library clerk

Chapter 921

After dealing with Alice, Song Jiang immediately informed Gu Hao that they could proceed with the next plan, so the next day Gu Hao went to a private auction club with Deng Kai, handed the photo of the music box he wanted to auction to the person in charge of the club, and insisted that the original owner of the music box was Napoleon's lover Pauline.

The reason why it is a private auction club is that it is very famous in the circle of wealthy people in Beidu. All antiques, artworks and other collections brought here do not need to be proven to be authentic and their origins. Whether they are real or fake depends entirely on the buyer's vision. Real collectors with vision can indeed buy very rare collections here. To put it bluntly, it is a bit like a black market transaction... Of course, there is another important point, that is, the identities of both parties who can do transactions here are extraordinary.

The person in charge of the club is Yan Ruxue, a tall and elegant woman, who smiled and said, "When did Second Young Master become interested in the antique industry?" when she heard Deng Kai say that he had a music box that Napoleon gave to his lover Pauline and wanted to auction it.

Deng Kai had just inherited his father's estate a few days ago, so everyone in the circle knew that he was not short of money. It was naturally unlikely that he would take out the collection in his hands to exchange for money, so Deng Kai smiled and said, "To be honest, this thing is not mine... It belongs to my friend, I am just helping out."

This line of work has its own rules, so Yan Ruxue naturally didn't ask too many questions. Instead, she glanced at Gu Hao with a smile, and then asked Deng Kai, "Second Young Master, when do you plan to bring the collection to the club? I'll help you two schedule it."

Deng Kai frowned and asked, "Schedule? What does that mean?"

Yan Ruxue smiled slightly and said, "Second Young Master, you may not know that there are too many collections waiting to be auctioned in the club recently... Now they are already scheduled for three weeks later."

Deng Kai waved his hand and said, "No, it will take too long. How about this? Whether the deal is successful or not, the commission will be calculated separately... Miss Yan, please help me cut in line."

After hearing what Deng Kai said, Yan Ruxue smiled and said, "Since Second Master has said so... then you decide the time."

After hearing this, Deng Kai looked at Gu Hao, who thought for a moment and said, "The day after tomorrow..."

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The private auction venue is located on the 25th floor of the Century Building on Century Avenue. Just from the luxury cars parked one after another in the building's parking spaces, it can be seen that the people coming to the auction today are either rich or noble... In order not to lose face, Deng Kai specially borrowed a Lexus LM and a driver from the company, and attended the event with Song Jiang and his party in their best attire.

It was rare for Song Jiang to dress so formally. He felt uncomfortable all over and kept pulling at his collar and sleeves. Meng Zhe said with a smile, "You are really not worthy of being a dog... You finally dressed up so smartly, can't you stop moving around?!"

Song Jiang couldn't help but complain after hearing this, "Isn't it just an auction? Do you have to dress up like you're going to the Oscars?"

Deng Kai, who was sitting in the front row, turned around and said, "You know nothing... Those who can come to this auction are not ordinary people. Both buyers and sellers are wealthy."

When Song Jiang heard this, he said with a smile, "You're not short of money, so why are you exchanging your collection for money? You're kidding me!!"

“Rich people cannot sell their collections? On the contrary, some of them have encountered problems with capital turnover, and they sell one or two collections to solve the urgent problem; while others do it simply to launder money, buying in with one hand and selling out with the other, which not only raises the price of their collections, but also makes the dead money flow… Alas, you won’t understand even if I say more, so go in and see how the second young master teaches you to show off.” Deng Kai said proudly.

Song Jiang was not interested in showing off, but looked at Gu Hao with some concern and said, "Are you sure that the news that Deng Kai wants to auction the music box can reach Duan Tiande?"

Gu Hao nodded and said, "Don't worry, he will definitely show up tonight." The driver parked the car in front of the main entrance of the building, opened the door and said to Deng Kai, "Call me after the auction and I will come over to pick you up right away."

Deng Kai nodded, adjusted his cuffs, and got out of the car first. He had informed Yan Ruxue in advance that four of them would be attending the auction this time, so after Deng Kai showed the invitation, a staff member led them to a round table at the scene and said, "Mr. Deng, this is the private room for you and your friends."

Deng Kai said casually, "Thank you..." and nodded to Song Jiang and the others, signaling everyone to take a seat. Unexpectedly, at this time, a familiar voice came from the next table and said, "Xiao Kai? So you are here to attend the auction today!"

Deng Kai looked over and saw that Deng Yaohui's personal assistant was also there, so he quickly walked over and sat next to him and said, "Brother Zhao? Why are you here too?"

Assistant Zhao then lowered his voice and said to Deng Kai, "Why did you suddenly want to borrow a car from the company today? What's the matter? What collection did you like here?"

Deng Kai said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm not here to buy collections today..."

Assistant Zhao was slightly surprised when he heard this. "Oh, no, those things of yours were all left to you by the old man... If you need money, just tell Mr. Deng!"

Deng Kai waved his hands and said, "I wouldn't dare to sell those things easily even if I had eight hundred guts. I'm just helping my friend sell his collection..."

Assistant Zhao picked up the auction list and looked at it. He asked curiously, "What collection?"

Deng Kai: “Music Box”

Assistant Zhao immediately suppressed his laughter and said, "Did you bring that box? Is it really Napoleon's lover's?"

Deng Kai was too lazy to explain to him, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "What are you doing here? What collection has my brother... taken a fancy to?"

Assistant Zhao pointed to a dragon bone bracelet on the auction list and said, "Mr. Deng wants this..."

When Deng Kai saw that it was another dragon bone bracelet, he shook his head and said, "He really hasn't been fooled enough. Where in the world can a dragon bone come from... It must be another fake."

"At least it's better than your 800 million antique music box!" Assistant Zhao said with a smile.

Seeing Deng Kai and the man at the next table talking endlessly in low voices, Song Jiang picked up the collection list on the table out of boredom and took a look. Then he looked at Gu Hao in shock and said, "The starting price you quoted is 800 million... Are you crazy?"

Gu Hao then took a sip of tea and said, "This is to prevent the item from being sold by anyone other than Lao Gui... Only someone who really knows what's in the music box would be willing to pay 800 million to buy it."