Chapter 1767: Highly anticipated private auction

As night fell, all the tourists who came to visit the Vatican had already left, and the noisy city country finally calmed down.

However, countless people's eyes are still watching here, watching the private auction that is about to begin and is bound to cause a sensation in the world, even if there is only one artwork on the auction.

Approaching eight o'clock in the evening, on the second floor of the Vatican Museum, in the exhibition hall where "Lisa Gladini" was auctioned off, the lights were brightly lit and the voices were full of people.

Because there are not too many bidders invited to participate in the auction, including their entourage, as well as the lawyers, art brokers and top art appraisal experts hired, there are no more than one hundred!

In addition, there is only one lot, and it will not take a lot of time. There is no need to arrange seats. Everyone can complete the auction while standing, and it will be more comfortable.

Therefore, Ye Tian decided to hold a private auction in this exhibition hall.

This will not be used to move "Lisa Gladini" back, save a lot of things, it is safer, and very intuitive, the atmosphere of the museum is also quite good!

The only thing you need to pay attention to is the security issues at the auction site and other exhibition halls in the museum. Don't let some guys take advantage of the loopholes. Take advantage of the auction period and get into other exhibition halls.

For this, Ye Tian and the museum's security department have considered and made very careful arrangements.

Only invited bidders, their entourage, and lawyers can enter the museum to participate in this private auction, and there are strict restrictions on the number of people, and they have to go through several security checks and verify their identities.

The other wealthy and collectors who weren't invited didn't even want to enter the museum. They were all invited out of the Vatican just like other people, and they could only stay far away and sigh.

In this case, no matter how clever the art thief, no matter how good the camouflage ability is, don't even want to get into the Vatican Museum, let alone carry weapons or other equipment.

In addition, the security department of the Vatican Museum deliberately opened a safe passage from the museum gate to the exhibition hall where the auction was held.

On this not-so-long safe passage, museum security personnel and staff with guns and live ammunition are guarded every few meters, and they are always under surveillance without any loopholes.

As for the exhibition hall where the auction was held, the security tasks were taken over by the security personnel under Ye Tian. The entire exhibition hall was under the control of Cole and the others, and water could not enter!

Coupled with Ye Tian's perspective ability and incomparable strength, even if God is here, don't even want to **** "Lisa Gladini" from this exhibition hall.

It's getting closer and closer to eight o'clock in the evening, and the atmosphere in the exhibition hall is getting hotter. Although the ears are full of laughter, the air is faintly filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.

All the buyers invited to participate in this private auction have arrived, secretly eager to fight, ready to fight, defeat all competitors, and take the masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci, "Lisa Gladini".

Seeing that it was almost eight o'clock, Ye Tian was chatting with his old friend Bernard and others, so he smiled and said:

"Gentlemen, it's almost eight o'clock. The auction will begin soon. I won't chat with you anymore. I'm going to host the auction. Good luck and get what you want!"

After speaking, he walked towards "Lisa Gladini".

Two meters in front of this top-of-the-art artwork, there is a quaint auction platform, which is the stage where Ye Tian will perform later, and it is also the place where he slaughtered a certain super rich.

Seeing his actions, everyone in the exhibition hall immediately stopped talking, and the scene immediately fell silent.

Without exception, everyone on the scene looked at Ye Tian and the "Lisa Gladini" hanging on the wall. Everyone's eyes were extremely hot and fighting spirit.

Within a few steps, Ye Tian walked onto the auction platform and picked up the auction mallet that was placed on the auction platform.

Just as he turned around and looked at the audience, the auction mallet in his hand also fell, and a series of movements were pleasing to the eye.

"boom!"

The auction mallet fell heavily on the stage, and the sound resounded throughout the exhibition hall.

With this sound, everyone on the scene suddenly became more excited, everyone's eyes were shining, and they were ready to fight in an instant.

Ye Tian scanned the audience quickly, then smiled, and started his own performance.

"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, I am Steven. Welcome to the Vatican Museums and welcome you to participate in my private auction. It is an honor!

I sincerely hope that everyone can get what they want, but there is only one lot tonight. Most people are destined to return empty-handed, but I still hope you can enjoy this beautiful night! "

"Papa Papa"

There was enthusiastic applause in the exhibition hall, and everyone at the scene began to applaud.

For Ye Tian's remarks, for Da Vinci's masterpiece of "Lisa Gladini", for the high-spirited self, and for this night destined to stir the world, they gave themselves enthusiastic applause.

When the applause fell a little, Ye Tian's clear and magnetic voice came out again, and it entered the ears of everyone on the scene.

"Today's private auction has only one lot, and that is the "Lisa Gladini" hanging on the wall, one of the three masters of Renaissance art, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece.

In terms of artistry, this "Lisa Gladini" is not inferior to the treasure of the Louvre's town hall and the world-famous "Mona Lisa", and it is in better condition.

This afternoon, everyone has identified and appreciated this priceless treasure. There should be no doubt about its authenticity. I can say with certainty that this is definitely the authenticity of Leonardo da Vinci.

You all know the origin of this "Lisa Gladini" and how I got it, but I still want to introduce it again. Don't dismiss me as a cliché..."

Next, Ye Tian began to introduce himself to the process of obtaining this priceless treasure. Of course, there were many spring and autumn brushwork, and he attributed all of this to his own good luck.

"Lisa Gladini" is a top-level work of art that has just been released and was put on auction in a blink of an eye. It is also an invaluable treasure. Of course, it is necessary to publicly explain its origin and demonstrate its legality.

This is an indispensable procedure and very important, so everyone at the scene is listening to Ye Tian's introduction and there is no objection!

Hearing what he said, everyone at the scene couldn't help being envious, and some of the envious eyes were red, and they secretly complained.

"God really prefers Steven this bastard. All the good things have hit this guy's head, allowing him to get one after another top antique works of art, one crazy treasure after another.

But what about the others? God simply turns a blind eye. Such a good thing, such a priceless treasure as "Lisa Gladini", can never hit other people. How can he make sense? Too annoying! "

It took about two or three minutes for Ye Tiancai to complete the process of obtaining "Lisa Gladini" and the subsequent identification process.

Next, it's time to enter the topic.

"As you all know, as soon as "Lisa Gladini" was discovered and preliminarily determined to be Leonardo da Vinci's authentic work, it immediately caused a huge sensation and was quickly included in the list of restricted-exit artworks.

In other words, I cannot leave Italy with this priceless treasure. Even if this priceless treasure belongs to me, I can only collect it in Italy or deal with it legally.

As everyone knows, I am a good law-abiding citizen. Even in Italy, I will not violate the local law and leave Italy with this priceless treasure and bring it back to New York."

"Hahaha"

Ye Tian's words had not yet fallen, and there was a roar of laughter, and everyone in the exhibition hall burst into laughter.

Are you a good citizen who abides by the law? We have to believe it too! Believe the unlucky ones who were sent to **** by you!

Standing in the crowd, Giovanni and Italian Minister of Culture Tiano ~www.wuxiaspot.com~ They also laughed aloud, and at the same time they both breathed out secretly and relaxed a lot.

They understood that Ye Tian had kept his previous promise.

Before the auction officially starts, he will explain to all the bidding buyers that he must never leave Italy with Lisa Gladini.

Sure enough, Ye Tian then talked about this issue.

"As you know, I am a top professional treasure hunter, not a collector. Although I also like "Lisa Gladini" very much, I do not intend to collect this priceless treasure.

To me, this priceless treasure is a commodity, which is essentially no different from other commodities, but it has a higher value, perhaps much higher.

Because of this, there is this private auction tonight, and everyone will gather here to appreciate this masterpiece of Da Vinci and to compete fairly for this top art.

Before that, I must state that no matter the buyer wins the "Lisa Gladini", he cannot take it out of Italy unless he obtains official permission! "