gifted collector

Chapter 1018

The identification of antiques or works of art is definitely a very meticulous thing, of course, except for those that can be seen at a glance whether they are real or fake - but, how can such an auction that can be taken out at a glance exist? How can it be seen that it is fake?
Under normal circumstances, if you want to appraise an antique or a work of art, even the most powerful appraisers will often have to consult relevant information.

This auction, although it is said that there is such a link as "getting started", one is that the time for getting started is relatively short, and the other is that the materials released in advance are not many and incomplete. Although there are some photos taken, but in general is not enough.

Under such circumstances, it has brought huge troubles to the identification.

However, Lu Yao seems to have nothing wrong with Fang Ming's current state. Although she is used to seeing Fang Ming's magic, if she doesn't have any worries in her heart, this is impossible. It's just that it's like this now Well, she won't say anything.

"Okay, since this is the case, I will go to find out the situation again, and then arrange everything."

After Lu Yao left, Annie looked at Fang Ming and said, "Fang Ming, you...have a good appraisal?"

"Well, it's okay, including your previous diamond, didn't I see it at a glance? So, unless there are no good things auctioned here, if there are, then they can't escape my palm of."

Fang Ming waved his hand first, and then made a handshake gesture, coupled with the smug expression on his face, he was clearly full of confidence.

Seeing Fang Ming like this, Annie couldn't help but roll her eyes. Even if she was confident, she didn't act like this, did she?A little too sure.

"Fang Ming, from your tone, I'm a little too sure. It seems that all the antiques—as long as they are good, they have already been in your hands."

Fang Ming nodded lightly, with a natural expression, and said: "Yes, there is nothing wrong, it is indeed the case. Of course, accidents will definitely happen. After all, we must admit that there are still many masters in this world. .”

Annie couldn't help rolling her eyes again, her words were even more arrogant than before!After all, there are still many masters in this world, and this sounds really embarrassing.

"Well, anyway, I can't get involved in this matter, so you can say whatever you want, I'm just watching the fun."

Annie shook her head, she had completely "give up" on Fang Ming now.

Soon, Lu Yao came back. Seeing her hurrying footsteps, Fang Ming knew that something must be wrong, so before she could speak, he asked, "Lu Yao, what's the matter? What happened? "

Lu Yao didn't bother to sit down at this time, she stood up and said, "I just went to inquire about it, and found out that if I want to buy those antiques tonight, I have to pay a certain deposit."

"Oh? There is such a thing, it's not a problem, how much?"

Auctions sometimes have a threshold for a deposit. In fact, after participating in the auction, if nothing is auctioned, the deposit will be returned. The reason for setting such a threshold is actually very simple. People who have no strength and just come to watch the fun are kept out.The party tonight, because it is possible to buy antiques or works of art, it is not surprising that the auction company set such a threshold. If there is no such a threshold, no matter who it is - after receiving the news, come to see it Look, that scene will definitely get out of control, so Fang Ming didn't find it strange at all to catch Lu Yao saying that.

"Sixty million dollars."

Fang Ming raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? That's not too much, but it doesn't matter, let's go, let's go through the formalities first, so as not to miss things, Zhao Zhuzi will go with you, by the way , Zhuzi, you change the name of someone else."

Although this number is indeed not small, especially for ordinary people, it is not a problem for Fang Ming.

Hearing what Fang Ming said, Lu Yao breathed a sigh of relief.The reason why she came here in a hurry was because she was worried that there was no way to solve this problem. It didn't mean that Fang Ming didn't have any money, but that the time was too short and she might not be able to get it out for a while.

"Okay, it's almost time. Let's go through the formalities first."

Time was tight, so Lu Yao didn't care about being polite to Fang Ming, and went to go through the formalities with Zhao Zhuzi immediately.

"Zhuzi, just now Fang Ming said to change another person's name?"

While walking forward with Zhao Zhuzi, Lu Yao suddenly remembered what Fang Ming said before, and immediately confirmed it.

"Well, yes, it's better that way."

"why?"

Now Lu Yao didn't understand. In her opinion, there was no difference.

"Boss did this because he was worried that it would be bad if someone recognized him here. As you know, when we were in China, Boss often encountered one situation, that is, if someone knew Whichever one he is, it will appear that no matter what he likes, someone will snatch it from him, and of course, in more cases, the shopkeeper is not willing to sell it at all!"

"The reason why the boss asked me to change my name is for this reason—in case someone really recognizes the boss here, there is room for maneuver."

Lu Yao nodded lightly. Fang Ming is a very cautious person. Under normal circumstances, it is unlikely that anyone would recognize Fang Ming. After all, he is not in China, is he?But even so Fang Ming still did not relax his vigilance.

Without Lu Yao, Zhao Zhuzi guessed that this matter would not be possible. After all, this industry is still relatively unfamiliar to him, and he is in a foreign country. However, because there is a person like Lu Yao who is very familiar with the situation, the remaining The most important thing is the money. As for the money, Zhao Zhuzi has already arranged it before going abroad, so 500 million US dollars is not a big problem, and the formalities will be completed soon.

Facts have proved that Fang Ming's cautiousness is very reasonable, because when he and Annie were hiding in the corner chatting, someone was already watching him not far away.

"Yamada-kun, is that Fang Ming? The one who has recently become famous in the collector circle?"

Yoshino gently shook the cup in his hand while looking in Fang Ming's direction.

"Yes, there is nothing wrong. It is indeed him. I will not admit my mistake."

Yamada looked carefully again, and said: "I just came back from Dongcheng Street not long ago, it is indeed him, this person is now one of the best in China's collection circle, although he mainly He put all his energy into running Dongcheng Street, but in fact his real fame is because he is unmatched in identification, that is to say, he is a master at picking up leaks."

Yoshino nodded and said, "I know about this person, and I have collected a lot of information about him. The crux of the problem now is, what is the reason for his presence here...?"

Yamada thought for a while and said, "Actually, this matter seems very simple to me, that is, we all know that Fang Ming is best at picking up leaks, so he came here because there are leaks to pick up?"

Yoshino thought about it and realized that it was really possible.

As the saying goes, no profit can’t afford it, this sentence is the same no matter what kind of industry you are in, that is to say, people who play antiques are actually doing it for money.Fang Ming, an expert at picking up leaks, must be doing it for money, so he appears here, it is definitely for money-what in this world can make more money than picking up leaks?
"If this is the case, then it seems to be our chance."

Yamada froze for a moment, and said, "This... Yoshino-kun, what do you mean?"

"What do you mean? Heh...Since you know that Fang Ming is a master at picking up leaks, you should know that if it is something Fang Ming likes now, there will be many people wanting to grab it or the owner is unwilling to sell it. You can also use this trick.”

Yamada understood now, and immediately said, "Yoshino-kun, what do you mean, if Fang Ming likes something, we'll grab it from him?"

"Yes, there's nothing wrong with that. That's what I planned. You must know that Fang Ming is a master at picking up leaks. If that's the case, then what he can fancy must be good things."

"But……"

Yamada hesitated for a moment, and said, "Even so, we don't know how much the thing he likes is worth, and we don't know how much it is appropriate to bid.",

"Ha! Actually, you don't need to worry about this problem. Think about it, someone like Fang Ming has a very high vision, and what he likes is hard to miss? So it must be of very high value. Under such circumstances, let's go up There is a lot of room for price increases.”

Yamada thought for a while, and realized that this was really the case.

Fang Ming is now a master among the masters, and the antiques he can look at are of course not ordinary antiques, and it is probably normal to have tens of millions of grades.

Therefore, as long as the control is better, it is unlikely to make a big fortune, but it is still possible to make a small fortune, and more importantly, this is from a master like Fang Ming. Once such a thing gets out, it is a very face-saving thing.

"Okay! Yoshino-kun, you're right. We are actually wealthy people. Whether we make money or not is second to none. However, it's not easy to grab something from someone like Fang Ming."

Yoshino stretched out his hand, patted Yamada on the shoulder heavily, and said, "Yes, that's right, that's what it means."

(End of this chapter)