Chapter 139
Regarding this auction, Li Anran originally did not want to be there. But then he thought about it and realized that he had not returned to China for a while, so he could take advantage of this auction to go back. He would go to Hong Kong first and wait for the auction to end.
You can also go around the country and purchase some things that would be more troublesome to buy abroad. Of course, the most important thing is to get together with your only relative, Hu Jing.
Taking advantage of the auction house's publicity opportunity, Li Anran flew through the time and space of the Tang Dynasty again. This time the destination was Changhua, Zhejiang. As for what he was looking for, it was the chicken blood stone, which is as famous as Tian Huang Stone. According to reports
According to research, the mining of chicken blood stone began in the Song Dynasty and became famous in the Qing Dynasty. Emperors such as Kangxi, Qianlong, and Jiaqing appreciated Changhua chicken blood stone very much and used it as the seal material for their seals.
With the imperial edict and the official position of observer, although this trip to find the stone was not as smooth as the previous Tianhuang stone, after spending some time, it still achieved its goal. However, the chicken blood stone obtained this time, Li Anran
However, they did not send it to auction. Instead, they selected the best quality among the quarried stones and asked well-known local craftsmen to process them.
Like Tianhuang stone, better things like chicken blood stone are used as seals. Especially the top-notch Dahongpao, few people are willing to carve it into large ornaments. However, for Li Anran, such a
It would be too monotonous to turn all the high-quality bloodstones into seals, so I just took a few large pieces of high-quality bloodstones and had them carved into ornaments.
After the bloodstone is obtained, the auction of modern time and space will finally begin.
After saying hello to the accompanying Zhao Er, Su Xiaomei and Xiang Yun that they were leaving for a few days, Li Anran traveled back to modern time and space and took Annie, the "Legally Blonde", by plane to Hong Kong, China.
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After half a month of publicity, there are indeed many rich people paying attention to this auction. At least when they rushed to the scene, the dense crowd of people in the venue made Li Anran have to admit that with the "development" of the economy, the domestic rich people
Sure enough, there are a lot of them.
Considering the special nature of his identity, and in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Li Anran only stayed for a while at the beginning of the auction, and then escaped with Anne.
With the previous inference, although the relationship between the two is indeed as Anne said at the beginning, it has not changed much. But there was the first, second, third, and nth time.
Pushing and being pushed naturally happened naturally.
Regarding Annie, Li Anran's attitude is very clear. He doesn't even think about his reputation. As a man, he will not terminate the cooperative relationship with the law firm just because he has a relationship with the other party.
Anne, who is the woman, will not think about "turning into a positive relationship" because of this. The relationship between the two is that of a boyfriend and girlfriend, and it is more accurate to say they are lovers.
Li Anran, who escaped, did not rush back to China, but took Annie to the most popular commercial street in Hong Kong to start shopping. Although it was impossible to give the other party an identity, it was even impossible for the other party to be involved in the development and operation of the island.
However, as a man, after enjoying the other person's body, he will not act too stingy.
After some shopping, I found a good store to enjoy the taste of Hong Kong. Before I finished eating, Li Anran received a call from the auction company.
Since this was a special auction, and enough time was left for publicity in advance, the auction results were very good. Whether it was mutton-fat white jade or field yellow stone, both were bid by many rich and wealthy people at prices far exceeding the reserve price.
Once sold out, not a single item was unsold. Of course, this is also because the items sent for auction are all top quality.
After Li Anran returned to the auction company with lawyer Annie, he quickly learned the final result from the person in charge of the auction. Even Li Anran was considered a billionaire before, but now
After hearing the total amount of the auction, she still couldn't help but felt dizzy for a while. Anne on the side looked very calm.
After deducting the auction company's handling fee, Li Anran, who was already among the billionaires in China, immediately saw his net worth increase n-fold. After confirming through the Internet that the funds had been transferred to his personal account
, Li Anran did not leave directly, but asked Annie to directly bring out the prepared investment plan.
Although Christie's is just an auction company, it has a very rich background. Regardless of whether it is developing islands, transferring funds, or handling various procedures and dealing with local government agencies, it has advantages that ordinary companies cannot have.
Christie's auction house paid enough attention to Li Anran's plan to use the funds obtained from this auction to invest in an island and then build it into a Tang-style tourist resort. Not only did the corresponding person in charge quickly fly to the Hong Kong branch,
It also brought in professionals from various fields related to this investment.
Faced with the suggestions given by the auction company that were more in line with the interests of investors, Li Anran refused with stubbornness any part that touched the core content of his entire plan, leaving these guys very depressed and speechless.
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As for the purchase target of private islands, because of Christie's intervention, it has been changed from the original three alternative projects to six alternative projects. Not to mention, the three new private islands provided by the other party, regardless of their area,
In terms of geographical location, not only is it no worse than the three that Li Anran chose before, it is even better in some aspects.
According to Li Anran's original intention, he wanted to buy the private island called Tetiaroa that he had previously admired, which was located about 40 miles away from the French Polynesian Islands and was bought by the famous movie star Marlon Brando. Unfortunately,
Yes, this private island group consisting of twelve small islands was sold at a low price at the time, but if you want to buy it now, the price is ridiculously expensive.
After contacting Marlon Brando's son, the current owner of Tetiaroa Private Island, through Christie's, the other party directly offered an outrageous price that left Li Anran, whose assets had just expanded n-fold, speechless.
The proceeds from this auction were not unaffordable for this small island group, but the development after purchase also required a large amount of funds. In the end, with the advice and help of Christie's, Li Anran had no choice but to turn his attention to
On a small island group consisting of six islands in the northeast of Fiji.
Under the arrangement of the auction house, Li Anran took Annie to this ring-shaped island group for a field trip.
What must not be admitted is that although this small island group is not as large as Tetiaroa Private Island, it is no less than the latter in terms of climate, land area, topography, natural resources, etc. For Li Anran, this
The most profound impression of this ring-shaped island group is the intoxicating blue water and sky.
The price of this ring-shaped island group is US$75,000, which is also very expensive. However, what makes Li Anran satisfied is that once he buys this island, he will have permanent property rights, and as long as
Any development can be carried out here without violating environmental protection regulations.
After wandering around six islands of different sizes, Li Anran fell in love with this place more and more and immediately expressed his intention to buy it.
According to Li Anran, although the price of 75 million US dollars is not low, it is not a large amount for him who has just made a big fortune. But as a lawyer, Anne feels that this price is just
There must be a certain amount of water in the quotation that can be "squeezed out". As a result, the negotiation process dragged on for almost a week before the result was finally achieved.
US$69.88 million was the price that Anne, a lawyer, finally negotiated, which was US$5.02 million cheaper than the original quotation. Taking advantage of the opportunity of negotiation, she transferred her sister Hu Jing, who was in China, to
Chapter completed!