Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1992: Friends from Europe
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After two days of several rounds of talks and bargaining again and again, Intrepid Exploration and the Metropolitan Museum finally reached an agreement.
Ye Tian got his wish and obtained all the Dunhuang scriptures in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as the priceless treasure, the outstanding representative work of the famous Tang Dynasty painter Han Gan, "White Picture at Night", as well as other top Chinese antique works of art. .
Of course, not everything goes as he wishes.
Some of the top-notch Chinese antiques that he had put into his sights and were ready to be collected were ultimately missed by him and remained in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
For example, top antique artworks such as the priceless Western Zhou Dynasty Kui Pattern Bronze Forbidden City and the famous Southern Song Dynasty painter Li Tang's "Jin Wen Gong Restoration of the Kingdom" and other top antique artworks have all been replaced by other antique artworks.
Even so, his gains were quite substantial and could be called a bumper harvest. The Metropolitan Museum, like the British Museum and the Louvre before him, was brutally slaughtered by him.
What he paid for were the medieval antiques and religious items from the Knights Templar's treasures.
In fact, due to the special significance and strong religious overtones of those things, he had no intention of keeping them in his own hands, and it was impossible to display those things in his private exhibition hall and museum.
In other words, those special antique cultural relics and religious items will be traded by him sooner or later, and the sooner the transaction time is, the better, so as not to have long nights and dreams, and there will be many people staring at those things.
Trading them in exchange for top-notch Chinese antiques and artworks that have been lost overseas for a long time is undoubtedly the best choice, and their value is therefore maximized.
The other party to the transaction, the Metropolitan Museum, naturally got what it wanted.
They obtained a large number of top-notch antiques and religious objects from the Middle Ages and from the Holy Land, Jerusalem, which are the treasures that the Metropolitan Museum has coveted for a long time.
After this transaction, the Metropolitan Museum has successfully made up for its shortcomings in the collection and research of European medieval antiques and cultural relics, and its overall strength has improved a lot, becoming more diversified.
Especially the Metropolitan Museum's branch, the Hermitage, which is located in Ford Tryon Park, can be said to be a shotgun exchange for a cannon.
The medieval concert performances they will hold every day in the future will definitely attract more attention, and the medieval antiques and artworks displayed in the exhibition hall will also attract more tourists to visit.
After reaching an agreement, the legal teams of both parties quickly drafted the transaction contract.
That afternoon, Intrepid Exploration Company and the Metropolitan Museum held a joint press conference in a large conference room of the Metropolitan Museum.
At this joint press conference, Ye Tian and Thomas respectively represented both parties to the transaction and officially announced this heavyweight art transaction.
Immediately afterwards, the two of them signed their names on the art transaction contract, forming a legally binding document.
Unsurprisingly, the finalization of this heavyweight art transaction has caused a huge sensation in the field of antique art collections around the world.
This is especially true in New York. The whole city was in a sensation and everyone was shocked.
Not to mention China, as soon as the news was received, the domestic antique art collection field was full of joy, even more lively than the Chinese New Year.
Here in New York, less than ten minutes after Ye Tian signed the art transaction contract, he received a confirmation call from Shan Lao, followed closely by Mr. Ma, the curator of the National Museum and others.
Without exception, these big names in the field of domestic antique art collection seem to be a little unable to believe their ears and wonder if they heard it wrong. This is just fake news!
For them, these days are like a dream. Happiness comes so violently, one after another, that it is hard to guard against it!
On the phone, Ye Tian told these old men with great certainty that this heavyweight art transaction was indeed real, and that he had indeed purchased many top-notch Chinese antiques from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
And this art transaction contract has begun to be executed, and the exchange of antique art between the two parties has begun!
Hearing what he said, the old men were stunned for a moment, and then they cheered. They were all excited and ecstatic, like children!
Of course, there is still a lot of noise in the United States and New York.
Many people believe that the Metropolitan Museum suffered a big loss and was ransacked by Ye Tian, just like he looted those cultural and museum institutions in the UK and France not long ago.
This is people's inherent impression. As long as it is an art transaction that Ye Tian participates in, people will instinctively think that the other party to the transaction must have been robbed and brutally slaughtered!
Ye Tian didn't bother to pay attention to these boring noises from foxes saying sour grapes. Who can bite me?
But the Metropolitan Museum cannot be so free and easy. They specially explained it on the museum's official website and compared the antique artworks traded by both parties.
From the perspective of market value, this art transaction is undoubtedly very fair. No one suffered a loss, and naturally no one took advantage.
Because of different positions, people have different opinions.
In the eyes of most people in New York and the United States, the Metropolitan Museum seems to be taking advantage.
Those antique cultural relics and religious items from the Middle Ages and from the Holy Land of Jerusalem are obviously recognized by more people, and people recognize their value more.
Changing places is another story!
In China and in the eyes of the Chinese people, Ye Tian undoubtedly looted the Metropolitan Museum.
The top-notch Chinese antiques and artworks he exchanged for have been lost overseas for a long time. They are obviously more valuable and symbolize the splendid Chinese civilization.
This explanation from the Metropolitan Museum of Art has successfully silenced most of the noise. Although there are still some remnants, they are no longer relevant.
After the joint press conference, the two parties began to fulfill the contract and execute the transaction.
When leaving the Metropolitan Museum that afternoon, Ye Tian took away several top-notch Chinese antiques, including several bronzes, each of which was a national treasure.
Immediately afterwards, he stored those priceless treasures in the underground vault of Sotheby's auction house, and then picked them up when he returned to China and brought them back to the country.
What the Metropolitan Museum received was a batch of religious items with special significance.
There are gold crosses, chalices, gold candlesticks, gilded icons, etc., each of which comes from the treasures of the Knights Templar and the Holy Land Jerusalem.
After receiving these special religious items, the Metropolitan Museum immediately organized top antique art appraisal experts to identify these religious items one by one, and used modern detection technology to determine their age!
Needless to say, the result was that not a single one was a fake. Each of these religious items had special significance and great value!
Next, the dean of the monastery and the branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art happily brought these religious items back, replacing the previous junk items!
When a new day comes, the large-scale art transaction between the Brave Exploration Company and the Metropolitan Museum of Art truly begins.
Having breakfast in the early morning and just walking out of the apartment building door, many media reporters who had been waiting outside for a long time immediately swarmed up and tried to interview Ye Tian.
Ye Tian was too lazy to respond to these media reporters. He and Betty got into the car directly, and then under the protection of Matisse and the others, they went straight to the company in Rockefeller Center.
Their motorcade had just entered Fifth Avenue, and before they had gone far, Mattis's voice came from the invisible earphones.
"Steven, behind our convoy, in addition to police vehicles and many news media vehicles, there are also some social vehicles of unknown origin, and there are many guys sitting in those cars.
According to what Cole and Kenny identified through the video, there are several familiar faces who have followed you in France and the UK. Some are from the Mafia, and some are from certain religious organizations.
Not only are there more tails behind, Central Park is also very lively today. Although the weather is cold, there are many people exercising in Central Park, and many of them are near the Metropolitan Museum."
After hearing the report, Ye Tian immediately sneered and said:
"Notify the guys to be on alert and ready to fight at any time. These guys obviously came with bad intentions. When they were in Europe, due to the tight security, they never found an opportunity to rob.
What is unexpected is that these guys actually followed them to New York. They really have a bit of perseverance. Unfortunately, they are used in the wrong place. They had better not act rashly, otherwise they will be waiting to go to hell! ”
"Understood, Steven, I will tell the guys to be vigilant and prepare accordingly. Do you need to notify the New York Police? Let the New York Police entertain these friends from Europe!"
"Of course I have to notify the police and ask the New York Police to help. Otherwise, the huge donations I gave to the police will be in vain. But now is not the time. When the time comes, I will tell you."
As he spoke, Ye Tian and his heavy-duty convoy roared past the entrance of the Metropolitan Museum and headed straight for midtown Manhattan.