"How is this auction company's strength?"

At this time, Fang Mingsheng looked at the business card and said curiously: "It should be a bit famous, right?"

"Overall, I haven't heard of it." Yu Wei shook her head and said, "There are many auction companies in London, so I can't count them. Among them, there are also a hundred-year-old auction companies. Even if they change their bosses on the way, the signs have been used to this day. However, even if they are a century-old brand, their strength is still uneven."

Wang Guan is somewhat familiar with the British auction company. After all, the Sotheby's and Christie's branch companies have already been opened to China, so he naturally has to find out the situation.

The formation of auction companies seems to be traced back to the ancient Roman period, when the Romans used statues, tapestries, etc. as auction items, but this was often an act between the buyer and the seller. As an intermediary, auction companies became a profession in the world, but were born in London.

It was the eighteenth century, and there was a place called Cofen Garden in London. It was always a market for fruit, vegetables and flowers, but it became the place for a book auction. During the day, buyers could appreciate and browse books prepared for auction, and when night fell, someone began to host bidding...

That's it, Sotheby's, the oldest auction house in the world, was born.

At that time, people were very satisfied with this novel auction method, so naturally many merchants began to promote it. For a while, various auction companies emerged like mushrooms after a rain.

Of course, the prosperity of the auction company was also closely related to the general environment at that time. At that time, Britain had the most extensive colonies in the world and issued a privateer license. The gold, silver, treasures, precious cultural relics and other things that were plundered in the world were the easiest, convenient and fast way to deal with them. Naturally, it was to entrust the auction company to take action.

With sufficient supply, there is no reason for the auction industry to not prosper. Therefore, some large auction companies have been operating for more than two hundred years, but have not gone bankrupt. They have even become larger and larger in scale. The branches are spread all over the world and their turnover is booming.

The business of large auction companies is definitely getting more and more prosperous. After all, the brand effect established over the past two hundred years is naturally easy to convince people, thus creating economic value continuously. As for small auction companies, they cannot be underestimated. They can survive in the increasingly fierce competition of large auction companies, so they naturally have their own set of methods.

For example, the picture of Tang Houxing not long ago is also an item from a small auction company. The so-called small boat is easy to turn around. Small auction companies do not have as many rules and regulations as large auction companies, and can adjust the commission ratio at any time. Attract more people to entrust them to help with the auction. Unlike large auction companies, they can affect the whole body by taking into account the overall situation and considering more.

"Unlike the grand auctions of large auction houses in each quarter, small auction companies here often hold small auctions." Yu Wei smiled and said, "There are different small auctions held almost every day. If you are lucky, you can find some more precious things."

Speaking of this, Yu Wei paused. He looked at the golden cicada and jade leaves in Wang Guan's hand, and his eyes were full of envy: "Of course, there must be very few things that can be compared with Jinsheng Yuzhen..."

To be honest, the agent of the small auction company just now was really unaware of gold and jade. He didn't understand the status of this thing in the minds of the Chinese. He just thought the thing was exquisite, so he came over to ask Wang Guan if he was willing to take the film. After being rejected, he stopped entangled and left immediately.

If it were an art agent who was familiar with the connotation of Chinese culture, he would definitely not miss this opportunity easily.

“It’s almost noon.”

He noticed the envy in Yu Wei's eyes. Wang Guan smiled and put away the things, and then reminded him: "Mr. Paul should be back, should he go and have a look?"

Hearing this, Yu Wei had to temporarily withdraw his thoughts of borrowing things to watch, and then asked the waiter to come and pay the bill. After a while, everyone left the cafe and came to Mr. Paul's residence.

When the doorbell rang again, the middle-aged woman who was Mr. Paul's wife came out. The reason why she was not sure if she was Mr. Paul's wife was mainly because Westerners were very loyal to marriage, so some people did not get married easily. However, living together before marriage and having children is common and not condemned by public opinion, which really made many Chinese people who got married with children envious, jealous and hated.

Just as Wang Guanfu was thinking, Yu Wei finished communicating with the middle-aged woman again. He frowned and turned around and said, "Mr. Paul has not come back yet, and it depends on the situation and will not come back at noon."

"Are you busy with something?" Wang Guan also frowned slightly.

Yu Wei immediately asked, and after hearing the agreement, he was stunned and said, "He is going to attend the auction."

"Hey, it's a coincidence."

When Wang Guan heard this, he was also a little surprised: "Which auction is there? It's not the one on the business card."

"It's not happened to be this level."

At this time, Yu Wei smiled and said, "Another small auction company held a small auction today. I heard that there were a few good porcelains in the lot, so Mr. Paul went to attend. The place was not far away. Do you want to watch the fun?"

"It's noon, it's not over yet?" Wang Guan was a little surprised.

"Two games in the morning and afternoon." Yu Wei explained: "There is an excessive amount at noon, so that people can regain their energy and then devote themselves to the afternoon auction."

"I don't think it's about regaining energy, but about asking people to prepare money." Fang Mingsheng smiled and said, "Anyway, I'm idle, so why not go and have a look."

Wang Guan had no objection. At that moment, everyone said goodbye to the middle-aged woman, and after some twists and turns, they came to the small auction company. The company is not big, but the environment is relatively elegant and has a bit of the charm of ancient buildings.

However, after all, an auction is being held, and the guards outside must be stricter and no idle people are allowed to enter, so Wang Guan and others were naturally blocked outside.

Yu Wei knew the situation well and communicated with the guard with a smile. He didn't know what he said. The guard turned around and walked in skeptically. Soon after, he walked back with a tall middle-aged man in a suit and tie.

"He is Mr. Paul."

Yu Wei quickly explained, then greeted him with a smile. At the same time, Mr. Paul also saw Yu Wei, and after a stunned face, he showed a little surprise smile, and walked over enthusiastically to shake hands and hug him. Then the two of them happily reminisce about the past, greeted each other, and cared about the weather conditions by the way...

The above is Wang Guan’s imagination, and in fact the situation is similar to what he guessed.

After almost the greetings, Yu Wei began to introduce them to both sides. Wang Guan said hello in English, then smiled on his face, and watched a few people chatting blankly. Fang Mingsheng must have included among the few people. Don’t forget that he has friends in the UK, so how could he not speak English?

Seeing this, Wang Guan shook his head and sighed, it turned out that he was the only one who was a rustic! After a while, Yu Wei greeted him: "Let's go, let's go in."

"How is it?" Wang Guan asked while accompanying him: "Does Mr. Paul know about that person's situation?"

"He knew there was this person, but he was not very impressed. He needed to go back and check the address book before he could find out the information about that person." Yu Wei was a little happy, and sighed a little, "But only the most basic phone number and address information, which might have been useful in the past, but should have expired now."

"Expired information is useless." Wang Guan frowned.

"The information is useless, but Mr. Paul is useful." Yu Mei whispered: "He can summon members of the association living in London and ask everyone about the news about that person. Maybe there are some clues."

Although Yu Wei is also a director, it is inevitable that he lacks prestige to call everyone alone. However, if Mr. Paul is brought together to hold a party, many people should respond.

Speaking of which, this is also a good way to investigate, and Wang Guan has no reason to object. Since he has something to ask for, it is reasonable to welcome the other party. If you can't even figure it out, then there is no need to come here to make a special trip.

Not long after, everyone went deep into the auction company and came to the hall where the auction was held. Wang Guan looked at it and saw that the auction had stopped in the hall, about dozens of people gathered together to chat in groups of three or five.

At the same time, Wang Guan also noticed that a huge curtain was hung on the wall of the auction table, and on the table was a small and exquisite projector, constantly projecting clear photos of things onto the curtain, so that everyone below could appreciate it.

At this time, a bowl watch appeared on the curtain, with a very exquisite and luxurious design, and many small diamonds were also inlaid with them. It looks very high-end and elegant, and it should be a famous watch.

Wang Guan also noticed that there was also a certificate and a letter signature next to the famous watch. It was probably designed by a famous designer, which was a limited edition and was very valuable for collection. Anyway, according to his vision, many people pointed at the famous watch on the curtain, looking very interested.

But these are not the key points. The key points are among the crowd. Wang Guan suddenly discovered a familiar figure. Seeing this person, he was surprised and felt like meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

At the right time, Wang Guan decisively left Fang Mingsheng and Yu Wei, walked straight to the man, and greeted with a smile: "Mr. Anderson, it's been a long time since we saw you."

“oh…”

In an instant, the man immediately turned around. It was Mr. Anderson who had met Wang Guan several times. When he saw Wang Guan at this time, he was also a little surprised, and then he smiled happily on his face: "Wang, I really can't believe my eyes, why did you appear here?"

A foreigner spoke Chinese, which was the rhythm that Wang Guan needed, and naturally helped him get rid of a slightly awkward situation. His smile became brighter when he was feeling relaxed: "This is God's guidance, so I came..."

"Yes, that's right."
Chapter completed!