Chapter 455: Dou Qi and Liu Zhou's Donation
Although Liu Zhou did not show it very obviously, Zhao Xinyu should be able to detect his coldness with her ability to read people's expressions.

However, the other party seemed to not care at all. She still smiled and opened her Hermès handbag, took out a black card, handed it to Liu Zhou and said:
"I admire Mr. Liu very much. I hope to visit Chang'an Club someday. Please accept this card."

Zhang Chaoyang, who was standing by, saw this and interrupted with a smile:
"Hey, the Chang'an Club's Supreme Card, Mr. Zhao is really willing to spend it."

Then he turned to Liu Zhou and said:

"Boss Liu, the Changan Club's Supreme Black Card is quite rare. Not many have been issued. With this card, you can access the resources and connections of the entire club."

Although Liu Zhou knew that this card was quite valuable, he didn't want to owe Zhao Xinyu a favor. He smiled and said:

"Forget about the card. If I come to your club, I will definitely go directly to you, Sister Zhao. Do I still need a card?"

Zhao Xinyu was startled, then smiled and said:

"Yes, yes, you are the distinguished guest of our Chang'an Club. The door is always open to you. You are welcome to visit us anytime. You are welcome to come and see me anytime."

At this moment, Zhao Xinyu exclaimed:
"Oh, I didn't expect Wendi Deng to be here too."

Then Zhao Xinyu said something to Liu Zhou and Zhang Chaoyang, and ran to Wendi Deng.

"Boss Liu, are you just going to reject their kindness? You can really expand your network in the Chang'an Club."

Liu Zhou looked at Zhao Xinyu walking quickly towards Wendi Deng and smiled slightly:
"If I join the Changan Club, I feel like I will be the club's biggest connection."

"As expected of the richest man, he speaks in a domineering manner."

“Don’t be so sarcastic. In our situation, as long as we abide by the law and do business properly and don’t go against the country’s policies, there will be no problems. We don’t need the so-called connections of this club.

If something goes wrong, do you think the connections in Changan Club can save you? Even if they can, it will cost a lot. "

"Boss Liu is really insightful, but you may not know that there are many new and interesting projects in the club."

"Lao Zhang, did you join this club just to experience the activities there?"

"Haha, not entirely. You don't know how well Mr. Zhao understands men. You'll know once you go there."

"You'd better get married and have a child as soon as possible, otherwise you will be killed sooner or later, and then there will be no one to inherit Sohu."

At this time, a waiter handed over a round sign with a red background and white letters on it, with a big 10. This was the auction number, used for bidding during the auction. Liu Zhou was number 10 and Zhang Chaoyang was number 11.

At exactly seven o'clock, hosts David Wu and Ke Lan walked onto the stage. They reviewed the history of the Bazaar Charity Dinner and introduced the theme and significance of tonight's event.

Then, the Executive Vice President of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, President of the China Charity Federation, Liu Jiang, CEO of Fashion Group, and Su Mang, head of Bazaar, took turns to go on stage to deliver speeches.

What surprised Liu Zhou was that Su Mang was obviously a little nervous, his voice was trembling, and he spoke incoherently, giving people a feeling of confusion.

Liu Zhou found it unbelievable that someone who could sit in Su Mang's position would be stage fright when speaking on stage. Besides, it wasn't the first time he had hosted the Bazaar Charity Dinner, so why was he so nervous?

The Bazaar Charity Gala was modeled after the Metropolitan Charity Gala in the United States. Su Mang's performance was far from that of Wintour.

Wintour is the editor-in-chief of VOGUE magazine and the prototype of the character played by Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada.

In fact, let alone Wintour, even Zhang Yu is far inferior to her. She doesn't have the aura of a queen, nor the calmness of someone who is accustomed to big scenes. I really don't know how she became the editor-in-chief.

Then the stage performance began, with OST Queen Zhang Liangying opening with a touching song "We Are Together".

This was followed by a wonderful modern dance performance by the famous dancer Jin Xing and her modern dance troupe, and then a fashion show by designer Guo Pei, which was beautifully performed by supermodels.

Liu Zhou was not very interested in dancing and seemed a little uninterested. Zhang Chaoyang next to him was watching with great interest, but it seemed that he was not watching the performance but looking at the beauties.

After the performance, Ke Lan and David Wu came on stage to announce the official start of the charity auction.

The red carpet and performances before tonight’s charity dinner are just appetizers, the charity auction is the highlight.

In addition to auctioning top limited edition products donated by super brands such as Cartier, Prada, and Hermès, this year's Bazaar Star Charity Night also features artworks or personal belongings donated by some artists and big-name entertainers.

In fact, except for the first two Bazaar Charity Nights where items were donated by celebrities, the subsequent items were almost all sponsored by top brands, and celebrities rarely donated auction items.

However, this time the organizer specifically asked Liu Zhou, so he also donated something that will appear at tonight's charity auction.

At this time, a model came up holding a beautiful watch, and Ke Lan began to introduce it to everyone:
"The first lot is a limited edition watch provided by Bulgari. Only invited VIPs have the opportunity to appreciate and reserve it in advance. The starting price is 9999 yuan. Bidding will begin now."

After Ke Lan’s introduction, someone immediately raised his hand: “5.” It increased fivefold.

In less than two minutes, the price of this ordinary watch was raised to 300,000. Ke Lan waited for ten seconds and saw that no one raised the price, so he announced the deal.

Afterwards, Ke Lan invited the auctioneer, Zhang Lan, the owner of South Beauty, to the stage, and Lu Yi, Bao Lei and Yi Nengjing presented the auction items to her.

The purpose of the auction at the charity dinner is charity. Although the items being auctioned are provided by top brands, they are not very good and their value is limited.

During an auction, there is generally not too much fierce competition. After all, everyone is here to do charity, not to compete with each other.

If someone really likes an item, others generally won't rush to grab it. This is kind of an unspoken rule.

Otherwise, if a fight really breaks out, it will not only be an ugly scene, but will also make it difficult for the organizers.

And everyone had a tacit understanding that once the price of the item reached about five to ten times the starting price, they would not raise the price any further. Although most of the items were luxury goods, the prices were not too high for those present.

So the auction went smoothly all the time, and luxury items such as Gucci watches, LV golf bags, Armani skirts, etc. were sold one after another.

Zhang Chaoyang spent 38 yuan to buy a Dior mink coat, and Liu Zhou spent yuan to buy a LOVE series diamond watch provided by Cartier.

He has no preference for luxury goods, as long as he is comfortable wearing them. Now, even if he wears street goods, no one will look at him strangely.

The reason why Liu Zhou bought this watch was simply because he thought it was relatively better looking. Now that he was here, he had to take something back.

The Hermès Kelly that was auctioned afterwards did cause quite a stir.

The Kelly bag is named after Grace Kelly, Princess of Monaco and Oscar-winning actress. It is also the ultimate dream of countless bag-loving girls around the world.

The female guests at the scene inevitably became enthusiastic and actively raised their signs.

Fan Xiaopang seems to like this bag very much, holding up the sign again and again. However, she has many competitors, including many female stars.

When the price of the bag was called out as 700,000, everyone else stopped bidding, leaving only Fat Fan and Boss Zhao holding up their signs.

The two can be said to be the most direct competitors. In the early stage, Fan Xiaopang was definitely not as good as Boss Zhao. At that time, relying on the popularity of Xiaoyanzi, she could be said to be invincible among the four Dan and two Bing.

But since Fan Xiaopang joined Golden Harvest, the situation has reversed. Boss Zhao has been on a downward spiral and his reputation has become increasingly worse.

On the other hand, under the planning of Golden Harvest, Fan Xiaopang not only starred in one blockbuster after another, but also maintained a very good reputation, unlike the original time and space when he was not very popular.

It is said that where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are women, there may be fighting. The fights between female stars are comparable to palace fighting dramas.

Fat Fan is very arrogant now. Not to mention Boss Zhao, she doesn't even take Zhang Ziyi and Mr. Zhou seriously.

If it was anyone else, she might have backed down a bit, but if it was Boss Zhao, with whom she had always had a bad relationship, she would not give in an inch.

As for Boss Zhao, of course she did not give in either. She had never looked up to Fan Xiaopang, who could only act as a maid in front of her before. Then, the two Ice-Bings who came over forced themselves on her, making her feel that they were just forcing her to get involved.

Although Fan Xiaopang caught up with her in all aspects and even surpassed her later, Boss Zhao still looked down on Fan Xiaopang.

So now, by some strange coincidence, the two of them suddenly faced off against each other, neither of them was willing to give in, and the price of a Hermès bag was raised to one million by both of them.

At this point everyone realized that the two of them must have been really angry, but most people were watching the two people confronting each other with interest.

"One million and two hundred thousand!" Fat Fan directly raised the price by two hundred thousand.

Boss Zhao was not to be outdone by Fan Xiaopang's bid and raised his sign again in response:
"1500000!"

Fatty Fan smiled faintly, raised the sign in his hand and said:

"Two million!"

The originally silent meeting room was suddenly filled with the sound of some chaotic discussions, and even the people who were watching the show couldn't help but be amazed.

It's really crazy. A bag worth tens of thousands of dollars was sold for 200 million. Is this the legendary competition of wealth?
Those big guys didn't fight each other, but I didn't expect that the two female stars would fight each other.

But despite this, it still feels eye-opening, and they also want to see who will be able to win the bid for the bag in the end.

Boss Zhao raised his sign without hesitation:
"Two million and one million!"

"Two million three hundred thousand!"

"Two and a half million!"

Upon hearing Boss Zhao's offer, Fat Fan suddenly laughed out loud, then stopped holding up the sign and gave the bag to Boss Zhao.

Boss Zhao, who had been paying attention to Fan Xiaopang, realized that he had been tricked when he saw the other person's reaction.

But no matter how much hatred I feel in my heart, it is not easy to vent it now, I can only keep it in my heart.

Seeing that Fatty Fan did not continue bidding, David Wu on the stage reminded him loudly:

"It's already reached 2.5 million. Is there a higher price? Is there a higher price? 2.5 million for the first time!"

Fat Fan smiled at the stage and ignored Wu Dawei's urging to raise the price.

"Two and a half million the second time!"

Wu Dawei deliberately stopped and reminded Fan Xiaopang to raise the price, but the latter just sat there with a smile on his face and didn't move.

"Two and a half million for the third time. Congratulations to Ms. Zhao, No. 38, for winning the Hermès Kelly bag at two and a half million. I also thank her for her kindness."

At this time, Fat Fan suddenly stood up, smiled and applauded Boss Zhao.

Liu Zhou witnessed Fan Xiaopang's entire performance. He thought that Fan Xiaopang would get excited and really fight with Boss Zhao or be tricked by Boss Zhao.

But unexpectedly, Fat Fan was still sober. Not only did he not get carried away, he also tricked Boss Zhao first and even asked Boss Zhao to take a picture of something so representative.

As for the two of them, Liu Zhou definitely stood on Fan Xiaopang's side, so after Fan Xiaopang stood up, he also stood up while applauding.

Upon seeing this, everyone around him stood up and gave Boss Zhao a warm round of applause for his generosity.

Boss Zhao's face turned green. This was not applause at all, it was clearly a slap in her face. She was so angry that she wanted to curse.

Paying 2.5 million is really not a problem for her.

However, she regained some of her senses at this point, and felt that she had been taken advantage of by spending 2.5 million yuan on a bag worth only a few hundred thousand yuan. This was really too embarrassing.

More importantly, almost everyone at the scene knew that they had been fooled by Fan Xiaopang. He deliberately raised the price to make them spend more money, and they were really fooled.

This almost made Boss Zhao lose control of his facial expression, but when he noticed that the camera was facing him, he had to force a smile. Then he gritted his teeth, forced out a very ugly smile, and walked onto the stage.

Wu Dawei and Ke Lan on the stage also knew that Boss Zhao must be very angry at this time, so they didn't say anything more. They let Boss Zhao say a few words and then prepared to let her leave.

But she didn't expect Su Mang to stop her and ask her a few questions, which made her face even darker.

In the end, Wu Dawei was afraid that something bad might happen, so he interrupted the enthusiastic Su Mang and asked Boss Zhao to leave.

At this time, Su Mang also noticed that Boss Zhao was suppressing his anger, so he stepped aside and stopped spending any more money.

Her EQ wasn't that low originally, but she saw that the auction at the Bazaar Charity Dinner was so successful, and Boss Zhao's auction price of 2.5 million was the highest price ever paid for a single item.

So Su Mang was a little too excited, and when people are excited, they tend to get carried away and easily ignore things that are usually very obvious.

However, this was also the time when Su Mang had the highest reputation and the greatest influence in the circle. Although he felt that he might have offended Boss Zhao, he did not panic. At most, he could comfort her later.

The dispute between Fan Xiaopang and Boss Zhao was a rare episode in this auction. There were no other episodes after that and everything went very smoothly.

The auction was coming to an end, and the last item was brought onto the stage. It was the draft script and storyboard illustrations of "The Martian" donated by Liu Zhou.

(End of this chapter)