Three days later, several guests came to Yue Heng's house.
The other party was not an uninvited guest. In advance, they contacted Yue Heng and asked for a meeting.
Yue Heng set the meeting place at home.
After inviting the guests to sit down, he went straight to the point and asked, "Manager Zhang, why are you looking for me?"
There were a total of four people.
A middle-aged man with a shrewd temperament, an old man with a scholarly appearance, and a bespectacled man in a suit and leather shoes.
The last one was a beautiful white-collar woman.
They were the representatives of Taibao Auction House.
The middle-aged man that Yue Heng asked was the general manager of this auction house, Zhang Xingteng.
The other three were the chief appraiser, legal counsel, and general assistant of Taibao Auction House.
"Mr. Yue."
Zhang Xingteng said with a solemn face, "First of all, please allow me to represent Taibao Auction House to express my deepest apology to you!"
Although Yue Heng was a minor, he still used honorifics and apologized with a very sincere attitude.
Yue Heng faintly smiled.
Just yesterday, he received a call from the police station.
The police officer who took Yue Heng's statement told him that the case had come to light.
After Taibao Auction House's appraiser, Tao Chengxuan, was brought back for investigation, he did not resist at all. The interrogators did not even need to waste a bit of effort. He directly spilled beans from a bamboo tube and confessed everything that he had done.
He used his special identity to collude with people inside and outside the society. He falsely appraised and bought antiques at a low price to cheat the seller.
Tao Chengxuan's partner was the fat man who wanted to buy the Jade Pot Spring Bottle that day. He used to swindle people on the street behind the temple. After being hit several times, he turned from the light to the dark.
This was not the first time that the two of them did this kind of thing. They had already swindled many unaware sellers.
The amount involved in this case was as high as one million!
And the thin man who sneaked into Yue Heng family was the fat man's follower.
It was worth mentioning that the fat man was not able to fool Yue Heng. Tao Chengxuan had already given up his scheme.
However, the fat man's greed was aroused.
He let his follower follow Yue Heng and then steal at night!
In the end, he was killed by Yue Heng. In the end, he pulled out the radish with the mud.
Tao Chengxuan's downfall was actually a little unjust.
But even more wronged was Taibao Auction Company.
For a proper auction house, reputation was equivalent to life.
If they lost their reputation, it wouldn't be long before they closed down.
Now that such a huge scandal had occurred, even if the company had been deceived, they could not absolve themselves from the blame!
Once it was exposed, who would dare to auction off their treasures in the future?
What was even worse was that the Taibao Auction House charged an appraisal fee.
If customers who had previously spent money to appraise items were to find out about this, one could imagine their reaction!
Under such circumstances, the Taibao Auction House had no choice but to send people to negotiate with Yue Heng.
Seal Yue Heng's mouth!
"In order to express our company's apology, and at the same time, to properly resolve this incident."
Zhang Xingteng continued, "We have two options for you to choose from."
"The first plan is, on the basis of signing a confidentiality agreement, we will compensate you 500,000 yuan for mental damage."
"The second plan is, we will buy the blue and white flower lotus patterned Jade Pot Spring Bottle in your possession!"
Yue Heng asked, "What about the second plan?"
Zhang Xingteng explained in detail.
Taibao Auction House's second plan was to first buy Yue Heng's Jade Pot Spring Bottle with a guaranteed price of 15 million yuan.
Then they would put it on the September Autumn Auction.
If the auction price exceeded 15 million yuan, the higher part would all belong to Yue Heng.
If the Jade Pot Spring Bottle was not sold, then the Taibao Auction House would not return it.
In short, whether it could be sold or not.
Yue Heng could get a guaranteed price of 15 million yuan!
Of course, the premise was that Yue Heng's Ming Yongle's blue and white flower lotus patterned Jade Pot Spring Bottle was the real deal.
This was actually a win-win plan.
Yue Heng would not suffer a loss, and the Taibao Auction House would still have the opportunity to earn commission — — the buyer would pay.
Under normal circumstances, in order to avoid risks, the auction house would not provide such a generous plan for the customer.
Who asked Yue Heng to hold onto their weakness!
After Zhang Xingteng finished speaking, his heart was also quite complicated.
Taibao was the largest auction company in Taijiang. Although it could not be compared to world-class auction houses like Sotheby's and Christie's, it still had a lot of power in the local area.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible to obtain the information of Yue Heng's victim in the first place.
Taibao had thought of using conventional methods to solve the problem.
A low-cost plan.
However, after an investigation, they finally showed their true sincerity.
Even though Yue Heng was still underage and came from an ordinary background.
He had a very special identity.
This year's top scorer in Taijiang's middle school examination!
This identity was both a protective talisman and a golden bell cover, causing the Taibao Auction House to not dare to act rashly.
In addition, according to their understanding, Yue Heng was not an ordinary youth.
If Yue Heng were to cause a ruckus, it would be a hot search in no time!
The media would definitely like this kind of news.
Regardless of whether or not the people above the Taibao Auction House could cover it up, it was impossible for them to take the blame for what they had done!
Therefore, using soft methods to appease Yue Heng became an inevitable choice.
Yue Heng also felt the sincerity from Taibao.
After thinking for a moment, he said, "This plan is fine, but I have one more request."
Zhang Xingteng's expression froze: "Please speak."
"I hope you can keep this a secret for me. Don't let anyone know that I am the owner of the Jade Pot Spring Bottle."
Yue Heng's answer made Zhang Xingteng heave a sigh of relief: "Of course, that's not a problem."
"We can sign an agreement!"
Yue Heng sealed the Taibao Auction House's mouth, and the Taibao Auction House also kept it a secret for Yue Heng.
Both sides were happy.
Thus, Yue Heng took out the blue and white lotus patterned Jade Pot Spring Bottle and let the other party appraise it.
The one in charge of appraising it was the white-haired old man.
He held the Jade Pot Spring Bottle and studied it for more than half an hour. Finally, he said with certainty: "It's a real open item. It's even better than the one sold by Christie's."
Zhang Xingteng revealed a smile — — this wave was worth it.
After confirming the authenticity of the auction item, Yue Heng signed the relevant agreement with the Taibao Auction House.
15 million was then transferred to his bank account!
In the process of signing the agreement, both sides tacitly ignored Yue Heng's minor status.
Strictly speaking, signing such a contract had legal risks.
It was impossible for the Taibao Auction House's legal counsel to not know, but Zhang Xingteng obviously didn't care.
He personally held the Jade Pot Spring Bottle and took his people to bid farewell to Yue Heng.
Returning to the Mercedes-Benz parked outside, the Taibao Auction House's general manager breathed a sigh of relief.
The matter was satisfactorily resolved.
Although there were still a lot of follow-up problems, but the biggest landmine had been removed, the rest were easy to solve.
Even so, Zhang Xingteng's heart was still suppressing a ball of fire.
He hated the instigator, Tao Chengxuan, to the bone!
In fact, in addition to Zhang Xingteng, there was another person who was also brooding over Tao Chengxuan.
[Second Update.]
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