Chapter 5 Departure and Auction
After staying in H City for a few days, Lan Jiawei went to his grandmother's house, visited a few relatives who were not very many, and then participated in a boring high school reunion.
Two days before leaving his hometown, Lan Jiawei saw the news on TV that the city criminal police team had bravely attacked and killed three wanted criminals in one fell swoop, shook his head and smiled, and ignored it.
On the plane to New York in the magic capital, the initial novelty passed quickly, most of the people around were Chinese, and there was a middle-aged Chinese sitting next to him, who began to sleep not long after getting on the plane, and it was estimated that he would often come and go, and his face was full of exhaustion. In the novel, the blood of a beautiful woman who can meet you on a plane did not happen to Lan Jiawei.
Closing his eyes, Lan Jiawei's consciousness sank into the ring space, when he was in his hometown, he deliberately went to the antique street to buy an antique wooden box, and put three loose diamonds in dark blue, pink, and purple into the box.
Looking at the big envelope given by his uncle, Lan Jiawei's heart warmed, his relatives will send charcoal in the snow, and the $8,000 in it can be regarded as a lot of money. It's not that I haven't thought about selling a few gold products in China or something, but after all, I don't want to be too exposed, and the source is not clear, it is much better abroad, buy a piece of land, just say that if you find a treasure, no one will come to the door to find trouble, it is all your own.
Retracting his consciousness deep into the ring, Lan Jiawei calculated, there were still more than ten days before the auction, and he went to New York, and the diamond had to be tested again to obtain a certificate or something, of course, this was already a matter of the auction house, and the main thing was to find a lawyer by himself. Thinking about it, I fell asleep.
When the plane landed smoothly, it was the afternoon time in New York, and the weather in July was still relatively hot.
Although Lan Jiawei also felt that his English accent was a little weird, it did not hinder communication, and in the chatter of the taxi driver, he found a small hotel near Fifth Avenue in New York.
After informing Wade Auction House on the phone in the room, there was a soft knock on the door of the room the next morning. What the? Bells? Our Comrade Lan Jiawei can't afford to live in a senior suite now, and it is very good to have a single room.
Opening the door, there were three people coming together, and the middle-sized white man in the middle stretched out his right hand: "Mr. Lan?" We are from Wade Auction House, we have an appointment with you, can we go in and talk? ”
Lan Jiawei shook hands with the three of them one by one, "Of course, please come in, the room is relatively small, please don't mind"
The white man in the middle laughed: "Soon you will be the new rich man, you can live as much as you want."
After closing the door, the white man in the middle continued: "I'm Mike Tannard, you can call me Mike, the planner and organizer of this auction, it's a pleasure to meet you, that one is my assistant Pete, this is our appraiser Logan." After speaking, Mike took out some identification documents from the file bag in the assistant's hand and handed them to Lan Jiawei.
After reading the document, Lan Jiawei shook hands with the three of them one by one, "Everyone, please take a seat, I'm sorry, if you don't mind, you can sit on the bed."
Mike waved his hand: "Mr. Lan, we are here this time to preliminarily appraise a few of your loose diamonds, and in addition, to make an appointment for you to go to our auction house to deliver the time, because we will invite an authoritative organization to re-identify and issue a certificate, you know, it takes time." Then a joke was made: "Your room is indeed a bit small".
Lan Jiawei nodded, "Don't stop Mr. Lan, you can call me Jiawei", after speaking, he handed the wooden box on the bedside table to Mike, and then said: "I'll go to a lawyer tomorrow, and I'll go to your auction house the day after tomorrow, okay?" ”
Mike handed the box to Logan, the appraiser next to him, and when Logan opened the box and saw the three loose diamonds inside, he magically took out a few tools, began to fiddle with them, and whistled, "Look at these pretty little guys."
Shaking his head with a wry smile, Mike said, "Javy, he's like that, I hope you don't mind"
Lan Jiawei smiled, filled a few glasses of water on the water dispenser and handed them to a few people, and took one himself, "It's nothing, it's a pity that I don't have any other drinks", after speaking, he made an invitation gesture, and sat with Mike on the two chairs next to the coffee table in the room.
Mike stretched his body and put his arm on the back of the chair: "You know, Garvy, these things of yours are what I insist on the auction house accepting." ”
Lan Jiawei raised his eyebrows: "Thank you very much, is there any other reason?" ”
Mike shrugged his shoulders: "Yes, you Chinese are very smart and mysterious. The reason is that last year I helped a Chinese person auction a few paintings at another auction house, and it was very successful, and now I am friends with him, so your email has piqued my interest."
Lan Jiawei became curious: "Those paintings are very valuable?" What is he doing now? ”
Mike nodded: "It's worth a lot!" He bought a piece of pasture."
The other party didn't elaborate, of course Lan Jiawei didn't ask, but said lightly: "Actually, after I have money, I also want to buy land, of course I prefer farms."
Mike rubbed his forehead: "It's hard to understand the plot of your Chinese land. JAVY, with all due respect, I think you're a little different from other Chinese", he gestured to his eyes, nose and chin.
Lan Jiawei shrugged his shoulders, "It's nothing, I'm an ethnic minority in China, maybe my alien blood is a bit special, so it's a bit high eyebrows, sunken eyes, high nose bridge and wide chin, in fact, my grandfather had a big hooked nose, so he is very kind and often regarded as a bad person."
Mike nodded in understanding, of course he had read the email from Lam about the family and inheritance. "No wonder, in fact, when you opened the door just now, if it weren't for your pure black hair and eyes, I would have mistaken you for a half-blood. I've seen my friend before, his classmates, his relatives and friends, mostly with that kind of round face. ”
Lan Jiawei laughed and didn't answer again. Of course, he understands the image of the Chinese in the eyes of Americans, the Mongolian face shape with a big pie face, a flat nose, and small eyes.
That's when Logan stood up, nodded at Mike, and said, 'Okay, it's all right, good loose diamonds.'
Mike stood up at the right time, stretched out his hand and shook hands with Lan Jiawei: "Jiawei, congratulations, your ancestors have left a considerable fortune, and I will be waiting for you in the office of the auction house the morning after tomorrow."
After a night's rest, Lan Jiawei began to walk the streets of New York, for some precautions in New York, when shopping in the domestic altar, I basically understood, although he was not afraid of anything, but he should try to avoid trouble.
He was still wearing a linen costume he bought in Kengzhou in June, linen is a clothing fabric that Lan Jiawei found that exists on both the planet Mir and the earth, but the earth's textile and printing and dyeing level is more advanced, so he likes it very much. Pure white short-sleeved open-necked shirt, pure white casual trousers, and a pair of casual shoes, although they are not famous brands, they fit very well, coupled with the unique temperament of the elf, which makes Lan Jiawei look very handsome and has a high return rate.
First of all, I found a mobile phone store, and it only cost a few hundred dollars to connect the phone with a number, or the latest insect eaten fruit 6, and then it was a lawyer, and an auction or something, so it was impossible to call the hotel, right? A mobile phone is a must.
After visiting many law firms, I finally found a suitable lawyer near Broadway in the afternoon. Why is it appropriate, I used to hear that American lawyers have high incomes in China, but now it seems that it is not high, but vampires. When it comes to signing a contract, many lawyers can offer a price of more than $3,000 after learning about Lan Jiawei's current identity. Some other secluded lawyers who offered hundreds of dollars, Lan Jiawei did not dare to agree to ....... Only the lawyer named Kane who was finally confirmed made Lan Jiawei very satisfied, whether it was the treatment of people, certificates, or the final price of $1,800, he could accept it.
The next morning, Lan Jiawei and his lawyer Kane came to Wade Auction House near Columbus Square, looking at the lintel of this auction house, Lan Jiawei nodded secretly, feeling very good, occupying the first and second floors of a 6-story office building, and a large parking lot, indicating that its strength is very good.
In the conference room on the second floor of the auction house, Mr. Lan and Mr. Mike were sitting on one side, and the lawyers on both sides were checking the details of the contract. Logan the appraiser is testing three diamonds, which is a test before warehousing, and Lan Jiawei will not care.
"Hey JAVY, can you keep the money in Wells Fargo after the auction," Mike said after taking a sip of coffee.
Lan Jiawei shrugged his shoulders, "It doesn't matter, it's the same for me in any bank, what?" Is that your family's? ”
Mike waved his hand: "No, my friend's family is the director there, for me, a little favor will be good for future business development".
Lan Jiawei smiled secretly in his heart: Who said that Americans don't pay attention to relationships?
"Mike, is this auction here? Not enough space, right? ”
"Oh, my friend, it won't be here, every auction is rented space, and the pre-auction items will be rented from the bank's insurance stock, and they will be reloaded and escorted on the road, so you don't have to worry about safety."
Lan Jiawei nodded and didn't ask any more questions, just knowing that others had very complete security measures.
At this time, the lawyers of both parties have already perfected the details of the contract, and after both parties have signed, they are waiting for the auction day to arrive.
When he went out, Lan Jiawei asked his lawyer: "Kane, can you apply for a green card on your behalf?" ”
"Of course, Mr. Lan, this is one of my regular businesses, but I suggest that after the auction is completed, you can first find a small industry to invest hundreds of thousands of dollars, which is conducive to the green card application."
"Okay, Kane, I know your call, I'll look for you if I need to, I'll see you soon"
"Goodbye, Mr. Blue"
Over the next few days, Mr. Lan toured New York, from Central Park to the Statue of Liberty and beyond, taking a trip to Wells Fargo to open an account and then picking up a voucher for the auction. Since I didn't want to get into trouble before the auction, I basically stayed in the hotel and watched TV at night.
A few days later, the auction ended successfully, due to Mike's wide social circle, there were many rich and wealthy representatives present, they paid a total of 33 million US dollars for the three diamonds, deducting the income of the auction house and taxes, Lan Jiawei made more than 28 million US dollars.
Standing on the balcony of his room in this five-star hotel, looking at the nearby night view of Central Park and New York, Lan Jiawei exhaled and said to himself: "This is just the beginning, for the sake of my relatives, for myself, for the elves, I will continue to work hard!" ”
At this time, the phone rang, "Hey Mike, tomorrow night's cocktail party?" No problem, I want to make a small investment in the early stage and then buy a farm, do you have anything you can introduce? Tomorrow night? Okay".
In a villa in the magic capital on the other side of the world, the man named Brother Hui looked at the news: "New York news, at the New York summer auction, three colored loose diamonds were auctioned by three mysterious rich men from the United Kingdom, the United States and Saudi Arabia at a total auction price of 33 million US dollars. This station's Iraq news ......", "bang", a porcelain cup was smashed on the wall by Brother Hui, "stupid, fool, my diamonds, my money ......."