"You can rest assured." Zou Heming asked Fang Yi, "There is still a lot of time in the future. Are you planning to complete another work this year?".
Fang Yi thought for a moment and shook his head: "In the rest of this year, I plan to focus more on some thinking and research. I'm afraid the work will be impossible."
Hearing Fang Yi's words with such certainty, Zou Heming felt disappointed but could not force Fang Yi to paint another painting, and changed the subject to Fang Yi: "The Pissarro painting to be sold has already been discussed.
, several major museums seem to have a strong interest in it, but the current price is not what those people want.
It is expected that these people think that this work should be around the highest transaction price of Pissarro of 20 million euros. However, the museum's bid is too far away from this. The highest bidder now is the Louvre Museum, with 14 million euros.
Oh, we can wait a little longer and these guys won’t pay a harsh price until the end.”
Now hearing this, Fang Yi suddenly felt a little bored, thought for a while and sighed: "Then sell it to the Louvre!".
Zou Heming's smile settled directly on his face, and he looked at Fang Yi in disbelief and asked: "This price is still a little far away from Bissau's masterpiece. It's really inappropriate to sell it now!".
Fang Yi shook his head and said: "I have been struggling with this painting for several months, and there is still no result. I don't have much interest in dealing with these things. Let them sell it. It's 14 million.
!".
"You don't need to talk about this matter. Are you sure you want to do this?" Zou Heming originally wanted to talk to Fang Yi about this matter, but who knew that the man next to him looked unconcerned when he mentioned it. He just said it directly
Sold at current price.
Nodding his head lightly, Fang Yi said that he had decided on such a price. He was living his small life leisurely here. These days, Fang Yi felt that he had almost everything he should have, and what he didn't have could not be solved by money.
What he has allowed himself to have, in short, is that now Fang Yi feels that the money in his hand is enough for his current expenses. As for the matter of cheating others, let's stop here. It doesn't mean much to him to cheat more or less.
Fang Yi sold one of his forged works for more than 10 million. Fang Yi thought that he had cheated the French. But this is what it looks like now. It’s unclear who will take advantage in the future. Just looking at it now,
Fang Yi is not much different from the dead Pissarro. The biggest difference is
That is to say, Pissarro has already traveled to the west, but Fang Yi is still alive and kicking. Waiting for Fang Yi to turn up his hair, maybe the work is more expensive than Pissarro's. Just rely on Fang Yi to paint now
At the speed, the probability of this happening is at least 50-50.
If Fang Yi gets better in the future, the Louvre Museum who bought it will probably want to label this work as Fang Yi's imitation of Pissarro's handwriting. As for buying this work because he misjudged it, it is not a wise decision.
Rather, it is a piece of work that connects two masters, and the little story in it needs to be told carefully.
After reading the painting, Fang Yi took Zou Heming to his study. The two of them drank tea and chatted. It was said to be Fang Yi's study, but Fang Yi himself didn't come there as often as the cleaners. There were many things in the study.
Things are all furnishings. Unlike other people's study rooms, Fang Yi's study room is filled with various picture albums. Of course, Fang Yi may not flip through them several times a month. The swivel chair behind the big desk comes into play.
Even less.
Even when reading, Fang Yi would choose a very comfortable posture. For example, while chatting with Zou Heming now, Fang Yi was lying on the sofa sideways.
"Now it seems that the American art market may be a little weak next year." Zou Heming gently picked up the cup and took a sip, sinking his body into the big sofa and looking at Fang Yi opposite him.
Fang Yi glanced at Zou Heming: "Weak? Why didn't I see you frowning? You still had a smile on your face. Are you going to let me draw two less paintings? No problem, I agreed."
"No! I only said that the art market is a little weak. I didn't say there were any changes in the entire high-end market." Zou Heming quickly said with a smile: "I'm just telling you this. The biggest impact is on the mid-range market. Hundreds of thousands to millions
"The transaction amount this year has already been less than last year. Now everyone's expectations for next year are even more pessimistic, and some investors' confidence in the art market has dropped significantly."
Fang Yi listened to Zou Heming talking about the art market next year. Every time an investor's confidence drops, the most unlucky people are those who are in the middle and are neither good nor low. The prices of the works are neither high nor low, and the investors who buy these works are
It’s not too much to say that they have money, but a little bit to say that they don’t have money. This kind of people account for a large base in art investment. And middle-level artists are very interested in it.
He is also very sensitive to the market. When the world is good, his works are easy to sell and life will be good. When the world is bad, he will naturally be a little tighter. As for the top floor, it can be said that it will not be affected at all. Those who can afford it will not be affected.
Generally speaking, they won’t be affected by this because they have so much money that they don’t even think about how to spend it. As for the bottom layer? Life is tight for not more than a day or two, so just keep on dealing with it!
"Next year, if the works of the three mid-tier artists signed by the gallery will probably be bought by the gallery itself to stabilize the price," Zou Heming said, "I don't know how long it will take for the confidence of these investors to recover this time!
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Fang Yi looked at Zou Heming and waited for this person's next words. Because he had no purpose, this boy would never mention anything about the weak art market. Now Fang Yi was thinking about it in his mind while listening.
As for the People's Joint Exhibition, I would reject it directly. Although it is a big
Everyone is signed to the same gallery, but Fang Yi himself has no obligation to help others improve their reputation. Not to mention Fang Yi, not even Keshima would agree to this. Fang Yi has a good temper, but he is definitely not
What kind of rotten good guy gives free background to others? Who would cause this trouble if he is not a relative or an acquaintance?
Of course, the main reason is that Fang Yi has seen the works of these three people, and none of them has a name in his mind. If a named Fang Yi appears, he will not mind giving it a smooth push.
Not much interest.
"I'm going to build a painter's village based on the model of the Chinese painter's village." Zou Heming continued to Fang Yi: "It's here in Los Angeles, not far from your place. This can also attract some young artists, and by the way, you can help
Let me see if there are any good seeds, help me identify them."
Then Zou Heming explained his plan in detail. In short, he just wanted to buy a piece of land and build some houses nearby. Of course, he didn't want to build luxury houses waiting for these young artists to live in for free. Zou Heming meant to build
Some ordinary houses, a dozen or so of which are built at the beginning, are like simple rental houses. The rent is also very suitable for young artists with little money in their pockets.
Listening to Zou Heming's words, Fang Yi thought of Zheng Yuan's current house, which was probably about the same size as the house she lived in. Then he thought of a problem. Zou Heming recruited talents and Fang Yi couldn't manage it, and he was not qualified to manage it. However,
I have to say where to buy a place, don't stay too close to me, lest all kinds of people come here to disturb my peace. Even if these people are quiet, there are always people running around in front of me, which is not a pleasant thing.
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"Where are you going to buy land?" Fang Yi raised his head and looked at Zou Heming and asked: "Why don't you come here to buy it in New York? In addition, don't make any decisions about the farms in this valley. If they want to buy it, they will.
Come and find me first."
Now that Fang Yi is living comfortably, he wants to buy the entire small valley and stay with his family. The entire small valley is not too big or too small. Now besides Fang Yi, there are several small valleys.
It's a small farm, but now people are unwilling to sell it, so Fang Yi can only have ideas but no ability to implement them.
"I'm not planning to take your idea here." Zou Heming said, "The land price in New York is higher. Besides, I want you to go and take a look when you want to. If you find some people worth signing, you can't go to New York to build it! Now I
I'm thinking about a hillside open space just two or three miles from the mountain pass, and I want to build a painter's village there!"
After hearing what Zou Heming was talking about, Fang Yi had no objection. This place was still quite far away from him. If he didn't have any objection, he kept silent about it. Some of them just listened to Zou Heming talking about his plans.
As a businessman, Zou Heming will never do a loss-making business. Even if he cannot find talents, he will not lose his investment. Although he may make less money, he will not suffer any big losses. Of course, Zou Heming is like this
There is no need to build a small house like Fang Yi did. You can just hire a small contractor team from California and recruit a few people to start work.
After telling Fang Yi his plan, Zou Heming asked: "What do you think?".
"Not bad!" Fang Yi nodded after hearing this. According to what Zou Heming said, this small village is really well built. In any case, it is much better than the houseboat that Picasso lived in when he was young. At least you can find a girl to go there.
If you come home and think about something happening, the people next door may not be able to hear it. There are small bungalows separated by air. Of course, if you do whatever you want, it is not paradise. You get what you pay for.
After talking about this matter, the two of them naturally turned to the trouble caused by Rude's inability to control his lower body. Zou Heming naturally had a much more detailed and accurate understanding than Fang Yi.
"You should also pay attention when you sign a model. Although this kind of thing is not a big deal, it is still a trouble. Now Bobil is enough to have a headache, and he is also yelling at the person standing in front of his house." Zou Heming began to give Fang Yi
Got vaccinated.
Fang Yi smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about me on this matter. You should pay more attention to Rude." It's enough for Fang Yi to know this matter. He has always had very high requirements for model Fang Yi. And Fang Yi is not like this.