"This kind of thing can't be agreed, if we set a precedent, how are we going to operate in the future? The company is not a charity, we need to make a profit. The fat old man at the beginning said.

Everyone else nodded approvingly.

At this time, no one dozed off anymore.

Things are a bit tricky, and they really need to be discussed by their board of directors to come to a conclusion, and Stede can't call the shots on such a thing.

Hundreds of millions of dollars in earnings are at stake.

"Yes, we can not charge the seller's commission, but we must not pay the buyer's commission. As compensation for him, tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars, which is already very much. They're just too greedy!" said another shareholder.

Again, everyone nodded their heads.

The Chinese are too greedy.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I know everyone's feelings, and it is also difficult for me to accept such conditions, but in the current situation, we don't seem to have any way but to agree. If they pull out the auction, we will lose a lot of the top quality customers, who are all running for this diamond. In addition, our reputation will also be severely damaged...... "The thing is clear.

Before, Davidson was equally unacceptable to be blackmailed by a small Chinese man with no background, which was unacceptable to anyone.

And when he saw the information and pictures that Robles had transmitted, he suppressed his anger and thought about it seriously. After taking over Sotheby's, he was thinking about taking Sotheby's further.

Sotheby's opened a branch in China, and every year those nouveau riche or speculators in China created a lot of profits for them. Many local tyrants in China participated in the auction, on the one hand, to show their financial resources, on the other hand, for speculation, artworks, gems and so on, the price was hyped up by the nouveau riche in China.

That is, with the participation of these nouveau riche in Huaxia, the auction market has shrunk after a few years of fire. Because of various works of art, the price is too high......

The appearance of the Huaxia Star gave hope to Sotheby's, which was in a crisis.

Naturally, it is indispensable to investigate the source of this diamond, and the owner of Qian Yiduo, the owner of this diamond, is naturally indispensable to be investigated.

No matter how much Sotheby's costs, Qian Yiduo seems to be just an ordinary person, and the source of this diamond cannot appear at all.

It was only in recent days that there was news that there was a private diamond mine in China that was of high quality......

As for fakes?

Davidson didn't fail to think that this might be a fraud, but if they were fake, would they dare to ask them to hold a single auction? Moreover, they still asked the three major diamond grading agencies to conduct the appraisal.

The impact and profit of this diamond auction alone is unmatched by any previous Sotheby's auction.

The world's colored diamonds themselves are scarce, and the big ones are even rarer, and every time one appears, it will shock the whole world and sell for sky-high prices, and no auction house can collect such a large number of diamonds for a special auction.

Sotheby's, could not refuse such a business.

"In addition, here's a copy of the information, let's take a look, it's also in the other party's hands......" After Davidson Tauberman finished speaking, he motioned to his assistant to send the information to the directors.

"No, it's impossible! How could they have so many high-quality diamonds in their hands!" the fat bald old man looked incredulous after a quick flip through it, "They must have faked it in order to force us to accept the conditions!"

"Yes, colored diamonds are scarce, and any one that appears will be auctioned off for a sky-high price...... "The other directors thought it was incredible.

"Lawn, in this information, there are appraisal certificates from Huaxia appraisal institutions, and before that, I personally called to confirm it. "Davis remains calm.

But the excitement in my heart didn't show it.

"We can't afford to miss this opportunity! The diamond auction is going to be a legend! It's going to push us at Sotheby's to the top, and no one can beat it!" Rawn roared suddenly.

"Yes, we must win this business, and we can't let Christie's and Philip know anything before an agreement is reached!"

"We must win this auction at all costs!"

“……”

The other directors were getting a little excited.

The smallest of these colored diamonds are over 50 carats, and the largest ones are over 500 carats!

Even if the average auction price of a piece is $20 million, they only charge 10 percent of the buyer's commission, which would be a huge amount.

They have never been afraid that there are too few rich people in this world, but they have never been worried that they do not have enough attractive auction items to satisfy these rich people.

Diamonds are not just the kind of eternal love that De Beers promotes, but represent power and wealth!

Don't see the Queen of England's crown and scepter studded with diamonds?

"According to our speculation, it is very likely that the other party is the Huaxia Star thrown for this diamond auction. So, directors, I would like to hear your views on whether we agree to each other's conditions!"

The chairman's words brought everyone to their senses from their frenzy.

They are all people who have been in the business world for many years, and they know that if they want to get it, they have to pay.

Seeing a slight curvature appearing at the corner of Davidson's mouth, Old Man Lawn's original words were also withdrawn from his mouth, and then, his eyes rolled and he said to Davidson, "Davis, do you have any proposals?"

Everyone else looked at Davidson, and the expressions on their faces were extremely expectant.

"I decided to go to Hong Kong in person and talk to our clients, and we should win this special auction anyway!" Davidson's advice is simple.

"No, we should take it at any cost, even if it's just a small profit. Lawn said firmly.

"Yes, at all costs!" said the other shareholders.

Throughout the meeting, Stade, as the global CEO of Sotheby's, had little to say, but he was not dissatisfied.

Davidson's ability is no worse than him, although he is nearly twenty years younger than him, but his vision is even more vicious than his.

The meeting ended quickly, and in less than an hour, a special plane took off from New York's JFK Airport, and the board of directors of the destination JS Fubi did not come up with the results that Robles expected, but he was also very happy to get the news so quickly.

The time has pointed to 21 o'clock, but for the modern international financial center of Xiangjiang, it is only the beginning of the night.

In order to avoid Li Rui and Qian Yiduo from coming into contact with other buyers, Davis returned to the Four Seasons Hotel after making a phone call, and almost refused his invitation to dinner at the three-Michelin-starred French restaurant Caprice.

In the end, Long Jingxuan, who also chose a three-Michelin-starred restaurant to cook Cantonese cuisine, was also rejected.

Qian Yiduo is not picky about eating, and if he has such time, he might as well study for a while, while Li Rui is very forced to say that the Cantonese cuisine made in the three-star Michelin restaurant has lost its original taste......

In the end, Davis actually ate takeout in the room with the two of them!

This behavior caused the hotel manager to think that their service was not good enough......

"Mr. Robles, has there been a response from your headquarters?" Seeing Robles who put down the phone and walked over with a smile on his face, Li Rui asked calmly, "If there is no result, I think Mr. Robles should go home, or go to a nightclub for a drink......

"No, Lee, you can't drive me away so cruelly. Didn't we all say that we had become friends when we were drinking, and I still want to talk to you all night......" Robles was a little drunk.

The corners of Li Rui's mouth twitched, looking at the side staring at the computer and ignoring the two of them's money, he said to Robles, "You know what we mean, if there is no satisfactory answer to us, there is no point in spending it like this." ”

Both were clear about Robles' purpose.

Now we have to get down to business, Li Rui's phone kept ringing, but he promised before that he didn't answer any calls.

Seeing that Li Rui had entered the topic, Robles also became serious, not drunk at all, "Li, the board of directors of the company has agreed to your conditions. However, this is not without conditions......"

Hearing that the other party agreed, Li Rui was surprised.

But then I heard the conditions again, and I became serious and pricked up my ears to listen.

Even the money on the side is too much, at this time it is also pricked up ears, if the other party's conditions are too much, what time will it take with them?

Everything is ready and waiting for the money!

"Our chairman, Mr. Davidson Tauberman, and Mr. Stade, the global chief executive, took to the skies and they wanted to come and talk about the upcoming auction of the diamonds in your hands...... Robos said solemnly.

"What benefits can we get?" Li Rui did not answer directly, nor did he ask Qian Yiduo, but asked directly, "You must know that such an auction is a huge income for any auction house, whether it is a commission or a reputation." ”

Robles' heart sank.

The Chinese in front of him behaved mildly and kindly, but the greed even surpassed anyone he came into contact with.

He even felt that this cooperation, it is very likely that Sotheby's will pay a big price.

"For follow-up cooperation, I can't make the decision on the conditions. But that doesn't affect our cooperation this time, right?" Robles calmed down and said to Li Rui.