Chapter 1143 Solution
"You're here, sue me, what are you going to do next?" Stein didn't bother to get angry when he saw the auctioneer, because he also knew that Jason Ben had been driven away today, and if he drove the auctioneer away, the auction would not be able to proceed.
He also thought about whether to terminate the auction, but it was not so easy, once the auction was terminated, not only would the reputation of the Brotherhood auction house be severely affected, but more importantly, more troublesomely, their auction house would have to pay an expensive liquidated damages, which was the most practical problem.
So he wanted to ask the auctioneer what else could be done to solve the problem at hand.
The auctioneer just wiped his sweat vigorously, and after a while, he stammered, "Sir Stein, I ...... I really didn't expect that these Chinese would actually ...... will be so united, at a glance, you can know that Zhang Tianyuan mediated it, I think...... I don't think there's any other way to do it, so why don't we just announce the suspension of the auction on the grounds of robbers......"
After speaking, the auctioneer swallowed hard, and then looked at Stein cautiously, waiting for the verdict to be announced.
"Smack!" Stein was so angry that he thought that this auctioneer would come up with a good way, but who knew that it would end up being such a good one, and he was so angry that he trembled.
"Fool, you know bullshit, if I could stop the auction, I'd have stopped it a long time ago, and I'll have to wait until you say it, some other way! Say something else! What the hell, do you have carbon dioxide in your head?" Stein scolded.
"But I really don't have any other way, and I can't use childcare at all now. The auctioneer covered his face and said helplessly.
"I have a solution. Listen to it and see if it works. Birched thought for a moment.
"What's the solution?" Stein asked hurriedly.
Stein at this time. I can't wait to go up and hug Birch and kiss them hard, as long as there is a way. He was saved. After all, he has just replaced Helis and temporarily became the head of this organization, and if he plays too badly, he will definitely be kicked out of the way.
"That's what I think, and now it's clear that there is a situation where those buyers are going to let Zhang Tianyuan auction all the Chinese antiques, and we can't change this behavior, at least not this time. I've also seen it, and Zhang Tianyuan's price is actually not too bad. It's still more reasonable, but it can't make us make huge profits, and the idea of constantly raising prices has come true, so we will be angry. It's better to just do this, and then all the reserve prices of the lots will be raised, but don't mention it too high, lest all the auctions fail, in which case it is better to stop the auction directly. "Although Birch and Ping are silent, they are actually in the three of them. It can be said that he is the most professional, whether it is an auction or an antique, he is better at it.
"So I can make more money?" Stein asked.
"This is a good way for Birch and Jazz to do this, and it's the only way we can make more money at the moment. In this way, we can force Zhang Tianyuan to give a little more money, of course, just a little. But I don't do that. The auctioneer shook his head.
"Why?" asked Birch.
"Because Sir Stein had made an agreement with Zhang Tianyuan before, all items were exempt from commissions and handling fees. The higher the auction price of our things, the greater the loss. I mean. Anyway, there is only such an agreement as today and one day, so it is better to pick out the antiques deposited by others first, and only auction our brotherhood's own antiques, so that the loss will be smaller. The auctioneer's mind gradually cleared up at this point. He knew he had to do something, or he would be kicked out of the way.
"Aren't you stupid? were you just scared stupid?" Stein looked at the auctioneer and finally laughed.
"Hehe, I was too nervous just now, the other two sirs, I still have a Jianyì, the next lot, you can try to take more Western artworks, put a few less Chinese antiques, and even if you put it, don't put it well, in this way, the loss can be further reduced." The auctioneer was praised twice, and his mind became lively.
"Yes, yes, yes, that's right, you should do it, you see, after this panic, all the ideas came, hahaha, well done, well done. Stein finally laughed and became happier because he had finally found a way to deal with this tandem.
If you do what the auctioneer says, not only will it not cause dissatisfaction among the owner, but it can also reduce the loss of the auction house, which can be said to be a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.
Of course, on the whole, this is also a way to go, because in this way, the original auction plan has been completely disrupted, in fact, this auction can be said to have been a failure, and now they are just trying their best to save it.
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When the auctioneer came out, the robbers had also been taken away by the police, but it is unknown whether the robbers were taken away by the real police.
Zhang Tianyuan only knew that the clothes were real, but the clothes were real, people may not be real, in foreign countries, even guns can be obtained, let alone police costumes.
But he can't take care of this kind of thing, after all, this is Britain, not China, and there are many things he can't do, so he can only stop.
"Gentlemen and ladies, just because of a little accident, our auction will be temporarily interrupted, this white porcelain incense burner, as well as Tang Bohu's famous painting, please trouble Mr. Zhang of No. 59 to take it, then we have to carry out other auctions, please don't panic, just bid with peace of mind, there is already police protection outside, there will be no more things like that......"
The auctioneer looked at the buyers below and found that most of them had recovered from the panic, after all, although they had just been frightened, there was no shootout at the scene, and no one was injured or killed, so the impact was relatively small, and they were not so vulnerable.
Zhang Tianyuan walked up to the stage and took back the white porcelain incense burner he had auctioned, and then handed it over directly to He Chong for safekeeping, and he was afraid that he would not be able to participate in the next internal auction, because he still had to rush to Paris, and the jewelry fair could not be missed.
"The next piece of this collection is still a piece of porcelain, belonging to the Qing Dynasty folk kiln porcelain in China, with exquisite shapes, beautiful glazes, and complete preservation, the starting price is 1,000 pounds, and the price must not be less than 100 pounds at a time, so let's start bidding now. ”
The auctioneer looked at the lot in his hand, and couldn't help but smile and shake his head, he asked Stein to get some not very good things to put up, but this is too obvious, the white porcelain incense burner just now is worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, and Tang Bohu's painting was auctioned for five million pounds, although the price is a little lower, but it is much better than this thousand pounds, this gap is a little too big.
He estimated that when things came out, no one below would bargain.
The truth is as he expected, because this kind of thing is really not worth a few dollars, the auctioneer said it well, but in fact, this porcelain is obviously not evenly glazed, and there are also great defects in the shape, let alone a thousand pounds, even if it is a thousand RMB, it depends on whether anyone buys it.
Because of this, everyone hesitated, thinking that this auction house was simply crazy, and dared to put such things up for auction, is this treating people as fools?
"Sir Stein, this thing is so bad, it's not worth a thousand pounds at all, if it's a hundred pounds, maybe someone will ask for it, I'll let you take something bad, but you're a bit too much. "The auctioneer is really about to cry, this is simply going to be killed by the master who doesn't know how to do it, and if the auction continues like this, his reputation will be completely ruined.
"You didn't say it sooner!"
"Let's replace it with two better things, then this kind of thing will be very bad for the reputation of the auction house, at least tens of thousands of pounds." The auctioneer smiled wryly.
"Okay, okay, you can shoot something else first, we're already preparing. Stein said a few words angrily, cut off the call, and then ordered his men to partially replace the lot, anyway, what these things were, he didn't tell the buyers in the first place, and now it doesn't matter how they change.
For a long time to come, there was not a single Chinese antique that appeared, almost all of them were Western works of art, Zhang Tianyuan frowned slightly.
"Teacher Zhang, I'm afraid that the other party thought that we were connected in series, so he came up with such a plan, I don't want you to get naked, what should I do? Is there a way to deal with it?" He Chong asked.
"Don't worry, there are still a few days left in the auction, and in these few days, their lots will be taken out sooner or later, and if they don't take it today, they will have to take it out tomorrow. Zhang Tianyuan is not in a hurry.
"But aren't you going to Paris?"
"That's right, I'm going to Paris, but Mr. Wang has agreed to take over from me to stay with everyone, I absolutely trust his vision, plus Ms. Zhang Lingyu is on the side to help, we can still complete our plan, as for the money, I will temporarily take my personal money to advance, this can be assured. "Zhang Tianyuan actually really doesn't want to leave, this auction is about to go to a wonderful place next, he is leaving now, it is equivalent to missing a lot of good shows, it is a pity.
"That's okay, with Elder Wang and Grandma Zhang here, there is also a lot of fun in this matter. He Chong nodded.
"Okay, it's estimated that the time is almost up today, there should be two or three Chinese antiques to be auctioned, after I get my hands, I'm leaving, and I can't help with the next thing, so you can do it yourself." Zhang Tianyuan looked at the time, there was really too much delay today, and now it was almost time for the auction to end, and it was time for him to leave.
"What about the Collectors Alliance, shouldn't we have a meeting?" He Chong asked.
"Well, let's do it anyway, after today's auction, everyone will go to my plane for a meeting to discuss the constitution of the official establishment of the Collectors Alliance, which can be regarded as the first joint meeting of the Collectors Alliance. (To be continued......)