Repairer Chapter 117

  Chapter 117 Auction (Part 2)

"What is the commission?"

  Looking at the auction album in her hand, Jing Shizhen asked without raising her head.

   "Four percent, the other party includes the cost of publicity, and the tax is paid by the buyer."

   Zheng Dagang said: "Uncle Jing, how about this ratio?"

"not so good!"

  Jing Shizhen said: "Did the president of that company tell you that even if I Jing Shizhen took things to auction, they would only give up 3.5% at most?"

   "Yeah... yeah, that's what he said."

   Zheng Dagang was stunned when he heard the words, feeling something was wrong in his heart.

   "That's all to fool you fools."

  Jing Shizhen curled her lips and said, "Ordinary people don't know me, so naturally they can't ask me for confirmation, but you have my phone number, right? You don't even know how to ask me?"

  Jing Shizhen is also a little speechless for Zheng Dagang's nephew. Although he used to hang out in the antique market, it was a bit unrefined, but it is a place where dragons and snakes are mixed together, so why can't they even tell this little trick.

   "Uncle Jing, then... how much commission do you give the auction house?"

  Zheng Dagang asked with a sad face, he really did what Jing Shizhen thought in his heart, that is, he would not be able to enter the hall of elegance.

  In the past, when you hang out in the antique market, you always care about one hundred and eighty yuan, but when you go to the high-end auction house, you will be surrounded by high-level white-collar workers who are full of English. Brother Gang has no confidence.

   Later, he was invited out by the people from the auction house for a one-stop service of eating and drinking, and Brother Gang immediately drifted away, so he signed the entrusted auction contract with a 4% commission.

  Jing Shizhen looked at Zheng Dagang and said, "Me? I'll give them 1%, and the publicity fee must also be included."

In fact, normally speaking, the price that Zheng Dagang negotiated is not bad. If someone with no experience entrusts the auction, the auction house will be more ruthless, and the other party will give a commission contract of 15%. normal.

  The reason why Jing Shizhen can get such a low commission rate is naturally due to his status.

  As long as the auction house spreads that it is the lot that Jing Shizhen took out, there is no need to publicize it at all. At that time, the lot will definitely become the focus of everyone, and the transaction price will be much higher than the average lot.

  The reason why Jing Shizhen said this now is to beat Zheng Dagang. The water in the antique business is very deep, and he is also worried that his nephew and disciple will suffer.

   "It's so **** dark, Uncle Jing, you will always raise the price severely later."

   Zheng Dagang said viciously, one percent and four percent, don't look at the difference of only three points.

  If the turnover is 10 million, three points is 300,000. If the turnover can reach 30 million, then Zheng Dagang will have to pay an extra one million, which is not a small amount.

   "Do you still need you to teach me?"

  Jing Shizhen cast a sideways glance at Zheng Dagang, stood up, and said, "I'm going to sit in the front, please let me know if there is anything to do."

   "Understood, Master."

  Su Xiaofan knew that Uncle Jing's last words were for himself, so he used his spiritual sense to communicate through sound transmission on this occasion, so that others would not be afraid to hear it.

   "This old...uncle, even if you know the auction house is black, you won't help me."

  After Jing Shizhen left, Zheng Dagang originally wanted to call him an old guy, but when he was on the verge of speaking, he saw Uncle Jing turn his head, and quickly swallowed the words back.

   "Okay, Brother Gang, it's nothing more than a few points of handling fee, don't worry about it that much."

  Su Xiaofan patted Brother Gang's shoulder with a smile, and passed a trace of true energy, which instantly made Zheng Dagang's still numb body recover.

   "I said Xiaofan, what kind of kung fu did you and Uncle Jing practice? Did Uncle Jing tap my acupuncture points just now?"

  Brother Gang is also big-hearted, and only then remembered why he couldn't move just now.

   "Inner family mentality, you are not suitable for learning."

  Su Xiaofan shook his head, and blocked Brother Gang's words in one gulp, Zheng Dagang really didn't have the qualifications to practice.

   "Oh, forget it."

  Brother Gang didn't care, he looked at the front row, and said enviously: “Xiaofan, when do you think we two brothers will be able to get along with Uncle Jing.”

  At this time, Uncle Jing was surrounded by everyone again, but only three or five people were qualified to surround him.

   Among the people surrounding Uncle Jing, one is a foreigner, the other three are old people in Tang suits, and one is a middle-aged man in a suit.

   "Brother Gang, do you like this kind of life?"

  Su Xiaofan followed Zheng Dagang's gaze, and said lightly: "It's nothing, if you like Brother Gang, you will be able to have the status of Uncle Jing in a few years."

  In Su Xiaofan's opinion, there are only two reasons for others to compliment his master.

  One is Uncle Jing's superb ability to appraise treasures that he has never missed. There has never been a case of counterfeit antiques handled by Uncle Jing.

   Almost all of these auction houses have asked Uncle Jing. When they encounter expensive auctions and need to identify the authenticity, Uncle Jing is often the first choice for the appraiser.

  The second reason is even simpler. Uncle Jing not only provides auction items to the auction house, he is also a major customer of the auction house, and has taken many items from the auction house over the years.

  Jing Shizhen didn't take these things away for collection, but for the appreciation of these antiques.

Jing Shizhen bought a blue-and-white porcelain vase from Yongzheng in Qing Dynasty ten years ago, which cost 600,000 yuan. After five years, Jing Shizhen sent the blue-and-white porcelain vase back to the auction house. The high price of 12 million came.

  So whether it is an auction house or a collector, Jing Shizhen is nicknamed "Golden Hand", describing that as long as it is an item he handles, its value will double.

   But in this way, Jing Shizhen has received less and less things from the auction house in the past few years.

  Because many collectors will follow suit to buy any object he likes, and those who come and go will raise the price very high. The possibility of Jing Shizhen wanting to miss it at the auction is almost gone.

   "Xiaofan, are you talking nonsense?"

  Brother Gang has self-knowledge, and said, "Uncle Jing has been in this industry for decades before he is in this position. I'm still far behind."

   "Not necessarily."

  Su Xiaofan shook his head, and said: "Brother Gang, if you can often bring out treasures for auction, all the major auction houses will treat you as a master, and you will have this status."

  For Su Xiaofan, this is not impossible.

  With the restoration system, as long as he is willing to visit a few more antique markets, it is not difficult to collect several sets of rare antiques of different categories every year.

   "Where can I find so many treasures?"

  Brother Gang hadn't finished speaking, but he suddenly realized, “Xiaofan, can you still get similar good things by the way you mentioned?”

  This time Brother Gang went to Yanjing to discuss the auction, and he was treated like a master.

  Of course, it doesn't mean that the auction house is so ignorant, it's always like this when you see someone who brings you a lot.

  This is because the famous ancient spring treasures brought out by Brother Gang can be held as a special auction, and such a thing has never happened to Jing Shizhen.

And this kind of special sale is of great help to the reputation of the auction house. If Brother Gang can really send out a few more rare objects similar to ancient springs, his status in the auction house will immediately be promoted to Hejing Shizhen is on a higher level.

   "Yes, but it will take time. I may be a little busy recently."

  Su Xiaofan gave Brother Gang a reassurance, "How about this, every year a set of treasures will be given away for auction, this year's coins, and next year, look at ceramics and calligraphy and painting, it depends on luck."

  The luck that Su Xiaofan talked about actually refers to the repair value, as long as the repair value is enough, Su Xiaofan can restore all the gold toothpicks used by Qin Shihuang.

   "Hey, once a year is fine."

  Brother Gang rubbed his hands with a smirk, his face full of longing, as if Uncle Jing, who was sitting below and surrounded by people, had become himself.

  Looking at Brother Gang's smirk, Su Xiaofan's attention was on Uncle Jing below.

  Su Xiaofan found out that Jiang was really old and hot. When Uncle Jing was chatting with those people, he intentionally or unintentionally mentioned a few ancient spring treasures in this auction.

  Although he didn't say much, Su Xiaofan has already noticed that the few people who heard Uncle Jing's words carefully looked through the auction album.

  The time has come to nine o'clock in the morning, and the auction will start at nine ten.

  Almost all the people who were supposed to come had already arrived. Of the more than 200 chairs in the venue, only 20 or 30 were vacant, which was basically full of people.

  The auction started as scheduled, and there was not much nonsense before the auction started.

  A foreigner with a Western face but who speaks fluent Cantonese gave a brief introduction to today's auction.

  Today's auction is divided into three sessions. The first session is the special auction of famous ancient springs in China. A total of fifteen ancient springs of great value are being auctioned, and eight of them have reached the level of fifty famous treasures.

  Su Xiaofan understood right away, the auction house gathered seven more ancient springs to hold a special auction, but it was the eight that Brother Gang sent over that took the lead.

  The second and third auctions are auctions of calligraphy, paintings and ceramics, which will be auctioned in the afternoon.

  Su Xiaofan observed the venue, and he found that when the Guquan auction was announced, the energy and blood of everyone in the venue seemed to fluctuate, but in the next two sessions, it seemed that not many people paid attention.

   "Spiritual consciousness still has this effect."

  Su Xiaofan himself just realized that his spiritual sense can sense the emotional fluctuations of these people so clearly, which actually has an effect on him.

  The auction started soon. An auctioneer wearing white gloves stood in front of the auction table, and an ancient coin was delivered to the auction table.

  It is naturally impossible for buyers to come to the stage to see such a small thing. Naturally, there are cameras at the scene to take close-up shots, and the ancient coins are presented on the large projection screen.

   "This is a Baoda ingot from the Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms and Southern Tang Dynasty. It is extremely rare in the world. So far, only three have appeared."

  It seems that the auction industry wants to make a good start. The first ancient coin to be auctioned is one of the fifty treasures sent by Brother Zheng.

  Following the auctioneer's introduction, the atmosphere in the venue suddenly became lively. Some people in the back seats even stood up to look at the ancient coins on the big screen.

  Although there are patterns in the auction album, they are far different from the patterns shown on the big screen from various angles. You can't tell whether the quality of the product is good or bad just from the album.

  “Perfection is a precious treasure.”

   "Well, that's right, this big money is far better than the one that appeared last time."

   "Old Qian, your surname is Qian, can you take it?"

  Some acquainted collectors in the venue were also discussing with each other, and even Jing Shizhen also exchanged views with people around him.

  However, in this kind of occasion, you still have to pay attention to your quality. Everyone's voices are kept very low, and they won't be as crowded as the vegetable market.

   "Okay, the starting price of this big money is 500,000 yuan, and every time the placard is raised, the price will increase by 10,000 yuan, and the bidding price will increase by 50,000 yuan. Has anyone bid 500,000 yuan?"

  After a few minutes of introducing the situation of the big money, the auctioneer saw that the place was almost hot, and announced the official start of the auction.

"Eight hundred thousand!"

   Someone in the front row directly called out 800,000. Apparently, the collector thought that the value of this extravagant money was far more than 500,000, and he was impatient to add 11,000.

   "800,000 once, buyer No. 6 will pay 800,000!"

  The high-pitched voice of the auctioneer rang out in time, and the word buyer No. 6 yelled especially loudly, making the person sitting in the front row feel very honorable.

   "810,000, 810,000, buyer No. 9 raised his sign."

   "950,000, buyer No. 6 bid 950,000."

   "960,000, buyer No. 12 has raised his sign."

   "970,000, 970,000, buyer No. 9 raises his card again."

   "1.2 million, buyer No. 6 bid 1.2 million!"

   "1.6 million, buyer No. 3 made a move, and buyer No. 3 bid 1.6 million!"

   The competition for the first famous treasure is very fierce. There are not many auctions of ancient spring famous treasures, because few treasures have been preserved, so this auction has attracted many powerful collectors.

   "Xiaofan, didn't we estimate that this money can fetch up to 800,000?"

  Seeing that within just a few minutes, this huge sum of money was pushed to a high price of 1.6 million, Zheng Dagang and Su Xiaofan who were sitting in the last few rows were a little dumbfounded.

  Before the auction, Su Xiaofan and Zheng Dagang also estimated the value of the money based on previous auction prices.

   This big money is the lowest value in the estimate. It was sold at a price of 500,000 that year. Considering the appreciation of time, the estimated price of the two is 800,000.

   But the two of them didn't expect that the competition in the venue would be so fierce. The price of this ancient coin has exceeded three times the auction price of that year.

  In fact, neither Su Xiaofan nor Zheng Dagang realized that the quality of ancient spring famous treasures is extremely important. The quality of this line is far superior to that of the past, so it will naturally be sought after by everyone.

  When the price reached 2.2 million, the number of bidders became less, and only No. 6 and No. 3 were still bidding, but at this moment they were raising placards instead of bidding.

   "Brother Gang, give me the sign!"

  Su Xiaofan reached out and took the sign in Zheng Dagang's hand, and he found that Brother Gang's hand was shaking.

   "Why?" Zheng Dagang was startled by Su Xiaofan.

   "Bidding, I will raise the price for us." Su Xiaofan said in a low voice.

   "Don't mess around, the price is not low."

  Brother Gang stretched out his hand and wanted to grab the sign, what a joke, the price has reached 2.45 million now, after Su Xiaofan bids, if those two people don't follow, wouldn't it be bought back by themselves.

   "Two million and ninety-five million!"

  Su Xiaofan ignored Brother Gang, picked up the sign and raised it up, and at the same time directly added 500,000 to the existing price.

  Su Xiaofan's move was like stabbing a hornet's nest, and everyone in the venue turned around. The original price was not low, but Su Xiaofan suddenly pushed it up to 500,000, which is really surprising.

   "2.95 million, seller No. 98 bid 2.95 million!"

  The auctioneer's eyes are really good. From such a distance, he can see the number plate Su Xiaofan raised clearly at a glance, and his voice is so excited that he almost yelled out.

   "Xiaofan, you..."

  Zheng Dagang was a little dumbfounded by Su Xiaofan's actions, he didn't know what to say.

   "Two million and ninety-five million. Is there any friend who bids? Once this kind of rare treasure is collected by others, it will be very difficult to come out to the public."

  The auctioneer is still sparing no effort to sell. As a professional, he has done a very good job, and it is easy to arouse people's desire to buy.

"three million!"

   "Buyer No. 6 bid three million. This rare treasure will make history!"

  The voice of the auctioneer followed closely behind, but his eyes looked towards Su Xiaofan from afar.

   "Look at my dry chicken feathers, buddy will be stupid to bid again."

  Su Xiaofan shrunk his head, and threw the number plate directly under his feet. What a joke, the buddy just gave it away, and only a fool would buy his own things.

  The reason why Su Xiaofan bid just now was because he felt the strong emotion of buyer No. 6 who was determined to win.

  Usually there is this kind of emotion, even if it is hit on the head by a high price, Su Xiaofan believes that buyer No. 6 will not give up completely, but will try to bid again.

   Sure enough, just as Su Xiaofan thought, buyer No. 6 shouted out three million unwillingly.

  When feeling the emotions of buyer No. 6 again, Su Xiaofan found that he already had the intention to back down. If he followed up again, the other party might give up.

  Negotiation, auction and gambling are actually a process of playing with the mind. If you can control other people's mental activities, you will be almost invincible.

   "Three million times, is there any friend who will bid again?"

   "Three million times, it's a rare opportunity. Are there any friends who bid?"

   "Three million three times! Congratulations to buyer No. 6, this big money is yours, please wait for a while to complete the transaction in the background!"

  The auctioneer will not let the scene be silent, but the value of this rare treasure has almost reached its limit, no one bids with buyer No. 6, and finally the hammer fell on the price of 3 million.

   "You kid, aren't you afraid of hitting your hands?"

  Suddenly, Jing Shizhen's voice rang in Su Xiaofan's mind.

   "Master, that person is so excited, I think he will buy it if I raise the price."

  Su Xiaofan turned back, "Master, you said you helped raise the price, why didn't you make a move?"

   "Nonsense, I will take action, of course it is the critical time."

  Jing Shizhen replied angrily: "You just wait, boy, I will give you a good price for the auction today."

  Jing Shizhen has so much experience in auctions, if he sold every item, it would be easy for others to see that he wanted to raise the price, so he set his sights on the rare rare treasure that Su Xiaofan brought out.

  The next ancient spring to be auctioned was not a coin of fifty treasures. Although it was relatively rare, it only sold for 30,000 yuan.

   It can also be seen that there are great differences in the collection of ancient springs. The value of good ancient springs is several million, which is a hundred times higher than that of ordinary ones. This is why many collectors will pursue fifty treasures.

  The third ancient spring became the fifty treasures sent by Zheng Dagang.

   This ancient spring is Jingkang Yuanbao, which was minted during the reign of Emperor Qinzong of the Northern Song Dynasty. Due to the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty, coins with the year name of Jingkang are very rare, similar to the big money.

  The coins listed in the top 50 are naturally different. As soon as the auctioneer opened his mouth, the starting price jumped from 500,000 to 1.2 million.

  Jing Shizhen raised his sign at this time, but he didn't ask for a price. His attitude just showed that he was more optimistic about this coin.

   As a result, the competition in the venue became more and more intense. Although Jing Shizhen did not raise any placards, the transaction price of this Jingkang Yuanbao was set at 3.6 million.

  The intention of the auction house is very obvious, to buy a high-quality 50 rare treasures, and then match it with an ordinary ancient coin, so that the auction in the morning will not be finished quickly.

  The auctioneer's field control skills are quite strong. There is almost no silence during the entire auction, and often a word can arouse the collector's desire to buy.

  Whether it's rare or ordinary coins, every piece of the lot that was put up for auction was sold, which made Zheng Dagang and Su Xiaofan sitting in the back laugh from ear to ear.

  The two brothers originally thought that it would be good if these eight ancient coins could sell for more than 10 million yuan, and the average price ranged from one to two million yuan.

  But what they didn't expect was that there was still the last one left to be auctioned. Now the total price of the auction is 31 million, and the average price of a single piece is 4 million.

This is the big gold Tianjuan Tongbao. Five years ago, only 3.6 million Tianjuan Tongbao was sold, but it was sold for 9.8 million just now. The sign was raised twice at 10,000 and 8.6 million.

  The venue is already boiling at this moment. It seems that what everyone shouted is not money, but a number. In fact, what they shouted is indeed a number.

   "My friends, the last one of today's Mingzhen special will appear."

  The voice of the auctioneer sounded,

   “I know many of my friends have been waiting for this moment!”

   "Here it is, it is the grand finale of today's auction, and only one Zhining Yuanbao has appeared so far!"

   "This Zhining Yuanbao is a copper coin minted by Wanyan Yongji, king of Wei Shao in the Jin Dynasty, in the first year of Zhining. The quality is very good, and it can be called perfect!"

   "So far, only one Yuanbao of Zhining has been discovered, and it is now hidden in the National Museum, but the appearance of that one is far inferior to this one!"

   "It can be said that this is an orphan and the king of the coin industry!"

  The provocative voice of the auctioneer made everyone in the audience excited. They felt that it was their honor to participate in such an auction.

   "Grandma, this guy can really blow."

  Even Zheng Dagang and Su Xiaofan, the holders of Tianjuan Tongbao, feel a little excited right now.

  But what the two brothers are excited about is how much money this famous treasure can fetch. As far as the auctioneer's professional level is concerned, Su Xiaofan thinks it should surpass Daikin's Tianjuan Tongbao.

   "Let us all witness the auction history of Mingzhen together!"

  The auctioneer announces the start of the auction.

   "The starting price is six million!"

  As soon as the price came out, no one was surprised. They shouted at the auctioneer just now for so many famous names, and the starting price couldn't be lower.

   "Eighteen million!"

   What people didn't expect was that Jing Shizhen, who was holding the No. 1 brand, stood up at this moment and directly shouted a price that was three times more than the starting price.

   "Fuck, Master is so cruel?" Even Su Xiaofan was taken aback, the price in his heart was actually between 12 million and 15 million.

   "18 million, the number one buyer, Uncle Jing bid 18 million!"

  The auctioneer's voice trembled a little. His performance is linked to the total amount of the auction. The more auctions he makes, the more he earns. As a well-known auctioneer, he has a share of the 4% commission.

  The voice of the auctioneer also made Su Xiaofan and Zheng Dagang realize Jing Shizhen's status in the collection circle.

  When other people bid, the auctioneer always quoted the number plate number, and never mentioned the name of the buyer.

   But Uncle Jing's shot this time made the auctioneer call out his name. Of course, he also had an element of show.

   "19 million, No. 15 bid 19 million!"

   "20 million, Uncle Jing bids 20 million!"

   "21 million, number 18 bids 21 million!"

   "25 million, 22 bid 25 million!"

  Jing Shizhen's quotation seemed to detonate the audience, and the price was raised to 25 million in an instant.

   "28 million, Uncle Jing bid again, 28 million!"

  Jing Shizhen seemed determined to get it, and he had already bid three times. His attitude made many people think that the price of this famous ancient spring is extremely high.

  In terms of status in the antique shop, few people in the venue can compare with Jing Shizhen. Even if you add the mainland, Jing Shu is also one of the best figures.

   But in terms of wealth, Uncle Jing may not be able to overwhelm the audience. This auction of ancient spring treasures even attracted the attention of several Xiangjiang tycoons.

  Although they didn't come, they all had their agents present. Just now Su Xiaofan heard several outgoing calls, but he couldn't understand Cantonese. He probably heard that they were reporting the situation to others.

   "Twenty-eight million, do you have any friends to bid? Twenty-eight million one..."

  Time paused at 28 million, and the auctioneer was ready to call out 28 million once.

   "Thirty million!" A voice rang out.

   "Thirty-one million!" Jing Shizhen's firm attitude finally aroused some people's interest.

   "Thirty-six million!" Jing Shizhen's expression seemed somewhat unnatural, but he still called out a price.

   "Thirty-eight million!"

   "Buyer No. 22, bid 38 million!"

  The auctioneer's forehead was covered with sweat. It wasn't hot, but excited. Although his commission for this auction was only a few tenths of a percent, the total price couldn't stand the high price. It was a lot of money after all.

   "It should be this price."

  Su Xiaofan let out a long breath, the fierce bidding scene actually made him excited.

   However, looking at the sentiments of the bidders in the venue, it should be that no one will follow up.

   "One time for 38 million! Do you have any friends to bid?" The auctioneer was still a little bit unwilling.

   "Thirty-eight million twice!"

  The auctioneer knew that the price should be the end, and quickly called out again.

   "38 million times, deal!"

   "Congratulations to buyer No. 22, this Zhining Yuanbao belongs to you."

   "The King of Money from the Ancient Spring has appeared, and the transaction price of Zhining Yuanbao has set a new record for the highest price in coin auctions over the years!"

   "Congratulations to Buyer No. 22 again!"

  The voice of the auctioneer was still echoing in the venue.

   Zheng Dagang and Su Xiaofan looked at each other in blank dismay, they didn't expect that the price of this famous treasure was actually higher than the total price of the previous seven auctioned.

   "Respect uncle awesome!"

   "Master is amazing!"

  The two brothers said this at the same time.

   It's just that Brother Gang shouted it out with his mouth, while Su Xiaofan directly transmitted his spiritual consciousness to Master!

   More than 7,000 words, 13,000 today, can you ask for a reward for counting votes, exciting and eye-catching, continue tomorrow!

  (end of this chapter)

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