Han Kongque is the middleman on the seller's side and has little to do with the buyer. If the price needs to be reduced, he doesn't need Fat Liu to go through the trouble. Of course, he doesn't need Han Kongque to take the 10% commission in vain.
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"Twenty-eight million, each of us bears half of the risk. I am very sincere. It's not that we don't follow the rules, but that this small bowl is not recognized by experts." Jiang Lin also stood up and finally said.
Han Kongque glanced at Meng Guangtao and Fat Liu. Both of them were in a trance, but the two boys from the Meng family all looked happy.
"Uncle Meng, can I make the decision?" Han Peacock was a little helpless, after all, it was not his own.
At this time, Meng Guangtao recovered. After all, he knew the price of his small bowl: "Xiao Han, the contract we signed is very clear. Whether to sell or not is your business, and the price is also yours to negotiate. If you can't satisfy me,
I have the right to refuse the transaction."
"That's good." Han Kongque shook his head at Jiang Lin and others and walked directly out. Business is indeed not that easy. No one is a fool. Since there is an opportunity to lower the price, naturally no one wants to give up.
Jiang Lin's actions made Han Kongque see the crisis, but at the same time, it also contained opportunities.
"Wait a minute, little brother, can you let the experts I brought here take a look?" Seeing Han Peacock about to walk out of the door, Jiang Lin stopped them.
"Okay, but it won't be the original price if you watch it again. Do you still want to watch it?" Han Kongque decided, after all, he didn't want to mess it up. If they were really sincere, it would be okay to let them watch it again.
Han Peacock was not a good deal-maker either. Lao Meng's family was eager to sell this small bowl, so Han Peacock had no objection to selling it at a high price.
The situation here now is not what Fat Liu said, which made Han Kongque feel unhappy.
Although his actions were tentative, if Mr. Jiang ignored him, he would really end the transaction.
But now it seems that Mr. Jiang must be eager to buy. Although he doesn’t know the reason, Fat Liu has told him several times that since he is eager to get something and now he is looking for a reason to lower the price, then don’t blame him.
Cruel.
Of course Jiang Lin understood what Han Kongque meant. The successors trained by the big family since childhood were not idlers, but he really didn't expect Han Kongque to be able to make the decision to give up this deal. Now that Jiang Lin wants to keep people, he has the initiative.
It fell into someone else's hands.
But Jiang Lin had no choice, so he looked at Mr. Qin. Of course Mr. Qin knew what he meant, which was to ask him whether the thing was worth taking another look at.
In fact, they had already agreed before coming here that if something was not good, they would leave immediately. If the four experts didn't say anything, it meant that the thing was right.
The reason why they just said what they said and said something was wrong was indeed a way for them to lower the price, but they didn't expect Han Peacock to be so tough.
Seeing Mr. Qin nodding, Jiang Lin's eyes turned to the others. Finally, even Mr. Zhang, the least optimistic person who had ridiculed Meng Guangtao in his shop and dismissed the small bowl as a piece of shit, was also thinking about it.
After a while he nodded.
These four experts were brought in by his father through connections, and each of them has deep knowledge in porcelain appraisal.
Seeing all four people nodding, Jiang Lin felt relieved, but at the same time, he also began to feel heartache and regretted his cleverness just now.
"Then let's watch it again, please," Jiang Lin said.
"Uncle Meng, show them the things again. These are seniors, and they must be right. If they don't like it, we will send it directly abroad. Once we go abroad, there are many ways to make more detailed and accurate appraisals. Then we will also
It’s just a little more troublesome, but the price is definitely higher.”
Korean Peacock's method is not a solution. If these experts identify this small bowl as a fake, then Korean Peacock will dare to take it out of the country. Since it is a fake, it can only be regarded as a modern work of art.
Antiques cannot be sent abroad because that is called smuggling, but modern art has no such restrictions.
The real thing cannot be faked. As long as you spend enough money and use modern technology, you can still identify this small bowl.
Even if you can't believe in modern methods, there are still experts abroad. Foreign experts are not as spendthrift as domestic experts. As long as they give you money, they will not cheat you.
This time the appraisal took longer and was more detailed. Because they had just mentioned a lot of shortcomings that they thought were lacking, none of the four old men said anything this time.
They held a small bowl in their hands and carefully looked through it countless times. When they saw that Han Peacock was about to sleep, they put the small bowl back.
The four experts never said anything. By this time, Jiang Lin already knew clearly that things were right.
Of course what he could see, Han Kongque and the others could also see.
"Come on, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Qin, the leading figure in the antique world and the master of collecting. This is Mr. Qian of the Municipal Museum. This is Mr. Li of the Ancient Porcelain Studio. This is the former Municipal Cultural Bureau.
Director Zhang, they are all highly respected seniors in the collecting industry, and the results of their appraisal are definitely correct.
Now that the appraisal has been completed, let the four experts talk about this small bowl, so that we can also evaluate the price of the small bowl."
Jiang Lin was well prepared, and the four experts were also very famous. At least among these people, Han Kongque had heard of the names of three of them. Only the former director had not heard of them, but he had served in the Cultural Affairs Bureau, so he was somewhat familiar with it.
ability.
They are experts, scholars, or great collectors who are well-known in Shanghai and even across the country, but Han Peacock is unknown.
Regarding the appraisal results of this Kangxi enamel yellow ground flower pattern bowl, the four of them must be more authoritative than Han Peacock, but Han Peacock cannot listen to them, otherwise it will be considered a failure this time.
"I guess forget it! We still have urgent matters to deal with. We are here to discuss business this time, not to attend lectures. Several of them are leaders in the antique industry. We will definitely ask for advice when we have time in the future. For now, we still
Talking about business, if nothing else, I don’t know if Young Master Jiang is willing to have this small bowl, if so, let’s discuss the price directly!”
Han Kongque glanced at Fat Liu and Meng Guangtao and found that they had no reaction. He immediately took over the topic and interrupted Jiang Lin. He didn't want to listen to the comments of these experts. After all, they were authoritative, but they
No matter how authoritative he is, Han Kongque does not want to give them a chance to express their opinions.
"Haha, I am just interested in this small bowl, so I asked four famous scholars to appraise it so that we can negotiate the price, right?" Jiang Lin said with a smile.
"The experts' opinions must be very good, but I won't listen to them. I just want to ask if Mr. Jiang wants this small bowl. If so, just give me a price!" Han Peacock was not convinced at all.
Don't give them a chance to belittle this little bowl, and don't give these authorities a chance to show off.
"Well, it is necessary, but it is definitely not the price we originally negotiated. Brother Liu assured me at the time that it was true, but now there is obviously doubt." Jiang Lin responded quickly.
Seeing that Fat Liu wanted to speak, Han Peacock directly poked him with his hand to tell him to calm down.
"There is no real or fake in the art market, it is just the difference between modern art and ancient art. I believe the four experts can easily distinguish this.
If it's a modern piece of art, I believe you won't waste time here. Since Mr. Jiang won't bid, I'll give you a reference price. If you don't want to, let's not waste time. Let's settle it once and for all. No.
There is room for negotiation, 80 million, this is our final price, there is no room for negotiation."
"Eighty million?"
"Eighty million!"
"Eighty million!!"
"Isn't it up to 55 million?"
As soon as Han Kongque finished speaking, the room went into chaos. Even Jiang Lin, who was always graceful and elegant, stood up and repeated Han Kongque's offer in surprise.
"Yes, 80 million. I didn't have the confidence to do so at first, but when I saw the four experts looking at this small bowl so intently, I realized that only this price can afford such an exquisite small bowl.
After all, they are the authority in the industry! If the price is too low, it would be a pity for the status of the four of them. If the high-quality enamels of the late Kangxi period are put up for auction, it will not be difficult to sell for hundreds of millions." Han Peacock always sat steadily on the sofa.
Go ahead and state a fact in an unhurried tone.
Han Kongque originally only wanted to sell it for 50 to 60 million yuan. After all, the highest price on the market is just this. But now that he has met a good buyer, he will naturally sell it for the highest price.
The price of 80 million is not something Han Peacock just shouted out, because this small bowl is worth this price. As long as this small bowl is recognized by the industry, it can easily be sold for hundreds of millions.
It is important to know that Kangxi porcelain is recognized as the first porcelain in the Qing Dynasty.
They are very particular about painting and many other aspects, so Kangxi porcelain has always been regarded as a treasure by collectors.
At Sotheby's spring auction in 2013, a rouge-red enamel lotus bowl made by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty sold for HK$74.04 million.
There is a popular saying in the collection circle: porcelain should be made in the third generation of Qing Dynasty.
The continuous popularity of porcelain in the three generations of the Qing Dynasty was due to the fact that Kangxi and Qianlong each reigned for more than 60 years, and Yongzheng inherited the Kang Dynasty and the Qian Dynasty, rectified the official administration, and brought about an era in the Qing Dynasty when the country was strong and the people were prosperous.
China's porcelain making technology developed to the Qing Dynasty, and reached the highest level in history during the Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong dynasties. Both quality and quantity were unmatched by previous generations. The craftsmen used their wisdom and skill to make porcelain.
Very high artistic value.
Therefore, many fine porcelains from the third and third dynasties of the Qing Dynasty not only have historical value, but also have high artistic value.