Chapter 110
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Jin Muchen smiled and said, and when Andre heard this, when Andre heard this, he knew that people must know that this table was not that simple, and immediately put away the little trick of getting a bargain.
"It seems that my choice to come this time is really right. Mr. Jin, you really have a lot of good things here. If I read this table correctly, it should be an antique from the UK. I wonder if Mr. Jin, do you intend to take action?"
Andre is very direct, and Jin Muchen likes this way of doing business very much. Leaving circles can save a lot of time.
"Well, I have this idea..."
"That's good. This year, Christie's is planning to hold a grand autumn auction in London. Now we are collecting antiques for sale. If Mr. Jin, you have any intention of sending this desk to our Christie's for auction, I can contact our company's appraisal experts to help you identify it."
Andre said to Jin Muchen sincerely, and Jin Muchen scratched his head, but did not object.
Anyway, he has been studying this table for a long time, but he has not understood the origin of this writing table. If he can't figure out the origin, it will be difficult to price it. It will be a matter of time before he can find experts from Christie's or Sotheby's to help identify it.
After all, these two companies have many experts in Western antiques, but it is not easy to ask them to help with the appraisal. You must know that their experts will cost you a lot every time they want to come out.
Jin Muchen had been hesitating before whether to ask these experts to help identify them. Now Andrei took the initiative to mention this, and he was really a little moved.
"Then this is the cost issue..."
"Don't worry, if your table is correct and you end up giving it to us for a photo shoot, the appraisal fee will definitely not be charged."
Andre's answer made Jin Muchen feel relieved.
"What about this commission?"
Damn bastard, Andre cursed in his stomach, but he didn't dare to show it at all. Anyway, the company's regulations are relatively flexible, especially for those antiques with very high value.
The commission ratio claimed to the outside world seems scary, but in fact, such commissions are generally not required. However, such commissions are simply to help customers avoid taxes. In fact, there are many shameful transactions besides paper contracts.
"It's easy to talk about commissions, mainly because it depends on the real value of your table. If the company's appraiser determines that the value of this table is higher than one million US dollars, then everything else will be easy to discuss."
Andre said with a smile, but he didn't say anything, because the higher the base price of a table, the higher the final transaction price, and the higher the company's tuition commission at that time, so the commission ratio was very flexible at this time.
Because if you dare to ask someone for commission too high, customers are likely to send this table to other companies for auction. Although Christie's and Sotheby's are very famous on the market, the competitiveness of other medium-sized auction companies is actually not weak.
Especially the several companies in the UK are old brands with a long history. British antiques like this are the most popular. If they really like them, they are likely to give a very bloody commission ratio. Therefore, in order to compete with companies with price advantages, companies like Christie's and Sotheby's often have many shameful competitive methods.
The contract was soon printed. Jin Muchen just took a few simple glances and picked up the pen to sign the contract.
Anyway, he is already a millionaire now, so he really doesn't care about such an oil painting worth more than 100,000 yuan. He can't make a mistake in asking a lawyer to help him see the contract for such a painting.
What's more, Andrey has something to ask for him now. From the printing of the contract to the end of his signature, this guy didn't concentrate much on the contract. During this period, his energy was on that table.
After signing the contract, Andre and Jin Muchen, who were still reluctant to leave the table, went downstairs together. At this time, Vince, who was on the second floor, still didn't leave and sat on the sofa.
However, Jin Muchen was sure that this guy must have looked at the box all the time they went upstairs.
"Why haven't you left yet?"
When Andre went downstairs to see Vince, his eyebrows stood up. He just found a good table upstairs, and he didn't want Vince to know.
So even though he got the contract, as long as Vince didn't leave, he wouldn't leave, because he was afraid that after he left, Jin Muchen would tell Vince the news that he was interested in the table, which would attract Vince's competition.
Vince actually had the same meaning in his heart, but he was attracted to the black painted gold-patterned wooden box.
"Aren't I waiting for you?"
"Okay, the contracts of the two have been signed, I still have something to do. The Christmas holiday is not over yet. I wish you two a happy holiday."
Of course, Jin Muchen knew what these two were thinking. He didn't want these two to stay here and get entangled, because based on their tempers, who knows whether they would fight at his house?
Andre and Vince happened to be just a straitor. They both had their own ulterior motives and did not want each other to find out. Of course, leaving Jin Muchen's residence at the same time is the most ideal for them.
The two of them pretended to be disappointed and went downstairs, then went out.
"All left?"
Fang Bo asked, lowering the newspaper behind the desk behind Jin Muchen, and Jin Muchen nodded with a smile.
"Yes! Everyone left at this time, but I'm sure one of them will come back soon."
Fang Bo smiled and said nothing. Of course, the trick that Jin Muchen played could not be hidden from his old world eyes.
Sure enough, less than half an hour later, their store door was knocked again. Jin Muchen came to the door and guessed that Vince was standing in front of his door, and the guy was holding a large domino pizza and some snacks and drinks in his hand.
"I'm sorry to disturb your holiday again. It's getting late. I think you haven't had lunch yet? To apologize, I brought some lunches, although it's a bit simple, I hope you don't mind."
This guy is very good at guessing people, no wonder he could squeeze Andre away at Sotheby's.
Jin Muchen smiled and took the food from his hand and put it on Fang Bo's desk. Fang Bo was not polite, so he opened the box, took out a slice of pizza, and then said to Jin Muchen.
"You just take him up and have a look. I think if he doesn't take away something, he won't give up."
Jin Muchen brought back the black painted gold-painted box and told him, but Fang Bo was not very interested in this Japanese antique, so he had no objection to the photo.
A few surprised expressions flashed in Vince's eyes. Before he could speak, Jin Muchen said to him with a smile.
"Let's go up and take a look. I know what you like."
"Thank you, thank you so much."
Vince is a delicate guy. After Jin Muchen said this, how could he not know that he had long known that he had fallen in love with the black painted gold box?
Moreover, the other party didn't tell Andre about the box, which means that it means that he has a high chance of success this time.
The two went upstairs, and Jin Muchen took Vince directly to the box and opened the lid.
"Look at it carefully, those people's signatures are here!"
This box has been repaired by Jin Muchen's purple jade space, and the scratches on the outside have been repaired as new. Even the signatures of the celebrities inside the original box lid have become extremely clear and no longer as blurred as before.
Before, when Jin Muchen and Andre went upstairs, Vince wanted to open the box and take a look, but because he was afraid that something would alarm the people upstairs, he kept holding it back.
Now Jin Muchen opened the lid of the box and let him see it openly. How could Vince miss such an opportunity? He rushed to the box like a vicious dog snatching shit.
The display took out a magnifying glass, looked carefully for a long time, then took out his cell phone, took photos of the box, and tinkered for a while, and finally completed the preliminary appraisal.
"Mr. Jin, I think you should have some understanding of the origin of this box. I have sent all the photos of this box back to some experts in the company. If they decide that is right, I think in two days, our company will send a group of experts to personally make a comprehensive appraisal of this box. If it is true, I hope you can hand over this box to us for auction. Please rest assured that this time we will definitely tilt the most and the best resources of this box will definitely make your box a price that will satisfy you. And in terms of commission for handling fees, please rest assured that as long as you hand it over to us, everything will be easy to negotiate, and we will definitely make this box an ideal price."
Vince said to Jin Muchen confidently, and Jin Muchen didn't comment at that time, but just smiled.
"Let's talk about it after your experts have determined the origin of this box!"
Sotheby's is much harder to deal with than Christie's. Christie's has been overthrown by Sotheby's before, so he can make big concessions on the handling fee, but Sotheby's is not sure how much they can make.
When Vince saw that Jin Muchen didn't seem to have much interest in talking, she immediately offered to say goodbye.
In the next few days, there was no movement between the two companies, which may have a lot to do with the fact that the holiday was not over, so Jin Muchen was not in a hurry.
Chapter completed!