Ding Liugen had already slept on the plane, so it was not sleepy to accompany Li Yan to the auction house.
Due to the time difference, it is Monday night in China, but in the United States, it is just the beginning of a new week.
Las Vegas is also known as the "City of Sin", where gambling is legal, and the love service industry is also legal.
It is also one of the largest tourist cities in the world, and many luxurious and luxurious entertainment cities in the world are located in this sin city.
There are also taxis in the United States, but there are even BMWs and Mercedes Benzes here.
Stopped a taxi. To Li Yan's surprise, Ding Liugen was very fluent in English.
Before coming, Li Yan was ready to read through the Chinese-English Encyclopedia. For the cultivator, it is necessary to travel around frequently to find the best medicine that can break through the bottleneck, plus memory and understanding. The ability is far more than that of ordinary people, so it is not difficult for Li Yan to change the spoken language to communicate with others.
Ding Liugen said the place, and the taxi driver took them to the place within twenty minutes of the journey.
In the United States, the price of oil is very cheap, and the benefits and laws of each state are different, but overall, it still demonstrates the strength of the world's largest power. As long as it is not lazy, life in the United States is very comfortable.
After paying the fee, Li Yan and Ding Liugen got out of the car.
The auction house in front of me was dressed up in an elegant gothic style. The two stone knights at the gate, one on the left and the other right, are lifelike, but on the signboard at the gate is written a line in English that translates into Chinese as'Bali Auction House'.
"Let's go, Brother Li, it's here. The manager of this auction house is more familiar to me, and the procedures for sending auctions are more formal. Everything is done in accordance with the process, and there will be no problems." Ding Liugen said to Li Yan.
Li Yan nodded, holding a box in his arms.
Originally, Li Yan put the Ming Xuande blue and white three-fruit pattern holding pot in the storage ring and carried it with him, but due to Ding Liugen's presence, Li Yan took it out and pretended to be.
Entered the Bally Auction House, which has just opened for business.
After arriving at the front desk, Ding Liugen explained his intention to the blond reception ###, and then the reception ### politely introduced the two of them to the manager's office.
When he arrived at the manager's office, sitting on his desk was a white man in his forties, in a suit and leather shoes.
The white man, when he saw someone coming in, looked up, he was taken aback when he saw Ding Liugen, but then he looked happy and hurriedly got up to greet him: "Mr. Ding, I haven't seen you in a few years. I didn't expect you to be so thin now. ."
The white man speaks fluent American language.
Ding Liugen chuckled. He seemed to be familiar with the manager of the Barrie auction house. He only heard him say in English: "I really didn't expect Mr. Field, you are still staying at the Barrie auction house. I thought you would change here if you haven't seen it in a few years. People are gone."
In places like the United States, job transfers are very frequent, and it is not surprising that even for corporate executives, it is not uncommon for them to change teams in two or three years.
Unexpectedly, after staying in the detention center for such a long time, after coming out, I can still see acquaintances here. If there are acquaintances, it must be much more convenient to do things.
Field smiled and said, "This auction house has my shares, and I won't leave."
Li Yan and Ding Liugen were invited to take a seat.
Field very politely asked Li Yan and Ding Liugen what they wanted to drink, and then he asked the secretary to prepare a cup of coffee and a cup of soda.
"Mr. Ding, if you come here this time, do you still want to send the object?" When talking about business, you just go straight and go straight, indicating that it is profitable and far better than wasting time around a bend. Field asked, sitting on the sofa opposite Li Yan and Ding Liugen.
In the past, Ding Liugen was a frequent visitor of their Barrie auction house. Gambling masters like Ding Liugen came to the auction house to use antiques or other rare and fresh things to send them to the auction house, and there were not a few exchanges for money.
No matter how magnificent the facade of an auction house is, it can’t offer anything that excites the buyer. It’s all in vain. For people like Ding Liugen, Field is very welcome.
Ding Liugen nodded and said; "This time it is indeed to send an item, but the owner of this item is not me, but my friend's."
Ding Liugen pointed to Li Yan.
Li Yan smiled at Field.
But Field did not directly ask Li Yan what to auction, but asked his name: "I don't know how this friend is called?"
"My name is Li Yan." Li Yan's English is not bad, as long as he can understand the American language that is not too local.
"Hello, Mr. Li, this is my business card." Field handed his postcard to Li Yan very politely.
In the United States, because the United States is the most developed country in the world, especially in a tourism metropolis like Las Vegas, where gambling is the center of the industry, many businessmen have accepted customers specifically targeting different countries, etiquette, etc. Aspect of training.
China has the title of the gang of manners, so Field is so polite.
After receiving Field's postcard, Li Yan took a closer look. This is a foreign country. If you are in China, whoever hands you a postcard may put it in your wallet without even looking at it. But when dealing with Americans, the most important thing is the details. If you don't look carefully, it will make others feel rude.
And in the future, if there are still items on hand to auction, maybe he will ask this Mr. Field for help.
"Mr. Li, what do you want to auction?" After Li Yan put his postcard in the wallet, Field slowly asked.
There are many types of auction items, such as works of art, famous wines and cigarettes that have been collected for many years, and even an outdated watch, which can also be on the table.
There are many people who like to collect in this place in the United States, and some have unique tastes. I like to collect shoes. I want to collect all the popular shoe samples from the Beatles era to the present. Some people like to collect toilets, and some collectors even like to collect celebrity hair.
It can be said that in the United States, because the collector base is larger and the demand is greater, the auction house's business is also more popular.
"It's an antique. It was a piece of imperial porcelain in the imperial palace in our China, the Ming Dynasty." Li Yan put the box in his hand on the coffee table.
"A piece of imperial ceramics used in the Ming Dynasty?" Fidel picked up his eyelids. Of course, it was a valuable cultural relic for the auction house's major project. Huaxia is one of the four ancient civilizations, and silk porcelain has been abundant since ancient times. Even the English name of Huaxia implies ceramics.
He spoke to Li Yan very formally: "Mr. Li, do you want to send this auction anonymously or do you want to send it anonymously?"
Send an anonymous photo? Li Yan was stunned. Ding Liugen on the side explained Li Yan's puzzled expression: "Brother Li is like this. The anonymous sending of photos by Mr. Field is a means to protect the owner of the objects being sent. After all, You also know that the current restrictions on the movement of cultural relics in various countries are very strict, and it is punishable to carry cultural relics out of the country without authorization."
"Brother Ding, I have the purchase and appraisal certificate issued by the auction house that I took for this cultural relic at the time. This should not be considered smuggling, right?" Li Yan asked.
In the past, this Ming Xuande blue and white three-fruit pattern holding pot was not damaged. If it weren't for Li Yan's wonderful hand, I am afraid that the bottom of the box would really be sealed in dust if it was not shot out after repeated circulation.
"It's okay if you have a purchase certificate issued by a regular auction house. However, I suggest you keep a low profile, Brother Li. This is Las Vegas, but it's messy." Ding Liugen reminded intentionally.
"Brother Ding, that's what I said. Then choose to buy it anonymously." Li Yan turned to look at Field.
Field said to Li Yan: "Mr. Li, our Barrie auction house, you are here for the first time, but you should know that the most important thing in doing auction house business is credibility. The proof is not persuasive. Please wait here for a while. I will call an expert who understands Huaxia Ceramics to come and appraise it."
"It should be right, Mr. Field, you call it, we are waiting here." Li Yan is very confident in his Ming Xuande blue and white three-fruit pattern holding pot, with his eyesight, in the field of identification, Li Yan really did not win the eye. Over.
Before he was reborn, he was a Mahayana monk who was about to ascend. If he couldn't even see the antiques and fakes, it would never be possible for him to sit on a bench at the pinnacle of a cultivator.
Mr. Field, call the ceramic appreciating expert.
It took half an hour before the ceramics appreciation expert came here.
These appraisers are different from merchants. Merchants pay attention to efficiency, and most of these appraisers have strange tempers, and many of them feel very self-esteem.
Unexpectedly, when this ceramic appreciating expert revealed his home, he said he was ###, named Myeongdongchuan.
Ding Liugen seemed to have some prejudices towards islanders, and he didn't say hello when he saw this expert in appreciation.
Li Yan didn't say much, took out the cultural relic identification certificate issued by Poly Auction House, and put it on the coffee table.
Myeongdong Chuan was sixty years old. He put on gold-rimmed glasses and sat on the sofa. After introducing himself to Li Yan and Ding Liugen, he didn't say much. The appraisal work started directly.
He opened the box on the coffee table.
After seeing the Ming Xuande blue and white three-fruit pattern holding the pot inside, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a hint of surprise appeared in his pupils.
But then, he put on white gloves and gently took out the Ming Xuande blue and white three-fruit pattern holding pot from the wooden box.
Many times, Huaxia people themselves do not understand their own cultural heritage. The hodgepodge of five thousand years of up and down has gradually weakened the essence of Huaxia’s culture. After the start of industry ### in the West, European and American culture has taken the lead again. As a result, the original Chinese civilization was once again severely damaged and baptized. However, scholars from Korea and ### have a very thorough understanding of the essence of Chinese culture.
Blue and white porcelain has gone through several eras including Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing.
The Tang Dynasty was the era when blue and white porcelain was the most prevalent, but the workmanship was generally not high. The Song Dynasty declined due to the war, and many outstanding official blue and white porcelain appeared in the Yuan Dynasty. In the Ming Dynasty, the craftsmanship of blue and white porcelain reached its peak.
Myeongdongchuan can be regarded as a guest of honor by the Pali Auction House, a full-time ceramic appreciating expert, and it is also quite capable.
In Li Yan’s view, the ### old man’s appreciating methods and abilities are much stronger than the self-righteous appraiser Qin Hui brought by Li Linpu when he participated in the auction held by Poly Auction House in Longjing. .