In the next week, Luo Tian appeared in newspapers, magazines and even TV cameras countless times. This kind of life made Luo Tian’s antique shop and jewelry store business flourish, and the jewelry store that was about to open had a free advertisement.
This is the happiest thing about Luo Tian, and Lao Luo was even more excited. He had said a long time ago that Luo Tian is the signboard of living, and has now been verified.
This week, Luo Tian seemed to be in the clouds. Fortunately, he was not light. Luo Tian reminded himself almost every night not to be dizzy. The matter has not been finished yet. This popularity will finally slowly follow a week later.
After cooling down, he said everything he could say, and could no longer express anything new. Luo Tian was able to rest.
After resting, Luo Tian began to understand the situation of the world's largest auction. The world's largest and oldest auction house is of course still Sosby. Sosby's history is more than 200 years ago. March 11, 1744
, the British bookseller Samuel amp; Baker sold a collection of books by a jazz in a hotel in Covent Garden, London in the form of bidding. The store is considered the first auction in a modern form.
After Baker's death, his nephew John Sosby was designated as the heir to the estate. John named the auction company left by his uncle after his last name, and "Sosby" was born.
At that time, good paintings and precious items were mostly traded by merchants in private, and the auction method was not favorable. This situation almost continued until the 1950s, with a name called Peter Cecil amp;#8226;
Wilson's men took charge of Sosby after World War II, and he was determined to challenge the dealer's monopoly on famous paintings. Wilson introduced a seller's minimum margin system, providing a deposit to the auction principal before the auction to discourage those who possess the treasures.
Price concerns. From then on, Sosby gained respect in the art market until it was a surprise. In 1983, Sosby was acquired by the American real estate developer Taubman due to poor management. After becoming a US-owned company, the auction house was divided into two
Headquarters, one in London and the other in New York. They currently hold more than 500 auctions in 17 countries around the world each year.
Another British auction house, Christie (also known as "Christie's"), was Sosby's biggest rival. Christie was founded in 1766, 22 years later than Sosby, but founder James Kristi quickly won it.
Reputation. Around 1785, Christie became famous for a series of sensational auctions: first he auctioned a large number of precious oil paintings collected by an ace spy during the reign of King Louis XV of France, and then planned a jewelry auction for the French noble lady who was sent to the guillotine.
Yes. The entire 20th century has been a history of the two auction houses competing for the top and bottom. Sosby has a slight advantage in the number of auction world records. Between 1994 and 1997, the new leaders of the two auction houses reached an illegal goal in order to monopolize the market.
The behind-the-scenes transaction of conspiring to increase auction commissions was investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice. The scandal was exposed in 2000, and the trial in 2001 caused a sensation around the world.
The third place in the global auction house should currently be Phillips. The founder of the auction house, Harry Phillips, came from Christie's disciple and set up his own business in 1796. Phillips Auction House has been far behind for hundreds of years.
Sosby and Christie had no qualifications to compare, until they were bought by Louis Vuitton's boss Bernard Arnold in November 1999 and merged into the world.
Under the name of LVMH, the largest luxury goods group. Arnold takes advantage of the scandal of two auction houses to invest huge sums of money in Phillips. Phillips focuses on impressionist works, modern and contemporary art and furniture auctions. He is currently working with Sosby and Christie.
The French market competes and radiates to Belgium, Switzerland and Germany with this as the center.
These three companies are qualified to hold the world's largest auction, so which one will be? Luo Tian can only wait for the result. According to him, he naturally hopes it is Sosby.
Luo Tian was sitting in front of the computer and checking the information, but suddenly the phone rang. It was Huang Lide: "Boy, where are you hiding now? Now it's popular, and you can't find anyone."
"Teacher Huang? Where are you now?" Luo Tian was startled. He felt that Huang Lide must have come.
"I'm chatting with your godfather in your antique shop. I came for the luminous cup. At least we should take a look." Huang Lide said: "You were busy a while ago, and I'm not good either.
Trouble, is it OK now?"
Luo Tian himself hasn't seen the luminous cup for a long time, so it's good to go and have a look together, not to mention that these two seniors are not ordinary people? He immediately agreed: "Okay, I'll drive over now and take you to the bank."
"Bank?" Huang Lide didn't react for a while.
"Yes, for safety reasons, I store it in the bank's safe." Luo Tian said: "So we have to go to the bank, I'll come here right now."
When he arrived at the antique, Luo Tiancai discovered that Huang Lide was not here alone. He also brought his assistant Gao Yuanyuan. When Yuanyuan saw Luo Tian, he smiled sweetly: "Long time no see, this time I also want to open my eyes, so
Come together.”
"Welcome." Luo Tian looked at the time: "The bank has not gotten off work yet, so let's go there quickly."
Luo Tian drove, took three people to the bank, took out his ID card, went directly into the VIP reception room, and asked to open a safe. The bank sent a special person to the safe, and took the four people to the safe. Luo Tian's one
I was nervous and couldn't explain it clearly. I don't know if I haven't seen the luminous cup for too long. I always feel uneasy, as if it was the first time I saw the luminous cup.
The safe was opened, and the person who opened the cabinet suddenly screamed. Luo Tian thought to himself that something was wrong. He pushed the person away, and the safe was empty! Luo Tian's face turned white in an instant, and he asked sternly:
"What's going on?"
The receptionist's voice trembled: "No, I've been inside before, no one has touched it. Our bank's safe business has been..."
Huang Lide and Zhou Bozhai looked at each other, and their faces sank. They had already seen that the cabinet was empty and Gao Yuanyuan was even more at a loss. Although Luo Tian was stormy in his heart, he was the most calm and forced his anger to be suppressed in his heart.
, waved his hand: "Let's call the police first."
The receptionist immediately took out his cell phone to call the police. Luo Tian leaned against the safe, put his hands on his waist, pressing his stomach, which was aching and his face turned pale. After the receptionist called the police, he carefully
Looking at Luo Tian: "The police will arrive later. I think we should wait in the reception room first."