Chapter 641 Strange Goods Can Be Living 6

"Mr. Bass, please don't be excited, sit down, sit down and talk..."

Zhuang Rui's demeanor at this time was simply not like a young man in his twenties. It seemed that he had confused his age with the angry Bass Jimei and waved his hand gently to let Bass sit down.

"Mr. Zhuang, I sincerely talk to you about the art exchange, but unfortunately, I didn't hear much sincerity from your words. I think, can you explain it?"

Half of Bass Jimei's behavior just now is true, and the other half is just pretending.

Bass is responsible for the operation of the whole museum, and sometimes shoots some collections at auctions, so he is no stranger to business behavior. He just used his behavior to show his dissatisfaction and add a little psychological pressure to the young people sitting opposite.

"Ha ha, does Bass want to exchange a sketch of Mr. Picasso for an ancient Chinese painting?"

There was a burst of laughter in Zhuang Rui's mouth, and the disdain in the laughter was clearly transmitted to Bass's ears.

Without waiting for Bass Jimei's answer, Zhuang Rui then asked, "Mr. Bass, do you know the auction price of Mr. Picasso's most expensive oil painting?"

Bass was stunned for a moment and subconsciously said, "Of course, Picasso's oil painting "The Boy with a Pipe" was sold for 10.46 million US dollars, which is the world record for the auction of paintings, and that painting is also the most expensive one in the world!"

Not to mention Basler, who is the curator of a museum, as long as he knows a little about art, he will know this common sense knowledge. Bass answered very smoothly, but after saying it, he faintly felt something was wrong.

"Yes, Mr. Bass, your answer is completely correct..."

Zhuang Rui snapped his finger with a smile, giving Bass the feeling that he had been held by the nose by the other party, which made Bass very uncomfortable.

"But Mr. Bass, you may not know that the highest price of Chinese oil paintings is only more than 4 million US dollars. That is Mr. Chen Yifei's work "Ode to the Yellow River" (Xu Beihong's painting of 72 million RMB was shot in 2007. If the time does not match, Chen Yifei's is used) I don't need to compare the price of Chinese oil paintings and Mr. Picasso's oil paintings for you, right?

Bass was stunned by Zhuang Rui's words. The price difference is a little ridiculous. Literally, the price of Chinese painting is not as much as Picasso's.

"In addition, I want to tell you again, don't think how high the price of Chinese art is, not including calligraphy and painting. The highest price of Chinese art in the international market is 41.5 million Hong Kong dollars. This happened at the Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong in 2003.

The Qing Yongzheng 'Phaletti Peach Olive Bottle' worth more than 40 million Hong Kong dollars has represented China's highest artistic achievements. Mr. Bass, do you think your collection will be better than that exquisite porcelain?

Without waiting for Bass to react, Zhuang Rui added another fire to him. The burning Bass was a little dizzy at this moment. According to what Zhuang Rui said, it seems that the other party used five Picasso sketches in exchange for more than 10 Chinese works of art. Should he still take a big advantage?

But Bass always felt something was wrong in his heart, but he couldn't say it. Suddenly, Bass's mind lit up, interrupted Zhuang Rui's words, and said, "Mr. Zhuang, you can't calculate like this. Every work of art has its own unique place, and what you have Picasso's works are just sketches, not Picasso's oil paintings..."

"No...no, Mr. Bass, have you forgotten? Mr. Picasso's works, whether oil paintings, sketches or prints, are also unique.

Well, according to the value, the oil paintings collected by your library are only hundreds of thousands of dollars at most, but Mr. Picasso's sketches will be at least more than three million dollars, and these sketches are integrated. Even as a child's model is a person, presumably more valuable. Isn't it high?"

Zhuang Rui does not want to belittle the Chinese people's works to raise his quotation, but what he said is 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 is still relatively low in the international market.

Zhuang Rui's analysis made Bath Jimei completely silent. Zhuang Rui is right. In terms of influence alone, his ancient Chinese paintings pressed in the warehouse can't be compared with Picasso's works, and the two are not on the same level at all.

Judging from the benefits that the two will produce in the future, Bass is of course also optimistic about Picasso's works. He will never think that the display of those oil paintings of the Qing court in strange clothes in the museum will attract tourists to buy tickets for 9 euros to visit the museum than Picasso's sketches.

"Mr. Zhuang, I admit that what you said is very reasonable, but Jimei Museum is a semi-private museum that is half owned by the country. If you want to exchange collections with the outside, you must go through the National Art Appraisal Association to evaluate the value of the items to be traded by both parties. Because there are too many collections you want to exchange, I'm afraid that the Appraisal Association will not agree and approve..."

From the perspective of Bass's psychology, he has basically recognized the deal now, but as a business act, Bass still has to work hard to win the greatest rights and interests for himself.

"Oh, Mr. Bass, this is the problem you want to solve, isn't it? I can exchange some oriental works of art in stock for Mr. Picasso's works. I don't know who doesn't want to..."

Zhuang Rui kicked the ball back with a smile. It's none of my business, buddy? Whether you can solve it or not is your own business.

And Zhuang Rui bit the word inventory to death, constantly implying Bass in language and psychology that the things you collect are worthless, far less than the Picasso sketch in my hand, which can create benefits.

"That's it..."

Bass lowered his head and thought about it in his heart.

Zhuang Rui was not in a hurry. He drank coffee and chatted with Huang Fuyun and Qin Xuanbing. Now he has understood the popularity of Picasso's works in the international market. As long as he has the goods in his hand, he is not afraid that others will not rush to find his own deal.

Although Zhuang Rui only proposed to exchange 21 Chinese cultural relics, in fact, Zhuang Rui is also sure to make money. For example, Mulan Tu in the Kangxi period, a volume is a large calligraphy and painting work more than one meter wide and more than 10 meters long, which is extremely rare even in the history of world painting.

And even Zhuang Rui himself did not know that in a year or two, a group of international antique dealers and auction houses speculated the price and then sold it to domestic collectors at a high price.

This behavior of international speculators has made the price of Chinese art in the international market high from 2006 to 2010.

If Zhuang Rui would take Picasso's works to negotiate with Bass, not to mention exchanging one for five or six Chinese antiques, it will be one for two, and Bass may not pay attention to him.

"Mr. Zhuang, in this way, you can first report what kind of oriental works of art are needed in addition to Frey's donation. I will submit your opinion to the board of directors for discussion. The exchange of collections will go through a series of procedures, and it will take more than a month to complete at the earliest..."

"One month? Mutual gift of collections? Mr. Bass, what's going on?

Zhuang Rui doesn't understand the meaning of Bass's words. According to his idea, he gives the other party a sketch, and the other party gives himself the Chinese antiques he needs. Isn't the transaction completed?

"Zhuang Rui, the collections in these semi-private museums feel that they are not allowed to enter the market circulation, auction or trading links. They can only be traded by donating them to other museums. It's not as simple as you think..."

The person who answered Zhuang Rui is Huang Fuyun. He knows very well about museums and auction places in Europe and the United States. There are no such restrictions on private museums, but there are many restrictions for the Jimei Museum, which was integrated into a member of the French official museum in 1945.

Even if the Jimei Museum agrees to give each other to Zhuang Rui's collection, it should report its details to the French government for official approval. Of course, at that time, it is more about going through a procedure.

"Damn it, where do I have a museum? Mr. Bass, if you do this... If you do this, we can't talk about it at all..."

As soon as Zhuang Rui heard this, he was immediately anxious. With his current collection, it is still a hundred and eighty thousand miles away from the requirements of opening a museum. Isn't it difficult?

"Hey, I said, brother, why are you so excited? It's not very difficult to open a museum. I let it go in 1996 in China. If you go back and apply for one, it's over..."

Huang Fuyun patted Zhuang Rui on the shoulder and comforted him. Based on Huang Fuyun's own understanding, there are at least 50 private museums in China. With Zhuang Rui's financial background, it should not be a big problem.

(PS: The second update, the monthly ticket rise is not ideal. Brothers, give me your strength. If the monthly ticket is issued, just vote for it. There are still dozens of tickets left to be updated. It's up to you.)