When it comes to antiques, Link doesn't understand.

He just followed the description in the brochure. Most of these exhibits have an appraisal certificate issued by a professional appraiser. Moreover, the description on the booth of the exhibits indicates the origin and is also a short story.

He saw that some of the ceramics were basically from China. It was either auctioned by a Chinese collector, or "bought" or "inherited" by a collector from another country. As for how it came about, who knows? No one cares.

However, when he looked at the starting price and stock price of some porcelain, he felt that it was not porcelain, but more like a treasure inlaid with diamonds.

He looked all the way, and used his mobile phone to check information on the Internet all the way. To participate in the auction, each lot that you are interested in should have a psychological reference price in advance.

For example, if a plum vase is of what age or condition, it is necessary to look for the auction prices of other similar lots in the auction history.

Judging by how fast such a thing is appreciating, and how much it should be worth at the moment. Coupled with your own preferences, only in this way can you determine your psychological reserve price for this lot.

Of course, bidders also have to consider whether it is a fake or not.

There is no shortage of antique fakes. And it's possible to make it more real than the real thing. For such things, the appraiser's appraisal is very precious. Because with that thing, even if it's fake, it's going to be true.

He walked all the way and observed each lot. The exhibits do come from all regions of the world, and the vast majority are works of art from ancient civilizations. There are porcelain, gold, bronze and ancient paintings and calligraphy. In addition to this, there is some jewelry.

He walked to the booth of a bronze mirror. This is an exhibit that does not appear in the brochure.

He read the text on it. It said that after carbon 14 testing, this bronze mirror turned out to be something more than 1,000 years ago. It's just that this exhibit doesn't have a story.

Link circled around it a few times and found it to be very beautiful. The mirror surface of the bronze mirror is still as bright as it has just been polished, and the decoration on the back is also very strange, although there is patina, but the patina is very thin. It's hard to imagine that it was from a thousand years ago.

But he saw that the pattern was so modern that it didn't seem like an antique to an outsider, let alone a learned expert.

Although he thought it might be a fabrication, or that the patina of the test was glued to it. So when it comes to testing, it's the result of more than a thousand years.

And this is one of the few lots on the scene that does not have an appraisal certificate. The price display in the introduction is also not very high. But if it's a fake, the price is very high. $120,000. Is a polished copper plate so expensive?

For 120,000 dollars, he can buy a car.

He looked at it twice more curiously. Just as he was about to walk away, he suddenly noticed that there was an obvious sign of wear on the edge of the bronze mirror. Compared to other locations, it seems to have been deliberately worn away. So the patina there is particularly thick.

This phenomenon made his heart skip a beat, and he secretly paid attention to this thing.

He walked around the art center for more than three hours, looked through all the exhibits, and then purchased a more comprehensive exhibit inside. This information on the purchase of money contains all the lots. Such as size, color photographs, and starting and estimating prices.

A set of four copperplate plates of 16 sheets of paper costs $400 and can only be purchased by those who are going to participate in the auction.

Link returned to the hotel with the atlas.

Since he was going to go to an auction and bidding on certain lots, he had to do some homework first. Before coming to New York, he and Jessica had also looked up information on the Internet about the things in the brochure at Mora Manor. And that bronze mirror was not available in the previous brochure.

He's interested in the bronze mirror today.

Lots starting at $120,000 are clearly not the focus of the auction.

How amateurish is he to collect antiques? He doesn't even know how much expertise you can find on those websites.

He can now read Chinese, and the lots from China are of course best viewed on Chinese websites.

He typed in the keyword "bronze mirror" to search. As a result, tens of thousands of searches appeared.

He can only pick and choose something that is valuable to himself. As I was watching, Fren came.

Flon knew he was coming to New York today, and he knew he was going to the Arts Center. So wait until this will come and see him. With him came his daughter Katie.

If Fren had just come alone, Link would have been able to sit still at will. His relationship with Furlen is a year-old friend. But now that his daughter is here, Link has to show the necessary etiquette so as not to make him lose face in his daughter.

"Hello Katie! long time no see. "They've met Martin's Mid-Levels Villa in Los Angeles.

Now this girl is nineteen years old, I have to say that the style of Los Angeles is to raise people, and there were still some young girls back then, but now she has become a mature woman.

"Hello, Link!" Katie has been rolling around in Hollywood for more than two years and is a little more mature than her peers. "Nice to see you again. ”

"You may be seated. Fren, Katie, what do you want to drink?"

"Let's have a coffee!" Flon and his daughter smiled as they sat down across from him. "I didn't expect you to become interested in antique collecting. But it's a good habit to cultivate your temperament. ”

Katie also said "coffee" and then didn't say anything more.

Link asks Tiger to help pour the coffee. When he heard what Forren said, he smiled and said. "You know that Mora Manor has this need. ”

What he meant was that his castle was now empty and needed something to decorate it.

"You really need something to add to your home. But are you sure you're going to put those antiques as normal works of art?"

Link hasn't been defeated to that extent: "Of course not. At least not until a few of my children grow up. You know, Hannah is still at a very curious age, and besides, there are other babies who are going to be born soon. When he talks about his three children, he has a warm smile on his face.

He saw Katie, who had been smiling and listening to himself and Fren, and said, "Katie is on vacation?" He remembered that the girl should be in school, and if she wasn't filming, she should be in class.

"Yes, I came to New York to shoot a print commercial. Recently, I didn't have a schedule, so I stayed in New York to spend two days with my father!"

Fren didn't hide his intentions: "I was on the phone with Martin the other day, and I heard him say that Jonathan was writing a script for you. You're going to make a blockbuster movie again? Can I invest?"

Link suddenly said, "I do have such a plan. However, the script is not yet fully finalized. In fact, I've only read about half of the script. The story is really good, and I have plans to shoot it. It's just that it might take a year or even two years later. ”

"How much do you plan to invest?"

"The initial plan is $300 million!"

"Oh my God!" Katie whispered. "It's one of the few big productions. ”

It was indeed a big production, with more than 300 million investments, and Hollywood would not have more than three films a year. Sometimes there is no one a year.

Fren laughed at his approach and said, "The script has not been decided, and you have made the budget?"

"That's what I do with my own budget. Of course, if Jonathan can shoot it at a lower cost, of course it will be better. But I needed a movie that would be enjoyed by the vast majority of fans. Link said as he took a sip of his coffee. "You know, this film project is very important to my other project. ”

Flon smiled and said, "I know you're promoting your real estate project at Fox. If you need other investments, I can invest up to 50 million!"

"Good!"

Filming movies, he didn't think about how much money he was going to make in them. And it's impossible to make too much money directly from the box office when making a movie. The production cost of a movie can't be too high. And the higher the cost, the lower the profit margin. After all, the total box office is there.

Moreover, it is still a big question whether his film plan can recover its cost at the box office. There are other people who invest, and he doesn't care.

"I also wanted to ask if there was a character in the script that would fit Katie. In front of Link, Fren didn't feel any psychological pressure. "You know, Katie has been honing her skills for over two years and I think she's got a lot of roles to do. Now she is in a critical period of her career. I hope she can develop a little bit better. ”

Link knew that he wasn't asking him for a role, but to mention it to himself. So he said to Katie, "Katie, my film project is not going to fall through. Jonathan should already be thinking about some of the film's roles. Maybe you can ask him personally and ask him to consider your image and see if there is a suitable role for you. If the role can be determined in advance, maybe you can get the script in advance and figure it out. ”

Katie nodded and said, "Thank you, Link." When I got back to Hollywood, I contacted Mr. Nolan. "The girl was a little excited. A big production of 300 million US dollars, whether it is the protagonist or not, as long as it is one of the main roles, as long as it is played well, it will also be of great benefit to her.

Fren was actually waiting for him. He did want to ask Jonathan for a favor, but he didn't want to hide it from Link. Now that Link has these words, he is showing that he has no objection to Jonathan prioritizing Katie. Then he can have a good talk with Jonathan.

Since Link has no opinion on this matter, this topic ends here.

He saw the four picture books that Link had placed on his desk, picked one up, opened it, and said, "Do you have any goals for tomorrow? Tomorrow Katie will be back in Los Angeles." I happened to have plans to go to this auction as well. I don't want to clash with you at auction. ”

"If our goals conflict, we can do what we can. Link said with a smile. "But you're interested, too?"

Fren's answer was simple and brutal: "Because collectibles avoid taxes!"

Link laughed and said, "You're right. Maybe we can sweep all the things on it. ”

"My purse is not as deep as yours. "The last time Link and Neil made tens of billions of dollars, I heard that they paid dividends. But even if the company's funds are retained and taxes are paid, Link has at least 10 billions of dollars in income. Besides, Link has tens of billions of dollars in other income every year, who can be richer than him?" "Although I don't know how to spend a lot of my money for a while, I can't spend it indiscriminately. ”

Fren has also made a lot of money in the past two years, and he does not have much ambition and does not invest in industry. He really needs to find the right investment channel.