After chatting for a few more words, Li Chenping said, "Don't leave after the dinner, I'll take you to a small party and introduce some friends to you."
Chen Mu thought for a while, then nodded: "Okay."
Li Chenping is a more reliable person, introducing someone to him means helping him expand his network, and Chen Mu accepts this sentiment.
Although he originally planned to rush back immediately after the dinner, but now it seems that he will probably spend the night in City X.
The dinner was still going on, and the leaders came to the stage one by one and finished their speeches, and soon entered the donation link.
This time the donation was made in the form of an auction. Siwei contacted some artists from the X City Painting and Calligraphy Association, donated a batch of paintings and books, and bought them at the dinner.
In fact, to put it bluntly, donating money is still donating money, but it is not a free donation. At least those who donate money can get back a painting and calligraphy work.
Chen Mu had discussed with the female doctor about how much to donate on such an occasion.
The female doctor told him that it's fine to look at it, and there's no need to donate too much, as that would make people jealous and hate it.
Of course, you can't donate too little. Anyway, you can make a decision after looking at the situation on the field.
The first one that came out was a landscape painting, long format.
The host introduced that because this was the first painting to open the door, he specially selected the most special one among this batch of paintings, which was about Yu Luoshan, a native of City X.
Chen Mu is not very familiar with the environment around City X. He has only heard of such a mountain in the southwest direction, but has never been there. He couldn't help but stare at the painting for a long time.
To be honest, Xia Guo's freehand landscapes are really freehand. If it wasn't for the title of the painting that it was Yu Luoshan, he probably wouldn't be able to tell which mountain was which.
When he was looking at the painting, the asking price had already started.
There was a fat middle-aged man who called three million as soon as he opened his mouth, which made Chen Mu feel his heart skip a beat.
Then someone called another 4 million, then 5 million, 5.5 million...
Looking at it this way, the price is going to be tens of millions.
Chen Mu suddenly felt that his family background was not strong enough, and it would be better not to come to such occasions in the future.
finally-
Chen Mu saw the old man Li Yi open his mouth, and directly called a price of 10 million, and then no one bid with him again.
Chen Mu can see that the bidding is a process, it looks intense, but it is actually a posturing, to fight bravely, and not let such a charity dinner become deserted, so everyone's bidding belongs to the bidding, but it will not hurt everyone. amiable.
When the auction of old man Li Yi was successful, including the fat man who was the first bidder, and everyone else congratulated old man Li Yi, the scene suddenly became very harmonious again.
Li Chenping also applauded from a distance for his father's successful bid, then turned around and asked Chen Mu in a low voice, "How much are you going to donate?"
Chen Mu was a bit off the mark at first, but after seeing the 10 million bid, he was a little bit off the mark, and couldn't help asking: "I don't know, I'm going to see the situation before making a decision."
Li Chenping nodded, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "Do you believe me?"
It must be believed, Li Chenping is much more reliable than his brother.
Chen Mu nodded cheerfully: "Brother Chen Ping, tell me."
Li Chenping said: "Later... Well, if you have money, you should throw at least three million. If you have more money, five million is not too much."
"ah?"
Chen Mu originally thought that a donation of 100,000 to 200,000 yuan would be enough, but Li Chenping reported such an astronomical figure as soon as he opened his mouth.
Li Chenping continued: "According to the practice of some similar occasions in previous years, all those who donated money will make a list and submit it to the competent department, but three million is considered the top of the list, so it is best to donate five hundred. Wan, don’t suffer.”
list
Chen Mu thought for a while and asked, "Is this list important?"
Li Chenping smiled meaningfully: "There is an account for everything. Whether you have done more or less, everyone knows clearly."
When he was talking, he pointed to his father and said, "Like my dad, it doesn't matter how much you donate. Our Xincheng Group's annual donation is calculated in units of 100 million. The important thing here is a heart." .
The 10 million just now is to set the tone for future donations. If you still have money, listen to me, 3 million as a base. "
After a slight pause, he continued: "Your forestry company is still small, so donating 3 million is very eye-catching. For other big companies, donating 10 million is not as cost-effective as your donation of 3 million."
Although Chen Mu didn't know where this was a good deal, since Li Chenping said so, he also decided to play it by ear and spend several million to do good deeds.
Anyway, this is the first time he has participated in this kind of charity event for rich people. There are many things that have nothing to do with a dick like him, but now he seems to have broken into a new world.
One after another, the paintings and books were introduced, and the host was very serious on the stage, introducing the brushwork, fonts, etc., as if each piece was a masterpiece.
Some are sold for millions, some for hundreds of thousands, and some are very small and may be bought for tens of thousands.
An hour later, even Wu Xiaoping, who was at the same table as them, took a picture of the Eight Horses, which cost more than 300,000 yuan.
Chen Mu never had a chance to make a sale, mainly because he didn't know how to paint, so he didn't know what price to ask.
Of course, he himself is a good boy who loves to learn. After looking at it for a while, he found that when each painting was auctioned, it was sold at different prices according to the size and the fame of the author.
He couldn't say for sure about the author's reputation, because he didn't understand, but the size can be seen with the naked eye, so he decided to look for a big one later, and just throw money and make a fortune.
After waiting for a long time, a picture of a rooster announcing the dawn finally came out, which was long and imposing.
Chen Mu got excited all of a sudden, and asked the female doctor and the Uyghur girl, "What do you think of this picture? It should be quite elegant to buy and hang in the office, right?"
The Uighur girl didn't know how to paint, so she pouted directly: "It's not as good as the tiger picture before."
Chen Mu also curled his lips: "It was a tigress just now, who wants to hang a tigress in his office?"
The Uighur girl was curious: "How did you know it was a tigress?"
Chen Mu showed an expression of "You are so uneducated", and didn't want to talk.
Instead, the female doctor explained to the Uighur girl in a low voice: "Didn't you see the two cubs in the painting just now? That's a tigress."
"Can't a male tiger take cubs?"
"..."
Chen Mu didn't bother to talk to this person, and turned his head to look forward. As soon as the host said that he could start bidding, he immediately raised his hand.
The more forward the position, the greater the background.
For the host to be the host of such an important dinner party, of course there is something unique in terms of human sophistication.
So he chose the person in front to bid first. It was a middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses sitting at the fifth table. He called out 3.5 million at the beginning.
As soon as this number came out, many people behind immediately retracted their hands.
Of course, some people continued to raise their hands, and Chen Mu was one of them.
Because Chen Mu was at the back, another person in front was picked up by the host and bid a price of 3.65 million.
"Three hundred and eight."
"four million."
After two people stood up to bid in a row, most of them shrank.
For such an ink painting, four million is already a lot, so there are not many people who are ready to continue bidding.
When Chen Mu saw the situation, of course he had to do his part. He continued to raise his hand, and soon the host saw him as a young and outstanding man, pointed at him and said, "That gentleman, please bid."
"five million!"
Chen Mu directly called out the price that he had thought about a long time ago.
The last time I donated 2 million to the school, plus hundreds of thousands of publicity, this time in front of so many leaders and bosses, I can't shrink back, just throw 5 million, it's okay, it's okay, it can't be pulled down.
really-
As soon as the "five million" came out, the others were stunned on the spot.
The main reason is that everyone feels that there are many opportunities to sell, so there is no need to bid again, so as not to provoke unnecessary people because of such a charity dinner.
Some people who were capable of bidding with Chen Mu saw Li Chenping sitting next to Chen Mu, hesitated for a moment, and chose to back down.
In this way, Chen Mu took this picture of a rooster announcing dawn with "five million".
"Congratulations!"
Li Chenping said something softly to him.
I don't know why, I know that after spending so much money, I should feel distressed and tearful, but Chen Mu feels in a good mood, as if he has accomplished something big, which is really enough... Well, anyway, if you do something good, you are in a good mood.
In the auction bidding tonight, there were some bids higher than 5 million, but Chen Mu's 5 million did come a bit suddenly. Many people present looked at him, including the leaders sitting at the front.
The big leader saw that it was Chen Mu, smiled, and said to a leader next to him: "Although Chen Mu is young, he has always been keen on doing good deeds. He has donated no less than ten Hope Primary Schools in private. "
The leader next to him also nodded: "I remember him, his company is the Muya Forestry that invested 5 million yuan to build a research institute. When we visited his forest farm, the young man said he wanted to develop agriculture with science and technology, right? ?”
The big leader smiled and said, "That's him."
…
While the leaders were talking, the picture of a rooster announcing the dawn had already been delivered to Chen Mu.
The people at the same table congratulated him one after another, as if he had really photographed some peerless treasure.
Chen Mu touched the five million-dollar painting, and handed it to the female doctor, "I'm going to go out with Brother Chen Ping later, you two can see how to arrange it."
The female doctor thought for a while and said, "Then I'll go home. Anyway, I haven't been home for a while, so I'll visit my parents."
Chen Mu turned his attention to the Uighur girl again, and the Uighur girl said, "I don't go home, Ata and Apa are not at home, so it's meaningless to go back."
The female doctor's heart moved, and she asked, "Then do you want to stay at my house for one night?"
The Uighur girl thought for a while, then nodded: "Okay, then I'll go to your house to make do for the night."
Looking at these two, Chen Mu really felt that today is a bit different. They used to hate each other as soon as they met, but now they get along so harmoniously, which is a bit unbelievable.
But anyway, this is a good thing, Chen Mu quickly said: "Alright then, you guys drive back later, Brother Chenping and I's car is ready, we'll go back together tomorrow morning."
"good."
"no problem."