Seeing that the customer didn't seem to react, James was not discouraged and continued along his train of thought, " At present, in the European collectibles market, the price of collections from China is not high, generally around 50 to 200 US dollars, that is because there are too many antiques from China, and there are relatively few such collections in the market, so the price will naturally not rise, but a few fine products can also be sold at high prices, ranging from thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars.

"Further up are the collections of some private collectors who love Chinese art, those are generally not for sale, so the value cannot be estimated, and the collector is willing to trade, and it is not impossible to sell for more than 100,000 US dollars, in general, the vast majority of Chinese antiques are still at the low price level of the collection, and even less than the new entry into the European market this year, because this quantity is too rare, the creative level is also high, but the value is greater. ”

Hearing this, Chen Dahe's eyes moved slightly, and he guessed in his heart that this artwork would not be the batch of goods that Thierry had brought in, right?

This doesn't matter for now, but James's information is a little different from what Sophie said, or it is more comprehensive, so it seems that it is really unlikely that the income will be tens of thousands of times, but even if it is an ordinary antique, after thirty or forty years, the income of hundreds or thousands of times can still be guaranteed, and if you receive a high-quality product, it will be a big profit.

Seeing that Chen Dahe finally had a reaction, James smiled, " There's a Portebello Road market in the Notting Hill area of west London, which is also one of the largest in Europe, with more than 2,000 stalls and a large number of ordinary Chinese antiques. ”

After James finished speaking, Chen Dahe asked, "Mr. James, does your company have a business like collecting collectibles?"

"No, we're only focused on consulting," James shook his head regretfully, "but we can recommend you a professional art company that can not only help you receive the goods, but also verify the authenticity of all the collections, and if you find a fake through other means in the future, you can always ask them for a refund." ”

Chen Dahe smiled, this is different from the antique shops in China in later generations, where the emphasis is on money and goods will not be returned, and you can only blame your own eyesight if you buy a fake.

Well, maybe you can choose this as one of the options.

Raise your hand and motioned for James to continue.

"On the second question," James continued, " About the Blois family, the Brois family was first made a count during the Bourbon dynasty in the seventeenth century, and was once prominent, but by the Third Republic it had been reduced to a viscount, the family once declined, until the late nineteenth century, a member of the Blois family went on an expedition with the army, opened up the Far Eastern trade routes, and obtained a lot of profits before re-rising, but unfortunately it has not been prosperous, and now only Monsieur Julien de Blois and his wife and daughter are left, and now Monsieur Blois inherited the family's ocean-going trade business when he was young, but the business in this area is becoming increasingly competitive, and the business is becoming more and more difficult, so he seeks to transform, ”

At this point, James paused, took a sip from his coffee cup, and then smiled, "Then he met the protagonist of your third question, Mr. Jerome, Andrés von Jerome. ”

Chen Dahe suddenly raised his head, "He's German?"

The prefix names of the German aristocracy and the French nobility are different, France is Germany, and Germany is Feng.

"French-German," James nodded, "pure Germanic ancestry, German, settled in France with his parents after the end of World War II, graduated from the University of Paris with a major in finance, entered the Public Bank, successively worked in the branch business hall, credit department, risk control department and investment business department, and finally was promoted to the position of deputy general manager of the investment business department due to outstanding performance, until nine o'clock yesterday evening, due to huge losses caused by investment failure, he resigned. ”

Chen Dahe looked at him and smiled, "Nelson is very well-informed, and what happened last night has been known this morning." ”

James frowned, "In fact, I received the news at ten o'clock last night, if it weren't for the current downturn in the overall economic situation, I'm afraid that the letter of intent to ask him would have been piled up on his desk." ”

"Didn't he quit because of the investment failure?" Chen Dahe was a little curious, "Listen to what you mean, he still seems to be in demand?"

"Mr. Jerome is a perfect executor," James laughs, "and he always does his best if you tell him where to invest, but he doesn't have the strategic vision that a truly successful investor should have, otherwise he would be the general manager or even the executive director of the investment business department of Public Bank, not just the deputy general manager." ”

Hearing this, Chen Dahe became interested, he wanted this kind of steady executor, not a risk-taking investor, with his control of the future economic trend, who can surpass him in the strategic direction? Moreover, Jerome's German identity is also more reassuring, and wandering around the streets and alleys of Paris in the past few days has made him deeply aware of the French attitude towards life, enthusiastic, unrestrained, Romantic, but with the rigor of finance needs, this is why he has not been looking for a headhunting company, if it weren't for last night's accident, he would be ready to go to Switzerland, which is the largest gathering place for European financial talents, and it is easier to find talents, but it is difficult to say whether his small bank in Africa can attract people to the past.

"Back to Mr. Blois," James continued," He had known Mr. Jerome for a long time, and had asked Jerome for investment advice many times, and had achieved some big returns, until three years ago, because Jerome had invested in a few small projects, and the returns were not bad, so he started planning a big project, and in view of his performance in the past twenty years, the investment department of Public Bank approved his plan, out of trust in Jerome, Blois decided to make a big bet, and he drained all the funds of the Blois family and invested all in this plan,"

"But it's a pity," James shrugged, Jerome's investment premise is that the economic environment is improving as a whole, but it backfired, the European economy has been declining, and the French franc has been depreciated many times, as a result, the project has been running for more than two years and caused huge losses, Blois's investment is naturally lost, in order to save the family business, he had to mortgage and borrow everywhere, seeking to save the original trading business, but at this time, his company's original market share has long been divided up by other companies, and the borrowed money has also been lost, by this time, no bank is willing to lend him money again, his only way out is to file for bankruptcy, and then move out of the castle residence by the Seine River, rent a small apartmentto pay off debts for other people,"

"Then Jerome stepped forward, and vouched for him with what little credibility he had, and helped him to use the little castle as collateral, and a loan of a million francs, to see if he could come back to life," James spread his hands and smiled, "but it is clear that Monsieur Blois has failed again, and even Monsieur Jerome has to resign, and if there are no other accidents, the last glory of the Brois family will be completely gone, and perhaps in the next year's aristocratic count, there will no longer be Brois's name." ”

Chen Dahe pursed his lips thoughtfully, James connected the two people together, although the introduction was not very clear, but he also had a general understanding of the ins and outs of the decline of the Blois family.

After a moment's thought, he asked, "Do you know where Mr. Blois is now?"

James shook his head, "I don't know, he left Paris about a week ago and hasn't been heard from him since." ”

Shouldn't you feel shameless, and you ran to a place where no one knows by yourself? Chen Dahe thought maliciously.

A big man, poking out such a big basket and not caring about it, but leaving orphans and widows to bear it, such a man is really speechless.

Time passed an hour, James's assistant just sent a stack of report materials, Chen Dahe took it and looked at it, there is not much information, but the content is more detailed, especially Jerome's information, with all his past experience, this report is generally consistent with what James just dictated, just by virtue of this, he is not in vain as a supervisor.

"Sir," James took two pieces of paper from his assistant and put them in front of Chen Dahe, "we still need to sign a new contract, you can take a look at it first." ”

Chen Dahe glanced at the very simple standard contract, so he directly picked up the pen and signed his name, and then handed one to James.

James looked at the payment, there was no beginning or end, only one Enzo's floral French signature, he didn't mind, anyway, it was just a formality, it didn't matter if it was his full name, or even if it was his real name, he handed it to the assistant standing aside, and said with a smile, " Mr. Enzo, with another piece of news, because it has not been confirmed, so there is no charge, Mr. Blois's wife, Ms. Sophie Bruis, it is rumored that she is not simple, I heard that the business of the Blois family was often decided by her at home, and when Mr. Blois decided to transform, she was also firmly opposed, but in the end, the person in charge was her husband, and she couldn't do anything. ”

Regardless of whether the mysterious client was hostile or well-intentioned to the Blois family, this news should be of some use, and he has nothing to lose anyway.

Chen Dahe understood what he meant, nodded and smiled, "If there is still a consultation, I will find Nelson again." ”

After speaking, he stood up and stretched out his right hand, "Thank you, I am very satisfied with Mr. James, but I still have something to do, so I will leave first." ”

James also stood up and shook hands, "Thank you very much Mr. Enzo for your recognition of Nelson and me, and I hope to have the opportunity to work together again in the future!"

Coming out of Nelson, Chen Dahe sent Luo Meng back first, he had already decided to cooperate with Sophie, so there was no need to let him know about this matter.

Watching the silver Mercedes-Benz go away, Chen Dahe waited on the side of the road alone, ready to take a taxi to Sophie, it was not yet eleven o'clock, and there was still time in time.