"Please bring the latest month's newspapers to my room." Zhang Junping said to the front desk in fluent French.
In this era, if you want to understand current affairs and find business opportunities, you can only read newspapers.
Find the information you want among thousands of information.
The front desk quickly delivered the newspaper to Zhang Junpingxiao's room.
Business suites are second only to presidential suites, and those who can stay in business suites are VIPs.
Naturally, we try our best to meet the requirements of VIPs.
Zhang Junping took a dozen thick newspapers and rewarded the waiter with twenty French francs.
After sending the waiter away, Zhang Junping began to read the newspaper.
After flipping through it for a while, Zhang Junping's expression turned strange.
He is indeed a veteran art dealer, and his grasp of business opportunities is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary people.
This can no longer be said to be about seizing business opportunities, but about creating business opportunities.
Turn passivity into initiative.
When Zhang Junping came to Paris last year, he sold more than 300 oil paintings that he imitated.
Originally, I planned to trick these French art dealers and get some funds for myself.
As for why you want to cheat them.
From the Chinese perspective, none of these French art dealers are innocent. Every art dealer is a robber to the Chinese.
They are all shameless thieves and descendants of robbers.
I just didn't expect it. These art dealers were indeed very cunning. Although they were deceived, they did not suffer any loss.
Not only did he not suffer any loss, but he also made a huge profit.
Of course, Zhang Junping did not suffer any loss. He not only gained hundreds of millions of dollars in funds, but also gained fame.
At this time, Pingfang has become the code name of a newly famous artist.
It is highly sought after by collectors in Europe and the United States.
After flipping through the newspaper for a while, Zhang Junping put it down and held his chin, thinking about how to make use of the news.
How to maximize benefits.
It is no longer realistic to just take your imitation oil paintings and sell them in galleries.
Nowadays, when you see paintings by Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci, Rubens, Rembrandt, Harmansson van Rijn, and Paul Cézanne in a gallery, the first thing you do is check to see if they are imitations.
It’s not a copycat, look at other products and then discuss the price.
Zhang Junping did bring many oil paintings with him to Paris, France this time, as well as many Chinese landscape paintings.
But these works do not have pseudonyms, but are directly signed.
I don’t know if the gallery will recognize the paintings under my real name.
Zhang Junping was thinking about how to start his work in Paris, and the doorbell rang outside.
Zhang Junping stood up and opened the door.
I saw Lao Qin, Niu Wensheng, Chen Lijun, Zheng Dongmei and others standing outside.
Zhang Junping let them into the room and asked with a smile: "Have you all rested?"
"Manager, we still have time to sleep! We took a shower, changed clothes, and then watched TV in the room."
"How is it? Is French TV good?" Zhang Junping asked narrowly.
Sure enough, when Zhang Junping asked, Chen Lijun, Zheng Dongmei and other women all turned blushing, and Niu Wensheng and others also looked embarrassed.
"Bah! This foreign devil's TV is so shameless." Wang Fenglan spat and cursed with a smile.
"Hahaha!" Zhang Junping burst into laughter.
Paris, France, is known as the most romantic country in the world. It is full of art, fashion and hormones.
The TV series they film, even if they are just ordinary TV series, cannot avoid some scenes of intimacy between men and women.
This is normal for the French.
On the street, we often encounter people kissing passionately in the street.
This is just a way for people to express their feelings.
However, in the eyes of Chinese people of this era, it is immoral and unsightly.
However, looking at everyone's expressions, Zhang Junping knew that although he was critical in words, he was honest in action and was fascinated by what he saw.
This is actually the same as when pornographic videos were first introduced into the country in the mid-to-late 1990s.
Many people criticize this kind of vulgar movie, but they can't help but watch it.
At the beginning, a group of men and women gathered together to watch and discuss with each other openly.
This has nothing to do with age, gender, or knowledge level, it is completely human nature.
"Manager, aren't you watching TV?" Lu Zhaode asked in surprise when he saw the newspapers scattered on the coffee table.
"No, I'm not interested in TV series or anything like that. I asked for the Paris newspapers from the past month and studied them.
As the saying goes, if you know your enemy and know yourself, you will never be in danger." Zhang Junping said with a smile.
When everyone heard this, they were all in awe. The manager was worthy of being a manager, and he considered the issue far-reachingly.
"Manager, can you understand these French newspapers?" Lou Xinying was even more surprised.
Lou Xinying once studied in France and knows French.
"Of course I understand!" Zhang Junping said with a smile.
In fact, Zhang Junping had already revealed that he knew French when he was at Charles de Gaulle Airport.
But at that time, everyone had just set foot on French soil, everything was in chaos, and no one paid attention to this matter, thinking that Zhang Junping was speaking English.
"Manager, how many foreign languages do you know?" Zheng Dongmei also asked in surprise.
Everyone in the Materials Bureau knows that Zhang Junping is proficient in Russian.
"Japan, Russia, England, France, Germany, Italy, Latin, Greece... about ten of them!" Zhang Junping said casually.
"Ten...ten doors?" Everyone looked at Zhang Junping as if he were a God. Is this still a human being?
They all find it so difficult to learn a foreign language, but some people are proficient in more than a dozen foreign languages.
Zhang Junping does not feel that it is too outrageous to master more than a dozen foreign languages.
He only mastered a dozen foreign languages with his own hands. A spokesman in later generations could master seventeen foreign languages without any plug-ins.
Compared with others, I am really ordinary.
In the evening, Zhang Junping took everyone to a Michelin three-star restaurant and enjoyed a sumptuous dinner.
When everyone decided to go abroad, they secretly went to Lao Mo to learn about Western food culture.
This time, it finally came in handy.
After dinner, it was still early. Seeing that everyone was in high spirits, Zhang Junping took everyone to the Champs Elysées.
The Champs Elysées has very long business hours, and this time is when their business is at its best.
"Everyone, take a good look and study hard. We will also open two art stores on the Champs Elysées in the future.
A gallery specializing in calligraphy and painting, and an art store selling various handicrafts." Walking on the Champs Elysées, Zhang Junping explained to everyone in a soft voice.
"Yes!" Everyone nodded excitedly in agreement.
"Mr. Lu, Mr. Lou, please collect more magazines related to European and American art these days to see how they promote art and luxury goods." Zhang Junping told Lu Zhaode and Lou Xinying.
"I understand, manager!" Lu Zhaode and Lou Xinying nodded.
"Let's go!" Zhang Junping took the lead and entered a watch shop.
"How can I help you, sir?" A clerk greeted Zhang Junping and his group and said enthusiastically but not flatteringly.
"Thank you, let's take a look casually." Zhang Junping replied in French.
The more luxury stores are, the higher the quality of the clerks, and there will be no such thing as: What are you looking at, country bumpkin, poor guy, I can't afford it even if I sell you, get out of here, don't pollute the environment here.
This kind of bloody plot will never happen.
Maybe deep down, they really look down on you, but they will never say it out loud.
Needless to say, most people will automatically back off if I show you the price of the product.
That string of zeros can make people dizzy.
When Zhang Junping said he wanted to take a look, he meant to tell the other party that he didn't want to buy anything, but just came to have a look and open his eyes.
There are many such situations.
Paris is originally a tourist city with many tourists. Most tourists cannot afford it, but it does not prevent them from seeing it and gaining insights.
In this regard, these luxury stores are very welcoming.
According to relevant research, the vast majority of buyers of fashion and luxury magazines such as "ELLE", "Harper's Bazaar", "Marie Claire", "Numero" and so on are those who cannot afford luxury goods.
What’s even more interesting is that the people who put luxury goods on the pedestal are those who can’t afford them.
Therefore, foreign luxury stores will never refuse visits by ordinary tourists.
Zhang Junping took everyone around the Rolex store and let everyone feel the atmosphere of a luxury store.
"Do you have anything you want to buy?" Zhang Junping asked in a low voice.
Everyone shook their heads.
Just kidding, even if I sell them, I can't afford the cheapest watch in this store.
Zhang Junping didn't say anything more and led everyone out of the Rolex store.
"Everyone, there is no need to feel inferior!
We are poor now and cannot afford these luxuries, but this should not be a reason for us to feel inferior.
Because we are poor, we should work harder!
Believe me, with hard work in the future, you will be able to buy any product on this street." Zhang Junping encouraged everyone while painting a cake for everyone.
"Manager, please stop trying to make us happy! With our salary, we will never be able to afford the things on this street." Chen Lijun said.
It was really a big blow to them in the Rolex store just now.
With a monthly salary of 100 yuan, it is really shocking to see watches selling for tens or hundreds of thousands.
Zhang Junping specifically stopped to talk to them because he was worried that they would be hit and their subsequent visits and studies would be affected.
"I have always told you that the market for our art company is abroad.
What we have to face is also Western developed countries.
Since this is the case, everyone's wages cannot continue to be based on domestic wage standards.
Let me ask you, with a salary of tens or hundreds of dollars, but you are asked to work abroad in a place where the average salary is several thousand or tens of thousands of dollars, can you do a good job?
Therefore, in the future, when we open up the market, I will report to the superior leaders and carry out wage reform with reference to the wage levels in developed countries." Zhang Junping painted the pie more completely and truly.
The longing for a salary increase has diluted the slight inferiority complex in everyone's mind.
Next to the Rolex store is the Chanel brand store.
Zhang Junping led everyone inside.
Chanel is a French luxury brand that sells a wide range of products, including shoes and hats, bags, clothing, cosmetics, perfumes, and accessories.
Hmm! In this era, Chanel hadn’t started selling watches yet.
After walking around inside, Zhang Junping took action and bought six bottles of perfume and four belts.
"The six beautiful ladies each have a bottle of perfume, and the four handsome elder brothers each have a belt. This is my gift to everyone." Zhang Junping said jokingly to everyone after Chanel came out.
"Manager, this...how embarrassing is this!" Lou Xinying declined.
"Boss, if the manager gives it to you, you can take it. Our manager is a rich man.
You haven't seen how naturally Section Chief Song and Section Chief Zheng collect things." Chen Lijun said with a smile.
"Mr. Lou, Minister Chen is right. Our manager is a rich man, so just accept it with peace of mind." Song Heping said with a smile after listening to Chen Lijun's words.
"Okay, everyone has something in their hands. When we visit and study next time, it will be more natural." Zhang Junping said with a smile.
Zhang Junping took everyone to shop in one shop on the Champs Elysées.
Each store will stay inside for a while before leaving.
When passing by a bar, Zhang Junping smiled and said to everyone: "Let's go, I will take you to experience the bar culture of capitalist countries."
Zhang Junping dared to take them into a bar because this was the Champs Elysées and there were no bars here, which was relatively formal.
I entered the bar and found a larger table to sit down at.
I ordered a bottle of red wine and a bottle of whiskey.
Red wine was for the girls, and he drank whiskey with a few men.
This is a music bar. There are many people in the bar, but they are all quiet.
Someone was playing guitar and singing French folk songs on the stage.
The lyrics are very romantic and the melody is graceful and touching.
Zhang Junping poured wine for everyone and asked with a smile: "How do you feel tonight?
Do you feel that your values and outlook on life have been impacted, and you feel like you are about to be broken?"
"Manager, I feel like my past thirty years have been in vain."
"This capitalist country is really too prosperous!"
"Can our country develop like theirs in the future?"
Everyone spoke one after another about their feelings today.
"We must have a firm belief that although we are lagging behind now, we will eventually surpass them.
One day, we will also become the most developed country in the world." Zhang Junping's voice was low, but full of confident power.
Zhang Junping's confidence infected everyone, and they all nodded.
"You may feel that what I say is just a big deal.
But I still want to say that our work is glorious and great!
Think about it, we sell art abroad to earn foreign exchange.
The country can use these foreign exchanges to purchase the industrial equipment, industrial technology we need, and raw materials we are in short supply.
Everything we do today is working hard for the country's industrial construction and the country's prosperity.
Therefore, each of us should feel proud." Zhang Junping's smile was bright and sunny.
Everyone was silent at this moment, everyone was moved by Zhang Junping's words.
"I still say what I said, what we are engaged in is a glorious and great cause.
As long as everyone works hard together with me, we will definitely be able to realize our ideals.
While realizing their ideals, everyone will also have a prosperous life." Zhang Junping said to everyone with confidence.
Instilling ideas is actually a brainwashing process. The simplest and most effective way is to instill your ideas into the other person's ears over and over again.
What Zhang Junping has been doing is to instill his business philosophy on art companies into everyone.
Everyone was drinking and chatting in the music bar.
Let’s chat about everyone’s feelings when they first arrived in Paris and their impressions of those luxury stores.
Zhang Junping said what he said at the beginning, and then basically listened to it, occasionally interjecting a sentence to guide the rhythm and make the atmosphere more lively.
The discussion lasted until very late. After everyone drank two bottles of red wine and two bottles of whiskey, Zhang Junping announced that it was over.
Check out, leave the bar, and return to the Hilton Hotel.
Back at the hotel, Zhang Junping took a shower and then went to bed.
One of the reasons why Zhang Junping took them to the bar was so that everyone could talk freely while drinking and liven up the atmosphere.
Another thing is for everyone to drink some wine to help them sleep.
Otherwise, the feeling of jet lag will be uncomfortable.
The next day, after having breakfast in the hotel, Zhang Junping called everyone for a short meeting.
The emphasis is still on the discipline of going abroad.
There is no way around this, it's just the rules.
After the meeting, Zhang Junping took everyone to continue to visit the Champs Elysées, but the main goal today was the galleries on the Champs Elysées.
The first gallery was the Stuart Gallery.
"Sir, good morning, madam, how can I serve you?" It's the same female clerk who is well-dressed and has a great figure from last time.
The female shop assistant is not very beautiful, but she is very good at putting on makeup and uses makeup to highlight her own advantages.
He was very gentle and approachable, so Zhang Junping has a deep memory.
"Beautiful lady, we are tourists, come and take a look and appreciate the atmosphere of art!" Zhang Junping smiled and nodded to the female clerk.
"Welcome! Please take a look, but please don't touch it with your hands.
If you need anything, you can call me anytime!" After the female clerk said that, she nodded politely to Zhang Junping, and then returned to behind the bar.
"What's the difference between this gallery and our art shop?" Zhang Junping asked everyone with a smile.
"It's bigger than our painting shop! It feels very empty in here."
"It's more convenient to buy paintings here. These paintings are hung directly on the wall, so you can see them at a glance."
“I feel like things here will be very expensive.”
Everyone opened their mouths to express their feelings.
"Everyone should take a good look and think about how our painting shop should be arranged. We will discuss it in the evening." Zhang Junping assigned a small task to everyone.
Everyone is here to learn, so they are not disgusted with the tasks assigned by Zhang Junping.
Leaving everyone to visit in the gallery, Zhang Junping himself came to the bar.
He took out a piece of paper and handed it to the female clerk.
He smiled and said, "Please give this note to your manager and pass it on to your boss."
"Sir! Our boss doesn't usually come to the store..." The female clerk took the note and hesitated not knowing how to answer Zhang Junping.
"Show the note to your manager. After he reads it, he will know what to do." Zhang Junping said with a smile.
The content written on Zhang Junping's note was very simple, just two words, Ping Fang, and then the phone number in his room.
