Chapter 682: Handed
Finding a trust to raise the bid price at the auction is something that almost every auction house will do, especially in the auction of some important items, the trust is an indispensable existence.
However, there are also advantages and disadvantages to the use of trust, and if it is used well, the transaction price of the auctioned items is likely to multiple, so that the auction house can obtain rich returns.
But if it is not used well, or if Tuo does not understand the auctioneer's intention, and no one follows up after shouting a sky-high price, then the auction house will have to bear the cost of breaking the contract.
Most of the lots in the auction house are obtained from private hands, and if the auction is closed at the auction and the auctioneer breaks the contract, he will have to pay about 10% to 20% of the transaction price.
Generally speaking, everyone who participates in the auction has to pay a certain deposit, and the breach of contract will be deducted from this part of the deposit, but if it is arranged by the auction house itself, it will naturally be paid by the auction house.
Therefore, Ye Tian's fluttering words shocked Henry into a cold sweat, if Ye Tian stopped bidding, then he would pay more than 100,000 Hong Kong dollars for the transaction price of one million Hong Kong dollars.
You know, Henry is not a full-time auctioneer at Christie's.
He came to preside over the auction, and he would take a commission according to a certain percentage of the total amount of the transaction, and he also arranged it himself, and if something went wrong, he needed to pay the money himself.
Wilson, who was sitting next to the Chief Executive, had an unusually ugly face at this time, and secretly cursed in his heart: "Isn't this idiot known as the No. 1 auctioneer in the auction world?" How can such a mistake be made? ”
As president of Christie's Asia, he certainly knew about Henry's tricks. It's just that he didn't expect that Henry would hit his old boss's son with the idea.
This is not the most important thing, the important thing is that the young man is not a fuel-efficient lamp, if Ye Tian really stops bidding, this auction will become a joke in the industry today.
Although these people in the stadium may not understand Henry's methods, Wilson does. It must not be hidden from the insiders, maybe this auction is over, and Christie's asked to auction the lot. It will be spread all over the circle.
"If the gentleman of the number one card is not interested in this scripture, then I think I should congratulate that gentleman."
At this time, Henry was still trying to compose. His eyes were firmly fixed on Ye Tian, and he said, "One million Hong Kong dollars once, one million Hong Kong dollars twice......"
Henry was gambling, but it was the toughest auction he had ever gambled on, and the sweat from his back had completely soaked the placket of his clothes, and he really couldn't see through whether the young man could bid again.
"Two million Hong Kong dollars!"
Just when Henry was about to shout out the word "deal", Ye Tian finally raised the number plate in his hand, looked at Henry with a smile, and said, "Mr. Henry." You can raise the price further, I'm very patient, maybe I'll spend a little more! ”
For Ye Tian, two million Hong Kong dollars is really nothing, in fact, he is not angry. On the contrary, there are some people who admire this auctioneer, and there are not many people who can pull out money from their own hands.
Although Henry's methods are somewhat shady, from the auctioneer's point of view, Henry is undoubtedly excellent.
"Damn, you're patient. My heart can't stand it! ”
Henry has been in charge of the auction for seven or eight years, and he has never seen such a difficult master, and the auction of this single item alone has cost him almost all his strength.
"This gentleman is joking, from my point of view, of course, I hope the higher the price, the better!"
Although he wanted to smash the auction hammer down immediately, Henry still had to ask a few words routinely, "The gentleman of the No. 1 card bid 2 million Hong Kong dollars, and do any friends continue to bid?" ”…,
"2 million Hong Kong dollars once, 2 million Hong Kong dollars for the second time, 2 million Hong Kong dollars for the third time, deal!"
The auction hammer in Henry's hand struck hard, "Congratulations to Mr. No. 1, these six volumes of scriptures from Dunhuang, China, are now yours to own!" ”
"Two million to shoot a few ancient scrolls, this young man is even crazier than Donald?"
"I guess I'm fighting with the auctioneer, but I'm young and vigorous!"
"Didn't you see that he was Song Weilan's son? What is a mere HK$2 million? ”
When Ye Tian successfully photographed these six volumes of "Kaiyuan Daozang", there was a burst of discussion in the venue.
To be honest, although this money is not a lot, compared to the market value of the classics themselves, it is more than ten times exceeded, and Ye Tian's behavior is no different from a loser in their eyes.
Ye Tian didn't care about what others said, money was just a tool in his eyes, with or without money, Ye Tian believed that he could live a very nourishing life.
Glancing back at Zhou Xiaotian who was sitting in the second row, Ye Tian said, "Xiaotian, go and settle accounts with them, we won't participate in the afternoon auction." ”
The catalogue that Tang Wenyuan brought with him was more than a hundred pages, and it listed all the photos of the items in this auction, but except for these six volumes of "Kaiyuan Daozang", Ye Tian had no interest in other objects.
Just as Zhou Xiaotian was about to go out with his short body, Henry on the stage suddenly said: "Gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, let's take a break now, let's continue the auction of the third lot, please take a look at the information film of the third lot first!" ”
The auction started only thirty minutes later, and there was still more than an hour before the end of the morning auction, so it stands to reason that there should not be such a quick break.
It's just that the auction just now consumed too much of Henry's mind, and he can't help it, if he continues to hold on, maybe there will be some problems in the subsequent auctions.
"Mom, Dad, senior brother, let's go, don't look at the back."
However, this was exactly what Ye Tian wanted, he didn't want to stay here anymore, and while everyone was resting, Ye Tian and his party said hello to Wilson and the chief executive, and then withdrew from the auction.
With Song Weilan's face, there was naturally no problem in going through the auction procedures in advance, and when Ye Tian and his party left the Central Center building, Zhou Xiaotian already had an extra lockbox on his right hand.
"Stinky boy, it's not like that, the person who asked for the price in front of him is obviously a trust!"
After getting in the car, Ye Dongping taught his son a lesson with an unhappy face, although there is no shortage of money in life now, but as a person who came from that era of material poverty, Ye Dongping didn't want to see Ye Tian so extravagant and wasteful.
"Dad, I know that person is Tuo, but my back hurts, and I'm really not in the mood to grind with him!" Ye Tian was too lazy to quarrel with his father, so he simply scooped the injury as a shield.
"Son, is it a spinal injury? You...... Don't sit down, lie down first. ”
Sure enough, as soon as Ye Tian's words came out, Song Weilan suddenly became nervous, and hurriedly shouted at the driver: "Master driver, drive slowly, don't bump." ”
"Vilan, don't listen to him, this kid is bad."
Ye Dongping saw the sly smile in his son's eyes, and suddenly became angry, Ye Tian has not used this trick since he was a child, whenever he copied the guy and was about to beat him, before the thing got on his body, he began to roll on the ground.
"Did you say that about your son?"
Although Song Weilan also felt that something was wrong, she was very dissatisfied with her husband's words, she was now a completely unreasonable mother, and what Ye Tian did was right in her eyes.
"Daughter-in-law, my neck hurts, come, press me!" Seeing that his father couldn't even lift his head after being trained by his mother, Ye Tian couldn't help but snicker. …,
"You're bad enough." Yu Qingya couldn't help laughing, but she didn't know why she loved this bad boy so much.
In the midst of laughter, the car stopped at the door of Ye Tian's villa, and the group entered the courtyard.
"Qingya, you accompany your parents to talk to Lao Tang, I have something to talk about with my senior brothers!"
As early as when they were in the car, Ye Tian and several senior brothers almost couldn't hold back and opened the box in Zhou Xiaotian's hand.
When they got home, several old men immediately hugged Zhou Xiaotian and walked to the living room, and the living room of Ye Tian's mansion had almost become a place for them to discuss matters.
Seeing Ye Tian open the box, even Gou Xinjia was a little nervous, and said repeatedly: "Be careful, don't be too strong!" ”
The Tang Dynasty is almost 1,400 years old, and it is not easy for these scriptures to be preserved until now.
Ye Tian scooped up a book and looked at it, and said, "They also did the embalming treatment, senior brother, it's okay." ”
Ye Dongping has been pouring antiques since the eighties, and Ye Tian still understands these basic common sense, and immediately handed the book in his hand to Gou Xinjia, and said, "Let's read it together......
"Kaiyuan Daozang" covers many disciplines, from astronomy and geography to trivialities, Ye Tian didn't have the time to find them one by one, and everyone sent a copy at the moment.
This "Kaiyuan Daozang" is compiled and repaired in regular script, although it is written vertically and from right to left, but most of the scriptures Ye Tian has read since he was a child are like this, and there is no problem at all in reading.
Gou Xinjia and others came from the era of using traditional Chinese characters, and there is no obstacle at all to read, as for Zhou Xiaotian, there is only the share of serving tea and pouring water.
"Senior brother, I'm here to tell about the runic map, and you may have some inspiration!"
After more than half an hour, Ye Tian showed a look of disappointment on his face, and handed the book in his hand to Gou Xinjia, there were some diagram array techniques in this book, but there were no exercises that Ye Tian needed.
"I'm a fairy genealogy, what is this??p>
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Gou Xinjia had almost finished reading the book in his hand at this time, and after taking the book handed over by Ye Tian, he casually handed over the book he had just turned over to Ye Tian.
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