Portable Museum

Zhang Junping made a cup of coffee for the two of them, and then sat across from Christina.

"Miss Christina, I don't know if you have heard of flat imitation?"

"Imitation? Are you talking about the artist whose imprint is imitation that has become very popular recently?"

"Yes! I am the author of the imitation!" Zhang Junping nodded with a smile, and then said straight to the point.

"Mr. Zhang is the author of the imitation?" Christina looked at Zhang Junping in surprise, but there was a wave of ups and downs in her heart.

If so, then this is a big case.

"Yes! I am the author of the parody.

Miss Christina is here this time because I want to sign a contract with the Stuart Gallery in Paris.

There are two parts to the contract, one is to entrust the plenipotentiary representative of Stuart Gallery to manage my paintings.

Of course, only 'flat imitation' oil paintings, I provide six 'flat imitation' oil paintings to Stuart Gallery every year.

When these paintings are sold, I get 50.00% of the sale price.

The other part is that Stuart Gallery is fully helping my company: China Artwork Company to develop its business in Paris, France, including but not limited to opening two stores.

In addition, it helps Chinese artwork companies to carry out touring exhibitions of Chinese traditional arts and crafts in European countries.

In return, for each exhibition held in a country, I will provide Stuart with an extra piece of 'flat imitation' oil painting.

That's about it. "Zhang Junping told Christina in detail about yesterday's negotiation with George Fairburne.

You must not have any reservations about your own lawyer, otherwise the lawyer will not be able to provide you with comprehensive legal services based on the actual situation.

Christina was very professional. After asking Zhang Junping a few more questions, she took notes in her notebook, and then asked with a smile, "Mr. Zhang, did you call me here just to sign the contract?"

"Hehe! Signing the contract is only one aspect. The next step is that China Artworks will develop business in Europe. I hope Miss Christina can become the legal advisor of China Artworks.

Provide legal support for the business activities of Chinese artwork companies in Europe and the United States. "Zhang Junping said with a smile.

"It's my honor, thank you very much for Mr. Zhang's trust." A quiet smile appeared on Christina's face.

It's not that Christina can't laugh, it's just that there are too many harassments in the workplace, especially for a beauty like her, who faces more harassment.

In order to protect herself, Christina could only pretend to be cold.

"You don't have to thank me, it's Miss Christina's professionalism that impresses me." Zhang Junping said with a smile.

Soon, George Fairborn sent his car to pick up Zhang Junping.

George Fairburn's car is a DS, Goddess commercial vehicle, this car brand is relatively unfamiliar to Chinese people.

However, it is a well-known luxury car brand in France. It was born after World War II and is known as the presidential car.

From de Gaulle to Hollande, DS is the best choice for the French president.

The car drove straight out of downtown Paris and came to a manor on the outskirts of the city.

"Dear Mr. Zhang, and two beautiful ladies, welcome to Stuart Manor!" George Fairborn stood outside the manor castle and gave Zhang Junping a warm hug.

"Thank you, it is an honor to be a guest at Stuart Manor.

This is my lawyer, Miss Christina, and this is her assistant. Zhang Junping and George Fairburne hugged and introduced with a smile.

"This is Jordan Penniman, and this is Louis Meli, both great art dealers, my partners, and we will jointly develop 'Fake'." George Fairburn put the stand Two middle-aged white men beside him introduced Zhang Junping.

"Hello!" Zhang Junping nodded politely to the two of them.

It's just that the attitude of the two middle-aged white men towards Zhang Junping was not very friendly.

Zhang Junping didn't care either, he understood very well: whoever he was, wouldn't have a good face if he was cheated.

He came to discuss business, not to make friends.

George Fairborn smiled awkwardly: "Dear Mr. Zhang, they feel a little uncomfortable. I hope you can understand."

"Understood! As long as it doesn't affect our cooperation, I can understand it!" Zhang Junping laughed.

"Of course not. They just feel a little uncomfortable, but they still agree with our cooperation." George Fairborn laughed.

Next, for the negotiations, Zhang Junping no longer needed to come forward directly, and George Fairburn naturally didn't need him to come forward either.

The lawyers of both parties will negotiate the specific details of the contract word by word, and finally finalize the content of the contract.

Zhang Junping drank tea and chatted with George Fairburn, Jordan Pennyman and Louis Meli.

Some people may misunderstand that European countries only drink coffee, not tea.

In fact, this is a wrong understanding.

Europeans also drink tea, and a large part of the tea was transported to Europe through the Ancient Tea-Horse Road in ancient times.

Since the age of great voyages in the fifteenth century, Chinese tea culture has also followed ships and entered Western countries.

Before the [-]th century, tea was always the exclusive drink of European nobles.

European countries have formed their own tea culture according to their own eating habits. Most of them like to add some things to tea, such as milk, sugar cubes, lemons, various fruits and so on.

The French like to add mint, chocolate, and various flower petals to their tea.

This way of drinking tea is similar to the Chinese tea culture before the Tang Dynasty.

It's just that our ancestors have a strong taste and like to add condiments such as onion, ginger and salt to it.

"I didn't expect Mr. Zhang's achievements in Chinese calligraphy and painting to be so high.

Mr. Zhang has achieved such a high artistic achievement at such a young age

my country's greatest artist, Picasso, did not do this at Mr. Zhang's age. "George Fairborn admired a piece of Chinese calligraphy and painting presented by Zhang Junping and said with emotion.

"Mr. Stuart is over the top. At this age, Picasso has formed his own artistic style and began to experiment with changes in different styles.

And I, still learning to walk in HD. " Zhang Junping said modestly.

Chapter 284 Jordan's Abacus and George's Little Thoughts

Zhang Junping said that he is a toddler in HD, but he is not modest.

Rather, his current real situation.

He acquired various skills in a way similar to enlightenment.

The advantage of this is that as long as the skill level of the past dynasties does not exceed the intermediate level, he can perfectly imitate it.

However, a skill is a skill, it is not a skill that has been practiced and comprehended by oneself, and has no soul of its own.

In other words, Zhang Junping's works have no style of their own.

Now Zhang Junping has only perfectly accepted the skills and can use them proficiently, but he has not really become his own, and has not formed his own mark.

It takes a lot of practice to digest the skills and truly make them your own.

This is like Xu Zhu in Jin Yong's martial arts novels, he has profound inner strength and knows many exquisite moves, but he doesn't master them well.

"Mr. Zhang is too modest. Your picture of ladies is the essence of Tang Yin's pictures of ladies. If Mr. Zhang changes the inscription and postscript, at least in terms of painting skills, no one can tell the real one from the imitation." Jordan · Penniman's face also softened, and he put on a respectful tone, and said to Zhang Junping in fluent Mandarin.

Capable people are always easy to be respected and forgiven.

Zhang Junping was shocked, for a foreign devil, he had studied Chinese ink painting so deeply that he could tell that his portrait of a lady was imitated by Tang Yin.

In the history of China, although Tang Yin was not the best painter of paintings of ladies, he was still in the forefront.

Of course, there are still pictures of ladies who are better, such as Zhou Fang.Every picture of Zhou Fang's ladies is a national treasure-level calligraphy and painting, and he can't imitate it.

This is not important, what is important is that a foreign devil has such an in-depth study of Chinese landscape painting and can speak fluent Chinese.

Conspiracy theorists, the first thing that comes to mind is: what does this foreign devil want?

Could it be that the heart of China is not dead?

"I didn't expect that Mr. Penniman not only has a profound research on Chinese ink and painting, but also speaks Chinese so well, especially this mandarin, which is more fluent than most Chinese people." Zhang Junping praised from the bottom of his heart.

"Jordan's ancestors were missionaries, and three generations of grandparents have stayed in China for nearly a hundred years, and they were once appointed officials by the Chinese emperor.

Although Jordan has never been to China, he has learned Chinese culture from his grandfather since he was a child. He is proficient in Chinese calligraphy and ink painting, and has also traveled to China for study tours. "George Fairborn introduced with a smile.

"Mr. Zhang won the prize. In comparison, Mr. Zhang is also very fluent in French. Such a young man is not only proficient in Chinese ink painting, but also proficient in Western oil painting. He is really talented and admirable." Jordan Penniman has a model He clasped his fists at Zhang Junping in a kind way.

He is really a Chinese hand, even the clapping ceremony is such a standard.

It is also understandable that Jordan Penniman’s grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-grandfather have been preaching in China for three consecutive generations, and even served as an official in the Qing court. It is normal for him to be familiar with Chinese culture.

"Mr. Penniman is over the award! It's just a fluke and some achievements." Zhang Junping said with a flat smile.

Men, it doesn't matter what talent is, the key is to have hooks.

"Mr. Zhang, I am personally very interested in traditional Chinese art, including calligraphy and painting. I wonder if there is a chance to work together." Jordan Penniman said with a smile.

"I don't know how Mr. Pennyman plans to cooperate?" Zhang Junping asked with a smile, his heart moved.

"I heard from George that your company plans to open a gallery and art company on the Champs Elysees.

In fact, artworks are different from others. Every gallery has its own fixed client base.

Instead of your company opening a gallery and art company by itself, it is better to entrust it to us.

Just like some luxury stores now, some are self-operated stores of luxury companies, and some are franchise stores.

We can cooperate in the form of franchise stores.

It is also possible to register a company as a joint venture, and then this company will operate the artwork. "Jordan Penniman spoke out his plan slowly.

It can be seen that this idea is not a temporary idea. It is estimated that after George Fairburn brought back his conditions yesterday, Jordan Penniman had some such ideas.

Zhang Junping's mind was spinning rapidly, thinking about the pros and cons.

Jordan Penniman is right in saying that the customer base of artworks is relatively fixed.

Those capitalists who are really capable of consuming art are the ones.

Buying art abroad is an investment behavior, and many countries have introduced related art tax credit policies.

When collectors buy art collections, they pay more attention to its value-preserving and value-added functions.

Since the consideration is to maintain and increase the value, when consumers buy artworks, they naturally choose old-fashioned art stores and art stores with high reputation.

This is also the main reason why people such as George Fairburn and Jordan Pennyman hold their noses and want to hype mediocrity.

As a former collector, Zhang Junping had already considered such a situation.

There are also countermeasures, that is, every commodity sold by galleries and art stores can sign value preservation and premium recovery contracts.

For example, if you buy a painting from a gallery and sign a value preservation and premium recovery contract, the company promises to recover it at 120% of the purchase price after one or three years.

Of course, you can also trade on your own.

In fact, many luxury goods are playing such a routine.

There are also disadvantages to doing so, that is Jordan Pennyman in front of him.

Now that Jordan Penniman has proposed cooperation, if Zhang Junping disagrees, it is inevitable that the other party will not make small moves behind the scenes.

As a veteran art dealer, it can be said that the whole of France and even the whole of Europe is his territory.

If you really want to make small moves, it's really hard to guard against.

Zhang Junping cursed inwardly: What an old fox, the timing is really good.

"Mr. Penniman, cooperate in the form of franchise, how to cooperate specifically?

How to cooperate specifically in the form of a joint venture? Zhang Junping asked with a smile.

"It's easy to cooperate in the form of a franchise store. For example, for Mr. Zhang's work, let's jointly agree on a sales range price.

If the price is within the range, if it is sold, what proportion will be divided into it.

If it is sold at a price beyond the range, what price will be divided.

As for the joint venture, it is natural that you and I jointly fund and form a company to operate Chinese artworks.

This co-financing can include sales channels, as well as supply channels. ’ said Jordan Pennyman with a laugh.

This further strengthened Zhang Junping's thoughts just now.

All this was premeditated.

The two cooperation plans mentioned by Penniman both have hidden pitfalls.

"Mr. Penniman, I am more optimistic about the cooperation method of franchise stores.