Chapter 1894: Doing a favor to Cai
Wenhong After Cai Wenhong and his team finished their appraisal, it was already seven o'clock, and after staying here for more than an hour, Mr. Leng and his team left.
Because they are just here to appreciate, they don't necessarily have to come to appraise them one by one, nor is there any need to wait until they have all finished appraising them.
They all love antiques, but they don't want to collect all of them. They just like to collect small items, so they don't have any other ideas about bronze chimes.
Because Cai Wenhong and others were still there, it was difficult for Gu Ning to leave, so he did not invite Grandpa Leng and others to dinner, and said he would invite them next time when he had time.
Mr. Leng and others naturally didn't mind.
After Cai Wenhong and others finished the identification, they confirmed that these were real, so they were even more excited.
"Ms. Gu, why don't you sell this set of bronze chimes to the Imperial Palace Museum!" Cai Wenhong said. Naturally, the Imperial Palace Museum would want to collect such a set of bronze chimes with extremely high collection value.
Not only the Imperial Palace Museum, but any museum, if they knew about it, they would come to fight for it.
And it's not just museums, there are also many people who want to collect it, such as music groups and extremely wealthy collectors. After all, this set would cost tens of billions of dollars, and without money, you can't afford it.
"Then how much does President Cai think this set of bronze chimes is worth?" Gu Ning asked instead of answering. This meant neither agreeing nor refusing, which meant that Cai Wenhong had this opportunity.
Gu Ning took out this set of bronze chimes in order to make money and promote "Xiang Yun Xuan", so as long as the price is right and "Xiang Yun Xuan" is promoted, it doesn't matter who he sells it to.
Cai Wenhong was immediately excited when he heard this: "In 19XX, two sets of bronze chimes were unearthed from a large tomb of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. One set had 9 pieces, and the other had 7 pieces. They were auctioned for over 1 billion. And this is a complete set of 9, so it's at least 5 billion. Of course, if it's auctioned, the price will be even higher, maybe even 7 billion."
Many things are created by hype, but since they are hyped up, then their value is just that.
"How much is President Cai willing to pay me for this bronze chime?" Gu Ning asked. As for the price, she already had an idea, but she just wanted to hear what Cai Wenhong thought.
"The bronze chimes belong to Miss Gu, so the price should be set by Miss Gu." Cai Wenhong said. Although he hoped the price would be as low as possible, it was Gu Ning's thing after all, so naturally she should set the price.
Moreover, the bronze chimes are worth at least 5 billion yuan, and the auction price may soar to 7 billion yuan, so naturally they can't just give Gu Ning 5 billion yuan. In this case, isn't it obvious that they are targeting Gu Ning? What if Gu Ning is annoyed and doesn't sell them to them? "I am a businessman. I put the bronze chimes up for auction. First, for money, so I won't let myself suffer a loss. Second, for fame. I want to use the bronze chimes to promote "Xiangyunxuan", so it is certain that I will auction it. However, although I am for money, I am not greedy. Since Dean Cai said that this set of bronze chimes is at least 5 billion yuan, and it may rise to 7 billion yuan if it is auctioned, then how about I give Dean Cai 5 billion yuan? However, the bronze chimes will still be auctioned in the name of "Xiangyunxuan" and everyone will still bid. At that time, the Imperial Palace Museum can bid as much as they want, no matter how much they bid, as long as they win. However, no matter how much the final transaction amount is, I still want the 5 billion yuan." Gu Ning said.
Cai Wenhong was stunned. What? Gu Ning only wanted 5 billion?
The other two experts were also shocked, including Chen Darong.
But this was Gu Ning's decision, and he couldn't interfere.
Although Gu Ning did not make a loss based on the original estimated price, he suffered a huge loss based on the number of lots auctioned. From 5 billion to 700 million, that’s a difference of more than 2 billion!
But for Gu Ning, there was no such thing as a loss. After all, she got the bronze chimes without spending a penny, so the 5 billion was a complete profit for her.
Sometimes, people should not be too greedy and only care about money.
She was doing this now as a favor to Cai Wenhong. After all, she had a lot of antiques, and they were all obtained from illegal sources, so she would be targeted sooner or later.
Cai Wenhong is not only the director of the Imperial Palace Museum, but also the deputy director of the Cultural Relics Bureau. With Cai Wenhong's connections, she no longer has to worry about being targeted in the future.
Of course, even if she didn't do him this favor, Cai Wenhong would not make things difficult for him for the sake of the Leng family, but he still preferred to rely on himself.
Moreover, she would not be more blatant and aggressive because of this. She couldn't make things difficult for Cai Wenhong just because he owed her a favor!
"Ms. Gu, are you telling the truth?" Cai Wenhong heard it clearly, but still couldn't help asking uncertainly because it was too shocking.
"Really?" Gu Ning replied, "But Dean Cai also knows that in our line of work, it is inevitable that some items come from shady sources, so I hope Dean Cai can take care of it."
"Haha! This is not a big problem. Even if this incident didn't happen, I would still be concerned about it." Cai Wenhong said. He was so happy. He thought it was impossible to buy the bronze chimes for 5 billion yuan, but he didn't expect that Gu Ning would take the initiative to bid 5 billion yuan.
Although Gu Ning did this conditionally, relatively speaking, this condition was not really a condition, because even if this incident did not happen, he would still avoid Gu Ning for the sake of the Leng family's face.
"Okay, then President Cai will draft a contract and let me know when it's ready. I'll go over and sign the contract when I have time, and then we'll make the transaction official after the auction is over," said Gu Ning.
"Okay," Cai Wenhong replied.
"It's getting late now. I've booked a private room at a restaurant outside the community. Let's go have dinner together!" Gu Ning said.
"Then I'd rather obey your command." Cai Wenhong did not refuse. After all, Gu Ning said it was already decided. If he refused, it would make things difficult for the other party.
Of course, he wouldn't really let Gu Ning treat them, he could just pay the bill when the time comes.
Gu Ning gave him the bronze chimes at a low price, so he owed Gu Ning a lot of favors! It was only right for him to treat her to a meal.
When leaving the basement, Gu Ning lagged behind a few steps. After they all went out, Gu Ning put the bronze chimes into the space and then went out.
When they went there, Gu Ning called Gao Yi and Qiao Ya to go along, because they had been waiting outside and had not eaten yet.
(End of this chapter)
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