Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 619: 300 million U.S. dollars (please subscribe and reward)
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In front of Ye Tian, there are a total of five pieces of Chinese antique art, three pieces of porcelain, and two paintings and calligraphy works.
The three pieces of porcelain are a pair of Yongle yellow-glazed blue and white plates with folded branches and flowers, and a Southern Song Dynasty Hutian kiln shadow celadon ewer.
They are all extremely rare fine porcelains, both of which are extraordinary in terms of artistic value and market value!
Both calligraphy and painting works come from the Ming Dynasty.
A cursive calligraphy calligraphy by Dong Qichang and a splash-ink freehand landscape painting by Xu Wei are the best among the best, so beautiful that they are breathtaking!
These treasures are all packed in a portable safe. The safe is placed on the conference table and has been opened, showing the treasures inside to everyone.
Through perspective, Ye Tian had already had a thorough look at these five top Chinese antique artworks, and completely grasped their situation without missing anything.
He is just pretending now.
As he walked closer, he first took out a pair of white gloves and put them on, then carefully took out Dong Qichang's cursive post from the safe, held it in his hand, opened it slowly, and started admiring it.
This is the Dharma script written by Dong Qichang himself. Ye Tian firmly believes in this!
In his eyes, this Dharma calligraphy radiated a dazzling and beautiful orange light, accurately revealing its age. This is a calligraphy work with a history of more than 400 years.
The dozen or so layers of alluring halos on the calligraphy script indicate that it has extraordinary artistic value and is definitely an outstanding work by the top calligrapher!
Of course, its market value is also quite high!
In addition, the seal of "Xiangguang layman" on the dharma sticker is enough to illustrate its identity.
The preservation condition of the dharma sticker is quite good. Apart from the vicissitudes left by the long years, there is no damage.
It can be seen that each generation of owners of this Dharma painting cherishes this top-notch calligraphy work and takes great care of it, keeping it in an almost perfect state until now.
With limited time, Ye Tian did not carefully appreciate and study the calligraphy and seals on the dharma stickers. It was just a formality at the moment. There was no need to take it so seriously. There will be plenty of time to appreciate it in the future.
After a few quick glances, he immediately gave an identification conclusion.
"Yes, this is indeed a calligraphy work by Master Dong Qichang of the Ming Dynasty. It was created in the late Wanli period, that is, in the early seventeenth century. At that time, his calligraphy had already reached its peak and was at its peak.
This calligraphy work should be regarded as one of Dong Qichang's masterpieces. It has extraordinary artistic value and can be called a top-notch calligraphy work. I like it very much and would like to own it! "
As he spoke, Ye Tian gently closed the calligraphy work and placed it back in the safe.
“Ah! The identification was completed so quickly? It’s too exaggerated!”
Brandon exclaimed and stared at Ye Tian in shock, his eyes filled with disbelief.
The rest of the people at the Gardner Museum were also a little dumbfounded. Who has ever seen anyone appraise antiques like this? Did it take a minute?
Joy and the other guys from the Art Crime Group were also frightened by the lightning-fast appraisal speed. They were semi-professionals and had never seen such a monster before!
David and Matisse looked normal. They had seen this kind of thing once or twice, and they had long been accustomed to it!
In their opinion, no matter what magical things happen to Steven, it is normal, because he is a magical guy who can do things that others cannot!
"Hahaha, Brandon, don't be surprised! This is the charm of Chinese calligraphy. The characters written by a calligraphy master must contain his unique spirit and life insights, which others cannot learn from. !
This is the same as painting. No matter how clever the copying work is, it cannot copy the artist's mood and thoughts when he created the painting. This is the foundation of creation and the most precious part of the artwork.
As far as I know, this calligraphy work has been collected in the Gardner Museum for more than a hundred years. More than a hundred years ago, China was in troubled times, and there was smoke everywhere! It is also difficult for someone to produce such a high-level fake! "
Ye Tian smiled and explained that this reason sounded reasonable and he should be able to get away with it.
Even if the guys in front of me don't believe it, what can they do? The initiative is completely in the hands of the brothers. Whatever the brothers say is whatever they say, and they love whoever they want!
"You are right. Every piece of art has its own unique charm and temperament. It is difficult for fakes to achieve this! But your identification speed is really scary. Anyway, I have never seen it before. ! "
Brandon obviously agreed with Ye Tian's statement, but he still expressed a few words of emotion.
Next, Ye Tian picked up the painting in the safe next to him, Xu Wei's splash-ink freehand landscape painting, and began to appreciate and appraise it.
As before, within half a minute of unfolding the painting, he gave the most accurate identification conclusion, shocking everyone in the conference room again.
After appraising the calligraphy and painting works, he immediately took off his gloves and began to appraise three top-quality antique porcelains.
One thing to say here is, never wear gloves when appraising or appreciating porcelain! Bare hands are the safest, wearing gloves will only increase the risk without any benefit!
If you see an expert wearing gloves to identify porcelain, you should immediately turn around and leave. This so-called porcelain appraisal expert is 100% a liar! no doubt!
Of course, except when the police are investigating and collecting evidence.
For example, in the underground palace of the Old North Church, everyone had to wear gloves in order not to destroy the fingerprint information left on the antique artwork!
Appraisal and appreciation of calligraphy and painting works are exactly the opposite. If possible, it is best to wear masks and gloves to prevent sweat and saliva from splashing on the calligraphy and painting works!
The appraisal of the three pieces of antique porcelain was equally fast, but the exclamations in the conference room had disappeared and were never heard again.
Brandon and the others, as well as the guys from the FBI Art Crime Group, are already numb, and they can’t even scream in surprise!
In their eyes, Ye Tian was directly classified as a non-human being and could not be judged by common sense!
These three pieces of antique porcelain, like the previous two paintings and calligraphy works, are all high-quality Chinese collections of the Gardner Museum. Each piece is authentic, with extraordinary artistic value and considerable market value!
After the appraisal, Ye Tian sat back in his seat, looked at the guys opposite him with a smile and said:
"Gentlemen, these Chinese antiques and artworks you brought are very good. Each piece is a rare top quality. I feel honored to see them here!
I like these pieces of Chinese antique art very much, and I want to add them to my own collection. Now we can start trading, and I hope everyone will be happy with the results! "
"Great! Steven, let's get started!"
Brandon said excitedly, with a bright smile on his face.
Before he finished speaking, he quickly opened his briefcase, took out two pre-written checks, and pushed them in front of Ye Tian.
"Steven, as agreed in our contract, this is a cash check of US$300 million and a high reward of US$20 million announced in the media.
There are also these five top-notch Chinese antique works of art, as well as the stolen 3,200-year-old Chinese bronze "gob", in exchange for the five antique works of art that originally belonged to us! "
Ye Tian looked at the two checks not far in front of him, and then said jokingly:
"It seems I have underestimated you, Brandon. I didn't expect the Gardner Museum to be so rich. It spent 320 million US dollars in one fell swoop. It's a big deal!
Maybe I am still too kind! The asking price is too low. If I had known you could come up with such a large sum of money so easily, I should have ordered more in the first place, and I am sure you would have agreed! "
Hearing this, Brandon’s eyebrows stood up and he laughed and cursed angrily:
"Don't even think about it! You greedy guy! You think it's easy for us to take out this money. This is 320 million US dollars in cash! For any museum, it is an astronomical figure!
Here is not only the fund for us to purchase antique art in the next few years, but also the income from the transfer of some art. In just the past few days, we have sold more than a dozen pieces of inventory art!
But it’s not enough. The difference is jointly funded by the museum’s sponsors and trustees, and only then can we collect US$320 million in cash to satisfy your greedy bastard’s appetite!
In the next few years, we at the Gardner Museum will have to tighten our belts and even have to continue to sell off part of our inventory of art in order to maintain the normal operation of the museum!
To be honest, you are definitely the most ruthless and greedy **** I have ever seen! How can there be a guy like you in the field of antique art collection! It’s really unprecedented! "
"Ah! It's so miserable! It's beyond my expectation. Otherwise, in order not to affect the normal operation of your museum, I will not accept the $300 million check and only accept the $20 million check.
But what about Rembrandt's "Storm on the Sea of Galilee" and his self-portrait, as well as Manet's "Chase Tortoni"? This arrangement is very reasonable, and it doesn’t matter if I suffer a little loss! "
Ye Tian pretended to exclaim, and then continued joking.
He was very sure that Brandon would never agree to this exchange.
Three hundred million US dollars is the price of "Storm on the Sea of Galilee", which is not even enough! What's more, two other top-notch paintings are also included, how could Brandon agree? Unless your head is squeezed by the door!
As expected!
As soon as Ye Tian finished speaking, Brandon immediately became furious.
"Dream! This is impossible! I finally found out, you **** is definitely the biggest robber in the world, so greedy to the extreme!
Hurry up and trade. Sitting across from you, I have a creepy feeling. It’s better to leave here as soon as possible to avoid being plotted by your kid again! ”
"Hahaha"
The meeting room immediately burst into laughter.
The laughter fell and the transaction began immediately.
The next time, it’s David’s turn. Ye Tian is only responsible for signing the relevant documents and collecting the $320 million check!