"How much is the commission?"

Looking at the auction album in his hand, Jing Shizhen asked without raising his head.

"Four percent, the other party includes the cost of publicity, and the tax is paid by the buyer."

Zheng Dagang said: "Uncle Jing, how do I agree with this ratio?"

"not so good!"

Jing Shizhen said: "Did the CEO of that company tell you that even if I, Jing Shizhen, take the items to auction, they will only give away 3.5% at most?"

"Yes...yes, that's what he said."

Zheng Dagang was stunned when he heard this and felt something was wrong.

"That's all to fool you fools."

Jing Shizhen curled her lips and said: "Most people don't know me, so naturally they can't ask me for confirmation, but you have my phone number, right? You're so stupid that you don't even know to ask me?"

Regarding Zheng Dagang's nephew, Jing Shizhen was also a little speechless. Although he used to hang out in the antique market, which was a bit ungentlemanly, it was still a mixed place, so why couldn't he tell them apart from this little trick?

"Uncle Jing, then...how much commission do you give to the auction house?"

Zheng Dagang asked with a sad face. He really agreed to what Jing Shizhen was thinking, that he just couldn't get into the elegant hall.

In the past, when hanging out in the antique market, it was all about one hundred and eighty yuan, but when I went to a high-end auction house and was surrounded by high-end white-collar workers who were chasing English, Brother Gang didn't feel confident.

Later, someone from the auction house invited me out for a one-stop service of food, drinks, and sex. Brother Gang was immediately excited, so he signed the auction contract with a commission of 4%.

Jing Shizhen looked at Zheng Dagang and said, "Me? I'll give them one percent, including publicity and distribution expenses."

In fact, normally speaking, the price negotiated by Zheng Dagang is quite acceptable. If someone with no experience at all consigns the auction, the auction house will be more cruel, and the other party will offer a 15% commission contract.

normal.

The reason why Jing Shizhen can get such a low commission rate is naturally due to his status.

As long as the auction house spreads the news that it is Jing Shizhen who took out the lot, there will be no need to publicize it at all. By then, the lot will definitely become the focus of everyone, and the transaction price will be much higher than the average lot.

The reason why Jing Shizhen said this now was because he wanted to knock Zheng Dagang off. The antique business was in deep trouble, and he was also worried that his nephew and disciple would suffer.

"It's so shady, Uncle Jing, you'll keep raising the price severely if you look back."

Zheng Dagang said fiercely, there is only a three point difference between one percent and four percent.

If the turnover is 10 million, three points is 300,000. If the turnover can reach 30 million, then Zheng Dagang will have to pay an additional one million, which is not a small amount.

"I still need you to teach me?"

Jing Shizhen glanced sideways at Zheng Dagang, stood up, and said, "I'm going to sit in the front. If you need anything, please let me know."

"I understand, Master."

Su Xiaofan knew that Uncle Jing's last words were for him, so on this occasion, he used his spiritual consciousness to communicate through sound transmission, without fear of others hearing him.

"This old... uncle, even though he knew the auction house was shady, he didn't help me."

After Jing Shizhen left, Zheng Dagang originally wanted to call him the old guy, but when the words came to his lips, he saw Uncle Jing turning his head and quickly swallowed the words back.

"Okay, Brother Gang, it's just a few points of handling fee, don't worry about it so much."

Su Xiaofan smiled and patted Brother Gang's shoulder, and a trace of true energy was passed over, which immediately restored Zheng Dagang's still aching and numb body.

"Xiaofan, what kind of exercises did you and Uncle Jing practice? Did Uncle Jing tap my acupoint just now?"

Brother Gang also had a big heart, and only now did he remember why he couldn't move just now.

"You are not suitable to learn the inner-mind method."

Su Xiaofan shook his head and blocked Brother Gang's next words. Zheng Dagang did not have the qualifications to practice.

"Oh, forget it then."

Brother Gang didn't care. He looked at the front row and said with some envy: "Xiao Fan, do you think we two brothers will be able to join Uncle Jing's class?"

At this time, Uncle Jing was already surrounded by everyone, but only three or five people were qualified to surround him.

Among the people surrounding Uncle Jing, one of them was a foreigner, the other three were old men in Tang suits, and there was a middle-aged man in a suit.

"Brother Gang, do you like this kind of life?"

Su Xiaofan followed Zheng Dagang's eyes and said softly: "It's nothing. If you like Brother Gang, you can have the status of Uncle Jing in just a few years."

In Su Xiaofan's opinion, there are only two reasons why others compliment his master.

One is Uncle Jing’s superb ability to identify treasures and has never failed. There has never been any case of any antiques that Uncle Jing has handled that were fake or misrepresented as genuine.

Almost all of these auction houses have turned to Uncle Jing in the past. When they encounter expensive lots and need to identify authenticity, Uncle Jing is often the first choice for an appraiser.

The second reason is even simpler. Not only does Uncle Jing provide auction items to the auction house, he is also a major customer of the auction house and has taken many items from the auction house over the years.

Jing Shizhen took these items not for collection, but for the appreciation of these antiques.

Jing Shizhen once auctioned a blue and white porcelain vase from the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty ten years ago. It cost 600,000 at the time. After five years of storage, Jing Shizhen sent the blue and white porcelain vase back to the auction house, and it sold for

For a high price of twelve million.

Therefore, both auction houses and collectors have given Jing Shizhen the nickname "Golden Touch", describing the value of any item he handles will double.

But as a result, Jing Shizhen has received fewer and fewer things from auction houses in recent years.

Because whenever he takes a fancy to an object, many collectors will follow suit and the price will be raised very high. The possibility of Jing Shizhen missing something at the auction is almost gone.

"Xiaofan, are you talking nonsense?"

Brother Gang was self-aware and said, "Uncle Jing has been in this industry for decades before he reaches his current status. I'm still far behind."

"That's not necessarily the case."

Su Xiaofan shook his head and said: "Brother Gang, if you can often bring out treasures for auction, all the major auction houses will treat you like a master. Isn't this status achievable?"

For Su Xiaofan, this is not impossible.

With the restoration system, as long as he is willing to visit a few more antique markets, it is not difficult to collect several sets of rare antiques of different categories every year.

"Where can we find so many treasures?"

Before Brother Gang finished speaking, he suddenly reacted, "Xiaofan, can you still get similar good things by the way you mentioned?"

This time Brother Gang went to Yanjing to discuss the auction, and he was treated like a master.

Of course, this does not mean that the auction house is so arrogant, as it would be the same for anyone who brings in a lot.

This is because the famous Guquan treasures brought out by Brother Gang can be held as a special auction. Such a thing has never happened to Jing Shizhen.

This kind of special event will be of great help to the reputation of the auction house. If Brother Gang can really bring out a few more objects similar to Guquan's famous treasures for auction, his status in the auction house will be immediately promoted to that of He Jing.

Shizhen is on a higher level.

"Yes, but it will take time. I may be a little busy recently."

Su Xiaofan gave Brother Gang some reassurance, "Let's do this. Every year, we will get a set of treasures for auction. This year we will take a look at the coins. Next year, we will choose between ceramics, calligraphy and paintings. This depends on luck."

The luck Su Xiaofan talks about actually refers to the repair value. As long as the repair value is enough, Su Xiaofan can repair all the gold toothpicks used by Qin Shihuang.

"Hehe, once a year is fine."

Brother Gang smiled silly and rubbed his hands, his face full of longing, as if Uncle Jing, who was sitting below and being surrounded by others, had become himself.

Seeing Brother Gang's silly smile, Su Xiaofan's attention was focused on Uncle Jing below.

Su Xiaofan discovered that Jiang was indeed very old. When Uncle Jing was chatting with those people, he mentioned several famous ancient spring treasures in the auction intentionally or unintentionally.

Although he didn't say much, Su Xiaofan had already noticed that those who heard Uncle Jing's words carefully looked through the auction album.

It's now nine o'clock in the morning, and the auction will start at nine-ten.

Almost all the people who should come have arrived. There are more than 200 chairs in the venue, but only 20 or 30 are vacant. It is basically full.

The auction started on time, and there wasn't much nonsense before the auction started.

A foreigner with a Western face but speaking fluent Cantonese gave a brief introduction to today's auction.

Today's auction is divided into three auctions. The first one is the domestic ancient spring auction. A total of fifteen priceless ancient springs are auctioned, eight of which have reached the level of fifty treasures.

Su Xiaofan understood as soon as he heard this. The auction house had collected seven more ancient springs and organized a special auction, but the eight pieces that Brother Gang sent over were the ones who took the lead.

The second and third sessions are auctions of calligraphy, painting and ceramics. These two auctions will be held in the afternoon.

Su Xiaofan observed the venue, and he found that when the Guquan auction was announced, the energy and blood of everyone in the venue seemed to fluctuate, while in the following two games, not many people seemed to pay attention.

"Spiritual consciousness actually has this effect."

Su Xiaofan himself had just realized that his spiritual consciousness could sense the emotional fluctuations of these people so clearly, which actually had an effect on him.

The auction started soon. An auctioneer wearing white gloves stood in front of the auction table, and an ancient coin was delivered to the auction table.

Naturally, it is impossible for buyers to come to the stage to see such a small thing. Naturally, there are cameras at the scene to take pictures at close range, and the ancient coins are accurately displayed on the large projection screen.

"This is a Baoda Yuanbao from the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period and the Southern Tang Dynasty. It is extremely rare and only three coins have appeared so far."

It seems that the auction industry wants to get off to a good start, and the first ancient coin to be auctioned is one of the fifty treasures sent by Brother Zheng.

Following the auctioneer's introduction, the atmosphere in the venue suddenly became lively. Some people sitting at the back even stood up to look at the ancient coins on the big screen.
To be continued...