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"Well, you guys go negotiate the contract."

At this time, Zheng Lao waved his hand and said, "Qing girl, send them away, let's continue to study porcelain." ”

Seeing that Zheng Lao couldn't wait, Qi Xiang and the middle-aged man immediately looked at each other and smiled bitterly, and without waiting for the young woman Xueqing to catch up, he left the hall with interest and walked into the nearby office.

As soon as he entered, the middle-aged man personally poured tea for Qi Xiang, then took out a contract template and handed it over, and said with a smile: "Brother Qi, you look at the contract and think there is any problem, you might as well bring it up, and we will discuss it." ”

"Okay, thanks." Qi Xiang took the contract and carefully browsed it.

In fact, he is no stranger to such a contract, he has signed it a few times, as long as he pays attention to a few key points and makes sure that there are no pitfalls, there will generally be no problems.

This is a consignment contract, and the most important thing is naturally the commission. Qi Xiang turned two pages and saw the percentage of the commission, which was a large amount, 15%!

In other words, after the auction of things and things, 15% of the total turnover is the commission of the auction house.

This ratio is not high or not, and it is not low to say low.

Qi Xiang groaned, and suddenly raised his head and asked, "Manager Zhao, I want to ask, when will my porcelain be able to be auctioned." ”

"It's coming, there are still two months, and it's the autumn auction." Manager Zhao smiled: "Brother Qi, don't worry. When the time comes, we will definitely vigorously promote your stuff and arrange a favorable order for you, and maybe we can set a new record. ”

"Two months?" Qi Xiang frowned, with a look of hesitation.

Manager Zhao saw it and hurriedly asked, "What, there's a problem?" ”

"Manager Zhao, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait for two months." Qi Xiang said truthfully: "I want to shoot faster." ”

"That's it." Manager Zhao was embarrassed: "Brother Qi, you also know." Preparation for autumn auctions takes more than just time. There are also certain patterns. When was it held in previous years, this year it is impossible to bring it forward, or postpone it ......"

Not only is there a regularity, but more importantly, you can miss the opening time with other big auctions.

After all, there are at least several well-known auction houses across the country, and each auction house will hold grand large-scale auctions in the spring and autumn seasons.

In this case, as long as you are smart, you will definitely know how to stagger the time and not form direct competition. Do business. It is necessary to pay attention to harmony and make money, and the result of fighting each other is that both sides suffer heavy losses, which is not beneficial to everyone.

Therefore, when the major auction houses hold a big auction, they must communicate with each other and determine the time and place, and it is impossible to advance or postpone it, so as not to cause conflicts.

Qi Xiang also understands this truth, so he has no intention of complaining. Instead, he said in a low voice: "Manager Zhao, I can't wait for the autumn shooting, but private shooting, look at my porcelain." Is it qualified enough? ”

"Private ......"

Manager Zhao's expression immediately became subtle: "Brother Qi, what are you talking about?" ”

"Manager Zhao, I'm talking about private shooting."

Qi Xiang smiled and said clearly: "Private small shooting." ”

Manager Zhao's face changed. After his eyes flickered slightly, he asked, "Are you sure you want to take a private photo?" ”

"Yes."

Qi Xiang nodded lightly: "As far as I know, private auctions should be held regularly." Every first and fifteenth day of the new year, there will be one. Estimate the time, these two days should begin. ”

"It's about to start, but it's ......"

Manager Zhao hesitated, and kindly reminded: "Brother Qi, you must know that private shooting and autumn shooting are very different, and the difference is very big. The same thing may have been unsold in private auctions, but it broke the record in autumn auctions. ”

"I know ...... this"

Qi Xiang nodded heavily, but there was a bit of a sense of obstinacy: "But I want to gamble." ”

What is the situation of private shooting, Qi Xiang somewhat understands.

To put it bluntly, the so-called private auction is a legal sidekick, a secret auction. The members participating in the auction are quite mixed, and the lots are even more strange, with good and evil coming from both good and evil.

Ordinary people will not know about such an auction at all, and they will not have the opportunity to hear about it. Qi Xiang was also in the mouth of the young woman Xueqing, and vaguely heard some news. He was also a little vague about what the situation was.

However, what is certain is that there are disadvantages and advantages to private shooting.

The disadvantage is that the people who participate in the auction have mixed tastes and different aesthetics from the public. Therefore, many art treasures are easily treated coldly in private auctions.

After all, if you can buy something at a public auction, why should people bid on such a risky private auction?

Of course, the benefits of private shooting are also very obvious. After all, the auction is not open to the public, so the participants can throw away many constraints, and some huge amounts of money that do not need to be clearly explained, can play their own value on that occasion.

In private shooting, no matter how much he squandered, he didn't get to the bottom of it.

This is undoubtedly a boon for some people.

"Are you sure?"

At this time, Manager Zhao confirmed again: "The process of private auction is somewhat different from the process of ordinary auctions. If you're determined to participate, it's a different contract. ”

"I'm sure, I'll take a private shot." Qi Xiang cut the railway.

"Okay, here's the contract, you see." Manager Zhao took out another document in the drawer.

Qi Xiang looked at the other contracts and found that the content of the contracts was similar to the previous contracts, but there were some differences. For example, the commission has doubled from 15% to 30%.

In this regard, Qi Xiang had no doubts, and signed very happily.

"Happy cooperation...... Manager Zhao stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Brother Qi, I am very optimistic about your batch of porcelain, to put it mildly, if those porcelains return in private auctions, it doesn't matter, there are autumn auctions." ”

"Leave the stuff to us, and I can guarantee that they'll definitely shine at the autumn auctions."

Manager Zhao is very confident that he wants to create a brand effect of an auction house rather than an obscure private auction, as long as there is something eye-catching in the autumn auction, it will definitely attract major media to report and increase exposure.

"Manager Zhao, you're cursing me." Qi Xiang joked, and his tone was a little playful.

Manager Zhao suddenly came to his senses and immediately laughed and said, "Gaffe, it's me who lost my word." Brother Qi, this is my fault, I have a treat at noon, which can be regarded as an apology. ”

Manager Zhao warmly invited, Qi Xiang definitely wanted to give face, and by the way, he pulled the young woman Xueqing. Originally, I wanted to call Mr. Zheng with him, but his old man seemed to be addicted to porcelain and couldn't extricate himself, so he couldn't move at all.

In desperation, the three of them had to go to dinner by themselves.

It's just socializing, and it's not so strange to Qi Xiang. Anyway, it was to solicit feelings at the table, and when the banquet was dispersed, when Manager Zhao was not paying attention, he easily stuffed a box into the bag of the young woman Xueqing.

The young woman Xueqing glanced at him with a sneer, and quietly took her bag and left.

In fact, there is nothing in the box, just a bracelet, jadeite, not too expensive, only two or three hundred thousand. It's a gift, and it's a favor.

The things were handed out, and Qi Xiang was also relieved, and returned directly to the hotel to settle down.

Two days later, he came to the auction house again.

Because on this day, the private auction was held as scheduled. He entered through the side door, and as soon as he reported his identity, someone naturally led him into a special elevator and fell to the ground.

The bottom of the high-rise building has been hollowed out, and the basement floor is an underground parking lot. However, under the parking lot, there seems to be a hidden space.

Under the guidance of the staff, Qi Xiang smoothly entered this layer of space. As soon as he got out of the elevator, he noticed that the air here was very smooth, but it was faintly cool.

There is no sunlight in the underground space, and the long corridor is only sporadically distributed with a few small lights, the light is relatively faint and hazy, making people in a dim environment, even if they meet others, it is estimated that they can't see each other's faces clearly.

"It's exquisite, it's too exquisite."

Qi Xiang was amazed, and after passing through the corridor, his eyes suddenly opened up, and it was a spacious auction venue.

At this moment, the auction hall was pitch black, Qi Xiang closed his eyes slightly, and a trace of clear spiritual breath poured into his eyes, and then he opened his eyes and swept it, and the entire venue was clear, like daylight, at a glance.

He could see clearly that there were already more than a dozen people seated in the room. These people are men and women, old and young. Either in a group or alone, scattered across different seats.

However, Qi Xiang couldn't figure out whether these people were here to buy things when they participated in the auction, or if they were like him, there were things for sale here, so they came to see the excitement.

When I came here, the staff member went back, presumably to welcome the next wave of guests. Qi Xiang looked left and right, then found a corner where no one was around, and learned from the others to sit down and wait quietly.

After sitting for a long time, Qi Xiang also felt a little bored, and there was a sound of footsteps coming from him, he looked up, but saw a person sitting down next to him.

Qi Xiang was stunned, and before he could react, the man suddenly took out a stack of banknotes, pressed his fingers, and the thick banknotes immediately formed a fan-shape, exuding a brand-new ink atmosphere.

"What do you mean?" Qi Xiang was stunned and confused.

"It's a nice environment, I like it." The man said lightly: "You take the money and find another place to sit." ”

"Huh?"

Qi Xiang was stunned for a moment, and then laughed a little. It's not a concert or anything like that, and the location he chose is even more remote, and there are still people who are willing to pay for it, and the money is too much?

Qi Xiang glanced at it, and basically could judge that the stack of banknotes in that person's hand was at least tens of thousands.

However, what kind of person is he, rich and noble cannot be lewd, poor and lowly cannot be moved, and mighty cannot be bent, will he sell himself for a little money...... Seat?

Qi Xiang snorted and ...... proudly Stretch out your hand,!

"Whew!"

The man put his hands together, closed a bill back into a stack, and put it directly on Qi Xiang's hand.

Qi Xiang took the money, turned around and left, without the slightest hesitation...... (To be continued......)