Chapter 984 Happy Cooperation

Shi Lei was very sure of his intention before, but after hearing what the auctioneer said, he also felt that this seemed to be ill-considered.

It was not about the final transaction price, but that Shi Lei only considered himself and did not consider the feelings of the participants and the auctioneer.

Such an important jade was sold out in secret. There is no doubt that this is a hidden investment.

The winning company will not be satisfied. Even if they can get this jade at a relatively low price, the impact on their brand during the whole process, and even the bonus to their brand after the auction of this jade, will be much weaker.

And the auction house will be even less satisfied. As the person on the other end of the phone said, such a piece of jade, just sold out from their auction house, is obviously not enough. What they need is to establish the brand effect of their auction house through the entire publicity and auction process of this jade.

Song Miaomiao obviously thought so too. She also saw Shi Lei's hesitation, so she took the initiative to say: "Shi Lei, you are indeed not thoughtful about this matter. There are many ways to get working capital. You can even ask the auction house to advance part of the money, but you can't let this piece of jade change hands silently. This is not fair to both the buyer and the seller, as well as the auction house. Why should they do this for you?"

Shi Lei nodded and said to the phone: "Are you free now? How about we talk in person?"

The other party smiled. He knew that this was a sign that Shi Lei had given up, so he said: "I am always free, but it's almost time to get off work. How about this, Mr. Shi, tell me a place and I'll find you?"

"Then come directly to my house. I just ordered a table of dishes. Come over and let's eat together."

The other party laughed and said: "Okay, then I'll go to bother Mr. Shi for a meal."

"I'll send you the address..."

The phone just hung up, and before I even had time to send the address, Qu Xingye's call came in again.

"Mr. Shi..." With just two words, Shi Lei could tell that Qu Xingye was in a bad mood, probably because the phone call was not going well.

"Why, communication was not going well?"

"I made two consecutive calls, and the other party said that buying such a piece of jade is not only about the jade itself, but also involves many aspects. So, they all said that if you insist on closing the deal tomorrow night, they will have to give up."

Shi Lei smiled and said, "After hanging up the phone just now, I also feel that I have not considered it well. So, you contact the two companies again and say that I have changed my mind. Generally speaking, the auction will start around this year's Spring Fair, but by then, it will definitely not be just the five of them, and it will not be a closed-door auction."

"Really?" Qu Xingye was overjoyed. He originally thought that Shi Lei would hardly change his mind.

"That's great! In fact, they don't care whether there are only five of them. The competition between five companies will not be more fierce than that between twenty companies. They just can't agree to a closed-door auction."

"Sorry, I didn't think it through just now and made it difficult for you."

Qu Xingye smiled and replied, "Mr. Shi, you worry too much. It's not difficult for me to do anything. I just made two phone calls."

Shi Lei said, "I will discuss with the auction house to see if they can advance some funds so that you can pay off your debts first. If the money is not enough, I will help you guarantee it then..."

"Really? That's great! Mr. Shi, thank you!"

"Okay, don't be polite to me at this point. Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. I have an appointment with the auction house to discuss it in detail. I will tell you the confirmed news after it's over."

"Okay, okay, Mr. Shi, you go ahead!" Qu Xingye hung up the phone. He knew that his factory must be back. Even if he didn't give a penny, as long as Shi Lei was willing to help him guarantee it, his creditors would give him this face anyway. At most, he would pay part of the interest himself.

Shi Lei sent the address and chatted with Song Miaomiao for a while. The takeaway was delivered, and the security guard at the door called in, asking Shi Lei if he could let the auctioneer in.

He went upstairs and called Fan Dongliu to come downstairs for dinner, and Shi Lei also heard the doorbell.

"Hello, Mr. Lai, please come in." Shi Lei opened the door and smiled and let the person in.

The man's name was Lai Yijun. He smiled and stepped in, saying, "Mr. Shi's house is really good. I wanted to buy it at the beginning, but I didn't catch up. There are only nine sets, and it sold too quickly."

"Mr. Lai, why didn't you tell me earlier? If it hadn't been launched, I could have asked the developer to keep one for you."

"Haha, Mr. Shi and Mr. Wei are close friends, but I dare not bother Mr. Shi."

After entering the door, Shi Lei introduced Song Miaomiao and Fan Dongliu to Lai Yijun. After the few people greeted each other, they went to the dining room together, poured wine, and started eating.

"I thought it would take a lot of effort to persuade Mr. Shi, but I didn't expect that Mr. Shi would change his mind with just one sentence." Lai Yijun put down his wine glass and went straight to the point.

Shi Lei smiled and said, "I was indeed a little inconsiderate, mainly because this piece of jade is not mine alone..." He told Lai Yijun about the situation of the jade, and then said, "Mr. Qu was a bit obsessed with playing with things a few years ago, and he owed a lot of money. As a result, someone took the factory to pay off his debts. Seeing that the repayment deadline is approaching, I am also worried about him. So, I am afraid I have to make an unwelcome request to Mr. Lai."

Lai Yijun understood as soon as he heard it. He put down his chopsticks, looked at Shi Lei, and said, "Does Mr. Shi want to use this piece of jade to mortgage a sum of money in our auction house?"

Shi Lei waved his hand and said: "Mr. Lai, we are already familiar with each other, so don't use these official words. That's what it means, but you can't say that about the mortgage. After all, jade is different from art. It is itself There is a clear market value. It’s not that I don’t trust your company, but after all... haha... Mr. Lai must also understand this."

Lai Yijun smiled and said: "Master Shi said, I must do it beautifully, otherwise, if the female sister finds out, she will scold me to death? However, after all, we are just an auction house, and we have no cash capacity." It’s really limited. There isn’t much money available on the books. Can I ask what the price Mr. Shi plans to sell for this piece of jade?”

"Twenty million!"

Lai Yijun pursed his lips and said: "The risk is not small. If the auction fails, the commission will be paid at 200 million."

Shi Lei said with a smile: "I'll bring the jade to Mr. Lai to see. Then you will understand that there is no risk in 200 million."

After hearing this, Song Miaomiao got up and helped Shi Lei take out the jade from the safe. When he placed it in front of Lai Yijun, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"What a good thing! This is definitely something that can be passed down from generation to generation! Mr. Shi, I have no problem. The reserve price of 200 million yuan for this piece of jade is not an exaggeration."

"So, Mr. Lai?" Shi Lei looked at him with a smile.

Lai Yijun said: "In this case, let me ask how much funds are available in the account."

After that, Lai Yijun stood up and walked aside to make a phone call. He came back soon and said, "Let's do this. I'll charge you three points as commission, and I won't tell you about the buyer's side. This piece of jade is yours." Leave it to our auction house and I'll give you 80 million in cash. Mr. Shi, our company's cash capacity is really limited. I personally have to put in half of the 80 million, which is basically my limit."

Shi Lei thought about it and realized that he only needed 20 million, and the remaining 60 million was given to Qu Xingye, which was enough to meet his urgent needs.

"Okay, let's just follow what Mr. Lai said. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

Lai Yijun laughed and said: "Happy cooperation!"

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I installed the computer after dinner, installed Word, and started coding. I have just written two chapters.

There are two chapters left, and the author will finish them as soon as possible.

terribly sorry.