Chapter 665: Eight Horses
The relationship between Rogov and Li Yi was purely a relationship between buying and selling from the beginning, and the turnover was not much. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Later, when Li Yi tempted him with the provision of information, to be honest, this proposal was not so reliable. What the two said at the time was in full swing, and when they calmed down and thought about it, it was too difficult to implement.
One of the most critical aspects of Li Yi's proposal is the quality of information. This quality includes the source, authenticity, value and other aspects of the information, and these aspects need to have a quantifiable standard before it can be truly implemented.
In other words, without establishing detailed evaluation criteria that can be recognized by both parties, the so-called cooperation is simply water without a source and a tree without roots.
Li Yi wants to use the value of the antiques in the information provided as the basis for judging the commission, and the starting point is correct, but this is also based on the premise of information quality. And this is precisely a problem that cannot be solved even with a worldwide full-time institution, and counting on Rogov alone is simply child's play.
This point can be seen by looking at the intelligence collection effect of the cultural relics return agency in China for so many years.
Therefore, when Rogov calmed down and thought about it, he understood that this was not feasible at all, and he did not want to give up further cooperation with Li Yi, so he concocted a simple catalogue and tried to replace the so-called information fee with a transaction commission.
But before, he knew almost zero about Li Yi, so naturally it was impossible to put too much energy into this matter, so of course, the catalog he prepared could not be exhaustive, which was human nature.
As a result, a lot of the information he knew was not included in the catalog.
Of course, things are always evolving. When Rogov got "Autumn Mountain View", "Summer Carnival", and even the commission for Picasso's works that he had not yet received, but was about to get, he already regarded this matter as more important than his own voice.
At this time, of course, he will take out what he thinks is the best and best quality resources to try to maintain this kind of deal with Li Yi.
François is what he considers to be a good resource, but it's too late to be included in the catalogue at this point.
To put it bluntly, it is a process of two people who cooperate with each other from distrust to trust, but this process has become extremely short because of Li Yi's endless European famous paintings, or simply because of Li Yi's absolute strength.
Li Yi also figured this out, so he just asked a simple question, didn't say anything more, and instead focused on the painting in front of him.
Lang Shining is a quite legendary painter, as an unknown junior in the European painting world, it can be said that it was Huaxia who made him, and he also achieved Huaxia court painting, bringing Chinese court painting to an unprecedented peak.
Lang Shining's "Hundred Horses" is one of the top ten famous paintings in China!
Lang Shining's "Portrait of Emperor Chunhui's Imperial Concubine in Imperial Costumes" was sold for HK$137.4 million in Hong Kong, setting a new world auction record for Chinese imperial portraits!
Lang Shining's "Yongzheng December Old Summer Palace Pleasure Map" set a sky-high price of 144 million yuan of soft sister coins, setting a new auction record for his works!
The surviving amount of Lang Shining's works is not small, but it can never be called many, only forty or fifty pieces are recorded in the Chinese calligraphy and painting bibliography book "Shiqu Baoji", and according to research, there are only more than 100 pieces that can be clearly identified as their authentic works that have been handed down so far.
Moreover, his special status as a court painter also made his works rarely enter the public, and at present, most of his paintings are collected in famous museums at home and abroad. Some people even say that the "Bust of Emperor Chunhui Imperial Concubine" that set an auction record is the only undisputed oil painting of Lang Shining that exists among the people!
However, in the 10 years from 2000 to 2010, there were still as many as 326 works signed by Lang Shining that appeared in various auctions!
What's even more terrifying is that the auction rate of these works is as high as 56%, that is, 181 works have been sold, and the total turnover is more than 1 billion, which shows the high price of their works and the degree of popularity in the market.
Lang Shining excelled at a wide range of subjects, but he is particularly famous for his figure and animal paintings. Among his many animal paintings, he is most handy at painting horses.
Horses are the traditional subject depicted by Chinese painters in the past dynasties, and there have been many masters of painting horses in the history of painting, and Lang Shining's horses are unique. His achievements in painting horses can be seen from the fact that his work "Hundred Horses" can be selected as one of the top ten famous paintings in China.
François's "Eight Horses" is an authentic work, and it is the real work of Lang Shining.
"How much does this painting cost?"
"This painting is not for sale."
"Not for sale? Are you afraid that I can't afford to pay? ”
"No, no, it's not a matter of money, this painting is priceless to me because it is the only inheritance left to me by my grandfather......"
The corners of Li Yi's mouth provoked a smile, and he stared into François's eyes without saying a word, so he listened to him slowly make up the story.
Soon, François couldn't stand it, he raised his hands to make a gesture of surrender, and his face showed a helpless wry smile,
"Okay okay, I'll be honest, 20 million euros."
The smile on the corner of Li Yi's mouth slowly spread, however, just as François was about to follow him into a brighter smile, he suddenly grinned,
"5 million!"
"Oh buy ga! Wait a minute, are you talking about 5 million? ”
Seeing Li Yi nodding, François's head shook like a rattle,
"It's absolutely impossible for this price!"
"Why?"
Li Yi stared at François deadly, and said very quickly without breathing:
"There are a total of 12 pieces of "Yongzheng December Yuanmingyuan Xingle Map" worth 144 million, and the length of the imperial "Dayue Third Picture Reading Array" worth 60 million has reached 15 meters, and the size of "Hundred Horses" is more than 70 square feet, and the size of this work is about the same, and the theme of "Shenjun Tu" is only worth 20 million soft sister coins!"
"That's 2010 prices!"
"5 million euros is equivalent to 40 million soft sister coins, and I have already considered the factors of appreciation and currency depreciation, so, why is it impossible?"
"Uh......"
François was a little annoyed by Li Yi's bargaining, he knew that the value of a work should not be so simple an analogy, but for a while he couldn't think of how to refute it, and he couldn't help but be a little embarrassed and angry.
And when he finally thought of which angles to explain the value of a famous painting, Li Yi didn't give him another chance, he gently patted Luo Guofu on the shoulder, and whispered in his ear:
"That sketch of Picasso, plus an Emile. Nolde's work, get him! ”
"Uh...... Good owner. ”
Luo Guofu scratched his scalp, it was the first time he had seen such an aggressive Li Yi, so he felt a little caught off guard, but Li Yi didn't care about this, turned around and walked to the side in a dashing manner, took out his mobile phone, called up the number, and directly dialed Tan Moxuan, who was still in China.
"I just tried the method you taught, don't say it, it's really cool!"
Tan Moxuan on the other end of the phone yawned and said weakly:
"What method? Boss Li, please, can you check the time the next time you call? It's not dawn yet! ”
"Uh...... Isn't it dawn yet? That's really embarrassing, you should just shout at you to get up and shhh......h
Li Yi suddenly remembered that he was in Europe now, and at this time, it was indeed not time to get up in China, so he couldn't help laughing twice and hung up the phone.
Within a minute, Tan Moxuan's phone called,
"Disturbing people's dreams and saying half a word, you are so unauthentic! Okay, I'm up now, tell me what's going on? ”
As soon as Li Yi told him about the situation just now, the voice of Tan Moxuan, who had just accepted the role of bargaining consultant two days ago, came from the phone.
"Boss Li, you are really a local tyrant. 5 million euros, doubling the price in one sentence? Are you sure you really don't need me to fly to Europe right away? ”
"Uh...... Is 5 million high? The price is 20 million, and I still said that I can't get this price. ”
Li Yi was a little weak-hearted.
"Nothing! You immediately tell Rogov, just a sketch, just a Picasso sketch! Remember, if you talk about it, you can talk about it, and if you can't talk about it, wait for the next time! I'm so angry, I've never seen you talk about business like this! ”
"Oh...... All right. ”
Li Yi, who had been reprimanded, pulled Luo Guofu aside with a frown and changed the conditions just now. Rogov rolled his eyes speechlessly, daring to be so aggressive just now is it bluffing? However, please don't bluff people so generously, okay? 5 million euros, that is, François didn't figure out the situation, and I would have made a deal a long time ago! Now it's good, and it's been replaced with a sketch, and I thought that it would be able to turn the emir. Nolde's work is black!
"What are you talking about?"
Obviously, François has not been too clear about the situation until now, and according to his understanding, Rogov should definitely be on his side, otherwise, he will offer a maximum of 15 million euros!
"That's right, François, Mr. Lee has a sketch of Picasso, which he himself estimates at 5 million euros, and now he intends to use it......"
Rogov is worthy of being a master negotiator, and he lightly covered up Li Yigang's mistake. And at this time, Tan Moxuan, who got Li Yi's feedback, was still educating this local tyrant with all his heart.
"If you only buy a few pieces for your own collection once in a while, then with your current financial strength, to be honest, let alone 5 million euros, even if you give up to 10 million. But this is not the work you are doing now, you are facing a bottomless pit, in this case, you must make good use of the resources in your hands! Rogov is a good resource, to squeeze him, desperately squeeze him! (To be continued.) )