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Volume 3 Chapter 44 Taipei Nine

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    "This U-number charity auction is a freehand lotus painting in the center of a mirror, donated by Mr. Zhang Daqian, a master of calligraphy and painting." After the auction host introduced the subtleties of the painting, he said: "The base price is NT$400,000. Please be kind to me.  The best bidder. "This is a charity auction held at the reception, and the proceeds from the auction will be donated to the World War II Veterans Disability Foundation.  Shen Chong doesn¡¯t know how to appreciate paintings, but Zhang Daqian¡¯s lotuses, like Qi Baishi¡¯s shrimps and Xu Beihong¡¯s horses, are very personal and representative works of art. Even if they are defective pieces made randomly, they are also very collectible.  value.  "Besides, it was number six, the number he was determined to win.  "500,000." "550,000." "650,000." The price gradually increased. Shen Chong stared at the painting held by the two beauties in cheongsam, turned the number plate in his hand, and stood still.  Zhang Aijia looked at him, then at the lotus picture, and asked: "Do you like this painting?" Shen Chong nodded and said with a smile: "Zhang Daqian's lotus picture is famous both at home and abroad. I just bought it back to cultivate it and improve my art.  Cultivation, get rid of the face of the nouveau riche." Hearing this, Zhang Aijia's eyes flashed, and then she raised her hand to bid.  "100,000, Ms. Zhang Aijia offered 1100,000, is there anything higher?" "You said you like it." Zhang Aijia saw Shen Chong looking at her and said with a bit of trepidation: "I bought it for you.  Consider it a gift in return." "You are mine, what else do you want in return?" Shen Chong grabbed her hand and said softly, "Stop asking for the price." "Huh?"  She exclaimed, her eyes widened in surprise, and said, "Isn't it NT$?" "To others, it's NT$." Shen Chong gave her a self-explanatory look and said, "To me, it's NT$."  "It's US dollars." At this time, someone held up the sign again. Zhang Aijia let out a sigh of relief and said, "It's so dangerous. I didn't tell you the inside story earlier. I almost got you into trouble." "I didn't tell you because I didn't want you to get into trouble."  Don't worry, this is a matter between men, you don't have to worry." Shen Chong rubbed her tender green fingers and said lightly: "It's still early for the price, it's okay." Zhang Aijia looked at his profile blankly.  , turned his hand over, intertwined his fingers, and stopped talking.  After a while, the auction price reached 1.6 million, and Shen Chong raised the sign and said: "3 million." This was the first time Shen Chong participated in bidding, and he nearly doubled the price. The men looked at each other, and the women looked at each other.  , the auction house was quiet, with all kinds of envy, jealousy and hatred intertwined, but no one continued to bid to compete with him.  Zhang Aijia just raised her hand and made it clear that she liked this painting very much, but Shen Chong didn't blink an eye, and gave the beauty a multi-million dollar theater, 3 million NT dollars, a painting that was less than 100,000 US dollars.  , who would ruin the scenery and compete with him?  Who can rob him?  "Congratulations to Mr. Shen for collecting this master's masterpiece for a price of 3 million." Amid the applause, Shen Chong smiled slightly. The 3 million US dollars was ostensibly for a painting by Zhang Daqian, but in fact it was given to Wei Jingmeng.  , let him use it to establish relationships.  This can be regarded as the first climax of the auction. The next few auctions were uneventful. The highest price was only NT$1.8 million. After the eleventh auction item appeared, another climax began.  "The llth auction item is a donation from Miss Jiang Youmei. It is also a lotus picture. Although it is not a work by Mr. Zhang Daqian, it is closely related to him." The host showed a watercolor fan and said: "This is our  Everyone knows about the handiwork of the First Lady of the Republic of China. Mrs. Chiang was a master of calligraphy and painting. This was the first work she copied after becoming her master. "Although Song Meiling's painting skills are quite impressive, they are not as good as hers."  Compared with Zhang Daqian, she is still far inferior. Moreover, this is still an exercise work, and the artistic value can be imagined. However, this is Taiwan, and her political status is also beyond the reach of Zhang Daqian.  This watercolor lotus fan with a starting price of only NT$0,000 was quickly pushed to a high price of NT$00,000. Zhang Aijia saw Shen Chong turning the sign in his hand again and asked, "You want this too?" "Of course."  Shen Chong showed a cynical smile and said: "This is an amulet. With it, you can walk sideways in Taiwan in the future." "I'm afraid it's not easy to take a picture, right?" Zhang Aijia turned her eyes, looked around, and said: "  "A lot of people are bidding." "With Mr. Jiang and Miss Jiang present, even if you don't have money, you still have to show your presence and try to gain favor. Maybe you will be favored by others and become famous in the future." Shen Chong raised the sign and bid 3 million.  , said: "We are all smart people." This time his 3 million was not shocking at all, and he was quickly squeezed out. After a few rounds, when the price was close to 4UU million, Shen Chong held up the sign again and said:  "5 million." He is full of auraThe asking price immediately scared off a group of people. A middle-aged man looked hesitant. After struggling for a while, he raised a sign and quoted a price of 00,000.  Shen Chong recognized that the man was someone he had seen in the gallery on the fourth floor, so he raised the sign again and quoted UU000,000. The man looked at him with bulging eyes, finally shook his head, put down the sign dejectedly, and stopped bidding.  This is for Jiang Xiaowen. He has been bedridden for many years and the cost of treatment is very high. The Taiwanese government is slowly transforming under the pressure of internal and external troubles. The Presidential Office has many constraints and expenses are becoming increasingly tight. It must be prepared for a rainy day. Although Jiang Xiaowen is bedridden  , but his wife is the granddaughter of Xu Xilin from a famous family, and is the most socially influential woman in the Jiang family besides Song Meiling.  "This amulet is so expensive." Zhang Aijia felt sorry for him and pouted, "What can't you buy for U.S.$100,000? Why do you have to have this crappy thing." "That's why I won't let you get involved in this kind of thing." Shen Chong  Smiling and comforting her, he said: "If you don't want to give up your children, you can't trap a wolf, and if you don't want to leave your wife, you can't trap a pervert. Today I'll get UU000,000, and in a few years I'll get UUUU10,000, and I'll make some money." Zhang Aijia was amused by him, and scratched him with her fingers.  Yingying asked in the palm of his hand: "Which pervert are you going to use me to trap?" "Keep it first to fatten it up." Shen Chong laughed and said, "I will use it to trap your son in the future." "I won't give birth to you.  Where is the child?" Zhang Aijia glanced at him shyly, and after a while, she said: "Our child must not be a pervert." "Like father, like son. A child who is not a pervert is not a good child.  Shen Chong said with a smile: "Food, sex, the harder you chase a girl, the stronger your motivation will be, and the greater your achievements." "That's nonsense." "I am."  Shen Chong leaned close to her ear and whispered: "Do you remember? I once said that I would build a big harem. Look, now, you are the only one who has become a rich man." Zhang Aijia snorted and gave it to him.  He rolled his eyes, curled his fingers, and scratched the back of his hand with his nails.  "The sixteenth auction item below is a donation from Director Song. This is a Patek Philippe watch made in Switzerland, with a starting price of NT$50,000." The host joked with a smile: "Director Song is a talented and personable person.  I have deep trust from the president and a bright future. Ladies and ladies, please hurry up and bid. This is just taken from Director Song, and it still has body temperature. " Song Chuyu's father was a lieutenant general, and even had a personal relationship with Jiang Jingguo.  Ate, he himself took the position of Information Director in his thirties. In the "Beautiful Island" incident, he acted as the spokesperson of the government. He successfully controlled the media at home and abroad, packaged the government as the victim, and won widespread sympathy.  Therefore, he was favored by Chiang Ching-kuo. Both his family background and abilities were impeccable, and he was Taiwan's most promising political star.  Patek Philippe is one of the top watch brands in the world, but it is not well-known. Moreover, the Swiss watch industry is dying under the impact of electronic watches at this time, and its value is far less than that of calligraphy and painting and other works of art. Although Song Chuyu is very popular, after all, it is still  He was young, and the news director had a lot of power, but he was too professional and had limited influence. Therefore, his auction items were far less popular than Soong Meiling's lotus painting. In the end, Shen Chong paid 10,000 yuan to buy this watch.  "If you just cut the ribbon, you can get an appearance fee of 10,000 US dollars." Zhang Aijia sighed and said, "If I had known it would be like this, what kind of drama would I be playing? I should go into politics and become an official." "That won't work." Shen  Chong curled his lips and said: "You have been acting for ten years and you are still brilliant. After working as an official for three to five years, you will become the painstaking Miejie Shitai. Not to mention the appearance fee of 10,000 US dollars, I will give you NT$  "It's too much." "You're going to die. If you don't obey me when I become the Information Director, why don't you invite me?"  Not invited." Shen Chong laughed and said, "Why do I open a film company in Taiwan? I've already been enjoying myself with a bunch of charming women." "Hey, it's unfortunate to be a woman, and I can only serve you with sex.  "Man, I must be a man in my next life." "In your next life, which will be almost seventy or eighty years later, the world may no longer have sex between men and women," Shen Chong said with a smirk.  Men love men, and women love women. When the time comes, you still won¡¯t be able to escape the fate of serving others with sex. ¡°You¡¯re so disgusting. In that case, I¡¯d rather be a woman.¡± At this time, the atmosphere was conservative, and Zhang Aijia obviously couldn¡¯t accept him.  After making passionate remarks, he changed the topic and asked, "When will the reception end?" "After the auction, you can leave." Shen Chong raised his left hand, looked at his watch, and said, "It should be about three o'clock.  After that, go back and take a rest, change your clothes, and come back in the evening to watch Jin Shijie's stage play. "It's so boring here." Zhang Aijia looked around at the Guys and Dolls auction reception venue and said, "It's more interesting at night."  "Any interesting thing is supported by a lot of boring things." Shen Chong said leisurelySaid: "One minute on stage, ten years of work off stage. Some people appreciate their efforts, but no one cares about the person who built the stage. But if there is no stage and ten years of practice, what will happen? It is not in vain." "Although  I don¡¯t know what you are doing.¡± Zhang Aijia held his hand tightly and said, ¡°But I know you are working hard and are great. Being with you makes people feel at ease.¡± ¡°The following is the last auction item.  , donated by Mr. Chiang, this is a purple clay tea set from the Shilin official residence" In the end, Shen Chong defeated several competitors with a price of RU000,000 and bought this tea set that was said to be frequently used by Chiang Kai-shek.  .  The second son of the Jiang family, Jiang Xiaowu, was the general manager of Taiwan¡¯s official media China Broadcasting Corporation at this time. According to Wei Jingmeng, the third son was very interested in getting into the TV station business.
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