Before dinner time, Zhang Xinyi's car drove into the house. Huang Xuan was lying on the balcony and saw it, and immediately ran out. Things in the company were not easy. Seeing his mother's tired look, Huang Xuan felt heartbroken and rubbed her shoulders all the way. "Has the foundation found trouble again recently?"
"It's quite chaotic anyway." Zhang Xinyi shook her head and said, "Don't worry about it. Why did you go to Shanghai again? You didn't even say hello to me. What if there is a safety problem?"
Huang Xuan smiled coquettishly, not daring to speak. He held his mother's arm and sent her to the sofa, serving her tea and giving her a massage, trying his best to please her.
Zhang Xinyi tapped his forehead with her hand and said, "Don't pretend to be stupid. I just told Isaac that from tomorrow on, he will follow you. Wherever you go, will he follow you?" Isaac is IZO's bodyguard captain is an Israeli mercenary who is three feet tall.
"Oh." Huang Xuan said weakly.
Zhang Xinyi took a sip of tea, moistened her throat and continued: "Your dad and I also said that since you are all back and your grandpa is not in good health, just stay in the country, and you can continue to go to school for me. go."
"No." Huang Xuan suddenly jumped up. When he saw his mother's eyes, he sat softly on the sofa and said, "I, I just wanted to say that I am going to the United States in the next two days."
"What are you going for?"
"I heard that Pfizer's pharmaceuticals are very good, and Citi also knows several medical research institutions very well. I would like to ask them if anyone can help grandpa's condition." Huang Xuan said half-truthfully.
Zhang Xinyi couldn't help but sigh, and put the cup she was holding back on the table. She thought about it and said, "Huang Xuan, you know, when people get old, they will always get sick and have other problems. Do you still remember how grandpa gave Did you say that? Be brave... Bravery is not about charging into battle and moving forward courageously. Brave people are those who face reality and face life. You are still young, so you may not understand..."
"I understand." Huang Xuan interrupted his mother, hugged her arm, and said: "I will go to the United States first to see if I can't do it, and then come back. How much time will it take? Look at my current English, and how good it is with Orb There is no need to translate the conversation here, so why go to school?”
Zhang Xinyi looked at her son and couldn't say anything else. She couldn't help but touch his head and said: "The more you study broadly, the broader your life will be..."
Huang Xuan listened quietly. After he entered junior high school, his mother gradually became busy, and they even spent less time talking together.
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Li Qing rented a suite for Huang Xuan at Gloria, with an area of four to five hundred square meters. Early the next morning, Jeffrey from Sotheby's, Sabina and Aubrey from Citigroup, lawyer Annabell and others The assistants all arrived on time.
The living room is partitioned by transparent floor-to-ceiling windows, with highly refined straight lines and bold black and white appearing on the large blank wall. Exquisite European-style furniture is scattered here and there. The overall color is bright yellow and light red. The space is decorated with lights, which makes the sense of space stronger. Connecting the cloakroom is a ship filled with water. Inside the transparent hull are a group of stretched and graceful people. The plump and tender belly of tropical fish is swaying, tempting the appetite.
However, no matter how exquisite the decoration is, it becomes eclipsed in front of the Tsar's egg sitting on the coffee table. Sabina covered her mouth in surprise, widened her eyes, and couldn't help but ask: "Are those Faberge eggs? The three lost ones?"
Among the more than 50 Tsar eggs produced by Fabergé, 8 are missing, and their whereabouts have always left countless people with room for imagination. Every time one more appears, a series of stories will be told.
Huang Xuan smiled slightly, made a greeting gesture, and said: "Everyone, please take a seat. As for whether they are Faberge eggs or not, it is up to you to judge."
When it comes to professional matters, both Jeffrey and Sabina are on the same page. Aubrey is inevitably nervous. With a valuation of US$800 million, although both Jeffrey and Sabina are capable of making such a judgment, a little heartbeat is inevitable.
Compared with the serious auction appraiser Jeffrey, Citi's valuation experts seemed much more relaxed and relaxed. Sabina, who was wearing a short skirt, even circled around the Tsar's egg, attracting many eyes and mouthing But he kept saying: "It's here, it's here."
Who knows where the real Tsarist egg is? It may be damaged, it may be moldy in a box, or it may be hidden by a gentleman in a deep house. Huang Xuan smiled in his heart and said, "Everyone, take a drink of water first, and then start the valuation."
Jeffrey and others nodded silently. Wilson, the Sotheby's appraiser who came with him, first put on his glasses and said, "Mr. Huang, I will appraise the oil paintings because there are a lot of them." He looked at the table Rolling up the painting, he said: "I will first simply determine the authenticity, and then I need to bring the painting back to the center for further identification. Is this arrangement okay?" At this time, most of the handicrafts required for identification were purchased from Hammer, and there were a small number. The inventory of other art dealers, the later the period, the higher the purchase price, but the jewelry and so on have not yet been taken out.
Huang Xuan nodded, looked around, smiled, stood up and left the sofa, but the big men from IZO were staring closely at the coffee table, fearing that something would be exposed, and the bodyguards behind the monitor were also tense, worried that something would go wrong.
Generally speaking, the appraisal of calligraphy and painting is based on the paper, ink, calligraphy, seal and the painter's painting style and habits. However, the artworks brought back by Huang Xuan, especially Russian artworks, are basically free of fakes. The issue of paper age that aroused suspicion is also very simple after Lorraine's treatment - in fact, with current technology, it is impossible to give a convincing figure as to whether a piece of paper has been stored for 100 years or 200 years. , which depends on the storage environment. It doesn't matter if it is hidden deep in a tomb. No matter whether it changes hands or not, the storage status of art pieces that have been collected for a long time cannot be judged. For example, paper yellowing. For a piece of paper made 100 years ago, it is assumed that an average day can cause a yellowing level of 1/36,000, and a rainy day can cause a yellowing level of 10/36,000. However, Who knows the difference in the degree of yellowing caused by heavy rain and drizzle? Who can figure out what the average humidity has been over the past 100 years? What's the difference between different places? If this piece of paper is always kept in one area, it is okay to keep it warm and moisturizing, but if it is taken by the owner to travel around the south and north, no one can tell the degree of yellowing. The heat preservation and moisturizing environment 100 years ago is even worse. It could be imagination.
As for C14, it is nonsense in antique appraisal. Today’s most advanced C14 test has an error of more than 50 years. It doesn’t matter if it is used in anthropological research. No one cares whether it is 1000 or 1050, but if you think about it, No one can tell whether it was brought back in 191 or whether it has been preserved to this day.
Of course, based on the principle of safety, Huang Xuan still asked Lorraine to make all the antiques he brought back old, but it didn't take much effort. Gentlemen from the Great Plane Era are experts in mastering time.
For Huang Xuan, what was really troublesome was the problem of duplicate collections. Lorraine searched as much as possible, recorded all the collections that were currently available, and only brought back artworks that had been missing or damaged for a long time— But there is a problem here. Maybe a certain piece of art has been secretly collected, but it is not missing. This has to rely on the judgment of the appraisal experts. Whether it is authentic or fake, or even if it is believed that a bad artist painted two paintings, it will not have much impact on Huang Xuan - There are currently twenty or thirty copies of the "Preface to the Lanting Collection" that have been documented, and it's just a lawsuit.
Sabina stared intently at the three Tsarist eggs, waving her white-gloved fingers over them, while the assistant next to her was even more nervous and did not dare to say a word.
"Do you really want to mortgage these three Easter eggs?" While Huang Xuan was looking out the window and sipping coffee, Sabina suddenly said.
Huang Xuan glanced at her in surprise and said with a smile: "Of course." There was a trace of inquiry in his eyes.
Sabina gathered her long chestnut hair and said: "It's such a pity. You know, if you mortgage these eggs, they will be locked in Citigroup's safe, and you won't be able to see them, let alone touch them. "
Huang Xuan smiled. It seemed that the American beauty in front of him was still immersed in her profession. In fact, to him, the Tsar Egg was nothing more than a plaything. When he bought it back from Hammer, each Easter egg cost only more than 400 US dollars. Now that the value has increased, people think it is beautiful and beautiful. Why didn't the Americans speculate on it earlier? If the Russians had not become rich in recent years, Russian art would not have been left in nooks and crannies.
On the contrary, the hesitant mental state of Americans during the Great Depression gave him some kind of inspiration, but now he cannot read that feeling.
Aubrey coughed lightly. Sabina probably knew that she had made a mistake and lowered her head to work. Huang Xuanze turned his head to the window again. Living alone had brought him great changes, such as patience.
Annabell held a small notebook and took notes. There were two lawyers present, both of whom looked very busy. I don’t know what the bank valuation has to do with these lawyers. On the other hand, Annabell would open her mouth from time to time, startled by the numbers spoken by the people next to her, and look at Huang Xuan very differently. In just one hour, the valuation exceeded $100 million, and even Aubrey's heart was tested.
Before dinner, Jeffrey and others began to pack their things, while the two lawyers recorded numbers and photos at the same time, and affixed seals. Aubrey walked to the entranced Huang Xuan and whispered: "Mr. Huang?"
"oh?"
"The first step has been confirmed. If there are no problems, we will take these things away." At the door, several security guards hired by Citi were waiting there.
"OK." Huang Xuan signaled to Isaac that there was no problem, and then asked: "What is the total estimated value?"
"The preliminary estimate is 940 million U.S. dollars, of which Rene V. Magritte's "Wonderful Nature" is estimated to be worth 10 million to 14 million U.S. dollars, and the Easter egg is estimated to be between 1 million and 18 million U.S. dollars. There are three paintings including French Monet's "Water Lilies", "Railway Bridge at Argenteuil" and Léger's "Study for Woman in Blue". Wilson believes that if auctioned by Sotheby's, the price may exceed 0 million. The U.S. dollar is even higher." At this point, Aubrey swallowed, looked at the PDA in his hand, and said: "The estimate of "Girls on the Bridge" by the Norwegian expressionist master Edvard V Munch is also 1,000. Above 10,000 U.S. dollars, the same goes for Léger's "The Card Players," which is estimated to be an early study and worth more than 8 million U.S. dollars."
Huang Xuan had already prepared for this. Lorraine's valuation level was only strong, and the estimated value was slightly higher than this.
At this time, Wilson and Annabel came over. The latter handed a contract to Huang Xuan for signature. Wilson said: "Mr. Huang has collected a lot of famous Russian paintings. Now Russian rich people are buying them. If you are willing to wait a little longer, For a period of time, if our bank runs the auction, the prices of many paintings will be several percent higher than the estimated price. "
Huang Xuan raised his eyebrows and said, "I'm afraid I can't wait that long. By the way, in the valuation I just heard from Aubrey, there doesn't seem to be a Russian oil painting with a price of tens of millions?"
Wilson explained: "The increase in the price of Russian art is also a recent thing. After all, Russia has money, so it is willing to pay more for the art they like, but the base price is too low, just like Suriko Several of my husband's paintings were worth only 100,000 US dollars at most in the 1990s. Now they are estimated to be around 4 million, which has increased almost 100 times, but compared with European famous paintings, they are still not top-notch prices." He said and pointed at the prices. A packaged painting said: "Rebin's "Actress Strepetova Performs the Role of Elizaveta" has the highest estimate and should be worth more than 10 million US dollars."
He continued to persuade: "Mr. Huang, there are so many masterpieces, and most of them have not been seen for a long time. If you give us a month to promote them, we will definitely be able to get a price you are satisfied with."
Huang Xuan still shook his head. Of course Sotheby's ability is trustworthy, but their prices are even more trustworthy. Generally speaking, the world's largest auction house always requires a commission of more than 16%. If the price is high, 0 % is also common. Of course, the most important thing is lack of time.
Jeffrey also finished the work at hand, came over and patted Wilson on the shoulder, put away his serious expression, chuckled and said to Huang Xuan: "Mr. Huang is going to shock the collecting world this time!"
Huang Xuan nodded with a half-wry smile. He didn't want to shock anyone, but it was too difficult to hide such a large valuation, not to mention that there was no need to hide it. The Huang family has always been extremely rich. If they get richer, no one can say anything. On the contrary, if they are poor but appear rich, there will be some trouble.
When the last Faberge wooden clock was put into the box, Aubrey walked over with his head lowered and said, "Mr. Huang, you can go."
"Sorry to trouble you all." Huang Xuan cupped his hands and made a small circle around him. Such a simple etiquette is more convenient in foreign countries. He sent several appraisal experts out, and Aubrey handed him the list and said, "Although there is still more to do. Appraisal, but the change in valuation should not be too big. If they are all authenticated, the total loan should be more than 800 million US dollars. "
Huang Xuan put the cup on the cabinet and said, "Have you contacted Pfizer?"
"Already notified." Aubrey took out a document from his briefcase and said, "This is my plan. If you want to borrow and buy Pfizer's bonds through Citigroup, can you consider handing it over directly to Citigroup?" Manage your bonds so you know that even though they can't be sold, they can be remortgaged."
"Then leave it to you." Huang Xuan asked again: "How much more do I need?"
"At least 150 million." Aubrey smiled apologetically, referring to the mortgage of Huang Xuan's assets in Brazil.
But in this case, the annual interest will be 100 million. Huang Xuan shook his head and said: "Since you are not willing to take over those diamonds, then I still have some jewelry. You will not have any problems with the gems, right?"
"Of course." Aubrey smiled awkwardly and said, "You know, there are many problems with diamonds, and the international community is very concerned about them, especially in the United States." At this point, he looked around and whispered: "Actually, the European side doesn't seem that tight in this regard."
"Okay, I understand." Huang Xuan didn't have any grudges at this time. After all, Aubrey couldn't be as careless as him, so it was good to say that. He patted the American on the shoulder and said, "I'll do it tomorrow." Get on the plane. We’ll be here tomorrow morning. You need someone to appraise the jewelry. It’s best to settle the loan and Pfizer issues before I arrive in the United States.”
Aubrey assured: "Don't worry." Getting rid of UBS and once again becoming Huang Xuan's largest asset management bank has basically confirmed his current status.
After putting away the documents, Aubrey suddenly remembered and said: "BOSS, I forgot to tell you. Since I can't find you in the past two days, Mr. Yu, or Yu Liye, asked me to tell you that Xinye Company is ready to go public. "Aubrey pronounced Yu Liye's name like a tongue twister on a trampoline.
"Listing?" Huang Xuan shrugged. Do you want to go public with 70 million yuan
"That's right." Aubrey didn't feel anything at all. He took out a document from his bag and handed it to Huang Xuan, saying: "You have 4% of the equity in Xinye. It will be diluted to 1% after the listing, but the market value should be More than doubled, in addition to informing you of this matter, Mr. Yu Liye also asked me to ask you if you are willing to continue to inject capital into Xinye Company? "
Huang Xuan picked up the document and fanned it in a funny way, and said: "How can I have the money to inject capital now? It would be more practical to sell the equity."
When he said this, Aubrey dissuaded him: "BOSS, Xinye's value-added potential is still very good. In fact, the value of keeping it is much greater than selling it, not to mention selling it for only 0 million US dollars, it doesn't matter. No help.”
"How much do you think this equity is worth?" Huang Xuan became a little interested.
"At least 45 million U.S. dollars." Aubrey looked like he had studied it carefully and said with certainty: "Xinye's asset structure is very healthy, its business volume is rising rapidly, and it has not yet passed the growth period. If the listing goes smoothly, the value will increase four times. It’s no problem.”
"Then let's fatten them up and then kill them." Huang Xuan handed the documents back to Aubrey regretfully and said, "Let's find someone to look at the gems early tomorrow morning. I'll fly to the United States in the afternoon."
In addition to the word count: Dolphin originally liked to gradually infiltrate the setting into the article, rather than boring narrative, but many readers have asked, so let’s answer a few questions:
The first type of question: If Lorraine can open plane channels at will, why can't he just move the oil in and use it
Dolphin seems to have said it twice between the lines, but since there are still people asking, the question is lied like this: Lorraine's opening of the plane channel is conditional, that is, there are people with authority nearby. Currently, P11 only has one and a half holders of authority: Huang Xuan and Luo Lin. Therefore, plane channels can only be opened near the base or near Huang Xuan. This is due to energy limitations and to avoid losing too much energy in the buffer zone - the regulations of the Great Plane Era, which Lorraine still has to abide by. Therefore, whether it is in P11 or other planes, it will not work to just open a plane channel.
The second type of question: Why not put the base in the oil field, or simply sit in the crater, or other places
Very good idea, the lie is like this: the first sequence is to secure the base, and then to obtain energy, so it is not safe to put it in the oil field, and it is inconvenient to put it in the deep sea. If you put it in the crater, you won't be able to make ends meet. The base's protective measures are energy protection, not iron teeth and copper teeth. As for the use of geothermal, solar energy, etc., although cheap energy can be obtained, in fact, Lorraine has done this before, but the quantity is not enough, and if you want to obtain more energy, the current location is more convenient.
The third type of question: Since the base can use oil, why do we need to use electricity, or why not just throw the energy chain into the oil well
This is very similar to the first type of lie. The round method: setting the first step. In fact, as described very early on, the energy chain can only transmit energy, not energy. In other words, it transmits thermal energy, electrical energy, and light energy, so There's no use throwing it into the oil well. Second, the only thing that can burn energy is the base itself, that is, the oil must be sent to the base.
Finally: the use of the plane channel is limited. It is first of all a channel, that is, Huang Xuan can only do this when he only has a plane base and travelers. Now it is equivalent to using the airport runway as a warehouse, moving it away when flying, and using it casually after the flight. However, in the era of the big plane, or the advanced plane that is still alive, this is not feasible.
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