Chapter 818 818. Charity Night
Looking at Fan Binbin's exaggerated look, Shu Chang really thought that there was something wrong with her, and said shyly: "I thought I could just bring a credit card."
"Uh..." Shu Chang's answer choked Fan Binbin, because after thinking about it carefully, Shu Chang's idea was not really wrong.
The main purpose of the charity night is to collect donations and help the disadvantaged groups. Donation is definitely the most important thing. It's just that in previous years, everyone would produce some things to shoot, and use this form of mutual support to complete charity. There are really not many artists like Shu Chang who only think about bringing money.
"It's your first time to participate, so you should bring something?" Fan Binbin put away the emoticon package and suggested.
She really wanted Shu Chang's good. After all, if Shu Chang just paid for things at the scene, first, he would feel out of tune with everyone, and second, it would leave a bad impression on some people with dark minds. Although it is impossible for an artist to be liked by everyone, it is best to avoid criticism.
"Okay, but I don't know what kind of things to bring, Sister Binbin, give me some advice." Shu Chang asked humbly.
"Don't be too embarrassed, and don't choose something that is too expensive. Just choose something meaningful, like the props or costumes you used in previous filmings, or some of your own talent works. Just like last year, I remember someone took his own sketches to auction."
"But I'm not good at drawing, but Nie Wei is very good at drawing." Shu Chang said worriedly.
Hearing this, Fan Binbin couldn't help laughing and explained: "Silly girl, do you really think that people who go to the charity night buy things for the quality of your paintings? Of course it's impossible. After all, we are not those professional painters. The value of what you bring out lies more in your own reputation. No matter how bad your paintings are, as long as it is your work, Shu Chang, there will definitely be people who will support it."
"Haha, I'd better not show off. I'm really not good at drawing. Otherwise, I'll find a work by Nie Wei. Is calligraphy okay?"
"Of course." Fan Binbin nodded, and then followed Shu Chang to Nie Wei's study.
This was the first time Fan Binbin entered this room. As soon as she stepped into the door, Fan Binbin's eyes widened involuntarily, because she had never seen anyone's study room like Nie Wei's. It was decorated just like the National Library, with a whole wall full of books, which looked like at least a thousand books.
"How many books does Nie Wei have?" Fan Binbin looked at the books in the study room in shock and asked subconsciously.
"Three thousand one hundred and sixty-six books." What Fan Binbin didn't expect was that Shu Chang actually gave the answer when she asked subconsciously.
"I haven't counted it. I asked Nie Wei out of curiosity once, and Nie Wei told me." Shu Chang explained as Fan Binbin looked at him.
"Nie Wei is so bored, counting books for fun?" Fan Binbin couldn't help laughing, but as soon as she finished speaking, Shu Chang on the side retorted: "No, Nie Wei has read all these books, so he remembers them so clearly."
"Sister, you are kidding, there are so many books, how could it be possible...uh." As she spoke, Fan Binbin casually took a book from the bookshelf and opened it. As a result, the key points marked with a highlighter clearly told her that this book must have been read by someone, and it was read seriously.
This made Fan Binbin unable to continue what she was saying, but Fan Binbin still didn't believe it, and ran to the other side and took out two books. After opening them, there were also signs of being read. After flipping through five or six books in a row, Fan Binbin couldn't help but believe it, after all, the facts were already in front of her.
"I really admire your man, he is so amazing, I usually feel sleepy after reading two pages of a book." After Fan Binbin put the book back on the bookshelf, he gave Shu Chang a thumbs up.
In Fan Binbin's opinion, Nie Wei still had time to read so many books in his busy schedule, which really made her admire and feel incredible. You know, she still has a book of less than 200,000 words on her bedside, but she has been reading this book for half a year and has not finished it. Most of the time, this book only serves as a sleep aid for her when she has insomnia.
"I am the same. I feel sleepy when reading." Shu Chang said with a smile.
"Okay, don't lie to me. It's not like I haven't read the news. The media has reported your and Nie Wei's college entrance examination results countless times, saying that you are a rare couple of academic masters in the entertainment industry, and Nie Wei always says that if you hadn't taken the Beijing Electric Power Examination, you would have been a top student in the Foreign Languages College now." Fan Binbin looked at Shu Chang with "disdain". This is the contempt of the bad student for the academic master.
Who made the academic master like Shu Chang always pretend to be as unstudy as the bad student, but in the end, he always left the bad student far behind in every exam. Such classmates are the most annoying.
Shu Chang did not say anything more, but opened the bookcase beside him and took out a lot of framed calligraphy and paintings from it. These were all Nie Wei's works.
"Sister, can you help me pick out which one is suitable?" Shu Chang put these on Nie Wei's desk. Without Shu Chang's invitation, Fan Binbin had already come over curiously.
"Wow, Nie Wei's calligraphy is so beautiful." Looking at Shu Chang unfolding a scroll of calligraphy, Fan Binbin praised sincerely.
Nie Wei's beautiful calligraphy is well-known in the circle. The most common one is naturally the signature that Nie Wei gives to fans. Unlike many artists who make their signatures varied, sometimes they know the idol's name, but they can't tell which character is which when looking at the signature.
But Nie Wei's signature is quite pure in the entertainment circle, it is just a peaceful and simple small regular script.
No matter who you show this signature to, it will make people feel pleasing to the eye. Some fans of Nie Wei even offered a five-digit high price to get a copy of Nie Wei's signature.
Although no one knows whether the deal was finally completed, Nie Wei's handwriting is very good and is indeed highly recognized by everyone.
With an expectant mood, Fan Binbin cast his eyes on the scroll that Shu Chang unfolded. After just one glance, he was immediately attracted by the words on it.
"Diamond Prajna Paramita Sutra, I heard it once..." According to the words on it, Fan Binbin read a paragraph and then stopped, looked at Shu Chang, and asked: "Is this written in the Diamond Sutra?"
"Yes, it is Nie Wei's imitation of Liu Gongquan's "Diamond Sutra Stone Inscription". Shu Chang took this and asked Fan Binbin: "What do you think of this?"
"Of course it's very good. Whoever takes this out will definitely make a lot of money." Fan Binbin said enviously.
Although the items that everyone sent to the auction were of different prices, they were just a token of their appreciation, but they certainly couldn't be too bad. There was even a kind of competition between them. However, it was estimated that those people would be quiet this year. As long as Shu Chang took out Nie Wei's calligraphy, he would be able to stun everyone, and it would most likely be the most valuable item at this year's charity night.
"Then I'll call Nie Wei and ask him. If it works, I'll use this." Shu Chang didn't make a decision on his own, but was ready to call Nie Wei to ask.
The call was quickly connected, and Nie Wei was resting.
"Wife, what's the matter?" Nie Wei was sleeping again, and was woken up by Shu Chang's call, so his tone was a little vague.
"Ah, I forgot the time difference." Shu Chang smiled embarrassedly, and then hurriedly asked Nie Wei: "Aren't I going to attend the charity night?"
"Well, didn't I say it last time? By the way, I asked Sister Binbin to take care of you." Nie Wei said.
"Sister Binbin is here, and she is choosing the items for the charity night with me. I thought of your calligraphy works, and I chose a scroll of your copy of the Diamond Sutra Stone Carving. Is this okay?" Shu Chang asked.
"The Diamond Sutra Stone Carving?" Nie Wei scratched his head, and soon remembered, and replied: "Change it. That one was asked by Brother Zhonglei. I have always forgotten to give it to him. Just ask Sister Binbin to bring it to Brother Zhonglei tomorrow. As for the others, you can choose whatever you want. And don't be reluctant to spend money at the charity night. You will appear in person this year, and you should at least get a bid."
"Ah, will that be too much of a show?" Shu Chang asked worriedly.
"If you are too low-key, you will be criticized. After all, you are my wife, Nie Wei." Nie Wei said with a smile.
"Okay, I'll take care of it. You go back to sleep. I'm hanging up."
"Nie Wei is right. Shu Chang is Nie Wei's wife. It's not good to be too low-key." Shu Chang did not avoid Fan Binbin when she called. She naturally heard the content and agreed with Nie Wei's last instructions.
After all, Nie Wei is too rich. As a wife, if Shu Chang donates less, or even just the average, outsiders will think that she is not doing enough.
On the contrary, if Shu Chang wins the bid, maybe everyone will think that this is a matter of course.
"This volume is not good. It was left by Nie Wei for Brother Zhonglei. Let's change it." Shu Chang had already put away this volume of "Diamond Sutra Stone Carving" while speaking, but did not put it back in the bookcase, but directly put it next to the table, and Fan Binbin will take it away directly in a while.
The two quickly selected a volume of "Heart Sutra" written by Nie Wei in small regular script for the remaining scrolls.
After selecting the works, Fan Binbin agreed with Shu Chang again, and then left the villa.
Five days later, the Basha Charity Night was held on time. Shu Chang and Fan Binbin entered the venue together that night, killing countless rolls of film for the media. During the interview, Shu Chang was also the focus of the reporters.
"Ms. Shu Chang, this is your first time to attend the Basha Charity Night in person. Why did you choose to come to the scene in person this year?"
"In previous years, I was working. I regretted not coming to the scene. I could only ask my assistant to do it for me. But this year, I didn't take on too many jobs, so I had a lot of free time. Since I have time, it would be better to come to the scene."
"Then have you prepared the auction items tonight?"
"Of course, I brought a calligraphy work by Mr. Nie from my family." Shu Chang replied with a smile.
"Then are you determined to win the title of the bid winner tonight?"
"There is no such thing as the bid winner. Tonight is a charity night. It's not about money. Every participant has a charitable heart, and I am no exception." Shu Chang avoided the important points and didn't fall for the reporters.
Seeing that it was almost time, the staff on the side immediately led Shu Chang and Fan Binbin out of the interview area and walked into the main banquet hall. The reporter had no choice but to hold back all the questions in his mind and wait until the end of the charity night to see if there was a chance to ask Shu Chang.
Just as Fan Binbin expected, Shu Chang would definitely become the focus when she appeared in person at the Basha Charity Night.
From the moment she entered the door, Shu Chang was the focus of everyone's attention at the scene. Su Mang, the editor-in-chief of Basha, was waiting at the door to receive her in person. Shu Chang walked from the door to her seat, and she didn't know how many people she knew and didn't know on the short way.
Although Shu Chang was attending the charity night for the first time, she was of course arranged to sit at the main table with her status and position. Fan Binbin, Zhang Ziyi, Zhou Xun and others were sitting at the same table.
Seeing Shu Chang sitting down, several actresses at the same table were very enthusiastic to chat with Shu Chang, which did not make Shu Chang feel unnatural, and he quickly integrated into the environment.
The charity night started soon. Su Mang first went on stage to speak and talked about the main use of the charity funds tonight, which is also one of the characteristics of Basha Charity Night.
The charity funds raised by Basha Charity Night are all earmarked for specific purposes. Every year, a charity theme is set up. For example, this year's charity theme is "Let Charity Become Strength", and the objects of assistance are those children with serious illnesses in poor mountainous areas.
Last year's theme was "Let Charity Become Action", and the people who were rescued were those who needed to rebuild their homes after the disaster. In 2007, the donations were used for the children in the orphanage, etc. The donations of Basha Charity every year are very targeted.
It is precisely because of this that many people in the circle are willing to come to donate to support Basha's charity, because Basha's charity funds are very clear every year, and there is almost no place where the donations are unclear. No matter what purpose the stars come with, at least they all hope that the money they donate will really be used for charity.
The auction started soon, and Shu Chang watched curiously as the items were brought to the stage.
Just as Fan Binbin told her, most of the items this year were private property of celebrities, such as Zhou Xun took out a prop sword she used when filming "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
Fan Binbin also took out a cashmere coat she wore when she was filming "My Love from the Star".
In addition to these, some celebrities also took out their own paintings or calligraphy works. Shu Chang said that after seeing them, they were not as good as her husband's writing and painting.
The items were brought to the stage one by one, and they were also bought one by one. Time passed unknowingly for nearly an hour. There were quite a few items brought to the stage, and there was no unsold item.
During this period, Shu Chang also raised the bid twice and won two very special small ornaments. After seeing Shu Chang raising the sign, everyone was very respectful and did not compete, but let Shu Chang buy these things without spending much money.
Just when Shu Chang was wondering why his stuff hadn't been auctioned yet, he suddenly saw Su Mang walking up to the stage with a scroll of calligraphy and painting. The key point was that when he walked up, Su Mang deliberately glanced at Shu Chang, and with the familiar scroll, Shu Chang immediately understood that this was obviously his stuff.
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