Bob's assistant Carter also arrives at the venue and finds Alan, who is so crowded that they ask to sign up for tomorrow's auction.

Alan was busy. It's been a long time. It was Carter's turn.

When Alan sees Carter, he recognizes Carter coming. 'You're Bob's assistant. I threw you a business card that day, and you didn't even want it. What is the matter with your visit today? ’

Carter had an embarrassed smile on his face, "Mr. Allen, our boss is very interested in your auction tomorrow and wants me to sign up and help him auction some good things." ’

'Well, we have a limited number of applicants. There are a lot of people signing up today. Alan deliberately played a big game.

As soon as Carter heard Allen say this, he was anxious. 'Mr. Allen, please help me sign up, you know that our boss Bob has plenty of money. You're bound to make more money because of me. ’

That's how it is in the United States, no matter how high a person's status was before, when you become important, you can play a big card against him, no matter who he was before and how much higher his status was than yours before.

Carter had to complete the task assigned by his boss, and begged again, 'Mr. Allen, you can charge a little higher about commissions. As long as that thing is good enough. ’

Alan didn't want to lose a big customer like Bob, after all, there would be many auctions in the future, and the company was still developing. Alan felt that he had also made it difficult for him, and it was enough to get out the anger he suffered yesterday.

'Okay. You go to Anna and sign up. ’

When Carter heard what Allen said, he happily went to Anna.

There are many people who are looking for Anna to sign up at the same time, and there are two heavyweights here.

One is the CEO of an IT listed company, Kevin.

Since the company was listed on the NASDAQ, Kevin has raised a lot of money in the stock market, and these funds can't always be put in his hands without effect, so he invests a lot everywhere, but many investments are risky, and the interest on buying Treasury bonds is too small to meet the returns of investors, so the company's investment strategy began to shift to investing in collectibles.

This time Kevin can come up with about $100 million to buy collectibles.

The other is the owner of Duo Poly, the Japanese Ichiro Sato.

Ichiro Sato's Dopoly is a medium-sized auction house, but it's also a large company, with many branches in the United States and Asia. Although it is not as good as a giant crocodile like Sotheby's. But the annual auction turnover is also $8 billion, and the annual profit is $50 million.

Ichiro Sato is a master expert in the identification of antiquities, especially good at buying low and selling high, and he has never looked away from the collection. He heard that Allen had good goods, so he rushed to get a handful, and more wanted to poach Allen, a mysterious seller. And then bring down Alan's auction house, he won't allow anyone to be bigger than him.

Ichiro Sato was able to come up with $80 million to buy collectibles.

After Li Yibai said goodbye to Allen, he did not go back to the hotel, but went to the San Francisco Art Museum according to the tips of the collection magazine "Treasure".

There, Li Yibai saw many, many beautiful collections. There is a bamboo painting of Zheng Banqiao. There are Van Gogh's post-impressionist paintings, and there are Monet's pre-impressionist paintings.

After seeing so many paintings, Li Yibai also felt relaxed and happy, and felt that it was really a good enjoyment to appreciate the artworks. Li Yibai looked at it for a while, and when he was about to leave, he found that there were prints of famous paintings sold next to the door of the art museum. These prints are sold to tourists as souvenirs.

Most of these prints are inkjet printed.

Li Yibai stood at the door and looked at a bamboo painting of Zheng Banqiao, fascinated.

This is just a print, but Li Yibai is fascinated by it.

Li Yibai smiled, he bought a printed bamboo painting of Zheng Banqiao and brought it back to the hotel.

Li Yibai is in the hotel. He was lying on the bed. I can't sleep, and I just think about two words in my head. 'Talent. ’

Talent. Li Yibai needs talents too much. In the past, when Li Yibai was not the boss, he still didn't feel what it was to be thirsty for talent. And now Li Yibai has made a lot of money by reselling back and forth from the Northern Song Dynasty and the United States, and this business is getting bigger and bigger, and many things are not something he can do alone.

At the end of the day, he's the big boss of a big business.

Now the base of the Northern Song Dynasty needs a large number of guards as defense. The business of the Northern Song Dynasty also needs to be vigorously developed, and it is necessary to expand the number of shops it operates, and it needs a large number of men and shopkeepers. The Northern Song Dynasty needed someone to help him collect antiques, so that he didn't have to go in person every time, and he also needed someone to help him process antiques, so that the antiques could be sold at a higher price, and someone needed to help him settle the accounts, so that he didn't have to spend money to calculate it himself. All you need to do is get the total amount of money.

In the United States, there is a need for a large number of talents. U.S. bases also need to be built. He needs to recruit people to defend, he needs a lawyer, he needs to do legal advice, he needs an assistant, he needs to make appointments, he needs to arrange his time. It needs to be washed. Money master, help him make a reasonable explanation for the money he earned.

Not only does he need talent, he also needs to have his own antique shop, his own auction house. Own sourcing company. It's much easier to do that.

Now he is still alone. He still has a working relationship with Zhong Song and Allen.

If a person starts a business little by little, starting a business in these industries that he is not very familiar with, even if he has a lot of money, he may not be able to succeed, and it is very difficult, he needs to recruit talents in this industry, and he needs to learn the technology of this industry and the experience of others.

If it is an ordinary person, he will definitely start a business one by one. And Li Yibai is such a smart person, he will never do this.

What Li Yibai wants to do is to acquire.

Li Yibai wants to buy Zhong Song's antique shop, Allen's auction house. The antique shop of Xue Jiade in the Northern Song Dynasty, the money village of Guangyuanzhi. It's the same as when he bought Xu Zhengde's silk village. Li Yibai wants to own 90% of the shares, leaving 10% of the shares for the partners.

There are many benefits to acquisitions. One is that you don't have to bother to start a business. In addition, the original business owner has a wealth of experience in this industry. In addition, after the injection of a large amount of capital, the company will develop faster, better, and easier to compete with its opponents.

And many business operators, although making money is an important idea, some people have more ideas for dreams, such as being the first in a certain industry. In this way, after he has a lot of money to back him up, he can let go and realize his dream, and he still has a stake in this company. This company is still his, and he is the one who made it big. It's the best of both worlds.

The biggest benefit of acquisition is that when you buy the company, the company's talents will be your own.

Of course, Li Yibai also knows that these people are not so willing to let him buy the company. However, Li Yibai has a way, and this person is not his opponent.

The next day, the auction began again.

Two treasures, one is Li Tang's genuine "Fish Hidden Picture". One is the Northern Song Dynasty agarwood dining table.

In the venue, everyone was boiling after seeing the two collections unveiled.

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I'm sorry I was so sleepy last night and went to bed in the wee hours of the morning. There was a power outage for a day today, and the call didn't come until 20 o'clock, and this chapter was just written. The first to watch. I continue to write. There are a few new books on the list, thank you. I continued with the codeword. Still ask for a recommended ticket + collection.