Qin Haodong said, "If I exchange Picasso's paintings with Sir Owen, how many pieces will he accept?"
Tian Ye said, "Mr. Qin, it seems that you still don't know how influential Picasso's works are in the world. Any of these paintings in your hands will attract collectors all over the world.
"Although the value of antiques and works of art in Huaxia has risen rapidly in recent years, in the eyes of many collectors, there is no comparison between the two at all.
"Sir Owen, in particular, has a large number of Huaxia works of art and antiques in his warehouse. What he lacks is a work of art with a strong international influence like Picasso."
"If you exchange these paintings with him, maybe he will exchange one or two pieces with you. If you take out all four pieces and put them together into an album, then he will definitely give you the bronze head with both hands. Maybe he will also give you some other antiques."
"Really? You're not lying to me, are you? "
Qin Haodong couldn't believe his ears. In his mind, the sculpted heads of the 12 zodiac animals were priceless treasures. That was why he drew 40 paintings of Picasso in one go, for fear that he would not be able to exchange for more.
Tian Ye shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Mr. Qin, how could I joke about this kind of thing?"
Zhang Zhaohui said, "Mr. Qin, don't be surprised. Maybe you are not familiar with the international art market.
"Although Huaxia has a long history and civilization, more than 60% of our precious cultural relics have been lost overseas for well-known reasons. This is an extremely large number, which is somewhat beyond people's imagination."
"But foreign works of art are different. It may take 10 or even hundreds of years for an artistic genius to appear, such as Mozart, Da Vinci, Picasso, Van Gogh and so on."
"Because of their scarcity, the rarer they are, the greater the value of these works of art. For example, Beethoven's handwritten stave was once sold at a sky-high price at an auction."
"Because of the difference in quantity, it is very easy to find China's works of art in the international auction market. We can see them anytime and anywhere."
"But it is very difficult to find the works of Picasso, Van Gogh and others. Once there is news of Picasso's paintings at an auction, it will immediately attract countless collectors from all over the world."
Even with Sir Owen's wealth and influence, he doesn't have a single painting of Picasso, which shows how precious it is. "
Qin Haodong said, "I've long heard that monks from afar can chant scriptures, but I didn't expect works of art to be like this."
Tian Ye said, "In fact, it's not that Huaxia antiques are inferior to foreign works of art. It's a matter of quantity. After all, Huaxia has a long history and there are many outstanding talents. Naturally, there are many antiques.
Another reason was the problem of people's cognition. Great artists like Picasso and Van Gogh had global influence, and almost everyone knew their names.
In the early years, China implemented a policy of seclusion. Paintings and calligraphy were more in line with the aesthetics of the Chinese. It was difficult for Westerners to appreciate and accept it. Therefore, there were many outstanding artists in China, but their influence in the world was not comparable to Van Gogh and Da Vinci.
For those collectors, the market value of the goods is not the most important. They value the reputation of the works more. In the eyes of some big collectors, maybe 100 antiques of Huaxia are not as good as one of Picasso's works. "
Zhang Zhaohui said, "In the past few years, the price of Huaxia antiques in the international market was not high. It was only in recent years that some international speculators and auction houses raised the price.
But in the eyes of European and American collectors, the value of Huaxia antiques is still not comparable to Picasso's works. Among the ten most expensive paintings in the world, Picasso's works account for four, but there is no ancient painting of Huaxia. "
Zhang Tieniu listened for a long time and was shocked. He couldn't help but say, "She's just a naked woman. Even her skin is drooping. I really don't know what's so good about her."
Tian Ye was speechless and said, "Brother, this is called art, okay?"
Qin Haodong said, "Thank you for your help."
Then he waved his hand to Zhang Tieniu. Zhang Tieniu immediately took out two red envelopes that he had prepared long ago and gave them to them.
Tian Ye said to Zhang Zhaohui, "Mr. Qin, we should help you. There's no need for this!"
Qin Haodong said, "Take it. I've wasted so much of your time. It's a small gift."
Tian Ye and Zhang Zhaohui didn't stand on ceremony and directly accepted the red envelopes. In fact, when they went out for appraisal in the past, they often encountered rich people giving them red envelopes.
They went out and got in the car. Zhang Zhaohui took out the red envelope and pinched it. It was thin and there didn't seem to be much money in it. He said, "Mr. Qin seems to be too stingy."
Tian Ye said, "Don't talk nonsense. Mr. Qin is a distinguished guest of the old master. It's good enough for him to give him a red envelope."
Zhang Zhaohui curled his lips and said, "What are you afraid of? He can't hear you here. Rich people are so stingy … "
Then he tore open the red envelope and found that it was not cash, but a check with a face value of one million yuan.
"My God, he's too generous!"
Zhang Zhaohui exclaimed loudly. If he hadn't been in the car at this time, he would have jumped up happily.
Tian Ye also glanced at the check in his hand. Seeing him lose his composure, he asked curiously, "How much is it?"
Zhang Zhaohui cried excitedly, "One million yuan, it's one million yuan. I'll be rich when I go out to pick up girls in the future."
Tian Ye was also very happy after the surprise. In the past, they often received red envelopes from guests, most of which were thousands of yuan. It was the first time that they had met a rich man like Qin Haodong who gave them one million yuan.
What he didn't know was that Zhang Zhaohui actually took advantage of him. Qin Haodong was most grateful to him. This money was the information fee.
If it hadn't been for Tian Ye, Qin Haodong wouldn't have known that Sir Owen had a bronze head sculpture, let alone Sir Owen's preferences.
After seeing Tian Ye and Zhang Zhaohui off, Qin Haodong immediately began to prepare. He was going to find Sir Owen and exchange the bronze head sculpture. He couldn't wait any longer.
However, after what they had just said, he didn't want to take out all his money. If he took out all 40 paintings of Picasso, it might backfire.
After thinking about it, he decided to take 10 paintings to Sir Owen first.
Since Nalan Wushuang didn't like those nude sketches very much, he packed them into a canvas bag. Then he borrowed Uncle Cheng from Li Dongguo and drove to Sir Owen's home.
Uncle Cheng was very familiar with the roads in Hong Kong. They soon arrived at Sir Owen's home, which was an extremely luxurious manor.
Unlike the manor of the Li family, the buildings here were basically European-style. The whole manor was simple and magnificent. If he hadn't known that he was in Hong Kong, he would have thought that he was in an ancient castle in Europe.
There were four tall white bodyguards standing at the gate of the manor. Uncle Cheng first went over to tell them his identity and then his purpose of coming. He wanted to see Sir Owen.
The head bodyguard said, "I'm sorry, sir. If you don't have an appointment, you can't see Sir Owen, even if you are the butler of the Li family."
"Well …"
Uncle Cheng looked at Qin Haodong in embarrassment. He thought that Qin Haodong had already made an appointment with Sir Owen, but he didn't expect that Qin Haodong would suddenly come to him. It was basically difficult for a person like Sir Owen to see anyone without an appointment in advance.
Qin Haodong walked to the door, handed over the wrapped scroll in his hand, and said to the head bodyguard, "Please inform me now. I want to exchange some antiques with Sir Owen."
The head bodyguard said, "I'm sorry, sir. If you don't have an appointment, Sir Owen won't see you."
"Give this scroll to Sir Owen. He'll come out to welcome us in person after seeing it."
He didn't want to waste too much time at the door, so he directly used Mind-manipulating.
"Okay, Mr. Qin, please wait a moment."
Under the surprised gazes of the other bodyguards, the head bodyguard hurried into the manor with the scroll in his hand.
In a luxurious living room of the manor, Sir Owen was talking to his butler, Fred. He said with annoyance, "It's been so long. Can't we find Picasso's paintings?"
Fred said respectfully, "Sir Owen, there's nothing we can do. I've already talked to more than a dozen well-known auction houses around the world. They all promised to contact us as soon as they have any news about Picasso's paintings, but there's no news yet.
"It's not surprising. Who would sell Picasso's paintings now? "If I have them, I won't sell them."
Sir Owen said, "But in a few days, my friend Cantona will come to visit me. You know, Cantona is a big collector. When he sees that I don't even have a painting of Picasso, I'll be very embarrassed."
Fred spread out his hands and said helplessly, "My dear sir, I understand your feelings very well, but there's nothing I can do."
At this moment, the head bodyguard hurried in with the scroll in his hand. He bowed to Sir Owen and said, "Sir, Uncle Cheng, the butler of the Li family, and a young man have come to visit you. They're at the gate of the manor now."
Sir Owen said discontentedly, "Sisay, have you forgotten that I won't see anyone without an appointment?"
The head bodyguard said, "Sir, Mr. Qin said that as long as I give you this scroll, you'll go out to welcome him."
Sir Owen said with annoyance, "No, I'm in a bad mood now. I don't want to see anything messy unless it's a painting of Picasso."
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