One day in late July.

Jakarta, in the office of a consulting company.

"This glaze color and this shape of the vessel are unmistakable."

Van Bilson took a special magnifying glass with rays and carefully observed several pieces of porcelain, showing a satisfied smile.

Then, he took off his glasses, rubbed the bridge of his nose, and had a showdown with Gu Kun, "If you ensure that this batch of goods is of this level and is of such a large scale, I can pay you $5 million immediately. The subsequent auction will still be the same.

Looks like, you don't have to worry.

As for the other batch, I took a look at it, and it is indeed as you said, they were from different years and were not fished out of the same ship. Gu, you are very honest, we will slowly evaluate that sum later."

"Only 5 million U.S. dollars? Are you kidding? The size and weight of the goods this time are 40 times that of the last time!" Gu Kun lit a cigar and was very dissatisfied with the price.

At this moment, the cargo he was talking about with Van Bilson was put together from the first and third of the three boats he had fished. There were actually two cargoes with a total weight of 80 tons. He picked

After sorting, I plan to sell more than 60 tons.

Van Bilson was not angry when he was refuted, and explained angrily: "First of all, the last time you bought goods were from the late Ming Dynasty, and the unit price was at least twice as high as this ship's goods from the Qianjia period in the middle Qing Dynasty.

This is still taking into account that the last one you got was a low-quality folk kiln blue and white in the late Ming Dynasty, and the patterns and glazes were relatively rough, but this time the Qing Dynasty goods at least have good craftsmanship, so the unit price gap is reduced. Otherwise, if the Ming Dynasty products have similar workmanship levels,

The price difference between late-term futures and clear-out futures should be 1.5 times."

"I understand this market situation. Even so, this cargo should be worth nearly ten million US dollars, which still leaves you with enough profit margin." Gu Kun said impartially.

Van Bilson shook his head with pity: "This kind of transaction cannot simply be based on the weight multiplied by the money. You have to know that the antiquities market is a market where supply and demand fluctuate greatly. Last time you only had a few dozen boxes of goods, and you lost them to

In a big market like The Hague, you can't even see a wave.

But this time you have just this batch, which is more than 900 boxes. If you sell it all at once, the market price will definitely depreciate. If you insist on obsessing over the unit price, I will give you the bottom line and give you up to 8 million US dollars.

But I can't give you the money now. I can only give you part of the deposit first to guarantee the goods. Then slowly build momentum in the circle, and then hold a special event after the atmosphere becomes popular. This operation will take at least two or three months. If you are in a hurry,

If you wait for the money to be used, you won't be able to operate it.

And you should learn from Michelle Hatcher. Every time he catches a boat with too much cargo, he destroys the relatively worthless ones to ensure the total shipment value."

"I'm not in a hurry to use money. It's no problem if you delay the auction until October." Gu Kun stated his position and rejected the other party's attempt to make more of the price difference.

Last time, he was able to short-circuit the small goods worth 500,000 yuan, just to show his strength and build channels.

As for this business, if you wait a few more months, you can get an additional US$3 million, so why not wait?

It seems easy to make money from sunken ships, but these are non-renewable resources, and Gu Kun also has to be careful with his calculations.

There were only so many stories and coordinate records about the shipwreck that he could remember in his previous life.

Of the world's 20 most famous salvaged and sunken ships, there are only three in total in Southeast Asian waters.

Gu Kun learned about other unknown shipwrecks from the deeds of robbers such as Michelle Hatcher. Hatcher and others made their debut relatively early, and most of their achievements in their lives were completed before 1995.

Already.

The only ones that Gu Kun could use were those after 1995. So after filtering a few conditions, he found that there were only 15 sunken ships in his small book that could be used. Among them, only 3 were the best in the world, and the rest

The next 12 items are relatively cheap.

Among these 15 bargains, 3 that were within more than 100 nautical miles from Lan Fang had just been wiped out by him. So for the rest of his life in the field of ship salvage, the only business he could make without capital was those 12 stocks.

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This money must be used as a springboard and supplement to help him solve the shortcomings of start-up funds for large projects at critical moments, or be a source of funds for important investments.

Help him step by step to become a billionaire (measured in US dollars), even a "Bi Lin Dao Le" level tycoon, and establish his own sphere of influence.

No matter how many sunken ships there are, it doesn't mean that they can't be fished out, but even if they are fished out, he still has to spend the energy and effort to find them slowly like a normal person. He can't directly check the guide to report the answer.

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"Then it's settled, happy cooperation. I will inform you in October. You can go to the auction in any capacity you want."

At Gu Kun's insistence, Van Bilson confirmed that the other party's attitude this time was firm, and the tone was "the difference is money but time", so after some haggling, he finally gave Gu Kun a relatively satisfactory answer.

Bilson estimated that the larger cargo from the Qianjia period could bring him an expected income of US$8 million. The quantity of the cargo from the Kangyong period was only one-third of the former. Although it was earlier, the unit price was slightly more expensive.

But it can only be sold for a maximum of $3 million.

A famous shipwreck near the Lanfang Exclusive Economic Zone was exchanged by Gu Kun for US$11 million.

To be precise, the shooting will start in three months. Taking into account the accounting procedures, it may take until the end of October or early November to get the US$11 million.

These U.S. dollars, converted according to today's exchange rate, exceed 90 million yuan.

In addition to Gu Kun's previous wealth equivalent to 15 to 20 million yuan, after receiving this money, his net worth will officially exceed 100 million yuan.

Finally, let’s earn a small goal first.

Nine months after rebirth, earn the first small goal.

"It's a pleasure to work with you. It's more pleasant to do business with you Dutch people than with the Brittanians. I'll go back and wait for good news."

Gu Kun shook hands with the other party in a friendly manner and personally gave him a small box of gold and silver coins as a gift and a sign of friendship.

Would giving a little gift make the agent be more attentive when raising prices?

Van Bilson suddenly smiled from ear to ear: "Don't worry, since you can afford to wait this time, I will do it in a business-like manner and draw commission according to the commission model. If you sell it more expensively, I will get more. I will not cheat you."

of."

While laughing wildly in his heart, Van Bilzon opened the box and took a look at it in person.

There are probably more than 100 Mexican eagles cast in Spain, which should be products of the silver capital Potosi era. There are also a dozen Dutch guilder gold coins from the 18th century.

The Dutch guilder has not been a very valuable currency unit since ancient times, so the denomination of the Dutch guilder gold coin is relatively large. The standard gold coin is marked with a face value of 10 guilders and weighs 7 grams, of which gold accounts for 90%, 6.3 grams.

Therefore, the dozen or so Dutch guilder gold coins in the box are roughly equivalent to two taels of gold in terms of gold content.

In 1994, the international gold price was equivalent to about 110 yuan in RMB, so the pure gold price was just over 10,000 yuan.

However, there is no need for people like Gu Kun and Van Bilzon to sell gold coins. The collection value of ancient coins from two hundred years ago can be several times higher than gold and silver.

"Did you catch these from those boats?" Piersson couldn't help but ask after appreciating them.

"That's not what you should care about." Gu Kun smiled appropriately and refused to answer.
Chapter completed!