Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 232: Before the preview
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The next morning, Sotheby's auction house in Manhattan.
Ye Tian came here early in the morning with the two beauties and completed all the preparations. Now he is waiting for nine o'clock to arrive. The press conference will officially begin, followed by a preview of the auction items.
David and an assistant also arrived at Sotheby's early, and he also had a lot of scenes today.
In addition to performing his duties as a lawyer, he also has to participate in press conferences. If anyone questions the ownership of the two top oil paintings, he can come forward to challenge them!
At half past eight, Jason and Sophie came hand in hand.
The two separated as soon as they entered the exhibition hall. Sophie went to Betty and the others, while Jason went straight to Ye Tian.
After walking up and saying hello, Jason immediately started complaining.
"Steven, why didn't you say hello to me when you were digging for treasure in the apartment? It's such a pity to miss such a wonderful treasure hunt! It's something you can only meet by chance!
Your video of discovering treasures is so cool! It has become popular all over the Internet. From yesterday to today, many people I met are talking about this topic!
And the two top-notch oil paintings by Paul Cézanne found in the sandwich wall can make everyone envious to death! Those two oil paintings are estimated to be worth $100 million, right? "
Ye Tian smiled proudly and then explained:
"Before the two oil paintings were displayed, I didn't know what was wrapped there, whether it was a treasure or an empty joy, so I didn't ask you to come over.
However, in order to avoid possible legal disputes and challenges, David must participate as a lawyer, and Jennifer is in the right position, and she happens to live with us.
As for the price of these two oil paintings, I can't accurately estimate them, but they are definitely very high. Each one is at least over 30 million US dollars. That's Paul Cézanne! "
"Wow! What a huge windfall!"
Jason exclaimed, his eyes widening.
A few people were chatting, and the time quickly approached nine o'clock, and reporters began to enter the venue.
After checking the time, Ye Tian and David walked to the interview booth, while Jason went over to stand with Betty and the others, waiting for the press conference to officially start.
At this time, all the work in the exhibition hall is ready.
The exhibition hall is located in the center of the second floor of Sotheby's auction house. It is the largest preview exhibition hall here and is specially used to display heavyweight treasures!
Those that can be previewed here are without exception the final treasures of each phase of the auction!
As for Ye Tian’s rare gold nugget and two top-notch oil paintings by Paul Cezanne, they are undoubtedly treasures of this level, and they are even more important!
So although there are only three treasures, the auction house still put this preview in the largest exhibition hall, which shows that Sotheby's attaches great importance to these three treasures!
The security of the exhibition hall is very strict. Every visitor entering the exhibition hall must undergo security check, and no one is exempted.
Even Jason and Sophie had to go through the security check when they came in. It was useless even if Ye Tian said hello in advance!
In addition to an airport-like security checkpoint at the entrance of each of the two exhibition halls, there are also two heavily armed security personnel, eyeing everyone who enters the exhibition hall.
The security force inside the exhibition hall is also very strong. There are three booths, and there are three security personnel in suits and sunglasses beside each booth.
Under their slightly oversized suits, each of them wore body armor and a pistol, which was enough to deal with most emergencies.
In addition, there were several security personnel pretending to be visitors.
They are always mixed in the crowd, and they can monitor the movements of the visitors, and can also serve as a backup security force in case of unexpected events!
There is a reason why Sotheby’s auction house is so careful and attaches so much importance to the security of this preview.
First of all, of course, it is because of the extremely high value of the exhibits.
The two oil paintings on display this time, the Gold Nugget and Paul Cézanne, are both likely to fetch hundreds of millions of dollars. Auction houses must be more careful!
If something goes wrong with these treasures, even Sotheby's auction house cannot afford such a huge loss, and it will definitely break their bones!
More importantly, it is a heavy blow to the reputation of the auction house, which no amount of money can exchange for!
The second reason is the extremely strong smell of blood carried on this piece of nugget gold!
When this nugget of gold was still in Dawson, Canada, it had already caused huge waves, almost causing Steven and the others to go to war with the Canadians.
With some clever cooperation, the gold nugget arrived in New York safely, but what happened next made all New Yorkers tremble in fear all night long!
The Tijuana gang from Mexico went straight to New York and had a fierce street fight with Steven and others on 141st Street in Manhattan, paying a heavy price with six dead and one maimed!
This street fight turned 141 Street into a battlefield, with corpses and blood everywhere! As a result, this street is still blocked until now, and no one can set foot!
Those Mexicans who died tragically on 141st Street came to New York for this nugget of gold!
It’s just that they didn’t expect to encounter a more ferocious, sinister and cunning guy, Steven and the armed security guards, so they lost their lives in this city!
Because of this, Sotheby's auction house is extremely careful and spends a lot of effort on security.
What if the Tijuana, Mexico gang takes a desperate risk and fights to the death?
The preview is their last chance. After the preview, the exhibits will be returned to the auction warehouse and will not appear again until the official auction.
Security at that time will be unprecedentedly tight, and there will be no loopholes to exploit.
In addition to guarding against robbery by gangs in Tijuana, Mexico, auction houses also need to be careful about the ingenuity of international art thieves.
Looking at all the top art theft cases, many of them occurred in broad daylight, in full view of the public, and were stolen during public exhibitions!
If those art thieves are interested in these two top-notch oil paintings, then today's first public display is the best time for them to take action!
If they miss today, their hope of succeeding will be very slim.
In terms of armed security, Sotheby’s has gone to the extreme, and any more would be too much! It may cause panic among visitors, but it is not beautiful!
For the rest, they can only use their brains on hardware equipment.
The booths displaying the three treasures are specially designed, very modern and very safe high-tech booths.
These booths have highly transparent and high-strength fully enclosed bulletproof glass covers, which can withstand violent fire from automatic rifles and cannot be forcibly broken open in a short period of time.
In addition, if attacked, the three exhibits will immediately sink, enter the booth, disappear from everyone's eyes, and be completely blocked.
These booths are three safes made of alloy. They are heavy and firmly fixed on the floor, making it impossible to move them.
It is unrealistic to penetrate the floor from the first floor. The first floor is the lobby of the office building and no one can do it there.
No idiot would entertain this idea. This is a top-grade office building, not an ordinary apartment building. The floor is not generally strong unless it is blasted! Otherwise there is no chance at all!
It is even more impossible to open these booths!
The digital password and fingerprint to open the booth are in the hands of Larry and Simon respectively, which is a double insurance.
The most important iris recognition is Ye Tian’s iris.
He doesn’t think anyone can force him to open his booth and let them loot his treasures! That was just a dream!
In addition to irises, there are also weapons!
Hidden under his beautiful Ermenegildo Zegna suit were three loaded pistols.
Under both armpits are two M9s! In the concealed holster on the back waist is a cz83! The firepower is powerful enough! An extremely sharp German combat knife is also strapped to his calf, which can be used for close combat.
He had already coordinated with Sotheby's security department to bring these weapons, and there was no problem.
The main target of his defense today is the Tijuana, Mexico gang. Who knows what these lunatics will do? Be careful!
Of course, he doesn't mind taking out these pistols to attack other guys with ulterior motives!
Nine o'clock sharp.
The exhibition hall was bustling with people. Many reporters came to the scene, but most of them were visitors who came here for their reputation, including many familiar faces to Ye Tian.
There were fellow treasure diggers from the New York warehouse and auction world. Phillip, White, and Haven were all here. There were about seven or eight of them. Each guy’s eyes were red, and they were obviously jealous!
A lot of gold practitioners I know from Alaska are also here, including Scott from Barrick Gold Company, a few guys from the Morgan Mining Investment Team on Wall Street, people from Newmont Gold Company, etc.
The purpose of their visit today is undoubtedly that charming nugget of gold! This is a treasure that they will never forget and find it difficult to part with!
There are also former Wall Street colleagues, as well as current and former neighbors.
Of course, there are also looks of hatred and malice here.
Dawson Mayor Rick is in the audience, and there are three or four people next to him, either from Dawson City or from the Canadian Ministry of Mines.
These people looked at Ye Tian fiercely, their eyes spitting fire, wishing they could just tear him apart to relieve their hatred!
In addition, Ye Tian also saw many well-known New York collectors, gallery directors, and several art appraisal experts he had met before.
Obviously, most of them came here for those two top famous paintings!
There are others. Although most of them are unknown, Ye Tian is very sure that there must be many big collectors and billionaires here. This is the time to explore!
After scanning the exhibition hall, Ye Tian chuckled softly.
“It’s really moving in all directions! This is what I like, the more people, the better, and the more sensation, the better!”
The press conference time came, and the clear voice of the host came to my ears.
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Sotheby's New York Auction House. I hope you will have a pleasant time here and get what you want!"
"Pa bang bang"
Applause began, polite but warm.
Ye Tian and David stood on the stage, applauding softly, and chatting in low voices about their coping strategies later,
The reporters in the audience were already ready to move, all staring at Ye Tian, waiting for the question time to arrive.
"Two events will be held in this exhibition hall today, first a press conference, and then an on-site display of three top-notch treasures..."
The host's voice sounded again, gradually lifting the atmosphere of the scene!