Faced with a pair of notebooks that may be worth more than 100 million, Jiang Lei and Bai Zhou are quite cautious.

While carefully checking the material and pulp of the copybook's paper, the two of them used computer software to compare the text on the copybook with the handwriting on another picture of Song Huizong's "Thousand Character Text" circulating on the Internet, and they were very busy.

Zhang Hao and Wang Xu sat on the sofa drinking tea and chatting, waiting for Jiang Lei and the others to complete the identification.

In the process of waiting for the identification results, Zhang Hao has always seemed very calm.

His mood at this time is like a student who knows that he can get a full score in the exam, and is looking forward to the teacher's results.

Compared with Zhang Hao's ease, Wang Xu will have some gains and losses.

He was looking forward to the fact that the "Thousand Character Text" calligraphy brought by Zhang Hao would be the original work of Song Huizong, so as to add a heavyweight lot to the company's auction next month.

But the unique historical background of Zhang Hao's calligraphy, coupled with the young face of the other party, still made him feel a little bottomless.

However, looking at Zhang Hao's stable appearance as Mount Tai still made Wang Xu feel a lot more settled.

He asked himself, if he brought a fake to the auction house for appraisal, it would be impossible to be as indifferent as Zhang Hao.

Nearly 2 hours later, Jiang Lei and Bai Zhou finally completed the identification work.

The faces of both of them were full of joy.

"Mr. Zhang, I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Jiang Lei said as a representative, "Mr. Wang, according to our appraisal results, this "Thousand Character Text" is definitely the authentic work of Song Huizong!" ”

"Okay, you've worked hard!" Wang Xu stood up and applauded, "Mr. Zhang, thank you for bringing us this work of art!" It's half past 12 now, do you think you should have lunch first, or do you want to talk about the consignment auction first? I estimate that half an hour of negotiation should be enough! ”

Zhang Hao said: "Then let's talk about business first." ”

Wang Xu smiled: "Okay, I have a sample of the entrustment contract here, you can take a look first." ”

The secretary, who was waiting on the side, immediately took out the contract template from the drawer and handed it to Zhang Hao with both hands.

Wang Xu said to Jiang Lei and the others again: "Lao Jiang, Xiaobai, you go to eat first!" ”

The two said in unison: "Okay, Mr. Wang!" ”

Subsequently, they came to Zhang Hao and said goodbye to him.

Zhang Hao got up and shook hands with the two of them respectively: "Thank you, I'm troublesome for the two of you today." ”

Jiang Lei said politely: "Mr. Zhang is polite, we should thank you for letting us see a real work of art!" ”

Bai Zhou bowed and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhang!" ”

After the two left, another middle-aged man walked into the office and reported to himself:

"Hello Mr. Zhang, I am Wang Sicheng, general manager of Suxu Auction Company, and I will answer your questions about the entrustment contract and the auction process."

"Mr. Wang, hello." Zhang Hao shook hands with the other party, and then pointed to the commission fee ratio that had been altered on the contract and said, "I see that the handwritten commission ratio on the contract is 7%, how much will you charge in general?" ”

"Mr. Zhang, we are currently implementing a tiered commission charging standard." Wang Sicheng explained, "For lots with a transaction price of less than 10 million yuan, we will charge the consignor a commission equivalent to 15% of the total transaction price, and for lots with a transaction price of more than 10 million yuan, the commission rate is 12%.

As you should also know, we are in dire need of a heavyweight lot at next month's auction, so Mr. Wang decided that if you are willing to entrust this "Thousand Characters Text" to us for auction, we can only charge you a 7% commission.

The 7% commission includes the marketing and insurance costs of your lot. ”

Zhang Hao nodded secretly in his heart.

According to what he had previously heard about auction house commissions, the average percentage of commissions charged by auction houses in China was about 15 percent.

The 7% commission rate quoted by Su Xu Auction House is obviously sincere.

Moreover, the other party's frank attitude also made Zhang Hao satisfied.

So, he nodded and replied, "No problem, I can accept such a commission percentage." ”

"Thank you," Wang Sicheng said with a smile, "Now we still need to negotiate a maximum estimate, and if the final transaction price is higher than the maximum estimate agreed upon by both parties, we will also charge you an additional 2% of the total transaction price." ”

Zhang Hao said: "My highest estimate of this "Thousand Character Text" is 170 million, I wonder if you are willing to accept this price? ”

Wang Sicheng returned the price: "Mr. Zhang, I won't tell you anything, our estimate of this "Thousand Character Text" is about 150 million yuan, why don't we take 155 million yuan as the highest estimate, what do you think?" ”

"Mr. Wang, I think my offer of 170 million is still very sincere." Zhang Hao said, "You are an industry insider, so you naturally know that Song Huizong's "Thousand Character Text" was auctioned at a sky-high price of 140 million yuan 10 years ago, so the price I quoted is only based on the transaction price of 140 million yuan 10 years ago, plus the inflation rate of nearly 10 years. ”

"Mr. Zhang..."

Wang Sicheng wanted to make a counteroffer, but was interrupted by Wang Xu:

"No problem, we can take 170 million yuan as the highest estimate!"

The owner of the auction house smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, I want to make friends with you, and I hope there will be more opportunities for cooperation in the future!" ”

Zhang Hao smiled and said: "Okay, Mr. Wang, I wish us a happy cooperation in advance!" ”

After negotiating the most critical commission ratio, Wang Sicheng explained to Zhang Hao about the breach of contract and the marketing of the lots.

Finally, he said to Zhang Hao: "Mr. Zhang, the auction will be held on April 23rd and 24th, and your "Thousand Character Text" should appear on the 24th, and you are welcome to come and watch the auction at that time!" In addition, we will be exhibiting important works of the department from March 30th, and your book will also be included in it.

If it is convenient for you, I would like to add your WeChat, and if you have any questions about the auction in the future, you are welcome to contact me at any time!

Now, if you have no further questions, can we sign up for this? ”

"Okay, let's sign up! After signing the contract, we will add a WeChat. Zhang Hao nodded and said to Wang Xu, "Mr. Wang, if it's convenient, let's also add WeChat, right?" ”

Wang Xu is the owner of the auction house, and he must have his own connections in the antique circle.

Now that Zhang Hao has a trading system, he may be able to trade with more ancients and get more antiques in the future.

Therefore, if he can make friends with Wang Xu, it will also be beneficial to him.

"Of course!" Wang Xu smiled, "Mr. Zhang, I'm not afraid of you laughing, I often share some important lot information in the circle of friends, if you don't like it, you can block my circle of friends, but don't block me, haha!" ”

Zhang Hao smiled: "No, I'm also interested in antiques." ”

"That's good!" Wang Xu half-jokingly said, "Actually, I still hope to develop you into my customer than being blocked." ”