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Yu Fei smiled and said nothing, as if he wanted to hear the compensation conditions proposed by Lewis.
In fact, Yu Fei can know that this crystal pot is more than a thousand years old, but he still doesn't know the value of the crystal pot. Although the value of antiques is related to the age to a certain extent, it is not absolute. Just like many yuan
The price of blue and white is more expensive than the porcelain from the five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty.
He wanted to know the exact value of this crystal cup from Lewis.
Sir, there is an old saying in China that a gentleman will not take something that others like. This crystal cup was handed down from my ancestors. I hope you can return it to me. Rest assured, I will return the original price and commission you offered.
Lewis said.
In his opinion, Yu Fei was very young and seemed to be easy to talk to, so he changed his mind temporarily and never mentioned compensation, but only said that the original price would be returned.
Sotheby's translator immediately translated Lewis's words to Yu Fei.
In fact, Yu Fei was good at English when he was in college. Before coming to London, he also crammed for two days. With the help of Chaos Qi, his progress in English can be described as a thousand miles. Now if he is asked to take the English 46 test again
If it is level 1, Yu Fei can easily get full marks.
However, he really didn't want to communicate in English when facing Lewis.
After hearing the translation, Yu Fei smiled even more happily.
People around him were talking a lot, and they all felt that Lewis was a little too thick-skinned.
Lewis didn't know why Yu Fei was laughing, so he could only laugh a few times along with him.
The old Chinese saying you mentioned is that a gentleman will not take away the beauty of others. Yu Fei said: But since this crystal pot was consigned by you and I bought it, how can I take it away? Could it be said that your crystal cup is
If you were robbed by Sotheby's, then you should go to Sotheby's.
No, no, no, that’s not what I meant. Lewis waved his hands repeatedly and said.
Yu Fei's words were obviously pretending to be confused. Lewis also knew that Yu Fei would not be able to agree to transfer the crystal cup if he did not pay some price.
Well, sir, while repaying all the fees you paid, I will also pay you an additional compensation of ten thousand pounds. Ten thousand pounds is not a small amount, so you should be satisfied. Lewis is willing to spend a
Ten thousand pounds. In his opinion, Yu Fei is very young and should not have much money. And in comparison, China is also relatively poor. If this ten thousand pounds is converted into RMB, it will cost more than 100,000. For such a person
It should be very attractive to young people. In a few hours, you can earn 100,000 yuan without doing anything. Lewis couldn't think of any reason to refuse.
But he ignored it. If Yu Fei was really as he imagined, how could he go to London to attend the auction, and how could he spend 220,000 pounds to buy such a crystal kettle?
Some people may think that Lewis was misled by William and realized that Yu Fei paid 220,000 pounds because he called out the wrong price.
But he ignored it. If this was really the case, why would Yu Fei choose to trade immediately? He could have delayed the trade for a month or two, or even refused to trade.
However, Lewis completely ignored these details in his haste.
Yu Fei sneered at Lewis's stinginess. This man actually wanted to fool himself. He really didn't give up until he reached the Yellow River. Lewis's character and impression in Yu Fei's heart plummeted, so naturally he would not give him any more conveniences. Originally, he
Although he knew that this crystal cup was more than a thousand years old, it was unlikely that it was a Chinese work of art, and he didn't understand it at all. It was not impossible to transfer it, but Lewis's behavior was really insincere.
Compared to the price and compensation, I am more interested in knowing the origin of this crystal cup. Yu Fei said: If this crystal cup is really passed down from your ancestors, it is not impossible to transfer it to you.
Yu Fei actually wanted to trick Lewis into knowing the origin of this crystal cup.
Lewis had a troubled expression on his face.
He glanced at William, who nodded.
Lewis breathed a sigh of relief and said: This crystal cup is indeed something passed down from my ancestors. It has a history of more than a hundred years. It is a wine vessel imported from China and was used by my grandfather to hold wine.
What Lewis said was very similar to William's introduction during the auction, and no one felt any difference.
But Yu Fei laughed and said: Really? But in my opinion, this crystal cup is not the case at all. Because
Yu Fei paused for a moment when he said this, stared closely at Lewis's eyes, and said word by word: This crystal cup has been inherited for more than a thousand years.
Ah, how do you know that Lewis has also done business with many Chinese antique dealers, so he can understand some simple Chinese dialects. Yu Fei spoke very slowly just now, so Lewis also understood it. He didn't
Thinking that Yu Fei had already seen that this crystal cup had a history of more than a thousand years, Lewis's hope of getting through it was dashed.
Is this true? Many people are talking about it
Sotheby's introductory color page clearly states that this crystal cup is only more than a hundred years old. Why is it now a thousand years old? Could it be that Sotheby's identification error?
Some people also held in their hands a small atlas printed by Sotheby's describing the auction items, which included an introduction to the crystal cups.
How do I know this is not important? Yu Fei said: What is important now is, do you still think this compensation of 10,000 pounds is appropriate?
I'm sorry, Mr. Lewis. He apologized very sincerely. By now, he already knew that Yu Fei's stupidity was an act. In fact, this young man was very shrewd. He could see that this crystal cup was an old object that was more than a thousand years old, not to mention that it was not
He was overjoyed because of ten thousand pounds. This young man is not simple. It seems that it is difficult to get the crystal cup back without bleeding. Anyway, as long as the crystal cup is returned, no matter how high the price is, it will be worth it.
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I think I didn’t express it clearly just now. What I want to say is that for every 10,000 pounds you pay, I will compensate you 10,000 pounds. In other words, you spent 220,000 pounds on this crystal cup. I
In addition to compensating you for the purchase price plus commission, I will also compensate you for another 220,000 pounds, so you should be satisfied, right?
Everyone took a breath. Lewis actually had to pay double the price to take back the crystal pot, while Yu Fei earned almost double the price without even leaving the room.
Okay, boy, I've made you money again. Ye Jianjun laughed and said: Sometimes I really wonder why you are so lucky. Good things always happen to you.
In a few hours, I made a net profit of 220,000 pounds, or 2.2 million yuan. This speed is indeed enviable.
Yu Fei said boldly: Brother Ye, this is your fault. I don't rely on luck, I rely on my eyesight and luck. Anything I touch will be worth a hundred times immediately.
Come on, you really started to gasp when I said you were fat. Are you going to transfer this thing? Ye Jianjun laughed and cursed.
Although more than two million is not a small amount, it is not yet in the eyes of Ye Jianjun and Yu Fei, so they are very casual and do not seem attracted at all. This makes Lewis secretly anxious.
At this time, Yu Fei wanted to use this incident to hit Sotheby. After all, the incident about the Yongxuan blue and white porcelain vase was a bit anticlimactic, which made Yu Fei hold in his breath and not let it out. Ye Jianjun was also depressed.
Young Master Ye was holding his breath this time, preparing to stumble on Sotheby's project after returning to China. Because of Ye Jianjun's obstruction, Sotheby's entry into the mainland market was delayed for several years.
In the past few years, many foreign auction houses have rushed to the mainland market, which caused Sotheby's to miss the best development period and be in a disadvantaged market position in the later competition.
Yu Fei turned to Lewis and said: It seems that this crystal bottle is really a thousand-year-old object, so why does it say that it is only a hundred years old in Sotheby's auction album, and the starting price is only two hundred pounds?
what happened
The expressions of William and other Sotheby's employees changed. What is supposed to come will come. In the Yongle Blue and White matter just now, because of Margaret's avoidance, it ended up being nothing. I originally thought that the incident would be over like this.
, but who would have thought that such a thing would still happen after the auction was over.
This young man named Yu Fei really holds a grudge. To be continued...