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- Chapter 140 Relaxation
After all this tossing, the sky gradually darkened.
Xu Yaohui also asked Zhou Xia not to leave, saying that they would go back to their antique shop together and have dinner at their house in the evening. He knew that Zhou Xia was alone in the East China Sea, eating here and there. If he wanted to go by himself, he could just eat something on the roadside, or go home and make a bowl of instant noodles.
Zhou Xia felt very embarrassed. She only went to eat with him at noon and also ate at night.
Xu Liuxin also told him not to be polite, saying, "It's just an extra pair of chopsticks. How can you go home and buy food and cook by yourself? If you have the time, it's better to see more things to make it more interesting!"
Xu Yaohui also said that he had something to discuss with him in the evening.
Zhou Xia had no choice but to agree and continue to shamelessly enjoy the meal.
After packing up the two pieces of porcelain that they had just bought for 8.5 million, the three of them walked back. Xu Liuxin also knew that the matter was of great importance, so she stopped arguing about snacks and went straight home with peace of mind.
Before entering the store, I heard sounds coming from the antique store, which seemed very lively.
Zhou Xiaxin said that Xu Yaohui¡¯s antique shop is not usually so busy. What is going on today.
Xu Liuxin also felt a little strange. She looked at Zhou Xia and then heard the voice, and soon realized who was here.
Besides that old guy Zhao Xiangbo, who else could be there?
Zhou Xia was just thinking, how could he still be here? Could it be that he, like me, came to Xu Yaohui's house to have a meal.
When they entered the store, they saw that in addition to Zhao Xiangbo, Xu Zhendong and Liu Yuqing were also there. They were waiting for a few people to come back from shopping!
Lively Xu Liuxin asked curiously, "Sister Yuqing, why are you here?"
Liu Yuqing laughed and asked, "Why, Xin'er means that we are not welcome here!"
"How dare I!" Xu Liuxin replied with a smile, "I just think it's strange! Don't you have to be busy with the auction company's affairs?"
Liu Yuqing said, "There are many things, just arrange them and let them do it. What good things did you buy on this afternoon trip? You got the cowpea red porcelain!"
Hearing what she said, Xu Liuxin suddenly realized, isn¡¯t it! Previously, Xu Yaohui made many phone calls to find out the secret of the code at the bottom of the cowpea red. During this period, Liu Yuqing got wind of it. No matter what, it was always okay to come and take a look. If possible, it can still be put up for auction.
As the saying goes, the one who is near the water and the tower first gets the moon.
If she can¡¯t even handle the things around her that can be auctioned, how can she compete with other auction companies!
As we all know, it is difficult to collect auction items now. Famous auction companies have already collected lots from all over the world. Tiandi Auction Company has average strength. First of all, it has to consolidate the market among acquaintances and friends. Otherwise, it will be a real shame to be overtaken by others or poached. Can't even cry.
Xu Liuxin said regretfully, "Originally, there were two cowpea red gongs to wash, but unfortunately the man was only willing to sell one, so we picked the best one and bought it."
Liu Yuqing asked, "Is there a code below?"
"Yes!" Xu Liuxin said proudly, "I was the first to come up with the secret code at the bottom!"
"Xin'er is really amazing!" Liu Yuqing praised, "Xin'er is smart and smart, and Master Xu and Uncle Xu teach her well. Given time, Xin'er will definitely be proud of the world."
Xu Liuxin giggled.
While the two of them were laughing and joking here, Zhao Xiangbo was much more impatient and practical.
Although the Cowpea Red Boring Gong Wash is rare, it is not a particularly rare thing to him. He has a Cowpea Red Willow Leaf Zun in his hand.
Xu Yaohui called him and asked him to see if Liu Yezun had any hidden secrets underneath!
He could clearly see that Zhou Xia and the others brought back more than one piece of porcelain. Zhao Xiangbo didn't think they would buy two pieces of cowpea red porcelain. He is retired now and has nothing to do all day long, so he comes here to wait and see. There are already a lot of good things in Xu Yaohui's antique shop, such as Yongle blue and white porcelain, Chenghua blue and white porcelain, Kangxi rouge red, etc., which is enough for him to study for a while.
Anyway, they will come back sooner or later, and he has indeed been waiting for them.
¡°No one can do anything against Zhao Xiangbo, and Xu Yaohui will naturally not go against him. The porcelain he bought belongs to him, so there is no harm in letting him see it.Anyway, Zhao Xiangbo can only look at it and cannot keep it for himself.
Even though he was well-informed, Zhao Xiangbo still felt a little shocked when he saw the golden bell bowl with yellow glaze. He asked repeatedly, "This delicate yellow glazed golden bell bowl is what you bought this afternoon. I'm afraid it cost a lot of money!"
Xu Yaohui replied, "It's okay, it's only a few million, not tens of millions."
"It's a pity that Zhao Xiangbo didn't listen at all, he just made a general impression, and then he was busy appreciating it. At this time, Zhao Xiangbo was doing it more out of appreciation rather than serious appraisal. This guy Zhou Xia got a lot of good things in a short period of time. Zhao Xiangbo was almost used to it and would not doubt the authenticity at all.
Xu Zhendong, on the other hand, had some objections to Xu Yaohui and his family's prodigal behavior. After looking at the two pieces of porcelain, he complained again, "It's easy to say that it's not tens of millions. The distance between these two items together is probably tens of millions." It¡¯s almost done!¡±
"Grandpa is really good, he can even guess this accurately." Xu Liuxin was very proud and showed off to Liu Yuqing what she had discovered about the secret of cowpea red. After hearing what Xu Zhendong said, she also replied.
Liu Yuqing had no chance to get the real thing now, so she asked Xu Liuxin how much they spent on this trip. We all have good relations, so there is no taboo in asking this.
Xu Liuxin told them the actual price they paid, and now Liu Yuqing knew even more clearly that these two items were absolutely genuine, and it didn't matter whether she looked at them or not.
Otherwise, Zhou Xia and the others would definitely not have bought it at such a high price.
At the same time, Liu Yuqing was also thinking in her heart that if they bought it at such a price, it might not be that easy if they wanted to buy it through regular channels and within the industry.
This gave her auction company an opportunity.
These two pieces of porcelain are different from the previous Chenghua blue and white porcelain. The purchase price of that blue and white porcelain is particularly low. Even if it is sold at the going price, you can still make a lot of money. However, the cost of these two pieces of porcelain is relatively high. If they are sold at the going price, there will definitely not be much room for profit.
If it is left to an auction company to operate, profits can be maximized.
Thinking of this, Liu Yuqing asked Xu Yaohui and Zhou Xia to discuss how to deal with these two pieces of porcelain.
Xu Liuxin shouted that it was boring. As soon as she saw Liu Yuqing's look, she knew what she wanted to do. And what Liu Yuqing does is also very simple, she just wants to send all the good things to the auction. You don't need to think about it.
Xu Yaohui asked her to help her mother cook together, and Xu Liuxin agreed and went.
"Uncle Xu, the cost of these 8.5 million is not low. But these two pieces of porcelain are among the most exquisite of their kind. Moreover, the firing time of this type of porcelain is relatively short, and the quantity is also quite limited. . If you are willing to send them to the auction, we will do a better job of publicity and planning, and we will definitely attract more competitors, and the price will easily go up. I don¡¯t know what your opinions are."
"I have no objection." Zhou Xia was the first to express his position. He also felt that if he sold at the going price, there would be little room for profit.
Xu Yaohui also nodded readily in agreement, but he also said, "If the price does not meet our expectations, we still don't want to sell it, and we might as well let it pass!"
"This is absolutely no problem!" Liu Yuqing was overjoyed and immediately nodded in agreement. Naturally, she had to take care of the interests of Zhou Xia and Xu Yaohui. Otherwise, who would dare to auction things to the auction company in the future!
The cowpea red gong and washer must have come from the Kangxi Dynasty. Liu Yuqing then asked, "Is the other delicate yellow glaze porcelain from the Xuande period of the Ming Dynasty?"
"Yes, there is a six-character inscription on the bottom. We looked at it carefully and confirmed that it is the authentic product of Xuande." Zhou Xia replied.
"That would be the best! I remember that Xuande's yellow glaze is quite rare. When promoting this point, we can make a good article about it, and we can also compare it with the Xuanhuang porcelain in the Palace Museum and strive to make it even better. Be more detailed. With these pieces of porcelain and the catalog for the spring auction, we can make it earlier, without having to make it as tight as this autumn auction." Liu Yuqing has a good idea. people.
"Hmm! Being able to arouse the seller's buying sentiment is very important. We will check then to see if there are any relevant auction records before. If it was auctioned at Sotheby's and Christie's, even if it failed, It's good, it's an incentive for sellers. They recognize this now." Zhou Xia's previous job was to do auctions, so he naturally knows this kind of things best. And now, what is being auctioned is still my own things, so I can get more for myself.The huge profits also made him more motivated.
Liu Yuqing was also very impressed, "Yes, after all, they are a time-honored brand, and the big domestic auction companies don't have such treatment. There is nothing we can do about it. When will our Tiandi Auction Company be as popular as them?" Enough."
Zhou Xia said, "We are still very hopeful, as long as we keep working hard. Christie's and Sotheby's are just relying on their seniority. When it comes to the level of dedication and love for the industry, I think our company's People are much stronger.¡±
"It's good to have a dream." Liu Yuqing smiled. She also knew that Zhou Xia said this to comfort her. It would be harder to achieve it than to reach the sky.
At that moment, Liu Yuqing stopped mentioning this issue and started talking to him about how to promote these two pieces of porcelain.
Zhou Xia said some of his thoughts. It¡¯s still early for spring shooting, so there¡¯s no need to rush.
Zhou Xia feels that they can still refer to the successful cases of this autumn auction, and then make a fuss about the publicity strategy and auction catalog of the spring auction.
Liu Yuqing nodded in approval. If she wanted to quickly catch up with the old auction companies, she would have to work hard on collecting lots. More attention should be paid to specific publicity and summary of experience.
" However, Liu Yuqing also said that Zhou Xia doesn't need to think too much about this issue. After all, a person's energy and time are limited. If he can perform to the level he deserves in the field he is good at, which is appraisal, it will be the best contribution to the company and her career.
Zhou Xia certainly understands this. In fact, with Liu Yuqing's IQ, he doesn't need to remind her so much, but he just couldn't help but say it. Doesn't it count as fully displaying his talents in front of her?
The exchange between the two was very lively. Xu Yaohui had already slipped away. He was not willing to be a lightbulb, even though what they talked about was closely related to his interests.
"Good! Good! What a Xuanhuang glaze! It is indeed a rare product." Zhao Xiangbo over there said loudly after carefully appreciating the golden bell bowl they bought. If someone didn't know better, they would think he was going crazy!
Xu Zhendong complained, "Old Zhao, you don't even look at the cost. If something worth seven million is to be put up for auction, it would have to be at least ten million to get the money back." Xu Zhendong is also an auctioneer. Of course, this is Menliqing. If the porcelain bought at such a price does not fetch a good price at the auction, it will be considered a relatively loss. This places high demands on the auction company and puts a lot of pressure on it.
Zhao Xiangbo said with a smile, "As long as the goods are good, such a price is still acceptable. And there are only a few items like Xuanhuang glaze that can be exchanged in the world. The collection value is great, even if it is not given away. It¡¯s also good to go to the auction and keep it for yourself. Moreover, there are still a few months until the next auction, so I can often come to the store to take a look. It¡¯s also that our current times are better. In the past, I wanted to see It¡¯s not easy to get so many good things.¡±
Xu Zhendong nodded, "There is an explosion of information now! As long as you see enough authentic products, it is much easier to summarize the overall characteristics of a type of porcelain than in the past."
"Yes, just like the cowpea red code, we really didn't pay attention to this problem in the past. This little girl Xin'er is quite a ghost. I hope she won't become like that girl Yuqing in the future." As Zhao Xiangbo spoke, he glanced at Liu Yuqing, who was chatting animatedly with Zhou Xia over there. In his opinion, Liu Yuqing was quite difficult to deal with. She used to come to his door every day and ask him for things to auction, which almost annoyed him. If you see her, you have to take a detour.
It¡¯s good now. This guy Zhou Xia came out of nowhere and got so many good things. Zhao Xiangbo¡¯s own collection of things is no longer in her eyes.
But now, Zhao Xiangbo has become an annoying character, chasing Zhou Xia and the others every day to appreciate the good treasures they bought.
Xu Zhendong laughed and said, "Old Zhao, you can't let Yu Qing hear what you said, otherwise, I will have to settle the score with you."
Zhao Xiangbo said he was not afraid, but he was still a little scared in his heart. He just complained a few words. If there was nothing wrong, he would not provoke Liu Yuqing at will.
It was the same thing now. After Zhao Xiangbo saw the golden bell bowl with Xuanhuang glaze, he took a good look at the cowpea red gong wash they had just bought. In his eyes, the cross engraved secretly at the bottom was also very Attractive.
After admiring it for a while, Zhao Xiangbo was ready to get up and leave.
Xu Zhendong wanted to keep him here for dinner. Even though he was an old gangster, Zhao Xiangbo still couldn't keep his face. He didn't make any contribution and only joined in for a meal at noon.
? ?Xia Xia also smiled and asked him to stay for dinner, saying that it would be less stressful to eat with him as a companion.
Zhao Xiangbo disdains being with him. If he wants to leave, no one can stop him. Xu Zhendong and Xu Yaohui don't dare to stop him either.
But if Zhou Xia wanted to leave, there would be no way, so Xu Yaohui held him back.
Zhao Xiangbo quickly walked out of the store, then turned back and asked Zhou Xia loudly, "Are you going to visit the ghost market tomorrow morning?"
Zhou Xia replied, "There is nothing to do, so I should go."
¡°That¡¯s good, we¡¯ll see you at the ghost market tomorrow.¡± After saying that, Zhao Xiangbo ran away in the night.
Liu Yuqing laughed at him and said, "Zhou Xia, you and Grandpa Zhao have a very good relationship! We have an appointment together."
Zhou Xia smiled bitterly, "It's not like you don't know that Mr. Zhao gets up early every day and goes to the ghost market for a walk before exercising."
"That's true!" Liu Yuqing nodded. She originally just wanted to tease Zhou Xia.
As if she remembered something, Liu Yuqing then said, "By the way, the agreement you two just made may not be fulfilled!"
"Huh?" Zhou Xia looked at her, a little confused, unless he overslept, but this was unlikely. Could it be that she had something to do by herself?
"Look at the weather forecast, it looks like there will be heavy rain from tonight to tomorrow." Liu Yuqing was also afraid that he might misunderstand, so she said it right away without any hesitation.
Zhou Xia nodded, "Oh, that's fine, it's just a good time to sleep in."
"You don't have to work so hard, right?" Liu Yuqing said.
"There's nothing to do anyway. It's fun to go to bed early and get up early. Going to the ghost market is also fun." Zhou Xia didn't take it seriously. If it were left in the past, he would have loved to be lazy and sleep in. But now, he has higher pursuits and goals, and he has completely lost interest in sleeping in.
Liu Yuqing didn¡¯t know what to say about him, but then she thought about how many things Zhou Xia had picked up in the ghost market. Not to mention visiting the ghost market every morning, even if he spent the whole day doing it, he would probably be happiest.
When Yu Fengxia sent Xu Liuxin out to ask them to eat, Xu Liuxin was still wondering why there was one person missing.
Knowing that it was Zhao Xiangbo who left, Xu Liuxin didn't mind. No one could stop him anyway, so it didn't matter what he did.
Although Zhao Xiangbo left, Zhou Xia felt better with Liu Yuqing accompanying him.
Liu Yuqing is much more open-minded than him. Their family has a very good relationship with Xu Zhendong's family. Not to mention trivial things like paying for food, borrowing funds and borrowing things worth millions and millions are extremely common things. .
Xu Liuxin is also particularly enthusiastic about the two of them. They are both young people, with about the same age. At the very least, they have more in common than their parents.
The dinner was very rich, but Yu Fengxia did not deliberately prepare a big meal. It was just home-cooked side dishes, which were relatively simple and elegant.
We just had a big meal at a private restaurant at noon. Xu Liuxin, who is fond of fun and delicious food, said directly at the table, "It's good to be vegetarian!"
During the dinner, what everyone talked about was just ordinary little things in life. Yu Fengxia and the others were more concerned about Zhou Xia's life and asked him where he ate every day.
Zhou Xia said that it was like today, eating here and there.
Xu Liuxin was the first to express welcome. She was really looking forward to Zhou Xia coming to have a meal every day. That meant that she could do business together and make money every day, and she could also see good and real things every day.
Xu Zhendong also said to Zhou Xia, "Your parents are not here in the East China Sea, so just treat this place as your home. You are not polite, and you don't have to think about any embarrassing questions."
Zhou Xia quickly said that he would not be polite. Didn¡¯t you see that he was so happy eating every day?
When it comes to this parents issue, Zhou Xia wants to go back to her hometown after she is finished with her autumn shoot.
Although his current situation is much better than that of the past, going back now is not a true homecoming.
In Donghai, he hasn¡¯t bought a house yet!
¡°These days, if you don¡¯t have a house or a car, how dare you say that you are a successful person?
¡° Moreover, there is another reason that makes Zhou Xia more entangled, that is, her parents are urging her to find a girlfriend. This cannot be done reluctantly, so it is better to postpone it for a while.
They were all familiar people, so the atmosphere at the table was relatively relaxed.
After dinner, Liu Yuqing and Zhou Xia were in no hurry to leave.
Liu Yuqing had just been busy discussing cooperation with Zhou Xia and the others, and had not had time to appreciate the two fine porcelains they bought in the afternoon. In addition, she was dominated by Zhao Xiangbo and Xu Zhendong, so she had no chance to see them. .
According to Liu Yuqing¡¯s understanding, when doing auctions, she must at least pass her own level first. Therefore, she is very careful and strict about what she wants to put up for auction.
She naturally believed in Zhou Xia and Xu Yaohui.
But now, she wants to use her own personal experience to promote and market these two fine porcelains. If she can't impress herself, how can she impress others!
Zhou Xia was not idle about the auction. He was also asking Xu Zhendong and the others if they could get the auction catalogs from Christie's and Sotheby's more than ten or twenty years ago.
Xu Zhendong replied, "We don't have many copies in hand. If you want to read it, Zhou Xia, we can borrow it. It's not a big problem."
"Then please leave it to Master Xu!" Zhou Xia thanked him repeatedly.
"Look, you're too polite!" Xu Yaohui said with a smile, "Auction catalogs like this were not very valuable in the past and were given by auction companies. Nowadays, a set can be sold for a high price of one or two hundred thousand. But the value is indeed there. At that time, the market for imitations and fakes was not as plentiful as it is now.¡±
After Liu Yuqing heard about this, she agreed to the matter in a big way, saying that this was what the auction company should prepare, but she had been somewhat negligent in the past. (To be continued. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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