Chapter 636-637 Strange things to live in (1, 2)

"Of course, I think any collector in Paris at this moment is willing to associate with Mr. Zhuang..."

Ezkena nodded. If he could own six of Picasso's sketches, Zhuang Rui would already be qualified to become an international collector. If Zhuang Rui is interested in selling, then everyone who likes Picasso's works will be happy to do so.

Be friends with Zhuang Rui.

Hearing the boss's words, Sterling, no matter how excited he was at this moment, could only suppress it. He wanted to appreciate some of Picasso's works again, but Peng Fei quickly put them away and returned them.

With an air of guarding against thieves, the depressed Sterling almost ran away.

However, Sterling does not have this qualification. In the collection market where the seller is king, especially the high-end market for top-notch art, no one is short of money. If you want others to sell your favorite art, then you have to look

Are you sincere?

"Dear Zhuang, I want to know if you called us here today to sell these Picasso works?"

After Ezkenna's small eyes moved around in a circle, he began to slowly move closer to the subject. The reason why he asked this was to take advantage of the negotiation, so that Zhuang Rui subconsciously thought that it was

He wants to sell, not that he wants to buy. This is also a little skill in negotiation.

"sell?

No, no, no, Mr. Ezkenner, you misunderstood, I have never thought of selling these precious Picasso works, not now, and never in the future..."

After Zhuang Rui heard what Ezkenna said, he had a faint smile on his face, waved his hands repeatedly, said no several times, and firmly denied Ezkenna's words.

Although Zhuang Rui's net worth has shrunk significantly since he bought a private jet, he has never thought about selling Picasso's paintings, or even any of his collections.

In today's international art market, whether it is Picasso's works or his own collections, they are definitely priceless. No one is willing to exchange Picasso's works except for some penniless and desperate people.

money's.

"Not for sale?"

Ezkenna was stunned for a moment, looked at Huangfu Yunhou and said to Zhuang Rui: "Dear Zhuang, what do you mean by calling us here today? You just want us to appreciate Mr. Picasso's works?"

Ezkenner is also a very important figure in the British collecting circle. He does not think that he gave up an important dinner just to take a look at Picasso's works. In that case, he might as well go to the Louvre to see it.

"Mr. Ezkenna speaks Chinese very well..."

Zhuang Rui did not answer Ezkenna's words, but praised his Chinese proficiency. Ezkenna nodded in a gentlemanly manner and waited for Zhuang Rui's next words.

"Mr. Ezkenna must also be very familiar with our country's culture. In our country, collectors rarely use money to buy the collections they like. Instead, they use their own collections to exchange with each other.

, In this way, both parties can get their favorite collections, Mr. Ezkenna, I think you should understand what I mean, right?"

In fact, bartering is not only a patent of Chinese Tibetan friends, it is also very popular internationally. As soon as Ezkenna heard Zhuang Rui's words, he immediately reacted. He completely understood Zhuang Rui's thoughts.

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But then Ezkenna's eyebrows also frowned tightly. Bartering transactions usually occur because the party who proposes it takes a fancy to something of the other party's object, and then takes out his most valuable item.

In exchange for good things, generally speaking, the party who proposed it first will suffer a small loss.

But the current situation is that Zhuang Rui doesn't even know what collection he owns, so he dares to propose a barter method of exchange, making it clear that he relies on the Picasso sketches in his hand. If he can't come up with antiques that satisfy the other party, I'm afraid this will

The transaction will be ruined.

But Ezkenna really cares about the Picasso sketches in Zhuang Rui's hands. As a collector, whether he can become a world-class collector and whether there are works by Picasso or Van Gogh in his collection is extremely important.

An important sign.

The Ezkenazi family's heritage is nothing more than the large number of antiques and cultural relics plundered from China. However, they have not collected much European and American art. Ezkenazi wants to be recognized by international collectors.

Just owning antiques from China is not enough.

"Mr. Zhuang, I think I understand what you mean. It's just that all my collections are in London, and I can't choose them for you now..."

Ezkena's mentality is very correct. To say that the preciousness of his collection is not necessarily lower than that of Picasso's works, it is just that things are rare and valuable, and there are millions of Chinese cultural relics scattered abroad.

However, there are only tens of thousands of Picasso's works, and most of them have been collected by private individuals and museums. Even if you occasionally see such a piece in the auction market, it will be quickly sold at a high price.

Ezkenna knew that he was lucky to have seen these six sketches, and his value could never be measured by their market price.

"Everything is in London?"

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Rui tapped his fingers on the table a little. To be honest, he didn't really want to trade with private individuals, because businessmen pursue profits. When they exchange collections, they will definitely measure the two objects at market prices.

value, that cannot maximize one's own interests.

What Zhuang Rui wants most is to exchange with museums. There are many museums abroad that contain many precious Chinese cultural relics, but they definitely love the latter more than Picasso's works.

Then again, including many private museums, most of the things in museums are not private. If you want to use museum things to donate or exchange and sell them, you need the consent of the museum board of directors. But Zhuang Rui believes that those foreigners must

Will agree to exchange Chinese antiques for Picasso works.

Since things are not his own, there is no such thing as equal value. In this way, the operating space will be much larger, and Zhuang Rui can get more of what he wants.

"Mr. Zhuang, if you have time to go to London, I think my collection can satisfy you..."

Ezkena really wanted to get these Picasso sketches, and he didn't want them to flow into the auction house, because Ezkena knew that the prices of Picasso's works had skyrocketed in recent years, and just these few paintings

The price of a sketch may exceed tens of millions of dollars.

Moreover, once these works are put up for auction, many things will be out of control, and Ezkenna cannot control the situation. If another big international collector comes to compete with him, I am afraid that the money he will spend will definitely be higher than

Much more than you can imagine.

"Well, Mr. Ezkenna, your sincerity touches me. Let's do this. I will take a private plane to London in three days, but before that, I would like to ask you to make a list of all the things you have.

The best collection, mark it so I can take a look first to see if there is any possibility of a transaction between us..."

Zhuang Rui thought for a while, he was going to London anyway, and this barter sounds simple, but it is also very complicated to operate. It will definitely not be done in three to five days. In other words, this batch of Picasso's works

, I will definitely keep it in my hands for a while, and there is nothing wrong with going to London to see it.

Moreover, Zhuang Rui also put forward a condition that he must first know what collections Ezkenna has in hand. If he is not satisfied with it, then the deal will naturally not be negotiated.

Anyway, Zhuang Shirui is not afraid that these Picasso works will not be sold. As long as he lets it out, let alone those private collectors, I am afraid that the auction house alone will crush the hotel door.

"Okay, dear Zhuang, I will fax you the list when I get back. I think you will be satisfied..."

When Ezkenna saw Zhuang Rui issuing an eviction order, he stood up, shook hands with Zhuang Rui, handed Zhuang Rui a business card, and then took Mr. Sterling, who still had unfinished business, to say goodbye.

As mentioned before, whether the transaction can be successful depends on whether what you bring out can seduce Zhuang Rui?

Ezkenna is quite confident about this. Most of his collections are Chinese porcelain, and they are all high-quality official kilns from the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, which are extremely rare in the international market. If Zhuang Rui is a nationalist

If you are interested, you will definitely be interested in the objects you take out.

"Brother Zhuang, are these things drawn with pencils antiques?"

After Ezkenna, Huangfu Yun and others left, Peng Fei picked up a sketch and looked at it. He could understand English and knew that the two foreigners just now valued the painting.

However, Peng Fei looked at it for a long time, but couldn't find anything good. If he wanted to see a woman with a bare butt, French TV station had an adult channel, which was much better than this picture, and it was an adult action movie.

"Hey, boy, what a fresh question you are asking. Isn't there someone rushing to give you money for antiques?"

Zhuang Rui laughed when he heard this. After carefully putting away the sketch, he then said to Peng Fei: "Keep these things carefully, maybe you can exchange them for a few "fixed light swords" and other treasures. Be sure to keep them safe."

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"Lightsaber?"

Peng Fei was shocked by what Zhuang Rui said. He quickly took the sketches that Zhuang Rui handed over with both hands and muttered in his heart. These paintings didn't look any better than those drawn by the children in his girlfriend's school.

How much better?

"Zhuang Rui, the fax has arrived. Come and get it..."

Qin Xuanbing's voice suddenly came to mind in the room, and Zhuang Rui was stunned for a moment. Ezkenner's efficiency was really fast. Just half an hour later, he actually sorted out the antique catalog.

Zhuang Rui didn't know that Ezkenna was afraid that Zhuang Rui would find another buyer, so he hurriedly sorted out the best Chinese antiques he had on hand and faxed them to Zhuang Rui.

The six Picasso sketches in Zhuang Rui's hand must be more important to him than the Chinese antiques Ezkenna currently collects. Regardless of whether Zhuang Rui agrees to the exchange or not, Ezkenna has listed himself

The most valuable items in my hand are not hidden at all.

"Southern Song Dynasty Official Kiln Brush Washer..."

"Song Jun kiln, the kiln turns into a bowl?!"

"Northern Song Dynasty, Ding kiln pattern flat chassis..."

"Northern Song Dynasty, Ding kiln plum vase?"

"Yuan blue and white, large jar with fish bath pattern..."

"Chenghua Doucai Tianzi Jar, Southern Song Dynasty, Longquan Kiln..."

"Wanli colorful vase..."

"Yuan blue and white "Guiguzi goes down the mountain" picture jar..."

Holding the fax paper in his hand, Zhuang Rui's body couldn't help but tremble, especially the right hand holding the paper, which was obviously shaking. Both Peng Fei and Qin Xuanbing stared at it in confusion.

"Zhuang Rui, Brother Zhuang, you...what's wrong?"

Qin Xuanbing and Peng Fei asked in unison, causing Zhuang Rui, who was in a fugue state, to tremble and wake up.

"No...it's nothing. Don't talk, you two. Let me be quiet..."

Zhuang Rui looked at the words on the fax paper again in disbelief. Yes, he didn't notice. There were indeed two Yuan blue and white pieces, two Song Ding kiln porcelains, and there was actually a Jun that had suffered a kiln accident.
To be continued...