佳士得CEO:中国艺术品市场潜力巨大
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答：关于这点，我很幸运，公司股东们给予了大力支持。从一开始，股东们就鼓励佳士得的员工把客户和艺术品放在首位，在此基础上寻求业绩增长，这本身就是一种冒险。大家都知道，进军中国市场非常让人兴奋，但同时，这也是一笔不小的投资。同样的，如果我们今年要在网上完成50起拍卖，那么我们也需要在幕后投入大量的人力物力，来建立一个电子商务平台，从而确保满足这种需求的增长。 问：相对上市公司而言，这类长期投资是否在未上市的私人公司里更容易实行一些？ 答：这要看情况。如果老板开明，那么在私人公司进行这样的投资就能很顺利。而我们公司恰好是这样。 问：有开明的老板感觉一定非常好，听上去你的工作很有意思。能谈谈你最喜欢的艺术品吗？ 答：你的这个问题我很难回答，因为每隔一段时间，我的选择都会变化，不过欣赏艺术品是我工作最美妙的部分。当我还是小伙子的时候，我就是约翰•辛格•沙金的粉丝。一天，美国画作（American Pictures）部门的专家告诉我说：“新来了一幅沙金的肖像作品，就在楼下，来看看吧。”我当时别提有多高兴了。捧起肖像画的时候真是激动万分。 另外，在我进入佳士得的第三天，我后来熟识的一位库房工作人员打电话给我说：“斯蒂文，快下楼来看看，有个古罗马头盔入库了，来戴一下试试！” 鉴赏这些手工艺术品，感受和欣赏艺术的美，是我工作中最美妙的部分。（财富中文网） |
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. |
