蔡铭超

现在的问题：如果蔡铭超拒绝付款结果又会如何？

Now the question is : What will happen if Cai doesn 't pay ?

2006年，蔡铭超以1300万美元的价格拍得明朝的一尊铜佛，并带回国内。

In 2006 , Mr Cai paid $ 13m to bring home a Ming Dynasty Buddha bronze .

“购买文物实际上就是一种爱国主义情感的表达，”蔡铭超在2007年曾说过。

" The purchases are as much about patriotism as a love of art ," Cai said in2007 .

“理论上，蔡铭超是应该支付拍卖品的经费的，”他说。

" Theoretically , Cai is required to pay for the auction objects at the price agreed ," he said .

牛宪锋，中华抢救流失海外文物专项基金副总干事，他在新闻发布会上称蔡铭超是一位“令人钦佩的公民”。

Niu Xianfeng , deputy director of the fund , described Cai as an " admirable citizen " at the news conference .

他补充说蔡铭超也许会被要求偿付委托金，预计在三千万欧元的交易中缴付七百万欧元。

He added that Cai might be asked to pay the commission for the sale , estimated at7 million euros for the30-million-euro deal .

据新华社的报道，蔡铭超在记者招待会上声明，“我想要强调的是，这个款我不能付”。

" What I want to stress is that this money cannot be paid ," Cai said at a news conference , according to Xinhua .

王峰海，中国拍卖协会的首席代表律师，向中国日报的记者表示，他认为蔡铭超的案例前景并不乐观。

Wang Fenghai , chief lawyer at the China Association of Auctioneers , told China Daily that he is not optimistic about Cai 's legal prospects .

尽管佳士得（拍卖公司）有可能考虑将蔡铭超送上法庭，但面对中国无数公众对蔡的强大支持，它（佳士得，译者注）也不得不三思而后行。

And while Christie 's may consider charges against Cai , they will likely relent after an outpouring of support from the Chinese public for his actions .

中国的艺术商蔡铭超重金拍得兽首，仅仅是是为了抗议对两个兽首的拍卖行为。因为在中国人的眼中，拍卖是对他们文化遗产的不公平的掠夺。

Chinese art dealer Cai Mingchao submitted the massive bid to protest the sale of the heads , which many Chinese see as unfairly torn from their cultural patrimony .

中华抢救流失海外文物专项基金表示，蔡铭超代表该基金参与了拍卖。该基金的资金来源为私人捐赠和国家补贴。

The lost artefacts fund , an organisation that finances itself from private donations and state subsidies , said Mr Cai had taken part in the auction on its behalf .

赣学军，北京华晨拍卖行经理，认为蔡铭超在拍卖行业内部的荣誉将会受损，然而佳士得为了追回赔偿会采取相应的法律行动。

Gan Xuejun , general manager of Beijing Huachen Auctions , said Cai 's reputation in the auction business could be ruined , adding Christie 's may take legal action to pursue payment from him .

今年44岁的蔡铭超在北京召开的新闻发布会上表示他不会对拍品付款。在拍卖会上的竞标主要是为了保护流失海外的中国文物。

Cai Mingchao , 44 , told a press conference in Beijing that he would not pay for the bids ; and that he made the bogus offer to protest the sale of looted Chinese relics .

蔡铭超在福建省经营了一件拍卖公司。他因对文物品收藏的狂热在圈内闻名，并且见证了古董价格市场的起伏兴衰。

Cai , who runs an auction house in Fujian province , is best known for his interest in , and collection of , antique pieces that have been witness to the ebb and flow of history .