Film and Television: Bao Zong has finance in his left hand and entertainment in his right.

Liu Xiaobao rolled his eyes at Xu Ke: "No need, Director Xu, you should go and do your own thing. I see there are quite a few wealthy people here tonight. Instead of wasting your time with me, you might as well go and get to know a couple more of them!"

"Alright, Mr. Bao, do as you please. I'll go and get acquainted with those wealthy people first."

Liu Xiaobao nodded, and after Xu Ke left, Liu Xiaobao led Su Jie to a less conspicuous corner to sit down.

"Boss Bao, Xu Ke introduced you to some beautiful women, why didn't you accept them? Don't you usually like that kind of thing?"

Upon hearing Su Jie's words, Liu Xiaobao couldn't help but glare at him.

However, Liu Xiaobao did not deny it, after all, Su Jie had personally witnessed Liu Xiaobao winning over Guan Zhilin and Li Jiaxin.

So Liu Xiaobao quietly explained to Su Jie, "Although I have this kind of taste, there are so many people around. If I go out of my way to get to know female celebrities, wouldn't people think I'm a lecher and look down on me?"

Su Jie suddenly realized, "I see. I thought you had learned to settle down after winning over Miss Li, Mr. Bao! Sigh, Mr. Bao, you really should settle down; it's good for your health."

Liu Xiaobao ignored Su Jie and instead looked at the people in the banquet hall.

He really didn't want to talk about women with Su Jie, this infatuated man, otherwise he was worried that Su Jie would influence him and change his 'Wei Xiaobao' dream.

Looking around the room, Liu Xiaobao couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

He agreed to attend the charity gala because he wanted to get to know some of Hong Kong's top tycoons, such as Li Ka-shing, Fok Ying-tung, and Li Chiu-kei... those very prominent tycoons.

If he could get to know those super-rich people, perhaps he could have a chance to prevent the Hong Kong stock market from crashing a month later.

However, after looking around, Liu Xiaobao didn't see any of those wealthy people; most of the people present were just young playboys.

Seeing this, Liu Xiaobao couldn't help but wonder if the charity gala was too low-class to attract the wealthy people.

After thinking about it for a while, Liu Xiaobao actually figured out some of the nuances.

These kinds of celebrity charity galas, aside from some rich young men who want to date beautiful female stars, don't really attract the top billionaires.

Realizing this, Liu Xiaobao couldn't help but think to himself that he had been somewhat rash in coming tonight.

Just as Liu Xiaobao was getting up in disappointment, intending to leave, he suddenly saw Zhou Huimin and Zhang Guorong walk in together from the doorway.

Upon seeing Zhou Huimin, Liu Xiaobao abandoned his plan to leave and sat down again.

Zhou Huimin didn't see Liu Xiaobao in the corner. She and Zhang Guorong walked towards Mei Yanfang, and the three of them chatted together. She was completely unaware that Liu Xiaobao was watching her from the corner.

Just as Zhou Huimin and the other two were chatting and laughing, a slick-haired young man strode towards them.

Liu Xiaobao did not recognize the man; clearly, he was not a celebrity.

As soon as the man approached Zhou Huimin and the other two, he kept talking to Zhou Huimin.

But Zhou Huimin was clearly unwilling to pay attention to the man, and even showed some disgust on her face.

At this moment, Xu Ke suddenly returned to Liu Xiaobao's side: "Boss Bao, what are you doing sitting here?"

Liu Xiaobao did not answer Xu Ke's question, but pointed to the man who was harassing Zhou Huimin and asked Xu Ke.

"Who is that guy?"

Xu Ke looked in the direction Liu Xiaobao pointed and quickly recognized the man.

"He is Ni Zhen, the son of Ni Kuang, one of the Four Great Talents of Hong Kong!"

Liu Xiaobao suddenly realized: "Oh, it was him!"

Upon learning that the man was Ni Zhen, Liu Xiaobao couldn't help but smile slightly and mutter to himself.

"Trying to steal my wife? Not so easy!"

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Just as Liu Xiaobao was about to get up and walk towards Zhou Huimin, Zheng Yulin, the celebrity emcee of the event, announced that the charity auction was now beginning.

Seeing that Vivian Chow, Leslie Cheung, and Anita Mui were heading backstage, and that Ni Zhen hadn't followed, Liu Xiaobao didn't go looking for Vivian Chow anymore.

Xu Ke asked Liu Xiaobao, "Mr. Bao, I haven't seen you at any of the previous celebrity charity galas. Is this your first time attending one of these kinds of events?"

Liu Xiaobao did not deny it, and nodded in reply: "That's right, today is my first time attending such a celebrity charity gala. Director Xu, can you tell me what this kind of charity gala is like?"

Xu Ke did not hide anything and immediately explained to Liu Xiaobao.

"The so-called celebrity charity gala is actually just celebrities putting up an item of their own for a live auction. The proceeds are all donated to the Red Cross for charity. Doing good deeds is secondary; the main reason is that it can bring fame and prestige. So those celebrities will compete with each other to see who can raise more money, in order to prove that they have a higher reputation and status in the industry."

As Xu Ke said, no sooner had he finished speaking than Zheng Yulin, the emcee, took the initiative to auction off a handbag she had used.

The awkward thing was that no wealthy person made an offer for Zheng Yulin's bag. In the end, it was Chow Yun-fat who offered 50,000 yuan, which helped her out of the awkward situation.

Zheng Yulin gave Chow Yun-fat a grateful look before continuing to host: "Next, let's welcome the beautiful star Rosamund Kwan to the stage."

Upon hearing Zheng Yulin's words, Liu Xiaobao was slightly taken aback. Sure enough, he then saw Guan Zhilin walk onto the stage.

Seeing the beautiful female celebrity with whom he had a one-night stand, Liu Xiaobao didn't feel guilty at all, just a little embarrassed.

However, Liu Xiaobao quickly came to terms with it.

His relationship with Guan Zhilin was just a one-night stand; after that night, they were strangers to each other, and he had absolutely no reason to have any other thoughts about her.

So, after feeling relieved, Liu Xiaobao simply watched Guan Zhilin on stage as if she were a stranger.

Guan Zhilin put up a pearl necklace that she had worn for auction.

Unlike Zheng Yulin's awkward situation before, Guan Zhilin's pearl necklace was auctioned off as soon as the bidding started, with several wealthy businessmen raising their hands to bid. In the end, it was sold to a wealthy businessman for 500,000, and Guan Zhilin walked off the stage satisfied.

Following that, more than a dozen celebrities went on stage to auction off their items. The highest-priced item was a pair of sunglasses that Chow Yun-fat had worn. According to him, the sunglasses were the ones he wore when filming "A Better Tomorrow". They were eventually auctioned off for one million dollars.

In fact, Liu Xiaobao understood that although the items that celebrities put up for auction were not very valuable, they all had certain commemorative value, and the auction prices were generally between 50,000 and 500,000 yuan.

Only items from top-tier celebrities fetch slightly higher prices at auctions, so the pearl necklace that Rosamund Kwan previously auctioned off was considered to have a very high price.

If Zhou Huimin hadn't yet appeared, Liu Xiaobao probably would have already found it boring and left early.

Half an hour later, more than a dozen celebrities put up items for auction, and Liu Xiaobao noticed that Ni Zhen hadn't bid at all.

Liu Xiaobao guessed that Ni Zhen was definitely waiting for Zhou Huimin to appear.

With this in mind, Liu Xiaobao knew he couldn't leave early; he didn't want Ni Zhen to catch up with Zhou Huimin before him.

About five minutes later, it was finally Zhou Huimin's turn to go on stage.

Vivian Chow walked onto the stage carrying a guitar. She politely bowed to the audience and then began to speak.

"Hello everyone, today I'm auctioning off my first guitar. It accompanied me through my adolescence and helped me embark on my musical journey... Okay, that's all for now, let's begin the auction!"

As soon as Zhou Huimin finished speaking, just as Liu Xiaobao had predicted, Ni Zhen, who hadn't bid yet, raised his hand.

Ni Zhen raised his hand high and shouted excitedly, "Vivian, I'll give you 500,000 for this guitar!"

However, Ni Zhen was too happy too soon, as several bids quickly brought him back to reality.

"I'll offer 550,000!"

I'll offer 600,000!

"Six hundred and fifty thousand!"

"Seven hundred thousand!"

Clearly, Vivian Chow, the reigning queen of the "Jade Girl" image, is still very popular among wealthy businessmen and young masters, as evidenced by the constant bidding at the scene.

Liu Xiaobao can understand why Vivian Chow is so popular.

Men, especially wealthy men, naturally prefer to conquer pure and innocent women rather than those who are promiscuous.

Vivian Chow, the reigning queen of the "Jade Girl" genre, is undoubtedly a rare gem among those who are pure and innocent. It's no wonder that many men are attracted to her.

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While he could understand, Liu Xiaobao would not allow anyone to lay a finger on his intended wife, not even a guitar that Zhou Huimin had once held.

However, Liu Xiaobao did not make a move immediately; he wanted to see how far Ni Zhen could ultimately go.

At this moment, Ni Zhen turned his head and glared angrily at the wealthy merchants who had made their bids, as if warning them that no one was allowed to compete with him.

Unfortunately, Ni Zhen overestimated his influence. If his father were here, the wealthy businessmen and young masters present might have given him some face, but as for Ni Zhen... no one took him seriously!

Seeing this, Ni Zhen could only grit his teeth and shout again, "One million! I'll put up one million!"

One million—this price is on par with the highest auction price previously paid for Chow Yun-fat's sunglasses, and it certainly has a certain intimidating effect, at least making the wealthy businessmen and young masters present pause for two seconds.

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That's right, it only takes two seconds.

Two seconds after Ni Zhen quoted the price of 'one million', another wealthy businessman raised the bid.

"One million and one million!"

Upon hearing that the price had been raised again, Ni Zhen slumped his head in defeat.

It's clear that one million is the highest price Ni Zhenneng can offer; any more and he probably won't be able to come up with it.

Moreover, Ni Zhen had no idea that 'one million one hundred thousand' was not the final price; this was merely the beginning of the bidding war among those young masters.

After the wealthy merchant made his bid, the young men finally joined the bidding.

"1.2 million!"

"I'll offer 1.3 million!"

"I'll offer 1.4 million!"