Liu Dahong

LD: Yes, because gallerists also do the work. It is normal.

Shen Fan

SF: Certainly. The word “sharing” itself suggests a kind of cooperation, right? It works for everybody.

Song Tao

ST: For me now, I accept the existing rule in this circle – fifty-fifty.
For instance, in theory, the gallery provides promotion for the artist, offers him more opportunities, so the artists probably should……this is hard to say. I mean does this kind of promotion or opportunity really help the artist? Does the artist really need them? Also, the artist may produce one work only per year.

Shi Yong

SY: It’s normal to share the income. In this society, it won’t work if you want to be the only one making money. If you don’t want other people to make money, they will ignore you. I am sure about it.

Wang Nanming

WN: I think it is reasonable. The gallery owner needs to use his own people network and social skills in order to promote an artist and his works to others, before he can sell the works. When he selects the works, he has also undertaken a lot of evaluation, a lot of thinking before he makes the decision.

Xu Longbao

XL: It is not because my brother is a gallery owner that I say this, but because when the gallery owner sells your work, he has put his efforts into it.

Xue Song

XS: Half and half.
DQ: Is there a better way?
XS: Better way?
MC: That is, what you want to see.
XS: What I want to see is that after deducting his costs, he takes only 15 percent. Ha ha ha ha..…I

Yang Hui

YH: Yes, because he works too.

Yu Xiaofu

YX: It is reasonable. The transportation, selling and creation of artworks are all human labor. Selling art is not easy. The problem is not so big with tea leaves because they are all over the mountain. Sometimes paintings are sold by the galleries at very high prices.

Zhang Enli

ZE: I don’t want to have direct contact with clients. This is one thing. The other is it is a set rule and if you don’t conform to it.

Zhou Tiehai

ZT: Yes. Because he is working, too.