Well, you say. Xiao Yao didn't think Abraham would pay much, but he decided to listen anyway.

"We were willing to pay $12 million and $14 million for 'The Girl Who Reads' and 'The Lotus Pond Frog,' and 'Fire' and 'Thunder,' and we offered $25 million and $28 million for purchase. I don't know if you're happy with the price?" Abraham felt that the price he gave was high enough, but he was not sure whether he could impress Xiao Yao, a rich man who was not short of money.

After listening to Abraham's offer, Xiao Yao's reaction was very flat, but Lu Jinguang was a little excited.

Before coming to Kyoto, Abraham had already conducted preliminary negotiations with Lu Jinguang, and the price quoted by Abraham at that time was not so high, and the highest estimate of "Thunder" was only an offer of 23 million, which was a full $5 million less than the current offer.

Lu Jinguang believes that this offer is definitely not the highest purchase price set by the Louvre in Paris, and there should be a high room for growth.

The offer for "Thunder" is now $28 million, and at least $30 million is assured.

No matter how high Abraham's offer is, Xiao Yao will definitely not transfer all four works to the Louvre in Paris, and Lu Jinguang also thinks so.

Now that Xiao Yao is becoming more and more famous in the global art world, his works will definitely have a lot of room for appreciation in the future. Selling all the works in his hands now is a short-sighted act, and it will also affect the price of Xiao Yao's works in the future.

The price of a living artist's work is directly related to the number of works he creates and the number of works he brings to market.

The more works you create, the lower the price will definitely be, and if you bring more works to the market, the lower the price will be.

The price of the work also has a relationship with the age of the author.

The age of the creator is too young, and the number of works created in the future is unknown, and it is possible that the number of works is very large, because of this possibility, the market price will be more cautious.

Collectors invest in art for the sake of appreciation, and if the appreciation potential is low, then it is unlikely to be sought after by the market.

Xiao Yao is too young now, who knows how many more works he will create in the future? In case his head is convulsed, he paints a dozen or even dozens of similar works, even if it is such an artistic masterpiece as "Fire" and "Thunder", the price will definitely not be high.

Take the Mona Lisa as an example, if there are dozens of Mona Lisa in the world, can it still be the treasure of the Louvre Museum in Paris?

The price of the works of living painters is generally not too high, because there is a great deal of volume risk in them. Only after the death of the painter and the fixed number of works created can there be an accurate market positioning.

Even if it is a work of high artistic achievement, if there are too many similar works, the market price will not be high.

A top art institution in China, such as Jingyuan Gallery, which has rich experience in promoting artworks, has a strict plan for the number of works that its artists bring to market.

The number of works on the market should be grasped to a certain degree, and it must not be too much. The works created by the painter should also avoid too many repetitions of the same theme, even if it is a series of themes, it is necessary to ensure that there is a clear difference between each work, and it should not be too much.

Originally, Xiao Yao really had no intention of selling these works, although he was very confident in the artistry of his works, he had no confidence in the price.

He is too busy with work, there are too many things, he is not a pure painter, the number of works created is destined to be limited, not too many, and he does not plan to repeat the same type of work, if the price of the work is too low, it is impossible for him to accept.

He is not short of money, he is not in a hurry to become famous, and there is no need to rush to sell his work. After the exhibition of his works, Xiao Yao was already very satisfied with the wide recognition of him by the global art community.

If the price was too low, he really wouldn't have made his own work, but now that Abraham has quoted a price close to $30 million, he is very moved.

To date, the highest auction record for a work by a living artist was created by Jeff Koons.

Jeff Koons' orange giant installation Balloon Dog set a new auction record for a living artist at auction for $58.405 million.

If we narrow down to the field of painting, the record for the highest auction for a living painter was set and held by Richter.

In 2013, Richter's 1968 oil painting "Piazza del Duomo in Milan" sold at Sotheby's in New York for $37.125 million (about 231 million yuan), setting a record for the highest auction of a single work by a living painter at that time.

In February this year, his work "Abstract Painting" sold for 30.389 million pounds (about 289 million yuan), setting a new record for the price of a single work by a living painter, confirming his status as an outstanding German artist with the highest return rate in the world.

Xiao Yao believes that the artistic achievement of any of his four works is far higher than that of Richter's "Abstract Painting".

However, the artistic achievement of the work and the price of the work are not necessarily proportional. There are many factors that determine the price of a work, and the artistic achievement of a work is only one of them.

Now Xiao Yao is only in his 20s, and if he repeats the same work dozens of times, the market price of this work cannot be too high, if not the price of cabbage.

He is too young, he has just made a name for himself in the art world, and his temperament and creative attitude are completely unfamiliar to collectors.

Abraham made an offer of close to $30 million, and the sincerity was indeed sufficient.

Now that he knows Abraham's sincerity, Xiao Yao's attitude is no longer so repulsive.

He said: "Among these four works, 'Reading Girl' has a special meaning to me, and I will definitely not transfer it to the outside world. The other three works could be considered for transfer, but I can only transfer one of them, and if Mr. Abraham's offer impresses me, I can consider it. ”

"If I could only buy one of the works, then I would choose "Thunder", but I really can't continue to increase the price, and the price of $28 million is already sky-high. I believe that there will be no other museum that can show greater sincerity than we do. "Abraham was resolute and didn't give an inch.

"It's just a price of 28 million, please forgive me for not being able to accept it. Mr. Abraham, as an expert in the industry, must have been very clear about it, and I think the price is an insult to me. "Xiao Yao is as tough as ever.