"You see there's also this garbage, Tara Modern Art Studio Milan, offering 15 pieces. The art company, Pesaro, offers 21 pieces. In fact, these two companies are equivalent to rental companies, they have a lot of artists' works, and whoever you want to do an exhibition can rent from them, it's that simple!"

"Wouldn't it?" Wen Yiming was also a little surprised after hearing this, this exhibition was not held by the great collector Ullens?

The more Ling Tiancheng looked at it, the more angry he became, and pulled Wen Yiming to the so-called Picasso printmaking exhibition area, and casually pointed to a painting and said: "Look at this print "Funny Actor", according to the international market estimate, it is almost 5,000-7,000 US dollars with a signature and edition number, and I will count it as a transaction price of 6,250 US dollars." ”

"The Waiting was sold for 3,500 euros for the signed and numbered painting, $295 for the unsigned and unnumbered painting on Amazon, and the one in this exhibition is signed and unnumbered. In 2014, a limited edition of "Mother and Son" was estimated at 20,000 euros, but unfortunately it was unsold. ”

Ling Tiancheng said: "I rule out uncalm speculation, and calculate the price according to the normal auction price of about 3,000-5,500 euros with signatures and edition numbers, and calculate all the prints according to the price with signatures and plate numbers, that is, 198,000 euros." ”

"In the same way, you will be given 35 pieces of pottery at a maximum price of 120,000 euros each, but only 4.2 million euros. You boasted a billion euros of work, I wonder how it was calculated?"

Wen Yiming was also drunk after hearing this, and wondered: "Could it be that Ullens doesn't even have this bit of eyesight?"

"Bullshit Ullens!" Ling Tiancheng laughed angrily: "That foreigner covered in copper is the international speculator who eats people and doesn't spit out bones!"

Ling Tiancheng said in a low voice: "Ullens's father participated in World War I, and after the war, he was sent to the capital in 1921 as a diplomat for five years, and he traveled all over the country. The turbulent market was filled with art, and like many diplomats, he occasionally bought his favorite antiques, a few of which he kept for his son, arguably Ullens's first contact with antiques. ”

His mother was also a collector, and had traveled to Iran many times to inspect cultural relics and monuments, and each 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. ”

Wen Yiming felt sick for a while, and 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, and they have genes!

"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. ”

Ten years later, when he brought a collection back to Belgium to show it to a gallery owner, she pointed out that many of them were fake, which embarrassed him. He then began to learn more systematically how to acquire and authenticate artefacts, and a year later he met two other master experts, Christine in Paris and Eskenacs in London, who are some of the most well-known Oriental antiques dealers today, which exposed Ullens to the finest Asian antiques. ”

He revealed that the first contemporary 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 contemporary art. ”

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

Wen Yiming finally understood why Ling Tian had become so angry? Also, people had been looking forward to it for a long time, but it turned out to be fake paintings and rented things? Who wouldn't be angry?

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

Wen Yiming comforted: "For a senior expert like you can see the doorway, but who knows that ordinary people know?

"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. Do you know how much they sell for a ticket? 12! It's more expensive than the Forbidden City!"

Ling Tiancheng looked at the increasing crowd in the exhibition hall, many of whom brought their families and children to receive artistic edification, and said angrily: "Barcelona Picasso Art Museum, admission is 11 euros, about 80 yuan, and there are 4,251 original Picasso exhibits. 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. ”

Ling Tiancheng scolded: "Isn't this just a clear pit on your own people?

"And these professionals in China, have they really never seen foreign exhibitions? Where is the professional ethics for such a watery exhibition platform? If such a specious exhibition appears in Europe and the United States, I believe that no famous critic or famous curator dares to go to 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 blindly coaxing, and they don't have any professional knowledge and professional ethics? Or are you art illiterate? Being fooled by others, they will follow and coax, and dare to send the full text of an unreliable press release? They are not worthy of being called a media, at best they are an advertising company!"

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

Wen Yiming 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, he has to help others hold stinky feet with his conscience?

Grass!

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

Wen Yiming stood coldly in the crowd, watching an American in his fifties with a big belly 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 the domestic ......"

"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 a few so-called experts came to the stage, desperately touting the professionalism and scholarship of the exhibition.

Looking at Ullens who was surrounded by more than a dozen reporters, damn it, this is the real shamelessness!

Under the banner of relieving the suffering, using some junk goods to deceive the layman, and spending a little money to find a group of experts to pick up the stinky feet?

Just when Wen Yiming finished going to the toilet and was about to leave, he happened to pass by the corner of the corridor and heard a voice on the phone from a distance, and when he heard it carefully, it turned out to be Ullens.

"Well, it's very successful, these people are some fools, who really understands art? just find some people to promote it, just take it seriously!"

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