The auction’s turnover was astonishing, and it naturally made the news. Feng Yu bought two paintings at a high price, but was only mentioned at the end of the news. The headline of today's news is that Paul Allen paid a sky-high price of 80 million US dollars to buy an oil painting. Of course, he was also mentioned A total of more than 200 million US dollars was paid at the Sotheby's auction this time, and many people called him an art speculator.
Some artists began to lash out at Paul Allen, saying that he had brought shame to art and brought dust to his paintings, but they did not mention Feng Yu, who also paid a high price for two paintings.
I don’t know how depressed Paul Allen must be, but Feng Yu’s mood suddenly became very good because he got a very good news.
"Keda, are you sure you can buy that painting?"
"Yes, and the price will definitely not exceed 70 million US dollars, and maybe 50 million US dollars will not be used. The important thing is that this painting meets your requirements, boss, right?" Kameda Masao said firmly.
Feng Yu patted Kameda Masao on the shoulder: "Hahaha, Kameda, well done. By the way, do you like this kind of oil painting? If you like it, you can choose one of these two oil paintings and I will give it to you! "
Kameda Masao's eyes widened. The boss spent a huge sum of US$70 million to take each of these paintings. In the auctions in the past ten years, they were among the top three highest prices. In the entire history of oil paintings, they were also among the highest. The top ten prices were astronomical, and the boss actually said he would give him one!
"Boss, it's too expensive. It's not suitable. I can't have it." Kameda Masao was a little frightened.
"Hey~~~ You work so hard and are so dedicated, you deserve this. Don't be polite to me, I told you to give it to you, just take it."
Feng Yu valued Kameda Masao very much. Only by occasionally giving Kameda Masao some favors could he make Kameda Masao work harder for him. Having such a talented person can save Feng Yu a lot of things. Kameda Masao can help Feng Yu earn more than 70 million US dollars every year.
"This... thank you, boss. Don't worry, boss, I will definitely buy that painting for you at the lowest price." Kameda Masao assured, patting his chest.
After Kameda Masao learned that Feng Yu had bought two oil paintings at high prices at the auction, he told Feng Yu that the island country also had a lot of Western art, such as oil paintings.
The art market was not very good in the past few years, and the price of oil paintings fell. There were signs of recovery this year, but because of the emergence of the Internet economic bubble, the price of art did not rise.
That is to say, at this auction, Feng Yu and Paul Allen appeared. Otherwise, the price of this auction would not be very high. Some of the oil paintings in this auction were unsold at the last London auction. .
Feng Yu casually asked what good oil paintings the island country could have. Kameda Masao told Feng Yu that in the late 1980s, many businessmen from island countries liked to collect art, so at that time many Western and Eastern works of art fell into the hands of wealthy island countries. At that time, the island country had a lot of money.
Later, the island country's economy collapsed, and some artworks fell into the hands of bankers, mainly to pay off debts. As debts are paid off, the prices of artworks will naturally become lower. During this period, the island nation’s artworks have also entered a freeze period. At most art auctions, there will be a large number of unsold artworks with low prices. The price was set too high and no one bid at all.
Kameda Masao gave Feng Yu an example, saying that there was a Picasso work called "The Wedding of Pierrette". The transaction price at that time was more than 50 million US dollars, creating the highest price for a Picasso oil painting. If it were not for this auction, This history will continue to be maintained.
Now, the estimated price of this oil painting among bank mortgages is less than 20 million US dollars.
In fact, the price assessment of this oil painting will certainly not be so low. At 20 million US dollars, many art collectors will still be willing to buy it, but banks will not sell it. The original mortgage price of this oil painting was more than 30 million US dollars. Woolen cloth. Besides, the bankers still considered the price of this oil painting to be over 50 million U.S. dollars, and they would never sell it for 20 million U.S. dollars. The price of less than 20 million US dollars is just for accounting purposes.
When Feng Yu heard it, what was the name of this oil painting? "Pierrette's Wedding"? The most important thing is the word wedding. What a perfect occasion. And it belongs to Picasso, the most famous painter in modern history. Buy, you must buy this painting!
Kameda Masao returned to the island country to find someone to discuss purchasing "Pierrette's Wedding". Unfortunately, he was full of confidence when he came, but now he was a little embarrassed.
Originally, he thought that the painting would not be sold in the island country, and the price kept falling. Even if the bankers estimate the value of this painting to be very high, it will not exceed US$50 million.
But now, they are directly asking for $60 million!
A few years ago, no one was interested in this painting for 40 million US dollars, and the price continued to fall.
Why do those bankers dare to ask for such a high price? Because they say that the spring of art is coming, and the price of oil paintings will rise again. The Sotheby's auction in New York a few days ago is proof!
Kameda Masao was very helpless. He certainly knew why the price reached a new high at that auction. It was not because the boss had inflated the price in order to buy an oil painting for Mr. Kirilenko as a wedding gift.
This can be regarded as shooting oneself in the foot, because the boss raised the price, causing the price of "Pierrette's Wedding" to be re-evaluated.
Kameda Masao kept lobbying to lower the price, but the bankers were determined not to lower the price. This painting originally belonged to the Lingmu Consortium, but it fell into their hands after changing hands twice.
Recently, the stock prices of Internet technology companies have plummeted, and they have also lost a lot of investment, so they just want to use this to make up for it.
After waiting for two days, there was still no news. Feng Yu lost his temper and called Kameda Masao to ask if the painting had been purchased.
"Boss, things have changed."
"What, they won't sell it?" Feng Yu asked anxiously. How could it not be sold? He had to buy this painting.
"It's not that they won't sell, but the price they ask is too high. They said this year's Sotheby's auction proved that the price of oil paintings will rise." Kameda Masao explained awkwardly.
"How high? Is it more than 100 million US dollars?"
"Uh~~That's not the case. They asked for 60 million US dollars, and now I have paid 55 million US dollars. Boss, give me some time, and I will definitely be able to keep the price down."
"It's okay, just buy it." Feng Yu said proudly. No matter what the price of this painting is at other times, the price Feng Yu paid for it was the price of a favor given to Kirilenko. It doesn't matter if it is tens of millions of dollars more expensive, as long as it is unique.
"Boss, is it enough for you to give Mr. Kirilenko an oil painting?"
"Yeah, what's wrong?"
"Then I have another plan. Use another painting in your hand to exchange this "Pierrette's Wedding" with them, and let them add some other works of art. I am in their art list Among them, I saw some antiques belonging to China."
An antique belonging to China? Then Feng Yu was really interested in switching back.
"Okay, you make the decision. If necessary, you can add some cash. You have considered this matter very carefully."
(End of chapter)