Chapter six hundred and forty-one rare goods can live (six)
Chapter 641: Strange things to live in (6)
"Mr. Bass, please don't get excited, sit down, sit down and talk..."
Zhuang Rui's demeanor at this time simply didn't look like that of a young man in his twenties. It seemed that he and Bass Jimei, who looked angry, were confused about their age. He gently waved his hand for Bass to sit down.
"Mr. Zhuang, I am sincerely talking to you about these art exchanges, but unfortunately, I don't hear much sincerity from your words. I wonder if you can explain it?
"
Half of what Bas Jimet did just now was true, and the other half was just pretending.
Bass is responsible for the operation of the entire museum, and sometimes buys some collections at auctions, so he is no stranger to business practices. He just used his behavior just now to show his dissatisfaction to the young man sitting opposite.
It just adds a little bit of psychological pressure to people.
"Haha, could it be that Bass wants to exchange a sketch of Mr. Picasso for an ancient Chinese painting?"
There was a burst of laughter from Zhuang Rui's mouth, and the disdain in the laughter was clearly transmitted to Bass's ears.
Without waiting for Bas Guimet's reply, Zhuang Rui immediately asked: "Mr. Bas, may I ask, do you know the auction price of Mr. Picasso's most expensive oil painting?"
Bass was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and said subconsciously: "Of course I know. Picasso's oil painting "Boy with a Pipe" was sold for US$104.16 million, which is a world record for a painting at auction.
, and that painting is also the most expensive painting in the world!”
Not to mention Bass, who is the director of a museum, anyone who has a little knowledge of artworks will know these common sense knowledge. Bass answered very smoothly, but after finishing speaking, he felt something was wrong.
"Yes, Mr. Bass, your answer is completely correct..."
Zhuang Rui smiled and snapped his fingers, which made Bass feel as if he was being held by the other party's nose, which made Bass very uncomfortable.
"But Mr. Bass, you may not know that the highest price ever paid for a Chinese oil painting is just over 4 million U.S. dollars. That is the price of Mr. Chen Yifei's "Ode to the Yellow River", a Chinese oil painting and Mr. Picasso's oil painting.
, you don’t need me to compare it for you anymore, right?”
Bass was dumbfounded by Zhuang Rui's words. The price difference was a bit outrageous. From a literal point of view, the price of Chinese paintings was less than a fraction of Picasso's.
"In addition, I want to tell you again, don't think that the price of Chinese art is so high. Not counting calligraphy and painting, the highest price paid for a Chinese art in the international market is HK$41.5 million. This happened at Sotheby's Hong Kong in 2003.
Than what happens at auction.
The "pastel bat peach and olive vase" from the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, worth more than 40 million Hong Kong dollars, has represented China's highest artistic achievement. Mr. Bass, do you think that the collection in your museum will be better than that exquisite piece of porcelain?"
Zhuang Rui didn't wait for Bass to react and added another fire to him. Bass was so burned that he was a little dizzy at the moment. According to what Zhuang Rui said, it seemed that the other party used five Picasso sketches in exchange for his 10
There are many pieces of Chinese art, so I think I still got a big advantage?
However, Bas always felt something was wrong in his heart, but he couldn't explain it. Suddenly, Bas's mind suddenly brightened up, interrupted Zhuang Rui's words, and said: "Mr. Zhuang, you can't calculate it like this. Every piece of art has
It has its own uniqueness, and the Picasso works you own are just sketches, not Picasso's oil paintings..."
"No... no, Mr. Bass, have you forgotten? Mr. Picasso's works, whether they are oil paintings, drawings or prints, are also unique.
And on this planet, there are far more people who pursue Mr. Picasso's works than those who like those old paintings you have kept in the warehouse for decades.
Well, in terms of value, the oil paintings sold by your museum only cost a few hundred thousand US dollars at most, but one of Mr. Picasso's sketches costs at least more than three million US dollars, and these
Several sketches are integrated into one, and even the child's model is one person, so the value must be higher, right?"
Zhuang Rui did not want to belittle the works of Chinese people to raise his own price, but what he said was true. The time when Chinese court paintings were hyped was at the end of 2006, and now it is only 2005. The price of Qing court paintings
, it is still relatively low in the international market.
Zhuang Rui's analysis made Bass Guimet completely silent. Zhuang Rui was right. In terms of influence alone, the ancient Chinese paintings he had stored in the warehouse were indeed incomparable to Picasso's works.
, the two are not on the same level at all.
Judging from the benefits that the two will generate in the future, Bass is of course also optimistic about Picasso's works. He will never think that the oil paintings of the Qing court wearing strange clothes on display in the museum will attract tourists to spend 9 more than Picasso's sketches.
Buy a ticket to visit the museum for the price of Euro.
"Mr. Zhuang, I admit that what you said makes sense, but the Guimet Museum is a semi-private museum half owned by the state.
If you want to exchange collections with outsiders, you must go through the National Art Appraisal Association to evaluate the value of the items to be traded. Since you want to exchange too many collections, I am afraid that the Appraisal Association will not agree and approve it..."
From a psychological point of view, Bass has now basically approved the deal. However, as a business practice, Bass still has to work hard to obtain the maximum rights for himself.
"Oh, Mr. Bass, this is the problem you have to solve, isn't it? I don't know who would be unwilling to exchange some oriental artworks in stock for Mr. Picasso's works..."
Zhuang Rui smiled and kicked the ball back. The affairs of your National Art Appraisal Association are none of my business, buddy? Whether you can solve that or not is your own business.
Moreover, Zhuang Rui said the word inventory to death, constantly hinting to Bass verbally and psychologically that the things you sell are of no value and are far inferior to the Picasso sketches in my hand, which can create benefits by taking them out.
"That's it..."
Bass lowered his head and thought about it in his mind.
Zhuang Rui was not in a hurry. He drank coffee and chatted with Huangfu Yun and Qin Xuanbing. He now understood how popular Picasso's works were in the international market. As long as he had the goods, he was not afraid that others would not catch up to him.
Transactional.
Even though Zhuang Rui only offered to exchange 21 Chinese cultural relics, Zhuang Rui actually made a sure profit. For example, the "Mulan Tu" from the Kangxi period is a large painting and calligraphy work that is more than one meter wide and more than 10 meters long.
It is also extremely rare in the history of world painting.
And even Zhuang Rui himself didn't know that a year or two later, a group of international antique dealers and auction houses would start to speculate on Chinese art. They used the technique of rolling balls on the plate to first increase the price in the international market.
, and then sell them to domestic dealers at a high price.
This behavior of international speculators caused the price of Chinese art in the international market to remain high from 2006 to 2010.
If Zhuang Rui had brought Picasso's works to negotiate a deal with Bass, let alone exchanging one piece for five or six Chinese antiques, it would be one for two, and Bass might not even pay attention to him.
"Mr. Zhuang, let's do this. You can first report what three pieces of oriental art you need in addition to Frey's donation. I will submit your opinions to the board of directors for discussion. The mutual donation of collections needs to go through a series of processes.
The formalities will probably take more than a month to complete at the earliest..."
Because Picasso's works have appeared too few in recent years, the temptation was too great for Bass. After thinking for a while, Bass made up his mind, raised his head and expressed his thoughts to Zhuang Rui.
"One month? Exchange of collections? Mr. Bass, what's going on?"
Zhuang Rui didn't understand what Bas said. According to his idea, if he sketched the other party, and the other party gave him the Chinese antiques he needed, wouldn't the transaction be considered completed?
"Zhuang Rui, the collection items in these semi-private museums are absolutely not allowed to enter the market circulation, auction, or transaction. They can only be traded as donations to other museums. It is not as simple as you think...
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The person who answered Zhuang Rui was Huangfu Yun. He was very knowledgeable about European and American museums and auction venues. Private museums did not have these advantages, but for the Guimet Museum, which was integrated into a French museum in 1945, it was the first choice.
**Duoduo.
Even if the Guimet Museum agrees to donate the Zhuang Rui collection to each other, the details must be reported to the French government for official approval. Of course, at that time, it will be more of a formality.
"Holy crap, where do I have a museum? Mr. Bass, if you do this...if you do this, we won't be able to talk at all..."
When Zhuang Rui heard this, he immediately became anxious. Judging from his current collection, he was still far away from the requirement to open a museum. Isn't this a difficult thing to do?
"Hey, brother, why are you so excited? It's not that difficult to open a museum. This matter was liberalized in China in 1996. If you go back and apply for one, it's all over..."
Huangfu Yun patted Zhuang Rui on the shoulder and comforted him. As far as Huangfu Yun knew, there were at least 50 private museums in the country. With Zhuang Rui's financial background, it shouldn't be a big problem.
