The Bulgari Hotel could be said to be one of the most luxurious hotels in Shangbin. The penthouse suite that Xiao Ya chose to stay in cost more than a hundred thousand yuan per night.
However, the price was high, and it also had its benefits.
They arrived at the suite. It was completely a luxurious standalone building. After passing through the long corridor, they arrived at a retro conference hall. The long table could accommodate 20 people. There were already four people waiting here. They should be the team that Xiao Ya had mentioned.
"Eh? Isn't this Mr. Lin?"
Seeing Lin Hao and Xiao Ya enter the conference room one after another, an older man stood up.
"Elder Wang?"
Lin Hao recognized the old man as well. He was Professor Wang from Shangbin University's History Department, who had come to appraise the Record of Birds for him the other day.
"You know each other?" Xiao Ya was a little surprised, but she immediately explained,""These are the appraisal experts I invited.”
"Professor Zhang Kai from the Department of Archeology at Danfu University.”
"Professor Jiang Xing from Huangdu University's Cultural Relics Appraisal Department.”
"Professor Xiao Rong from Shangbin Science and Technology College.”
"The last one is Mr. Lin, you know him too, so Professor Wang won't introduce him.”
Listening to Xiao Ya's introduction, Lin Hao had an idea.
These were all experts in the university. It could be said that they had a very strong lineup. They were not people that could be moved by ordinary people. If these people were brought out to the antique market alone, they would be enough to make the hawkers tremble. To invite such a group of people, it was not enough to just have money. One had to have a strong background.
"Why is it a young man? Isn't this a joke?"
"It looks like he's just a young kid who just graduated from university. How can he know appraisal?”
The experts and professors sized up Lin Hao, not hiding the dissatisfaction and contempt on their faces. Only Elder Wang was more enthusiastic and gestured for Lin Hao to sit beside him.
"Since everyone is here, I won't say any more nonsense.”Xiao Ya looked around and straightened her body. She had the aura of a strong woman." A batch of antiques and cultural relics returned from Europe. There are likely to be authentic antiques from a long time ago. According to my information, those antiques should be circulating in Jiasheng Antique Market now.”
"Jiasheng Antique Market?"
The old professors frowned.
"The waters of Jiasheng Antique Market run too deep.”Elder Wang saw Lin Hao's puzzled expression and said,"Jiasheng Antique Market has the longest history in Shangbin and is also the largest antique market. There are all kinds of sellers, from machine tool currency to genuine goods. There have been many cases of fake goods being auctioned in the auction house, and the fake goods were all from Jiasheng Antique Market.”
How could a fake be auctioned off?
That meant that the extent of the forgery was something that even experts could not tell!
However, such an incident of fake goods being auctioned would only happen in relatively cheap and low-standard auction houses. After all, if it was a very valuable antique, it would not be enough to be examined by experts. It would also need to be sent to do some chemical composition testing and determine the age of the antique in a scientific manner.
"If it wasn't such a troublesome place, I wouldn't have troubled you all to come here.”Xiao Ya continued,"I will be fully responsible for the funds for this purchase.”
As she spoke, Xiao Ya took out five shiny gold bank cards and handed them to everyone." There's ten million in this card. It's your funds. If you can find the real thing, we'll split the profits 50 - 50. If you spend all the money and can't find the real thing, I won't pursue it.”
"What a big deal." Lin Hao thought to himself, This distribution is 50 million.”
For a tycoon like Xiao Ya, who could afford to stay in a Bulgari penthouse suite and buy 'Record of Birds' at a high price of a million yuan, 50 million yuan might not be a lot of money, but according to Xiao Ya's description, 50 million yuan might go down the drain.
He casually took out tens of millions of yuan to fight for the authentic goods scattered in Jiasheng Market. Just this boldness alone was quite impressive.
"A place like Jiasheng Antique Market needs such a large amount of capital to find the real thing. You will know when you get there.”Elder Wang put the card in his pocket and smiled at Lin Hao.
"This is a paper contract.”As she spoke, Xiao Ya handed out the contracts.
Lin Hao took a look at the process. It was roughly the few of them who took Xiao Ya's money to the antique market to appraise the treasures. They would buy the ones that seemed to be authentic and send the final appraisal results later. If the appraisal results were true, Xiao Ya would give half of the market value to the people who found the authentic ones.
It had to be said that Xiao Ya's contract was indeed very generous. Even if she spent all the money she sponsored and did not find the real thing, she would let bygones be bygones. At the same time, if she found the real thing, Xiao Ya would split it fifty-fifty with them.
"To be able to give such a contract, it means that Xiao Ya cares more about the real thing than finding the real thing and earning the price difference. Making money is not her main purpose.”Lin Hao put down the contract and thought to himself.
He could tell that Xiao Ya didn't care about the money. To her, finding authentic antiques from Europe was more important than making money.
However, for Lin Hao, money was his main purpose for participating in this appraisal.
"I want to change the contract!"
Lin Hao raised his head and said to Xiao Ya.
"Change the contract? What was there to change about such a generous contract?”The two professors had already signed the contract. When they heard Lin Hao's words, they looked at him.
"As for the share of the real thing, I don't accept a 50 - 50 split. I want a 90 - 90 split.”Lin Hao said calmly.
"90%? Isn't this too greedy?" Even Professor Wang, who had a good impression of Lin Hao, frowned when he heard Lin Hao's words.
"Of course, I'll pay for the antiques myself.”Lin Hao continued.
"This kid isn't too greedy, he's just too confident!”
The professors suddenly understood.
Since Lin Hao said so, it meant that he was confident that he could buy the real thing. Xiao Ya raised her eyebrows and couldn't help but say,"Mr. Lin, you have to know that in a place like Jiasheng Antique Market, where there are all kinds of people, even the experts may not be able to find the real thing with a cost of ten million yuan. Do you really want to change the contract?”
Xiao Ya didn't really care about the share. She only cared if Lin Hao could buy the real thing.
"I'm sure I'll change the contract." Lin Hao nodded.”
"Alright, since you insist, I'll get someone to draft a new contract for you.”Xiao Ya agreed readily." And professors, if you want to change the contract, I can also draft it according to Mr. Lin's specifications.”
Several professors discussed in low voices, but no one said that they wanted to change the contract to Lin Hao's.
Obviously, even these prestigious experts and professors were not confident that they could find the real thing in a place as deep as Jiasheng Antique Market. Even if they had excellent professional knowledge, they might lose everything if they were not careful.
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