Chapter 1991: Looting the Metropolitan Museum
In the exhibition hall of the Kings and Knights, there are crowds everywhere, and the exclamation sounds keep ringing one after another. The scene is extremely lively.
Many visitors in the exhibition hall are wandering in this unique exhibition hall, admiring the antique relics displayed in the showcase or placed on the booth, and experiencing the thrilling medieval knight legend.
And in a medium-sized conference room in the office area of the Metropolitan Museum, the Brave Fearless Exploration Company and the Metropolitan Museum of art trade negotiations have also reached a climax.
Amidst the bargaining and quarrels between you and me, the air in this medium-sized conference room has a faint smell of gunpowder.
"I'm very sorry, gentlemen, I cannot accept your terms. To be honest, as for the Chinese antique works of art that you took out for trading, I didn't see a lot of them.
It is undeniable that those Chinese antique artworks are indeed valuable and have a certain value for historical research, 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, then you should be more sincere.”
Ye Tian gently shook his head with a smile on his face, looked at the high-levels of the Metropolitan Museum opposite, and said, his eyes full of disdain, without hiding.
Hearing his words and seeing his expression, the faces of all the senior staff in the Metropolitan Museum changed, and the roots of their teeth were itchy.
slightly suppressed the anger in his heart, Thomas then said:
"Steven, everyone knows that you are extremely greedy and never let go of any chance to ransack the negotiating opponent. It seems that if we want to make a deal today, we are bound to be killed by you.
The trading conditions of our Metropolitan Museum are already on the table. Obviously, you are not satisfied. In that case, talk about your trading conditions. What do you guys want, we listen to you! "
Ye Tianchong this old friend nodded lightly, smiled and said:
"Okay, Thomas, let's talk about my terms of the transaction. If your Metropolitan Museum wants to conclude this artwork transaction, two Chinese antique artworks must be included.
Your Metropolitan Museum has a collection of pictures and scriptures from Dunhuang Buddhist Scripture Cave. Although there are not many scriptures, many of them are fine works and have great research value.
There is also the representative work of the famous Tang Dynasty painter Han Gan, "Zhao Ye Bai Tu", which is one of the pinnacle works of ancient Chinese painting art. Its artistic value is extremely high, not to mention the market value.
All Dunhuang Tibetan scriptures and "Zhao Ye Bai Tu" must be included in the transaction. Without them, this artwork transaction would not be necessary to discuss further. For them, I am determined to get them!
In fact, I want to take the priceless treasure from Guangsheng Temple, Hongdong County, Shaanxi Province, the "Pharmaceutist Jingbian" mural, but the mural is too fragile to withstand the toss, so I can only give up.
In addition, there are bronze bans in the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Qin bronze bell from the Warring States Period, the gilt dragon head of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the painted four stupas of the Northern Qi Dynasty, the gilt bronze Maitreya statue of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and two three-color Luohan statues in the Liao Dynasty.
There are also the Northern Song Dynasty Huizong Zhao Ji’s "Bamboo Bird Picture", the Northern Song Dynasty Mi Fu’s "Wujiang Zhongzhou Poetry", the Southern Song Dynasty Li Tang’s "Jin Wengong Restoration Picture", the Yuan Dynasty Ni Zan’s "Autumn Forest Wild Xing Tu",... …"
Before Ye Tian could finish talking about his trading conditions, the high-levels of the Metropolitan Museum on the opposite side had been completely blown up. They were all angered, wishing to rush to beat Ye Tian directly.
"This is absolutely impossible! Steven, you are such a greedy bastard, I can tell, you guy is going to looting the top Chinese antique art in our museum collection!
In the previous art transactions between us, you have already exchanged a lot of top Chinese antique art from our museum, and now you are actually ready to eat more, it is too greedy!
Each of the Chinese antique artworks you listed is top quality. If you agree to your trading terms, half of the sky in our museum will collapse.”
Thomas widened his eyes and said loudly, and he sprang up from his seat when he was shocked.
When he said these words, his tone was very firm, his face was red, his eyes were full of anger, and it was estimated that Ye Tian had his heart when he ate it raw.
On the contrary, Ye Tian's face is still filled with a bright smile, taking it easy.
He raised his hands and gently pressed down, then smiled and said:
"Be safe, Thomas, you don't have to talk to death, ask the price, and pay it back! We can talk about the specific transaction conditions. We are negotiating, and I didn't force you to exchange it.
Put aside the top Chinese antique artworks that I want, and don’t discuss them for the time being. You might as well listen to them. I will take out those antique artworks and exchange them with you before making a decision.
In the treasures of the Knights Templar in Larnaca, we found many valuable sculptures, such as the statue of the founder of the Knights Templar, Hugo de Pain, and the statue of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem.
In addition, there are also the founder of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the statue of "Godfrey of Bouillon", the statue of the Virgin Mary, the statue of Saint John, the statue of the Pietà, etc. Every sculpture in the treasure is extremely valuable.
Except for the statues displayed in the "Kings and Knights" exhibition hall, I can trade the rest of the statues. They all come from the holy city of Jerusalem, and you all know their special significance.
In addition, I can trade the golden altars, crucifixion crosses, golden communion cups, reliquary boxes, etc., found in the two treasures of the Knights Templar, as well as other religious items.
These religious articles are all from the Holy Land Jerusalem, most likely from the cathedrals in Jerusalem. They have a very special meaning, and each religious article has a **** history hidden behind it."
Not surprisingly, the eyes of the high-level Metropolitan Museum on the opposite side quickly lit up, and everyone's eyes flashed with greed.
Of course, they understand the special significance of the antique relics from the treasures of the Knights Templar, as well as the religious items, and their immense value.
Those antiques, cultural relics and religious articles are all from the holy city of Jerusalem, and it is Jerusalem under the control of Christianity in the Middle Ages. The significance is really special.
Compared with other similar medieval antique relics and religious articles, the difference is too far, and they can’t even be compared together!
If you can exchange antique artifacts and religious items from the Holy Land Jerusalem, it is definitely a huge gain for the Metropolitan Museum!
But, can this art deal really happen?
You know, sitting across from him, but Steven, who is extremely greedy and cruel bastard!
If this art deal is reached, the Metropolitan Museum will be looted wildly by that bastard, and the loss will be enormous!
Thinking of this, all the top executives of the Metropolitan Museum couldn't help being caught in a dilemma.
Ye Tian saw all of their performance.
He was more confident in getting these guys down and taking down the top Chinese antique artworks.
After a short pause, Ye Tian continued:
"As far as I know, there are not many so-called medieval antiques and religious sacrificial items that are collected and displayed in the branch museums, monasteries, and exhibits of your Metropolitan Museum.
If this artwork transaction is concluded, the so-called medieval antiques and religious artifacts displayed in the monastery can be completely removed and replaced by these antiques from the Holy Land Jerusalem.
By then, the strength of the monastery will be greatly improved. When medieval concerts are held every day, you don’t have to feel guilty. You can be confident and show off those medieval antiques.
The Metropolitan Museum's own shortcomings can also be made up for. Once the transaction is concluded, the Metropolitan Museum will not be inferior to any other famous museum in terms of the collection and research of medieval antiques.
Of course, you can totally refuse this art deal. This is your right. In that case, I can only find another trade partner, such as the Freer Art Museum in Washington. They have contacted me."
After finished speaking, he looked at the high-levels of the Metropolitan Museum with a smile, waiting for them to make a decision.
Thomas and others' eyes became brighter, like searchlights, but they did not immediately make a decision, but fell silent and began to weigh and think.
And the dean of the monastery sitting next to Thomas~www.wuxiaspot.com~ The eyes that have been irritated by Ye Tian's words have long been red, how can he sit still!
After a moment of silence, this guy stood up, staring at Ye Tian and said:
"Steven, we need to discuss these trading conditions privately before we can make a decision. You 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, his expression was quite excited.
Soon after, Thomas stood up, took the other museum executives to leave this conference room, and went to another conference room nearby to discuss.
Waiting for these guys to leave the meeting room, David immediately said with a low smile:
"It looks like there is a show! Steven, you guy is going to make a lot of money again. The Metropolitan Museum cannot escape the fate of being looted wildly 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.
More than ten minutes later, Thomas returned to this medium-sized conference room with a group of high-level members of the Metropolitan Museum. Everyone had different expressions, happy and worried.
Next, the negotiation continued, and there was another talk, but the prospects were bright!
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