Chapter 0647 Auction (II)

Auctioneer, or registered auctioneer, is the professional qualification title of the host of the main flogging auction.

A good quality auctioneer, in the auction items to be optimized combination, can be set out the best offer route, coupled with the rendering of the scene atmosphere, they will often make the bidding to achieve unexpected results.

In fact, we see the auctioneer in the auction to preside over the bidding, just the final stage of the auction process, in fact, the auctioneer’s work is far more than that.

First of all, the auctioneer to participate in the collection of the subject, the signing of the commission contract, at the same time to understand in detail the situation of the auction, so that we can do a good understanding of the situation, in order to preside over the bidding in order to allow buyers to fully understand the auction in order to facilitate the bidding. Next, the auctioneer to participate in investment, which is the auction of each link in the more complex a job. Usually the auction company release information channels have media announcements and other ways, buyers are not the more the better, but with the auction more “right way” the better.

Therefore, a good auctioneer should have a good grasp of the auction, before entering the auction, should be able to predict which lots will be sought after, can roughly estimate the maximum value of each piece of artwork, and even clear each piece of artwork of the potential buyers will be who.

An auctioneer’s income is largely dependent on the auction house he or she works for. Of course an auctioneer’s income is also related to his or her reputation, so auctioneers will often try to increase their value through multiple successful live auctions in order to attract the attention of auctioneers’ clients.

In China, the highest income of an auctioneer is around 100,000 RMB, and the average auctioneer earns between 40,000 and 70,000 RMB, but of course, in some of the less well-run auction houses, the auctioneer’s income will be a bit lower. There are also some more famous auctioneers, will not be fixed in which auction house, but free status, specializing in hosting some of the top auction.

Jefferson, is mixed in the international auction world of a top auctioneer, in the general auctioneer can only take a million euros per game to mix a little time, Jefferson from the auction house to extract a large commission, of course, this is also with his excellent auction skills are inseparable.

Auctioneers this profession’s highest honor is to obtain the “White Glove” was awarded the White Glove, is the auctioneer’s highest honor, it marks an auction special to achieve a 100% turnover rate.

White Glove represents a high degree of recognition, so if you get the “White Glove” status is like the auction industry’s Oscar-winning actor, then, your income will be very substantial.

Jefferson is three times the winner of the White Glove, in today’s international auction world, no one can out of its right, so the auction organizing committee, in yesterday’s turnover is very low, specially invited Jefferson to preside over the auction.

Yesterday’s auction, has been considered a very big failure, twenty-four items, six aborted, and the remaining eighteen pieces, but also some of the owner of their own shot away or the auctioneer’s TO to shoot away, so that the organizing committee organized for several months of great dissatisfaction, on the spot on the firing of the auctioneer as a scapegoat.

“Chinese art in the international art market, occupies an important position, in recent years the appreciation of the value of the fast, I’m not in the pocket if not no money, today will definitely sit on the stage and ladies and gentlemen to grab business.”

Jefferson is worthy of the world’s top auctioneer, after the opening, he did not rush into the theme, but stood on the stage and gossiped, humorous words led to the people under the stage from time to time issued a laugh, in the opening of the auction before the kind of tense atmosphere, washed away a lot at once.

“Well, I think friends have been waiting anxiously, you must be in the heart to scold me for delaying everyone’s time, the following let us enter into this Chinese art special auction!”

Jefferson suddenly changed his words, pulling everyone’s attention into the auction room, and the first lot of the day was also taken by a staff wearing white gloves, to the table in front of the auction table, from the aged rosewood shaft rod and the yellowed and rolled up paper, everyone could tell that it should be an ancient painting.

“Our first lot today, is an oil painting, it is the work of Lang Shi Ning, a Chinese court painter from three hundred years ago, and it is from the collection of the Frey family. It is a portrait of an imperial consort in ancient China, gathering the softness and gentleness of oriental women, and it is the Bust of Princess Chunhui. It has been authenticated by a number of experts from France and China, and it is indeed made by Lang Shining, and is in no way false, and it is also one of the three works by Lang Shining that can be proved in this world.”

Jefferson’s words caused a commotion in the arena, the people who came to participate in this auction did not expect that Jefferson actually took the lot that was originally arranged in the fifth place, and took it out in advance, which made the people who were interested in auctioning this painting, feel a little bit caught off guard.

General auction, have to make special publicity lots and auction order of the color pages, and many buyers are based on these color pages, specifically to focus on their own desired lots, but Jefferson is breaking the routine, the order of the confusion, so that some of the people who are interested in this painting, immediately tense up.

“I heard that that Emperor Qianlong didn’t allow anyone to see this picture of his consort after he painted it, and he only saw it three times in his life. The starting price of this oil painting of an ancient emperor’s consort is 100,000 euros, and each bidding increase is 20,000 euros, so perhaps if you bid just once, you can have the rights that the emperor could enjoy, and you can take this picture of a consort into your private pocket.”

It seems that Jefferson in this painting up and down a lot of work, the Qianlong emperor’s past are turned out, the words with a strong incentive to listen to the crowd under the stage have whispered.

Jefferson is very satisfied with this effect, the reason why he asked for this painting in advance of the auction, is to take into account the Chinese for the ancient emperor supplies the kind of fervent pursuit, although this is only a portrait, but can not help the painting is the emperor’s woman ah! Maybe there are some special hobbies that people like to YY to the painting?

“Good, now the auction begins, 100,000 euros, the starting price of 100,000 euros, any friend interested, please bid.”

In the sound of Jefferson’s words, the second day of the Paris Chinese art auction, is considered to have officially begun.

Same as the first day, in the nearly one minute after Jefferson shouted out the price, the cold field, and no one took the lead in bidding, can come to participate in the auction of the Chinese, are extremely high IQ, in the Huangfu Yun reminded, they became a lot of rational.

Seeing this scene, Jefferson still had a smile on his face, only the little finger of his left hand, slightly imperceptibly cocked upwards, falling right into the eyes of a white man sitting in the front row of the auction house.

“I bid 100,000 euros.”

That white man immediately raised the number plate in his hand after seeing Jefferson’s prompt.

“Good, Mr. No. 12 bid 100,000 euros, oh, I didn’t expect the charm of Chinese artwork to be so great, this one should be a friend of the Englishman who also loves Chinese artwork so much. Is there anyone else bidding? There are more lots today, if not, then I have to congratulate this British friend, you will get the Chinese Emperor’s consort, well, for the first time.”

Jefferson spoke while actually knocking down the hammer once, three hammers fell, no one thought that Jefferson actually did not look at the reaction of the stage, so rashly knocked the whack.

Jefferson performance, look in the eyes of the crowd, and other auctioneers are very different, other auctioneers are in the indefinite intention to extend the auction time of a piece of work, in order to be able to shoot a higher price, but Jefferson just the opposite, he seems to be anxious to carry out the following auction, leaving the crowd of time, and not a lot of time.

And Jefferson’s last sentence, seems to intentionally omit the fact that this is a painting, directly shouted out the auction of this work, you will get the emperor’s concubine words, so that the Chinese under the stage is also some of the group anger.

“120,000 euros, I bid 120,000 euros.”

Looking at Jefferson’s waving hammer, which seemed to be about to fall for the second time, someone under the stage finally made an offer, although it was only an increase of 20,000, but it made Jefferson, who had a subdued face on the stage, and his heart, which was almost almost in his throat, finally fall back.

“I think it’s really great to be able to buy a piece of Lang Shining’s work from more than three hundred years ago for 120,000 euros, is there any more friends to make a bid?”

Jefferson was reminding the crowd in the arena that the price of this painting was much more than 120,000 euros, although everyone knew his intention, but their hearts were all stirred up, even Zhuang Rui had the desire to raise his hand.

To know, Lang Shining’s authentic works are very few, can be recognized works, in this one before, only two, respectively, collected in the Palace Museum in Beijing and the Museum of Fine Arts of the city of Dole, France.

And the price of Lang Shining’s works, should be between 10 to 20 million, 120,000 euros, is only about 1.2 million yuan, in the eyes of the crowd, really is the price of cabbage.

“140,000 euros!”

A middle-aged Chinese man sitting in the front row of Zhuang Rui, raised his sign, but his price increase was not high, or restrained.

“160,000 euros ……”

“180,000 euros ……”

“I bid 220,000 euros.”

“280,000, I’ll bid 280,000 euros.”

As one person raises the price, the Chinese crowd mentality, finally exploded, in the first two offers, it was still only an increase of 20,000 euros, but in the back, it was 40,000 and 80,000 upwards.

“280,000, buyer number 21 bid 280,000, oh, this price is already outdated, buyer number 78 bid 360,000, the price is now 360,000, which other friend bid?”

Jefferson felt the state of affairs coming into his control, and stood on the stage with ease, although he didn’t talk as much as he did a while ago, the price of the lot, however, kept going up.