Chapter 713 Charity Auction
"Welcome to the charity auction of the Fruit Charity Foundation. I am today's host Ivanka."
Many celebrities came to this charity auction, including Tom Cruise and his wife, Leonardo DiCaprio and his new girlfriend, the Melon Manor sisters, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, etc.
There was George Lucas, Spielberg, even David Ellison and Michael Ovitz.
Keeley Rose had to appear even though she didn't want to. After all, little Gilbert had just created quite good results for Warner Pictures this year, so she had to come.
Robert Iger, Kevin Feige, and other top executives from Hollywood's biggest names were in attendance.
What’s even more striking is that Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and others also came.
Today's charity auction can be said to be a big gathering of celebrities from the West Coast, and celebrities from the East Coast are also indispensable.
Media reporters are also indispensable at the scene. After all, if you want to put on a show, you have to be seen. Otherwise, what's the point of arranging these?
“Now, let’s invite the initiator of our charity auction, Director Gilbert Landrini Jr., to speak on stage.”
Amid warm applause, little Gilbert took the stage.
"In the past, I have been committed to the development of philanthropy. I hope that through my influence, I can call on more people to pay attention to other parts of the world.
Many people in these places cannot afford to eat, and children cannot receive a good education, nor can they watch TV, read comics, and play games like our children.
I have always emphasized that charity is a process, the purpose is to help those in need.
This time I went to China in person and witnessed the huge disaster with my own eyes.
Although the cultures are different and the countries are different, we are all human beings and share a community with a shared future.
I hope everyone will be kind, abandon their prejudices, and lend a helping hand. Thank you all. ”
The applause rang out again, and little Gilbert walked off the stage.
Steve Jobs applauded and said to little Gilbert: "You have a good concept, community of destiny, very advanced vocabulary."
"This is not my original creation," said Little Gilbert: "In fact, this is a concept proposed by a big shot in China, and I think it makes sense.
We need to be clear about the concept that the resources on the earth are limited, and sooner or later we will use up all the resources that Mother Earth has given us.
We have two choices, die on earth or get out. ”
"So that's why you and this guy named Elon Musk are doing space exploration?"
"He may be doing it for the stock market, but I like toys, and rockets are my toys." Little Gilbert invited: "How about it? Are you interested in participating?"
Jobs refused: "Forget it, I'd better fix my Apple company!"
The charity auction will begin soon, and most of these items will be provided by tonight's guests.
For example, George Lucas provided the early design draft of "Star Wars", and Spielberg provided a record he collected from the famous tenor Harry Lillis Crosby from the 1920s and 1930s. .
The most eye-catching one is Larry Fink. The collection he brought out is surprising.
"The collection provided by Mr. Larry Fink is a bronze from ancient China, which has a history of more than two thousand years."
When introducing the exhibits, Larry Fink stood up and gestured to everyone. Little Gilbert looked back curiously, and Larry Fink nodded to him.
"This man is the founder of Black Rock Group and has had contact with me." Jobs obviously knew him: "He is a group of people who want to divide us."
"Then what does he mean?" asked little Gilbert.
"I don't know," Jobs shrugged: "Maybe I'm here to make a good sale and want to gain your favor?"
"Really?" Little Gilbert didn't care. The item provided by Little Gilbert was not as valuable as Larry Fink's. It was just a piece of experimental film he shot in college.
Unexpectedly, just because of this film, the women of Melon Manor almost got into a fight with Larry Fink.
The previous auctions went smoothly and a lot of money was raised.
The lot provided by Little Gilbert was put up for auction, and it was naturally impossible for Naomi Watts and others to let the lot go out.
The starting price was $5,000, and Naomi Watts made her bid: "One hundred thousand dollars."
Generally speaking, as long as you show such a strong desire, others will be wise enough not to fight for it. But today was different, Larry Fink took action.
He held up the sign and shouted the price: "One million dollars."
When the price came out, everyone was shocked.
This so-called experimental film is actually not valuable at all. What is valuable is little Gilbert's name. Naomi Watts took action and made it clear that she would not deceive outsiders.
But who would have thought that Larry Fink suddenly took action.
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Little Gilbert frowned and whispered to Jobs: "Something is wrong. You will take action later depending on the situation."
Jobs said he understood, and things didn't surprise little Gilbert. Soon the film was sold for five million US dollars, the highest price among the items that have been auctioned tonight.
Naomi Watts glared at Larry Fink, but Larry Fink made it clear that he wanted to win the lot, but he actually smiled, which made the Melon Manor sisters very angry.
"Wow, it looks like Naomi and the others are going to scratch that Mr. Fink to death." Tom Cruise watched this scene with interest.
Nicole Kidman said: "Are you just watching the excitement?"
"Of course not, I want to join in."
Before Tom Cruise could join in, Jobs stepped forward and ended the game.
"Ten million dollars."
"Ouch!"
The whole audience was in an uproar. Ten million dollars were spent on the bronze provided by Larry Fink, but it turned out that it was just an experimental film.
The women at the Melon Manor saw little Gilbert's signal and stopped taking action. Larry Fink over there stopped bidding when he saw it was Steve Jobs.
Jobs sat down and joked with Gilbert: "You have to pay me back the money."
Little Gilbert looked like a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water: "Steve, be caring, you are contributing to charity."
The last item on the lot was the bronze. Perhaps knowing that little Gilbert liked Chinese culture, Larry Fink got this thing to attract little Gilbert's attention.
This is a bronze pot, a common covered oval pot in the Western Zhou Dynasty, with a height of 58.5cm. According to reports, this bronze pot was collected by old man Shiquan and was later lost.
This type of bronze is relatively rare and not cheap, so it is very popular among collectors.
Soon the auction price reached 5.4 million US dollars. Although it was not as good as the porcelain, it was still a very, very high price.
Larry Fink is looking forward to it, hoping that little Gilbert will take care of this lot. But until the lot was sold, little Gilbert never raised the price.
This made Larry Fink wonder, what on earth was little Gilbert thinking? Isn't he interested in Chinese culture?
(End of chapter)