Inherit For Three Thousand Years

Lu Jinguang already felt that Abraham's original offer of 28 million US dollars was too high. If he came to negotiate with Abraham, his bottom line would be 30 million US dollars. If he can raise the price to 35 million US dollars, he will be very satisfied.

But Xiao Yao directly put forward an extremely high request of nearly 60 million US dollars, which he could not imagine. There is indeed a big difference in the outlook on money between a rich man and an ordinary rich man like him. On this point, he has to admit.

Xiao Yao is still very young and has just emerged in the art world. If his works can be collected by the Louvre in Paris, even if the price is 28 million US dollars, it will be enough to dominate the global art world.

It is already a supreme honor for a work to be collected by a top museum like the Louvre, and the transaction price of 28 million US dollars is even more astonishing. There are few contemporary artists in the world who can enjoy this kind of treatment.

Although he is still a young painter, with this qualification, he is enough to squeeze into the top ranks of contemporary artists in the world.

After art and money are related, art also has moisture. The auction prices of many so-called famous painters have repeatedly hit new highs, but the auction prices of their works are not equal to the artistry of their works. The auction prices of some writers' works are real, and the auction prices of some writers' works are hyped.

Transactions at art exhibitions can be speculated, as can transaction prices at auctions, but the works of art in the collections of famous museums are basically real, and the transaction prices will not be faked.

As long as the cooperation with the Louvre is successful this time, even a transaction price of 28 million US dollars will be enough to establish Xiao Yao's top status among contemporary artists.

Lu Jinguang really didn't expect Xiao Yao's appetite to be so big, the price of 28 million could not satisfy him at all, and his request turned out to be 60 million US dollars!

Judging from Abraham's reaction, it seems that there is a little possibility of success.

Xiao Yao's demands were too high for Abraham to accept, and the first negotiation was temporarily terminated.

On the morning of the second day, Abraham and others came over again and continued to negotiate.

Abraham went straight to the point, "Mr. Xiao, after we went back yesterday, we held a video conference with the headquarters, and the headquarters agreed to purchase your work "Thunder" at a price of 48 million US dollars. Although this price cannot break the record for the highest transaction price by a living artist , but it is enough to break the highest transaction record for a painting by a contemporary artist held by Richter's "Abstract Painting". This is already the highest price we can offer, and we can only express our regret if you still cannot accept it. "

Lu Jinguang's eyes lit up, and he turned to look at Xiao Yao.

Lu Jinguang was very surprised that Abraham quoted such a super high price as soon as he came up, and he couldn't restrain the surprise in his heart.

The transaction price of "Abstract Painting" is 47 million US dollars. The Louvre is willing to purchase Xiao Yao's "Thunder" at a price of 48 million US dollars. It is absolutely full of sincerity.

After hearing the price, Lu Jinguang's uneasy mood finally stabilized.

Abraham quoted a high price of 48 million U.S. dollars as soon as he came up, and the subsequent negotiations will definitely increase the price. No matter how much it can be raised, Lu Jinguang can accept it.

After Abraham and others left yesterday, Lu Jinguang and Xiao Yao also communicated their thoughts. After the communication, the two agreed that as long as the price given by Abraham was above 35 million US dollars, they could consider transferring "Thunder" to the Louvre in Paris.

It may be that during the negotiation yesterday, Xiao Yao's attitude was too firm, or it may be that Abraham did not regard Xiao Yao as a pure businessman, but more as an artist with a distinctive personality.

The reason for this idea may be the illusion brought to him by Xiao Yao's works.

In addition, as a rich man, Xiao Yao is indeed not short of money, so it is normal not to sell his works outside in a short period of time.

The longer the delay, the higher the price the Louvre will have to spend to purchase Xiao Yao's "Thunder".

Even if we only consider the factors of the market economy, now it is a seller's market, Xiao Yao's willingness to sell is not strong, and it doesn't matter whether he sells or not. On the other hand, Abraham has a very strong willingness to buy.

On the one hand, it is because "Thunder" is the most outstanding contemporary art work, and on the other hand, it is because the longer it is delayed, the higher the cost. Since you must buy this work, you can't delay it. The sooner you make a decision, the lower the cost.

It was precisely because of these two reasons that Abraham made a huge concession and quoted an extremely high price from the beginning.

In fact, Xiao Yao is not as indifferent and indifferent as he appears. As long as the price is right, cooperation with the Louvre is also very important to him.

In order to convince Xiao Yao, Lu Jinguang analyzed the importance of this cooperation from various aspects.

Each of Xiao Yao's works may be very valuable in the future, but the current works must not be judged by future prices.

Even for those artists who became famous at a young age in history, the promotion of their works has to go through a process, and Xiao Yao is no exception.

Pushing a small number of works to the market at different times, as long as the operation and publicity are done properly, will have a huge effect on increasing the popularity of the writer and the price of the work, and it is also indispensable.

If you want to get more, no matter what you do, you have to pay in advance, and artists and artworks are no exception.

As long as the transaction price of "Thunder" can exceed 35 million this time, Lu Jinguang believes that a year later, the price of similar works will at least exceed 50 million US dollars.

Now, without waiting for a year, the price quoted by the Louvre is already close to this price.

"I have seen the sincerity of the Louvre, but I am very stubborn and will never change the decision I made. The transfer price of "Thunder" must exceed 59 million US dollars, preferably 60 million US dollars, otherwise I can only Say sorry."

Things seemed to take a new turn. Abraham suddenly became interested and asked, "How do you think about the specific transaction method? Can you tell me?"