Chapter 465 Choice Is Very Important

When Virgil saw that no one stood up to criticize him at the auction, he knew that the strategy of standing on the buyer's side had succeeded.

And decades of experience let him understand that as long as he is not abandoned by customers, he is still the authority in appraisal, and he is still second only to the big three auction houses.

Pointing to the quotation on the phone, he said with a serious expression, "Gentlemen and ladies, £1.6 million is the first time."

Then waited silently for three or four seconds.

But it was the extra second or two that made people feel that this old guy was favoring Henry Lee again.

But the time of about three seconds is reserved for the auctioneer.

"£1.6m a second time."

Li Changheng silently glanced at the telephone station, and saw that Frank Abagnale was sitting next to the operator who made the quotation, and his eyes showed the number of the operator and the indicator light.

That is to say, although the telephone of this era does not have an LCD display, it is impossible to know the specific telephone number.

But following the operator, you can still find the city where the call came from, and if you go to this city to check, you can find out which phone company it is from.

If you look down further, you will know which community it is.

Li Changheng checked his watch, it was already 11:32.

With a specific time, the scope is even smaller.

Finally, the method of elimination can also be used to find people out.

Even with a little luck, the operator in charge of the connection can remember or be familiar with the voice of the caller, and things will be simple.

And the starting price of the bronze statue of Artemis and the stag is 800,000 pounds.

The person who can buy this kind of art and set up a game with others will at least be a rich man.

Li Changheng smiled at the corner of his mouth, raised his hand and said to Virgil, "2 million."

"Henry..."

Annie grabbed Li Changheng's arm with worried hands when the scene became noisy.

Seeing Li Changheng secretly roll his eyes twice at him, he suddenly realized that his sweetheart was not really competing with others, and he was greatly relieved.

Then his face changed, and his expression became frowning again.

She was even worried that people would see the problem, so she simply hugged his arm, put her pretty face on his shoulder, and then whispered in his ear, 'You bastard, you made me worry for nothing. '

Li Changheng almost laughed out loud.

Perhaps his offer was too casual, and he raised the price again by 400,000 pounds.

Let the person on the other end of the phone feel that at least he has to wait for him to start a price increase of 100,000 or 100,000 before he can reach his bottom line.

So this time, without much hesitation, the operator directly called out 2.1 million pounds.

But Li Changheng didn't do what everyone expected. Instead, he sat on a chair and applauded the telephone quoter.

A series of "crack clap clap" applause instantly stunned the operator, who forgot to report to the person on the other end of the call that the auction was over.

The people present looked in disbelief at Li Changheng, who was holding Annie with one arm, while raising his legs, and his knees were still shaking briskly.

I immediately cursed FK, FK, FK in my heart.

Although no one stipulated that Li Changheng cannot reverse the game, the momentum of his offer just now, and the price increase of 400,000 to 400,000 pounds.

It still makes most people really think that he is bound to win the bronze statue.

But the huge reversal of the ending made people unacceptable at first, and then suddenly realized that the bastard Li Changheng was playing tricks from the beginning.

He really cheated the person who wanted to cheat him.

Once the person on the other side of the phone fails to pay the auction price of 2.1 million pounds, it will be tantamount to failing the auction.

The deposit he paid will be directly deducted by Virgil Auction House, and will be listed as the most unwelcome client by auction companies all over the world.

The worst thing is that this bronze statue of Artemis and the stag will be boycotted by many people in the collection circle in the future.

There are also countless antique dealers, auction houses, or people who want to achieve a certain purpose. In the recent period, they will keep jumping out to express their dissatisfaction with this matter in front of the public. wave the hearts of buyers.

Finally, in the past few years, the price of bronze statues, not to mention 800,000 pounds, can be sold for 600,000 pounds, even if you have found a collector who took advantage of you.

Of course, over time, people will forget, or stop paying attention, and the price can still rise.

After all, the bronze statue of Artemis and the stag is a real treasure, even a treasure.

Virgil, who was standing on the auction stage, reported the price three times slowly. Seeing that Li Changheng really didn't want to increase the price, he immediately knocked down the gavel.

Shouted a sentence, a deal.

Just when everyone thought the auction was over, they started whispering, or laughing at the phone buyer.

"Dangdangdangdang" came the sound of a few mallets being struck.

See Virgil smiled and signaled everyone to be quiet.

Li Changheng, who had not stood up while holding Annie in his arms, thought to himself that this old thing was indeed an old fox and a wise man.

The action just now was to restore his reputation, but it did offend those who were hiding in the dark.

If there is no way to make up for it, the troubles afterwards will definitely not be small.

Therefore, it is not difficult to guess how he would choose between offending the buyer of the bronze statue or offending the entire group.

Sure enough, Virgil smiled and thanked the buyers present, and then directly indicated that the auction was over.

Then the topic changed, "Because there is still a little time before lunch, I would like to invite some friends who have time to participate in a private appreciation and auction.

Of course, friends who are not interested will not waste your time.

See you in half an hour. "

"Henry?"

Li Changheng shook his head at Annie with a smile, and took her hand, just like those who took auction items, to pay for the delivery.

Asking Zhang Tianzhi to carry the "Picture of Ladies" wrapped in a wooden frame, Li Changheng deliberately took Annie to talk to Lola Fangna Gonzalez.

Then I got to know the owner, Jack Chen, naturally.

When he heard that Jack Chen was a famous treasure hunter, Li Changheng pretended to be curious, and invited Big Nose to have afternoon tea together in a relaxed and unsurprising way.

And unlike having dinner together, drinking afternoon tea can not only achieve the purpose of talking with Big Nose, but also make people feel that he doesn't actually care about Big Nose, but just wants to hear his story.

Even apart from Annie and Zhang Tianzhi, even the four ace bodyguards including Harry Hart didn't realize that Li Changheng was interested in Big Nose.

After more than 20 minutes, Li Changheng returned to the auction hall with Annie and Laura who did not leave.

Not only was there not a lot of people inside, but there were a few more people in casual suits, and looking at the clothes and appearance, they were probably middle-aged and elderly people who were appraisers or scholars.

Virgil stood on the stage again and tapped the gavel without much fuss.

Let the people in the auction house come up with the first private auction item.