Chapter 629 Sir Owen

Qin Haodong said, "If I use Picasso's paintings to exchange the bronze heads of the Chinese zodiac with Sir Owen, how many copies will he need to accept?"

Tian Ye said: "Mr. Qin, it seems that you still don't know how influential Picasso's works are in the world. If you pick up any one of these paintings in your hand, collectors all over the world will flock to them.

Although China's antiques and works of art have appreciated rapidly in recent years, in the eyes of many collectors, there is no comparison between the two.

In particular, Sir Owen has a large number of Chinese art and antiques in his warehouse. What is lacking is Picasso, which has a strong international influence.

If you take these pictures in your hand and exchange them for the bronze heads of the zodiac, maybe one or two of them will be exchanged with you. If you take out all 4 pictures and put them together into a picture book, then he will definitely hold ten in both hands. The bronze heads of the two zodiac signs will be sent to you, and perhaps some other antiques will be presented to you. "

"Really? You're not going to lie to me, are you?"

Qin Haodong couldn't believe his ears. In his mind, the bronze heads of the 12 zodiac signs were invaluable. It was because of this that he painted 40 Picasso paintings in one go, for fear that he would not be able to exchange them for less.

Tian Ye shook his head with a wry smile: "Mr. Qin, why would I joke with you about this kind of thing."

Zhang Chaohui said: "Mr. Qin, don't be surprised, maybe you are not familiar with the international market for art.

Although China has a long history and civilization, due to well-known reasons, more than 60% of the precious cultural relics have been lost overseas. This is an extremely large number, which is beyond people's imagination.

But foreign works of art are different, they may take decades or even hundreds of years to appear an artistic genius, such as Mozart, Leonardo da Vinci, Picasso and Van Gogh and so on.

Precisely because of the scarcity, the rareness has created the value of these works of art. For example, Beethoven's handwritten staves were once sold for sky-high prices at an auction.

Because of the gap between the numbers, it is very easy to find Chinese artworks in the international auction market, and you can see them anytime, anywhere.

But if you want to meet Picasso, the works of Van Gogh are very difficult. Once the news of Picasso's paintings is uploaded at any auction, it will immediately attract countless collectors from all over the world.

With Sir Owen's financial resources and influence, he did not have a single Picasso painting in his hands, which shows how precious it is. "

Qin Haodong said, "I have long heard that monks from far away can recite sutras, but I didn't expect that works of art would do the same."

Tian Ye said: "Actually, it's not that Chinese antiques can't compare to foreign works of art, it's just a matter of quantity. After all, Huaxia's culture is too long and there are many outstanding talents, so naturally there are more antiques.

Another reason is the problem of human cognition. The influence of great artists like Picasso and Van Gogh is global, and almost everyone knows their names.

In the early years, Huaxia implemented a policy of seclusion and isolation. The paintings and calligraphy works are more in line with the aesthetics of our Chinese people. It is difficult for Westerners to appreciate and accept them. Therefore, there are many outstanding painters in Huaxia, but their influence in the world is not comparable. Van Gogh Vinci these people.

For those collectors, the market value of the goods is not the most important thing, they value the reputation of the work more. In the eyes of some big collectors, maybe 100 Chinese antiques are not as good as a Picasso work. "

Zhang Zhaohui said: "The price of Huaxia antiques in the international market was not high in the past few years, that is, they were hyped up by some international speculators and auction houses in the past few years.

However, in the minds of European and American collectors, the antique value of Huaxia still cannot be compared with Picasso's works. Among the ten most expensive paintings in the world, Picasso's works account for 4, but there are no ancient Huaxia paintings. "

Zhang Tieniu listened to it for a long time, shocked wave after wave, he couldn't help but say: "It's just such a bare-ass bitch, even the skin is drooping, I really don't know what's good?"

The black line at the end of Tian Ye said: "Brother, this is called art, isn't it?"

Qin Haodong said, "please help the two of you, thank you."

After he finished speaking, he waved to Zhang Tieniu, and Zhang Tieniu immediately took the two red envelopes that he had prepared earlier and distributed it to the two people.

Tian Ye and Zhang Chaohui said, "Mr. Qin, we should help you, so don't need this!"

Qin Haodong said: "Take it, it's a little trivial to delay your time for so long."

Tian Ye and Zhang Chaohui were no longer polite and accepted the red envelope directly. In fact, when they went out for appraisal, they often encountered rich gold owners giving red envelopes.

The two went out and got into the car. Zhang Chaohui took out the red envelope and pinched it. It was thin, and there didn't seem to be much money in it. He said, "Mr. Qin seems to be too stingy."

Tian Ye said: "Don't talk nonsense, Mr. Qin is the old man's VIP, it would be nice to give him a red envelope."

Zhang Chaohui curled his lips: "What are you afraid of? He can't hear you talking here, rich people are so stingy..."

As he said that, he tore open the red envelope and found that it was not cash, but a check with a face value of 1 million.

"My God, this is too generous!"

Zhang Chaohui screamed loudly. If he wasn't in the car at this time, he would definitely jump for joy.

Tian Ye also caught a glimpse of the cheque in his hand, and when he saw his gaffe, he asked curiously, "How much is it?"

Zhang Chaohui exclaimed excitedly: "1 million, it turned out to be 1 million Huaxia coins, and I will be rich when I go out to pick up girls in the future."

Tian Ye was also very happy after the accident. In the past, they often received red envelopes from customers, most of which were several thousand dollars. It was the first time that they met a big money owner like Qin Haodong, who made a shot of 1 million.

What he didn't know was that Zhang Chaohui was actually borrowing his light, and Qin Haodong was most grateful to him, and the money was considered as an information fee.

If it weren't for Tian Ye, Qin Haodong would not have known that Sir Owen still has a bronze head of the Chinese Zodiac, much less Sir Owen's preferences.

After sending Tian Ye and Zhang Chaohui away, Qin Haodong immediately began to prepare. He was going to find Sir Owen and exchange the bronze head of the Chinese zodiac. He couldn't wait for a moment.

But after what the two of them said just now, he didn't want to take out all his wealth. If he took out all 40 Picasso paintings, it would be counterproductive.

After thinking about it, he decided to bring 10 cards to Sir Owen first.

Since Nalan Wushuang didn't like those nude sketches very much, he packed them into a canvas bag, borrowed Cheng Bo from Li Dongguo, and got in the car and headed for Sir Owen's house.

Cheng Bo was very familiar with the road conditions on Hong Kong Island, and they soon came to Sir Owen's house, a very luxurious manor.

Different from the Li family's manor, it is basically a European-style building. The buildings of the entire manor are simple and elegant. If you didn't know that you were on Hong Kong Island, you would really think that you were in an ancient castle in Europe.

There were four tall white bodyguards standing at the entrance of the manor. Uncle Cheng first explained his identity to them, and then explained his intentions clearly, and wanted to meet Sir Owen.

The head of the bodyguard said: "I'm sorry sir, you can't see Sir Owen without an appointment, even if you are the housekeeper of the Lee family."

"This……"

Uncle Cheng looked at Qin Haodong in embarrassment. He thought that Qin Haodong had already made an appointment with Sir Owen, but he didn't expect to rush to the door. People of Sir Owen's status are basically difficult to meet people without making an appointment in advance.

Qin Haodong walked to the door, gave the scroll he had packed in his hand and said to the leader of the bodyguards, "Please let me know now, I want to exchange some antiques with Sir Owen."

The head of the bodyguard said, "Sorry sir, Sir Owen will not see you without an appointment."

"You hand this scroll to Sir Owen, and he will come out to meet us himself when he sees it."

He didn't want to waste too much time at the door, so he used the Soul Destroyer directly.

"Okay Mr. Qin, please wait a moment."

Under the different eyes of the other bodyguards, the leader of the bodyguards hurriedly walked into the manor with a scroll.

Inside the manor, in a luxurious living room, Sir Owen was talking to the butler Fred, he said angrily: "It's been so long, can't we find Picasso's paintings?"

Fred said respectfully: "Sir Owen, there is nothing I can do about it. I have already greeted more than a dozen well-known auction houses around the world, and they all promised to contact us as soon as there is news of Picasso's paintings. There is no movement now.

It's not surprising that now who has Picasso's paintings in their hands and sells them? If I had, I certainly wouldn't? "

Sir Owen said: "But in a few days my friend Cantona will come to visit me, and as you know, Cantona is a big collector, and when he sees me here, he will not even have a Picasso painting. No, it would make me very embarrassed."

Fred spread his hands and said helplessly, "Dear Sir, I understand your feelings very well, but I have no choice."

At this moment, the head of the bodyguard hurried in with the scroll, gave Sir Owen a salute, and said, "Sir, Uncle Cheng, the housekeeper of the Li family, came to visit Sir with a young man, and is now at the door of the manor. "

Sir Owen said dissatisfiedly: "Cisse, don't you forget that I can't see anyone who doesn't have an appointment."

The head of the bodyguard said: "Sir, the gentleman surnamed Qin said that as long as you show this scroll, you will go out to meet him."

Sir Owen said angrily: "I don't see it, I'm in a bad mood now, and I don't want to see messy things unless it's a Picasso painting."