"What is the commission?"
Looking at the auction album in his hand, Jing Shizhen asked without raising his head.
"Four percent, the other party includes the cost of publicity, and the tax is paid by the buyer."
Zheng Dagang said: "Uncle Jing, how do I agree with this ratio?"
"not so good!"
Jing Shizhen said, "Did the CEO of that company tell you that even if I, Jing Shizhen, take the items to auction, they will only give away 3.5% at most?"
"Yes...yes, that's what he said."
Zheng Dagang was stunned when he heard this, feeling something was wrong.
"That's all to fool you fools."
Jing Shizhen curled her lips and said: "Most people don't know me, so naturally they can't ask me for confirmation, but you have my phone number, right? Are you so stupid that you don't know to ask me?"
Regarding Zheng Dagang's nephew, Jing Shizhen was also a little speechless. Although he used to hang out in the antique market, which was a bit ungentlemanly, it was still a mixed place, and he couldn't tell the difference even with this little trick.
"Uncle Jing, then...how much commission do you give to the auction house?"
Zheng Dagang asked with a sad face. He really agreed to what Jing Shizhen was thinking, that he just couldn't get into the elegant hall.
In the past, when hanging out in the antique market, it was all about one hundred and eighty yuan, but when I went to a high-end auction house and was surrounded by high-end white-collar workers who were obsessed with English, Brother Gang didn't feel confident.
Later, someone from the auction house invited me out for a one-stop service of food, drinks, and sex. Brother Gang was immediately excited, so he signed the auction contract with a commission of 4%.
Jing Shizhen looked at Zheng Dagang and said, "Me? I'll give them one percent, including publicity and distribution expenses."
In fact, normally speaking, the price negotiated by Zheng Dagang is quite acceptable. If someone with no experience at all entrusts the auction, the auction house will be more cruel, and the other party will offer a 15% commission contract. normal.
The reason why Jing Shizhen can get such a low commission rate is naturally due to his status.
As long as the auction house spreads the word that Jing Shizhen took out the lot, there will be no need to publicize it at all. By then, the lot will definitely become the focus of everyone, and the transaction price will be much higher than the average lot.
The reason why Jing Shizhen said this now was to knock Zheng Dagang off. The antique business was in deep trouble, and he was also worried that his nephew and disciple would suffer.
"It's so shady, Uncle Jing, you will always raise the price severely if you turn around."
Zheng Dagang said fiercely, there is only a three point difference between one percent and four percent.
If the turnover is 10 million, three points would be 300,000. If the turnover can reach 30 million, then Zheng Dagang will have to pay an additional one million, which is not a small amount.
"Do you still need to teach me?"
Jing Shizhen glanced sideways at Zheng Dagang, stood up, and said, "I'm going to sit in the front. If you need anything, please let me know."
"I understand, Master."
Su Xiaofan knew that Uncle Jing's last words were for him. In this situation, he used his spiritual consciousness to communicate, so there was no risk of others hearing him.
"This old... uncle, even though he knew the auction house was rogue, he didn't help me."
After Jing Shizhen left, Zheng Dagang originally wanted to call him the old guy, but when the words came to his lips, he saw Uncle Jing turning his head and quickly swallowed the words back.
"Okay, Brother Gang, it's just a few points of handling fee, don't worry about it so much."
Su Xiaofan smiled and patted Brother Gang's shoulder, and a trace of true energy passed over, which immediately restored Zheng Dagang's still aching and numb body.
"Xiaofan, what kind of exercises did you and Uncle Jing practice? Did Uncle Jing tap my acupoint just now?"
Brother Gang was also very impatient, and only now did he remember why he couldn't move just now.
"You are not suitable to learn the inner-mind method."
Su Xiaofan shook his head and blocked Brother Gang's next words. Zheng Dagang did not have the qualifications to practice.
"Oh, forget it then."
Brother Gang didn't care, he looked at the front row and said with some envy: "Xiao Fan, do you think we two brothers can be as good as Uncle Jing?"
At this time, Uncle Jing was surrounded by everyone again, but only three or five people were qualified to surround him.
Among the people surrounding Uncle Jing, one was a foreigner, the other three were old men in Tang suits, and there was a middle-aged man in a suit.
"Brother Gang, do you like this kind of life?"
Su Xiaofan followed Zheng Dagang's eyes and said softly: "It's nothing. If you like Brother Gang, you can have the status of Uncle Jing in just a few years."
In Su Xiaofan's opinion, there are only two reasons why others compliment his master.
One is Uncle Jing’s superb ability to identify treasures and has never failed. In the antiques handled by Uncle Jing, there has never been any fakes that could be mistaken for real items.
Almost all of these auction houses have turned to Uncle Jing in the past. When they encounter expensive lots and need to identify authenticity, Uncle Jing is often the first choice for an appraiser.
The second reason is even simpler. Uncle Jing not only provides auction items to the auction house, he is also a major customer of the auction house and has taken many items from the auction house over the years.
Jing Shizhen took these items not for collection, but for the appreciation of these antiques.
Jing Shizhen once auctioned a blue and white porcelain vase from the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty ten years ago. It cost 600,000 at the time. After five years of storage, Jing Shizhen sent the blue and white porcelain vase back to the auction house, and it sold for For a high price of 12 million.
Therefore, both auction houses and collectors have given Jing Shizhen the nickname "Golden Touch", describing the value of any item he handles will double.
But as a result, Jing Shizhen has received fewer and fewer things from the auction house in recent years.
Because whenever he takes a fancy to an object, many collectors will follow suit and raise the price very high. The possibility of Jing Shizhen missing something at the auction is almost gone.
"Xiaofan, are you talking nonsense?"
Brother Gang was self-aware and said, "Uncle Jing has been in this industry for decades before he reaches his current status. I'm still far behind."
"That's not necessarily the case."
Su Xiaofan shook his head and said: "Brother Gang, if you can often bring out treasures for auction, all the major auction houses will treat you like a master. Isn't this status achievable?"
For Su Xiaofan, this is not impossible.
With the restoration system, as long as he is willing to visit a few more antique markets, it is not difficult to collect several sets of different types of rare antiques every year.
"Where can we find so many treasures?"
Before Brother Gang finished speaking, he suddenly reacted, "Xiao Fan, can you still get similar good things in the way you mentioned?"
This time Brother Gang went to Yanjing to discuss the auction, and he was treated as a master.
Of course, it doesn't mean that the auction house is so arrogant, it would be the same with anyone who brings in a lot.
This is because the famous Guquan treasures brought out by Brother Gang can be held as a special auction. Such a thing has never happened to Jing Shizhen.
And this kind of special event will be of great help to the reputation of the auction house. If Brother Gang can really bring out a few more objects similar to Guquan's famous treasures for auction, his status in the auction house will be immediately promoted to that of He Jing. Shizhen is on the same level.
"Yes, but it will take time. I may be a little busy recently."
Su Xiaofan gave Brother Gang some reassurance, "Let's do this. Every year, we will get a set of treasures for auction. This year we will take a look at the coins. Next year we will look at the ceramics, calligraphy and paintings. This depends on luck."
The luck Su Xiaofan talks about actually refers to the repair value. As long as the repair value is enough, Su Xiaofan can repair all the gold toothpicks used by Qin Shihuang.
"Hehe, once a year is fine."
Brother Gang giggled and rubbed his hands, his face full of longing, as if Uncle Jing, who was sitting below and being surrounded by others, had become himself.
Seeing Brother Gang's silly smile, Su Xiaofan's attention was focused on Uncle Jing below.
Su Xiaofan discovered that Jiang was indeed very old. When Uncle Jing was chatting with those people, he intentionally or unintentionally mentioned several famous ancient spring treasures in the auction.
Although he didn't say much, Su Xiaofan had already noticed that those who heard Uncle Jing's words carefully looked through the auction album.
It's now nine o'clock in the morning, and the auction will start at nine-ten.
Almost all the people who were supposed to come had arrived. Of the more than two hundred chairs in the venue, only twenty or thirty were vacant. It was basically full.
The auction started on time, and there wasn't much nonsense before the auction started.
A foreigner with a Western face but speaking fluent Cantonese gave a brief introduction to today's auction.
Today's auction is divided into three auctions. The first one is the domestic ancient spring auction. A total of fifteen priceless ancient springs are auctioned, eight of which have reached the level of fifty treasures.
Su Xiaofan understood as soon as he heard that the auction house had collected seven more ancient springs and organized a special auction, but the eight pieces that Brother Gang sent over were the main ones.
The second and third sessions are auctions of calligraphy, painting and ceramics. These two auctions will be held in the afternoon.
Su Xiaofan observed the venue, and he found that when the Guquan auction was announced, the energy and blood of everyone in the venue seemed to fluctuate, and in the following two games, not many people seemed to pay attention.
"Spiritual consciousness actually has this effect."
Su Xiaofan himself had just realized that his spiritual consciousness could sense the emotional fluctuations of these people so clearly, which actually had an effect on him.
The auction started soon. An auctioneer wearing white gloves stood in front of the auction table, and an ancient coin was delivered to the auction table.
Naturally, it is impossible for buyers to come to the stage to see such a small thing. There are naturally cameras at the scene to take pictures at close range, and the ancient coins are accurately displayed on the large projection screen.
"This is a Baoda Yuanbao from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period and the Southern Tang Dynasty. It is extremely rare and only three have appeared so far."
It seems that the auction industry wants to get off to a good start. The first ancient coin to be auctioned is one of the fifty treasures sent by Brother Zheng.
Following the auctioneer's introduction, the atmosphere in the venue suddenly became lively. Some people sitting at the back even stood up to look at the ancient coins on the big screen.
Although there are patterns on the auction album, they are far different from the patterns displayed from various angles on the big screen. You cannot tell the quality of the items from the album alone.
"Perfect, a flawless treasure."
"Well, that's right, this huge piece of money is in far better condition than the one that appeared last time."
"Old Qian, your surname is Qian, can you win it?"
Some familiar collectors in the venue were also discussing with each other, and even Jing Shizhen was exchanging opinions with those around him.
However, in this kind of occasion, you still have to pay attention to quality. Everyone's voices are kept low, and it won't be as crowded as the vegetable market.
"Okay, the starting bid for this huge fortune is 500,000 yuan. The price will be increased by 10,000 yuan each time the sign is raised, and the bid price will be increased by 50,000 yuan. Is there anyone who bids 500,000 yuan?"
After a few minutes of introducing the huge sum of money, the auctioneer saw that the place was almost getting hot and announced that the auction had officially begun.
"Eight hundred thousand!"
Someone in the front row shouted out 800,000 yuan. Apparently the collector believed that this huge sum of money was worth far more than 500,000 yuan, and was impatient to add 10,000 to 10,000 yuan.
"Eight hundred thousand at a time, buyer No. 6 will pay 800,000!"
The auctioneer's high-pitched voice sounded in time, and the words Buyer No. 6 were shouted especially loudly, which made the man sitting in the front row feel very proud.
"Eight hundred and ten thousand, eight hundred and ten thousand, buyer No. 9 raised his sign."
"Nine hundred and fifty thousand, buyer No. 6 bids nine hundred and fifty thousand."
"Nine hundred and sixty thousand, buyer No. 12 raised his sign."
"Nine hundred and seventy thousand, nine hundred and seventy thousand, buyer No. 9 raises his sign again."
"1.2 million, buyer No. 6 bids 1.2 million!"
"One million six hundred thousand, buyer No. 3 has made a move, buyer No. 3 bids one million six hundred thousand!"
The competition for the first famous treasure was fierce. There were not many auctions of famous ancient spring treasures because very few treasures were preserved. Therefore, this auction attracted many powerful collectors.
"Xiaofan, don't we estimate that this coin can fetch up to 800,000 yuan?"
Zheng Dagang and Su Xiaofan, who were sitting in the last few rows, were a little dumbfounded when they saw that in just a few minutes, this huge amount of money was sold to a high price of 1.6 million.
Before sending it to auction, Su Xiaofan and Zheng Dagang also estimated the value of the money based on past auction prices.
This huge piece of money was the least valuable according to estimates. It was sold for 500,000 yuan that year. Taking into account the increase in value over time, the two people's estimated value was 800,000 yuan.
But the two did not expect that the competition in the venue would be so fierce. The price of this ancient coin had more than tripled the price at the auction that year.
In fact, neither Su Xiaofan nor Zheng Dagang realized that the appearance of famous Guquan treasures is extremely important. The appearance of this piece is far superior to that of the past, so it will naturally be sought after by everyone.
When the price reached 2.2 million, the number of bidders became less and less. Only No. 6 and No. 3 were still bidding, but at this moment they were raising placards instead of shouting.
"Brother Gang, give me the sign!"
Su Xiaofan reached out and took the sign from Zheng Dagang's hand, and he found that Brother Gang's hand was trembling.
"What?" Zheng Dagang was startled by Su Xiaofan.
"Make an offer, I'll help you raise the price." Su Xiaofan whispered.
"Don't mess around, the price is not low anymore."
Brother Gang stretched out his hand to grab the sign. Are you kidding? The price has now reached 2.45 million. After Su Xiaofan made the bid, if the two people didn't follow, wouldn't they have bought it back themselves?
"Two million nine hundred and fifty thousand!"
Su Xiaofan ignored Brother Gang, picked up the sign and held it up, while adding 500,000 to the existing price.
Su Xiaofan's move was like poking a hornet's nest, causing everyone in the venue to turn their heads. The original price was not low, but Su Xiaofan suddenly pushed it up to 500,000, which was really surprising.
"Two million nine hundred and fifty thousand, seller No. 98 bids two million nine hundred and fifty thousand!"
The auctioneer's eyesight was really good. From such a distance, he could clearly see the number plate raised by Su Xiaofan at a glance. His voice was so excited that he almost screamed.
"Xiaofan, you..."
Zheng Dagang was a little dumbfounded by Su Xiaofan's actions. He didn't know what to say at this moment.
"Two million nine hundred and fifty thousand, do any friends bid for it? Once such a rare treasure is collected, it will be difficult for it to come to light."
The auctioneer is still trying his best to promote the product. As a professional, he does a really good job and can easily arouse people's desire to buy.
"three million!"
"Buyer No. 6 bids three million. This rare treasure will make history!"
The auctioneer's voice followed closely, but his eyes looked in the direction of Su Xiaofan from a distance.
"Look at me fucking my cock, I'd be stupid if I bid any more."
Su Xiaofan shrank his head and dropped the number plate directly at his feet. Are you kidding? This guy is just giving it a try. Only a mentally retarded person would buy his own things.
The reason why Su Xiaofan made a bid just now was because he felt the strong emotion of buyer No. 6 who was determined to win.
Usually with this kind of emotion, even if he is hit on the head by a high price, Su Xiaofan believes that buyer No. 6 will not give up completely, but will try to bid again.
Sure enough, just as Su Xiaofan thought, buyer No. 6 reluctantly shouted out three million.
When he felt the emotions of Buyer No. 6 again, Su Xiaofan found that he already had the intention of retreating. If he continued to follow, the other party might give up.
Negotiations, auctions, and gambling are all psychological processes. If you can control other people's psychological activities, you will be almost invincible.
"Three million once, do you have any friends who want to bid again?"
"Three million twice, it's a rare opportunity. Do you have any friends who want to bid?"
"Three million three times! Congratulations to buyer No. 6, this huge sum of money is yours. Please wait a moment and go to the backstage to complete the transaction!"
The auctioneer would not let the scene fall silent, but the value of this famous treasure had almost reached its limit. No one was bidding with Buyer No. 6 anymore, and the hammer finally fell at a price of three million.
"You kid, aren't you afraid of smashing your hands?"
Suddenly, Jing Shizhen's voice rang in Su Xiaofan's mind.
"Master, that man is so excited, he will probably buy it if I raise the price."
Su Xiaofan replied, "Master, you said you would help raise the price, but why haven't you taken action yet?"
"Nonsense, I will take action, of course it is the critical moment."
Jing Shizhen replied angrily: "Just wait, I will get a good price for your items today."
Jing Shizhen has so much experience in auctions. If he sells every item, it will be easy for others to see his intention to raise the price, so he focused on the rare and rare item that Su Xiaofan brought out.
The next Guquan that was auctioned was not a fifty-meter coin. Although it was relatively rare, it only fetched 30,000 yuan.
This also shows the huge difference in ancient spring collections. A good ancient spring is worth millions, a hundred times more than an ordinary one. This is why many collectors pursue fifty treasures.
The third ancient spring became the fifty treasures sent by Zheng Dagang.
This ancient spring is the Jingkang Yuanbao, which was cast during the reign of Emperor Qinzong of the Northern Song Dynasty. Due to the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty, coins of the Jingkang era are very rare, similar to the big money that carries the sky.
Coins that are among the fifty most precious coins are naturally different. As soon as the auctioneer opened his mouth, the starting price jumped from the starting price of 500,000 to 1.2 million.
Jing Shizhen held up a sign at this time, but did not call out the price. His attitude only showed that he was more optimistic about this coin.
As a result, the competition in the field became more and more intense. Although Jing Shizhen did not raise any more placards, the transaction price of this Jingkang Yuanbao was set at 3.6 million.
The intention of the auction house is obvious, to buy a high-quality fifty rare coin and then pair it with an ordinary ancient coin, so that the morning special session will not be completed quickly.
The auctioneer's field control skills are quite strong. There are almost no quiet moments during the entire auction, and one sentence can often arouse collectors' desire to buy.
Regardless of whether it was a famous coin or an ordinary coin, every item taken out for auction was sold, which made Zheng Dagang and Su Xiaofan sitting in the back happily grinning from ear to ear.
The two brothers originally thought that it would be good if these eight ancient coins could be sold for more than 10 million. There were high and low prices, with an average of 1 to 2 million per coin.
But what they didn't expect was that there was still one last piece left to be auctioned. The total price now sold was 31 million, and the average price of a single piece was actually 4 million.
This is the big gold Tianjuan Tongbao that made a contribution. Five years ago, only 3.6 million Tianjuan Tongbao was sold. Just now, it was sold for 9.8 million. Even Uncle Jing sold it for 800,000 yuan. Both the 10,000 and 8.6 million raised signs twice.
The venue was already boiling with excitement. It seemed that what everyone shouted was not money, but a number. In fact, what they shouted was indeed a number.
"Dear friends, the last piece of the famous special collection is about to appear today."
The auctioneer's voice rang out,
"I know many of my friends have been waiting for this moment!"
"Here it comes, it is today's grand finale. Only one Zhining Yuanbao has appeared so far!"
"This Zhining Yuanbao was a copper coin cast by Wanyan Yongji, King of Wei Shao in the Jin Dynasty, in the first year of Zhining. The quality is very good, and it can be called perfect!"
"So far, only one Zhining Yuanbao has been found, and it is now stored in the National Museum, but the quality of that one is far inferior to this one!"
"It can be said that this is the only one, the king of the coin world!"
The auctioneer's inflammatory voice made everyone in the audience excited. They felt that it was their honor to participate in such an auction.
"Grandma, this guy is really good at blowing."
Even Zheng Dagang and Su Xiaofan, the holders of Tianjuan Tongbao, felt a little excited now.
However, what the two brothers were excited about was how much money this famous treasure could fetch. Considering the auctioneer's professionalism, Su Xiaofan felt that it should be more than Daikin's Tianjuan Tongbao.
“Let us all witness Mingzhen’s auction history together!”
The auctioneer announced that the auction had begun.
"The starting price is six million!"
As soon as this price came out, no one was surprised. With so many names called out by the auctioneer just now, this starting price couldn't be lower.
"Eighteen million!"
What people didn't expect was that Jing Shizhen, who was holding the No. 1 brand, stood up and shouted a price that was three times more than the starting price.
"Holy shit, Master is so cruel?" Even Su Xiaofan was shocked. The price in his heart was actually between 12 million and 15 million.
"Eighteen million, buyer No. 1, Uncle Jing bids 18 million!"
The auctioneer's voice was trembling. His performance was linked to the auction total. The more auctions he made, the more he earned. As a well-known auctioneer, he had a share of the 4% commission.
The auctioneer's voice also made Su Xiaofan and Zheng Dagang realize Jing Shizhen's status in the collection world.
When others bid, the auctioneer always quotes the number of the license plate and never mentions the name of the buyer.
But Uncle Jing's move this time was to ask the auctioneer to call out his name. Of course, he was also putting on a show.
"Nineteen million, bid 19 million on the 15th!"
"Twenty million, Uncle Jing offers 20 million!"
"Twenty-one million, bid 21 million on the 18th!"
"Twenty-five million, 22 offers twenty-five million!"
Jing Shizhen's quotation seemed to detonate the whole audience, and the price was raised to 25 million in an instant.
"Twenty-eight million, Uncle Jing made another bid, twenty-eight million!"
Jing Shizhen seemed determined to win, and had already bid three times. His attitude made many people think that the price of this famous ancient spring treasure was extremely high.
In terms of status in the antique shop, few people in the market can compare with Jing Shizhen. Even if mainlanders are included, Uncle Jing is one of the best.
But in terms of wealth, Uncle Jing may not be able to dominate the audience. This auction of Guquan's famous treasures even attracted the attention of several Xiangjiang tycoons.
Although none of them came, agents were present. Su Xiaofan had heard several outgoing calls just now, but he couldn't understand the Cantonese very well, so he probably heard that they were reporting the situation at the scene.
"Twenty-eight million, do you have any friends who want to bid? Twenty-eight million for one..."
Time paused at twenty-eight million, and the auctioneer was ready to shout twenty-eight million once.
"Thirty million!" a voice rang.
"Thirty-one million!" Jing Shizhen's firm attitude finally aroused the interest of some people.
"Thirty-six million!" Jing Shizhen's expression seemed a little unnatural, but she still shouted out a price.
"Thirty-eight million!"
"Buyer No. 22 bids 38 million!"
The auctioneer's forehead was covered with sweat, not because of heat, but because of excitement. Although his commission for this auction was only a few tenths of a percent, he couldn't bear the high total price, and he still had a lot of money after all.
"That's probably the price."
Su Xiaofan let out a long breath. The fierce bidding scene actually made him excited.
But judging from the mood of the bidders in the venue, it seems that no one will follow up.
"Thirty-eight million once! Do you have any friends bidding?" The auctioneer was still a little reluctant.
"Thirty-eight million times!"
The auctioneer knew that the price should be the lowest, so he quickly shouted it again.
"Thirty-eight million times, deal!"
"Congratulations to buyer No. 22, this Zhining Yuanbao belongs to you."
"The King of Money from Guquan's famous treasures has appeared, and the transaction price of Zhining Yuanbao has set a new record for the highest price in coin auctions in the past!"
“Congratulations again to buyer No. 22!”
The auctioneer's voice still echoed in the venue.
Zheng Dagang and Su Xiaofan looked at each other. They didn't expect that the price of this famous treasure was actually higher than the total price of the previous seven.
"Uncle Jing is awesome!"
"Master is awesome!"
The two brothers said this at the same time.
It's just that Brother Gang shouted it out with his mouth, but Su Xiaofan directly transmitted the sound to the master with his spiritual consciousness!
