After the group disappeared, everyone came to their senses, and some began to whisper, guessing which big names had come to the venue this time.

Probably because she was a little lost, when she walked into the auction hall, Mr. Li suddenly turned back to her and said: "People live in this life, and they achieve face at a certain time, and they achieve their lining at a certain moment, all of which are dictated by the times, followed by ability." ”

"Some people don't have much ability, but they have dreams and responsibilities, and they can make the business big and big...... Some people are very capable, but they don't have dreams and responsibilities, and they can't do any business. ”

He said: "Miss Katarina, we Chinese have a saying, your achievement lies in how big your heart is, how big the stage is. Mr. Li smiled and said, "I'll give you this sentence." ”

Su Xiaoqi couldn't help but look up, her eyes looked at Mr. Li in surprise. Could it be that this is the reason why he chose himself as an ordinary person? At first glance, it sounds really hard to think, but you can understand what he means.

She walked into the auction hall with Mr. Li, and there were already many important guests in the front row, and Su Xiaoqi and Mr. Li sat in the back row.

The annual auction began, and this auction was like a vassal elegance, and there were many people with financial resources present, and there was no shortage of people bidding for the treasures in the auction.

As a place for high-class social activities, there are not many people who can actually get an invitation to this auction reception.

For such an important auction reception, you can't get in without financial resources and family background, and even if you come, most of the people in the music industry are upper-class people.

She carefully looked at the pictures provided by the auction and the antiques introduced on the spot, after all, Mr. Li was her own consignor, and she wanted to choose the right antique for him. In the end, she asked Mr. Li to take a picture of a ceramic color plate that was not very conspicuous in the eyes of others.

After the auction is over, the annual banquet is officially begins, and today's theme is a social reception.

Su Xiaoqi and Mr. Li came to the social reception together. A Frenchman in a crisp suit came over and greeted Mr. Li, "Li, long time no see, you brought a new assistant here?"

Mr. Li turned to Su Xiaoqi and introduced: "This is Mr. Warner of Wright, a good friend of mine, who is engaged in import and export trade, and many American companies are his customers. ”

"Hello, Mr. Warner. She nodded to him and asked politely.

Mr. Warner glanced at her, his head bowed slightly, and his gaze narrowed, a casual gesture that carried a kind of contempt, a kind of disregard for the lower in status. All polite, polite and distant.

That kind of contempt in the upper class circles is intangible, there is no interest, and they don't even bother to raise their eyes to give someone a look, which is direct.

They will look at you with a smile and talk to you in an intriguing tone, and those who scurry around like butterflies may think they are popular, but under the gaze of the upper class, they are actually like looking at a turkey.

Rita stood at the reception, flanked by two female companions from the same extraordinary background, with a chuckle on her lips. She is a famous family and has a huge family background. She can immerse herself in the world of music she loves, and she doesn't have to care about the outside world.

There had never been anything filthy in her world. No, it should be said that those things couldn't get close to her ears at all, and they were ruled out by the people around her.

But this qiē was destroyed by Donna. That's how the woman broke into her musical world. After Rita became famous, her love of high music was a tireless pursuit, and Donna just used music as a tool to climb up.

Miss Rita has seen a lot of this kind of person, what kind of * is in the other party's eyes, what kind of person he is, you can see at a glance - a woman with a deep mind and a strong utilitarian heart!

Although there are a lot of such things in the music industry, she is not on the same page with Donna, why should this woman stay in the music industry, Rita even has an idea of driving the other party out of the upper music circle.

She glanced into the corner where Donna was, a chuckle tugging at the corner of her lips, even if the woman had mixed in.

Donna has never had anyone around her, and even if someone talks to her, she is smiling politely and detached.

She raised her eyebrows, watching a little person try his best to end up being nothing but a waste of effort, which was really ironic enough, and the corners of her lips provoked a hint of laughter. There is no need to do anything, Donna will be ignored by the upper circles here.

It doesn't take anything to do anything, just outright contempt to drive a person into the humblest of dust, and that's how people like them cope.

This circle has always had a strict class division, and it is not so easy for a stupid woman to enter. Unless they are at the same level as each other, the contact is considered to be a good day, once the balance is out of balance, there will be a secret wind surge, which is a bend and a bend, only the people in the upper circle know it.

By the way, that woman still doesn't know how to compete with herself, and when the time comes, she will go and see how that woman ends.

Su Xiaoqi suddenly felt a slight chill in her heart, was Egbert looking at her with such eyes just now?

She came back to her senses to think about the detachment or the deliberate coldness, or the temptation implied in the seemingly smiling words, these ...... It's all about yourself and you're going to have to face things when you come here.

Now that you have walked into this place that does not belong to you, you must have this awareness, either to withdraw or to leave, or to meet the challenge or to be challenged.

Thinking of this, she raised her head and smiled slightly: "Mr. Warner, your company must have a lot of dollars to do foreign trade business, I have a plan, in order to hedge the risk of dollar depreciation, you can negotiate with the gallery to buy famous works." ”

Mr. Warner said, "Gallery?"

Su Xiaoqi said: "If you spend $300,000 to buy a famous work, the exchange rate is 1:7 that year, and the dollar exchange rate is 1 a year later: ignoring factors such as art appreciation and capital investment, the art is worth $350,000." The value of a first-class artwork can increase by 20% per year, and the market value of the work is $420,000 after one year, and your investment return will be 40% based on the two factors of foreign exchange risk hedging and the stable appreciation of first-class artworks. ”

When Mr. Warner heard this, he looked up at her, a smile slowly blooming into the corners of his lips, and the look of contempt in his eyes vanished.

Mr. Warner asked with interest, "Using art to hedge against the depreciation of the dollar?"

"Yes, you can reach a commission relationship with the gallery, and I will provide you with more investment and construction. She smiled at him.

At this time, the staff sent the antiques photographed by Mr. Li, Su Xiaoqi put down the cup in his hand, turned his head, and said to Mr. Li:

"Mr. Li, the origin of this ceramic color plate is actually not simple, it was painted by the Chinese Cai Heng for Europeans four hundred years ago, China has five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, and this represents the four elements of the West, fire, water and wind, and the Europeans at that time worshipped the gods. ”

"The antique artwork sold for $250,000, and according to the current market price trend, it will rise to $2 million in five years. If you don't take into account various factors such as capital investment, currency depreciation, etc., you can make $1,832,500 on this antique you buy. ”

"Is that why you recommended it to me?" asked Mr. Lee with interest.

Su Xiaoqi nodded and said: "Yes, you can include this money in the cost of the enterprise, as a fixed asset, and in the next five years, it will be depreciated by 20% year by year, and the depreciation will be completed in the sixth year, and you can use it at will." If your company's income tax rate is 33%, you can save $82,500 in tax ...... if you include the cost of doing business."

Presumably the conversation aroused the interest of the others, and two high-ranking people stepped up to join them in the conversation and asked her about investing in art.

In such a place, as long as you can easily tell you about the collection of antiques and the information of the auction house, it will quickly arouse the interest of the people present.

Su Xiaoqi said to one of them: "Mr. Ed, if you buy the best lot at that auction, after 25 years, after changing hands, the annual yield will exceed 20%. ”

She turned her head to the other, "Mr. Mars, since you are already planning to enter the art investment space, you can set aside 5% of your total liquidity to invest in art in the form of a portfolio. With this plan, your average annual return will exceed 20%. ”

"Your building is very good, but when it comes to the selection of collectibles, it is not easy to choose the right one. One of them smiled at her.

She smiled softly: "Regarding how to choose a good collectible, I can recommend you some antiques, which are definitely unique collector's editions." ”

During the conversation, according to the situation of different people, recommend one or two collectibles with high investment value to a certain person, or recommend some popular exquisite collections to them, and explain how to identify antiques. At this time, it is very important to grasp the fire of the topic.

She laughed and told them some interesting anecdotes, some of which at first sounded exaggerated but true, and made people smile.

At the end of the day, their topic was no longer about art or investment, but about chatting with each other in harmony.

As an antique dealer, you need to know more than just art and expertise.

"By the way, you say that your Catros antique shop in Italy can choose antiques for us?" asked Mr. Mars.

She nodded, "The Italian Catros antique shop has always been trusted by connoisseurs, and its eye for antique art has been proven many times. The most important thing in this business is credibility, and Cartross has this qualification, so you can trust us with confidence. ”

When they heard this, someone asked her about how to cooperate, and smiled and said that they wanted to order a painting from her.

A group of people had gradually and unconsciously affected the others, and a noblewoman dressed in grace and luxury came over, she looked at the young girl intently, and asked with great interest: "I see that you know a lot about collecting, what are you collecting, tell me about it." ”

The lady's words not only contain temptation, but also imply a little uncertainty.

"Madame, it will only make you laugh, for all I have at hand are some of the most popular but not too expensive collections, such as porcelain, modern paintings, and ancient European coins. ”

She smiled and said: "If you don't dislike it, I can build yì you can r\\\-eciproe dig treasures, this Parisian store has a lot of antiques, porcelain, jewelry in good condition." ”

A light-blond-haired kid suddenly bumped into her, and was swept away by the drink, and her clothes were soaked.

She lifted the back of her hand and wiped the wine from her face, this kid?

The little boy stood there blinking and looking at her innocently, an expression that couldn't help but remind her of Alan, it seems that only Alan was quiet when he was a child, and most little boys were naughty.

A few young women in the crowd turned their heads, their eyes looked at Su Xiaoqi with a contemptuous smile, it seemed that that woman was really ugly!

A young man walked over, but stood in the middle of the crowd, and then no one dared to be proud of his good background.

The young man stood at a distance and said to the little boy, "Come here!"

The young man is worthy of being the son of a real top family, with a decent smile on his lips and a reserved and elegant demeanor, which can only be controlled after hundreds of years of tempering.

The little boy looked at him with a little confusion in his eyes, hung his head, and ran over.

Su Xiaoqi was looking down to wipe her clothes and didn't see this scene.

The young man bowed his head and said something to the middle-aged man beside him, and after a few minutes, a waiter came to Su Xiaoqi's side, "This guest, we are the organizer of the cocktail party, just now a naughty guest soiled your clothes, we feel indebted for this, please follow me to the rear to change clothes." ”

Su Xiaoqi stood up, looked at the waiter, and then turned her head to look at Mr. Li. "The organizers have come to apologize to you. Mr. Li said.

"May I ask ......," Su Xiaoqi pondered the words. What puzzled her was that there were so many big names at this reception, how could a girl with no background and no family background attract the attention of the organizers?

The waiter saw that she was suspicious and said, "It was His Royal Highness Prince Palestrina who soiled your clothes just now. ”

Su Xiaoqi blinked, that kid, how can he have such a big title? I've heard of the British royal family, the Monaco royal family, and the Spanish royal family...... But where did this Prince of Palestrina come from?

Well, I bumped into a prince today, no, it was the prince who bumped into her! The prince is a little brat!

The waiter smiled and said, "Prince Palestrina is young and still mischievous. ”

Su Xiaoqi shrugged and said, "It's okay. "Not to mention that it was a child who soiled her clothes, even if it was really a prank or something, she couldn't be angry at a child, let alone that the other party was a prince.

She followed the attendant through a winding garden to a villa, where she slowly pushed open the wide and magnificent door, the staggered and swirling European steps, the finely carved jade columns, the red embroidered carpet stretched far away, and the wide staircase adorned with delicately carved handrails.

She followed the waiter up the spiral staircase, who led her to a dressing room. "Miss, there is a dress prepared in it, please choose one. ”

Pushing open the door of the wardrobe room, there are various trends and colors and styles of dresses hanging inside.

When the boy entered the venue, he was greeted like a moon in the luxurious VIP room on the opposite floor, he was not very interested in this social reception, but he had come here to participate in a signing ceremony of the organizers of the meeting, just to further the power of the Roshill family.

"Master Egbert?"

"Fermi, step aside. ”

The boy poured wine alone and stood by the window, quietly looking at the scenery downstairs.