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Chapter 62 Welcome to the Auction House

Standing at the hotel window, looking down at the night view of Victoria Harbor not far away, Xu Haibao, who had just arrived from China, seemed to have a lot of feelings.Once upon a time, he had enjoyed such a night view many times in this hotel.

Xu Haibao still finds it quite miraculous to revisit the old place this time.It's just about the secret of rebirth, which will never be known.Xu Haibao also felt very kind to this city where he had stopped many times in his previous life.

Regarding the early delivery of the auction items this time, it is also to catch up with the first spring auction of this year.Although he had never auctioned anything in his previous life, Xu Haibao, following the boss of the salvage company, also understood some procedures and rules of Xiangjiang Auction House.

It's just that for Xu Haibao, he used to follow along to watch the excitement, but this time he came to give things for the auction.As for the several pieces of Chenghua Doucai porcelain stored in the Wumingzhu, Xu Haibao is somewhat uncertain about the transaction price.

But Xu Haibao knew to some extent that at an auction in Xiangjiang two years later, a small Ming Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup was auctioned for a sky-high price of nearly [-] million.So this time, Xu Haibao hopes to have some reservations.

After all, based on the current market conditions, the collection price of Ming Cheng Hua Doucai has not yet reached its peak.If you take all the shots now, I'm afraid you will suffer somewhat.Therefore, Xu Haibao finally chose to auction two pieces of porcelain first.

One of them is a large straight pot. According to the information found on the Internet, Xu Haibao believes that the transaction price of this porcelain should be around tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars.As for the second piece of porcelain auctioned, it was a teapot.

Among the teacups that match the teapot, there are four teacups that Xu Haifu thinks are the most valuable, with the words "Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter" and patterns engraved on them.If it is put up for auction, I believe this set of Four Seasons teacups will be very popular.

In addition to these two pieces of Chenghua Doucai, Xu Haibao also plans to give away a piece of blue and white porcelain from the Ming Dynasty.Although the price of Ming blue and white flowers is not as good as that of the Yuan blue and white that is currently sought after by the market, the potential for collection is still very high.

At least in Xu Haibao's opinion, the three pieces of porcelain he sent for auction are very good in both appearance and color.The transaction amount of these three pieces of porcelain is probably enough for him to do investment immigration in Xiangjiang.

In addition, Xu Haibao also plans to auction two gold and silver ingots from the Ming Dynasty.As far as the current auction market is concerned, Ming Dynasty gold and silver ingots that are of good quality and come from the official treasury are actually rare, and there is still great potential for collection.

After deciding what to send for the shoot, Xu Haibao, who had taken a bath and changed his clothes, quickly took a taxi and came to the famous antique street in Xiangjiang.Xu Haibao came here not to search for antiques, but to buy a few boxes.

On this antique street, there are many merchants specializing in antique boxes.Of course, there are still shops selling antiques on this street.It's just about the price. For many people who are new to this place, they dare not sell it easily.

After all, no one can guarantee whether the so-called genuine product is artificially old without any discernment.If you spend a lot of money to buy fakes, you will really lose money and shame!

Walking on the antique street, looking at the so-called antiques displayed in many shops.Xu Haibao didn't have much interest, and went directly to a shop in the middle of the street that sold all kinds of boxes.

After spending more than 2000 Hong Kong dollars, Xu Haibao purchased five boxes of different sizes in one go.Xu Haibao naturally knew the size and specifications of the five items sent for auction.After buying the box, Xu Haibao didn't stay here too long.

As for visiting the night market in Xiangjiang, Xu Haibao felt that it would not be too late to go shopping after finishing his business first.In addition, Xu Haibao has been to many places in Xiangjiang in his previous life, so if he revisits important places, there will not be much novelty.

As a world-renowned Asian financial center, world-renowned auction companies have branches in Xiangjiang.This time, Xu Haibao first went to Sobifar Auction Company, which is headquartered in London.

Xu Haibao, who was the person in charge of the salvage company in his previous life, also participated in several auctions held by Sobifu.However, at that time, Xu Haibao paid more attention to the auction items sent by the company, and what price could be auctioned in the end.

After all, after some salvage companies sell salvaged items, they will also give corresponding bonuses to salvage personnel depending on the specific price of the salvaged items.The higher the selling price, the more rewards the salvage crew will share.

Xu Haibao, who took a taxi and carried a large lockbox, soon appeared at the door of Sobifu's company.The receptionist at the front desk saw Xu Haibao coming in, and greeted him professionally.

"Hello, sir. Welcome to Soby's auction house. May I help you, sir?"

"Hello, I have a few items that I plan to participate in your company's spring auction. Can you lead me to your appraisal room?"

"Yes! Thank you very much, sir, for your trust in our auction house. In order to facilitate the identification of your auction items, what are the items that you need to auction? Wait, we can arrange professional appraisal experts for you."

"Porcelain! Porcelain from the Ming Dynasty!"

"Okay, sir, please!"

Xu Haibao knew more or less about some of the process of sending auctions.Although Xu Haibao knew many appraisers and managers of this company, it was the first time in this life, and Xu Haibao could only pretend to be there for the first time.

When the reception staff led Xu Haibao into the room dedicated to entertaining guests, the receptionist also politely brought Xu Haibao a cup of coffee.Not long after, Sobifu's managers and appraisers appeared in the reception room.

Looking at the middle-aged man who walked into the room, Xu Haibao recognized at a glance that this was Tang Siming, Su Bifu's executive manager.After the other party introduced himself, Xu Haibao also said politely: "Manager Tang, hello!"

After introducing each other, Xu Haibao didn't say much, and opened the password box in front of everyone.He took out one of the big boxes and said, "This is the first lot I sent for auction, please appreciate it!"

After the box was opened, looking at the huge straight can, several appraisers quickly put on gloves and began to appraise it.For the porcelain sent for auction, Soubie's appraisers will first conduct appraisal.

The purpose of doing this is also very simple, which is to try to ensure that the items on the auction will not appear counterfeit.After all, for a well-known auction company, if a fake is sold at the auction, it will also have a major impact on the company's reputation.

"Mr. Xu, after our appraisal team unanimously confirmed that the porcelain you sent for auction is undoubtedly authentic. This is a very typical Chenghua bucket color straight jar, and its appearance is well preserved. It is a very rare boutique."

"Thank you! Please help me identify the next lot!"

He took out another smaller box and opened it in front of everyone.Seeing this teapot, many appraisers immediately felt their eyes light up.After all, Chenghua doucai porcelain like this is still very rare in the world.

The rarer something is, the more valuable it is.In addition, the appearance is so well preserved, it is indeed a rare high-quality porcelain.For these two pieces of porcelain alone, there is naturally no problem in going to the spring auction.

Tang Siming, the executive manager in charge of the reception, was also very happy to see these two pieces of porcelain that were successively confirmed as authentic.For him, if he can negotiate this business, the company can also charge a lot of commission.

After all, the profits of auction companies largely depend on collecting auction commissions.The higher the value of the item sent by the customer, the higher the commission charged by the auction company.Correspondingly, the auction company makes more money.

When the third piece of Ming blue and white was also identified as genuine, Tang Siming knew the rest of the work was to discuss the rules and details of the auction with Xu Haibao after looking at the three pieces of porcelain placed on the identification table.

But before Tang Siming opened his mouth, Xu Haibao carefully put the three pieces of porcelain back into the box, and said calmly: "Manager Tang, I plan to send these three pieces for auction in the near future. Your company is the first one I have sent for auction." a company.

Regarding the value of my three lots, I believe that I don't need to say anything, Manager Tang should know better than me.I would like to hear now, your estimates for my three lots, and what percentage of commission you will take. "

Xu Haibao didn't say the rest, but Tang Siming knew very well that if Xu Haibao couldn't be satisfied with his next answer.Perhaps these three items may be sent to other auction houses.

In order to keep the three auction items of Xu Haibao, it is necessary to make some concessions on the commission.How to satisfy Xu Haibao without letting the company suffer too much is what Tang Siming needs to discuss with Xu Haibao next.

But one thing Tang Siming knew very well, no auction company would reject the three lots sent by Xu Haibao.After all, as the executive manager of the auction house, Tang Siming knew very well that these three pieces of porcelain were rare high-quality porcelain in recent years.

Compared with the current collection market, which is more common imitation Chenghua bucket color, these three pieces of porcelain are all genuine Ming Dynasty Chenghua bucket color porcelain.The appearance is so well preserved, it is also very attractive to buyers who like to collect porcelain!

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