Ball King Pioneer

Chapter 25 Charity Dinner
Evergrande originally planned to leave for Guangzhou overnight and even returned to the hotel, but the team leader received a call from the big boss, saying that there was a charity auction dinner held by the Hong Kong Football Association and Evergrande Club to raise funds for out-of-school children in the mainland, and asked the whole team to attend.

At 9 o'clock in the evening, after washing up, Lin Yi, who was wearing the club's uniform custom-made suit, faced the mirror and asked Zhang Linpeng in the same room, "If you have a younger sister, please introduce it to me quickly. It's a pity for others to ruin my body!"

Zhang Linpeng could only roll his eyes.

When Lin Yi and his party walked into the hotel banquet hall, it was already full of people.Athletes already have outstanding figures, coupled with their unique masculine beauty, they are like a group of models on the catwalk, and some nympho young women have stars in their eyes.Even the master of ceremonies joked that the Evergrande male model group appeared on the stage.

In fact, social occasions such as charity dinners are not unfamiliar to athletes. You can often see such and such celebrities coming to charity dinners to do charity on TV news.Today's Zheng Zi, Sun Xiang and others can be said to be big-name domestic stars, no less attractive than ordinary stars.It's just that Ji Dong doesn't know that he is considered a star now, at least in China, after two games, Ji Dong's name is already considered a minor celebrity.

The master of ceremonies for today's dinner is Zeng Zhiwei. He is the host of the live broadcast of the selection of Miss Hong Kong. This small dinner is not a big event.

Played a whole game, ran more than 12000 meters, just ate some biscuits and bananas at half-time.I heard that there was a big meal in the evening, so neither Lin Yi nor his roommate Zhang Linpeng ate anything. Looking at the food on the table now, Lin Yi and Zhang Linpeng were full of guts.Although it was a big meal, there were only a dozen or so plates, and one or two bites of food on each plate could be enough for the two of them to eat half full.The most important thing was that the guests at other tables were all watching Zeng Zhiwei playing tricks on the stage. It seemed that no one was eating, and the most they could do was drink.Seeing Lin Yi and Zhang Linpeng staring at the table and swallowing their saliva, Zheng Zi and other teammates suppressed their laughter. Lin Yi finally knew that they knew this was the case, so they just kept silent and waited for them to make a fool of themselves. "Silly, it's up to you to see what kind of food will fill you up on such an occasion. Remember to eat first next time." Sun Xiang probably couldn't help but speak because he was afraid of internal injuries.

"Then why don't you tell me earlier, don't tell me that you all have eaten?" When Ji Dong said this, he gritted his teeth.

None of the teammates answered, they all talked about him from left to right.

After Zeng Zhiwei warmed up, a professional auctioneer came on stage, and the charity dinner officially began.The starting price of all items tonight is 10000 RMB.Today's first lot is an antique football donated by the Hong Kong Football Association. It is said to be one of the ten commemorative footballs when the Hong Kong Football Association was founded.In the end, Boss Xu of Evergrande spent 50 yuan to take a picture of it, which received a round of applause.The second lot was a modern oil painting donated by Mr. Xu, which was finally sold by a compatriot from Hong Kong for 56 yuan.The process of the charity dinner continued. Lin Yi originally wanted to show his love, but he was short of money, so he could only think about coming again when he had money in the future.It's okay if you donate ten thousand and eight thousand, but I really don't have this kind of hundreds of thousands.Zheng Zi, as a long-established star, naturally earns a lot of money. He spent 8 yuan to photograph a women's pearl necklace, which can be regarded as Evergrande's biggest masterpiece.

As one of the initiators of this dinner, Evergrande Club naturally did not have only one item in the auction. What Li Zhangzhu took out was a jersey of the club, signed by him and all the first team members.It was finally taken by a wealthy mainland businessman for 15 yuan.

There are pauses in the middle of the charity auction, in order to give people a break. Men have to smoke, women have to touch up their makeup, and they have to go to the bathroom.At this time Zeng Zhiwei came on stage again. "Thank you for your love. I think these donations will help many children, and may change their lives and make their lives better in the future. Thank you again. Many philanthropists came today. As a football-themed charity event, many athletes also came today. There are Hong Kong and Guangzhou. They are also very good today. Shall we give them some applause?" "Thank you! Thank you! How about this, let's invite an athlete representative to come on stage! Ji Dong, is Lin Yi here? Please come on stage."

Lin Yi was discussing with Zhang Linpeng whether he should ignore his face and eat what was on the table first, when he suddenly heard his name.Although Zeng Zhiwei's Mandarin is not standard, it is still easy to understand.It seems that I didn't donate a penny today, so why did I let myself go on stage, but everyone called me, wouldn't it be rude if I didn't go up.

When Ji Dong stepped onto the stage, everyone applauded when they saw how energetic the young man was.Lin Yi was very polite, and first extended his hand to Zeng Zhiwei to express his friendship.After a brief handshake, Zeng Zhiwei began to ask questions.

"Jin Yi, you haven't bid yet tonight, are you planning to make a big move? Just like you are on the court." Zeng Zhiwei didn't know the specific situation of Lin Yi, so asking this question was not intentionally embarrassing him.

"To be honest, I really wanted to shoot, but after seeing everyone's bidding, I didn't dare to reach out. The main reason is that I don't have that much money." Lin Yi is very bachelor, to be honest, there is no shame in it.

No one in the audience could have imagined that Lin Yi's answer would be so tough. There was silence at first, followed by roars of laughter.It's not ridicule, but I feel that this kid is too cute. This reason is extremely sincere and sincere.

Zeng Zhiwei might feel that he asked something that shouldn't be asked, so he gave Lin Yi an apologetic look.Then he said: "I think with your ability, it will be a matter of time to make money. Can you share your usual charitable actions?" This is to feed Lin Yi, showing Lin Yi's positive and sunny side.

Lin Yi pretended to think about it, and said: "Mencius once said, 'If you are poor, you will benefit yourself alone, and if you are rich, you will benefit the world.' To be honest, my family conditions were not good before, so unfortunately, I did not do much charity in the past. It was nothing more than donations organized by the school, or a few yuan for homeless beggars. So here I really want to learn from all the philanthropists here. Thank you. It is because of people like you who are passionate about charity that our society can get better and better. Now I am also a professional player. The income should be more than it is now. My father often said that the wealth that people can use is the real wealth, and the rest are troubles. Later, I joked with my father that if I have money in the future, I can spend it how to spend it. My father said, let’s do charity, this is not considered a prodigal.” At this point, there was laughter in the audience, and there was applause at the same time.Seeing that his bad jokes worked well, Lin Yi went on to say, "Today I promise that 20% of my future income will be set up as a foundation for charitable causes. This is my promise to this society."

As soon as Lin Yi's words came out, everyone at the scene was shocked. No matter how much his net worth is, 20% is a large amount of money. No one would dislike a lot of money. As long as Lin Yi really does charity according to this ratio in the future, it will really be a lot of money.Many people stood up and applauded, and their favor for this young man increased again.

"Young man, you really have a big move. I believe that your kind deed is as beautiful as your world wave on the field. But aren't you afraid that your wife will punish you for kneeling in the future?" Zeng Zhiwei is indeed worthy of a generation of comedians, and the audience burst into laughter as soon as he spoke.

"No, I believe my future wife will also be a charitable person. So don't worry at all, besides, I will say, 'It was my father who said it, you can go to my father.'" Lin Yi now finds that he has a natural talent for dealing with people.Sure enough, there was another round of applause from the audience. Boss Xu had a satisfied smile on his face. He pointed at Ji Dong when he was talking to the boss at the same table, as if saying that my player is not bad.

"Haha, your problem is solved, now I am worried that your father will be punished by your mother to kneel." Zeng Zhiwei quickly got Ji Dong's laugh.

"No, my mother never reads the news and only watches serials, so she shouldn't be able to see news about me." After Lin Yi finished speaking, some people in the audience burst into tears of laughter, and some women covered their mouths with their hands, for fear of losing their bearings.

Zeng Zhiwei now feels that this kid is too good-for-nothing, and seems to be more suitable for the entertainment industry. "Who is starring?"

"You starred." Lin Yi dared not say anything else.

"Haha, I knew it!" Seeing that the laughter stopped, Zeng Zhiwei ended the meme. "Have you ever thought about donating a lot today?"

"It was too hasty this time. I didn't prepare in advance. I thought about following the head coach and bringing out a player. I'm afraid it would be too embarrassing if I didn't shoot it." Everyone laughed again off the court.

"That's not necessarily the case. You know that Liu Dehua said you were a fan after your first match. How about it? Why don't you give it a try?" Zeng Zhiwei can be said to be a master at socializing, and he packaged and hyped Lin Yi and Liu Tianwang in a few words, so that no one is afraid that no one will bid. At least there is another Liu Dehua who will definitely shoot.Pretending to be searching, he pointed to a table in the arena and asked loudly, "Hua Zai, do you want to take a picture?"

"Shoot." Tianwang immediately stood up and responded to Zeng Zhiwei.

Later, a staff member of the Evergrande Club brought a Lin Yi jersey to the stage.Zeng Zhiwei asked Lin Yi to sign his name. When he saw Lin Yi's simple signature, Zeng Zhiwei joked, "You are single at first glance!"

"Why do you say that?" Lin Yi was very cooperative as a fan.

"Whoever writes his name so properly when he is married will be written by his wife casually." Zeng Zhiwei's gag, the effect is not so good.Hong Kong people like to use checks, so they are more familiar with this stalk, so it is basically Hong Kong people who laugh in the field.

"When I open a check account, I sign with my left hand." Lin Yi felt that he was talking about cross talk on stage.After finishing speaking, he and Zeng Zhiwei gave a high five, as if the two had come up with a brilliant idea.Now the mainland compatriots are also amused.

After Lin Yi and Zeng Zhiwei stepped down, Zeng Zhiwei told Lin Yi that some friends wanted to meet him in the coffee shop on the 19th floor of the hotel after the dinner.Ji Dong agreed without asking who it was, which also made Zeng Zhiwei very embarrassed.When Ji Dong returned to his table, the whole team joked that he would play tricks, and it must be more promising to learn from Guo Degang.

The auctioneer came to the stage again, this time the first auction was Ji Dong's signed jersey.The starting price was RMB 10000. Liu Tianwang really raised his card, and Ding Weijie also raised his card once. It was a good time. He knew that Brother Hua was bound to win, so it was a polite price increase. A gentleman does not take what others like.After 4 bids, Liu Tianwang finally bought the first signed jersey in Lin Yi's life for 80000 yuan.This has also been treasured by Liu Tianwang, and finally donated to a domestic museum when he was 80 years old.

The subsequent auctions were still lively, but it was a pity that there was no video recording of this dinner, and everything was known through media descriptions and photos.This dinner was also the beginning of Lin Yi later known as the charity ball king. It was this charity dinner that started Lin Yi's lifelong charity journey.

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