Wall Street Legend

The ancestors of the Seymour family had an earl, but that was in the 17th and 18th centuries. Later, some people also received the "Indian Imperial Order". In the 19th century, someone from the Seymour family climbed to East India. The top executive of the company, this is the father of the naval marshal, was also quite prominent for a while.

Time has entered the 21st century, and it has declined to the point where it is necessary to sell antiques to make a living. Even Ye Dongqing, a person who usually does not pay attention to antiques, has come here. Naturally, the group of antique dealers and auction house experts who are scattered in Europe have also come early. After getting the news, everyone knew that the Seymour family had a lot of good things hidden.

If it was in the 1990s, if it were not for fine porcelain, calligraphy and painting, and bronzes, almost no one would pay much attention to Chinese antiques. As people in the motherland became rich, they frequently sold them in the international market, and the prices were higher every time. High, which attracted the attention of businessmen engaged in related industries.

When he led Laura and Zhao Liuli out of the car, the few people standing at the door immediately understood that someone with a high status was coming, and they could guess it just by looking at the bodyguards.

Mr. Robin Beckenbauer had never revealed the news before. When he saw Ye Dongqing visiting at the invitation, he almost trotted out to greet them. His smile was as bright as a flower and he said in a rhythmic British accent: " What a wonderful day! Mr. Ye! The Seymour family is preparing, the things are in the restaurant, you can see them later!"

"Don't worry about that. I asked someone to come over and help me choose. Please wait a moment."

After shaking hands with the other party, Ye Dongqing said that he asked his assistant to help arrange several experts to identify antiques. He had never met before, so it was not clear whether the other party had arrived.

His eyes passed through the crowd. There were several yellow people standing there. He didn't know which country they were from. The news of this private auction had been released half a month ago. It was normal to attract so many people. At first glance, there were more than twenty people standing at the door, and there were even more inside the building.

When buying antiques, it is common to find someone to appraise them. Mr. Beckenbauer only cares about how much money Ye Dongqing can spend today. For the rest, as long as this distinguished guest is satisfied, he continued: "They are all high-quality products that were shipped back in the past. A naval marshal is definitely capable of getting the best loot, maybe mixed in with some modern art, but it’s all labeled so it should be fine.”

"...I'm Chinese. Do you know what he did to my motherland, right?" Ye Dongqing felt a little unhappy after hearing the word "trophy".

As someone who specializes in antiques, how can you get along without learning some history? Beckenbauer once sold a piece of porcelain and said it was taken from the Old Summer Palace. The Chinese customer was immediately furious.

He immediately explained with a smile: "That's all in the past, isn't it? I despise the British in the past. They were not gentlemen at all. Who would have thought that this country used to be the largest trafficking gang in the world. I feel sorry for what they did. I apologize to you."

The rich ones are the uncles. If an ordinary person talks about this to Beckenbauer, he will probably ignore it. Most British people will only feel proud of those things in the colonial era of great voyages. They plundered them from all over the world. Their wealth has made the UK one of the most economically powerful countries in the world. How could they not be proud and wish they could seize more resources at that time?

Ye Dongqing just mentioned it casually, remembering the pain points of racial culture, but not too radical. He now represents so many companies. If he talks too much and gets caught, it will be difficult to do business in Europe.

Look at Germany now. Things like that were done decades ago, but they are now accepted. Going forward in time, it is said that when the Yuan Dynasty cavalry invaded Europe and attacked cities, they threw corpses of people who died of illness into the city, leading to the Black Death. The disease spread, causing the European population to plummet by one-third, and more than 20 million people just disappeared. Who can explain this?

When Mr. Beckenbauer saw that the potential high-roller didn't say anything more, he was naturally not stupid enough to continue talking about it and began to help them introduce the history of this castle...

A manager of the British branch of Tamsui Investment Group drove a Mercedes-Benz and brought five famous antique and oil painting appraisers to the scene. After greeting the group of people respectively, Ye Dongqing did not discuss the fee, because since the other party He is willing to come and help, and I believe that the people under him have already contacted him, so he does not need to worry about this little thing.

"Come on, let's go in too."

Seeing a young man with curly blond hair standing at the door and shouting that it was about to start, Ye Dongqing said to the group of people around him.

After a brief exchange, I found out that among these appraisers, an old man named Neil is actually the chief appraiser of the British Museum. The other two are also from the British Museum and are responsible for ancient porcelain restoration and oil painting appraisal projects respectively. Listen This avatar looks very experienced.

There are also two people from Sotheby's Auction House. This company is headquartered in London. As one of the most famous auction houses in the world, it is a little cleaner, especially when doing private work. Ye Dongqing is not worried about their cooperation. Guys, come and trick yourself.

"The time is too short. Originally we wanted to hire some experts from China as you requested, but visas and other issues are troublesome. Even if we can find them, the auction should be over after they fly over." The person in charge of the British branch named Roger Hewitt told Ye Dongqing that he might have a way of doing management, but he didn’t know much about antiques. He felt that whether it was people from the British Museum or Sotheby’s auction house, They are no worse than those antique appraisers specially recruited from China, and they may even be more professional.

Without commenting on this, Ye Dongqing replied: "That's it. I believe in the abilities of these gentlemen. Mr. Hewitt, if you are interested, please stay and go in together to have a look. If you are not interested, then go back to the company first. I will send The car sent the gentlemen back safely."

Mr. Hewitt looked at the crowd in the house, and finally decided to stay. He often saw garage sales, but had never seen a real antique auction. He said: "I will go back later. Recent company affairs Not much... I worked overtime some time ago and I'm just waiting for the real estate agent to give me the news. There are two houses near Kensington Garden Street that seem to be ready for sale. It fits your status very well, boss, and is the best in London. Rich people almost all live there.”

I almost broke out in a sweat, and I cursed in my mind as an idiot. How could I say that I was not busy in front of my boss? Isn't this a reason for the boss to lay off employees?

Ye Dongqing smiled happily. Hewitt was considered an old employee. When he first came to work, the headquarters was still on Wall Street. When there were only thirty or forty employees, he joined in. He replied casually: "I will read these in the morning. I’m going to look at the house again in the afternoon. A friend’s mother just bought a house in Kensington Palace last year. The environment should be pretty good..."