Reborn in Hong Kong: The Tycoon Grows Up

There are many auction houses in the world, and Bao Zixuan will certainly not invite just one. As Christie's, whose reputation is not much worse than that of Sotheby's auctions, is of course also included in the invitation.

Christie's auction house, founded in London in 1766 by James Christie, is the oldest art auction house in the world. On December 5, 1766, James Christie's held his first auction in London; since then, Christie's auction house has been committed to providing customers with high-quality and sophisticated services. With his steady style, eloquent voice and great sense of humor, James Christie evolved auctioning into a refined art and conducted a number of very important auctions between the 18th and 19th centuries.

The 1980s were the boom years for Christie's. In 1980, works by Impressionist painters from the Ford Collection in New York were sold for 6 million pounds. Since then, the market for Impressionist paintings has been promising, with a tendency to catch up. In 1984, an auction of 71 works by great European painters before the 18th century collected by Chatsworth was sold for a total of 20 million pounds, of which a work by Raphael was sold for 3.5 million pounds. An auction held at Elweden Hall in Suffolk in the same year also fetched £6.2 million.

In 1985, "The Visit of the Doctor" by the Italian early Renaissance painter Mantegna became the most expensive work ever auctioned by a famous European painter before the 18th century, fetching as much as 8.1 million pounds. Impressionist paintings were not far behind. In 1986, Manet's "Mosner Street" sold for 7.7 million pounds, setting a record for an Impressionist work.

The above auction items currently all have a common owner - Bao Zixuan of Heiyun Group. It can be said that although Mr. Bao has only been in the business for a short time, he has become Christie’s largest client, and not one of them. As long as it is an object that he likes, he will never let it go.

The most appropriate description is that a person is stupid and has too much money, but no one dares to regard him as a fool. Almost all media define him as the smartest man in the world today. Is there something wrong with the world's perspective?

How could a man with such a high IQ be deceived so easily. It’s just that people like it and it’s not short of money. And I have to admit that the prices of these works of art have increased a lot, and Bao Zixuan has really made a lot of money.

With the entry of Heiyun Group, the price of artworks around the world has increased a lot. This makes collectors who like to collect love and hate Bao Zixuan. In short, their emotions are very complicated. The price of art is high, but their original collection has improved a lot, and the value will naturally increase accordingly. However, they found that the money was completely insufficient. After all, at the current price, they could not afford the good items they liked.

Of course, Christie's would not dare to neglect the invitation from its largest client. Chris Christie, the female head of Christie's, decided to go to Fucaira in person to see what Bao Zixuan meant.

It must be said that this woman is definitely not a simple heroine; even so far in her life, she can make a good TV series.

In 1803, James Christie died and Christie Jr. took over the company. During his nearly 30 years in office, the auction results were mediocre. He only moved the auction house from the original Paul Road to 8 King Street, which is now the headquarters of Christie's. In 1831, Christie's Jr. also died. A man named William Manson joined the company and took charge of affairs. The company was renamed "Christie's and Manson Auction House".

However, during the Manson period, the auction results were not very good. In 1848, a 40-day auction of the Duke of Buckingham's collection was held in the Stoke Building, which only sold for 77,562 pounds. In 1859, Thomas Woods joined the company and took charge, and the company was renamed "Christie's, Manson \u0026 Woods Auction House".

Due to historical relationships, the ownership structure of Christie's auction house is very complicated. The Christie's family is not the controlling shareholder, so many decisions cannot be implemented seriously.

Although Chris Christie is a member of Christie's, she is a woman after all; and she has two brothers and a sister. Logically speaking, it would never be her turn to take power.

Even the family can't handle it, and other shareholders are even less convinced.

But this little woman of short stature should rely on perseverance and talent to start as a small auctioneer and gradually improve her status. To become the first female head of Christie's in 200 years, I think only she knows the hardships best.

Chris Christie certainly knows that Bao Zixuan has made such a big fuss and invited historians from all over the world to Fucaira. Now inviting Christie's shows that the artifacts have been inventoried. After all, Bao Zixuan is also the auction house's largest customer, and both emotions and reasons have to pass. And as the other party's identity, it is also an honor to invite you, but I dare not not give face.

Chris Christie decided to take her daughter and an expert in identifying Middle Eastern cultural relics there.

Aido-Chris Christie, Chris Christie's biological daughter. But who the father is, not even members of the Christie family know. It is not easy for a single mother to raise her daughter to be a talented person.

Aido-Chris Christie is currently studying at the Royal College for Women. It can be said that she has received elite education since she was a child. He also studies related majors in history and artwork. There is a complete attitude of inheriting the mother's business; although it is too early to talk about this now, Chris Christie is definitely trained in this direction.

After Ado Chris Christie got out of the car, she said with concern: "Mom, why did you call me back so suddenly?"

The Royal College for Girls was founded in 1865 and is located in Bath. It is one of the largest private boarding schools in the UK. The school has a long history and is well-equipped; it also provides first-class boarding services to boarding students. The school has only about 900 female students; it is known for its first-class teaching quality and impressive examination results.

The school adopts closed management, and students will never be released unless there are special circumstances.

When I was in class, I was called back; this was the first time for Aido Chris Christie. Then it means that something important must have happened.

Although he is young, he may have been looked down upon since childhood, which makes him mature earlier than other children. Although Europe is relatively liberal, single mothers are still ostracized when it comes to pregnancy out of wedlock. Illegitimate children or illegitimate daughters, under normal circumstances, would not be able to obtain many resources; as for inheriting the family business, they would not even think about it.

A well-matched pair applies everywhere. If you are a noble, both husband and wife may be nobles. The husband found a mistress, and then gave birth to a child outside. In the end, he had to divide a lot of property. I wonder if the woman can accept it.

Especially women from wealthy families have an instinctive preference for illegitimate children. Chris Christie was able to send her daughter to the Royal College for Girls, but she paid a heavy price, at least more than other parents. Even so, her daughter will still be ostracized at school; fortunately, Ai Duo can still understand her mother's difficulties and is usually very optimistic.

Chris Christie was very pleased to see her daughter's concerned tone. At least the education is very successful, and the daughter knows how to care about herself as a mother.

Chris Christie smiled and said: "This is a great opportunity, and it is knowledge that cannot be learned at school." Bao Zixuan invited Christie to get cultural relics appraised in Fucaira, the world's top Middle Eastern cultural appraisal. Experts will get over it.”

"With Bao Zixuan's name, an invitation is officially issued; there must be a major discovery, even much bigger than we imagined. Haven't you always wanted to practice it! This opportunity is very good, come with me to Fucay pull."

Ado Chris Christie was still very excited when she heard that she and her mother had traveled to the Middle East. She has not traveled anywhere but Europe and the United States. And for Bao Zixuan, it is estimated that any girl will be curious instinctively. Everyone wants to see for themselves what kind of man this is. Although he is married, his popularity has definitely not decreased.

Both auction houses are making serious preparations. After all, not everyone can receive the invitation from Mr. Bao.

In fact, Bao Zixuan also had his own ideas about inviting two auction houses. So many cultural relics have been discovered, many of which are in large quantities; it is entirely possible to entrust and exchange some of them.

Be it Black Cloud Museum or Fucaira Museum! Cultural relics will not be sold, but they can be exchanged to make the items more complete. And I have so many Solomon's Temple gold coins in my hands, it's useless to have too many of them in my hands.

It is entirely possible to obtain good items that you do not have through exchange. However, Heiyun Group has no channels, so it can entrust Sotheby's and Christie's. Both are auction houses with more than 200 years of history, and there is absolutely no shortage of customer resources. Some money should also be made by others, there is no need to be too strict.

Moreover, the two auction houses are very professional in the appraisal of cultural relics. Whether it is for corporate reputation or family honor, they will not fool themselves with fakes, and most importantly, they will not dare.

For museums, the number of individual cultural relics does not need to be that large. But the variety must be complete, otherwise it will attract tourists.

In the future, Fucaira tourism will not become a pillar industry, but it will definitely be an important industry.