Chapter 134, the photographer is connected
It's just that this is not a deterrent for Xi Qing, and there is not only this auction house in the world, then again, if Xi Qing takes a fancy to the object they want to auction, even if he is not on the scene, he can also entrust someone else to conduct a telephone auction, which is a very common behavior in international auctions. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info please see the most complete!
"Xiao Xi, thank you, thank you......"
After Dennis and Daniel left the conference room, Ms. Wang took the lead in applauding, and everyone applauded, and the applause echoed in the conference room for a long time.
Although this is only a private business behavior, but it has also increased the prestige of the country, and the Chinese have fought for face, naturally, their own interests have been won with it, and all this is brought by Xi Qing, and he deserves these applause.
"Don't dare, don't dare, Ms. Wang, Mr. Liu, the seniors in the antique shop, the reason why the auction house bowed its head is not that I have face, but everyone's credit, if it weren't for everyone's support, I'm afraid I would have been swept away by the auction house, I want to thank you all for ......"
Xi Qing stood up and bowed deeply to everyone in the venue, he was sincere this time, and he could make the auction house apologize publicly, Xi Qing felt that this trip was worthwhile.
Ms. Wang smiled and waved her hand, and said, "Don't talk about this, Xiao Xi, when I have time, I will go to Jiangcheng to see your collection, and you will introduce me to some good things when the time comes......"
"Hehe, Ms. Wang, my things are definitely not in your eyes, but after a while, I want to set up a private museum in the capital, that is estimated to be a bit interesting, and when it opens, if you have time, please come and guide......"
After hearing Ms. Wang's words, Xi Qing's heart moved, and she said that she was going to open a private museum, and these people present were all top Chinese collectors at home and abroad, and if they were willing to contribute, their own museum would not have to worry about no exhibits.
"Oh? Private museum? ”
Ms. Wang was stunned for a moment when she heard this, although many people in China have opened private museums in recent years, but they are all people who have been in the collection circle for many years and have a certain network and reputation.
Not only Ms. Wang, but also other people, after hearing Xi Qing's words, they also felt a little incredible, although the threshold of private museums is not particularly high, but not everyone can play.
Opening a private museum requires not only a large and rich collection, but also a lot of money, and you know, when there are state-owned museums everywhere, and many of them are free to visit, the prospects of private museums are not very promising.
If a private museum charges a fee, it will be scolded, but there is no charge, and the maintenance of the collection in the museum, the salary expenses of the staff, including water and electricity, these add up to a lot of money, which is not something that ordinary people can afford.
"Xiao Xi, why do you want to open a private museum? It's a thankless task, by the way, what do you have now, share it with us guys......"
After Mr. Liu heard Xi Qing's words, he also became interested, and a circle of people hula surrounded Xi Qing in the middle, this young man was really a little incomprehensible, and he was very interested in Xi Qing.
"Hehe, I didn't think about opening a museum so soon, but some collections want to be exchanged with some foreign museums, so there must be a name. Otherwise, the other party won't exchange with me at all, as for my private collections, it's really not a lot, and I'm worried about opening a museum, I'm afraid I'll have to rely on my predecessors to help me when the time comes......"
Xi Qing didn't elaborate on the exchange of collections with the Guimet Museum, this matter has not been skimmed, in case it doesn't work out, this is a big talk, but taking advantage of this opportunity, Xi Qing wants these people to donate some objects.
"Ahem, Xiao Xi, you can go to the front of us, let's shoot objects here, you have exchanged collections with foreign museums, the future is terrifying, when your museum opens, I will definitely go to see ......"
Mr. Liu smiled and patted Xi Qing on the shoulder, but he never mentioned the donation of collections, Xi Qing is too young, I don't know what kind of scale this museum can become, just based on Xi Qing's words, these old foxes will not make a move.
Second, don't look at these big collectors who often donate cultural relics to some official museums, and all of them are worth millions of cultural relics and antiques, but that is also beneficial.
Just like some enterprises, after donating how much charity money a year, they can be reasonably exempted from some taxes by the local government, the reason is the same, these Chinese collectors present, in fact, there are many people with this kind of thought, although this thing makes people feel a little impure motives, but it is all true.
"Definitely, definitely, all seniors must come to guide when the time comes......"
Xi Qing smiled and nodded in agreement, he also knew that there was no evidence, why did others hand over objects worth tens of millions to him?
After your own museum opens, it's not too late to let others see the scale of the museum and then propose to borrow the collection.
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"Mr. Xi, I would like to ask how the dispute between you and the auction house was resolved?"
"Mr. Xi, I'm a reporter from the Evening de France, can I give you a brief interview?"
"Hey, buddy, let's talk about it, is it soft over there?"
When it was time to eat at noon, as soon as Xi Qing and the others came out of the conference room, they were immediately surrounded by dedicated reporters.
"I'm sorry, I don't have ...... comment"
took someone else's softness, since an agreement has been reached with the auction house, it is best not to do this downright thing, and when Xi Qing went through the auction transaction procedures before, someone specially explained to him, and Xi Qing also nodded in approval.
"This gentleman, may I ask what happened in there?"
"Did the auction house apologize to Mr. Xi?"
"This lady, please stay ......"
Seeing that Xi Qing refused to cooperate, the reporters immediately pointed the microphone at the others, anyway, as long as they could get the content of the conversation between Xi Qing and others just now, as for whether the person concerned said it, it was not very important.
"I'm sorry, I don't have ...... comment"
"I'm sorry, but please ask the person concerned about this matter......"
"Please let go, please let ......"
However, these Chinese collectors from home and abroad are obviously veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, and they are more skilled in dealing with reporters than the other, and they follow from the door of the conference room to the restaurant, and none of them leaked any tone, which disappointed the reporters.
When they arrived at the restaurant, those reporters were stopped again, because the restaurant was completely wrapped up by the auction house at noon, these reporters could not enter, so they could only wait outside to stick their heads out, and Xi Qingzhi, who was watching, shook his head. After eating at noon, everyone rested for a while, and at the urging of the staff of the auction house, they returned to the auction hall.
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"Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests and friends, due to some minor misunderstandings in the morning, the auction was interrupted, and now the auction continues, and the items to be auctioned are ...... A ...... of blue and white plates during the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty in China"
Standing on the auction table, Cook's face at the moment was obviously not as good as the spirit of the morning, because of his deliberate revenge, the auction house suffered heavy losses, at noon, Dennis sprayed a lot of spit stars in his face, at this time Dennis presided over the rules, and no longer dared to have the slightest transgression.
"Friends can first look at the color page in the hand, this blue and white plate diameter of 38.5 centimeters, pure glaze, thick pulp, blue and white color is positive but not evil, the bottom of the Kangxi period, after a number of experts identified, this blue and white plate, should belong to the Qing court official kiln porcelain...... It is the first time that such a large porcelain has appeared in an international auction, and the reserve price is 500,000 euros, which is a rare opportunity, and I invite you to bid......"
After advocating for a while, Cook quoted the reserve price of this Kangxi blue and white plate, which is also one of the fine products of this auction, in order to save the impact of the morning, he deliberately got it to the front for auction.
"700,000 ......"
"650,000 ......"
"600,000 ......"
"Five hundred and fifty thousand..."
Just when Cook's words fell, suddenly four or five voices sounded at the same time, which startled Cook, it is said that although this thing is sought-after, but it is still his experience, and it will be cold for tens of seconds and a minute before someone bids, so fast and so many people shouting at the same time, it makes Cook a little uncomfortable.
"Buyer No. 87 bid 700,000 euros, which suddenly increased the price of this porcelain by 200,000 euros, and it seems that the competition for this porcelain will be very fierce......"
However, the name of the "white glove" auctioneer is not for nothing, and Cook still identified the person with the highest bid at the first time, although he felt a little strange in his heart, but Cook was still very happy.
The competition was so fierce at the beginning, Cook had every reason to believe that the final transaction price of this porcelain would definitely be higher than the oil painting by Lang Shining that Xi Qing auctioned earlier.
"Mr. Zhao is really lucky......"
"Well, why didn't I think of it, and started to call the price a little higher?"
"Yes, Lao Zhao is really cunning, but whether the auction house is willing to sell this porcelain for 700,000 euros or not......
After Cook finished speaking, the few people who were bidding just now did not raise their hands to bid again, but talked in a low voice.
The bid of 700,000 euros Mr. Zhao, at this moment is naturally full of spring, although it is possible to only auction this one object, but the value of this porcelain, far more than 700,000 euros, such a large blue and white plate, as Cook said, is extremely rare, to go to China, I am afraid that 20 million RB is willing to buy.
Thirty seconds passed...... A minute passed...... Two minutes passed...... Standing on the auction table, Cook's face slowly became a little ugly, he didn't know why, the only 700,000 euros of bidding, no one raised the price, which made the experienced Cook feel that something was wrong.
"700,000 euros for the first time, this Qing Dynasty Kangxi blue and white plate, even if it is not a unique product, it is rare in the world, interested friends hurry up and bid, the opportunity is rare......"
The auction hammer in Cook's hand slammed heavily on the table, and the language was very demagogic, and he spit out the money from his mouth, but even if he had a lotus in his mouth, the audience was still quiet, and no one responded except for the price offered by Mr. Zhao.
"Friends, the price of this Kangxi porcelain in the international auction market is at least about 1 million euros, maybe you bid again, this porcelain will belong to you, and please actively quote, if you lose this opportunity, you may never meet such an opportunity today......"
Cook's clothes behind his back at the moment have been completely wet with cold sweat, he has presided over so many auctions, he is no stranger to the situation in front of him, this is the scene that the auctioneer is most afraid of, and the buyers are "strung together".
Sure enough, the reaction of the people below verified Cook's idea, although he said it badly, there was still no one in the audience to quote, and now the price of this piece of porcelain is still 700,000 euros.
As the clock ticked by, the cold sweat on Cook's forehead had dripped down his neck and into his clothes, and for some reason, those foreign collectors who were interested in Chinese art did not offer a price for this porcelain, and in this case, even Cook was helpless.
"Hey, I said Mr. Cook, as the owner of the White Glove, you shouldn't have made such a low mistake, now that it's been five minutes since the first hammer, do you have to wait until the auction is over? ”
Under Cook's tireless urging again and again, more than five minutes quickly passed, but except for Mr. Zhao, who was the first bidder, there was no second person to bid, and finally Mr. Zhao was impatient and simply stood up and accused Cook.
"I really don't have any friends bidding anymore......"
After asking another question unwillingly, Cook struck the auction hammer twice in succession, and said: "Congratulations to the No. 87 buyer, you have successfully auctioned this blue and white plate from the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty in China at a price of 700,000 euros, congratulations again......"
Although he said congratulations, Cook did not have a smile on his face, and he knew that he had encountered the situation that the auctioneer feared the most, that is, the buyers would join together and boycott the auction house.
This situation is generally extremely rare in large auction occasions, because buyers come from all over the world, and it is difficult to agree on it, but today I don't know why, they have succeeded in tandem. To be continued.