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Chapter 20

"Good thing." After a long time, Shen Bingde breathed a sigh and said, "Although this book of "The Northern Song Dynasty Guardian Documents" is a normal official document, it is better because it has complete seals and is very distinctive. Moreover, it is incredible to keep it intact." As he said that, he looked at the right side of the document and said, "It's just that the seal is collected until the Republic of China, which is a little bit unperfect."

Huang Xuan laughed in his heart, of course the preservation was intact. This book of documents has been collected. Although it has been changed several times, it has been accepted by collectors in every generation and carefully maintained. As for the Republic of China, if there were later years, Huang Xuan would be scared.

Seeing Huang Xuan laughing but not speaking, Liu Ziqing took over and said, "Old Shen, what is the approximate price?"

"I have to think about this carefully, but 1.5 million is no problem." Shen Bingde said conservatively.

The so-called expert valuation cannot actually be determined in one sentence. Especially for professional institutions such as auction houses, every sentence represents your level. Therefore, they are more cautious, especially in the valuation part, and they must constantly compare and measure. People in different periods naturally have different psychology, and the evaluation of the same artwork is different. It is good to take the works of modern Fauvism painters to the Renaissance, and it is better to not be thrown away directly, not to mention that the same treasures may be sold at different prices in different institutions, which makes the difficulty and scope of valuation more and more difficult.

Huang Xuan nodded slightly. Lorraine's valuation was between 2.2 million and 3.2 million. Although Shen Bingde underestimated nearly 700,000, this is inevitable. According to people's normal thinking, if the final transaction price is higher than the valuation, the valuator will not be blamed. Instead, it is more likely to thank the auctioneer. However, if it is overestimated, the result will be very unpredictable.

Liu Ziqing took the box from Shen Bingde's hand, and the document consisted of ten pieces of white hemp paper, which was written by the second year of Mingdao in the Northern Song Dynasty to the sixth year of Huangyou (1033-1054). He looked it over and over again twice, and smiled and said, "Mr. Huang is still rich in collections. Are you planning to sell it privately or auction this time?"

"If anyone is willing to buy 2.8 million, they will sell it directly to him. If it doesn't work, they will auction it." Huang Xuan took a mid-price. Although he was still short of money, it was the result of labor. If the sale was too low, I would be sorry for myself.

Liu Ziqing nodded excitedly and agreed, "Don't worry, Mr. Huang, I must be fully prepared."

"That's good." Huang Xuan looked at Shen Bingde secretly, and saw that he was still calm in his eyes, so he felt relieved. After all, he did not trust the other party's valuation, but seeing that he was very cunning, he smiled and said, "I always hope that my own things will be sold at a higher price. This will trouble Mr. Liu. However, if you have to wait for the auction transaction, Mr. Liu will not get the commission."

"Of course." Liu Ziqing said that Huang Xuan gave him a commission of 5%, while the commission of the auction house usually costs 12%, so private sales are still a big deal. However, for him, private sales are of extra money, but it is also necessary to deliver them to the auction house. He always has a commission.

Huang Xuan didn't know what was going on here, so he carefully packed the documents, then thought for a while and said, "I still have nearly ten ancient books, and I want to sell them in the near future. I hope Mr. Liu will help me pay attention to the buyer."

"This..." Liu Ziqing was about to say goodbye, but now he said in a dilemma: "Mr. Huang, although I believe in you, we can't say anything if we don't see anything."

Huang Xuan didn't expect that he thought that he could just take one copy for the other party to test it, so he thought for a while and said, "It's a problem to take it out now. I'll give you a name first. If someone is willing to buy it, it's better. If not, it's OK to send it to the auction house."

If you have a few million yuan to buy oil, you will probably be able to fool Lorraine for a while. No matter how much you have left, you don’t need to worry. He said that he pretended to write the title of the book, and opened his mouth slightly and called Lorraine, "What are the names of those books? How do you write those words?"

After a while, Huang Xuan wrote to Liu Ziqing and attached an estimate to the end, saying: "In addition to this document, there is also a hand-painted map of Taiwan's entire island that Bai Ying, the censor of Taiwan in 1748, presented by Qianlong. Except for these two, the rest are ancient books. I hope you can sell it for a good price for me."

Liu Ziqing took it with a guarantee, and was instantly knocked down by the number above. The first line on the paper reads: Cheng Yanqiuzhao's "Yu Shuang Yu Opera Book", 5 million. The next one was 2 million. Liu Ziqing took a deep breath. The total amount of these was 30 million. Not to mention getting the commission, even if it was sent to the company for auction, the commission and performance would be enough to make a fortune.

In this way, he did not dare to take over the big bag and said hesitantly: "Mr. Huang, to be honest, your collection is enough to hold an auction for you. If you are sure to sell it, I think it would be better to give Lao Shen an appraisal."

"Have a special session for me?" Huang Xuan said with some interest.

"Of course, some other auction items need to be added." Liu Ziqing was worried that it would be too tactful, which made Huang Xuan misunderstand, so he simply said directly: "But it may take more than a month to prepare before the auction, and you have to send these collections to the company for appraisal. Of course, the company will sign an agreement with you and pay you a deposit."

Huang Xuan knew that he had thought it was simple, so he took a sip of coffee and asked, "Then can I move this deposit?"

"In theory, it must be stored in a bank." Liu Ziqing was a little moved when he saw Huang Xuan, and said, "But if Mr. Huang is short of funds, the company can lend you a sum of money in the short term after appraising ancient books, but it can never exceed 10%."

That's more than 2 million yuan. Huang Xuan calculated secretly and nodded, "It's okay. If you can lend me 10% and reduce the commission to 8%, I can consider it."

"This is no problem, I can agree to you now." Liu Ziqing immediately patted his chest. Huang Xuan's requirements were not strict. Moreover, with such ten rare books as the foundation, the company could open a special session of rare ancient books and bring together recent similar items, which would benefit but not harm. He could agree to Huang Xuan now.

Huang Xuan didn't want to think too much. Anyway, having money is like giving Lorraine oil. He told Lorraine and decided to say, "Then the two of you are here for a while. I'll go get the book and go to the company together."
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