Reborn in Brazil As a Plutocrat

  Chapter 405 Art Investment

   Zolph Henry couldn't help but feel moved when he heard the words. He knew very well the current state of his former employer. If Fang Lang could pay for the acquisition of the antiques in his hands at this time, it would indeed be of great help to him.

  So, after thinking for a while, he agreed directly:

   "No problem, I'll send him a telegram right away to see if he still intends to sell his collection."

  Fang Lang nodded in satisfaction when he heard the words, and said to Zolph Henry:

   "Don't worry, show me my manor first."

   Said softly and put down the Qing Kangxi blue and white glazed red plum vase in his hand. In the eyes of Zolph Henry, this kind of action made him very sure that his new boss was definitely a true Chinese antique lover.

   This made him feel friendly, after all, sometimes it is very rare to have people with a common hobby.

   After Fang Lang finished watching another matching plum vase, Zolph Henry slowly stepped forward to Fang Lang and said:

   "Sir, besides this pair of plum vases, there are also many Chinese porcelains in this manor, all of which are rare and exquisite. If you like, I can directly show you one by one!"

  Fang Lang looked up at Zolph Henry in surprise before hesitatingly said:

   "Do you mean that these rare fine porcelains are all treated as decorations and randomly placed in the manor?"

   "Of course, these artworks are originally used for decoration!"

   Zolph Henry looked at Fang Lang as a matter of course.

   This made Fang Lang suddenly feel that he was an idiot. In his heart, these precious porcelains should be regarded as works of art, and they should be collected in the treasure room when they are free, and they should be taken out for fun.

   Fang Lang was shocked by the behavior of such a local tyrant who carelessly placed the real thing for decoration.

   This also made Fang Lang quickly confirm that the original owner of this manor is definitely a guy with a strong family. Otherwise, how many people would really display these antiques directly!

   If one is not good and falls, the loss will be huge.

  But Zolph Henry's words also made Fang Lang understand that maybe this is the pomp that a noble family with a deep heritage should have!

  Thinking of this, Fang Langqiang controlled the national quintessence he wanted to blurt out, and turned to agree:

   "That's right, what you said is very reasonable. These things are originally decorations. We looked at them while visiting. After being told by you, I am really looking forward to it now."

  Knowing what his new boss likes, Zolph Henry's work is obviously much easier. He bent down slightly very naturally, and made a gesture of please.

  He began to lead the way, Fang Lang nodded when he saw this, and followed behind his new housekeeper.

  But just two steps away, Fang Lang pointed at the oil painting on the wall as if he suddenly remembered something:

   "These oil paintings are all the works of those painters! Do they also have a certain collection value?"

Zolph Henry originally thought that Fang Lang was only interested in Huaguo antiques, and was about to take him straight to visit places with Huaguo antiques. Unexpectedly, the other party suddenly pointed to a few oil paintings on the wall and became interested .

   Fortunately, he has been living in this manor, and he is very familiar with every plant and tree here. After hearing Fang Lang's question, he looked up at the painting Fang Lang pointed to.

  Looking at it naturally, he introduced casually:

   "Sir, most of the oil paintings in the manor come from a French friend of the former employer. The work you are seeing now is called "Water Lilies", which is one of a series of works.

   There are ten works in the "Water Lily" series collected in our manor, and the specific value has not been counted. "

  Fang Lang was shocked when he heard the words, and his heart immediately became hot. Originally, he was looking familiar with this oil painting, so he stopped and asked about the situation of the painting.

  After hearing the name of this painting, Fang Lang's eyes had already started to shine, and he couldn't believe it.

   "You said this work is called "Water Lilies", but what is the artist's name?"

   Zolph Henry heard the words and just pondered for a moment before directly speaking:

   "Oscar-Claude Monet, yes, that's the name. According to his former employer, this painter is very famous in France, and for him the Louvre Museum broke the tradition of not exhibiting works by living artists.

The former owner of the manor and Mr. Oscar-Claude Monet are very good friends. Before Mr. Monet became famous, he had already collected many of his works. This time he took them away when he moved to France Quite a lot. "

  Fang Lang is not a fan of Western oil paintings, but he has heard of Monet and "Water Lilies", although he is not sure if this is a painter he knew in later generations.

  But from Zolph Henry's description, Fang Lang is almost 90% sure that this is who he has in mind. If this is the case, then Fang Lang is sure that the manor he entrusted Olivia Berg to buy this time is definitely a treasure.

   Maybe the value of the two random works here is worth the value of the entire manor.

He didn't know when the painter named Monet died, and how old the original owner of the manor was, but from the white hair on the butler's head, Fang Lang knew that the painter's age should be younger small.

  Now that I know that this artist was born in the same era as myself, it seems a bit wasteful to think of a way to get wool from this person!

   "Then do you know where this painter named Monet is now?

  If I want to ask him to paint a few works for me, or buy a few works from him, I wonder if it can be facilitated through your original employer? "

  Hearing Fang Lang's words, Zolph Henry smiled awkwardly and said:

   "Sir, this Mr. Monet has passed away for 20 years. There is definitely no way to continue to paint for you, but if you want to buy his works, there is still a good chance.

  As far as I know, the current art market is at a low point, and those paintings that have not been confiscated by the government have been exchanged for daily necessities by collectors who survived.

  If you have sufficient funds in your hands now, you can indeed find some good things from the market at a relatively low price. "

   Fang Lang who heard this was overjoyed, why didn't he think of this before?

  As Zolph Henry said, after World War I, many wealthy families were beaten back to before liberation, and many people had to sell some high-value artworks to make ends meet.

   It is indeed the most cost-effective time to buy these things from the market at this time. When the European economic assistance plan is carried out smoothly, the European economy will recover quickly.

   At that time, rich people will slowly increase again, and if you want to buy art from the market at a low price, you will have no chance.

   Fang Lang, who wanted to understand this, had a plan in mind. It seemed that he was going to recruit a few professionals to help him slowly eat some collectible works of art from the market.

   After the economy recovers in the later stage, people can collect artworks with money, and then they can slowly take them out to cash out or exhibit them.

  At the same time, through these acquisitions, the artworks brought back from Germany can also be laundered, or, at that time, they can simply set up an art museum by themselves.

  Put all the things together and display them. As for which ones were purchased by oneself and which ones belong to ** treasures, who can say clearly?

   Thinking of Fang Lang here, he nodded fiercely, and said to Zolph Henry:

   "Your reminder is very timely. This is indeed a good time to invest in the art market. I think the works of this painter named Monet are very valuable for investment.

How about this! Since you want to buy Huaguo antiques from your former employer, why not just ask the other party if they have any intention of selling other works of art!

  If he wants, I can buy them all in one package, so that he won't sell them one by one. "

   Obviously, Fang Lang wanted to pluck the wool from the former owner of the manor first, and pull all the good things from the other party's hands into his own hands.

   Zolph Henry certainly would not have any objection to Fang Lang's new boss's request. He would not miss this opportunity to help the former owner solve difficulties and gain the favor of the new boss.

  So, he said without hesitation:

   "Boss, don't worry! I will find time to contact the other party today. I think the other party will be very happy to meet a big buyer like you."

   Regarding Zolph Henry's compliment, Fang Lang just smiled, and continued indifferently:

   "Do you know the current art market in Europe and America? Do you know other people's works worth collecting besides Mr. Monet?"

  As an English-style butler, the knowledge stored in his mind is very rich, although he is not a professional in art collection, nor is he a senior butler working for nobles.

  But as a professional butler who has been trained in traditional British butlers, he still has a basic understanding of this industry.

  So, when he heard that his new boss had asked about the art market, he said without hesitation:

   "Of course, sir! As far as I know, the most active in the market is a Spanish painter named Pablo Picasso. If you want to customize works from an artist, I think this gentleman is a good choice.

   You should know that he is considered by many people as the main representative of modernist painting, and he is very famous, but now he is in his prime, with many works, and his future value is not sure yet.

   You need to be cautious when collecting his works, but I personally suggest that you can collect them, at least I personally like his works very much. "

  In Fang Lang's impression, Pablo should be the biggest D owl in the world later. But the last name behind made Fang Lang's scalp explode, as if he had been shocked by an electric shock, and his whole body instantly regained his energy.

The surname Picasso is really familiar. Although Fang Lang's descendants are not in the art circle, he is very familiar with this name. Although Fang Lang can't understand or can't understand the other party's works, he is very clear about this. The value of a painter's work.

   Now hearing Zolph Henry tell himself that this guy is in his prime, Fang Lang's first thought was to send someone to arrest him, and he would do nothing every day but paint for himself.

   Even if your descendants don’t live up to expectations, as long as you give each of them a pair of Picasso’s works as an inheritance, you can ensure that they have no worries about food and clothing.

  As for the many Picasso works that Zolph Henry said, the value of his collection cannot be determined, but Fang Lang just smiled. As a posterity, he really knows the value of this gentleman's works.

  Now he has the opportunity to own the other party's work, how could he miss it.

  So, he said without hesitation:

  "Since you suggest that you can collect it, and you also like his works, what else is there to say?

  Buy it, buy it hard for me, as long as it is his work, buy it back for me, I can provide you with enough funds, as long as it is this Pablo Picasso's work, no matter what type it is, you will buy it.

   Don't hesitate, I don't care how much he is worth now, we will bet that his works will increase in value after he passes away. "

   Fang Lang's words made Zolph Henry a little unbelievable. He never thought that Fang Lang would buy a large number of them without hesitation because he thought they were valuable for collection.

   This feeling of giving him so much trust after meeting him for the first time really moved him inexplicably, and a feeling of dying for his confidant unexpectedly arose in his heart.

   This is something he never felt with his original employer.

However, although he likes Picasso's works very much and thinks his works are very valuable for collection, after all, investment is risky. If the new boss really trusts himself and spends a lot of money to invest in Picasso, he will lose money at that time, and he will be fined. I have no face to see people.

  So he had to say cautiously:

   "Boss, this is just my personal feeling and personal suggestion. If you want to invest on a large scale, I think it's better to ask more professionals to make an evaluation before making a decision!"

   Fang Lang was taken aback by what he said, but he quickly realized that Zolph Henry was obviously worried that his investment would fail, but he knew very well in his heart, how could investing in Picasso's works fail?

   It is impossible to lose money. Of course, he can't tell the other party like this directly. After turning his mind, Fang Lang said decisively:

   "Don't worry! I didn't decide to invest in Picasso's works because of what you said. In fact, I saw his works a few years ago. I have to say that he is a great artist.

  But I didn't think of investing in art. I saw Mr. Monet's works in the manor today, which made me realize that art collection is a very valuable investment.

  So, I decided to fully invest in Picasso, and you have to find a way to acquire as many of his works as possible in the market.

   Once we have enough of his works, we can start to hype them. No matter whether others recognize his works or not, we can make him the greatest artist of this century and let his works appreciate rapidly.

  In this way, the works we own will become invaluable! "

   After hearing Fang Lang's words, Zolph Henry quickly realized that Fang Lang didn't care about the artistry of Picasso's works, he regarded it as an investment.

  Since it is an investment, of course he must have enough bargaining chips in his hands. After a series of hype later, no matter what Picasso's works are, he can get enough profits from this business.

   He took a surprised look at Fang Lang. He thought the other party was a standard soldier, but now Fang Lang obviously broke his perception. With such a business mind, it's no wonder that the other party was able to make a fortune in such a short period of time.

  In this case, he no longer hesitated, nodded seriously to Fang Lang and said:

   "Sir, I understand your plan.

  Please feel free to leave it to me! I will definitely put all Picasso works on the market into your treasure room at the lowest price. "

  (end of this chapter)