golden ear

Chapter 111
"Brother, come quickly!"

Wu Tianyuan heard Zhai Jianmin call him, walked over, and saw an old man in his 60s standing beside him, wearing brown sunglasses.

"Mr. Zhang, he is Wu Tianyuan, brother, this is Mr. Zhang Zongxian, have you heard?"

Wu Tianyuan was shocked, the famous first collector in Hong Kong, Zhang Zongxian!

The man in front of him is definitely a big man, Zhang Zongxian. He has spent decades collecting Chinese porcelain and Chinese calligraphy and painting all over the world, and he is widely respected in the world of cultural relics collection circles.

He is the main promoter of two international auction companies, Sotheby's and Goodstone, to expand their markets in Hong Kong.At the same time, he also devoted a lot of energy and financial resources to several major domestic art auction companies.

Taiwan's economy began to take off. Zhang Zongxian bypassed the increasingly fierce competition in Hong Kong. He came to Taiwan and met a group of business people. In 1968, he participated in an auction in London, becoming the first Hong Kong Chinese to appear at an international auction.

His superb appraisal ability for cultural relics, especially porcelain and miscellaneous items, has won him the trust and respect of collectors all over the world. The three characters "Zhang Zongxian" have become a major brand in the antique world in the Greater China region, and they have become guests of major auction companies in the world: when you collect things, he has rare goods to live in; when you auction things, he dares to spend money.Which auction company wouldn't welcome such customers who kept bringing generous commissions?

In 1993, at the first Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Auction in Shanghai Duoyuxuan, Zhang Zongxian appeared at the auction with the No. For the auction, mainland buyers were very cautious in their bids, but they added hundreds to thousands of dollars, while Zhang Zongxian added tens of thousands of dollars as soon as he opened his mouth, and finally raised this painting all the way to 2 yuan, setting the highest price for Feng Zikai's works at that time .

In 1994, China Jiade held the first auction. The first lot was Wu Xizeng's "Fishing Joy" with a base price of 7000 yuan.Zhang Zongxian, holding the No. 1.8 card, stood up and said, "Today is Jiade's first auction. I will offer 2.8 yuan, and I will send it out as soon as it is auctioned!" For RMB 3.8, Mr. Xu Bangda, a master appraiser, came to the stage and struck the first hammer, and Zhang Zongxian won the jackpot.

In 1994, when BJ Hanhai was first auctioned, Zhang Zongxian held the No. 1600 plate again, and took out 3200 million yuan in one breath, eating 50% of the total auction turnover of [-] million yuan.As a well-known collector, Zhang Zongxian often spends millions to buy his favorite masterpieces, always giving the outside world an all-powerful aura.

In jargon, there used to be Zhang Zongxian, and now there is Liu Yiqian!
"Hello Mr. Zhang, you have come all the way here to join us, the junior is very grateful."

Zhang Zongxian looked at Wu Tianyuan carefully, and said happily: "You know who I'm most happy to meet? It's you young people!"

He took Wu Tianyuan's hand and said: "I heard from Xiao Zhai that there is a rookie in the mainland. He has good eyesight, high level, and even luck! It's a well-deserved reputation to see you today. If you have the opportunity to come to Hong Kong in the future, come and sit with me." sit!"

Wu Tianyuan hurriedly exchanged business cards, and put Zhang Zongxian's next to him carefully. This is an important contact.Moreover, it is Hong Kong, which is an important city in Asia for auctions. I will go there sooner or later. With Mr. Zhang's guidance, it will be much easier.

"Old Zhangtou, how many years have you not been to Liulichang? Have you forgotten us old buddies?"

Mr. Ma also saw Zhang Zongxian, teasing, and several old men gathered together to catch up on the old days.

"Brother, Mr. Zhang's status in the Hong Kong circle is the same as Mr. Ouyang's in Liulichang! It's not an exaggeration to say that it's an exaggeration. When you go to Hong Kong in the future, let's go around more together, which will benefit a lot."

Wu Tianyuan could feel Zhai Jianmin's hospitality, and it seemed that he wanted to make up for what happened last time, so he said with a smile, "Brother is Zhang Lao's apprentice?"

"How could I be so lucky!" Zhai Jianmin laughed and said: "The old man is the originator of our agent, and he is still active in the circle. He has exchanged many heavy weapons in his hands. More than half of the cultural relics returned from overseas have Thanks to the old man."

This is also the reason why Wu Tianyuan respects Zhang Zongxian, especially because he supports the auction. Now that there is a lot of money in the country, no matter what the reason is, even if it is investment, he bought a lot of cultural relics and brought them back to China. This is also the main channel for the people to rescue cultural relics.

Huang Xuanlong from Taiwan, whom the Emperor's Four Treasures met last time, and today's Zhai Jianmin, Zhang Zongxian, and Wu Tianyuan also have guides in Hong Kong and Taiwan.If you have a chance to visit, think about the real treasure in Hong Kong at the foot of the mountain!

The Twelve Twelve Twelve Treasures of the Prosperous Age were held for a total of three days. On the first day, experts came to join in the show, and then there were players and tourists. Every day was full of crowds.The Chinese people have a strong attachment to the emperor, and when it comes to court system, it represents the highest level.

As long as it passes through the hands of the emperor, the value is doubled by several times or ten times, and the aesthetics of the emperor is very sought after.Tianyuanju and Liulichang appeared on the pages and headlines of many newspapers, and became popular after the Splendid View of Ten Thousand Flowers Valley.

"Aren't you going to give it to a small museum?"

The exhibition was finally over, Wu Tianyuan had a good rest for two days, and the matter of Xilin came to an end.Now he also knows that being targeted by Taotie, he has no choice but to see what happens.

"Museum? Me?"

Wu Tianyuan looked at Sun Zhongzheng and said with a smile: "It's too early? How many pieces do you have now?"

"It's not too early. The museum really needs to be prepared for at least a year. There are a lot of procedures, hardware facilities, security systems, etc.! The main reason is that your kid's ability to pick up leaks is too strong. I guess it will take less than a year. There are hundreds of pieces, and they are all heavy weapons, think about it."

Wu Tianyuan's heart moved, Mr. Sun's proposal is really far-sighted!This time, the Twelve Twelve Treasures of the Flourishing Age reminded me that although it was only a small exhibition with only twelve exhibits, Rong Baozhai had been busy for several days, and a lot of thought was spent on security alone.

Mr. Ouyang said afterwards, forget about it next time, it's too tiring.Twelve pieces of heavy equipment, counting seven or eight billion!If there was a mistake, he couldn't afford it.

"Go to Hu Jianmin to discuss it. Jianye has a project in the capital and has ready-made hardware. You have a good relationship, and he is generous and simply likes collecting. It is estimated that the collection in hand is almost enough for a small museum."

"Yes, he has already mentioned this matter, I will contact you."

After Wu Tianyuan listened to the suggestion, he really had to think about it, he kept all the heavy items in his own collection, and the ordinary ones were only auctioned off.Making money is also about hunting for treasures. Now that I am famous, my home is not safe, and it is even more tiring to go to the bank safe every day. I just start preparing for the museum now.

Even if it is smaller, it will be released immediately after the treasure hunt, and it will be safe and convenient for everyone to watch.

"Are you coming to the capital the day after tomorrow? Okay, let's meet and talk."

Wu Tianyuan hung up Hu Jianmin's phone, calculated that he still had 1.6 million in his hand, leaving 6000 million in reserve, [-] million should be enough start-up capital, right?

"Brother Niu, that's how things are, you see?"

Wu Tianyuan found Niu Feng for dinner at noon, and told him his thoughts, including the matter of Taotie.

"Originally, I wanted to tell you about Taotie after a while, just because I was afraid that they would deal with you. But since you have been targeted by them, there is no way, let's see what happens!"

Niu Feng comforted: "But don't worry, they won't really ask someone to assassinate you boy, it's just a trick, just be careful. As for the museum, I was just going to talk to you about this issue. I am very impressed by your behavior these few times." Report to the leader, the higher-ups have begun to pay attention to you, and feel that you are a person worth cultivating."

"So many great things have been done in just two months, and many heavy weapons have been found. It is good to build a museum. I mean the same thing!"

Wu Tianyuan looked at Niu Feng's meaningful expression, and suddenly understood something, nodded and said: "Understood, since I am a treasure of the country, I must give back to the society! I have this awareness, please rest assured!"

"Your boy is a smart person. As for the procedures for the museum, I will contact you and they will be settled soon. But you should worry about the rest, and Hu Yan is one of my own, so you can rely on it."

Niu Feng looked at Wu Tianyuan's eyes seriously and said: "It's a tough battle with Taotie, but you are definitely not fighting alone!"

(End of this chapter)