Easy Tycoon

Chapter 24 Private Auctions
Because of this unexpected incident, Yang Jing and Guo Xiaoxiang's original idea of ​​sending these three paintings to Sotheby's London autumn auction has faded a lot.

Although these three paintings looked like they were bought by Yang Jing from a flea market in the eyes of outsiders, Yang Jing was somewhat irritated by being suddenly invited into the police station for investigation.

He has been a good baby since childhood, where has he experienced such a thing?Although Sergeant Holmes was very kind to Yang Jing, this incident still irritated Yang Jing to some extent.

Through this incident, Yang Jing finally understood what my grandfather and father had been saying all the time - be low-key and don't show off your wealth!
As those three sketches, as long as Yang Jing is willing, Sotheby's Auction House is absolutely willing to push these three paintings to the London autumn auction. Now even Sotheby's or Christie's, it is difficult to get them. A Picasso is up for auction.Now three of Picasso's works suddenly appeared here on Yang Jing's place. Even if they were just sketches, it would greatly promote their reputation in the auction.

But it's a pity that after this incident, Yang Jing was unwilling to take part in the shoot, which made Sotheby's staff very depressed.

But not being auctioned does not mean that the three paintings cannot be sold.Under Professor Wilson's organization, on the morning of the last Saturday in September, four dignified figures with a lot of bodyguards came to Professor Wilson's villa on the outskirts of the small town of Egham.

These four handsome people were the guests invited by Professor Wilson, and the three Picasso sketches in Yang Jing's hand would be bought by one of them.

None of these four seem to be very old, and the oldest one is estimated to be in his 40s.

But after thinking about it, I was relieved.After all, this is just a sketch of Picasso. If there are oil paintings of Picasso, I am afraid that some old men will come.

After an introduction, Yang Jing finally knew the identities of these four people, and they were indeed not ordinary people.

The middle-aged man who looked the most imposing was from the Ortega family in Spain, and his name was Marta Ortega Perez.

The one in a black casual suit is Francois Luton from the French Luton family.

The one in the white casual suit is a second generation from the UK, named William Thornton.

And the last person who looks the youngest is also from the UK, and his name is Alex Boot.

After getting to know each other, Yang Jing, the owner of the painting, has nothing to do, and the next thing is mainly about Professor Wilson.

The four people invited by Professor Wilson today were to bid for these three sketches.In this process, Professor Wilson will act as the auctioneer. Of course, 2% of the final transaction price will be used as the remuneration for Professor Wilson, and it is also the remuneration for Professor Wilson for providing the venue for this bidding activity.

Yang Jing and Guo Xiaoxiang are both foreigners. In a place like London, if you want to invite people with sufficient strength to bid for these three paintings, it is absolutely impossible for them alone.Moreover, this relatively private bidding also needs a good place to hold it, so after discussing with Guo Xiaoxiang, Yang Jing found Professor Wilson again.

In this country, the only person Yang Jing and Guo Xiaoxiang can trust is Professor Wilson.Especially Guo Xiaoxiang, he is a graduate student of Professor Wilson, this old professor is usually very kind to Fatty.

Of course, it is impossible to ask Professor Wilson to help for free.Foreigners are relatively indifferent to favors, but Professor Wilson did not make things difficult for Yang Jing and Guo Xiaoxiang, but only asked for 2% of the transaction price.

From appraising the three paintings to finding a lawyer for them, Professor Wilson personally organized this bidding. As long as 2% of the transaction price is paid, it is really not much, so Yang Jing readily agreed. .

Then there is today's bidding.

Yang Jing and Fatty consciously went to the next room. There was a window between that room and the living room, allowing Yang Jing and Fatty to watch the entire bidding process from that room.

The fat man lowered his head and fiddled with the phone, while Professor Wilson began to explain the three paintings to the four clients.

Although this kind of relatively private bidding is not as cumbersome as the formal auction procedures, necessary procedures still need to be followed, such as proving the authenticity of these three paintings to the client, which is also what the client cares most about.

"Everyone, this is the appraisal result of these three paintings issued by experts from the British Museum and the Picasso Museum in Barcelona. This result is authentic and valid, and is protected by law, so you don't have to worry about the identities of these three paintings. They are It is indeed from the hands of Mr. Picasso. In addition, it is still an old rule that this bidding does not accept bank transfers and checks, only cash is accepted.”

Professor Wilson must have been a frequent participant in auctions or similar private bids, and was therefore well-versed in presiding over such a bid.After explaining the rules and necessary things as usual, the real bidding began.

This kind of private bidding is not as strict as a formal auction. Usually, several customers who are interested in the work get together, and then the host will give a reserve price. The psychological price, and finally choose the highest customer among these quotations, and finally get that work.

This kind of private bidding is very popular in Europe and the United States. One reason is that this method can completely avoid taxes as long as it is well-operated. Another reason is that it can protect the privacy of customers very well, so many rich people in Europe like it. Such a transaction.

After Professor Wilson introduced the three sketches, the next time was for the four customers to make quotations.This process will take a certain amount of time. After all, it involves quotations of hundreds of thousands or even millions of pounds, and these customers with deep pockets also need to think carefully.

Because these three paintings are sketches that have never appeared in the record, and these three paintings can be regarded as mid-range works among Picasso's sketches in terms of size and artistry, so Professor Wilson gave these three The price of each work is 60 pounds.

Of course, these three paintings must be taken together, you can't just buy one of them, if you want, you have to buy all three paintings together.

The price offered by Professor Wilson is actually not high. In terms of the size and artistry of these three paintings, if these three paintings are put up for auction together, the starting price will not be lower than 300 million pounds.

Today, Picasso's works are so valuable.

It's just that you need to pay a handling fee for the auction, and more importantly, if the auction is finally sold, you need to pay heavy taxes!

As for this kind of private bidding, as long as he operates it well, Yang Jing can completely avoid paying the 40% personal tax to the British government.

Therefore, in this kind of private bidding, the starting price is set relatively low.

(End of this chapter)