Chapter 478

Joao shook his head and said, "I didn't exaggerate at all. Mr. Su's talent is also very outstanding among the Chinese painters I have seen."

Su Xinghui just smiled faintly.

Joao pointed to the seal with the words "Xinghui" on the painting and asked, "Mr. Su, did you carve this yourself?"

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Yes, it's a seal I carved myself."

Joao was clearly very knowledgeable about Chinese culture. He also liked the seal on the painting very much. He traced the two characters in the air with his finger for a while, nodded, and said, "This seal is carved really well."

Joao turned his head and discussed with his assistant Huang Zhaoxian in a low voice, then turned to Su Xinghui and said, "Mr. Su, I like these paintings of yours very much. I don't know if you can sell these paintings to me."

Sell paintings? Su Xinghui hesitated. Selling paintings was not impossible for him. He really needed money now. Although he had investments with Yu Gaoshan, it was not a matter of a short time to have returns, and his family needed this money to improve their lives now. If the price Joao offered was appropriate, it could be considered.

Seeing Su Xinghui hesitate, Joao quickly said, "Mr. Su, if you don't want to sell the paintings to me, you can also do this: put the paintings in my gallery for consignment, and I will settle the account with you after the paintings are sold. I will charge a certain commission, and I can pay you a deposit first."

Su Xinghui asked, "Mr. Joao, this is a Chinese painting. In your France, will Chinese painting have a market?"

Joao said, "Paris is the art capital of the world. In Paris, art works of all schools from all over the world have a market. In recent years, Chinese art works have also been very popular."

Su Xinghui said, "Then what price do you want to offer for these paintings?"

Joao discussed with Huang Zhaoxian again, then turned to Su Xinghui and said, "Mr. Su, how about this, I will offer one thousand US dollars for each of these paintings."

Su Xinghui pondered. Nowadays, one thousand US dollars can be exchanged for more than five thousand yuan according to the official exchange rate, but the black market price can be exchanged for more than eight thousand yuan. This price is already considered very good, and Joao is considered very sincere.

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Mr. Joao, this price is okay, I agree."

Joao was very happy. He counted the stack of paintings, a total of twelve, and said to Su Xinghui, "Mr. Su, there are twelve paintings, which is twelve thousand US dollars. Should I give you cash or remit it to you?"

Su Xinghui said, "How about this, Mr. Joao, can you exchange these US dollars into RMB for me according to the official exchange rate? If you give me US dollars, it will be a bit troublesome for me to exchange them again."

Joao discussed with Huang Zhaoxian again, then said to Su Xinghui, "Mr. Su, if I exchange with you according to the official exchange rate, then I am taking advantage of you. I will exchange it into RMB according to the actual market price. How about this, let's not count the odd change, let's just say one hundred thousand RMB."

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Okay, then thank you, Mr. Joao."

One hundred thousand RMB is definitely a huge sum of money in China today, but Su Xinghui's expression was very calm, with a kind of composure that was not surprised by favor or humiliation, which made Joao secretly wonder. He originally thought that no matter what, Su Xinghui would be a bit excited.

Joao said, "Nothing, in fact, as long as you take US dollars, it is very easy to exchange them into RMB in the market. Even if you ask for nine yuan, someone will exchange them. Come to think of it, I am taking advantage of you."

What Joao said was not wrong. In this day and age, exchanging foreign exchange at the bank is not an easy thing. Ordinary people who want to exchange foreign exchange at the bank according to the foreign exchange rate must have a certificate from the relevant department, proving that they are going abroad to visit relatives or conducting business activities, and the foreign exchange that can be exchanged is limited, which is basically not enough.

Therefore, the foreign exchange black market is also popular. The foreign exchange rate at that time could not fully reflect the true value of the US dollar. Therefore, the price of the US dollar on the black market was much higher than the foreign exchange rate, and it was in short supply. If Su Xinghui wanted US dollars, it would be very easy to exchange them on the black market.

However, exchanging US dollars on the black market is also an illegal act. Su Xinghui, as a state cadre, naturally cannot do such things, and such things are indeed quite troublesome, and Su Xinghui has no time to handle them. It is the best way to let Joao give RMB directly.

Su Xinghui said, "In short, I want to thank Mr. Joao."

Joao said to Huang Zhaoxian, "Mr. Huang, take out the contract."

Huang Zhaoxian took out two ready-made art trading agreements from his bag, let Joao and Su Xinghui sign the agreement on the spot, signed their names, and each held one copy.

Joao said, "Mr. Su, I didn't bring so much cash with me. How about this, I will let my assistant Mr. Huang go back to Jiangcheng tomorrow to bring the money over, and then hand it to you, and I will take the paintings away. In the future, if you have new works, please sell them all to me, and I will offer you a price according to the market price at that time."

Su Xinghui said, "Okay, Mr. Joao, then I will take you to stay at the hostel now."

Su Xinghui took Joao and Huang Zhaoxian to the Lu Family Hostel, opened two rooms for them, and said to Joao, "Mr. Joao, I'm really sorry, there is only this condition in Meng Hu Ling, please don't blame me, Mr. Joao."

Joao smiled, "It doesn't matter, I think the sanitary conditions here are quite good, that's enough."

Su Xinghui accompanied Joao and Huang Zhaoxian to have a meal here. After the meal, he asked Joao and Huang Zhaoxian to rest early and returned to the township government.

Returning to the courtyard of the township government, Su Xinghui happened to see Dong Jianshu pacing in the courtyard to digest food. Seeing Su Xinghui return, Dong Jianshu asked with a smile, "Little Su, how did you entertain the foreign guests? Are they satisfied with this place?"

Su Xinghui said, "I arranged for them to stay at the Lu Family Hostel, and they are quite satisfied."

Dong Jianshu asked again, "How did they see your paintings?"

Su Xinghui said, "That Mr. Joao bought all my paintings."

Dong Jianshu asked in surprise and joy, "Are you telling the truth? Then how much did you sell them for?"

Su Xinghui opened his office, took out the agreement and the stack of paintings, handed the agreement to Dong Jianshu, and said, "A total of twelve paintings, Mr. Joao offered a total of one hundred thousand."

"How much?" Dong Jianshu couldn't believe his ears.

Su Xinghui pointed to the amount on the agreement and said, "One hundred thousand!"

Dong Jianshu also saw the amount on the agreement at this time. He rubbed his eyes and looked at it again to make sure he didn't read it wrong. He took a cold breath and said, "Are your paintings so valuable?"

Su Xinghui smiled, "Foreigners have money, he originally offered US dollars, one thousand US dollars each. In foreign countries, one US dollar is about the same as one yuan here. I think US dollars are inconvenient, so I asked him to give RMB directly. Isn't the bamboo weaving painting woven by Xia Zhu sold to these foreigners for one thousand US dollars each?"

Dong Jianshu thought for a moment, calculated in his heart, and then nodded in relief, "That's the truth, Little Su, then you have made a fortune!"

Su Xinghui said, "It can't be considered making a fortune, I still have to pay taxes."

Dong Jianshu asked, "Does this also have to pay taxes?"

Su Xinghui nodded and said, "Of course, I have to pay taxes. This is a personal income adjustment tax, and I have to pay quite a lot. It is estimated that I have to pay more than ten thousand."