Chapter 1326: Up for sale
?The Louvre first floor, Napoleon III restaurant.
After sitting down and chatting for a while, Martinez came to the point.
"Steven, the management of the Guimet Museum has negotiated and agreed with the Louvre and the French Ministry of Culture that they are willing to exchange the collection of Chinese antique artworks for Queen Mary's jewelry.
Of course, this art trade is conditional, and you can’t let your fellow lion speak loudly and ask for prices! If so, I'm sure, you guy will definitely ransack the Jimei Museum! "
"Hahaha, overstatement! Martinez, how greedy I am as you say! Those are just rumours based on false rumours, not to be believed!
I always pay attention to fair trade when I do business. Regarding this point, it can be said that everyone knows that the kind of situation you are worried about will never happen! "
Ye Tian said with a light smile, his expression a little helpless, as if he had been wronged.
Fair trade, childishness? Do you believe this nonsense? Anyway, we didn't believe it either!
The French people on the opposite side rolled their eyes, no one believed Ye Tian's nonsense.
Betty and the others are holding back a smile, and they endure quite hard.
Martinez didn't bother with this question, and went on to say:
"The conditions of the Jimei Museum are like this. Including the bronze elephant statue you named from the late Yin and Shang Dynasty, the number of Chinese antique artworks for exchange shall not exceed 20.
If this number is exceeded, the transaction will only fall through, and we will carefully select the Chinese antique artworks for trading. Not all collections can be used for trading!
According to the conditions you put forward, you can go to the Jimei Museum to select the Chinese antique artworks for exchange. The antique artworks in the exhibition hall and stored in the warehouse are among the options! "
The voice fell, and the scene immediately fell silent. Everyone looked at Ye Tian, looking forward to his answer.
After pondering for a moment, Ye Tian nodded and said:
"Jimei Museum is only willing to take out 20 pieces of Chinese antique art! To be honest, this quantity is indeed a bit small, but it is not unacceptable. I can accept this exchange ratio!
However, this art transaction must be based on the market value of those jewellery and corresponding Chinese antique artworks, and the total value of the two parties must be equal, so that it is fair.
We are all insiders. The value of Queen Mary's jewellery and the Chinese antique works of art for exchange is very clear to everyone.
As for works of art whose value is not easy to estimate, such as the famous diamond necklace, we can negotiate again to determine a price that is acceptable to both parties, and then exchange.
In case the value can’t match, then I’m sorry, this art trade can only fall through. I’m a professional treasure hunter. This is my business. I definitely can’t lose money and make money!
One thing I must emphasize in advance is that the Chinese antique artworks used for exchange must be selected by me in the Guimei Museum. Everyone has their own advantages, and I am no exception.
If the transaction is successfully completed, you, the Louvre, the Guimet Museum, and the French Ministry of Culture, must issue a legal departure certificate for the Chinese antique artworks that I have traded, and they must be tax-free!
I believe this is not difficult to understand. I found that the location of Queen Mary’s jewelry was not in France, but in Brussels, Belgium, so I was not obliged to pay taxes for France.
If nothing else, the place where we trade is not in France, either in Antwerp, Belgium, or on the high seas, which can avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.
I might as well tell you that once the transaction is completed, I will immediately transport those Chinese antique works of art. Their destination is Beijing, China, and that is where they should most exist!
Because of this, I asked your two museums and the French Ministry of Culture to issue corresponding certificates in order to pass EU customs smoothly, and at the same time prove the ownership of those antique artworks! "
After speaking, Ye Tian looked at the French people opposite with a smile, waiting for their response.
This time, the silent people were replaced by the French people on the opposite side, all of them looked very solemn, and their eyes were full of jealousy.
At this time Martinez and the others had already cursed wildly in secret.
"Fak! The **** bastard, Steven, is extremely cunning and extremely cautious! It's invulnerable at all, it's so hard to deal with!"
After pondering for a moment, Martinez bit his molars and said:
"Yes, Steven, I agree with what you just said. The transaction must be based on market value and based on fairness. This is beneficial to both parties.
We can also agree to the conditions you put forward. You can take the lead in this art transaction, and we will also issue legal certificates for those Chinese antique artworks.
As for the tax issue, I cannot give you a clear answer for the time being. Judging from the current situation, you shouldn't have to pay taxes in France. We don't care what the Belgians do!
There is only one last question left. When do you plan to go to the Jimei Museum to select Chinese antique artworks for trading? If possible, I hope the sooner the better! "
Ye Tian shook his head slightly and gave an answer that Martinez didn't want to hear.
"Don't worry, Martinez, although you nodded and agreed to the exchange at the Louvre and the Guimet Museum, there is still no news from the Fontainebleau Palace. I would love to hear their offer.
I will only decide to trade with that museum after the Fontainebleau Palace opens the conditions and after careful comparison and measurement. Since it is a business, I of course choose the best condition! "
Hearing these words, the French people on the other side were so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven! They were almost screaming at their throats and gnawing their teeth with hatred!
Make it clear for the price! Too much, he is so innocent, what an out-and-out bastard, he is extremely greedy!
Ye Tian turned a blind eye to Martinez and their anger. He smiled and said to himself:
"Furthermore, my arrangements are very full these few days. Tomorrow I will visit the Paris Museum of Modern Art, the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, and the Champs Elysées.
Notre Dame Cathedral, the Palace of Versailles, and several other famous museums are not to be missed. Who makes this Paris? A dazzling, lingering city! "
When it comes to this, what else can those French people say?
They can only hold back their anger, continue to talk to Ye Tian about the details of the transaction, and strive to keep those jewels of Queen Mary in the Louvre!
Time passed quickly, and more than half an hour passed in a blink of an eye, and the closing time of the Louvre had already passed.
At the end of the negotiation, Ye Tianwan refused Martinez's invitation to have dinner and prepared to stand up and leave the Louvre and return to the Regina Hotel.
While standing up to shake hands with Martinez, Ye Tian said jokingly:
"Martinez, there is one thing I am curious about. I have always wanted to know the answer. I don't know if you can answer it. What is buried under the spire of the inverted glass pyramid on the ground floor?
I have watched Dan Brown’s "The Da Vinci Code", and I have also watched the movie of the same name starring Tom Hanks. "The Da Vinci Code" says that the Holy Grail is buried under the spire of the inverted pyramid!
According to Dan Brown, the Holy Grail is the sarcophagus of Mary Magdalene, the partner of Jesus. Is this true? If it is true, I wonder if we will be lucky enough to see that Christian holy relic? "
Upon hearing these words, Martinez immediately smiled helplessly.
"You are not the only one who asked me this question, Steven. Before you, at least a few hundred people asked me the same question. It can be seen that Dan Brown's "The Da Vinci Code" was so influential!
But it was only a best-selling book. Dan Brown is just a best-selling author, not an archeologist, nor an expert in identifying antique art. What he said is not believed!
I can tell you very clearly that the underground directly opposite the spire of the inverted glass pyramid is the warehouse of our Louvre. It stores some sculptures and artworks and is not open to the public.
As for the Christian sacred ~www.wuxiaspot.com~Maria Magdalene's sarcophagus, I very much hope to find it, and I hope it is in the Louvre, but it is a pity that it is just hope and has not become a reality! "
Ye Tian naturally knew exactly how true Martinez's words were.
When entering the Louvre in the morning and passing through the basement floor, he secretly turned on the perspective to see the situation under the ground where the tip of the inverted glass pyramid was exposed!
Below that piece of ground, there is indeed a huge warehouse, storing a lot of valuable sculptures and artworks that emit dazzling light, and the number is very large!
As for the sarcophagus of Maria Magdalene and the Holy Grail, they simply don’t exist!
Next, under the leadership of the head of the Louvre security and several security personnel, Ye Tian and the others went down to the basement level again and left the Louvre through the main entrance of the glass pyramid!
Looking at the back of Ye Tian easily leaving, Martinez and the others, without exception, all hated the roots of their teeth, and everyone's eyes were full of jealousy.
