“…… When did I, Nima, say that I was going to go to high society, and I was still among them, and I won't go either!" Hong Tao really felt very shameless, since he met Jeddah, he has been ridiculed and squeezed more times than in all these lifetimes combined. I don't know if those who marry princes and princesses are also as depressed as themselves, and if so, how can they live this day.

"One for one?" Just as Hong Tao gritted his molars and rushed to the luck of Victoria Harbour in the night, a familiar smell entered his nose, and then a black and thick stick stretched out from behind his shoulder.

Cigar smoking, these days, in order to accompany Ouyang Fanfan, Hong Tao has quit smoking. Who came specifically to find the temptation of his weakness, Hong Tao didn't have to look back, from the kind of nasal baritone, he knew that it was David Yang.

"Do you know what a Dutch auction is?" Hong Tao has never cared if he can't say these two words, and there is a suitable person to ask at this moment.

"Coincidentally, Diane just asked me to help her princess friend complete a bid, would you like to hear about it?"

"Do you think this method is feasible?" are all Nima spirits, Hong Tao has no doubt that David Yang came to him for a clear purpose, he may already know what Jida wants the horse head to do, don't say secret words in front of the Ming people.

"Chances are, I've always been optimistic about you. A few days ago, someone told me about some of my experiences in South Africa, the story is very exciting and exciting, and the protagonist is also a Chinese who is about the same age as you. ”

David Yang has always been smiling, speaking slowly and logically, with a low and warm voice, a standard young woman killer. But the content of his words was not relaxed at all, it was all soft knives.

"Thomas is back?" someone told David Yang about himself, Hong Tao didn't think about it, and the first object of suspicion was Thomas.

"He's still in Cape Town, and I'm listening to an old sailor named Ruyter. He really wanted to come to Hong Kong to find someone to sail around the world with him, but that person seemed to have forgotten his original promise. ”

Hong Tao's resentment against Thomas made David Yang feel very interesting, and he laughed extremely sly, and then said another name that surprised Hong Tao, and by the way, he also squeezed Hong Tao.

"Considering that you are all in the same group, you don't also have Boer blood, do you?" Hong Tao felt that he was too unlucky today, and just avoided Jeddah, and ran into a debt collector.

"My father was one-eighth, and half of him was British, and I didn't know who I was going to be with. …… Well, without talking about the old sailor, I'm just kidding. If you do want to take him to sea, I will inform Madame Ruyter as soon as possible. Let's go, it's too chaotic here, let's go sit down there and talk about the auction in detail. ”

Hong Tao really guessed correctly, this mixed-race man with a British passport was actually Yu Zecheng who broke into the enemy. Fortunately, David Yang was not interested in discussing the idea of European and American ancestry with Hong Tao, but pointed to the tea house where the other half had not yet been cleared, and then looked at his watch, which was still more than half an hour before the auction began.

With Hong Tao's comprehension, fifteen minutes is enough, and this is the first time that someone has talked to him about the details of the auction, which makes Hong Tao feel that it is worth spending another fifteen minutes.

There is not only one form of auction in the auction world, but there is only one type that is common in newspapers and television, which is called British auction. That is, everyone raises a sign to bid, and the model of the highest bidder wins, commonly known as the increase auction****** the history of the British auction is earlier than the Dutch auction, which is just the opposite of the British auction model, and the process is from the high price to the low price. First, the auctioneer or a specific auction bell shouts the price, the more you shout, the lower it is, and on the premise that it is not lower than the reserve price, when someone will answer the price and when it will be calculated.

There is no need to shout during the whole process of Dutch auctions, and it is very quiet, so it is also called a silent auction or a reduced price auction.

In fact, China has also had auctions for a long time, which is commonly known as hidden bidding. This kind of play is particularly in line with the cultural tradition of the Chinese, everyone does not make noise, and does not need to listen to others introduce the value of the product, but each person writes a price in their minds and privately hands it to the auctioneer, and then the price is high.

In this way, no one knows the final transaction price of the item, and there is no worry on the face, and it is still harmonious. As for what to do if it is expensive to buy and lose money, there is no way, you can knock out your teeth and swallow it in your stomach, and a good face is our culture.

Compared with British and Dutch auctions, Chinese auctions are too difficult, and people who are not particularly proficient in the auction market will be dumbfounded. If the price is high, it is a loss, and if the price is low, you can't buy it. Sometimes there may be only a few dollars difference between the two people, but the ending is very different, and there is no second chance to shout.

In addition, this form of secret label is too easy to cheat and is not in line with the principle of fairness, so it is not widely popular and is only suitable for some specific occasions.

There is no problem of cheating in the Dutch auction, but the process is more complicated, it is difficult for ordinary people to adapt, and the scene is not enthusiastic enough, and it is generally used for commodity trading. From the auction house's point of view, they naturally prefer to use the English auction. Because in a situation where a group of people are competing to bid the price, it is easy to inflate the price.

Coincidentally, the auction that Hong Tao caught up with was a Dutch-style auction. It is estimated that these upper-class people are also idle and have nothing to do, and they want to be different when they do something, so as to show that they have taste.

"I really hate the Dutch! Will anyone be interested in the horse's head today?" But Hong Tao really didn't like the Dutch auction, because according to its rules, he couldn't be sure how much to spend.

In the process of price reduction, as long as someone presses the shouting button, the thing belongs to someone else. Press it too early, it's obviously slaughtered, press it late, you can't buy something, it's a dilemma.

"It's not the first shot or the last shot, and the attention shouldn't be too high. But the time is a bit rushed, in addition to helping His Highness to make up the formalities, I can't figure out how much attention everyone pays to this lot, and you have to finally decide on a price. David Yang is not an immortal, he couldn't answer Hong Tao's question accurately, and kicked the ball back.

"Will the people from the capital shout the price, or do they have an agent?" Hong Tao not only had to prevent others from robbing the horse's head, but also had to be careful about whether he was in the way of others.

If the people sent by the state are coming at the head of the horse, and then they go to snatch love with a sword, not only will this horse not be able to shoot, but it will also have to add a big crime, why bother.

"As far as I know, it's unlikely that this auction was held on an ad hoc basis for charitable donations, and there weren't many real buyers, and even the auction list was only printed last week, and more people just came to cheer. ”

In fact, this auction is directly related to His Highness, some of the jewelry auctions are from His Highness's private collection, and she is also building momentum for the upcoming humanitarian activities. ”

"These antiques taken out by Christie's are just for His Highness to make up for the scene, and they have no hope of being sold. At best, it's a warm-up to explore the news for the next official auction. "David Young seems to be a collector, and he knows a lot about the details of the local auction in Hong Kong, and he even knows the inside story of the auction.

"Thirty-five million! Can you help me find an agent to bid for the deal?" Hong Tao gritted his teeth, ready to be good. Since David Yang is good at this, then listen to him.

The reserve price of the horse's head is 30 million, and don't be too black to get the goods at the bottom price, and make 5 million to make a profit for others, everyone can be reasonable. No matter how high the price is, it's not that it's unaffordable, but it's too much.

Whether or not one's own problems can be solved depends on Jeddah's hard power, and a horse leader alone cannot play a key role. This is also considered to be a rush to the doctor, and there are no dates to hit the three poles, and it is precisely because of this that you can't pay too high a price.