At eight o'clock in the evening, Xu Hao came to the room he had booked in advance in the hotel, took a hot shower first, and then lay on the bed while eating snacks while sending photos to the official website mailboxes of the two auction houses, and left his phone number.

"An excellent person like me, who should have lived a brilliant life, how come he is still floating in the sea of people for more than 20 years, a smart person like me has long said goodbye to simplicity, why did he still use a love ......" Xu Hao was woken up by a phone ringing, rubbed his eyes, originally wanted to save some trouble and float up and let the clothes automatically wear on his body, thinking about the experience of his predecessors, it is better to keep a low profile in the main world, so he can only get up and dress honestly.

"Buzz......" The mobile phone began to vibrate again, Xu Hao guessed that it should be a call from the auction house, and picked it up casually: "Hey, which ......?"

"Hey, hello Mr. Xu, I'm Xiao Liu, the account manager of Sotheby's Auction Company in Modu, and now I want to know from you that you left a phone number and a picture of the jade bracelet in our company's mailbox yesterday?"

"Well, yes, I want to auction these two bracelets, but I also contacted another company, I want to set a time for everyone to come out and talk about what conditions, Manager Liu, you forgive me, I am a more direct person, let's put the conditions there, I will directly select the partner, after all, I also want to fix a partner for long-term cooperation in the future......" Xu Hao replied directly.

"Mr. Xu, do you think this is good, I'll go to you now, our professional appraiser will identify the things, and then let's talk about the conditions." You give me an address, I'll go over immediately, you can see ......" Manager Liu on the other end of the phone said hurriedly after hearing that he would cooperate after hearing it.

"No, that's so troublesome, Manager Liu, let's wait for the news from Christie's, let's come out at one time to talk about a lot of trouble, maybe your family really can't eat my things!" Xu Hao hung the other party's appetite and said, and then promised to call the other party back when there was news and put the phone down.

To be honest, Xu Hao was also anxious, he had more than a thousand left, and if he dragged on for another four or five days, he would really be penniless and wandering on the streets. But there is no way, the trading in a hurry is too passive, and I can only pretend to be calm. And Xu Hao made up his mind to pretend to go on all the way in the next cooperation process, and he will be really calm after more experience.

didn't wait long, only ten minutes later than the last call, his phone rang again, and he deliberately waited for Xu Hao to pick up the phone: "Who?" ”

"Hello, is this Mr. Xu? I am Wang Zhiwei, general manager of Christie's auction house, I want to know about the two pairs of jade bracelets with you, whether you come to our company or make an appointment to meet, I will bring our chief jade appraiser to you for free appraisal. The person on the other side of the phone, who claimed to be the CEO of Christie's, said in one breath, although his tone was flat, Xu Hao still sensed the other party's nervousness and urgency.

Xu Hao paused for two or three breaths, and said vaguely: "Oh, hello Mr. Wang, there is such a thing, but, uh......"

"But what?"

"There is such a situation, I'm sorry, Mr. Wang, I just made an appointment to meet Manager Liu of Sotheby's Auction House, do you think I'll look for you next time?"

Mr. Wang on the other side is already a little anxious, these two companies are sworn enemies in the art and jade jewelry auction industry, how can they let the fat that took the initiative to send to the door slip away?

"Mr. Xu, our auction house is not inferior to Sotheby's in all aspects, the so-called shop around, how about I also meet with you, if you are free now, how about I send a car to pick you up?"

"Then no, or else, at four o'clock in the afternoon, near the Bund, in the teahouse of Gucheng Park, No. 333 Renmin Road, you bring an appraiser over, and Manager Liu and I have already made an appointment to meet there."

"Well, okay, then I'll take our chief appraiser over at four o'clock, looking forward to our meeting!" Wang Zhiwei agreed with a sigh of relief. It's not that he doesn't want to pinch Xu Hao, but he really sees that the autumn auction at the end of November is about to start, and the top jadeite collected this year is surprisingly small, just in time to catch up with the rush Xu Hao sent to the door, Wang Zhiwei secretly made up his mind, even if he was slaughtered by this Mr. Xu, he would admit it.

After Xu Hao hung up the phone, he directly sent a text message to the previous manager Liu. agreed to meet at three o'clock in the afternoon, and explore the way first, so as not to meet before the two of them entered the door.

The weather in November in the magic capital is just right, with temperatures in the teens to early twenties, which is the most comfortable weather of the year, and it rains a little from time to time, and only a light jacket is needed to go out.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, a cool breeze blew through the street, Xu Hao walked towards the tea room with short sleeves on his upper body and denim cropped pants on his lower body, carrying his schoolbag on his back.

This tea room is not as good as imagined, it is in the style of an ordinary park, with bright red door beams, the yard is full of bamboo, and there are three or five wooden tables and benches in the courtyard.

However, the advantage is that it is close to both sides, and the flow of people is strong, in case of any unexpected situation, Xu Hao is also convenient to run away, forgive Xu Hao for reading too many novels, and unconsciously bring in the style of the protagonist of the novel.

When I walked to the door of the tea room, I saw a young man in a silver-gray suit, hairspray on his head, and gold-rimmed eyes standing at the gate, carrying a briefcase in his hand, talking to an old man with gray hair and a black Tang suit.

Xu Hao stepped forward and asked, "Manager Liu?" ”

"Yes, you're Mr. Xu, right? You're so young! The young man praised Xu Hao heartily, and then held his right hand forward and invited Xu Hao and the old man in.

The three of them called the waiters to order a cup of black tea each, Xu Hao politely sat the old gentleman, and then first said: "About two of you came, I want to estimate the value of my bracelet, and the president of Christie's Modu Branch will also come over, I don't know much about the rules of your auction house, so I will happily say my requirements, you two think it is not suitable to sit together and chat, we will cooperate in the future if we have the right opportunity." ”

Manager Liu coughed lightly, smiled and said politely: "Mr. Xu, what kind words do you say, there is no business in this world that cannot be negotiated, our company was founded in March 1744, and has been able to maintain the reputation of the world's top auction house, that relies on integrity and the support of the majority of friends, there is absolutely no problem in terms of resources, as long as you have good things, you don't have to worry about no one buying at a high price." As for our charging rules, let me briefly tell you that 25% of the transaction price is charged within $100,000; 20% between $100,000 and $2 million; 12% for the excess of 2 million. ”

Xu Hao nodded, these are all information that can be easily found on the Internet, it seems that this Manager Liu will not be relieved before he sees the real thing!

Bringing the schoolbag on the bench, Xu Hao took out two small wooden boxes and placed them on the table, which he had just bought from an art store on the way here.

"The two of you can open it and take a look, a pair of glass imperial green bracelets and a pair of glass violet bracelets, all of which are worth tens of millions, let's talk about the others after you appraise them!" Xu Hao gently opened the two boxes and pushed them in front of the two and said.

To be honest, Xu Hao was not worried about being strong at all, as long as he used his mental power to press down the box, even ten people would not be able to pick it up.

Manager Liu glanced at it roughly, nodded at the old man and said, "Teacher Niu, you give me a palm, and I won't evaluate it." ”

The old man reached out and took out a magnifying glass and a pair of white gloves from his bag, slowly put on the gloves, slowly picked up the bracelet and looked at it, nodded from time to time, and raised his hand to put the bracelet in the sun to watch.

During this period, Xu Hao and Manager Liu of Sotheby's remained silent, quietly waiting for the conclusion of the old man surnamed Niu.

Ten minutes later, the quiet situation was broken, and a middle-aged man who was also dressed in a suit walked over, and when he saw Xu Hao and the others, he slowed down and walked over.

As an elite auction house who has been in the industry for more than 20 years, Wang Zhiwei could see at a glance that the two were waiting for the appraisal results, and they all stood politely and nodded with a smile, and then remained silent.