Although Zhang Tianyuan is now quite famous in China, compared with a big man like Stanley Ho, whether it is in money or status, there is a big gap, so he has always maintained his due modesty, and the same is true for He Chong.

Although He Chong is now at most an antique administrator of Stanley Ho.

But for Zhang Tianyuan, such friends are still worth making.

Stanley Ho still has a lot of collectibles in his hands that are very precious, and the old man is now thinking about what to do with these antiques, if he can get these things through Guò Ho Chong, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? It can not only solve the headache of the elderly, but also increase the collection of your own museum.

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the collection of precious items among the wealthy, and auction prices have reached record highs.

However, according to Zhang Tianyuan's understanding, the main purpose of Hong Kong tycoons to buy collectibles is to satisfy their personal preferences and show their social status, and a quarter of Hong Kong tycoons use collectibles as a means of creating wealth. Surprisingly, or because their children have different interests from their parents, Hong Kong's wealthy only plan to leave 25% of their precious treasures to the next generation, the third-lowest in the world, far below other Asian markets.

According to the Hong Kong Commercial Daily, there is a more authoritative report on the investment trend of "precious collections" around the world, including jewelry, art, wine, antique furniture, antique cars and precious metals. The study surveyed a total of 2,000 high-net-worth individuals around the world, with Hong Kong accounting for 100.

The proportion of Hong Kong's wealthy people is 14%.

With an average of 14% of the local wealthy, the proportion of valuable treasures is the third highest in Asia. It is second only to Chinese mainland (17%) and Singapore (16%). Respondents will only use a quarter of their precious treasures to create wealth protection, which is lower than the Asian average of 36%.

An authority source who conducted the survey said: "The results of the study show that when people decide to buy collectibles. Personal preferences override investment considerations. If it can bring financial returns, it is the icing on the cake. "Satisfying personal preferences is the main motivation for the local wealthy to own valuable collections. Be able to buy what you want. It's heart-wrenching, emotionally rewarding, and the rich think it's not money that can be measured.

This is probably also Stanley Ho's idea, he collects those things, not to add value or create wealth, but to be able to satisfy his personal preferences.

The same is true for Zhang Tianyuan now, maybe he used to generate income and increase value, and to make money, but after such a long period of development. His thinking has also changed radically.

Interestingly, though, these older collectors don't seem to be willing to pass on their collections to future generations, not because they don't like their descendants, but mainly because they may not be interested in these collections themselves, and they will still be sold if they pass them on, so it's better to deal with them properly than that.

Stanley Ho is currently facing the same situation, his body is getting worse day by day, and he may go west at some point. So he had to think about it.

Stanley Ho, his name is really thunderous, in Australia. The most powerful, the most profitable, the most famous, and the longest reign in the history of door gambling. On top of that, he has a whole bunch of important titles: Aussie. General Manager of Door Tourism & Entertainment Co., Ltd., Australia. Chief Executive Officer of Gate Gaming Co., Ltd., Chief Executive Officer of Shun Tak Group, Hong Kong; Plus a large row of honors countless.

In 1943, Stanley Ho founded the Australian . Gate Fire Water (Kerosene) Company; 1961 year. Stanley Ho partnered with Ye Han, Ye Deli, Fok Yingdong and others to obtain the Australian . Exclusive right to operate the gambling industry; Since then, it has successively invested in shipping, real estate, hotels and entertainment. Presently. Stanley Ho has assets of HK$500 billion and a personal wealth of HK$20 billion. Ranked among the top ten super-richest people in Hong Kong and Macau, firmly sitting in Macao. The richest man in the door.

In the collecting world, Stanley Ho's fame is not small, not because he collects anything priceless, but because he behaves like the righteous heroes in martial arts novels. The most sensational thing this year is the return of the bronze statue of the horse's head, one of the bronze statues of the imperial zodiac "hydraulic bell" fountain in the Haiyan Hall of the Old Summer Palace, and Stanley Ho is undoubtedly the key figure in this event.

Sotheby's Hong Kong was originally scheduled to hold a public auction of the bronze statue of the horse's head on October 8, and public opinion once set off a wave of opposition, so that all parties involved in the matter fell into an embarrassing situation. After Stanley Ho learned about it, he bought it at a high price of 69.1 million Hong Kong dollars before the original public auction and donated it to the National Museum. And for a long time, his similar philanthropy was not uncommon. As early as 1987, he donated 147 pieces of ancient Chinese cultural relics to the country.

In September 2003, Stanley Ho donated more than RMB 6 million to the China Special Fund for the Rescue of Lost Overseas Cultural Relics, and purchased the bronze statue of the pig's head in the Old Summer Palace from overseas and donated it to the Poly Museum.

In September this year, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, Stanley Ho will auction the oil painting "South. The Treaty of Beijing, the Grand Ceremony of the Century, Mao. Marsh. East Meets Heath", bronze sculpture "Mao. Marsh. East, Deng. Small. Five precious artworks commemorating Hong Kong's return to the motherland were donated to the National Museum.

For example, the person in charge of a foundation said: "In 2000, Poly Group spent a total of 15.93 million Hong Kong dollars on the return of the bronze bull head and the bronze monkey head. Later, only the first copper tiger cost 15.44 million Hong Kong dollars. Now the first estimate of the copper horse is as high as 60 million Hong Kong dollars. The return of the national treasures lost overseas in the form of public welfare can play a role in patriotic education, but knowing that it is a cultural relic of the Old Summer Palace, it even offers a sky-high price to attract people to buy it. ”

Xie Chensheng, honorary president of the Chinese Cultural Heritage Society, also said in an interview with reporters: "I am most opposed to raising the price of cultural relics!" A bronze horse head, just 60 million Hong Kong dollars, what are you kidding? The return should be returned, but the channel of return is not necessarily buying! I don't approve of this, do all cultural relics have to be bought? ”

But having said that, Zhang Tianyuan also understands the anger of these people, but the problem is. There are some things that you don't sell back. How do you get it back?

To grab? To steal? Or go and ask for it? Then someone else will give it to you!

He is very annoying, some people are not able to bring back cultural relics under certain pretexts, and others are still chirping crookedly when they bring them back. As if you're so high-spirited, you have the ability, why don't you bring things back? It's a great way to talk about it!

Since He Lao is so generous, he wondered if he could also let He Lao donate the things he collected to his museum, not for free, he could even buy them at the original price, after all, many things are already out of print, there is no zài second in this world, if you can buy it back with money. That's all lucky, it's all good.

"By the way, Brother He, in Hong Kong and Macao. Door, do you have any collections, may as well introduce a few to me to know? Zhang Tianyuan couldn't help but feel hot in his heart when he thought of this, if the investigation report was accurate enough, then in Hong Kong, there must be many collectors of the older generation who plan to sell what they have in their hands. Whether you buy it or come over, you have to get it anyway, and now your biggest advantage is that you have such a big museum and a lot of money. He can do it.

"If you want to talk about collecting, Hong Kong and Macau. There are many people who are very good at the door, but there are rich businessmen of the older generation who have some money. I'm going to collect something, but if I really want to talk about it. The most famous is Zhang Zongxian Zhang Lao, who has changed from a gentleman to a collector, who is younger than the old lady. But the fame in the collecting circle is even greater, by the way, five hundred years ago, you were probably still a family. He Chong said with a smile.

"Zhang Zongxian?" Zhang Tianyuan was stunned for a moment, not because he didn't know this person, but because he was really related to this person.

Their family was originally from Shangpu, and his grandfather's generation only moved to Shaanzhou, saying that there was a conflict with the family.

Zhang Tianyuan chose to start his own business in Shangpu, in addition to the fact that the business is good there, of course, there is also the meaning of finding roots, but unfortunately, the roots are not found, but he has found his life's career, as well as his friends and wife.

And Zhang Zongxian should be regarded as the same generation as Zhang Tianyuan's grandfather, but he is much older than Zhang Tianyuan's grandfather.

When he was very young, he heard his grandfather talk about Zhang Zongxian, and even thought that one day he would be able to be taken by this rich relative, and then take him to Hong Kong to play.

But that's just what I thought when I was a child, the older people get, the less they care about this matter, which is why he didn't visit Zhang Zongxian even if he went to Hong Kong last time.

Although with his current financial resources and status, even if he went to meet Zhang Zongxian, he was not ashamed.

However, he also has to admire this Zhang Zongxian, who is not only very capable of living, but also very capable.

Zhang Zongxian's story always sounds like a legend. It's just that his arrogance is not young and frivolous, but bursts out with the confidence of "talent" and "wealth".

Born in 1929 in the family of old Shangpu antique jewelers, the third young master could also haunt the ten-mile foreign market and lose part of the family property like ordinary gentlemen when he was young; At the age of 20, he went to Hong Kong alone and wanted to make a career.

When he first arrived in Hong Kong, Zhang Zongxian did not inherit the family business and engaged in the antique business, but engaged in clothing. It wasn't until 1951 that he officially opened his own antique shop, which was called "Yongyuan Xing".

Starting an antique shop is tough. At the end of the 40s of the last century, the former kings and grandsons of the imperial capital and the former collectors of Shangpu fled to Hong Kong, and Hong Kong suddenly became an important center for the circulation of Chinese cultural relics. Fortunately, there was a Liang Xuezhuang (Third Master) from the north, and Liang Sanye appreciated him a lot. So, Zhang Zongxian borrowed ten taels of gold from Liang Sanye, and ten taels of gold were about 2,700 Hong Kong dollars at that time.

Zhang Zongxian, who was desperate, immediately connected with his father, who worked in Shangpu Foreign Trade Arts and Crafts Company, and remitted 3,000 Hong Kong dollars, and Shangpu Foreign Trade Arts and Crafts Company sent a batch of old handicrafts. It is this batch of goods that has made the young Zhang Zongxian. This batch of goods was successful, and 80% of it was sold quickly, and 10,000 Hong Kong dollars was collected, and Liang Sanye's loan was paid off. This is the first pot of gold that Zhang Zongxian found in Hong Kong. (To be continued......)