Chapter six hundred and thirty-eight rare goods can live (3)
Chapter 638: Strange things to live in (3)
"Zhuang Rui, this is Mr. Bas Guimet from the Guimet Museum in Paris. He is a descendant of Emile Guimet, the founder of the Guimet Museum, and he is also the current director of the museum..."
Early the next morning, the second group of guests arrived in Zhuang Rui's hotel room. They were also brought by Huangfu Yun, but this time Qin Xuanbing did not hide in the room, but stayed with Zhuang Rui.
In the living room.
Bass Jimmie is about fifty years old, with gray hair and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He looks very elegant, like a professor who teaches in a university. After shaking hands with Zhuang Rui,
He looked at the young man in front of him very quietly.
Zhuang Rui's guess was correct. In addition to being the director of the Guimet Museum, Bas also held a teaching position in a university. He was indeed a professor worthy of the name.
There was also an appraiser who came with Bass. As the saying goes, one has specialization. Bass was not very familiar with Picasso's works, but there were so many people studying Picasso in Paris and Europe that he wanted to find one.
Being an appraiser of Picasso paintings is still an easy task.
"Hello, Mr. Bass, please sit down..."
Zhuang Rui was not very enthusiastic, but he was not cold either. However, Bas's treatment was much better than that of Ezkenna yesterday. At least Qin Xuanbing poured a cup of coffee for the two of them.
Ezkenna's ancestors were former French bandits, while Bath's ancestors were relatively innocent, so only in Zhuang Rui could they be treated like coffee and tea.
Zhuang Rui once checked the history of the Guimet Museum, and he learned from it that Emile Guimet, the founder of the Guimet Museum, was originally an industrialist in Lyon, France. In 1889, he officially established the Guimet in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
The museum mainly displays the religious culture of Egypt, ancient Rome, Greece and Asian countries.
Most of the collections in the Guimet Museum were collected by Emile Guimet during his global travels in Egypt, Greece, Japan, China and India in his early years.
At first, this museum mainly displayed the religious culture of Egypt, ancient Rome, Greece and Asian countries. However, later, due to a series of expeditions to different regions in the Far East, the museum paid more and more attention to Asia while retaining the religious part of ancient Egypt.
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In 1927, the Musée Guimet was part of the French Museum Headquarters, and therefore received a large number of artworks acquired by explorers during their expeditions in Central Asia and China.
Later, the museum successively received authentic originals from the Indochina Museum and unearthed cultural relics provided by the French expedition to Afghanistan. The Guimet Museum established its reputation for its rich art collection in the pan-Indian cultural circle.
By 1945, there was a large-scale reorganization of the collections of French state-owned museums. The Musée Guimet transferred its Egyptian part to the Louvre, and the latter gave the Asian art part as a gift in return. The Musée Guimet became the leading Asian art museum.
It is precisely for this reason that there are a large number of precious Chinese cultural relics in the Guimet Museum. Of course, there are also some valuable Chinese artworks donated to the Louvre by descendants of the Eight-Power Allied Forces. That's why Zhuang Rui asked Huangfu Yun to contact the Guimet Museum.
But Zhuang Rui was more or less surprised that Bas Jimei could come in person.
There are many museums in France, but most of the museums whose main exhibits are Asian or Chinese cultural relics, the Guimet Museum can definitely be said to be second to none.
As a museum with its business focus in Asia, Zhuang Rui originally did not have high hopes for the possibility of exchanging collections with it, but after meeting Bas Guimet, Zhuang Rui felt that things seemed to be turning around.
"Mr. Bass, please forgive me for asking. The main business direction of your museum should be Asian art. What do you think of Picasso's works?"
Zhuang Rui first needs to understand the status of Picasso's works in Bas's mind before he can bargain. Moreover, he also knows that foreigners are more straightforward when talking about things. If he talks in circles with him, I'm afraid that Bas Guimet won't understand it in the afternoon.
his meaning.
"Mr. Zhuang, although Mr. Picasso is Spanish, he spent most of his life in France. He should also be considered a Frenchman. His influence in France is far higher than that of any other person in France."
A person, including President de Gaulle..."
Bass Guimet's unabashed praise of Picasso made Zhuang Rui very happy. You'd better offer Picasso as an ancestor, so that my price can be higher.
“As a museum with a long history of more than 100 years, we should also develop through multiple channels. While managing Asian art, we should also explore the fine collections of European modern art masters. Mr. Picasso’s works are among the
A museum’s dream…”
Zhuang Rui didn't know that although the Guimet Museum belongs to the French Museum Headquarters, it is only in name. The Guimet Museum is still self-sufficient in various miscellaneous expenses and profits. In today's business society, a museum wants to be better.
As it continues to develop, there is no doubt that it must have something more attractive to others.
Compared with Chinese culture, Picasso's works will undoubtedly attract more attention from tourists from all over the world. This will also enable the Guimet Museum to launch a new profit-making project, and will also give the Guimet Museum more funds to repair the museum.
and cultural relics maintenance work.
The most important thing is that in the Guimet Museum, there are many Chinese antiques that have been kept in warehouses. Some cultural relics have not even seen the light of day for decades. If those antiques can be exchanged for Picasso's works, Bass Guimet believes that
, this suggestion will definitely be approved by everyone.
Beating a child on a rainy day is also idle time. He can exchange some Chinese artworks that cannot produce value for world-famous Picasso works. No matter how he calculates this business, Bass Guimet feels that he will not suffer a loss.
"Of course, Mr. Zhuang, first of all, the work of Mr. Picasso in your hand must be authentic, so that there is the possibility of cooperation between us..."
After Bass saw Zhuang Rui shaking hands with him, he was sitting there in trance as the old god was there, and couldn't help but give Zhuang Rui a reminder.
"Oh, of course, I'm sorry, Mr. Bass, I thought of something else. Some of Mr. Picasso's works are here. You and your appraiser can do the appraisal now..."
Zhuang Rui waved his hand, and Peng Fei took out the six sketches of still objects and six sketches of children. Zhuang Rui considered that the other party was a representative of a museum and the demand should be relatively large, so he took them out at once.
12 works came.
If Bass Guimet can come up with corresponding Chinese antiques that Zhuang Rui likes, Zhuang Rui won't mind taking out all the remaining Picasso sketches.
Of course, Zhuang Rui was still planning to leave those six Picasso women's sketches to Ezkenner. After all, the two Yuan blue and white pieces in Ezkenner's place were what Zhuang Rui coveted, and he had already made up his mind to get them.
Bring one back with you.
After seeing Bass Guimet and the appraiser focusing on Picasso's sketches, Zhuang Rui approached Huangfu Yun and said: "Brother Huangfu, I'm troubling you again this time. By the way,
Can these two speak Chinese?"
"No, Professor Bass is a communicator, not a linguist..."
Huangfu Yun shook his head, and then said angrily: "Brother Zhuang, don't play tricks. I want to thank you for bringing something real. Let's do this. If the Guimei Museum can have ancient Chinese swords, you can help me."
If you want one, of course, I will pay for it, as long as it’s not too expensive..."
Seeing Zhuang Rui negotiating with others with a rare piece of Picasso's work, Huangfu Yun felt as if he had been clawed by a cat. Unfortunately, he did not have the same luck as Zhuang Rui, so Zhuang Rui ate meat and sipped the soup himself.
idea.
"Hehe, this is easy to say, this is easy to say, but it really doesn't work. My fixed light sword..."
Zhuang Rui looked at Huangfu Yun and laughed. He just mentioned the fixed light sword. Seeing Huangfu Yun's excited expression, Zhuang Rui said with a bad smile: "If it really doesn't work, I can't give you that fixed light sword..."
"Damn, say something sensible..." Huangfu Yun interrupted Zhuang Rui depressingly.
"Okay, as Brother Huangfu said, if Jimei has a good sword, I will definitely get one for you..."
Zhuang Rui nodded in agreement. If it weren't for Huangfu Yun, he would have been completely blind when he came to Paris and didn't know anyone. Both Ezkenna and Bas were introduced by Huangfu Yun, let alone Huangfu Yun who wanted to buy antiques.
Zhuang Rui is willing to give him a sword.
Of course, the premise is that the swords in the Jimei Museum are not of the same level as the Dingguang Sword. In that case, even if Huangfu Yun wants to buy it, he can’t afford it. How about giving it away? If it were you, you would give away something worth hundreds of millions.
give others?
After negotiating with Huangfu Yun, Zhuang Rui glanced at Bas and the appraiser, lowered his voice and said: "Brother Huangfu, I heard that there are more than 20,000 Chinese cultural relics in the Jimei Museum. You
What should we do in exchange for them?"
Zhuang Rui was really scratching his head about this matter. When he was at the Guimei Museum yesterday, he fell in love with the Western Han Dynasty jade carving "White Jade Tiger". However, the Chinese cultural relics on display in the museum are only a very small part of the collection.
Zhuang Rui was afraid that he had missed something good.
Huangfu Yun chuckled and said: "It's simple, brother, let me tell you that in 1945, the Asian Department of the Louvre handed over all Asian cultural relics to the Guimet Museum, and all the good things are there
