Chapter 287 The Greatest Painter of the 20th Century(1/3)
It's a new day.
When Zhao Donghuai was about to go out for a run, he heard Azhen say, "Boss, the Shangmei Film Studio has decided on a new project, and it's an animated version (Chang'e Flying to the Moon)."
Director Zhao smiled and stretched his body and warmed up a little, "Okay, there are so many mythological stories. Since we are not working on a new version (Nezha Haohai), you can just choose any new project."
A project ten years ago can generate 180 million Hong Kong dollars in global box office and port sales ten years later. This is the most exciting good news for Shangmei Factory.
New projects cannot cause chaos in heaven.
But Chang'e flew to the moon, Nuwa mended the sky, Hou Yi shot the sun, Dayu controlled the floods, the Eight Immortals crossed the sea, etc., which one is not a good story that is familiar to the Chinese circle?
Having said this, Zhang Min came over and said, "Boss, Christie's Auction House plans to hold an auction in a week and has sent you an invitation."
"We also listed some auction items, such as the snake heads and horse heads among the twelve animal heads in the Old Summer Palace, as well as the Ming Dynasty painter Zhou Chen's (Ten Thousand Miles of the Yangtze River), and a merchant square lei (lei) bronze ware body...
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During the introduction, Amin handed over the list of auction items sent by Christie's. Zhao Donghuai took the list and looked at it. Good guy, there are really a lot of good things.
After reading to the end, Zhao Donghuai commented, "Azhen, this is because Christie's sees that we Chinese have become rich and rich, and wants to defraud us of our money by taking out the precious Chinese cultural relics that their grandfathers robbed."
"I want things, but I don't want to spend the money. Can you help me find a way?"
Is this painting of Van Gogh’s Sunflowers authentic?
The main villain in the movie is a copycat of the business routines commonly used by the Pinault family.
Sakamoto said quickly, "Zhao Sheng wants to lose three posts? It's not that there is no chance, but I have no contact with this industry before, that is, I accidentally learned that President Goto may have been tricked by those white-skinned guys.
, the trap has become a big joke..."
The Lei Gai has been preserved in the Hunan Provincial Museum since the 1950s. It is the king of Fang Lei in the Shang Dynasty and the entire Bronze Age. It is the largest and most exquisite...
Paul nodded, "That's okay. Now we just wait for the news to spread for a while and let more people know about this auction..."
The other party has been working hard for so long, wouldn't it be appropriate for him not to give it a try? That's definitely not appropriate.
But that method and getting Van Gogh Sunflowers directly from the simulator... should be more authentic than those produced by the system??
Produced by the system, five-axis linkage CNC machine tools, super computing, etc. are very convincing!
It was originally supposed to be in June this year. Last month, a wealthy man from the province bought a horse head at a Sotheby's auction. Is this a butterfly effect??
"Let's simulate it for three years first..."
As for Zhao Donghuai’s painting of Van Gogh’s Sunflower, which is still being appraised? Sakamoto began to suspect that President Goto’s painting was a fake. Was it too early?
Again, what is Zhao Donghuai's status and influence in Hong Kong Island now? No matter which of his rich men receives this sunflower, it must have been authenticated in various ways before it is sent. You can't give a fake just to flatter you.
Paul, "..."
The intention is obvious. Aren't you rich now? Since you are so rich, shouldn't it be time to spend a lot of money to buy back the cultural relics our grandparents stole from your family?
This incident aroused too much public discussion, and a large number of people formed a group of lawyers to oppose and protest this robbery. However, Christie's still held the auction openly and with the support of the French court.
Two days later, not only Azhen, but also Zhou Huimin, Guan Jiahui and others were all watching in disbelief.
Ben raised his glass and took a sip, "Don't worry, Dayang has been managing Hong Kong Island for nearly a hundred years, and there are many sheepdogs who have converted both physically and mentally."
Paul glanced at the four appraisers who were studying under the sunflowers, and then said, "Zhao, the matter is a bit big. Please excuse me for a while. I can't contact President Goto on the phone. I want to try other methods...
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More than two hours later.
While running for fitness, Zhao Donghuai simulated several times and spent 10,000 to 20,000 reputations. He discovered "human extreme painting technology", "human extreme porcelain making technology", "human extreme forgery technology"...
When the secretary working outside reported that someone from Christie's had arrived, Zhao Donghuai said happily, "Azhen, please pour the wine. The person who delivered the money is here... No, the person who delivered the antiques and cultural relics is here."
after a while.
Sakamoto was shocked, and then...then he was not too moved. He had no interest in antiques and no research on them.
After walking around for a while, Paul raised his glass and said, "What a beautiful cultural relic. Here's a drink to my lovely grandfather and great-grandfathers. If they hadn't robbed the whole world, how could we have lived a free and unrestrained life?"
That was one of the most famous battles that brought Christie's auction house to its pinnacle and became one of the world's top auction houses.
Zhao Donghuai just received new news here, that is, President Sakamoto of Sony has arrived. When Sakamoto entered the office, he first bowed 90 degrees to say hello, and then said in surprise, "Sheng Zhao, I heard that you have collected a painting by Van Gogh.
Sunflower oil painting? Or F457?”
Paul laughed, "No, no, I also invited some museum people from the mainland to participate in the auction. With those in official clothes sitting in charge, for the sake of the country's face, there will be no trouble."
after a while.
"If Mr. Zhao, you want to use this painting of Van Gogh's Sunflowers in your hand to exchange for the three mourning posts, you have to see how President Goto works..."
The sage of calligraphy, Wang Xizhi, is extremely famous. It is said that the Three Sangluan Tie is the only authentic work of Wang Xizhi that exists in the world. So what?? Sakamoto didn’t understand or pursue this art.
"So what if the island guys learn it? To conquer the European and American markets, the business war will have to be fought again."
Of course, the Pinault family has not yet joined the Christie's auction house and is not a major shareholder yet, but similar routine operations are very familiar to the ghost guys. They are all operations that are as black as crows in the world.
Sakamoto was a little confused, "We at Sony have a lot of power, but... but it seems that we sent a team of filmmakers to Hollywood to learn the production methods and processes of sci-fi special effects movies??"
Paul himself is not a very professional collector, appraiser, etc. He just manages the auction. He also recognized this masterpiece at this moment and said with a smile, "Zhao, if it is this F457, there is no need to go to all the trouble."
It has been appraised. Two years ago, our auction house spent a lot of manpower and energy on this perfect piece of art.”
Before this series of auctions, they still couldn't match Sotheby's reputation.
Director Zhao didn't think so much anymore and turned around to go out for exercise. His guess should be correct. It was the white European and American people who saw the current rapid development of Hong Kong Island's entertainment industry and the increasing wealth and came to rob it.
Aren’t the snake heads and horse heads among the twelve zodiac signs collected in the Old Summer Palace collected this time by our great ancestors who personally snatched them from the Old Summer Palace?
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Sakamoto also asked about it before coming here. It seems that this is an island collector who gave it to Christie's auction house. He wanted to make a lot of money. In 1924, the body was worth 800,000 US dollars. In the late 1980s, it was worth tens of millions of dollars.
Knife?
If we are arranging a few entrustments and inviting the official staff of the Hunan Provincial Museum to come as guests, Hunan Province can’t bear to rush to buy the body? The body and the cover are combined into one, which is the king of Fang Lei!
It has been more than 60 years since the Dan Fang Lei was unearthed and the Gai body has been separated!
But now that there is such a big excitement, which can destroy the credibility of Christie's auction house, should Christie's itself bleed a lot of money and pay for the body of Pan Fang Rei, plus other things such as the twelve zodiac animal heads, Master Tang Bohu
One of Zhou Chen’s (Ten Thousand Miles of the Yangtze River)??
When Zhang Min came over with a bath towel, he also smiled and said, "How about you activate the Hydra, control a wave of Christie's, or bring out evidence of the criminal crimes of the people behind those cultural relics? Just take those things that can put people in jail
It shouldn’t be difficult to throw it out and exchange it for some cultural relics, right?”
In just two hours, Azhen and Amin actually came up with more than one solution? Although this was all due to Zhao Donghuai having too many sexy tricks in the past and being able to copy his homework, it also shows that the two women have learned a lot about their business war.
Paul was shocked, and even the ghost guys like me were shocked.
The boss of the second largest insurance group in the island nation, who is still the richest in the island nation, is clamoring to buy North America. What kind of money is 310 million Hong Kong dollars?
This amount of money is not much for Goto.
Even if Azhen thought of a makeshift solution, she would still be sentenced when it was time to go to jail.
I want things, but I don’t want money.
"By the way, Ben, have you made arrangements with the colonial entrustment? If we want to get the highest price for the auction here, we'd better not arrange for rich white people to raise the price, but the local Chinese..."
In order to win over Columbia Pictures, Sony not only spent a lot of money in North America, but also wanted to learn the production process and technology of big movies. The Spider-Man trilogy paid Zhao Donghuai 150 million U.S. dollars as a apprenticeship fee, which was also unblinking.
Under this impression, a lot of rich people and chaebol heads are invited to a carnival-style auction of Chinese antiques and cultural relics. Even the officials have invited a group, and the entrustment has arranged it. You don’t want to cut off the meat and buy it.
Is it appropriate to pay protection fees for a large number of cultural relics?
You are not willing to spend any money on antiques and cultural relics. Are you worthy of Hong Kong Island Fashion Week and (The Queen of Five Thousand Years), which will further deepen the image of Hong Kong Island as a city??
Just when Paul was happily thinking about his dream of making a fortune, a figure came quickly and said, "Boss, Zhao from Hong Kong called and said that his ATV has a Van Gogh oil painting, which is very suspected to be authentic, and wants to invite us.
Experts are invited to help identify it.”
Zhao Donghuai looked at the oil painting hanging on the wall with a strange smile. Azhen was also in high spirits after studying and learning. He stared at the oil painting and said curiously, "This painting feels like this..."
Noon, Christie’s office on Hong Kong Island.
20 years later, the CEO of China’s second largest insurance group? What kind of big shot is he?
After explaining President Goto's status with a wry smile, Sakamoto gritted his teeth and said, "Baga, those shameless idiots, could it be that the sunflower sold to Mr. Goto for 311 million Hong Kong dollars two years ago is a fake?"
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People surnamed Zhao can make money in the stock market and the financial market with a large group of juniors at every turn.
Zhao Donghuai was stunned. He was definitely a professional in terms of acting skills. He saw Director Zhao with question marks and exclamation marks on his face, "No, I don't even know Goto, and I have never been exposed to Western oil paintings. It was just something given to me by the people below.
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"I'm just a little shocked by this."
When things get big and the fun gets too big, someone has to take responsibility.
Paul was a bit conceited and said, "Get ready and go to ATV for appraisal right away."
The Christie's auction house acquired a series of precious cultural relics from North America, Yanlun, and even the island country. The invitations were all sent to him...
It was also at this terrifying price that Van Gogh was gradually sold to a large number of people who had no interest in art. They began to know Van Gogh and sunflowers!
To be continued...