Regarding Lao Theo's words, Chen Dahe did not immediately make an evaluation, but crossed his hands and lowered his eyebrows, and silently measured it in his heart.

"Theo," Chen Dahe suddenly looked up at him, "tell me about the current situation of antique acquisitions." ”

"Yes sir," Theo nodded, a slight smile on his lips. The total number of antiques now acquired has exceeded 47,000, not counting the 10,536 low-valued antiques that have been sold in batches for $37 million, all of which have been marked and deposited in the underground vaults of the Third International Bank by professional appraisers from New York and London, who, according to their professional appraisals, would be worth more than $300 million if they were to be placed on the Far East market, which is currently the most expensive at present, and 137 national treasures of inestimable value not included。 ”

"More than 300 million US dollars?" Chen Dahe was stunned for a moment, then grinned and said, "The acquisition of this batch of antiques, counting the additional 28 million that was added through you later, I spent a total of about 40 million, and in just one year, it has already increased nearly eightfold, if you don't count those, in fact, I only spent less than 12 million US dollars, nearly 30 times the profit, it seems that this business is very profitable!"

It's a pity that at present, in the collectibles market, Chinese antiques have not yet formed a certain transaction scale, and only a small number of people who are interested in oriental culture are acquiring, so this batch of antiques cannot be traded out on a large scale, and this so-called value can only be used as a reference, of course, he has not thought about selling, hiding for 30 years, and so on those rich Chinese people will heat up this market, it is no problem to easily multiply hundreds of times!

"If you bypass the Blois family, you only need to spend more than 10 million dollars in total," Theo did not forget his original purpose of coming, "and use the commission paid to her for the acquisition, you can earn more!"

"But at that time, I had no choice, and Sophie's role was more than that," Chen Dahe opened his hands and smiled indifferently, "If it is handed over to an art agency or other institutions, can I acquire so many high-quality things, not to mention, the one hundred and thirty-seven national treasures you just mentioned may not reach my hands!"

Don't think that professional institutions will act 100% according to principles, that's because the temptation chips are not enough, and if they really want to receive hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of national treasures, they will definitely not hesitate to make this money themselves.

Theo was slightly stunned, "Sir, do you mean to continue working with the Blois?

"Theo," Chen Dahe looked at him and smiled, "Do you know the difference between the thinking habits of Easterners and Westerners?"

Theo raised an eyebrow, "I don't know much about the Orientals, but I'd love to hear your analysis!"

Chen Dahe gestured his hands and said with a smile, "Generally speaking, Easterners, especially Chinese, tend to be more emotional, while Westerners tend to be more rational. ”

"Sir," Theo frowned slightly, "I don't quite agree with that, if Westerners were inclined to rationality, then Paris would not be the art capital of the world, and Milan would not be the fashion capital of the world." ”

"No, no, Theo, you didn't understand what I meant," Chen Dahe explained. I mean tendency, but it does not mean absolute rule, no one will doubt the artistic sense of the French, but I am talking about living habits, for example, when Westerners cooperate with each other, they like to sign contracts, your artists are also willing to sign contracts with brokerage companies to ensure their own interests, while we Chinese are more willing to pay attention to a promise, both sides make a promise, even if there is no contract constraints, they will adhere to the implementation, this is the difference I said. ”

"But business without restraint is the most terrible," Theo shrugged, "and if one party defaults, the other party has nothing to do to punish the defaulting party!"

Well, Chen Dahe looked at him helplessly, and he was speechless.

What a promise has indeed become a thing of the past, if in the future generations which fool does this, the final result is that nine out of nine people can jump the Haizhu Bridge, there are still some in the eighties, but in the end they are all trapped in the triangular debt can not extricate themselves, A, B and C are all tied together, washed into the sea by the tide of the times and disappear.

Chen Dahe silently sighed, he is really not a qualified lobbyist, let alone a qualified businessman!

To be honest, the rules of cooperation with Sophie are set by themselves, and Sophie has indeed lived up to her expectations and helped herself get so many high-grade antiques, although she also gets a good commission, but that is what she deserves within the scope of the rules, and now she doesn't need it, so she has to kick her away, thinking about it is a bit embarrassing, let alone making it.

But old Theo is thinking about him, so it's not good to deny him directly and discourage his enthusiasm.

"Sir," Theo suddenly showed a rare smile, "although I still don't understand the difference between Easterners and Westerners, I think I should understand what you mean, you want to continue to keep the cooperation of the Sophie Blois family, right?!"

Chen Dahe squeezed out a bunch of smiles on his face, and was just about to speak, when old Theo spoke again.

"Sir, do you know how my last master's family, the Bruno family, went bankrupt?"

"Huh?" Chen Dahe was stunned, why did he suddenly say this? Then he shook his head, "I don't know." ”

"It was a malicious breach of contract," Old Theo's voice carried a hint of emotion, "A long-term cooperative nobleman, in order to get rid of the vicious assets that are constantly falling into losses, they made a trap, and through improper means, injected these assets into the project with the Bruno family, and refused to inject the agreed funds into the project in the later stage, which eventually led to a huge loss of the Bruno family's company, and finally went bankrupt!" The so-called aristocracy, apart from glory, has never lacked intrigue and intrigues, against others, or for others' own!"

Looking at Chen Dahe, who was stunned, Old Theo smiled and blinked, "If the Bruno family had cooperated with you at the beginning, it would have developed better and better, so I wholeheartedly support your decision!"

"Huh?" Chen Dahe came back to his senses, "You mean, continue to work with Ms. Sophie?"

"Yes," Old Theo nodded, "if this is your way of doing business, then I believe that in the near future, there will be a place for the Chen family in the aristocratic circles of Europe." ”

Chen Dahe embarrassed his face, bullshit Chen family, that Nelson's dead fat man fooled people, you are still serious!

However, it's always good to change your decision, so be it.

It's just that for the cooperation with Sophie, it is really necessary to make some changes, and to be honest, he is distressed to give so many commissions!