Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 2120: The dreaming Greek
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In the conference room of the Brave and Dauntless, the experts and scholars who came with the fleet were admiring and appraising the antiques and cultural relics from the depths of the seabed. They were all fascinated and completely forgetful of themselves.
Needless to say the appraisal results, each of the antique artifacts Ye Tian took out came from ancient Greece or the Hellenistic era. They were extremely rare and expensive.
At this time, the sky outside was approaching dusk.
The setting sun gradually sets in the west, reflecting the entire sky and the clear blue Mediterranean Sea. The sea is sparkling and the scenery is extremely beautiful, like a realist landscape painting.
However, the people in the exploration fleet had no time to appreciate the beautiful scenery. Everyone was busy making final preparations for the upcoming operation to salvage the sunken treasure.
On the distant sea, various ships and seaplanes continued to arrive from all directions, and then parked on the distant sea, looking towards the exploration fleet.
Without exception, the eyes of those guys looking out with telescopes were a little red, and various emotions of envy, jealousy and hatred flashed in their eyes.
Unfortunately, they could only park far away and could not get close to the exploration fleet.
The armed security personnel riding two helicopters and several yachts on the sea ahead, blocking the operating waters of the exploration fleet, were enough to deter them.
The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and the comprehensive supply ship further away made them even more scrupulous, and they did not dare to act rashly for fear of being hit hard.
It took more than twenty minutes for many experts and scholars to appreciate several antique cultural relics that Ye Tian took out.
After reluctantly putting down the treasure in her hands, Maria immediately asked impatiently:
"Stephen, what are you going to do with these extremely precious and valuable antiques, or should I say, what are you going to do with the many antiques in this ancient Roman shipwreck treasure?"
Following Maria's words, everyone at the scene looked at Ye Tian. Everyone's eyes were filled with anticipation and a bit of anxiety.
Ye Tian glanced at the experts and scholars present, then said with a smile:
"First of all, let me state that the location of this ancient Roman shipwreck treasure is located in the high seas. It was discovered by our brave and fearless exploration company at no cost and spent a lot of manpower and material resources. This is known to everyone.
We did not hesitate to take huge risks, dive deep into the seabed, and find out the general situation of this sunken treasure. According to industry practice, this sunken treasure belongs to our company, there is no doubt! ”
Hearing this, all the Greeks at the scene immediately became anxious. Their eyes widened and they gritted their back molars, ready to refute.
The others didn't say much, they had different expressions, and they were almost crazy with envy.
Of course, the guys from the U.S. Department of Culture, the National Gallery of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum all had big smiles on their faces.
Before those Greeks could refute, Ye Tian stretched out his hands and pressed down gently, signaling the other party to be calm and not to get angry.
At the same time, his voice did not interrupt and continued his performance.
“I have a preliminary idea about how to deal with the antique artifacts salvaged from this ancient Roman shipwreck treasure. This is not a secret, and I can tell you here.
I plan to divide these antique artifacts in front of you, as well as all the antique artifacts that will be subsequently salvaged from the water, into three parts and process them in different ways.
I plan to collect the first part of the antique cultural relics myself. As you all know, I am preparing my own private museum. This part of the antique cultural relics will be displayed in my private museum in the future.
The second part of the antique cultural relics is still my private collection. I am planning to establish the first independent exhibition hall in New York dedicated to displaying the antique cultural relics of ancient Greece and the Hellenistic era in the United States.
Once this independent exhibition hall is established, it will definitely be the largest and most unique ancient Greek exhibition hall in the United States. It can be established in the existing major museums in New York, or it can be an independent museum.
Like my 'Kings and Knights' exhibition hall at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, once this independent exhibition hall is established, it will definitely cause a huge sensation and attract countless tourists from all over the world."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted impatiently.
"Steven, you have had a great time cooperating with our Metropolitan Museum. I hope you can set up this ancient Greek and Hellenistic era exhibition hall in our Metropolitan Museum. We can provide the best exhibition conditions."
No need to ask, the person speaking is an old friend from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Everyone at the scene turned to look at that guy. Everyone's eyes were full of envy and they wished they could replace him.
Ye Tian glanced at the guy from the Metropolitan Museum, nodded slightly to the old friend, and then continued:
“Let’s talk about the third part of antique cultural relics. I plan to push them into the antique art market. Collectors and major museums who are interested in these antique cultural relics can compete fairly.
In this way, other collectors and major museums will also have the opportunity to receive these antiques from ancient Greece or the Hellenistic era and enrich their own collections. This can be regarded as a shared benefit.
In order to take care of the feelings of the Greeks and out of respect for ancient Greek civilization, if major Greek museums participate in the competition, they can obtain some preferential conditions, such as the right of first refusal”
"Those antiques originally belonged to Greece, but now we are asked to pay for them. How can it make sense? Steven, if you really respect ancient Greek civilization, you should return those antiques to Greece!"
A senior official from the Greek Ministry of Culture said loudly, interrupting Ye Tian's words.
Hearing this, the other Greeks at the scene nodded frequently, somewhat sharing the same hatred.
A smile appeared on the faces of the others, looking like they were watching the fun. The guys from the United States had a hint of disdain in their eyes.
What kind of dream would you have if Steven, a greedy guy like him, spits out the fat in his mouth? These Greeks are so whimsical!
Ye Tian looked at the senior official of the Greek Ministry of Culture, then sneered disdainfully and said:
"It is undeniable that most of the antique artifacts in this ancient Roman shipwreck treasure come from ancient Greece and the Hellenistic era, but as early as 30 BC, ancient Greece ceased to exist.
In the following two thousand years, the Romans ruled the land of Greece, the Ottoman Empire ruled the land, and Greece was divided into more than a dozen or even dozens of city-states.
These ancient Roman shipwrecks all sank more than 2,000 years ago, and they sank in the high seas, not within Greek territory or territorial waters, and have little to do with modern Greece.
I am a professional treasure hunter, and Brave Exploration Company is an economic entity. Pursuing profits is natural and understandable. This does not conflict with my respect for ancient Greek civilization.
As for sending all the antique cultural relics in this sunken treasure to Greece, there is no possibility at all. We have come all the way to the Mediterranean, are we here to do good things? ”
"Hahaha"
There was a burst of laughter at the scene, and those guys who didn’t take it too seriously to watch the excitement all laughed.
The faces of those Greeks became very ugly, as if each of them had died.
Forcibly suppressing the boiling anger in her heart, Maria was ready to speak and argue with reason.
As for whether reason is on their side, it's a matter of opinion. Different positions lead to different opinions.
At this moment, Jason's voice suddenly came from the walkie-talkie
"Stephen, everything is ready to start salvaging the sunken treasure. Would you like to come to the stern swimming platform or main deck living room and watch through the monitor?"
"Tell Matisse and the others to start taking action. You must pay attention to your own safety and protect those valuable antiques. I will go to the main deck living room later"
Ye Tian picked up the walkie-talkie and said, issuing an action order.
Before he finished speaking, many experts and scholars in the conference room had already pushed away their chairs and stood up.
"Steven, we ask to participate in the salvage work of sunken treasures. We take a small submarine to the depths of the sea and conduct an on-site inspection of this ancient Roman sunken treasure. You just promised everyone!"
Several experts and scholars said in unison, everyone looked impatient.
The rest of the people behaved the same way, wanting to rush out of the conference room immediately and participate in the exploration and salvage of sunken treasures.
Ye Tian glanced at everyone present, then said with a smile:
"Don't worry, this is just a tentative salvage operation. The target is several antique cultural relics scattered on the sea ridge. It is mainly for training soldiers and getting familiar with the seabed environment. It is not suitable for everyone to participate.
When our company's deep-sea salvage experts and relevant staff become familiar with the seabed environment and develop a complete set of safe work procedures, you can participate when the subsequent salvage work begins.
Now you can follow me to the main deck living room, or you can stay in this conference room, and witness the salvage operation of the sunken treasure through the pictures from the bottom of the sea. This is also participation."
With that said, Ye Tian made an invitation gesture, then opened the door of the conference room and walked out first.