Chapter 278: Spring Auction (II)

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"Jingle bell ......!"

Hearing the ringtone of the mobile phone, Wang Zheng took it over and took a look, and the caller ID was Wang Ying, the kid. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Hey, Wang Zheng, have you seen it? Just now, Jiadechun filmed Li Keran's posthumous work "Jinggang Mountain" and sold for a sky-high price of 130 million!"

"See!

"Of course not!"

"No, why are you so excited?"

"Of course I'm excited, this is a top artwork of more than 100 million Chinese coins, not to mention how hot the atmosphere is. Oh, I almost forgot, you watched it online, you can't feel the atmosphere of the scene, and it's no wonder that there is no joy in the tone!"

"Okay, it's going to be noon, I'm going to have lunch, hang up!"

"Don't, tell me, how many of the 27 lots did you shoot in the morning?"

Listening to Wang Ying's curious tone, Wang Zheng directly threw the phone to Wang Lei on the side, "You tell him, I'll go to dinner first!"

He was still thinking about the sweet and sour pork ribs that Yu Yixue had personally cooked today! Moreover, the auction started at half past one in the afternoon, and Wang Zheng didn't want to miss it.

"Ah......h

Just when Wang Zheng walked to the door, even if he didn't turn on the megaphone, Wang Zheng clearly saw Wang Ying's exclamation.

You don't have to guess to know that most of the time it was Wang Lei who told Wang Ying about his 130 million photographing of Li Keran's masterpiece "Jinggang Mountain", which caused the other party's shock.

Seeing Wang Lei take the phone away, covering his ears with his palms and disgusted, Wang Zheng chuckled and shook his head, turned around and walked out.

He knew Wang Ying's character, and after hearing that he had spent a lot of money to win the finale lot in the morning, he probably had to nag for a long time, and his ears could not be cleaned, so he threw this trouble to Wang Lei early in the morning.

Lunch is the result of Yu Yixue's busy work for more than an hour, although the taste is not as good as Uncle Zhong, but there is love in it, and it is beautiful and delicious, and Wang Zheng also eats very happily. Four dishes and one soup, most of them went into his belly.

After eating, he accompanied Yu Yixue to see the old lady who could already walk on her own, and Wang Zheng found a reason to come to the villa in Zaohua Valley.

The afternoon auction is longer than the morning, and naturally there are more lots. However, most of the things on auction are still calligraphy and paintings.

Wang Zheng, who had already paid attention to it, only won three of the 59 lots, namely "Commune Breeder Farm" by Huang Zhou, a representative of the Chang'an School, with a size of 139x69cm and cost Wang Zheng 4.5 million, and "Eyes in the Twilight Years but Looking at the Mountain" by Fu Baoshi, a master of Chinese painting, with a size of 87.5x54cm, which cost Wang Zheng 8.5 million!

The last one is not a painting, but a calligraphy and a seal by Mr. Shiraishi, a master of modern painting and calligraphy. The price is not expensive, 2 million!

However, in addition to the auction of modern and contemporary paintings and calligraphy held in the North Hall of the International Hotel, Wang Zheng also participated in the auction of contemporary paintings and calligraphy, ceramics and brocades in the South Hall, as well as the auction of scholarly toys and Ming-style furniture in the International Hall.

Because the price is not expensive, Wang Zheng also bought more than a dozen pieces of what he liked.

Tomorrow's auction of Chinese paintings and calligraphy, as well as the auction of rare porcelain from the Ming and Qing dynasties, is the focus of Wang Zheng's attention.

But before that, Wang Zheng still has an auction to participate in!

"Boss, this is the lot album that Christie's New York sent us!"

Wang Zheng took it and looked at it, "When does it start?"

"Twenty-two and a half in the evening!"

The time in the capital was 13 hours earlier than in New York, and by half past nine in the morning in New York, it was twenty-two and a half in the evening.

"When will the lots we value start?"

"I guess it's going to be after the early hours of the morning!"

"It's too late!"

"Boss, if you don't leave the auction to me, you can rest at night!"

"No, there is too much money involved in this auction, and it is also very important for the development of our villa, I must keep an eye on it myself, otherwise I will not be able to sleep even if I sleep." ”

Wang Zheng can point to this auction and make a show for his villa in the world, which can be regarded as free publicity!

"Okay, you're tired after a day of staring, go down and rest...... Wang Qian, I'll leave it to you here, remember to notify me when the auction starts!"

"Yes, boss!"

beckoned to Wang Lei, and the two went up to the study on the second floor together.

"Sit!"

After sitting down on the couch, "How's the jewelry company going?"

"I'm still looking for it, but I haven't found a suitable one yet!"

"There are so many jewelry companies in the country, and I haven't found a suitable one for so long?

"Boss, your requirements are really not high, but there are few suitable ones!"

"Tell me!"

"Yes...... First of all, according to your requirements, there are indeed many jewelry companies that deal in gold, jadeite, ruby sapphire and pearls, and have offline physical stores, but there are not many jewelry companies that have branches in major first- and second-tier cities across the country and have jewelry processing centers. Moreover, the scale of such companies is generally large, and it is too difficult for us to fully acquire 800 million yuan!"

Wang Zheng nodded, 800 million is indeed not much.

"If 800 million is not enough, use leverage acquisition, as long as the price does not exceed 3 billion, there is no problem!" Wang Zheng said after thinking about it.

The so-called leveraged buyout is a debt buyout, borrowing funds from banks and insurance companies to pocket the company whose original capital exceeds its own. In the eighties and nineties of the last century, it was very popular in the business circles of Europe and the United States. This is what the Glazer family used to buy Manchester United.

Moreover, now the profits of Wang Zheng's Taoyuan Group's major subsidiaries are also enough to support the high-debt leveraged acquisition. Moreover, the raw materials of his jewelry company are truly unprofitable. Even if you pay a little price at the beginning, you still make money by making these jadeite and gemstones into jewelry and selling them! And you make a large jewelry company for nothing.

"I understand, boss! I'll get in touch with the bank. However, the interests involved in large jewelry companies are more complicated, and I am afraid that it will be more difficult and time-consuming if we want to acquire them wholly owned!"

Wang Zheng knew that what he said was the truth, but he couldn't realize the tens of billions of gemstone raw materials in his hand, and Wang Zheng really didn't want to.

After frowning a few times around the study, "It seems that we can't just count on the acquisition! Don't stop buying big jewelry companies. During the period of the acquisition, Taoyuan Jewelry was first opened, and a large physical store was opened in each of the four first-tier cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. ”

"But the bank's loan will not be in place until next month!"

"I know that before the money is in place, you must first do a good job in site selection and personnel training! As soon as the funds are in place, you will immediately buy the property and decorate and open it!"

"Yes!"

"Also, you are responsible for recruiting from the outside world at the helm of Taoyuan Jewelry this time!"

"Recruiting from outside?"

"Hmm!" Wang Zheng nodded affirmatively, "The resources of biochemical people are precious, and they should be used sparingly! Moreover, the person in charge of an enterprise is the focus of attention of the news media and the political and business circles, and in today's era of the prevalence of the Internet and the development of consulting, it is too difficult to hide. Just you and Wang Kai, they have already made me work hard. Therefore, the CEO of Taoyuan Jewelry still uses outsiders, as long as our own people master the jewelry processing and procurement links, it is enough. And the location is not so noticeable. ”

"I see!"

"Okay, that's all I want to tell you. You've had a busy day today, go back early and rest, and remember to report anything to me in time!"

"Then boss, I'll go back first!" nodded and said.

"Hmm!"

Wang Zheng waved his hand.

After Wang Lei left, Wang Zheng quietly thought about his planned future in the study, and then went downstairs to the Feixian Building in Yingke Valley, accompanied Yu Yixue to dinner, and then watched TV for a while, and after chatting and sent her back to the room, he looked at the time, and returned to the villa in Zaohua Valley when it was close to the early morning.

At this time, the huge virtual display screen shows the scene of Christie's auction in New York. Like Guardian, Christie's New York is divided into three different sessions.

Among them, Wang Zheng, who saw a dazzling array of artworks, wanted to get them back to his home. However, when he has limited funds in his pocket, he can only pick the lot within his own strength.

But after taking a few good pieces of Chinese art, Wang Zheng stopped.

Because at this time, an oil painting is being auctioned on the screen in the center. The name of the painting is "Untitled", and the author is the famous American impressionist master Cy Tombbré, whose work is known for his magical use of white, scribbling, sketching and graffiti and oil painting.

His abstract works, which combine the techniques of painting and drawing, using repetitive lines, vocabulary and graffiti, often fetch millions of dollars at auction. In 1988, he was awarded the Royal Prize for World Culture, Japan's most prestigious and prestigious art award, and in 2001, he was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale, and in 2010, Timbray was invited to create murals for the Louvre, becoming the first contemporary artist to create a permanent collection for the Louvre in 1950, after Georges Braque. He was also one of the most influential artists in the world after World War II.

"I really don't understand, how can this kind of messy thing be sold at such a high price!" Wang Zheng frowned, looking at the messy lines and boxes on the display screen, as if a young child was scribbling at will, he really couldn't see any artistic value in it.

And compared with ordinary people, he still studied oil painting for a few years, and he has some art appreciation. But even so, he couldn't understand what the picture was trying to convey.

"Maybe I'm more exposed to the 'critical realism' style of Russian art than the impressionism popular in Europe and the United States!" Wang Zheng shook his head. (To be continued.) )