Hollywood Secret Garden

Chapter 161 Charity Auction

The charity auction was held in the Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. In the gorgeously decorated oval-shaped banquet hall No. 3, celebrities and gentlemen sat around a round table, talking to each other in low voices from time to time during the orchestra's performance, polite, Reserved and... dull.

Angela is holding a lady's handbag that has not been used for hundreds of years. She is wearing a royal blue dress, which sets off her figure perfectly. She is very ladylike or pretends to be like a lady. led down to a round table.

"How are you, Steve." Jared shook hands with the standing middle-aged man.

"It's not bad, you look good too, Jared." The other party responded with a smile. He parted his hair, wore round rimless glasses on the bridge of his nose, and his signature hanging bile nose looked very energetic.

On the other side, Elena also greeted the other wife: "Hi, Lauren, you look so beautiful tonight."

"Forget it, Elena, I know myself, the word beautiful is more suitable for you." The other party's wife said with a smile.

And Angela is naturally... "Hey, Angie, you are becoming more and more attractive. In a few years, you will steal the limelight in this kind of occasion." The girl with straight brown hair covered her mouth He said with a smile first.

"Thank you, you are very attractive, Sally." Angela said solemnly, shook hands with her, then pulled her close to her ear and said fiercely: "Don't tease me, Sally! You know Yes, if it wasn't for the charity auction, I wouldn't be here!" However, the other party just laughed and didn't speak.

Sit down with the two sides and chat with each other about topics of interest.

"After NeXT lost money, although I closed the hardware department, the software department was quite good. Leaving Apple made my world wider. How about it, Jared, are you interested in investing?" Steve asked Jared Talk about company affairs.

"You know, Elena, I personally think that the falling poem you designed is the best, and I like that style of necklace very much." Lauren and Elena were talking about jewelry.

But there is so much to talk about among the children.From how I dress up to the jokes I hear occasionally, I can talk about it for a few minutes.Especially for Angela, a star who grew up together, Sally gave full play to the gossip nature of women.And Angela also answered every question.It's just because Sally is her true best friend who is recognized by her parents!

The relationship between the two girls can no longer be described as intimate.You must know that Sally is often even taken by Angela's parents to various banquets.Of course, this has nothing to do with her father being a billionaire and the founder of Apple, Steve Jobs.

The upper class has the rules of the upper class. Even though Jared once betrayed this class, in the eyes of his parents, Jessica and Angela are very, very close, but they are not considered as their daughter's girlfriends.Only girls in the British aristocratic circle or the American elite have this qualification.

Of course, Angela scoffed at this.She has never liked this tone, so whether in England or the United States, although there are a few friends in this circle, they are just talkable.

Regardless of Jessica, Lindsay, or Natalie, although Angela talked to them all.But besides this, there are always other affections influencing her, making her treat them more than friends, so they cannot be her girlfriends.

Only Sally is an exception. It’s fun to talk about the reason. When Angela was only a few months old, the Jobs family came to visit them. Sally, who was only two years old, pointed to the baby girl in the crib and said inarticulately. Her mother said, I want this doll!If it wasn't for the uncontrollable body at that time, Angela's white eyes would definitely be like flipping a poker.

In this way, according to someone's "on the bar", the two girls are completely... mixed together, Angela can swear in the name of her previous life, she never had any other thoughts about Sally, She even secretly told each other.She was a very, very "strong" man in a previous life.Of course, in return, the other party laughed outright.

"I'm going to New York during the summer vacation. I'm going to accompany my grandparents. I won't make any movies, but the record will be released." Angela said and shook her head, "Let's change the subject, Sally, don't keep asking these questions, okay?" ? You are not my FANS."

"Maybe I'm not sure," Sally said with a smile, "To be honest, I really like your songs and movies, that "The Sixth Sense", you played really well, I When I was watching, I forgot that you were acting."

"Okay, is this your compliment?" Angela spread her hands.

"Of course, but I'm really curious, Mr. Jared didn't object to why you acted in a movie." Sally shrugged, and then looked at her father, "If it was my father, he would definitely not allow it." I'm going to the entertainment industry."

"Because I want to go, I know what to do and what not to do, that's it, Dad objects? Then refute him!" Angela said triumphantly, and then changed the subject, "Or talk about something else Well, like high school life? I’m going to Beverly High School in September.”

"High school life? Don't mention it. If you want to go to a famous university, you have to study hard. It will be much more tiring than middle school, but if you don't want to..." Sally shook her head and then changed the subject: "That's right , Angie, Andrew Stanton made a short 3D animation for me, very cute, I was wondering if I could make one for you too?"

"Sally, do you have a boyfriend?" Angela blinked.

"I knew you would guess that way. He is Dad's subordinate, Pixar's all-rounder. Secretly telling you, he likes me a little bit." Lisa said with a smile.

"Wait, you mean Pixar? The Pixar animation company that makes short animations?" Angela asked suddenly.

"Yes, what's the matter?" Sally asked strangely.

"No, it's nothing...I was just thinking, what would happen if they made a long 3D animation..." Angela said hesitantly.

Sally continued to ask, but at this time the host announced that the auction had started.So she temporarily let go of this idea.One by one, the donated items were put up for auction, and there were many interesting things, such as a set of exquisite porcelain collections, which attracted the attention of many people.

However, Angela's attention was not on this. She was all focused on what Sally said just now. She found a good opportunity to make money!Invest in Pixar now!

If she hadn't been so focused on music and movies, she would have almost forgotten about it. Angela, who likes every Pixar animation, knows more or less about the history of Pixar's development. Pixar in 94 was at a trough.It didn't take off until "Toy Story" in 95. I didn't expect this. What a failure. You must know that Steve Jobs is their boss!As long as the capital injection is successful and the script of "Toy Story" is written, then Pixar can take off one step earlier.So……

Just when Angela was thinking confidently, the host's voice suddenly entered her ears: "This is a Sony D-777 CD player, brand new and a concept player, the only one, made by Ai Donated by Miss Lisa Kennedy, the starting bid is $500."

Angela hurriedly looked forward. The silver-gray round CD player was placed obliquely on the pedestal, reflecting the light with a very metallic texture, which caught her attention immediately.Another purpose of the girl coming to the auction is to choose a gift for Natalie. You must know that she has never given anything to Natalie in these years.Even if it's her birthday, it's just a card and a phone call.

However, if the gift is too expensive, according to Natalie's personality, she will definitely not accept it, and Angela doesn't have time to do it by herself like Jessica or Lindsay, so she had to choose it at the auction. The money is used for charity activities, I believe Natalie will not refuse.

At this time, someone had already raised a sign.

"600!" cried the auctioneer.

Angela then raised the sign that was already in her hand.She remembered that Natalie liked to listen to music, so it would be nice to give this to her, plus her own record.

Then there were several bids. After the girl stabilized, she didn't raise the sign again until no one called again.

"1000!" The auctioneer shouted, and then paused, no one bid again, so he asked: "Now it's 1000 dollars. No. 65. Once, is there a higher price?"

Soon, he saw a sign raised in front of a round table, and hurriedly called: "1100."

Angela frowned, then raised the sign again.

But the other party immediately raised the sign.

The girl held up the sign again calmly.

But as if against her, the other party immediately raised the sign.

Angela sighed, and looked at the round table, there was a girl about her own age sitting in front of the table not far away, wearing a pink Barbie suit, staring at her unblinkingly with sparkling eyes, the girl He smiled and waved to Angela, his expression full of expectation.

I knew it was her!The girl thought angrily, why did she come to Los Angeles?Summer vacation?

Angela didn't raise the price anymore. She knew that no matter what she called, that guy would continue to raise it like a bully. She didn't want to get entangled with that torturer. After asking three times, the auctioneer made a final decision: "1500 dollars, it's a deal, congratulations to No. 89 Miss!"

"It's her again?" Lisa also spotted the girl.

"There's no one else but her." Angela waved her hand helplessly as a greeting.

The auction will continue, and there is no girl who wants it for the time being, Angela is a little bored.

"Excuse me." She said softly to Sally, then stood up and walked to the bathroom.

The famous wealthy gold digger in her previous life, the heir to the Hilton Hotel, was too impressive.The girl frowned, and stretched her hand under the faucet, the cool water poured out automatically, enveloping her slender hands, and her heart calmed down a bit.Getting involved with that person will cause endless troubles in the future, in fact... it will already be troublesome now.

The door was gently pushed open.

"Hi, Angela. How are you?" A familiar and troublesome voice came from behind, and Paris Hilton rushed to the sink and straightened her clothes.

She said to herself: "You know, I think the designers who designed the hotel didn't consider the psychology of girls. I hope they open up separate girls' toilets, with pink as the keynote, so that every girl who comes in can use them." The mood becomes lively and uplifting." The natural sense of superiority is fully revealed.

"That's a great idea, Paris." Angela said casually.

However, the other party really thought about it: "I can also decorate the open part of it into an opera house. The standard Hilton Hotel is too monotonous. It will definitely be very popular! Will you be the first guest? Angie pull?"

"Maybe." Angela said noncommittally, "Okay. I'm leaving."

"Wait, Angela," Paris called to stop her, "you don't blame me for taking pictures of the CD player, do you?"

Angela's mouth twitched, but she still replied, "No!"

"That's great, I thought you would be angry with me." Paris pretended to be relieved.But the sly and triumphant eyes could not be concealed.

The girl was too lazy to say anything more to her, and waved her hand to say goodbye, but the other party stopped her immediately: "Are you free during the summer vacation? Maybe we can go out together, oh, your eyes are always so charming, you know Well, I always think, I can be like you."

"Thank you for your... compliment, Paris." Angela felt a little chills when she heard this, for the girl in front of her.She really didn't want to have too much interaction with her. In fact, she didn't have any ill-feeling towards her, but the memory of Paris Hilton's style in her previous life was too deep.

"Okay. I'm going back now. We all have our own arrangements, don't we? So let's talk about it later." Angela tried her best to keep her smile, then turned and walked out of the bathroom, not looking at the other party's disappointment.

Back at the round table, the auctioneer is displaying a set of Russian handmade matryoshka dolls.It is a lady's collection, a total of 5 are a family, very beautifully made, and it is also a custom-made one, starting at 100 dollars.

After thinking about it, Angela felt that this thing was also good, and Natalie would like it too, so she held up the sign.

After several bids, the price has reached 600 US dollars.The girl's bid is the highest and no one competes with her.

"$600 for the first time, $600 for the second time." The auctioneer was about to raise his hammer.Another sign was raised, and he hurriedly shouted:

Thinking about who it was with her knees, Angela frowned slightly, and held up the sign, but Paris seemed to be going against her. Every time she raised the price, the other party would definitely increase it. Added to the price of 1500.

Angela bit her lip, gave up again, and then looked at the other party again, while Paris embarrassed her as if she was sorry.Is she deliberately against herself, or is she trying to attract her attention?

The auction was still going on, but none of the items received were suitable as gifts. Although Angela was very patient, she couldn't help being a little irritable, maybe she shouldn't have backed down just now.

Finally, another object entered her eyes.

"This is a crystal bracelet donated by Mrs. Shirley Crouch. There are 14 crystals in total. Each crystal is exactly the same size, and there are micro-carvings inside each crystal. The starting price is 1000 US dollars."

The crystal bracelet shone brightly under the light, and every ray of light seemed to flow on the crystal grains. It was very beautiful. Angela nodded secretly, and was the first to hold up the sign.

But just as she expected, Paris also immediately raised the sign.

This time, Angela would not let her be presumptuous again, and directly raised a sign and shouted: "1!"

The auctioneer was slightly surprised, but still followed suit: "1!"

There was a little whispering among the guests, and they all turned their eyes to Angela. Paris's face was a little ugly, and she bit her lip and looked at her father Richard beside her.Hilton bit his father's ear beggingly, raised the sign after obtaining consent, and shouted: "2!"

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, Angela had already raised the sign again.Called directly: "5!"

The whispering became louder, and Sally couldn't help but whispered: "Angie, you are so mean!"

"It doesn't matter, dear, I earned it myself anyway, didn't I?" Angela shrugged with a smile. As she said, compared with girls of the same age, she has her own private property, as long as her father allows, How you want to use it and where you use it is up to you.

Paris hesitated, looking like she wanted to bid again, but her father Richard held her arm, so Angela finally got the crystal bracelet, she didn't pay attention.Paris had an expression of grievance and want to cry. As Angela guessed before, the other party just wanted to attract her attention, but...

Coming out of the VIP passage at New York Airport, Grandpa's driver, Mr. Donald, was already waiting outside.

"Welcome to New York, Mr. Frank, Miss Angela." The other party said, taking the luggage from Frank's hand.

"Hi, Mr. Donald. How is Grandpa?" Angela responded politely, wearing a straw hat with her golden brown hair still tucked into it.There are small sunglasses on the bridge of the nose, which looks very refreshing.

"Sir and Madam have been going for a walk every day recently, and they are in good health." Donald, who was walking in front, replied.

"In that case, I can rest assured." Angela felt relieved, and got into the car with her uncle.

"Mr. Donald, please take me to Rockefeller Center." Frank said at this time.

"Okay, sir." Donald nodded.Started the car.

Angela glanced at her uncle before she said, "Can't you visit grandpa first, Uncle Frank?"

"Actually, I really want to, my dear, but I have something very important to do with your godfather. I want to settle this matter before visiting Mr. Kleist. Brian has called me several times. You know, Julie has already finished filming, and I can fly directly from Los Angeles to London with her." Frank explained.

"Okay. I'm just asking." The girl shrugged.Then he flicked his fingers: "Well, I will go with you too. Anyway, I have never been to the godfather's company to see it."

"It's up to you." Frank didn't object.

The car soon came to Rockefeller Center, which covers an area of ​​22 acres and is surrounded by 19 buildings. It is said to be one of the greatest urban plans of the 20th century. It has a beautiful design and a reasonable layout. It is the office location of many group companies.

After finding a parking place, the girl and her uncle entered the International Building, and took the elevator to the 22nd floor, where Brian's Fund Company was located.

"Hi, may I help you?" The receptionist was a beautiful lady.

"Yes, I have an appointment with Mr. Benjamin, you can check it out, Frank Albert." Frank nodded.

"Please wait a moment... Yes, Mr. Albert, here is your name, can you wait a moment in the reception room inside? Mr. Benjamin has an appointment in progress."

"Okay, no problem." Frank said, and walked inside with the girl.

"Please wait a moment, Mr. Albert." The lady hurriedly stopped him, and then looked at the girl with some embarrassment.

Frank smiled and made a reassuring gesture: "Don't worry, miss, this is my niece and one of the people Mr. Benjamin wants to meet. She won't cause trouble." Angela also waved her hand in cooperation.

The lady hesitated for a while before she nodded: "Okay, please be careful."

One large and one small entered the reception room together, and the inside was a completely different space. The outside was bright and tidy, but inside there was no natural light, and it was completely dark in color. A tall oak door makes the whole room look empty and oppressive.

"Could it be that the offices of investors on the east coast like to decorate in this way, so as to get the head start?" Frank looked at the room and said teasingly.

"Maybe it's because he always has a lack of self-confidence in his heart and needs to be strengthened by the environment?" Angela guessed her godfather maliciously.

"Actually, it's a strategy, and some people like to do it." A voice came from the sofa.

Only then did the two daredevils realize that there was still a person sitting on the sofa, holding a newspaper to completely cover their faces.

"I'm sorry, I didn't notice that there is another gentleman here." Frank quickly apologized.

"It doesn't matter, I'm used to being ignored anyway." The man shrugged and put down the newspaper. He looked about 40 years old, with sharp edges and corners, and a very confident look, but there was self-mockery at the corner of his mouth, looking very frustrated.

At this time, Angela had already called out: "Uncle Vincent?!"