"1500000!"
Liu Xiaobao didn't recognize any of these young men bidding, but from their practice of raising the price by 100,000 each time, he could tell that they came from extraordinary families.
Because the wealthy businessmen only increased the price by 50,000 each time, while these young masters increased the price by 100,000 each time, it is clear that their financial resources are stronger than those of the wealthy businessmen.
When Liu Xiaobao saw that Ni Zhen had stopped bidding, he realized that he couldn't participate anymore. Liu Xiaobao also lost patience and interest in watching those young masters show off. He thought it was time to step forward and support his wife.
At this moment, Liu Xiaobao raised his hand and shouted out a number that shocked the entire audience, though his voice was not loud.
"I'll offer ten million!" Tu.
Chapter 121 Buying an old guitar for a sky-high price of one hundred million (Please subscribe)
Noticing that everyone in the banquet hall was focusing their attention on him, Liu Xiaobao didn't care. He just stared at Zhou Huimin on the stage.
Their eyes met, and Zhou Huimin's face lit up with surprise as she smiled at Liu Xiaobao.
Seeing Zhou Huimin's smile, Liu Xiaobao felt that his trip today had not been in vain.
At this moment, Xu Ke said something to Liu Xiaobao.
"Mr. Bao, ten million is enough to make a movie, and you use it to buy such an old guitar, you really are..."
Xu Ke didn't say the word "spendthrift," but he was genuinely heartbroken for Liu Xiaobao.
But for Liu Xiaobao, as long as it makes his wife smile, he doesn't care at all.
Liu Xiaobao ignored Xu Ke, and he didn't care about the gazes of the others present. He was just waiting to bid on Zhou Huimin's items and then go have a coffee with her at "630" or something.
However, Liu Xiaobao thought that he could easily win the guitar auctioned by Zhou Huimin by bidding ten million, but he did not expect to run into a tough opponent.
Just as everyone was curiously discussing who Liu Xiaobao was, a young man raised his hand and casually shouted, "Eleven million!"
The room erupted in uproar upon hearing the young master's offer.
It wasn't just because of the price of 'eleven million', but also because they all knew the young master's identity, and they were surprised to see him bid such a high price.
Liu Xiaobao was also stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect that there would be anyone bidding for the price of 'ten million'.
After all, the real value of Vivian Chow's guitar wasn't even a million dollars. The fact that people were asking for over a million dollars was simply because those men wanted to show off their wealth in front of Vivian Chow and try to win her favor.
Now that the price has exceeded ten million, there are still people bidding. Liu Xiaobao couldn't help but look at the young master.
At this moment, Xu Ke, ever the considerate one, leaned over and reminded Liu Xiaobao, "Mr. Bao, that's Su Minghao, the eldest grandson of shipping magnate Bao Yugang. He's very vengeful!"
Liu Xiaobao understood what Xu Ke meant; he simply wanted him to give up and not offend the third generation of the shipping magnate.
However, Liu Xiaobao clearly didn't take Xu Ke's words to heart. He just smiled slightly and replied to Xu Ke, "The shipping magnate is already dead, what's there to be afraid of? Besides, he's just the shipping magnate's grandson, not his grandson!"
After Liu Xiaobao finished speaking, he raised his hand again, glanced contemptuously at the young master Su Minghao, and then announced a number that stunned everyone present.
"One hundred million!"
If 'ten million' was merely beyond everyone's expectations and could be considered a high price that shocked them somewhat, then Liu Xiaobao's price of 'one hundred million' was astronomical, truly stunning everyone present.
However, after regaining their senses, in addition to finding it somewhat unbelievable, the crowd also began to question Liu Xiaobao.
At this moment, the opinions of the crowd were divided into two camps.
One group consisted of wealthy businessmen and playboys who believed that Liu Xiaobao's bid of 100 million yuan for an old guitar once used by Zhou Huimin was likely because Liu Xiaobao was crazy, or that he was simply inflating the price and that he could not possibly have spent that much money to buy Zhou Huimin's old guitar.
The other group consists of celebrities, who generally believe it to be true.
Although they didn't know Liu Xiaobao, they knew Xu Ke, who was sitting next to him. Since Xu Ke was sitting with Liu Xiaobao, they must know each other. Moreover, Liu Xiaobao must have some wealth, otherwise Xu Ke wouldn't be sitting next to him.
The person most certain that Liu Xiaobao wasn't crazy and had the financial means was the beautiful actress Guan Zhilin.
She knew Liu Xiaobao, and she also knew that Liu Xiaobao had once invested in Xu Ke's movies.
Therefore, Guan Zhilin's eyes were filled with envy at this moment, because she knew that after tonight, Zhou Huimin's reputation would probably shake the entire Hong Kong, and even the entire Asia.
Unlike Guan Zhilin, the young master named Su Minghao was filled with anger. He couldn't believe that Liu Xiaobao would disrespect him in front of so many people. He had only raised the price by one million, but Liu Xiaobao had directly bid one hundred million. Wasn't this a public slap in the face?
However, no matter how angry Su Minghao was, he did not continue to bid. After all, he could still come up with ten million, but one hundred million was not a small amount of money for him, and it was not something he could just take out casually.
However, Su Minghao clearly did not believe that Liu Xiaobao had the ability, so although he stopped bidding, he intentionally wanted to embarrass Liu Xiaobao.
At this moment, Su Minghao called out to the emcee Zheng Yulin on the stage: "Ms. Zheng, although tonight is just a charity event, it shouldn't be allowed to make false reports, right?"
It's obvious that Su Minghao wants Zheng Yulin to verify the funds on the spot, expose Liu Xiaobao's haphazard pricing, and then embarrass Liu Xiaobao in public.
Liu Xiaobao naturally saw through Su Minghao's intentions, but he didn't care. He just glanced at Su Minghao with disdain and then shouted something to Zheng Yulin on the stage.
"Ms. Zheng, since no one has raised the bid for so long, shouldn't you announce who the final winner is?"
Zheng Yulin glanced at Liu Xiaobao, then at Su Minghao. Not wanting to offend either side, she picked up the microphone and announced.
"Thank you for your generous support of our charity gala tonight. Congratulations on winning the guitar donated by Ms. Vivian Chow with a bid of 100 million. However, in order to show everyone here that you are not joking, we would like to ask you to come up on stage, swipe your card, and take the guitar from Ms. Vivian Chow."
It must be said that Zheng Yulin was quite clever. By saying that, she offended neither side, and the reason she used was very reasonable, leaving Liu Xiaobao with no fault to find.
After Zheng Yulin finished speaking, everyone in the room turned their attention back to Liu Xiaobao, wanting to see if he could really come up with 100 million yuan.
Even Xu Ke, who was standing next to Liu Xiaobao, looked at Liu Xiaobao with the same curious gaze.
Of all the people present, only Su Minghao looked on with a smug expression, waiting to see Liu Xiaobao make a fool of himself. He clearly didn't believe that Liu Xiaobao could come up with 2.9 million.
As for Zhou Huimin, although she was also curious about whether Liu Xiaobao could come up with 100 million, she was more worried. She didn't want to see Liu Xiaobao embarrass himself in front of so many people.
So when Vivian Chow saw Lau Siu-bo walk onto the stage looking relaxed, she whispered a reminder to him.
“Mr. Bao, if you were just joking, just tell me, and I'll apologize to everyone on your behalf, and that will be the end of it.”
Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaobao's fondness for Zhou Huimin increased even more, and he smiled slightly.
"A real man keeps his word. How could I, Liu Xiaobao, be joking when I say something in front of everyone? Xiaomin, you don't need to worry about me. I mean what I say!"
Chapter 122 Spending Hundreds of Millions to Gain Fame (Please Subscribe)
Although she heard what Liu Xiaobao said, Zhou Huimin was still somewhat worried.
However, Zhou Huimin didn't have time to say anything more, because Zheng Yulin had already come to the two of them with a card reader.
Noticing everyone's attention on him, Liu Xiaobao wasn't nervous at all. He casually took a bank card from his wallet and handed it to Zheng Yulin.
Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, Zheng Yulin entered a string of numbers into the card reader and swiped Liu Xiaobao's bank card.
After Liu Xiaobao entered a few passwords, the card reader displayed a successful transaction in less than ten seconds.
After her initial shock, Zheng Yulin excitedly announced into the microphone, "The card swipe was successful. Thank you again to this gentleman for his generous support of tonight's charity gala!"
Zhou Huimin, who had been looking tense just moments before, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The audience was stunned; none of them expected that Liu Xiaobao could actually swipe 100 million yuan from his card.
Su Minghao was also taken aback by the slap in the face. However, when he realized that he was the one who had embarrassed himself, he was too ashamed to stay in 01 any longer. He glared at Liu Xiaobao resentfully, and then, taking advantage of the fact that no one was watching him, he quietly got up and left.
While others didn't notice Su Minghao, Liu Xiaobao did, and he even noticed the hatred in Su Minghao's eyes.
However, Liu Xiaobao did not care about Su Minghao's departure, nor did he deliberately call Su Minghao back to embarrass him.
At that moment, Zhou Huimin was handing the guitar she was holding to Liu Xiaobao, and Liu Xiaobao didn't have time to pay attention to Su Minghao.
"Thank you so much, Mr. Bao!"
Liu Xiaobao took the guitar: "No problem, it'll make you look good, Xiaomin, and I can do a good deed at the same time, why not!"
"Mr. Bao, you are such a kind person. I thank you on behalf of the patients who received the donation!"
Liu Xiaobao smiled slightly: "Xiaomin, do you have time after the party ends?"
Vivian Chow nodded: "Yes, the new album has been released, and I've been quite free lately."
"Let's go grab a coffee later!"
"Okay, I'll come find you in a bit!"
After making the appointment, Liu Xiaobao did not stay on stage and left with Zhou Huimin's guitar.
At this moment, wherever Liu Xiaobao went, whether it was wealthy young men or celebrities, they all stared at him curiously.
Clearly, everyone was wondering who this person who spent hundreds of millions of dollars was.
Liu Xiaobao noticed the curiosity in everyone's eyes, but despite having made a big splash, he showed no intention of introducing himself.
He simply returned to his original corner seat, greeted Xu Ke, gave Su Jie a wink, and then left with Su Jie.
At this point, many people forgot about the auction on the stage and came to Xu Ke's side to ask about Liu Xiaobao's identity.
"Xu Ke, who was that person just now?"
"Director Xu, whose young master was that just now?"
Xu Ke, who was in the spotlight, was also a little smug. He smiled and kept everyone in suspense: "Hehe, I'm not that familiar with that person!"
Hung Kam-po rolled up his sleeves and said, "Xu Ke, if you keep pretending, I'll beat you up!"
Facing this fat man who knew kung fu, Xu Ke dared not keep him in suspense any longer, otherwise he was worried that Sammo Hung would really beat him up.
"That man just now was the boss of Tianbao Entertainment. He invested in the movie I filmed before, 'The New Legend of the Condor Heroes'."
Upon hearing Xu Ke's introduction, some people felt unfamiliar with him and had never heard of him before, while others seemed to recall something.
"Tianbao Entertainment Company? The one that fully funded the production of that madman McDonald's 'The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain'?"
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