I still need to convince other people, all at least ten."

The Champs Elysées is the most famous commercial street in France and even Europe. It is not an easy task to open a store here.

The Champs Elysées has a management committee, which is composed of established merchants on the Champs Elysées.

If you want to enter the Champs Elysées, you need their permission.

Otherwise, you won't be able to rent a store to open a store, and you will have all kinds of troubles if you do.

In short, if you don't get the approval of the management committee, you can't safely open a store on the Champs Elysées.

This is one of the reasons why Zhang Junping contacted George Fairburn.

"I can only give you four works at most.

However, you have to help me open two stores, a gallery and a traditional Chinese art store on the Champs Elysées." Zhang Junping shook his head and took a step back, but he also put forward clear conditions.

"At least six works, otherwise I won't be able to convince others."

"Six pieces, but I need your help to open a traveling exhibition of arts and crafts in France.

We want to hold exhibitions of traditional Chinese arts and crafts in major cities in France."

"I'm sorry, I can't help you!" George Fairburn decisively refused.

For the sake of six imitations, I can let you open a store on the Champs Elysées. If you want me to help you open an exhibition, this price is not enough.

"We are going to hold a touring exhibition in various European countries. If Mr. Stuart is willing to help, I am willing to produce one more work for each additional country in the touring exhibition." Zhang Junping said with a confident smile.

As a successful businessman, rejection can only mean one problem: the price is not right.

"Five works! I want five works for each additional country," George Fairburn said with a smile and stretched out his hand.

It's so comfortable to talk to smart people.

"Mr. Stuart, you are not the only art dealer who can speak well on the Champs Elysees Management Committee.

Compared to Paris, the market for bald eagles is larger.

For the nobility of European and American countries, Britain has greater influence than France.

If you don't agree, I will have to find someone else.

With two works from one country, I believe there will be many established art dealers willing to cooperate with me." Zhang Junping smiled and said his final price.

"Well! You are such a fine businessman!

Deal!" George Fairburn stared at Zhang Junping for a while, then smiled and stretched out his hand.

"Happy cooperation!" Zhang Junping also extended his hand and smiled.

"Mr. Stuart, should we discuss the price of replicas next?"

"The price of a replica? Mr. Zhang, I don't understand what you mean?"

"Haha! Mr. Stuart, don't you think that there are six imitations every year, plus two imitations in each country for traveling exhibitions.

Are these works provided for free?" Zhang Junping said with an exaggerated expression.

"Of course not, how could I think so.

Why don't we just keep the previous price?" George Fairburn said with an awkward smile.

"I feel like that's unfair to everyone."

"Mr. Zhang, you should understand that the reason why counterfeiting is so popular is that we invested a lot of resources to hype it up."

"I understand, so I only want 50% of the transaction price.

Is this price outrageous?" Zhang Junping said with a smile.

"Only fifty percent?" George Fairburn was stunned and quickly confirmed.

"Yes! I only want 50% of the transaction price!" Zhang Junping nodded firmly.

Don't think that Zhang Junping only needs 50%, which is a big disadvantage.

In fact, he took a huge advantage.

Don’t be dissatisfied, the oil painting market now and in the next twenty years is in Europe and the United States, and the main buyers are European and American.

European and American collectors like to collect oil paintings, but only for European and American painters.

Oil paintings by Chinese painters are not very popular in Europe and the United States.

In their opinion, buying Chinese oil paintings is not as good as buying Chinese ink paintings.

However, until the early 21st century, the price of Chinese ink paintings was not very high, with top-level paintings only costing several hundred thousand dollars.

It was not until the 21st century that ancient Chinese calligraphy and painting and modern ink painting experienced explosive growth.

Auction prices ranging from tens of millions to hundreds of millions appear frequently.

Chinese people who don’t know the truth will still feel proud of such a high price.

In fact, these are the international art dealers who are cutting the wool of the Chinese.

First raise the price, and then sell it to the Chinese at a high price.

They played this trick very smoothly.

In fact, there are also Chinese people helping here.

For example, the works of the other two Wus among the Three Wus often appeared in auction houses in later generations, and were often sold for hundreds of millions of RMB.

Are their works really worth the price?

Anyone who understands understands.

Therefore, Zhang Junping simply gave up most of the profits.

Because Zhang Junping knew very well that without George Fairburn and the others, no one would buy his works, let alone tens of millions, millions, or hundreds of thousands.

This has nothing to do with the level of painting.

Why is there a saying circulating in the painting circle that only when the author dies can the work be truly valuable.

This is an iron law. It cannot be said that there are not many painters who can break this iron law, but there are not many.

It can't even be said to be a breakthrough, it can only be said to be a mutual compromise.

For example, Picasso was already famous when he was alive and his works were already very valuable. However, in comparison, the price appreciation was even greater after his death.

To put it bluntly, the art market is still controlled by established art dealers like George Fairborn.

They won't promote your work unless the benefits are big enough.

Not to mention they won’t put a lot of effort into helping you speculate on prices.

The reason why imitations are hyped is because they are forced to do so.

They can accept losing money, but they cannot accept losing reputation.

In order to restore their reputation and recover the money they lost, they are forced to speculate.

At the same time, they have also made arrangements overtly and covertly, so that as soon as counterfeiting appears, they will immediately take control.

As a result, counterfeiting appeared, but they were unable to control it.

A country's inspection team is not so easy to control. If you really want to do it, it's not impossible, but the cost will be very high.

That's why George Fairburn came over to meet with Zhang Junping.

Successful businessmen do not choose to go to extremes unless necessary.

Fortunately, the result of the negotiation is good and it is a result they are willing to accept.

The most critical part is that after the negotiation is completed, the subsequent signing of the contract is all trivial matters.

In order to prove that he was a fake, Zhang Junping painted a work for George Fairborn and others on the spot.

George Fairburn was very patient and waited for more than three hours. When Zhang Junping finished the painting and the bald appraiser confirmed that it was indeed a fake, he stood up with a smile, held Zhang Junping's hand and said, "Mr. Zhang

, in order to wish you a happy cooperation!

I’ll treat you to a drink tonight!”

"Okay!" Zhang Junping shook George Fairburn's hand vigorously and said with a smile: "But not today!

Tomorrow! I will go to you with my lawyer tomorrow.

After we sign the contract, we can have a nice drink."

"Then as Mr. Zhang said, after signing the contract tomorrow, let's have a nice drink.

This is my phone number. When you are ready, call me and I will send someone to pick you up." George Fairburn was a little disappointed, but then he took out a business card with a smile and handed it to Zhang Junping.

"No problem, but I don't think I can call Mr. Stuart until the afternoon.

Because my lawyer has to fly over from Zurich, and it will take the afternoon at the earliest." Zhang Junping said with a smile.

"Mr. Zhang, if you are not a full-time lawyer.

There are many famous lawyers in Paris, so there is no need to go to Zurich to hire a lawyer." George Fairborn reminded him seemingly casually.
Chapter completed!