Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1392: Layout transactions
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The next day, nine o'clock in the morning.
The head of the French branch of Sotheby's auction house rushed to the Regina Hotel with several top art appraisal experts. Everyone was extremely excited, with extremely bright smiles on their faces.
"Good morning, Steven, nice to meet you. Today is such a wonderful day. As soon as I woke up in the morning, there were birds singing at my window, and then I received your call"
As soon as he entered the presidential suite, the head of Sotheby's French branch gave Ye Tian an extremely warm hug, his expressions and movements were very exaggerated.
"Good morning, Edward. I'm glad to see you again. It's been a few months since I left New York, and you're actually much fatter than before!
Hurry up and let go of me, buddy, I can't even breathe. If you don't let go of those two elephant-legged arms, I'll knock you to the ground! "
Ye Tian joked loudly and pretended to struggle a few times.
"Hahaha"
There was a burst of laughter in the room, and everyone laughed.
After greeting each other and saying a few words, everyone walked into the living room and sat down, and got down to business.
The reason why Edward and the others came to the hotel was, of course, for Gauguin's outstanding painting, "Dancing Susanna"!
Ye Tian originally wanted to bring this never-before-seen Gauguin masterpiece back to New York and send it to the top New York Autumn Auction to make a fortune!
However, what Martinez said last night made him change his mind and he had to make changes!
Last night, Martinez and other authorities, famous collectors, and appraisal experts in the field of French antique art collections appreciated and appraised this outstanding painting by Gauguin one by one!
Needless to say the appraisal results, everyone at the scene unanimously agreed that this is indeed a work from Gauguin's peak period, and has never been seen in front of people. This is the first time!
Coupled with the emotional entanglement between Gauguin and Susanna, this painting becomes particularly special and of extraordinary significance, and will surely become a legend in the history of art.
After confirming the authenticity of the painting, a group of French people did not shy away from Ye Tian at all and couldn't wait to discuss it in low voices on the spot.
The results of their discussion were finally conveyed to Ye Tian by Martinez.
Due to the high value of this Gauguin painting and its special status in art history, they will recommend to the relevant authorities to add this oil painting to the list of antique artworks that are restricted from leaving the country!
As the vice-president of the Federation of French Artists, Martinez’s words undoubtedly hold great weight. Since he said this, it means that this oil painting will definitely be restricted from leaving the country!
After saying this, Martinez and several other cunning guys immediately proposed to fund the acquisition of this Gauguin masterpiece that had just been released!
Ye Tian had no way to stop the French's decision to restrict the departure of "Dancing Susanna", but he had the right to refuse to sell this top-notch work of art on site. This was somewhat of a small revenge!
The answer he gave was to let these French guys raise money and prepare to go to the auction to compete hand-to-hand with other buyers. The winner takes all!
And he also told everyone unmistakably that this oil painting created by Gauguin's lover has a high auction reserve price. No one can take advantage of it, let alone join forces to make a deal. It will only be self-defeating!
The only way to get this oil painting is to bid at the auction. Whoever can hold on to the end and exceed the auction reserve price will get this Gauguin masterpiece!
What can Martinez and the others do about Ye Tian's decision? One by one, they could only grit their molars and accept it, and then left angrily, going back to draw circles and curse Ye Tian!
Not long after these guys left, agents from the Paris Police Art Prevention Team came to visit and told Ye Tian unmistakably that "Dancing Susanna" would never be allowed to leave France!
Even if it is successfully auctioned in the future, the ban on leaving the country will still be in effect. Of course, that has nothing to do with Ye Tian!
Because of this, these guys from Sotheby's French branch can replace their colleagues at Sotheby's in New York and show up at the Regina Hotel to grab a ready bargain!
This is pie in the sky! Could Edward and the others not be overjoyed?
About half an hour later, these guys from Sotheby's auction house completed the appraisal, and the results couldn't be clearer!
Next, Ye Tian signed a consignment auction agreement with them, entrusting Gauguin's "Dancing Susanna" and Susanna's body oil painting to the French Sotheby's auction house.
However, he did not tell the other party the auction reserve price immediately. God knows whether these guys would leak the secret!
He planned to wait until the eve of the auction to inform the fat man Edward and tell him the auction reserve price of these two oil paintings, and try his best to avoid leaks and ensure his own interests!
As he had imagined before, he planned to auction the two oil paintings in a bundle. No matter where the buyer came from, if he wanted to get Gauguin's painting, he must also take the Susanna's body oil painting!
In this way, not only will it create a great story in art history, but it will also greatly increase the value of Susanna's body oil painting!
As for the other hyper-realistic landscape painting, no one paid any attention to it. Ye Tian planned to take it back to New York and display it in the company as a souvenir!
After signing the consignment auction contract, the French Sotheby's team immediately left the Regina Hotel with two oil paintings, and then returned directly to the auction house under the protection of a group of armed security personnel and police!
After seeing off Edward and his group, Ye Tian and his friends did not leave the hotel to explore the beautiful scenery of Paris or raid the antique art market in Paris!
After taking a short rest, Ye Tian took out his mobile phone and started calling Martinez, Florent, the director of the Guimet Museum, and Benoit from the Palace of Fontainebleau!
The time is ripe to tell these French guys the final answer. You choose to exchange it with the museum, and that museum will get Queen Mary's three top jewelry pieces!
On the phone, he clearly told these French guys that his choice was the Guimet Museum, and he would exchange Queen Marie's top jewelry for the Chinese antiques and art in the Guimet Museum!
Of course, the Chinese antique artworks that the Guimei Museum offered for exchange were priceless treasures that Ye Tian personally went to the Guimei Museum and personally selected!
Although Martinez and Florent were furious that day and insisted that they would never accept such an exchange, under Ye Tian's insistence, they finally accepted it with great pain!
After receiving the call, Martinez and Florent were naturally very excited and cheered directly on the phone, although it still felt a bit painful to hear it!
Contrary to the two of them, Benoit couldn't be happy at all, his tone was full of regret, even a little frustrated!
Ye Tian on the other end of the phone is very sure that none of the Chinese antiques from the Old Summer Palace in Fontainebleau Palace can be escaped, they are all in his pocket!
When the treasure of Napoleon buried on the Ile de la Cité turns out, my friend will be sitting on the Diaoyutai. By then, it will not be a big problem even if the Chinese Pavilion of the Palace of Fontainebleau is emptied!
After confirming the museum for the exchange, Ye Tian notified Martinez and Florent of the time of the exchange!
He set the time in three days and started the transaction in three days!
Three days are enough for the Guimet Museum to prepare, dismantle the exhibition, pack the Chinese antiques and artworks, and put them on the private plane, waiting for the order to take off!
For safety reasons, Ye Tian did not inform the other party of the location of the transaction. He only told the other party that the transaction location must be outside France!
This is France after all, the territory of those French guys.
With such a high-value art transaction, God knows if those French guys will have any evil intentions! Have to be careful!
In addition to these French guys, we also need to be on guard against those jewel thieves and antique art thieves. Once the news is leaked, those guys will definitely swarm in like flies following the smell!
Even though Ye Tian had previously killed a group of blind Pink Panther members with extremely cruel and **** methods, this was not enough to scare everyone!
The high value and temptation of this antique art transaction are enough to drive countless people crazy about it. There must be many people who are willing to take risks for this!
After talking about business, Ye Tian chatted with Martinez and Florent for a while before hanging up the phone and ending the call!
After taking a short break and taking two sips of coffee, Ye Tian picked up the phone again.
You can notify people in China to prepare to leave and come to Europe to pick up the goods!