area51novel Chapter 248
Chapter 248
Around half-past nine, Manhattan's Upper West Side.
Three bulletproof SUVs drove slowly, stopping end to end in front of an office building near Lincoln Center on 62nd Street.
The next moment, Xiao Ran took Elaine out of the car and landed on the side of the road.
After some discussion last night, he decided to come to the Upper West Side auction house to see if he could find anything good.
Fang Yufei did not follow, but stayed in the Plaza Hotel to manage the live broadcast backstage.
Along with them, Nick and them, as well as several security personnel led by Sam.
As usual when participating in auctions, Xiao Ran is broadcasting live.
He quickly scanned the surroundings and then briefly introduced the situation.
"The Upper West Side is a famous high-end residential area in Manhattan, a paradise for the New York middle class, and a famous art mecca
" "The people who live here include Wall Street financial elites, senior intellectuals, poets, painters, writers, etc."
"The reason why this place is called the Upper West Side is because it is located in Upper Manhattan, west of Central
Park, hence the name" "Correspondingly, there is also the Upper East Side on the east side of Central Park, That's the most awesome top residential area in the United States
" "People living on the Upper East Side are either rich or expensive, countless people sharpen their heads, and they all want to have a place there, including the middle class of the Upper West Side"
Hearing this, many fans in the live broadcast room also talked about it.
"I've heard of the Upper East Side and Upper West Side of Manhattan for a long time, and I know that they are the best residential areas in New York
" "This neighborhood looks really good, it's a bit artistic,"
Jiu Jiugui said aloud.
"Xiao Ran, have you thought about how many properties to get in the Upper East Side or the Upper West Side?"
"This neighborhood looks good, and it's a different style compared to Beverly Hills,"
said Idler.
Hearing these comments, Xiao Ran responded with a smile:
"This can have!" Especially the Upper East Side real estate, it is very worth investing in, and it is also a very effective means of tax avoidance
" "The price of real estate on the Upper East Side is very strong, always rising, and the supply exceeds the demand!"
"But it depends on the opportunity, there are very few top properties on the Upper East Side released, if I have the opportunity, I will consider buying a few units"
While Xiao Ran was chatting with fans, some people not far away were looking at him in surprise.
The guys had recognized him and were just wondering why he was here.
"Fak! It's the Chinese kid named Sean, this bastard can't stay in Los Angeles well, why did he come to New York?
A white man in his thirties said in chagrin.
"Who knows why he came to New York, but since he appeared here, nine times out of ten he came to participate in today's auction" "
If that's the case, it's not a good thing, it's said that this kid has a very sharp eye and likes to overwhelm people!"
The other guy continued, his face not very good-looking.
From the dialogue, it can be heard that these guys are also professional treasure hunters and are here to participate in today's auction.
But they never expected that they would actually meet a predator from Los Angeles here!
I heard that this bastard has choked his West Coast counterparts enough, and now he has come to New York to scourge and fish out of bounds, right?
Thinking of this, several professional treasure hunters in New York couldn't help but feel a little resentful, and also some shared hatred.
While speaking, Xiao Ran had already taken Elaine and them into the office building.
Seeing this scene, several New York professional treasure hunters immediately followed.
A moment later, both parties had arrived at the elevator room.
While waiting for the elevator, a professional treasure hunter in New York took the initiative to say hello.
"Good morning, Mr. Sean, welcome to
New York" "Nice to meet you, I'm Patrick, a professional treasure hunter in New York"
Xiao Ran turned his head to look at the other party, somewhat surprised.
"Good morning, Patrick, I'm glad to meet you too
" "I didn't expect you to recognize me at a glance, which surprised me
" "It seems that my New York counterparts are very well informed, I have to be careful in the future"
He said, and he touched his elbow with Patrick.
Then, he smiled and nodded hello to the other New Yorkers.
His friendly gesture made several professional treasure hunters in New York feel a lot better.
It seems that the rumors may not be accurate!
This Chinese kid is not as arrogant and arrogant as rumored!
After a few polite words, everyone got to know each other.
The New Yorkers, including Patrick, are professional treasure hunters.
Two of the guys are veterans, including Patrick.
The reason why they are here today is also to participate in the liquidation of this auction house.
After understanding their intentions, Xiao Ran pretended to be curious and asked:
"Patrick, introduce the situation of this auction, I don't know very well
" "I just arrived in New York yesterday, I live nearby, I heard that there is an auction here, so I wanted to come over and open my eyes
" "I want to know about the situation of the New York auction market, and I also want to take this opportunity to meet some New York colleagues"
Hearing this, Patrick and the others secretly rolled their eyes and complained.
Eye-opening and meeting peers? Less!
Where can you be a super rich man who looks at us poor people who have little money in their pockets!
With this in mind, Patrick briefly introduced the situation.
"The art space auction house that was liquidated today is actually a leather bag company, which lives by cheating collectors' appraisal fees
" "They occasionally hold some small auctions, make appearances, deceive tourists, and the transaction situation is generally very bleak
" "New York's antique art market is very large, and facing the world, there are many such leather bag companies, and they are very moist
" Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, echoing a few words.
"It's the same in Los Angeles, where auction houses make a living from this kind of appraisal fee!"
After a pause, Patrick continued:
"Now the situation is different, tourists have been completely cut off, and the largest source of customers of these auction houses has dried up at once
" "These leather bag companies have no target for abduction, so they have no source of income, only choose to close down and liquidate
" "In New York, I don't know how many such leather bag companies have closed, this art space auction house, but the latest one"
After listening to the introduction, Xiao Ran also nodded.
"The situation in Los Angeles is similar, and there are many scammers auction houses that have closed
" "It may not be a wise choice to come here today, I hope to gain something!"
Before the words fell, another New York professional treasure hunter continued:
"Sean, when the auction starts, I hope you can show mercy and leave us soup to drink"
Xiao Ran turned to look at the guy, and then shook his head.
"You are the head snake of New York, I am just a newcomer, I should have said this"
Hearing this, several New Yorkers secretly complained.
It's true that we are the head snake of New York, but you bastard is a raptor!
As he spoke, the elevator had already arrived, and two more came.
The two sides walked into an elevator and went straight to the art space auction house upstairs.
At this time, the live broadcast room is already very lively.
"Me! There are also such pheasant auction houses in New York that specialize in cheating appraisal fees, and I thought that only in China there were them,"
Harvest Field said in amazement.
"What do you think? Most of the methods of these pit people in the auction house are transmitted from abroad
" "New York has the world's largest and most mature market for antique cultural relics and art trading, and there are naturally countless scammers!"
The picky cat said one after another.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Ran and they had arrived at the art space auction house on the twelfth floor.
As soon as they stepped out of the elevator, they saw the scammer auction house at a glance, just on the side of the elevator room.
In front of this auction house, there is a line of colorful acrylic art characters.
The "Art Space Auction House"
extends inward, and is the front desk of the exquisite and elegant auction house.
The background wall of the front desk is a huge abstract expressionist painting.
At first glance, this huge mess of abstract expressionist paintings has a bit of Pollock's meaning.
The name of the auction house, the rented high-end office building, the decoration of the front door, and the interior and exterior decoration of the company do reveal a bit of artistic atmosphere.
When ordinary collectors see all this, they will probably feel a sense of trust.
If there are a few more famous appraisal experts, or even pretending to be famous appraisal experts, it will be alive!
In this case, it is difficult for the average collector not to be fooled!
When they completely let go of their hearts, the butcher knife that sharpened quickly will fall down fiercely!
Next, they will be fooled into paying a high appraisal fee, as well as publicity fees and preview fees.
After paying the fees, they will hand over the treasures they think are worth a lot to the auction house for public auction, waiting for the dream of becoming rich overnight to come true.
And then there is no then!
All they can wait for is endless disappointment and remorse.
There is no accountability afterwards, the claim is even more dramatic, and you don't want to recover a dime!
All previously signed contracts are legally valid and unassailable!
The treasures they sent were just photographed.
Under the double whammy, many people will give up those treasures that are streaming.
Especially those who travel to New York, have been scammed here, but have long left New York.
It is almost impossible for them to return to New York to take their belongings.
Over time, these scammer auction houses also accumulated a large amount of goods.
The vast majority here are fakes and fakes, and even crafts.
But there are also some real antique artifacts and works of art, but no one recognizes them.
Another lot of income for these scammer auction houses!
Because of this, the scammer auction houses in New York are everywhere, and they are very moist.
Now the flow of tourists is suddenly cut off, and it is for most of the year.
They have completely lost their greatest source of wealth, what are they waiting for if they don't go out of business!
Coming to the door of the auction house, Xiao Ran took a look at the situation here.
After Nick registered at the front desk, they walked into the scammer auction house.
As soon as he entered the door, everyone in the auction house turned their heads in unison.
The moment they saw Xiao Ran, these guys were all stunned, and they seemed to be a little unable to believe their eyes.
At this time, Xiao Ran was also stunned!
He was instantly attracted by a treasure not far away, and he couldn't take his eyes off it!