v3 Chapter 664： Downfall (1/2)
Christie's Headquarters, 8 King Street, London, UK.
Christie’s auction house is busy at this time, preparing for the summer auction to be held ten days later.
The summer auction at Christie’s is half a month later than Sotheby’s.
Today, news about Sotheby’s auction house is flying all over the sky. As a rival that has competed for two hundred years, the head of Christie’s auction house is naturally very concerned.
In the office of Chairman Herman Woods, Herman Woods, who is over 50, sat at his desk, listening to the general manager of the auction house, Hunter Simpson, reporting the situation in front of him.
After introducing the situation, Hunter Simpson expressed his concerns: “Chairman, the current situation seems to be mainly aimed at Chinese cultural relics. I just don’t know if Sotheby’s or Eskenazi Co. Ltd. offended people, or No distinction is made for all Chinese cultural relics.”
”If all Chinese cultural relics are indiscriminately targeted, then we have to make preparations.”
Herman Woods frowned upon hearing this, apparently thinking that Hunter Simpson’s concerns were justified.
”The next summer auction, how many Chinese cultural relics will our company sell?”
After thinking for a long time, Herman Woods asked suddenly.
Hunter Simpson said immediately: ”There were 36 Chinese cultural relics at the auction held at St. James in London, 18 of which were provided by Eskenazy Ltd.”
”There will be 25 Chinese cultural relics at the auction held in New York, 11 of which are provided by Eskenazi Co., Ltd.”
”……”
Hearing this, Herman Woods looked a little unpleasant. He thought about it and said, ”It is still unclear the real reason. It is too late to withdraw now. We must prepare in advance.”
”Eligibility must be strictly controlled first.”
”In addition, we will arrange for some people to bid for these Chinese cultural relics to make sure that we have everyone in our possession, but remember that the bid cannot be too high.”
According to Herman Woods, the reason Sotheby’s Auction House and Eskenazy Co., Ltd. are in a dilemma is that they did not have any preparations and were attacked by unknown enemies. Exposed.
In fact, these methods are very simple and easy to deal with, but it is undeniable that the effect of sudden attacks is very good.
The countermeasures he said now are to prevent these risks, and they are absolutely effective without other means.
Hunter Simpson immediately nodded and replied: ”Understood, I will arrange it now.”
Herman Woods asked again: ”Hunt, do you have anything else to add?”
Hunter Simpson hesitated for a moment, with a sinister look on his face, and said: ”Chairman, the stock price of Sotheby's auction house has definitely fallen a lot now. As long as it stays in the whirlpool of public opinion, it will definitely be dragged into the quagmire. I think this It's a rare opportunity, should we do something secretly?”
Herman Woods moved in his heart. He remembered the frustrated past of being a two-million-year-old second child. He immediately made up his mind and smiled: ”You go to make arrangements, remember to be concealed and not have anything to do with us. .”
”I understand! Don't worry!”
Watching Hunt Simpson leave, Herman Woods stretched out and let out a long breath.
He lowered his head and looked at the newspaper in his hand, and what Hunter Simpson had said in his mind, his heart gradually heated up.
Their Woods family is the third owner of Christie’s auction house.
The first was the founder James Christie’s. Christie’s auction house has been passed down in the Christie’s family for two generations for 65 years.
The second owner is William Hansen, who has been in charge for 28 years.