Just like Yan Ruyu, there is no shortage of celebrities in the collecting world. This young man’s grandfather, Mr. Luobo Zhang Zhang, is one of the best. He can be called a representative figure of antique collection at home and abroad. For this master collector, Chen Ran has no
What is rarely heard is that after he got the superpower, he was worried about being seen because he picked up leaks too many times, so he checked the information to see if there would be any problems if he picked up leaks like this. But after he saw Mr. Zhang’s information
After that, he basically stopped worrying. It turns out that there are myths in reality.
Mr. Zhang is undoubtedly such a mythical figure. After Chen Ran checked Mr. Zhang's information, he still thought about becoming a figure like Mr. Zhang in the future. Of course, this was just a dream at that time.
Mr. Zhang, whose real name is Zhang Gongzongxian, was born in Shanghai and moved to Hong Kong in 1949. His English name is Robert Zhang, and he is known as Luobo Zhang in the world.
In 2006, Mr. Zhang bought a Qing Qianlong blue and white and red Baba teapot with cloud and dragon patterns at an auction house. The transaction price was more than 7.11 million yuan. Three years later, the price of this antique rose to
35.84 million yuan, this is undoubtedly a myth.
Of course, if the process of Chen Ran's collection of the Flower God Cup and the results of the auction were completely announced, it would be even more mythical than this myth.
In the first auction held by Beijing Hanhai Auction House, Mr. Zhang’s auction accounted for half of the auction turnover. For many years, whether it was in Hong Kong, London, New York, Beijing, or Shanghai, several major auction companies
, whenever there is an auction of Chinese cultural relics and works of art, he is often sitting in the first row, holding the No. 1 plate, bidding frequently... If he is not the biggest buyer, he may be the biggest seller, so he is
He is known as one of the most important collectors of Chinese antiques and one of the promoters of the Chinese cultural relics and art market.
It is said that Taiwan's private collection was promoted by Mr. Zhang. At the same time, Mr. Zhang was also the first Hong Kong Chinese to participate in an international auction.
In the collection world, Mr. Zhang is also called the originator of the auction house by some. Of course, the auction houses here are mainly antique auction houses. The reason why they are called so is because Christie's and other international auction houses settled in Hong Kong, making Hong Kong a world cultural relic.
One of the communication centers with art was facilitated by Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhang also vigorously supported new auction companies in mainland China, making an indelible contribution to Beijing's equal position with Hong Kong, London, and New York in the Chinese cultural relics and art market.
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In addition to being from a family of antiques, Mr. Zhang is also considered a grassroots person, and he also made his way step by step by picking up leaks, so Chen Ran regarded Mr. Zhang as a target of his pursuit.
Now that he saw Mr. Zhang's grandson, Chen Ran couldn't help but take a closer look.
Most of the other people in the venue also recognized the origin of this young man. Even those who didn't recognized him saw that this young man was with Mr. Zhou at the banquet. After asking around, they found out.
Knowing that the young man was the grandson of Mr. Zhang, he was in awe for a moment, but no one quoted him anymore. First, the price was already sky-high. If he kept asking, it would cost 40 million or 3,000 yuan.
Although tens of thousands is a sky-high price, for everyone at this moment, it is still within the acceptable range, and 40 million is undoubtedly a bit outrageous. What's more, those collectors can be regarded as giving this Young Master Zhang a
face.
"Thirty-nine million once, thirty-nine million twice, thirty-nine million three times, good, deal, congratulations to this gentleman, the last lot is the seventh set of Flower God Cups, three thousand nine hundred
Wan, it belongs to you. Now I announce that the Qing Kangxi Colorful December Flower God Cup was finally auctioned on the 1st for 39 million yuan. Let us congratulate you again... Gentlemen, girls, distinguished guests, everyone
Friends, today's auction has ended. All the lots have been sold, and there is no first-rate auction. Thank you all for your participation and support. Thank you all. I hope to see you all again at the autumn auction held by our Dingsheng Auction House in September. In addition,
After the auction, our auction house will hold a celebration banquet, and I hope you can attend. After the banquet, our Dingsheng Auction House will hold a press conference about the Flower God Cup, and friends can also attend..."
With fierce applause, the auction came to a successful end. It is not clear whether the result is a happy one for everyone, or whether some people are happy and others are sad. Of course, for Chen Ran, it is a happy ending for everyone.
He was the biggest beneficiary in this auction.
Apart from Chen Ran, the happiest person is Dingsheng Auction House. In this auction, Dingsheng Auction House has achieved both fame and fortune. At this moment, the auction house is full of joy. In addition to Chen Ran and the auction house, there are other
The one who has benefited the most is undoubtedly Zhu Feng.
I am afraid that even Zhu Feng himself did not expect this situation to happen. Zhu Feng and Chen Ran said they would come back in the next two days, and he rushed back this morning. Dingsheng Auction House's publicity campaign for the Huashen Cup can be said to be a big one.
After a lot of hard work, Zhu Feng heard about it after he came back. As he said, he likes to collect unique things. Why are they unique? They are relatively rare. Even if they are not rare, they must be.
The best is the best, and it must be unique. There is nothing better than this. There is only such a set of Qing Kangxi Flower God Cups in the world. It naturally aroused his interest, so after hearing about it, he immediately
I rushed to Zhongdu without stopping and participated in the auction.
The direct bid of 15 million was because he wanted to quickly cut off the trouble and win the set of Flower God Cups. He had also heard rumors in the industry that if a complete set of Qing Kangxi Flower God Cups appeared, it would not be a problem to sell for tens of millions.
, even tens of millions was the starting price. Later, after Ma Chao made the announcement and saw the enthusiastic eyes of those in the venue, he simply bid for fifteen million. In fact, as Bai Lao said, even without Zhu Feng's move
, it is not a big problem if the first set is sold for 15 million, mainly because of the situation at that time, those collectors will definitely sell it eventually, and they bid crazier than anyone else, unlike those antique dealers
The bidding depends on whether you can make money or not...
As for the second set, there is no need to say more.
Zhu Feng only discovered Chen Ran when he was auctioning the third set. He discovered that Chen Ran was also caused by Bai Lei. Bai Lei clapped so hard at that time that it caught his attention. At first he didn't
I didn't care, but when I was auctioning the third set, when I accidentally looked towards Bai Lei, I suddenly spotted Chen Ran.
He discovered Chen Ran, but he was quite surprised. In his mind, he immediately associated Bai Lei with the client as to why he clapped so hard and so happily, and his expression.
, and he already admired Chen Ran's knowledge of antiques to the point of admiration, so he naturally guessed that Chen Ran was the client. After a few observations, he confirmed this.
This led to the offer to help Chen Ran.
Except for Zhu Feng, I don’t know whether the rest of the people are happy or sad. At least Chen Ran doesn’t know. He only knows that he is very happy. He can no longer describe happiness. With his calmness and restraint
, it can be seen that it is difficult to conceal the joy on his face.
"I'll call you later..."
When the show was over, Zhu Feng did not find Chen Ran immediately. Instead, he gestured with Chen Ran with his cell phone, told Chen Ran to call him later, and then left the show with everyone. He was a smart person and knew this.
It would be better not to have contact with Chen Ran, so as not to be said that he was hired by Chen Ran. Considering the situation at that time, it was really unclear to be said like this. He didn't care. The important thing was because
Chen Ran considered that unless Chen Ran would never auction anything at the auction house again.
Of course, he also has to trade with the auction house for the two sets of Flower God Cups he bought. Although it is not necessary to pay to take the things away immediately, as long as they are taken away within a certain period, but that
No matter how troublesome it is, he doesn't lack the money, so there is no need for it at all.
"Teacher Chen, please be sure to attend the celebration banquet and press conference later."
Chen Ran also had something to do. He now had to re-sign some contracts with the auction house. During the auction, he gave the other six sets to Vice President Luo. At that time, he was in a hurry and just initialed a contract. Now he wants all of them.
He has to sign it again and make up some contracts. Just because everything has been auctioned, doesn't mean he can get the money right away. He has to wait until all the auctioneers have paid. After paying, the auction house will also have to pay.
After going through some procedures, as soon as the auction was announced to be over, Chen Ran received a call from Vice President Luo. Vice President Luo wanted to come and take Chen Ran to his office, but Chen Ran refused. If Vice President Luo came to pick him up in person,
Chen Ran estimated that he might not be able to walk out of the auction house, so accompanied by Bai Laojiang and Lao Bai Lei, he went directly to Vice President Luo's office. After signing the contract, Vice President Luo
He warmly extended an invitation to Chen Ran.
Vice President Luo's attitude towards Chen Ran is very different now. He simply regards Chen Ran as his God of Wealth. In fact, Chen Ran is indeed his God of Wealth now. After this auction,
After that, Chen Ran has become the largest customer of his Dingsheng Auction House. Of course, this does not mean that there are no auctions held by Dingsheng Auction House with a turnover of over 100 million. There are some, even many, but those with a turnover of over 100 million
The auction items were not consigned by the same person. Chen Ran is the one who has consigned the most transactions to Dingsheng Auction House so far.
While the auction was going on in the auction hall, their Dingsheng Auction House was also holding a board meeting. At the board meeting, it was decided on the spot that Chen Ran would be the auction house's chief guest in the future. The board of directors even issued an order to him.
Trying to win over and befriend Chen Ran at all costs.
Dingsheng Auction House is one of the top ten auction houses in China. Its influence and strength are immeasurable. The reason why it values Chen Ran so much is because Chen Ran is now one of the clients with the largest transaction volume entrusting Dingsheng Auction House.
In addition, the main focus is on Chen Ran's youth, that is, Chen Ran's potential.
From the story of Mr. Luobo Zhang, we can see the importance of a collector to the auction house. The code name Luobo Zhang is a guest of the world's major auction houses, just because when you collect things, he has rare items to live in.
When you auction things, he dares to put down the money. Many famous auction companies in Beijing are able to get to where they are today, largely because of the support of Mr. Carrot Zhang Zhang. It can be seen that a powerful collector has great influence on an auction house.
importance and influence.
"Lao Bai, Lao Jiang, you two must also participate later..." Of course, Chen Ran was invited, and Vice President Luo did not forget about Lao Bai and Lao Jiang. Lao Bai and Lao Jiang are also their prosperous old customers.
, As for the boy Bai Lei, he was simply ignored, but this boy didn't feel ignored at all. He was currently counting Chen Ran's seven sets of Flower God Cups back and forth.
As for the money, after calculating the total price and deducting the auction house's handling fee, I don't know what happened, so he calculated it wrong...
"I won't participate. I still have things to do at noon..." Mr. Jiang refused Vice President Luo's invitation. Mr. Jiang is not as laid-back as Mr. Bai. In addition to working in the Cultural Relics Bureau, he also works in Zhongdu
I have a temporary job in the Ceramics Museum and things are quite busy.
"Mr. Luo, I won't participate either. I have to meet a friend later. If there's anything else, just discuss it with Mr. Bai. Mr. Bai, I need to trouble you..." Chen Ran also refused. After the auction,
, his identity will definitely be exposed, and there is no need to attend any more press conferences.
"Well... then, Teacher Chen, if you need to take action in the future, please take care of our auction house..." It doesn't matter that Mr. Jiang doesn't participate, but Vice President Luo didn't expect that Chen Ran wouldn't participate either.
But it disrupted his company's plan. You have to know that at this time, what happened at the auction had already spread out, and the sensation caused was unimaginable. Not to mention other things, it was just that the outside of their company had been reported by reporters.
We were surrounded, and people from TV stations, including CCTV, also came to our door.
Their company's phone number is almost buzzing with people inquiring about the auction house. Even the city government, province, and Beijing have called to inquire about this matter. Wait for the press conference.
Sometimes, many leaders will also participate.
The person who was most inquired about was undoubtedly the client of these seven sets of Flower God Cups. At the following celebration banquet and press conference, the client, Chen Ran, was the real protagonist, but Chen Ran was not expected.
He was really surprised and helpless to not participate. However, seeing that Chen Ran was so determined, he had no choice but to agree. Anyway, it would be fine if Chen Ran didn't participate. This way, he might still be able to maintain a sense of mystery.
It’s hard to say whether it will have a better effect...
[A four-thousand-word chapter, the third update is indeed very stressful. I hope brothers who don’t have collections can help me collect them. The collections are really small...]
