Jin Zhuzhu: "I'm exhausted. Hold this for a moment. By the way, your friend is quite capable, managing to bring you in."
Ye Tian smiled: "Yes, my friend is a big boss. By the way, does your whole family live in the capital?"
He remembered that Jin Zhuzhu had moved to a villa in the city when she was just in junior high. Later, after she got into university, her whole family moved away.
Jin Zhuzhu: "Yes, my dad was transferred to the capital, and my mom is a general manager at a private enterprise."
Ye Tian: "Auntie is still so capable. She was the president of the largest enterprise in our city back then, and now she's a general manager in the capital. Amazing."
Jin Zhuzhu: "She's a strong woman, I'm even a little scared of her. By the way, how are Uncle Ye and Aunt Ye?"
Ye Tian was silent for a moment, then said: "They passed away in an accident."
Jin Zhuzhu's heart sank: "I'm sorry."
Ye Tian: "It's okay. Let's not talk about it here. After the singing, there will be an auction."
Jin Zhuzhu nodded, took the plate, and said in a low voice: "Later, help me take some close-ups of the big shots."
"Leave it to me," Ye Tian said. "Just tell me who you want to photograph."
Jin Zhuzhu smiled: "There are many celebrities here today, help me take more pictures of them too."
Ye Tian: "No problem."
Returning to the banquet hall, the singing had finished. The host asked the staff to bring out the first auction item, a Song Dynasty porcelain piece in excellent condition, with a starting bid of five million.
Seeing the porcelain, Ye Tian asked Lin Ziyi: "Did we also bring some antiques?"
Earlier, Lin Ziyi felt that it was inappropriate to only auction skincare products, so she selected a few items from Ye Tian's collection to be auctioned here.
"Yes, a painting, a calligraphy scroll, and a small blue and white jar. I consulted experts, and these three items can fetch at least one to two hundred million."
Ye Tian nodded: "That's not bad."
At this moment, Jin Zhuzhu winked at him, and he had no choice but to walk to the collection to capture the scene.
The first auction item, after some competition, sold for eleven million.
Immediately after, the host smiled and said: "The next item to be auctioned is also a collection, its owner is the president of Baozhi Company, Ms. Lin Ziyi!"
Lin Ziyi walked onto the stage, and the host smiled: "Ms. Lin, would you like to say a few words to everyone?"
Lin Ziyi nodded, took the microphone, and said some polite words. Just then, someone in the crowd asked: "Ms. Lin, I heard that Baozhi Company is about to go public. Can you give us some news?"
Ye Tian frowned. These people looked like tabloid reporters. How did they get in?
Lin Ziyi: "I apologize, today is a charity auction, and I will not answer questions unrelated to the charity banquet."
Immediately, security personnel dragged the questioner away. However, another person suddenly rushed forward, holding a bottle and intending to throw it at Lin Ziyi.
But as soon as he raised his hand, his arm went numb, and his body stiffened. The contents of the bottle flowed down his arm onto his body and face.
"Ah!"
He immediately screamed. White smoke began to emerge from his body. It turned out the bottle contained sulfuric acid. If it had splashed onto Lin Ziyi, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
The one who stopped him was naturally Ye Tian. With a flick of his finger from a distance, he struck a vital acupoint on the attacker's body.
The scene descended into chaos. A group of people dragged the man away, called the police, and summoned an ambulance.
Ye Tian's expression turned grim. He immediately called Ren Ping, asking him to investigate who had instigated this person.
The auction continued. The first item to be bid on was a Ming Dynasty painting, which eventually sold for thirty-nine million. Following that, two more collections were sold, raising a total of over 150 million in charitable funds.
Returning to his seat, Ye Tian asked: "Ziyi, were you scared?"
Lin Ziyi shook her head: "With you here, I'm not afraid. But this incident is strange. Why would that person target me?"
Ye Tian looked towards Jin Tiangu's direction. Jin Tiangu was also looking at him, with a strange expression on his face.
"It's him," Ye Tian said calmly. "Jin Tiangu."
Lin Ziyi said angrily: "He's too bold!"
Ye Tian said calmly: "I'll deal with him later!"
After several rounds of the auction, there was another song and dance performance. Ye Tian went to a nearby area to help Jin Zhuzhu take close-up shots again.
Finally, it was Jin Tiangu's turn to take the stage. He directly took the microphone and smiled: "Distinguished guests..."
After saying only four words, his mouth suddenly twisted, and he could no longer speak. At the same time, his eyes looked in opposite directions, and his body contorted strangely and comically.