佳士得CEO:中國藝術品市場潛力巨大
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????答：關于這點，我很幸運，公司股東們給予了大力支持。從一開始，股東們就鼓勵佳士得的員工把客戶和藝術品放在首位，在此基礎上尋求業績增長，這本身就是一種冒險。大家都知道，進軍中國市場非常讓人興奮，但同時，這也是一筆不小的投資。同樣的，如果我們今年要在網上完成50起拍賣，那么我們也需要在幕后投入大量的人力物力，來建立一個電子商務平臺，從而確保滿足這種需求的增長。 ????問：相對上市公司而言，這類長期投資是否在未上市的私人公司里更容易實行一些？ ????答：這要看情況。如果老板開明，那么在私人公司進行這樣的投資就能很順利。而我們公司恰好是這樣。 ????問：有開明的老板感覺一定非常好，聽上去你的工作很有意思。能談談你最喜歡的藝術品嗎？ ????答：你的這個問題我很難回答，因為每隔一段時間，我的選擇都會變化，不過欣賞藝術品是我工作最美妙的部分。當我還是小伙子的時候，我就是約翰?辛格?沙金的粉絲。一天，美國畫作（American Pictures）部門的專家告訴我說：“新來了一幅沙金的肖像作品，就在樓下，來看看吧。”我當時別提有多高興了。捧起肖像畫的時候真是激動萬分。 ????另外，在我進入佳士得的第三天，我后來熟識的一位庫房工作人員打電話給我說：“斯蒂文，快下樓來看看，有個古羅馬頭盔入庫了，來戴一下試試！” ????鑒賞這些手工藝術品，感受和欣賞藝術的美，是我工作中最美妙的部分。（財富中文網） |
????Well, I've been blessed with owners that, from day one, have encouraged all of us at Christie's to take risks that put the client and the art first and grow the business. As you know well, I'm sure, expanding in China is exciting but does not come at small capital cost. Likewise, if we're doing 50 online auctions this year, there's been quite a heavy effort and investment behind the curtain to build an e-commerce platform to satisfy the growth. ????Is it easier to get those kinds of long-term investments at a private company rather than a public one? ????It depends. It's great to be in a private company as long as you have an enlightened ownership, and that we do. ????Enlightened ownership must be nice. Your job sounds fun. Do you have a favorite piece of art? ????It's a really hard question to answer -- though it's the coolest part of my job -- because it changes every few days. Since I was a very young lad, I've been a fan of John Singer Sargent. So to have a specialist from the American Pictures department say, "We have a Sargent portrait downstairs, come see it," and to be able to hold it in my hand was pretty exciting. ????Also, my third day at Christie's, one of the gentlemen who works in the warehouse, who I've gotten to know, calls me and says, "Steve! We've got a Roman helmet, come downstairs and put it on your head!" ????That's the best part of the job. It's really about appreciating the beauty and the range of all these things that were crafted by the hand of man. |
