Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 305: Secret raids
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The call was from Robert, an old friend of Sotheby’s.
As for the purpose, you don’t need to think about it. It must be for two sculptures by Giacometti!
The news that I have found two valuable treasures should have spread, and even everyone knows about it! With so many reporters and professional treasure hunters following behind, what secrets can there be?
Before answering the phone, Ye Tian already knew it.
“Hello, Robert, why did you remember to call me? What’s the matter? I don’t have any exquisite crafts to send for photos recently, I’m afraid I’m going to disappoint you!”
Ye Tian said with a smile, teasing the other party knowingly.
“Good morning, Steven, you extremely lucky guy, I’m not calling you for the fine craftsmanship, but for the two Giacometti sculptures in your hands!”
Robert said excitedly, going straight to the topic without any detours!
“Ah! The news spread so fast! Even you in New York know it! It’s really an information age! It’s so fast!”
Ye Tian pretended to be surprised and sighed, acknowledging the existence of the two sculptures.
“The news that you found two Giacometti pieces has completely spread and has caused a sensation in the collecting world. This news is so shocking and incredible!
At this moment, the two Giacometti sculptures are definitely the central topic of all collectors, and you are the focus of everyone’s attention, including our auction house! “
“Hahaha, is it that exaggerated? I’m so flattered!”
Ye Tian said with a smile, very proud.
“Man, that’s Giacometti! The artist among artists! It’s hard to exaggerate! What a coveted art treasure! It’s absolutely crazy!
Tell me about these two sculptures. Are you sure they are Giacometti? If confirmed, our auction house would like to take over this business and auction these two sculptures on your behalf! “
“Of course it’s Giacometti, I’m very sure about this. A work from the late 1920s and a work from the mid-1930s were brought back from Europe by veterans of World War II!
I have no objection to entrusting you with the Sotheby’s auction. Even if you don’t contact me, I will contact you later. I just didn’t expect you to act so quickly.
I don’t want to walk around the 127 corridor with a treasure worth tens of millions of dollars. That would be too dangerous and would drive countless **** crazy! “
“That’s great! As long as you say it’s genuine, it must be right. Your appraisal level is top-notch. We’ll send people out to Corridor 127 to appraise and receive it!”
“You fly directly to Russell Prince, where we will stay tonight. David will contact you later to discuss the specific matters of the consignment auction contract.
I will send you detailed photos of the two sculptures later. You can make a preliminary appraisal first. I believe these photos will bring you huge surprises!
One thing I’m surprised about is you calling me? Instead of being the head of the sculpture department, you changed to a business department? Is the span a bit big? “
“Hahaha, I knew you would ask this. The person in charge of the European Contemporary Sculpture Department is currently not in the United States, and they are not familiar with you, so I am contacting you.
The people who will meet you later are the people from the European Contemporary Sculpture Department, as well as appraisal experts and security personnel. After completing the preliminary appraisal, they will set off immediately and will definitely arrive in the evening! “
After chatting for a few more words, the two parties ended the call.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Tian immediately turned the lights in the car to the brightest and began to take photos of the two sculptures. Every angle and every detail was captured clearly, without missing a beat!
After taking the photo, he immediately sent it to Robert and also sent a copy to David, just in case!
Then he started talking to David on the phone again, asking him to review the auction contract and complete various legal procedures.
David doesn’t plan to follow this time. He plans to send an assistant lawyer over to follow Ye Tian throughout the process and handle various legal matters to avoid having to go back and forth again in the future!
This is what Ye Tian hopes to see most. There is undoubtedly another layer of firewall in front of him.
Twenty minutes later, Robert called again, and they came to a preliminary conclusion.
As expected, preliminary identification by Sotheby’s sculpture experts revealed that these two sculptures are indeed works by Giacometti, and their age is consistent with Ye Tian’s judgment.
However, in order to form a final identification conclusion, the physical object must be identified. It is just a matter of time and procedure, and there is no other result at all.
What is surprising is that the people in the sculpture department found a photo of one of the sculptures in the relevant literature, which will definitely double the value of the sculpture and make it more attractive!
The convoy has been stopping and going on Highway 127, heading south.
As before, whenever he passed the courtyard market along the way, Walker would pull over and drive slowly past the market stalls.
Taking this opportunity, Ye Tianze will quickly scan or look through these stalls, not missing any treasure and any opportunity to make a fortune!
They passed through a dozen small courtyard markets and about forty stalls, and found some valuable things, including antiques and works of art.
But the value of these antique works of art is not worthy of Ye Tian personally taking action.
The extremely cautious expressions and green eyes of those stall owners also made Ye Tian understand that it was definitely not a wise move to buy these low-value things by himself!
As long as you walk in front of the stall, these stall owners will be extremely cautious!
I’m afraid they are already ready to ask for exorbitant prices, or be prepared to go back on their word at any time. In short, they will never let themselves take any advantage.
The previous method of “building plank roads openly and concealing old warehouses” also doesn’t work. The lessons learned from the past are not far away! These stall owners have already watched the video!
So although Ye Tian got off the bus many times along the way, he just walked around casually! I didn’t buy anything, just like a tourist, leaving everyone confused!
During this period, he secretly gave guidance to the professional treasure hunters who followed him several times, allowing them to taste some sweetness and buy a few antiques that had not been discovered by the stall owners or were undervalued, and made a small profit!
After all, I promised to compensate these guys, so I can’t break my promise!
But his guidance is limited, once per person, no exceptions! Moreover, the value of the antiques he pointed out was limited, and the maximum profit would not exceed US$10,000!
Even so, those professional treasure hunters are happy to ignore it! They all admired him and were determined to follow him through Corridor 127.
For these guys, money is a secondary issue. What they value more is Ye Tian’s sharp vision. Everyone wants to learn something from it!
In this way, Ye Tian and the others led everyone to keep going south in a stop-and-start manner, and the speed was not slow!
But what no one knew was that about 10 kilometers behind them, a Ford Raptor was pulling an RV, heading south along the road they had taken.
This is Bowie’s pickup truck. He and Ye Tian secretly cooperated to sweep the 127 corridor.
The mobile phone he has in hand, which is specially used to communicate with Ye Tian, will now ring text message notifications from time to time, conveying Ye Tian’s latest instructions.
All the most detailed information, such as the coordinates, which stall, specific goods, and quotation range, will be quickly sent via text message.
As long as Ye Tian is interested in valuable antiques and works of art, he will not let go of any of them! As for those second-hand goods, they are completely out of sight!
After receiving these messages, Bowie will immediately drive there according to the GPS instructions, and the positioning is extremely accurate!
The next step is a crazy sweep.
Bowie will sweep away every yard market, every stall, and all the hidden and valuable treasures he passes by, leaving not a single blade of grass behind!
Betty was the only one who knew that Ye Tian and Bowie were frantically sweeping Corridor 127!
We had to keep texting and use GPS along the way, and we were in the car. We couldn’t avoid Betty. We couldn’t let her think that she was in love with someone else!
So after sending the text message for the first time, Ye Tian told her the arrangements for the operation, including all the details, including the relationship between himself and Bowie’s former colleagues.
After hearing his explanation, Betty was completely stunned!
What a crazy plan! What a meticulous move! All the antique dealers and second-hand dealers in Corridor 127 will be in bad luck!
You can completely imagine what the world’s largest courtyard market will be like when this trip to Corridor 127 is over!
By then, not to mention corpses everywhere, I’m afraid it won’t be much different!
Under this frightening close cooperation, all unknown and valuable antiques and works of art along the way will surely fall into Steven’s hands, without exception!
As for those antique dealers and second-hand dealers, in addition to a very small amount of US dollars, I am afraid that all they have left is tears!
Seeing Ye Tian finish sending a message to Bowie again, Betty couldn’t help but sigh.
“Dear, I sympathize so much with the antique dealers and second-hand dealers on the 127 corridor. They are so pitiful! They are about to be swept away by you and Bowie!”
“Hahaha, there is no need to pity them. This is how this business works. I rely on my eyesight to make a living. If I have a sharp eye, I can kill everyone. As long as it doesn’t break the law, no one can say anything!”
Ye Tian put on his mobile phone and said with a smile, confident and full of murderous intent.
Then he turned on the intercom and said:
“Guys, go into Danville and have lunch. I also want to ask these reporter friends behind me for a favor!”