Chapter 1557 Art Trading
"Okay, Steven, let's talk about your other conditions, let's listen carefully!"
The French Minister of Culture suppressed his anger and said gritting his teeth.
Ye Tian's face was always filled with a bright smile, and he deserved a beating no matter how he looked.
"Let's take a look at the top antique artworks for the time being and talk about the historical documents closely related to Napoleon. Everyone knows how important those documents are.
It is no exaggeration to the French, the importance of those historical documents is far higher than that of those top antique artworks, because it is the truth about the local history of France!”
Hearing this, all the French people in this small reception room nodded gently and agreed, because this is the fact and it is undeniable!
After a moment of pause, Ye Tian continued:
"Because of this, I plan to leave those documents in France and to the French people, so that those documents will be given a truth in history, rather than being secretly disclosed or publicly auctioned."
"What? Are you planning to leave those extremely important documents in France? I heard it right? Steven"
The French president rushed up and asked excitedly, staring at Ye Tian tightly.
The other French guys were the same. They all stood up in an instant, stared at Ye Tian with wide eyes, full of incredible eyes, as if they were a little doubtful if they were hallucinating!
Ye Tian nodded affirmatively, then smiled and said loudly:
"You heard it right, Mr. President, I do have this plan. The most important place for those documents is France and Paris. Only here are they the most valuable!
Of course, this is conditional. You should have heard that I had done an art deal with Jimei Museum before, exchanging some Chinese antique artworks with Queen Mary's jewelry.
This time, I plan to use these precious historical documents to trade with some famous French museums and other cultural and museum institutions in exchange for the Chinese antique artworks they collect!”
Hearing this, the French President and several others turned to look at Martinez.
Martinez nodded slightly and affirmed Ye Tian's words.
At the same time, he also complained secretly.
It's over! This time, another famous French museum is about to be sacked by Steven, the bastard, just like the unlucky Jimei Museum!
After the last art transaction, half of the sky at the Jimei Asian Art Museum collapsed, so I can't wait to recover for a long time!
After calming down a little, Martinez said angrily:
"Tell me, Steven, you, the extremely greedy guy, have you fallen in love with those Chinese antique art again this time? Are you planning to loot that famous museum?
Don’t think that the Chinese antique artwork you like must be top-notch! The museum you target will definitely not escape the tragic fate of being crazily looted!”
"Not as exaggerated as you said, Martinez, it seems that you have a deep misunderstanding of me. I have always been a rude person in business, open and transparent, and there is no question of looting at all!"
Ye Tian joked, teasing Martinez.
"Hahaha"
There was a burst of laughter in the scene again, and Anderson and the others all laughed.
The Frenchmen across the street smiled angrily, with a helpless expression.
When the laughter fell a little, Ye Tian immediately continued:
"I am very interested in the top Chinese artwork collected by the French National Library, silk paintings from the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, "The Forty Scenery of the Old Summer Palace" and I want to take it into my pocket.
In addition, I am also very interested in ancient Buddhist scriptures, social documents, silk paintings and other cultural relics collected in the French National Library, from the Mogao Grottoes Cave in Dunhuang, China.
In addition to these, there are also some Chinese antique artworks collected in the Palace of Fontainebleau, as well as other French museums and cultural institutions, which can also be placed in the list of exchange items... "
The French guys across the street were stunned and their eyes widened.
They were all frightened by Ye Tian's shocking appetite and looked at him in amazement. Everyone's eyes were filled with angry flames, wishing they could crush his bones and ashes!
Martinez is right. Any museum or cultural and museum institution targeted by Steven seems to be bound to be tragic fate of being crazily looted.
The French Minister of Culture could no longer bear it and was about to explode.
At this moment, Ye Tian stretched out his hands and gently pressed down, and then said lightly before the other party:
"Gentlemen, you don't have to be angry or angry. You should know that the number of documents and materials closely related to Napoleon in my hand can reach more than a dozen boxes.
Once those documents are made public, they will inevitably rewrite the local history of the French Revolution and add a truth to history. This shows how important those documents are!
The antiques and cultural relics I mentioned just now have been sealed in the warehouses of various cultural and museum institutions for many years, and there is no chance to be displayed in front of the general public.
The Fontainebleau Palace China Pavilion has been closed for several years and has only been open for a few days; most of the cultural relics of the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes collected by the French National Library have never been exhibited!
Even if there are opportunities for other Chinese antique art, how many viewers come to appreciate it? In Western society, how many people know how to appreciate Chinese antique art?
To be honest, China is the place where antique art works should exist the most, and only Chinese people know how to appreciate their civilization best, not to mention that most of them are looted.
Compared with the two, it is not difficult to distinguish which one is more important. For both of us, this is a win-win deal. Everyone gets their own things and is very happy. Why not do it?
If we consider the importance and research value, the value of more than a dozen boxes of documents is significantly higher and the impact will be greater. In this transaction, I am the party who suffers!”
The French president and other French men were silent, and they began to think about Ye Tian's words.
This sounds reasonable and seems to be impossible to find any fault!
For the French, the importance of those Chinese antique artworks that do not have many opportunities to be published publicly and do not have many visitors is naturally incomparable to those dozen boxes of documentary materials!
But, just Steven, a cunning and greedy bastard, would he be cheaper for people like himself? Free France? Is this possible?
When did this bastard do business at a loss? I haven't heard of it! No need to ask, this bastard must have a ready backup!
Sure enough, these French guys really guessed it.
Seeing the expressions of inspiration on the other party’s faces, Ye Tian immediately struck while the iron was hot and continued with a smile:
"There is another prerequisite for the reason why I am willing to take out those dozen boxes of extremely important documents for exchange of Chinese antique art and cultural relics!
What I said before is that at least half of the top antique artworks found in Napoleon's treasures cannot be included in the list of restricted artworks!
There are too many top antique artworks. Based on the principle of maximizing interests, if they are sold, it will definitely take a long time and the cycle may be several years!
To me, Paris is not a permanent residence, and I cannot collect the top antique artworks in a house in Paris, which will attract countless art thieves!
There is no such problem in New York. Not only did I live in New York, but the company was there too. It was not a problem at all, and there was no difficulty in dealing with these top antique artworks.
That's why I made this request. Only in this way can the transaction between us continue, otherwise I can only collect the documents and secretly declare them.
Too much, isn’t this a naked threat? It’s simply outrageous!
The Frenchmen on the opposite side were about to explode again and were about to scold Ye Tian.
This time, Ye Tian didn't need to come forward. The French president suppressed his anger and waved his hands to both sides, signaling Martinez and the others to sit down, so there is no need to get angry in a hurry!
Immediately afterwards, the French president stared at Ye Tian and said, "As he said, "
"Steven, let's skip the transaction of documents and Chinese antique art, and talk about how you plan to deal with those two original versions of the Napoleon Code. I really want to hear it!"
Ye Tian nodded gently, then smiled and said:
Chapter completed!