supreme golden pupil

Supreme Golden Pupils - Chapter 541 Charity Auction

Seeing them like this, Ling Shaonan felt a lot more relaxed, and said with a smile: "However, I'm tired from the journey these days, so let's take a good rest today, and now each of you can choose a room that you like. We will live here when we come to Beijing."

This time when he came to the capital, Ling Shaonan did not stay in a hotel like before, but settled in a courtyard house he bought some time ago.Last year, after the Government Administration Council released the real estate gate, under the push of some people, the transaction of courtyard houses was also released not long after. Not too difficult.Ling Shaonan knew what kind of sky-high prices these dilapidated courtyard houses would soar in a few years, so after getting the news, he immediately greeted his eldest brother Du Shaoyan and asked him to use his veins in the capital to take them down in one go. Dozens of sets.

The area of ​​these more than a dozen sets of courtyard houses is relatively large. Taking Ling Shaonan’s current set as an example, the total area is as high as tens of thousands of square meters. It is said that it used to be the residence of a prince during the Qing Dynasty. In addition to the main courtyard, There are also two east and west courtyards, with kitchens, storage rooms, servant rooms and other auxiliary facilities distributed. There are more than 300 rooms in total. There is even an artificial lake covering a large area in the garden of the backyard.

Fortunately, there is no shortage of academic institutions specializing in the study of ancient buildings at the root of the imperial city, and there are several construction teams that can undertake restoration projects of ancient buildings. Otherwise, it would be enough to renovate these courtyard houses without changing the original style. It's a headache.

Of these courtyard houses, except for the largest one that was kept as a place for my family to stay in the capital, one set became the branch of the Jiwu Dojo in the capital, and the other was the branch of the Zhongshan Security Company, the other ones were those of Ling Shaonan and Du Shaoyan. It is going to be commercially developed and operated as a tourist attraction, but there are many things involved, especially dealing with many government departments, so it cannot be completed overnight.

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It's still relatively early now, and the sky has just darkened. Although Xiao Shaoqiu and the others were a little tired from the journey, they couldn't hold back their high spirits. After choosing their rooms, they murmured for a while and decided to go out and buy some things. Decorate their dens.But Ling Shaonan didn't have time to go shopping with them, he had already made arrangements for tonight.

The situation in the next few days was similar, Ling Shaonan would go shopping and play with Xiao Shaoqiu and the others whenever he had time during the day, but at night there were countless entertainments waiting for him.The objects of these entertainments include franchisees of bars, ktv and nightclubs under Sovereign, E-House, Anju, Home Inns, Hanting, Haotai under Cathay Pacific (these hotels were not established in 1999, so Ling Shaonan unceremoniously put Their names have been taken over) The partners of the five fast hotel chains, other shareholders of several real estate companies established by Huacheng Real Estate in Beijing, business partners who cooperate with Lingtian Investment Group in other aspects, and even Lingtian Investment Group has made good friends with some officials in the political circle in the past few years.

These relationships are usually taken care of by the person in charge of each subsidiary in the capital and Liu Song, the president of the Beijing branch, but now that Ling Shaonan is in the capital, of course he must attend the gatherings of these small circles, otherwise it will inevitably give people Leave some bad impressions, which will have a negative impact on the current good cooperative relationship between the two parties.

Xiao Shaoqiu and his daughters don't like these lively social occasions such as receptions and banquets, and out of protection for them, Ling Shaonan doesn't want them to come into contact with these things now, so he always brings Dalia alone people to participate.

However, after a busy week and finally being able to relax a bit, there was an occasion where Ling Shaonan planned to bring Xiao Shaoqiu and the others to attend. It was a charity auction jointly organized by a handful of auction houses in the capital. It requires too much communication, but it can provide them with an opportunity to get in touch with social situations and observe and learn.After all, as Ling Shaonan's women, they will inevitably have to learn how to deal with people in the future, and now they must start to adapt slowly.

To this, Xiao Shaoqiu and the others agreed without even thinking about it.Although they don't like such social occasions very much, they also know that they will inevitably come into contact with them in the future, and more importantly, this is arranged by Ling Shaonan, and they will not refuse it.

That night, Ling Shaonan brought Xiao Shaoqiu's four daughters together to the charity auction site - the banquet hall of a five-star hotel, accompanied by Dalia and Liu Song, Zhang Chu and Li Ji were captured by Ling Shaonan Arranged a room to rest - this five-star hotel is owned by Cathay Pacific.

This auction was initiated by several princelings in the capital. "Charity" is just one of the purposes of this auction, more precisely, it is just a gimmick. The real purpose of this auction is to provide a A place for mutual exchange.Therefore, the auction was scheduled to be held at 08:30, and before that there was a buffet-style buffet.

For such an occasion, Xiao Shaoqiu and the girls were not very comfortable with it, and Ling Shaonan did not force them, let Dalia talk with them, introduce the guests to the scene for them, and walk through the rich or noble crowd with Liu Song , and greeted them.

Relying on his tall and straight figure, handsome appearance, elegant speech, decent manners, and the noble temperament naturally exuded from every gesture, Ling Shaonan quickly became the focus of the audience, and everyone couldn't help it She focused her eyes on him, especially the women present, whose eyes were glued to him and could not be pulled out.Fortunately, China in this era is not as open as it will be more than ten years later, otherwise these women alone would be enough for Ling Shaonan to have a headache.

About 10 minutes before the start of the auction, Ling Shaonan finally got rid of the enthusiastic people and returned to Xiao Shaoqiu and the others. He put the red wine glass on the table casually, and breathed a sigh of relief.Talking to so many people at once without making any one feel left out is exhausting work.

"Third brother, you are very popular!" Gently handing the handkerchief to Ling Shaonan, Xiao Shaoqiu said with a bit of taste, apparently the behavior of those women wanting to stick it on Ling Shaonan just now made her feel a little uncomfortable.

"Oh, that's how it is on this kind of occasion. Everyone wears a mask to act on the spot. It can't be real." Seeing that the little princess was upset, Ling Shaonan quickly explained.

Xiao Shaoqiu is not really jealous, she is a wise and foolish person, and also a person who is easily satisfied, otherwise she would not acquiesce in the existence of Dalia and Yi Lianna, and even share feelings with Mu Lian, Wu Yanyan and Shi Qingwei Hearing what Ling Shaonan said, he immediately turned from anger to joy, and pulled Ling Shaonan to chatter about the anecdotes that Dalia told her just now. He was so happy that Mu Lian and the other three also came together, laughing and making a fuss from time to time.And Ling Shaonan just smiled and watched them fight, until the lights of the banquet hall suddenly dimmed, and when a middle-aged man in a tuxedo came to the auction stage that had already been prepared, his attention was drawn return.

As I said before, although this auction is under the guise of "charity", it is actually just a vanity fair for dignitaries from all walks of life to show off their wealth, and it is also a shortcut for some outsiders to enter the upper class of the capital. Most importantly, it's just a tool for them to make gimmicks.Besides, given China's current social situation, there are plenty of ways to really do charity. Is there a need for this kind of grandstanding?

In addition, for those auction items, after reading the brief introduction, Ling Shaonan couldn't arouse any interest. He didn't even need to look at the real objects, but only looked at the photos. He knew that most of the so-called "antiques" were fakes. There are only a few pieces, and the quality is not very good, they are purely for Meng Kaizi.There are tens of thousands of ancient Chinese cultural relics he obtained from various channels (basically obtained from abroad, or snatched from cultural relics dealers on the border), and it is better to pick a few of them at random. It's going to be auctioned tonight.

Of course, Ling Shaonan knew these things himself, but he would not say them out. In 99, China had no clear laws on auctions, and the auction market was not regulated enough. It was a situation of "one is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer". Not only will there be no benefit for him to speak out, but he will be caught by the organizers of tonight's auction. Those who bear hatred, why bother?If anyone wants to be taken advantage of, let him be!

With this kind of thought, Ling Shaonan didn't care much about the things that will be auctioned one after another. He just lowered his head and chatted softly with Xiao Shaoqiu and other girls, making them purse their lips and chuckle from time to time, like freshly bloomed flowers. It is so charming that Ling Shaonan can't help but lose his mind slightly.

"Huh?" Ling Shaonan, who was talking and laughing in a low voice, suddenly felt something, and suddenly turned his head to look to the left.With his strength, even if he didn't deliberately pay attention to the movement around him, he would still be very sensitive to other people's gazes, even when the gazes were not hostile or directly directed at him.

This is how it is now. Looking at it according to the induction, a young man in his 30s, well maintained, with no wrinkles on his face, and a handsome young man with an evil spirit is looking at this side intently. Constantly wandering around the four girls Xiao Shaoqiu, Mu Lian, Wu Yanyan and Shi Qingwei!

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