From the Island Owner to the King

800 million US dollars * 4.8%, the commission earned by the selling bank is as high as 38 million US dollars.

In addition to the commission charged by the auction house to Chen Rui, it will also charge the buyer a certain percentage of commission, usually 12%. 5 million is charged at 10%, and tens of millions to hundreds of millions of yuan are charged at 6-9%.

For a transaction of $800 million, the commission is charged at this rate, and the auction house can collect a commission of $80 million to $90 million from the buyer.

Combined, Christie's was able to collect hundreds of millions of dollars in commissions from the auction.

Hundreds of millions of dollars in commissions is a huge amount of income.

Of course, this is not the net income of the auction house, and after deducting the expenses of auction promotion, staff salaries, venue fees, taxes, etc., the net income can reach more than 7-80 million US dollars, even so, 7-80 million US dollars Not a small number.

As the director of the New York branch of Christie's auction house, he can also get hundreds of thousands of dollars or even millions of dollars from this auction order.

The benefits are not just huge commissions of up to $7-80 million.

Most importantly, this $800 million sale has also made Christie's famous in the auction industry.

Fame is very important for an auction company.

If the seller wants to auction the treasure in his hand, he will immediately think of Christie's, Sotheby's, Poly, Guardian and other well-known companies in the auction industry. Because this can lead to a higher transaction price that will satisfy the seller.

And wealthy buyers will also go to auction companies with a very high reputation in the auction industry to bid for things, because they can buy more high-quality things.

Auction companies want to improve their company's reputation in the auction industry, not just to brag, but to support it with a series of dazzling performances.

For example, Christie's Auctions.

In 1986, Christie's auctioned a painting of Manet's "The Rue des Mossnapes" series, 7.7 million pounds, setting a record for an Impressionist work.

In 1987, Christie's auctioned a painting of Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" which set an all-time record for £24.75 million.

In 1989, Christie's made several major events. The Renaissance painter Pontormo's "Portrait of the Medici Duke" sold for 22.3 million pounds, breaking all previous auction records for works by great European painters in the 18th century. Pulled brown table sold for £7.5 million in New York, a world record for artwork other than painting...  

In 1990, a piece of Van Gogh's "Portrait of Doctor Garcher" auctioned by Christie's broke all auction records and sold for 49.1 million pounds.

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It is these dazzling performances that have established Christie's Auction Company's leading position in the auction industry.

The transaction value will be more than 700 million US dollars, and it has three national treasure-level cultural relics. There is no doubt that it will set many records in the auction industry, push Christie's Auction Company to the top, and further establish the leadership of Christie's Auction House in the auction industry. status.

for this auction.

Christie's auction house does a lot of work before the auction.

First, in the face of protests from South American countries such as Peru, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador,

A team of nearly 100 lawyers was formed to pursue the case.

In spite of the opposition from the people of Peru, Chile, Colombia and other South American countries and the repeated urging of the government, Christie's auction company auctioned this batch of three national treasure-level cultural relics, including the 'golden man', the golden ship and the head of the Inca god, thousands of gold products, several Treasures including 100 catties of precious stones and emeralds.

For the recourse of a lawyer group composed of nearly 100 people from South American countries.

Christie's auction company is tit-for-tat, and has also formed a legal team and lobby group composed of hundreds of top lawyers in the industry.

In the end, the South American country lacked sufficient evidence to prove its ownership of these treasures, and cited relevant provisions and principles of international law and American law.

U.S. court approves auction.

History has always been strikingly similar.

In late October 2008, Christie's announced that it would auction the Chinese Yuanmingyuan bronze animal head rat head and rabbit head bronze statues in Paris, France from February 23 to 25, 2009. After the news came out, it caused a heated discussion among the Chinese people. Nearly 100 people formed a team of lawyers to pursue the case.

On February 24, 2009, the French court approved the auction.

Secondly, for the publicity of auction items, Christie's includes newspapers such as "Collection", "Collection World", "Collection", "Art World", major media platforms and online platforms such as Western Art Network, Bobao.com, and Collection Network. Wait for a lot of resources to make a better publicity effect for this batch of artworks.

At the same time, prior to the auction, an exhibition of ancient Inca artworks was held.

The auction items that will be auctioned in a few days are shown to interested bidders, more than 1,000 pieces of gold products, hundreds of catties of precious stones and jade, the most important thing is the 'golden man', the golden ship and the head of the Inca god, three national treasures Class artwork.

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New York, Christie's auction showroom.

The display time is three days in total, and the invitation is posted.

Those who can have invitation stickers are carefully selected and invited by Christie's, and have certain financial resources and purchase intentions.

"Hello, Mr. Chen, congratulations."

"Thank you, Mr. Wu."

Wu Hanwen, a well-known Chinese collector from Singapore, has opened a private museum with collections from all over the world, the most famous of which are the five famous kilns in China.

It has a high reputation in Singapore.

"Hello, Earl Hill."

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Chen Rui greeted the guests skillfully.

Visitors walked into the exhibition hall and admired the artworks of the ancient Inca Empire displayed in the exhibition hall.

The melodious Indian music rang out in my ears, and the golden objects and lights in the glass cabinets all around were dazzling.

Everyone in the museum felt that they were in a golden circle, surrounded by a dazzling golden light, as if they had come to the ancient Inca gold empire. "

The collections in the museum are diverse and dazzling.

There are not only various decorations, such as earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and pins engraved with various patterns, but also daily necessities, such as gold cups, gold knives, gold incense burners, and gold masks.

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