章節 671: Chapter 671: Do it with confidence
The Eskenazi family.
'...Uncle, that's all that happened this afternoon. I'm really sorry. If I hadn't wanted to open up the Chinese cultural relics business and compete with his subordinate Huashengshi, I wouldn't have attracted his attention...'
Giuseppe Eskenazi told his uncle, Vittorio, exactly what he had said to Xia Yu this afternoon, and then couldn't help feeling remorseful.
Vittorio interrupted his nephew's remorse and said with a tired voice, 'It's okay, Giuseppe, what's done is done. You don't need to feel remorseful. You didn't do anything wrong. Your intention was to do good for the family business, but you just lacked a little bit of luck.'
'I know you still feel reluctant and unwilling to accept it, but we must take Xia Yu's words seriously. There is not much use for us to keep the Chinese cultural relics. If we don't give him all of them, even if we can get through this difficult time, we will still face trouble in the future.'
Giuseppe Eskenazi was silent for a long time, and then nodded and said, 'I understand. Then I will agree to their terms tomorrow!'
'Hm!'
'Let's go. Perhaps soon, the Chinese cultural relics that have been in the family vault for seventy or eighty years will be gone. Let's go take a look first,'
Old Vittorio said with emotion, and then led his nephew in one direction.
Over the years, the Eskenazi family had shifted its focus to London, England, and there was not much left in Milan, Italy, which he mainly used for retirement.
Therefore, the Eskenazi family's collection of antiques and cultural relics had been transported here one after the other over the years and placed in a huge basement.
Soon, the two uncles and nephews arrived at a large iron gate. Giuseppe Escenazi took out the key and opened the gate...
The next morning at 11 o'clock, at the headquarters of Guangming Fund Company.
Xia Yu sat in the chairman's office, listening to George Berkeley's report from across the table. After hearing it, he gave a satisfied smile.
'Well done!'
George Berkeley had just returned from Eskenazi Co., Ltd. and reached a preliminary verbal agreement with Giuseppe Eskenazi. Eskenazi Co., Ltd. agreed to sell the entire family collection of Chinese cultural relics to Guangming Fund in exchange for shares and cash.
The specific value will need to be further negotiated between the two parties.
After all, it is too difficult to calculate a specific value for more than 6,000 Chinese cultural relics.
'George, I will assign someone to take care of the Chinese cultural relics. Next, you continue to arrange for someone to buy the shares of Escenazi Co. and push the stock price higher,'
Xia Yu instructed after thinking about it.
George Berkeley smiled and nodded in response, 'Yes, boss!'
Although a verbal agreement had been reached with Giuseppe Escenazi, Xia Yu was a steady person who would never let go until the last moment.
Continuing to acquire shares in Escenazi Co. Ltd. was a good way to keep Giuseppe Escenazi on his toes.
And by keeping the share price high, Bright Fund would only have to pay less in the end.
Seeing this, the Escenazi family must have been feeling very uncomfortable, but there was nothing they could do about it. The only way to get rid of Xia Yu was to satisfy his demands as soon as possible.
Afterwards, Xia Yu went to the Treasure Pavilion, and during this time, Hua Shengshi stayed in the Treasure Pavilion.
'Boss, you're here, the master is in the inner hall, I'll go get him,'
said Hua Shengshi's apprentice when Xia Yu arrived at the Treasure Pavilion, as he saw Xia Yu and immediately put down the work he was doing.
'No, you go ahead, I'll go in myself!'
After saying this, Xia Yu walked straight towards the inner hall.
Xia Yu found Hua Shengshi in the porcelain room on the second floor. He was wearing white gloves and glasses, and was carefully looking at a porcelain jar in his hands.
The porcelain room, which had originally displayed more than a hundred pieces of porcelain, was now empty, with only a dozen pieces on display. They were all acquired later, and the porcelain that had previously been here had long been moved to Xia Yu's home.
Hearing footsteps behind him, Hua Shengshi thought it was his apprentice, and without turning around, he asked, 'Ade, is there anything the matter?'
'Old Hua, it's me!'
Xia Yu said with a smile.
Hua Shengshi's body jerked, and then he turned around. Seeing Xia Yu and Li Qian, he smiled happily, 'Mr Xia, Miss Li, you're here.'
'Well, Old Hua, when did you acquire it? It looks like a high-quality item!'
Xia Yu asked, looking at the porcelain jar in Hua Shengshi's hand.
As soon as the subject of antiques came up, Hua Shengshi perked up. He beamed as he introduced to Xia Yu, 'It was acquired from a farmhouse in the countryside of Westminster. I got the sixteen pieces of porcelain for just 500 pounds. Hehe, what a bargain! This is the best piece, a Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain jar with a peony and dragon pattern. Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain is rare and of high quality...'
Xia Yu nodded with a smile, listening quietly as he finished his story.
After a long while, Hua Shengshi reluctantly finished his introduction. He looked at Xia Yu, Li Qian, and the others, who were still standing, and then with a look of sudden enlightenment, he apologetically said, 'I'm sorry, I'm getting old and useless. I just realised that you're still standing. There are no stools up here, so let's go downstairs and sit down!'
After saying this, he carefully put down the Yuan Dynasty blue and white porcelain jar with intertwined peony and dragon pattern in his hands, took off his gloves and placed them aside, and then led Xia Yu and the others downstairs.
After making the tea, they finally got down to business.
'Mr Xia, what brings you here this time?'
Hua Shengshi asked.
Xia Yu smiled and said, 'It's a good thing. I've already taken down the Askenazi family. Their family has a collection of more than 6,000 Chinese cultural relics. I need you to help me estimate the price and move them back here.'
'More than 6,000!'
Hua Shengshi exclaimed, stood up abruptly, and looked at Xia Yu in shock.
Xia Yu nodded to confirm, 'Yes, more than 6,000!'
'Haha, good, good, hahaha...'
Hua Shengshi laughed heartily, his eyes gradually moistening.
Seeing Hua Shengshi lose his temper, Xia Yu was full of emotion. This was the reason he admired Mr Hua: full of affection for Chinese cultural relics, and full of patriotic fervour, worthy of the admiration of every Chinese person.
'Mr Xia, don't worry, I will do my best! Is there anything else you want to ask? If not, let's go now?'
Hua Shengshi said impatiently.
'Please don't worry, just sit down and wait until I've finished,'
Xia Yu was at a loss for words, and after telling him to sit down again, he said, 'Because there are more than 6,000 antiques this time, and the quantity is huge, you can't handle it alone. To speed things up, it's best to get some help.'
'And when it comes to the valuation, you should push the price down hard. Just go with the price you picked up on a bargain. It's best to be able to buy it back at a bargain price. We have the initiative, so you can rest assured and do it boldly!'
Hua Sheng said cheerfully, 'Mr Xia, don't worry. Over the past few decades, I've learned nothing else, but I'm not bad at haggling and tricking people. The Ayskenazi family has more than 6,000 Chinese antiques. They know the value of at most some of them, and what they know is not accurate.'
'The Chinese culture is vast and profound. I dare not say that I understand much of it, let alone them. They don't understand the cultural connotations behind each antique, so we will definitely be the ones to set the price.'
'You are absolutely right. It would be best if we could buy it by the catty,' Xia Yu added with a smile.
'Now that I have a hold on their company's shares, they can't wait to complete the transaction. You can rest assured that you have their number.'
'That's all there is to it!'
'I understand. Just wait for my good news, Mr Xia!'
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