NBA: The man who passed the ball to Yao Ming

Zhang Jinshui immediately followed Zi Chunlin's gaze, and found a man in a black tuxedo standing up from the small round table in the first row in front of the stage, and walking up the stage from the next steps. It was the man they met just now. Zi Chusheng.

Zi Chusheng walked onto the stage, took the microphone handed over by the staff, shook hands with the middle-aged man standing in the middle of the stage, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Charlie."

The middle-aged man was about 50 years old, with short brown hair and Harry Potter-style round-frame glasses, showing a warm smile on his face, and said to the audience: "I believe many people in the audience know him." This young man is Zi Chusheng, the eldest grandson of the Zi family in Houston.

In recent years, he has helped his grandfather manage the family business in an orderly manner.

Several of our old friends from the Zi family meet occasionally and often praise the Zi family for cultivating an excellent new generation.

However, what I didn't expect was that apart from being ambitious, Zi Chusheng also had a compassionate heart. After learning about my children's home charity project, he was willing to take out the coming-of-age gift given to him by his family Auction, and use the auction to support this charity project of mine. "

After Charlie's voice fell, there was a round of warm applause in the theater immediately.

In the West, the meaning of the coming-of-age ceremony is still very special. What's more, one can know from a pat on the forehead that the coming-of-age gift given by the Zi family to his successor is not low in terms of economic value.

On the viewing platform of the Rockets, Zi Chunlin whispered to Zhang Jinshui: "This time my cousin has spent a lot of money, and the coming-of-age gift that my second uncle gave him was a big bottle from the imperial kiln in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. It’s very valuable, and I didn’t expect to donate it like this.”

Zhang Jinshui curled his lips, and said in disgust: "If you want to do charity, you can donate real money. Taking out the coming-of-age gift from your parents for charity, no matter how you think about it, it's like a hole in your head."

Zi Chunlin covered her mouth and smiled, "He's not doing charity, he's clearly here to bully me."

Zhang Jinshui was stunned, and for a moment he couldn't figure it out, he just came to participate in a charity auction night, and he was a brother and sister of the same family, why did he spend so much money on his younger sister?

Seeing Zhang Jinshui's puzzled expression, Zi Chunlin added softly: "He, the most shameful thing is that outsiders mention the names of our brothers and sisters besides him in Grandpa's ears."

After hearing this, Zhang Jinshui suddenly became enlightened.

These rich families are indeed full of intrigues and feuds, and the core surrounding them is the same as in the dog-blooded dramas, all about inheriting the family property.

"Don't even mention your name, isn't that too stupid?"

"It doesn't matter, it has been like this for so many years, we have long been used to it.

Anyway, my brother and I don't have much interest in the family business, so we just watch him make trouble every day. "

Zi Chunlin shrugged delicately, looking at Zhang Jinshui's heart swaying.

Zhang Jinshui naturally liked that his girlfriend didn't fall into the clichéd plot of competing with family members for inheritance rights. However, if someone wanted to overpower his girlfriend in front of him, he had to ask him for his opinion.

Zhang Jinshui thought for a while, then turned to look at Uncle Mu who was sitting not far away, and asked, "Uncle Mu, you mentioned before that when it was your turn to introduce the hospital charity project in your country, the organizer also wanted me to go up Let me just say a few words, I declined before, but if I change my mind now and want to go on stage, is there still time?"

"Of course it's too late. I guess they can't wait for it." Uncle Mu laughed and said, "I'll talk to the staff I'm talking to right now."

After Uncle Mu finished speaking, he stood up straight and left the viewing platform.

Hearing the conversation between the two, Zi Chunlin thought of the conversation between her and Zhang Jinshui just now, and immediately asked vigilantly, "Jin Shui, what do you want to do?"

"Don't worry, I will definitely not sprinkle dog food in public before meeting my uncle and aunt."

Zhang Jinshui blinked at Zi Chunlin with a smile, but he also acquiesced to some of Zi Chunlin's guesses.

Zi Chunlin sighed, stopped talking, and returned to the main stage.

At this time, both Charlie and Zi Chusheng had left the stage,

The auctioneer was holding a small hammer and stood at position C of the stage. In a glass box not far from him was a mallet bottle about half a meter long.

This bottle has a narrow mouth and a thin waist, with white ground and blue painting, it is a typical blue and white porcelain.

Under the illumination of the scene lights, the white ground of the blue vase is flowing with milky white and soft light, which sets off the blue and white outline of the palace maid's outing in spring. high.

And Zi Chusheng, who originally brought an export porcelain to participate in the charity auction night, even brought an official kiln paper mallet bottle with him, which also shows his meticulous thoughts to a certain extent.

Following the auctioneer's announcement, the auction of the mallet bottle officially started at 30000 beautiful national coins.

Most of the guests who participated in this charity auction night had rich backgrounds and broad horizons, so they naturally understood the value of paper mallet bottles from Jiaqing official kilns in the Qing Dynasty.

Soon, the auction price of the paper mallet bottle was raised to 500 beautiful national currency by the guests in the audience and on the viewing platform, at the asking price of 500 per mouthful.

Yao Ming, who was sitting next to Zhang Jinshui's right hand in front of the fence of the viewing platform, saw that the auction was a piece of porcelain from Huaguo, so he was eager to try it.

He asked for a small round card from McGrady's hand, and also wanted to bid a two-buy price symbolically, but Zhang Jinshui directly grabbed his arm.

"Don't call, I have a problem with this person, don't raise the price for him."

Now, Zhang Jinshui and Yao Ming get along day and night, and it can definitely be regarded as a brotherly friendship. It is very smooth to do this kind of thing of reaching out to stop them, and they don't feel alienated at all.

Yao Ming shook his head helplessly, put down the small round card, and said, "You, I think that person is also of Chinese descent, and you should collect it in the future. There is no need to always make the relationship with others too rigid." , After all, he will play in the NBA for many years."

However, Yao Ming did not raise the price, which does not mean that others did not increase the price.

After all, the Zi family has been deeply involved in the beautiful country, especially Houston, for more than 100 years, and has very deep connections in the upper class. Many people at the scene know Zi Chusheng or the elders of the Zi family, and are willing to give some small money to help Zi Chusheng lift up. Lift the sedan chair.

Moreover, what Zi Chusheng is auctioning now is indeed a good thing.

After the auction price of the mallet bottle doubled from 30000 US dollars to 60000 US dollars, it did not stop, but went up all the way, and was soon called 100000 US dollars.

In the end, under the competition of two old money rich men who had a close relationship with the Zi family, this Jiaqing official kiln paper mallet bottle was sold for 126000 beautiful national coins.

When the auctioneer knocked down the auction hammer, there was immediate applause from the audience and the viewing platform.

The organizer of the charity auction night even announced directly in the audience with a microphone: the auction price of Zi Chusheng's paper mallet bottle has surpassed the highest auction price of 102000 US dollars set by a diamond necklace last year, and it is very Possibly won the auction record of this year's charity auction night, and called on the guests at the scene to give another round of applause to Zi Chusheng, a caring rising star of the Zi family.

As a result, the applause at the scene became more enthusiastic.

Zi Chusheng himself stood up with a smile, bowed slightly to all the guests present, and turned around specifically, raising the champagne glass to the viewing platform where Zhang Jinshui and Zi Chunlin were.

Zhang Jinshui frowned.

Reminiscent of the unhappy breakup in the aisle before the start of the auction night, Zhang Jinshui didn't think that Zi Chusheng was showing kindness to them now. No matter how he interpreted this move, it could only be provocation.

It doesn't matter, the fun is still to come.

Seeing Zi Chusheng's gaze, Zhang Jinshui remained calm, and slowly waved his hands to applaud him.

It lasted for about a minute before the applause in the theater came to an end.

Zi Chusheng sat back in his seat complacently, with an uncontrollable look on his face.

He originally just wanted to beat Zi Chunlin at the auction night, but unexpectedly, he accidentally broke the record for the highest auction price last year.

Now, he is not just beating Zi Chunlin, it can even be said that he helped the Zi family earn enough face at today's charity auction night.

Thinking that the day after tomorrow is the day of the family reunion, Zi Chusheng can still "inadvertently" disclose this matter to his grandfather at that time, so that the old man can praise himself, Zi Chusheng feels that today's cost is worthwhile.

"Young Master Zi, congratulations, you have earned enough face for your family today."

"Young Master Zi, come, let me toast you from afar."

......

Around, from time to time, friends who are acquainted with Zi's family take the initiative to strike up a conversation, which makes Zi Chusheng feel as if he is walking on the clouds.

On the stage, the auction is still going on in an orderly manner.

After being proud for a while, Zi Chusheng began to focus back on the auction, even more than before.

What he hopes most now is that there will be no more blockbuster auctions in the future, so that he can retain the honor of having the highest auction price and the largest donation amount in this charity auction night.

What made Zi Chusheng happy was that as the auction progressed, there were no outstanding items. The prices of the auctioned items still fluctuated between 5000 Meili and 50000 Meili.

Not to mention that it was close to the auction price of Zi Chusheng's paper mallet bottle, there wasn't even a single lot worth more than 50000 beautiful national coins.

And with the passage of time, the auction has been going on for 2 hours without knowing it. As long as he persists for less than half an hour, Zi Chusheng will retain the highest auction record of the year and become the most popular in this auction. people.

Zi Chusheng's eyes became more and more eager. He enjoyed the current state so much, and secretly fantasized in his heart that if he won the honor of the highest auction price this year, would the organizers directly sell him to him next year? Arrange to the VIP box upstairs?

However, at this moment, Zi Chusheng heard the word "Rockets" from the mouth of the host on stage, and he felt a "thump" in his heart for no reason, and suddenly had a very bad feeling. Premonition:

Tonight's auction may not end as smoothly as he expected.

After the host said something, a tall black figure first walked to the center of the stage. It was the backup center of the Rockets. The absolute protagonist of the Rockets' charity auction night today, Mutombo.

Although Zi Chusheng does not watch basketball, Mutombo has been in the NBA for more than 10 years, and because of his enthusiasm for charity in his hometown of Congo, he is even more famous in the upper class of the beautiful country than superstars such as McGrady and Yao Ming. Chu Sheng naturally knew about Uncle Mu.

Zi Chusheng anxiously listened to Uncle Mu's introduction of the charity project of the Congo Gold Hospital that he was promoting.

Then, the name he least wanted to hear popped out of Uncle Mu's mouth:

"This time I can bring this project to this charity night, in addition to thanking the host for the warm invitation, I also want to thank all our Rockets teammates for their strong support, especially Zhang Jinshui.

Zhang Jinshui not only auctioned his jersey from the game where he tied twelve three-pointers, but also donated his exclusive brand and donkey-branded shoes to this project for charity. For tonight's auction, let Zhang Jinshui come up and talk to everyone. "

As soon as Uncle Mu's words fell, there was a burst of warm applause in the theater.

Zi Chusheng only felt that his scalp was numb. From the reaction on the spot, he could feel that Zhang Jinshui's influence in the upper class was much greater than he imagined.

Moreover, Zhang Jinshui's exclusive brand is actually qualified to be co-branded with the famous and most recognized luxury brand in the old money circle. This is invisible, adding too many points to Zhang Jinshui.

It wasn't until this moment that Zi Chusheng felt that Zhang Jinshui's influence in the upper class was probably much greater than his.

He couldn't help regretting his arrogance when the two faced each other just now.

However, it is too late to regret now, the only thing Zi Chusheng can do is to pray secretly in his heart:

Zhang Jinshui, if you want to be in the limelight, do it. Don't let my cousin Zi Chunlin be involved.

It is a pity that God did not wish.

Zi Chusheng followed the gazes of the guests around him to look at the stairs of the VIP box floor, just in time to see Zhang Jinshui walking down the stairs, and the one he pulled was the cousin he didn't want to see the most— — Zi Chunlin.

Just looking at Zi Chunlin's reluctance and reluctance, Zi Chusheng can probably guess that Zhang Jinshui probably wanted Zi Chunlin's agent to accompany him on stage, but Zi Chunlin himself, maybe Didn't really want to go on stage.

So, Zi Chusheng began to make the last prayer in his heart: "Don't go on stage! Don't go on stage!"