Zhuang Rui rolled his eyes. Although he had had the idea of opening a museum before, he just thought about it. In Zhuang Rui's view, being able to open a private museum is definitely a great thing.
In fact, it has only been more than a year since Zhuang Rui's eyes changed last year. At some point, his consciousness still stayed in the perspective of an ordinary person. In other words, Zhuang Rui longed to live an ordinary life.
He didn't realize that he could change many people and things now.
And this change is actually happening, from the auto repair shop in Pengcheng to the 4S store, and then from the Mastiff Park to the "Xuan Ruizhai" in Japan, as well as the Japanese jade mine and the Myanmar jade mine.
Zhuang Rui's identity and status had quietly changed without him knowing it.
Things like buying an airplane can be done if you have money, but opening a museum requires approval and various procedures. Zhuang Rui is worried mainly that he does not have enough personal connections and has too few international works.
Subconsciously, Zhuang Rui didn't want to go to the Ouyang family for help. Whether he was called hypocritical or a hypocrite, Zhuang Rui was really a little resistant to this kind of relationship-building and asking for help.
If it was something that could be settled with money, Zhuang Rui would never ask for help.
"Hey, buddy, there's nothing to worry about. If you can't turn back, I'll mail all the antique swords I received abroad back to China to support your appearance..."
When Huangfu Yun heard Zhuang Rui's concerns, he couldn't help laughing. He had long wanted to open an antique sword museum, but he didn't have enough financial resources to take action. Now that there is such a good opportunity, Huangfu Yun has not fully encouraged it.
Zhuang Rui is going to organize it?
"Is it really as simple as you said?" Zhuang Rui couldn't believe it.
"How fresh is it? It's okay, I'll finish teasing you?"
Huangfu Yun was very puzzled by Zhuang Rui's attitude. How did this guy make his industry so big? As long as you have connections in China, you can open a museum opposite the Palace Museum and no one will care about you. Of course, I guess there will be no one.
People will go.
"Mr. Zhuang, is there something wrong?"
Bass Jimei saw that Zhuang Rui kept speaking Chinese to Huangfu Yun, and there was a look of hesitation on his face from time to time. He thought it was Zhuang Rui's attitude towards him, so he immediately said: "Mr. Zhuang
, Regarding the Frey family's donations, I can responsibly tell you that the exchange is not a big problem. Now you only need to propose a few other collections of the exhibition hall, and I can submit them to the board of directors for discussion..."
To be honest, there are tens of thousands of Chinese works of art in the Guimet Museum. It’s really not a big problem that a hundred and eighty pieces are missing. However, there is not a single piece of Picasso’s work in the Guimet Museum. Which one is more important?
Easy to distinguish.
Moreover, all the items in the Guimet Museum are not private and cannot be traded in the circulation market. Bass Guimet has no right to engage in corruption. What he wants to pursue is to add more works of art by famous artists to the museum.
.
With the above considerations in mind, Bass Guimet is willing to make some concessions within his capabilities and keep Picasso's works in the Guimet Museum.
After hearing Basi's words, Huangfu Yun coughed hard, and while covering his mouth with his hand, he made gestures on his neck with his fingers. Zhuang Rui saw it very clearly, and he understood in his heart that this guy wanted him to be stabbed.
Killing people.
"Ahem... Mr. Bass, since you are so sincere, I will bring it up. I personally like the Han Dynasty "White Jade Tiger" jade sculpture currently on display in your museum, and the other "Elephant Zun"
Bronze wares, as well as three Buddhist paintings: "Amitabha's Western Pure Land Transformation", "Puxian Bodhisattva Riding an Elephant" and "Walking Monk", can all be included in this transaction..."
After getting Huangfu Yun's hint, Zhuang Rui simply opened his mouth. Originally he was talking about three objects, but now he opened his mouth and proposed five items, and they were all exquisite collections of the Guimei Museum. The old man sitting opposite him heard this.
Si, his mouth opened in surprise.
"Mr. Zhuang... Mr. Zhuang, there is a saying in your country that a lion opens its mouth. You... I'm afraid I can't meet your conditions..."
Bass stuttered and described the Chinese idiom "The lion opens its mouth wide" in English. He was really frightened by the price Zhuang Rui offered.
The White Jade Tiger and the few Buddhist portraits from the Sui and Tang Dynasties are fine, but the market for bronzes has always been very good abroad, and the transaction prices have remained high.
The bronze "Xiang Zun" proposed by Zhuang Rui is 96 centimeters long, 64 centimeters high and 45 centimeters wide. The length and width of the back opening are 26 and 21 centimeters. The ventral side and head are engraved with animal mask patterns, ears, nose and feet.
The upper part is decorated with scale patterns, and it should be a work from the late Yin and Shang Dynasties or the early Western Zhou Dynasty.
This bronze statue is roughly the same as the "Two Sheep Zun" in the collections of the British Museum in London and the Nezu Museum of Art in Tokyo. Although the top has been lost and most of the trunk has been destroyed, it is still the largest animal statue known in the world.
of one piece.
In the spring of 2001, Christie's auction of Chinese porcelain and ancient handicrafts in New York, USA, launched five pieces of Chinese bronzes, including a Chinese Shang Dynasty bronze "Pan Tianquan" square Lei body, which set a record for oriental art at US$9.24 million.
The highest price at the auction (there was a mistake in the previous chapter, the porcelain was the second highest price).
Sotheby's in New York has had Chinese bronze auction records since around 2000. In the spring auction of 2003, the late Shang Dynasty bronze tripod No. 6 and the bronze tripod No. 117 in the autumn auction of 2004 were both sold for US$1.457 million.
From the above two auctions, we can see the popularity of Chinese bronzes in the international market. Although Zhuang Rui's five Picasso sketches are rare items, the price is around 12 million euros at most. If the Guimet Museum really agrees with Zhuang Rui's
In exchange for conditions, the loss is a bit big.
Because the market value of this bronze is almost similar to that of Picasso's work. In addition, it must be matched with more than 20 pieces of donations from the Frey family, white jade tigers, and ancient paintings from the Sui and Tang Dynasties. This condition... is a bit bullying.
People.
So after hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Bass had a troubled look on his face. He was not sure that he could convince the board of directors to pass this transaction. After all, the exchanged items should at least have similar prices in the current market. The museum
There are also specialized evaluators, but the price difference is too big and it is difficult to pass a board resolution.
"Mr. Bass, instead of displaying these worthless works of art in your museum, why not replace them with something of corresponding value? This will also increase the popularity of your museum..."
Zhuang Rui also knew that his conditions were a bit excessive, and he quickly added fuel to the fire: "If your museum can agree to my conditions above, I can consider giving you three fine sketches by Mr. Picasso for free.
, in this way, your hotel can open a special counter dedicated to the master Picasso, what do you think?"
Zhuang Rui had a total of thirty-two Picasso sketches. He showed six to Ezkenner, and there were still twenty-six left. Even if he gave eight more to the Guimet Museum, there would still be 16 left.
Zhuang Rui is also a little cautious. Although he doesn't know how to appreciate world-famous paintings, he still wants to keep a few of them, so that when he goes out to say that he is a world-class painter in the future, he will have some confidence.
After showing love, he still had to lure him with profit. The three Picasso sketches thrown out by Zhuang Rui immediately shook Bass's confidence. In recent years, few Picasso works have appeared. If you miss this village, it will be difficult to come back.
I came across this store Zhuang Rui.
Bass's attention was all attracted by the other three Picasso works that Zhuang Rui said, but Huangfu Yun heard it clearly and couldn't help rolling his eyes at Zhuang Rui.
This guy is so shameless. He copied everything from other people's collections and then claimed that his own stuff was given away for free. How shameless!
"Mr. Zhuang, I can't answer your request right now, but I can submit it to the board of directors for discussion. In addition, I hope to take photos of the eight works of Picasso you mentioned, so that I can better convince the board of directors.
Members, agree to this exchange..."
After thinking about it for more than 10 minutes, Bass Guimei finally made up his mind. In fact, in his heart, the really difficult objects to choose from, even the bronze, as well as the Frey family's donations, were already stored in the warehouse.
Fifty or sixty years later, he didn't pay much attention to it.
"There is no problem with taking pictures. Mr. Bass, I hope the board of directors of your museum can make the wisest choice. You must know that Mr. Picasso's works are very rare now..."
Zhuang Rui opened his eyes and told a lie, which added a little more psychological pressure to Old Bass.
In fact, Picasso's surviving works are definitely more than anyone imagines, but all those who appreciate Picasso's works are unwilling to show them.
"I will seriously consider your suggestion, Mr. Zhuang. I hope that in the near future, your museum can display these works of art of ours. Similarly, the Guimet Museum can also have Mr. Picasso's works..."
Old Bass stood up and shook Zhuang Rui's hand formally. The secretary who had been sitting next to him also compiled the records of the conversation between Zhuang Rui and him. After Bass asked Zhuang Rui to confirm, he sent a few people out.
to the office.
“Grandma’s, my museum???”
After Zhuang Rui walked out of the director's office, he cursed silently in his mind that his museum still only existed in his imagination.
However, if the Guimei Museum really agrees to this exchange of cultural relics, it can be carried out even if Zhuang Rui does not have a museum. At the worst, it is just a matter of finding a domestic museum to sign an agreement. I believe that the Chinese people are willing to see the return of national treasures.
