The Personal Bodyguard of the Female CEO
Chapter 1107: 1105 Starting Bid 50 Million

Chapter 1107: Chapter 1105 Starting Bid 50 Million

Madame Daphne’s rude interruption did not arouse any dissatisfaction from the host, after all, she was the super VIP today, and many entrepreneurs attended the event because of her.

“Now, let’s welcome the Vice Mayor of Jiangdu City, Vice Mayor Fang He, to speak to everyone.” The host directly handed the microphone to Fang He.

Before the auction began, Fang He had a brief customary speech.

The general content was to express gratitude to these companies for participating in the charity auction and for bringing warmth to the children in remote mountainous areas.

There are many vice mayors in Jiangdu City, and Fang He, who is in charge of education and culture, was certainly going to attend this type of event.

Fang He’s voice was very pleasant and very influential; when she talked about the children in remote mountainous areas, many people were moved to tears.

Even Madame Daphne, who was somewhat impatient, did not interrupt her.

With the speech concluded, the auction officially began.

“The first auction item is a treasure, called the Mao Gong Ding, standing 53.8 centimeters tall… it’s no exaggeration to call it a treasure, with a starting price of 500,000.”

Mao Gong Ding is an artifact from the Western Zhou period.

It features a hemispherical deep belly, animal hoof-shaped feet, with tall double ears on the rim, solid and heavy, the entire surface decorated very neatly, appearing simple and elegant, exuding a fresh and solemn ambiance, reflecting the cultural and ideological changes of the late Western Zhou period.

The first auction item with a starting price of 500,000 shows that everyone was prepared for substantial spending.

“600,000!”

“650,000!”

“…!”

After several rounds of bidding, the Mao Gong Ding was won by a second-tier company, with the final price reaching 2.5 million.

“This charity auction item was provided by Jiangdu Shili Group Company and was won by the chairman of Fortune Six Jewelry. Thank you for your generous donation to help the children in remote mountainous areas. On behalf of the children, thank you.”

The names of the companies donating charity auction items are not disclosed during the auction, only announced when the final transaction is completed.

This approach effectively prevents malicious competition and deliberate suppression.

Spending 2.5 million just to have a company’s name mentioned is indeed a significant cost.

Of course, gaining recognition in such an occasion would undoubtedly bring advantages in future business activities.

“Now, moving to the auction of the second charity item, it’s a piece of jewelry…”

Lin Shiyan frowned, surprised that the first auction item was such an extraordinary treasure and sold for a high price of 2.5 million.

It seems these people came well prepared to connect with Madame Daphne.

Previously, charity auction events usually started with items worth no more than 200,000 or 300,000; 2.5 million was comparable to the larger contributions of big corporations in the past.

Soon, the second charity item was auctioned off, fetching 1.9 million.

The third item sold for 2.7 million.

“The fourth item…”

The final price of each charity item was over a million at least.

And these charity items were just donated by regular companies; one can only wonder what grand contributions the three major conglomerates of Jiangdu—Shiyan Group, Qu Group, and Qiao Group—would make.

But this seemed to have not caught Madame Daphne’s attention at all; throughout the process, she hadn’t placed a single bid and looked almost sleepy.

“For this item, I must provide a detailed introduction. It’s the work of internationally renowned painter Gao Fan… with a starting bid of 10 million!” The host was somewhat excited.

Although he often participated in such auction events, today’s auction was much more fierce and intense than usual.

In order to have their names announced more frequently, many companies continued to place bids.

And now, the charity item being auctioned started at 10 million; it’s hard to imagine what astronomical price it would eventually sell for.

Undoubtedly, this charity item must be from one of the three giants.

Shiyan Group, Qu Group, or Qiao Group.

After all, only these three top companies had the ability to offer such a treasure.

Other companies could perhaps offer something of similar scale, but it wouldn’t be worthwhile.

The three giants were most likely to have contact with Madame Daphne, so naturally, the charity items they donated were the precious of all precious; a starting bid of 10 million was nothing surprising.

Gao Fan’s painting finally piqued a bit of Madame Daphne’s interest as she began to place bids.

However, aside from the company that donated the painting, other companies also bid, not because they genuinely wanted to purchase the item, but to prevent Madame Daphne from buying it.

After all, there was only one spot for dining with Madame Daphne, and if Madame Daphne obtained it, they’d have an additional competitor.

Though it was earlier said that dining with Madame Daphne was possible by letting her buy a company’s charity item, what if Madame Daphne bought more than one?

In the end, Madame Daphne would definitely choose one among them.

Soon, Gao Fan’s painting was bid up to 50 million.

It was obvious that while the painting generated some interest for Madame Daphne, it was only a little interest. So after bidding twice, she did not bid again.

Finally, it was acquired by Qiao Corporation for 55 million.

It seemed that Madame Daphne had high standards; she wasn’t impressed by items worth even tens of millions.

Seeing Gao Fan’s painting sold for just 55 million and not bought by Madame Daphne, Lin Shiyan breathed a sigh of relief.

“It seems there’s still a chance.”

“What chance?” Wang Dadong turned his head towards the female CEO.

“I anticipated that this auction might far exceed any previous ones, so I prepared a charity item worth nearly 100 million, hoping that Madame Daphne would favor it,” Lin Shiyan said in a lowered voice.

Wang Dadong’s face twitched upon hearing this, and he subconsciously patted his pocket, amazed that such a small item could be worth 100 million.

If Lin Shiyan discovered that the item she hoped would be favored by Madame Daphne was still in Wang Dadong’s pocket, she would probably explode in an instant.

Wang Dadong chuckled awkwardly, “Don’t worry, boss, if anyone can impress Madame Daphne, it’s definitely you.”

“That’s not necessarily the case. Don’t underestimate the strength of Qu Group and Qiao Group. In terms of capabilities, their strength might not be any less than Shiyan Group,” Lin Shiyan whispered.

“…Starting bid of 50 million!”

With the number called out by the host, the entire venue immediately went into an uproar.

A starting bid of 10 million was already considered crazy, but this charity item had a starting bid of as much as 50 million!