Antique Dealer

Chapter 252 Opening (continued)
Just as Fang Hao asked Hu Jue to send Huang Zhicheng and Du Manxiang upstairs from Xijing, he saw Miao Youkang get off a car, and then a young man moved a huge pot of " Opportunity Knocks".

"Xiao Fang, happy opening!" Miao Youkang congratulated Fang Hao with a smile.

Fang Hao went up to greet him, guided the young man to put the potted plants in the store, and said politely: "Brother Miao, you are too kind... How is Uncle Miao recovering now?"

"It's already possible to walk around. He wanted to come too, but I persuaded him."

"Please bring a message, let him have a good rest, and when he recovers, you can come to my place for a stroll."

Miao Youkang nodded with a smile: "I'll definitely bring it. Well, you are busy with your work. I'll go in and take a stroll."

The staff invited from Tang Yunjuan quickly and politely invited Miao Youkang into the house.

Miao Youkang followed the staff into the store. After looking around, he nodded secretly. It was clear that the layout and furnishings were designed by professionals.

Miao Youkang was not in a hurry to go upstairs to the exhibition hall, and just admired it on the first floor. However, when he noticed a showcase with exquisite jewelry, he was a little surprised and asked Tang Yunjuan who was standing next to him : "Isn't it just selling antiques here?"

"We, 'Moshang Yungui', have cooperated with Boss Fang. These jewelry are high-quality goods designed and produced by us. You can get a certain discount if you buy them today." Tang Yunjuan felt that Miao Youkang looked familiar, but she couldn't think of where she saw them.

"Oh." Miao Youkang nodded with a smile, and then looked down at the price, not exaggerating.

When Tang Yunjuan saw Miao Youkang bowing his head, he suddenly thought of a picture, and while his heart was a little shaken, he hesitated and said, "Excuse me, are you Miao Ju?"

"Where have we met?" Miao Youkang seemed to have some impression of Tang Yunjuan.

"My father is Tang Zhongli."

"Oh, you are President Tang's daughter, did we meet once more than ten years ago?"

"Yes, you have a good memory."

Miao Youkang smiled: "How is your grandfather doing now?"

"Very good, please take care of me."

After the two exchanged a few polite words, Miao Youkang continued to stroll around the store.

Shang Xiaoxuan noticed Tang Yunjuan's excited expression, and was somewhat curious: "Sister Juan, who is this?"

Tang Yunjuan whispered in Shang Xiaoxuan's ear that Miao Youkang was about to become the boss of the cultural department: "I really didn't expect that, your family gave me too many surprises today."

Shang Xiaoxuan was also very surprised when she heard that, she didn't expect that Fang Hao would know such a heavyweight person, and she felt a little strange in her heart.

However, when Miao Youkang went upstairs, he also saw familiar faces such as Xing Shu, Li Jikai, Kong Yi, etc., and he was also very surprised. In order to save face, Fang Hao must have something special about coming to participate in the opening exhibition.

It was past ten o'clock in the blink of an eye, Fang Hao raised his hand to check the time, thinking that there should be no friends coming, so he was going to go upstairs to entertain friends, but just as he was about to turn around, two middle-aged men, one fat and one thin, walked over , one of them was holding a huge pot of lucky bamboo in his arms.

"Boss Fang, business is booming!" The chubby middle-aged man smiled and said festive words.

"Who are you two?" Fang Hao was a little puzzled, he had never seen these two people before.

The thin and tall man said: "Xiao Xing'an, this is Jiao Tai. We are all friends of shopkeeper Zhu. I learned from him yesterday that your shop is opening today. I want to join in the fun. If you are presumptuous, I would like to invite you Forgive me. Don't worry, we just want to see you today and have no other ideas."

In fact, they did learn from Zhu Junda that Fang Hao's antique shop opened today, and that they had prepared a large number of high-quality cultural toys for exhibition and sale.

Now Fang Hao is already a rising star in the antique circle in Beijing, the two of them are very interested in Fang Hao, and actually want to come and have a look.

It's just that they were embarrassed to ask Zhu Junda for help, so as not to look like they were taking advantage of it. Today, they were staring at this place from a distance. When they noticed that there were so many heavyweights coming, the two finally couldn't help it. After discussing it, I decided to come here with a thick skin, even if I got to know those characters, it would be great.

Since the other party knows current affairs, of course Fang Hao will not refuse, and he is going to ask Zhu Junda later, if the two people's character is not bad, it doesn't matter to let them participate in the auction, as there are many friends and multiple paths.

When the two saw Fang Hao at the same time, they thanked Fang Hao repeatedly, and then followed Fang Hao upstairs. When they noticed the Wenwan on the booth, they all burst into tongues secretly, thinking that they had come to the right place.

When Fang Hao walked upstairs, he saw a small number of visitors chatting in low voices, and others strolled among the exhibits. While appreciating carefully, they discussed with familiar friends from time to time. It is not difficult to see from their expressions, I am very moved by these literary toys on display.

Fang Hao let the two move freely, and then came to Zhu Junda to inquire about these two people.

Zhu Junda was somewhat surprised when he saw the two of them, and later said that the two are usually more loyal and good people.

That being the case, Fang Hao went to inform the two of them that they could also participate in the auction, but they could only bid for one piece at most.

This was a pleasant surprise for the two of them, and they thanked them repeatedly.

After a while, Fang Hao walked to a conspicuous place, cleared his throat, and everyone immediately stopped and looked at him.

Fang Hao said with a smile: "I'm very glad that you can come to participate in the opening exhibition of the small store. I think you have seen these exhibits. If you are interested, you can participate in the next auction. Here, I would like to share with you As a guarantee, the Wenwan exhibited this time are genuine products, if you find any problems, you can come to me, I will be responsible to the end, and I will compensate you for your losses."

When the guests heard the words, they all smiled kindly, believing that Fang Hao could do what he said.

"Boss Fang, the two of us took the liberty of visiting today, so we don't know the rules of the auction. Could you please explain it again?" It was Jiao Tai who asked.

Fang Hao smiled and said: "I think everyone has seen it. There are only so many Wenwan exhibited in total. It is more than enough for each person to take one piece, but two pieces are enough, so for the time being, each person can only take one piece.

After the first round is over, everyone has photographed their favorite items, and the rest will be decided by drawing lots, and the price will still be determined by the price obtained in the first round of bidding. Generally speaking, everyone who can be photographed No more than two exhibits. "

Speaking of this, he looked around and saw that no one had any objections. He continued, "As for the bidding method, I use the Vickery auction."

He also briefly introduced this auction method: "As for the reason why I adopt this method, I hope that everyone can put the bidding price close to the value of the item itself. A certain exhibit is deliberately given a particularly high price. If everyone thinks so, it will be a mess.

Therefore, I made another rule. I believe everyone has noticed that there is a column of estimated price on the detail card. This price is actually the lowest price I customized. I calculated it. Based on this, the highest price of each item will not be higher [-]% to [-]%, maybe if I say that, some people don't understand, so let me use this pen holder as an example. "

He pointed to the huanghuali pen holder in the late Ming Dynasty on the stand next to him: "This pen holder has colorful wood, warm leather shell, simple and thick workmanship, strong and smooth knife skills, and gentle and smooth lines. The auspicious implication can be described as pleasing to the eye. Its perfect appearance and rich cultural heritage are the masterpieces of huanghuali pen holders in the Ming Dynasty.

Although it has been passed down for hundreds of years, it is still majestic, without losing its luster, without losing its charm... Combined with the market and auction price, and comprehensive judgment, I think its price should not exceed 130 million. Maybe some friends want to say, I like it Such a pen holder, no matter how expensive it is, I can accept it.But we must still consider a relatively fair principle now, so we can only decide in this way. "

Everyone thought about it, and they all felt that the price given by Fang Hao was still reasonable.

Fang Hao saw that no one objected, so he continued: "The base price of this pen holder is 90, 130 million, which is more than 130% higher. If any friend offers a price higher than [-] million, I'm sorry, you can only I have lost the qualification to bid for this pen container! I said that, everyone should understand, right?"

Seeing everyone nodding their heads, Fang Hao tore off the adhesive tape pasted under the base price of the pen container, and the price of 130 million was written on it: "I wrote all the prices in advance, and no one else knows except me. So don’t worry about who I’m taking sides with.”

Everyone laughed lightly when they heard the words.

Fang Hao clapped his hands: "Okay, don't waste everyone's time, please go to the staff next to you to get the bidding card, everyone has written the price, and just put it in the small paper tube in front of the exhibit, and I will give you half a bid." Hours, do you have any questions?"

"I have a question!" Cao Wei raised his hand, pointing to the pen holder that Fang Hao just exemplified, and said, "Everyone knows the price limit of this pen holder, how will you vote in a while?"

Fang Hao chuckled: "Look what God said, I will toss a coin in a while, and the price will be reduced by 5% on the basis of heads, and 10% will be reduced on tails."

Xing Shu shook his head with a smile: "Others are thinking about how to increase the price, you are so good, I wish my things could be sold as cheaply as possible."

Fang Hao smiled and said: "You misunderstood me, I am not so kind, but, I think, the way of antiques, investment appreciation is only second, the most important thing is the inheritance of cultural connotation, so the market value of each antique, even more should be in line with its intrinsic value.

Let’s just talk about walnuts. In the past few years, they have been fired at sky-high prices, but now they are all over the place. In the end, it is us practitioners, collectors, and the entire market that are hurt.I don't have that much ability to influence the entire market, but I can take the responsibility of myself and publicize this matter.

So, I also opened a website named after my store, which has the price of each piece of collection that passes through my hands, and the reason for setting this price.In addition, this price will change every year according to changes in the market.Of course, this price is just for your reference. I hope this approach can bring some help to the prosperity of the antique market. "

Everyone applauded after hearing these words, no matter what Fang Hao's real motive was, at least he did it, and everyone felt admiration.

After Fang Hao finished speaking, everyone turned their attention to the exhibits. Once again, they carefully appreciated each exhibit and valued them. At the same time, they also thought about the prices that other people might bid for, and how much they would pay. The price is right, it should not be too high, and it must overwhelm others. It requires some courage and vision, as well as an understanding of the exhibits.

For some people, this is a relatively brain-burning, but also very interesting thing.For example, old friends Zhu Zhiqing and Jiang Lan made a bet that whoever estimated the price closer to the price limit would transfer one of their favorite collections to the other party.

There are also rough people like Jiang Mingrui, he doesn't bother to think about these things, he only bids when he sees the item he likes, and he doesn't care if he wins or not, anyway, everyone can buy at least one item.If in the end, he is the only one who doesn't buy it, he can draw one of the remaining exhibits, and then buy this exhibit at the second highest bid price.

Anyway, he likes every one of the exhibits here, so it doesn't matter which one he buys.

Ten minutes passed in a blink of an eye, and someone had already picked up the paper and pen, carefully filled out the price, and stuffed it into a cardboard box.

　Sorry, there are important things to deal with today, and the update is delayed!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)