Chapter 25: A Trip to Hong Kong (I)
After the security personnel left, the rest of the identification team also left one after another, leaving only Ji Kai, Manager Li and Tony in the room.
"Brother Li, I'm really sorry for you. I'm delaying your time for this bit of!" Ji Kai said to Manager Li.
"No, no. It just so happens that I'm tired from work this month, and I want to take a good rest! This time, Brother Ji found me a good reason!" Manager Li spoke very politely.
"Mr. Ji, don't mind. On Manager Li's side, our auction house will also thank Zhou Dabao headquarters for him. If it weren't for Manager Li's help, our auction house would not have been able to accept such a valuable national treasure, and now the auction business is also sluggish, with the advent of this national treasure, we can make a big scene for the rich in China this time, and deepen the reputation of the auction house, which is a good thing to kill multiple birds with one stone!" Tony continued.
Manager Li smiled and thanked Tony, and seeing that the two of them might have something to say, he made an excuse to leave. At this moment, there were only two people left in the room, Ji Kai and Tony.
"Tony, I don't know how long your auction house needs to prepare for this auction this time?" Ji Kai is very concerned about this matter, as long as Wu Daozi's authentic works are auctioned off and he gets the money, then he doesn't have to worry as much as he does now.
"Mr. Ji, in fact, you don't need to be in such a hurry, you must know that the appearance of Wu Daozi's true works this time can be regarded as a major event that has attracted national attention. Although you want to keep it in China according to your request, our auction house can select suitable buyers in a small area, and it will not be revealed that you are the owner of this painting and calligraphy. Please also trust the credibility of our auction house. Tony continued to persuade Ji Kai, hoping to have more time to expand his influence, so as to surpass Christie's fame in China in one fell swoop, and there is also a competition between peers.
"Tony, I know it's hard for you, but there's no such thing as an impermeable wall. As long as you give someone who cares a little time, you will definitely be able to find out that I am the real owner of this national treasure. When the time comes, there may be pressure from the top or other parties, and I really can't afford it. Please forgive me!"
"Well, that's true, I was dazzled by a national treasure and didn't think about it. However, no matter how urgent it is, we have to give us a little time to collect other auction items, and we can't just auction so many collections in a domestic auction!" However, I am still a little unwilling, using other auction collections as an excuse, after all, I didn't charge a commission for Ji Kai, so I can't let others not make money!
"Hehe, Tony, I don't believe that an auction house as big as Sotheby's would not have prepared its collection in advance. I believe that if you are willing, you can hold an auction with enough collections at any time, but it just depends on whether it is worth it. It's not that I'm bragging, as long as the news of Wu Daozi's authentic works is released, this auction will definitely be a success, and the auction prices of your other collections will rise to another height. Ji Kai said with certainty that although he didn't know about the auction industry, it was impossible for an auction house that had existed for such a long time and had great global influence not to store enough collections.
"Well, since Mr. Ji is so resolute, then we at Sotheby's Hong Kong Auction House will do our best to hold a nationwide auction in half a month at the latest. You see, is that okay?"
Ji Kai didn't know if it would take so long, but he still agreed with Tony's opinion.
"By the way, in order not to let anyone find out, Mr. Ji, it is best for you to leave the country during this time, and it is best to go to Xiangjiang, so that you can avoid some unnecessary troubles. As for all the procedures for going to Xiangjiang, accommodation and play, our auction house has all included. That's when Tony suddenly thought of something.
Ji Kai thought about it and found that it was still a bit dangerous to stay in China, not afraid of 10,000, just in case. If he was discovered, there really wasn't much he could do now. If nothing else, he just came to a temporary worker at a police station to find him, and he didn't say anything about others, and he was powerless to resist at all. Not to mention, it is more likely that someone will kidnap him or threaten him with his family or something, what can he do then?
Ji Kai agreed to Tony's suggestion, it just so happens that there is nothing to do recently, and you can also travel to Xiangjiang, I have seen Xiangjiang from TV and movies before, and this time I can just go to see what Lan Kwai Fong, Tonglu Bay and other places.
"By the way, Tony, I just remembered that I still have two treasures in my hand that I need to ask your auction house to appraise, if it is true, maybe this auction will add two more treasures!" Ji Kai remembered that if he went to Xiangjiang, the suspected mutton fat white jade bracelet and pigeon's blood ruby in his hand could just be sent for appraisal and auction, and those suspected diamonds still did not come, after all, the price of diamonds would be higher if they were auctioned abroad.
"Oh, Mr. Ji still has two treasures, I don't know what they are, where are the treasures now?" Tony heard Ji Kai say that there were two more treasures, and they could become important treasures at auction, and this time he was even more interested.
"The thing is now in Shuzhou's home, and they are a pair of bracelets suspected of mutton fat white jade, a red gemstone the size of a baby's fist. However, I didn't sell these two treasures to Chow Tai Po Jewelry Store at the beginning, but only sold a few gems to Manager Li, not to mention these two pieces, and I hope Tony will keep them secret from your auction house! Speaking of which, I really feel a little sorry for Manager Li. ”
"Oh, the bracelet suspected of being mutton fat white jade and possibly pigeon's blood ruby, the size of a baby's fist? Haha, no problem, we will auction it anonymously, and we won't let people know about it." In this case, Mr. Ji, you go back and retrieve these two treasures first. I will immediately arrange someone to handle the Xiangjiang pass and the ticket to Xiangjiang for you, and it is estimated that you will be able to leave for Xiangjiang tomorrow. After waiting for Xiangjiang, a special person will be arranged to identify these two treasures. Tony attached great importance to the two treasures mentioned by Ji Kai, and immediately decided to return to Xiangjiang first for identification.
In order to be in a hurry, Tony went out to handle all the formalities for Ji Kai, and Ji Kai packed up his things and went downstairs to the hotel front desk to renew his room for a day, ready to go home immediately and take out his things before returning to Rongcheng, have a good night's rest, and go to Xiangjiang tomorrow.
Anyway, it was still early, Ji Kai drove home and had lunch at home. After making up an excuse with his parents and sister to go out alone to see if there were any employment opportunities, he didn't drive, and found a fast bus on the Internet on his mobile phone to pick him up to Rongcheng.
By the time he got back to the Hilton, Tony had already arranged for someone to wait in the lobby. The visitor handed Ji Kai a Xiangjiang Pass and a ticket to Xiangjiang tomorrow morning, and explained that Tony would come to the hotel tomorrow morning to pick up Ji Kai and go to the airport together and leave.