People in the Republic of China era began to rise from industry.

After seeing Lin Yi off in his car, Thorson, who had originally planned to get in and leave with him, took a stack of daggers from a bodyguard and immediately declared that he would complete the task Lin Yi had assigned him as quickly as possible.

In an era when the average monthly income for the working class is only 46 US dollars, a fee of 10,000 US dollars is enough to make him willingly work overtime...

Back in New York City, Lin Yi's days passed uneventfully for the next two days.

The only worthwhile thing I did was register a fengyun manufacturing engineering company.

Although it's just an empty shell right now.

But Lin Yi was confident that it wouldn't be long before Carrier's engineers would happily settle down at his engineering company...

The charity ball he had been looking forward to finally arrived.

Tony said on the phone that he needed to bring a dance partner with him. Lin Yi thought about it and went directly upstairs to Sheng Aiyi's room.

"Miss Seven asked Mr. Lin what he wanted."

Sheng Aiyi didn't let him in; instead, a maid stood in front of the door, acting as a messenger.

"There is a dance tonight, and I would like to invite Miss Meng to be my dance partner."

"Mr. Lin, please wait a moment."

After saying that, the maid closed the door and went back inside.

She quickly came out again, looking at Lin Yi with some difficulty on her face: "Mr. Lin, Miss Seven said you need to leave."

"Are you being so polite?"

He clearly heard someone in the room tell him to get out.

"Please tell Miss Seven that today's ball is very important; all the attendees are prominent figures in the American business world."

"If I don't have a dance partner, people will laugh at me."

"If I'm laughed at in this kind of situation, it's not just me who loses face."

The maid went back again, and when she opened the door again, Sheng Aiyi, whose face and nose looked completely different, came out.

"You're already throwing a curveball right from the start," Sheng Aiyi said irritably. "If you want to find a dance partner, why don't you just go to the rooftop bar?"

She had seen through Lin Yi.

She knew men were lustful, but she had never seen anyone as shameless and openly lustful as Lin Yi.

Lin Yi shook his head: "Seventh Miss knows that kind of person is not presentable."

Sheng Aiyi curled her lips and said with a look of disdain, "Then there's nothing we can do."

"Qianyu is not feeling well today and cannot help."

"That's it."

Lin Yi nodded, then changed the subject with a smile, "Then how about we trouble Miss Seven to help us out?"

"???"

"Seventh Miss, you don't want a bunch of foreigners to laugh at us Chinese, do you?"

……

As night falls, neon lights flash outside the Metropolitan Concert Hall.

After the car stopped, Lin Yi got out first and gentlemanly opened the car door for Sheng Aiyi.

Dressed in her finest attire, Sheng Aiyi got out of the car and, seeing Lin Yi's outstretched arm, reluctantly took his hand.

Tonight is indeed a gathering of celebrities.

Taking the elevator directly to the rooftop, Sheng Aiyi quickly spotted several celebrities she had recently seen at the movie theater in the crowd.

The appearance of two Chinese people also attracted attention.

Tony, wearing a tuxedo, saw Lin Yi and quickly walked over, squeezing through the crowd.

"Lin, you're late."

He first complained, then turned to Sheng Aiyi, showering her with praise: "Madam, I'm sure you'll be the most eye-catching presence tonight."

"Thank you."

Sheng Aiyi smiled and ignored Lin Yi's eye roll.

The reason she was late was because she changed her clothes several times.

The subsequent procedures were no different from the charity gala that Lin Yi experienced in his later years.

Charity is just a gimmick; the most important thing here is networking.

Tony, acting as the introducer, introduced him to several 'important people'.

As for Lin Yi, in his words, besides being an industrialist from China, his most important identity is that of a rising financial tycoon who has just made a name for himself at the stock exchange.

When I heard that Lin Yi had previously invested 20 million yuan, plus five times leverage, to short the stock of Sothink.

The behavior of all the key figures was exactly the same.

The initial indifference quickly turned into enthusiasm.

Skin color doesn't matter, and inside information doesn't matter either.

The important thing is that Lin Yi was able to take out 20 million yuan as principal and then leverage it five times to make a fortune in the stock market.

Even setting aside billionaires, this is a rare sight on Wall Street, where wealth converges!

They deserve our respect if they can come up with 20 million dollars for an investment.

After receiving a barrage of compliments, the charity auction officially began.

At first, Lin Yi just casually bought two items.

However, when a Ming-style phoenix crown from China was placed on the display stand, Lin Yi became serious.

"Seventh Miss, this must have been stolen by the Eight-Nation Alliance!"

While the host on stage was explaining the significance of the phoenix crown, Lin Yi in the audience began to speculate.

"Are you planning to buy it back?"

"necessary."

As they were talking, the host on stage began to explain the origin of the phoenix crown.

They didn't admit it was stolen; they only said it came from the Chinese royal family.

As she spoke, she even gave Lin Yi, who was sitting in the front row, a smile.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this golden phoenix crown, besides possessing the marks of time, also carries the meaning of blessings."

"Now, its starting bid is 800 yuan."

"Ten thousand."

As soon as the host finished speaking, a bald, fat man in the crowd shouted.

Lin Yi turned around and saw the other person smile at him, a smile full of provocation.

“That’s Lyndon Sowers, our adversary.”

Tony, who was standing next to Lin Yi, leaned over and reminded him.

"Lin, this guy probably won't let you take this phoenix crown away so easily."

Lin Yi smiled and held up the number plate in his hand: "100,000".

"Two hundred thousand!"

"one million."

A gasp of surprise immediately erupted on the rooftop of the concert hall.

Even the host on stage was stunned.

He was used to seeing people bidding up prices to snatch up an item at auction, but he had never experienced such a fierce bidding war!

As for Lyndon, who was trying to outdo him, he was also dumbfounded.

But he immediately gave a cold laugh.

Just as the host came to his senses and was about to say "one million for the first time," Lyndon shouted, "Two million!"

Hearing the price, Lin Yi turned to Tony and said, "Tony, you Americans are really rich."

"???"

"Two million for the first time!"

The host, red-faced with excitement, let out a high-pitched shout.

He was completely certain that today's auction would not only break the record for the highest price ever achieved at a charity auction.

It will definitely make the headlines in tomorrow's Times.

And he will definitely become the most favored auctioneer by various auction houses in the future!

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is a phoenix crown from the mysterious East, and its current price proves that it has special magic."

"Is there anyone else bidding?!"

The host shouted, but his eyes were fixed on Lin Yi.

We eagerly await the number four million to come out of Lin Yi's mouth.

Unfortunately, Lin Yi didn't even look at him. Before Sheng Aiyi, who was getting a little anxious, could speak, he whispered with a smile, "Seventh Miss, let's make a bet."

"I can buy this phoenix crown back for a maximum of 300,000."