golden ear

Chapter 260 The Only Member
Wu Tianyuan looked at the top ten national treasures, and compared the collections in his own museum, and found that his own was even worse!

Needless to say, Song Dynasty calligraphy and painting, Song Huizong alone has almost [-] paintings.Among the eight great masters of Tang and Song Dynasties, Liu Zongyuan is the only one missing, and everyone else has them!
The five famous kilns are only a few inscriptions away, and there is also a small bowl of rare firewood kiln!
There are also quite a few bronze wares, and the set of seven Jiuding tripods alone is the treasure of all major museums, no less than Maogong tripod and Sanshi plate!
Not to mention Fatie, just ten authentic works of Erwang will instantly kill the audience!Not to mention the Lanting Eight Pillars!
Director Hu saw Wu Tianyuan's proud look, and said helplessly: "Hey, not counting the quantity, in terms of pure quality, neither of the two Forbidden City can compare to your Tianyuan Private Museum! How can a single-handed museum surpass the two Forbidden City?"

Lin Baili laughed loudly and said, "This is how people compare their lives with each other, and compare goods with each other! Old Hu, just accept your fate!"

The three of them ate together at noon, and had a good chat about future cooperation. After finally getting the chance to catch up with Wu Tianyuan, Lao Hu definitely couldn't let it go.

In the afternoon, the two left the Forbidden City. This trip was worthwhile. They absorbed a lot of energy at once. They could hear the voice of the Song Dynasty immediately and absorb the energy of the Tang Dynasty.

"Come with me at night? Someone invites you to dinner!"

Wu Tianyuan asked curiously: "Huang Xuanlong?"

"Haha, he doesn't have enough face! You'll know when you arrive!"

Lin Baili sold it out and kept it secret for the time being. He brought Wu Tianyuan to his villa and began to appreciate his collection.Sure enough, he is worthy of being a great collector. Zhang Daqian alone has hundreds of paintings, and there are many hidden masterpieces, which opened Wu Tianyuan's eyes.

"So it was Brother Cao who invited me!"

In the evening, Wu Tianyuan finally met the master, the current chairman of Qingwan Yaji, Cao Xincheng!

"Knowing that brother Wu is coming to Taiwan for the first time, how can we extend the friendship of the landlord? You see, all the members of Qingwan Yaji are here to welcome you, brother!"

Wu Tianyuan hurriedly said hello, they booked the entire banquet hall, more than 30 people were present, just for himself!

Many people have seen it. They have been to the opening of the museum last time, so they are all acquaintances. After saying hello, everyone sat down and started chatting.

"We Qingwan Yaji was established in 1992, and it has been 24 years now. Members are invited, and we do not accept self-applied members. We selected 20 members when the association was founded. After the establishment of the organization, We have invited Mr. Xu Zhengfu, President of the Taiwan Art Gallery Association, as the Secretary-General. The membership dues paid by the members according to the agreement are mainly used for secretaries, member gatherings and other daily expenses, as well as exhibitions, book publishing and other expenses. Commercial activities are absolutely not allowed within the organization , members cannot buy or sell things in the club, nor can they introduce others to do business.”

As soon as Cao Xincheng sat down, he pulled Wu Tianyuan to introduce Qingwan Yaji, and said with a smile: "Members have a meeting once a month. First, we can get in touch with each other. Second, we can take advantage of the meeting to share the good things we have recently collected. Bring it for everyone to watch together. In addition, experts from all walks of life are invited to give speeches, including experts from mainland China and many experts from Taiwan. You can talk about art-related topics. As long as you can increase your knowledge, everyone will be interested.”

"In case there is any disagreement, then..."

Seeing Wu Tianyuan's curious expression, Cao Xincheng laughed and said: "Members do not prohibit everyone from expressing different opinions, but everyone will basically respect each other, and will not accuse you of being fake or wrong in person. We are just appreciating, not doing business, so There will be no conflict of interest."

Wu Tianyuan nodded. This is very important. Like Minqiu Jingshe, Qingwan Yaji, a top Chinese collection group, also has the same rules.It's just for hobbies, everyone exchanges experience together, not buying or selling!
"We don't conduct appraisals. When Qingwan Yaji was established, it was stated that we would not conduct appraisals. We are not an academic institution. Qingwan Yaji has never given appraisals to others, and our colleagues and members have never asked us to do appraisals."

"Now we have more than [-] members, including honorary members. Honorary members refer to specially invited experts in a certain field. Mr. Geng Baochang is also our honorary member, but in the past four or five years, we have not added any new members. According to the agreement, Qing Wan The presidents of Yaji were all promoted naturally from the previous vice presidents. The second president was Chen Qibin, the third was Ma Zhiling, the fourth was Luo Jinming, the fifth was Cai Yiming, the sixth was Xu Zuotian, and the sixth was Xu Zuotian. The seventh term was Lin Baili, and now it is me."

"We usually organize museum visits. We have been to Japan and Europe. We have been to the mainland of the motherland many times. Mr. Lin Baili, as the previous president, organized us to go to Guilin, then to the Shanghai Museum, and then visited Suzhou gardens."

Wu Tianyuan suddenly asked curiously: "You all like to collect things, will you snatch something at the auction?"

"Of course it can't be avoided!" Lin Baili continued: "But Qingwan Yaji doesn't advocate it. For example, I collect calligraphy and paintings, and I also like porcelain, but I never ask others to give up to me. Of course they won't listen to me! If he promises not to buy it on the surface, but entrusts others to buy it for him behind the scenes, the result is still the same, so there are still situations where people scramble for something.”

"For example, last time there was a member named Chen Qide who liked to collect ancient paintings. The two of us met at an auction once. Everyone was competing for the same piece of ancient calligraphy. He raised the sign by himself. Afterwards, at the party in Taipei, he told me that he bought it in the end, and I joked: "If I knew it earlier, I would give it to you, and at least it can save you hundreds of thousands. "

Cao Xincheng said helplessly: "Recently, because you Zhongzheng auctioned off a lot of good things, we have had a lot of friction. You are here today, and you have to be responsible!"

Everyone laughed. This is the truth. Zhongzheng has a lot of heavy weapons on the market, and many people like them.

"From now on, I will regularly organize a small special session of Qingwan Yaji, and you will have an internal auction. Everyone can raise their cards in a fair manner. What will happen to the one with the highest price?"

"Great, I said for a long time that this is the purpose!"

Cao Xincheng slapped his thigh and said happily: "My brother is indeed a smart person. I've been talking about this for a long time, and I want to discuss it with you. Now we officially invite you to join Qingwan Yaji. How about a face?"

"This……"

Wu Tianyuan was a little confused: "To tell you the truth, brother, I have already joined Minqiu Jingshe. Don't you claim that no one can join two groups at the same time?"

Lin Baili glared at Cao Xincheng, and quickly explained: "That's the old calendar! Now we are advancing with the times, brother, we admire your level from the bottom of our hearts, you are definitely qualified!"

"That's right, brother Wu, join us!"

"Must join, otherwise you can't go!"

A large group of people gathered around all of a sudden, inviting Wu Tianyuan to join Qingwan Yaji, and Cao Xincheng was also drunk. Usually, people begged him to join, and all votes were required. As long as two people disagreed, it would not work.

It's good now, if everyone invites one person to join, let alone a member of Minqiu Jingshe, people should think about it!
"Okay, since everyone is so kind, I, Wu Tianyuan, will join!"

Wu Tianyuan has no choice. Taiwan Qingwan Yaji is a top-level group, and it will be of great help to him in developing the market in the future. This opportunity is just what he wishes for.

(End of this chapter)