The charity gala was held in the hall on the second floor of the club.
This private club covers an area of more than 1,000 square meters. The first floor is the art exhibition center, the second floor is where banquets are held, the third floor is for various entertainment facilities, and the fourth floor has residences and bathing areas. It can be said that even though it is small, it is complete.
Lu Yin followed Lin Ke to the second floor. At this time, many people had arrived. The guests present were all well-dressed and talking in low voices.
The so-called charity party is nothing more than Zhao Heshan inviting these wealthy people to come over for a gathering. Some of them got to know each other at the banquet and formed a circle.
There is a lot of information in this circle.
Zhao Heshan had bugs installed under the floor on the second floor, and he could hear all kinds of business information.
Even some people’s secrets are worth millions if they fall to him.
So how can we charge money for the tickets to the art exhibition?
Lu Yin and his group of four walked into the second floor and immediately attracted the attention of many people.
Not to mention that Lu Yin's skills are superior to Hong Feiquan's, but the three beauties Lin Ke and the others came in at the same time, which has become a beautiful scenery.
"Let's sit over there." Lin Ke glanced at the people in the venue, not bothering to say hello to anyone, and led Lu Yin and the others towards an empty table.
Because it is a charity auction, there are many small tables.
A table can fit four or five people.
After Lu Yin and the others sat down, a waitress wearing a cheongsam immediately brought over the auction list, and then a dining cart rolled over with red wine, drinks, and pastries.
The waiter bent down, saluted Lu Yin and the others, and then asked, "What do you guys want to order?"
After Lu Yin entered the door, he saw two tables at the back filled with food. When the waiter asked, he glanced over there and asked, "Can the food over there be eaten?"
The waiter nodded and smiled and said, "Sure, I'll get whatever you want."
Lu Yin smiled and said, "Don't bother, I'll go by myself. Eat whatever you want without paying, right?"
The waiter responded quickly and said, "Everything here is free."
“That’s good.” Lu Yin was happy. He was not a person who liked to take advantage, but the food was right there. It was free, so how could he not eat it?
What's so delicious about pastries?
"What do you want to eat? I'll get it for you." Lu Yin finally showed his role as a man at this time and did not order Ye Qingqing.
"Let's go together! I'll go over and have a look." Ye Qingqing quickly stood up and wanted to go together.
Lin Ke gave Ye Qingqing a meaningful look. On such occasions, basically no one touched the dishes placed there. Even if someone was really hungry, they would probably ask the waiter to bring some over.
This may be Lu Yin's first time in this kind of place, but Ye Qingqing can't be like him.
It was Bai Weiwei's first time to come to such an occasion, and she was only familiar with Ye Qingqing. Seeing Ye Qingqing stand up, she stood up too: "I'll go too."
"I'll wait for you." What else could Lin Ke say? Is she going to go too?
Lu Yin walked to the long table, found a plate for himself, and took whatever he saw. In a short time, he had a full plate and piled it into a hill.
Some of the guests nearby looked at Lu Yin curiously. Some of them were even wondering whether this person was a waiter or someone who got in somewhere?
If Ye Qingqing hadn't been accompanying him, someone would have probably come up to ask about Lu Yin's identity?
"What are you eating?" Lu Yin glanced at Bai Weiwei.
Bai Weiwei looked at Lu Yin's full plate, and asked tentatively: "How about we come over and get it after we finish eating?"
"That's okay." Lu Yin hadn't eaten seafood for a long time, so he took a huge king crab, and a lot of salmon and the like.
Ye Qingqing also followed suit. When she asked Lu Yin what she wanted to eat, Lu Yin asked her to get some meat dishes.
The two masters and apprentices felt extremely vicious, carrying two plates of food through the crowd, and returned to Lin Ke's table.
Lin Ke slowly covered his face with his hands and lowered his head when he saw the two of them.
She wanted to tell those who were staring at their table that I wasn’t very familiar with these two guys.
Lu Yin didn't care what others thought. After he sat down, the waiter quickly brought the tableware.
They are all knives and forks used in Western food.
In fact, cutlery such as knives and forks have been around since the prehistoric period, and Lu Yin was very comfortable using these cutlery.
With a wave of the knife in his hand, he easily broke the shell of the king crab without using his hands. He moved the knife left and right and took out the crab meat with a fork.
His movements were graceful and flowing, making Lin Ke next to him stunned.
Just now I saw Lu Yin getting so much food, I thought Lu Yin was going to eat it with both hands, filling the table with juice.
But now it seems that Lu Yin's eating posture is as elegant as a medieval nobleman. His movements don't seem to be fast, but his eating speed is not slow, and there is not even any leftover juice on his lips.
I really don’t know how he did it.
Ye Qingqing also wanted to learn from Lu Yin, but found that he could not learn.
Lu Yin can also take care of others. He quickly broke apart a huge king crab, removed the crab meat, and distributed some to each of the three ladies.
Lu Yin still hasn't gotten rid of the habit of old people liking to pick up food for others.
In a certain period of time, serving food to others was also a sign of enthusiasm. Lu Yin was in a good mood today, and he also wanted to integrate into the living atmosphere of contemporary young people, so he was enthusiastic about both Lin Ke and Bai Weiwei.
As for the matter of pursuing Bai Weiwei, Lu Yin also let it go and let nature take its course. Moreover, in his life, love affairs are not that important.
Perhaps, if he doesn't think too much, he can get along better with Bai Weiwei. Once he regards her as a special existence, it will be awkward.
Lu Yin also asked the waiter to bring the trash can, but within a few minutes, he took out the meat from everything with shells and threw the shells in. As a result, there didn't seem to be so much food on the table.
Lin Ke looked at the crab meat and shrimp meat on the plate and couldn't help but said: "You are really skilled in this method."
Lu Yin smiled and said, "Of course, I am also half a cook."
Ye Qingqing looked at Lu Yin and said, "Students who don't want to be painters are not good cooks."
"You are the only one who talks a lot, so hurry up and eat." Lu Yin rolled his eyes at her.
Half an hour later, the charity auction started. The host had already come on stage. Lu Yin had almost eaten. He picked up the auction list next to him and looked at it. In this auction, in addition to the works of Hong Feiquan and some contemporary painters, there were also some antiques. The one he painted was named "Young Sculpture". The author was Ye Qingqing, and the auction reserve price was 1.88 million.
After the host stood on the stage and spoke a few words, the auction officially began.
Lin Ke was relieved because Liu Shi had never come to disturb her since she sat here.
How did she know that Liu Shi felt an inexplicable sense of fear in his heart just by seeing Lu Yin.
This is like the instinct of a mouse when it sees a cat. How could he dare to come over?
Previously, Lin Ke was thinking about how Lu Yin would deal with Liu Shi after he came over. Now it seems that there is no need to do so.
After the auction began, the wealthy businessmen present began to compete for bids, pushing the atmosphere of the auction to its peak.
Lu Yin also watched these people's performances with great interest.
Ye Qingqing was not idle, and said to Lu Yin: "Most of the money obtained from this auction will be used for education in poor areas. We have already agreed on the painting we auctioned, and 1.88 million of it will be given to us, and the excess will be donated."
Lu Yin nodded and said nothing more.
He is not a compassionate saint, but he is still very interested in education.
In the past, for a long time, poor families studied to rise up. But in this era, reading may not lead to rise, but at least those living at the bottom are no longer ignorant.
Reading and literacy are mostly for the purpose of enriching oneself.
The "Young Sculpture" by Lu Yin was soon auctioned.
As soon as this work was put up, the guests below immediately became excited.
"This is for 1.88 million? What is it?"
"Ye Qingqing? Who is it? Never heard of it. Is he a painter who came out recently?"
"The name Ye Qingqing is so familiar."
"I remembered, the granddaughter of the miracle doctor Ye Long is called Ye Qingqing."
Some people don't know who Ye Qingqing is, and they can't appreciate such a simple painting, let alone ordinary people. I couldn't feel the Taoist charm in it, and I couldn't understand how such a painting could be worth 1.88 million
"I'll pay 200,000!" Zhao Heshan was sitting in the front row and was the first to call out the price.
His offer made many people come to their senses. Zhao Heshan is the owner of the club. This painting appeared inexplicably at the auction. Doesn't this mean that he is pursuing her?
A gentleman does not take away what others like.
And few people present wanted to compete with Zhao Heshan.
If you offend him, it will be difficult to get along in the magic city.
"Three million!"
At this time, a voice came from somewhere in the corner.
Lu Yin didn't even look over there. Han Defa also snuck in. He already knew it.
Zhao Heshan narrowed his eyes, glanced at Han Defa, and shouted again: "Four million!"
Han Defa sneered: "Ten million!"
He saw the three words Ye Qingqing, but what made him bid so much was only because of the painting. Looking at it from a distance, he could feel a special Taoist charm.
Hand Defa can be sure that this painting was definitely not painted by Ye Qingqing. The words signed below are obviously not by the same person as the painting.
"Twenty million!" Zhao Heshan's main cultivation method is to collect yin and replenish yang. He does not have a deep understanding of Tao. He only thinks that this painting looks good, but he does not feel any Tao charm.
In the beginning when he raised the price, he really just wanted to win Ye Qingqing's favor, but now, he was at odds with Han Defa.
He called out the price, but there were still people competing with him!
Isn’t this not giving him face?
Compete with him for something in his one-third of an acre of land?
How audacious!
Han Defa gritted his teeth and shouted to the end: "Fifty million!"
Zhao Heshan smiled disdainfully: "Eighty million!"
He could also see that Han Defa was also an immortal cultivator, but so what?
Is this more than money?
Han Defa frowned. He had lived in seclusion in the mountains for many years. Even though his cultivation level was not low, he had little money. Could it be that he had to borrow money from Ye Long because of this?
Ye Qingqing was also stunned. In just a short time, the price had already reached 80 million?
"I want to bid." Ye Qingqing looked at Lu Yin pitifully.
Lu Yin was really speechless. He had put all the money from selling the cups with Ye Qingqing, and he had never thought about using the money.
Is it equivalent to having to spend your own money to buy your own paintings now?
However, does Ye Qingqing want to pursue a career in education?
"Just shout." Lu Yin didn't care about money. He didn't want much. He only wanted 1.88 million to return to Yu Huiyin, but he was too lazy to ask Ye Qingqing for it.
Ye Qingqing heard what Lu Yin said, raised his hand and shouted: "Ninety million!"
Zhao Heshan frowned slightly, but when he saw Ye Qingqing, he could only stop shouting.
If someone spends his own money to buy his own paintings, wouldn’t it be causing trouble if he continues to raise prices?
Han Defa originally wanted to follow the bidding, but he followed the sound and looked over and saw Lu Yin.
The calculation in my mind started again.
It seems that the girl who bought the painting knows Lu Yin. After she buys it, it is always okay to go and have a look for herself.
It doesn’t cost money and it’s free, isn’t it good for him?
Hence, Han Defa stopped bidding.
Hunting for free is always the most delicious!