Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Ma Zhen said: "Don't we have a master ourselves?"

"He was not in the company at the time, so I didn't ask him for appraisal. Boss Ma, you should know the level of Tianlexing." Liu Jinhai could see that Ma Zhen was a little unhappy, but he didn't know the reason.

He thought that the estimate of the auction item was too high. If the auction failed, their work would be in vain and their reputation would be lost.

But he thought the price was not too high, so he asked angrily: "Boss Ma, how about we lower the price a little?"

Ma Zhen sneered: "Boss Ma, you are used to running a small business before. It is really difficult for you to do the auction directly."

"However, what you did wrong in this matter was not just because you misestimated the price of enamel, but also because you went to the antique shop's master to help appraise it."

"I'm sorry." Liu Jinhai immediately realized that something was wrong. Although the people in the antique store would not reveal the information about the product, they already knew that there was an enamel from the Qianlong period in the auction house.

The antique circle is always about one thing that can only be understood but cannot be expressed in words.

Most of the information will be disseminated, but not so directly.

"But Boss Ma, we originally wanted to put this treasure on display to attract more auctioneers, so there's nothing wrong with just letting others see it in advance, right?" Liu Jinhai said timidly.

Although he has some abilities in the capital, he usually behaves domineeringly towards others.

However, facing Ma Zhen, there was an indescribable feeling of fear.

Standing next to him, you can always feel an aura of majesty.

"Every company has its own rules. If you do this without permission, we have to reserve the right to punish you."

Let alone an employee, even if the boss is here, Ma Zhen will not give him any good looks.

Seeing Liu Jinhai's dissatisfied look, Ma Zhen explained.

"First of all, if you take the items from our auction house to the antique shop without authorization, the master of the antique shop will definitely think that you are selling them, so the price he gives will only be the purchase price of the antique shop."

"We are not in the antique shop business, do you understand?"

To put it bluntly, auction is actually a capital game.

Not all people participating in the auction come for the purpose of collecting. Some of them are interested in business opportunities and hope to gain profits by investing in collectibles.

Therefore, the price of auction items cannot be considered based on the price in an antique store.

"Secondly, you broke the company's rules. Even the boss does it. What will the employees below think if they know about it? And our Master Lan."

Ma Zhen criticized harshly, looking like the head teacher reprimanding naughty students in the class.

Liu Jinhai lowered his head, not only because Ma Zhen was the majority shareholder, but also because of the unspeakable majestic aura about him.

"I was wrong." Liu Jinhai, such a proud person, apologized.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit tense, Lin Ran broke the silence and said with a smile: "Brother Ma, isn't this open for business yet, and Manager Liu is indeed at fault in this matter, but just pay attention in the future."

"Manager Liu, when you work in an auction house, you have to abide by the rules of this industry. You can no longer look at it from the perspective of an antique dealer like before."

Lin Ran said.

Manager Liu thought it was normal for Ma Zhen to criticize himself.

After all, the other party's identity and experience are there, crushing him in all aspects.

But this kid Lin Ran was just invited by Ma Zhen to visit, and he was old enough to be his son, yet he dared to join in the booing.

Suddenly making him feel a little unhappy, Liu Jinhai showed a wry smile and asked: "Mr. Lin, I wonder where you think I went wrong?"

Ma Zhengang wanted to reprimand him, but Lin Ran secretly felt funny when he saw his dissatisfied look.

Originally, this matter really had nothing to do with him, but as a man, it would be a bit too cowardly if he didn't show any expression when provoked by others.

So, he said to Liu Jinhai: "The enamel color in front of me is extremely rare. There are only a hundred recorded enamel wares. It is really a rare and exquisite product."

Isn't this nonsense? Liu Jinhai rolled his eyes at him. This is something everyone knows.

Lin Ran smiled and said: "Conservatively, if you put it on the auction house, it will start at 10."

One hundred thousand?

Liu Jinhai originally had a dismissive attitude. When he heard the price, he didn't react at first.

Then he realized that it was far more than he had expected.

"One hundred thousand?" He stammered and asked again.

At this time, Lin Ran nodded firmly: "Yes, so the base price for this enamel piece should be set at 5 yuan, so as to attract the attention of the auctioneer."

Seeing that Liu Jinhai didn't react for a moment, Ma Zhen sneered from the side: "Now you know how wrong you are, right?"

They are not engaged in wholesale antiques, nor are they like antique shops where they give a price and then customers bargain.

What they have to do is to increase the price of the antiques they own and then make profits from them.

Like Boss Liu, he still maintains the concept of a traditional antique merchant and is indeed not suitable for running an auction house.

Ma Zhen decided to discuss with him next time and let him do more business. As for the pricing, it would be better for him to keep an eye on it himself.

After knowing that he was wrong, Liu Jinhai also changed his attitude.

Cold sweat broke out on his head. Fortunately, there were two experts here.

Otherwise, he would really set the starting price according to the price given by the master. In his opinion, the final price should keep rising.

But he overlooked one thing, that is, if the starting price is very low, the price will often not be raised very high.

They would lose a significant portion of their profits and become the butt of the industry.

Fortunately, although Boss Liu is arrogant, he is a person who knows his mistakes and can correct them.

He immediately lowered his head, apologizing to Ma Zhen and Lin Ran.

"I'm very sorry. I will never make my own decisions again."

Ma Zhen showed no expression, and Lin Ran just smiled: "It doesn't matter. You just joined this industry, so it's normal for you to not understand the situation."

This sentence made Liu Jinhai a little confused.

He raised his head and looked at Lin Ran and asked, "Did Mr. Lin ever work in an auction house?"

Lin Ran smiled, but did not speak.

Ma Zhen snorted coldly and said, "This is the head of Zulong Auction House."

As someone in the antiques circle, Zulong Auction House is the latest rising auction house.

It does not have a long history, but in just two years, it has accumulated a lot of reputation, held several massive auctions in succession, and even sold a million pieces of art at the highest price.

Not only does it have an excellent reputation in the capital, but there are even collectors from overseas who specialize in art and antiques come to bid.

Exactly their goal!