In an office in the central bank building in Beijing, a cadre in his 40s was sitting on a sofa, quietly waiting for the leader to look at the materials he had just presented. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

"The methods of art money laundering mainly include black money laundering, embezzlement money laundering, and related money laundering. These money laundering methods are all money launderers use their own black money to buy a large number of artworks or establish art galleries, and auction the artworks in their hands for sky-high prices through auction companies, and then arrange people to work together to do the ......"

"The reasons for using art to launder money include immigration, profit-making, fraud, bribery, etc., due to the lack of an authoritative evaluation system for the price and value judgment of artworks, making art a good choice for asset transfer. What's more, it colludes with some overseas auction houses such as Japan and Europe to form a unified strategic operation model, and even a bad art can be operated from a low price to a high price. ”

Seeing this, the gray-haired leader couldn't help but look up: "It's a little interesting, and I gave an example." ”

Ding Xingli couldn't help but ask: "President Cao, are you talking about the return of overseas cultural relics mentioned in the materials?"

"What an eye-opener!"

Vice President Cao put down the materials and said expressionlessly: "A painting, even if it may be considered a fake painting when it is included in the auction house, if it is operated properly, if there is the cooperation of overseas institutions, it is completely possible to start auctioning the painting from Europe to Singapore and then to Hong Kong, just like a bottle of wine to make up a story."

For example, during the Opium War, a general of the Eight-Nation Coalition Army took a painting to Europe, and then a private collector collected it for 5 million, and this story has been circulated, and the ultimate goal is China, and the final price may be dozens or even hundreds of times the original price. In this way, a fake painting completes its 'butterfly' process, which can not only transfer assets overseas, but also win the reputation of 'overseas cultural relics return'. ”

"The problem is serious and the situation is serious, which is why the State Council has asked us to take the necessary measures. ”

"Well, it can't be delayed any longer, this material is a bit interesting, it can be seen that the comrades who sorted out this material have a certain research on money laundering, especially art money laundering, and you are responsible for the specific work, can you transfer him over. ”

"President Cao, he is not from our system. ”

"No, then how did you have this material?" Vice President Cao was surprised.

Ding Xingli sat up straight and explained with a smile: "This Han Bo is a public security officer, and he found out the Donghua tax case that year, and later transferred to the OUHK to teach, and then transferred to the grassroots level. Five years ago, you worked with us and smashed down a couple of underground banks. After that, he was sent to South Africa by the Ministry of Public Security to work as a police liaison officer for four years, and now he is on a temporary post in the Shenzheng City Public Security Bureau as the deputy director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Shenzheng City Public Security Bureau.

Some time ago, he solved a murder case, two vicious suspects brutally murdered a painter for profit, trying to hype up the painter's work. In the process of solving the case, he found that the problem of money laundering in art was serious, and he compiled what he knew and some of the information he learned from the former head of the Hong Kong Joint Financial Intelligence Unit into materials and sent it to me.

He didn't know that the State Council had paid attention to the extreme abnormality of the art market, and he didn't know that the central government had ordered the relevant departments to study measures, but he just wanted to remind me that after all, we had worked together before, and he knew that I was in charge of something. ”

The next step is not only to crack down on money laundering in art, but also to curb the chaos in the art market.

This involves the cultural authorities, the cultural and artistic circles, the entire auction industry, and the real interests.

With regard to anti-money laundering, at the national level, there are inter-ministerial liaison meetings on anti-money laundering with the participation of 23 departments, including the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the China Banking Regulatory Commission, the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the China Insurance Regulatory Commission. All provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government, and several cities with separate planning status, such as Shenzheng, have also established a corresponding system of liaison meetings.

Vice President Cao weighed it, picked up the materials again and said: "The next work is inseparable from the assistance of the public security, and it is not the same as the people in our system who can be transferred." ”

The next step is to "kill" the chaotic art market, and Ding Xingli certainly wants a "good knife".

However, of course, it is no problem to be an ordinary deputy director-level cadre, and he can directly coordinate with the Dongguang Provincial Public Security Department and the Shenzheng City Public Security Bureau, but Han Bo is not an ordinary deputy director-level cadre, he said with a wry smile: "President Cao, Comrade Han Bo is on temporary duty in Shenzhen, and his working relationship is in the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security. Not only did I just go to Shenzheng for a short time, but I also undertook the task of cracking down on gangsters, and I am afraid that I will not have enough weight to transfer a deputy director-level cadre like him. ”

"There are too few police officers who know how to do it, so I coordinate with the Ministry of Public Security. ”

"Thank you, President Cao. ”

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Han Bo, who was so busy, didn't know that a kind reminder actually put himself in the sight of the central bank leaders.

At 3 p.m. on January 7, when I was about to go to the Luohu Branch to deploy an arrest operation, a phone call came from the office of the city bureau, asking him to hand over the matter at hand to others for the time being, and immediately go to the city bureau for a meeting.

Rushing to the city bureau, several conference rooms were empty, and there was no sign of a meeting.

Just as he was inexplicable, Secretary Chen ran out and invited him into the director's office.

"Customs...... Director Ding is also here, why are you here at the customs bureau?" Seeing that his old friend was talking and laughing with the customs bureau, Han Bo was stunned for a moment.

"By the way, by the way. Ding Xingli smiled slightly and got up to greet him.

treats his subordinates, Guan Bureau is not so enthusiastic.

What's more, this uninvited guest from Beijing is digging the foot of the wall, and the anti-crime work is progressing smoothly, how can he change the general at this critical time, but the people are too big, and the provincial and municipal leaders have greeted him, so he can only receive him hard.

"Xiao Han, it's the wrong name, it's not Director Ding, it's Director Ding. ”

"Ouch, I really don't know, Director Ding, congratulations. ”

"Old friend, don't be so polite, don't you want me to congratulate you. ”

Ding Xingli didn't want to delay too much time in closing the bureau, sat back in his original position, and asked with great interest: "Han Bo, in fact, today is not just a stop, but also wants to take this opportunity to borrow the treasure of the director of the customs bureau to ask you about the problems existing in art money laundering and even the entire art market in recent years." That material is only a dozen pages, and I can't get enough of it, I want to know more about it, and I am not allowed to hide it. ”

For this, it is good to pay attention to art money laundering, but how to choose this occasion in this way.

The customs situation is very serious, it seems that this is work, and the next step is not small talk, but reporting.

Han Bo didn't know why, so he quickly sorted out his thoughts and talked eloquently.

"Report to the Customs Bureau, report to Director Ding, in the process of investigating the 2011.10.25 case, due to the needs of the investigation, I have consulted many experts and industry insiders, and have had a good understanding of art investment and collection and even art auctions, and found some very coincidental factors.

In 2004, China set up an anti-money laundering department, and in 2006, when the Anti-Money Laundering Law was introduced, the price of art prices rose during this time period. It can be said that it is precisely because of the existence of a large number of money laundering activities that the price of art has been raised, and it has also brought a very deadly and dangerous bubble to the art market. ”

"Comrade Han Bo, how did they launder money through art?"

"There are roughly three kinds, the first is to launder black money, if you are a corporate executive and have gray income, then the people who do art money laundering can help you operate, spend two or three million, buy some paintings, and after buying, they will inflate the price of these works of art dozens to hundreds of times. In the past two or three years, through the auction company, hundreds of thousands can become tens of millions, and some can reach tens of millions, although the money to buy the painting is still your own, but through this operation, your money will be laundered. ”

"Sell with your left hand, buy with your right hand?"

"Almost. ”

Han Bo nodded slightly, and continued: "The second is embezzlement-type money laundering, for example, if he is still an executive of a company, he can set up an art investment institution under the group, and put some paintings on the market through people who are specifically responsible for money laundering, which are originally only worth 100,000 yuan, buy it for several million, use state-owned funds, buy one or two hundred paintings, the original market value is 30 million, you can buy it with 1 billion, and the difference in the middle actually falls into the pockets of individuals." ”

It turned out that the value of the case was so large, and the customs bureau suddenly found that since it was inevitable that the corner of the wall would be dug up, it could completely undertake or assist the central bank in investigating one or two major cases involving art money laundering, and couldn't help but ask: "What about the third type?"

"The third is related money laundering, which is similar to the rat warehouse of the stock market. For example, the two of us have a lot of Qi Baishi's paintings in our hands, you buy one of me, I buy one of yours, and after the price is raised, all the paintings in our hands will increase in value, reaching a sky-high price effect. ”

It was a rare opportunity to report the situation to the central bank leaders in charge of anti-money laundering, and Han Bo couldn't hold it as soon as he opened the conversation.

"I summarize the art market into four markets, there is a money laundering market, a gift market, a collection market and a consumer market, the consumer market should be the only one without bubbles, but the domestic consumer market has not really been cultivated. For most people at the moment, they can't afford to spend art.

The art system in Europe and the United States is a social public interest system, it is not our China's capital money laundering system, that is to say, the West uses it as a concept of sponsoring art and sponsoring artists, rather than becoming another capital market, not a concept of gambling. ”

Han Bo sighed and said worriedly: "At the beginning, I was worried about the capitalization and financialization of artworks. As I learned more, I found that it had been capitalized and financialized. It has extended from the original collectors and overseas auction houses to art dealers, contemporary art promoters, domestic auction houses, and even art finance capital such as art funds and art trusts. Some financial institutions, including banks, are following the hype. ”

"Xiao Han, are you saying that there is a huge bubble and financial risks in the art market, which is very hot now?" asked Guan Ju in a low voice.

In 2009, the British "Times" surveyed the global art masters of the 20th century through a questionnaire of 1.4 million copies, and among the 200 art masters selected, none of us in China were selected, and there were 4 in Japan.

However, the value of some Chinese artists is higher than that of those world-recognized art masters, and even more than ten times higher. Dalí's works are only tens of millions of yuan per piece, and it is still the price of his more important works, while Chinese artists are hundreds of millions of yuan at every turn, which is unreasonable. It's like saying that a singer in China is not well-known, but his worth is higher than that of Michael Jackson, which is impossible!"

As soon as the connoisseur speaks, he will know if there is one.

He not only knows the inside story, is proficient in the law, and has experience in handling cases, and with him joining, the next work will undoubtedly be much better.

This trip was not in vain, Ding Xingli was in an extremely happy mood, looked at the customs bureau with a smile and said: "Director Guan, I'm not wrong, I'm looking for Han Bo to find the right one." ”

What do you mean, Han Bo was confused.

The customs bureau lit a cigarette, looked at Han Bo, and then looked at the uninvited guests, and said with a smile: "Director Ding, although I don't know as Comrade Han Bo in this regard, I also know that the art market is not small, and it is not big to say that it is big, and if you look at the whole country, it is not concentrated in Beijing, Donghai, and our Shenzheng? By the way, there is also Hong Kong!"

"That's true. ”

"Since the superiors have instructions, our city bureau will definitely assist, even if the superiors have not instructed us to assist. However, Comrade Han Bo really can't get out of his way now, he is not only the head of the task force responsible for the city's anti-crime work, but also the deputy director of the city's 'three strikes office'; if he leaves, whoever can take over the anti-crime work in a short period of time can only take care of it, and he can only take care of it in Shenzheng. ”

"Director Guan, our President Cao has coordinated with the Ministry of Public Security. ”

"I know that the leaders of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry have personally called me, but there are difficulties at the grassroots level, and the work of cracking down on organized crime has certain particularities. I'm not afraid of Director Ding's jokes, but in our public security system alone, there are five or six department-level cadres who have been dismissed on suspicion of acting as a protective umbrella for the underworld forces, and the extent to which the case is investigated needs to be kept strictly confidential, and I don't know many of the circumstances. ”

Han Bo finally realized the true intention of his old friend, and he was immediately made to cry and laugh.

Director Guan made up his mind and patted him on the arm: "Director Ding, if you don't believe it, you can ask Xiao Han! The attitude of the party committee of our bureau is clear, and we can only take care of it." Considering that the anti-money laundering work is relatively arduous, our municipal bureau can not only let Comrade Han Bo take care of it and let Comrade Han Bo assist you, but also order the economic investigation detachment to give full assistance. ”

Without the assistance of the public security or procuratorial organs, the People's Bank of China (PBoC) would not have been able to carry out anti-money laundering work alone.

Ding Xingli has been in charge of anti-money laundering for a long time, and he has dealt with the public security a lot, so how can he not guess what the customs bureau has calculated, and he is also happy to give this favor, but he still smiled bitterly: "Director Guan, we can't hide it, what we want Comrade Han Bo to assist in the investigation is not a single case, and it is not our leaders of the People's Bank who assign this task, but a higher level." I can't be the master of what you said, but you can fight with your Ministry of Public Security. ”

Higher!

Isn't it higher than the People's Bank of China that is the party-central government, the state-council-yuan, and this opportunity to show a big face cannot be missed, Director Guan was happy, and held his hand enthusiastically: "Thank you, Director Ding, for reminding us, we will try our best to fight for it, but you also have to help us say good things." ”