Chapter 706: A Successful Ending
Originally, the auction went well, Tang Dou quoted a price of 60 million, if He Bin hadn't arranged such a scene, now the head of the sheep has been owned by Tang Dou. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
For money, Tang Dou really didn't care, he casually fished something from the palace of these emperors he knew, and the selling price was probably more than 60 million, and he used 60 million to buy back the sheep-headed beast head of the Old Summer Palace, which was definitely worth it.
As a result, what was supposed to be a good thing was interrupted by this good show arranged by He Bin.
Tang Dou knew in his heart that his purpose was different from that of He Bin, he wanted the head of the sheep, and He Bin wanted to step on Christie's and seize the high-end auction market in Hong Kong Island, a world-class metropolis.
However, it is not possible to use such an important cultural relic as the sheep's head as a prop, in case of any failure in He Bin's plan, the future of the sheep's head will become an uncertain factor.
James guessed correctly, the Chinese will definitely not give up the dream of reuniting the bronze statues of the twelve beast heads in the Old Summer Palace.
He Bin saw that Tang Dou was really anxious, he smiled, reached out to hug Tang Dou's shoulder, lowered his voice and said with a smile: "Boy, don't worry, I have already arranged it, no matter what, this sheep's head will definitely be yours, if there is an accident, I will go to Little Japan's hometown with a machine gun." ā
Tang Dou was speechless.
At this time, Sakata's conversation with James had escalated and turned into a tug-and-pull.
In this kind of place, James naturally would not take any improper actions against Sakata, let alone have any physical contact, it was Sakata who reached out and grabbed James by the neck, and shouted at the people who gathered around: "You all give a review, in the commission agreement signed by Christie's and me, if the items sent for auction are damaged during the auction, they Christie's will only bear the cost of repair, do you say this is a pit man?" Is the antique damaged and repaired back? And ......"
James's face turned purple, and he hurriedly said to Sakata, "Mr. Sakata, you have misunderstood, this is what is written in the agreement between us......"
"I don't care how you wrote it, that's how the agreement was written, I had already consulted with a lawyer, and the lawyer told me that if the items I sent for auction were really damaged during the auction, according to the agreement, you Christie's could have sent me away for a very small fee. Now you don't talk nonsense with me, I won't give this sheep's head to you Christie's to sell, and now I'm going to take it away. ā
"Mr. Sakata, the auction is underway, and if you suddenly cancel the auction at this time, you will bear a sky-high penalty for it."
"Liquidated damages? Bah, a black-hearted auction company like yours, you still want to talk to me about liquidated damages? I'm going to go to court to sue you for fraud......"
Sakata and James quarreled endlessly, and James knew that if he continued to quarrel with Sakata here, Christie's image would be ruined.
James tried to squeeze out a smile and invite Sakata to talk outside, but Sakata insisted that he must take away the sheep-headed beast head, at this time, He Gambling King walked out with an angry snort: "Since the auction of this sheep-headed beast head has begun, none of you can take it away before the auction is over." ā
"It's your business", Sakata scolded angrily and turned to He Gambling King, but then he said 'uh' as if he was being choked by the neck, and his body bent directly into half: "It turned out to be Mr. He, Mr. He, I didn't know it was you just now, I, I apologize to you." ā
As he spoke, Sakata raised his hand and opened the bow left and right on his face, and there were more than a dozen big mouths, and he was full of slaves.
He gambled with a black line, he looked at Sakata and said: "Don't fight, those who don't know are not guilty, since you know me, then please give me a face, how about Christie's continue the auction?" ā
How did Sakata not know the famous gambling king, not only did he know, but he was also a frequent visitor to Lisboa, if it weren't for his gambling habits, how could he be so downtrodden that he sold this sheep's head?
Of course, Sakata hopes that Christie's will continue the auction, and he prefers to auction the sheep's head as high as possible, so that he will have enough money to go to Lisboa to kill all sides, and win back the ones he lost before, and also to change this into Gali, thinking about the life of the beautiful woman in the past, Sakata has pinned all his hopes on this sheep's head.
However, the crown prince suddenly summoned him and introduced Mr. He to him, and then Mr. He made such and such demands on him, and then he could only come over and act in this play.
Although Mr. He promised to give him a large sum of money afterwards, he knew that the money that Mr. He gave him would definitely not be more than the money for the auction of the sheep's head, and the sheep's head, Prince Deren had informed him that this sheep's head would be nationalized as one of the cultural relics exchanged with the Chinese for the Kusanagi sword, and the state would compensate him for a reasonable price.
At this time, Sakata heard He Gambling King say that the auction would continue, and he made a bitter face.
This sheep head no longer belongs to him, and he still has to obey the orders of that Mr. He, and he can't do either of these two things.
Sakata looked at He Gambling King in embarrassment, and was not sure how to refuse He Gambling King, when a familiar voice sounded from his side: "Hey, that gentleman, since Mr. He has already spoken, then you should listen to Mr. He's orders." ā
Sakata turned around, looked at He Bin who was talking like a savior, and said with a very embarrassed look: "Then, what about the head of the sheep?" ā
What to do with the head of the sheep that Sakata asked, it was natural to ask how to explain to the crown prince.
He Bin smiled and said to Sakata: "This gentleman is really funny, Mr. He has said that the auction will continue, you can just sit back and wait to collect the money." ā
As he spoke, He Bin also winked at Sakata.
Sakata breathed a sigh of relief, with Mr. He to bear, and there was money to take, so he wouldn't say a word.
James stared at He Bin with a dark face, he had already tasted the taste of conspiracy from the conversation between the two people, and he concluded that Sakata's sudden ramp into the scene must have something to do with He Bin.
He Bin didn't pay attention to James, he walked out of the crowd, walked quickly to He Gambling King with a bright face full of chrysanthemums, enthusiastically stretched out his hands, and said with a smile on his face: "Hello Mr. He, I am He Bin from Baode International Art Auction Co., Ltd., please take care of me in the future." ā
He Gambling King stretched out his hand to push away the two bodyguards who were blocking him, smiled and stretched out his hand to shake He Bin, and said with a smile: "Thank you, little brother, for speaking up." ā
He Bin hurriedly and modestly handed his business card to He Gambling King.
He Gambling King smiled and put it away, looked at James and asked, "Mr. James, the problem is solved, let's continue the auction." ā
James's mouth of bitter water, Sakata suddenly ran over to make such a fuss, which has made Christie's face gloomy, and even people are really doubting Christie's integrity, but He Gambling King insists on continuing this neck-pinching auction.
Although if the auction continues, there will be no loss to Christie's, and they will still receive a commission according to the final auction price, but the final price of the lot will directly affect the amount of commission they will withdraw, and now this sheep head seems to be only sold at a price of 60 million yuan.
James was reluctant to do so, but he could only respond with a smile on his face: "Of course, of course it should continue." ā
He Gambling King smiled slightly, turned around and walked back to his seat and sat down.
Three minutes later, the auctioneer's hammer on the stage landed, and he announced with the same bitterness as James: "Congratulations to this gentleman on his purchase of this sheep's head for 60 million yuan, I announce that Christie's auction has been 'successful', and all my colleagues at Christie's thank you again for coming, and the auction house has arranged a celebratory reception at the hotel to welcome everyone to ......" (to be continued. )