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Chapter 116 No house, no car, no betrothal gift
  "Second, there are historical books and information that prove that this [jade carved handle covered with gold sheath] dagger is one of Qianlong's royal weapons."

"Yes, it's one of them."

"According to historical records, Qianlong liked weapons very much. He had many royal weapons, ranging from large swords and guns to small daggers. The Qing Palace had a manufacturing office dedicated to making excellent cold weapons for him."

"Especially daggers, which are both weapons and handicrafts, were deeply loved by Qianlong."

"According to the records of the Qing History "Qing Shi Lu", Emperor Qianlong had seven royal daggers, one of which was this [jade carved handle covered with gold scabbard] dagger."

"The third and most important point."

"You all know Castiglione, right?"

"An Italian, a Western missionary during the Qianlong period, and a famous painter who was good at Western realistic paintings. He was once recruited by Qianlong into the palace to paint portraits of him and his concubines."

"He has a painting of Emperor Qianlong in military uniform and riding a horse."

"The dagger worn on Qianlong's waist in the picture is exactly the same as this dagger in shape, shape and material."

"So, unless there are two identical daggers during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, this dagger will naturally be Qianlong's royal dagger."

Yang Chen's explanation is reasonable and well-founded.

Yes!

Unless in that era, there was an identical dagger with the same material, same shape, and same shape.

But at that time, except the royal family, who had this technology?
  Who has this power?

Who has the guts?

Therefore, there is no doubt that this dagger, although it has lost its gold sheath, is indeed recorded in historical records and is also the imperial dagger in the portrait.

Listen to Yang Chen finish.

The two appraisers, as well as Mr. Huang Ronglin and Mr. Tony, immediately checked the information online.

At the same time, verify the relevant archaeological personnel.

The answer I got was exactly the same as what Yang Chen said.

Only then did they believe that this dagger was indeed one of Qianlong's royal weapons.

"Yang Xiansen, at your young age, you not only have an amazing appreciation of Kung Fu skills, but also have rich and solid theoretical knowledge, which makes us professionals pale in comparison!"

Mr. Tony was completely convinced.

Huang Ronglin laughed.

"Brother Yang!"

"You have never let me down!"

……

After determining the origin and provenance of the dagger, the next step is to set the price.

Auction items generally have a reserve price.

That is the psychological price of the client.

Then there is a starting price.

This price may be lower than the reserve price, which is the psychological price of the client.

If the final bidding price is lower than the reserve price, or the number of participants is less than two, the auction item may not be sold.

What do you mean?
  For example, the client’s reserve price is 100 million.

The starting price is 60 million.

In the end, there was only one bidder, and the bid was only 65, so the auction item would fail.

In addition, the price increase rule is generally 258 advanced.

For example, 20, 22, 25, 28, 30, and so on.

Of course, some auctioneers will also make adjustments based on on-site conditions and change the number of advanced steps, such as increasing the number of steps by one thousand, increasing by ten thousand, increasing by one hundred thousand...

The auction format is not limited to on-site auctions.

Nowadays, there are also telephone orders, online price bidding, etc.

"Yang Xiansen, although this dagger has lost its scabbard, as an imperial item for the emperor and one of the most famous emperors in history, it is indeed a top-quality treasure."

Mr. Tony said with a smile:

"This treasure is not only worthy of being added to this auction, but also worthy of being widely publicized as one of the final auction items."

“Since Mr. Yang trusts us at Christie’s, we will do our best to maximize the interests of our clients.”

After speaking, Tony asked:
  "Mr. Yang, may I ask what you expect the price of this dagger to be?"

According to the price given by the system.

The market price of this dagger is around 100 million.

But because it lacks the gold-coated sheath, the actual value is 20 million less, probably around 80 million.

Hearing this, Yang Chen did not report his psychological price first, but asked instead: "Mr. Tony, what do you think is the appropriate reserve price for this dagger?"

The trendy old man Tony smiled and immediately replied:
  "Emperor Qianlong once ordered 90 waist knives to be cast, divided into three levels: heaven, earth and people."

"Each level is divided into two levels: upper and lower."

"One of them is a Tianzi No. 2012 Proton waist knife, which was auctioned for 4200 million at the Guardian Autumn Auction in ."

"That Tianzi No. 17 Baoteng waist knife can't be compared with this [jade carved handle covered with gold sheath] dagger."

"First, there are a large number of waist knives."

"Secondly, the dagger was used by Emperor Qianlong."

"So in terms of value and significance, this dagger is naturally much higher."

"In addition, considering that the auction price of the waist knife was eleven years ago, the current price is naturally much higher."

"So based on comprehensive judgment, I think the value of this dagger is probably between 8000 million and 1.2 million. Of course, because of the lack of a gold-covered sheath, this value will be discounted."

"How much you can at least fight depends on what you want, Mr. Yang."

Although the trendy old man Mr. Tony is a bit annoying.

But as the president of Christie's Auction Asia Pacific, his professionalism and business capabilities are relatively strong.

The evaluation price he gave was almost the same as the system.

After hearing what he said, Yang Chen nodded, but still did not say the reserve price, but asked: "Mr. Tony, you said you would give me the lowest service fee and commission."

"Can you tell me now, how much is it?"

The service fee for an auction is usually for appraisal and storage.

These costs are relatively modest.

The bulk is commission.

Commissions are sometimes charged in one direction.

Some are received in both directions.

That is, the commission is collected from the principal, and the commission is also paid from the recipient, that is, the buyer.

The commission is generally based on the transaction price.

Some charging ratios may be as high as 10%.

There are even as high as 25%.

If it is low, it may be as low as 2% or even 1%.

Of course, according to industry regulations, the higher the transaction price, the lower the commission rate charged.

But generally speaking, the commission is about 5%.

Therefore, the benefits brought by one point higher, one point lower, even a few tenths of a point, will have a huge impact on buyers or sellers.

Yang Chen first figured out the service fees and commissions, and then decided to set a reserve price for the dagger.

In short, the actual value given by the system is 8000 million.

Then he must get about 8000 million.

Plus commission.

That's his reserve price.

of course.

You can adjust it appropriately.

Too much won’t work.

"Mr. Yang, based on the estimated value of your auction item, the commission we usually charge is about 3%."

"This is our first time working together!"

"I admire Xiansen Yang very much."

"I promised Mr. Yang that I would give you the lowest service fee and the lowest commission."

At this point, Mr. Tony said seriously: "Well, to show my sincerity, the service fee is free of charge! In addition, I only charge you 1% commission."

"Is Mr. Yang still satisfied with my sincerity?"

Yang Chen did his homework before coming.

Service charges are free.

1% commission.

For a top international auction house, it is indeed full of sincerity!
  Yang Chen nodded.

Agree.

1% commission.

If his reserve price is 8000 million.

Then we have to give Christie’s 80.

acceptable.

Yang Chen then said: "My reserve price is 8000 million."

Mr. Tony nodded: "Okay! Then we sign a power of attorney and some relevant agreement materials. This Qianlong imperial dagger will be handed over to us at Christie's for display and auction."

"it is good!"

Yang Chen replied.

Next comes some handover and signing procedures.

Although the formal and official handover signing was not completed at Christie's office, Mr. Tony was very well prepared when he called the two appraisers over.     Documents, certificates, agreements, official seals.

And the entire process was videotaped.

The entire process was methodical and meticulous.

It shows the professionalism and seriousness of the top international auction houses.

of course.

In order to avoid risks and be careful of being deceived, Yang Chen still activated the subtitle system to conduct appraisal and judgment on these agreement documents, official seals and the like.

The results are all without any problems.

This is the signature.

Press the fingerprint.

Finally, the exquisite wooden box containing the Qianlong royal dagger was handed over to Mr. Tony.

Mr. Tony handed it over to the appraiser.

The appraiser put the wooden box into a special aluminum safe, then said goodbye to everyone and left the box with the safe.

"Happy cooperation!"

Mr. Tony stretched out his hand and was very satisfied with the auction items sent by Yang Chen.

three days later.

The show at 20:00 in the evening is a special show for the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

This Qianlong royal dagger can definitely be used as the finale of the auction, causing a wave of bidding at the auction.

"Happy cooperation!"

Yang Chen stretched out his hand and shook his hand.

At this time, Huang Ronglin on the side said with emotion: "Brother Yang, you are really a god! Can you also pick up this kind of treasure used by Emperor Qianlong in the stall?"

"I, Huang Ronglin, only have two: admire!"

Speaking of this, there was a look of regret on his face.

"To be honest, I really like that dagger belonging to Mr. Qianlong."

"But, it's too expensive!"

"I can't afford it!"

"You can only see it, but you can't have it. This feeling, Brother Yang, do you know what it's like?"

Huang Ronglin is an antique enthusiast.

Audiophile level.

He is also a successful businessman.

Considering his financial strength, he can afford this dagger.

But hundreds of millions in cash will definitely not be available for a while.

Selling assets or something like that is not practical.

So I can only look forward to it and sigh.

heard.

Yang Chen smiled.

He asked very cooperatively: "Boss Huang, what does it look like?"

Huang Ronglin smacked his lips.

Then he laughed: "Like a woman! Like some high-ranking, peerless, top-notch women! You can only look at them, but you can't own them. Tell me, do you feel as uncomfortable as a cat's claws scratching you?"

"Hahaha~"

As soon as these words came out, Teacher Tony smiled.

Eyes exposed.

Becoming obscene again.

Yang Chen also smiled.

Business is done.

He thought of the girl with a face like a fox and a figure as soft and charming as a water snake.

Xi Meier!
  The three men had a tacit understanding of each other.

Smile at each other.

Huang Ronglin made a phone call.

then.

The dozen or so beauties who started to retreat were wearing exquisite makeup and low-brained evening gowns, revealing their long, straight white legs, and then filed in again and returned to the box.

"Brother Yang, you're welcome, pick whatever you want."

"If you like it, take it back."

"The girls here can watch and eat."

"Hahaha~"

Huang Ronglin lit a cigar, casually hugged a girl with big headlights, and laughed.

Yang Chen didn't hold it.

Not even pretending to be aloof.

Thousands of years ago, Confucius said: "Food and sex are the essence of nature!"

He is not a saint.

Not a bad guy either.

Is it wrong to face your own needs?
  He has already sealed his heart for love.

A good girl, don't mess with her.

Bad girl, don't let it go!
  It's time to eat.

It's time to drink.

Take what you need.

You love me.

Simple, fast and direct!

She doesn’t involve any emotions, she doesn’t want a house, she doesn’t want a car, she doesn’t want any gifts, she just wants to be with you silently when needed, what kind of girl is she like?

"Ok!"

"Then I'm not welcome!"

He is lustful and can be as bold as Huang Ronglin.

Or he can be as obscene as Mr. Tony.

Of course Yang Chen chose the former.

If a man is not lustful, is he still a man?

Be generous.

Be more aboveboard.

Good!

Hearing Yang Chen's words, all the girls puffed up their chests, played with their long legs, and cast their eyes expectantly and longingly.

After all, among these three men, Yang Chen is the youngest and most handsome.

What girl doesn't like young and handsome boys?
  They are no exception.

Yang Chen already had a goal.

However, after searching among the girls, Xi Meier was not found.

This made him frown.

A feeling of disappointment and regret came over me.

Seeing this, the host Huang Ronglin asked: "What's wrong, Brother Yang, don't you like it?"

Mr. Tony, a trendy old man, also laughed and said: "Mr. Yang must have too high standards! From what I see, there are all pretty girls here. Anyway, I like them all!"

Yang Chen glanced at him.

smiled.

But in his belly, he cursed: Old man, are you still okay?

"Boss Huang, let me ask, is there any girl who went out and didn't come back?"

Yang Chen asked unwillingly.

Huang Ronglin was stunned for a moment, then he realized what he was doing and laughed loudly: "It turns out that Brother Yang has already found his favorite candidate." After saying that, he looked at the girls and asked:
  "Which girl hasn't come back?"

Hearing this, a girl immediately replied: "The new little beauty here today!"

"She's not feeling well."

"Rest in your room."

Upon hearing that the girl was uncomfortable, Huang Ronglin was still very sympathetic: "Oh, forget it, let her have a good rest."

After speaking, he looked at Yang Chen: "Brother Yang, if the girl is not feeling well, let's not force her. Let's find someone else. Once the lights are turned off, it's actually the same."

Uncomfortable?
  Yang Chen didn't believe it.

That's when he saw Xi Meier.

Xi Meier also saw him.

Although there was no change on his face, he probably felt quite embarrassed inside.

So it's normal to find a reason to avoid seeing him.

It’s not like Yang Chen has to do it with her.

but still.
  It's quite a pity.

(End of this chapter)