Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1427 Meeting Sakamoto again

In fact, this is not the first time that Goro Sakamoto has done such a thing. It can even be said that the storm in China's collectibles market was caused by Goro Sakamoto.

In 1970, Goro Sakamoto, who had founded the auction house "Fuyando", learned that the Southern Song Dynasty official kiln bottles would be auctioned in London, so he used his house as a mortgage and flew to the UK to participate in the auction.

But that time, he ultimately lost to his friend Qiu Yanzhi, who was commissioned by Eiichi Anzhai to act as his agent.

Two years later, Christie's in London was about to auction a Chinese Yuan Dynasty blue and white underglaze red jar with a hollowed-out peony pattern lid. After learning about it, Sakamoto Goro decided to make a desperate move, selling all his collections, and even giving up the "Buyantang".

This time he succeeded, and finally bought this Yuan Dynasty peony jar for a sky-high price of 180 million yen, single-handedly setting the highest auction record for Asian art at the time.

It was this auction that officially triggered the prosperity of Chinese porcelain around the world and induced more rare treasures to appear.

Yuan blue and white, Yuan blue and white with underglaze red, have been the only ones in the history of world porcelain auctions for a long time, surpassing the two generations of porcelain before and after. This is also the "marginal effect" brought by this auction.

At that time, the high-end art collecting circle was relatively niche and closed. Goro Sakamoto was an Asian face who rarely appeared in European auctions, and the courage and courage he showed that was inconsistent with the times made him a favorite in the competition. His invincible behavior and often setting sky-high price records that are unimaginable by ordinary people made his European colleagues call him "Little Napoleon".

It was also that auction that made Goro Sakamoto become the world's top antique dealer and collector, and he made a lot of money from it.

For example, the national treasure Yuanqing Hualien Pond Fish and Algae Pattern Jar from the Anzhai Collection now on display at the Museum of Oriental Porcelain was first acquired by Goro Sakamoto for 80 million yen.

Goro Sakamoto was on a business trip to Kyushu at the time. The clerk discovered the magical product and informed the boss. The boss's response was: "Get it at all costs."

Two or three days after buying the large blue and white fish and algae pattern, Sakamoto suddenly received a call from Switzerland at night, and the other party was none other than Eiichi Azaka.

Anzhai Eiichi told Sakamoto that he would immediately change his itinerary and return home the next day, making sure to see the big can.

Sakamoto told Eiichi Anzaka a story, saying that his father died early when he was a child, and his mother supported the family by selling fish. He also worked in a seafood store, and after becoming an antique dealer, he always liked fish patterns. This is because of culture and also his personal complex.

This large blue and white fish and algae pattern can represent his mother's support for the family. He plans to keep this large fish and algae pattern with him for the rest of his life and regard it as a family treasure.

Eiichi Anzhai flew back to Japan from Switzerland and found Sakamoto in person. After seeing the big can, he expressed his determination to buy it.

In the end, this large blue and white fish and algae pattern pot was sold to Eiichi Anzhai "with pain" for a price of 180 million yen. And every time Sakamoto recalled this transaction, he always said that he was reluctant to part with it and made a loss.

But Zhou Zhi has been in this business for a long time. He has long since learned to ignore stories and only look at things. He can turn over twice as much antiques in a short period of time. Sakamoto Goro is definitely a shrewd businessman. .

It's still the kind of person who has both dignity and face.

"Mr. Sakamoto, I came to you late. I'm really disrespectful. I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." No matter what he thought in his heart, Zhou Zhi now acted with fear and fear, as if he would be ashamed unless he was forgiven.

"Zhou Sang is so handsome today, he is almost as good as our TV stars." The little old man said with a smile, "I have never seen you like this before. It must be the credit of this beautiful lady beside me, right?"

"Hello, Mr. Sakamoto, I am Ikeda Qiu, the agent of Sony Corporation in China. During Zhou Sang's visit to our country, the headquarters appointed me to be his assistant." "We had contacted on the phone before. Miss Ikeda's voice is very pleasant, and now we have met. , then I realized that the appearance is more moving than the voice.”

Ikeda Qiu is wearing an exquisite little dress today, a black Hepburn skirt, which is indeed very beautiful, but I don’t know if it is influenced by the Kame Sennin in Dragon Ball. Zhou Zhi always feels that when these old men from the island country praise young women, there is always a sense of lust. the taste of.

"Mr. Sakamoto, this is my senior brother, Mr. Ma Weima." Zhou Zhi introduced Sakamoto with a smile: "You may have seen them at the auction. The collections used for exchange this time were brought here for me by my senior brother. ”

"We have seen it in Europe, but not only at auctions, but also at flea markets." Goro Sakamoto said with a smile.

"Mr. Sakamoto is laughing." Mr. Ma handed over to Goro Sakamoto: "At the flea market, we were doing business seriously. Mr. Sakamoto went there just to have fun."

"Anyway, he is young and promising." Sakamoto Goro also smiled and introduced to everyone: "This is the owner of this room, Mr. Fujita Kenzaburo."

Kenzaburo Fujita and Mr. Ma are about the same age. After shaking hands with a few people, Kenzaburo introduced them into the art museum.

The hall in the museum has been arranged like a buffet. Although it has been carefully decorated, it is still difficult to conceal the outdated atmosphere of the old house. There are two rows of large glass cabinets in the middle of the exhibition hall. One row contains six hand scrolls, and the other row It's still empty.

Once the two display cabinets are placed, there is actually not much space left for guests.

"In order to welcome the exchange of collections, we have arranged an exhibition." Kenzaburo Fujita didn't know whether he wanted to build momentum or was afraid of being poked in the spine, but he actually did this, saying that he did not "sell assets at a low price." .

In fact, judging from the current market price, this is indeed the case. The appreciation rate of ancient Chinese calligraphy and painting works is now far less than the appreciation rate of works by famous modern and contemporary painters.

For example, the price of Fan Zeng's paintings has increased hundreds of times in just a few years, while the value of ancient calligraphy and painting works has been at a "high level" for a long time.

If the Fujita family is eager to cash in, the two generations of Jurentang porcelain and the paintings of Fan Zeng, who are currently in the limelight, will of course be much faster than the six-hand scroll.

Moreover, the preservation state of the six hand scrolls is worrying. It is really a good choice to "vacate the cage and change the bird" in time.

That's why the Fujita family held such a high-profile buffet party. After careful consideration, it was more for the purpose of "closing the mouths of the world."

"Then put them all up." Zhou Zhi smiled, thinking that the things were brought out from Demian Tang, and they were packaged in custom-made hard aluminum boxes, spray-painted with black paint, and bright silver stainless steel on the corners. It is reinforced with pieces and is quite high-end. This kind of equipment is no worse than the British Museum's turnover box. There is no shame in pulling it out.

Mr. Ma also knew that he had to show some style at this time, so he pretended to open the box, and then took out a stack of documents and handed them to Kenzaburo Fujita for signature.

Fujita looked through the document, signed it, and waved over two people who looked like staff around him.

(End of this chapter)