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Chapter 636-637 Strange Goods (1 & 2)

"Of course, I think any collector in Paris at the moment would be willing to associate with Mr. Zhuang......"

Ezkena nodded, with six of Picasso's drawings, Zhuang Rui already has the qualifications to become an international collector, if Zhuang Rui intends to sell again, then all those who like Picasso's works will be willing to be friends with Zhuang Rui. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Hearing the boss's words, even if Sterling was excited at this time, he could only suppress himself, and wanted to appreciate Picasso's works again, but he was quickly put away by Peng Fei, and with a look of anti-thief, the depressed Sterling almost ran away.

However, Sterling does not have this qualification, in the collector's market, especially in the high-end market of top art, no one is short of money, and if you want others to sell their favorite art, it depends on whether you are sincere?

"Dear Zhuang, I would like to know, did you call us here today to sell these Picasso works?"

Ezkenna's small eyes turned around and began to slowly lean towards the subject, the reason why he asked this was to take the lead in the negotiation, so that Zhuang Rui subconsciously thought that he wanted to sell, not want to buy, which was also a small skill in negotiation.

"For sale?

No, no, no, Mr. Ezkenner, you are mistaken, I never thought to sell these precious Picasso works, not now, and never will ever ......"

After Zhuang Rui heard Ezkenner's words, he had a faint smile on his face, waved his hand again and again, said several words, and resolutely denied Ezkenner's words.

Although Zhuang Rui's net worth has shrunk greatly since he bought a private jet, he has never thought of selling Picasso's paintings, and he has never even thought of selling any of his collections.

In the current international art market, whether it is Picasso's works or his own collections, they are absolutely priceless, and no one is willing to exchange Picasso's works for money.

"Not for sale?"

Ezkenner was stunned for a moment, looked at Huangfu Yun on the side, and said to Zhuang Rui: "Dear Zhuang, what do you mean by calling us here today? Just let us enjoy Mr. Picasso's works?"

Ezkenner, who is also an important figure in British collecting circles, does not think that he has given up an important dinner party just to see Picasso's work, and it is better to go to the Louvre.

"Mr. Ezkena speaks Chinese very well......"

Zhuang Rui did not answer Ezkenner's words, but praised his Chinese proficiency, Ezkenner nodded very gentlemanly, waiting for Zhuang Rui's next words.

"Mr. Ezkenner must also be very familiar with the culture of our country, in our country, collectors rarely use money to buy the collection he likes, but more often, use their own collection to exchange with each other, so that both sides can get their favorite collection, Mr. Ezkenner, I think, you should understand what I mean, right?"

In fact, bartering is not only the patent of Chinese Tibetan friends, but also very popular in the world, Ezkenna immediately reacted when he heard Zhuang Rui's words, and he fully understood Zhuang Rui's thoughts.

But then Ezkenner's eyebrows were also tightly wrinkled, the occurrence of barter transactions is mostly due to the proposing party, taking a fancy to a certain object of the other party, and then taking out his best things to exchange with it.

But the current situation is that Zhuang Rui didn't even know what collection he owned, so he dared to propose a barter exchange, making it clear that he was relying on those Picasso sketches in his hand, and if he couldn't get the antiques that satisfied the other party, I am afraid that this transaction would be ruined.

But Ezkenna really cares about the Picasso drawings in Zhuang Rui's hands, and whether a collector can become a world-class collector, whether there are works like Picasso or Van Gogh in his collection is an extremely important mark.

The Ezkenazi family's heritage is nothing more than a large number of antiques looted from China in those years, but for European and American artworks, there is not much collected, Ezkena wants to be affirmed by international collectors, just owning antiques from China, it is far from enough.

"Mr. Zhuang, I think I understand what you mean, but my collection is all in London, and there is no way to choose a ...... for you now."

Ezkenner's mentality is very correct, to say that the preciousness of his collection is not necessarily lower than Picasso's works, but the rarity is more expensive, and there are millions of Chinese cultural relics abroad.

But Picasso's works come and go only in the tens of thousands, and most of them have been collected by private individuals and museums, and even if they are occasionally seen in the auction market, they are quickly sold at high prices.

Ezkenna knew that he was lucky to see these six sketches, and that his value could not be measured by their market price.

"Everything is in London?"

Zhuang Rui knocked on the table with his fingers a little lightly when he heard this, to be honest, he didn't really want to trade with private people, because businessmen seek profits, and when they exchange collections, they will definitely measure the value of the two objects at the market price, which will not maximize their own interests.

Zhuang Rui wants to exchange with museums the most, there are many museums abroad that have many precious Chinese cultural relics, but they definitely love Picasso's works more.

Then again, including many private museums, most of the things in the museum are not private, and if you want to donate or exchange the museum for sale, you need the consent of the museum board of directors, but Zhuang Rui believes that those foreigners will definitely agree to exchange Chinese antiques for Picasso's works.

Since things are not their own, there is no such thing as value equivalence, so that the operating space will be much larger, and Zhuang Rui can get more of what he wants.

"Mr. Zhuang, if you have time to go to London, I think my collection can satisfy you......"

Ezkenner really wanted to get these sketches of Picasso, and he didn't want them to go to the auction house, because Ezkenner knew that the price of Picasso's works had skyrocketed in recent years, and the price of these sketches could be more than tens of millions of dollars.

And once these works are put up for auction, many things will be out of his own hands, and Ezkenner will not be able to control the situation, and if another international collector comes to compete with him, I am afraid that he will definitely pay more money than he imagined.

"Well, Mr. Ezkenner, I have been touched by your sincerity, so be it that in three days I will be on a private jet to London, but before that, I would like to ask you to make a list of the best items you have, so that I may see if there is any possibility of a deal between us......"

Zhuang Rui thought about it for a while, anyway, he was going to London, and this barter is simple to say, but the operation is also very complicated, and it will definitely not be handled well in three or five days, that is to say, this batch of Picasso's works will definitely remain in his hands for a period of time, and it is nothing to go to London to see.

And Zhuang Rui also put forward such a condition, he must first know what collections Ezkenna has in his hands, if he is not satisfied, then this transaction will naturally not be negotiated.

Anyway, Zhuang is not afraid that these Picasso works will not be sold, as long as he lets out the wind, let alone those private collectors, I am afraid that the auction house alone will be able to step on the threshold of the hotel.

"Okay, dear Zhuang, I'll fax you the list when I get back, I think you'll be satisfied......"

Ezkena saw that Zhuang Rui gave an eviction order, so he stood up, shook hands with Zhuang Rui, handed Zhuang Rui a business card, and then pulled the unfinished Mr. Sterling to say goodbye.

Ezkena is still very confident in this, his collection is mostly Chinese porcelain, and it is all official kiln products of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, which are extremely rare in the international market, if Zhuang Rui is a nationalist, he will definitely be interested in the objects he has brought out.

"Brother Zhuang, these things drawn with pencils are all antiques?"

After Ezkenna, Huang Fuyun and the others left, Peng Fei picked up a sketch and looked at it, he could understand English, and knew that the two foreigners just now attached great importance to this painting.

However, Peng Fei looked at it for a long time, no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't see a good one, he wanted to see a bare-ass woman, this French TV has an adult channel, it is much better than this painting, or an adult action movie.

"Hey, boy, how fresh is your question, isn't it antique someone rushing to give you money?"

Zhuang Rui laughed when he heard this, and after carefully putting away the sketches, he then said to Peng Fei: "Keep these things carefully, maybe you can exchange them for a few treasures like the "Dingguang Sword", don't take care of it......"

"Fixing the Light Sword?"

Peng Fei was taken aback by what Zhuang Rui said, and hurriedly caught the sketches handed over by Zhuang Rui with both hands, muttering in his heart, these paintings don't look much better than those children in his girlfriend's school?

"Zhuang Rui, the fax is here, you can get it......"

The room suddenly remembered Qin Xuanbing's voice, and Zhuang Rui, who listened to it, was stunned for a moment, this Ezkenna's efficiency is really fast, and it has only been half an hour, and he actually sorted out the antique catalog.

How did Zhuang Rui know that Ezkena was afraid that Zhuang Rui would find a buyer again, so he hurriedly sorted out the best Chinese antiques he had on hand and faxed them to Zhuang Rui.

The six Picasso sketches in Zhuang Rui's hands must be heavier than Ezkenner's current collection of Chinese antiques, and he has a heavier weight in his heart, regardless of whether Zhuang Rui agrees to exchange them or not, Ezkenna has listed the most valuable objects in his hands, and he has not hidden them at all.

"Southern Song Dynasty Official Kiln Pen Washing ......"

"Song Jun kiln, kiln becomes a bowl?!"

"Northern Song Dynasty, Dingyao pattern flat chassis ......"

"Northern Song Dynasty, Dingyao plum bottle?"

"Yuan blue and white, fish bath pattern big pot ......"

"Chenghua Doucai Tianzi Jar, Southern Song Dynasty, Longquan Kiln ......"

"Wanli Colorful Bottle ......"

"Yuan Qinghua" Guiguzi descends the mountain "picture jar ......"

Holding the fax paper in his hand, Zhuang Rui's body couldn't help but tremble, especially the right hand holding the paper, which was obviously trembling, and Peng Fei and Qin Xuanbing, who were looking at it, widened their eyes inexplicably.

"Zhuang Rui, Brother Zhuang, you ...... What's going on?"

Qin Xuanbing and Peng Fei asked in unison, making Zhuang Rui, who was in a fugue state, violently shake his mind and sober up.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing, you two don't talk, let me be quiet......"

Zhuang Rui glanced at the words on this fax paper again in disbelief, yes, he didn't look dazzled, there are indeed two pieces of Yuan blue and white, two pieces of Song Ding kiln porcelain, and there is actually a Jun kiln porcelain that has undergone a kiln change, could it be that Ezkenna dug up the porcelain site of the Song official kiln?

There are three of the porcelain of the five famous kilns of the Northern Song Dynasty on this fax paper, and the Jun kiln is still the porcelain that has undergone kiln changes, and its value is far better than that of ordinary Jun kiln ware.

You must know that the ancients fired kilns, and the understanding of kiln porcelain was more superstitious, such as "Qingbo Magazine" said: "Jingdezhen, Raozhou, there are kiln changes in the big view, the color is red like cinnabar, the thing is abnormal for the demon, and the kiln is broken." ”

Most of the kiln workers who saw the kiln porcelain were destroyed, so there are very few kiln porcelain that have been handed down to this day, and the kiln porcelain from the Jun kiln is even rarer.

Dingyao porcelain is needless to introduce, the world knows, the white porcelain-based Dingyao porcelain, on the white porcelain fetus, cover the high-temperature color glaze, the later period is fired at the black glaze, sauce glaze and green glaze and other varieties, the literature is called "black ding", "purple ding" and "green ding", famous all over the world.

These kinds of porcelain mentioned above are difficult to see in China, and sometimes it is good to see a broken porcelain piece, and Ezkenna's list is casually written several, Zhuang Rui believes that this will definitely not be all of Ezkenna's brothers.

To say that these pieces of porcelain from the Song Dynasty kiln made Zhuang Rui a little surprised, then the two pieces of Yuan blue and white porcelain shocked Zhuang Rui, although there are few porcelain in the Song Dynasty, but it is still seen in major foreign museums from time to time, but the Yuan blue and white is different, it is really rare, rare to see.

Especially the last piece on the fax list, the Yuan blue and white Guiguzi descending mountain picture jar, as far as Zhuang Rui knows, the Yuan blue and white porcelain painted with the theme of the character story, there are definitely no more than 10 pieces in this world, of course, these pieces have been unearthed and researched.

It's just that what makes the Chinese people sad is that none of the Yuan blue and white porcelain, such as the "Zhaojun Out of the Stopper" jar in the Idemitsu Museum of Art in Tokyo, the "Sangu Thatched House" jar in the collection of the Pegassers Foundation, the "Zhou Yaftun Xiliuying" jar in the old collection of the Anzhai Art Museum, the "Wei Chi Gong Savior" jar in the Boston Museum in the United States, the "Incense Burning in the West Chamber" jar in the collection of a private collector in Asia, and the "Baihuating" jar in the Wanye Art Museum, are actually in the hands of the Chinese.

"Take it down, you must take down that Yuan blue and white Guiguzi descending mountain picture jar!"

Zhuang Rui had a voice in his heart, roaring loudly, although the price of Yuan Qinghua has risen sharply in recent years, and there is no shortage of speculation from foreign speculators, but Yuan Qinghua is scarce, and that is also a real thing.

At least Zhuang Rui has not found a real Yuan blue and white porcelain in major museums in China, most of which are imitated after the Ming and Qing dynasties, and now he has the opportunity to get a piece of Yuan blue and white porcelain, Zhuang Rui's heart is already excited.

"Phone, where's the business card that Ezkenna left just now?"

Zhuang Rui came back to his senses and rummaged on the coffee table, even if Zhuang Rui took out all the Picasso sketches and exchanged them with Ezkenna for this Guiguzi Yuan Qinghua, Zhuang Rui was willing.

"Dude, did you receive the fax from Ezkenna?"

Just as Zhuang Rui found Ezkenna's business card and was about to call in a hurry, Huang Fuyun's phone hit his mobile phone.

"Received, Brother Huangfu, let me tell you, Ezkenna actually has two pieces of Yuan Qinghua, yes, there are two!"

Zhuang Rui was afraid that Huang Fuyun would not believe it, so he deliberately accentuated his tone on the phone, as long as he played porcelain, he knew the status of Yuan Qinghua in the minds of the Chinese people, which represented the highest artistic level of an invincible dynasty that swept across Europe.

"Brother, don't get excited, Ezkena sent you a fax, I also received a list of things listed on it, I read ......"

Huang Fuyun's voice was much calmer than Zhuang Rui, no wonder, no matter how good things were, they couldn't reach his hands, as the saying goes, it's none of your business, hang it high.

"Huangfuyun, just change that Guiguzi Yuan blue and white piece, what conditions do you need for him to bring it ......up?"

Zhuang Rui said straight to the point, as long as the Yuan Qinghua on the list is true, Zhuang Rui is willing to pay any price, even if he sells the private jet that has just arrived, he is willing.

"Brother, be calm, be calm......"

"Egg is a sister, I want to go and see if that Yuan Qinghua is real or fake now!"

Zhuang Rui replied on the phone angrily, he was about to hurt, can he stay?

After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Huangfu Yun on the other end of the phone laughed and said, "Brother, you are a fan of the authorities, do you know why I called you?"

"How do I know?"

Zhuang Rui replied angrily, but immediately reacted and said, "Brother Huangfu, it won't be Ezkena who asked you to be a lobbyist, right?"

Zhuang Rui just saw the Guiguzi blue and white porcelain jar, he was really anxious, and now that he stabilized, his mind suddenly cleared up a lot, that Yuan blue and white is good, but the Picasso works in his hands are not nameless objects, and the value is not low.

"Hehe, you're right, Ezkenner is afraid that you will sell Picasso's paintings to others, so he specially told me to tell you that his collection is absolutely real Chinese porcelain, and he expects you to go to London and see things before deciding the fate of Picasso's works......"

Sure enough, what Huang Fuyun said later was similar to Zhuang Rui's idea, and he didn't even take a breath when he returned from Ezkena, so he sent a fax to himself, which shows that his thirst for Picasso's works is probably more than his desire to get Yuan Qinghua.

Zhuang Rui settled down and said right: "Brother Huangfu, then you see...... What should I do? Use those six Picasso sketches for those Guiguzi Yuan blue and white flowers?"

"Why? Why do you take six paintings and exchange them for one piece of porcelain? Brother, let me tell you, you just open your mouth, exchange a sketch for a porcelain, and slaughter that old boy......

Huang Fuyun's shout came from the other side of the phone, he was even more ruthless than Zhuang Rui, anyway, it had been several years since Picasso's works had been auctioned, and the objects in Zhuang Rui's hands were definitely strange goods.

Zhuang Rui nodded and said right: "Okay, then do as you say, I won't reply to him first, let's talk about it first, by the way, I still need more than 20 sketches here, you can introduce me to some people......"

Hearing Huang Fuyun's analysis, Zhuang Rui also knew the weight of these sketches in his hands, and he was not in a hurry at the moment, and was ready to wait until he saw the real porcelain before bargaining with Ezkena.

It's just that Zhuang Rui and Huang Fuyun didn't know that if it weren't for Zhuang Rui's intervention, Ezkenna would have staged a self-selling show at Christie's in London a few months later at the "Chinese Ceramics, Crafts and Export Crafts" auction.

In order to increase the market value of Yuan Qinghua, Ezkena paid a handling fee of more than 1 million pounds in advance, and sold the Yuan Qinghua of Guiguzi descending the mountain to a sky-high price of 230 million RMB, setting the highest auction record for Chinese art in the world at that time.

But now things have changed a little, because Zhuang Rui fell in love with this Guiguzi Yuan blue and white porcelain, and the subsequent sky-high auction still went on, but it was not this Yuan blue and white that was auctioned, and Ezkena also helped Zhuang Rui make a wedding dress in a sense.

Of course, these are all later words, and I will express them to you one by one in the later text.

"Okay, tomorrow I'll take the honorary director of the Guimet Museum to you to see the paintings, by the way, you kid will reveal to your buddies how many real Picasso paintings you have?"

Huang Fuyun couldn't hide the curiosity in his heart, he had just seen Stirling's appraisal of Zhuang Rui's paintings as genuine, not to comment on Stirling's character, but his appraisal level is still quite famous in the European art world.

"Hehe, not counting those six, there are twenty-two, how about it, can you fool some people?"

Zhuang Rui laughed proudly on the phone, he used to Taobao in China, it was called Wo Li Heng, even if he found a baby, Zhuang Rui's heart was not particularly comfortable, especially his first pot of gold, the manuscript, and now Zhuang Rui still feels guilty about the old lady.

However, Zhuang Rui didn't have any burden in his heart at all, so he almost sang a big knife and cut off the heads of foreign devils.