Chapter 21: The Hidden Treasure of the Buddha (I)
Ji Kai explained to Manager Li that the money had arrived, and Manager Li picked up the gem and put it in a small cloth bag, and notified the security personnel and the financial Sister Zhang to send it to the bank safe together.
"Haha, Brother Ji, you are the fastest person I have ever seen to become a multimillionaire. I really envy you, now you can play wherever you want, if there are gems for sale in the future, please don't forget your brother! After all this, Manager Li finally put his mind at ease, even changed his title, and said to Ji Kai with a smile.
"If there is one in the future, I will definitely not forget my brother. Manager Li is in charge of such a store, and the future is immeasurable. It's not like me, I only have so much money, and outside, it's still much more important for you. Ji Kai also began to compliment the other party, after all, there will be a request for someone.
"It's funny, it's funny, where did I get any face, it's not relying on Zhou Dabao's signboard, otherwise who would know me!" Manager Li listened to Ji Kai's words, and was obviously very happy in his heart, what if you have money? The social status is simply not comparable to mine.
"Brother Li is humble. By the way, Brother Li, I know that Chow Tai Po is the largest jewelry company listed in Hong Kong by market capitalization, I wonder if you have any business ties with Sotheby's (Hong Kong) Auction House? Ji Kai asked Manager Li that if there was a reliable person to contact Sotheby's, it would be better than not knowing anything.
"Chow Tai Po is of course connected to Sotheby's, let alone at Heung Kong. Brother Li, you ask, is there any valuable jewelry that needs to be auctioned through the auction house? Let me tell you, don't worry about our Chow Tai Bao's lack of funds, as long as the things are good, we will buy them by smashing the pot and selling iron and bank loans. And if you pass through the auction house, you have to pay a few percent of the auction fee, which is not that high. If the auction fails, you have to pay some money, it's not cost-effective! ”
Manager Li thought that Ji Kai had more precious jewelry, and wanted to auction it through the auction house, so he quickly persuaded him to sell it to Zhou Dabao. After all, he also has a commission for these transactions.
Ji Xingxing thought, I still have a big pigeon blood ruby, and even a pair of bracelets that are suspected to be mutton fat white jade, but I can't give them all to you. There are always multiple channels to be insured. Still, the words can't be said like that.
"Hehe, Brother Li, I don't have any jewelry, if I have it, I'll take it all out just now. I just have an antique, and I want to ask someone from Sotheby's to appraise it, and if it's valuable, I'll auction it; If it's not worth it, keep it for yourself. The cost of identification is still not a problem. ”
"Oh, that's fine, it's no problem to get in touch, our jewelry store also has business with Sotheby's, I'll help you ask." But first, you have to tell me what kind of antique it is. I'll explain it to the other side and see if it's enough to get the shot. Manager Li saw that Ji Kai said that there was no jewelry, and it didn't matter if it was true or not, it was nothing to do a favor, it was not troublesome, and he could still leave a personal favor, maybe he would be able to use it when he could.
"It's a Buddha statue about 25 centimeters high and weighing about 10 kilograms, and the material I think is all gold, but I don't understand this, so I want to find Sotheby's to identify it first." Ji Kai wanted to confirm the matter of the Golden Buddha first, and then talk about something else.
"Golden Buddha? Wow, that's worth it. Unexpectedly, Brother Ji, there is such a good thing! Don't worry, I'll call Xiangjiang to explain the situation. ”
After Manager Li finished speaking, he walked back to the cubicle inside to make a phone call, and he couldn't talk to Ji Kai in person.
After a while, Manager Li walked out and said to Ji Kai:
"Brother Ji, just now I have called the director of the artifact appraisal team of XiangJS Fubi Auction House to explain your situation, it just so happens that they have an appraiser in Yanjing, and if you take a plane, you can arrive in Rongcheng at six o'clock tonight. I don't know if you're free tonight, but when the time comes, we'll find a clubhouse to admire your Golden Buddha. ”
"Oh, that's really thank you, Brother Li. I'm free tonight, but the golden Buddha is still at home in Shuzhou, and I need to go back to get it, so there's no problem with the time. That's it, I'm not familiar with what good places are here, and I asked Brother Li to help find a place, I'll be the east tonight, thank you Brother Li. ”
"Okay, that's it, I'll contact the appraisers in Yanjing when I go back, and I'll send you a short message to explain the place after I find a good place."
After the two exchanged contact phone numbers, Ji Kai left the jewelry store and went back to Shuzhou to pick up the Golden Buddha.
After watching Ji Kai leave, the beautiful shopping guide just now quietly came to the side of several shopping guides and whispered:
"Do you see? The guy who came to identify the gems just now, guess what the final result is? ”
"Nonsense, it must be true, and it was sold to our store. Just now, I saw the financial staff and security guards go in and come out with a suitcase. I just don't know how much it was sold. The woman who said that Ji Kai pretended to be a pig and ate a tiger said.
"So much!" The beauty shopping guide stretched out two fingers.
"Two hundred thousand?" The beauty shopping guide shook her head.
"Is it two million? Oh my God! He shook his head again.
"It can't be 20 million, right? Isn't it? Say it quickly! ”
"To be exact, it's 21.5 million, I just heard Sister Zhang call the headquarters at the door of the finance room to mobilize funds and transfer funds to him." The beautiful shopping guide said with envy.
"I can't imagine that there are such strange rich people! It's too plain to dress, isn't it? ”
Later, the shoppers of this store no longer dared to underestimate anyone, no matter how they dressed, they did their best, and as a result, the business of this store was getting better and better.
Ji took a taxi back to the parking position to see that the time was not early, it was already 3 o'clock in the afternoon. If you change the old driver to drive, it is estimated that it will take up to two hours to go back and forth, but Ji Kai can't drive so fast, anyway, now that you have money, you can simply find a car to pick up and drop you back.
Ji Kai found a new taxi, discussed the route and price with the driver, and then took the car home.
When I got home, I took out the golden Buddha, thought about it, put down the ruby, and got in the car all the way back to Rongcheng. On the way, I received a message from Manager Li, saying that he was at the Erickson Hotel Club in Rongcheng at 7 o'clock in the evening.
After Ji Kai replied to Manager Li that he would arrive on time, he thought about the accommodation at night. Now that you have money, why don't you try a room at the Hilton Hotel? I always read the novel about the five-star hotel, and try it myself, isn't it money, this is about to enter another account, not to mention that the pigeon blood ruby worth billions has not yet been sold!
When I returned to the parking position, I found that it was only half past four, and the time was still in time. Ji Kai drove along the navigation guide to the Hilton Hotel, parked the car under the guidance of the doorman, and did not see any wrong face from the doorman, very respectful.
Well, that's a good attitude! Learning from the novel, he took out a hundred yuan and handed it to the little brother, the little brother thanked him and took the money, and Ji Kai walked into the hotel lobby in high spirits.