"Dad, see, this is what a rich person is like."
Xia Yu said with emotion that he was also giving Old Xia extra lessons.
Old Xia remained silent, but his mind was filled with a thousand thoughts.
Because of their son, their family has become wealthy and will be even richer in the future. Their consumption patterns have changed, and he and his wife have to accept this change.
Don’t learn to be frugal when you are poor, and don’t learn to be extravagant when you are rich. People’s thoughts are influenced by their environment and status. There is no need to force yourself to be frugal, and you should let nature take its course whether you are extravagant or not.
This is exactly the kind of thinking we want. It is not desirable for the poor to be brainwashed by consumerism, and it is equally not good for the rich to live as misers. Money is only meaningful if it circulates in society. Otherwise, why is it printed?
After the price of 410 million was called out, the entire auction site was solemn. Everyone was waiting for the next buyer to bid, but no one raised a hand for a long time.
"410 million, deal!"
The auctioneer finally hammered down the deal, and the mysterious buyer bought the "Wood and Stone Picture" for 410 million yuan.
No, 410 million is just the auction price. The auction also requires a commission, and Christie's commission has been raised several times. After including the commission, the total price of this "Wood and Stone Picture" is about 460 million.
This is because the items themselves are expensive enough, otherwise the commission rate would be even higher. The auction goes to great lengths to plan and promote it, attracting wealthy people from all over the world, all for the commission.
Making money? Not bad at all. The four items Xia Yu bought together cost almost 10 million Hong Kong dollars, which is equivalent to 10 million RMB, which is exactly his daily salary.
"This auction house is really shady. Ten million can buy over a thousand acres of land!"
Seeing her son sign and pay, Lin Shuqin couldn't help but complain when she came out.
"They also want to make money. It's the same model as an agent."
Old Xia finally figured it out and started to help Lin Shuqin.
"Dad is right. Without the auction house platform, such fine products would only circulate in a small range and area. Even if you have money, it would be difficult to buy them. They also make money based on their own skills."
Xia Yu added that professional matters should be left to professionals, who only need to spend money, and the time and energy saved are more valuable than the commission itself.
"So, you're going to have to pay millions in commission for that Flora Cup you're going to shoot tomorrow?"
Lin Shuqin also heard the whispering between Xia Yu and Lao Xia just now, so she asked this question.
"You can submit it, but I'm worried that the competition will be too fierce and Dad won't be able to get it."
Xia Yu's worry is not without reason. The Twelve Flower God Cups are very famous among the Qing Dynasty official kiln porcelains. "Tao Ya" records: Kangxi's twelve-month flower wine cups, one cup and one flower, with blue and white and multicolored ones, very thin in texture, light in weight... If you want to match the flowers of the twelve months, it is really difficult.
Hundreds of years have passed. With the development of science and technology today, it is not difficult to collect all the flowers of the twelve months in one day. However, it is quite difficult to collect a set of flower god cups, not to mention that they are from the same kiln batch.
"Here's how, Dad, I'll transfer 100 million to your card and buy this set of Flora Cups. If there are any left, you can take pictures of any you like. I'll pick out two suitable ones and put them in the library of our new home, and you can take the rest back with you."
Xia Yu thought for a while and said, if the black card could only be used by himself, and there was no time to apply for a secondary card for Lao Xia, there would be no need to be so troublesome. Now he can only transfer money.
"One hundred million? Isn't that too much?"
"It's not much. I'll run out of the more expensive items if I buy two. Dad, just buy whatever you like. We don't spend much money at home, so it's a rare opportunity to go out and spend money."
How can you upgrade without spending money? This time, Xia Yu plans to upgrade to Lv17 before going back.
After spending more than 100 million today, the gap is only over 200 million. He will definitely be able to achieve the goal of this trip, and then his cash flow will be more abundant.
It was already late when they returned to the hotel. Xia Yu and his parents didn't chat much before going back to their rooms to sleep.
Xia Yu slept soundly, but Lin Shuqin and Old Xia did not sleep well because they were thinking about tomorrow. Although the family had been wealthy for some time, they were only used to their son's consumption upgrade and had not yet gotten used to their own consumption upgrade.
As for how to spend the 100 million, the two of them were three parts nervous, three parts uneasy, and three parts excited. The multiple emotions intertwined into a complicated state of mind, which made it impossible for them to sleep at all.
Similarly, when Xia Yu first got the system, he was so excited about thousands or tens of thousands of dollars that he couldn't sleep. Now he is calm and composed because he is used to it.
Lin Shuqin and Lao Xia will get used to it one day, but they will never forget the complicated feelings they feel today.
After a good night's sleep, Xia Yu still got up very early. After washing up, he read a book in the room. In the morning, Christie's delivered yesterday's auction items to the hotel, along with various certificates and documents.
Actually, he just bought some daily necessities and would not sell them again, so it didn't matter whether he had these documents or not. However, if he wanted to bring them back to the country legally, these documents were necessary.
In addition, customs duties and value-added tax must be paid. If you don't pay, it can only be shipped to the bonded warehouse. The tax amount is not as scary as that of luxury cars, so just pay it and consider it as a contribution to the country and buy two more fighter jets.
Xia Yu did not lose out either. The commission paid to the auction house and the tax paid when returning home were all counted as experience points. After spending this money, he would have no pressure to upgrade to Lv17.
"Xiaoyu, your mother and I are leaving!"
At around 1:00 p.m., Lao Xia got dressed and prepared to go out with Lin Shuqin.
"Okay, be careful on the road."
After watching his parents leave for the auction, Xia Yu also put down the green-glazed teacup he was playing with.
He was looking forward to what Lao Xia would gain today. In the special auction of "Important Chinese Porcelain and Handicrafts", in addition to the Flower Goddess Cup, there were many other good things, such as many jade pieces.
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