Chapter 764

Because the merchant's calculation was too accurate, Chu Chen didn't want to trade with the merchant. He thought that if he traded with the merchant, he would spend a lot of energy in the end. However, the final harvest could not reach his expectation. This also makes him not so positive about today's deal.

If it's not a private exhibition, there will be more advertisements for him in the museum.

Vincent frowned when he heard Chu Chen's reply. Barter is also very popular in the world. He has exchanged things with others, but it is usually because he takes a fancy to other people's things that he puts forward the exchange. But in this way, there is a question. When the person mentioned is trading, he will definitely suffer losses. Who told you to ask for help from others?

For Vincent, if it's tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of euros, it doesn't matter if the transaction is made in exchange. But now it's Raphael's works. Most of his works are stored in museums, and few of them are in circulation. His previous record was a sketch work shot in Christie's in 1996, with a transaction price of 5.3 million pounds.

Note that this is a sketch, and it's also a black chalk painting. Such works can be sold for 5.3 million pounds, which shows the popularity of Raphael's works.

Moreover, it was 1996. Now, six years later, the transaction price of the art market has increased dramatically. The auction price of many famous works of foreign artists has increased greatly.

According to Chu Chen's estimation, if his "Athenian School" is estimated in RMB, the transaction price at the auction will be more than 1 billion RMB, and he will not be surprised if it exceeds 2 billion RMB. If

is so valuable a piece of work, if it is a transaction method such as barter, Chu Chen will certainly not look at the general collection. Vincent estimates that perhaps most of the best part of his family's collection for so many years will be exchanged enough, but this family has spent hundreds of years to collect it. How could he be willing to sacrifice it?

Because of this, it's no wonder that Vincent would ask again when he knew that chuchen would not be sold.

Seeing Vincent's embarrassment, Chu Chen also understands his idea, which is one of the reasons why he wanted to trade with the museum before. However pitiful Vincent is, he can't let go in this respect.

He said with a smile, "Mr. Vincent, to tell you the truth, if I really want to sell it, I won't talk to you face to face. I just need to hand it over to the auction company."

Hearing this, Vincent smiles at chuchen. He also knows that chuchen is telling the truth. After all, there are many rich people in the world who want the Athenian School, and the competition must be very fierce. If Chu Chen really had to take the painting to the auction, then even if he finally got the painting, it would be more expensive than private trading.

Thinking of this, Vincent felt very tangled. He wanted Raphael's paintings, but he didn't want to exchange too many of them with his family's collection for many years. Now he understands an old Chinese saying that you can't have both fish and bear's paw.

However, after a long consideration, in order to become an international collector, he finally decided to include the Athenian School in his pocket anyway. This is also because, for foreigners, Raphael's works are more inclined to the former than Chinese cultural relics, even if the former and the latter have the same value.

In addition, the main reason for Vincent's decision is that in the current international market, the collection value of the works of famous Western painters is undoubtedly higher than that of the Chinese collections. Even if he suffers a little loss in the end, he will make a profit in the long run.

Of course, Vincent's idea is entirely based on the current market situation in 2002. He did not expect that since 2005, the auction prices of Chinese antiques, including porcelain, calligraphy and painting, have increased geometrically. Although the works of famous Western painters have also increased rapidly, they are very different from Vincent's idea.

"Mr. Chu, I see what you mean. Well, when you go to France, we'll talk about the details. What do you think?"

Chu Chen also agrees with Vincent's proposal. After all, he hasn't seen the real objects of Vincent's collection. He can't judge the authenticity of things just by Vincent's one-sided words, can he? It's also very troublesome to trade things for things abroad. We should not only confirm the authenticity of things, but also sign a contract, and be fair.

Chu Chen nodded and said, "this is no problem, but you also know that my works are still in China. If we can reach a deal then, what do you want to do about this?"

Vincent pondered for a while, then said with a smile: "Mr. Chu, in this case, I think we can put the place of the transaction in your country. I can be responsible for the transportation."

Chu Chen was very satisfied with Vincent's statement. He said with a smile, "since you are so sincere, what reason can I refuse? I will leave for Paris in the next few days, but before that, I'd like to ask you to make a list of the best collections you have, and let me have a look first. "What Chu Chen meant was to see what kind of collection Vincent had in his hands. If he could not satisfy Chu Chen, the deal would be yellow and he would not have to go to France.

"OK, when I get back, I'll sort out the list and send it to you by fax. I think you will be satisfied by then..."

Vincent is very confident in his collection, which is the collection of his family for hundreds of years, and some of the treasures he snatched from the imperial palace of China in those years. Although he is also a pacifist, since things have been going on for so many years, he will not be willing to return those cultural relics to China for free.

Now that the matter had been discussed, Vincent asked Chu Chen for the fax number, left his business card and left.

After Vincent left, Chu Chen drank coffee for a while and then tasted some snacks. When he felt that the time was almost up, he left the cafe, enjoying the surrounding scenery and walking slowly towards the direction of the school.

When Chu Chen came to the gate of the school, he saw Wu Ke and their party come to him with a smile.

In fact, Oxford University has no school gate. It's just on the side of the asphalt road. Two stainless steel pillars are inlaid with an iron plate with white characters on a blue background. The name of the university is written in English, which is no different from the traffic signs on the roadside.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Chu Chen would never have believed that this world-class university had no gate, no walls, and people could go in and out at will.

The classrooms of the school are also very simple. Some houses are still the heritage of a certain Duke hundreds of years ago. The size and shape of the classrooms are also different. They are arranged according to the original structure of the house.

The layout of the classroom is not as orderly as the domestic classroom. On the contrary, it is a bit messy. Students' works are randomly pasted on the walls of each classroom.

However, there are all kinds of modern teaching equipment in the classroom. From primary school to university, all kinds of experimental instruments, living specimens, toys and props are put in the classroom. Students can use them to do and play at any time.

If such a school is put in China, you will find it incredible. However, this university has produced dozens of Nobel Prize winners, which makes people think deeply.

In the evening, Chu Chen invited everyone to a big meal. For him, the money for the meal was a trifle. The key was that he wanted to make Wu Ke happy.

Since today's reply, Chu Chen feels that Wu Ke is a little sad when he gets along with Mina and others. The reason is that he also knows that it's hard for anyone to leave his friends who have been together for several years. However, he can't help them. He can only try his best to find an opportunity for Wu Ke to spend more time with them.

"Chu, this is the fax sent to you this afternoon."

In the evening, chuchen three just returned to Randy's home, they saw Randy holding a piece of paper to chuchen.

Needless to say, Chu Chen also knows that this fax should be the list of cultural relics sent to him by Vincent. However, when he saw the time when the fax came, he was stunned, because it was less than 40 minutes before Vincent left, which made him sigh that Vincent was very efficient.

Chu Chen doesn't know that Vincent's efficiency also varies from person to person. If he didn't worry about Chu Chen's displeasure caused by the late delivery of the list, or Chu Chen went to find other sellers, he would not have let his staff sort out the list so quickly.

Vincent is also the kind of person who is not easy to change when he has made up his mind. Since the Athenian School in Chu Chen's hands has a higher position in his heart than those Chinese antiques he collects, he is willing to make sure that he has done his best. Therefore, he does not have any privacy in those collections on the list.

When Chu Chen saw the items listed in the list, her face immediately showed a look of shock, which made Wu Ke next to her very curious. She quickly came forward to have a look. When she saw the contents on the list, she widened her eyes and exclaimed:

"songruyao B-type cup holder!"

"Northern Song Dynasty official kiln deep belly bowl?"

"Song Ge kiln goblet..."

"There are Ding kiln and Jun kiln. There are all five famous kilns in Song Dynasty..."

In addition to Wu Ke's five famous kilns in the Song Dynasty, there are also a series of national treasure level cultural relics left, such as the blue and white plum vase of the Yuan Dynasty, Xiao He Yuexia's chasing Hanxin, the Tianzi jar of Ming Chenghua's fighting color figure pattern, the Qing Yongzheng's Famille rose and longevity bowl, and so on