"Oh, this young gentleman bids two thousand yuan. Is there anyone else willing to pay a higher price?" There was an unhealthy flush on the staff's face. Maybe some people were surprised. No matter how well the auction items sell, it has nothing to do with you. Why are you excited
In fact, this statement is wrong. As the organizer, the Turner Grand Theater was closed for five days for this charity dinner. It used the first four days to decorate the venue and arrange seats, and the last day to hold the auction and dinner. Every job requires a lot of time and energy from the staff, and at least two performances were delayed in five days. The Turner Grand Theater is definitely not a charity, and they need to be paid.
Of course, they will say that hosting such an event is free and supports charity.
But the money that should be collected will not be less. The amount of remuneration comes from the final turnover, of which 1% belongs to the Grand Theater. Just like the countless rules of the game that constitute the normal operation of this city, this is also a part of the rules of the game.
Therefore, the higher the total transaction price during the auction stage, the higher the income the Grand Theater will receive. The staff who presides over the auction will naturally receive a small bonus.
So it has something to do with him.
Many eyes immediately followed the direction of the staff's gaze and looked back at Du Lin, who was sitting on the edge of the ninth row. Du Lin smiled and kept nodding in greetings, and soon he noticed an old man sitting on the right side of the middle of the first row slowly turning to look at him.
The old man's hair has turned gray, and his body looks a little stooped. He squints his eyes, maybe because his eyesight is not very good. The decent suit he wears, the respect others show him and the seat he is sitting at all indicate that this old man must be this weed. Provider of , one of the two councilors from Turnel City.
Du Lin stood up at this time, held the hem of his clothes with one hand, and bowed to salute. The old man had a kind smile on his face and nodded to Du Lin.
Maybe in this old man's mind, Du Lin is a fool. He paid an astonishing price of two thousand yuan for a piece of mud with weeds that he dug out from the roadside this morning. Isn't this stupid? But at least he was in a happy mood at this moment, and his happiness came from the bottom of his heart. The reason is simple. Tomorrow's newspapers will feature a large report on tonight's charity dinner, which will also mention him and his "donation" of two thousand yuan. As for who paid for him, the newspaper will not report it, unless the reporter, editor-in-chief, editor-in-chief, including the owner of the newspaper, no longer want to stay in Turner City.
His good name will spread to more people's ears, and he will continue to be a great "philanthropist" in Turner City.
Two thousand yuan, an astonishing price, bought a pot of weeds. Celebrities and officials may think that Dulin is philistine, vulgar, and stupid. However, those tycoons would envy him. Because of this pot of weeds, Du Lin had the right to meet with the parliamentarians once.
Again, this is one of the rules of the game.
Subsequently, some celebrities' auction items were sold at relatively high prices. Even Prondeau contributed a box of "Promised Land", which was bought by a rich man at a premium of 200%. Immediately afterwards, the auction items donated by the second congressman were placed on the auction table. But this time it was completely different from the time Du Lin successfully bid. His auction items received a cold reception.
The reason is actually very simple. According to the requirements of imperial law, each city must have at least two members of the state assembly at the same time, one of whom belongs to the old party and the other to the new party. If the city is large and has a large population, there will be a third, fourth or even fifth councilor. Representatives from each city eventually sit together as the entire state assembly. They decide a state's next development blueprint, policies and regulations by voting. Of these, four will become members of the Imperial Diet, two from the new party and two from the old party.
As we all know, Tenel City is the sphere of influence of the old party. The important agencies and institutions in the entire city are firmly controlled by people from the old party. There is a new party member among a group of old parties. This shows how powerful he should be here. "torment". Anyone who dares to make a bid means that he has fallen into the arms of the new party—if he has defected to the new party openly and openly within the sphere of influence of the old party, isn’t this looking for death
So even though this New Party congressman took out a fairly good filigree pocket watch, no one raised their hands to bid, and the entire Grand Theater became extremely quiet at this moment.
The congressman raised his hand with an indescribable expression on his face, with the back of his hand facing outward, and stretched out a finger.
The staff standing on the stage suddenly smiled and said, "This gentleman is willing to pay one thousand yuan to bid for this luxurious filigree pocket watch. This pocket watch comes from the hands of the famous watch master Ordo. It is definitely worth it." It is one of the items in the collection, so does anyone want to pay a higher price now?”
After three lightning-fast inquiries, and perhaps the only exception in the entire city, the congressman paid for his own donated pocket watch. But he just looked ugly, not angry. He has experienced this kind of thing more than once in the past two years!
Of course, no one will discuss such a strange process. The new party member may be ostracized by many parties in Turnel City, but at the same time, the mayor and several major officials in the city will not embarrass him, and will even create an environment for him. A comfortable working environment and living environment to improve his enjoyment and living standards as much as possible. Because according to imperial law, when a city submits a bill to the state assembly, it must be signed by at least two members of different camps at the same time for it to be considered valid.
In other words, if he grits his teeth and refuses to sign, the city will not receive any substantial development in four or even eight years. So people rejected him and had to serve him comfortably.
The brief silence soon passed, the theater became lively again, and soon the climax of the auction phase was reached - donated items from Mayor Peter.
That was a painting. If Delisle were here at this time, he would definitely cry for his little knowledge of art. How come oil paintings that are obviously worthless can be sold at high prices every time
Yes, this is the oil painting that Delisle "sold" to Madame Vivian, a worthless oil painting, but at this special time and on this special occasion, its value is definitely higher than that of some already famous artists. s work.
This oil painting, which represents spring but is covered with green and yellow spots, has a starting price of two thousand yuan. The tycoons and rich people who have been silent for the entire auction seem to be awakening from hibernation. The money is here Time is really just a number. In just a few minutes, the auction price of this oil painting had reached as high as 4,600 yuan.
There was no obvious emotional change on Peter's face, he was as calm and calm as ever.
Du Lin, who was sitting in the ninth row, saw fewer and fewer people calling out prices. He raised his fist, and then everyone began to gasp.
"Ten thousand yuan!"
This shocking price made everyone once again focus on the young man on the edge of the ninth row. Is he crazy
Similar charity dinners are held frequently, sometimes almost once a month, sometimes once every two or three months. With so many activities, it is difficult for the bidding to exceed 5,000, because if you miss this one, the next one will not be a year or a few years later. You may only need to wait for more than 20 days for the next one, so Everyone maintained a very restrained attitude and basically gave up when they reached 5,000 yuan.
Tycoons and rich people also know very well that once the price is raised too high, it will be difficult to lower it.
The donated goods provided by Peter were auctioned for a high price of 6,000 yuan at most, but at a low price, they were only a little over 3,000 yuan.
It was the first time in Tenel City that someone shouted out 10,000 yuan like this!
At this time, Peter, who had never spoken before, stood up and walked directly to the host's stage. "Can I ask, young man, your name?" His voice was a little low, but full of emotion. The magnetism that a man should have, with sexiness and charm in his voice.
Du Lin also stood up again, bowed and saluted in the same way, and replied loudly: "My name is Du Lin, sir."
Many people present showed expressions of sudden realization, and Peter's eyebrows also slightly raised. He had also heard of this name. At this point, although many people think Dulin is crazy, they have no interest in pursuing his squandering behavior. Everyone knows that bootlegging is very profitable, and they have all heard of the rising new stars in Tenel City. Giants, most people showed a look of understanding.
Peter nodded vigorously and pointed at Dulin, "I've heard of you!" People's eyes shifted from Dulin to the mayor, "I don't judge whether what you are doing now is right or wrong. , without referring to other people's evaluation of you, at this moment, on this occasion, I will affirm your behavior. I understand, just like many people here understand, your purpose may not be pure, but it cannot be because of your actions. The purpose is not simple, but it ignores the impact of this 10,000 yuan donation on those poor families who are in urgent need of relief!”
"There will be dozens of families, hundreds of families, that will be improved because of your actions now. You let them have clothes to wear, you let them fill their bellies, and this is the purpose of today's charity dinner!", he The voice gradually turned bright red, "That is to help those in need!"
"Mr. Dulin, on behalf of the poor families in Tener City who need help and those who need relief, thank you for your generosity!"
With these words, Du Lin felt as if he had suddenly become great, but he knew that this was a performance, and this was the political skill displayed by the mayor of a remote city. It was obvious that he spent huge sums of money to flatter the mayor, but under the mayor's words, both Dulin and the mayor became sacred.
Dulin pursed his lips and said loudly: "I realized that I had done a stupid thing. I am willing to spend another 10,000 yuan for charity in Turner City. Thank you, mayor, you made me understand. It’s my fault, thank you for teaching me, thank you!”
Handler, who was sitting in the second row, twitched the corners of his mouth. He thought he might have made a mistake.
The mayor on the stage finally showed a slight smile.
This guy is great!
(End of chapter)