Chapter 176 Boss Tao is determined to win
Different from those auctions where seats are arranged in rows, Kang’s Auction House provides all-private room service.
Many private buyers are reluctant to make their collections public. In order to hide their identities, the private rooms at his auctions are all closed.
Each box has a tablet for inputting prices. Buyers can either write the price by hand or press the buttons on it to increase the price by 10,000 to 1 million. After confirming the increase in price, the LED display above the auctioneer's head will show the bid amount of the box number.
Except for those with inside information, no one knows who is sitting in those rooms. There is no so-called courtesy and courtesy, and the bids are very free.
The price of the first auction item is not expensive, and its main function is to stimulate further discussion.
The starting bid is 50,000, and guests in boxes 8 and 15 must bid an additional 11,000.
After the price was raised to 150,000, both parties' bidding speed became slower than before.
Boss Tao sat leisurely on the sofa, his tone very relaxed: "Meimei, this is your first time here, so you may not be familiar with some of the conventions of the auction house."
Wang Meitong is eager to learn: "Meimei wants to hear Brother Tao's advice."
"Except for some highly sought-after items, most people have some understanding of the value of the items!" Boss Tao seemed to understand him and picked up a cigarette. "For example, this blue and white porcelain, although it is a product of the Qing Dynasty, it is in large quantities and in circulation, so it is not as hard to find as those before the Qing Dynasty."
Boss Shi nodded when he heard this: "I remember last month, at the Fu Teng Auction in the imperial capital, there was a similar blue and white porcelain that was sold for 200,000?"
Boss Tao smiled and said, "Although this one is better than the one from last month, the transaction price will not exceed 300,000. You see, they have been competing with me for several rounds, and now the bids are getting slower and slower, which means they are hesitating whether to raise the price. I estimate that their pass price, commonly known as the P price in the industry, is about 260,000."
Wang Meitong learned something new: "Brother Tao is really amazing!"
Her camera was not aimed at the two big guys, but at the 3D model projection on the table.
When fans saw this scene and heard Boss Tao’s explanation, they burst into wow.
"So high-tech! So classy!"
"What kind of high-tech is this? I can make a similar projection with my phone and a few pieces of glass. Isn't there a similar tutorial on Bilibili?"
"So funny, we're on the same internet bar? I just saw it last night."
"Is the point high-tech? The point is that the auction they were at was really high-end! A vase was sold for 230,000?!"
"Didn't you hear from the top guy on the list that the price is capped at 300,000 at most?"
"I have to scrape together 180,000 yuan for the betrothal gift to marry a wife. Even rich people need 200,000 or 300,000 yuan to buy a vase... wuwuwuwu..."
Everyone was discussing it lively, and Brother Tao raised the price of the vase to 260,000.
Sure enough, the guests in boxes 8 and 10 waited for a full minute without making any bids.
Brother Tao raised his chin, looking determined to win.
For today's auction, he, Lao Shi, Lao Qian and the other two jointly prepared nearly 1 billion yuan in funds, determined to buy Boss Cai's land.
The rest is just a drizzle.
It’s a bit funny to say, but in order to guard against them, Boss Cai used some connections to get the land to Boss Kang for auction.
Don’t you think about it...there are only a few top real estate companies in City C.
Who else can eat it except them?
It's just a process.
It can be seen that when people are at the end of their rope, they will make stupid moves.
But it was good this way! With the auction process, the contract and everything had to be signed on the spot. As long as he won the bid, he wouldn't have to worry about Boss Cai changing his mind and not selling it. It also saved him a lot of trouble!
He came with great fanfare and even allowed Wang Meitong to broadcast live. He was not afraid of the information of the auction items being leaked. The reason was simple - he just wanted someone to record this scene! Record how they spent a lot of money to buy the lifeblood of Boss Cai while he was anxiously waiting!
Boss Tao is a very petty person. Since Boss Cai refuses to cooperate, he has no choice but to kill him.
The auctioneer raised the hammer: "Two hundred and sixty thousand, one time..."
Wang Meitong agreed: "It seems that just as Brother Tao estimated, the guests in other boxes are ready to give up!"
"Two hundred and sixty thousand, twice..."
Boss Tao raised his lips and said, "It's just a small amount of money, just a good start."
The relaxed tone made the comments sound sour and jealous.
"Two hundred and sixty thousand--" The auctioneer's words were interrupted by the indicator light in box number one.
He looked at the amount and was stunned for a moment: "Number one bids, three hundred thousand! Anyone else wants to raise the price?"
Boss Tao hissed and sat up from the sofa: "Box No. 1? What's the story?"
They had been to Mr. Kang's auctions many times, but they had never seen him book Box No. 1?!
Lao Shi also sat up straight in surprise: "Could it be Mr. Yan?"
The Kang family has a high status in City C. Since Boss Kang has said that Box No. 1 is reserved for distinguished guests, no one would dare to ask for this seat.
Everyone privately thought that this was reserved for Mr. Yan.
The old man is old and rarely comes down to socialize, but apart from him... it seems that no one else is worthy of sitting in Box No. 1? !
Boss Tao hesitated for a moment, deciding to test the other party's bottom line, and raised the price of the blue and white porcelain to 350,000.
"Three hundred and fifty thousand, once!"
"Three hundred and fifty thousand, twice!"
Yan Yueqing frowned: "Alas, the people in Box 6 are so slow in bidding. What are they hesitating about? Just buy it if you like it."
She punched in a price and made a quick decision.
"Ding——" the auction price was refreshed, and the auctioneer clenched the hammer tightly, "Number one bids five hundred thousand!"
"Five hundred thousand?!" Boss Tao remained silent.
Does the other party not understand the value of the item... or does he simply not take money seriously?
It is normal for items at auction to have a premium.
Some even launder money through auctions, and Boss Tao has seen quite a few of them...
However, the Kang family’s auction house focuses on providing reasonable and legal services for random searches!
Since you're not going the money laundering route...why did the people in Box 1 have to bid nearly double the price for this vase?
Wang Meitong looked at Boss Tao eagerly, and said in a persuasive tone: "Brother Tao, this price is too much higher than the actual price. Maybe the other party is trying to raise the price for you? If you add more, the other party might immediately sell it to you!"
Boss Tao thought for two seconds: "Meimei is right."
Immediately, the red give up button was pressed.
The auctioneer chimed in, "Five hundred thousand each time!"
"Five hundred thousand twice!"
"Five hundred thousand three times!"
"Deal!" He said excitedly as he struck the hammer in his hand, "Congratulations to No. 1 for winning the Double Dragon Playing with Pearl Blue and White Porcelain Vase!"
As an auctioneer, he receives a commission for every item he bids.
It’s just like making a sale. The item itself is worth 100 yuan, and you can just break even by selling it at 100 yuan. But the more you sell, the more profit you’ll make, and naturally the commission your boss will give you will not be less!
(End of this chapter)
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