131. New ambitions
At the end of the auction, the rich people happily signed checks and took their collectibles.
However, for the time being, Wang Bo can't get the money, and the money needs to go through the tax bureau account and calculate the taxes before it can enter his hands.
However, Lao Wang is clean, and the taxes he has to pay will not be very much, because he has invested a lot of small town public infrastructure, which can be deductible.
For example, the last time the "Hymn" was auctioned for more than 20 million, he had to pay as much as 4 million in taxes, but in the end he only had to pay less than 1 million, which is unimaginable, but it is legal and compliant: the construction of a third-class road alone will offset those taxes.
Therefore, in this regard, Lao Wang is very open, the investment in the town is carried out in his private name, and now although the sunset collar has been changed to the sunset town, it is actually not much different from his territory, and it is better to use it for tax deduction.
After Christie's took over all the finances, Adams immediately gave him an answer to the harvest:
The legendary pocket watch sold for the highest 38 million, the full set of Indian-style jewelry sold for 16 million, the two gold statues together sold for 28 million, the three silver statues together sold for 12 million, the jade snuffbox sold for 2.5 million, the rosewood cane sold for 1.5 million, and two ivory pistols that once came from the family of the chairman of the East India Company sold for a high price of 4 million.
Japanese bone china gave Wang Bo a surprise, and it was auctioned for 5.5 million, much higher than the original estimate of 2 million given by Adams and Lyle.
In other words, all together, the castle antiques in this special auction were sold for a high price of 100 million and 7.5 million!
Unexpected!
Although Adams called Wang Bo the youngest billionaire, he was just a title, just like a person who earns 800,000 a year can introduce himself and say that he earns 1 million a year.
According to the estimation of Christie's treasure experts, the total value of these treasures was around 90 million, but the final auction price was 15 percent higher.
However, this can only be said to be unexpected and reasonable, and the final price of the auction is difficult to estimate, because these things are too expensive, and if the price of one or two of them fluctuates, the estimate will be in vain.
In fact, it is not uncommon for prices to fluctuate by 20% or more in the world's top auctions, and the price of a lot can fluctuate several times if it comes to winning the auction!
Adams shook hands with Wang Bo and said eagerly: "Congratulations, young billionaire, I think today's auction will live on in my memory for a long time, and it is really a joy to witness the birth of a billionaire." β
Lao Wang smiled very low-key, 100 million New Zealand dollars, if he didn't develop a small town and go back to his hometown to be a rich man, then he wouldn't be able to spend so much money in his life, even if he made a tender mold and ate sea cucumber every day.
It's a pity, he really wants to build a top town, and besides, he can't leave the territory alone now, and there is no territory to provide the lord's energy, so when the energy is exhausted, this lord's heart may become something.
Adams asked Wang what he planned to do with the money: "If you're looking for a place to vacation or have a good time, I thought I could give you some ideas." β
Lao Wang thanked him, then shook his head and said, "No, man, I'm a mayor, my town is still under construction, and I haven't had a chance to have fun for the time being." β
After a pause, he added, "Besides, is 100 million New Zealand dollars a lot?" As far as I know, the section of Highway 8 that passes through our town alone will cost more than $500 million to build! β
This is what he said from the bottom of his heart, is 100 million New Zealand dollars a lot? Let's take a look at the construction, I guess I can't even build the prototype of the town.
Of course, the prototype of the town he is talking about is the prototype of the world's top town, and it doesn't cost so much money to build an ordinary town.
Adams admires Wang Bo's attitude towards money, which is rational, open-minded, and calm.
As an executive of a world-class auction company, he has seen many cases of overnight wealth, and many ordinary people have become rich because of a family heirloom antique or a treasure obtained by chance.
Then, these people often struggle to withstand the pressure of getting rich, start spending like crazy, and become poor again after a period of profligacy.
He has seen a lot of this kind of people, especially young people, and Wang Bo is different from these people, with a rare calmness among young people.
Confidence, a lot of money, composure, ambition, and the sense of responsibility he saw in Wang Bo, so Adams became interested in Wang Bo, and he pondered for a moment and said, "Hey man, are you interested in joining the free route?" I can be your referee. β
Wang Bo didn't understand the Freedom Route Club yet, so he politely declined.
Adams is a human spirit, he understood Wang Bo's thoughts, patted him on the shoulder and said, "You can go and learn about this club, if you are willing to change your mind, you can always find me." β
The auction is over, but Adams still has a lot to do, first of all, he has to arrange for his subordinates to sort out the auction records, and keep the auction contract, auction announcement, auction instructions, special regulations, lot catalog, transaction confirmation, auction records and other auction materials according to the regulations.
Secondly, he also has to archive the bidder's information and send it to the headquarters database for a period of more than 10 years.
Last but not least, he confirms with the finance that the cash flow of the auction is safe, calculates the proceeds, commissions and commissions, and settles the accounts with the owners of the antiques.
Christie's prepared a dinner party at the chΓ’teau, but not many people stayed to eat.
Half of them left the castle after the auction was over. Most of the remaining half flew to Queenstown, where they rested for the night and left, leaving only a dozen wealthy people.
For this situation, Adams had long predicted, and when he prepared the dinner, it was arranged according to the standard of thirty people.
Wang Bo sighed: "You are really clever. β
Adams smiled wryly and said, "I wish I had miscalculated and knew why they left?" That's because my energy and connections are not enough to support such a party. β
Wang Bo asked strangely, "What do you mean?" β
Charlie, who was next to him, explained: "The gatherings of these rich circles are exquisite, and if you want to invite these people to a private party, you need a lot of face. β
In this way, Lao Wang understood, that is, Adams's face was not enough to invite so many rich people to stay and participate in his party.
After understanding this truth, Wang Bo couldn't help but rise up with pride: "Charlie, one day, I will hold a party here again, and then I will call all the rich and powerful people in New Zealand, and I want everyone to be proud of my party at that time!" β