Jiang Se sat back in his original seat and looked at the time. There were still about fifteen minutes before the charity dinner officially started.
Mo Anqi looked helpless, but Xia Chaoqun looked normal.
Steinay is different from the Federer watch that Jiang Se bought a few years ago. Their company has no precedent of hiring spokespersons. Xia Chaoqun's previous efforts were just to get an opportunity.
Now Tao Cen has the ability to establish a relationship with Chapman and win his appreciation, which is also due to their own abilities.
Two assistants handed Jiang Se an art pie, which displayed the items donated by the invited guests tonight, so that she could have a rough idea of the items to be auctioned later.
Jiang Se quickly saw the pair of bracelets he donated on the electronic screen. It showed that quite a few people were paying attention to them. Obviously, many of the guests liked this pair of bracelets very much.
What Steinay Company donated was a handwritten piano score by the late famous Italian composer Amadeus, which was written seventy years ago. Jiang Se became interested as soon as he saw it.
This manuscript took many years to complete, but it is well preserved. And because Amadeus was a world-renowned talented composer and performer, most of his manuscripts are kept in the hands of his descendants, and very few of them are circulated outside.
Therefore, his manuscripts are of great collection value to many music lovers, and are generally difficult to buy even if you have money.
At such a charity gala, it was obviously very eye-catching that Steinay donated such a manuscript.
Judging from the pictures, this manuscript has about two or three pages and its value is no less than one million.
Especially at an auction held in the name of charity tonight, it might be possible to fetch a very ideal price. Jiang Se calculated in her mind that the 1.6 million originally calculated by Yu Wei for her might not be enough to buy the manuscript, so she might have to spend more money.
It was a rare occasion for her to come across something she really liked, and after making up her mind, she was not in a hurry when the auction officially started. She watched the items being bought one by one, and the pair of bracelets she donated were finally sold for 380,000. Until the finale of the auction, the manuscript of Amadeus was finally brought onto the stage.
Jiang Se's expression brightened up. The host on the stage was already following the procedure. He first thanked Steinay for taking out the manuscript, and then gave a brief introduction.
"A manuscript of Amadeus, with three sheets of music. This manuscript was written by the young Amadeus at that time."
The host picked up the manuscript, the camera fell on the manuscript, and the words on it appeared behind the screen so that every audience member present could see it.
At this time, many people in the audience were eager to try. After the host explained the auction rules, the manuscript started at a reserve price of 200,000. Jiang Se had already expected that the manuscript would be very popular, but after the auction actually started, it was still a little beyond her expectations.
In just fifteen minutes, the price of the manuscript had soared from 200,000 to 750,000. The assistant smacked his lips, bent over and ran over, stood by the aisle, lowered his head and whispered to Jiang Se:
"Sese, don't you want it?"
The young assistant's surname is Chen. She was originally a fan of Jiang Se. When Xia Chaoqun was looking for an assistant for Jiang Se, she took this opportunity to stand out from a group of competitors and successfully followed Jiang Se, taking care of her meticulously. She just noticed that Jiang Se was looking at Amadeus's manuscript. Seeing that the price of the manuscript was getting higher and higher, she suddenly became a little anxious.
"No rush." Jiang Se shook his head. Right now everyone was vying to get it, so bidding at this moment didn't make much sense.
She explained to the assistant in a low voice:
"Later on, when the price reaches a million, there will be fewer people competing for it."
As the price goes up, many people who do not have such a strong demand for Amadeus's manuscript will gradually give up on it, and only those who stay will be the ones who really want to collect it.
However, the collection value of this manuscript has different values in everyone's mind. Jiang Se thought about it and felt that if Tao Cen was a smart person, there was a high possibility that she would get this manuscript.
Song Yi, who was sitting in the VIP seat on the other side, was also talking to Tao Cen:
"Sister Tao, how many people do you think will bid for this manuscript of Amadeus? Will the price exceed the budget?"
Tao Cen intended to take a bite of Steinay's piece of cake, and she had to get the manuscript that Steinay took out tonight no matter what.
Money was nothing to Tao Cen, but it was not easy to get it decently and win Chapman's favor.
"As for the price, that's the financial planner's problem, not mine." Tao Cen looked at the cards raised from time to time and replied to Song Yi with a smile:
"As for how many people will be there in the end, it's hard to say, but Jiang Se will definitely be one of them."
Both of them are very interested in Steinay. She will not miss such an opportunity, and Jiang Se should not miss it either.
As she spoke, Song Yi couldn't help but look up in the direction of Jiang Se. Under the light, Jiang Se was sitting in the front row on the other side, with his hands folded on his legs, staring at the screen intently. So far, Jiang Se had not bid for the manuscript.
"Will Jiang Se also bid?" Song Yi asked. Tao Cen has been interested in training him recently. After hearing his question, he raised the corner of his mouth:
"It all depends on who can get it!"
After the bid for the manuscript reached 900,000, fewer and fewer people started bidding higher.
Although the three Amadeus manuscripts donated by Steinay are precious, after exceeding one million, those who want to collect them have become much more cautious.
After 1.6 million, there were only two people still holding up the signs.
Mo Anqi squatted beside her and said softly:
"The two parties still bidding are from the Eisen Group and SAE Technology, both of which have cooperated with Steinay."
When she said this, Jiang Se understood that after the three manuscripts of Amadeus exceeded 1.6 million, people who knew the business had stopped bidding and were no longer prepared to do so.
But obviously in the eyes of Chapman, the head of Steinay, the value of art is not just 1.6 million, so both companies that have cooperative relationships with Steinay have taken action to try to raise the value of this Amadeus manuscript.
At this point, if Jiang Se took action again, it would obviously be much easier to get the manuscript.
She held up a sign and entered her expected price on the operation screen.
When many people competing for the manuscript had stopped holding up their placards, Jiang Se's sudden raising of the placard obviously attracted a lot of attention.
When the host on stage shouted excitedly:
"One million and seven hundred thousand!" caused an uproar in the audience.
The person in charge of Steinay turned his head, looked in the direction of Jiang Se, waved from a distance with a smile on his face.
The market value of this manuscript is around one million. Even if it is auctioned for charity tonight, one million and seven hundred thousand is still a bit surprising.
As soon as the host finished speaking, Xiao Zhang from Huaxia Information in the media section muttered to himself:
"Jiang Se is so willful. He spent so much money just to buy three sheets of manuscript paper?"
“She must really like art.”
Yu Zilin also opened her eyes wide and answered in a low voice, "Otherwise, Steinay would not have sent her the invitation to the 30th anniversary celebration in China. It is said that she is also good at playing the piano..."
Before she finished her words, everyone in the venue thought that after the manuscript was bid up to 1.7 million, no one would continue to bid. But the next moment, someone else raised a sign to bid.
Xiao Zhang took a deep breath, reached out to push her away, and couldn't even speak.
Yu Zilin pushed up the frame of her glasses and looked in the direction of Xiao Zhang's gesture. The person holding the sign was sitting in the first row of the VIP seats at tonight's charity dinner. He should also be an important person invited by "Times Style".
Before she could see who it was, she heard the host say excitedly:
"One million and eight hundred thousand!"
"Tao Cen also bid."
As soon as Xiao Zhang said this, the entire media area was in an uproar!
"Does Tao Cen really like this Amadeus manuscript, or is he deliberately competing with Jiang Se?"
Xiao Zhang couldn't help but ask Yu Zilin excitedly, and Yu Zilin shook her head stupidly.
After Tao Cen raised his sign, it was obvious that this matter would not end well.
Xia Chaoqun frowned, and Liu Ye, who was beside Jiang Se, pursed his lips and subconsciously turned to look at Jiang Se.
Tao Cen's actions at this moment pushed Jiang Se into a difficult situation. If she continued to compete, tomorrow's news would definitely expose the news that the two of them competed for a manuscript tonight.
As a result, Jiang Se's behavior of competing with her predecessors will cause her to be besieged by Tao Cen's fans. At the same time, some Chinese netizens may think that her personality is too radical and a bit excessive, and she will lose some national favorability from those who are not her fans.
After all, Tao Cen has been famous for many years and his mass base is much stronger than Jiang Se's.
If Jiang Se lets go now, although it will not look good, it will give the impression at tonight's charity dinner that she is still submissive to Tao Cen. But at the same time, her act of "surrendering" will also prove from the side that she "admits" that her status is still not as good as Tao Cen's. Even if the media wants to make groundless accusations, they will not be able to do so.
The news may be ridiculed by some of Tao Cen's fans, but it is much better than making people think that she is arrogant.
Liu Ye has worked with Jiang Se in two dramas, and he thinks he has some understanding of Jiang Se's personality.
She is very smart and knows how to judge the situation. She should understand the principle of temporarily holding back anger.
He thought Jiang Se didn't need his reminder and would not confront Tao Cen head-on in this public place. However, while he was still thinking about this, Jiang Se raised the sign again the next second, which stunned Liu Ye.
"you… "
He never expected that Jiang Se would continue to fight with Tao Cen for the manuscript. Even if she really liked it, there was no need for her to spend so much money to get it in such an occasion.
Privately, she inquired that the money was enough for her to buy other Amadeus manuscripts.
Jiang Se lowered her head, still carefully inputting her price. The light from the screen shone on her face. Her delicate and flawless makeup looked a bit cool when she was not smiling.
"What's wrong?"
As if aware of Liu Ye's gaze, Jiang Se raised his head and looked at Liu Ye after losing the amount he expected, smiling and asked in a low voice.
The host on the stage seemed to be stunned by Jiang Se's behavior. He paused for two seconds before speaking:
"Two million!"
"Hiss!" Many people in the venue gasped when they heard the price.
When Yu Zilin was listening to the host's quotation, she was wondering if Jiang Se was crazy.
If Tao Cen stops competing at this time, Jiang Se will inevitably be accused of "bullying the strong with the weak". If Tao Cen continues to compete, the "dispute" between the two actresses of Century Galaxy, which has always attracted much attention, will be seen by everyone.
No matter which situation it is, it is disadvantageous for Jiang Se. She has finally come to where she is now through all the ups and downs, relying on her works to speak for herself. She is always trembling with fear, so why can she lose her temper now
Mo Anqi was also a little anxious. She saw that Xia Chaoqun's expression had become a little serious.
Xia Chaoqun doesn't get angry often, but at this moment her eyes clearly showed her disapproval.
Although Mo Anqi disliked Tao Cen because of Jiang Se, she rationally understood that this was not the time to confront Tao Cen head-on.
Why is it not okay to fight in private but it is necessary to bring the conflict to the surface
But now, in front of everyone, no matter how anxious she was, she could only try her best to wink at Jiang Se.
"Sister Tao?"
After hearing Jiang Se make the offer as Tao Cen wished, Song Yi didn't know whether he felt relieved or more nervous.
He knew that every pair of eyes around him were watching this scene, and after tonight, the entire news newspaper tomorrow would report everything he saw.
Maybe it was because he was too nervous and his mind was highly concentrated, Song Yi felt that he could hear the breathing of everyone around him, as well as the shutter sounds of people in the media area taking out their mobile phones and secretly taking pictures.
"Do you want to bid more?"
After just a few breaths, Song Yi felt his clenched fists covered with sweat. He was still a little excited. In comparison, Tao Cen seemed much calmer.
"Why not?"
Tao Cen answered with a smile, seeming to be in a good mood.
Jiang Se took the bait as she wished. If she stopped now, it would be too early for this show to end.
While she was happy, she also felt a little regretful.
In fact, Xia Chaoqun chose to lead Jiang Se wholeheartedly and brought Jiang Se to where she is today in just a few years. She really regarded Jiang Se as an opponent.
She had the role in "The Lost City" snatched away by herself and was betrayed by herself, but she did not make a scene in the company or complain to anyone. Instead, she endured it silently, and when she saw herself, she was still polite and gentle, as if nothing had happened.
However, she secretly got the honor of being Federer's first spokesperson in China, and still won Cesare's favor. She quietly squeezed out Laura and got the leading role in Cesare's big production "God's Redemption".
She even managed to dig into the ELYSEES car brand, which she had endorsed for ten years.
Tao Cen actually really looked at Jiang Se differently. She even felt that the fighting spirit and ambition in her heart were rushing up, but she didn't expect Jiang Se to be so impatient.
Maybe I am too young and always take my reputation too seriously.
Perhaps her previous views on Jiang Se were just illusions.
Xia Chaoqun is so powerful that she was able to suppress Jiang Se and handle everything perfectly when Tao Cen couldn't see.
But now at the charity dinner, under the watchful eyes of everyone, after Xia Chaoqun was unable to control Jiang Se as he wished, Jiang Se finally revealed a flaw.
Of course this auction had to go on. If Jiang Se didn't continue to "fight for this breath" with her, the good show would not be able to start.
Since Jiang Se has threatened his position, of course he has to suppress her. It would be best if he could suppress her to the point where she can no longer stand up and threaten him! (To be continued)