The group stayed one night in a hotel in The Hague, and the next day was the day of the auction.
Gu Kun gave Du Guowei some pocket money and let him go shopping on his own. Under Gao Jianxiong's bodyguard, he himself went to the auction as an ordinary guest.
Gu Kun did not intend to let Du Guowei know the details of the two previous ships of antiquities for the time being.
The other party also knows the basic emotional intelligence of being a human being and will not casually pry into all the boss's inside stories.
Because Gu Kun is the seller, the sense of participation today is much lower, and he does not need to raise a sign.
Just when he sees someone else raising a sign, his heartbeat speeds up slightly. After all, every time someone else raises a sign, it means that he has gained at least another $100,000 in profit.
"Is this an auction held by a capital-focused country? It's so luxurious, so... solemn." It was Gao Jianxiong's first time at such a place, and he couldn't help but feel a little stage frightened.
In his eyes, money can only bring people arrogance and domineering, but he did not expect that money also has such a solemn side.
"The starting bid for that set of 20-piece cloister vases from the late Ming Dynasty was US$500,000. The bidding price went up to US$100,100,000, and the price reached US$1.6 million? What kind of rich people are these?"
As one group after another of high-quality works were listed, Gao Jianxiong was completely shocked by the dissipation and wealth in the outside world.
The set of vases he just saw were typical of Ming and Qing foreign trade porcelain. They were given to high-ranking officials in ancient Europe and placed in the corridors of castles or palaces, with two symmetrical rows spread all the way. When on a sea ship,
One bottle can fill a box, and the side is filled with straw and bean sprouts to prevent shock.
It was originally supposed to be a set of 24 pieces, but 3 pieces were broken before going to sea. So when Van Bilsson took the opportunity to take the photo, he deliberately removed another piece, saying that there were only 20 pieces in the whole set, just to impress.
On the contrary, the child improved.
Gu Kun watched the grand scene of the auction and was thinking to himself: "It seems that Van Bilson is good at creating atmosphere and finding opportunities. The last time he quoted me a total price of 11 million U.S. dollars, I guess he still left a margin.
."
Two hours later, the auction ended completely. Gu Kun went to the lounge and waited for a while. Van Bilsson came to him with a cheerful face:
"Oh, dear Gu, I'm lucky enough to live up to my mission, and I did a pretty good job."
Gu Kun smiled slightly: "It's a pleasure to cooperate. After this time, I have strengthened my confidence to cooperate with you in the future. Tell me how much I should actually get."
"That's good." When Van Bilson heard that he still had business, his fat face smiled like a chrysanthemum, "After deducting commissions and all expenses, your share is 12.2 million U.S. dollars, which will be paid next week.
.Of course, if you can accept payment methods other than cash, we can go faster."
Another reason why payment in this industry is slow is that everyone chooses to accept cash.
Many adventurers who salvage boats do not want too much of their detailed information to be known by the payer or even the supervisory agency of the country where the auction is held.
Gu Kun thought for a while: "If I want half of it in cash, how long will it take to get it?"
Van Bilson: "Then take it easy, three or four days."
Gu Kun: "The rest of the money, can you process it into a payable check? I'm not afraid to tell you that I need some means of payment in Blackland. I have no other requirements. I need to upgrade my production.
equipment."
Van Bilson knew that he was in the boat salvage business, so there was no confidentiality issue when these words were told directly to Van Bilson.
The other party really understood: "Ah ha, no problem. I know that some of the scientific research equipment of Heikelan is still very cost-effective. There are many people in the circle who buy equipment from somewhere. Leave it to me."
The next day, Van Bilson got Gu Kun a $7 million draft payable on demand in Blackland.
Three days later, Gu Kun was paid the remaining 5.2 million US dollars in cash - I don't know what kind of underground bank he entrusted to handle it. He really had great hands and eyes.
…
"How have you been doing these past few days? The Netherlands is a pretty good place, it's very suitable for retirement. Starting tomorrow, you have to work hard, Du Gong, don't let your guard down then."
After getting the money, Gu Kun returned to the hotel, did a final inventory with his two men, had a meal together, and said this half-jokingly at the dinner table.
Gao Jianxiong has been following him these past few days, acting as a bodyguard, and has never been idle.
Du Guowei had been herding sheep, and Gu Kun also gave him a lot of pocket money to go out and play by himself. This was so that when he arrived at Heikelan, Du Guowei could work hard and help him check and negotiate prices.
Du Guowei: "Don't worry, Mr. Gu. I don't dare to say anything else. I can still tell whether the boat is good or not. At least it won't make you suffer more than when the design institute bought it last year. And these days, I have borrowed it from last year."
I have contacted them in advance with those I know.
In the past few days, I have had a feeling from various sources... It seems that the lives of the Black Klan people I met are much more miserable than they were more than a year ago, and I can't understand what is happening at all."
Gu Kun asked with great interest: "Oh? What's your opinion?"
Du Guowei truthfully confessed: "Those people I met last summer were willing to sell out more corporate interests on the phone, implying that as long as I gave them benefits... the food was much uglier than last year, and some of them were blunt, saying
Things have been tough lately.
Also, two days ago, I went here alone. When I was playing in that neighborhood, I also found a few young girls who were easy to talk to, had good service attitude, and didn't look down on us yellow people.
It seems that their life is much harder than that of the locals. I gave them a little extra tip and asked them about their origins. They were all from Blackland and Lucia Bai, and they all just came here this year, and a few were from
Romanian.
Alas, when I went to Blackland last year, I saw that the people there were so arrogant and arrogant. Everyone felt that good times were just around the corner. I really don’t understand why there is such a huge contrast.”
Du Guowei mentioned that he was out fooling around these days, but he wasn't ashamed of it. Anyway, he was a bachelor in his 30s without a wife, so he was just having fun.
When Gu Kun heard this, he had completely reacted. He sneered contemptuously and pointedly said: "Haha, isn't that the 'shock therapy' promoted by the Chicago Dogs? Those Chicago Dogs still rely on this to please Oceania.
Master, I’m going to win the Nobel Prize in Economics.”
Du Guowei was slightly startled: "Shock therapy? I have heard of this word before. When I went to Blackland last year, they all praised this new economic policy and said that everyone's life has improved significantly. What, is it shock therapy?
Are there any sequelae?"
Gao Jianxiong was beside him, and he didn't understand these topics at all. He listened to them as if they were reading from heaven.
Gu Kun glanced at his men and said calmly: "Since you have doubts, why do you ask me? We are going to Heikelan soon, and you will know it by seeing it with your own eyes. Shock therapy, this thing,
It was really exciting at the beginning, but how could you not be happy when you were selling your farmland? But after the farmland was sold, it was... haha."