.
I feel so happy.
Before the auction began, several stars performed on stage as usual, and then took out their donations to display, winning warm applause.
Because this is an official event held by Magic City, and it is not a world-famous or nationally famous charity auction, so although there are many people from all walks of life who come to support the event, the items brought out are slightly inferior, which is easy to understand.
The first items to come on stage are the auction items officially provided by Shanghai.
This grants one-year rights to use the banners and advertisements on five busy pedestrian streets. While this comes at no cost to the government, it's incredibly beneficial to businesses. The Magic City government won't let these kindhearted businesses suffer losses, ensuring the long-term sustainability of these charitable activities.
Of course, this cannot be resold after it is purchased. The advertising content must be reviewed. You cannot even play for others for free. In this regard, the Shanghai authorities are determined to ensure that the charity event does not become distorted in the slightest.
"The starting price is 100,000, and each bid increment must be in multiples of 10,000. Start!"
As the auctioneer finished speaking, people in the audience began to bid.
"One hundred and ten thousand!"
"One hundred and twenty thousand!"
"One million!" This was shouted by Zhang Ningxi, and everyone's eyes turned to her.
"One million at a time."
"One million and two times."
"One million three times."
"Deal!" The hammer fell, and the street's light banner advertisements were sold.
Although Si Mingyu asked her to buy and take pictures of whatever she wanted, Zhang Ningxi looked through the album and didn't see anything she liked. She thought it would be better to raise the profile of her company. Since it was for charity, it didn't matter how high the price was, so she just raised it to one million.
Because it was only the right to use the banner advertisement, the subsequent advertisement production, installation, and maintenance would require additional money, so in this era of highly developed Internet and numerous advertising methods, no one competed with her for this price.
Zhang Ningxi acquired the rights to use the streetlight banner advertising on the next five streets. When bidding for the last one, a businessman raised the price again, offering 1.01 million, but was immediately defeated by Zhang Ningxi's offer of 2 million.
No matter what others thought, Zhang Ningxi did not make any more moves, but quietly showed her affection with Si Mingyu.
"Next, please welcome Ms. Tang Yan. She donated a Ballysuzy backpack for this charity auction." After the host's introduction, Tang Yan took the stage with the bag.
"Thank you, host. I think charity is not just a slogan, but also an action..." Tang Yan said a few simple words and showed off the bag before leaving the stage.
"The auction begins now. The starting price is 10,000 yuan, and each bid increase must be an integer multiple of 10,000 yuan. Start!" said the auctioneer.
Since this bag isn't a limited edition, the purchase price is definitely less than 10,000 yuan. Just because it was donated by a celebrity doesn't mean the reserve price should be too high. But that's okay; the price will naturally go up when the bidding starts.
"Twenty thousand yuan!"
"Thirty thousand yuan!"
The final price was set at 50,000 yuan. No one present was there for the items, so they just bid as much as they could as donations. Besides, there were a lot of items to be auctioned.
"One hundred thousand!" Zhang Ningxi raised the card again.
Since Tang Yan and Si Mingyu knew each other, he might as well give her some face. For celebrities, the more expensive the items are, the more face they gain. Tang Yan, who was standing nearby, turned around and saw that it was Zhang Ningxi who called the price, and immediately stood up and bowed to express his gratitude.
Thanks to Zhang Ningxi's six million yuan purchase of the advertising rights for five lantern banners, the charity auction raised twice as much as expected, which made the organizers very satisfied.
You should know that the donation amount for a famous event like Bazaar Charity Night was only over 10 million.
The dinner later was in the form of a buffet to facilitate communication among everyone.
Because of Zhang Ningxi's generosity, many people came to chat with Si Mingyu. During this conversation, many people discovered that the other party was actually a hidden wealthy man.
Although they kept a low profile and didn't reveal too much, the presence of just three companies—the trading company, the electronics company, and Dongshen Wealth—was enough to demonstrate their strength. Those who attended the event were no ordinary people, and a quick search revealed that the assets of the two companies exceeded two billion.
This is not a family business but something that truly belongs to Si Mingyu himself, and he is only twenty years old.
Of course, there were also those who hoped to cooperate. Si Mingyu asked them to contact Xiao Shixian, Fu Wanyun and other company leaders on the grounds that he was not in charge.
The others weren't surprised. Who could expect a twenty-year-old student to be proficient in business? So they all left their business cards.
"Hello, Senior Cai." After dealing with the older generation of businessmen who came to cooperate, Si Mingyu took the initiative to find Senior Cai.
"Hello." Senior Cai was also very interested in this newcomer who was the most eye-catching in the audience today.
After Si Mingyu revealed that he was a student at Jiaotong University, their relationship took a step closer. As young people, they also had common topics to talk about, such as "So you play Genshin Impact too."
"Senior Cai, I'm interested in buying some shares in your company. Would you consider it?"
Because the other party is not currently listed, Si Mingyu can only directly state his needs.
"I'm sorry, the company currently has no plans in this regard." Senior Cai is not short of money at the moment.
"I'm just expressing my personal opinion. If you need anything, please contact me first, Senior Cai." Si Mingyu didn't care.
"Okay." Senior Cai responded to Si Mingyu's kindness. Even if it was not necessary, no one would refuse someone who was optimistic about their company.
As they left, Zhang Ningxi was puzzled by Si Mingyu's actions: "Even though I enjoy playing games, there's no need to become a shareholder, right?"
"One percent of the shares will do." Si Mingyu replied.
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