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Chapter 529 Celebrity Effect

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    When Zou Heming turned around and left the Sofoby gate, he noticed a middle-aged man hurried past him carrying a cloth belt without taking two steps.  "Hi! Friend?" Zou Heming opened his mouth to say hello to this person with a smile. He wanted to chat with him, because at a glance, he knew that the cloth bag in this man's hand contained ten pieces of paper, which was a painting, because the cloth bag was in all directions.  It is square and flat, which fits the size of a small painting.  Seeing this situation, Zou Heming couldn't help but think of a scene described by Fang Yi.  Fang Yi mentioned in a joke that the best place to pick up leaks is at the door of the auction house!  ??Suddenly, he remembered this, and he became interested. Zou Heming thought about looking at this person's painting. If it was cheap and decent, he could buy it himself. Whether it was real or fake, he just wanted to have fun.  Spend some money to enjoy your body and mind!  As soon as Zou Heming spoke, he saw a man in his early thirties who was sitting on a stool on the roadside more than five meters away from him running towards the man holding the painting.  "Hi! Friend!" Although this person said it late, he walked forward quickly. He approached the middle-aged man who was holding the painting and greeted him while walking side by side.  Zou Heming felt very strange when he saw it, so he stopped and continued to walk around the two of them with interest.  Because they were a little far away, the voices of the two people speaking were a bit blurry, and it was difficult to hear what they specifically said. However, after the two chatted for a while, they stopped within Zou Heming's line of sight.  And from Zou Heming¡¯s point of view, the middle-aged man carrying the painting had flattened the painting in his hand and was beginning to untie the cloth cover on it.  When he saw that someone was unwrapping the painting sleeve, Zou Heming couldn't help but lift his feet and walk towards where the two of them were standing.  "What's the matter with you?" The man in his thirties couldn't help but ask when he saw Zou Heming approaching the two of them. There was an obvious vigilance on his face, as if he was very unwelcome to Zou Heming.  Same.  A face with a short beard glanced at Zou Heming's face from time to time.  However, the person who was unzipping the painting didn't seem to mind. While unbuttoning the painting, he said to the bearded man in his thirties: "You can't be the only one reading it! What if this gentleman is an expert!"  After Zou Heming looked at the man who had untied the cloth cover, he stretched his head and just saw a corner of the painting. Before he could see what was in the painting, he saw the short-bearded man immediately reaching out and touching the painting. What a coincidence.  Blocking the opened corner.  "This place is on the sidewalk on the road. It's not easy to see the paintings with so many people coming and going! Let's find a place to have a drink and watch them," the bearded man said, looking at the middle-aged man.  Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man immediately shook his head and said: "No! If you want to see it, you can see it here. If you don't see it, it will waste my time. I have to send the painting in! This is what my grandfather left for me.  This memorial has been hanging in my home for almost thirty years."  After saying that, the middle-aged man raised his chin and gestured to the Softby gate twenty or thirty meters away.  When the bearded man heard this, he immediately compromised and said to the middle-aged man: "Then how about we go over there and sit at the door of the cafe and drink coffee while admiring this painting?"  After saying that, the bearded man asked Zou Heming: "What do you think of the coffee? I don't mean any harm. Besides, this gentleman is still around. He is an upright gentleman at first sight!"  He casually threw a flattery towards Zou Heming, making some small movements while speaking.  Zou Heming saw this little action, and then moved his eyes from the bearded man to the middle-aged man, with a look of thinking on his face, and then nodded in support of the bearded man: "That's okay.  Well, it¡¯s a kind of enjoyment for everyone to sit and drink coffee and appreciate art!¡±  Now Zou Heming doesn't know that he has almost met two liars. If he goes to a small alley with no corners, Zou Heming will not go there. There is no guarantee that one of the two people will take out the leader.  Here comes the gun!  By then, the contents of his wallet might not even be named Zou.  It¡¯s just a small cafe next to it. There are people coming and going here without worrying about anything.  Moreover, these two scammers are really courageous, and they actually ran to Softby's door to cheat!  ¡°Then let¡¯s go over and have a cup of coffee!¡± The middle-aged man pretended to think carefully before nodding, and the three of them walked towards the cafe.  "Give us each a cup of St. Helena!" Zou Heming, who was sitting down, saw the waitress approaching his table of three, and ordered the most expensive coffee in the store on his own initiative.  While lighting it, point it towards your sideThe two people showed a little shyness on their faces and said: "I have always heard that the St. Helena here is authentic, but I have never been here to drink it. Today is a treat and I just stopped by to enjoy it. You guys should try it too!"  .  "No, just give me a regular drink!" When the bearded man heard what Zou Heming said, he couldn't help but look stunned, and then said to Waiting Sheng.  As he said this, his heart couldn't help but tremble: The coffee is good, but the price is also very good. A pound of this kind of coffee beans costs 70 or 80 US dollars. Just a small cup like this, plus tips and other things, does not cost 50 or 60 US dollars.  Can't stop it at all.  After Zou Heming said this, he was watching the expressions on the two people's faces. The bearded man paid for it and chose the ordinary one in order to save money. However, when the middle-aged man also chose the ordinary one, Zou Heming had already given it to the two of them in his heart.  Definition: Liar!  Moreover, he is a stingy liar who doesn¡¯t even want to bet a big sum of money, so that¡¯s the extent of his deception!  Waiting for Dai Ying to serve him coffee, Zou Heming picked up the coffee cup and tasted the coffee while listening to the two scammers setting traps on him.  It¡¯s just like a middle-aged man who is in trouble and needs money urgently, so he takes out the paintings he has at home.  After listening for five or six minutes, Zou Heming felt that these two liars were just as he thought, with no innovative spirit at all. He couldn't help but said with a bit of disappointment: "You can continue talking! Thank you for the coffee."  .  After saying that, he nodded to the bearded man, smiled at the middle-aged man and stood up from his chair.  Seeing that Zou Heming was about to leave, the bearded man immediately wanted to keep him: "What do you think of this work of his? I don't think it's very good!" After saying that, he asked the middle-aged man: "Don't take it.  It¡¯s been appraised, but it¡¯s not worth the appraisal price! ¡­ Please give me a price, and it shouldn¡¯t be too expensive, five hundred dollars!¡±  "How is this possible!" the middle-aged man immediately said angrily.  Zou Heming didn't want to listen anymore, so he stood up and wanted to leave, because according to Zou Heming's idea, the bearded man should have said that he would buy the painting with him, whether it was a thousand dollars or a few hundred dollars.  Zou Heming has no interest at all.  "I'm not interested in this work!" Zou Heming said, "But this friend is right. You don't need to take your painting for appraisal. It's all painted like this. You can find it in any gallery and you can tell that it has something."  How unreliable!"  "Of course you can't see it, but I believe the appraisers at Sofoby can definitely see it. Even if they can't see it, then Yifang can definitely see it!" The middle-aged man heard what Zou Heming said.  , he immediately retorted, and now even the bearded man next to him looked filled with indignation.  After hearing this, Zou Heming couldn't help but burst into laughter, teasing the two liars who were very devoted in their acting: "Then why don't you just ask Fang to appraise this work of yours!".  "Because he appraised it because it was too expensive. Who has so much money for a painting of 200,000 US dollars!" The middle-aged man began to wrap up his painting without even looking at Zou Heming, and then left angrily.  "Wait!" The bearded man immediately followed the middle-aged man.  After hearing the middle-aged man¡¯s explanation, Zou Heming¡¯s mind suddenly lit up, and he seemed to have figured out something, but he didn¡¯t think of what it was for the moment.  Before Zou Heming could react, the two of them had already run away without a trace, and the nimble waitress Ying had appeared next to Zou Heming at some point, and then looked at Zou Heming with a smile on her face.  This is just waiting for Lao Zou to pay for the bill. Of course, if he doesn't put on a smile, Lao Zou might not give a tip.  Taking out his wallet from his pocket, Zou Heming took out a note and put it on the table: "No need to look for it!".  Then he raised his feet and walked in the direction of where he parked his car.  "Thank you, sir!" The waitress should be very happy, because Lao Zou's tip was very generous.  Walking to the side of his car, Zou Heming wanted to understand why Walder agreed to his conditions, and he believed that as long as he read the newspapers in the next few days, he would be 100% sure.  The result was just as Zou Heming expected. On the third day, there was a report in the newspaper. The news briefly talked about the new contract finalized by Fang Yi and Sofubi. Although it did not go into the details, it was not a big deal.  There are still some good things.  Fang Yi's conditions were very harsh, but when reporters asked Walder this question, the old boy did not deny or admit it. He just answered with a smile: We are both very satisfied with the new contract. Such conditions meet Fang Yi's requirements.  Mr. status!  It also meets Sotheby's need to provide the best service to its guests.  He said it as if if Fang Yi didn't mention such harsh conditions, Suofu would be even more dissatisfied than himself.    With a bang, the TV in the office was turned off. Zou Heming couldn't listen anymore, and he didn't want to look at Wald's old face. He looked down at the two or three pages in his hand, rubbed his face and said, "This matter  It¡¯s still a bit of a loss!¡±  Zou Heming believed that now that he had raised Fang Yi's price to 1.5 million, Sofubi would not say no to him, because Zou Heming got the news and announced that after signing Fang Yi, Sofubi was appraising his work.  Not only has this area returned to its previous volume, but the total number of collected works per month has increased by 12%.  When the appraiser asked Fang Yi to see his work for appraisal, Softbi raised the appraisal fee by 30% from the original price!  Because Fang Yi is a special consultant, this money is called the special consultant appraisal fee.  Softby treated the fee like a specialist in a hospital.  This is the so-called celebrity effect. Nowadays, many people who submit copies have heard Fang Yi¡¯s previous stories on the news. This ability to turn his hands into clouds and rain has shocked many people.  Some people whose works were originally judged to be forgeries began to think again, wondering whether the things in their hands were similar to the "Fengrao" bought by Fang Yi. If they were like the "Fengrao" in the Japanese museum,  "Plenty" will work too!  Anyway, as long as I have one of the two, I will be satisfied.  This is also a new hope. Facts have proved that these people were all useless snacks in the past, right?  In addition, there are some people who have paintings at home who want to have someone appraise them. They have never been exposed to this industry before, and no one else knows about it. They heard in the newspaper that Fang Yi is so awesome, so naturally he took it with him.  Something came to send money to Sophoby.  Fang Yi¡¯s popularity now means that Softby¡¯s doorstep will occasionally stage one or two of the same low-level scams that Zou Heming encountered.  Zou Heming had calculated everything, but he hadn¡¯t calculated that in a year¡¯s time, relying on Fang Yi¡¯s appraisal business, Sofubi would not only not have to pay for it himself, but he would also be able to make some mosquito-meat-like profits from this project!  Driven by profit, Walder began to promote Fang Yi's arrogance without Zou Heming mentioning it. As for demanding such and such, that can only be done by people with 'real skills'.  Sophoby followed the trend and pushed Fang Yi to become a legend in the appraisal world!  Because pushing Fang Yi means pushing money to him!  Zou Heming felt a little regretful here, but he couldn't keep up with the two managers of Christen and Phipps. The two saw that he was getting closer and closer to the boss's position under Sotheby's butt, but now it seems that he is starting to start again.  There is a distant perspective, because in terms of oil paintings, the quantity and quality of Sotheby's spring auctions are already showing signs of recovery.  And Fang Yi is now looking at the first batch of photos sent by Sofubi, a total of fifty photos!  r1152
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