I do whatever I want in the entertainment industry

The host on the stage introduced one by one, first the paintings of modern painters, the authentic works of calligraphers, the jade carvings of sculptors, etc., and finally the turn of the unattractive medicine roller polished smooth by the years.

"Don't underestimate this medicine roller made of stone. It's an ancient relic from 500 years ago. If you don't believe me, you can look at the bottom of it, and the year of manufacture is engraved on it. It has been continuously used to grind medicinal materials for many years, this medicine grinder was cut off by Mr. Xu Sheng, and Mr. Xu Huasheng will donate 500% of the bidding price to this charity.”

Bai Liang stared at the unattractive medicine grinder, the veins on his temples were bulging, his eyes looked like he was going to eat someone, Gan Jingjing was frightened by his reaction, and had to take a step back.

Xu Sheng nodded to the guests present after the host's introduction. Naturally, Bai Liang also noticed him. He was the boss of XS, his father's former partner, and the person who drove his father to a dead end.

After so many years, Bai Liang finally saw him. After Bai’s father’s exclusive secret recipe was leaked, XS lost a year of hard work, so it lost its dominant position in the market. XS fell into a slump, all relying on word of mouth and the perfumes it produced before. The series continued to run, and Xu Sheng also became the shopkeeper and went abroad.

XS is at the end of its life. In the past two years, because there is no new formula, it has been continuously squeezed out by domestic and foreign perfume companies. As the boss, Xu Sheng no longer devotes effort to save it, but transfers the funds to his own account. It is only a matter of time before XS goes bankrupt. up.

Xu Sheng hasn't changed much in the past few years. He is already in his fifties, but he has a little more gray hair on his temples, which he brushed with hairspray calmly.

That's right, he kept pushing Bai Liang's father to bear the loss of XS back then, even disregarding the friendship he had cooperated with for many years, not to mention making a profit, but even making trouble, the lion opened his mouth to squeeze benefits from Bai's father, leading to the ruin of the Bai family.

Bai Liang always believed that XS had something to do with his father's death, and that XS recruited commercial spies. His father just cherished his talents, but in the end, his father was responsible for all the responsibilities. Bai Liang loved his father countless days and nights. It's worthless to be rigid. If he had survived, he might be able to clear his grievances now.

This medicine roller is a family heirloom of the Bai family. The ancestors of the Bai family have used it to prepare spices for generations. In his father's generation, because they switched to experimental equipment, the medicine roller was washed and placed in the study for offering.

Later, the Bai family villa was forcibly seized to repay the debt, and Bai's father had no time to take anything, so this family heirloom that had been passed down for hundreds of years and used by the Bai family's ancestors to make a living became an antique. I don't know where it was sold off. .

Seeing him suddenly today, together with his father's "old friend", Bai Liang felt that God was helping him.

Regardless of Gan Jingjing still standing beside him, without even saying hello, he walked to a more conspicuous place in the front row, and he wanted to take back their things.

The previous calligraphy and paintings were auctioned very smoothly, tens of thousands of 10,000+, and at most hundreds of thousands were auctioned away. These things are not old, and collectors only go for the fame of the writer. This price is also reasonable.

And the medicine grinder, which has no ornamental value or collection value, has become the finale instead.

After all, it was something more than 500 years ago. Even a stone, as long as it has a sense of history, it can become a treasure worth collecting. There are no shortage of people present. , in order to show their taste and cultural accomplishment, they will definitely pay a high price for the auction.

Before the auction started, the host also said a few provocative words on stage to stimulate the competitiveness among the rich. A drug grinder was blown into a cornucopia by her, which attracted many people to bid one after another.

"One hundred thousand!"

"20 million!"

"40 million!"

"50 million!"

"100 million!"

"200 million!"

……

A stone tool is photographed at the million level, even if it has historical significance, it is too high. It is estimated that there are countless such stone tools among the people, and some of them are even left in the corners of old houses and no one cares about them.

The atmosphere became more and more intense. Xu Sheng sat on the side of the stage, and the smile on his face became more and more obvious when he heard the bids from others getting higher and higher.

"800 million!"

A wealthy businessman from out of town called out this price, and many people exclaimed immediately, 800 million is enough to buy a piece of porcelain from the former dynasty. Compared with porcelain with ornamental value, this unattractive stone ware is really a bit of a drop in price.

Bai Liang stood among the whispering crowd, but now he calmed down, and when the host was counting down, he said calmly: "1000 million."

His bid attracted the attention of others. Many people recognized him as an actor who was very popular nowadays. Seeing him suddenly making a sound, it was still not a low price, and there were more whispering voices.

1000 million is a lot of money for an actor, and the salary of a TV series for a first-tier and second-tier actor is almost the same price, not to mention that they may have to stay in a place with harsh conditions for a long time for this 1000 million , filming day and night upside down.

But Bai Liang was listed on the Rich List of Domestic Artists two years ago. Apart from first-line salary, his source of income is more from sky-high endorsements. He has become an entertainer worth hundreds of millions in the entertainment industry at a young age. For him, it should be just a drop in the bucket.

I was just surprised that a child under the age of 20 is interested in these impractical antiques like an adult, and I also want to see how much he can pay for this antique, so as to guess his financial resources.

The wealthy businessman who made the bid before was also a man with good money. When he saw someone bidding against him, he became motivated, and when he saw that the other party was a teenage star, he didn't care about him even more, so he bid again: "Eleven million."

Bai Liang raised the price without blinking: "500 million."

This addition is 400 million, and he doesn't feel distressed at all. Some people who have never seen a big scene are surprised by this figure. Even the rich who think highly of themselves can't help but pay attention to this rookie in the entertainment industry.

Some even laughed contemptuously in the crowd, saying: "He probably won't be able to take this medicine grinder. It's probably just asking for a price, so that he can make some topics in the entertainment circle."

The person who said this was the editor-in-chief of a certain magazine. He had done too much news in the entertainment industry, and had seen many celebrities take big risks for self-promotion, so Bai Liang's move was also included in his In the means of hype.

But the people around him didn't pay attention to him. No matter how well he understood the rules in the circle, he was just a working class with a moderate salary. The bid has reached 800 million.

The wealthy businessman paid 800 million, and Xu Sheng's eyes were as big as copper bells. Originally, he just wanted to dispose of this stone tool that was of no use to him in the warehouse. With a history of 500 years, it should be no problem to sell it for a million.Now XS's profits are getting lower and lower, and it may go bankrupt in a short time. He has to save more money for himself, at least to make the rest of his life less miserable.

It's just that I didn't expect that there would be such a generous owner in today's auction. Even if he had to donate 30.00%, and after deducting the tax, there should be thousands of dollars in his hands.

After the wealthy businessman shouted out 800 million, the audience fell silent. There was no one left to spend so much money on this humble stone tool.The wealthy businessman looked at Bai Liang proudly, only to see Bai Liang's expressionless face, as if he was in deep thought, so he was a little determined to win.

Seeing that Bai Liang didn't immediately accept the bid, the host thought he was backing down, so he shouted: "800 million, is there anyone else to bid, if not, then I will count down. 800 million once, [-]- —”

Bai Liang suddenly said: "2000 million."

Both the rich businessman and the host were caught off guard by him, and the others were looking forward to the fierce competition between the two of them.

Shen Heng has been paying attention to Bai Liang since he called for the price, and he doesn't know why he is so obsessed with that rough and artistic medicine roller.

The rich businessman was stunned by the price offered by Bai Liang. Seeing that other people turned their attention to Bai Liang, he felt that he was about to be suppressed by a small celebrity, and he didn't care to think about whether the stone tool was worth the price. , Just to win the limelight, he continued to raise the price: "Twenty-one million."

Without batting an eyelid, Bai Liang continued to raise the price: "Twenty-three million."

The wealthy businessman hastily raised the price: "Twenty-four million."

Bai Liang was much calmer than him, and said lightly: "Twenty-five million."

If you have already reached this price, if you add more, it will not be a matter of face. Even if you have money, you don't want to waste it like this. Maybe it will only give people the impression that a person has a lot of money.

But Bai Liang didn't feel that way, his face was the same as before, without any expression, as if 500 million was just a number to him.

It is a middle-aged wealthy businessman who has a successful career, so it is naturally impossible for people to look down upon him. Otherwise, he, a boss who has been in a big business for more than [-] years, is no better than a small artist who has made his debut for a few years. Where do you put your face?

"Twenty-six and a half million!"

Bai Liang: "Twenty-seven million."

Rich businessman: "Twenty-eight million."

Now the venue was completely silent, so quiet that only two people were shouting for prices, and even the host forgot what to say.

Shen Heng saw Bai Liang looking as if he was going to fight to the death, and knew that his temper was getting up, and he would not give up easily. With such a shooting method, it is estimated that this stone artifact can be photographed for hundreds of millions. Although he knew that Bai Liang was not short of money, he also There's no need to spend so much money for such a thing. Thinking about it later, he might regret it.

Thinking of his appearance of regretting the past because he loves money like his life, Shen Heng felt cute and helpless, so he also offered a price: "Twenty-nine million."

His deep voice was like a stone, which stirred up layers of waves on the calm lake. The people present were discussing again because of his joining, and even the voice of the host was covered.

It was rare for the host to perform in front of Ao Di's family, and she had to scream to find a sense of presence. She shouted passionately: "It's 900 million, is there anyone else who wants to bid?"

When the wealthy businessman heard Shen Heng's bid, he was immediately relieved. It was really not worth spending so much money for a stone tool. Even if it was just for gaining credit, 800 million was not a small sum for him.He felt a burst of cold sweat on his back, and he didn't dare to think that if Shen Heng or Bai Liang didn't continue to shoot, he would regret it in public.He can't lose to Bai Liang, but if he loses to Shen Heng, then he will be convinced, and others will not make fun of him, and he can even get a favor from Shen Heng, so he wiped it with a handkerchief. Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, he said to Shen Heng with a smile: "Since Mr. Shen is interested in this medicine roller, then I won't be able to win over others, please, Mr. Shen."

Shen Heng nodded to the wealthy businessman to show his thanks, and was waiting for the host to count down and make a final decision, take this thing back as a gift for Bai Liang, it doesn't matter if he plays with it for a few days, it doesn't matter if he doesn't want it, just treat him as a way to make him happy.

In the end, before the countdown came to the host, a crisp voice said: "3000 million!"

Now everyone was stunned, looking at Bai Liang like a fool, and they didn't know whether it was because he was ignorant and didn't recognize the bidder as the boss of Ao Di International, or if he deliberately wanted to use this move to attract Shen Heng's attention in order to achieve Some kind of ulterior purpose.

Shen Heng shook his head and smiled helplessly, then gave up the bid.

The host was stunned, this script seems to be a bit wrong, shouldn't Shen Heng, who is so rich as a country, become the biggest winner of this charity auction without any suspense?

Over there, when Xu Sheng heard Bai Liang's price, his eyes straightened, as if he was afraid that Bai Liang would regret it, and when he saw that the host could not make a sound, he asked someone to urge him.

When the host came back to his senses, he still felt that this incident was a bit unbelievable. His voice trembled a little during the last three times. He was afraid that he would shout too fast and make Shen Heng lose the chance to bid.

After the last three beeps, Bai Liang became the final winner of the medicine roller. The hostess wrapped the medicine roller in a red cloth and put it on a tray. The two of them worked together to lift it in front of Bai Liang.

The people around Bai Liang congratulated Bai Liang genuinely or falsely, and Bai Liang smiled back, but the smile only floated on the surface and didn't enter the eyes.

He put his hand on the medicine roller, and then smiled and said: "Actually, the host made a mistake just now. This medicine roller is not used for grinding medicinal materials, but for grinding spices. If you don't believe me, you can come up and smell it. Smells of agarwood and sandalwood."

As the "original owner" of the medicine grinder, Xu Sheng felt guilty when he heard this. When he saw this thing in the Bai family, he subconsciously thought it was an ordinary medicine grinder. He didn't expect it to be used to grind spices. Smiling, he said: "Because agarwood and sandalwood can also be used for medicine, I subconsciously thought it was medicine."

Bai Liang looked at him with a smile, but didn't expose his details.