Chapter 35: Old Friends Meet
The next day, at 1 p.m. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Ye Tian walked into Sotheby's auction house in Manhattan with Slash's double-headed piano in his backpack, and there were two 1:43 models of Ferrari sports cars in his backpack.
After some research and thinking, comparing the recent auction arrangements of Sotheby's and Christie's, Ye Tian finally chose Sotheby's to quickly realize these treasures in his hands.
After deciding on his choice, he got in touch with the person in charge of the auction of Sotheby's craft category in the morning, and sent him the photos of the treasures in his hand.
Sotheby's is naturally very happy to take over such a business.
Soon they completed the preliminary appraisal through the photos, and then asked Ye Tian to bring the real object over for appraisal and evaluation, and signed the consignment auction contract.
arrived at Sotheby's at the same time as Ye Tian, as well as his lawyer.
The amount of this transaction is not small, and it is very necessary for the lawyer to participate in it, which can avoid a lot of trouble and prevent being cheated by the auction company.
Who said that the top auction houses don't cheat people, and if there is a chance, they eat people and don't spit out bones!
In the hall of the auction house, Ye Tian met his lawyer as promised.
This is a tall white man in his thirties and forties, with a suit and leather shoes, neat hair and a neat face, meticulous from top to bottom, carrying a black briefcase, typical of the Wall Street elite.
Seeing Ye Tian appear, he immediately smiled and walked over quickly.
"Hey!Steven, long time no see"
"Good morning, David, it's been a long time, how are you doing?
Ye Tian smiled and said hello, and bumped fists with David in greetings.
This is an acquaintance, a university alumnus, several years higher than Ye Tian, and the relationship between the two is not bad.
David is a practicing lawyer who works at the prestigious Sullivan Law Firm, a partner law firm of the investment bank where Ye Tian worked.
"It's okay! A few days ago, I just completed a company merger and acquisition case, and I made a profit, how are you doing? I heard that everyone in your group is on the blacklist?"
Hearing David's question, Ye Tian smiled bitterly and nodded.
"That's right, our whole group was completely shut out of Wall Street, and none of the hedge funds or investment banks wanted to hire us!
"Then you're good, I met Bowie on the street two days ago, he now lives on social assistance, and after a couple of conversations, he said he'll go back to Dallas in a few days to see if there's a chance over there!"
David sighed a few words, with a regretful expression on his face.
Ye Tian and Bowie used to be colleagues, working in a hedge fund, doing financial derivatives trading, and they were the envy of countless people on Wall Street.
Because of the mistakes of the group boss and a series of subsequent crazy and impulsive behaviors, it caused irreparable huge losses to the company, and even brought a lot of impact to the market.
After the East Window incident, their entire group was swept away by hedge funds and put on the industry blacklist, and no company dared to use it at all.
Everyone's situation was more miserable later, the group boss was imprisoned, it was difficult to see the sunshine outside again in this life, and the family property that had worked hard for decades was either confiscated or auctioned, and he was extremely poor overnight!
The rest, without exception, all ended up bankrupt!
Some have despaired and left New York immediately to find a way out and hope elsewhere.
But no matter where they are in the United States, it is impossible for them to find a job in an investment bank or a hedge fund, and other professions in the financial field are probably enough.
There are also people who still hold on to the last glimmer of hope in New York, looking forward to the day when the clouds will be cleared, and Bowie is like this, but he obviously can't hold on now, and is ready to go back to Texas!
There are also people like Ye Tian, who have completely left the financial industry and embarked on another path.
"Like Bowie, I was almost reduced to social assistance not long ago! You can give me Bowie's phone later, and I'll contact him later, my phone phone fell into the water, and I lost all my phone numbers."
Hearing Bowie's situation, Ye Tian's mood suddenly became a little gloomy, and he felt empathy!
Now that his situation has improved, he can help Bowie, who used to have a good relationship, before his situation gets worse and worse.
"No wonder you didn't call me directly, but came to me through the law firm! No problem, I'll send you Bowie's phone number when I go back, and the rest of the people by the way.
Steven, what do you do now? How did you get involved with Sotheby's? You're not going to go into an auction house or an antiques deal, are you?"
David was obviously curious about Ye Tian's current state.
"That's right, you guessed it, I've left finance for all now and become a professional treasure hunter, and I came to Sotheby's because I had a few things to give them for auction.
The purpose of inviting you to come is also very clear, help me review the consignment auction contract, and then witness it, the fee will be according to your standard, there will definitely be this kind of thing in the future, and I will look for you"
Ye Tian didn't hide it, and said his current career with a smile.
"Ahh
David exclaimed directly, with an incredible expression on his face.
From a Wall Street gold collar to a professional treasure hunter, the span is too big, right?
Seeing David's shocked expression, Ye Tian immediately smiled.
As long as you know it, anyone who hears that they have become a professional treasure hunter will be this kind of performance, which is indeed a bit unbelievable!
Then he raised the guitar in his hand and said with a smile:
"Make no mistake, I'm indeed a professional treasure hunter now, and my grades are okay, this is the treasure I found, and the value is not low, so I sent it to Sotheby's for auction!"
Although it still felt very incredible, David didn't ask any more, but focused on the guitar in Ye Tian's hand, and asked curiously:
"Steven, whose guitar is this? Is it going to be auctioned at Sotheby's, is it worth a lot?"
"This is the red double-headed piano of Slash, the treasure I dug up in the abandoned warehouse, it is a unique guitar, this piano is definitely not cheap, so I sent it to Sotheby's"
Ye Tian explained the origin of the guitar in his hand, which was very detailed, David was his own lawyer, and this information should be understood clearly.
"Wow!"
David's mouth opened wide in shock, and a look of envy began to appear in his eyes.
Immediately afterward, he asked excitedly:
"If I'm not mistaken, this is the famous Crossroad?"
"That's right, this is the Crossroad that has appeared on stage countless times, how about it? It's worth something, right? Should it be put up for auction?"
Ye Tian proudly raised the guitar in his hand again and gave an affirmative answer.
"Wow! That's so valuable! This is a priceless treasure in the eyes of some people, and you can't buy it for any amount of money! Dude, you're super lucky!
There was another exclamation of excitement, and David was so excited that he almost went crazy.
This kind of performance is completely normal, when David was in middle school, it was the time when the gun flower was at its hottest, how could he not know this guitar and not understand its value?
At the same time of excitement, David's eyes were even more envious.
There is no problem with this guitar selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars, which is no less than the Wall Street gold collar earnings, if not more!
At this time, he also admired Ye Tian a little.
I didn't expect this kid to be kicked out of Wall Street, and he was able to mix well, which is really surprising!
While laughing, Ye Tian raised his eyes and looked at the clock hanging in the front hall.
It's almost time.
Then he said to David:
"Let's go in, the appointed time is almost up"
"Let's go, I'd love to see this famous double-headed instrument!"
David said excitedly, with an impatient expression on his face.
Seeing his performance, Ye Tian suddenly had a bright smile on his face.
"Dude, be mentally prepared, there will be bigger surprises later!"