Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1301: Who is the robber
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"This is the right way, Martinez, this is the right attitude when negotiating a deal!"
Ye Tian said with a smile and glanced disdainfully at the French Ministry of Culture official.
Hearing this, the French people opposite rolled their eyes angrily, but they were helpless.
After a short pause, Ye Tian began to list his exchange conditions, preparing to kill these French people.
"Martinez, Benoit, whether it is the Louvre or the Palace of Fontainebleau, if you want these three top jewelry pieces, you must exchange them with the Chinese antiques and art in the collection.
This point is non-negotiable. The Chinese antiques and artworks used for exchange must be of top quality that can impress me. Don’t use those of average value as junk items, as that will only mess up the deal.
The specific Chinese antiques and artworks that will be exchanged have not been determined yet. I will go to Paris the day after tomorrow at the latest, and then I can go to your two museums for on-the-spot inspections!
For example, I am very interested in the bronze elephant statue from the late Yin and Shang Dynasties in China that is displayed in the Louvre Museum and the Guimet Museum of Asian Art. I want to buy it..."
Before Ye Tian finished speaking, Martinez on the opposite side was already furious, and the other French people were also staring with anger in their eyes.
“That bronze elephant statue in the Guimet Museum? Don’t even think about it. It is the treasure of the Guimet Museum, and it is the largest known animal statue in the world! It is of immeasurable value!
You ask for that bronze elephant statue and other Chinese antiques, Steven, how dare you ask for it! Honestly, I've never seen a greedier **** than you!
These Queen Mary jewels are important and have very great historical significance, but there is a limit. You can't open your mouth because of this. How is this different from robbery? "
Martinez said loudly, his eyes full of anger.
"You're right, Steven, you are just taking advantage of someone's misfortune, it's so unethical!"
Benoit echoed, his expression also very ugly.
Ye Tian glanced at the French people opposite, then sneered and said:
“You say my method of exchange is robbery? Did I hear you correctly? You French people, especially the Louvre and Fontainebleau, are probably the least qualified to say such a thing!
Where did the tens of thousands of Chinese antique art pieces in the Guimet Asian Art Museum come from? I'm afraid you know it very well. I've summarized it in three ways.
The first is what the French and the French army looted from China after the Opium War, and the second is what many French people who went to China under various names used various means to steal from China!
The third is to take advantage of China's long-term state of civil strife, collude with some warlords and profiteers who have forgotten their ancestors, buy it at a very low price, and then smuggle it out of the country. This kind of behavior is tantamount to plunder!
Let’s talk about the Louvre, which is known as the Palace of Treasures. The person who contributed the largest collection to the Louvre was Napoleon I. Where did those collections come from? Napoleon didn't steal it from various countries in Europe and North Africa!
Napoleon’s famous saying, ‘The most genius works of art must belong to France’. It can be said that everyone knows that most of the exquisite antique works of art in the Louvre were stolen, right?
There is also the Palace of Fontainebleau, Benoit, as the museum director of the Palace of Fontainebleau, you should know better than anyone where the Chinese antiques and artworks in the Palace of Fontainebleau come from!
They all come from China's royal gardens, the Old Summer Palace which was looted by the British and French forces, and the reason why Fontainebleau Palace was turned into a museum is to display and display those treasures from China!
These top-quality jewelry of Queen Mary represent a period of history during the French Revolution; those antique artworks from China represent ancient Chinese history, which are also very important.
The exchange between them seems very reasonable to me. If the deal is completed, I will bring those Chinese antiques and art back to China. That land is where they should exist! "
After the words fell, the conference room immediately became quiet again, without any sound.
The faces of the French people opposite became very ugly, and they were also extremely embarrassed. Their faces turned red and white, not to mention how embarrassing they were!
Obviously, Ye Tian's words hit their weak point, leaving them unable to refute at all!
They know their own affairs best. Where the Chinese antiques and artworks in the two famous museums came from is probably the last thing they want to mention!
The Louvre has countless Chinese cultural relics. Its branch, the Guimet Museum alone, has tens of thousands of Chinese cultural relics, including 12,000 pieces of ceramics from past dynasties, and more than 6,000 pieces are fine Chinese porcelains from all dynasties.
These porcelains cover the entire series from primitive porcelain to Ming and Qing porcelains, from all dynasties and famous kilns. It is the largest and most comprehensive collection of Chinese porcelain in an overseas museum!
Even the porcelain collections of some famous museums in China are far inferior to those of the Guimei Museum. It is estimated that only the Forbidden City and the National Museum of China can compare with it. It is not certain who is higher and who is lower!
In addition to a large number of fine porcelain, the Guimei Museum also collects a large number of Chinese art. There are more than 200 paintings from the Tang and Song Dynasties that can be called top-notch art!
As for the paintings from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the number is even larger!
There are countless other antique works of art such as bronzes, rare ancient books, etc.!
Not to mention the Palace of Fontainebleau, almost all of the Chinese antiques and art collected by this museum come from the Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens, the Old Summer Palace, which were plundered from China by the French army!
The awkward atmosphere lasted for nearly half a minute before Martinez spoke up to break it.
"Steven, exchanging the Chinese antiques collected by our two museums for these top-notch jewelry is not something we can decide on, and we will definitely have to hold a meeting to discuss it.
Especially when it comes to the bronze elephant statue from the late Yin and Shang Dynasties, which is the treasure of the Guimei Museum, and other top-notch Chinese antiques, it is even more impossible to make a quick decision!
We need time to discuss whether to accept your exchange proposal. You just said that you will go to Paris tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. That would be great. We can continue to discuss this matter in Paris! "
Ye Tian smiled softly and then continued:
"I have plenty of time, and I have the patience to keep waiting. Don't be afraid of being late for a good meal! You can go back to Paris to discuss whether to accept my suggestion, as long as you make a decision before I leave Europe!
I will indeed go to Paris tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. I will also visit the Louvre, the Guimet Museum of Asian Art, and the Palace of Fontainebleau to appreciate the exquisite collections of your museums.
But one thing I must explain in advance is that before we reach an agreement and sign the relevant agreement, these top-notch jewelry in front of you will never enter France!
Even if we reach an exchange agreement, the entire exchange process must be led by us. That is to say, the place and time of the exchange, and the order of handover, are all decided by us.
I hope you can understand this. This is Europe, your home court, not New York, USA. We must be cautious to prevent any unexpected situations.
As for my personal credibility, you can rest assured that I have never been a person who breaks my promises. This is well known to everyone. At the same time, you should also know that no one can take advantage of me! "
Hearing these words, the expressions of the French people opposite could not help but change. A trace of disappointment flashed in everyone's eyes, and they cursed secretly!
This **** **** is so cunning! There is no opportunity to take advantage of it!
As long as Queen Mary's jewelry is still in his hands and they are not in France, then people like him can only be led by the nose, and there is no way he can deal with this **** Steven!
Wait until they enter France and then use dirty tricks to deal with this **** Steven? Or take him to court directly and ask him to hand over Queen Mary's top jewelry?
Forget it now! Who was this **** Steven threatened by? Never heard of it!
As a result, not only will you not get Queen Mary's top-notch jewelry, but you will also incur extremely cruel revenge from that **** Steven!
You know, this is a ruthless and ruthless bastard! If you are targeted by him, it will probably be a nightmare from which you will never wake up!
In the following time, the two parties continued to discuss the antique art transaction for a while, but the atmosphere was not particularly harmonious.
Soon, more than half an hour has passed.
At the end of the negotiation, the two parties did not achieve anything, so there is no need to continue.
Martinez, who was on the opposite side, stood up first, smiled reluctantly and extended his right hand to Ye Tian.
"Stephen, let's stop here today. There will be no results if we continue to talk. We are leaving Antwerp. We must rush back to Paris as soon as possible to have a meeting to discuss the terms you offer.
Regardless of whether this deal can be concluded, on behalf of the Louvre Museum, I welcome you to Paris, welcome you to visit the Louvre Museum, and welcome you to visit the Guimet Museum! "
Ye Tian shook hands with the other party, nodded with a smile and said:
"Martinez, now that I have come to Europe, I will not miss the romantic city of Paris. I will go and appreciate the style of that historical city. It must be very exciting!
As an expert in the field of antique art, I will not miss the museums in Paris, large and small, especially the Louvre, known as the Palace of Treasures. It is definitely not to be missed! "
Immediately afterwards, Ye Tian shook hands with Benoit from Fontainebleau Palace and said a few polite words.
After saying goodbye to each other, these French people left the conference room and drove straight to the airport, preparing to return to France!
Ye Tian and the others did not stay at the Hilton Hotel for long. After enjoying a sumptuous lunch here, they took the bus back to Diamond Street.
It's time to store Queen Mary's top-notch jewelry and buy short-term huge insurance, so that you are safe!
The Diamond Center located on Diamond Street has some of the highest security level vaults in Europe, and there are also many commercial insurance companies!