Jin Yutong

Chapter 365 The Dust Settles

Just like Yan Ruyu, there is no shortage of stars in the collection industry. This young man's grandfather, Mr. Zhang Zhang, is one of the best. Few people have heard of it. After he got the ability, he was worried that people would see something because of the high number of leaks, so he checked the information to see if there would be any problems with the leaks. But when he saw the information of Mr. Zhang After that, he basically didn't worry too much. Facts have proved that there are myths in reality.

Mr. Zhang is undoubtedly such a mythical figure. After Chen Ran checked Mr. Zhang's information, he still thought that he would become a figure like Mr. Zhang in the future. Of course, this was just a dream at that time.

Mr. Zhang, whose real name is Zhang Gong Zongxian, was born in Shanghai and moved to Hong Kong in 1949. His English name is Robert Zhang, and people in the world call him Radish Zhang.

In 2006, Mr. Zhang bought a Qing Qianlong blue-and-white red-colored cloud-dragon-pattern Benba teapot in an auction house. The transaction price was more than 711 million yuan. Three years later, the price of this antique rose to 3584 million yuan, this is undoubtedly a myth.

Of course, if the process of Chen Ran's collection of Huashen cups and the results of the auction are fully announced, it will be even more mythical than this myth.

At the first auction of Beijing Hanhai Auction House, only Mr. Zhang won it, which accounted for half of the auction turnover. , as long as it is an auction of Chinese cultural relics and artworks, he often sits in the first row, holding the No. 1 plate, and bids frequently... If he is not the biggest buyer, he may be the biggest seller. Known as one of the most important Chinese antique collectors and one of the promoters of the Chinese cultural relics and art market.

It is said that the folk collection in Taiwan was promoted by Mr. Zhang. At the same time, Mr. Zhang was also the first Hong Kong Chinese to participate in an international auction.

In the collection industry, Mr. Zhang is also called the originator of the auction house by some people. Of course, the auction house here is mainly an antique auction house. The reason for this name is because Christie’s and other international auction houses settled in Hong Kong, making Hong Kong a cultural relic in the world. One of the communication centers with artworks was facilitated by Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhang also vigorously supported the new auction companies in mainland China, and contributed to Beijing's equal share with Hong Kong, London, and New York in the Chinese cultural relics and artworks market. An indelible feat.

In addition to being born in an antique family, Mr. Zhang is also a grassroots family, and he got out of it step by step by picking up leaks. That's why Chen Ran regarded Mr. Zhang as one of his goals at that time.

Seeing Mr. Zhang's grandson now, Chen Ran couldn't help but take a second look.

Most of the other people in the venue also recognized the origin of this young man. Even if they didn't recognize him, they also saw that this young man was with Mr. Zhou at the banquet. After asking around, they found out. Knowing that the young man is the grandson of Mr. Zhang, he was in awe for a while, but no one quoted any more. First, the price is already sky-high. If you keep shouting, it will cost 4000 million, more than 3000 million. Although it is a sky-high price, it is still within the acceptable range for everyone at this moment, and 4000 million is undoubtedly a bit outrageous. What's more, those collectors can be regarded as giving this Mr. Zhang a face.

"One time for 900 million yuan, two times for 900 million yuan, three times for 900 million yuan, okay, deal, congratulations to this gentleman, the last lot, the seventh set of Huashen Cup, 900 million yuan, belongs to you Now, let me announce that the Qing Kangxi Colorful December Flower God Cup was finally auctioned by No. 1 for 900 million yuan. Let us congratulate you again... Gentlemen and girls, distinguished guests and friends, today’s auction It's all over, all the auctions have been sold out, and there is no first-class auction. Thank you for your participation and support. Thank you. I hope to see you again at the autumn auction held by our Dingsheng Auction House in September. In addition, after the auction is over, Our auction house will hold a celebration banquet, and I hope you can attend it. After the banquet, our Dingsheng auction house will hold a press conference about the Huashen Cup, and friends can also attend at that time..."

With the loud applause, this auction came to a successful conclusion. As for the result, whether everyone is happy or whether some people are happy and others are sad, it is not clear. Of course, for Chen Ran, it is naturally a happy ending. He can be said to be the biggest beneficiary in this auction.

Apart from Chen Ran, Dingsheng Auction House is the happiest. This auction, Dingsheng Auction House has gained both fame and fortune. At this moment, the auction house is full of cheers. Apart from Chen Ran and the auction house, the other The one who benefited the most is undoubtedly Zhu Feng.

I am afraid that even Zhu Feng himself did not expect this to happen. Zhu Feng and Chen Ran said they would be back in two days, and he came back this morning. After a lot of hard work, Zhu Feng heard about it after he came back. As he said, he likes to collect unique things. How can they be unique? They are relatively rare. Only the best is the best, and it must be unique. There is nothing better than this. There is only such a set of Qing Kangxi Huashen Cup in the world. It naturally aroused his interest, so after hearing about this, he immediately immediately He rushed to Zhongdu non-stop and participated in this auction.

The direct bid of 500 million is also to win the set of Huashen cup quickly. He has also heard rumors in the industry that if there is a complete set of Qing Kangxi Huashen cup, it is absolutely impossible to bid. The problem is, even ten million is the starting price. Later, after Ma Chao announced, seeing the enthusiastic eyes of those people in the venue, he simply bid 500 million. In fact, as Bai Lao said, even without Zhu Feng's It's not a big problem if the first set sold for 500 million yuan, mainly due to the situation at that time, those collectors will definitely sell in the end, and their bidding is crazy than anyone else, unlike those antique dealers The bidding depends on whether it makes money... As for the second set, there is no need to say more.

Zhu Feng only discovered Chen Ran when the third set was being auctioned. He discovered that Chen Ran was also caused by Bai Lei, who applauded so much at the time, which caught his attention for a while. At first, he didn't I care, but when the third set was auctioned, when I accidentally looked towards Bai Lei, I suddenly found Chen Ran.

He found Chen Ran, but it took him by surprise. In his mind, he immediately associated Bai Lei, why he applauded so much, why he was so happy, and his expression, with the client. In addition, he had already admired Chen Ran's accomplishments in antiques, so he naturally guessed that Chen Ran was the client. After observing it twice, he confirmed this point. That's how he later offered to help Chen Ran.

Except for Zhu Feng, as for whether the rest of the people are happy or sad, then I don't know, at least Chen Ran doesn't know, he only knows that he is very happy, and he can't describe it as happy. , it's hard to hide the joy on the face, and you can see it.

"I'll call you soon..."

At the end of the show, Zhu Feng did not approach Chen Ran immediately, but made a gesture with Chen Ran with his mobile phone, told Chen Ran to call for a while, and then left with the crowd. He is a smart person, knowing this It would be better not to have contact with Chen Ran, so as not to be said that he was entrusted by Chen Ran. Given the situation at the time, it was really hard to explain it. He didn't care. Chen Ran thought about it, unless Chen Ran would never auction things in the auction house again.

Of course, in addition, he will also go to the auction house to trade the two sets of Flora Cups he bought. Although it is not necessary to pay to take the things away immediately, as long as they are taken away within a certain period of time, but then No matter how troublesome it is, he is not short of this money, and there is no doubt that there is no need for it at all.

"Mr. Chen, please attend the celebration banquet and press conference later."

Chen Ran also has something to do. He still needs to re-sign some contracts with the auction house. During the auction, he gave the other six sets to Vice President Luo. At that time, he was in a hurry, so he only initialed a contract. Sign again, and make up some contracts. All the things are auctioned, which doesn't mean he can get the money immediately. He has to wait for the auctioneers to pay the money. After paying, the auction house will also Going through some procedures, as soon as the auction was announced to be over, Chen Ran received a call from Vice President Luo. Vice President Luo wanted to come to pick Chen Ran to his office, but was rejected by Chen Ran. If Vice President Luo came to pick him up in person, Chen Ran estimated that he might not be able to walk out of the auction house, so he went directly to Vice President Luo's office, accompanied by Bai Laojiang and Lao Bailei. He warmly extended an invitation to Chen Ran.

Vice President Luo's attitude towards Chen Ran is very different. He almost regards Chen Ran as his God of Wealth. In fact, Chen Ran is indeed his God of Wealth now. You must know that after this auction After that, Chen Ran has become the biggest client of his Dingsheng Auction House. Of course, this is not to say that there are no auctions held by Dingsheng Auction House with a turnover of over [-] million. The auction items were not entrusted by the same person, and Chen Ran was the one who entrusted Dingsheng Auction House with the most turnover so far.

When the auction hall was auctioning, their Dingsheng Auction House was also holding a board of directors. On the board of directors, it had been decided on the spot that Chen Ran would be the chief guest of the auction house in the future, and the board of directors even issued an order to him. Win over and befriend Chen Ran at all costs.

Dingsheng Auction House is also one of the top ten auction houses in China, its influence and its own strength are immeasurable, the reason why Chen Ran is so important is that Chen Ran is now one of the clients who entrust Dingsheng Auction House with the largest turnover In addition, the main thing is to value Chen Ran's youth, that is, Chen Ran's potential.

From the story of Mr. Radish Zhang Zhang, we can see the importance of collectors to the auction house. The code name of Radish Zhang is the guest of all major auction houses in the world, just because when you collect things, he has Rare goods can be lived in. When you auction something, he dares to put down the capital. Many famous auction companies in Beijing can go to today. The big reason is because of the support of Mr. Zhang Zhang, a powerful collector. The importance and influence of an auction house.

"Bai Lao, Jiang Lao, you two must participate later..." Of course, Chen Ran was invited, and Vice President Luo did not forget Bai Lao and Jiang Lao, who were also their regular customers , as for the boy Bai Lei, he was simply ignored, but this boy didn't feel ignored at all. Chen Ran was going back and forth to count how many of Chen Ran's seven sets of Huashen cups were taken. As for the money, after calculating the total auction price and removing the auction house’s handling fee, I don’t know what’s going on, so he’s wrong… “I’m not going to participate, I still have things to do at noon It's..." Vice President Luo's invitation, but Mr. Jiang declined. Mr. Jiang is not as leisurely as Mr. Bai. In addition to his job in the Cultural Relics Bureau, he also has a second job in the Ceramic Museum in Central Capital. Things are quite busy.

"Mr. Luo, I'm not going to participate anymore. I have to meet a friend later. If you have anything, you can discuss it with Bai Lao. Bai Lao, I will trouble you..." Chen Ran also refused, and after the auction ended, , His identity will definitely be exposed, and there is no need to attend any press conferences.

"Well... well, Mr. Chen, if you need to sell anything in the future, please take care of our auction house..." It's okay if Mr. Jiang doesn't participate, but Vice President Luo didn't expect that Chen Ran would not participate either. But it's messing up his company's plan. You must know that at this time, the news about the auction has already spread, and the sensation caused is unimaginable. Not to mention other things, only that the outside of their company has been covered by reporters. They were surrounded, and TV stations, even CCTV, came to the door.

Their company's phone numbers are almost ringing, they are all inquiring about the auction house, even the city's 'government', the province, and Beijing have also called to inquire about this matter, wait for the press release During the meeting, many leaders will also participate.

The most inquired person is undoubtedly the client of these seven sets of Flower God Cups. At the following celebration banquet and press conference, that client, that is, Chen Ran, will be the real protagonist. He was surprised and helpless that he didn't participate, but seeing that Chen Ran's attitude was so firm, he had no choice but to agree. Anyway, it's fine if Chen Ran didn't participate, so maybe he could still maintain a sense of mystery. It's not good to say that it has a better effect...