Section 15 Cheap jade lampholder
After returning to Shanghai, I thought about it and finally handed over the imperial military art and the jade box to the office, which can be regarded as my due diligence in my work. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
As for the Soul Guarding Technique and the Sword Guarding Technique, it involves a powerful personal cultivation study, and if it is known by someone with sinister intentions, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble, so I just kept it.
Originally, the institute was not very satisfied with the archaeology, because the ancient tomb was never explored, and it was only a hurried walk, but because I brought back precious artifacts and significant imperial techniques, the institute finally reluctantly approved our operation.
Of course, the successful rescue of Dr. Long and the others, I naturally received a commendation.
In the past two days, my eldest brother called again, saying that he wanted to buy a few new CNC lathes, and hoped that I could help raise some money.
I have always felt that a person should do the corresponding things as much as he has the ability, and a person who comes out of the countryside has no family background, so why should he invest a large amount of money again and again? I am not a rich person, so I naturally have no money to lend him. But he was very bad, he even entrusted his mother to call me, and my heart softened after complaining. No matter how hard you are, you can't be bitter to your parents, although my eldest brother's approach makes me very disgusted, but there is no way, who makes us brothers?
More than one million large CNC lathes made in Japan are needed, and he needs to purchase two, at least three million.
Million...... , I don't even have 300,000 on me, how can I get so much money?
After thinking about it, I thought of the jade lamp holder I retrieved from Wei Qing's tomb, and I was really forced to have no choice, so I could only do an auction of the cultural relics of the ancient tomb for my eldest brother.
Actually, this is not a stealing sale, the owner of the tomb said in the book that he could let me take those jades, I was not greedy and only took this one, and the others were left in the coffin intact. Since he gave it to me, a destined person, in private, it makes sense for me to pick it up and sell it.
But I can only do this kind of thing secretly, and I can't let Wen Yuan and them find out.
After coming to Huahe Group, I went to Hua Yongde's office privately, he is not the general manager of Huahe Group's business, and it is most appropriate to entrust this thing to him to help me shoot.
Seeing me come to his personal office, Hua Yongde immediately hung up the phone, got up and greeted me and said, "Yo, Xiao Feng! Why did you, a senior consultant, suddenly remember to come and see me?"
I smiled and said, "Mr. Hua, is it useful to get off work in a while?" I'll invite you to dinner, and I'll talk to you about something by the way!"
Hua Yongde's business mind is very flexible, as soon as he heard it, he knew that there was a play, and pointed at me with a wicked smile: "Yo, there are good goods, right! Why wait to get off work, anyway, it's almost five o'clock now! Let's go find a place to eat now, and chat slowly while eating!"
After saying that, Hua Yong dragged me downstairs and went to a western restaurant upstairs in Wujiaochang! We asked for a private room, and the two of us sat by the window and chatted happily while looking at the beautiful scenery of the Huangpu River.
Hua Yongde said with emotion: "Ouch, I really envy you people who go to the grave, you can have a lot of opportunities to get his vote." How about Captain Xiao, did you get any good treasures when you went to Ganzhou this time, say it and listen to it, I'll help you refer to it?"
I smiled, reached for my phone, pulled out a photo, and handed it to him.
Hua Yongde squinted his eyes and looked at it for a long time, and then said with a sigh: "Yo, this jade lamp holder is really exquisitely carved, the pattern on it is clear and the color is smooth, and the thing is indeed a good thing! If you can tell the story behind it, if it has something to do with a celebrity, it will be worth a lot of money! Otherwise, even if this is a jade from the Western Han Dynasty, it is only worth 800,000 at most!"
I smiled and said, "What if this jade lampstand is the tomb of Wei Qing, the great general of the Western Han Dynasty, and the utensils he used to read military books and watch military intelligence on the eve of his death?"
Hua Yongde was overjoyed after hearing this, and said with a smile: "If you can make an appraisal description of this jade lamp holder in your own name, plus it is the life item of the famous Western Han Dynasty general Wei Qing!hehe~~~"
After speaking, Hua Yongde smiled and drank the tea, looking very mysterious.
I didn't have much research on the value of these antiquities, and the first time I did such a thing, I was naturally a little anxious, so I hurriedly asked him, "And then, how much is it worth?"
Hua Yongde chuckled lightly and replied calmly: "I don't know how much it is worth, it depends on the performance of the buyer at the auction." However, if all the firm work is fully prepared, the auction will be made as the jade itself, and the reserve price of the starting auction will be around Bai Laiwan! It's a pity, this is Wei Qing's item, if it is Huo Quai's item, it will be very different, then at least Wu Baiwan will have to start the auction!"
...... , Huo Qu's illness ~~~. Huo Qubing was just taught by Wei Qing, and the two of them were also famous generals in the Western Han Dynasty, and they were comparable in terms of their achievements against the Huns, but I don't know why the world's evaluation of Huo Qubing was countless times higher than Wei Qing.
The starting price is only one million, obviously this is not enough to satisfy my eldest brother's appetite, it seems that I can only try my luck, I hope that I can meet a master of goods when bidding!
Soon I made up my mind and explained to Hua Yongde and said: "Okay, I'll entrust you to help arrange the auction in this matter! As for the publicity before the bidding, you have to help with the snacks, and you can't disclose the identity of the owner of this ancient artifact to anyone, understand, Mr. Hua?"
Hua Yongde smiled slightly, and said very happily: "You can rest assured that our company eats this mouthful of food, and we know the rules of the industry better than anyone else! This auction everything goes according to the company's process, and you can rest assured that I will make good arrangements in terms of publicity! This is the first time you have entrusted the company to help you auction collectibles, and I have to explain the cost to you first! First of all, I have to inspect the goods to confirm that this is a genuine cultural relic from 2,000 years ago, and secondly, according to the company's regulations, one million is the reserve price!" If the final auction price does not exceed 1 million, the company will not charge a penny, and the money from the sale will be all yours! If the price exceeds 1 million, the company will charge 10% of the commission fee in the excess part, how about it?
I nodded, and said with emotion: "Okay, hey, I didn't expect that the jade used by Wei Qing was only worth a million, which is really a bit worthy of his prestige as a general!"
After hearing this, Hua Yongde said with a smile: "Look at what you said! One million is the reserve price, and the genuine cultural relics and treasures will be sold at the reserve price? This thing depends on the buyer, if the real masters are more appreciative of Wei Qing, they will definitely grab it at any cost, and when the time comes, it will be auctioned for a high price of 10 million!"
~~~~, I stuck out my tongue and said, "It's so powerful, the gap between coming and going is too big!"
Hua Yongde looked at me, reached out and took out a cigarette, lit it and smoked a few puffs, and said: "Don't worry, as long as you can come up with evidence to prove that this is Wei Qing's thing, it is guaranteed that you will have unexpected income! The problem is, you have to come up with some reliable evidence, the evidence is not sufficient, and the value cannot be well reflected! Time is simple, do a carbon-14 identification and it's over!"
I smiled and said: "Don't worry about this, there is an inscription engraved on the lampholder, saying: The Great General's Mansion, Wei! There are not many generals in the entire Western Han Dynasty, and the great general in the period of Emperor Wu is surnamed Wei, who else can you say besides Wei Qing!"
After hearing this, Hua Yongde immediately patted his thigh and said: "That's great, this Nima is definitely the best goods! Yes, yes, our company has rarely received such a good baby in the past two months, and it is just right to use this to promote the company! Don't worry, Xiao Feng, I promise that you will be able to shoot this treasure very well, and it must be worth the money!"
Hearing Hua Yongde say this, I was relieved, and then I began to seriously prepare the identification materials and write the introduction document of the ancient cultural relics!
It took me a week to finally get ready, and the Huahe company's advertisements were also in place, and several major TV stations broadcast interviews with them, and the jade lamp holder was exposed in the camera.
Although I have done a lot of appraisals for Huahe Group before, I have never participated in the auction in person.
As it relates to my own income, I came to the venue early on the day of the auction, and as soon as I walked into the auction hall, I saw that the hall was full of rich people and the waiters were very busy.
It was the first time I participated in such a luxurious auction place, and I felt very uncomfortable to see these rich people, and it was very embarrassing and embarrassing for a poor person like me to come here at all.
Just as I was looking for a seat to sit down, He Kuan suddenly appeared next to me, and he asked curiously: "Hey, isn't this our Captain Xiao?" Why are you interested in participating in the auction today, could it be that there are items in the auction today that you like, and you want to buy them?"
It seems that Hua Yongde's work is really reliable, even He Kuan didn't know that there was my thing in the auction today, I hurriedly smiled and said: "Hehe, no, how can I have the heart to collect these precious treasures! I have done things for the company for so long, I should also come to see the auction environment, by the way, familiar with what the guests value, and at the same time be able to improve the appraisal work in the future!"
He Kuan nodded with a smile and said: "You kid, I have already asked you to come to the auction more, it is good for you to know a few more big bosses! Come on, you and I sit together, and watch how they participate in the auction, this is a deep way!"
After saying that, He Kuan smiled happily and led me into a separate cubicle without any doubt.
Then He Kuan began to introduce me to the rules of the auction, and then secretly introduced me to the big buyers who had come to the hall, all of whom were rich and famous businessmen.
Just when the auction was about to start, a person I was familiar with suddenly appeared in the venue, and Mrs. Guo actually came to the venue accompanied by Guo Qianqian!
The appearance of Mrs. Guo made me feel very uneasy, I had a hunch that my jade lamp holder would not be able to get a good price, and that Mrs. Guo was obviously coming for the jade lamp holder.
With trepidation, I watched several rounds of porcelain auctions, and after more than an hour, it was finally my turn to be the jade lampholder!
The old lady didn't buy any of the things in front of her, but as soon as the starting price of this jade lamp holder was quoted, Qianqian, the dead guy, immediately raised a card for her grandfather.
Fortunately, there are occasional individuals who raise their cards to increase the price, and the price has changed from one million to one million and one hundred and sixty million.
Time ticked very slowly, and after the old lady Guo personally raised the card, no one dared to raise the card to raise the price! The venue began to talk one after another, and countless people looked at the old lady, and seemed to be very taboo about him.
Suddenly, the sound of a hammer sounded, and Old Lady Guo relied on her prestige to take down my jade lamp holder with only 1.6 million!
When the auction was concluded, my heart was like ashes, and I didn't even say hello to the old lady and Qianqian, and left the auction hall in a huff.
Hua Yongde chased him all the way, and hurriedly pulled me and said: "Ouch Xiao Feng, I didn't know that there would be such a show today! This old lady suddenly made a move, and no one dared to compete with him! This is a good baby that can easily shoot tens of millions of dollars, this, this~~~!
After speaking, Hua Yongde Cui shook his head dejectedly, revealing a face full of pain.
I said coldly to him: "Since the old lady is so faceless and comes to press me! Okay, Hua Yongde, I will entrust you to help me shoot something, and then I can't help but let him call the shots!"
With that, I turned around and left the auction building and ran straight home.