Chapter 170: I Want 800 Million
"You found this in Japan?"
Liu Yiqian looked at the third set of Qi Baishi landscape screens in shock, asked the experts to hurry up to identify them, and said with a thumbs up: "Brother, Lao Liu, I haven't admired anyone in my life, you are one of them!" ”
"Guanfu's horses are all playing and collecting early, and they are not worth much at that time, and it is easy to pick up leaks. You should also know my details, if you use money to smash it, you can also smash it out of an art museum. ”
He looked at the Tianyuan Museum, especially Sanxi Hall, and sighed: "You are really self-made, and you have built a museum of this level in one year, I have nothing to say, admire and admire!" ”
Wu Tianyuan waved his hand indifferently, he personally experienced the chaos of domestic auctions last night, and lost his original respect for the so-called great collector in front of him, and there was a world of difference between him and those who really loved collecting.
"Let's talk about the deal, shall we? How much can you come out? ”
Wu Tianyuan didn't talk nonsense, and said straight to the point: "Qi Baishi, I'm not interested, since Brother Liu is interested, let's talk." ”
Liu Yiqian nodded, pondering, this price is not easy to open. Yesterday's billion knew what was going on, Chen Dongsheng sold it by himself and bought it by himself, just to launder money and financing.
"Chen Dongsheng spent 300 million yuan to buy Qi Baishi landscape screen ten years ago, and he has not taken it out until now. can only use guò as a means to launder foreign hot money, and then raise funds, otherwise he would not have acted in this play when the market is bad. ”
Wu Tianyuan's heart moved, and he overheard two news, one is that Chen Dongsheng is also in trouble now, and the other is sure that there is foreign financial support, Ma Lao was right at that time!
"I can give up to 700 million, brother, this is real money, how?"
Liu Yiqian is also very refreshing, after reading the level of Tianyuan, he doesn't have any capital to pretend in front of others, so he just order it.
"Eight hundred million! Xiang Radio and Television is also a good seller, and this price is not outrageous. ”
Wu Tianyuan smiled lightly: "You are also a person with an art museum, how to gain fame and fortune Brother Liu is better than me, or you can exchange it for a baby." ”
Liu Yiqian shook his head: "Baby? What baby to say in front of you? It took me a few years to save some possessions, so let's use the money! ”
The two finally reached a consensus that 800 million yuan was sold, and as for how Liu Yiqian operated Wu Tianyuan, he didn't care. Now hundreds of millions of dollars can run around the world in seven minutes, and no one can find out that it is black money.
With money, he continued to hunt for treasures and leaks, and returned to the national treasures, Hu Jianmin was right, the Tao is different, and they don't conspire with each other! Just take what you need.
Seeing Liu Yiqian away, Hu Jianmin said excitedly: "800 million? You kid make another profit, let's do real estate together, right? ”
"Real estate has this to make money quickly?"
"Also, it's really blushing to watch you make money, and now you are also a billion-dollar tyrant, what are your plans?"
Wu Tianyuan took a sip of tea and said in a deep voice: "Of course, I will continue to hunt for treasures, with money in my hands, many plans can be implemented, and the next step is to go to France, where there are many old collections of the Old Summer Palace, especially Fontainebleau, most of the trophies are there, see if there is a chance?" ”
Now that Wu Tianyuan is protected, he has money in his hands, and he can do a lot of things, so he doesn't have to be afraid. That's the advantage of having a museum, even if it's for the Louvre. Foreign private museums are very developed, some categories are no worse than public ones, the exchange of laws between museums is simpler, and with the identity of the dragon group, Wu Tianyuan's treasure hunt is even more powerful.
"If you haven't stayed for a few days, you're going abroad?" Sun Yuyao was a little reluctant.
"Don't worry, with Wang Jun protecting me, and Wang Hong as a translator, it's very safe."
Wu Tianyuan hugged the beautiful woman and comforted: "When my parents retire next year, let a few old people come to live in the capital, and you won't be bored by then." ”
"Say what? People didn't say they wanted to marry you! Sun Yuyao blushed and was duplicitous.
"Hey, the ugly daughter-in-law always wants to see her in-laws, so you just accept your fate!"
The two of them played for a while, and naturally they were upside down, **, and they were full of passion before parting.
"Boss, this is the information you want, our first stop is Paris?"
The next day, Wu Tianyuan took Wang Jun and Wang Hong directly on the plane and went to Paris, looking at the information in his hand and pondering.
"Paris, Red Mansions, Lu Qinzhai!"
Speaking of the two biggest antiquities dealers in the twentieth century, one is the Japanese Yamanaka Dingjiro, and the other is the traitor Lu Qinzhai!
Lu Qinzhai, a native of Huzhou, Zhejiang, has lived in France, the United States, etc., in the early 20th century, an internationally famous cultural relics dealer and antique dealer, sold many Chinese national treasures to foreign countries, including one of the greatest masterpieces in the history of Chinese art, "Sa Lu Zi" and "Fist Mao" in the Six Horses of Zhaoling.
Lu Qinzhai started as an apprentice in an antique shop, studied the business of the antique shop diligently, and learned to speak fluent English and French, and was soon appreciated by the boss, and Lu Qinzhai gradually became the head of the shop. After the Xinhai Revolution, Zhang Jingjiang returned to China to assist Sun Yat-sen, and the Tongyuan Company ended, and Lu Qinzhai opened his own antique shop and established the Lu Wu Antique Company.
It just so happened that at this time, the Qing government collapsed in China, the Beiyang government was in power, the people's hearts were unstable, and the antiquities and treasures in the Forbidden City were lost overseas. He gradually became a well-known connoisseur of Chinese antiques and also became a celebrity among the Chinese in Europe.
The data shows that as his business flourished, he also led the smuggling of a large number of domestic cultural relics overseas, and he attracted a lot of criticism in China. And in the heyday of the cultural relics trading business, it was planted in the hands of Tan Jing's counterfeiting group, which greatly lost its reputation and trust. With the establishment of New China, the smuggling of cultural relics and the interruption of international trade led to the cutting off of the supply of domestic cultural relics, and he had to liquidate all the goods and end his business in the early 50s. ”
Wu Tianyuan specializes in the secrets of Duo Tan Jing and Lu Qinzhai, one of the largest counterfeiting gangs, one of the largest cultural relics dealers, dog eats dog, and in the end, both of them can only go away.
About half of the Chinese antiques lost overseas were sold by Lu Qinzhai, the most famous of which were the "Sa Lu Zi" and "Fist Mao Da" among the Six Horses of Zhaoling, which were smuggled to the United States from about 1916 to 1917 and sold by Lu Qinzhai to the University of Pennsylvania Museum for $125,000.
At that time, Lu Qinzhai smashed all the stone carvings of the six horses of Zhaoling and prepared to smuggle them out of the country, fortunately, four of them were seized by the Beiyang government, but 'Sa Lu Zi' and 'Fist Mao' were smuggled out of the country and sold to the University of Pennsylvania Museum in the United States.
Lu Qinzhai smuggled and sold countless statues, stone carvings, bronzes, and jades before the Ming Dynasty throughout his life, a large number of which came from the stolen tombs of the emperors of previous dynasties. Lu Qinzhai has caused immeasurable losses to Chinese culture, archaeology, cultural relics identification, etc.!
"French collectors have different tastes than American collectors. The French love it: Kangxi Sancai, smeared red, eggplant purple, peacock green and other glazed porcelain, bronze, stone carving, Tang Sancai and Ming and Qing dynasty flowers. The Americans prefer the Northern Song Dynasty Jun kiln porcelain, Kangxi Lang kiln red, three generations of bronzes, ancient jade, unearthed artifacts, Northern Wei Dynasty reliefs, calligraphy and painting jade carvings. Moreover, American collectors have a very large appetite, are willing to pay a high price for old things, and are willing to maintain long-term relationships with antique dealers. ”
Wu Tianyuan studied the information, this one was collected by the Guò Dragon Group, which was more detailed and real, and there were many secret clues for his reference.
When Lu Qinzhai was 40 years old, the ancient director industry was in full swing. At this time, he had a new idea, which was to build a completely Chinese-style building to display and sell treasures from China. But this idea is almost impossible in Paris, where municipal planning is very strict. The architecture of Paris has a uniform style, and the height, design style, and materials of each house must be strictly approved, and must be in harmony with the surrounding buildings as a whole.
Lo's first proposed renovation plan was not approved. Undeterred, he again applied with the assistance of the French architect Bullock. Not knowing what kind of supernatural powers he used, the city of Paris finally approved his plan.
The renovation project began in 1926, and it took only two years to transform the original three-storey mansion into a five-story Chinese-style red mansion. This is probably one of the most authentic Chinese buildings in Paris!