On July 25th, the weather was still very hot, and the roar of airplanes rang in my ears from time to time, this was Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok International Airport, and a fat man with a backpack and a sunhat walked out of the airport and got into a taxi. Gallop towards the city.

Needless to say, this fat man is Tang Shengxian, what is he doing in Hong Kong, of course, he is here to sell antiques, after all kinds of considerations, Tang Shengxian still decided to come to Hong Kong to sell goods, and even the account is set up by a foreign-funded bank. After all, I read too many novels, and I was either afraid of this or that, not only did I apply for a credit card at Standard Chartered Bank in Shanghai, but I also spent a lot of money on the Internet to buy a European account.

Tang Shengxian had already said hello to Sotheby's in Hong Kong, and after checking in to the hotel first, Tang Shengxian took a large suitcase and took the bus to Sotheby's Pacific Place (Hong Kong) Limited, 88 Queensway, Hong Kong.

Tang Shengxian is a fat man with flawed aesthetics, and in his eyes, these high-rise buildings are high-rise buildings, and there is nothing different. I walked straight into the building and took the elevator to the fifth floor.

Under the notice of the reception lady, Tang Shengxian and Manager Wang of Sotheby's Hong Kong Auction Company met, and there was also an appraiser in his fifties, surnamed Li, Tang Shengxian just shook hands with him, and didn't say anything about Li Lao, kid or anything, people who like to read novels hate the most is that the protagonist pretends to be a grandson, only the relationship of interests shouts so humble, what are you doing with such humility, is it cool to call yourself "boy, boy", just give these people respect in behavior. Don't see the old man, who is closer than his grandparents.

While chatting with Manager Wang online, Tang Shengxian sent him a photo of a pair of small bowls of Yuan blue and white in his collection, which Tang Shengxian found a very similar one and auctioned it for 30 million Hong Kong dollars in 2011. And it has been repaired, Tang Shengxian's condition is so good, it still exists in pairs, and after another two years, the market for blue and white porcelain is broader.

After five minutes of identification, it was confirmed that it was genuine, considering that the current market situation gave an estimate of 80 million Hong Kong dollars, Tang Shengxian, who was in urgent need of money, did not have time to wait for Sotheby's autumn auction.

"If your company buys it, what price?" "Sir, our company also has an acquisition business, and we can give a price of 75 million Hong Kong dollars for this collection, but we will definitely be able to auction 90 million Hong Kong dollars on our autumn auction, and 100 million Hong Kong dollars is not impossible." "78 million Hong Kong dollars, no tax, if the transaction is made, I still have a big business to do with you." "Even! I don't know what other big business Mr. Tang has? ”

Tang Shengxian knew that only by coming up with something more valuable at this time could these merchants agree to his terms. Tang Shengxian completely opened the suitcase, and there were three painting scrolls inside, Tang Shengxian casually took them out and placed them on the table, allowing Li Appraiser to open them and look at them by himself.

For Tang Shengxian's somewhat arrogant behavior, Master Li was also a little angry in his heart, but when he opened the first painting scroll, his face became a little solemn, "Quick, Manager Wang, call Lao Xia and Lao Wei quickly." ”

When the other two appraisers also arrived in the reception room, the three paintings were opened by Lao Li, and they were also attracted by the paintings on the table, so they took out gloves and magnifying glasses from their pockets and surrounded them.

Tang Shengxian didn't bother them, he stood by and watched silently, these three paintings were all bought by him at a great price, two of them were taken by Tang Shengxian at a glance when a wealthy businessman who fled turned into a seller's property, and the rich businessman was afraid that these paintings would not be easy to keep on the way to escape, so they all exchanged for money. The third one is because the first two paintings were specially collected, yes, these three paintings are all from the hands of one person, that is, Tang Bohu, a genius in Jiangnan, Tang Yinye.

This is still a rare large-format and large long scroll, which can almost hold a small auction of Tang Bohu's calligraphy and paintings, Tang Shengxian and Sotheby's know that the effect of putting these three paintings together far exceeds the value of auctioning these paintings one by one. No wonder Tang Shengxian is so fearless.

"After my appraisal with Lao Xia and Lao Wei, these three paintings are all Tang Bohu's authentic works, and they are so big, they are all rare masterpieces, the sum of the three paintings alone is more than 100 million US dollars, and when it comes to the auction house, it will work well, I am afraid that it is possible to even double, and more money is a string of numbers for some rich people, but antiques can be appreciated, can improve taste, and can be used as heirlooms for children and grandchildren without fear of family property loss and inflation. They have a soft spot for these works by celebrities, and they flock to them every time something good comes out.

An hour later, Tang walked out of the building with an empty suitcase, the only difference was that the paintings and bowls were left at Sotheby's, and his Standard Chartered bank credit card had an extra $10.02 million (Tang Shengxian had a dollar card, one was to connect with the world, and the other was to pretend to be forced). The pair of blue and white bowls are already owned by Sotheby's, and the three paintings, Tang Shengxian, have signed a contract with Sotheby's and are now deposited in Sotheby's "vault" and will be auctioned at Sotheby's Hong Kong's 2013 Autumn Auction from October 4 to 8 to celebrate Sotheby's 40 years in Asia.

More than 10 million US dollars, this is the first time in Tang Shengxian's life that he has so much money, but Tang Shengxian knows that this is far from enough, even if the three paintings are sold and get hundreds of millions of dollars, it is not a big deal, Tang Shengxian does not want to be a second-class antique dealer, everything he is doing now is just to develop and accumulate start-up funds, and most of this money will be used for more meaningful things.

Tang Shengxian walked on the streets and alleys of Hong Kong, since he came to Hong Kong, he brought such a big empty suitcase, and made such a large amount of money, buy some souvenirs and go back, although there are no relatives and friends, but souvenirs do not have to be given away, Tang Shengxian's understanding is to keep for himself as a souvenir, and give souvenirs to people who have not been to that place to commemorate what to remember.

Speaking of friends, Tang Shengxian still has a friend, named Huang Jiaxin, who is his high school classmate, with better grades than him, and was admitted to Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, and now works at the AIIB, and often goes out to drink with Tang Shengxian, because the two of them are single dogs, they still have time to mingle.

"It's been a long time since I've been in contact with him, so bring him something nice this time."