Tomb Raider: I, at the beginning, took Fatty Lao Hu as my younger brother

"Hong Kong is now full of high-rise buildings, and there are at least hundreds of billionaires. This is a conservative estimate. In Hong Kong, there are countless businessmen with tens of millions of dollars."

"Take Las Vegas for example. Some casinos in Las Vegas have a monthly turnover and profit of at least 100 million yuan, and there are countless wealthy people who have lost their fortunes there."

"Do you still think they would be reluctant to spend tens of millions to buy this gem? Besides, they will definitely not lose money if they buy it. The future value of this gem will be at least 2.8 million or even more."

Everyone opened their eyes wide after hearing the information in Zhou Xun's words.

It turns out that there are so many rich people out there!

When the fat man heard the value of the Future Emerald, he said with a distressed look on his face: “Master Zhou, since you know that the Future Emerald is so profitable, why did you still put it up for auction? What a loss!”

Yingzi said unexpectedly at this time: "It's not a loss. After Brother Zhou spreads the reputation of Tang Song Auction House, many of the antiques you get in the future can be sold at high prices at Tang Song Auction House!"

Big Gold Teeth agreed, "That's right Fatty, you don't know that if the treasures we sold before were sold at the auction house, the price would be at least several times higher."

Chapter 363: Where is the Limit of Emerald?

"In the final analysis, the things you found in the tomb all came from unknown sources. It doesn't matter if they are amateurs or foreigners, but if you meet an expert, they will not offer you a high price. Instead, they will offer you a price lower than the market price."

The fat man said unhappily, "Why? It should be the price it is. Why give a price lower than the market price?"

Yingzi laughed and said, "Fat brother, you are so stupid. The origin of this thing is unknown. Selling the things in the tomb is the same as selling them on the black market. The price will be relatively lower."

Lao Hu agreed, "That's right, but don't be unhappy Fatty, we are still pretty good. We have antique shops. In the past, there was Lao Jin's antique shop and Lao Zhou's antique shop. The prices are all at market prices."

"What Lao Jin means is that the prices at auction houses are generally higher than the market price."

After Lao Hu said this, the fat man felt better.

Big Gold Teeth said: "Yingzi is talking about some of our peers. They don't have the strength we have, so they can only sell to antique shops like us."

"Just this March, Lao Hu told me that the Gujin Pavilion of our Tang and Song Antique City has collected a lot of things from tombs. Do you think the price we charge will be high? If so, what profit will we make?"

The fat man said, "I see. Does that mean we are awesome?"

Shirley Yang smiled and said, "Isn't that amazing? There is such a big Tang and Song Dynasty Antique City. There is also a Gujin Pavilion in the Antique City. There is also a Gujin Pavilion and Lao Jin's shop in Panjiayuan."

"It's already very powerful in the antique world, and now there's also a Tang and Song auction house. Just think about it, just Gujin Pavilion alone may be the goal that others look up to for a lifetime."

"Haven't you seen so many vendors at Tang and Song Antique City and Panjiayuan?"

The fat man said proudly: "Of course, who made us follow Master Zhou? Our Master Zhou is capable. We had nothing in the beginning. Let them envy us!"

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

The fat man's words made everyone laugh.

Zhou Xun was impressed by Yingzi today. It seemed that Yingzi had really learned a lot over such a long period of time.

Zhou Xun said: "Fatty, look at Yingzi. Yingzi knows that I will use Tang Song Auction House to sell the things in our tombs in the past and in the future. You are so stupid!"

Yingzi was very happy to be praised by Zhou Xun.

Compared to the fat guy, he feels extremely embarrassed at this moment. He is even worse than his own sister. How can he not be embarrassed!

Zhou Xun did not continue to tease Fatty, and explained to everyone: "Fatty said before that selling emeralds now is a big loss, and Yingzi just gave a reason."

"Another reason is that the future is the price of the future, and the present is the price of the present. I told you that our country's economy is booming right now."

"So, we are now using the money from the emeralds to help us develop in the antique industry and even other industries. The profits we will get in the future will definitely be more than a hundred times the appreciation of the emeralds in the future!"

Shirley Yang said: "Yes, that's the reason, so we don't lose money. Just by helping Tang Song Auction House, we won't lose money. The profit of the auction house is very high."

Lao Hu asked: "If the auction house is not auctioning our own items, what profit will it make? Isn't it just helping others sell things?"

Everyone also looked at Shirley Yang. No one knew much about the auction house, and today was even their first time attending an auction.

Fortunately, Tang Song Auction House is owned by Zhou Xun, otherwise no one would know which way the door of the auction house opens to! ! !

Shirley Yang said: "The auction house has two fees. One is the storage fee, which is the cost of storing the auction items in the auction house. If the items are sold, they will generally be refunded. If they are not sold, the storage fee is not refundable."

"Then there's the big part, the auction fee. This is the auction house's commission. After all, they are using the auction house's reputation to sell items. The price is generally 5% to 20% of the item!"

Five to twenty percent of the lot?

This is not cheap. Twenty percent of one million is two hundred thousand.

Isn't this just picking up money?

At this moment, everyone had this thought in their mind.

The fat man looked at Zhou Xun and asked, "Master Zhou, how much is our commission?"

Zhou Xun said: "Ten percent!"

Big Gold Teeth bared his glittering gold teeth and said happily: "That's really profitable. If it's auctioned for 10 million, that's a profit of 1 million!"

The fat man tightly grasped Lao Hu beside him and said, "One million, one million! My current net worth is only a few million. My God, this money is too easy to make!"

Lao Hu was also very shocked. The huge profit completely stunned him.

Zhou Xun said: "Don't think too much. The ones who really make big money are the famous auction houses. That's why I attach so much importance to this first auction."

"If this auction is successful, our starting point will be very high, even higher than many long-established auction houses. It is not enough to be famous, we also need to ensure our credibility."

Shirley Yang smiled and said, "That's right. With this group of Qinglong Security Company's customers as a foundation, Tang Song Auction House has a bright future!"

"Fifty million!"

Zhou Xun and others shouted from a private room next door.

Everyone's attention was once again focused on the auction.

Unexpectedly, in just a short while, the price had reached a sky-high price of 50 million.

The beautiful auctioneer followed her usual practice and waited for three seconds: "Fifty million, no one has raised the price yet. This top-grade emerald is extremely rare among all the gemstones in the world. If you miss it, there will be no second chance!"

really.

What the beautiful auctioneer said hits the nail on the head.

The second floor immediately called out the price: "Fifty-one million!"

"Fifty-five million!"

"Fifty-eight million!".

Chapter 364: Sky-high Price Auction!

Thanks to the friendly reminder from the beautiful auctioneer, the competition on the second floor became heated again.

The Hong Kong tycoon who had bid 50 million previously cursed inwardly, damn, what a scam!

He stood up and shouted, "Seventy million!"

Although it was 10 million more expensive, it was worth it as I was able to fool others and successfully win the auction item.

Compared to Chinese people, the love for gemstones is also very high, but it is still not as high as that in foreign countries.

Because our country has history, culture, and too many antiques and cultural relics that are worth collecting.

In foreign countries, although some countries are powerful, their history and culture are not long. They are often more willing to spend a lot of money to collect gems and diamonds!

The idea of ​​this rich man is very simple. If he buys it for 70 million now, and then auctions it abroad in ten or twenty years, it will definitely be a sky-high price.

So, 70 million is really not expensive!

But compared with some foreign consortiums and families, the money they can put out is too little.

It is no problem for those foreign consortiums and families to spend hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars on their collections.

Because the wealth of these people is accumulated over several generations.

These conglomerates and families are powerful, and their influence can even affect a country's economy.

Just when the wealthy businessman thought he had shocked everyone by raising the price by 10 million.

A shout of "Eighty million!" was heard.

After hearing this, the rich man cursed in his heart, but he had no choice but to sit down and give up this opportunity.

I don't know whether he impressed me or not, but he was impressed by the fact that someone raised the price by 10 million.

The beautiful auctioneer could not hide her excitement at this moment. She was going to become famous as she had an item worth 80 million.

Although he is already a well-known auctioneer, after this incident, his reputation will definitely be even greater than before, and his position in the auction industry will also change greatly.

After waiting for a few seconds, the field was very quiet.

The beautiful auctioneer shouted, "80 million, is there anyone who wants to bid more?"

"Eighty million times!"

"Twice eighty million!"

Just when everyone thought the deal would be completed for 80 million.

A voice came from the second floor again: "Eighty-eight million!"

Wow!

Whether on the first or second floor, everyone was extremely surprised.

In this day and age, that’s a really high price.

Even 88 million is more than the liquid funds of some wealthy families and companies on the first floor.

After waiting for a few seconds, the atmosphere was much quieter this time.

The beautiful auctioneer also knew that her heart was getting excited. She suppressed her excitement and kept calm as she shouted, "Eighty-eight million at a time!"

"Twice eighty-eight million!"

"Eighty-eight million times!"

"Oh!"

"Congratulations to the VIP in Room 3 on the second floor for taking our unparalleled emerald!"

Soon, a special staff member brought the emerald to the VIP room to settle the bill!

In the private room of Zhou Xun and others!

The fat man was shocked again and said, "Oh my god, 88 million, how much money is that? If I were given this money, I would eat mutton three times a day, and I would never be able to finish it in my lifetime!"

Big Gold Teeth said with disdain: "I say, Fatty, can you have some backbone? You have 88 million and still want to eat mutton? If it were me, I would eat delicacies from land and sea every day. I, I, I would eat a full banquet!!!"

The fat man looked at Big Gold Teeth and said, "You are so wasteful. It's such a pity if you can't finish it. Let me tell you, if this happened 20 years ago, I would have held a meeting to criticize you!"

Lao Hu was speechless and said, "Am I saying that you two are crazy? You eat every day, eat every day, and eat nothing but eat. Forget about Mr. Jin, he is skinny, and eating can replenish his body. I don't even want to say anything to you, fat man!"

"Look at how fat you are. Do you really treat yourself like a pig? If you didn't practice martial arts every day, I think you would weigh at least 300 pounds now!"

The fat man was unhappy: "I just eat, I just eat, what's it to you?"

Lao Hu:......

Zhou Xun really didn’t expect that in this day and age, it would be sold at such a sky-high price, especially in China!

However, Zhou Xun also understood that it was all thanks to Qinglong Security Company. This first batch of customers were of such high quality.

Almost half of the well-known and wealthy businessmen in the country were invited.

Zhou Xun smiled with great satisfaction.

I was thinking in my mind how to spend this money later!

Of course, it is necessary to divide the brothers. Zhou Xun’s brothers are brothers for life and death.

However, most of it will be used in the development of power.

Even Zhou Xun didn't have so much cash on him.

First floor!

"We have prepared three finale items this time. Now, we will auction the second finale item."

At this time, when the waiter brought the second finale item.

The beautiful auctioneer carefully lifted the red cloth.

The introduction said: "This is the jade ruyi of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty. The Kangxi jade ruyi is carved from a piece of precious white jade, nearly half a meter long, white with a hint of green, and carved into the shape of a porous fungus. The inscription on the top of the handle has two large characters "imperial system"; the inscription on the bottom reads: "Respectfully wish for many good harvests and happiness for the whole world. Your humble servant Wu respectfully presents this."

"The auction will begin now. The starting price is 10 million. Each bid increase must not be less than 500,000!"

The voice just fell.

Someone started bidding: "Ten million!"