Chapter 36: The Master of Identification

This one happened on the construction site, a fight between men, and in the end only two women got drunk.

One is Zhou Qingxue, and the other is Yu Xiaoyue.

This embarrassing situation made all the men present look at each other.

Zhou Qingxue was happy, she cried and laughed at the same time, and drank endlessly.

Yu Xiaoyue is more strange, she would not have touched this spicy liquor, she would drink a little fruit wine at most, and no one in the workers deliberately teased a lady like her.

But Yu Xiaoyue saw that everyone took turns to respect Sun Xiang one by one, and couldn't help but worry about Sun Xiang's health. So the righteous girl who was eager to protect the Lord stood up on the table and volunteered to block the wine for the head of Sun Da.

After two cups, the pieces were decisively broken.

In the end, Sun Xiang hugged Yu Xiaoyue and walked into the car. Lao Zhao and the others had already left, and only Zhou Qingxue followed behind Sun Xiang. She staggered because she was drunk, her head bowed and she didn't say a word, and she had a lot of thoughts.

"Alright, let's get it here. ”

Sun Xiang broke Yu Xiaoyue's hand away, this stupid girl was drunk in the clouds, scratching his face, "It's not like I'll never see you, I have to listen to you sing me two little songs when I have the chance." ”

"Mr. Sun, thank you, thank you!"

Zhou Qingxue couldn't help it, tears rained down. This is a man who saved her from the abyss of despair twice, and he wants nothing from her. This made Zhou Qingxue not know how to reciprocate, if Sun Xiang asked her to accompany her for two nights, maybe she would feel better. It's a pity that Lord Sun Xiang obviously doesn't have this idea, and Zhou Qingxue also feels that she is not worthy.

"Ah, what you should thank the most is yourself, and then Lao Zhao and them. Sun Xiang smiled, put Yu Xiaoyue on the co-pilot, and found a pillow to stuff into her arms.

The girl finally stopped a little.

"Okay, is there anything else?"

"No, it's gone......" Zhou Qingxue lowered her head.

"Okay, goodbye~"

Sun Xiang drove away in the dust, and Zhou Qingxue kept watching him drive into the distance. She wanted to tell Mr. Sun that she was very envious of Yu Xiaoyue, and she really wanted to be held by Lord Sun Xiang like Yu Xiaoyue.

It's just that I'm too greedy.

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HK, Sotheby's Auction House Headquarters.

Cao Jianzhen put down the magnifying glass in his hand and pulled his silver hair back in his head. He looked out the window, and a silvery-looking, extravagant cruise ship docked in Victoria Bay.

The Cayman Islands-flagged luxury cruise ship named the Queen of the Adriatic Sea sailed into port a day earlier, prompting a lot of speculation among citizens about which rich man was flaunting his wealth.

Cao Jianzhen scoffed at this uncultured behavior, believing that the value of a thing lies in its connotation and significance, rather than how much gold and silver is used to decorate it.

Well, the desertion at work ended, Cao Jianzhen calmed down, and a business smile appeared on his face again.

"Sir, please go back. He pushed a small bronze tripod on the table back to a middle-aged man with an anxious look on the other side of the desk, "Your family heirloom, I forgive you for not accepting it." ”

"Why, why not? This is a family heirloom that has been passed down by my ancestors for dozens of generations. As long as you give me 10,000 yuan, I will sell it to you, and you can make millions as soon as you change hands!" The man became very excited, "Do you not believe that this is the bronze tripod of the Western Zhou Dynasty, I have evidence, I can prove it!"

Cao Jianzhen rubbed his forehead helplessly, and said: "You don't need to prove it, I know that it is produced in the Western Zhou Dynasty, and it is written very clearly under the ding, Made i."

Xizhou, I'm not blind. ”

"Then you don't want to pay quickly?!" the man jumped.

"Security, get this gentleman out. ”

Two security guards, put the man jumping up and down out, oh, and his Western Zhou bronze tripod.

"What the hell! Mad's retarded!"

It wasn't until the office door was brought up that Cao Jianzhen couldn't help but scold. As a world-renowned auction house and the chief appraiser of the auction house, Cao Jianzhen has his own dignity and will not make gaffes in front of others.

But this is really too much, do people now want to get rich and want to go crazy? And those stupid girls who are in charge of reception at the door, do they let everyone in and waste their time!

This Sotheby's receptionist must have a little knowledge of identification. This kind of Bichi, who does whatever he wants with the boss, will one day lose the face of the auction house.

The old man Cao Jianzhen seriously considered whether he should retire, he has a wealth of knowledge of antique appraisal, and enjoys a high reputation in the industry.

However, it had been a long time since he had identified an antique of real value.

Most of them were ignorant citizens who came to him happily with the heirlooms they had bought from the stalls. Cao Jianzhen's appraisal fee is not low, for example, the man just now paid a full 10,000 HK in handling fees.

A large part of the auction house's daily turnover comes from his appraisal fees, and the old man should be grateful to these rich people. But he really wanted to ask those fools if they were really panicked by burning too much money

Cao Jianzhen's resentment in the office had not yet subsided, and there was another knock on the door in front of him. Before he could respond, a girl with bewitching makeup poked her head out of the crack in the door:

"Cao Lao. She said, "Someone wants to identify!"

"Is it made in the Western Zhou Dynasty?" the old man roared loudly.

The girl shrank her head in fright and disappeared without a trace.

But others, ignoring his roar, walked in through the door.

"Recently, I have often heard that Master Cao Jianzhen has a bad temper. When I looked at it today, it was indeed so. ”

Cao Lao raised his head and saw a tall and beautiful figure walking in first, followed by two other entourages. The leader is a typical British beauty, who seems to be about twenty-five years old, she wears a slender and well-fitting black suit, and her hair is somewhat old-fashioned braids, and she looks very capable. She has a beautiful face and a decent smile, but she exudes an aura that rejects people thousands of miles away.

Cao Jianzhen was stunned for a moment, stood up, and shook hands with the comer.

"Hello, I'm Lik. ”

"Hello, Ms. Ligi. ”

The touch in my hand was cold.

Cao Jianzhen is a master of antique appraisal, but anyone who does this business not only appraisals antiques, but also the level of connoisseurs is usually quite good. He could see at a glance that this lady Liggie had an extraordinary background.

Moreover, this lady should not be the main one, her temperament and dress, is a typical assistant. Cao Jianzhen can imagine that the owner with such an assistant must be a man with a long history, low-key and introverted, following tradition, and having amazing financial resources.

It's big business, he thought.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Cao Jianzhen straightened up, and asked, "I don't know what happened to Ms. Liji, why did you come here today." In the case of a consignment auction, our auction house can undertake all the business from publicity to payment, and if it is a simple appraisal ......"

Before he finished his words, the reception chick who had just run away broke in again. Cao Lao just wanted to get angry, but the kid handed him a contract, and then whispered four words in his ear:

"It's been received. ”

The breath of the young girl blew in his ears, so distraught the old man that he didn't care what it meant to have arrived.

He picked up the signed contract and glanced at it, it was an appraisal commission.

"Just now we are outside, we have signed a contract with the manager to entrust the appraisal, as for the auction, we will organize it ourselves, but we also hope that your bank will provide publicity support. As a person, I want to see the famous master Cao Jianzhen in the antiques industry with my own eyes, so I take the liberty to bother. ”

Liji elegantly drank the black tea brought by her entourage and complimented, "During this time, many people have mentioned you to me on different occasions, saying that you participated in the identification of the Dead Sea Scrolls and have done a lot of fruitful work on the excavation and identification of Sanxingdui and Olduvai cultural sites. ”

"Everywhere, but just a little bit of work. ”

The old man said no, but his body was very honest.

What Liggie said were some of the most proud jobs in his life. At this time, he was complimented by a junior, or such an elegant and beautiful lady, which made his old face smile.

"The academic community has such a high opinion of you, because we have decided to entrust you to lead this appraisal work, I don't know what Master Cao wants. ”

Liji said this kind words, the contracts have been signed, and Cao Jianzhen can't come. But the old man was so happy when he said this that he even drank the black tea that Lik's attendant had made for him, forgetting what a rude it was to drink the guest's tea.

"Oh, this tea is so good. Master Cao nodded like, picked up his reading glasses, and took a good look at the contract.

The contract states that the appraisal is carried out in two lots, an ancient Chinese jade and an ancient European wood. However, the detailed categories are not clearly written, which is understandable, and this column can only be written in great detail after identification.

Then some meaningless legal clauses are directly flipped. Finally, there was the amount of entrustment, and when the old man's gaze fell on the number "20000000", a long series of bits and pieces dazzled his old eyes. So much so that he had to point with his fingers and count them one by one.

"Twenty million Hong Kong dollars, my God!"

The old man took the case.

Liji took a sip of black tea lightly and corrected, "It's the euro." ”

Hiss......

The old man felt his heart tighten. He looked at the price again, and when he was sure that the 20 million was indeed euros, he became distressed. At this moment, he completely understood what the reception lady meant by telling him "it has arrived".

"Ma'am, the master of your house, is too ...... Loser!" He had such a good impression of Liki that he said something he shouldn't have said in his position, "How can you spend so much money......?" It's not that expensive!"

"Oh?" said Liji, who raised her eyes in surprise and said with a smile, "Master Cao thinks that the appraisal fee of 20 million euros is too high?" but from a standpoint, you should keep silent even if you think that the manager's fee is unreasonable. ”

It's not just expensive, it's ridiculously expensive. According to industry rules, the appraisal fee for a lot is about 1% to 3% of the market price of the lot. If the appraisal fee for a lot is as high as 20 million euros, what is the actual value?

Two billion euros?

Don't be kidding!

Even if there are such expensive antiques in this world, there will not be such a tyrant. In fact, the antiques and art auction market is very watery, and there are many sky-high lots, not that they are really worth that much, but as some ulterior means of money laundering.

Cao Jianzhen is an ethical appraiser, he may be a little arrogant and a little hot-tempered, but he is a kind person, and he does not want the beautiful lady in front of him to be deceived.

Therefore, he once again persuaded bitterly: "Lady Ligi, please consider this commission carefully. Twenty million euros is too much. ”

To enhance his persuasiveness, the old man gave an example:

"A few years ago, I was fortunate enough to authenticate an authentic copy of Tang Bohu. But the appraisal fee was only $500,000. ”

Hearing Tang Bohu's three words, Liji's beautiful eyes widened.

Tang Bohu...... Poof!"

She couldn't hold back for a moment and laughed. However, it was quickly disguised and returned to an elegant posture.

Liji's small action made Cao Jianzhen very unhappy.

Because of her reaction, she unmistakably conveyed such a message to Cao Jianzhen:

The way you haven't seen the world really makes me laugh, but because of politeness, I have to endure not laughing, it's really hard!

Cao Jianzhen was really angry, and his good impression of Liji was gone. He suddenly understood what the faint alienation of Lady Liggie was, it was not the etiquette of the old-school aristocracy, but a kind of contempt that was arrogant to the marrow.

"Yes, Tang Bohu. He coldly responded to Liji's ridicule, "This is an oriental painter who can be as famous as Leonardo da Vinci, and his ink paintings are the holy works in the paintings." Of course, as a Westerner, I'm not surprised that you haven't heard of his big name. ”

"I've heard it and I've seen it. Liki regained her indifference, "It's not bad." ”

This quality made Cao Jianzhen tremble with anger, he didn't allow Liji to insult the painting saint in his heart like this, he had to find a way back.