how i bought the whole world

Brandon took an interest in my family, "You never mentioned your father's occupation, I thought they were just ordinary businessmen."

"You want to know?" I responded, "It's a secret, but if you kiss me, I'll tell you, a kiss for a secret."

Brandon immediately put on a straight face, "I don't want to know."

"I can tell you something first, as a deposit before paying." I don't mind his indifference, "My father used to be an antique dealer, specializing in buying art and then selling it to trading houses. Some of them said he was a luxury He is a goods dealer, because his vision is very accurate, and no one can fool him. He likes oil paintings, porcelain and high-value artworks. But now he doesn’t do this business. Although the money comes quickly, it is still not as good as real estate. kind of business."

"Tell me there was no kiss," Brandon said.

I laughed, "I told you it's a deposit."

"So your interest in art started with your father?" He ignored me.

"It can be said that I grew up in the atmosphere of art when I was very young. Although my father changed his career to a real estate business, he still likes to buy these luxury goods, but my two older brothers are not interested. My father only You can teach me these collection skills...Of course, this is also one of my hobbies. If you want to enjoy this kind of items, I think none of the buyers present today can compare with me." I said confidently .

People often look down on the extravagant and lewd dudes, but in my opinion, it is not easy to be top-notch extravagant and lewd. In terms of the word extravagance alone, there are many people who are not qualified.How can you judge whether the oil painting you bought with a lot of money is worth?Is it judging from the adjusted lines of the brush strokes, or from the color matching?Some people buy oil paintings on the basis of whether the artist is famous or not, but this is inaccurate, paintings can deceive people, and so can sellers. They make up all kinds of unfounded stories just to set off the painting at an incredible price, maybe Some people are foolish enough to fall for a phrase or two, but I would never make that mistake.

"But they have art consultants." Brandon pointed out not very politely, "They don't need to be comparable to you, as long as their consultants are comparable to you."

"I don't trust those advisers, my dear." I shrugged. "I only trust myself in this regard."

While we were talking, we had arrived at the rr auction house. I parked the car, threw the keys to the doorman, and then took the initiative to open the car door and ask my secretary to get out of the car. Brandon obviously came here for the first time, and he looked up. Looking at the whole building, there was a hint of curiosity on his face.

"That's it." I said. "It's definitely worth more than walking your dog."

The head office of rr auction house is Sotheby's Group in London. This is not an ordinary art firm. Sotheby's is the world's leading auction company. In the 200s, Sotheby's entered the United States and bought the Parker Bonnet Gallery with a history of more than 60 years. Since then, it has developed smoothly in the United States and has since then developed to all over the world.Basically, sellers of rare artworks and antiques like to designate Sotheby’s auction house to sell anonymously. Of course, this is not because people blindly follow large auction houses. Sotheby’s does have some means. It once auctioned Picasso’s oil painting to 80 million The high price in US dollars created a new record in the history of oil painting auctions.But this is only one of its achievements, Sotheby's employees have created other records that are not inferior to this one. They are extremely good at hype, making up various stories about auction items in order to attract more sellers and buyers. , In their collection list, there are many treasures with secret origins. As long as you want it, you can't find it without them.This is one of the reasons why I worked so hard to get their invitations: here I can excavate these unknown treasures to my heart's content without worrying about their legal risks due to unknown origins.

Brandon and I walked into the interior of the auction house. The entire rr auction house is actually a building. The exterior is modern and modern, but the interior implies a universe. After entering, you can first see the reception hall of the auction house. The entire hall is made of hickory Composed of wood and marble, it covers an area of ​​about [-] square meters, with dark brown and golden tones, a huge crystal lamp hanging from the roof, and marble steps leading to the top floor in the center, all of which show a luxurious and classic atmosphere.Especially at the entrance, a cherub fountain is exaggeratedly added, so that every guest can see the clear water continuously gushing out of the harp of the cherub.

We registered our names in the front office (Brandon got a strange look), and the receptionist then directed us inside to the trading floor.The trading floor was at the end of the second floor, a domed arched room with four rows of seats, each with about ten seats.At this moment, there are about 20 people sitting scattered on the seats. On both sides of the seats are operators who answer the phone. This is specially prepared for some phone buyers who cannot be present. There are more than ten people in the count. So it looks like about forty sellers will be competing with each other for this place.

At the front of the trading hall stood the auctioneer of the rr auction house. He was followed by two auction assistants. The three of them were behind a black auction table. The auction table was the highest position in the audience, which meant that the auction absolute justice.The auctioneer holds a small hammer in his left hand and a pen in his right. When the auction starts, he will quote and decide the transaction.

Brandon sat down next to me. "Boss, they're all watching me."

"Because you dress so uniquely?"

"Probably." He said slyly, "I won't embarrass you, will I?"

"I don't mind, a bit of personality is worth liking. There are already too many sameness here." Indeed, in front of a group of gentlemen in suits and leather shoes and elegantly dressed ladies, Brandon in sportswear looks out of place.But I can guarantee that these arrogant rich people did not show any contempt for him at all. They were surprised by the other party's calm and calm demeanor, so they stared at him so intently.

I suddenly wondered who Brandon's parents were, what kind of family brought up such a son, maybe I could visit them one day.

The corner of Brandon's mouth curved, "I take this as a compliment."

"It was originally a compliment." I said, "Come on, hold the sign for me. Every time you hold the sign, you will increase the price. I will quote the price, and you are only responsible for reaching out."

"Does this mean I can decide when to hold the sign?"

"Of course, you know my property best, don't you? You can raise it as much as you want until you think I will go bankrupt."

Brandon looked eager to try, and I don't think he's ever been there before, so he's rarely curious.At the beginning of the auction, there were very small items. The highest value of such items was only a few thousand dollars. Most of them were autographed photos and souvenirs. Most people didn’t pay much attention to them, only some ladies were curious I bought it, but after the third collection was sold, it was finally my turn to appear. After the auctioneer finished introducing the collection, I suggested that he could raise a placard.

"Is this the ancient Greek gold coin you want? It looks black and yellow, not like gold."

"Alexander gold coin." I explained in more detail. "This is the face value of ten yuan, and the value is between US$2 and US$5. Have you seen the pattern on it, a person with a pair of wings and an olive branch in his hand, that is not an angel, but the goddess of victory. At that time People admire war, so the image of the currency likes to use the head of the goddess of victory."

Brandon snorted, then raised his arms, "Fifty thousand!"

Me: "..." This is a scam!One shot is what I call top value.

The trader wrote down the quotation, "NO.15 Mr. Field's bid is [-], is there anyone willing to increase the price?"

Immediately, a person also raised a sign, "Fifty-five thousand dollars."

"The new bidder, Mr. Phoebe No. 5, is offering $[-]. Anyone else think of a higher price?"

Brandon looked at me, I nodded, and he immediately raised his hand again, "Sixty thousand."

The auction house has a very interesting rule. When the auction amount is quoted by the bidder, the price increase is not aimlessly following the buyer's preference, but presents a step-by-step development. For example, for a product starting at $5050, the price increase Often two thousand, four thousand, eight thousand.And above [-], the price increase is [-], that is, [-], [-], [-], and so on.I quoted a high price of [-] for the Alexander gold coin at the very beginning, and the subsequent price increase was [-] US dollars each time. Unless someone is bound to win it, it will not exceed this rule.

Another point is that auctioneers seldom use "three reminders" when completing a transaction, that is, they will not quote a bidder's price three times before the hammer falls, but directly remind buyers of their transaction It is about to be completed, and then wait for three seconds without any objection before dropping the hammer.

Soon, the competition between me and everyone became fierce. I bid [-] US dollars, and almost no one raised the price at this time.

"Eighty thousand dollars." The auctioneer held up his small hammer. "The bidder is Mr. No. 15 Field. This is really a good price. If everyone has no objections, I will sell our Alexander gold coin..."

"Nine thousand!"

I turned my head, and it was the man who made the first bid. His name seemed to be Phoebe, he was in his forties, and he was wearing a vertically striped suit.He seems to have the habit of exercising, his arms are thick and powerful, even if the suit he uses can't cover up his bulging muscles, it still looks like a rough guy doing rough work.At this moment, he raised his arm and quoted the price of [-] US dollars, and then looked back at me with a hint of provocation in his eyes.

do i know himI raised my eyebrows in doubt, and then realized in my mind that I had no impression of him.

Brandon didn't intend to make an offer anymore. I told him at the beginning that the value of this set of gold coins was between 2 and 5, so he thought that [-] was more than expected. He put down the sign and faced the auction table The set of gold coins on the table said unhappily, "It seems that I can't get it, Mr. Field."

I tilted my head slightly, and whispered in his ear, "Honey, even though it's okay, I can still pay for a set of gold coins."

Brandon didn't seem to like me talking in his ear, and he subconsciously tilted his head. "Didn't it mean that the value was within 5?"

"Yes, the ancient Greek gold coins auctioned in Paris last year were sold for around 4 euros, which is 5 US dollars in US dollars. I think it is likely to be the same seller as the gold coins auctioned by Sotheby's this time. But this year he They should want to raise the price, after all, the time in Europe was just a test of the waters.”

Brandon immediately raised his arm, "Ninety-five thousand."

The other party reported a hundred thousand back.

I asked Brandon to keep raising the price.When the auction amount reached 12 US dollars, the other party hesitated for a long time and did not speak again. Finally, he hesitated and said 13 US dollars, and I motioned Brandon to raise the placard. "15."

There is no doubt that this set of Greek Alexandrian coins is mine.