It can only be said that this is Christie's spring auction. After a short warm-up, three works by Monet appeared at once, namely "Chrysanthemums", "Haystack" and "Water Lilies".
Monet painted dozens of "Water Lilies" throughout his life, some of which were good and some were bad. Today's painting was so abstract that Su Yehao had no idea of selling it, and in the end it only sold for more than four million US dollars.
On the other hand, the painting "Haystack" sold for more than 7 million US dollars and was auctioned online by a phone buyer.
When he came to the auction, he was looking for the excitement of raising a placard. Su Yehao was not as busy as others, so it would definitely be more interesting to be there in person.
Some artists' works seemed valuable, but he didn't understand it at all. For example, an oil painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat successfully sold for more than 10 million US dollars.
More than 20 minutes after the auction started, no sign has been raised once. Today, we mainly focus on Western art. If you want to buy something, the best choice is actually the Asian special sales of major auction houses, which are segmented according to customers in different regions.
, it is easier to sell at a higher price.
Yang Zhiyuan sat next to Su Yehao and held up a sign to buy a piece of "Pumpkin" by Japanese painter Yayoi Kusama. The yellow pumpkin with black dots made Su Yehao almost suffer from trypophobia.
No need to guess, it's probably because he wants to pamper his wife. His wife is of Japanese descent and will probably like this.
On stage.
The auctioneer spoke very fast and introduced a special gold Rolex watch.
Rolex Ref.6062 is not rare. According to the slide introduction, a total of 1,200 were produced, but there were only three black faces with diamond scales, which is very valuable for collection.
The piece up for auction today is called Ref. 6062 "Bao Dai". It was customized by the last emperor of Vietnam and is still well maintained until now.
Su Yehao suddenly became interested and raised the sign casually, pushing the price up to at least 660,000 US dollars.
After the hammer fell and the sale was completed, the auctioneer smiled and congratulated him, saying that he had broken the previous price record for Rolex in one fell swoop.
Immediately afterwards, a customized Chopard diamond watch appeared.
Su Yehao continued to hold up the sign and spent more than nine hundred thousand dollars to successfully win this women's watch. He smiled and lowered his voice and said to Yin Liuli that he was going to give her this unique watch.
When Jeff Koons' Balloon Dog stainless steel sculpture appeared, only pictures were released because the real work was too big.
The thing did look interesting. Yang Zhiyuan lazily held up the sign, as if he was free of charge every time he held it up. Finally, he got it for US$1.1 million, which made the sculptor famous.
Later, if you want to sell the balloon dog sculpture, you can refer to the price.
In this regard, Su Yehao was helpless. The higher the price at today's auction, the higher the cost of his purchase.
Now that he knew that Jeff Koons still had two pieces of stainless steel balloon dogs, one orange and one blue, and he could pick them up if he bought them as soon as possible, he was already prepared to contact the sculptor as soon as possible.
It took a lot of effort to wait for the large Qianlong Doucai bottle. The real bottle looks even more beautiful than the photo.
A Japanese and a Chinese American bid with Su Yehao, starting from US$1.5 million and raising the price to US$2.05 million before the other two competitors gave up.
It's nice to have a strong waist, but other people's wealth and life cannot compare with Su Yehao's pocket money.
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There were a lot of good things at the auction. After Su Yehao bought the Doucai vase, he never sold it again.
Relying on my good credit, I left early and signed the contract. I took away the Rolex gold watch and Chopard diamond watch directly. The large bottle will be delivered to Mr. Tang's home by the auction house. It doesn't matter if the funds are paid in two days.
Christie's gave him a credit line of US$10 million, a treatment that ordinary people cannot enjoy.
Leave the auction house and ask someone to arrange a few rooms in the hotel. I don’t plan to rush back to Silicon Valley tonight.
Went out and walked around Union Square.
Yin Liuli was cautious, looking at her new watch from time to time, sighing and telling: "Otherwise, it's better to give it to someone else. I don't need such an expensive watch. It's more than 900,000 US dollars, and it's more than 1 million with commission."
Converted to Hong Kong dollars, that's nearly 10 million. Now I feel like my hand is no longer my own. If I fall, wouldn't it be the end?"
"A watch is just a watch, just a decoration. There is no need to take it seriously."
Su Yehao held her hand and continued to tell:
"Now, holding my hand means that you have billions of dollars more in your hands. Why don't you always look at your caution? Instead of buying a cheap watch, it is better to buy a more expensive one. After wearing it for a long time, it can appreciate in value. From a consumer product to a
Artwork, if you think about it this way, it's much better. It's equivalent to saving more than one million US dollars for you and enjoying the interest on appreciation."
Although she understood that what he said was unreasonable, after thinking about it carefully, Yin Liuli felt that it made sense and could not refute it.
When they first met, she wasn't even willing to accept a Chanel bag.
We have known each other for almost two years now, and our relationship is getting closer and closer. In addition to this customized diamond watch, Su Yehao also gave her an apartment, a villa, a set of diamond jewelry, and a Porsche 911... there are too many things.
It made Yin Liuli numb.
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As a girl, when you encounter truly beautiful and rare jewelry, you will inevitably be tempted.
Yin Liuli said: "Then I will save it for you first, but in this case, the house will have to change to a better safe. My current safe can be carried away by two men, which is a bit uneasy.
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"Okay, let's go buy clothes first. I haven't had dinner today and I'm a little hungry. Let's go shopping first to see where there is food..."
I walked into a shopping mall and ordered a set meal from Pizza Hut.
Soon after, he received a call from Yang Zhiyuan and asked him if he wanted to take a helicopter back to Silicon Valley. Su Yehao declined and made an appointment to meet for a meal two days later.
The phone call was hung up not long ago.
Yang Zhiyuan sent another number, with Jeff Koons written on the back.
While eating, Su Yehao called the number. The call was quickly connected. He heard the other party's tone was quite impatient and told him: "What time is it already? Who are you?!"
I looked at my newly purchased gold Rolex watch and saw that it was already 8:50 pm here in San Francisco.
Su Yehao knew he was wrong and asked with an awkward smile: "Mr. Jeff Koons, are you the sculptor who made the balloon dog? Sorry, I'm on the west coast and forgot to calculate the time difference. I want to buy something from you."
On the other end of the phone, Jeff Koons could tell from his accent that Su Yehao didn't seem to be American.
I have business to discuss.
Jeff Koons's anger dissipated a bit and asked: "It doesn't matter, I am holding an exhibition in New York and I just went to bed. What are you going to buy?"
"The two balloon dogs in your hand, I just attended the Christie's auction. My friend Jerry Yang, the founder of Yahoo, bought them for US$1.1 million. He told me that you are willing to sell them.
So...how about I pay you two million dollars and sell me the orange and blue balloon dog?"
Su Yehao asked tentatively.
Just listen to Jeff Koons suddenly burst out swearing, but he was not scolding Su Yehao. He said very fast: "My work sold for 1.1 million US dollars?! No wonder someone suddenly found me and wanted to use 30
I bought them for $50,000 each, but luckily I haven’t signed a contract yet..."
"...As expected of professionals, they are really fast in taking action."
Su Yehao tapped his fingers on the table, and then asked: "I like your work very much. Two million US dollars is a fair price. After all, you have to pay a commission when you send it to the auction, right? If you sell it to me, I will send it to you early tomorrow morning."
Man, deliver the check to you."
Jeff Koons has been in the industry for many years, and of course he knows very well that if works in the same series are sold at high prices, the rest will follow suit.
He hesitated for a while and said to Su Yehao: "If you are really sincere, let's talk tomorrow. I need to understand the details first and I can't give you an answer for the time being. OK?"
"Okay, how about we meet tomorrow? I want to see those two things with my own eyes."
Su Yehao has a private jet parked at the San Jose Airport. It is very convenient to transfer it to San Francisco.
Although Jeff Koons was a little famous in the past, before the Balloon Dog series became famous, he could only make some money by selling goods, which were not easy to sell. He produced thousands of works of art, many of which are still in the warehouse.
Eat ashes.
Seeing that Su Yehao was ready to chat in person, Jeff Koons agreed wholeheartedly and told him that an exhibition was being prepared and he would be able to see the two balloon dog sculptures.
The stainless steel dog, which is more than three meters long, is troublesome to transport. There is no way to send it to San Francisco for Su Yehao to see it.
The reason why I took the initiative to mention going to New York.
The real reason is that Su Yehao remembers that this sculptor also had a particularly valuable stainless steel rabbit work. Due to its peculiar shape, it still impresses him to this day.
If you have the chance, buy some in bulk and then increase the price. It seems interesting and worth the trip.
Anyway, we can go back and forth on the same day, so we won't delay urgent matters. We can also take the opportunity to go to Wall Street and talk to several market makers about the details of the issue price of Yanwen Group.
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It takes more than five hours to fly from San Francisco to New York.
Su Yehao flew in, continued eating pizza, and then went shopping with Yin Liuli to buy clothes.
I asked about the weather in New York. It snowed recently and it was much colder than San Francisco. The clothes they brought were not thick enough.
It was not until about 11 o'clock in the evening that we temporarily set off for the airport.
The hotel room has not been used yet, and more than two thousand US dollars in room fees have been wasted. Compared with investment in art, this small amount of money is nothing.
If you go to New York too late, someone will get there first, and you won't be able to buy those modern works of art that have the potential to appreciate in value, then it will be a loss that outweighs the gain.
The bodyguard hired from Silicon Valley talked with Su Yehao about the issue of overtime pay for overseas assignments.
Since they were going to New York, the previous price was definitely not suitable, so we temporarily arranged a subsidy of three hundred dollars per person per day for them to settle the group of white bodyguards.
By the time the plane took off, it was almost twelve o'clock.
After getting on the plane, he was about to go to sleep. What gave Su Yehao a headache was that two bodyguards were snoring. The sound was very loud and rhythmic in the small cabin.
This left him speechless.
If I had known earlier, it would be better to go to New York and temporarily hire a new group of bodyguards there...