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【1089】 Philanthropy

Compared to the tense at some commercial auctions, the auction of "Ginkgo Night" seems harmonious. After all, everyone comes together with a common purpose and raises donations for children in need.

Therefore, although Christie's White Gloves Tom, who was hosting the auction, introduced various items eloquently, the competition at the scene was fierce but the harmony was not hurt.

The first one to appear is the "five-year-old gold-supplied wine" that can be produced by "Xiaoshi Winery". This is the fine wine brewed by "Xiaoshi Winery" in the first year and is quite rare on the market.

These wines sold for more than US$1,300 when they were shipped from the factory. Now, after years of aging and market fermentation, they have a great reputation in the wine industry.

This time, 3 boxes of 36 bottles of wine were sold in a group, with a total of 10 sets of wine auctions, which made the red wine enthusiasts on the scene very happy. After all, these top-notch wines can’t be bought for money.

As a result, a group of wines with a starting price of $40,000 have been soaring, and finally they were bought by the guests at an average price of $100,000. The average price per bottle of wine was close to $3,000.

Perhaps for ordinary people, spending nearly 20,000 rmb to get a bottle of wine that is only 750 ml is an incomprehensible behavior, but everyone knows that this deal is not a loss.

In addition to being able to enjoy these wines in person as gifts, they are also good value-preserving products. This can be seen from the market price of "Xiaoshi Wine" over the years.

At present, the five-year-old "Xiaoshi Wine" is sold on the market at no less than US$3,000. If you can buy it at a price lower than the market price, you will already make a profit.

It can be foreseen that in a few years, the prices of these "five-year gold suits" will soar, which will eventually surprise these guests.

Seeing that the guests were enthusiastic, Xiao Feng immediately decided to continue to add 20 sets of "five-year gold wines" to meet the needs of the guests.

In the end, 30 sets of wines sold at a high price of 20 million rmb, especially in the last few sets, the competition among the guests was even more intense. After all, these fine wines are not something you can buy with money. Compared with the "Xiaoshi Wine" that was jointly brewed back then, these "gold-wear aged" used the best grapes in the vineyard. The taste is much better than the ordinary "Xiaoshi Wine".

All the funds from the auction will be donated to the Ginkgo Foundation, which is specifically used for the treatment of children with thalassemia and leukemia and subsequent education costs.

"Xiao Family Winery" is the first time that these "golden aged wines" were launched. If it weren't for the atmosphere on the scene, many wealthy guests even had the idea of ​​overwhelming wealth.

Fortunately, everyone knows that the main theme of today's auction is to raise donations for the children, not to show off their wealth. Therefore, everyone is very restrained. Especially those super rich people who are close to Xiao Feng will not steal the limelight with ordinary guests in these links.

For red wine, they have a higher goal, that is, the "Fantasy Wine" in Xiao Feng's hand. These super wines that cost more than $10,000 are the top red wines that match their identities.

The appearance of 30 sets of ‘Golden Wine’ quickly mobilized the enthusiasm of the guests, and the auction made a beautiful start. This made the subsequent auction better.

Many guests took out their collection of artworks and various commemorative items, and the atmosphere at the auction became more and more lively.

For example, Brother Chen Long took out a picture of shrimps drawn by Mr. Bai Shi in his later years, which attracted many guests who were quite interested in investing in art to bid.

In the end, George Morgan, who had a strong interest in Chinese culture, won the Chinese fine brushwork painting with a size of less than 10 square feet for US$6 million. The price was not low even at art auctions in Xiangjiang or Haizhou.

Immediately, Brother Chen Long donated all the donations to the "Ginkgo Foundation", which was one of the big deals he made many times. The donations he donated had reached nearly 200 million rmb.

Because there are many foreign friends among the guests participating in the charity auction today. In order to abide by the national cultural relics protection laws, all the items taken out by the guests are works of art within a hundred years. Avoid accidentally causing cultural relics to be lost overseas.

Zhou Xingxing, who loves to collect Ming and Qing furniture, took out a complete set of furniture made by Qiongdao Huanghuali. Although these furniture was not displayed on the scene, it has already caused the Chinese guests on the scene to be in a commotion with various exquisite pictures and videos.

Europeans and Americans may not be very interested in Chinese Ming and Qing style furniture, but this aesthetic view is very consistent with China's recognition. What's more, the material of these furniture is second only to small-leaf red sandalwood.

Therefore, this set of Huanghuali was sold at a sky-high price of more than 20 million yuan and was bought by Liu Yonghao. For the old man who was over 60 years old, such gains made him worth the trip.

As the auction proceeded, various rare treasures continued to appear, challenging the adrenaline of the guests on the scene. Whether it was Western oil paintings, oriental ink paintings, calligraphy works or various jewelry, they all had a very good level, making the guests photographed satisfied.

For the guests, paying for charity is not something that will make him feel at a disadvantage, but if the items he took are worth the money, wouldn’t it be the best of both worlds?

From this point of view, the guests who took out various items today were very sincere, which greatly mobilized the auction enthusiasm of other guests and could raise more donations for the children.

In the auction, in addition to those top artworks that cost tens of millions of dollars, some good collections are not expensive, ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Many entertainment celebrities who entered the venue also took action.

Xiao Feng, who was sitting in the venue, was quite satisfied when he saw the auction scene so hot. After all, every time the item was successfully sold, it could save more children's lives.

In addition to providing treatment for children with thalassemia and leukemia, the Ginkgo Foundation will also build a large sanatorium on the shore of Jinghu Lake to provide children with subsequent care. At the same time, the Ginkgo Hospital and the Ginkgo School will also provide better medical and educational conditions for children who come to the Ginkgo Village to recuperate, so that they can better integrate into society.

In addition, the "Jinghu Group" will also provide more employment and entrepreneurial opportunities for parents of children in the "Ginkgo New District" to improve their family income. This is the fundamental way to change their destiny.

In short, for this "Golden Sunshine" plan, the "Minghu Group" and the "Influence Foundation" not only have to pay real money, but also have to do various meticulous work to change the donation model in the traditional sense.

The goal of ‘Golden Sunshine’ is not only to save the lives of children, but more importantly, to enable these children to live, learn, and return to mainstream society like normal people.

From this point of view, the Ginkgo Foundation has a lot of work to do!

As the auction is approaching, the finale item provided by Xiao Feng has finally appeared. Although the guests on the scene have already seen its photos in the promotional brochure, they are still dazzling after seeing the real thing!

This super fire diamond weighing more than 45 carats is a collection of "Purple Bamboo Space". After being crafted by skilled craftsmen, it is perfectly inlaid in a necklace composed of platinum and blue, green and red gems. The huge fire diamond shines with charming light under the lights. All the women on the scene have their eyes shiny, hoping that they can have such a perfect diamond.

However, everyone knew in their hearts that only a few super rich people were eligible to bid for such a super diamond!

If Xiao Feng hadn't had brought out a pink diamond of the same specification for him as a birthday gift this year, Xu Mengyao would have wished he could have taken out his private money to take this diamond. You know, all the women in the world, like giant dragons, have no resistance to shining objects.

Besides, when it comes to the cash flow at hand, I'm afraid most people on the scene will not be able to compare with Xu Mengyao!

Of course, it is not ruled out that when the auction reaches a certain level, Xu Mengyao will take down this fire diamond at a striking price. After all, the dragon's pursuit of treasure is endless.

"The 45-carat fire diamond, whether it is pure or cut, is the most perfect combination ever, and it can no longer be described as perfect!" Tom's white glove from Christie's trembled slightly, after all, this was the most special item in his auction career. He shouted with a slight roar: "Perfect Fire Diamond Necklace, starting at $1!"

The reason why Xiao Feng set a starting price of $1 was that he had great confidence in this fire diamond. He also knew that the guests on the scene would definitely not miss this diamond, and the auction scene would be extremely intense.

"Five million US dollars!" Although Bei Bei knew that this fire diamond might not be able to be taken by himself, he still kicked off the auction.

The price of five million US dollars caused an uproar in the scene, but everyone knows that this is not the real price of this diamond, because someone soon called out $10 million!

After a while, this perfect fire diamond necklace was raised to a high price of US$20 million. The media reporters who were lucky enough to enter the scene were also stunned.

$20 million is not the final price. Although there are only a dozen guests left in the auction, they are all super rich people with a net worth of billions and are fully capable of taking this necklace.

Although the auction price has increased by a smaller increase, every time the price is 1 million US dollars, even those celebrities in the entertainment industry suddenly feel their heartbeats accelerate.

Taking Hollywood top stars such as Will Smith as an example, their most successful sign is members of the '$20 million club', but in the face of these super treasures that cost tens of millions of dollars, their net worth is still not enough.

Soon, the auction price rose to 30 million US dollars. No one could calm down when facing such a perfect fire diamond!

The price of nearly 200 million rmb may be a sky-high price for ordinary people, but for some super families, it is naturally the best to buy it as a heirloom.

So, now only representatives of the Morgan family, Walton family, Rockefeller family, DuPont family and Mellon family are left. After all, these family successors have received support from the family meeting.

Apart from the consortium representatives of the United States, the super rich in China showed no sign of giving up, including Lin Jian, Xiao Ma Ge and others, gritted their teeth and persevered.

When the auction price rose to $37 million, many people quit the competition. After all, this is not a small amount, and not everyone has so much cash on their bank accounts.

Originally, Xu Mengyao wanted to make a fuss, but when she saw that the last few people who competed were guests with good relationships with the Xiao family, she had to endure it.

After all, Xiao Feng also has super diamonds of various colors in his hand. It doesn’t matter how much you auction such a fire diamond to the outside world. This can also make the relationship between these families and the Xiao family stronger.

In the end, George Morgan was rich and generous and bought this perfect fire diamond necklace for a super high price of $42 million, winning warm applause from the audience!

This makes people sigh that the old European and American consortium families are really hidden. Although they cannot see the rankings on the Forbes Rich List, they have a deeper foundation than other super rich people.

For Brother Ma, Lin Jian and others, although they can spend more money to buy this fire diamond, it may be too much beyond the actual price, and it is a bit more cost-effective. They are essentially a businessman, and they have to measure value in everything, not to mention that they do not want to have an unhappy relationship with the Morgan family.

$42 million, if the average treatment fee of one child is $100,000, it can provide information funds to at least 400 children. Although this fire diamond is expensive, George Morgan took out a donation beyond its actual value and won unanimous praise from all the guests on the scene.

The auction of Fire Diamonds was undoubtedly the climax of the entire auction, so that the auction of several items was a little overwhelmed, and everyone's thoughts seemed to be dispersed.

Fortunately, the auction was approaching its end by this time, and all the items were finally sold successfully, without failing to sell, and the title of Tom's white glove was not lost.

In the end, the auction prices of all the items today and the charity funds raised were displayed on the large screen on the scene. The huge numbers made the scene burst into warm applause and cheers.

For all the guests, 100 million US dollars can be quantified as the health and future of 1,000 children. Perhaps their little efforts are the "sunny future" of a child!

The media reporters on the scene also took photos of the numbers appearing on the big screen in time and posted them on the publicity platforms of their respective media, which also made netizens who were following the "Ginkgo Night" cheer!

In this world, charity can often touch the weakest part of people's hearts, and everyone is willing to make their own efforts for those children!

This is the charm of charity! (To be continued.)

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