Chapter 791: The Best Gift
It's the third day back in New York, and the north wind is howling outside the window, and the cold is oppressive, and the Caribbean Sea is like two worlds.
After finishing his morning workout in the gym and washing up, Ye Tian walked into the restaurant refreshed.
At this point, Betty had already prepared breakfast and was waiting for him.
Ye Tian had just sat down, and before he had time to enjoy the food in front of him, Betty said excitedly:
"My dear, Jason has sent another batch of pictures and videos, some treasures salvaged from the shipwreck of the Princess of Malaga last night, and they were sorted out and counted this morning.
These include more than 15,000 Spanish and Mexican gold coins, six gold altars, four gold communion cups, and a 60-centimeter-tall statue of the Virgin.
In addition to these gold objects, there are more than a hundred emeralds, more than fifty rubies, some topaz and chalcedony, and eight diamonds, each of which is extremely dazzling!
After cleaning up, under the supervision of lawyers on both sides, Jason and the others immediately registered these treasures and locked them all in the safe, you look at these pictures, they are beautiful!"
Like most women, Betty has little resistance to the sparkling gold and precious stones, and she has already been captured by those beautiful babes!
At this time, her eyes flashed with the light of gold and various colored gems.
AS SHE SPOKE, SHE PUSHED THE IPAD IN FRONT OF YE TIAN AND LET HIM ENJOY THE PICTURES SHE HAD JUST RECEIVED.
YE TIAN ONLY GLANCED AT IT A FEW TIMES, THEN PUSHED THE IPAD ASIDE, AND SAID WITH A CHUCKLE:
"Jason, they've done a good job, they've made a lot of gains! But that's only a small part of the treasure of the Malaga Princess's shipwreck, and more dazzling gold and silver treasures have yet to be salvaged!
Over the next few days, you'll receive a lot of these images, and every day you'll see a lot of dazzling gold and beautiful gemstones for you to enjoy.
You have to be mentally prepared for these babies, no matter how charming they are! It won't be interesting to watch too much, and maybe you'll soon get tired of aesthetics and disdain these babies!"
"No, these treasures are so beautiful and charming, how can they be aesthetically fatigued, and I won't get tired of them even if I keep facing them."
Betty shook her head and said, still looking intoxicated.
"Well, I'll see how it turns out!"
Ye Tian said with a smile.
Betty then continued:
"Miller also sent a message, saying that they are going to do it today to salvage the pirate ship out of the water, which is too fast! It is a shipwreck at a depth of 450 meters!"
"That's right, the site where the unknown pirate ship sank is indeed very deep, and if you want to salvage the treasure of the wreck and protect the shipwreck at the bottom of the sea, it is indeed impossible to be so fast!
But we are just a private treasure hunting company, and the purpose of exploring the treasure of the shipwreck is very clear, that is, to rush to those gold and silver treasures, and there is no responsibility and obligation to protect the shipwreck on the seabed.
Besides, it's just an ordinary pirate ship, it doesn't have much conservation value, and the research value is quite limited, and there are hundreds of similar pirate ships in the Caribbean, so it's not surprising at all!"
Ye Tian explained a few words, and his expression was quite relaxed.
What's wrong with the pirate ship? Even if it's the Titanic, if you stop your buddies from getting rich, they will completely dismantle you into parts!
Hearing his words, Betty immediately said worriedly:
"If we don't pay attention to protecting the wreck in the process of salvaging the treasure, will it cause criticism from the outside world?
In the past two days, some people have already held up signs in protest downstairs of the company, judging from the content of the signs, some are cultural relics protection activists, and some are from Caribbean coastal countries, as well as some Spaniards!
They protested and demonstrated in Rockefeller Square every day, and although the number of people was not very large, and the momentum was not very large, it did attract a lot of attention, and it looked like that!"
"Don't bother with them, the vast majority of those cultural relics protection activists are grandstanders, just to win the attention of the media, and few people really care about the protection of cultural relics.
As for the guys from the countries bordering the Caribbean, as well as those Spaniards, they don't need to care, the few shipwreck treasures we found this time are all located on the high sea, can they bite me?"
Ye Tian said with a sneer, his face full of disdain.
"You're right, but we'd better keep a low profile and don't become the target of public criticism! God knows how many people are now red-eyed with jealousy, ready to trouble us!"
"Whatever they do, it's a mediocrity not to be envied! I've been used to it for a long time, and to be honest, I really like the feeling of 'you hate me for not dying, but you don't have a problem with me at all'!"
"You're really, I don't know what to say about you!"
Betty said with a wry smile, a helpless expression on her face.
Ye Tian smiled proudly, and then returned to the topic.
"At most, we should pay a little attention in the process of salvaging the wreck, and if we can protect it, we will not destroy it, but we must not delay the normal progress of the salvage work, and the same is true of the Malaga Princess wreck.
Miller would add a lot of pontoons around the wreck, and then use the buoyancy of the seawater, combined with a special large net, and the steel cables on the salvage ship to salvage the pirate ship out of the water.
Without considering the protection of the integrity of the wreck, this salvage method is the most reasonable, and it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort, if nothing else, this pirate ship can be done today!"
"Great! That means we'll know today if the pirate ship is a shipwreck treasure or not, and we'll know what's hidden in the cabin!"
Betty said excitedly, a big smile on her face.
Obviously, the attraction of the shipwreck treasure was still greater, and it instantly made her forget those worries just now.
While discussing the shipwreck's treasure, the two of them began to enjoy breakfast in front of them.
After eating breakfast and cleaning up, Ye Tian and Betty did not leave the apartment immediately and went to the company in the Rockefeller Building in Midtown Manhattan.
The two came to the living room, snuggled up on the couch, and continued to chat.
"My dear, we're going to China in two days, have you thought about what gifts you want to give your parents? If so, can you tell me about it? I'd love to know!"
Betty looked up at Ye Tian and asked curiously.
Ye Tian kissed his girlfriend in his arms, and then said softly:
"I've thought about it for a long time, I'm a professional treasure hunter and a top antique art appraisal expert, of course, I have to give my parents a few pieces of antique art!
Although my parents weren't collectors and didn't have any decent collection of antiques, they loved it, watched it a lot, and had fun discussions with them.
They are especially fond of antique artworks that represent traditional Chinese culture, and I happen to have no shortage of such things in my hands, and there are many of them, including top antique artworks of national treasures.
My father likes calligraphy and painting, so I plan to give him two paintings, one is the representative work of the famous painter Li Tang in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Chinese ink landscape painting, "Autumn Colors of Rivers and Mountains".
The other is also a Chinese ink landscape, from the famous Southern Song Dynasty painter Ma Yuan's "Cave Mountain Crossing Water Map", this painting has a history of more than 900 years, is the old collection of the Chinese imperial garden Yuanmingyuan!
These are two very outstanding and famous Chinese top works of art, which have a very important place in the history of Chinese art, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they are important treasures of the country!"
"Wow! I know that you brought these two famous paintings back from Boston, and each one is worth a lot of money, and it is a great gift indeed, and it couldn't be more appropriate!
What are you going to give your mother as a gift for your father with two top-notch works of art? It must be worth a lot of money, it's very memorable, right?
"The gift for my mother is also a top-notch antique art, my mother is a university teacher who teaches Chinese, has a soft spot for Chinese culture, and can be regarded as a researcher.
She admired Li Qingzhao, who was known as the first talented woman in ancient China, and the gift I gave her happened to be related to that talented woman Li Qingzhao, and I believe my mother would like it very much.
It was a group of Ming Dynasty imitation Ru kiln celadons, a total of four pieces, each of which is very elegant and beautiful!
What's more, on the bottom of these four top porcelain, Li Qingzhao's poems are written, which are the four most representative nouns, and they are handwritten by famous artists, which can be said to be unique!
I bought this set of top porcelain very early and kept it in the vault until I came home for the Spring Festival to give it to my mother, and I believe that this must be the gift she would like to receive the most!"
"Awesome, my dear, these gifts are so well chosen, I'm sure your parents will love them!"
"After talking about my gifts, shouldn't I tell you about you? What gifts have you prepared for my parents? Can you reveal them in advance and satisfy my curiosity!"
"I'm sorry, keep it secret for the time being, when you get to your parents' house, you will see the gift I prepared, I believe your parents will like it, and it will also bring you a surprise!"
Betty said with a smile on her own, selling it off.
Then, she got up and walked upstairs, ready to change her clothes and go to the office.
Ye Tian chuckled and shook his head, and also got up and followed.