Reborn in the 60s, starting with going to the mountains and countryside

Chapter 667 The auction is finalized

I drove to an unassuming apartment following the address on the card.

Take out things from the space that are ready for photography.

Ye Hao looked at his current appearance again and made sure that there was no possibility of exposure. Ye Hao entered the apartment and came to Room 404.

Knocking on the door of room 404, the space inside was quite large. There were many Western oil paintings hanging on the walls and some artworks on the table. However, Ye Hao could tell at a glance that these things were all fake.

"Sir, please show me your proof."

Ye Hao took out the blue card he got in the bar and handed it to the other party.

"Okay, sir, please sit down first. Please wait." Seeing that Ye Hao's card was OK, the young man motioned for Ye Hao to sit down first, and then he went out.

Ye Hao was not worried about the other party's evil intentions. His thoughts had already covered the entire apartment at this moment.

The rest of this apartment is just a normal apartment, but the people living in several rooms are obviously not ordinary people.

Just in room 403, there were two strong men who looked like they had received professional training. There were also two pistols and two submachine guns in this room.

In addition, there are several elderly people downstairs. Judging from their appearance, they must be the appraisers here. After all, at this time, the young man who received Ye Hao just now has knocked on one of the doors.

Without letting Ye Hao wait long, the young man followed an old man into room 404.

"Sir, let me introduce to you, this is our appraiser..."

The old man had no intention of striking up a conversation with Ye Hao, and said directly: "Take out the things."

Ye Hao would not argue with such an old man. He picked up the oil painting in his hand and placed it on the table. Then he took off the black cloth on it to reveal the oil painting itself.

When the painting was displayed in front of the old appraiser, his reaction was the same as Daniel's. First he gasped, and then he didn't believe it. However, unlike Daniel, he didn't ask directly like Daniel. Instead, he picked up the magnifying glass on the side and looked at it carefully. Observe every detail.

If you take out the original and the fake and look at them bit by bit with a magnifying glass, you can still see the difference between the two.

After all, the paint on oil paintings will crack over time. The difference between the two paintings can be judged from the details of the cracks. But in this case, no one except Ye Hao knows where the original painting is, with such tiny cracks. , it is impossible for any appraiser to come out and remember what the cracks look like on the authentic work.

The old appraiser looked at it very carefully and did not miss any detail. Even the back of the painting was turned over and inspected.

"Sir, the origin of your painting..."

After more than an hour of appraisal, the old man finally raised his head, but the first thing he said was about the origin of the painting, which made Ye Hao a little unhappy.

"Don't you guys [Lelin Auction] never ask about the origin of paintings?" Ye Hao looked at the old man teasingly.

This old man is trying to break the rules [Lelin Auction] has established over the years.

"Sir, you misunderstood. I didn't mean to ask about the origin of the painting, but this painting is indeed somewhat special. I believe that since you can send this painting here, you should know its origin. Are you sure you want to put it up for auction?"

Seeing Ye Hao's joking look, the old man hurriedly explained.

He didn't want to break the rules of [Lelin Auction] because of himself.

"A friend asked me to send the painting for auction. I'm sorry, I don't know its origin. How about it? Is it an authentic work? Can you [Lelin Auction] auction it?" Ye Hao was not interested in talking to this old man. The struggle, in a word, is whether it is true and whether it can be photographed.

"Sir, this painting is indeed authentic, and it can also be sold at our [Lelin Auction] auction house. However, we [Lelin Auction] will not help you solve any problems that arise later. We need to make this clear in advance. ...

We guarantee that there will be no problems with the early preparations, the auction process, and the final settlement, but you will need to solve the subsequent problems yourself..."

The old man looked a little solemn. He knew what kind of sensation the auction of this painting would cause, but as an appraiser of [Lelin Auction], it was impossible to turn away this business. No matter how it was auctioned, it would be a big deal. Improve the reputation of their [Lelin Auction].

As for the trouble that arose in the middle, he believed that the boss behind it would handle it well. He still had this confidence.

"Okay, we can write this in the contract. As long as you can ensure that the final auction proceeds can go into the account I provided, the painting will be handed over to your auction house."

Ye Hao knew what the old man meant, but he didn't care.

The major forces in Europa dare to come to him for trouble, and he doesn't mind stretching his muscles.

"Okay, let's sign the contract now. Wait a moment, I will arrange for someone to draft the contract..." Since the seller Ye Hao is not afraid, their auction company need not be afraid. The old man happily asked someone to draft the contract. .

A quarter of an hour later, a contract was delivered to Ye Hao.

It lists the various expenses that both parties should bear, as well as the various rules and regulations of the auction, and finally what the old man just said.

The commission for the underground auction is really high, 25% commission. If he hadn't learned about it from Pink Rose in advance, Ye Hao would have thought that the old man was tricking him.

In addition, there are introductions to various situations such as reserve prices and failed auctions.

The old man’s reserve price for this painting is 10 pounds. He is still very confident about this price. After all, this is a stolen collection from the John Bull Museum, and its significance is self-evident.

The old man felt that this painting would definitely fetch a sky-high price.

As for the failed auction, it is also very simple. If the auction fails, [Lelin Auction] will not take any penny. This is why [Lelin Auction] has still had such a good reputation after so many years.

In some other auction houses, items that fail to be auctioned will have to pay a considerable fee to the auction house.

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After a rough look and no traps found, Ye Hao signed directly.

The identity used here must be fake. Ye Hao is not that stupid to sign his real name.

"Okay, sir, each of us holds one copy of the contract. After the auction is completed, we will transfer the auction money minus various fees to the account you provided within five days. Please keep this auction sheet. If you want to participate For auctions, you can call the number above and someone will arrange for you to go to the auction house..."

The old man handed Ye Hao a piece of paper with various detailed information on the painting that Ye Hao sent for auction. There was also a phone number at the bottom, which was obviously the phone number of the auction house.

"If time permits, I will attend the auction..."

Ye Hao is really planning to go to the largest underground auction house in Europe to see the world and see what is hidden in the outside world that ordinary people know.