Chapter 1280 Windfall

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Albeit in a bit of a hurry, in the face of the euro, villa rental companies are as efficient as ever. Almost after Liu Dong finished sorting out the paintings in Lehman Bridge's house, the villa had been leased, and even the housekeeper and waiter had been arranged.

Of course, such a fast efficiency and perfect service attitude also cost Liu Dong nearly 500,000 euros. But this money is not in his heart yet.

After a busy afternoon, Liu Dong finally moved the left and right paintings he had bought into his newly rented villa. After dinner, and without bothering to make out with Helen, Liu Dong got busy among the mountains of paintings.

"Honey, what are you looking for?"

Watching Liu Dong flip through these old sketches that had turned yellow and even some of them were still rotten, Helen came up curiously.

"I want to see if there are any high-level works I like! Anyway, it's okay to be idle at night!" Liu Dong did not say why.

After ordering Zhen's head, Helen picked up a small stack of about six or seven sketch papers that Liu Dong put next to her, and after looking at it a few times, "Is this such a sketch?"

"Hmm!"

Liu Dong nodded.

"However, the level of these sketches is not very good!" Helen frowned after a brief glance at the picture.

"But their authors are famous modern Chinese painters, although these sketches are left over from their studies in the West, and the level is not too high. But if you go to the Chinese auction market, the price of each piece is not less than 50,000 euros, or even more!"

"Really?" Helen had a look of surprise on her face.

50,000 euros is nothing to her. But the person who can sell a sketch study of a modest level for such a high price is undoubtedly not a famous painter.

"Of course it's true!"

Even $50,000 is Liu Dongshao.

Xu Beihong, Lin Fengmian, Yan Wenliang, Pan Yuliang, Liu Haisu, the paintings connected with these names, even if it is a sketch, some people are willing to pay tens of thousands of yuan to buy it, and there is even no price.

That's when they were in school. Careful work has always been much more valuable and artistic than random sketches.

Although it is not known how the manuscripts of these Chinese masters came into the hands of Brich's grandfather, it is fortunate that Lehman Brich did not know what these men had achieved in the East. Just because the level of painting shown in these works is not too high, they ignore it.

It also happened to let Liu Dong pick up a big leak!

"Then I'll help you find it!"

"No, these paintings haven't been cleaned up for a long time, and the dust on them is very dirty, so don't come here to join in the fun. And. Do you know which ones I need?" Liu Dong waved his hand.

"Isn't it written in Chinese characters? What's so rare about that?" said Helen.

"Not all of their paintings have this Chinese name written on them!" Liu Dong said, holding up a sketch he had just found.

The content of the work is a bust of a Frenchman, and the signed part does not appear in full name, but only 'LHS' instead!

And 'LHS' is the pinyin abbreviation of Liu Haisu's three words, of course, at this time it is not Chinese pinyin, but the Roman alphabet!

"Okay!"

After nodding dissatisfiedly, Helen put down the sketch study in her hand, "Then I'll go and rest first?"

"Well, go ahead. You're tired after a day on a plane and you've been busy for so long!"

After saying that, after standing up and kissing Helen's forehead, Liu Dong sent her to the bedroom on the second floor.

Without Helen by his side, Liu Dong can use the relics to repair the damaged sketches without any scruples, and find the sketches he wants.

In less than half an hour, he has found more than 300 works by modern Chinese masters from more than 10,000 sketches.

Among them are sketches and sketches. But the only regret is that there are no oil paintings and watercolors in it.

"However, it is rare to get this unexpected joy!" Liu Dong said in his heart.

Although the monetary value of these paintings is nothing in his mind. But the value of art cannot be measured simply by money. With them, the separate exhibition halls of various famous artists in Liu Dong's Yuanming Museum have naturally become more abundant!

"Whew!"

After finishing his own affairs and exhaling, Liu Dong looked at the sketch study that he had turned into a mess, and beckoned to the bodyguard next to him!

"Boss!"

"Get a few more people to come over and sort out these sketches. Let's move to the warehouse outside!"

"Understood!"

The bodyguard nodded, quickly recruited more than a dozen peers, and after everyone cleaned up the messy sketch assignments on the ground, they moved outside one after another.

Now, Liu Dong, who has become more and more accustomed to being served by someone around him. Although he has a strong force value, he has now begun to reserve bodyguards around him. You don't need them to protect your safety, it's just that when you need people, it's enough for them to show up on time.

Looking at the living room that was tidy again, Liu Dong, who was sitting on the sofa, breathed a sigh of relief. Then, I took the sketches of the famous artists and began to appreciate them with relish.

"Chairman, Manager Qiu is here!"

Looking at Qiu Hairui, who walked in under the leadership of the bodyguard, Liu Dong stood up and said with a smile: "I'm back, how is the situation?"

"According to the chairman's request, our gallery has signed an economic contract with Lehman Brich for a period of 20 years, and our gallery can get a 10% commission after each of his works is sold!

After taking it, Liu Dong took a few cursory glances, and Liu Dong returned it.

"What do you think of this person's level? Is there a basis for becoming famous?" Liu Dong said.

"Mr. Bricht's artistic level in neoclassicism is very high. It can be said that I have only seen it now, and it is hard to imagine that such a high-level painter has been unknown until now. After shaking his head, Qiu Hairui continued, "If we follow the level and means of packaging and promotion, Lehman Bridge's paintings can quickly increase their current value several times, or even more than ten times. But you know that serious neoclassical themes aren't very popular with the market these days. So. We can't predict how far he will go. One thing is for sure, though, that signing Lehman Brich will make us a lot of money. ”

"That's fine!" Liu Dong nodded.

Although the large profits in the other party's mouth are only hundreds of thousands, or millions of euros in Liu Dong's opinion. But compared to the smaller European branch of Wenrui Gallery, this is already a lot of profit!

"In the art of things, you are a professional! Lehman Bridge's specific packaging and promotion is your business, and I won't interfere too much! As long as the company doesn't lose money in the end!"

"I understand, Chairman!"

"Hmm...... Also, European companies are doing the right thing about the prudent policies they are doing and will continue to do so in the future. We are not in a hurry to compete with international giants such as Saatchi Gallery, Baihegao Gallery, Anderson Gallery and Duron Gallery, but we will focus our investment efforts by finding young painters who can be cultivated. If you have the opportunity, you can also merge and acquire those valuable galleries to open up our channels, and develop step by step, don't rush for quick success!"

If it had been a year ago, Liu Dong would definitely not have said that. But now he is more and more troubled by the various indigestion company diseases after the whale swallows, and he has gradually come to understand.

After a period of rapid expansion, what is most needed is stability. Deal with the internal problems first, and then think about how to further develop.

Looking at Qiu Hairui, who left after agreeing, Liu Dong couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "If only I could have understood these truths at the beginning." I'm afraid it won't be as passive as it is now!"

As soon as Liu Dong's thoughts fell, the mobile phone in his pocket rang.

Just pressed the answer button. Feng Jianhui's voice came.

"Chairman, the matter of the railway has been decided!"

"The contract has been signed?" Liu Dong said happily.

From Ulan Gumu in the northwest of Mongolia to Baotou in Inner Mongolia, the entire length of the railway is 1,215 kilometers, and the cost of a single line of investment and railway ancillary facilities is 20 million yuan per kilometer, and the total mileage investment is 24.3 billion Chinese dollars! The investment in the Mongolian section is the responsibility of the Erjin family, but they said that they can't withdraw so much money for the time being, and they hope that our alliance can provide a loan!"

"There is no problem with the loan! Just let the Hanhua Commercial Bank be responsible! The key is how to calculate the right to operate the railway?"

"According to the agreement we reached with the central government, the right of way belongs to the central government, and we can control the right to operate for 50 years. Mongolian Domestic Railways. The right of way belongs to the family, but we can get a 35% stake in the railway through a part of the investment!"

"35%, isn't it 49%?" Liu Dong frowned.

"Mr. Kulei said that in order to win over more allies and promote the construction of this railway by the Mongolian government, they have given away some of their shares in advance, and 35% is already the largest share he can give us!"

"Got it!"

Liu Dong was also reluctant to accept Hu Lei's explanation. Because he's going to do it himself.

"Jianhui, after the construction of the railway begins, you will immediately prepare for the Northwest Railway Company, and it is enough for us Hanhua Group to control 60% of the company's shares. All the rest will be transferred, and of course the party must be the ally we are working with now. ”

"Understood!"

The railway company is too eye-catching, even if it has the support of the state and the background of the Liu family behind it, but if Liu Dong eats alone, I am afraid it will attract some unnecessary undercurrents. Therefore, Liu Dong chose to use the method of selling shares to win over more allies.

Just like his idea of dividing 40% of the shares belonging to him in a non-core company like Hengyuan Real Estate into 13 equal shares and transferring them to the thirteen third-generation Liu family members of the Liu family.

If you want to make yourself successful in this world, and be able to succeed as always, you must not eat alone.

In this way, you can not only avoid the troubles caused by many 'pink eye', but also win over more allies, so that you can continue to expand your business territory. (To be continued.) )

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