"Xiaotong, this is where you'll be studying for the next three years. Let's find a place to eat first, and then get familiar with the school and the surrounding environment," Li Jia said with a smile to Li Xiaotong as they stood at the school gate.
"Well, the air here is not bad. Although it's a bit far from the city center, transportation is so convenient now, so it doesn't matter!" Li Xiaotong looked around at the school gate and expressed her feelings.
After lunch, Li Jia and Li Xiaotong strolled around the school to familiarize themselves with the environment. In the afternoon, they walked around the downtown commercial street of M City. After spending the afternoon there, they finally figured out where the Xinhua Bookstore was and the basic layout of the various districts of M City.
Three days later will be the end of the freshman enrollment period. The first thing to do after entering university is military training. Li Xiaotong quickly became familiar with the school environment. Today is the second day of freshman enrollment. Li Xiaotong has also met the other five girls living in the same dormitory. Li Jia also has time to go to the Qianshi Club located on Daxuan Road in Qinghe District.
The Qian Shi Club has now reverted to its original name, Qian Shi Art Gallery, and is currently hosting a photography exhibition. The gallery's tickets are quite cheap; Li Jia bought a ticket for fifteen yuan and stepped into the gallery. Today, in addition to the exhibition, there is also a small auction. The items up for auction are several master-level photographic works in the exhibition hall. Of course, the authors of these works are well-known photographers in M City and even nationwide.
As Li Jia looked around the hall, she spotted Xiao Mi, dressed in an office lady suit, smiling and explaining something to a potential buyer in front of a painting. Li Jia stood there for a while, watching until the buyer left, then slowly walked over. "How much does this painting cost?" she asked.
"Uh! Ah! Is it really you?" Xiaomi turned around at the sound of the voice. Li Jia was standing behind her with a smile on her face. She immediately exclaimed happily. The people around her just smiled kindly at her reaction, while Xiaomi quickly covered her mouth and then went up to Li Jia and gently punched her.
"How is it? Is the work a bit harder now that you have a new boss?" Li Jia asked casually, looking at Xiaomi's delighted face.
"It's alright, the new boss is a beautiful woman, but she's very good to us. Apart from all of Director Wu's cronies being fired, the remaining employees have all stayed in their positions. What I thought would be a complete purge didn't happen. The new boss just fired those people and made a series of adjustments on Uncle Lang's advice. Everything else is still the same." Xiaomi, who had used Li Jia as a spy, spoke with unusual clarity of thought.
"Hehe, you don't need to be monitored anymore. You're laid off. Could you introduce me to your boss?" Li Jia said softly to Xiaomi.
"Hehe, want to meet our beautiful boss? No need for my introduction. Here, take this. There's an auction later, and the items up for auction are the works from this exhibition. With this, you can meet her then. Okay, I have to get back to work. Let's have dinner together after get off work. I haven't seen you in a long time and I've missed you." After saying this, Xiaomi gave Li Jia a wink, then turned and walked towards a huge landscape photograph, introducing it to a young man who had been standing there for a long time.
Li Jia held the white number plate that Xiao Mi had handed him. The palm-sized plate was engraved from acrylic, with a black Arabic numeral nineteen on the semi-transparent material. After glancing at the plate, Li Jia casually put it in his pocket and continued browsing in the lobby.
The theme of this exhibition is the bounty of nature, and July and August are the most beautiful months. Therefore, among the 128 photographs displayed in the hall, there are indeed several masterpieces.
The photograph in front of Li Jia is a macro photography work, which captures a praying mantis on a leaf. Its bright green body is raised high, with its two bony blades held in the air, making it look as majestic as a general fighting on the battlefield. The photographic angle is from bottom to top, which effectively highlights the mantis's not actually very tall figure, making it look very powerful and fierce.
"Friends, today's photography auction is about to begin. Those who wish to participate in the auction and have received a number, please proceed to the exhibition hall on the second floor. Thank you for your support!" A pleasant female voice suddenly came from the audio-visual equipment in the exhibition hall. Li Jia took out her number, looked at it, smiled slightly, and stepped towards the second floor.
When Li Jia arrived at the second-floor exhibition hall, more than a dozen people were already seated inside. Ten minutes later, the exhibition hall doors closed, and today's auctioneer walked in through a side door. She was a woman, the kind of woman who was breathtakingly beautiful.
Li Jia sat on one side of the hall, silently watching Meng Yao, who exuded elegance, and murmured softly, "You've lost weight."
Today, Meng Yao was wearing a white O-line skirt suit, the deep V-neck revealing a patch of snow-white skin. She walked steadily to the auction stage, turned to face the forty-odd people participating in the auction, and nodded slightly. "Thank you all for coming. This auction is the first since Qian Shi Art Gallery changed its name. The items for auction are a portion of the works you have seen in the hall. I believe you are already familiar with the items. So, without further ado, let's begin the auction. Lot number one: 'The Moon Shines Brightest in My Hometown'! Starting price: 500 yuan, minimum increment: 200 yuan..."
As soon as Meng Yao finished speaking, someone raised their number paddle. What followed was a fierce competition that surprised Li Jia. Looking at the group of men around her, Li Jia finally understood the key to the situation. The starting prices of the items were not expensive, only a few hundred yuan, but the final price of each piece was more than ten times the starting price.
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