Chapter 703: Confrontation Play
Christie's auction started one day earlier than Boyd International, and the duration of the meeting was also three days, and the meaning of fighting the ring was obvious, of course, it was Boyd International who wanted to take the initiative to fight this ring with Christie's. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
At the time of the preview, because of the appearance of the Kusanagi Sword, Boyd International was indeed in the limelight, and even forced James, the executive director of Christie's in Hong Kong Island, to use 18 methods to deal with it, and finally showed their secret sheep-headed beast head of the 12 zodiac signs of the Old Summer Palace, which finally brought back a little decline.
But what I didn't expect was that as soon as Christie's sheep's head was displayed, Powerleader International's Kusanagi Sword was quietly taken off the shelves.
After inquiry, James learned that the Kusanagi sword was removed from the shelves because the auctioneer had reached an agreement with the Japanese to make a private transaction, which was a great thing for James and Christie's, Baode International made it clear that it was coming to the ring, and their most eye-catching lot in this auction was the Kusanagi sword, one of the three major artifacts in Japan. However, in terms of the historical significance of the two lots, Christie's sheep's head is definitely better than Boyd International's firewood kiln porcelain.
James can be said to be full of confidence in this auction, Baode International in his eyes is just a small auction house in China, although it has a big international brand, but most of Baode International's tentacles are only in a few small Asian countries, even Hong Kong Island can not gain a firm foothold, what to take with the century-old reputation of Christie's?
Today is the third day of the Christie's General Auction and the second day of the Boyd International Art Auction, James stood at the door of Christie's rented auction room at the Hong Kong Island Convention and Exhibition Centre, greeting guests from all walks of life with a smile on his face.
Today is the highlight of Christie's auction, and the finale of the sheep's head will be sold today.
The appearance of the sheep's head has already attracted the attention of all parties, and even hundreds of students from Hong Kong Island University and the mainland gathered at the entrance of the Hong Kong Island Convention and Exhibition Center, who protested against Christie's public auction of the sheep's head looted by the invaders, and demanded that Christie's return the sheep's head to China unconditionally.
James laughed at the protests of these students, the auction house was only a representative, and the students' protests could not help him at all, and the greater the commotion, the greater the influence of the auction.
At this time, two people walked in from outside the door of the convention and exhibition center, talking and laughing, and walked directly to the location of the auction hall. When James saw one of them, he couldn't help but smile playfully.
He Bin saw James from a distance, and immediately stretched out his hand to James with a smile on his face and strode over, and he already laughed before he got close: "Mr. James, I came to visit and study at your Christie's auction, you won't be welcome, right?" ”
James shook He Bin's hand enthusiastically and shook it with a smile: "I was really surprised that Mr. He was able to come to Christie's, welcome, welcome." ”
He Bin smiled and said: "Mr. James speaks Chinese more fluently than me, you make me, a Chinese, stand on my own land and feel ashamed, haha, Mr. James, I will introduce you to my good friend, President Tang of Jinling for 5,000 years." ”
James held Tang Dou's hand with a smile on his face and shook it vigorously: "Hello Mr. Tang, it's a pleasure to see you again." ”
He Bin glanced at James a little depressed, this girl is also a dog looking down on people, just now you used one hand when you shook hands with me, and now you use both hands to shake hands with this kid, which point is this kid better than my brother?
He Bin angrily asked James, "You two know each other?" ”
James smiled and said: "At one auction, we exhibited a fake firewood kiln porcelain, but fortunately Mr. Tang saw through it in time, and we also bought it at a high price, which saved some face for Christie's, for which I personally and Christie's are grateful to Mr. Tang." ”
Tang Dou smiled, shook James's hand and said, "Mr. James is polite, I just happened to be at the right time." ”
James laughed, looked at Tang Dou and suddenly lowered his voice and asked, "Mr. Tang, I heard the legend from people outside that the Japanese Kusanagi Sword is yours?" ”
Tang Dou smiled slightly and nodded slightly.
After making a fuss for so long, China and Japan still have the intervention of the expert group, and the matter of Kusanagi Sword has long been no longer a secret.
James shook Tang Dou's hand again, and said in a low voice: "I really hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with Mr. Tang, here I assure Mr. Tang that we Christie's will definitely give Mr. Tang the greatest discount, as for the commission, I can make the decision to Mr. Tang according to the most distinguished guests." ”
Tang Dou glanced at He Bin, who was blue on the side, and said with a smile: "If I have the opportunity, I am happy to cooperate with Christie's." ”
He Bin on the side suddenly smiled, James actually pried his customer in front of him, and it was this kid who pryed, James's eyes really grew to the soles of his feet.
He Bin smiled at James and said, "Mr. James, this little ...... This Mr. Tang is coming for your finale sheep head today, if Mr. Tang shoots it, you will simply give Mr. Tang no commission, right? ”
"This ......" James's face looked embarrassed, Christie's was not his own family, and he did not have the power to waive the commission of a large transaction.
James greeted He Bin's mother in his heart, he smiled awkwardly, looked at Tang Dou and said, "Mr. Tang is really generous, if you win the auction today, I will definitely waive a certain fee for you." ”
Tang Dou shook James's hand with a smile, and said with a smile: "Mr. James, don't listen to Mr. He's nonsense, I'm here for the sheep's head beast, but I see that so many powerful buyers have come today, and in the end, it's not certain who will be the sheep's head." ”
James smiled and said, "Mr. Tang is polite, Mr. Tang and Mr. He, please sit inside, and I will greet guests here." ”
Tang Dou said with a smile: "Then you are busy, and we will drink tea together when we are free another day." ”
James smiled and stretched out his hand to make a gesture of please, and accompanied Tang Dou and He Bin to walk a few steps towards the auction hall before turning back.
Seeing James turn to leave, He Bin smiled and put his hand on Tang Dou's shoulder, and said in a low voice with a smile: "Let this kid be scared for a while, and I'll see how this kid still gets scared after a while." ”
Tang Dou smiled and said, "That's your business, it has nothing to do with me, I'm just here to have a good time." (To be continued.) )