Mr. Robin Beckenbauer was just standing, Ye Dongqing was not familiar with him, and he hadn't even figured out who it was, so he didn't mean to be polite.

He glanced at his business card and asked, "Garage auction, since there are so many antiques hidden, how can you go bankrupt, and how much does the count you said owe?"

I think it's a little interesting, otherwise why would I ask so much.

"Almost, it's all in the basement of his house, saying that it is bankrupt, but in fact it is only temporary, this time he plans to sell two hundred pieces of all kinds of antiques, mainly Chinese porcelain. ”

Mr. Beckenbauer leaned forward and whispered: "Recently, some people are preparing to join forces to speculate on Chinese antiques, sellers and auction houses have joined forces to speculate, and more and more publicity funds have been invested, and I have also been a consultant. ”

The hype of Chinese antiques is no longer news in European and American circles, in fact, the hype has already begun, and the auction prices of exquisite collections are getting higher and higher than a few years ago.

In 2002, someone spent nearly 30 million yuan to buy back the Song Dynasty Mi Fu's "Yan Shan Ming", and last year the Forbidden City bought "Ode to the Teacher" for 22 million yuan , Ye Dongqing just used the computer to check the relevant news some time ago, originally he wanted to draw a sum of money to buy some old things back to decorate, because the private collection room in the manor is still empty, and now there are a few items in it, and they are all given to him as gifts, which are not precious, which does not reflect his super-rich heritage, the Rockefeller family is very cool, and many collections have been donated to the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

At this time in 2004, the value of Chinese antiques has not yet been highlighted, in the United Kingdom, France, Austria and other countries, many families who participated in the looting of China have hidden thousands, even tens of thousands, of Chinese antiques, and the collection is quite rich.

Although it seems a bit unauthentic to buy it back after snatching it back then, it seems a bit unauthentic, but the things have become someone else's, whether it is the Louvre Museum or the British Museum, they all display these things in a grand manner, and what way can they get them again except to buy them back?

What's more, Ye Dongqing is Chinese-American, he just hopes to buy something to enrich his private collection, if he can buy the next batch at a low price, it is more in line with his personal interests, and the banners of "patriotic feelings" and "washing history" by European and American auction houses will not affect Ye Dongqing.

Chinese people spend a lot of money to buy these is really aggrieved, which is equivalent to being looted once a hundred years ago, and now it has been looted again, so that the descendants of the robbers can continue to live a good life, Ye Dongqing's idea is more direct, what he values is the appreciation and value preservation attribute of the collection itself, which has little to do with personal hobbies, and it is not worth it to simply use interests to measure the value.

"When does it start, and where?"

I didn't say I had to buy it, but it didn't matter if I went to see it first, if I didn't see it at that time, I should have traveled to it.

"I'll start looking at things tomorrow, because there are so many of them, so I leave two days for customers to visit and choose, and then on Sunday it will be a garage auction, and as long as the owner of the castle thinks he can sell it, then he can sign a contract on the spot, and there are so many valuable items in it, it's shocking!

It's on the outskirts of London, about twenty minutes by car, and if you're interested call me anytime tomorrow, I'll send you the address when the time comes. ”

Mr. Beckenbauer's heart is hot, the owner of the collection has released the news, as long as the transaction is sold, they can get two percent of the transaction price, depending on the total amount of the transaction, some things are millions of pounds per piece, with Ye Dongqing's level of super-rich, just buy a little can let him change to a good car, this kind of opportunity is not much.

Secretly looking at Ye Dongqing's expression, who is not active in their business, seeing that he seems to be quite interested, he immediately secretly rejoiced, only to hear Ye Dongqing say: "Okay, I will call you before I go, and when I am free." ”

"Then I'll wait for your news! My phone will turn on at any time!"

Knowing that disturbing him any longer would only disgust him, Mr. Beckenbauer immediately offered to take his leave, and he felt the need to talk to the owner of the antiques about the commission again, after all, bringing the ordinary small rich in the past and the super rich in the past are two different concepts......

After the antique dealer left, Ye Dongqing said to Laura with a smile on his face: "Are you free tomorrow morning? Let's go play together then, if you meet a suitable one, you can buy it, but I don't know an expert in appraising antiques, do you know?"

"I don't know, but those auction houses should have them, right? If the price of antiques is very high, it is worth spending some money to hire someone to help identify them, otherwise you will have to come to the door and bring a lawyer with you after buying a fake. ”

Laura wasn't very interested in those collections, there were a lot of good things in the museum, she had been to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the British Museum, etc., and it was boring to look at it. But the UK has already taken Ye Dongqing to visit, and there happens to be an event that he is interested in, so he doesn't have to let her, half of the host, look for an event again, so naturally there is no reason to refuse.

Buying things in this European and American countries, there are no unspoken rules such as buying and leaving, paying tuition fees and so on, speaking of these old rules are definitely more beneficial to sellers, so that they can blatantly take some "modern art" to cheat money, whether it is in the United States or the United Kingdom, the antique label will indicate the exact date of production of the goods and the corresponding price, the buyer will not make a noise when he makes a profit, but if he buys a fake, he can take something to the seller to ask for compensation.

A similar fair and transparent trading system has enabled more people to contact the collecting circle, and ordinary people can also buy some gadgets worth thousands or tens of thousands of dollars, rather than low-end antiques that have a price and no market, and those who like them are afraid of fakes, and those who know the real and fake are not looked down upon, which directly leads to a deformed market with reduced liquidity.

From the perspective of the long-tail effect, the value of tens of millions of ordinary antiques in the world, adding up to much more than the total amount of the high-end market, the UK side of the price is clearly marked, as well as after-sales security services, so that the business of antique dealers is booming, will not dry up and fish, people often buy some hundreds, thousands of gadgets to give away, both face and lining.

If it weren't for the fact that the market size was a bit small, it was really unsightly, otherwise Ye Dongqing felt that the chain of low-cost antique stores might be able to make some money, and the idea flashed in his mind, and he was directly killed, and said: "Eat first, and call someone to help me ask later, Richard's family should know a lot of people, and his grandfather also likes these things, and he will definitely help me find a suitable appraiser."

As for the auction house, I didn't even go to the invitation sent to me, I don't know if it will give me this face......"