Seeing the new people entering the auction house trying to get close to Xiao Ran and the others, Nick and Sam immediately stepped out and stretched out their hands to stop each other.
Faced with this situation, those few people were ready to reveal their identities.
Several scammers from the Art Space Auction House, with ugly faces, were already walking towards this side.
At this moment, Xiao Ran waved his hand.
"Let a few gentlemen come over. Maybe they have something to do."
Sam and Nick nodded and stepped aside.
As soon as he glanced at them, Xiao Ran had a thorough look at these strange guys.
Through the documents and work tags on their bodies, he had figured out the identities of these guys.
These people didn't pose any threat, they just came to meet them because they heard about his appearance.
Things were just as he expected.
As they approached, a middle-aged white man immediately introduced himself.
"Good morning, Mr. Sean, I am Alan, the deputy general manager of the New York branch of Bonhams Auction House. Nice to meet you. Welcome to New York."
Xiao Ran nodded and said politely:
"Good morning, Mr. Allen, nice to meet you too"
“I have heard about Bonhams for a long time and I hope there will be opportunities for cooperation in the future.”
Bonhams is one of the top auction houses in the world, especially in New York, ranking among the top five or even the top three.
It is not surprising, or rather normal, for a senior executive of such a top auction house to want to get to know him.
Their purpose is nothing more than to establish cooperative relationships, expand business, and collect more outstanding auction items!
But why did Allen just barge in here without saying hello?
You know, Art Space Auction House is currently holding a preview and the auction will be held soon.
Those present at the preview were all customers of the Art Space Auction House.
In this situation, it seems inappropriate for a competitor to barge in.
Obviously, Bonhams Auction House has a hard time dealing with this scammer.
Allen broke in here rashly, not just because he wanted to get to know himself!
Thinking of this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but have a playful smile flash in his eyes.
After introducing himself, Allen introduced a few people around him.
Those guys were all art department directors at Bonhams Auction House, and they also wanted to get to know Xiao Ran.
Everyone got to know each other, and after a few polite words, Allen explained his intention.
"Mr. Sean, our Bonhams is in the office building next door. An employee saw you downstairs just now. I came here after receiving the news."
"This behavior is a bit presumptuous, I hope you can forgive me, but I came here to remind you for your benefit."
"There are many auction houses in New York, and there are all kinds of auctions every day, but the good and the bad are mixed. You must keep your eyes open."
Although this guy didn't say it explicitly, the meaning in his words was obvious.
He was reminding Xiao Ran that Art Space Auction House is a scam company, so don't be fooled!
Obviously, Bonhams has some serious grudges with this scammer’s auction house.
Perhaps their clients were pried by Art Space Auction House, causing considerable losses.
As for things like backbiting, these scammers at Art Space Auction House must have done it countless times.
This is the way of survival for scammer auction houses, and there are many more despicable methods than this.
Otherwise, Allen wouldn't be able to do such a slap in the face in public.
At the same time, he also made a good offer to Xiao Ran to lay the foundation for possible future cooperation.
Nowadays, life is difficult for everyone, and it is the same for top auction houses, or even more difficult.
When they meet a super customer like Xiao Ran, they are not willing to miss it.
After hearing what he said, Wilson and the other crooks who had just arrived were all furious, their faces as black as the bottom of a pot.
"Alan, this is the preview venue for our Art Space Auction House"
"Isn't it a bit too much for you to barge in like this without saying hello? Please leave."
"If you don't leave, don't blame us for being rude. I'm afraid it will damage Bonhams' face."
Wilson gritted his molars and said, "That's hate!"
Upon hearing this, Allen looked at these guys with disdain and said with a sneer:
"No one in the New York auction industry dares to force me to leave the venue!"
"You can try and ask the security guards to drive us away and see what the consequences will be."
While they were talking, several other guys from Bonhams stretched out their arms to roll up their sleeves, their eyes widened, and they were ready to fight.
Wilson was stunned, as were the other liars.
Their faces became even more ugly, and their expressions were very embarrassing.
These liars knew that what Allen said was absolutely correct.
In the New York auction market, who dares to forcefully evict the top three vice presidents of Bonhams Auction House, unless they don’t want to be in this industry anymore!
Although the Art Space Auction House went bankrupt, Wilson and the others did not want to die.
When the market situation improves, they plan to open another auction house and continue to cheat.
Under such circumstances, how dare they offend Bonhams Auction House, one of the industry leaders!
For a moment, the atmosphere at the scene froze and became very awkward.
Even the temperature on site seemed to have dropped a bit.
At this moment, Xiao Ran suddenly smiled and spoke, breaking the deadlock.
"Alan, thank you for your concern. I will stay in New York for a few days. If I have the chance, I will go to Bonhams Auction House."
"I hope we have the opportunity to cooperate. As for now, I want to participate in this auction first. Maybe there will be surprising discoveries."
Following his words, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly relaxed a lot.
The expressions of these Wilson crooks are no longer so embarrassing.
Allen paused and then nodded.
"Okay, Sean, I won't disturb you anymore. I hope you can make surprising discoveries."
"Bonhams Auction House welcomes you to visit and I hope we can have opportunities to cooperate."
After a few polite words, Allen said goodbye and left.
Just like when he arrived, he paid no attention to these liars like Wilson when he left.
Obviously, this guy has great disdain for these liars and treats these liars as nothing.
This is normal. Who doesn’t hate these scum in the auction industry?
After Allen led the people away, Xiao Ran asked pretending to be curious:
"Wilson, it seems that the relationship between your auction house and Bonhams is very bad. What's going on?"
Wilson's old face immediately turned red and he hurriedly hid his words.
"We are all colleagues, and it is inevitable that there will be some conflicts in business. It is not a big deal."
"Everyone can rest assured that this incident will not affect the normal progress of the auction."
After saying that, the guy left with a few other crooks and went to the conference room.
They probably went to discuss countermeasures to see how to deal with Bonhams who might cause trouble.
Xiao Ran smiled and continued to show Elaine around, as if nothing had happened.
The attention of many fans in the live broadcast room quickly turned back.
While Xiao Ran was visiting, everyone was also visiting simultaneously, as if they were there.
"Xiao Ran, have you seen the Roman corset on the museum shelf?"
"That thing looks very exquisite. If it is real, I must take it. I want it, brother!"
Hanjiang Guying said expectantly.
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Ran looked at the Roman girdle placed on the museum shelf.
After just a quick glance, he shook his head slightly.
"No way, it's just a modern handicraft. Although it's beautifully made, it's of little value."
"If you don't believe me, just zoom in and take a closer look at the screenshot. You will definitely find many flaws."
"If nothing else, when did ancient Rome have lathes? Or did someone travel to ancient Rome with a lathe?"
"Hahaha"
There was a burst of laughter in the live broadcast room, and everyone laughed.
Immediately afterwards, the invincible red pants continued:
"Xiao Ran, is the bronze sculpture of Poseidon on your right hand real?"
"That sculpture looks very cool. If it is real, it would be nice to take a photo and use it as a decoration."
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Ran looked at the statue of Poseidon, the god of the sea, placed on the museum shelf.
It was a bronze sculpture, only more than thirty centimeters high, small and delicate, with some patina on it.
The sea god Poseidon in the sculpture has angry eyes and a trident in his hand, and seems to be fighting the sea.
Seeing the shape of this Poseidon sculpture, Xiao Ran immediately shook his head.
"This is a modern handicraft. To be more precise, it is a scaled-down replica."
"The prototype of this Poseidon sculpture is stored in a museum in Rome, but the sculpture is larger."
“The sculptor who created the Poseidon sculpture was one of the greatest sculptors of the early Italian Renaissance, Donatello.”
While talking, ten minutes passed.
Xiao Ran and Elaine came to a museum shelf again and began to visit the so-called antique cultural relics and works of art displayed on the museum shelf.
Most of the items displayed on the shelves of this museum are so-called antique cultural relics and works of art from China, and they are all miscellaneous gadgets.
As soon as he arrived here, before Xiao Ran could say anything, there was an exclamation in the live broadcast room.
"Xiao Ran, the red box on the museum shelf is real, right? It's so delicately made!"
"I have seen similar Bafang boxes in domestic museums, but they don't seem to be as good as this one."
Xiaotan Hongchen said in surprise.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran immediately glanced at the exquisite red box.
Then, he smiled and whispered:
"I will not comment on the Chinese antiques and works of art discovered today until I take photos of them."
"The reason why I do this is to prevent the secret from being leaked. I will comment on it later after I take pictures of the treasures I like."
"Before this, you can take screenshots to study, or you can remind me. Wouldn't it be more fun?"
While he was talking, Tiandi Wuji Stick suddenly exclaimed.
"Holy shit! Isn't it because I'm dazzled? I seem to have seen the legendary Xuande Furnace, and there are two of them. Are they real or fake?"
Following his exclamation, everyone also saw the two copper furnaces placed on the museum shelves.
Xiao Ran did the same and immediately turned around to look.
The famous Xuande furnace!
That is a treasure that many top Chinese collectors yearn for!
