Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2409: Embarrassing President
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In the evening, the Honduran team that formed a tripartite joint exploration team finally arrived at the five-star hotel where Ye Tian and the others were staying.
The composition of this team is quite complicated. It is led by two old acquaintances, the Deputy Minister of Culture of Honduras and Hernando, a close confidant of the President of Honduras.
In addition to the two of them, there were also several personnel from the Presidential Palace and the Ministry of Culture, including naturally secret agents.
Then there are two observers from the Honduran Congress, who mainly play a supervisory role, as well as representatives from the Honduran army and opposition parties, as well as Mayan representatives who are used for superficial purposes.
The least important thing is that there are several historians and archaeologists from the National Museum of Honduras and the Universidad Autónoma de Honduras, whose presence is almost non-existent.
As for many auxiliary personnel, security personnel, and other personnel, they did not show up today, and they are not qualified to participate in this tripartite meeting.
After the Hondurans arrived at the hotel, Jason, who was in charge of welcoming them, took the Hondurans into the largest conference room of the five-star hotel.
When these Hondurans entered the conference room, they immediately saw Ye Tian and others chatting and laughing, as well as a group of people from Columbia University's School of History.
At this moment, it seemed that Ye Tian and the others were the owners here, and the Hondurans who had just entered the conference room became guests.
Seeing the arrival of these Hondurans, Ye Tian, Professor Delgado and others immediately stood up and walked towards the door of the conference room with bright smiles on their faces.
When the three parties met, they naturally exchanged polite greetings and introduced each other. The scene looked very harmonious.
Immediately afterwards, the director of the National Museum of Honduras couldn’t wait to ask:
"Mr. Steven, our trip to the ancient city of Copan to jointly explore the treasures of the Mayan Empire's Golden City is about to begin. Now can you announce where the Golden City is located in the ancient city of Copan?
Needless to say, since the ancient city of Copan was discovered in 1576, we Hondurans have explored it countless times and are extremely familiar with every inch of the land there, but we have never found any trace of the Golden City.
But you said that the treasure of the Golden City of the Mayan Empire is hidden near the ancient city of Copan. This makes us very curious. Do you have a treasure map that points to the treasure of the Golden City? Can you show it to everyone? ”
As the Honduran historian said these words, everyone at the scene looked at Ye Tian to see how he would answer. Everyone's eyes were full of expectations.
Of course, there is still greed shining deep in the eyes of several of the Hondurans.
Ye Tian looked at the curator of the National Museum of Honduras, then scanned the crowd, and then the smiling man said loudly:
“About the hidden location of the legendary Golden City of the Mayan Empire, I do have some things that everyone doesn’t know, but when it comes to the treasure map of the Golden City, I really don’t have it.
So I can't show you the treasure map. I'm very sorry. I only know the approximate location of the Golden City, but I don't know the specific location. I can only explore it after arriving in the ancient city of Copan.
Don't be anxious or worried. I've always had good luck, and I believe this time is no exception. As long as the Golden City is indeed hidden near the ancient city of Copan, I can find it! ”
Hearing this, all the Hondurans at the scene rolled their eyes angrily, and everyone was very helpless.
This cunning bastard! You are too strict with your mouth. If you don't reveal the information, if you don't know where the Golden City is, will you fight and come to Honduras to hunt for treasure at all costs? Go ahead and cheat!
After chatting for a while, everyone walked into the conference room. The three teams sat down on one side of the conference table and started a three-party meeting.
The meeting lasted for nearly two hours and just ended.
Immediately afterwards, there was another grand welcome dinner to welcome Ye Tian and others who had just arrived in Honduras.
A day passed while drinking and drinking.
Under the cover of night, many things are going on intensively in secret, and a violent storm is quickly brewing.
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When the next morning came, the protest crowd gathered in front of the hotel had been dispersed by the Honduran military police, leaving only a group of media reporters from Honduras and around the world.
These guys are still here, waiting to interview Ye Tian and the three-party joint exploration team, trying to capture explosive headlines.
After getting up early in the morning and having breakfast, Ye Tian left the five-star hotel with David, Jason, Professor Delgado, Professor Douglas and others, escorted by Matisse and others.
Accompanying them were Hernando, who arrived at the hotel early in the morning, and several staff members from the Office of the President of Honduras.
Next, Ye Tian and the others will go to the Presidential Palace of Honduras to meet and talk with the President of Honduras, several high-level government officials, and several parliamentary leaders.
As for the content of the meeting, it was naturally the treasure of the Golden City of the Mayan Empire. The most important thing was how to divide the spoils after finding the treasure of the Golden City.
When Ye Tian and his party walked out of the hotel, the media reporters guarding the door of the hotel immediately rushed up and tried to conduct interviews.
However, those media reporters were directly stopped by the Honduran military police. They could only watch Ye Tian and the others get into the car and leave without getting any valuable information.
About half an hour later, Ye Tian and the others in suits and ties were already inside the Presidential Palace of Honduras.
After shaking hands and getting to know each other with the President of Honduras and several other dignitaries, Ye Tian started chatting with the Honduran leader in front of him.
"Mr. Steven, I have read the Golden City treasure distribution agreement that Hernando brought back, and I think there is a little problem. Can it be adjusted?"
The President of Honduras smiled and whispered, but a trace of greed flashed deep in his eyes.
Ye Tian smiled softly and asked pretending to be curious:
"Mr. President, what do you think is a problem? You can say it directly. If there is a problem, of course it can be adjusted. After all, the tripartite joint exploration operation has not started yet, and there is still time!"
After the words fell, the President of Honduras immediately continued:
“According to the tripartite joint exploration agreement, if the legendary Mayan Empire’s Golden City treasure is found in the ancient city of Copan, all the gold and silver treasures and antique artifacts in that treasure will be divided into two.
Your company took away half of the treasures, which were mainly antiques from the Mayan Empire. We in Honduras left the other half of the treasures, which were mainly gold and silver treasures. Columbia University enjoyed the relevant academic research results.
The basis for allocating the treasures of the Golden City is the appraisal conclusion and valuation you gave on the spot. Is this too hasty? In a hurry, who can guarantee that the appraisal conclusion and valuation you give will be accurate?
As we all know, you are the most famous professional treasure hunter in the world today and the top antique art appraisal expert. You have extremely sharp vision and a clear understanding of the market situation of antique art.
However, we in Honduras do not have experts like you, so how to ensure fair distribution? I am the President of Honduras, and it is my responsibility to protect the interests of Honduras from infringement..."
Hearing this, Ye Tian couldn't help but chuckle. Of course he knew what the Honduran president was planning.
This person obviously wants to use the name of consolidation and valuation to keep all the gold and silver treasures and antique artifacts from the treasures of the Golden City in Honduras as long as possible.
That way, they would have enough time to think of solutions, find various countermeasures, and even cheat and leave all the Golden City's treasures in Honduras, so that Ye Tian and the others wouldn't get even a hair.
Unfortunately, they met Ye Tian. Who could take advantage of him?
The President of Honduras wanted to continue, but was interrupted by Ye Tian with a smile.
“Actually, you don’t have to worry, Mr. President, if we really find the famous treasure of the Golden City of the Mayan Empire, how to fairly distribute the contents of the treasure is not a problem at all.
In this regard, our Brave Exploration Company has always had a good reputation and has never cheated any collaborator. Regarding this, you can ask our past collaborators.
Every piece of gold and silver treasures and antique cultural relics from the Golden City Treasures will be recorded, and relevant video data will be taken, including the appraisal conclusion and valuation given by me.
After the treasures are distributed, you can take the gold and silver treasures and antique cultural relics you have received, and go to the antique market for inspection or cash out based on the appraisal conclusions and valuations I gave.
During the inspection or liquidation process, if the appraisal conclusion given by others is inconsistent with mine and the valuation given is lower than the valuation I gave, you don’t need to pay attention to that idiot at all.
You can feedback this information to me later, and I will help you contact the world's top auction houses such as Sotheby's or Christie's, and let the top professionals do the evaluation.
After the evaluation by these world's top auction houses, you will understand whether the appraisal conclusion and valuation I gave are accurate, and you will have confidence when you go to cash out."
Hearing this, the Honduran president's expression immediately changed, but he didn't say anything.
Ye Tian paused for a moment and continued:
"If you find it troublesome, you can also sell those gold, silver, treasures and antiques to us. I will buy them at the price based on the appraisal conclusion and valuation I gave. This can save a lot of trouble.
Of course, the purchase price I gave is only the lower limit of the value of those gold and silver treasures and antique cultural relics. If you go to the antique market to realize it yourself, you may be able to get a higher price.
For the sake of fairness, I will also disclose the appraisal results and valuations of the gold, silver, treasures and antiques assigned to our company, so that all peers around the world can inspect and revalue them.
If we sell or auction those gold and silver treasures and antiques, we will also disclose the transaction price and premium, so that you can know the true value of those treasures.
In order to ensure fair distribution of treasures, after discovering the treasures of the Golden City of the Mayan Empire, I will provide identification conclusions and the most accurate valuations for all gold and silver treasures and antique artifacts in the treasures.
Next, I will divide the treasures of the Golden City into two parts. One half will be mainly gold and silver treasures, and the other half will be mainly antiques. At that time, you can choose first, and the remaining half of the treasures belong to us.
It doesn’t matter which half of the treasure our Brave Exploration Company gets, no matter which half we get, it is a huge gain. I believe that this method of distributing the treasure is fair enough."
"Ah——!"
The President of Honduras couldn't help but exclaimed and froze on the spot, his face turning red and white, quite embarrassed!