Chinese Entertainment: Starting from 1996

Chapter 490 Status and Success

As Qin Haoyi's performance ended, the auction of his jade plaque began.

This jade plaque is not an antique. It was designed by Qin Hao himself, who personally selected the materials and had it made by an industry expert.

The value may not be high, but it is also a precious thing for Qin Hao.

The fact that he was able to take this thing out also shows how much he values ​​this charity conference.

However, the charity conference is not a donation after all, and Qin Hao doesn't want his personal jade pendant to be taken away by others, so he has already entrusted Liu Ye to bid for the jade pendant.

After all, Qin Hao was not an unknown person. Although his jade token was not an antique, many people wanted to buy it. Soon, the price of this jade token was raised to 150,000.

But as Liu Ye continued to bid, everyone began to understand that the other party wanted to bid the jade pendant back and even found someone to help him. After all, the relationship between Liu Ye and Qin Hao was almost known to everyone in the circle.

Finally, Liu Ye bought the jade pendant for 220,000 yuan. He believed that the jade pendant would soon return to Qin Hao's hands, which was equivalent to him donating 220,000 yuan to the party.

After Qin Hao, the charity gala was officially kicked off, and one item after another was sent to the auction table.

For example, a red sandalwood statue of Guan Gong owned by Jackie Chan was brought to Liu Zhou's home for 88 yuan, and Jet Li's mutton-fat jade Buddhist beads were bought for 40 yuan by an entrepreneur who likes him.

Of course, auctions at this price are relatively rare, and most are within tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands.

These days are not like the later generations, when celebrities can earn more than 2 million a day. Many celebrities nowadays do not make that much money. A few million a year is considered a big star, and it would be painful for them to spend tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands to show their support. They cannot afford something that is too expensive.

But there are also stars who are generous enough to make a move!
Fan Xiaopang paid nearly one million yuan in one go and bought a BMW sponsored by BMW. She became the highest bidder in the entire venue for a time, fully demonstrating her dominance as the number one actress in Golden Harvest.

The artists under Golden Harvest not only have amazing resources, but their earning power is also far ahead of their peers in the industry, not to mention that the first group of people who joined Golden Harvest caught up with Golden Harvest's IPO.

While their peers were still gloating about making millions, some artists of Nima Jiahe had a net worth of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions simply by purchasing internal stocks of Jiahe before its IPO.

This is also the reason why celebrities want to join Golden Harvest so much, not only because it brings fame but also money.

Fan Xiaopang bought 8 million shares of Golden Harvest at the time. After the company went public, these shares were worth more than 100 million yuan. Now, they are worth nearly 400 million yuan.

In addition, Fan Xiaopang has extremely high commercial value, so now she can be said to be a very famous rich woman in the entertainment industry.

Because she did not suffer as much slander, rumors and suppression as in the original time and space, she did not have the opportunity to say the words "I don't need to marry into a wealthy family, I am a wealthy family myself" which made her famous.

But now Fan Xiaopang's influence is much greater than that of the same period in the original time and space, and his wealth is much more substantial. Although he is still a star, he can already communicate with capital on a relatively equal footing.

Even compared with the other four Dans and two Bings, except Zeng Li, the others may not have more wealth than Fan Xiaopang.

So now Fan Xiaopang is very generous and spends millions without blinking an eye.

However, after she did this, other big stars of the same level felt embarrassed to spend too little.

I cursed in my heart, but I kept a bright smile on my face.

Boss Zhao spent 32 yuan on an art painting, Li Bingbing bought a master-designed evening dress for 40 yuan, and Mr. Zhou bought a limited edition LV handbag worth nearly 50 yuan.

Zhang Ziyi gritted her teeth and bid 76 yuan to buy the crystal diamond necklace that Zeng Li took out.

He neither fell too far behind Fan Xiaopang, nor was he flattering Zeng Li in disguise, or rather, Zeng Li was flattered by Liu Zhou.

Zhang Ziyi has been having a hard time recently. The triple scandal brought her reputation to the bottom, but that was just in 2010. If it was ten or even five years later, she might not have been able to make a comeback.

Despite this, Zhang Ziyi still has to face a harsh public opinion environment and her resources have also plummeted.

So she has been in more frequent contact with old classmates such as Zeng Li, Liu Ye and Qin Hao recently.

She doesn't dare to go directly to Liu Zhou now, so she can only ask these old classmates for help in a roundabout way. Now these old classmates are not just graduated.

I used to be a little complacent, but now others are doing much better than me.

Qin Hao and others, due to their former friendship as classmates, also vaguely mentioned Zhang Ziyi's situation to Liu Zhou.

Liu Zhou couldn't say that he disliked Zhang Ziyi. She had risen through the entertainment industry from a little girl who hadn't even graduated yet to become one of the leading female stars in mainland China. She was indeed quite amazing.

Moreover, when they were in school, Liu Zhou and Zhang Ziyi had a good relationship. Although she had less contact with her classmates after she became famous, she still maintained a good relationship with him.

In addition, since Qin Hao and others mentioned this matter in front of him, it also means that they probably also hope that he can help Zhang Ziyi.

This was a piece of cake for Liu Zhou, so with the intervention of Golden Harvest, Zhang Ziyi's situation improved a lot. However, as for film resources, she had to rely on herself.

So this time, Zhang Ziyi is not only trying to compete with Fan Xiaopang, but also trying to show her goodwill to Zeng Li and Liu Zhou.

Later, as the only 85 flower who could be compared with the four Dans and two Bings, Liu Yifei was also worth a lot of money and spent more than 400,000 to buy an Hermès bag.

Yang Mi, who works in the same company, couldn't help but sigh when she saw them spending money lavishly. It was a pity that she had no money. Although she debuted early, she didn't make any money in the eight years at Rongxinda.

It has only been a year since she joined Golden Harvest and she hasn't saved much money yet, so although she wanted to buy the diamond crystal necklace from the boss lady Zeng Li to show off, she was still unable to do so.

But for Zeng Li, she didn't really care about the diamond necklace. She just picked up a piece of jewelry from home to be photographed tonight.

As the market value of Jiahe Group approaches the 100 billion mark, the 7.5% stake she holds is already worth more than 7 billion.

Moreover, the money Liu Zhou gave her for household expenses was usually never spent, so she used to be a relatively frugal girl, but now, she doesn’t have much concept of money.

Just like tonight's charity auction, many of the guests present here, those who participated in the auction with a large sum of money, basically no longer donated valuable items, and those who donated works of great value would no longer spend a large sum of money to participate in the auction.

After all, donations of money and materials are both donations, and people should not pay twice.

Unless the donated items are of average value and you think they are really ugly, you can spend some money to buy a cheaper one or participate in a charity performance to raise funds to save face.

It’s okay if you don’t even donate, this charity gala is not mandatory.

But this would be quite disgusting. If it were to be exposed, it would not only make the outside world feel bad, but it would also affect the perceptions of bigwigs like Liu and Zhou.

So basically, all the guests who came here spent some money, even a few thousand dollars was a token of their appreciation. But for Zeng Li, there was no such concern about spending money. She had previously put up a crystal diamond necklace worth a lot of money for auction, and then spent 118 million to buy the most valuable limited edition Patek Philippe watch sponsored today.

Everyone is no longer surprised by Zeng Li's arrogance.

Today, Zeng Li is no longer just the little woman behind Liu Zhou.

Ever since she met Liu Zhou's parents and gave birth to his first child, he no longer hides his relationship with her and the two have attended many public events together.

Sometimes, even when Liu Zhou was busy, Zeng Li would represent him in some official or unofficial activities.

Although the two have not yet obtained the marriage certificate, the outside world already knows that Zeng Li is the boss lady of Jiahe and the only woman Liu Zhou has publicly acknowledged.

Not only that, Liu Zhou would sometimes bring Zeng Li to gatherings of some business tycoons.

In fact, this is also Liu Zhou's expression of his attitude. Zeng Li is his future wife.

So now Zeng Li is not only famous in the film and television industry, but also well-known in the socialite circle.

I don’t know how many people envy and hate her for being so lucky that she could jump from an actress to a wealthy woman and the wife of the richest man.

Isn't this much better than those who marry into wealthy families?

But there is no point in being envious and jealous, because Zeng Li has been with Liu Zhou since school days, and has been with Liu Zhou until now.

So some people are envious and jealous, while others admire her vision very much. She has such a good vision that she found such a potential stock during school years, and was able to grow from humble beginnings to where she is today.

After the two stopped hiding their secrets, the Internet, various entertainment media and even some major newspapers were digging up gossip about the two.

However, the more netizens dig into the matter, the more envious they become. Damn, their love is comparable to that in romance novels.

They met and fell in love in college, and then the male protagonist used his talent to make his girlfriend famous. The male protagonist's career also grew bigger and bigger until he became the richest man.

But the male protagonist did not abandon her after he became rich, and their relationship has continued to this day.

A love that started in campus and lasted for more than ten years undoubtedly gave the two of them a different aura.

So even though Zeng Li hasn't appeared in any film or television works for a long time, her popularity has not decreased but increased, and many people on the Internet jokingly call her the wife of the richest man.

Because of this, Liu Zhou had to restrain himself in private. If he was really found out that he had cheated, he would suffer greater backlash.

After all, their love is now known to the whole network because of the publicity from the media and netizens, and Liu Zhou is in a stronger position. Once he abandons Zeng Li or cheats, the label of scumbag will be firmly on his head.

The social impact caused will also be very bad. Given how much attention Liu Zhou is receiving now, the impact he will receive from netizens will increase exponentially.

But now Liu Zhou is no longer the same as before. Zeng Li has already given birth to two children for him. He is ready to calm down and give her a formal status.

The only thing that made Liu Zhou feel guilty was Zhang Tong and her son. Although he could provide them with sufficient material conditions, he could not give them a status or companionship.

……

This charity gala was also live-broadcasted simultaneously on Youku Video, so the open and covert struggles among a few big stars just now made the many spectators who were watching the live broadcast very excited.

However, Youku video does not have the barrage function yet, so many netizens watch the live broadcast while also coming to the Sina Weibo section because they can interact here.

Although the amount of charitable donations is a gesture of goodwill, the entertainment industry is a place of fame and fortune, so how can there be no comparison even when doing charity?

Just now, Fan Xiaopang spent a lot of money, which made her fans proud and praised their idol for being rich and kind. Boss Zhao, who spent the least money, was ridiculed by fans among the big stars.

And now Zeng Li has made the final decision, winning the bid with absolute advantage among big stars, and may even be the highest bid among female artists, which made many spectators couldn't help but smack their lips.

However, I feel relieved when I think of Zeng Li's identity. Besides, Zeng Li is no longer on the same level as those big stars. It would be a bit bullying to compare her with them.

"Fan Xiaopang's BMW is the most practical. It's like spending money to get real benefits. This Patek Philippe watch is a luxury item. It has a completely different meaning."

"How should I put it? Zeng Li is definitely not on the same level as them now."

"Indeed, she is the wife of the richest man, and she is already one of the top ten richest women in the country thanks to her shares in Golden Harvest. She is also the vice president of Golden Harvest and a big shot in the entertainment industry. She can no longer be counted as a simple celebrity."

"The photographer at this scene knows how to take pictures. He specially gave these big flowers a shot. Everyone's smiles are so forced, hahahaha."

……

There is a lot of buzz on the internet, and the charity gala is coming to an end, and it will be the final stage for those bigwigs to perform.

Liu Zhou himself took a photo of Cheng Long's red sandalwood Guan Gong statue, and donated a set of Qing Dynasty Qianlong official kiln porcelain.

Jack Ma, Pony Ma, Zhang Chaoyang, Wanda's Big Wang and some other entrepreneurs bid together, and finally Jack Ma bought the deal for 5.2 million yuan.

This also became the highest bid for today's charity gala.

Some other bigwigs were not interested in the items that were sold for tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars, and were too lazy to lower themselves to compete with those stars.

But since they were here they certainly couldn't be stingy, so they were simple and crude, just giving them money ranging from two million, three million, to four million.

The amount of donations directly donated by these bigwigs alone is as high as 36 million yuan, and the cumulative donations raised at today's charity gala have reached more than 68 million yuan, which will be used for poor and disabled children.

This amount also broke the record for the highest amount of donations raised at similar celebrity charity galas.

In fact, even if we remove the donations from those bigwigs, the funds raised for this gala have reached 32 million, which has set a record.

You should know that the Bazaar Charity Night, which has become increasingly popular in the past two years, raised the most donations in history this year, but it was only 753 million, which is far from the current million.

As the party ended, Liu Zhou finally breathed a sigh of relief after accepting media interviews and seeing off all the bigwigs.

The Golden Harvest 40th Anniversary Gala and Charity Conference ended perfectly.

(End of this chapter)