After Wang Siyuan and his father listened to Zhang Tianyuan's words, he left in a hurry, he realized that he couldn't miss this opportunity, if he could get some good things at tomorrow's auction, even if he suffered a loss, he would exchange it for Picasso's painting, because he liked it, because he needed it more!

Different from the primitive barter to meet the needs of life, the modern barter does not pursue equivalent exchange, but advocates that demand determines value, focuses on improving the utilization efficiency of goods, and uses network technology to effectively integrate the use value of idle items.

The same is true for bartering between works of art, it doesn't mean that my stuff is worth a million pounds, your stuff has to be worth a million pounds.

Rather, demand determines value.

For example, Helis has a high demand for Picasso's paintings, so Zhang Tianyuan can exchange paintings with relatively low value for more expensive things, because for Helis, the things that have accumulated in his warehouse may not mean much to him.

There has been a story before about a man who traded a paper clip for a villa.

From July 14, 2005 to July 12, 2006, the Canadian guy Kyle Brown. With a large red paper clip as capital, after 16 barters, McDonald not only realized his dream of changing villas, but also signed a book publishing agreement with Random House and sold the film rights to Hollywood DreamWorks.

The main process of his successful exchange is as follows:

A red paper clip→ a fishtail ballpoint pen→ a skull handle ornament→ a camping microwave→ an old household generator→ a commemorative beer keg + a bill in arrears (to fill it with beer), → a sleigh motorcycle→ a free vacation arrangement→ an old dual-purpose van→ a contract for a recording studio (50 hours of recording, 50 hours of mixing), → a free one-year rental of a duplex apartment in Phoenix, USA→ with the famous rock star Alice. Cooper had afternoon tea together → TV actor Corbyn. One of Bernson's roles as an actor in the new film → a one-year tenure of a villa.

Barter, which seems complicated and not equivalent, is actually very similar to the exchange of art, and Zhang Tianyuan is going to do this now.

Helis will be happy. It was because he heard what Zhang Tianyuan said, what Zhang Tianyuan needed was Chinese antiques. These Chinese antiques are of in-demand value to Zhang Tianyuan, but not of much value to him. So the exchange is completely no problem.

Wang Siyuan and his father left the same reason, the principle that demand determines value is very obvious in modern barter.

No one has suffered or taken advantage of this matter itself, but Helis still has some worries, mainly because he is afraid that he will show his desire for needs. If the hope is too strong, it will lead Zhang Tianyuan to open his mouth, and it will not be good.

Although he admitted to suffering a little loss, if he suffered too many losses, he would not be able to explain it, after all, the brotherhood was not up to him alone.

But if you don't say yes. I'm afraid this deal is going to be yellow, and this is not the ending he wants to see, and now he feels that he has to remind Zhang Tianyuan.

"Mr. Zhang, there is nothing wrong with bartering itself, but it requires a high level of trust between the two parties. You can't open your mouth and bid indiscriminately without a ceiling, right? ”

When Zhang Tianyuan heard Helis's words, he secretly scolded this grandson in his heart, why didn't you think so when you bought those contraband goods from others at a low price? Why didn't your ancestors think that way when they were plundering in other countries? Why don't you think so when you can't buy something and send someone to rob it?

This grandson. It's really a lot of cunning.

"Don't worry, I'll come up with a satisfactory price." Zhang Tianyuan smiled secretly in his heart, what is a satisfactory price? That is, you must let your grandson bleed profusely. You care a lot about the oil paintings in my hands, so your needs are much higher than mine.

You'll need these paintings to add to the Brotherhood's collection. To further control the Western art collection world, as long as the price I offer is not too outrageous, you will definitely have to buy it. That being the case. I'm not stupid, so of course I'm not going to be polite to you.

As a matter of fact. The Brotherhood also tried to launder itself, and the way to do that was to become the largest art auction organization in the world.

But for them. Although there are a large number of antiques and cultural relics from China, these things are not accepted by the Western art market, or the acceptance is relatively low, and more Westerners still want to see Western artworks.

If there are more than 20 Picasso paintings, the Brotherhood will instantly become a very prestigious Western collection institution in the world, and it will definitely increase its reputation a lot.

"Okay, Mr. Zhang knows that you can't ask for a random price, so let's do it, as soon as the auction ends tomorrow, I'll return to Paris, bring the collection to London, and let's trade again, I hope Mr. Zhang won't sell things casually before that, okay?"

Although Helis is not worried about Zhang Tianyuan, but at the moment he can only do this, there are so many people here, he is not good to do anything else, but after he goes back tonight, he has to discuss with the bigwigs of the Brotherhood and do a big vote.

For the sake of more than 20 Picasso paintings, it is nothing to take a little risk, saving this Chinese guy from asking for a sky-high price. And you want the Brotherhood to suffer? It's a dream!

Helis has now moved his mind, although some of the treasures of the Brotherhood are indeed in Paris, mainly to cooperate with this Paris Jewelry Fair, preparing to hold a small antiques fair by the way, after all, those who can participate in the jewelry fair are also rich people, and they can also make a lot of money by pulling them into the collectibles market, and because of this, many of the Brotherhood's collections have been secretly shipped to Paris.

But this is not the main problem, the main thing is that Helis wants to give himself a little time to prepare, to see if he can get these Picasso paintings from Zhang Tianyuan through some special means.

Murder, arson, robbery, and theft had not been done before by his brotherhood, but he was still very skilled in this aspect.

That's right. They have a large collection of Chinese antique artifacts, and these things are not only not worth less than Picasso's paintings. And it definitely adds up to a lot higher, but here's the problem. He is not interested in these things, and the demand is not so strong, but Picasso's oil paintings, which make him very eager to get them.

You know, there are more than 60,000 works of Picasso that are known, but the problem is that many of them are sketches or unfinished works, and even so, they are basically collected by private individuals and museums, and they are really on the market. Basically, it's just one or two, and once it appears, it's quickly auctioned off, and it's basically a high price.

Therefore, Picasso's oil paintings are very precious.

In particular, he listened to his appraiser say that among them, there are Picasso's alternative works that may shock the world, which are even more valuable, no, if they are measured by value. It's a bit of an insult to it, that kind of work is priceless.

So he had to wait, no matter what kind of means he used, even if he did something despicable. He didn't hesitate to do it, anyway, his ancestors did a lot of such things.

"Gee, that's not good. If someone wanted to come and exchange it, I wouldn't say no. It's too hard for me to leave things to you. ”

Zhang Tianyuan didn't trust Helis at all. He knew the shamelessness and meanness of the people of this family, and the things he did in the past and those things he did now were exactly the same, in the same vein.

To be honest, he really doesn't care who he trades with, as long as the exchange thing can get into his eyes, if the value of the thing is very expensive, but he doesn't like it, then I'm sorry, it's useless.

Whether it is private or public, he is willing to exchange.

He was in the open business, but he was not anyone's personal royal merchant, so it was impossible for him to refuse someone else and leave things to Helis.

Of course, it is very troublesome to exchange with the public, and he has also asked people to inquire, although the British Museum and the Paris Museum have the intention of exchanging, but their requirements are very clear, that is, a painting for a thing, because the things in the museum do not belong to the private, but public, which involves a lot of problems, especially in the Western society, to decide a thing, you must have the consent of many people, come and go, not only delay time, but also may suffer in the end.

So after thinking about it, exchanging with a private person is a better choice.

He hated Helis, but he also knew that Hellis's Brotherhood was the best exchange, because the Brotherhood had a large number of Chinese antiques, and many of these people were actually illiterate, and some things actually didn't fetch a price, but they were very valuable.

For example, the fragments of the "Yongle Canon", the fragments of the "Siku Quanshu", etc., such things are rarely bought by people in the auction house, and they keep them as garbage, if it can be used as a price for exchange, they will definitely be very happy.

Of course, Zhang Tianyuan also thought about whether Helis would use the same method as Lancelot's father to deal with himself after this matter was known to Hellis, so he decided to move out of the hotel with Liu Mengxun at night and live on the plane, which is safer than the hotel, and his private jet has been specially modified, if there is really any snitch who wants to go in at night, it is impatient.

"Yes, Sir Helis, you can exchange things for things, and so can others, and you can't take advantage of them all by yourself." Sir Thomas glanced at Helis, he just couldn't see the arrogance and rudeness of this guy, after all, he was the descendant of the robbers.

Tom also had a lot of Chinese antiques on hand, but his things were given to him by friends in Hong Kong or sold at auction in Hong Kong.

Of course, there is also some contraband.

He still prefers Picasso's paintings to those of others, so this time, he has to come in with a foot, and he can't let Helis take all the benefits.

"Mr. Zhang, I will try my best to contact the people of the family and discuss a transaction with you, by the way, I heard that Mr. Zhang is also in the jewelry business, won't you go to the Paris Jewelry Fair this time?" Helis ignored Tang Maru, but looked at Zhang Tianyuan and asked tentatively. (To be continued......)