golden ear

Chapter 229 Ullens

"This is simple, but just now Lao Zhang secretly told me another news!"

Hu Jianmin said mysteriously: "He is a member of Chen Lihua's Chang'an Club. He was called to a party last week and said that he had a good project and wanted to raise funds internally!"

"Oh? Chen Dongsheng's Dongsheng Club!"

Wu Tianyuan was very interested. Since he chatted with Chen Dongsheng last time, he has nothing to do now!

In the past, starting from scratch, a lot of money was disgraceful, but now that you are delicate and expensive, you naturally want to wash your hands and live a high-class life.I thought I did him a favor unintentionally, and Kuang Guoqiang took the initiative to bear all the charges. Although Guoan knew the inside story, but there was no real evidence, there was nothing to do with him.

In the future, he will definitely not come into contact with unearthed goods and smuggling. The risk is high and the gain outweighs the loss.Now that he has billions or even tens of billions of funds in his hands, it is better to hype art.The government can't control it. This is a market behavior. There are bullies rushing to pay the bill. One is willing to fight and the other is willing to suffer.

"Chen Dongsheng will play at a higher level and more covertly in the future! He has Ullens behind him, and Lewis of Jiashide. Both of them are capital predators, and they are only looking for profit. I think Dongsheng will be just a pawn they use!"

Wu Tianyuan understands the tricks too well, he is also playing, although the purpose is different, but the technique is the same.With Chen Dongsheng's scheming and means, Dongsheng is really no match for other people in terms of artwork.

"They started to speculate a few years ago. The so-called F4 of modern art is the product of Jiashide and Jiade. Ten years ago, the unknown and down-and-out painters were taken by them. They were speculated in a few years. Now every painting They are all over ten million, more expensive than the veteran masters of Zao Wou-ki and Zhu Deyong!"

Hu Jianmin said disdainfully: "Hong Kong Jiashide Spring Auction has just come under the hammer. Among the four known as "Chinese Contemporary Art F4", Yue Mingjun, Zhang Honggang, Fang Lihua, and Wang Guangyi, Yue Mingjun and Zhang Honggang have works on the auction but the results are mediocre. In recent years The turnover rate of the works of the four came to fluctuate, and there were even unsold auctions, and the market also saw that it was tricky, and began to refuse to accept the offer.”

在今年4月3日香港佳实德举行的四场现代及当代亚洲艺术拍卖中，岳明君1993年作品《幸福》以440万港元成交；张洪刚2009年作品《绿墙：书房一号》以187.5万港元成交，《期待的生灵》以108.75万港元成交。

In the Chinese and Asian Modern and Contemporary Art held in Jiade Hong Kong on April 4th, although a large number of works of Chinese contemporary artists were presented, the "F4", which was the best seller in the past, was still hard to find.

“F4”这种不太乐观的情况其实早已开始，去年F4的春拍、秋拍成交率出现波动，张洪刚在2015春拍成交率为25%，1996年的《血缘》作品、1997年作品《血缘系列》、2006年作品《失忆与记忆：睡眠》流拍，2005年作品《女孩》低于估价成交，2015秋拍成交率89%，1995年的作品《血缘》以1679万元成交。

另外三人的成交率也不是很理想，方力华于2015春拍成交率为60%，2015秋拍成交率为50%；岳明君2015春拍上拍的2件作品均流拍，2015秋拍的成交率只有50%；王广一的2015春拍成交率71%，秋拍成交率60%。

Wu Tianyuan analyzed: "The bubble of the skyrocketing price of Chinese contemporary art in 2007 and 2008 had a great impact. The adjustment of the art market has gone through six or seven years, and the aftermath is still unabated. Today, the overall modern and contemporary art sector is still adjusting, and the transaction price Showing a continuous decline, the buyer's market is cautious."

"Under such a general environment, auction companies are constantly adjusting according to changes in market tastes under the dual requirements of difficult collection and academic requirements, so the contemporary art sector and taste are in rotation. From the earliest F4 to the new F4, Liu Ye, Liu Wei, Zeng Fanzhi, Liu Xiaodong, Zhao Bandi, Shang Yang, Shi Chong, Mao Yan, Duan Jianwei and other artists, the changes in leading figures can be seen in the adjustment and changes of contemporary art. The price of the main artists has already reached the level of tens of millions of yuan. Value-added follow-up is weak."

Wu Tianyuan coldly observed the ups and downs of the modern art market in the past few years. With Hu Yan to analyze the internal materials for him, he has a clear picture of the inside story.He is very pessimistic about the so-called artists nowadays, eager for quick success and quick profit, copying the West is simply imitating the East!

He personally likes Wu Hufan and Zhang Daqian, and further ahead is the Four Kings and Four Monks, which can be traced upwards according to the context of ancient traditional literati paintings.Even if you want to hype art now, you will not choose F4 works that have no connotation. At least the five painters you choose have their own styles, and there is huge room for appreciation in long-term collections.

"You take things that are originally valuable, and after some commercial operations, you can increase their added value. This is publicity, and it's a skill!"

"If a piece of rubbish is artificially processed, packaged as a treasure, and sold at a high price to laymen who don't understand, it is a lie!"

Wu Tianyuan said to himself, he has a clear position in his heart, in the future, he will use the most commercial methods to promote the best domestic works to the world, and let Westerners know that we have good treasures!

"80 billion? So-so, let's start to act!"

Chen Dongsheng looked at the big fat man sitting opposite, nodded and said: "80 billion is not too much, but it can also start the first step of the plan. Especially now, many people are staring at me. Although Kuang Guoqiang committed a crime, Guoan will not give up on me. , let's keep a low profile and take our time."

Ullens took a sip of the wine that had just been airlifted from the Bordeaux estate in France and said, "No problem, Lewis and I have discussed the plan. In the words of your Chinese, work slowly and carefully, and do it little by little."

Chen Dongsheng looked at the relaxed look of his old partner Ullens, and warned seriously: "This time is different, because there is a kid like Wu Tianyuan, he will not let us go easily, we must be careful!"

"Wu Tianyuan?"

Ullens straightened his body and said solemnly: "Yes, his growth rate is too astonishing, and it has seriously affected our plan! It's a pity we didn't do it earlier, now..."

It's a pity for the two of them, Wu Tianyuan is no longer someone who can be dealt with by black hands. There are many umbrellas to support them, and there are big figures behind them. Even the three big speculators are very helpless.

"It's actually not that serious!"

Chen Dongsheng said with a smile: "Thousands of miles are only for money, and he is not a saint. Hasn't Tianyuanhui also started to speculate on art recently? The so-called Eight King Kong are all human spirits, big experts in capital, I don't believe they can easily give up a few dollars a year. One billion, or even tens of billions of windfall profits!"

"Regardless of them, we will proceed according to the plan, and there is nothing anyone can do about keeping a low profile."

Ullens said with a smile: "You also have to thank Wu Tianyuan for helping you solve your confidant's serious troubles, and now you are at ease. From now on, you will only use capital to operate, even if you are caught, you will be fine. At worst, you will be naturalized in the United States, or I will ask the Duke of Switzerland to let you If you become a Swiss citizen, no one can do anything to you!"

"Okay, cheers!"

(End of this chapter)