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Xiao Fei, you still have to be careful about the auction that will be waiting. Knowing that Yu Fei participated in Sotheby's auction for the first time, Ye Jianjun still explained two sentences: "Although Sotheby is a well-known auction company in the world, and almost all the lots are genuine, there are no absolutes in the world, and sometimes there are occasional fakes." So when the time comes, you still have to test your eyesight. ”

Ye Jianjun's words startled Yu Fei, there would be fakes in the auction? He soon remembered the conflict between Ningdu Pawnshop and Hengxing Pawnshop, when Hengxing broke the news that Ningdu Pawnshop conspired with the auction house to auction fakes with shoddy goods. Yu Fei thought that this was only when the domestic auction system was not perfect, but he didn't expect that even a well-known auction house in the world like Sotheby would have fake auctions.

"Oh, Ye, you may have misunderstood, this is just the behavior of some individual people in some branches for Sosby, they have smeared Sosby and have been punished. I can assure you that this will not be the case at Sotheby's auction. Borg quickly explained. It is a fact that Sotheby has auctioned fakes, and it has been exposed, so Borg cannot deny it, so he can only explain it in this way.

Ye Jianjun smiled faintly and said: "However, it is clearly written in the contract of your bank that no guarantee or guarantee will be given to the buyer." So far, Ye Jianjun didn't argue too much. Besides, arguing with Borg would damage his identity.

In fact, as a receptionist, Borg's speech just now was inappropriate. Seeing Ye Jianjun's expression, Borg also realized his faux pas. Hurriedly apologized.

Borg took Yu Fei to play all day yesterday, and seeing that Borg was in an embarrassing situation, Yu Fei spoke out to relieve him and said, "Brother Ye." Since there is a situation of shoddy goods in the auction, is it possible to sell the good things at a low price in the case of good goods? ”

Yu Fei's words immediately made Ye Jianjun and Borg laugh.

Ye Jianjun said: "Theoretically, there is indeed such a possibility, but in reality it is simply impossible. Why, you should ask Borg. ”

Borg smiled and said, "Well, you may not know very well. Most of Sotheby's lots are consigned by antique dealers from all over the world, and after receiving these lots, Sotheby will first appraise and appraise them. Then give a suggestion of the auction reserve price, if the other party accepts, the auction will start, and if you encounter an unsure lot, you will also invite some master appraisers to come to appraise. In fact. Sotheby has the strongest identification team in the world. The chances of this happening are slim to none. ”

Borg said confidently. As a top auction house. Sotheby certainly has that self-confidence.

Sotheby's offices are located in 40 countries around the world, including emerging markets such as the United States, Europe, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, China, Moscow and Doha. The main auction centres are located on York Avenue in New York, New Bond Street in London, Rue de la Saint-Dono-Her in Paris and Hong Kong. Auctions are held regularly in 6 other auction centers.

Sotheby also auctioned off the first letterpress Bible, the first edition of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. The property of the royal family of Windsor, the property of President Kennedy's wife, the bronze statue of the 12 zodiac animal heads in the Old Summer Palace and other famous works of art are almost unmatched in the auction house.

In fact, Borg's words are very clear that the shoddy situation is not because Sotheby's appraiser made a mistake, but because someone else deliberately did it for personal gain. For the appraiser team, there is no problem in terms of appraisal ability.

Yu Fei was a little unimpressed, the most powerful appraiser team in the world? As long as they are human, there is a possibility that they can make mistakes, unless they also have the same chaotic aura as themselves. However, of course, he would not say these words.

Ye Jianjun said again: "There is one more point, you have to remember. The bidding units here are all pounds, not RMB, so when you shout the price, take it leisurely, don't shout out the price of RMB, that is not good. ”

The exchange rate between the British pound and the Chinese yuan is around 1:10. One pound sterling is equal to 10 RMB. Yu Fei secretly stuck out his tongue, and said in his heart that it was dangerous, although he had also participated in the auction, but it was a charity auction within Ningdu University, the scale was very small, and compared with Sosby's auction, it was like a child's house. And he has never participated in an international auction, if it weren't for Ye Jianjun's reminder, he would really be able to shout at the price of RMB later.

Someone may say that what does it matter if you shout it wrong? It's a big deal, I just don't buy it! In fact, there are quite a few people who do this. Internet celebrity Xue Manzi once auctioned more than 100 calligraphy and painting lots, but later did not pay for all of them on the grounds that he didn't like them. In the end, Xue Manzi was auctioned off as persona non grata.

At Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong, after a Zao Wou-Ki painting was sold for 61 million yuan, the buyer refused to pay for the delivery, and finally Sotheby sued the buyer for 70 million yuan, but in the end, it was also lost.

Therefore, if the price is shouted, it is not impossible not to pay in the end, but the impact on the reputation of the individual is still great. People like Ye Jianjun and others cherish feathers and would not do such a thing.

When Ye Jianjun and Yu Fei arrived at the auction site, there were already many people gathered inside. To Yu Fei's surprise, more than 60% of them turned out to be Chinese! I don't know how to do it, I think this is a domestic auction site.

In fact, this is only the beginning of the 2000 years, and in a few years more and more Chinese billionaires will participate in Chinese antique auctions held abroad, and more than 90% of some foreign auctions are Chinese. The price of Chinese antiques has also been speculated by auction houses to rise again and again, and in the end it is the Chinese who lose.

Ye Jianjun has a wide range of contacts, and as soon as he appeared, many people came to say hello.

Ye Jianjun also introduced Yu Fei to know them one by one, and Yu Fei was also a little surprised when he heard their names, most of these people are rich people in China, many people Yu Fei has seen their names in newspapers and magazines, and even some of them have been on the Forbes list.

Because it was introduced by Ye Jianjun, they were also very enthusiastic about Fei, and thought that Yu Fei was also a person with a deep background who belonged to the third generation of red. What they don't know is that although Yu Fei is not famous, if you want to talk about net worth alone, Yu Fei is probably not much worse than them!

Originally, Ye Jianjun wanted Yu Fei to use a price tag with him.

But Yu Fei still paid the deposit and took a bidding card for himself. Look at the number 118. He originally thought that there were 118 people who came to the auction today, but when he looked at it again, it turned out that each bid board had a figure 8, and it seems that Sosby also follows the local customs, and knows that the Chinese like to please a good mouth.

"Mr. Ye, are you ready to make a move this time?" Zhang Yuanchao said with a smile, he is the founder of a domestic electrical giant, has a deep net worth, and has recently fallen in love with collecting, and he can often be seen in antique auctions at home and abroad. Zhang Yuanchao's appraisal ability is limited, and he does not dare to go to the antique market to Taobao to pick up leaks, so he chooses the auction, so that although the money may be more, the probability of buying a fake will be much reduced.

"It's an itchy hand, play." Ye Jianjun said with a smile.

The two only chatted for a few words, and Borg and another receptionist stepped forward to invite Ye Jianjun and Zhang Yuanchao to enter.

In fact, Sotheby didn't want these buyers to communicate too much with each other, and prepared a relatively independent lounge for everyone. They are worried that the buyers will secretly reach a tacit agreement to boycott the auctioneer. For example, there is no bidding with each other.

Moreover, after the auction is successful, whether you buy or sell a house, Sosby will charge a commission of about 5%, which is a very lucrative income. Rushing to the commission, they will also put the price higher.

Some auction houses even secretly find some excuses to raise the price, of course, this kind of thing is generally done more secretively, if it is too explicit to be seen, it will fall into the next grade. It will also affect the reputation of the auction house.

So although the auction house will do such a thing, it does not dare to go overboard. Generally, it is used as a last resort when there is a tacit understanding between buyers and no bidding, or when there are many unsuccessful auctions in an auction.

There were hundreds of seats in the auction hall, and they were almost sitting. Although some people brought their entourage or friends with them, it also shows that this auction has indeed attracted a lot of interest.

Ye Jianjun and Yu Fei sat down in the second row, and the bodyguards brought by Qi Zhi and Ye Jianjun did not follow up, after all, Sosby had made strict arrangements here, and the possibility of danger was very small.

Yu Fei never regarded Qi Zhi as a simple bodyguard. He didn't come in because he wasn't interested in the antiques at the auction, and he might as well smoke a few cigarettes outside instead of sitting inside.

After a short sitting, the auction officially began. (To be continued......)