Chapter 502 The Sister Who Overcame All Obstacles 40

Tonight, Tao Ran still had activities.

She was going to a dinner party. She asked Sister Zhen to help her get the tickets yesterday, and she got the spot without much effort.

Because this is a charity dinner.

The editor-in-chief of a magazine who has some say in the circle invites artists to participate in donations and auctions every year, and all the proceeds will be donated to children in mountainous areas.

Under normal circumstances, the organizer of this kind of auction will send out invitations widely, but after all, it is a matter of money and effort. At most, only 30% of the artists are willing to spare time to come. So when Tao Ran expressed his intention to donate, Sister Zhen easily got her a ticket.

When Tao Ran arrived, most of the artists had already arrived, and most of them were taking pictures outside the venue.

To give the chief editor face, many media people came. This year, like previous years, the editor-in-chief invited several A-list celebrities to come to the show, so there was still a lot of space.

Because they knew there would be a lot of press conferences, almost all the female artists attended in costumes tonight. Most of them wore full makeup and evening gowns with stiletto heels, competing for beauty.

Tao Ran deliberately kept a low profile. She only wore a simple black suit and trousers, a thick silver necklace, her hair was tied loosely behind her head, and she looked smart and free.

Although she was very low-key and stood in the corner, she was completely different from other actresses who were actively socializing. She was shaking the champagne glass and watching with cold eyes. She was probably too unique in both image and temperament, which also attracted some flashes of light.

Actually, it wasn't that Tao Ran was deliberately aloof, but that Jiang Lan had retired for many years and only occasionally attended some occasions with Liang Cheng. She no longer had any close friends in the industry.

Looking at the entire audience now, although every face looks familiar, I have never interacted with them before. Then, she would stay quiet and wait to "surprise" everyone later.

Editor-in-chief Du Yun noticed her, came up to say hello, and asked her whether she wanted to donate or auction.

"Do both."

The editor-in-chief held her hand affectionately: "Thank you, dear." Then a staff member came up with a tray, and Tao Ran put her donation on the red velvet.

A gift box.

Du Yun opened it and took a look, his eyes lit up.

She originally saw Jiang Lan dressed simply and low-key, so she guessed that she was just here to join in the fun, but she didn't expect that she directly donated a diamond necklace.

You know, many artists have donated their own "works"; their own commemorative small items; or their own brand items with advertising elements, etc., but few artists will actually give genuine items.

"This... isn't cheap!" Du Yun glanced at the appraisal certificate inside.

"Sister Du laughed. I want to do something practical for the children, but I don't have any skills, so the only things I can donate are these common things. The brand gave this to me when I got married. I don't wear it very much, so why not donate it? Let’s give back to society!”

Du Yun gave her a thumbs up and told her to eat, drink and have fun. Just as he was about to turn around, he remembered that he hadn't added Jiang Lan on WeChat yet.

After some pleasantries, the two became friends with each other.

Du Yun left, and Tao Ran also had an extra card in her hand. It was tonight's seat number, number 10 in the third row, which was two rows ahead than the number on her original ticket...

Tao Ran had a video chat with Xiaoxia, and she handed Coco to Xiaoxia when she went out. Keke and Xiaoxia have become familiar with each other and said that they would follow Aunt Xiaoxia obediently. Xiaoxia reassured her that there was no need to worry about time. If it was late, she would take Keke to bed first...

"Sister, there are several video websites that are live broadcasting your auction, and there are quite a lot of online viewers."

"Understood. I will take care of things here. You can take care of Coco with peace of mind."

At eight o'clock in the evening, under the auspices of Du Yun, everyone took their seats and the auction began.

The opening auction item was an antique bottle collected by a big-name celebrity who was not present. As an opening item, the bidding was naturally lively.

Five minutes later, the antique was finally sold for 880,000 yuan.

Then, a set of silver jewelry with diamonds from a popular fashion brand was sold for 200,000 yuan.

The prices of the next few items began to fall, and they were basically sold at around 100,000 yuan.

Tao Ran never raised his sign.

Until the little flower Litmus, whom Jia Xi was so fond of, took a fancy to a certain brand's limited edition bracelet.

The original price of this bracelet was about 30,000 yuan. When the price reached 66,000 yuan, the others withdrew from the bidding. It can be seen that she quite likes it.

The host came to ask her, and she said that it was a gift for herself, and she hoped that she would have a successful future.

But before she could finish her words, Litmus was interrupted by a shout of "eighty-eight thousand". Embarrassed, she could only smile and increase the price to one hundred thousand.

"Twenty-eight thousand." Tao Ran continued to follow. "I want to give it to my daughter. My daughter has been learning arithmetic recently and she likes all kinds of beads." Well, I took it apart and gave it to my daughter to play with.

Litmus, who was sitting in the front row, had a facial twitch. Who? Looking for trouble?

She turned around and saw Jiang Lan, and was stunned. She suddenly thought of all the rumors in the company that Jiang Lan was causing trouble in the past few days and was silenced by the company, and her heart skipped a beat.

Tao Ran greeted her with a smile, "Want to add more?"

Litmus haha, do you want to add more? Plus, I'm a fool, after all, it's only 30,000 yuan.

"Since it is my sister-in-law who wants to give it to Coco, as a junior, I naturally have to bear the pain of giving it up."

Tao Ran smiled: "Thank you Ruirui."

Litui smiled brightly, but cursed in his heart...

Tao Ran was in a good mood. She just came out to spend money and have fun today. She was in a good mood. You have 20 million pocket money, just throwing it around for fun, aren’t you happy?

She just wants to confront Jiaxi, starting from today!

Sooner or later, they will have to break up with each other. Anyway, from now on, she will naturally be in a competitive position with Jiaxi's artists, so she is no longer afraid of offending others!

Fifteen minutes later, Jiaxi was intercepted by Tao Ran while bidding for another artist.

Half an hour later, the diamond necklace donated by Tao Ran became the auction item. Everyone who thought she was a bit aggressive before was still shocked: I can't tell, I didn't expect her to be so powerful!

Tao Ran's diamond necklace was used for advertising by the sponsor in the year of her wedding, and it was worth almost hundreds of thousands at that time. After so many years, under inflation, the current market value is at least 300,000.

In the end, the necklace was sold for 480,000 yuan.

Tao Ran stood up and expressed his thanks.

These things will definitely be taken out and liquidated by Liang Cheng during the future divorce anyway. She would rather donate them all than give a penny to the scumbag.

The auction process was coming to an end, and Tao Ran's interest was waning. So far, the highest unit price has only been a calligraphy and painting donated by a former actor, which sold for 1.28 million.

She sent a WeChat message to Du Yun and asked how many items were left on the auction block.

Du Yunfa showed it to her, but Tao Ran didn't want any of them.

Tao Ran looked around, and finally stopped at the wall. That’s good!

Tao Ran sent a message to Du Yun: Do you want to sell the one on the wall?

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