This question is asked.

Ji Sheng saw that Shen Xia's action of pulling the zipper of the bag obviously stopped.

"We've talked about it."

Shen Xia continued to pull the zipper casually.

If he hadn't stopped just now, Ji Sheng might have believed this, but when he observed it, he stared at her with interest, "You really haven't been in love, right?" ”

Shen Xia put the zippered bag aside, didn't admit it at all, and said, "How is it possible?" I'm in my twenties, how could I never be in a relationship? ”

"Really?" So who was your ex? Ji Sheng felt that she was lying.

Shen Xia couldn't answer.

Ji Sheng laughed and teased: "Won't it? You haven't really been in a relationship, have you? Laugh at me, people in their twenties haven't even been in love? ”

"Talked! I really talked about it! Shen Xia flatly denied it, but did not admit it.

Ji Sheng said: "Then you say, who is the ex?" ”

Shen Xia tilted her head and thought for a moment, then looked into his eyes and whispered a shocking name, "Sebastian." ”

Ji Sheng: "??? ”

Your sister!

Fool me with characters from anime?

Ji Sheng laughed angrily at her, and asked curiously: "You look so beautiful, why haven't you been in love?" It stands to reason that many people should pursue it. ”

"You'll find out when you see my dad." Shen Xia snorted and chirped: "I think it's better for you not to see him, otherwise your legs will be broken for you." ”

Is your dad that scary?

Ji Sheng didn't believe her.

Just wanted to say something, Shen Xia stood up directly and picked up the small bag casually, "Let's go." ”

Ji Sheng wondered, "Go?" Where to go? ”

Shen Xia said speechlessly: "Didn't I just discuss the joint auction with your friends who met my father?" ”

Look at my memory!

Ji Sheng patted his head and stood up, "Okay, let's go meet him." ”

……

Walk down the long corridors.

The two took the elevator to the forty-eighth floor.

Because Shen Xia is staying in a supreme suite, she can have a free afternoon tea buffet here.

Ji Sheng and Shen Xia each asked for a cup of coffee, and then they sat down facing each other by the window.

On the way here, Shen Xia contacted her father's friend, and it is estimated that it will take a short time to arrive.

Ji Sheng wasn't in a hurry, just chatting with Shen Xia while drinking coffee.

About seven or eight minutes later, a Sven man of about 1.75 meters and about 50 glasses came to their table.

"Xiaoxia, this is the friend you introduced?" Sven Man said.

Shen Xia hurriedly stood up and said obediently, "Uncle Lu." ”

As she spoke, she pointed to Ji Sheng, who also stood up, and introduced, "He is the friend I introduced, Ji Sheng." Ji Sheng, this is my father's friend Uncle Lu. ”

"Uncle Lu, hello."

Ji Sheng stretched out his hand to say hello.

Uncle Lu also stretched out his hand to shake him, and said with a smile: "Just call me Lao Lu, Mr. Ji is young and promising, he started a company at such a young age?" ”

Ji Sheng said modestly: "I was lucky and made a small fortune, so I wanted to open a company to make more money." ”

The three of them chatted and sat down.

At first, there was no serious discussion, and the two sides just exchanged information.

Ji Sheng therefore learned that the full name of "Uncle Lu" is Lu Zhengqing, is the owner of the magic capital Zhenli Auction Company, he has heard of this company a little, and knows that it is also among the best among the more than 2,000 companies with auction qualifications in China, although it is not as good as the giants of the auction industry such as Xiling Seal Society and Guardian, but Zhenli Auction is also a large company, and the joint auction spring auction organized in the first half of this year has a total turnover of an astonishing 1342 million soft sister banknotes.

You must know that the highest record of a single season auction in the mainland is only 2128 million yuan set by Guardian, and the turnover of the joint auction spring auction organized by Zhenli can reach 1342 million yuan, which is very remarkable.

Chatted for a while.

Lu Zhengqing slowly introduced the topic to the topic, "Today's spring auction in the first half of the year was a great success, this time I want to expand the results, and strive to break through the total transaction again, but you also know that an auction company like ours that is not an industry giant, It is difficult to create brilliance by its own strength, and only by uniting a few companies with equal strength can we have the strength to compete with Guardian, Xiling Seal Society, etc." ”

"I know that."

Ji Sheng nodded, agreeing with Lu Zhengqing's opinion.

The auction industry is different from other industries, and your third- and fourth-tier brands in other industries are still alive and moisturized.

However, auction is a deformed industry, with first-line auction companies such as Poly, Guardian, Xiling Seal Society, etc., almost monopolizing the entire industry, and the remaining nearly 2,000 second-, third- and fourth-tier auction companies can only engage in small-scale auctions most of the time in order to survive.

The lifeblood of an auction company is the supply of goods, and there are very few rare goods.

If this kind of goods are deliberately released by collectors, it is often the first-tier auction companies that grab the auction rights, and the second, third and fourth-tier auction companies can stand out, which can be said to be unique.

Second, third and fourth-tier auction companies can't find a source of goods, so they can only create a source of goods.

In other words, it is to find some seemingly real goods from JDZ's hundreds of millions of modern imitations and stalls to auction, one can fill the scene, and the other can build a chicken shed, and wait for many people to fish on the "water fish" to make a pot.

Ordinary people can't afford first-line auctions, such as Poly's, because first-line auction companies don't solicit lots, nor do they entertain buyers who can't afford to stay in six-star hotel suites, and ordinary collectors can't afford to pay 3% of the unsold auction fee.

Since the first-tier auction company is so wealthy and the threshold for auctions is so high, are all its lots really rare?

Not necessarily, the ratio of fakes to genuine items is not as high as in second, third and fourth tier auctions, about 10 to 20 percent.

Therefore, whether or not you can get the goods is a key factor in whether an auction company can become bigger and stronger.

Because Ji Sheng knew that he could get a large number of rare antiques in the eighties, he was naturally full of confidence in this cooperation negotiation.

"Well, you just know." Lu Zhengqing said slowly: "Originally, I wanted to make several partner companies more famous, but one partner withdrew from this autumn auction due to some factors, and it happened that Xiaoxia said that your company intends to participate in the joint auction, and I came to talk to you." ”

Shen Xia frowned when she heard this, but she didn't say anything.

Ji Sheng didn't hear anything wrong with this sentence, but just followed the other party's words and said: "I intend to participate in the joint auction, mainly because I just bought this collectibles company, although we also have auction qualifications, but there is a lack of customers, thank you Uncle Lu for providing this opportunity." ”

"Hehe, you don't have to thank me, if you want to thank you, Xie Xiaoxia will ask for it." Lu Zhengqing finally made the meaning clear vaguely, and he said earnestly to Ji Sheng: "Mr. Ji, I know that you are a capable person who bought a collectibles company at a young age, but like you just said, the size of your company is normally not qualified to participate in the joint auction, you know what I mean, right?" ”

Shen Xia's brows furrowed even more, she took the initiative to defend Ji Sheng, and said, "Uncle Lu, it's not that I strongly ask you to give Ji Sheng the opportunity to participate in the joint auction, but because one of your partners withdrew, and I know that Ji Sheng has the strength to replace him, so I specially recommend it to you for cooperation." ”

Lu Zhengqing didn't know whether it was true or hypocritical, and said apologetically: "Mr. Ji, I'm not questioning the strength of your company, I just want you not to forget Xiaoxia's love, if what I said just now is not very good, don't take it to heart." ”

Ji Sheng smiled quietly: "It's okay, I don't mind, it's really Xiaoxia who thinks about me and recommends you to me to get to know me, so that I can have the opportunity to participate in the joint auction." ”

Lu Zhengqing acted as if he was relieved, "That's good, I'm really afraid you'll mind." ”

Ji Sheng smiled and said, "How come, I'm not so stingy." ”

How could he not understand what Lu Zhengqing meant.

Lu Zhengqing just said that he didn't look down on a small company of Ji Sheng's level at all, and the reason why he agreed to let Ji Sheng participate in the joint auction was for Shen Xia's sake and for Ji Sheng to remember Shen Xia's goodness.

In this way, Ji Sheng owes Shen Xia a personal favor.

In fact, Ji Sheng owes Shen Xia nothing favors, and he doesn't owe anything, the two are now friends again, this kind of favor is a trivial matter.

The key thing is that once Ji Sheng inherits Shen Xia's favor, it means that Shen Xia owes Lu Zhengqing a favor.

But now on the scene, Ji Sheng can't directly refute the other party, so it's a trivial matter for the other party to get by, and it will make Shen Xia, who introduced him to Lu Zhengqing, can't hang on his face.

Of course, he didn't pinch his nose and admit it.

Didn't the other party say that his company was not large enough to participate in the joint auction?

Don't you know if you are qualified enough to take out the target that you are auctioned again?

Ji Sheng believes that once he takes out the antique jade he brought, it will not be Shen Xia who owes Lu Zhengqing a favor, but Lu Zhengqing who owes Shen Xia a favor in turn, after all, the value of the antiques he can take out is too high, and it completely solves Lu Zhengqing's problem.

Shen Xia sat there with a bad face, not because Ji Sheng wanted her to owe Lu Zhengqing a favor, but because Lu Zhengqing was a little "despiseful" when he said this just now.

It's just that what moved her very much was that Lu Zhengqing's words were actually very difficult to listen to, and Ji Sheng was able to endure it for her.

Thinking of this, Shen Xia couldn't help but glance at Ji Sheng, her eyes were full of tenderness.

"Thank you, Mr. Ji, for your understanding." Lu Zhengqing said one by one: "Then let's talk about the details next?" ”

Ji Sheng knew what he wanted to say, "You mean the cost?" ”

"Expense is one thing, and on the other hand, it's the source of customers." Lu Zhengqing said carefully: "The cost is nothing more than labor, venue and touring exhibitions, etc., which are all negotiable, and the source of customers is the most important thing." ”

Ji Sheng didn't say a word, listened.

Lu Zhengqing continued, "Like the tour, publicity should attract a lot of customers, but those customers are not the most core customer resources, I and several partners have core customer resources in our hands, and when the auction is held, resources will be shared, Mr. Ji, your company has just been acquired, I can understand that there are no core customers, but you always have to make up for it from other aspects, right?" I'm fine, I'm afraid that the other partners will be unhappy. ”

Oh!

At the end of the day, it's all about the money!

Ji Sheng understood as soon as he heard it, and said with a smile: "How to make up for it?" ”

"You have more publicity expenses, what do you think of this proposal?" Lu Zhengqing looked at it without blinking.

If he really doesn't have a core source of customers, of course Ji Sheng is willing to spend more on publicity expenses, but he is not without customers, or in other words, as long as he takes out those treasures, even if there are no customers, these treasures alone can attract a large number of high-quality customers.

In that case, why should I spend more?

Of course, Ji Sheng couldn't agree.

What is surprising is that before he could speak, Shen Xia opened his voice expressionlessly: "Uncle Lu, are you too much?" ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhengqing immediately smiled and said, "Yes, it's me who is excessive, since Xiaoxia you speak, then I won't make excessive requests, Mr. Ji, let's cooperate normally, just share all the costs equally." ”

I still want Shen Xia to owe favors!

Ji Sheng immediately realized that Lu Zhengqing's drunkard did not mean to drink, and any promise to his company to participate in the joint auction was a disguise, and its main purpose was probably to make Shen Xia owe this favor.

This old fox is really calculating.

Ji Sheng saw that Lu Zheng was liquidating people, and he was not ready to endure it this time, so he simply let go and said: "It's okay for me to have more publicity expenses, but I have a request." ”

"Ji Sheng!" Shen Xia was anxious for him.

Ji Sheng gave her a look of believing in herself.

Shen Xia didn't say anything more.

Lu Zhengqing said: "What requirements?" ”

Ji Sheng blinked and said: "Since I have more publicity expenses, should I be given the name of the main company this time?" ”

What is a Featured Company?

For example, when five or six companies participate in a joint auction together, when publicizing the public, they will generally pick the most famous company to make a signboard to attract more customers.

In this sense, Ji Sheng's collectibles company is not qualified.

But the main company has a huge benefit, that is, exposure, others have not participated in the auction, you can know the company for the first time, and wait until you participate in the auction, if you auction the boutique, even if the boutique is the subject of other cooperative companies, it will be mistaken for the main company, which is conducive to the growth of the company's reputation.

It can be said that Ji Sheng's request is very excessive.

But he now has the confidence to make this request.

Because the quality of the antique jade brought by Ji Sheng to auction is too high, he can also bring in a group of core customers, Lu Zhengqing is aggressive, why not strive for benefits?

Sure enough, Lu Zhengqing shouted when he heard it: "Impossible! Your company is a bit unqualified to participate in the joint auction, how can you become the main company? ”

Ji Sheng was not angry at all when he was despised again, on the contrary, he leaned back in his chair very calmly, and said lightly: "It's not up to me to be qualified or not, but my strength!" ”

Lu Zhengqing was speechless for a while: "How strong can the company you just bought be?" ”

Ji Sheng didn't respond to his words, and instead said: "Otherwise, wait until you finish reading the collection auctioned by my company, and then decide whether to give me the quota of the main company?" ”

Lu Zhengqing doesn't believe that Ji Sheng can get too many good auction collections, isn't this a joke, they can't get too many good things from the second, third and fourth-tier companies that have been in the industry for many years, and sometimes they have to fake or even build a chicken shed to slaughter water fish, how can Ji Sheng, a small collectibles company that has just been bought, have the strength to get a large number of high-quality products?

So he didn't hesitate at all, and said directly: "Yes, when will you bring the auction target over for appraisal and valuation?" ”

Ji Sheng's things are all in the mysterious space of the system, and they can be taken out at any time, but he definitely can't take them out so directly and rashly, his secret will be discovered, and he will have to go through a process.

He thought for a moment and said, "I'll let the general manager of my company fly over with something tonight, if it's not too late, then appreciate and evaluate it tonight." ”

"Okay, I'll call the heads of the other partners." Lu Zhengqing agreed.

Although the negotiation was not very pleasant, Ji Sheng didn't take it to heart, negotiation is a confrontation, everyone wants to get enough benefits for themselves, Lu Zhengqing did this, he can understand why.

And this negotiation Ji Sheng is not nothing, on the contrary, his gain is very huge, as long as he shows the other party tonight, it can achieve a certain effect, he believes that the great benefit of the main company will not be able to run.

Okay, since we have made an appointment, let's look at the collection that will be auctioned after appreciating and evaluating it tonight.