Chapter 326 325. Accurate Positioning (Win Alliance+3)
Although he didn't like Ma Latai, Li Du had to admit that what he said was beautiful.
The church charity auction is not just about giving money, otherwise it can be changed into a charitable donation. Since it is an auction in name, the bidder hopes that the things he auctioned will be useful to him.
People around nodded, and the Martins also nodded and said, "Yes, that's it."
Ma Latai glanced at Li Du, with a smile on his face, as if he had won the battle.
Li Du also smiled and said, "You're right."
After hearing this, Ma Latai couldn't laugh anymore.
Li Du's smile made him feel like he was punching nothing, light and effortless, obviously he didn't want to compete with him.
Seeing this, he fell silent and waited beside him, waiting for the next opportunity to show himself and attack Li Du.
He really liked Sophie. The two were classmates in middle school. When they first entered school, the school organized a welcome party.
Sophie was invited to play a piano piece at the meeting. Malathai was moved when he saw it, and he has been pursuing Sophie since then, but the other party did not give him a chance, and the relationship between the two parties was limited to classmates.
Last time he invited Sophie to visit the truck through Natalie. Originally, he wanted to show his talent and ability at work so as to impress Sophie.
In the end, Li Du appeared on the way and made him lose everyone. For this, he has been resentful and wanted to take revenge a long time ago.
Today's church activities let him see the hope of revenge. Li Du is obviously not a believer. This is his home stadium. He has a good image in everyone's mind, so he may get some help.
The auction started, and a girl brought up a plate lined with a layer of fine brown flannelette, with two golden bracelets placed in the center of the flannelette.
Auctioneer Lewis put on white gloves, picked up two bracelets to show everyone, and said at the same time: "This pure gold bracelet is provided by the old Mrs. Ducci, and it is from the hands of Cartier gold master Tony Rao. It has a total of 19.8 grams. Heavy……"
Following Lewis' introduction, Du Qi and his wife, who were sitting in the front row, supported an old lady to stand up and greet the crowd. Everyone applauded together, and the couple bowed frequently.
As soon as it appeared on the stage, it was a heavyweight lot, and Li Du became interested.
These two gold bracelets are not ordinary goods, they are from Mrs. Du Qi's hand, there is no need to doubt the authenticity, it must be made of real gold.
Nearly 20 grams of gold, even if you only look at its own value, it would cost thousands of dollars.
But the value of this necklace must be more than one thousand yuan, because it is from the hands of Cartier gold jewelry masters, so the value must be doubled at least!
After the introduction by the auctioneer, he started quoting: "...the base price of the bracelet is 1,000 yuan, and each increase must not be less than 50 yuan!"
As soon as his voice fell, some believers raised their hands and said, "I will offer 1,000 yuan!"
Someone next to him shouted: "1050 yuan!"
The church's selection for the opening lot was correct. The two gold bracelets quickly attracted everyone's attention and interest, and the quotations continued to rise.
Li Du also likes this bracelet. Its craftsmanship is really exquisite, and it is a style that Cartier rarely releases on the market. For some people who are nostalgic, this thing is very attractive.
So, when everyone's enthusiasm for asking prices began to decrease, he also raised his hand and quoted the price once: "1500 yuan!"
It is definitely worth the money to get the bracelet at this price. Everyone knows this, so 1,500 yuan cannot be the transaction price.
"1550 yuan." Ma Latai also joined the ranks of bidding.
The price continued to climb, reaching two thousand yuan step by step, and continued to climb, reaching another two thousand two hundred yuan.
Li Du thought about it, and bid again: "2250 yuan!"
At this price, there are not many competitors. Everyone likes this bracelet, but they don't want to pay too much.
The auctioneer scanned the crowd with his arm, and said, "2250 yuan, 2250 yuan, 2250 yuan, is there a higher price? Don't let 50 yuan stop you from dating gold. If you don't recognize it, then I will say 2250 yuan first. Second-rate……"
"2300 yuan!" Ma Latai said loudly.
Overjoyed, the auctioneer stretched out his hand and pointed to him for a re-quote.
Li Du thought for a while and said, "2500 yuan."
There was sparse applause, because it was a charity auction, and the rewards were used to help poor church members, so the higher the selling price, the better.
Without hesitation, Ma Latai shouted in a higher voice: "3000 yuan!"
The applause became much denser and louder, and many believers turned their heads frequently in their direction.
The obvious difference between the two treatments made Marathai very useful. As he thought, the church was his home field, and everyone supported him more than a strange foreigner.
Li Du shook his head and withdrew from the auction. The auctioneer shouted 'three thousand yuan' three times in a row, but no one bid, so he pointed to Marathai and said, "This precious jewelry belongs to that lovely young man. Let us Congratulate him with applause!"
Louder applause rang out, and Maratha stood up with a smile on his face and raised his hand, looking very satisfied.
When he sat down, Martin shook hands with him and said, "Congratulations, lad."
Malatay smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Martin, I am a member of the church, and I have to make contributions to the church. After all, I am not an outsider, so I can't just watch the fun."
The former words are normal, but the latter words are somewhat meaningful.
Li Du didn't look sideways, as if he didn't hear his words.
The second lot is a set of embroidery. As Chinese embroidery art goes global, many housewives in the United States also fall in love with this handicraft that can pass the time. Many people have embroidery products in their living rooms.
This embroidery is two meters long and one meter wide. The scene of Jesus blessing the believers is embroidered on it. It should be a story, but Li Du doesn't understand the Bible and can't understand this story.
Because it is big enough, the price of this embroidery is not low. The starting price is 400 yuan, and the final transaction price is 550 yuan. The enthusiasm of everyone for bidding is much lower, but the price is still very impressive.
Some things that will be auctioned later are mainly common daily necessities and ordinary jewelry, and there are no expensive artworks. After all, most of the believers here are ordinary working-class people.
Li Du was not interested in these things, so he never made an offer, and just joined in the fun.
When he came to participate in this auction, he had already made a good positioning, just to be Sophie's companion, and he didn't want to be in the limelight, and he didn't want to donate any money.
In his opinion, this charity auction is an internal church event and has nothing to do with him. If he wants to offer his love, he doesn't have to offer it here.
Ma Latai has been staring at him, seeing that he always does not make a move, and finally feels that he has found a reason to attack this rival in love!