Born to be a coach [soccer]

"You should have arrived in Johannesburg! I will wait for you at the Ritz-Carlton hotel lobby at 08:30 in the evening."

When Anton logged out from "Green Life", it was already past 08:30 in the evening.

"It's been a long time, big coach. Goodbye!"

The second message was also super brief, and seemed to be a little resentful.

"Do you regret it? Regret that you didn't see the news earlier? Let me tell you a remedy." The road turned around.

"In the ballroom on the third floor of the Ritz-Carlton, there will be an auction tonight to protect wildlife in South Africa."

"Maybe you'll be interested, so go and donate generously?"

At the end of the text, there is a sweet smiley face.

Anton got up immediately, lifted the suit jacket on the back of the chair, and left the room immediately.Coincidentally, the hotel he stayed at was the Ritz Carlton.

The banquet hall on the third floor of the hotel, the porch was blocked by the media, and the flashing lights kept flashing.There are two "roll-up banners" outside the door, which are the activity cards of the Wildlife Protection Organization.It shows that what is held here today is a charity auction, and the money raised will be used for local wildlife protection in South Africa.

In addition to the "roll-up banner", there is also a huge screen, which is playing "Wakawaka" ("African Moment") sung by the Latin diva Shakira. The diva is singing and dancing in the MV. The song itself is also cheerful and moving. Once you hear it, you can't forget it.

But people's attention is all focused on the banquet hall.Anton approached, only to hear two young people blocking the front saying: "Shakira, it's Shakira herself!"

Anton pushed his glasses and thought: No wonder there are so many people gathered here. The Latin queen herself is here to stand for public welfare. How can there be no supporters?

"In addition to Shakira, there is also the recently popular supermodel Chloe Rossi (Chloe Rossi). Miss Rossi is also present!"

"Yeah, I heard that she is a good friend Shakira has met in the past one or two years, and a member of the girlfriends group. Originally, she was the one who made arrangements for this public welfare event. She alone is enough to hold the stage, but Ke Roy still invited his good friend to come to the town hall. I'm afraid it will be difficult not to bid a sky-high price for such an auction!"

As the young man said, Chloe Rossi is a supermodel who has become popular in the past one or two years, and she is not yet 18 this year.She's Italian, with chestnut hair and an Italian slouchy demeanor.In addition, she is very smart, proficient in multiple languages, and a top student at the Sorbonne University in France. Now she is the darling of major luxury brands.

Anton tried to enter the auction site through the crowded porch.But after 2 minutes, he gave up and went straight to the head of the Ritz Carlton.All the accommodation during Anton's stay in South Africa was arranged by the manager.

Hearing that Anton wanted to enter the banquet hall to participate in the auction, the manager of the hotel did not dare to neglect at all, and personally led Anton through a long corridor, from the other end of the banquet hall, directly into the auction site.In addition to bringing Anton into the auction site, he also kindly handed Anton a number plate for Anton to bid for.

This number plate is "002", which is usually reserved by the organizer or venue provider for their important customers.Although Anton never expressed that he wanted to participate in such an auction, relying on his good relationship with the hotel group, Anton still got the number plate from the manager, and before the auction started, he stepped into the auction the scene.

When Anton entered the venue, the representative of the sponsor's wildlife protection organization had already made a speech, and now he was inviting the highest ranking person in the auction: Latin queen Shakira, to come on stage and say something.

Shakira shook her head lightly, then turned to look at Chloe: "To be honest, Chloe is the organizer of this event. I came here because of her. Let's hear what she has to say Want to talk! By the way, let her introduce the item—as far as I know, Chloe contributed a very important item to this auction!"

Chloe smiled and gave Shakira a light thump, and the two exchanged a few words with their heads together.Chloe got up step by step, came to the front of the stage, nodded gracefully to the guests who came to the auction, and then showed a charming smile.

"Thank you very much for being able to attend this auction..."

Anton was sitting in the last row of the banquet hall at the moment, and the spotlights in the banquet hall were shining on Chloe who was shining on the stage.

Chloe herself is in good condition, with impeccable body proportions and lines.She has the healthy wheat-colored skin that girls on the Mediterranean coast usually have. Light freckles are scattered on both sides of the nose, adding a touch of playfulness to her delicate features.The image of the healthy and vibrant girl-next-door is also a far cry from the thin, pale, morbid beauty so common in today's modeling industry.

Therefore, Chloe was discovered by scouts when she was 14 years old, and she was persuaded to debut early when she was at the right age.

But Chloe chose to enter the Sorbonne University in Paris, France to study at the age of 16. Until now, she is just a part-time model.It is said that Chloe signed a model agency to debut in order to increase her influence among young people and do "right things" with them.

Now, Chloe is on stage, spreading the influence she has built up over the past year or two to the world:

"...I don't want to repeat the importance of protecting these wild animals. But on this lonely planet, if we don't want to be so self-righteous and lonely, we must do something and reach out to save these lovely neighbors around us. Not just for them, but for ourselves."

After Chloe finished speaking, she suddenly smiled brightly at the audience, with naughty eyes.

"The most important item in this auction is the first demo of the title song recorded by Shaki (Shakira's nickname) when he recorded the album "Hipsdon'tlie" four years ago!" Chloe announced loudly on the stage.

There were applause and cheers from the audience.There were many fans of the Latin queen present, and this was a priceless collection for them.

Shakira, who was sitting under the stage, made a straight face on purpose, and said angrily, "Chloe, you..."

"Of course, Shaggy put this commemorative treasure up for auction to support wildlife protection, and I can't be behind, so I also chose a souvenir that is personally important to me to show my respect for this event. support."

But the problem was that Chloe kept a secret and didn't immediately show her donated lot in front of people.But everyone's appetite was whetted by Chloe.

All the items in the public welfare auction are donated by celebrities from all walks of life, most of them are works of art, and in order to cater for the upcoming World Cup, they have something to do with football or sports.For example, the auction includes photographs by the famous sports photographer Steve McCurry, amateur paintings of several famous football players and so on.

The demo recorded by Shakira is naturally the finale lot, and many guests in this auction really came for her.

When it was the penultimate lot, Chloe could no longer keep her secrets. She came to an easel on the stage that was always covered by a curtain, and stretched out her hand to remove the curtain——

It was a portrait—a black and white portrait.

The person in the photo is obviously Chloe herself. She is wearing sunglasses in front of the camera, with her face raised and a smile on her lips, as if she is enjoying the sunshine of the Apennine Peninsula wantonly.This is a photo taken about two or three years ago, and the girl in the photo looks younger than she is now.That kind of overflowing youth seems to overflow from the photos.

Chloe stuck out her tongue lightly, and said: "This is a photo taken by a very important person, and it has always been my favorite portrait. Please don't laugh at me when I take it out on this occasion!" "

Chloe is a popular supermodel, how could there be less well-known photographers taking pictures for her?In addition, this portrait photography is really excellent, and it is immediately regarded as a famous artist.

The professional auctioneer at the scene quoted the auction price set in advance for this work: $1000.Compared with many previous collections, this price is not high, but for a single portrait, this price is a bit like buying a beautiful woman with a lot of money.

Many guests were here for Chloe, and she has always been considered a shining star in the supermodel world, so the price was quickly raised.

"5000 US dollars." Unexpectedly this time, it was Shakira, the Latin diva sitting in the audience, who called for this high price.

Chloe was surprised and delighted, and smiled at her best friend: "Xia Qi, thank you for your support... and thank you for your enthusiastic support of public welfare."

Shakira had been holding back her laughter in the audience for a long time, pointing to the photo and said: "I will study it when I take it. Who is this person who is so important to our Miss Chloe?" .”

Everyone didn't notice it at first, but now that Shakira pointed it out, they all noticed it: in that photo, Chloe's sunglasses reflected a small man's figure.The people at the scene were too far away to see clearly, but they might be able to see the features of this person clearly by zooming in and studying at close range.

The most important person to Miss Chloe?

Are you obsessed with the popular supermodel?

The media inside and outside the auction house suddenly became energetic—the thought-provoking titles began to be drawn up!

At this time, Chloe on the stage was not shy at all, her smile became brighter and brighter, her eyes wandered among the potential buyers sitting densely under the stage, as if she was looking for someone.

"Yes, that is the most important person to me, the person who guides me on the right track of life, the person who can help me bear all the hardships and worries. Although I have rarely seen him these years, but I still want to say to him, because of you, I believe I've been doing the right thing."

The young girl finished speaking in one breath, and the people below were shocked—this is a shout from the air, is Miss Chloe expressing her love to the photographer of this photo?But that being the case, why did she put such an important photo up for auction?

My close friend Shakira also failed to react, and had forgotten that she offered $5000 and was willing to buy this photo.The only person on the field who still has a clear idea is the professional auctioneer.

"Miss Shakira quoted $5000, is there a higher bid than this? $5000 for the first time, $5000 for the second time..."

"Buyer No. 002 in the back, what is your bid?...[-], [-] U.S. dollars?"

The auctioneer's voice trembled with excitement.

Anton was alone, sitting in the last row, holding a card calmly.

He was thinking in his heart: Little girl, you have praised me so much, as an older brother, can I not be generous?

The author has something to say: Pique (excited): Author Jun, when will I play, when will I play?

Author: Press back, quickly press back... Playing the World Cup is more important, isn't it?