In the 50s of the 20th century, the Bonhams family bought a large plot of land in the Knightsbridge area of London and built their first store there. By the early 80s, Bonhams, Christie's, Sotheby's and Phillips were considered the top four auction houses in the UK and Europe. Ten years after enjoying its reputation, Bonhams' fortunes have faced adversity. A large number of experts were jointly poached by Jiashide and Sufoube.

In 1987, Bonhams welcomed a new leader, Elvis, in an effort to turn things around. This former hero of Justin led Bonhams to focus on the development of small divisions and gradually became a unique specialist in contemporary porcelain, musical instruments, portraiture and rock mayflies. In 1988, for example, Bonhams established a ceramic art department, and by the early 90s it had almost monopolized large-scale auctions of ceramics, including works by Picasso.

The 90s of the 20th century were the most difficult time for the auction industry in the UK, when the EU increased import duties by 2.5% on goods sold in the UK. In addition, the development of the auction business in Paris in the 90s also stole part of the business in London. Finding foreign buyers was the most fashionable buzzword in auction houses at the time, but Bonhams had a monopoly in the professional field and was spared the fate of rushing to find foreign buyers.

Much of the growth of the overseas business in the following years was due to the first public auction in Tokyo in 1996, which featured Beatles memorabilia, including the Beatles' velvet cape and Sir Paul's birth certificate. Because of the wide news coverage, the transaction price was much higher than estimated. This was followed by an Elvis Presley souvenir auction in Tokyo, which was also a dramatic success.

The domestic circle is accustomed to calling it Baolong Auction, and a few years ago, it set up a branch in Hong Kong, and there is a special session every month. Last year, it also entered Shanghai and officially opened up the domestic market.

The reason why Wu Tianyuan wants shares is to cooperate with the future god-making plan, Bonhams is a long-established auction house, and it has European resources and connections. This is the most basic condition for hyping up a work of art, and the auction house is the most crucial part of getting others to recognize a new artist and raise his net worth.

"No problem, this is too easy, as long as you don't regret it!"

Tagil was happy, this was not a problem for him at all, as long as it could be solved with money, it would not be a matter for him!

"I'll find a lawyer to handle the equity transfer contract in a while, and tomorrow you will be one of the three shareholders of Bonhams!"

The rest of the matter is very simple, Master Ah Han is satisfied with the holy relics, and Tagil officially transfers the equity to Wu Tianyuan, which is a good thing that everyone is happy about.

"You want to contact a mercenary?"

Tagil was curious, after this transaction, he regarded the magical Wu Tianyuan as a good friend, and he would inevitably contact him more in the future. Suddenly I heard that he wanted to introduce himself to some reliable mercenaries?

"I'm running all over the world, and some places are not safe, isn't it that Israeli bodyguards are the best in the world? You're a big tyrant, there should be a way out of this, right? ”

Tagil straightened his chest and patted his chest and promised: "Of course, who has us Middle Easterners who pay more attention to pomp!" Looking for iron and blood, they are the most reliable! ”

A mercenary is a professional soldier who is employed by and fights for any country or nation regardless of the interests of the nation and all its consequences. From the time of the ancient Greeks, mercenaries began to appear on the world stage as a special group, with the profession of "war" and "adventure". By the early 19th century, Britain had used a large number of mercenaries as it expanded outward. They are armies when they fight, and they appear as corporations when they plunder resources and engage in business cooperation.

Despite the strong opposition of the international community to the use of mercenaries, the reality is that the scale of mercenaries is constantly expanding. They are found in many hot spots around the world. There is now one foreign mercenary for every five military personnel in Iraq.

"What do you say Swiss mercenaries are the best? That's a lie! ”

Tagil said disdainfully: "They eat the most delicious and the most notorious!" In the beginning, the Swiss cantons raised soldiers on a large scale for the European countries, and these mercenaries enjoyed a high reputation. But since the 18th century, most of the mercenaries there have been ruffians. After the Second World War, mercenaries were hired by governments and anti-government groups in certain third world countries, such as Israel and Iraq, with a fairly good record. ”

"In 1996, former Congolese President Mobutu recruited mercenaries to stop the offensive of the rebel forces led by Kabila at that time, and a considerable number of foreign mercenaries appeared in armed conflicts in Angola, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Chechnya and other places. At present, there are dozens of mercenary companies in Iraq, employing more than 20,000 people, who are responsible for defending important targets such as Iraq's interim government buildings, airports, and oil pipelines. ”

Wu Tianyuan has also heard of this for a long time, many large domestic enterprises rely on mercenaries to protect their property and personal safety, such as Huawei's companies in Africa and the Middle East, all of which rely on mercenaries.

"From the 90s, mercenaries began to gradually transform. First of all, it is necessary to engage in a group company business model. There are now more than 100 such mercenary companies in the world, of which the four largest are the South African Private Armed Companies, SI Companies, Military Career Resources Companies, and Blackwater. ”

"However, in my personal experience, I don't recommend large companies, Iron Will is a small team with less than a few dozen people, but it has experienced a hundred battles and has extremely strong combat effectiveness!"

"Their strongest record has once broken through a city, and they are the best at decapitation operations, and they are very famous in the circle! Both credibility and word-of-mouth are the best, and I have always been a loyal customer. ”

Wu Tianyuan nodded, it was not easy to get such a high evaluation from Tagil, he just asked in advance, in case he went to a dangerous place to hunt for treasure in the future, it was indispensable to find someone to protect him.

After all, Wang Jun has some places that are inconvenient, and it is more suitable to find outsiders if he has money, so he will find out first, and it will be convenient to find them when the time comes.

"I'm very familiar with their captain, when do you need to say it, I promise to give you the best service!"

Tagil took out a pen and paper, handed it to Wu Tianyuan and said, "You write down all the conditions, and I will send the iron-blooded boss Scar and ask him to customize a team for you." The average protection task is only five people, and the higher level is ten, which can already solve most of the problems. ”

"Fifteen people is the highest configuration, and the team has a full range of roles, and can complete most of the requirements according to the employer. It's only $800,000 a month, which is a good deal! ”

Wu Tianyuan secretly said that he is worthy of being a local tyrant, and the protection fee of more than five million a month is still cheap? Write down your general requirements so that Tagil will have time to send them to Iron Will and have time to talk.

"By the way, I'm going to buy an Italian armor museum next month, are you interested?"