Confessions of a Salesman

Chapter 132 The Dinner Party Begins

The three of us showed expressions of admiration at the same time, and I praised: "Is our Jiang Jiang so knowledgeable and talented? I just found out today."

Xiaoxia next to him giggled and said, "He is amazing, you don't know, he..." After thinking about it, he still didn't continue.

With a crisp knock on the cup, the dinner officially began.Mr. Wang stood on the stage and spoke first: "Thank you all for coming to our company's dinner tonight. Mr. Dong from the group company also came to this dinner, which made the place flourish." Applause rang out, Mr. Dong stood In the front, and everyone waving.

Mr. Wang went on to say: "This dinner is to celebrate the formal establishment of the company and to thank friends from all walks of life for their support. Second, our company has been supporting several Hope Primary Schools in the mountainous area of ​​Guizhou for many years. Through this event, we hope to Raise some money for the children. In a while, we will donate in the form of auctioning children's paintings. I hope everyone can participate. Third, this is a dance tonight. I hope everyone can have a good time. After a while, everyone actively participates , each show their strengths, and then everyone will vote to select a pair of dancing kings and dancing queens. This can be regarded as a competition. Since it is a competition, it has to be a bit of a prize. I personally offer a prize of 10 as the winner of this time bonus."

At this time, Mr. Dong stretched out his hand, and Mr. Wang immediately said clearly: "Mr. Dong personally add another 10." Then, seeing that there are others who want to add more, Mr. Wang stopped him and said, "Just 20." , too much, it’s not a lottery. Now start the auction.”

A very professional auctioneer came onto the stage, and then two staff members took out a painting, the name of which was "My Mother", and the auctioneer said affectionately: "This painting is a It was drawn by a 9-year-old child in the second grade of elementary school. In the painting is her mother, who is waiting for her father who is going out to work outside the house. The painting is drawn with crayons, and the artist is still very solid. It is said that this child is still an outstanding student in Guizhou Province. Three good students. The base price is 1 yuan, and the price will increase by 5 yuan each time. Next, please bid."

Mr. Wang first raised his hand and stretched out five fingers. The auctioneer said, "Okay, Mr. Wang bid 5 yuan."

Dong Zong also raised his hand, and the auctioneer shouted: "Dong Zong, bid 10 yuan." 10 turnover, congratulations to President Dong for donating 10 yuan to Hope Primary School.”

The second painting is much rougher than the first one, and the lines of the brush are also very blurred. The auctioneer shouted: "This painting is drawn by a child who lost his shoulders. For nearly a year, I want to auction this finished painting together with his draft, this painting is a symbol of tenacity and perseverance, the base price is 1 yuan, and the price will increase by 5 yuan each time, please bid.”

The first person to raise his hand was Liu Ziran, who kept calling for 10 yuan. He thought he could take it away, but Xiao Wu of Ge Ling raised the price to 15 yuan. Then Xiao Wu smiled and nodded to Liu Ziran, expressing his apology. .Liu Ziran responded with a smile, raised his hand again to add to 20, Xiao Wu asked Xiao Lian beside him, Xiao Lian nodded, Xiao Wu raised his hand again.The auctioneer shouted enthusiastically: "Boss Xiao bid 20."

Liu Ziran raised his hand calmly, and shouted: "30." Xiao Wu frowned, talking to Xiaolian.Xiao Wu was not raising his hand, and Liu Ziran got the second painting.

For the next few paintings, everyone seems to have negotiated, basically two people bid, and they only raised their hands once, and they were all sold at 10 yuan in the end.

Mr. Li and Mo Ke took a photo alone, and Liu Sheng took a photo.

One of the paintings was "Students in the Classroom" drawn by an instructor, which attracted everyone's attention, because this instructor was a graduate student of Peking University, and he had been on China's top ten moving figures. Liu Ziran was the first to bid 10. Surprisingly, Yaoyang raised the price to 20, and Lao Feng actually joined in to increase it to 30. Liu Ziran hadn't bid yet, and Lin Jiasheng offered 50, which caused a sensation in the audience.

Liu Ziran didn't dare to give up, he added 60, Lao Feng withdrew, Yaoyang didn't know if he really liked the painting, or he wanted to raise the price, he called for 70.

At this time, the auctioneer persuaded: "Everyone, everyone, this is just a charity auction, everyone should do their best, there is no need to fight to the death."

But no one listened to the advice, Lin Jiasheng raised the price to 80 with a blank face, and Liu Ziran directly raised it to 100 million.Full of confidence, he looked at Lin Jiasheng provocatively, waiting for a new round of price increase, Lin Jiasheng raised it to 150 million without hesitation.At this time, the audience was blown up, and everyone expressed their puzzlement, because they are all successful people, and they all have a sense of proportion, but such a price increase is really for a moment.

Liu Ziran was no longer as relaxed as he was at the beginning. After hesitating for a while, he still raised his hand, 155 million.

The people in the audience finally laughed and started talking in a low voice. Lin Jiasheng's strong voice sounded: "200 million." My God, is he crazy? Everyone is wondering, what is he going to do?

Then, all the people looked at Liu Ziran in unison. Liu Ziran was in a dilemma at the moment, and the price was added up by him. Now they are all waiting to see how he will end it?

The auctioneer hurriedly shouted: "200 million once, 200 million twice, 200 million..." When he was about to shout for the third time, everyone saw Liu Ziran raised his hand, and the auctioneer shouted helplessly: "205 million, Liu Dong bid 205 million." Then everyone looked at Lin Jiasheng again, Lin Jiasheng looked at Lao Feng, and Lao Feng shook his head.

Finally, the auctioneer shouted: "205 million once, 205 million twice, 205 million three times, congratulations to Dong Liu for getting this priceless oil painting, and thank you Dong Liu for this kind deed. On behalf of the children in the mountainous area, I am here Thank you here."

Everyone clapped their hands, but many people believed that it was no longer about admiration, but more about watching jokes.

The auction finally raised 425 million donations. No one thought that such a simple auction would get an astronomical figure.

The dance will begin in half an hour.

I walked up to Lin Jiasheng and said in a low voice, "Boss Lin, who is this?"

Lin Jiasheng said without any concealment: "This teacher is your master's college classmate. It is said that it is his first love. Your sister-in-law said it. I remember seeing her on TV. Your sister-in-law said it at that time. I wanted to take it." It’s a gift for Lao Feng, hey, what a pity.”

I instantly understood why Lin Jiasheng, who has always been shrewd, wanted this painting so persistently.I said gratefully: "Boss Lin, I am proud that my master has a friend like you, thank you, you let me know what a true friend is today."

Lin Jiasheng was a little embarrassed by what I said, and hurriedly said: "Well, I just want to anger Lao Feng."

At this time, Lao Feng came over, and said to Lin Jiasheng in a strange way: "Are you crazy, using 200 million to anger me? I think you are old-fashioned!"

Lin Jiasheng was not willing to show weakness, and replied: "I am willing, I have money, what are you bragging about!"

I smiled and said, "Aren't you two ashamed? How old are you?"

The two said in unison: "Shut up!"

Half an hour later, with the sound of music, the lights on the dance floor were dimmed, and a band appeared on the stage, playing the first dance song "La cumparsitag", which is a national standard South American tango dance song.

Dong Zong walked off the dance floor first, and danced with his young male partner, and then Wang Zong and Mo Ke also walked off the dance floor.I have to say that ballroom dancing can really give people a beautiful enjoyment.Elegant, cheerful, full of a strong sense of rhythm.Then, people walked into the dance floor one after another, and they all danced very professionally. I believe that there are not many performances that will work hard for the 20 yuan, but the title of dancing king and queen is everyone's dream.

Looking at our table again, Jiang Jiang is competing with a plate of tiramisu, muttering to himself while eating: "How is this tiramisu made? It's really delicious. I've made it several times. unsuccessful."

I snatched it up and said, "What on earth is your stomach made of? You should start eating from the moment you enter the door. You should absorb the atmosphere of art and feel the influence of elegant art. Don't just eat it." After finishing speaking, I started stuffing it in my mouth.

Xiaoxia smiled and said, "You two, don't embarrass yourself here, okay? Aren't there puffs and cheese cakes over there? It's not good for people to see it if you grab a plate here."

Shengnan covered his mouth and said with a smile: "I just like the appearance of my baby's old hat. Eat it, but eat it vigorously. It's not enough. I'll get it for you later."

The four of us were talking and laughing, and Liu Ziran came over gracefully. He changed his clothes, probably for the convenience of dancing.Then, he extended his hand to Katsuo very gentlemanly, but said to me: "I don't mind, I invite the most beautiful lady in the audience to have a dance?"

Before I could answer, Katsuo refused straightforwardly: "My first dance is to dance with my beloved." After speaking, he looked at me affectionately.

I put down the plate in my hand and said embarrassingly: "I really want to dance. When I was in college, I paid 400 yuan to learn it on purpose. But then they said that my motives were not pure and kicked me out. After that I never learned it again, and they all said that my goose step is better than my dancing."

Liu Ziran smiled disdainfully and said, "Then Katsuo should dance with me?"

Katsuo smiled and said to me: "I guess you may have the same hands and feet. People like you lack a sense of rhythm, so you must also be tone deaf, right?"

I said proudly: "Then you are wrong. I once won the thirteenth place in the singing competition of the junior high school group of No. [-] Middle School in ZH City. I participated in the song "My Motherland". .”

Shengnan, Jiang Jiang, and Xiaoxia all laughed. Liu Ziran, who was standing on the side with his hand outstretched, looked extremely embarrassed. Knowing that no one was paying attention to him, he walked away resentfully.

(End of this chapter)