Chapter 275: Sole Member
Wu Tianyuan looked at the top ten national treasures, compared the collections in his museum, and found that he was even better!
Needless to say, there are almost 20 paintings and calligraphy in the Song Dynasty alone. Of the eight families of the Tang and Song Dynasties, he only had Liu Zongyuan, and everyone else had it!
There are only a few styles of knowledge left by the five famous kilns, and there are also peerless rare firewood kiln bowls!
There are also a lot of bronzes, and the seven Jiuding sets alone are the treasures of the major museums, no worse than Mao Gongding and Sanshi Pan!
Not to mention the Fa Ti, just ten authentic works of the two kings will kill the whole audience in seconds! Not to mention the Eight Pillars of Lanting!
Director Hu saw Wu Tianyuan's proud appearance, and said helplessly: "Hey, not counting quantity, in terms of pure quality, the two Forbidden Cities are not as good as your Tianyuan private museum!" I'm also convinced, you have been established for less than a year, and a museum that fights alone can surpass the two major Forbidden Cities? ”
Lin Baili laughed and said: "This is more people than people, goods than goods to throw!" Lao Hu, you just accept your fate! ”
The three of them ate together at noon and had a good chat about future cooperation, so it was easy to have the opportunity to catch Wu Tianyuan's path, and Lao Hu definitely couldn't let it go.
In the afternoon, the two of them left the Forbidden City, this trip was worthwhile, absorbing a lot of energy at one time, and they could hear the voice of the Song Dynasty immediately, and they could absorb the energy of the Tang Dynasty.
"Come with me in the evening, won't you? Someone invited you to dinner! ”
Wu Tianyuan asked curiously: "Huang Xuanlong? ”
"Haha, his face is not big enough! You'll know when you arrive! ”
Lin Baili sold a pass, kept it secret for the time being, and took Wu Tianyuan to his villa and began to appreciate his collection. Sure enough, he is worthy of being a big collector, there are hundreds of Zhang Daqian alone, and there are many secret masterpieces, which opened Wu Tianyuan's eyes.
"It turned out that Brother Cao invited me!"
In the evening, Wu Tianyuan finally met the main owner, the current president of Qing Play Yaji, Cao Xincheng!
"Knowing that Brother Wu came to Taiwan for the first time, can we not fulfill the friendship of the landlord? You see, all the members of Qing Play Yaji are here, just to welcome you, brother! ”
Wu Tianyuan hurriedly said hello, they chartered the entire banquet hall, and more than 30 people were all present, just for themselves!
Many people have seen it, and they have been to the last opening of the museum, so they are all acquaintances, and everyone sat down after saying hello and started chatting.
"We were founded in 1992, and it has been 24 years now, and members are all invited, and we do not accept members who apply to join themselves. When the association was founded, we elected 20 members, and after the organization was established, we invited Mr. Hsu Zhengfu, president of the Taiwan Art Gallery Association, to serve as the secretary general. The membership fees paid by members according to the agreement are mainly used for daily expenses such as inviting secretaries and member gatherings, as well as expenses such as exhibitions and book publications. There is absolutely no commercial activity within the organization, and members are not allowed to buy or sell things in the association, nor can they introduce others to do business. ”
As soon as Cao Xincheng sat down, he pulled Wu Tianyuan and began to introduce the Qing Play Collection, and said with a smile: "Members have to get together once a month, first, to contact everyone's feelings, and secondly, to take advantage of the party to bring their newly collected good things for everyone to watch together." In addition, experts from all walks of life are invited to give lectures, including mainland experts and many experts from Taiwan, and topics related to art can be discussed, as long as they can increase their knowledge, everyone will be interested. ”
"In case of disagreement, then ......"
Looking at Wu Tianyuan's curious appearance, Cao Xincheng laughed and said: "Members do not prohibit everyone from expressing different opinions, but everyone will basically respect each other, and they will not accuse you of being fake or wrong in person." We just appreciate, we don't buy or sell, so there will be no conflict of interest. ”
Wu Tianyuan nodded, this is very important, just like Minqiu Jingshe, as a top Chinese collection group, Qing Wan Yaji is also the same rules. Just for hobbies, everyone exchanges experiences together, not buying and selling!
"We don't make appraisals, and when Qingwan Yaji was established, we made it clear that we don't engage in appraisals, and we are not an academic institution. Qing Wan Yaji has never been appraised by others, and our friends and members have never asked us to give an appraisal. ”
"Now we have more than forty of them, including honorary members. Honorary members refer to specially invited experts in certain fields, and Mr. Geng Baochang is also our honorary member, but in the past four or five years, we have not added any new members. According to the agreement, the presidents of Qing Wan Yaji were naturally promoted by the vice presidents of the previous session. The second president is Chen Qibin, the third is Ma Zhiling, the fourth is Luo Jinming, the fifth is Cai Yiming, the sixth is Xu Zuotian, the seventh is Lin Baili, and now it is me. ”
"We usually organize visits to museums, both in Japan and in Europe. We have been to the mainland of the motherland many times, and Mr. Lin Baili, as the previous president, organized us to go to Guilin, then to the Shanghai Museum, and later to visit the Suzhou Garden. ”
Wu Tianyuan suddenly wondered: "You all like to collect, will you grab a thing at the auction?" ”
"Of course!" Lin Baili continued: "But Qing Play Yaji is not advocated, for example, I collect calligraphy and paintings, and I also like porcelain, but I never ask others to give it to me." Of course they won't listen to me! If he promises not to buy it on the surface, but asks someone else to buy it behind his back, the result is still the same, so there are still cases where everyone is competing for something. ”
"For example, last time there was a member named Chen Qide, who likes to collect ancient paintings, and the two of us once met at an auction, and everyone competed for the same ancient calligraphy work. Later, at a party in Taipei, he told me that he bought it in the end, and I joked: "If I had known earlier, I would have given it to you, and at least I could save you hundreds of thousands."
Cao Xincheng said helplessly: "Recently, because you have auctioned a lot of good things, we have generated a lot of friction, and you are here today, you are responsible!" ”
Everyone laughed, this is true, Zhongzheng shoots a lot of heavy weapons, many people like it, but it is not good for members to shoot, so they can only secretly find someone to hold up a card or entrust it by phone, which is very helpless.
"From then on, I will regularly organize a small special session for playing Yaji, and you will have your own internal auctions, and everyone can raise their cards openly, what about the one with the highest price?"
"Great, that's what I've been saying for a long time!"
Cao Xincheng slapped his thigh and said happily: "My brother is really a smart person, I have been talking about this for a long time, and I want to discuss it with you." Now we officially invite you to join the Qing Play Collection, how about enjoying your face? ”
"This ......"
Wu Tianyuan was a little embarrassed: "Don't hide it from you, brother, I have already joined Minqiu Jingshe, don't you claim that no one can join two groups at the same time?" ”
Lin Baili glared at Cao Xincheng and quickly explained: "That's the old yellow calendar!" Now we keep pace with the times, brother, we admire your level in our hearts, you are absolutely qualified! ”
"That's it, Brother Wu, join us!"
"Gotta join, or you can't go!"
A large group of people gathered around at once, gossiping and inviting Wu Tianyuan to join the Qing Play Yaji, Cao Xincheng was also drunk, usually people begged to join him, and they all had to vote, as long as two people disagreed.
It's good now, all of you invite one person to join, not to mention, or a member of Minqiu Jingshe, people also have to think about it!
"Okay, since everyone is willing to fight, I, Wu Tianyuan, will join!"
Wu Tianyuan has no choice, Taiwan Qingwan Yaji is a top group, and it will be of great help to him to develop the market in the future, and he can't ask for this opportunity. (To be continued.) )