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Chapter 674 Take What You Want (4K Chapters)

Renegotiation is not necessarily a bad thing. After one party throws out big news, it is normal for the plan to change.

Mr. Mark said: "I don't know if Mr. Wu Qian has heard of the 'Louvre Abu Dhabi'? I think that kind of cooperation is more suitable for us, rather than simply renting artworks."

Wu Qian had never heard of the Louvre Abu Dhabi, and it was inconvenient to ask the Marks and his wife directly. He called Rosalind and Yao Xinlu into the banquet hall, and then learned about it.

The Louvre in Abu Dhabi was a treaty signed by the UAE and France in 2007. The two parties decided to jointly build the Louvre in Abu Dhabi. The UAE invested more than 5 million US dollars to buy the "Louvre" brand for 30 years The right to use, and spent $5000 million to hire someone from France to manage the borrowed art.

In the past 30 years, the Louvre in France and the Musée d'Orsay and other cooperative museums have lent artworks to the Louvre in Abu Dhabi on their own, and the loan period for each work is up to two years.

I have to say that France is really good at making money, especially from local tyrants. The right to use a museum brand can be sold for hundreds of millions of dollars, not including the cost of renting artworks.

In addition, by the way, it also solved the employment problem of a group of people, and directly exported them to work overseas, which was a good idea.

"Mr. Mark, your opinion is to follow the example of the Louvre in Abu Dhabi and build a branch of the Louvre in Baibera?" Wu Qian asked.

Mr. Mark said: "I really think so. I wonder what Mr. Wu wants?"

According to Mr. Mark's idea, it is not too much to set up a branch of the Louvre Museum even if it is just for a piece of Da Vinci's work!
However, Wu Qian did not approve of this plan. He said: "Mr. Mark, to be honest, I don't have as high a budget as the UAE in terms of museum construction and art leasing. This kind of cooperation is a burden for me." Somewhat heavy."

The right to use a brand alone costs hundreds of millions of dollars. Although the signboard of the Louvre is quite attractive, Wu Qian can't accept such a high fee at all. With that money, he can do more meaningful things.

Mr. Mark raised his hand to signal Wu Qian not to rush to refuse. He said: "Mr. Wu, you misunderstood me. My idea is that the French government aided in the construction of a museum in Baipera, but it must be named after the Louvre. , you can understand it as the Baipera branch of the Louvre Museum."

"In addition, I can apply to Director Martinez to join several friendly museums to lend no less than [-] paintings and [-] pieces of other types of art to the Baibera Museum for exhibition every year. It is a loan, not a lease. , but the maintenance fee incurred during the process will be borne by Solan."

"There is only one requirement, that is, the work of Da Vinci that you just saw on your mobile phone must be authentic and must be exhibited in the museum for a long time."

In order to allow Da Vinci's paintings to exist in the Louvre in an alternative form, Mr. Mark also used his brains and gave up his capital.

If it develops according to his plan, visitors will definitely think that Da Vinci's paintings turned out to be in the collection of the Louvre, which will have a very far-reaching impact.

Wu Qian nodded in his heart. This is not bad. He can understand the general idea of ​​Mr. Mark's small calculation, which is nothing more than to earn fame. Now he really doesn't care about the illusory fame.

But there are some details that Wu Qian needs to understand clearly, so he said: "I have already found relevant experts to appraise it, and combined with the appearance of the painting, I am sure that it is authentic. How long is the "long-term" that Mr. Mark said? The time limit is no less than five years, no more than ten years, how about it?"

Mr. Mark nodded, indicating that there is no problem, but he has reservations about Wu Qian's authenticity, and he must go through professional scientific and technological testing to finally confirm the authenticity.

Wu Qian then asked: "The security work of the venue should be based on my arrangements. Of course, I don't refuse the Louvre to send people to carry out security work together."

For some things, Wu Qian only believed in himself.

"With Mr. Wu's reputation, we signed the contract and you will be in charge of the arrangements. I am very relieved."

Mr. Mark very graciously expressed that he was not worried. He only needed to have an official document to restrain both parties, and he would be responsible for any problems.

Wu Qian finally asked: "Then I don't know how to distribute the ticket revenue of the venue?"

Mr. Mark raised his hand to Wu Qian and said, "All the proceeds of the venue belong to Mr. Wu, or to Suolan's financial revenue, and, in terms of museum design and construction, Bai Peila's manpower and material resources are not consumed as much as possible. "

Mr. Mark's series of decisions greatly exceeded Wu Qian's expectations. It was a construction aid and a gift of the right to use the trademark. He sold the tickets and didn't get any money. This is simply a boy who gave away money.

Wu Qian did not expect things to go so smoothly, which surprised him, but how did he know that in the eyes of Mr. Mark, this is actually a win-win deal, with France and the Louvre chasing fame, and Bai Peila chasing profit.

Bai Peila needs to use the Louvre and Da Vinci's paintings to attract tourists and create economic benefits, while France and the Louvre need to create a phenomenon that "Baby and Violet" is a collection of the Louvre to the world. And gain a wave of fame.

As for whether the famous painting is in the collection of the Louvre, it will be vague in front of all the media. Only a very small group of people will always know the truth. This is a little secret belonging to the top circle.

Both parties tacitly shared their thoughts openly and honestly, and the final negotiation was of course very smooth and pleasant.

Mr. Mark was the Minister of Commerce before taking the No. [-] position. He really likes dealing with businessmen, which is much more enjoyable than talking with old-fashioned politicians.

Wu Qian really did not expect that just one painting not only introduced the big LOGO of the Louvre to Bai Peila, but also saved himself at least [-] million in financial expenses (the cost of planning the museum originally), and could continue to generate income .

Now even the security work is free of financial pressure, after all, the money earned from selling tickets is enough to feed the security personnel.

As for whether Bai Peila Museum is owned by himself, it really doesn't matter to Wu Qian. What he wants is the benefits brought by the museum, not the museum itself.

Wu Qian believes that it is not a big problem whether the Louvre Baipela branch and "Baby and Violet" can attract tourists to Baipela.

When people live in abundance and have no worries about food and clothing, their spiritual needs will increase.

The Louvre in France, the British Museum in England, the Imperial Palace Museum in China and the Hermitage Museum in Maozi are not only must-go places for art lovers, but also the first choice for tourists from all over the world.

Historical museums can help foreign friends gain an in-depth understanding of the profound history of a country, while art museums allow visitors to wander in the ocean of art.

Art knows no borders. Beauty can touch anyone without words. This is the charm of art.

Wu Qian seems to have seen art lovers from many countries traveling thousands of miles just to see the grand occasion of "Baby and Violet" at the Baipela Museum.

At that time, ports, hotels, gaming, entertainment, retail and many other industries will all develop vigorously.

After discussing jobs and museums, the atmosphere in the banquet hall became more harmonious than before.

Even the staff who occasionally came in and out of the banquet hall wondered what kind of magical power this young gentleman from the East had that could make the Marks and his wife so happy.

The problems of both parties have been resolved, and the negotiation has naturally come to an end. According to common sense, at this time, one of the parties should propose the closing remarks in a tactful way, and it is generally appropriate for the guests to propose.

However, Mr. Mark didn’t seem to want to end the conversation before seeing Wu, as if he still had some questions to say, and he was a little bit unfinished, so he asked: “Mr. come out?"

Wu Qian smiled. He was not surprised that his thoughts were seen through by Mr. Mark, but he felt that what he wanted to say was inappropriate, so he said: "A little thought, thank you Mr. Mark for your concern. It's getting late, so I won't continue to bother Mr. Mark I rested with my wife."

After all, Wu Qian took the lead to stand up and bid farewell.

Mr. Mark was very surprised. He was sure that Wu Qian still had nothing to say. Why did the words turn around and go back to his stomach? This control made him feel ashamed, at least when he was 25 years old. , cannot do this.

Since Wu Qian didn't say anything, it's not easy for Mr. Mark to press hard.

The two parties ended the dinner and negotiation very happily. The Mark and his wife sent Wu Qian to the entrance of the banquet hall, and then Mr. Mark's assistant sent Wu Qian and his party to the car all the way, and then the guards led the way to the gate of the Elysee Palace.

When they left, neither Wu Qian nor Mr. Mark mentioned the secrecy of the painting, which was at least what Wu Qian wanted.

Standing by the upstairs window, Mr. Mark looked at the flame heart blue phantom far away, still thinking about what Wu Qian wanted to say and didn't say in the end. He didn't think it would be a trivial matter, because one night , The issues discussed by the two are very important.

"Bridget, can you guess what Wu wanted to say but didn't say?"

Mr. Mark asked Mrs.

Mrs. Mark looked at the motorcade that had already resorted to the Elysee Palace, and said: "This gentleman of the Celestial Dynasty has a very deep city, I guess what he wants to say must be very important, it is too important to say, it should be because the time is not ripe, so Did not say."

"Mark, I think Wu is not simple. If Solan becomes a sovereign country, it can be more active in diplomacy. In addition, I plan to carry out an educational assistance activity for Solan in a while. The specific time will be written in after the arrangement is made. schedule."

Macron looked at Brigitte in surprise, whether his wife's attitude was too positive, which made him think again.

Sitting on the phantom, Wu Qian also had a thoughtful look on his brows. The fire trees and silver flowers outside the window were like passing clouds, which did not attract him at all.

Yao Xinlu and Rosalind were sorting out the conversation notes they made that night, and they just finished their work when they returned to the hotel.

Back in the room, only Wu Qian and Yao Xinlu were left. After closing the door, Yao Xinlu said softly, "You were right in not saying it in the end."

When leaving the Elysee Palace, Yao Xinlu found that Wu Qian's state was a bit wrong, but there were other people in the car returning, so Yao Xinlu didn't say much, since there would be no outsiders around, it would be much more convenient to talk.

Wu Qian came back to his senses, raised his eyebrows, took off his suit, and said with a smile, "Do you know what I want to talk to Mr. Mark in the end?"

Yao Xinlu raised her eyes, then gestured for a plane to take off with her hand, and said, "You must want to ask about electromagnetic ejection, right?"

Wu Qian made a weird expression, then turned around and went to the small refrigerator to get a bottle of water, made a pistol shape with the water bottle and said in a deep voice, "You know too much..."

After drinking the water, Wu Qian half leaned on the sofa and said, "Indeed, recently there have been rumors that France is about to start building a new aircraft carrier. I originally wanted to ask about the current research progress of France in the field of electromagnetic ejection."

France itself is not good at steam catapult technology, let alone electromagnetic catapult. The four aircraft carrier steam catapult systems on the Charles de Gaulle were all bought by France from the United States, and the price is extremely high. The price of more than ten years of money.

Globally, the steam catapult technology is firmly in the hands of the United States, including the next research and development of electromagnetic ejection technology. On the bright side, the United States is also at the forefront, and France is also researching, but so far it has not achieved too much. the results.

Of course, this is a situation where no one outside knows the research results of the laboratory under Wu Qian's name.

"It is said that this time France plans to jointly develop an aircraft carrier with the United Kingdom. I originally planned to ask about related matters, but after thinking about it, I probably won't get an answer if I ask. It will make Mr. Mark think too much, so I didn't ask."

Wu Qian shrugged his shoulders after finishing speaking. His idea is that if the electromagnetic ejection technology passes the test, it is one thing to negotiate with the United States. At the same time, it can also exchange technology with countries with mature aircraft carrier technology, and then promote it to the development of aircraft carriers in their own country. Isn't it beautiful?

But in the end, Wu Qiansheng refrained from asking. He felt that the time was not yet ripe. With his current status and status, what he discussed with Mr. Mark tonight was just right. If he went to a higher level, he would obviously not have enough confidence.

Many things are clearly hierarchical and strict. If the level is not enough, it cannot be overstepped.

But Wu Qian did not intend to give up at this point, he is now very much looking forward to the success of the electromagnetic ejection simulation experiment.

With a small vision in mind, Wu Qian entered the dream.

Because of the negotiation with Mr. Mark and the relocation of the laboratory, Wu Qian's trip to the United States was postponed.

In two days, Wu Qian completed the acquisition of new energy for the PSA logo Kuitielong Group. There are top political figures in this acquisition, and everything went so smoothly.

A department with a market value of 40 billion euros was easily acquired for only one billion euros.

(End of this chapter)