2012年,我同佳士得的李昕一起去瑞士,参加一年一度的巴塞尔国际艺博会。她给我讲了一个全美国最有名的门童的故事。那是一个出身于纽约黑人区布鲁克林,没有学历的孩子,他一直在做保安、库管员,虽然做得很好——佳士得把艺术品宝库的钥匙都交给了他。但日复一日在地下工作,令他十分渴望能做一份与人打交道的工作。当他得知公司有一份门童的工作时,他就向老板提出申请。在众多应聘者中,他脱颖而出,终于成为这个世界最著名的拍卖公司的一个门童。 In 2012, I went to Switzerland with Christie’s Li Xin to attend the annual Basel International Art Fair. She told me the story of one of America’s most famous porters. It was a non-educated child from Brooklyn, New York, who had been a security guard, a treasurer, and did a good job - and Christie had handed over the keys to the art treasury. But working day after day underground, so he is eager to be able to do a job dealing with people. When he learned that the company has a cop job, he applied to the boss. Among many applicants, he has emerged as one of the most famous auction houses in the world.