Chapter 718

?This Shoushan Stone Nine-Dragon Cloud Pattern Seal from Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty sparked fierce competition as soon as the auction started. After several rounds of bidding, the price has soared to 11 million pounds, and the price increase has also come down. As you know, this finale The attribution of the lot is about to come to the fore.

This square seal is made of nephrite jade, engraved with a nine-dragon pattern that symbolizes the authority of the emperor, and its appearance is generally white and red. identity of.

It's a pity that the situation is a little delicate now. All the people participating in the auction know that the price is overheated. This is not the price that Yuxi should have. The reason why it has soared to 8 is entirely because a few bidders got angry.

Among them is the existence of Yang Cheng. Originally, he happily thought that he could win this jade seal with a few million pounds and go home to play with the old man, but things changed. No. 302, who was hiding in the crowd behind, seemed to be eyeing him. Every time I bid, the other party has to raise the counter-offer by more than ten or two hundred thousand pounds. It can be said that it is a coincidence once or twice, but Yang Cheng tried several times in succession, and the other party accepted it. Doubt, and a touch of anger.

I don't know which green onion Yang Cheng is, and I don't want to know, but there are hundreds of long guns and short cannons in front of so many people. If you dare to provoke, you will have the consciousness of revenge.

According to his initial thoughts, this one of the three most important jade seals in Emperor Qianlong's career is very likely to be sold at a price of 8, but that is also a small probability, let alone the current situation that is hooked by anger and forced to be overstated transaction price.

Yang Cheng didn't rush to continue bidding, but sent a text message to Hansen, asking him to quickly investigate who the number 302 is. If it is from a museum in China, or a master collector, he will not care too much ,otherwise. . . hum~

Turning his head and sneering in the direction of No. 302, he waited patiently for Hansen's investigation results.

In foreign auction circles, if the successful bidder who falls under the hammer thinks that the transaction price is "falsely high" compared to the market price, he can entrust other auction companies to help counter the price. There is indeed some loss of reputation, but it is better to waste a few million pounds, right?

Of course, Yang Cheng also heard that there are some people in the antique circle in China who specialize in this business.

Small auction companies in Europe and the United States use this method to make money. After the auction, they immediately take the transaction slip to find a buyer in China, and make money by selling the transaction slip;

Another way is to lower the price and negotiate with the auction company. In order to earn commissions, some small foreign auction companies may also negotiate with the entrusted owner to reduce the price to complete the transaction, and then sell the transaction price to another buyer to earn money from it. For the price difference, Yang Cheng now suspects that No. 302 is doing this.

He didn't slander for no reason, it's just that the bid number 302 is too weird, it seems that he doesn't care about the upper limit of the transaction price, as long as he wins it, he will be considered a success. In other words, this person doesn't take money as money at all!

So, who would do such a thing? It's very simple, it's not your own money, don't feel bad at all, just now Emma Watson is like this, of course, there is a fundamental difference with Emma, ​​Emma is more out of resentment towards Yang Cheng, Let Yang Cheng bleed to vent his dissatisfaction, but the purpose of the number 302 is not so simple.

Auctioning works of art is a kind of entertainment in the eyes of Westerners, such as auctioning Napoleon's hair, but most Asians are interested in value and appreciation potential.

But doing so is also risky. If it is a small auction company, I am afraid that there will be no follow-up actions other than scolding a few words, but if the two auction giants like Sotheby's and Christie's dare to play Reagan with them, Confiscation of the deposit is a trivial matter, just wait to be blacklisted.

The opposite is also true, if you are powerful, such as the owner of Chelsea, Abramovich, often refuses to pay and receive goods after the auction. There are many Christie's and Sotheby's who are rejected by him, but what happened to Abramovich in the end?

No, the two giants are not stupid. For this kind of real rich man, it's too late for them to curry favor with each other. How could they really reject each other for such a trivial matter? Forfeiting the security deposit as a punishment is enough.

ethics? How much is that thing? Only when dealing with those who have no strength, integrity can really come into play.

In short, the bidding price of this Qianlong jade seal is now frozen at 11 million, and no one continues to bid for a long time. Everyone is not stupid. They can see the weirdness of the scene, and even see Yang Cheng's gloomy face. Big brother is angry, little one Why don't you ban your speech?

On the stage, the auctioneer was still dutifully continuing to sell the lot, but Yang Cheng was looking down at his mobile phone in the audience. Hansen's work efficiency was commendable, and he quickly sent a brief survey information to Yang Cheng .

According to the information, No. 302 is not of Chinese origin, but a Z businessman who holds a country Z passport, and Yang Cheng guessed right, this guy is a professional antique buyer with a good eye, and owns in several chambers of commerce in the south. With a strong network of contacts, he often came forward to participate in auctions for those big bosses who didn't want to show off, bought the things they wanted, and made a net worth of hundreds of millions.

Yang Cheng sneered, sure enough, the purpose of this guy was not pure, anyway, he was not the one who paid for it in the end.

If it weren't for Yang Cheng really liking this jade seal, he would have given up the auction directly. The price is too high, and the potential for appreciation is not great, unless he sends someone out to destroy the surviving Qianlong jade seal now. There are only a few left in the world, so the value of the jade seal in his hand cannot be compared with what it is now.

However, it is not a solution to continue the bidding. Although the money is not saved, it is better to spend less, so he replied a text message to Hansen, waited for a few minutes, and then moved leisurely. The number plate was raised without making a sound, which meant the lowest price increase. The auctioneer took advantage of the situation and shouted, "Mr. Yang bid 11.1 million pounds on the 8th. This is an auspicious number."

After a pause, he glanced at No. 302, "Is there any further price increase?"

This time Yang Cheng is no longer worried. Just now he asked Hansen to get rid of No. 302. Yang Cheng doesn't care what method he used. As long as the effect is good, it doesn't matter if he threatens his wife. Anyway, he didn't really do any harm. What are you doing to confront the young master unwisely?

Domineering? You are so domineering, you have the ability to kill me?

No one knew Yang Cheng's rogue's thoughts, and Emma beside her asked worriedly, "Will the price of No. 302 be increased? This price is too high, if it doesn't work, let's give up?"