"In the past few years, the largest art auction company in Beijing is Hongsheng. They have almost monopolized most of the art market in Beijing. And recently I heard that they have begun to develop overseas. They have recovered a lot of things.
I’m waiting for the autumn shoot in half a month!”
Xu Hongming said with a solemn expression.
"So that's it, this Hongsheng has some abilities?!" Qin Fen said calmly.
"Not entirely. It seems that the family behind Hongsheng is very powerful, but I don't know about this. You can ask your grandfather when you have time. They should know something about the Hong family. What I want to tell you is still Hongsheng.
This person, because I have dealt with this person several times."
"So, President Xu knows this person very well?!" Qin Fen asked again.
"That's right! Hongsheng has been developing rapidly in recent years. He and Lao Tao have been invited to be guests at his auction company several times, but I have not agreed!" Xu Hongming said.
"Our association doesn't seem to have regulations. People in the association can work part-time in antique shops or auction associations! And in the past few years, they have been on the TV show Z to appraise treasures!" Qin Fen said curiously.
"That's true, but if it was your auction company, of course I wouldn't say anything. But this Hongsheng's auction company is not an ordinary auction company..."
"How to say?!" Qin Fen asked again.
"Although Hongsheng is engaged in art auctions, it has no professional ethics. In addition to some of the client's collections, there are also many things that have problems on the way..."
"You mean, the source of these goods is unknown?!"
"Not only these, but more of them are fakes. In recent years, they have been very close to some counterfeit vendors. Every time there is an auction, there will be a lot of fakes!"
"It's really rampant. Haven't the relevant departments investigated it?!" A hint of indifference appeared on Qin Fen's face.
"I checked, but those guys are all labeled as overseas collections, and the procedures are very complete. The relevant departments can't find any flaws at all, and with the Hong family on the side, they are often unable to do what they want!"
After Xu Hongming finished speaking, he was silent for a moment, and then said again: "I remember that during the spring auction last year, Hongsheng had three important Qing Dynasty artifacts. Of course, they were all imitations, but the imitation technology was very high, even with my eyes
I couldn't even tell. At that time, I remember that one of the items was taken away by a collector in Beijing. Later, when I found out it was a fake, I couldn't think about it for a while and jumped off the building."
"Jumped off the building?!" Qin Fen was stunned and said with some confusion: "It's just a fake. For a collector, he shouldn't be so small-minded, right?!"
"You are right. After the collector later found out that it was a fake, he went to Hongsheng, but the other party said that the company did not guarantee the authenticity of the items, and it was not necessarily true whether the items had been replaced by him. That's it.
, three days later, the collector suddenly jumped off the building."
"Haha, it's so weird. If my guess is correct, this collector still has some influence in the capital, right?!" Qin Fen said with a mysterious smile.
"You're right. This collector's name is Pan Ming. He was considered a celebrity in the capital at that time. Even if I want to visit him, I have to make an appointment in advance!"
"Pan Ming?! Is this Pan Ming, who is known as the best collector in the capital?!" Qin Fen suddenly remembered that he had heard someone say that the biggest collector in the capital was named Pan Ming, and because his eyesight was quite good, he had learned from him
You can get 100% of the things you see with your palm, so you have the title of the first eye in the capital.
"Do you know him?!" Xu Hongming saw the change in Qin Fen's expression and asked hurriedly.
"Oh, I haven't seen it, but I heard people say that his eyesight is very good! And he has a lot of collections at home." Qin Fen waved his hand hurriedly and said.
"Pan Ming jumped to his death from a building. This incident itself is weird. I think there must be some hidden secret behind it. However, this matter is under investigation by relevant departments, so let's not talk about it. In fact, I am just saying this to tell you,
You must be careful about Hongsheng, he is a complete villain and ruthless. Many influential auction companies have been basically destroyed by him."
"I understand, don't worry, President Xu. If you want to go against me, Qin Fen, you have to show some real skills. I, Qin Fen, never take this kind of people seriously!" Qin Fen nodded immediately.
He turned his head and said towards Xu Hongming.
"Well, it's always good to be careful anyway! You beat him like that today, and you did it in front of so many big shots, so he definitely won't let it go!" Xu Hongming said again.
"Haha, I understand, thank you, President Xu."
Qin Fen couldn't help but chuckle when he thought of Hong Sheng's embarrassment just now.
"Let's not talk about it anymore. Maybe I will be a little busy with this recent incident. The association really can't help you!" Qin Fen changed the topic and apologized to Xu Hongming.
Seeing Qin Fen's calm expression, Xu Hongming couldn't say anything else. He smiled bitterly and said: "When you agreed to join the association, I knew it would be like this. First it was Zhengdezhai, and now it is Qinbao Art Auction Company. Of course
You've been busy enough! But don't worry, unless there's something big going on with the association, I won't bother you!"
"Haha, thank you very much, President Xu, but now you and Mr. Tao have agreed to be the guest treasure appraisers of Qinbao Art Auction Company. When you have nothing to do in the future, you must come over and give me some advice!"
"Haha, you kid, you just put me on the spot this time..." Xu Hongming said with a wry smile.
In fact, Qin Fen knew the meaning of Xu Hongming's words. He had not agreed to Hongsheng's several invitations, but today he agreed to come to his company in front of him. Invisibly, he had offended Hongsheng, so he was worried about what would happen to him.
to the other party's revenge.
"Don't worry, President Xu, as long as I, Qin Fen, am here, I guarantee that no one will dare to touch you!"
Xu Hongming's face turned red when his thoughts were seen through. However, with Qin Fen's words, Xu Hongming immediately felt relieved. After all, he believed in Qin Fen's strength, and to put it bluntly, the reason why he agreed so happily was to let everyone present
These big shots knew that he, Xu Hongming, was on the same side as Qin Fen.
This should be of some help to his future.
While the two were chatting, Zhao Qiongqiong had quietly walked over and whispered in Qin Fen's ear. Qin Fen was stunned and his eyes fell on a table not far away.
"President Xu, there are some things over there, you can do it yourself!"
"Well, you go quickly. I should go back later. The association has a meeting today!" Xu Hongming stood up and said goodbye to Qin Fen directly.
Qin Fen hurriedly called Li Qiusheng and told him that President Xu and Mr. Tao must be sent to the association.
"Grandpa, are you looking for me?!" Qin Fen came to the table where Qin Wenyu was sitting and asked with a smile.
There are not many people at this table, but they are all the most important figures in the capital. Qin Wenyu is at the front, with Yun Aiguo and Mu Kun on the left and right, and of course Liu Liren is also at the table.
"Haha, I'm not looking for you, these guys are looking for you!" Qin Wenyu chuckled at Qin Fen and said.
Qin Fen was stunned. Except for Liu Liren, everyone else had a smile on their face. He couldn't help but relax a little. Thinking about it, it shouldn't be a bad thing.
"Mr. Yun, Mr. Mu, what do you two want from me?!" Qin Fen asked tentatively, but deliberately avoided Liu Liren. It wasn't that Qin Fen didn't want to talk to him, it was because he looked a little downcast.
Don't want to bring trouble to yourself.
"We have also seen that there are many secrets in your little guy. We are not interested in anything else. There is only one thing. How do you plan to deal with the affairs between you and these beauties?!" Yun Aiguo said at the moment.
Qin Fen asked with a smile.
Mu Kun nodded slightly from the side.
Qin Fen looked relaxed at first, but after hearing these words, his head suddenly got bigger. It seemed that the paper could not contain the anger after all.
"Ahem..." Qin Fen coughed twice and glanced at a table not far away from the corner of his eye.
He saw Mu Zhirou and Yun Qian looking towards him, while Zhou Ziyuan, Shen Anlu, Zhao Qiongqiong and Gu Ruoling were chatting with their heads down.
Seeing the innocence on Qin Fen's face, the expressions of several people suddenly changed.
"Hmph, you don't have the courage, why do you want to provoke so many girls? Although we old guys can think openly, we still have to make the decision for them. You have to give them a title, right?!" Yun Aiguo pretended to be angry and cold.
Hummed.
"Mr. Yun, it's not that I won't give it, but I'm really too busy during this period. If we don't talk about this matter until some time later, I will definitely give you an explanation. However, I will tell you whether you are satisfied or not.
I don’t know anymore.”
Qin Fen could only say distressedly in the end.
"That Zhao Qiongqiong is your first girlfriend, right?!" Mu Kun pointed at Zhao Qiongqiong and asked.
"yes!"
"According to common sense, she was considered the eldest in ancient times, but how can I, Mu Kun's granddaughter, be a concubine?"
"Huh, you old thing, if your granddaughter can't do it, can my granddaughter do it?!" Yun Aiguo was a little unhappy at the moment.
Now Qin Fen really wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in, but in desperation, he had no choice but to cast his eyes for help on Qin Wenyu. Qin Wenyu also looked at him helplessly, and then had to apologize and said with a smile: "Okay, you guys
You two old guys, stop arguing, it’s all my fault, Qin Wenyu, for all the mistakes I made, come on, I’ll punish myself first!”
When Qin Fen saw Qin Wenyu's actions, he was filled with gratitude. At the critical moment, his grandfather had to take action!
"You brat, hurry up and greet the guests!" Qin Wenyu put down his wine glass and said angrily when he saw Qin Fen still sitting here in a daze.
Qin Fen was suddenly excited, stood up with understanding, smiled at a few people, and ran quickly towards the distance.
"Old Qin, you are such a protector..."
"Uh... It's not like you don't know about Qin Fen's affairs. It's useless to force him like this. It's better to let him do what he should do. When the time comes, it will naturally fall into place. Besides, let's let him do the junior's affairs.
Let the juniors handle it, and we old guys should stop messing around, what do you think, Lao Liu?!"