Chapter 469 Career-Oriented

"What's going on?"

After hearing Shen Yangling's words, people at the scene quickly started to discuss.

After all, many people have never encountered such a problem in their lives.

"I don't know. I have been a member of Christie's for so many years, but this is the first time I have encountered such a thing!"

"Then you must have missed the one in London last summer. At that time, the police came in to catch the wanted criminals. You are surprised."

"This is not London, right? I guess the police from the mainland are here."

"I think I have seen the man who spoke just now. Has he been on any TV show?"

"If I go out to the toilet now, will I be shot dead..."

The buyers talked a lot.

There were all kinds of people who questioned, pretended to know, analyzed Zhang Yang's identity, and told cold jokes.

After hearing these words, Zhang Yang couldn't help laughing and sat down.

It will depend on Miss Shen's operation later.

In fact, there was no problem with the item just now.

But at this moment, Zhang Yang had to find a reason to share the problems he found and the solutions he thought of with the people at Christie's.

Let them take measures.

Otherwise, if the auction continues like this, by the end of today's auction, Zhang Yang's actual income will probably be half less than expected.

If he "donates" a little handling fee to Christie's, it would be better to auction it in the mainland!

So Zhang Yang strongly suggested that Christie's adopt his own method.

Otherwise, the two sides should not talk about cooperation in the future.

The auction environment here is too bad. Foreign sellers like me are just "toys" of the big dog owners.

As for my method, will the people behind Shen Yangling agree?

Zhang Yang left this problem to Jason Zhou to worry about.

In the backstage, Zhou Baotan was communicating frantically with his leader.

He was so crazy that he almost pulled the wig on his head off by himself.

"Boss, they (referring to the dog owners) are obviously destroying the auction environment. Who will dare to come in the future?"

"According to the rules does not mean it is reasonable!"

"Zhang Yang did not say that he would drive them away. You said it yourself."

"This problem is really urgent. There are more than 100 items. The transaction volume this time will definitely exceed 100 million. With their interference, the transaction volume will at least drop by 20%."

"Zhang Yang has given the method. Just tell me if you are willing to do it?"

"Okay, I will find two security guards later and do the whole show."

After Jason Zhou obtained the boss's consent, he immediately synchronized the news to Shen Yangling on the stage.

Then he walked out of the backstage with two security guards.

He walked to the aisle next to Zhang Yang, pointed at Boss Lan who was sitting inside and said in full view of the public:

"That's him, take him away!"

"Huh~"

There were exclamations everywhere at the scene.

No one expected that they would really come to arrest people.

It seems that the matter is really serious.

Boss Lan was very calm. He stood up and patted his suit, with a contemptuous smile on his face.

Those who didn't know him would think he was some foreign big shot who was now arrested.

In fact, he was just acting.

This scene was also discussed in advance by Zhang Yang and them.

Do the whole show, otherwise the buyers will doubt Shen Yangling's words.

Just now, it was said that the relevant agencies would collect evidence and investigate.

Now that everyone has been taken away, there should be no doubts, right?

After Boss Lan and Jason Zhou left, Shen Yangling also confirmed the information with the leader behind her and stood in front of the stage again.

"Sorry, everyone, the risk has been resolved."

"On behalf of Christie's Hong Kong, I would like to express my sincerest apologies to everyone for what happened."

"I hope the unexpected situation just now will not disturb your mood, because there will be more and better items waiting for you next."

"In addition, a special note."

"Starting from the next item, this auction will change from the traditional increase-price auction to the Dutch auction, also known as the price-reduction auction. Please bid in time."

As soon as Shen Yangling finished speaking, someone on the scene raised an objection.

"How can the bidding method be changed in the middle of the auction? You didn't notify us in advance?"

"Isn't this disrespectful to us?"

The tone of the man's speech sounded like he was speaking for justice.

Zhang Yang raised his head and glanced at him.

It was none other than one of the price-controlling dog owners he had marked before.

When they heard that the Dutch auction was going to be used, they immediately became anxious.

This also indirectly confirms Zhang Yang's idea:

Compared to the traditional English auction, the Dutch auction may not be able to sell for several times the sky-high price, but it can maximize the "passerby factor" in the auction.

There is no way to control the price.

However, although the dog owner was anxious and Zhang Yang was very happy, he still had to give everyone an explanation for the temporary change of the auction strategy.

Facing Shen Yangling's gaze, Zhang Yang stood up for the second time.

The first time, he had already stated his identity.

Everyone knows that this special auction was sent by him.

It is reasonable for him to come out to explain the problem now.

"Everyone, the main purpose of sending so many auction items to Hong Kong this time is actually to show everyone how rich the collections in mainland China are."

"I'm not interested in money."

“I just hope to take this opportunity to promote communication between Hong Kong and the mainland antique trading market, so that everyone will be more interested in domestic collections.”

“In order to achieve a better publicity effect, we specially planned this method of changing the auction strategy midway.”

"I hope everyone has a good time and can buy the antiques they like. Thank you everyone!"

After Zhang Yang finished speaking, there was sparse applause.

He suddenly raised the tone of the auction a little too high.

This made everyone present a little uncomfortable.

Only Shen Yangling cast an admiring look at Zhang Yang.

He is worthy of being a young talent cultivated by the mainland's cultural and museum system. What he just said was so tactful.

The person who asked the question was embarrassed.

Should he be asked to refute Zhang Yang’s statement of “promoting antique cultural exchanges”?

There is no way I can say this.

In the end, he could only sit down and listen to Shen Yangling's quotation.

"Now we are proceeding to the first stage, Lot No. 1017, [Qing Kangxi, Chen and Han style Ganoderma lucidum patterned pine flower inkstone]."

"The starting price is 800,000, does anyone bid?"

Those present who were interested in this item couldn't help but take a look at the previous auction information.

The official Christie's handbook gives an estimate of 350,000 to 500,000 for this Kangxi inkstone.

If it were a British-style auction, the starting price at this moment should be around 300,000.

The psychological price of this thing among big dog owners is 450,000.

800,000? No one bought it.

This is a Dutch auction, with the highest starting price.

Next, it decreases in descending order.

After waiting for five seconds and seeing no one bid, Shen Yangling tapped the auction gavel lightly.

The prices on the big screen started to change.

Every five seconds, 10,000 yuan drops.

800,000, 790,000, 780,000...

Because there was a previous valuation of more than 700,000 yuan, no one bid.

Even at the 600,000 mark, there was still no bid on the spot.

Finally, it reached the five hundred thousand level.

This price is already very close to the auction house’s estimated price.

When the number on the screen just jumped to 550,000, a retail lady at the scene raised her number plate.

She made a bid.

"Buyer No. 1435 has made a bid: 550,000."

"This is the current price of this [Qing Kangxi, Chenhan style Ganoderma lucidum patterned pine flower inkstone]. Does anyone else want to bid?"

"Three...two..."

Just when Shen Yangling was about to drop the hammer, buyer No. 2488, who had been marked by Zhang Yang, raised his number plate.

Originally, these big players had discussed a strategy, but due to the temporary change in the shooting method, the previous strategy was abandoned.

Retail investors raised their cards when they had 550,000.

Even if a big business owner dies, he won't be able to wait for 450,000.

This forced him to take action at this time.

Seeing the constipated expression on the other person's face, Zhang Yang couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh out loud.

The funniest thing is that once two people have the same price in a Dutch auction, the bidding rules change again.

It’s back to “the highest bidder gets it.”

In other words, the price should be higher based on 550,000.

Hahaha, Zhang Yang's heart is already filled with joy.

In the end, the big dog owner spent 580,000 and snatched the inkstone from the retail investor.

There are certainly drawbacks to the Dutch auction.

For example, there is no way to get a sky-high price.

But among the things Zhang Yang sent for auction this time, there were no sky-high prices.

Most of the items he collected at the treasure appraisal site and could be brought to Xiangjiang were priced at hundreds of thousands to hundreds of thousands.

There are very few million-level ones, and even less tens of millions-level ones.

Therefore, the Dutch auction is very suitable for this auction.

The [Qing Jiaqing Dragon Robe with Clouds and Dragon Patterns on Yellow Ground], estimated at RMB 260,000 to RMB 350,000, had a starting price of RMB 600,000 and a transaction price of RMB 580,000;

[Late Ming Dynasty, Ming Dynasty Xuande Year Copper Ping Er Stove] with an estimated price of 250,000 to 400,000, the starting price was 800,000, and the transaction price was 730,000;

[Ming Dynasty, Zijing white jade carving chilong pattern gourd-shaped pen lick] with an estimated price of 50,000 to 80,000, the starting price was 200,000, and the transaction price was 150,000...

Although the starting price may not be too high, it was all calculated temporarily by Christie's actuaries in the background.

The calculation process is not difficult.

Christie's often holds Dutch-style auctions. They have a special formula that sets the upper and lower limits of the estimate.

The accuracy is so-so.

At least when Zhang Yang looked at the entire auction, he didn't think the prices were too high or too low to make him feel uncomfortable.

All in all, a very pleasant auction experience.

Soon, we finished eating.

It's the turn of the "jealousy" at this auction.

…

For this auction, Fu Sishi made careful preparations.

She came to Haihai to find Zhang Yang three times, discussing the strategy of the auction with him, often late into the night.

After the auction items arrived in Xiangjiang, she was on hand to explain the auction items to everyone during the few days of the preview.

In the end, he ended up in the hospital.

Now I am drinking water and watching the live broadcast.

She worked so hard, and the results were obvious.

When buyers pre-registered, every oil painting she submitted for auction had potential buyers.

In other words, if no one changes their mind temporarily, every item she sells can be sold.

This is relatively rare at oil painting auctions.

"Now, we are about to enter the Oriental oil painting session, which is also the last session of this auction."

"Due to the special nature of oil painting collections, the bidding method for subsequent auction items will be restored to the English auction, that is, the auction with increasing prices."

"If you haven't bought the auction item you like, then please don't miss it."

"Why did it change back?" asked an audience member at the scene.

"Yes, yes, isn't it mainly about communication? Wouldn't it be more like selling at a high price if it changes to the English style?"

"It's boring to jump back and forth."

Shen Yangling can answer this question.

She directly answered the buyer's doubts for Zhang Yang.

The reason is very simple:

The next auction will be modern Oriental oil paintings.

Many works cannot be accurately estimated, even by Christie's experts.

The value of many paintings is still in the process of being recognized by the market.

Maybe it was in the 100,000 level before, and today the work suddenly sold for a high price of one million. Then other auction houses will use today's high price of one million as a benchmark when estimating the price of similar auction items.

In this case, it is still more interesting to bid by increasing the price.

After Shen Yangling finished explaining, Zhang Yang led the applause.

Look at this round, it has explained the general trend of the market clearly.

Who can question it?

"The Oriental oil painting session starts now."

"The first lot is Chu Teh-Chun's [No. 282], a small painting painted in 1968, with an original guarantee from Mr. Chu's foundation."

"For such a fine oil painting by Chu Teh-Chun, we will start the auction from 8 million."

Shen Yangling on the stage made a gesture of invitation.

Some buyers in the audience immediately started to raise signs.

Zhang Yang didn't understand oil paintings, and the items were not his own items. Now he was just watching the show to see how much it could sell for.

8 million, 9 million, 10 million...

The price kept rising.

Boss Lan, who sneaked in wearing a mask next to him, was already taking a deep breath.

He muttered, "It's really exciting. Will it break the auction record of Chu Teh-Chun?"

"Stop talking nonsense." Zhang Yang reminded leisurely, "Chu Teh-Chun's works have long crossed the 100 million yuan mark."

"Really? Brother Yang, didn't you say you don't understand oil painting?"

"I didn't understand it at first, but I can't stand someone telling you about it every day."

Zhang Yang shook his head helplessly and replied.

At the same time, in a ward of a hospital in Hong Kong, Xiao Chu, who was helping to peel an apple, suddenly sneezed.

Luckily, he was quick, otherwise he would have contaminated his sweetheart's fruit.

"Oh, I might have a cold."

Chu Ziqiang said to himself.

But Fu Sishi on the bed turned a deaf ear.

She didn't care what Chu Ziqiang said at all.

She watched the live broadcast of the auction on the tablet, and every time the number jumped, she would nervously grab the quilt.

"15.8 million once;"

"15.8 million twice;"

"15.8 million three times...deal!"

Seeing Shen Yangling's hammer on the screen, Fu Sishi excitedly waved her fist and shouted happily:

"Awesome! Zhang Yang is awesome!"

"My company's business has been halfway revived!"

"I didn't expect that the auction held by Zhang Yang in Hong Kong would be so successful. He is really young and promising!"

Chu Ziqiang was originally very happy to see Fu Sishi happy.

But when he heard what Sister Fu said next, his smile disappeared instantly.

He couldn't help thinking:

"Could it be that Sister Fu likes career-oriented boys?"

The more Chu Ziqiang thought about it, the more he felt that this was the fact.

Why else didn't she accept him?

After Xiao Chu cut the fruit, he hid in the corridor under the pretext of going to the toilet.

He quietly sent a message to Zhang Yang:

"Godfather, help me!"

"Is there any way to make me a career-oriented man quickly?" (End of this chapter)