Chapter 478: Earning Self-Esteem
Han Chong nodded and said, "Yes, these international speculators have taken advantage of the patriotic psychology of everyone here to hype up antiques that were not of such high value.
I personally express my admiration for your original intention, but I do not agree with this kind of behavior, which will lead to the inflated price of Chinese antiques in the international market, and it will not be beneficial for the long-term development of the collecting industry......"
After Han Chong finished saying this, the conference room became quiet, Han Chong's truth was very superficial, everyone understood it, but few people thought about it.
Although it is not very accurate to measure a person's success by the amount of money, but people who can make the enterprise very big must have their own ideas for the analysis and judgment of a thing.
But after all, when it comes to doing it, many people can't help but pursue their favorite objects, and for them, price is not the first factor to consider, so they often fall into other people's traps and buy items that are not worth their money.
Just like China's Tang Sancai, once in the late eighties and early nineties of the last century, it was all the rage, and was hyped by some foreign people with ulterior motives, and there were some patriots and speculators who bought it at that time, but now, the value of those Tang Sancai has been greatly reduced, and it has shrunk a lot.
So as soon as Han Chong's words came out, whether it was someone who really wanted to return the national treasure in his heart, or someone who wanted to invest and make money, they all began to think seriously about whether his behavior of helping international speculators to fuel the flames was correct?
"Xiao Han, you also know that the current antique world. It's a seller's market, the people who have the goods in their hands have the right to speak, we either don't buy it, or we can only act according to their rules, if we can't break this shackle, the situation will not be improved......"
Mr. Liu, who is engaged in the non-ferrous metal business, after pondering for a while, said his thoughts to Han Chong, which is also the idea of most people in the audience.
These precious Chinese antiques are in the hands of a few people abroad, when to sell. At what price it will be sold, it is up to someone else to decide.
"Mr. Liu, this is ...... Actually, it's not like there's no way to solve it......"
Han Chong pondered for a moment and said: "Due to its particularity, antiques are certainly a seller's market, but in the same way, antiques from China have a very limited audience, I believe that in addition to everyone here. There are only some people in Japan and the UK who are collecting Chinese art......"
After hearing Han Chong's words, the eyes of many people in the audience involuntarily lit up.
"So as long as we unite and use actions to resist the speculation of the state speculators, they will not take any advantage......"
"Xiao Han. This...... It's easier said than done......"
Mr. Liu sighed, this is easy to say, but it is difficult to do, no one has an account in their hearts. The way we look at things and how we behave is also different.
These people are extremely successful people in their respective fields, and no one is convinced. Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are disputes.
Among these people in the venue, they are also divided into a lot of small circles, some have a good relationship, some have a bad relationship, and those with a poor relationship, sometimes even in order to gamble, they can continue to raise the price at the scene of the mai, so that outsiders can see the jokes.
Therefore, the word "union" mentioned by Han Chong is basically impossible. If they can do it without maliciously raising prices with each other, that is Amitabha.
Han Chong nodded and said, "It's not easy, but whether it's an investment or a collection, let me ask everyone here, do you want to buy your favorite collection at the lowest price?" ”
"Nonsense, whose money is blown by the wind, of course the cheaper the better......"
"Yes, but the mai side will lose a lot, they will find a pretense to raise the price, sometimes even if we know, we have to follow the price increase......"
"That's right, the last time I took a Ming Dynasty blue and white porcelain, I could have won more than 500,000 euros, but in the end I spent more than 1.5 million, and I don't know if it's worth it......
As soon as Han Chong's words fell, there was a discussion in the crowd, they didn't know that they didn't know about the cats who were playing with the mai line, but when it came to the end, sometimes they were chasing ducks to the shelves, and they were hard-headed.
"Ladies and gentlemen, have you ever thought about what would happen if we didn't bid maliciously and ignored the price hike of the auction house?"
Everyone was stunned when Han Chong said this, because the situation that Han Chong said was basically unlikely to happen, so they didn't think about this problem.
"If you can do this, I can guarantee that not only will many people be able to photograph their favorite objects, but they will not dare to maliciously raise the price...... As we all know, the auction house also has to bear the risk, if no one follows the price, they have to pay for the items they auctioned, one or two they may be able to afford.
But if there are more times and quantities, I'm afraid these mai lines will not dare to do this again, so that we can buy what we like fairly and fairly......"
What Han Chong said is not only referring to the international auction market, but also the method often used by domestic antique shops, in the jargon, this is "hard work", which exceeds the affordability of the auction market, and can also be said to be "supporting", so that they can't eat and walk around!
"In fact, no one has a grudge against money, everyone can "together" and "catch a lot" in advance, anyway, even if this auction will not be made, next time you can let the bid that is not your turn, so that everyone can buy the best object with the lowest auction price, it is better than every time you blush and have a thick neck, and then give money to foreigners in vain, right? ”
Han Chong's "together" refers to the fact that some groups negotiate the bidding money first, and "draw a lot" means that the order of the lots can be arranged, and the way of drawing lots can be used to decide who will bid for the auction.
"However, the people who came to participate in the MAI auction this time are basically independent, and there is no communication in advance, so it is obviously impossible to use the way of drawing lots...... But we can do it another way. That is, whoever bids first, he will auction the object, and the rest of the people are not allowed to rush to the auction again, and they must say it first, if the price of the childcare in the auction line is raised, the person who auctions first must also give up decisively, we can't get used to their problem......"
Han Chong's thinking is very transparent now, standing in front of the conference room, analyzing the pros and cons one by one, and everyone in the audience nodded one after another.
"Xiao Han. So what if someone grabs it quickly and is snapped by him every time? My old man's reaction is not as good as that of you young people......"
Mr. Liu's words caused everyone to laugh, but what he said was also the truth, if according to Han Chong, after the first person bids, the rest of the people can't grab the auction, some people will suffer.
"Hehe, Mr. Liu. This is easy to do, I heard that this special auction of mai will be held for a total of five days, and there are hundreds of antiques from China. Let's also say that everyone is only allowed to shoot once, so that everyone can shoot an object. It's better than a fight to the death to make people laugh, right? ”
"That's ......" Mr. Liu nodded and stopped talking.
And after the people in the audience first heard Han Chong's words, they first felt a little unbelievable. But if you think about it carefully, this method is really good, maybe many people have taken a fancy to an object, then it depends on who bids fast, and the person who bids first can't make another move later, which is equivalent to another chance for others.
After pondering for a while, Ms. Wang stood up and said, "Why don't you ...... Let's try it as Xiao Han said today? Let's vote, if everyone agrees, let's try it according to this method, we can't always let the shooting line lead us by the nose, right? ”
"Ms. Wang is right, I agree with ......"
"I also agree, don't give all the money to foreigners, as long as we are united, no one is afraid of ......"
"By a show of hands, I agree ......"
After the audience discussed for a while, many people raised their hands one after another, and some people who were originally watching reluctantly raised their hands when they saw the anger of the crowd.
Of course, among these people, there must be people who disagree, but they are all people with great status in various fields, and since they have agreed today, they will definitely act according to the rules in the future, and in this circle, the consequence of not following the rules is to be kicked out of the circle.
After reaching this simple agreement, everyone suddenly felt that everyone was much closer, and people who didn't know much about each other when they met were able to sit down and chat together.
It was only about 10 minutes before and after this incident, and just as the atmosphere in the conference room was very harmonious, the door of the conference room was pushed open, and Dennis and Daniel walked in, followed by Kate, the lawyer who was clamoring to sue Mai Xing.
"Mr. Han, the matter has been clearly understood, it is our lawyer Kate who photographed mai that misunderstood what Mr. Han said, so in order to protect the interests of mai firm, he made inappropriate moves towards Mr. Han, Kate also recognized his mistake, and now she has come to apologize to Mr. Han......"
As soon as Dennis's words fell, Kate walked to Han Chong's side, bowed deeply, and said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Han, I don't know much about Chinese, I misunderstood the meaning of your words, I retract what I said before, and I apologize most sincerely for the harm caused to you!" ”
"Damn, this kid is a scapegoat......"
Han Chong looked at Kate speechlessly, thinking about revealing this matter lightly, and it also depended on whether he agreed or not.
Han Chong did not accept Kate's apology, but looked at Dennis and said, "Mr. Dennis, can I ask you a question?" ”
Dennis nodded, "Of course you can ......"
"I wonder if what Mr. Kate, as a lawyer for your firm, says can be representative of your firm's intentions. If that's the case, I hope that the person who apologizes to me should be you, not Kate......"
Han Chong's words Dennis's face changed drastically, although the development of this matter was a little uncontrollable, but he never thought that he would bow his head and apologize.
Dennis's auction house is headquartered in England, and he himself is British, and his current location is only a branch of France.
As far as Dennis, whose ancestors were British nobles, was concerned, he also looked down on the Chinese from the bottom of his heart, and if it weren't for China's strong national strength in recent years and the bulging Chinese pockets, he would not have made a mediation posture today.
What Han Chong said now can be regarded as hitting Dennis's vital point, asking him to apologize to a Chinese young man who is lower than him in terms of age and status, which Dennis cannot accept no matter what.
"Mr. Han, I have made the gesture I deserve, and Kate, as the main person responsible for this matter, has also apologized to you, I hope you can accept his apology, this matter is over!"
The smile on Dennis's face was long gone, replaced by a gloomy face, his endurance for Han Chong had reached the extreme, if Daniel hadn't kept glancing at him, I'm afraid Dennis would have been unable to control his emotions and burst out.
"Is this what you call an apology? That's your attitude? ”
Han Chong sneered and said word by word: "I'm sorry, I don't accept it!" I don't think my compatriots behind me will accept it, the negotiations between us broke down, and my decision is to withdraw from this shooting! ”
Han Chong's words were like pouring a bucket of ice water on Dennis's head, which made him sober up instantly, and he realized at this time that the young man in front of him could be regarded as a nobleman in China, and it was not something he could rub at will, the attitude he just spoke, or he really made a mistake.
"Yes, if we don't apologize seriously, we will all withdraw from this MAI ......"
"They are clearly insincere, gone, gone, wasted time and ran away......"
"Let's go, there's another MAI shooting in Hong Kong next month, let's go there and get ......"
The sounds around him made Dennis's face become more and more ugly, he didn't expect that Han Chong would have such an influence, and his decision would affect these rich Chinese who came to participate in the auction.
You know, before this MAI shooting, Chinese politicians also protested against this, but these Chinese tycoons still came to participate, if they quit the MAI because of Han Chong, wouldn't it mean that the influence of this young man is greater than that of Zhengfu?
Dennis didn't know that this was not the case, the reason why everyone supported Han Chong was mainly because Han Chong had just given them a good idea, and he could overwhelm Dennis in momentum, which was also good for the next shooting, it was like a competition, and no one wanted to be weaker than the other in momentum.
"Okay, Mr. Han, please stay, you won!" (To be continued......)