blackstone code

Chapter 793 100
"the first time……"

"the second time……"

"For the third time, congratulations... Mister won this item!"

The gavel in the hands of the auctioneer falls quickly and accurately, and the charity fundraising auction is not the same as the auction in a serious auction house.

Generally speaking, during charity fundraising auctions, except for a few people who may not be used to it, or people who are attending such a party for the first time will make a mistake, normally people will not really compete for a certain commodity to bid.

Everyone will send a product to the auctioneer for auction, and then bid a price to buy the product. There will be no competition, so the auctioneer does not need to mobilize everyone's emotions, as long as the whole process ends quickly.

Petunia gradually discovered some of these clues after watching those commodities that might be valuable or she couldn't see where they were valuable were sold at astonishing prices one by one.

"Have you always played like this?" she asked in a low voice.

Lynch brought her to this party today, which really opened her eyes. Apart from those people who are rarely seen, this special fundraising auction also made her feel very fresh.

Lynch ignored her, and she was talking all night, like a curious baby, asking why this and why.

Lynch was able to answer her questions at first, but soon he was too lazy to answer.

Because just after answering a question, she has a new one.

The auction starts from the back row, and then gradually moves forward, and the heavyweights are often placed at the end.

Soon the line was on Lynch's side, and the waiter stood beside Lynch with a red flannel tray in his hand.

Lynch took out a lighter from his pocket and put it on, briefly explained its use, its value and some features, and the waiter left quickly after listening carefully.

"I thought you would prepare it in advance." Penny still looked curious, "What if any of you didn't bring these things?"

"Will someone prepare some things in advance, such as some oil paintings?"

"The real estate is actually quite suitable..."

Lynch sighed, and turned his head to look at Petunia, "You at least wear shoes, right?"

Petunia curled her lips. She didn't understand the thoughts of these big shots at all. In her opinion, such a party should be dealt with seriously. All preparations should be made a few days or even weeks in advance, and everyone is looking forward to it. Waiting for this moment to come.

But... the enthusiasm she had prepared for it quickly cooled down, no one bid, it was called an auction, it was more like a boring and ordinary fundraising.

This is different from what she imagined!
In fact, Penny's understanding of this matter was fundamentally wrong. Fundraising charity activities like this, whether auctions or charity, were not the core, only fundraising was the core.

As for how to raise funds, that is not important, the important thing is that the money is in place.

It’s meaningless to prepare in advance, too well prepared. Instead, it’s not as good as it is now, just “donate” a personal item, and then spend money to buy it back, saving time and energy for both parties.

As for why the auction is not used to raise funds directly in the form of donations, it is because the tax-free amount that can be obtained by auctions and donations is different!

Yes, Mr. President and Mrs. President are so considerate. When they took money out of everyone's pockets to put money on their faces, they never forgot to do enough work for everyone to get more tax exemption.

"This is an exquisite lighter donated by Mr. Lynch. It is handmade by a famous master. The interior uses a high-purity handmade brass body, which is strong and corrosion-resistant. The outer shell is made of pure gold and inlaid with 88 gemstones of various colors."

As the auctioneer spoke, he turned on the lighter, and there was a metal tremor that could be heard throughout the venue!

A good lighter, at least from the auctioneer's introduction and its performance.

"The original price of this lighter is around [-] federal sols, and the starting price is [-]. Everyone can bid..."

Petunia sat on the side and stuck out her tongue, her pink tongue flickered between her lips, she never thought that just a lighter would be so expensive!

God, she is now paid almost this price for making a movie. She knows that Lynch has many similar lighters. Thinking of these makes her a little dizzy.

She asked herself a question - why are you still working so hard?
Isn't it good to lie down and win?
Of course, no one can answer this question, not even herself, and sometimes it is not so easy to lie down and win.

Lynch raised his hand, "100 million..." He had a warm smile on his face, "This lighter has been with me for a long time, and I have a very special feeling for it, and at the same time, I feel sorry for Mrs. Barbara. Proposal, we really need to do something within our capabilities for this society, I hope everyone will not compete with me, thank you!"

He said these words, on the one hand, for fun, and on the other hand, to avoid trouble.

It's not that no one has made trouble at such auctions. For example, if someone wants to flatter Lynch, or ask him for something, they will donate the money instead of Lynch.

It is obviously a good deal to spend 5 yuan to take pictures of this thing in exchange for Lynch's favor!

The purpose of Lynch's speech is also to prevent the possibility of such a situation.

If someone really did that, it would be a shame to bid each other.

Fortunately, no one wanted to use 100 million to test Lynch. Those who could come were not poor. After the auctioneer gave tens of thousands three times, the gavel was settled.

Lynch had prepared a cashier's check, and when the waiter brought back his lighter, he put the cashier's check on the red velvet tray.

The 100 million promissory note was issued by Jinhui Bank, which can be directly exchanged for 100 million cash in any bank.

The promissory note is also one of the financial instruments most commonly used by capitalists besides checks.

When they got here, the auction price suddenly increased a lot. No matter what the people behind them did, they could not give less than Lynch.

Mr. President looked towards Lynch and nodded slightly. Lynch knew what he meant and thanked himself.

Raising 100 million yuan is also fundraising, and raising 1000 million yuan is also fundraising. If the wife of the president cannot raise a large number, the president will lose face.

Even if the people behind are hovering around 100 million, this auction can raise almost 2000 million, which is enough to make Mr. President and Mrs. President gain face in the media.

Some people in the front row also glanced back at Lynch at this time. Compared with Lynch's previous asking price of 10,000 + 30 million, Lynch raised the price several times in one go.

Compared with everyone's fairly normal eyes, the eyes of the two young men from the Duncan family are not so polite.

"He called the price too high, it was beyond our plan!"

The one who spoke was the leader of the younger generation of the Duncan family. After withdrawing his neutral gaze from Lynch's face, he looked at the elder brother beside him and complained in a low voice.

Originally their plan was to donate 50 yuan, 60 yuan would be enough, but now it looks like at least 100 million yuan or more.

As one of the most powerful families in the Federation, the Duncan family's family glory does not allow them to be confused with those "inferior families".

If Lynch donated 100 million, they would donate 150 million or even 200 million to show the status and momentum of the Duncan family.

The young man who sat next to him and whom he called "big brother" had an incomprehensible smile on his face, "It's not a lot of money, just donate."

He squinted at the young man beside him, "A big family should have the bearing of a big family, let's donate 200 million..."

The young man nodded and stopped talking.

The auction continued at this pace. Mr. Warderick donated his tie clip and bought it back for 120 million. Lynch called the price too high, and he didn't plan to spend that much.

What Mr. Patu donated was Anna's diamond hairpin, which was also bought back for 120 million.

Everyone follows a rule that does not require communication. In the upper class, this rule is everywhere. Many people have entered the upper class rashly with a little luck, but they can't use it.

It seems that there is an invisible wall around them, which firmly restricts their behavior. This is the disadvantage of having no background, and they cannot even grasp some of the most superficial rules.

In the end, the normal charitable fundraising ended with the Duncan family spending 200 million to buy a watch. The president's wife said the total amount raised with some excitement, which was an amazing figure.

At least it was more than double what she expected, and all of this was because of Lynch's shouting, he directly disrupted the ascending order of the prices, so that the people behind had to pay more.

A 200 million, top of the charity donations from the first dozen people.

The President's wife knew who to thank, but she didn't show it right away. To thank Lynch too much at this time, or to focus on Lynch, would only arouse some potential hostility for him.

After the party was successfully concluded, Mr. President and Mrs. President had a special exchange with Lynch when they saw off the guests and sent them to Lynch.

"In two days, on the weekend, I hope you are free. I will hold a barbecue party in the back garden of my house. Are you free?"

Lynch has helped Mr. President and Mrs. President a lot, and they should repay Lynch as they should, for example, to obviously enhance their relationship and contact with each other, and then talk about the distribution of benefits in the future.

"It's an honor, I happen to have a collection of top-quality wine, and I will take it with me when the time comes." He readily agreed.

Mr. President reached out his hand and shook Lynch again, "Then I'll wait for you, come early, we can still chat!"

"must!"

After the two said goodbye to Mr. President and Mrs. President, they ran into Mr. Wardrick as soon as they walked out.

He was chatting with the two in a low voice, and when he saw Lynch coming over, he ended the conversation with other people, looked at Lynch, "Talk?"

(End of this chapter)