After lunch, the charity auction fundraising meeting officially kicked off at 2 p.m.
Li Xiangqian really didn’t expect that Jade Culture Exchange could be used to raise funds.
As far as he knows, no matter how much money is raised from this fundraiser, it will be donated to an education foundation called Ziwei.
This foundation is semi-official and has always had a good reputation.
In this case, Li Xiangqian also planned to do his little bit and take pictures when he came across suitable materials.
After making good plans, Li Xiangqian followed the flow of people and went up to the second floor of the Jade Hall with Huang Wanying.
This jade pavilion has a total of three floors. The first floor is an exhibition hall for communication, and the second floor is a banquet hall.
Not only are there round tables and chairs inside, but each table is also filled with fruit snacks.
Celebrations are often held here.
This afternoon's charity auction is here. Li Xiangqian and Huang Wanying found a seat to sit down, and then slowly waited for the auction to begin.
During this period, Yao Xuewei also went up to the second floor. Seeing Li Xiangqian and Huang Wanying sitting together, Yao Xuewei found a seat far away.
Immediately afterwards, following the flow of people, the Jin family and his son also went up to the second floor.
And under the leadership of Jin Liqun, the father and son moved directly towards Yao Xuewei.
"Miss Yao, there is no one else sitting here."
"Uncle Jin, there is no one else here."
"Okay, you don't mind if my father and my son sit with you."
Yao Xuewei didn't want to sit with the Jin family and his son, nor did she want to have too much contact with them.
But it was difficult to refuse in a public place, and besides, Gao Feihu and Zhu Zhenzhen, who came with her, were left outside because they were not guests invited to the conference.
There was indeed no one else at her table, so she nodded in agreement.
At this moment, Li Xiangqian also saw the Jin family father and son sitting next to Yao Xuewei. They swooped around Yao Xuewei like flies, and even deliberately found nothing to say to talk to Yao Xuewei.
He really felt that these two father and son were really shameless.
Fortunately, not long after Jin Liqun struck up a conversation, the auction officially began.
A host wearing a cheongsam skirt walked onto the bidding stage with a smile on his face.
"ladies and gentlemen……"
Li Xiangqian didn't listen to the host's pleasantries. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he once again looked at the entire auction hall with his peripheral vision.
There are really a lot of people here today, and everyone is wearing jewellery, and they look very well-educated.
And what surprised Li Xiangqian was that in the auction hall, he once again saw Yan Guining, who had spent 6 million to buy his materials yesterday.
Coincidentally, when Li Qianqian looked at Yan Guining, the famous Uncle Yan Liu also smiled and nodded to Li Qianqian.
Just as Li Yan and Li Yan were nodding to each other, suddenly there was a commotion in the lobby on the second floor.
Immediately afterwards, a man about thirty-five years old walked in.
Li Xiangqian didn't know who this person was, but he always felt that this person was murderous. Just when he was curious, someone started talking next to him.
"Okay, Duan Shixiong, the gambling worm, is here, and this guy doesn't think he's good at coming."
"Well, this guy is not easy to mess with. Maybe there will be another bloody storm today."
What these two people were discussing was Duan Shixiong, the top expert in the field of stone gambling in Kyoto and known as the Emperor of Stone Gambling.
And because this man has one-eighth Kazakh ancestry and his face appears fair, he is also known as the white-faced man.
Duan Shixiong was only thirty-five years old. Five years ago, he defeated his master with his own hands. Since then, he has long been known as the number one stone gambler in Kyoto.
Moreover, this guy also had a habit of mixing worms with children's urine every day, saying that eating them would improve eyesight and be good for gambling on stones. Therefore, Duan Shixiong was also secretly called a gambling worm.
After the gambler came in, he found a corner in the last row and sat down.
From the discussion just now, Li Xiangqian had a simple understanding of this gambling worm Duan Shixiong.
But he didn't take it too seriously. He just glanced at where Duan Shixiong was sitting in the back. He found that the gambler had started to close his eyes to rest after he came in, so he quickly turned his eyes around.
This guy is really weird.
Li Xiangqian didn't think much more, and the auction officially started immediately.
Coincidentally, the first piece of material was the first exhibit that Li Xiangqian saw in the exhibition hall that morning, the sky-blue Chang'e Flying to the Moon with green in the blue.
"Everyone, the first piece of material to be auctioned today is Chang'e Flying to the Moon, which was made by Pei Donglai, a jade carving master from Beijing. Master Pei has already announced in advance that no matter how much the material is auctioned for in his name at this conference, he will
All donated free of charge.”
Following the host's speech, everyone in the venue began to prepare.
"Okay, the starting bid for this sky blue piece is very low. It's Master Pei's wish. It's only one million. If you like it, you can make an offer."
Pei Donglai is the master of Beijing jade carving and the number one figure in the Chinese Academy of Chinese Academy of Chinese Culture. The jade products carved by him have become one of the most important national gifts.
Not only have they been sent to Argentina, South Africa, Western Europe, and Canada, but even the U.S. Presidential Palace has sculptures carved by him.
This is a god-like master.
The starting bid is only one million.
We will never give up until we fight to the death.
As soon as the host's words came out, everyone in the venue immediately raised their signs to bargain.
"One and a half million."
"Two million."
"Three million."
This first piece of material was auctioned and the price reached three million in just two or three biddings.
It is enough to see the lethality of this gold medal master.
In the end, this material was bought by a big shot present for 8 million.
When Li Xiangqian came to Kyoto for the first time, he finally understood the power of the three golden signs of "Pei Donglai". At the same time, he also realized that Beijing-style jade carvings in Kyoto are really not just sticks.
Not much to say.
Then came the second and third pieces.
…
Soon, Li Xiangqian discovered that the violet and diamond necklace was also on the bidding stage.
This egg noodle is crystal clear and is also made by Master Pei. The starting price is still one million.
I don’t know who will end up with this material.
I'm afraid it will cause a new round of disputes.
Sure enough, as soon as the host finished speaking, someone rushed to bid the price.
The voice was very familiar, it was Yao Xuewei.
Yao Xuewei also saw this violet tall ice egg noodle necklace just now.
She couldn't help but think of the past again, the first time in Tianzhou, when Li Xiangqian cut out the violet ice bracelet as a fledgling.
She also likes the violet bracelet.
pity.
The falling flowers are intentional, but the flowing water is ruthless.
That pair of violet bracelets was given by Li Xiangqian to his childhood sweetheart Yan Xiaonan.
No matter what kind of woman she is, she will always mind if the man she likes gives gifts to other women, and Yao Xuewei is no exception.
So since then, Yao Xuewei has been particularly sensitive to purple jade material.
Regardless of the brand of pendant or the egg surface of the bracelet, as soon as it appears in Yao Xuewei's eyes, it can immediately shake the ripples deep in Yao Xuewei's heart.
If no one sends it to her, she should be able to take it herself.
What's more, this violet egg noodle necklace is really well made.
"Six million."
Yao Xuewei didn't want this piece of purple egg noodle to be fought over by others. After scanning Li Xiangqian's handsome face with her charming eyes, she actually raised the price of this egg noodle necklace to six million on the basis of one million.
"Oh my gosh, where does this rich lady come from? She looks pretty, but she is so ruthless and cruel."
"Yes, this is a direct price increase of five million. It's the first time I've seen it. It's so ungrateful."