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The next day.

Ji Sheng, Lu Zhengqing and others flew to the capital with the boutique products on tour.

After a busy morning, they finally put all the things in the Huaxia Art Museum in an orderly manner.

After Wu Youshan confirmed that there really was a Chenghua Doucai Chicken Cup, he signed a tour contract with Ji Sheng and others without hesitation.

After finishing the main goal of the tour, Ji Sheng and others rested in the hotel.

For this reason, he specially called Lu Zhengqing and others together for a small meeting.

"Since the location of the tour exhibition has been settled, the auction announcement can be released tonight, and the next two weeks will start tomorrow, and we will enter the most intense and busy time." Ji Sheng sat on the sofa and looked at everyone, and asked: " Are the funds ready?"

Zou Qingqiu hummed: "It's ready."

Ji Sheng nodded, "Don't be afraid of spending money, this time we are going to fight Sotheby's, we don't say whether we can win, but if we can really grab a lot of customers from Sotheby's, then no matter how much money we spend It's all worth it, if you don't think I'm asking too much, I'll briefly talk about the next work assignment."

"Ha ha."

"how come?"

"Xiao Ji, you took care of the tour and Fan Zeng, and you brought so many high-quality products. Even preparing for the ring with Sotheby's is your decision. This time we are all up to you."

Everyone has a good attitude.

You must know that Ji Sheng was a temporary partner at the beginning, and everyone didn't like him very much at first, it was all for Shen Xia's face, but when the situation developed to the present, only a day or two had passed, he It has become the backbone of this joint auction, and it is conceivable how much everyone's attitude has changed.

But there is no way, powerful people are respected wherever they go.

Ji Sheng showed enough abilities, and this group of partners who were much older than him naturally listened to him.

Ji Sheng said: "Actually, there's not much to talk about next, it's nothing more than the production of the catalog, the tour exhibition and the relationship between customers. The part of the catalog was drawn by masters Fan Yang and Wang Jiaxun. It's not a big problem. The main reason is that the materials for the catalog must be carefully selected, and don’t be afraid of spending money. Didn’t we prepare a cost of 1000 yuan for the catalog? Just go ahead and do it.”

Zou Qingqiu said: "Let me take responsibility for this matter."

Lu Zhengqing nodded and said, "Mr. Zou's work is more delicate. It's better to have her responsible for these detailed things."

Ji Sheng said: "Okay, then I will trouble Mr. Zou."

Zou Qingqiu said with a smile: "It's all for making money, don't be polite to me."

Ji Sheng continued: "The second task is touring the exhibition, Mr. Lu, you should be responsible for this matter yourself. After all, you have organized so many joint auctions, so you should be more familiar with this one. Contact TV commercials and online advertisements. Our publicity must be in place this time.”

Lu Zhengqing said: "Okay, leave this matter to me."

Ji Sheng was very concerned and said: "Exhibition tour and publicity are the key to our success this time. If you can't handle it alone, you can let us know, and we can all work together."

Lu Zhengqing said with a smile: "You have even found the location of the tour exhibition. If I can't even deal with such things as TV commercials and online advertisements, then I won't do auctions, don't worry."

"Well, the next step is the layout and equipment of the venue." Ji Sheng looked at Wu Hongyi and said, "Mr. Wu, you are a local snake, you can help catch this matter."

Wu Hongyi said: "Okay, do you have any special requirements?"

Ji Sheng said: "According to the highest standard, we will do whatever Sotheby's does."

Wu Hongyi blinked and said, "In this case, the cost of equipment alone may be quite a lot, and it may exceed our budget."

Ji Sheng said categorically: "No matter how much it costs, this joint auction is our best opportunity. We must do it well. Don't be afraid of exceeding the budget. Let's get some money together. It shouldn't cost too much."

Wu Hongyi agreed, "Success."

Suddenly, Ji Sheng said, "By the way, how many white glove auctioneers are there in China? Please come over three or five."

Tian Liangping was taken aback, "Would you like three or five white glove auctioneers?"

Niu Yuanzhong also sweated: "This kind of auctioneer is not easy to hire."

What is a White Glove Auctioneer?

To put it simply, white gloves are the highest honor for an auctioneer, which means that all the auction items presided over by this person are sold. The auction company will present a pair of white gloves to the auctioneer as a token of respect and gratitude. The division's highest degree of recognition, similar to winning a Grand Slam in a sporting event.

Auctioneers with white gloves are often elites in the industry. Auctioneers like this are definitely first-class in terms of active atmosphere. Ji Sheng even knows that some white-glove auctioneers can sell items at a premium several times. This is the power of the White Glove Auctioneer, of course he will be invited here!

But an auctioneer of this level also cherishes his wings very much. He doesn't accept all auctions. If the auctions are generally not up to the standard, people will not even take a look at them.

Ji Sheng said very firmly: "Yes, please invite three or five white glove auctioneers to come over. I remember that Jiade has a retired and respected white glove auctioneer Mr. Gao Mingde. We spent a lot of money to invite him out of the mountain. The money is in place. I don't believe it. He will refuse."

Niu Yuanzhong was silent for a while, "I have a little friendship with Lao Gao, I'll talk to him later."

"Well, since Mr. Niu is responsible for finding the auctioneer, Mr. Tian will leave the rest of the contact with the client to Mr. Tian. Mr. Tian, ​​is it okay?" Ji Sheng looked over and said.

Tian Liangping immediately said: "I have no problem."

Ji Sheng nodded and said: "Okay, there are probably so many tasks, everyone should do what they want, take a good rest today, tomorrow will be a hard battle."

……

That night.

At about [-] o'clock in the evening, Hong Kong Jiangsu Forbes publicly announced that this year's autumn auction will be held in two weeks.

Everyone didn't take it seriously. After all, Sotheby's holds spring auctions and autumn auctions every year. As long as everyone knows when it will hold auctions, it will naturally not cause any sensation.

But just half an hour later, Huaxia Business Daily published an announcement of a joint auction on the Internet.

下面是信息：受委托，静海古今艺术收藏品有限公司定于2022年10月7日至2022年10月13日举办秋季拍卖会，现将相关事项公告如下：

[-]. Auction bid.

[-]. Auction time.

[-]. Auction and preview location.

[-]. Intended bidders shall go through the bidding registration procedures in accordance with relevant regulations.

[-]. Contact information.

These are very routine announcements for auctions.

Moreover, Huaxia Business Daily.com is not a well-known website to many ordinary people, but the auction announcement released by such a website that ordinary people do not know much about caused an uproar in the auction industry. After just 1 minute, people in the auction-related industry on Weibo already had screenshots and topic initiations!

"My God! What is the origin of this ancient and modern art?"

"You actually want to fight Sotheby's? Is it true?"

"Can this be fake? They even released the auction announcement! But what is the way of this ancient and modern art company, dare to report the auction at the same time as Sotheby's top auction giants, isn't it afraid of being ruined? ?”

"The other party is Sotheby's!"

"I have to say that Gujin Art is a very courageous company!"

"Damn it! There is still an auction company that dares to fight Sotheby's head-on? Ancient and Modern Art Company? I remember the name of this company."

"So what if you remember it? Competing with Sotheby's must be a complete failure."

"Khan, so what if you lose? I'm not scared by Sotheby's."

As the topic heated up, countless netizens who were interested in the auction rushed over to watch!

Including many insiders in the auction and collection circles who did not know the situation before are also very concerned!

According to a microblog certification, an insider from an auction company in Beihe said: "Fight against Sotheby's? Does anyone dare to challenge Sotheby's these days? It seems very courageous, but Sotheby's strength is too strong, even if It’s Poly, Guardian, and other famous companies like these who have to avoid their edge, I think this ancient and modern art company is going to hit the wall this time, and the unsold rate must exceed 20.00%!”

Another industry insider said: "To be honest, I just heard some people say that there is a company that wants to compete with Sotheby's. I thought it was a giant like Poly, Guardian or Christie's. Who knew it was a little-known company like Gujin Art. It's not that I look down on small companies, but if you can really compete with Sotheby's, you won't be a small company. You must be a leader in the auction industry like Guardian and Poly. I think this ancient and modern art company uses Sotheby's Let’s make a gimmick to let everyone know that the existence of such a company won’t make a difference.”

A third person in the industry said: "The gimmicks are the gimmicks, but auctions can't be faked. I don't understand why the ancient and modern art company wants to touch Sotheby's porcelain. Yes, your reputation has started, but the performance has gone down." ,does it worth?"

Someone raised a question: "Since this ancient and modern art dares to compete with Sotheby's, maybe it really has the strength to compete? It's not that people have too much money and nowhere to spend it. They spend tens of millions just to gain Sotheby's popularity? "

"impossible!"

"How could it be Sotheby's opponent?"

"I think the executives of the Gujin Art Company are overwhelmed, challenging Sotheby's? Thinking too much."

The attitude of most professionals in the auction and collection industry is very pessimistic, which is similar to the initial reaction of Lu Zhengqing and others.

The attitudes of netizens are also very different.

"Ancient and modern art must have the confidence to do this!"

"Yes, what do you know that other people don't know?"

"Haha, look forward to this ancient and modern art company creating brilliance!"

"If this ancient and modern art really pulls Sotheby's into the water, it will be a lot of fun."

"Yes, although I don't understand why Gujin Art challenged a giant like Sotheby's, but I still believe that this company should have its own decision-making. It's nothing to say. I always pay attention to the auction of Gujin Art to see if they can beat Sotheby's." Compare!"

"Wonderful to hear it!"

"If it really shakes Sotheby's, then this ancient and modern art company will be awesome."

"Everyone help to forward this ancient and modern art. Anyway, the auction company of our own country is fighting with foreign companies, and we must support the companies of our own country!"

However, many netizens are not optimistic.

"Supporting domestic production cannot be blindly supported!"

"That's right, I've never heard of Gujin Art, so how can I compete with Sotheby's?"

"Agreed, this is undoubtedly an egg hitting a stone."

"Although I really want to support companies in my country, Sotheby's is too powerful. I'm afraid there is no hope for this ancient and modern art to beat Sotheby's."

A small auction announcement has caused such a big commotion on the Internet. It must not be just because the netizens are full, and Ji Sheng and his capital are working hard. What they want is controversy. There is a topic, and only when there is a topic can they warm up their joint auction. Obviously, Ji Sheng, Lu Zhengqing and others have achieved their goals. The fight with Sotheby's is very popular on the Internet, and the ancient and modern art is also the first. For the first time, it became famous among the auction industry and collectors, just like a seed, just waiting to grow into a big tree in the sky!