After taking a turn in the exhibition room, the three of them came to the living room, where there were more than a dozen brochures of ivory carvings on the coffee table. It is full of important information about the type, weight, name, carving technique and so on of these ivory carving artworks, so that people who look through these brochures can see these ivory carving artworks at a glance.

Paul George looked through it, and Yang Nianzhong on the side explained to Paul George, what are the types of organic gems he found? There are hippopotamus teeth, walrus teeth, elephant teeth, and narwhal teeth. How much does each organic gemstone weigh? The number of carved artworks sent to auction should be in the 4,000 pieces.

And the grades are quite good, the big ones can have more than ten kilograms, and the small ones are only a few dozen grams, and all the classic artistic shapes have been carved out from ancient times to the present. Buddha statues, gods, jewelry, people, plants, animals, all kinds of utensils can be found.

There are some large ivory carvings that are built up to dozens or hundreds, and the carvings of small ones are also very exquisite, because the historical heritage of China is there, and almost every carved artwork can find its story source. For example, there are mythological stories, character stories, and even mahjong and chess, as well as a large number of artworks that conform to the aesthetic views of Westerners.

Because Yang Nianzhong provided too many sources of goods and was too rich, Yang Nianzhong held the initiative in the negotiations, while Paul George of Sotheby's controlled sales channels and publicity methods. The cooperation between the two sides can be regarded as a strong alliance, but in the face of their respective interests, there is definitely a fierce collision, and no one will take a step back.

Yang Nianzhong was originally a master negotiator, plus there was John on the side, two people dealt with one Paul George, plus Yang Nianzhong had the initiative in his hands, you Sotheby's auction house is powerful.

But you have a competitor, Christie's, and if you don't give me better terms and better profit margins, why should I cooperate with your Sotheby's auction house? Isn't Christie's and I working together in the same way?

This immediately grabbed the lifeblood of Paul George, to be honest, Christie's and Sotheby's have been competing for more than a hundred years, and it is still endless.

The two auction houses really love each other, and if the president of Christie's auction house Asia knows that there is such a large batch of organic gemstone carvings to choose to sell, it will not be like a shark that smells blood.

At that time, Sotheby's auction house will be uncomfortable, there is no impermeable wall in the world, he Paul George is the president of Asia, the first to contact these organic gemstones, but let such a large fortune slip out of his hands in vain.

Let Christie's old rival get cheaper, do you think Paul George can still stay at the headquarters of Sotheby's. Sotheby's wants a waste like you, why is the president of Asia? A pig sitting in your seat is doing a better job than you.

In fact, there are two sides of the debate, one is to put a price on these works of art carved with organic gemstones, such as how much the smallest pendant of a few tens of grams should be auctioned at Sotheby's. At which level of auction should it be placed in to choose to sell, you don't have to think about the top auctions, you can only choose those with low terminals.

The second topic of debate is, how much commission should Sotheby's take a fee for? Normally, it should be 20%, but Yang Nianzhong has the absolute initiative. Paul George wanted to eat this batch of supplies, so he took the initiative to reduce it to 15%, but Yang Nianzhong didn't bite to insist on 10%, and the time was set within three months.

Within three months, your Sotheby's auction house will auction all the artworks I send to me, charge a 10% commission, and 90% of the auction proceeds will be transferred to my Citibank account. Why is it so urgent? That's because it's time to file taxes, and tax evasion in the United States is quite serious, and you have to pay taxes for Bill Gates.

Fortunately, Yang Nianzhong has his own general manager, Robert, cooperating with his financial director Julie to cooperate with Citibank to file taxes with the IRS. There are more or less deductions, and the tax shelter can also enjoy the benefits of tax avoidance, so these things must be done before filing the tax return.

After fierce competition between the two sides, more than five kilograms of ivory carving products can be regarded as top products, characterized as first-class artworks If according to the weight, hippopotamus teeth or ivory teeth should be set at about 10,000 US dollars a kilogram, but carved into a work of art, its price should rise to 3 to 5 times.

The level of five kilograms to one kilogram is classified as second-class, and the price of second-class artworks will be reduced by less than one kilogram. That's the small carvings, which win by quantity but can't land on those top auctions, so you can only choose those small and medium-sized auctions, but they have a lot of profits.

Because these ivory carving artworks in Yang Nianzhong's hands have an advantage in the selection of raw materials and the background story of artistic processing. So Paul George set the price according to the highest standard, which means that the ivory carvings would be offered at auction at a price five times their weight.

For example, a one-kilogram ivory carving, whether it is a figure or something else, is set at a starting price of $50,000. The higher the starting price, the higher the transaction price, the more benefits Yang Nianzhong gets, and the more commissions Sotheby's gets, which is a win-win situation.

What's more, now that there are animal protection treaties, many countries have illegally entered the country, and the legality of these ivory carving artworks obtained by Yang Nianzhong is beyond doubt. As long as these things are recognized by legal American law, there is nothing to say about other countries, so it is very easy to enter the market of other countries.

This is a much higher profit from buying *** those smuggled goods, and it was not until half past eleven o'clock that the two sides negotiated the deal, and the Sotheby's auction house would be the next morning.

The lawyer team will send the contract to Swan Castle, and then the two teams will contact each other to check the quantity and weight of these artworks, and the Yang family will also send their own team to the major auctions of Sotheby's auction house to supervise.

All this Yang Nianzhong was handed over to Robert's housekeeper to deal with, and Paul George also handed over these things to his team, and the two big bosses would not do this work and no one dared to let them do it.

In the next three days, Yang Nianzhong and John accompanied Paul George around New York, playing where to play, and taking a look at the places that should be seen, to be honest, Paul George has never been to New York? I've been here more than once, so there's nothing to see.

The two sides are waiting, there is really no way, there is no topic to find a topic to go out and play, and the contract signed by both parties will come into effect three days later. Then Sotheby's reported on the album and shipped the ivory artworks to Asia and scattered them to the major auction houses, covering the first, second, and third grades.

Then Sotheby's auction house will formulate a publicity strategy for these ivory carving artworks, because it is better to talk to Yang Nianzhong, and the two sides are interested in making friends again, and this time Paul George is really energetic.

Not only did he do propaganda in Asia, but also notified his colleagues in Europe and the Middle East to help publicize it, and to form a storm of ivory carvings in Asia, Europe, Oceania, and the Middle East.

The more aggressive and effective the publicity, the higher the price of these artworks will be pushed up, and it will also ensure the financial interests of both parties, so why not? Therefore, Sotheby's auction house started at full horsepower, and Yang Nianzhong also sent his general manager, Robert, to Sotheby's auction house to supervise on site.

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