Chapter 117: Auction Company

  Li Yang invited the two of them to sit on the sofa and made another two cups of tea for himself, sitting down at the edge of the bed.

  "What about Liu Gang?"

  Zheng Kaida sat down and first looked up, they had been very familiar with Liu Gang for the past two days, but didn't see him just now when he came in.

  "He went out and said he'd be back in a while, every evening he goes out for a bit, I guess he doesn't know where to play"

  Li Yang opened a bottle of mineral water himself, he is not particularly fond of tea leaves, and generally does not drink tea unless it's a special need.

  Zheng Kaida first glanced at Sima Lin, then straightened his back and looked directly at Li Yang: "Li younger brother, actually we two came, is a big thing to want to talk with you"

  "Something big?" Li Yang paused slightly, looking at Zheng Kai Da with a puzzled expression, and asked: "Is it about that Shao Yuqiang? Don't worry, you guys don't need to be concerned, I think this guy is arrogant, but he's not bad at heart."

  "No, it has nothing to do with him, it's something else"

  Zheng Kaida shook his head and said, "A few years ago, I had an idea to start a large auction company. In the past few years, I have been working hard on it. Now, I feel that the market conditions are fully ripe and we are well-prepared, so it's almost time to do it."

  "Auction company?" Li Yang's eyes widened in surprise, this seemed to have nothing to do with him.

  "I'll just say it straight, Sima and I have the same idea, we're both very interested in auction companies. We want to pull you into our partnership, let's three of us start an auction company together, with equal shares."

  Zheng Kaida took a sip of water and said all the thoughts in his heart in one breath. After finishing, he kept staring at Li Yang. Li Yang was first surprised, then slowly became silent.

  Zheng Kaida indeed had the idea of opening an auction house several years ago, and in 2008 he even conducted on-site investigations in many cities, but ultimately chose Zhengzhou.

  In the past two years, Zheng Kaida, who has been busy with his business, has not given up on this idea and has been making preparations all along. However, since most of his funds are tied up in his real estate business, the auction company has yet to take off.

  Seeing Li Yang hadn't spoken, Zheng Kaida hastily gave Sima Lin a glance.

  Sim Lin coughed lightly and slowly said to Li Yang, "I've known about Old Zheng's plan to start an auction company for a long time. We even made plans once before, but the timing wasn't quite right so we put it on hold temporarily. Yesterday, Old Zheng told me he wants to bring you in as a partner. I thought about it and the market conditions for auction companies are still pretty good. If you're interested, we can discuss it further."

  "Simida brothers, Zhengda brothers, I was just thinking why you would look for me, but since you think this business can be done and you look up to me, then let's do it together."

  Li Yang suddenly lifted his head and smiled. Sima Lin and Zheng Kaida were both stunned, exchanging a surprised glance at each other, they hadn't expected Li Yang to agree so readily.

  Sim Lin picked up his cup and took a sip of tea, then raised his head and said: "Li Yang, why don't you wait for Old Zheng to finish telling you before making a decision?"

  "Let me put it this way, this is not a small business of several hundred million or several billion. According to our plan, the total investment needs to be 200 million."

  Zheng Kaida nodded immediately, but the joy flashing in his eyes betrayed his current mood.

  Actually, Li Yang was not thinking about the auction company just now, but was thinking about Anshi Jewelry. Recently, he has been able to work normally at Anshi for less and less time, while his assets have been increasing more and more. He doesn't even dare to guarantee how much longer he can work at Anshi.

  It's hard for Li Yang to leave Anshi, his life changed during the time in Anshi, and Zhang Ying was really good to him. Now Li Yang has a good relationship with all employees and got everyone's recognition, this is also the time when Li Yang's feelings for Anshi are the deepest.

  Li Yang also understood that as his value and status increased, as his fame grew, he would become further and further away from An Shi. Eventually they would part ways. Even if Zhang Ying wanted to keep Li Yang, Li Yang would leave. If he couldn't even be bothered to come to the company normally, why should he continue to occupy this position? He might as well let Wu Xiaoli have it.

  So, after understanding, Li Yang immediately agreed with Zheng Kaida.

  Of course, the biggest reason is still Sima Lin. If it weren't for Sima Lin's advice, Li Yang wouldn't have agreed so readily. Since Sima Lin also wants to start an auction company, Li Yang doesn't have much to worry about. Sima Lin can be said to be one of the people Li Yang trusts most outside of his family, and he has always been grateful for Sima Lin's kindness.

  Zheng Kaida slowly laid out his plan, and Li Yang listened intently, becoming more serious as he did so. Zheng Kaida's plan was actually quite good, it was clear that he was being completely sincere in his efforts to start a successful auction house, rather than just opening a company solely for the purpose of making money.

  In Zheng Kaida's plan, the auction company is to be opened in Zhengzhou. Currently, there are not a few small-scale auction companies in Zhengzhou, mostly auctioning off some real estate or cars and other items, sometimes also helping the government auction off confiscated goods.

  There is no large-scale auction company with clear division of labor in Zhengzhou, and there are only a few small companies that specialize in the auction of antiques, which are not very large in scale and not very formal in their auctions. What Zheng Kaida wants to do is to create the largest auction company in Zhengzhou, as well as the most formal antique calligraphy and painting auction company.

  The most important thing is that the current conditions have already fully matured. As collecting becomes increasingly popular and there are more rich people, the demand for auction companies is also increasing, with higher requirements. These are all necessary factors to give birth to a large-scale auction company. Even if Zheng Kai Da does not start one now, within two years, Zhengzhou will inevitably have a large-scale auction company emerge.

  "Zhengzhou has a superior geographical location and convenient transportation, with a wide range of surrounding areas that can be radiated. We will start before others, this market must belong to us."

  Zheng Kaida finished speaking and picked up his water cup, drinking the tea inside in one gulp, but his eyes were fixed on Li Yang.

  For Zheng Kaida, he had always wanted to find an authoritative expert to cooperate with, and did not think of Li Yang. The auction company needs a director who can calm down all employees, and also needs an authoritative expert. It is best that these two can be combined into one.

  Before, he hadn't even thought of Li Yang, but after seeing Li Yang's performance on the day of Bi Yu, it was different. Especially when Li Yang solved the glass species and sold it for a sky-high price of 500 million, Sima Lin's mind immediately became active.

  Zheng Kaida believed that with Li Yang's talent, it wouldn't take long for him to become a truly authoritative expert. With the 50 million, he would have the capital to invest in an auction company. Moreover, there was another very important point: Li Yang had He Lao backing him up, which was a powerful and indispensable support that couldn't be ignored. Having Li Yang on board was equivalent to having He Lao's support, which was something that no amount of money could buy.

  After having these ideas, Zheng Kaida immediately told his thoughts to Sima Lin. Sima Lin hesitated for a day and finally agreed with Zheng Kaida to come together today to probe Li Yang's meaning.

  "Two hundred million, it's really not a small amount"

  Li Yang thought for a moment, then suddenly let out a bitter laugh. Zheng Kai Da hastily said: "You can first invest 50 million, the shares will still be the same, if you don't have the remaining part for now, I can lend it to you first. If we do the auction company, I will transfer all my real estate and then I will have more funds on hand."

  "That's not necessary, I'll figure out the funding issue. One thing I want to mention first is that cooperation is no problem, but I may not be able to stay with the company all the time, and I won't manage either."

  Li Yang shook his head, after the Fu Rong breed was solved, he could almost make up for more than 60 million, if not enough, go out and buy two pieces of gambling stone back to solve, when all sold to Zhang Ying, also as a little compensation to Zhang Ying.

  "This is fine for now, but if there's anything that requires Li Laoxiong to personally appraise, such as ancient jade or something like that, you must definitely be present"

  Zheng Kaida bowed his head and thought for a moment, then slowly nodded. In terms of management, he didn't need Li Yang's help. It was just that these professional things couldn't be done without Li Yang. In that case, whether Li Yang was in the company or not wasn't important anymore.

  "No problem with that," Li Yang smiled slightly. When it comes to identifying things, as long as the age is not enough, don't think about fooling him, this confidence Li Yang still has.

  "Alright then, let's leave it at that for today and discuss the details another day. Li Yang, you should get some rest now, we should also head back."

  Simarlin stood up, Li Yang agreed to partner with him to open an auction company and he was very satisfied. Cooperating with Li Yang was much better than cooperating with a stranger, Simarlin still trusted Li Yang very much.

  Just as the two were about to leave, the door suddenly opened and Liu Gang walked in from outside, staring blankly at the two of them.

  After greeting Liu Gang, Zheng Kai Da excitedly walked out the door. He didn't think things would go so smoothly, and Li Yang agreed so readily. If that's the case, the auction company can be put on schedule soon. With his prior preparation, it might open in as little as three months.

  He agreed with Zheng Kaida, and in fact, Li Yang's heart also felt much more at ease.

  After having money, Li Yang also wanted to do business, but he had never found a suitable business path. When Zheng Kaida mentioned the cooperation of an auction company, Li Yang was actually very excited, otherwise he wouldn't have agreed so readily. Compared with other businesses, an auction company is indeed quite suitable for Li Yang, at least in terms of antique appraisal, Li Yang is not afraid of anyone.

  The next morning, Li Yang got up early and invested in an auction company. All of a sudden, all his funds were drained, so he had to prepare more gamble stones to earn some pocket money.

  Zheng Kaida and Sima Lin got up early, after saying hello to Li Yang and Zhang Wei, Zheng Kaida left Nanyang alone. Li Yang knew that Zheng Kaida had lost interest in gambling on stones here, he wanted to go back and make preparations, laying a solid foundation for the new company.

  Zhang Wei, Wang Haomin and Gu Lao are all gathered around Li Yang at this time. Gu Lao is now particularly regretful, why didn't he follow him yesterday? As a result, he missed the top-grade Blue Spirit, and now it's too late to even see it, as it has already been deposited into the bank by Li Yang and escorted back to Mingyang.

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