Chapter 544: Hongquan's Antique Sutra
"Brother Zhang, I'll drive, you sit!" Hong Quan sat directly in the driver's seat, Zhang Tianyuan had no opinion, anyway, this car belonged to Nie Zhen, besides, Hong Quan is not a person without a driver's license, and he is not afraid that he will drive badly.
After getting in the car, Hong Quan smiled, taking such a small advantage, it was like taking a big advantage, probably losing friends is like this, just like Zhang Tianyuan and Xu Gang, he is very generous in terms of money, sometimes he goes to the other party's house for a meal, it is the same as taking a big advantage, and he is so happy.
Zhang Tianyuan, the person of Hongquan, didn't know it, but Nie Zhen was very familiar with it. This person was originally the same big yard disciple as Nie Zhen, but later he had an unpleasant quarrel with his family, so he simply ran away from home, this kid is also good, he has worked hard outside for so many years, not only did he not die, but he also earned back his own family business, and now he is not very good with the people in his own family, but after all, he is born to the Hong family, so in Sijiu City, no one dares to provoke him.
When Nie Zhen met Hong Quan, the two of them were still boys in open crotch pants, and later Nie Zhen went to school in the imperial capital and went to study abroad, while Hong Quan dropped out of school and went home after going to junior high school, and went to the south to build his own career with his bare hands.
It's just that Hong Quan doesn't know until now, his career start, and the Hong family is still inseparable, his family didn't look for him at the beginning, but let him do it there, that is, because his family knows what he's doing, as long as he doesn't learn badly, his family is relieved.
In the south, the Hong family also has some connections, and it is precisely because of this. Hongquan's career is also thriving, and he has won the current family business. He thought he was on his own. In fact, if there was no help from the Hong family, he would have such a foundation. It's really hard to grow to the current scale.
Of course, Hong Quan himself has the ability, otherwise if he can't support the wall in the mud, he won't be able to achieve anything.
After Nie Zhen and Hong Quan separated from junior high school, they have always been in contact, and the two of them often talk on the phone, so this relationship is very good, it is absolutely no problem to say that it is an iron buddy, just like Zhang Tianyuan and Xu Gang.
Speaking of the business done by Hong Quan. That really has something to do with Zhang Tianyuan, because Hong Quan is also in the antique business, which is why Nie Zhen introduced Hong Quan to Zhang Tianyuan.
When he was in Nanxun, Hongquan didn't know what to do at first, he sold lottery tickets, sold clothing, and co-founded a company with others, but he was not too successful, but he didn't lose money, but he had nobles behind him. It would be a shame to lose money.
Later, by chance, Hong Quan met a few friends in the antique world, and he didn't understand these at that time, so he went with his friends. But at that banquet, he saw with his own eyes that a porcelain vase, which he usually regarded as a rotten thing, actually traded more than 300,000 yuan on the spot.
Although it's not a lot of money. But it made Hong Quan's mind come alive. He did not rush into this industry, but chose to learn to appreciate antiques from those people in the antique world. Understand what to do if you enter this circle. Don't really say it, this person is doing things. There has always been a ruthlessness, a ruthlessness that refuses to give up until the goal is achieved.
Relying on his own efforts, he graduated from a junior high school and a small businessman with a low level of education, and became an expert in the antique circle, but at the beginning it was just talking, after all, his knowledge was only in books, and it may not be easy to use in reality, so he was still not in a hurry, but occasionally went to be a guest on the TV station, with his ability, it was absolutely no problem to be a guest, as long as he spoke according to what he learned, then there would be no mistake, even if it was really wrong, it was the whole academic world that was wrong, and others would not put the pot on his head。
This comes and goes, he is gradually familiar with this line of work, this tried to start an antique business, but this kid is very cautious, at the beginning he will never buy expensive, and he will never buy what he can't see, he will not buy anything others say, even if he regrets it in the end, then he will maintain this principle, that is, because of this, although he did not make any money, but also did not lose money, and also learned a lot of practical knowledge that can really be used.
His connections plus the help of the Hong family in the background, as well as his own talent and tenacity in the business, this business gradually started, but this antique shop is easy to open, but the purchase is a problem, fortunately there is the help of the Hong family behind it, for a period of time our country is rampant tomb robbery, at that time this is not a crime, because the law is not sound enough, the country no one cares about this piece, so Hong Quan took advantage of this shareholder wind, received a lot of good things, but he felt that this kind of unknown source is very dangerous, so he did not dare to sell in a hurry, but has been stored in his own private warehouse, if the thing is really valuable, then there is no need to rush for a whileEven if you want to find a buyer, it will take some time.
Later, a few years later, although the state began to crack down on tomb robbery, and did not allow the trade of some such things as bronzes. Hong Quan also took the initiative to hand over these things to the state, which not only won a good reputation, but also made his antique shop famous.
Later, some businessmen came from Hong Kong and Baodao, invited some antique dealers to dinner, the meaning of this meal is very clear, that is, to buy some antiques, at this time, Hongquan has felt that his opportunity has come, his things have been in the warehouse for a long time, even if they are taken out now, no one dares to say that it is a tomb robbery, this kind of thing, once it enters the market, it is difficult to define, not to mention that Hongquan has long handed over those things with obvious traces of tomb robbery to the state, although the remaining things are a lot less, but they can be traded directly, even if they go to the auction in an open and honest auction。
That night's dinner was actually a small auction, although it was very informal, a bit like a black market auction, but it showed Hong Quan the value of antiques.
There was a guest at that dinner, that was Nie Zhen, Nie Zhen brought a friend at that time, it was Kuo Shao from Hong Kong, and his family liked antique collection very much, so he came to participate in this small auction.
Nie Zhen had a good relationship with Hong Quan, so they called each other brothers and brothers at that time, but that Hong Kong man seemed to look down on Hong Quan. Always cold-spoken, and sometimes even didn't talk nonsense with Hongquan at all. Hong Quan is a man of backbone. After coming out for so many years, I haven't opened up to my family. Therefore, he didn't bother to wait for Kuo Shao, and sat in the corner to watch the auction, which was the first time he had participated in an antique auction, so it felt very novel.
As for the identity of the guest, he didn't care, for him, making money is the most important thing, he has a treasure trove in his hand.
The Hong Kong Kuo Shao brought by Nie Zhen won a book at auction, as for what the name of the book is. At that time, Hong Quan didn't pay much attention, because he was completely frightened by the price, it was actually 1.2 million! You must know that his antique shop can only earn 100,000 yuan a year, and he feels that he is very remarkable, this broken book is more than 1 million, which simply hits him, but at the same time, it also reminds him of those things in his private warehouse. There are calligraphy and paintings, ancient books, porcelain, jade, etc., I don't know what price it can be auctioned?
Nie Zhen was afraid of snubbing Hong Quan at that time, so he went over and sat next to Hong Quan. And the Hong Kong boy talked about some things about auctions, as well as antiques. I thought that Hong Quan would not like such a topic, but he didn't want to fight. Hong Quan listened very carefully and came across such an opportunity. If you can grasp it, the stuff of his warehouse. It was enough to make him a rich man in the truest sense of the word.
After returning from the auction, Hong Quan began to move, he did not continue to stay in the south, but closed the antique shop he had painstakingly operated, returned to the imperial capital with a large number of antique cultural toys, and in the imperial capital, entrusted Nie Zhen to help him get an auction, his private auction.
At that auction, he invited a lot of people, most of them were antique collectors he knew when he was in Nanxun, and the auction could be said to have alarmed the entire imperial capital at that time, and many people who didn't know heard it on the third day, the fourth day, and even some on the last day, so they hurried over.
After the auction ended, Hong Quan calculated that he had earned at least 300 million!
This money, he didn't even dare to dream of before, but now, it is really in his hands, since then, he started an auction house, after all, he made this money that is basically speculation, taking advantage of the special situation at the time, and the Hong family secretly helped, it is not realistic to continue to make money like that, but the auction house is different, this is a business that can make money.
Nowadays, Hongquan's auction company not only has auction houses in Shangpu, the imperial capital and Hong Kong, but also abroad, and many famous auctions in China in recent years have been auctioned by his auction company, because of its good reputation and backstage, his auction company has never lacked business at all.
It stands to reason that with Hong Quan's identity, there is no need to run out to help others in the cold, especially Zhang Tianyuan, a person he doesn't know at all.
Why did he come out? In fact, in the final analysis, it was still on Nie Zhen's face, because if Nie Zhen hadn't helped him, his auction in the imperial capital would not have been able to start, and there would have been no overnight riches, he is very grateful, don't look at the time he talked to Nie Zhen, no big or small, hippie smile, but deep down, he felt that Nie Zhen was closer than his family, but he didn't say this to anyone, maybe he felt too hypocritical.
To be honest, there are also fakes in the auctions of Hongquan's auction company, and no auction company dares to say that everything he auctioned is real, but because he has a good reputation, if the customer buys a fake thing in his auction company, he will not only return the money, but also double the compensation, so even if he has bought a fake thing, he is willing to come to his auction house to buy something again.
Besides, although Hong Quan does not admit that he is the Hong family, but the Hong family can't deny Hong Quan, isn't there a period of time in the history of our country where elegant bribery is very popular, and many people come to his auction company to launder money, and he has also made a lot of money during this period of time. He doesn't have a sense of justice, but he is very righteous, he has done a lot of bastard things, and he has even done smuggling antiques, but he is very interesting to Nie Zhen, and he is especially interesting to those who have helped him, and he has never said that he owes it to those who have helped him, so that his reputation in this circle is still very good, and he can't hate it if he wants to.
Now Hongquan is no longer smuggling, and he has begun to try his best to whitewash himself, after all, he has made enough money, and he really doesn't want to leave a bad impression on future generations. (To be continued......)