Chapter 330: Embarrassment

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In the preview exhibition, there are not only famous paintings, but also precious antiques from China, Egypt, India, Africa and other places, the total number is close to 200 pieces, but Li Mobai has great ambitions in his heart. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

After Li Mobai finished washing, Zhang Qun took the lead in coming to Li Mobai's room, Li Mobai was not polite, and asked directly, "Lao Zhang, what is the total price of these objects on display today?" ”

Zhang Qun was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said in his heart, he wouldn't come to me and Carol to ask about this, right? No, could it be that this kid wants to eat it all, he has done this, the last Meiyuntang Zhang Daqian special show was eaten by this kid, "I really haven't paid attention to the total starting price, it should probably be around 500 million euros, what do you think?" ”

"As you think, can you negotiate?" Li Mobai picked up the juice poured by the tiger and said while drinking.

"Hey, this is really a big deal, I can't be the master, what will others say?" Zhang Qun smiled, although he had guessed it just now, he was also quite surprised to hear that Li Mobai really had this intention.

"When is Carol coming?" Li Mobai said again, knowing that Zhang Qun couldn't be the master, so he asked Carol to come here, Li Mobai's identity is different now, even if Carol is the president of Sotheby's, he still has to slap Li Mobai.

"Here we are." Zhang Qun was about to speak, when he heard the doorbell ring, and after saying a word, he went to open the door, and when the door opened, he found that it was Carol.

"Li, I heard that you have something to look for me, I hope I didn't keep you waiting." Carol said with a smile on her face as soon as she entered.

"It's okay, I've just come back." Li Mobai laughed, got up and shook hands with Carol and said with a smile, after a few words of greeting, Li Mobai said, "Mr. Carol, I am very interested in the lots of this auction, but there are too many things I like, and I am afraid of trouble, so I want to discuss with Mr. Carroll, can I make a change?" ”

"Oh? How to change? The auction is about to start. Carol didn't understand Li Mobai, he didn't know Li Mobai's thoughts, and said with a surprised face.

"Actually, there hasn't changed much, I just want to make a private deal with you, and I want all the lots." Li Mobai said with a smile, his expression was quite relaxed.

Carol was also very surprised when she heard this, her heart beat faster, and she knew that you could buy them all, so why did I bother to organize it on the cruise ship and shoot those legal works directly in Monte Carlo.

Seeing that Carol didn't speak, Li Mobai said with a smile, "Mr. Carol is worried about my purchasing power?" After we complete the transaction, I can transfer you on the spot. ”

"No, no, I'm shocked by you." Carol shrugged her shoulders and said, "It's just that now that the guests have all visited, I believe that many people have goals, and it is too late to announce the cancellation of the auction at this time." ”

"It's a simple matter, you can auction all the works together, so that even if others complain, you won't be in breach of contract." Li Mobai smiled and said, I know that this kind of shady thing, there will be a lot of things that will be auctioned at any time, and all of them can be shot, I don't believe that you will not agree.

Carol couldn't help but be moved when she heard this, this suggestion is a good idea, but how should the price be set? After thinking about it, he said, "That's a good idea, what are Mr. Li's conditions?" ”

"The total price is 600 million euros, and I can pay a deposit of 100 million euros first, and the rest of the money will be paid to you as soon as you Jiang and these things are delivered to my private jet." Li Mobai didn't go around in circles, and directly prescribed the conditions.

"No, no, 600 million euros is too little, at least 900 million euros." Carol couldn't help but be a little disappointed when she heard that Li Mobai only offered 600 million euros, and immediately offered her psychological price.

Li Mobai was not in a hurry when he heard this, and said slowly, "These works are indeed good things, but they are too well-known, and the investment value is a little low." ”

Carol was a little depressed when he heard this, this guy was completely poking where he was, if it weren't for these reasons, he would still have to spend so much time, and he was about to speak, but he heard Li Mobai say:

"Actually, it's not negotiable, I'll add another 100 million euros, that's my bottom line." Li Mobai smiled, "Or, if I don't make this suggestion, I'll choose some works I really like later." ”

Carol saw that Li Mobai raised the price to 700 million euros, and her heart was a little relieved, but she didn't immediately agree, "Mr. Li, I still need to discuss this matter, I will give you an answer before the filming starts, do you think it's okay?" ”

Li Mobai was not in a hurry, smiled and agreed, but he understood in his heart that Carol was tempted, and after shaking hands again and saying goodbye, the restaurant also sent dinner, although it was only on the cruise ship, but the meal was still quite rich, Li Mobai picked up the knife and fork and began to eat, he was really hungry.

Before Li Mobai finished eating, Carol and Zhang Qun went back and forth, "Congratulations, Mr. Li, you have won." ”

Seeing that Li Mobai was still eating, Carol expressed great surprise, "Oh God, Mr. Li, don't tell you that you haven't eaten all day today. ”

After saying a few words, after Li Mobai finished eating and rinsing his mouth with mouthwash, Carol said, "Mr. Li, there is a simple contract here, after you have read it, if you feel that there is no problem, we can close the deal." ”

Li Mobai picked up the contract and looked at it briefly, and found that it was really simple, and it was also noted that the transaction between the two parties needed to be destroyed on the spot after the transaction was completed, Li Mobai smiled and happily agreed, and wrote a check equivalent to 100 million US dollars on the spot, 800 million US dollars to buy these things is not expensive, even if it is not light, but what does it matter, he is not here for investment.

"Mr. Carroll, it is a pleasure to cooperate, we can cooperate for a long time in the future, and my plane is open for you at any time." After paying the deposit, Li Mobai and Carol shook hands and said with a smile, which means that you will have similar works in the future, although you inform me, as long as you can send it to my private jet.

There are a lot of black goods, but there are a lot of paintings that are too famous, on the one hand, no one dares to take over, on the other hand, the price is a big problem, and those who really like it and dare to take over have no purchasing power; And those who have purchasing power are not afraid to take over, but have no investment value, and why should they take over if they can't make a profit. Li Mobai is different, he really likes these things and has super purchasing power.

Carol is also very satisfied, meeting such a super customer as Li Mobai, it will be much more convenient in the future, and there is a fairly safe shipping channel.

The two were embarrassed and hit it off, but the other buyers were kept in the dark, unaware that these lots had been mastered by the famous paintings, and the next auction would be completely free of suspense, and when the buyers heard that they were going to pack the auction, they cursed, but no one made a move, they could only watch Li Mobai make a move, 700 million euros can not be taken out at once, and no one has Li Mobai's ambitions.

After the auction, Li Mobai went back to the room and fell asleep, but today he was tired, and when he dreamed at night, he dreamed that he was looking at the wheat field in the wheat field, and suddenly dreamed that he had all the famous paintings in the world.

When I woke up, I found that it was already 8 o'clock in the morning the next day, and when I looked at the pillow towel again, there was still a pool of saliva on the pillow, and I secretly said that this was really a dream drooling, and I couldn't help but look forward to what was going to be done in the public today.

After breakfast, when I came to the exhibition hall again, I no longer need to bring a devil's mask, but watch it openly, these things have legal procedures, but due to the high price, it is not suitable for public auctions, and the private surname is more private, and it can ensure a relatively high transaction rate, but it is not like a public auction that seems to have a high transaction rate, in fact, many people would rather give up the deposit and reputation to break the contract.

The cancellation rate of auction houses has always been relatively high, especially in China, just say that China's four largest auction companies, the public data is the highest turnover of 9.1 billion yuan, but the actual performance rate is less than 2 billion yuan, as for the situation of unsuccessful auctions, the domestic auction market is completely rampant fakes, including many sky-high auctions today, basically are shows, self-directed and self-acting, slapping swollen faces and fattening, creating the illusion of a prosperous market.

There are also cases of foreign auction houses breaking contracts and fake auctions, but on the whole, they are much better than domestic ones, they fake and hype but do not shoot fakes, because the auction houses in many countries in Europe and the United States are responsible for the authenticity of the lots, unlike domestic auction houses that have no responsibility for the authenticity of the lots, and can do whatever they want, which is completely lawless.

Seeing the works on public display today, Li Mobai's heart is also moved, there are really a lot of works by famous artists, but they are not masterpieces, nor are they works at the peak, of course, the price is still expensive, because this is a famous work, in the eyes of the public, as long as it is a famous work, it must be good, very in line with the needs of investors.

In this commercial era, the price of a painter's work is very high, but it is not necessarily a high artistic standard, and it is often the painters and works with unique hype points that have the value of investment.

But Li Mobai is not an investor, and he will not take over for speculators, but looking at the works of these expensive painters, it is not bad, after reading the oil paintings, he came to the China exhibition area.

At a glance, he saw several exquisite rare books, and when he got closer, Li Mobai's eyes were about to fall in surprise. It is actually a copy of the Yongle Canon ordered by Emperor Jiajing to rerecord the "Yongle Canon", which is a national treasure-level classic, and the most splendid crystallization of Chinese culture, but the original more than 10,000 copies of the brilliant masterpiece are now only more than 800 volumes, and they are scattered all over the world, and the content is only one percent of the original book.

Seeing these rare books, Li Mobai's whole person seemed to be nailed here, and all his thoughts were attracted.

(To be continued)