Chapter 618: The Transaction Begins (Asking for Subscriptions, Asking for Rewards)
The scene finally quieted down, everyone looked at the stage in front of the banquet hall, looked at the radiant Ye Tian in a suit and leather shoes on the stage, and everyone's eyes were full of expectation.
Museum directors and famous collectors from all over the world are looking forward to the start of the trade right away, so that they can get their own stolen antiques as soon as possible, even if it's a second earlier!
Mattis and David, as well as many of the Brave Explorers employees, are looking forward to the start of the deal and the early closing of the deal, so that they can be rewarded handsomely soon.
The waiting time was not long, Ye Tian's voice soon came out of the stage, amplified through the microphone, and reached everyone's ears, very clearly.
"Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Batley Hotel Ballroom, I don't think I need to be introduced to who I am, right?
"Hahaha"
There was a light laugh at the scene, and the atmosphere was suddenly much more relaxed.
The laughter fell slightly, and Ye Tian continued:
"It's been a great night and I hope you can enjoy every second of your time here and the purpose of bringing everyone here, which everyone knows is to complete the contract that we signed before.
The stolen top antique artworks from the underground palace of the old North Church are all placed in this banquet hall at this time, and there are many pieces in front of everyone, and they are in a very good state of preservation.
For the investigation and evidence collection of these stolen antique artworks, the FBI Art Crime Team has completed, which means that we can fulfill the contract and complete the pre-agreed transaction!
Through these transactions, everyone takes what they need, we brave and brave the company to get the benefits we deserve, and you get the top antique artworks that have been stolen for a long time, and everyone is happy!
One thing I need to declare in advance is that the Chinese antique artworks used for exchange must be approved by me before they can be exchanged! I am extremely confident in my ability to identify antique artworks!
No matter what kind of appraisal conclusions your respective museums or other appraisal experts have given in the past, I will not count them, everything will be subject to my appraisal conclusions, this is not negotiable!"
The last few words Ye Tian said were categorical, and his tone was unquestionable.
Where will you dead foreigners appreciate Chinese art, God knows what strange appraisal conclusions will be given, the most reliable is the eyes of the buddy, no one else can believe it!
Hearing his words, the scene immediately burst into discussions.
"Steven, this guy is too confident, isn't he? he doesn't trust everyone's appraisal conclusions, he only believes in his own vision, and he is a little arrogant with confidence!"
"No way, this kid is really arrogant capital, who has heard that this guy has seen it? Not once! If this is changed to other antique art appraisal experts, who can do it?
Besides, even if we don't accept it, what can we do? Now it's a man-made knife and I'm a fish, and the right to speak is not in our hands at all, we can only listen to this bastard, what he says is what!"
The discussion gradually subsided, and Ye Tian's voice came again.
"After so much gossip, everyone must have been impatient to listen to it, then I won't talk nonsense anymore, so as not to annoy everyone, the transaction starts now!"
When the words fell, there was immediately a burst of cheers from the scene.
"That's right!Steven, I'm waiting for you!"
"Awesome, Steven, let's get started"
After a pause, Ye Tian smiled and said loudly again:
"We're all in Boston, and we're all in Boston, and we're going to find some of the most stolen antique artworks in Boston, so let's start with the city's museums.
The reason why I came up with the idea of tracking down these art thieves was related to an old incident in Boston: the shocking robbery that occurred at the Gardner Museum more than 20 years ago
So, the first museum to do business today is the Gardner Museum in Boston, and I would like to invite all the gentlemen from the Gardner Museum to come with me to this temporary conference room next door.
The process and content of the transaction need to be kept confidential, and everyone must be able to understand it, so I will not explain it, please be patient for a while, and it will be your turn to enter this room soon.
We will serve you a mellow champagne, you can have a good chat here, this is a rare opportunity to communicate, if you miss it, it would be a pity!
As soon as the words fell, Ye Tian immediately stepped off the stage, came to Blanton and several Gardner Museum staff, and said with a smile:
"Gentlemen, please!"
"It's been more than 20 years, and we finally waited for this day, and we finally didn't wait in vain!"
Blanton said with emotion, his eyes a little moist.
After sighing, he followed Ye Tian to the temporary conference room next to him.
Behind them, several Gardner Museum employees with several pieces of Chinese antique art immediately followed, everyone dancing with excitement.
On the other side, David and several assistants were already standing at the door of the conference room.
In addition, Matisse and Walker are also at the door, Matisse will follow the meeting room and be responsible for the security in the room, and Walker will guard the door to prevent others from breaking in.
In addition to them, Joey and two colleagues from the FBI's Art Crime Unit were also waiting at the door of the conference room.
The whole process of this transaction must be carried out under the supervision of the FBI Art Crime Unit, which is why Joey and the others are here.
"Guys, let's go inside"
When he came to the door, Ye Tian directly pushed the door and walked in, and the rest of the people followed closely behind, while Walker and an FBI art crime team agent stood on both sides of the door, acting as door gods!
Everyone is already familiar with each other, so they don't have so much politeness, and they go straight to the point when they enter the door.
After sitting down, Ye Tian immediately turned on the invisible headset call function, and said through the headset:
"Jason, bring in the 13 stolen antiques from the Gardner Museum!
"Okay, Steven, we'll be right in!"
Jason responded immediately, his voice a little fluttering with excitement.
In about half a minute, the door to the conference room was opened again.
Jason walked in with a handful of company employees, each with a piece of stolen antique art, which was one of Gardner's 13 stolen top antique artworks.
After entering the door, Jason and the others put these top antique artworks at the end of the conference table, and separated them from the Chinese antique artworks brought by the Gardner Museum staff, with clear boundaries!
Then they left the room to pick up a few more.
Although they had seen it many times in the past few days, when they saw these treasures in front of them, Blanton still couldn't hide their excitement, and immediately pounced on them and began to carefully identify and appreciate them, looking extremely excited!
Seeing their slightly gaffe performance, Ye Tian unconsciously chuckled.
However, it is not difficult to understand that anyone who has been stolen for more than 20 years and even thought that the treasure that has long ceased to exist suddenly appears, which is human nature!
Jason and the others went in and out of the conference room three times before they moved in all 13 of the Gardner Museum's top antique artworks.
The men then left the conference room, and the door closed again.
"Blanton, and the rest of the gentlemen, you can start the appraisal, after the appraisal is completed and there is no problem, we can trade!"
Ye Tian smiled and said to a few guys opposite.
The few people on the other side still cared about him, and they had already moved.
Since the day these antique artworks arrived in the banquet hall, Blanton and they have seen them countless times, and they have also identified them many times, which can be said to be very thorough.
The appraisal at this time, to put it bluntly, is to prevent Ye Tian from stealing beams and changing pillars, and confusing the real with the fake!
Of course, Ye Tian didn't care about this kind of thing! So the appraisal was quickly over, and Blanton and the others sat back in their respective seats.
"There's no problem, Steven, every single one is genuine, and this is the same batch of antique artworks that were looted at our Gardner Museum more than twenty years ago!
Our appraisal is over, now it's your turn, these are some of the best Chinese antiques in our museum's collection, and you will definitely be satisfied!"
Blanton raised his hand and gestured to a few Chinese antique artworks, and said confidently.
"I hope so, I'll see first!"
With that, Ye Tian got up and walked towards the few Chinese antique artworks.
Although he fully grasped the authenticity and value of these antique works of art at the first sight, and knew better than anyone else, superficial articles are still essential!