Fight to the third generation

Of course.

Su Yehao didn't like the atmosphere of New York, but it didn't affect the prosperity here.

Commercial trade is extremely developed, and the environment and public security are relatively good in wealthy areas such as Midtown Manhattan and the Upper East Side.

It's just that this so-called world's largest city seems to be a bit of a misnomer. It doesn't consider the living and living environment, public security, and happiness index. It's a bit of a money theory.

I took a car to the East Village in Lower Manhattan, and soon found an exhibition hall with Jeff Koons posters hanging on the outer wall.

It looks like a newly hung promotional poster, but it has been graffitied, with a big word written on it, which probably looks like a silly X, and it is equipped with insulting patterns.

The security guard at the gate seemed to weigh more than 200 kilograms. At this moment, Su Yehao and his party were stopped and told:

"The exhibition hasn't started yet, so come back tomorrow. The artist who rented the venue this time... is out of his mind. I went in and saw it. It was very boring. I suggest you don't go in."

Speaking of artists, the security guard made a "2" gesture and hooked his fingers, obviously mocking.

Su Yehao didn't know how Jeff Koons offended him. He thought maybe he didn't tip the security guard. After thanking him, he took out his cell phone and called Jeff Koons.

Soon, the artist, whose career had just turned a corner, went out to meet them in person, greeted each other, and walked into the exhibition hall.

I have to say that those two huge balloon dog sculptures do look interesting, and because they are large enough, they can easily catch everyone's attention.

As for other things, most of them are the same as what the security guard at the gate said, which is very boring.

For example, the sculpture of Michael Jackson holding a monkey, the yellow and white color scheme is ugly to the new sky, or he just finds some patterns and puts together random decorative paintings, which looks hot on the eyes.

The normal art path has been occupied by people for thousands of years, forcing everyone to develop in an abnormal direction in modern times.

For example, Picasso, such as the so-called Fauvism, or Realist Abstraction, Pop Art, etc. Anyway, rich people often don’t judge whether the works are good or bad. The creator’s reputation is big enough, and the artwork has a chance to appreciate, which is enough. .

Go around the pavilion.

Su Yehao suddenly felt that if Jeff Koons had been in the industry for so many years, he should have a better manager, or he was a rich second generation with some money.

otherwise.

With such a large number of works that don't look aesthetically pleasing, but are surprisingly expensive, this guy should have starved to death on the street long ago.

Most of them are rubbish, but there are also treasures among them.

Soon, Su Yehao stared at a rabbit made of stainless steel. It was similar to a balloon dog. It also had balloon patterns on its body, which looked interesting.

The one that fetched a sky-high price in my memory was this small sculpture, which was made of stainless steel and had a peculiar shape.

Although the high price was paid in the previous life, there was no suspicion of money laundering or asset transfer, but after finally meeting an artist worthy of investment, Su Yehao also wanted to take a gamble. Anyway, investing in advance would not cost much.

Touched his chin.

Su Yehao asked: "Two dogs, plus this rabbit, I am willing to pay 230 million US dollars. Direct payment, no extra commission, it is very cost-effective for you, deal?"

"They are all my masterpieces. Once they are bought by you, I can't even open the exhibition."

Jeff Koons thought for a moment and added, "At least $400 million."

Su Yehao then asked him: "How many balloon dogs have you produced in total?"

"There are only three pieces, what's the matter? In fact, there is still one semi-finished product. I haven't decided what color to paint it yet."

As soon as Jeff Koons finished speaking, Su Yehao said to him:

"Well, I know you have worked on Wall Street, and your business acumen is much smarter than other artists. Now you sell these three things to me for $230 million, and wait until the next balloon dog is sent to the auction house , I promise to buy it at a price of 1000 million U.S. dollars, and if someone else’s bid is less than 1000 million U.S. dollars, then I will buy it.”

If no one else bids a high price by then.

This is equivalent to Su Yehao spending 200 million US dollars to purchase three balloon dog sculptures.

The average starting price of balloon dogs is 400 million US dollars, but the last one will sell for 1000 million US dollars, and the orange and blue will also appreciate in value.

But if someone else pays more than 1000 million US dollars.

Then, Su Yehao spent 200 million U.S. dollars to buy a work of art worth 2000 million U.S. dollars, regardless of whether it was really worth that much, anyway, the market price was like this.

No matter how you calculate it, it will not be a loss anyway. When the time comes to hype through the Internet and improve your reputation, you may be able to earn tens of millions of dollars back.

Works of art are often selling popularity.

After Jeff Koons heard it, his heart beat wildly.

Knowing that this is being targeted by the rich man, he is ready to hype himself.

He started to feel dizzy, took a few deep breaths, and asked, "Can this promise be written into the contract? When will it be sent to the auction?"

Su Yehao shook his head and told:

"Of course it can't be written into the contract, but when I have two in my hand, and Jerry Young in Yahoo has one, we will definitely hope that the last one will be sold at a high price, so that our inventory will also appreciate in value. No matter what So, the whole thing is very good for you, but Balloon Dogs must not continue to be produced anymore, this needs to be written into the contract, no one likes mass-produced artists who smashed their own signs."

Nothing else.

Even if only the 230 million US dollars is paid, it is enough to make Jeff Koons happy.

The rose red balloon dog that was auctioned yesterday was a stock he had sold to an art dealer for $[-].

In other words, the money from the auction last night has nothing to do with him at all.

Therefore, after understanding what Su Yehao meant, Jeff agreed very readily, and immediately shook hands with Su Yehao to make a deal.

There are not many opportunities to be noticed by a super rich man. No matter what, the first thing to do is to make money, and if these three balloon dogs are sold, the semi-finished product in the warehouse will be worth a lot.

As for the stainless steel rabbit, it has been produced for more than ten years and has not been sold. It was just found out from an old warehouse a few days ago.

It can be sold for 30 US dollars, so there is nothing to be dissatisfied with...

Chapter 484 That Miss Jiang Beside You?

Art investment is also a science.

Su Yehao took the time to drink coffee with Jeff Koons, and said that he would seek help from a few experts to tailor a suitable development model for him.

It is best to destroy all the rubbish in the exhibition hall publicly, and then focus on the creation of giant sculptures, especially cartoon animals, so as to open up a new way to become a master artist.

The lawyer is helping to draw up the contract, and there will be a large amount of income soon, so Jeff Koons has no objection, and only thinks that Su Yehao is right.

In addition, he also agreed to take some time to draw some design drafts recently, customize a batch of brand new works, and sell them to Su Yehao at a price of 30 US dollars each.

Even the theme of the work has been discussed. According to the twelve zodiac signs, a set of giant sculptures are designed, and the shape is a little cute.

A total of twelve pieces, that is to say, the purchase price is as high as 360 million US dollars.

Jeff has been dazzled by the huge surprise, wishing for more orders and making appointments, but hates that there are only twelve Chinese zodiac signs.

Although Jeff Kuns knew clearly that Su Yehao was stockpiling goods in advance, and when the time came to hype his works, he would use publicity and auctions to sell them at a higher price.

But this kind of hype is quite in the interests of Jeff, and of course he will not refuse.

It has been silent for nearly ten years before, and it is estimated that after completing this vote, you will be able to be financially free, retire and provide for the elderly...

……

After chatting with Jeff, he took Yin Liuli's hand and walked around the neighborhood.

The East Village of Manhattan has a strong artistic atmosphere. Now a large number of down-and-out artists, singers, and dancers live here. The walls are covered with graffiti, and there are craft shops, bars, and restaurants everywhere.

I'm here, and I want to buy something by the way.

The new house in Big Wave Bay is about to be completed, and it happened to be missing some decorations.

Beside the pond in Su Yehao's yard, he spent so much effort to build a castle-like building, part of which is to serve as a collection room for his favorite things.

Yin Liuli's English is not good. Before that, she was wandering in the sky, almost like being blind with her eyes open.

At this time, she was wandering in the gallery, and when Su Yehao said that she was willing to spend 1000 million US dollars to buy the third balloon dog, she was surprised and said:

"My God, you don't have a fever, don't you? How can his works be so valuable? In fact, at the auction last night, Mr. Yang spent 110 million US dollars, which I think is too expensive. Now you spend more than 1000 Wan, enough to buy famous paintings by Picasso and Monet..."

Seeing that Yin Liuli loves money so much, Su Yehao couldn't help but smile.

He put his arms around the girl and asked:

"Then how do you know that in the beginning, there wasn't someone like me who bought Picasso or Monet's oil paintings, and then prepared to hype them like me? It doesn't matter if they are worth money now, the important thing is that they may become It is very valuable, instead of gnawing on the bones that have been gnawed by others, I might as well cook another pot and eat it myself as a chef."

"Oh~ You want to make more money, so you plan to hype it yourself, right? But the price you bought is so high." Yin Liuli asked with a smile.

Su Yehao replied to her:

"The price is indeed a bit high, but in order to get ahead of others, it's okay to spend a little more. Earning more and earning less is secondary. The main thing is that it's interesting to do it yourself. Do it yourself, so that a bunch of cheap metals can be transformed into sky-high prices sought after by others. It’s interesting to think about it.”

"...The idea of ​​a rich young master like you is really different."

"What's the difference, Liuli, you're still too immature. Didn't you realize that Jeff kept calling him to discuss business? Even if I didn't bet in advance, others would quickly buy his masterpiece. The auction in San Francisco last night Yes, it must have been noticed by interested people."

After saying this, Su Yehao thought of something, and added: "Maybe I don't care about Jeff, mainly because the buyer is called Yang Zhiyuan, who is very topical, the founder of Yahoo, a super rich man worth billions of dollars, every move All attention."

Yin Liuli asked again: "What about you, will you release the news that you bought these?"

"It's not necessary for the time being. I'm not as famous as Yang Zhiyuan in the United States, and my influence is only limited to the Silicon Valley area. In a few days, I plan to find a boat to transport them back to Hong Kong City, and put them at home to enjoy slowly. That $30 stainless steel Rabbit, do you want it? It is very artistic and special, it is the most suitable for collection, it is unique, and it is even rarer than balloon dogs.”

"...Forget it, I'm afraid of rust."

When Yin Liuli said this, he almost choked Su Yehao to death.

After a few seconds of silence, he retorted: "It's said to be stainless steel, so it shouldn't rust. Hearing what you said, I'm starting to get a little worried."

……

Talk while walking.

I didn’t find any works I liked in the small gallery, so I changed to another gallery.

After a short walk around the corner.

With a casual glance through the window, Su Yehao accidentally saw a familiar face, and he stopped in his tracks, dumbfounded.

Yin Liuli also saw the girl in the painting through the glass, raised her eyebrows slightly, and couldn't help asking curiously: "Is this a painting or a photo, I seem to have seen her... right, that Miss Jiang beside you? "

It is half a world away from the port city.

I actually saw Jiang Yu's oil painting in the window of a gallery in the East Village of New York.

It's no wonder that Yin Liuli, a woman who buried her head in the sand all the year round, mentioned the title "Miss Jiang" in front of Su Yehao for the first time.

Obviously, she already knew of Jiang Yu's existence.

The last time someone planned to kidnap Su Yehao, there was a lot of news about "traveling with beauty" all over the world. Of course Yin Liuli had seen it and was deeply impressed by her.

"That's... off the mark! Could it be that there is someone in New York who looks exactly like my friend Jiang Yu?"

Su Yehao deliberately emphasized the word "friend", but Yin Liuli pretended not to hear it.

She thought for a while and told, "It's really strange. Maybe the photos were leaked on the Internet and spread to New York. Some people think that Ms. Jiang is beautiful, and then they may use her as a model."

"No way. Forget it, go in and ask if you don't know..."

Push the door into the small gallery.

The bell at the door made a crisp sound. Su Yehao called the gallery manager. He didn't bother to test it slowly, so he took Franklin out of his pants pocket and said:

"Tell me, where did the oil painting of the Chinese girl at the door come from? This is a tip."

The fat middle-aged Caucasian manager accepted the hundred dollars calmly and told:

"I don't know. When I came back from vacation two months ago, it was placed in the window. It should be consigned by a customer. It sold for [-] US dollars. No one has asked about the price. Surrealist oil paintings are not very popular recently. Popular, after all, there are cameras everywhere, such paintings are time-consuming, but they don’t have much collection value.”

In order to be worthy of the $[-] tip, the manager told everything he knew.

Su Yehao then asked:

"The person in the painting is my friend. Since it is a consignment sale, you should have the seller's information here, right? I want to meet the seller in person. If the other party is willing, I will buy it."

In fact, Su Yehao had already guessed something.

Last summer, Jiang Yu had her hair permed, but in the painting she had a straight and long ponytail. If you look carefully at the bottom left of the oil painting, you can even see a corner of the school emblem of Donghuang Rose Middle School.

Thinking about the people around Jiang Yu, it seems that there is only one Miss Vera Andrade who has no news, who can best explain the current situation.

Ms. Vera is not only friends with Jiang Yu, she is also very good at painting oil paintings, she may have used Jiang Yu as a model.

Su Yehao once went to Miss Vera's art exhibition, and the other party gave him a piece of "Peach Blossom in Bloom". Although it somewhat imitated the meaning of Van Gogh's "Apricot Blossom in Bloom", the pink petals full of eyes were indeed quite beautiful.

Until now, that painting is still hanging in the mansion on the top floor in the middle of the mountain, and I can see it every time I pass by...

Chapter 485

The gallery manager helped to check the registration information.