The ultimate horse breeder
In the past few days, Liu Luanxiong's Hermes auction has finally ended with a bang.
This is the largest single collector's handbag auction in Asian history, with 77 bags, including 76 Hermes, for a total of 25.22 million Hong Kong dollars, 50% higher than Sotheby's expected.
The average one is more than 300,000, and the most expensive is more than 1.5 million, breaking four auction records.
For Liu Luanxiong, this is probably only a very small part of the Hermès he handles. The money spent is only one ten-millionth of what pleases his girlfriend.
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72-year-old Liu Luanxiong, although his wealth has also shrunk in recent years, he still ranks at the top of Hong Kong's rich list. According to the 2022 Forbes Global Billionaires List 2022, he ranked 135th with $13.6 billion.
The heads of other families, as they get older, have made headlines dominated by their children's contention for property. Da Liu is still being tracked by Hong Kong paparazzi because of his unpredictable and wonderful love history.
People pay attention to these expensive handbags, and through them, they are looking back at the past of the fragrant and spicy Xiangjiang.
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The most expensive 1.53 million
Broke four auction records
The market value of Hermès does not need to be repeated, especially this time Liu Luanxiong took out a lot of diamond Birkin, rare skins, limited editions, some of which have only appeared on the runway.
This makes the "How to Collect: Liu Luanxiong Treasured Handbags" auction the highest handbag auction in Sotheby's history, with 96% of lots sold above the estimate, and setting auction records in four categories.
This 20cm first-generation crocodile skin Mini Kelly, estimated at less than 500,000 Hong Kong dollars, the final sale price was as high as 1.21 million Hong Kong dollars, setting a new auction record for Mini Kelly.
The limited edition metallic bronze 25cm Kelly sold for HK$1.02 million, setting a new auction record for leather Kelly.
The metal series is so expensive because Hermès was only produced in limited quantities in 2004 and 2005, and there were very few people willing to cut their love. In the past 10 years, only 6 metal Birkin and Kelly have appeared on the auction floor.
Greek blue Epsom calfskin 15cm Mini Birkin, sold for 250,000 Hong Kong dollars, setting a new auction record for Mini Birkin.
Limited edition Onyx Grey Blue 35cm Birkin, sold for HK$180,000, setting a new Vibrato Birkin auction record.
The most expensive is not here.
The 25cm Birkin buckled with this crocodile leather diamond sold for 1.53 million, the highest price among 76 Hermes.
Lv Lijun once took it out on the street. Of course, what she holds in her other hand is her most expensive "ornament" - Liu Luanxiong.
Its locks are set in 18k white gold and white diamonds, and the signature lock spin, metal bar and metal plaque are set with more than 100 diamonds. Therefore, the original estimate was between 1 million and 200, and the final transaction price can only be regarded as normal play.
There are also those who play beyond normal.
The tassel 35cm Birkin, which sold for nearly four times the estimated price, is a style that can only be owned by top-level customers because it is very rare in the market and is generally customized.
Its tassels are a reflection of Hermès' equestrian roots.
The bag eventually sold for HK$570,000.
But my favorite is this shearling shearling Teddy 35cm Kelly.
It is a very rare limited edition launched by design master Gaultier in 2005, and it sold for 410,000 Hong Kong dollars, almost three times the estimate.
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Hermes
Always focused
Hermès is an eternal hotspot in luxury. When film and television dramas want to show the net worth and class of the character, the simplest and roughest method is to sacrifice a Hermes, a rare skin.
Recently, there was the popular "Crazy", and several female characters were carrying Hermes. (But these are prop packs in the play, not the real thing)
"The first sister-in-law of Jinghai City" Chen Shuting has several, the most expensive is the black gold crocodile skin Birkin, the reference price is more than 300,000.
Gao Qilan, the sister of the eldest brother Gao Qiqiang, has several Birkin, and I think the milkshake white one is the most in line with her temperament.
Therefore, some people joked: Gao Qiqiang wore the distribution of these two people.
Meng Yu, who "doesn't know her husband and greed", took the Birkin 30 SO milkshake white and gold brown, and was madly complained by everyone: This is a style that can only be customized by super VIPs, and you don't even know how much money your husband embezzled?
Far away is "Thirty Only", Meng Jia carries more than 60,000 Chanels, and can only stand in a corner and be cut in the parent group photo.
So she gritted her teeth and bought a Maltese blue, ostrich skin Kelly 28 and sold the distribution.
It is not unusual to be able to afford a bag worth tens of thousands of dollars.
But Hermès holding a rare leather, everyone sees not only the price of a bag, but also the considerable consumption record, social status and connections behind it.
For some special styles, Hermès is also more willing to sell to customers who have a sense of identity with the brand, rather than just chasing blockbusters.
The most expensive are the things that money can't buy.
Sotheby's package Sotheby's ©️
On social networks, countless people call themselves "horse breeders" and share how much money they have to buy a bag. Some people praise their sales, and when they enter the store, they "take out" their favorite bag; Someone is complaining that a certain salesperson in a certain city, he has already matched tens of thousands, and he is always receiving the number plate of love, everyone must not go to him.
There are also people who are not willing to distribute goods, preferring to buy bags from the purchasing agent at a premium, pay money with one hand and deliver with the other hand, which is refreshing.
There are also people like Gu Jia, who send the distribution to the second-hand store to sell, and can return a little blood.
Higher ranks say: using Hermès furniture is a way of life, these things always have to be bought, why not use Hermès?
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Ashes powder Liu Luanxiong
Hermès is his love souvenir
If the horse breeder is also divided into three, six and nine, Liu Luanxiong must be a hardcore fan of Hermes. Legend has it that he and his current wife, Gumby, owned thousands of Hermes bags, and hundreds more had previously been given to their girlfriends.
Even if the love history of Hong Kong's rich is a hegemonic romance novel, Liu Luanxiong must be a classic bestseller in it, and can also publish a series.
Not to mention the heroines of Li Jiaxin, Kwan Zhilin and Cai Shaofen who make stories by many top beauties in Hong Kong, the original Bao Yongqin was also beautiful and capable when she was young.
In addition, Liu Luanxiong does not like to keep a low profile, and is always happy to satisfy the public's curiosity about gossip.
Liu Luanxiong and Bao Yongqin
Fucheng Liu Luanxiong, like this, seems to have no better way to show his heart than spending money.
Big money has to be spent, such as Li Jiaxin and Guan Zhilin have both taken over the building. In '91, Liu Luanxiong bought a mansion for 7.6 million yuan, but in '93 it was transferred to Kwan Zhilin, and this house sold for 28 million Hong Kong dollars in 1997.
Li Jiaxin was given two mansions in Paomashan and Mid-Levels in the 90s, and a few years later changed hands and earned 80 million Hong Kong dollars.
Small money also has to be spent. For example, Hermès' bag is like Liu Luanxiong's love gift, as long as hundreds of thousands of one, just give it a happy gift.
Many years ago, there was a gossip that the bags in the hands of Liu Luanxiong's female companions would be put back in his collection cabinet after they went out on the street, and they did not belong to them.
For this reason, he specially sprayed: I spent hundreds of millions at Hermes, and none of the bags sent out were recovered!
Liu Luanxiong, who is getting older, is no longer obsessed with female stars, but "closes" his heart on amateur beauties.
First met Lv Lijun at the LV store in London, and then Gambi, who was born in Apple Daily Entertainment.
Liu Luanxiong and Lv Lijun's announcement of "grace and repudiation"
In 2014, Lv Lijun, who always jumped on her feet, took 2 billion to return to singleness, and the pale Gambi became a big winner, and her once criticized appearance became more and more beautiful under the almighty money.
After becoming the only Mrs. Liu, Gambi bought Hermès like we bought canvas bags on Taobao, every time wholesale.
This reminds me of people "Shouldn't the Hermes of Jinghai be surnamed Gao, and does the sister-in-law still need to distribute the goods?" ".
When you can consume like Gambie, it really doesn't matter if you match the goods or not.
It is said that Gambi currently has 1,000 Hermès and has the most love gifts from Liu Luanxiong.
After Liu Luanxiong, it may be difficult to have a rich love story as wonderful as him for many years to come.
After all, more and more female celebrities realize that "being a wealthy family" is freer and more decent, and can also avoid the risk of being deceived by pseudo-wealthy families.
And among the real rich people, it is even more difficult to produce a dramatic physique like Liu Luanxiong, who scolds mercilessly at every turn.
In July this year, Liu Luanxiong still has a batch of Hermès to auction, maybe there is a new story to talk about, or maybe it is a new bottle of old wine. Who can say for sure.
Text, Editor/Siri110
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