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Although Zhang himself's fortunes have undergone earth-shaking changes from the previous life to this one, the basic operating rules of this world have never changed.

For example, as long as there is a place of public concern, it must be a Vanity Fair.

This is true in the fashion circle, in the entertainment industry, in the NBA, and even charity auctions have passively become like this.

The Houston Charity Auction Night originated in the 70s. With the intention of charity, it is held once a year during Christmas. Up to now, it has held more than [-] sessions.

Its original intention was to use the name of auction to help some charitable projects raise operating funds, and at the same time attract more public attention to charity.

However, after discovering that charity is indeed a good name that can attract more attention, those public figures eager for attention immediately gathered here, and while beautifying themselves in the name of charity, they enjoyed the attention of the public Spend.

And the new generation of wealthy businessmen and old-fashioned families who have made a lot of money in various ways, and have a lot of money, also quickly discovered that with the packaging of charity, their capitalist faces were properly covered, and their business It is easier to carry on, so they joined in very enthusiastically.

Then, those hypocritical politicians, whose every escalation of power needs public favor and campaign funds to pave the way, also joined in and came to this charity field to find everything they needed.

So, unknowingly, the Houston Charity Auction Night has gradually become a place where fame, fortune, power and money gather.

The participation of a large number of public figures, politicians, businessmen, and rich people has brought more attention, forming a complementary "virtuous" circle with the Houston Charity Auction Night, and making it the most influential event in the southwestern part of the beautiful country. A high society social gathering.

Next, the mentality of the organizers of the Houston Charity Auction Night also began to change.

They are happy to see that the party they created becomes a vanity fair, and they are very utilitarian to arrange the seats in three, six, and nine classes, so that the guests who will participate in the future are clearly distinguished, so as to make their auction night look more compelling .

At the same time, they are also more enthusiastic about throwing an olive branch to public figures who can bring attention, such as the Rockets who are now in full swing in the entire NBA.

When Uncle Mu expressed that he would bring the entire Rockets team to their charity night, the organizers immediately changed Uncle Mu's auctions from the initial scatter to an auction theme during the core period, and when Zi Chunlin contacted them , When they wanted to add Zhang Jinshui and Lulu's joint sneakers to the auction, they immediately changed Uncle Mu's auction from the core period to the finale period.

In short, the organizers firmly believe that with the support of Uncle Mu, Zhang Jinshui and all the players of the Rockets, this year's Houston Charity Auction Night should be able to occupy the headlines of many media.

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At 12:24 pm local time in Houston, all Rockets players gathered at the Rockets training base as scheduled.

Then they each drove their cars, drove out from the training base one by one, formed a long queue, and drove to the City Theater in the city center.

Tonight, the grand event of the Houston Charity Auction Night will be held in the City Theater, the oldest and most representative building in Houston.

Because Zhang Jinshui can't drive, and Zi Chunlin, who accompanied Zhang Jinshui to the auction night, was wearing a high-heeled evening dress, Zi Qiuli was temporarily pulled over by Zhang Jinshui today to act as their driver.

Unexpectedly, Zi Qiuli attached great importance to the charity auction night.

In order not to lose face for the two of them, Zi Qiuli didn't drive his own Citroen, but borrowed a Rolls Royce from a rich friend's house.

However, when they arrived at the rocket base, they realized that Rolls-Royce and other rocket players' big G, Lamborghini, big pickup and other various cars together made them look petty.

Before departure, McGrady and Sprewell, who still valued the group activities of the Rockets, got out of the car and ran to Zhang Jinshui and his car. , and forced their Rolls-Royce to follow at the end of the convoy.

Originally, Zhang Jinshui felt a little bit sorry to see Zi Qiuli being squeezed out by McGrady and Sprewell.

Unexpectedly, Ziqiuli was very excited after following the team and said that this time McGrady and Sprewell were willing to run on him. It seemed that he didn't treat him as an outsider. He finally saw the rocket players Circle of Hope.

Zhang Jinshui rolled his eyes when he heard this, and immediately said in distaste: "You have Stockholm Syndrome. Instead of this, why don't you be more polite to me in the future, and I'll introduce you to them directly? As for that?"

Unexpectedly, Zi Qiuli had a disgusted expression on his face, and said: "You don't understand this, deliberately getting acquainted and inadvertently becoming acquainted, and later developed into two completely different relationships.

Besides, if you met them completely through you, what if you broke up with my sister in the future?Can I continue to be friends with them? "

"Master driver, the sister you're talking about is sitting behind you!" Zi Chunlin, who was sitting in the back row, immediately patted Zi Qiuli's seat vigorously and protested loudly.

Only then did Zi Qiuli realize that he had said something wrong, so he quickly changed the topic and asked Zhang Jinshui if he knew the influence of the Houston Charity Auction Night in the high society in the southwestern part of the beautiful country.

This question immediately made Zhang Jinshui a little puzzled by Monk Zhang Er: it was just a charity party, how could it have something to do with the legendary upper class.

But after Zi Qiuli's introduction, Zhang Jinshui understood.

It turns out that in recent years, with the pursuit of the Houston Charity Auction Night by the upper class, the threshold for participating in this auction night has become higher and higher. Now, only the real celebrities in the beautiful country or at least the Southwest District are eligible Get a guest card for auction night.

Like Zi Qiuli, even if he is from an old money family that is considered to be very powerful and prestigious in the entire beautiful country, but because he is not the heir of the top few ranks of the family, he is not eligible to participate in this charity auction night at all.

Even in Zi Qiuli's dandy circle, few people are eligible to participate in this charity auction night.Moreover, the second and third generations of rich people in that circle also advocate charity auction nights.

Although Ziqiuli could not participate, but because Zichunlin and Ziqiuli were not only regarded as guests, but also had something to participate in the finale auction, it was already something that made Ziqiuli very popular among his friends , and it was for this reason that Zi Qiuli willingly came to be their driver.

At 6:25, the Rolls-Royce that Zhang Jinshui and the others were sitting on followed the Rockets convoy and gradually drove into the building complex of the City Grand Theater, and followed the order of the convoy towards the parking lot.

Through the car window, Zhang Jinshui could see a lot of organizer staff waiting at the parking lot.

As the Rockets cars stop one by one, a staff member will come forward to open the door, welcome the Rockets players and their partners off the car, and send them to the red carpet.

In addition, there is a staff member who will take the keys from the Rockets players and drive the car to the parking place instead of them if they see that the Rockets are driving by themselves. If they see that they are with a driver, they will guide The driver drove over.

In this way, the cars stopped one by one and drove away again and again, and finally it was Zhang Jinshui's turn to park their Rolls-Royce at the parking spot.

After Zhang Jinshui said goodbye to Zi Qiuli, he got out of the car from the other side, then went around, opened the door on Zi Chunlin's side, and carefully helped Zi Chunlin out of the car.

Today, Zhang Jinshui wore a set of cinnabar red Chinese tunic suit that Zi Chunlin deliberately made for him. He still wore a pair of bows on his feet. Apart from being fashionable, he also revealed a strong Chinese style.

Zi Chunlin was wearing a cinnabar red evening dress of the same color as Zhang Jinshui's suit. The style was a bit like the cheongsam of the old Shanghai in Huaguo, with beautiful flower and bird patterns embroidered on it. The figure is perfectly outlined.

Moreover, the skirt on one side of this evening dress was boldly opened to the position of the thighs and hips, which made Zi Chunlin's slender and fair legs looming under the evening dress, making Zhang Jinshui more distracted the more he looked at it.

In a daze, Zhang Jinshui was already thinking in his mind that after the two of them got together, Zi Chunlin must put on the clothes again and stand in front of him, let him...

When the thoughts came to this point, Zhang Jinshui himself felt a little embarrassed, and couldn't help but cough a few times in embarrassment.

No wonder, Zi Chunlin tonight is so charming!

When the two stood still on the ground, not to mention the male staff, even the female staff came up to meet them, and after their eyes fell on Zi Chunlin, they all lost their minds for a moment.

Seeing it, Zhang Jinshui couldn't help feeling proud. Now, even if he called Zi Chunlin a stunner who brought disaster to the country and the people, it wouldn't be too much. Moreover, this stunner was still his exclusive lover.

Thinking of this, Zhang Jinshui was even more proud, quietly put his arms around Zi Chunlin's slender waist, and at the same time murmured in Zi Chunlin's ear: "I'm a woman, what are they looking at!"

After noticing Zhang Jinshui's unruly arm, Zi Chunlin was going to break free immediately, but when she heard this sentence, her pretty face turned red, but she didn't want to break free for no reason, as if she was told by Zhang Jinshui "Lao Tzu's woman" was kidnapped.

Then, under the guidance of the female staff who took their lives, the two walked onto the red carpet of the charity auction night following the figures of Uncle Mu and his wife who had walked a long way ahead.

This time, the red carpet of the charity auction night was not laid on the flat road, but spread up and down along the oblique steps in front of the entrance of the Grand Theater.

Moreover, unlike the red carpet of the fashion award ceremony that Zhang Jinshui participated in last time, there was not even a reporter and photographer on both sides of the red carpet at the charity auction night.

Of course, Zhang Jinshui and Zi Chunlin didn't think that the absence of reporters taking pictures meant that the standard of the red carpet this time was lower than that of the awards ceremony.

Because, when we were in the car just now, Zi Qiuli introduced that the fact that there were no reporters on both sides of the red carpet to take pictures was a deliberate act by the organizer of the charity auction night.

While the charity auction night attracts the attention of the public, it positions itself as an upper-class social occasion. If those media reporters are allowed to gather scatteredly on both sides of the red carpet, it will be too conflicting with their self-positioning.

On the contrary, the organizer specially arranged a special area in the venue, and invited all the mainstream media in the beautiful country to the venue.

Moreover, the media they invited were not just entertainment gossip or fashion TV magazine media, they also invited a lot of social news, political media, and TV programs in various fields. Compared with the media targeted by the ceremony, its influence and coverage in the beautiful country may not be low.

In order to better match Zhang Jinshui, who is 190 in height, Zi Chunlin stepped on a pair of high-heeled shoes with a height of 12 centimeters today, which is fine for walking on flat ground, but it is really difficult for Zi Chunlin to step on the steps.

After walking a few steps, she couldn't take it anymore, and took Zhang Jinshui's arm around her waist, and hugged it behind her back, using it as a support for stepping on the steps.

In this posture, Zhang Jinshui could feel that half of Zi Chunlin's tender body was attached to his body, and he felt quite comfortable. He cheerfully cooperated with Zi Chunlin as he walked towards the entrance of the Grand Theater at the top of the steps.

The two slowly reached the entrance, and immediately a handsome young male staff member in a black uniform greeted him.

"Hi sir, may I have a look at your invitation card?"

Zhang Jinshui immediately took out the auction night invitation card that Uncle Mu had just handed over to him at the rocket base from the inside pocket of his suit, and handed it over.

The male staff member looked at the invitation card, and immediately asked politely: "Mr. Zhang, hello, it's a great honor for you to come to tonight's charity auction night. How should I address this lady?"

Zhang Jinshui looked back at Zi Chunlin, thinking that he would meet Zi Chunlin's parents the day after tomorrow anyway, so he really didn't want to hide it anymore, so he said directly: "This is my girlfriend, Zi Chunlin."

Zi Chunlin's pretty face flushed slightly, and she lightly pinched his arm, but she didn't refute.

"Mr. Zhang, Miss Zi, please come with me. By the way, tonight, our auction night has arranged for you the highest-level seats, and only a few people can enjoy them every year."

After speaking, the male staff welcomed Zhang Jinshui and Zi Chunlin into the entrance of the theater.

But at this moment, a male voice suddenly came from the shady entrance: "Chunlin, is that you? Why are you here to participate in the charity auction night? Who is beside you?"