0p0 Chapter 286 What kind of person is he, and what kind of person am I? Will he give me face?
Chapter 286 What kind of person is he, and what kind of person am I? Will he give me face?
If it weren't for Qin Tai's earlier guidance, these three people would probably have really been fooled by Uncle Hua.
But now, none of the three of them would believe Uncle Hua's sweet talk anymore.
"Qin Tai..."
Upon hearing those two words, Uncle Hua's expression turned serious, and the air suddenly became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
At this moment, Uncle Hua's expression was solemn. He never expected that this matter would involve Qin Tai.
You have to understand that a person's reputation is like a tree's shadow; someone of Qin Tai's caliber is not someone he can easily provoke.
How can you be so sure he took it?
Uncle Hua looked at Ah Zhan and asked instinctively.
"Because Qin Tai has already spread the news that he intends to put this painting up for auction at the Palace Auction House, and the painting has even been placed in the auction house's safe."
"okay, I get it."
Uncle Hua stood up with a worried look on his face, patted Ah Hai's shoulder hard, and then turned and left the house.
After Uncle Hua left, Ah Hai stood up, walked to the phone, picked up the phone, and dialed Qin Tai's number.
"Boss, I think he should have gone over there by now."
"Godfather, where are we going next? Are we going to find Qin Tai?"
After Uncle Hua got into the car, his godson, who was driving, turned around and asked.
"Looking for Qin Tai? Humph! What are you thinking!"
Uncle Hua looked at the person with a disappointed expression.
"What kind of person is he, and what kind of person am I? Would he give me face?"
The godson, who had been scolded, instinctively shrank back. Then, he tentatively asked...
"Then where do we go next?"
"Just take a quick look around, I need to make sure that brat is telling the truth."
After the car started, Uncle Hua picked up another phone and dialed a number.
As soon as the call connected, Uncle Hua's face lit up with a smile, and he spoke enthusiastically.
"Is this Chairman Wang? Could you help me check if Mr. Qin Tai has a painting he plans to auction with you?"
On the other end of the phone, Chairman Wang had his left arm around a woman and a wine glass in his right, but he looked troubled.
"This is a secret of our auction house, as you know. We absolutely cannot disclose customer information casually."
At this point, Chairman Wang deliberately lowered his voice, feigning mystery.
"Besides, you know what Mr. Qin Tai does. If I offend him, not only will my auction house go out of business, but my life and fortune will probably be ruined."
"Don't worry, Chairman Wang. I just have some things I'd like to ask Mr. Qin Tai for help with, so this is also an opportunity."
Uncle Hua cursed Chairman Wang as an old fox in his heart, but he still had to say nice things out loud.
"As long as Chairman Wang tells me about this, I will definitely not treat you unfairly."
"In that case, you can wait for my news."
After hanging up the phone, Chairman Wang no longer had the arrogant demeanor he had just displayed; instead, his face was full of flattery.
"Mr. Qin Tai, didn't I do a good job?"
At this moment, Qin Tai was sitting opposite Chairman Wang, and all of this was within Qin Tai's arrangement.
“You did a great job. Now you can tell him the news and invite him to the ball you’re hosting. That way he’ll have a chance to steal the key from you.”
"But wouldn't doing this endanger the other auction items?"
President Wang hesitated. If the other party wasn't Qin Tai, President Wang would never have agreed to such a condition.
However, there was really no other way, as the office building where his auction house was located was owned by Hung Hing Group.
Because of Qin Tai, all the leaders of Hung Hing had the idea of going legal, so operating commercial office buildings was their first choice. Of course, this was also because Qin Tai told them that businessmen's money was the easiest to earn.
"Don't worry, I guarantee they won't touch the other auction items. Besides, didn't you take out an insurance policy with my company? Are you worried I won't have the money to pay you?"
"How could that happen?"
Sensing that Qin Tai's tone was somewhat displeased, Chairman Wang quickly tried to appease him.
"In that case, do as I say. I hope you will accept my advice when we discuss it."
After saying this, Qin Tai got up and left.
Only after Qin Tai had completely disappeared from sight did Chairman Wang dare to slowly straighten up.
"Did you just see something?"
Chairman Wang looked around and asked the people around him.
"We didn't see anything."
Just as Chairman Wang relies on Qin Tai for his livelihood, so too do the people around him. Naturally, they dare not offend him easily.
After leaving the nightclub, Qin Tai got into the black car parked outside. As soon as he got in, Thirteen Sister's voice came from the side.
"I never knew running an auction house could be so profitable. I was thinking, how about we team up and start one together?"
Under Qin Tai's guidance, Thirteen Sister has become obsessed with the word "making money."
Thirteen Sister wouldn't let go of any business that could make money. In fact, she asked Qin Tai more than once in private what other industries could make money steadily.
After all, Thirteen Sister was one of the first to believe in Qin Tai, and among the hall masters, she could be considered one of the wealthiest and most powerful.
The income from those venues on Polish Street is now just pocket change for Thirteen Sister.
Although Thirteen Sister didn't understand business, she followed Qin Tai's lead and naturally made a lot of money over time.
"You can't get fat overnight, so it's better to be more cautious. But the auction house thing you mentioned is definitely something worth exploring."
Even if Thirteen Sister didn't mention it, Qin Tai was still planning to hold an auction, since auction houses are really profitable. Some large auction houses even take 10% of the auction value of the goods as commission.
Even with such high commissions, many wealthy people still flock to it. Not to mention the big auction houses, the speed of converting assets into cash is very fast, and it is even suitable for money laundering.
"What are you going to do next?"
"What else can we do? Of course, we should trick this old guy properly."
Qin Tai gave Thirteen Sister a look, and then briefly explained his plan to her.
Upon hearing Qin Tai's plan, Thirteen Sister couldn't help but gasp.
"Luckily you're one of our club members. If I were your enemy, I'd have to take turns keeping watch with both eyes while I sleep."
"We're brothers, so there's no need to say those things."
Qin Tai laughed heartily, and with his laughter, the car drove straight into the night.
Uncle Hua, who was anxiously waiting downstairs, finally received a call from Chairman Wang.
"I just had my men check, and Mr. Qin Tai does indeed have a painting that's up for auction here, with a price of 130 million. Mr. Qin Tai's target price is 500 million, so you can give it a try."
"Thank you very much, Chairman Wang!"
Uncle Hua gave his goddaughter, who was sitting in the passenger seat, a look. The girl was typing something on the computer with her hands, and after a few seconds, she nodded to Uncle Hua.
At the same time, Chairman Wang's joking voice could be heard from the other end of the phone.
"Old Hua, we're old friends. 500 million is far too kind of you!"
"Since we're old friends, I can't let you down, after all, you've helped me so much."
It would be a lie to say he didn't feel the pinch from just one message. However, Uncle Hua knew in his heart that if he didn't spend this 5 million, he wouldn't even have the chance to get the painting back.