Wang Jiansen said in a low voice: "Ullens's father fought in World War I, and after the war, he was sent to Beijing in 1921 as a diplomat for five years, and he traveled all over China. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 InfoThe turbulent market was filled with art and, like many diplomats, he occasionally bought his favorite Chinese antiques, a few of which he kept for his son. That was arguably Ullens's first contact with Chinese antiques. ”

"His mother was also a person interested in collecting, and she had traveled to Iran many times to inspect cultural relics and monuments, and every time she came back from Iran, she brought almost all kinds of porcelain and cultural relics, told her son the origin of each piece, and gave some cultural relics to Ullens as gifts."

Xu Zhiyuan felt sick for a while, he said it nicely, archaeology? Isn't it just going to rob tombs and smuggle them! It seems that this Ullens family is not a good thing, there are genetics!

"In the early '70s, Ullens's interest in collecting took a turn from antiques to modern and contemporary Western paintings. He once said that the most vivid memory was the failure to buy an oil painting by Rothko, the master of Abstract Expressionism, which at that time was not expensive, about 150,000 francs. But in the end, he still didn't buy it, which became a big regret in his life. At that time, he had not been in charge of the family business for a long time, and he had to strike a balance between his strong desire to collect and his financial strength, so many of his favorite collections had to be cut off. He simply stopped buying art and concentrated on business. ”

Ten years later, when he brought a collection back to Belgium to show it to a gallery owner, she pointed out that Ullens had bought a lot of fakes, which embarrassed him. Ullens began to gain a more systematic knowledge of how to acquire and authenticate artefacts, and a year later he met two other master experts, Christine in Paris and Eskenats in London, who are the most well-known Oriental antique dealers today, which gave Ullens access to the finest Asian antiques. ”

1987 was another turning point for him, when he began to collect works by contemporary Chinese artists. He talks about business from Monday to Friday, and spends his weekends with very creative contemporary Chinese artists, and to his surprise, even the most famous painters still work in small studios, sharing the public bathroom at the end of the hallway! ”

He revealed that the first contemporary Chinese work he bought was a Tibetan child painted by Ai Xuan, who was only painting under a 25-watt light bulb at the time. I was deeply moved and decided to start supporting Chinese contemporary art. ”

"Bullshit support! Actually, it's just for the hype! ”

Xu Zhiyuan finally understood why Wang Jiansen was so angry? Also, the richest man looked forward to it for a long time, but it turned out to be fake paintings and rented things? Who doesn't get angry?

"But on the matter, a series of propaganda techniques are in place, otherwise you wouldn't have come over to visit, brother, wouldn't you?"

Xu Zhiyuan said with a smile: "For a senior expert like you, you can see the doorway, but who knows the ordinary people?" I was already excited to see so many masterpieces at once! ”

"I'm most angry when it comes to this! If you visit for free, it will enrich the artistic life of the public and improve the taste. You know they sell one ticket for one hundred and two! More expensive than the Forbidden City and us! ”

"All the big museums in the world around me, such as the Picasso Museum in Barcelona, the ticket is 11 euros, about 80 yuan, and there are 4,251 original Picasso works on display. The Picasso Museum in Paris, the normal admission fee is 12.5 euros, about 91 yuan, and there are now 4,398 original Picasso works on display. ”

There is also the Centre Pompidou, which has 301 original Picasso exhibits, and the entrance fee is 14 euros, about 102 yuan. In addition, thousands of original works by other masters can be seen. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which has 1,231 original works by Picasso, has a museum admission fee of $22, and can also see tens of thousands of fine works of art from all continents. ”

Wang Jiansen scolded: "Isn't this just a clear pit for your own people? Want to earn back your rental through tickets? ”

"And these professionals in China, have they really not seen foreign exhibitions? Where is the professional ethics of the exhibition platform you give such water? If there is such a specious exhibition in Europe and the United States, I believe that no famous critic or famous curator would dare to stand on the platform, otherwise it will definitely be a scandal in the industry! ”

"And those so-called famous curators, famous critics, and famous curators who stood on the platform for the opening ceremony, do you not even have a basic judgment on the standard of this exhibition?"

"Hundreds of media are following the coaxing, and they don't have any professional knowledge and professional ethics? Or are you art-illiterate? was fooled by others, and followed the blind coaxing, and dared to send the full text after taking a red envelope for Zhang's unreliable press release? They don't deserve to be called a media, they are an advertising agency at best! ”

"It's been a long time since I've been so angry, it's ......"

Xu Zhiyuan looked at the bustling crowd outside, and felt a chill in his heart, this is our art circle? Let a foreigner play with everyone in the palm of his hand? For the sake of money, you still have to help others hold stinky feet with your conscience?

Grass!

"Ullens huh? I finally have a goal! ”

Wang Jiansen suddenly answered the phone and said easily: "It just so happens that the company has something for me to go back to deal with, so I don't have to look at this garbage!" How about the old man? Walking together? ”

"Brother Wang, you should be busy first, I'll take a look, it's easy to come here."

Wang Jiansen nodded, this exhibition was too cheating, which made him feel cheated, and he didn't want to stay for a second, so he turned around and left. Xu Zhiyuan became interested in Ullens instead, and had heard some news about this prosperous collector before, and he had a deep understanding when he saw it today.

"Next, we invite the initiator of this exhibition, the world's top collector, Mr. Ullens to the stage!"

Xu Zhiyuan stood coldly in the crowd, watching a fifty-year-old, pot-bellied American walk up to the podium, and when he opened his mouth, it turned out to be Chinese, although it was not standard, but he could understand the general content.

"Thank you all for coming, the reason why we launched this exhibition this time is to bring the works of the world's top artists to China......"

"Nowadays, many people like Western art, but they don't know how to appreciate and invest in it, and as a collector, I hope to do my part so that the public can understand the charm of art!"

"Finally, I hope that everyone can truly experience the appeal of art through the exhibition, and we will continue to hold such events in the future......

Ullens spoke freely for more than ten minutes, a picture of righteousness and awe-inspiring feelings, saving the poor people from the sea of suffering. The people below applauded one after another, and then several so-called experts came to the stage, desperately touting the professionalism and academics of the exhibition, and Xu Zhiyuan was disgusted when he listened.

"No wonder Wang Jiansen doesn't want to stay for a second, it's disgusting to know what's going on!"

Xu Zhiyuan looked at Ullens who was interviewed by more than a dozen reporters, damn, this is the real shamelessness!

Under the banner of saving the suffering, using some junk goods to deceive the layman, and spending a little money can find a group of experts to hold stinky feet? This is the domestic art scene?

Just as Xu Zhiyuan was about to leave, he happened to pass by the corner of the corridor and heard a voice talking on the phone from a distance, and when he heard it carefully, it turned out to be Ullens.

"Well, it's very successful, the Chinese are all fools, who really understands art?"

Ullens looked around vigilantly to see that there was no one, lowered his voice and continued to call, Xu Zhiyuan's hearing is now several times stronger than ordinary people, standing in an invisible corner and listening to what else Ullens can say?