Of course Yu Fei's purpose was to blackmail Sosby in public. Sosby had no way to retaliate against Fei, and he couldn't blame Yu Fei. After all, it was Sosby who was at fault first.
All eyes turned to Lewis. It can be said that at this moment, Sotheby's reputation rested on Lewis's words.
William looked at Lewis with a pleading expression on his face.
In fact, William still has some confidence in his heart because he and Lewis have been good friends for many years. Sosby also gave the green light to the auction of crystal kettles. Although the current embarrassing situation has been caused for various reasons,
From a starting point, Sotheby did not have any fault. Lewis should not blame Sotheby.
As long as Lewis insists that Sotheby's lowering the starting price of the crystal pot is intentional and is an auction strategy, then although it will not win people's trust, it will still save Sotheby's face to a certain extent. Lewis and Soth
Having cooperated with Bi for many years, he would not have thought of such a reason.
To Lewis, this was just a word. With their years of friendship and cooperation, William believed that Lewis would not refuse.
Besides, even if there is an identification error, it is actually difficult to blame Sotheby entirely. First, as mentioned before, the crystal pot was produced during the Fatimid Dynasty of Egypt in the 11th century and is a fake of the precious Islamic Holy Grail.
.There are currently only 6 such crystal jugs left in the world. Because they are so rare, it is natural for a momentary identification error to occur. Secondly, as the owner, Lewis has also been an antique dealer for many years. He was the first to think that the crystal jug was a 19th century wine vessel.
It was his views that misled Sotheby's identification. Therefore, Lewis also bears unshirkable responsibility for the identification error.
But William ignored the most important point. That is Lewis's selfishness. Lewis has now regarded Sosby as the culprit and the initiator. Without Sosby's wrong identification, there would not be this embarrassing dilemma.
, he doesn’t need to beg a young man in his early twenties to ask him to speak for Sosby. In his opinion, not speaking ill of Sosby now is the end of his kindness.
Moreover, Lewis was so sophisticated that he could see that Yu Fei really wanted to blackmail Sosby in public. If he did not follow his wishes and instead covered up for Sosby, there was no guarantee that Yu Fei would become angry because of this and eventually let this deal go.
If he loses, his losses will be too great.
Lewis's face showed an expression of anger: Regarding this, I can only regretfully say that it was Sotheby's identification that made an error, which made me face such a huge loss and difficulty.
As soon as Lewis' words came out, William's face turned pale. He knew that Sosby would pay a very heavy price for today's actions. He also didn't understand why Sosby made such a wrong decision and why he conspired with Goro Sakamoto to hold a special concert in China.
Do you really think that the rich people in China are all fools? This is an increasingly powerful country. Such hasty and immediate interests are simply a reckless risk-taking. It is very stupid to offend China.
Offending a country that accounts for one-fifth of the world's population will not be beneficial to Sotheby's future development.
It shouldn't be said that such consequences don't have to wait until the future, but can be seen now.
William can be sure that although Yu Fei is making a fuss about the crystal cup, the trigger is still the Yongle blue and white fraud incident. A young man like Yu Fei is definitely not simple. In order to achieve his goal, he can think of various ways
.Use all available conditions and even resort to unscrupulous means. He is still so young and has such outstanding abilities. Judging from his behavior, I am afraid that his background is not simple. Establishing such an opponent is absolutely for Sosby.
It is unwise and even dangerous. Compared with this, the current crisis is not even worth mentioning.
Lewis' words gave Yu Fei what he wanted, but it also made Yu Fei realize his selfishness more clearly.
Mr. Lewis William said solemnly: Everything is clearly stated in our agreement. What you do will damage Sotheby's reputation. We will reserve the right to hold you accountable.
Lewis shrugged indifferently and said: Whatever, William, what I want to say is that there are many auction houses. But to continue operating for a long time, customers and reputation are always the most important.
The meaning of Lewis's words was naturally to warn Sotheby that as an antique dealer, he had no worries about finding an auction house to cooperate. Holding himself accountable would only make all antique dealers doubtful. This is very important to Sotheby.
Unfavorable.
When things have reached this stage, there is nothing William can do.
All reporters turned their attention to Sotheby's. As an ancient auction house with a history of more than 250 years, it actually judged a thousand-year-old antique to be a century-old, greatly underestimating its value and bringing great consequences to buyers.
A very big loss. Such breaking news will definitely cause a sensation. This is a good opportunity to attack Sosby that the opponent cannot find.
Faced with inquiries from media reporters, Sotheby's spokesperson remained silent, saying only that the facts of the incident were not yet clear, and that Sotheby's would find out the reasons and give an explanation to all media reporters.
Naturally, media reporters will not buy into such perfunctory behavior.
Suddenly, the entire auction hall was noisy, like a vegetable market.
Mr. Yu, can you give the crystal cup back to me now? Lewis's face showed a longing expression.
It can be said that what he did just now was in accordance with Yu Fei's ideas. Even if it was to please him, it would not be an exaggeration at all.
Just, will you agree?
The answer is of course no. He has not figured out the true origin and value of the crystal cup yet, so how can he transfer it for a mere two million?
I'm sorry Mr. Lewis, I never promised to transfer the crystal cup to you. Yu Fei said: I'm afraid you heard it wrong.
Ye Jianjun had a bad smile on his face when he heard this. Yu Fei is getting more and more sinister now.
In the past, although it was impossible for Yu Fei to transfer the crystal cup to Lewis, he would definitely feel a little sorry and embarrassed emotionally. But now Yu Fei is full of joy and contentment, and there is no sense of apology at all.
Your face, Lewis, showed the shame and anger of being teased.
Yu Fei said: I haven't figured out this crystal cup yet. I'll come back to you when I get tired of playing with it.
Lewis' original flattering smile disappeared instantly, replaced by a sinister expression.
Mr. Yu, don't do anything. I have tried my best to be sincere. If Mr. Yu still insists on having his own way, I'm afraid Lewis has not finished what he said, but the threat in it is very obvious.
I just want to say that this is London, not China. You have to take good care of the things in your hands. It would be bad if something unexpected happens.
Yu Fei's eyes narrowed. There are always some people who are self-righteous and think that their power is very powerful and do such disgusting and untechnical things.
Ye Jianjun snorted coldly and was about to speak, but Yu Fei stretched out his hand to stop him. Yu Fei was not willing to take shelter from anyone at any time, even if the other party was Ye Jianjun.
What's more, after experiencing so many things, Yu Fei is now more mature. Especially after experiencing Xiangshan's in-depth talk and Ruili's assassination, Yu Fei has undergone a very big change in his attitude towards life. He understands
, many things in the world are not as black and white as you imagine. Many times, taking a step back does not mean facing people like Lewis with a bright future. It can only be tit-for-tat, and don't let him be cruel at all. You can only be more cruel than him.
Yu Fei took a step closer to Lewis. The aura on his body completely changed during this step, like a sharp sword waiting to kill others. The sharp edge almost spurted out, making Lewis suddenly shrouded in fear.
You, what do you want to do? Lewis took a step back and said.
A sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of Yu Fei's mouth, you'd better pray that nothing happens to me, otherwise
Yu Fei took a deep look at Lewis, but it made him soaked all over and couldn't recover for a long time. To be continued...