At noon, Fang Ming saw the first Zhao Lai's appraisal master-level figure.

"Fang Ming, this is Mr. Benjamin."

Lu Yao naturally acted as a translator at this time, and at the same time introduced the other party to Fang Ming, and now her identity is also an intermediary, she is Fang Ming and Deng Li's consultant who went abroad this time, and her main task is to help find antiques.

Of course, just like introducing Fang Ming and Deng Li to Tom before, Lu Yao is only responsible for introducing people, but she doesn't help with appraisal, nor does she help with bargaining, which means that she is only responsible for bringing people there.

This was actually something that Fang Ming and Lu Yao had already discussed before they went abroad, because it was more convenient to act.

"Hello, Mr. Benjamin, I'm Fang Ming."

Fang Ming looked at the other party carefully when he shook hands with the other party, white, the person is very tall, Fang Ming is already tall, but compared to the other party, it is a little lower, he is around fifty years old, has a beer belly that is very common to Westerners, and has a very finely groomed beard and hair, all of which show that the other party is a person who pays a lot of attention to his appearance.

Coupled with a pair of glasses that were equally exquisite, Fang Ming immediately knew that the Benjamin in front of him was not so easy to deal with:

The other party pays great attention to his appearance, even meticulous, which shows that the other party is a very strict person about things, such a person is also very rigorous when appraising works of art, which is not easy to deal with.

"Hello, Mr. Fang, when Miss Lu called me yesterday, I only learned that you have a sketch in your hand, I wonder if I can take a look at it?"

Benjamin was direct, and as soon as he sat down, he immediately told his intentions straight to the point.

"Heh, Mr. Benjamin, don't worry, you just arrived, take a rest first, the sketch is indeed in my hands, there is not much difference between reading it earlier and reading it later, right?"

Sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, this is a strategy that has been set a long time ago, so Fang Ming did not take Benjamin's words at this time, but said that when he said such things, he could already say that the weather was very good today.

Benjamin is indeed a little anxious, but there is no way to do this.

When Lu Yao called him last night, he didn't care much at first, although he didn't have anything important in his hands recently, he felt that Lu Yao couldn't find any good artwork, so he deliberately made an excuse to say that he had something recently, which was not very convenient or something.

However, what he didn't expect was that when Lu Yao sent the photo, Benjamin's eyes widened all of a sudden!

couldn't care about it at the moment, and immediately said that he was going to take a look at the sketch, especially when he heard Lu Yao say that he had also informed the other two people of the news, Benjamin couldn't help it even more.

Of course, after making the phone call, Benjamin also regretted very much how he revealed his urgency, but after thinking about it carefully, he immediately found that he actually had no way at all, because Lu Yao notified not only himself, but also two other people, if he was not active, it is estimated that this sketch would not have anything to do with himself: the other two people Lu Yao said are not fuel-efficient lamps, and he has not robbed them of antiques over the years, but he knows the "cruelty" of the other party Target.

In the same way, Benjamin also knew that the other two people must have rushed over as soon as they knew the news, and now since he was the first person to arrive, he wanted to quickly identify the sketch, if it was true, then he would immediately bid to take it, so that even if the other two people arrived, it would have already become a foregone conclusion, otherwise, once the other two people arrived, three people in a play, the price would be coaxed to the sky. Benjamin has been rolling in the "rivers and lakes" for many years, and he is too familiar with this situation to be more familiar, so he naturally has to find a way to avoid such a situation.

It was precisely because of this kind of thinking that when Benjamin arrived, he didn't care that doing so would let Fang Ming know that he was in a hurry to get this sketch but would lead to a high price, so he directly and simply stated his intentions.

However, what he didn't expect at all was that Fang Ming, who met for the first time, although he was relatively young, was a very difficult person to deal with, and he was so "shameless" and directly said that he had come from afar, he was too tired, so it was better to rest first.

Rest?

What I want to do now is not to rest, but to identify the sketch, and if it is suitable, then start negotiating the price immediately!

Benjamin shook his head and said, "I'm not tired, although I'm in a hurry, but I'm not tired at all, and, most importantly, I think you should be able to understand that people like us like art are very fond of art, and this sketch may be a good thing, so I still want to see it sooner, or I don't think I have the heart to rest compared to appreciating a good work of art, rest is definitely a dispensable thing." ”

Fang Ming laughed secretly in his heart, what kind of idea did Benjamin make, how could he not know? Clearly trying to finalize things before the other two people come here

, but how could Fang Ming let him get his wish?

At that moment, Fang Ming shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, the thing is actually like this, the sketch is not in my hand now." ”

"Huh?"

Benjamin was dumbfounded, and after reacting for a while, he looked at Lu Yao, and then said, "This...... Miss Lu, what the hell is going on? ”

This is a temporary statement of his own idea, he has not communicated with Lu Yao before, and he is worried that she will explain it wrong, so without waiting for Lu Yao to answer Fang Ming, he immediately said: "Actually, the owner of this sketch is not me, I am actually just employed by a company, which is mainly responsible for appraising antiques or works of art, in short, I am responsible for appraising things, and if there is a good one, the company will buy it." The same is true of this sketch this time, so now it actually belongs to the company I hired me for, and the person in charge of the company this time is Miss Deng, and she happens to have something to go out and will not be able to come back until the afternoon, so I think Mr. Benjamin if you want to identify that sketch, I'm afraid it will be evening, and then you will be able to appreciate that beautiful and historically important sketch. ”

Fang Ming is delaying time, according to Lu Yao, the other two people she notified are actually close to drinking sand, but they are not very far, especially in terms of traffic, there are planes, so if there is no accident, the afternoon or the latest will not exceed the evening,

Deng Li was not at the scene, Fang Ming let her out early in the morning, because if she was at the scene, there would be no room for maneuver, for example, now that Fang Ming wants to delay time, he can completely push the matter on her, even if the other party knows that this is an excuse, there is nothing to do.

"This ......"

Benjamin found himself depressed, Fang Ming's words were of course very likely an excuse, but the problem was that he found that he had no way to face such an excuse like this!

Would you like to see that sketch?

I'm sorry, but you can't even look at it if you want to, because this sketch is not in my hand at all, and you can't let me give it to you out of thin air.

"Heh, that sketch is not a thing, so I don't know too much about what it is like to have the person in charge of the company locked in the safe or if she carries it with her, so the current situation is that we have to wait until Miss Deng comes back."

Fang Ming has always acted in a full set, and of course this is the case at this time, so he continued to talk.

Benjamin light

Shaking his head lightly, Fang Ming had already spoken to such an extent, what else could he do? So he could only say, "Since that's the case, then ...... I can only wait. ”

"I'm really embarrassed, but it really seems like this now."

Fang Ming's face showed a very regretful expression, it was definitely an accident.

"I don't think it's as good as this, I'll go to rest now, and when Miss Deng comes back, she must call me and notify me as soon as possible."

"Okay, no problem! Mr. Benjamin, don't worry, if Miss Deng comes back, I will definitely let you know as soon as possible! You must trust me on this. ”

For this, Fang Ming was naturally full of promises, and he almost patted his chest.

Benjamin was not reconciled, but what could he do in such a situation? So he could only leave very depressed and then opened a room and waited.

"Fang Ming, you...... It's really acting. ”

After Benjamin left, Lu Yao immediately gave Fang Ming a thumbs up.

"Huh! There's no way, these people eat people and don't spit out bones, if I didn't do this, then I would have already let people play it, so, when I came out to do business, I really can't be too honest, otherwise, this is really not going to be mixed. ”

Fang Ming showed a very helpless expression on his face, if he was a person who didn't know and didn't understand, looking at him, he still thought he was so wronged.

Lu Yao naturally couldn't let Fang Ming be deceived, so she pretended that she hadn't seen Fang Ming's expression at all, and said, "Fang Ming, you have delayed the time now, I think the other two people should also arrive at that time, but there is a problem, that is, which person they represent, we still have to find a way to find out." ”

"For example, Benjamin I know that he actually has a very good relationship with several world-class rich people, and the styles and categories of those rich people's collections are also different, so if there is no more information, it is very bad for us."