Company, in the chairman's office.
Xiao Ran sat on the office chair, checking relevant information while listening to Miller's report on the company's operations in the past few months.
Also in the office in the same year were Elaine and Fang Yufei.
They are all shareholders of the company, and each has a position and needs to understand the company's situation.
"Sean, Bonhams in New York is responsible for the auction of several Stradivarius violins owned by the music master Paganini, as well as several other antique musical instruments."
"There are also other antique works of art entrusted to them for auction. They were all sold successfully at the previous Spring Festival auction, and the transaction prices were quite satisfactory."
"Just yesterday morning, the relevant auction funds were transferred to the company's bank account, and the delivery procedures were completed."
While introducing the situation, Miller took out several documents and handed them to Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran took the documents and flipped through them quickly, then nodded with a smile and said:
"As expected! Those precious Stradivarius violins were indeed divided up by the Rockefeller family and other wealthy families!"
“Their transaction prices are really good, even beyond my expectations!”
"It's a pity that I have no interest in collecting antique musical instruments, otherwise I should have kept a violin."
Miller nodded slightly and continued to report.
"The company's online sales business has gradually got on the right track, but the freight is still not smooth."
"Whether it's China or the United States, customers who place orders in the company's online store can only pick them up at home."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran smiled and shook his head.
"It doesn't matter, the business we run is different from other industries!"
"Most of the treasures sold from our company's online store have a certain value and cannot be sent by ordinary express delivery!"
“It would be great if customers could come to the company to pick it up themselves.”
"We can even send special personnel to deliver some high-value antiques and artworks to your door..."
Next, they continued to discuss the company's operations.
With Miller's introduction, as well as relevant documents and contracts, Xiao Ran and the others quickly grasped the company's operations during this period.
Of course, Xiao Ran was just acting.
He already knew everything about his company.
During the discussion, David also rushed to the company.
After entering the office and saying hello, he immediately started looking at relevant documents.
In particular, some contract documents must be reviewed one by one to avoid legal loopholes.
It took nearly an hour for Miller to finish reporting the situation.
Just as he was about to leave the office, Xiao Ran suddenly said:
"Miller, please prepare. Representatives from several museums will come to the company this afternoon."
"They are the Getty Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Neues National Gallery in Germany, etc."
"When I was in Philadelphia, these guys were hesitant to accept my trade terms."
"When they thought about it and wanted to trade with me, I returned to Los Angeles, so they followed me."
Hearing this, Miller nodded immediately.
"Okay, Sean, I know what to do."
Next, Xiao Ran gave a few more instructions and asked him to go out to do things.
In the blink of an eye, it was already noon.
After having lunch at a restaurant near the company, Xiao Ran walked into the antique store downstairs of the company, ready to take a look at the situation in the antique store.
As soon as he entered the antique store, he saw two familiar old friends.
The two old friends were Sylvia and Garcia, and they were discussing the price of the goods with Davis.
On the table in the reception area, there are some watches and jewelry packed in different transparent bags, as well as seven or eight luxury bags, and two oil paintings!
In addition to these things, a small camera was set up in the reception area and was filming.
Obviously, Sylvia and his wife came to the store to deliver goods.
Not only them, but also many professional treasure hunters in Los Angeles and the West Coast.
As long as you find good quality high-end watches, jewelry, luxury goods, antiques and art, etc.
They would immediately think of selling these treasures to Xiao Ran's antique shop.
The price given by Xiao Ran is also the most reasonable!
But there is a premise. Everything must come from a legal source, and the seller must leave a video as evidence to avoid unnecessary trouble.
As a result, a large number of good things continued to flow into Xiao Ran's antique shop like a tide.
Then, through the company's online store and other sales channels, it is sold to all parts of the United States, Canada, Europe, China, and other countries and regions around the world.
Xiao Ran only needs to sit back and enjoy the results, and there is no need to rush to various auctions to collect goods for the company!
There are a large number of professional treasure hunters who can help him with things like this!
With Xiao Ran's current wealth and status, he can no longer participate in warehouse and container auctions, otherwise he will only be despised and laughed at.
Seeing Xiao Ran, Elaine and the others coming in, Sylvia and Garcia couldn't help but were stunned for a moment.
Immediately afterwards, the two guys quickly stood up from the sofa, acting somewhat reserved.
It's no wonder that Xiao Ran is no longer the same person who attended the warehouse auction with them before. His net worth and status are completely different!
"Good afternoon, Sean, Elaine, long time no see"
Sylvia greeted politely, and Garcia nodded in greeting.
Before she finished speaking, Elaine walked quickly towards Sylvia.
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded and said:
"Good afternoon, Sylvia, Garcia, long time no see. You guys look good."
"We rushed back to Los Angeles and unexpectedly ran into you here. What a coincidence!"
With that said, several of them walked into the reception area.
Next, Xiao Ran and Garcia lightly touched elbows, while Sylvia and Elaine hugged each other.
Both beauties were very excited and kept praising each other.
In a moment, the restraint shown by Sylvia and the others disappeared.
After greeting each other, everyone sat down on the sofa in the reception area and started laughing and chatting.
Xiao Ran looked at the things placed on the table, then smiled and said:
"Sylvia, it seems that you have gained a lot during this time and discovered so many good things."
"To be honest, I really miss the days when I went to various auctions with you and competed for various abandoned warehouses and containers."
"The days of treasure hunting were very interesting. Maybe one day I will go to the warehouse auction again."
Sylvia rolled her eyes and said angrily:
"You guy, please don't come back. If you come back to compete with us, we will have nothing to eat!"
"Compared with the amazing treasures you have discovered, what we have discovered is not even a drop in the bucket!"
"As far as I know, during this trip to the east coast, you made at least 30 billion U.S. dollars, and you also took away countless antiques, artworks and gold and silver treasures of staggering value!"
"Now that you are at the top of the wealth world, how can you still look at the things in those abandoned warehouses and containers!"
"Besides, all the professional treasure hunters in Los Angeles and even the West Coast are working for you!"
"You are the boss of all of us. Do you have the nerve to bid against us again?"
When Sylvia said this, there was a strong sourness in her words, and her eyes were full of envy and jealousy.
This series of miracles created by Xiao Ran completely refreshed her understanding of the world and made her feel extremely shocked!
Not only him, but others, including Garcia and Davis, are also like this!
Especially the many professional treasure hunters in Los Angeles were even more shocked!
In their eyes, everything Xiao Ran did has become a legend, even a myth!
Following Sylvia's words, the scene immediately burst into laughter.
While laughing, everyone nodded in sympathy.
Xiao Ran did not refute and continued to laugh and chat with Sylvia and the others.
After chatting for a while, Sylvia suddenly picked up an oil painting and placed it on the table.
"Sean, yesterday we went to a warehouse auction in Malibu and bought two warehouses."
"In one of the warehouses, we found some watches and jewelry, several paintings, and other items!"
"That's why we came to your antique store today and wanted to sell these things to you, hoping to get a good price."
"We can estimate the approximate price of the watches and jewelry found this time."
"But we don't recognize these two oil paintings, and we don't know their value. There is no author's signature on the oil paintings!"
"Since I met you today, can you help me take a look at these two oil paintings and appraise them to see how much they are worth?"
Following her words, Xiao Ran quickly glanced at the painting.
But he didn't respond immediately, but glanced at Davis sitting next to him.
Davis understood instantly and shook his head slightly.
He did not authenticate these two paintings, or did not see the origin and value of these two paintings, so he shook his head.
After understanding this, Xiao Ran pretended to look at the oil painting seriously, nodded with a smile and said:
"No problem, Sylvia, I can help you identify these two oil paintings and evaluate their value."
"Of course, this is just my personal opinion. It's up to you to believe it or not, just take it as a reference!"
Before she finished speaking, Sylvia nodded hurriedly and said:
"We would be very grateful if you could help identify these two oil paintings!"
"Who doesn't know now that you have an extremely sharp vision and have never seen anything wrong!"
"As long as the identification conclusion you give is absolutely impossible to be wrong!"
Xiao Ran smiled softly and didn't say much.
Next, he and Elaine began to appreciate and appraise the paintings on the table.
The size of this painting is not large, about 60*70. It is a portrait of a group of people, and the painting style is more modern!
The painting is of a bar, with a group of middle-aged men gathering in front of the bar, drinking or chatting in different postures!
It can be seen from the depressed expressions, outdated clothes, rickety bodies and other details of the middle-aged men in the painting that they are a group of frustrated men.
In just a moment, Xiao Ran's eyes lit up.
Elaine also saw something, and a look of surprise quickly appeared on her face.
Then, the two of them looked at each other and said in unison:
"Wow! This should be the work of Alice Neal, the female version of Freud!"
"Yes, this is Alice Neal, from her Dustbin School period."
Sylvia, who had been staring at them closely, suddenly asked in surprise:
"Sean, Elaine, who is the Alice Neal you are talking about? Is she a famous painter?"
"One more thing, how much is this oil painting worth?"
Xiao Ran turned to look at her, then smiled and said:
"Congratulations, Sylvia and Garcia, you have discovered a treasure!"
"Alice Neal is one of the most important contemporary painters in the United States. She is a female painter who is very accomplished in the field of portraiture. She is called the female version of Freud!"
"As we all know, this is an era where female boxing is popular, and Alice Neal's works are very popular in the market!"
"The painting in front of me, based on the current market conditions, should be worth more than 3 million US dollars..."
"Ah! This oil painting is worth more than 3 million US dollars? Did I hear it correctly?"
With an ecstatic exclamation, Sylvia jumped up from the sofa.
