rebirth of change

Under Chen Kangjie's repeated polite refusal, Albert did not continue to insist that Chen Kangjie give a speech with appealing and lobbying features, and donate as much as others like.

However, Albert did not completely let Chen Kangjie go. At the party later, Chen Kangjie still needed to say something casually.He finally came to participate in an event organized by the World Vision, and he couldn't be let go so "cheaply".He has tens of millions of fans. Expanding World Vision's popularity and influence will be very helpful to World Vision's fundraising and relief activities.

Not long after Albert left, the charity gala began.Sitting at Chen Kangjie's table, besides Chen Kangjie and Rahil, were two officials from New York City and several people from the business and entertainment circles.

The order is disrupted, and it does not bring together a certain type of people. This is mainly to give people of different levels and different professions a space to expand communication.Of course, Chen Kangjie and the others are in the first row at this table. From this ranking, they are one of the more important guests.

Through the greetings and introductions just now, Chen Kangjie has already met these people. Among the two officials, one is the deputy mayor and the other is the deputy speaker of the city council. Not all three business people are from New York, and two of them are from Chicago. Come over with Philadelphia.As for the three entertainers, one is a TV host, and the other two are soap opera actors, both of whom are quite famous.It's just that they are very flattering to Chen Kangjie. Compared to Chen Kangjie, they are only second-rate artists.

Because it was a party, the organizers arranged several performances first.It's just different from the traditional performances performed by professional performing arts companies or groups.The performance organized by World Vision is simple, but quite touching.

For example, in a small chorus that is currently being performed, all the actors are children from orphanages.

"Inviting these orphans to perform, shouldn't it be to save costs?" Chen Kangjie asked Rahil beside him in a low voice.

"Indeed, on the one hand, I feel that their appearance will impress the guests present, and on the other hand, I hope they will be grateful, because they are the beneficiaries." Lahille explained softly.

"Their show was very good and very emotional." After speaking, the show just ended, and Chen Kangjie applauded without hesitation.

These children may not have received professional singing training, but they are indeed very serious, and every immature expression reflects their innocence but kindness and positive heart.

After several programs ended, the core content of the charity gala began.

Although the purpose of today's gala is to raise donations, it's not the kind where everyone donates a little money at random.In order to let the guests who donate also get something, the organizer adopts the method of auction.

This link is divided into two parts, one part is that the guests on site donate some of the items they own, and the other part is that everyone buys these items through bidding.Of course, all the proceeds will be donated to World Vision for charity.

In this way, the person who donated the item gained approval and fame, and the person who bought it with money is also equivalent to contributing, and can also obtain some valuable items.

After the host came to the stage and briefly explained the rules to everyone, he acted as the auctioneer by the way.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the first item we are going to auction below is a donation from Mayor Leib... a realist painting of Carl Bax from his collection, starting at $[-] , unlimited price increase..."

The mayor Leib mentioned by the host is the deputy mayor of New York who sat at the table with Chen Kangjie.When the host mentioned him, the spotlights in the banquet hall happened to hit him. Mayor Leib stood up very gentlemanly and greeted everyone.

Carlbackus is a contemporary American painter. Although his works are far from those of world famous artists, the starting price of US$[-] is still very low. The main reason is that this is a charity gala rather than an auction with a strong commercial atmosphere.

After more than a dozen rounds of bidding, the painting was sold for $[-] to a businessman sitting next to Mayor Leib.

Don't think that there is no such thing as pleasing bureaucrats in the United States. In fact, this problem is similar all over the world.It's just that some places are well-sounding, and some places are very dirty.

Although the celebrities who attended the event were quite enthusiastic about donating things, in fact, since there is no real benefit in return, the things donated by everyone are not very valuable.Just like those donating works of art, almost all of them are works of second- and third-rate artists, and the auction prices are all below [-] US dollars.

Is it that those famous people don't have good things?of course not.It's just that people won't just give up on those things that are at the bottom of the box.

"Long, are you just going to take a look today? I didn't see you donate items, nor did I see you raise your hand to buy items." The host who was at the same table who was flattering and respectful to Chen Kangjie just now, saw Chen Kangjie Just sitting there with the old god, he showed a hint of contempt.

"Mr. Lin Qi, you are right. I am here mainly to study today. I see you donated a pen and sold it for more than 1000 dollars. Hey, unfortunately I don't like that kind of pen, otherwise I would buy it too. Come down." Chen Kangjie said calmly.

Chen Kangjie didn't get angry or ashamed because he was misunderstood, but in his words, Chen Kangjie still fought back.It's just that he doesn't like these items, because he doesn't like them, so he doesn't buy them.

"Mr. Lynch, you misunderstood Long. The people sitting in the front row are all VIPs who donated things, so Long must have donated things, but he hasn't taken them out yet." The deputy mayor of Leib said to Chen Kangjie She smiled kindly, and then spoke out to help him out.

"Mr. Leib, but there are no items on the stage." Lin Qi said dissatisfied.

"Mr. Lin Qi, don't worry, things will be available soon." Lahil said to help Chen Kangjie.

Just at this moment, the host on stage mentioned Chen Kangjie's name.

"Next, let's welcome the popular long to the stage. He also brought an item today, but he wants to create this item on the spot."

Chen Kangjie stood up, ripped his clothes, and walked onto the stage with his head held high.

"Long, hello, I'm very glad to meet you. I saw that you are empty-handed, as if you didn't bring anything. Are you going to sing us a song? Hehe." After shaking hands with Chen Kangjie, the host asked jokingly road.

"I don't intend to sing today. I can't bring the tools I create, but I believe the organizers have prepared them for me, so they can bring them up." Chen Kangjie stood in the center and said calmly.

So, amidst everyone's doubts and curiosity, two staff members brought up a table.

Except for Rahil, no one else could figure out what Chen Kangjie was going to do. There was a piece of paper, a small ceramic dish, two small long stones, and a square on the wooden platform. They couldn't figure out what it was. thing.It's so moving that everyone is guessing and discussing what Chen Kangjie will do next.However, due to unfamiliarity with oriental culture, very few can guess.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I came here in a hurry and didn't bring anything worthwhile, so I plan to write a few words here, hoping that some friends will like it."

"Perhaps the friends here are relatively unfamiliar with Chinese calligraphy, so I will give you a brief explanation first. The things on this wooden platform are the Four Treasures of the Study that we need to use in our study. What are the Four Treasures of the Study? I have them in my hand now. The one I’m holding is the ancient writing tool in Chinese culture, the writing brush. Thousands of years ago, my ancestors used it to write and record, and we still use it today...” Chen Kangjie It took a few minutes to explain the Four Treasures of the Study, which is equivalent to giving the foreigners here a basic popularization of oriental culture.

When Chen Kangjie said that the tip of the brush was made of weasel hair, which was very soft, they became even more curious about how to write with this kind of pen. There has never been anything similar in the West.

Chen Kangjie's calligraphy belongs to the origin of his family. His father's handwriting is very good. When he was a child, Chen Kangjie also practiced calligraphy.Although Chen Kangjie rarely showed his calligraphy skills, he did not belong to the so-called masters.But in fact, after so many years of diligent practice, his handwriting has become a little bit better, at least compared with those ordinary calligraphers, it is not so bad.

If it weren't for this, Chen Kangjie wouldn't dare to write and sell it on such an occasion.Even in the United States, if it doesn't work out, there are people who know something about it. If it really doesn't work out, it would be a shame.

Under the focus of hundreds of pairs of eyes, Chen Kangjie stepped apart, put the brush in his hand into the inkstone and sat in a "dragon tumbling", and started to swipe on the rice paper with paperweights at both ends after the meal.

Perhaps some Americans have heard of this kind of calligraphy performance, but they saw it with their own eyes. Among the guests present, 90.00% of them were the first time.Between them, the pen in Chen Kangjie's hand flew back and forth on the huge piece of paper, it didn't look like writing at all, it was almost like graffiti.

Some people began to mutter in their hearts, can the words written in this way look good?Can the words written in this way be clearly recognizable and have any value?

"Long will probably be ashamed today. I really don't understand why they have to be so cumbersome. It's just writing. The form is very fancy, but I don't think anyone will like it and will pay a lot of money to buy it." Sitting in the audience Lin Qi said sourly.

On the other side, there was a young businessman who dismissed Chen Kangjie's performance, thinking that Chen Kangjie was just grandstanding.