34 million for the last time, deal! ”
With a wave of her hand, the auction hammer fell heavily, which means that the starting auction of 190,000 yuan for the poetry manuscript scrolls of the early Ming Dynasty Zhujia and Taonan Village has increased by 20 times.
At Christie's auction table**, Chen Liangling was dressed in an elegant cheongsam, like a shining pearl, and the equally precious collection.
Some people laughed, she was worth tens of millions of dollars with a wave of her hand, and people "spent a lot of money" for her in three minutes.
Some people scolded that language art is just a façade, and in essence it is just an antique premium.
But whether it is a huge transaction number or an enviable title, it is not enough to summarize Chen Liangling's legendary life, only focusing on the spotlight at the auction, let alone analyzing her multi-dimensional personality.
Just like the sentence in "Uncle Fan", "Respect the skin first and then the soul".From a Cornell biology student to a vice president of Christie's and the strongest auctioneer in history, Chen Liangling's idol journey as a "big heroine" is inseparable from the truth, goodness and beauty in the spirit of self.
Rational and warm, warm and firm, she cultivated her own way and walked out of a unique state of life.
Be chivalrous and do chivalrous things.
It's not what I want.
After graduating from Cornell University with a major in biology, the young Chen Liangling received many offers in the field of biology one after another, but the bright future not only did not make her heartbeat, but the voice in her heart became louder and louder:
She's going to work in an auction house and continue to deal with antiques!
In fact, the fate with the classics was already formed when she began to remember dimly.
Chen Liangling was born in 1985 in a middle-class family in Taiwan, China, and her parents did not love luxury goods, but they had a soft spot for life aesthetics and Chinese antiques.
With her ears and eyes, gradually, she understood the name of each cultural relic: enamel color, Song Wuda kiln, Mao Gongding, she and cultural relics friends as companions, in the "Xishan Travel Map" to find Fan Kuan's payment, read the museum's children's booklet ......The young Chen Liangling seems to have inadvertently opened a window, and the thousand-year-old Chinese beauty in it made her sink instantly.
So,While her peers were playing games and chasing fashion, Chen Liangling stayed up all night reading martial arts**, just the role of Dongfang Undefeated has been figured out no less than thirty times; In the antique martial arts world, her personality has also been shaped, developing in the direction of righteousness, responsibility, and love and hate.
Since then, classical beauty and the word "chivalry" have become two important "axes", extending the coordinates of Chen Liangling's life vertically and horizontally.
Ming and Qing Huanghuali chairs.
After graduating from university in 2006, with the encouragement of her inner voice, she volunteered at the National Palace Museum in Taipei, during which time she put everything aside and devoted herself to explaining artworks in English at the museum, which lasted for a whole year.
The salary is low and the work is heavy, but she enjoys it, and the artistic dream that has been neglected in her heart has become clear and clear.
Dongfang Undefeated said: "No matter what you gain or lose, everything you have done is yourself", the heroic "chivalrous" heart awakened in Chen Liangling: dare to love and hate, since you know what you want, then fight for it regardless of everything.
National Palace Museum, Taipei.
She dares to think, love, and do, and knows that in order to realize what she wants, she needs to study deeply to become a professional artist.
With a passionate and dedicated heart, Chen Liangling went to Christie's School of Fine Arts in London for a year of study in Chinese art historyand a little bit of expertise that has never been systematically understood.
During her studies, she was eager to learn and diligent; The hard work soon paid off, and she made rapid progress to earn her master's degree. At the graduation ceremony, she smiled like a flower, holding the certificate, and also holding the bright life she was about to start.
In 2010, she returned to Hong Kong and joined the world-renowned Christie's auction houseHe has also engaged in auction work in New York and Hong Kong, learning about antiques on the spot and accumulating experience.
From a biology student to an auction house porcelain artist, Chen Liangling tells us with a gorgeous reversal of metamorphosis
There are no heroes in this world, but everyone can be their own hero, burst out of courage for dreams, and break through thorns and thorns to create a road of stars.
Raise a piece of the sky.
There are three main elements to the auction:Collections, buyers, auctioneers.
The collection is the meaning of the auction, the buyer is the recognizer of the value, and the auctioneer takes on the important responsibility of excavating the connotation and guiding the buyer.
In the ** that broke out on the Internet, Chen Liangling leaned over with a smile, her eyes were longing, and when the bidder raised her sign**, she waved to the customers who raised the price in the audience; When the hammer is sold, she neatly drops the hammer and swings her right hand at the buyer, clearly showing the ultimate ownership of the collection.
Period,Not only does she have to control the auction process, switching between Chinese, English and other communicative languages in seconds, but she also has to watch and listen to all directions, and communicate with every bidder.
And it is the excellent professional ability that has allowed this auctioneer to win countless results-
sold for 65 million Hong Kong dollars in the Ming and Qing dynasties; Wen Zhengming's "Seven Words Poems" with a starting price of 3.9 million yuan doubled to 71.5 million; The "Gold Powder Blessed Land Fu Handscroll" with a reserve price of 800,000 yuan was ...... with 22 million yuan
You can go back in timeWhen Chen Liangling first appeared in the auction, it did not go well.
The auction hall was crowded, and she was so nervous that when the chairman of Christie's Asia came to the stage to help her adjust the microphone, she mistakenly thought that the other party was here to catch up with her; During the auction process, she even missed a page of the lot record, but thanks to the timely discovery and reminder of her colleagues, the auction was able to go smoothly.
Articulate clearly, how much is the current bid, how much is the next bid, ......How to express if you refuse to be rude, and how to control the field if you accept it. ”
The initial setback did not make the fledgling auctioneer feel discouraged, on the contrary, she became more and more courageous:
The seller trusts Christie's to hand over the collection to us for auction, and we must deliver the best results."Work is not only about pressure, but also about recognition, responsibility and trust.
*: Christie's official.
In the face of trust, she lives up to expectations and strives to give back to everyone as a more professional and rigorous auctioneer.
Since the auction will take at least 1 hour, she enrolled herself in a yoga class Muay Thai class to improve her physical strength; In the hour and a half before she goes on the stage, she will hurry up every minute to go through the process and carry the auction.
And Chen Liangling's much-talked-about dress has actually been carefully consideredWhen it comes to Chinese painting and calligraphy, they wear cheongsam, and if they auction modern and modern art, they wear shirts or dresses, and determine the clothes of the day according to the occasion.
To be accountable for the results is to be accountable for the details of the actions. ”
Every cheongsam, every smile, and every fluent language change carry her 100% respect and attention to her work, and her responsible attitude towards her career and work partners, which supports her to achieve countless near-"perfect" work performances.
Only when people learn to be responsible can they stand up to the sky and the earth and truly stand up.
Responsibility and responsibility are like two amazing fuses, detonating the inner self-potential.
During the 95 hours offstage, Chen Liangling handled an astonishing workload with excellent ability: appraising lots, sorting out information into catalogues, arranging curation, and contacting customers ......
Source: China News Service.
She is the auctioneer and the vice president of Christie's, and the two important tasks did not hold her back, but through her hands, all the complicated work fell perfectly and properly.
Chen Liangling, who occupies his position, settles his duties, does his best and does not exceed his degree, and takes responsibility, ushered in countless personal highlights when she stood up for a piece of heaven.
People just need to live as themselves.
You can often hear voices like this on the Internet:
Isn't it just to dress more elegantly, and only become the vice president when you are lucky, don't boast about it. ”
This auction isn't very good, so I can do it for me. ”
In fact, when our eyes are simply and rudely focused on the external title, fame, dress, and appearance, it is easy to breed anger and not be able to see the real person clearly.
Chen Liangling became popular and uploaded "crazy" on the Internet, but after careful study, everyone likes Chen Liangling, not only because of the hazy and refreshing feeling brought by the shrouded highlights, but also because of the attitude, position and three views she represents.
Source: China News Service.
In the interview,When Chen Liangling talked about "auctions," she did not boast about her skills or instigate people to flatter and curry favor, but talked about "respect."
Respect", a very humane word, means friendly, equal, and treat people as human beings.
The "auction goddess" and "auction king" of the network seal, not a word entered her heart, and her definition of her status is:
Behind the live auction is the hard work of everyone for months or years, and the auctioneer, as the last link in the auction process, is bound to go all out, which is a sign of respect for colleagues in various departments. ”
Source: China News Service.
In her eyes, the bidder is not a valuable "big fish", but a Bole who gives the collection a good home - the customer hesitates to increase the price, she never urges and waits patiently, but is cautious about her words.
Whether he is on the scene, in **, or on the Internet, I hope to show respect for him through my actions and words. ”
Treating the "money-making" collections, she said with a straight face:"Auctioning a work is a kind of fate, but also an honor.", it is not she who has achieved the collection, the moment when the hammer is dropped with a smile, it is the mutual achievement of the two individuals, the achievement of each other's lives, and the achievement of their own merits.
These humble words that are too close to the ground made her fall from a high-ranking "goddess" to a "mortal", she deliberately weakened her "divine power", lowered her posture, broke the illusion imposed by outsiders, and said generously:
I am a man, not a god.
Source: China News Service.
The colleagues and friends who first came into contact with her on the other side are now gradually getting used to her so-so, ghostly side.
In private, Chen Liangling will spill an average of 2 cups of coffee every week, the moment the coffee is poured, she will shrug her shoulders and laugh with her colleagues; Sometimes, she forgets to bring her auction hammer, while looking for colleagues to "save the emergency", while ridiculing himself:
I should have a deep affection for my hammer, right? ”
Occasionally, she will generously share her advantages with others: "I am sensitive to numbers", but she changed her conversation again, and reluctantly said the key points, this talent has *** only sensitive to those logical, formulaic numbers:
For a formula, like the bidding ladder in a British auction, if you pile it up one bite at a time, I will be very sensitive. ”
Whether it is showing herself or not being exposed, Chen Liangling is always leisurely and relaxed, she has never thought of disguising herself, living a relaxed and comfortable life.
Source: Christie's official.
Sometimes, internal friction is too demanding of herself, and her pure "no consumption" is precisely the belief that she "only needs to live as herself".
When asked if she has any collections at home, Chen Liangling thinks that she has seen the best art in the world at Christie's and the world's top museumsIt's enough to see, talk about, and study, and you don't have to insist on owning it.
Don't listen to external evaluations, be the "person" you want to become, don't stick to gains and losses, only focus on the present, pay attention to experience - this kind of open mind, inclusive vision, and peaceful mentality constitute the connotation of the word "Chen Liangling".
Such realism, relaxation, and stability seem to diminish the innate aggression and power of the high title.
But in other words, the posture of freedom and equality constitutes another kind of "divinity" in reverse, more than the ten presidents combined.
At the age of 39, she hammered people in her own way:Isn't gentleness and tolerance also a kind of strength?