Chapter 65: Four Courtyards
The entire edition of "The Mountains and Rivers of the Country Are Red" was a bit scary. Shen Long didn't take it out easily. He first used these badges to test it out, and then rest assured after confirming that this auction house is still reliable, and decided to leave these stamps to them.
"Of course, we accept auctions of cultural relics, artworks, real estate, and luxury cars here. What kind of stamps do you want to entrust? I'll help you contact the appraiser." Manager Li just earned a lot of commission, and he thought I am happy, and I will reply immediately.
""The mountains and rivers of the whole country are red"." Shen Long said seven words softly.
It sounds like thunder to Manager Li's ears. Any auction house that wants to develop must have important auctions, so as to attract powerful customers and establish a good relationship with them. Stamps, as a popular collection, have always had There are a large number of fans, and "The Mountains and Rivers of the Country Are Red" is also the top stamp collection. If this stamp is real, their auction house will be able to make a big splash this time.
"Do you really have "The Mountains and Rivers of the Country Are Red"? Leaflet, straight double, horizontal double or square? How is the quality? Did you bring it this time?" Manager Li asked a series of questions.
What he was talking about were all technical terms for stamp collection. As the name suggests, a single sheet is just one piece. A straight double-page and a horizontal double-page are two stamps connected together. The only difference is whether they are connected up and down or left and right. The four-way page is four. connected together.
""The Mountains and Rivers of the Country Are Red" is extremely rare in the world and has not appeared in many auctions. I remember that in 1996, a set of straight double couplets was sold for 300,000 yuan, and in 1997 a set of four square couplets was sold for more than 700,000 yuan. In 2012, one piece was sold for 7.3 million yuan, and the price of "The Mountains and Rivers of the Country Are Red" has risen sharply in recent years!" Manager Li sighed.
Of course, in the field of stamp collection, there are stamps that are more valuable than "The Mountains and Rivers of the Country Are Red". The Qing Dynasty Dalong stamp and the stamped one-yuan stamp are even more precious, but these managers Li dare not even think about it.
"Indeed there is. Let's make an appointment tomorrow. You bring the appraiser with you. Let's talk about it after we see something." Shen Long smiled and didn't answer directly, he was afraid that he would scare Manager Li by saying it.
I went back and took out a full page of stamps, found a five-star hotel and opened a room, and reported the hotel address and room number to Manager Li when I woke up. Not long after, Manager Li arrived with two appraisers.
After signing the non-disclosure agreement, Shen Long took out the stamps. Manager Li and the two appraisers gasped at the same time. Although they all knew that the thing to be appraised was "The Mountains and Rivers of the Country Are Red", they never expected that it would be a whole There are a total of fifty chapters of rare treasures in the world, and the visual impact is too great.
Manager Li subconsciously looked at the door, where is the security guard? Where did the security go? How can I go out with my things without hiring a reliable security company? I feel so mysterious looking at it.
"Please help me palm the eye." Shen Long was very satisfied with their reaction, and now he finally realized the feeling that he hadn't experienced in the mission world.
"Okay, please wait for a while." The two appraisers took a few deep breaths. After calming down, they took out their gloves and put them on. They took out a magnifying glass to confirm the entire page of stamps from the paper, color and other details. I looked at each sheet carefully, not even letting go of the connecting perforations and the surrounding edge paper, lest I miss any details.
"This thing has only appeared once. It was at the China Stamp Expo in 1997. It was called a national treasure by philatelists. I didn't expect that I was lucky enough to witness it with my own eyes." Feeling that the atmosphere in the room was a bit depressing, Manager Li and Shen Long started to talk. After returning yesterday, he devoted himself to collecting information in this regard.
After chatting for a while, the appraisal results of the two appraisers also came out. This edition is undoubtedly genuine. They immediately issued a legal appraisal certificate and signed their names on it with trembling hands.
It is not free for them to help identify the lot, and they have always charged proportionally according to the value of the lot.
No matter how you calculate it, this business has set a record in their careers, enough for them to comfortably eat for several years.
The same is true for Manager Li. He has only one idea in mind now, no matter what method he uses, he must let Shen Long hand over this edition of "The Country is Red" to their auction house for operation.
"Mr. Shen, just based on this edition of "The Mountains and Rivers of the Country Are Red", it is already worthwhile for us to prepare a special auction for you. I don't know if you want to put it in the auction, or do a private transaction like yesterday?" Manager Li asked. road.
"How much is this thing worth?" Shen Long asked.
"In 1997, people valued it at 10 million yuan. Now that 20 years have passed, the price of "The Country Is Red" has increased by more than ten times; of course, this is only my preliminary estimate. If someone really likes it, it won’t be surprising to see what kind of price it gets at the auction.” This kind of rare collection will definitely cause a sensation in the entire stamp collection circle when it is spread out.
"Yesterday you said that your auction house is also an agent for real estate auctions, right?" Shen Long changed the subject and talked about something else.
"There are indeed, but we don't care about ordinary houses. We only auction those houses that are really valuable, such as high-end villas, old houses with historical value, courtyard houses, etc. Mr. Shen wants to buy a house?" Manager Li thought a little bit In the end, as long as customers have needs.
"Yeah, it's not a problem to always rent someone else's house to open a shop. You can contact me privately to see who wants this stamp. If he has or can find a suitable courtyard house, I will We have exchanged with him, and as for the price difference, we will talk about it later; the courtyard house I want..." Shen Long repeated his needs for the house.
"No problem, just wait for my news, the day after tomorrow at the latest... No, I will reply to you tomorrow." This stamp is worth hundreds of millions, and those who can afford it are people with strong energy. It is not difficult to get a courtyard house out.
To say that there are so many local tyrants in the capital, the next morning Shen Long just finished exercising, Manager Li called and took him to see the house. This courtyard house is located near Shichahai. Well, it is the place where Zhong Yuemin used to skate and photograph his mother-in-law.
There are two front and back entrances, with its own garage. The first entrance has a small yard where you can continue to open the store, and the second entrance has a larger yard, which is convenient for Shen Long to exercise. The construction area is nearly 600 square meters, and the two yards are two to three hundred square meters.
"What do you think? Based on the current market price, this house costs more than 200,000 yuan per square meter, and the whole courtyard house costs 100 million three-four yuan." Manager Li asked.
"Well, it looks pretty good, what does the other party mean?" Shen Long liked the house very much.