Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1991: Looting the Metropolitan Museum
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In the exhibition hall of kings and knights, there were crowds of people everywhere, and exclamations kept ringing out one after another. The scene was extremely lively.
Many tourists in the exhibition hall are wandering in this unique exhibition hall, admiring the antique cultural relics displayed in the display cabinets or on the exhibition stand, and feeling the soul-stirring legends of medieval knights.
In a medium-sized conference room in the office area of the Metropolitan Museum, the art transaction negotiations between Intrepid Exploration Company and the Metropolitan Museum have also reached a climax.
In the midst of the bargaining and quarreling that came and went, the air in this medium-sized conference room was filled with a faint smell of gunpowder.
"I'm very sorry, gentlemen, I cannot accept your conditions. To be honest, I don't like many of the Chinese antiques you offer for trade.
It is undeniable that those Chinese antiques are indeed valuable and have certain historical research value, but they are not enough to exchange for the medieval antiques in my hands.
If you want to exchange the treasures in my hands to make up for the Metropolitan Museum's shortcomings in the collection of European medieval antiques, you should show more sincerity."
Ye Tian shook his head gently with a smile on his face, looked at the senior executives of the Metropolitan Museum opposite and said, his eyes full of disdain, without concealment.
After hearing his words and seeing his expression, the expressions of the senior management of the Metropolitan Museum changed, and they all felt itchy with hatred.
After suppressing the anger in his heart for a while, Thomas continued:
"Steven, everyone knows that you are extremely greedy and never miss an opportunity to plunder your negotiating opponents. It seems that if we want to reach a deal today, we will definitely be killed by you.
The transaction conditions of our Metropolitan Museum have been put on the table. Obviously, you are not satisfied. In this case, tell us about your transaction conditions. What do you want to get? We are all ears! ”
Ye Tianchong nodded lightly to his old friend, smiled leisurely and said:
“Okay, Thomas, let’s talk about my deal terms. If your Metropolitan Museum wants to make this art deal, there are two Chinese antiques that must be included.
Your Metropolitan Museum of Art has a collection of some paintings and scriptures from the Dunhuang Scripture Cave. Although the number is not very large, many of the scriptures can be regarded as high-quality products and are of great research value.
There is also the representative work of the famous Tang Dynasty painter Han Gan, "White Picture at Night", which is one of the pinnacle works of ancient Chinese painting art. It has extremely high artistic value, not to mention its market value.
All the Dunhuang Sutras and "Zhao Ye Bai Tu" must be included in the transaction. Without them, there would be no need to proceed with this art transaction. For them, I am determined to win them!
In fact, I wanted to get the priceless treasure from Guangsheng Temple in Hongdong County, Shaanxi Province, the mural "The Medicine Master's Sutra", but that mural was too fragile and could not withstand the tossing, so I had to give up.
In addition, there are bronze banquets with Kui patterns from the Western Zhou Dynasty, Qin bronze bells from the Warring States period, gilt dragon heads from the Eastern Han Dynasty, four painted pagodas from the Northern Qi Dynasty, gilt bronze Maitreya Buddha statues from the Northern Wei Dynasty, two three-color Arhat statues from the Liao Dynasty, etc.
There are also "Pictures of Bamboo Birds" by Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty, "Poems on a Boat in the Wujiang River" by Mi Fu of the Northern Song Dynasty, "Pictures of the Restoration of the Kingdom by Duke Wen of Jin" by Li Tang of the Southern Song Dynasty, and "Pictures of Wilderness in the Autumn Forest" by Ni Zan of the Yuan Dynasty. ",..."
Before Ye Tian finished explaining his terms of the deal, the senior management of the Metropolitan Museum across the street had completely exploded. They all looked angrily and wished they could just rush over and beat Ye Tian up.
"This is absolutely impossible! Steven, you are such a greedy bastard. I can see it. You are planning to rob our museum of top-notch Chinese antiques and art!
In the past few art transactions between us, you have exchanged many top-notch Chinese antiques from our museum. Now you are actually planning to eat more. It is too greedy!
Every piece of Chinese antique art you listed is of top quality. If we agree to your trading conditions, half the sky of our museum’s Asian Art Department will collapse."
Thomas said loudly with his eyes widened, and jumped up from his seat as if he was electrocuted.
When he said this, his tone was extremely firm, his face was red, and his eyes were full of anger. He probably wanted to eat Ye Tian alive.
On the contrary, Ye Tian still had a bright smile on his face, taking his time calmly.
He raised his hands and pressed them down gently, then said with a smile:
"Don't be impatient, Thomas. You don't have to insist on asking for a high price and pay back the money on the ground! We can discuss the specific transaction conditions. We are negotiating, right? I am not forcing you to exchange with a gun.
Let’s put aside the top-notch Chinese antiques and artworks I want, and let’s not discuss them for the time being. You might as well listen, and I will take out those antiques and artworks to exchange with you, and then make a decision.
In the Knights Templar treasure in Larnaca, we found many priceless sculptures, such as the statue of Hugo de Paing, the founder of the Knights Templar, and the statue of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem. .
In addition, there are statues of the founder of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, 'Godfrey of Bouillon', statues of the Virgin Mary, statues of St. John, sculptures of the Pieta, etc. Every sculpture in the treasure is valuable Liancheng.
Except for the few statues displayed in the 'Kings and Knights' exhibition hall, I can take out the rest of the statues for trading. They all come from the holy city of Jerusalem, and you all know their special significance.
In addition, I can trade the gold altars, crucifixes, gold chalices, reliquaries, etc., as well as other religious items found in the two Templar treasures.
These religious items all come from the Holy Land, Jerusalem, and most likely from the cathedrals in Jerusalem. They have extremely special meanings, and there is a **** history hidden behind each religious item."
Unsurprisingly, the eyes of the senior executives of the Metropolitan Museum across the street quickly lit up, and greed flashed in everyone's eyes.
They certainly understand the special significance and immense value of the antique artifacts and religious items from the Templar treasures.
Those antique cultural relics and religious supplies all come from the Holy City of Jerusalem, which was under Christian control during the Middle Ages. The significance is really special.
Compared with other similar medieval antiques and religious items, they are so far behind that they cannot even be compared together!
If we can exchange for those antique cultural relics and religious supplies from the Holy Land, Jerusalem, it will definitely be a huge gain for the Metropolitan Museum!
But can this art deal really be achieved?
You know, the person sitting across from you is Steven, a **** who is extremely greedy and cruel!
If this art deal is concluded, the Metropolitan Museum will be robbed crazily by that bastard, and the losses will be extremely huge!
Thinking of this, the senior executives of the Metropolitan Museum couldn't help but fell into a dilemma, unable to make a choice.
Their performance was all seen by Ye Tian.
He suddenly became more confident in dealing with these guys and capturing the top-grade Chinese antiques and artworks he was targeting.
After a pause, Ye Tian continued:
"As far as I know, not many of the so-called medieval antiques and religious sacrificial objects collected and displayed in your Metropolitan Museum of Art's monastery are actually from the medieval period.
If this art deal is concluded, the so-called medieval antiques and religious items displayed in the monastery can be completely removed and replaced by these antiques that truly come from the Holy Land, Jerusalem.
By then, the strength of the monastery will be greatly improved. When holding medieval concerts every day, there is no need to feel guilty. It can be confident and display those medieval antiques and artifacts generously.
The Metropolitan Museum's own shortcomings can also be made up for. Once the deal is concluded, the Metropolitan Museum will be no less than any other famous museum in terms of collection and research of medieval antiques.
Of course, you can completely refuse this art transaction. This is your right. In that case, I will have to find another transaction partner, such as the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington. They have already contacted me."
After finishing speaking, he looked at the senior officials of the Metropolitan Museum with a smile, waiting for them to make a decision.
The eyes of Thomas and others became brighter, like searchlights, but they did not make a decision immediately. Instead, they fell silent and began to weigh and think.
As for the dean of the monastery sitting next to Thomas, his eyes were already red from the stimulation of Ye Tian's words. How could he still sit still!
After a moment of silence, this guy stood up, stared at Ye Tian and said:
"Steven, we need to discuss the transaction conditions you proposed in private before we can make a decision. You guys sit here for a while and we will be back soon"
After finishing speaking, before Ye Tian could respond, the guy leaned over and whispered in Thomas' ear, with a rather excited expression.
Immediately afterwards, Thomas stood up, left the conference room with other museum executives, and went to another conference room nearby to discuss.
When these guys left the conference room, David immediately said with a low smile:
"It looks promising! Steven, you are going to make a fortune again. The Metropolitan Museum will inevitably be robbed by you, just like the British Museum before"
"Hahaha"
There was a burst of laughter in the conference room, and Betty and Jason all laughed.
Ten minutes later, Thomas returned to this medium-sized conference room with a group of senior executives from the Metropolitan Museum. Everyone had different expressions, including joy and worry.
Next, the negotiations continued, with another round of bickering, but the future was bright!