In the conference room, the transaction continues,

Ye Tian's voice came into everyone's ears, and his tone was very firm, with an unquestionable taste.

"Mr. Bertrand, I'm very sorry, I can't agree to your request, let's trade according to the contract, that will save a lot of trouble, so as not to toss again!

Qi Baishi's "Ink Shrimp", Li Kuchan's "Clear Snow" and Zhang Daqian's "Ladies", three masterpieces from Chinese modern and contemporary art masters, must be included in this deal!

If I can't accept this condition, I'm afraid our deal will have to fall through, and if that happens, I will only be able to take my fair share of the five stolen top artworks!

Picasso's "Dove and Pea" and Matisse's "Pastoral", I had to get one of them, and among the other three top paintings, I only had Modigliani's "Woman with a Fan".

In other words, out of the five stolen top artworks, I will take two of the paintings, and the remaining three will still belong to the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris, and you will not suffer!"

After finishing speaking, he smiled and looked at the Frenchman opposite, and his expression was very relaxed.

But he was very sure that the French would never accept this deal.

You know, the five top paintings stolen from the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris were estimated at $635 million when they were stolen in 2010!

However, this is not a true reflection of the market value, but only the lowest estimate given by the museum.

Of course, they won't tell the true value of these top artworks, which will only make the art thieves even more crazy!

In 2010, these five top works of art would be worth $800 million, if not more, in terms of their true market value!

After the soaring prices of top artworks in the past few years, in the current market, the prices of these five top artworks may have more than doubled, worth more than a billion dollars.

Among these five top paintings, Picasso's "Dove and Pea" and Matisse's "Pastoral" are of the highest value, and they are one of the representative works of two top art masters, with extraordinary artistic value!

In the history of modern and modern art in the West, these two famous paintings are also famous top works of art, and their status is very important, and they are the objects of countless people's enthusiasm and crazy pursuit!

If submitted to auction, these two famous paintings will definitely be the top lots, and it is not impossible to set a new auction record!

Of course, the chances of such a top-notch artwork appearing at auction are very low, and who can afford it?

Even another famous painting, Modigliani's painting "Woman with a Fan", is sure to fetch a whopping 150 million to 200 million US dollars.

The reason for this precise estimate is that Sotheby's has just sold a Modigliani painting, "The Fruit Girl Lying on His Side," which sold for $170 million.

That famous painting, like this "Woman with a Fan", is a work of Modigliani at his peak, with equal artistic standards and basically equal size.

And the time of creation of the two paintings is also very close, even the model is the same woman, Modigliani's lover!

Therefore, their market value is destined to be almost the same!

The other two top-notch paintings are "Olive Trees near Estaque" by Georges Braque, and "Still Life and Chandelier" by Fernand Léger, a master of mechanical cubism!

The market value of these two famous paintings is a little lower, but that is also relatively speaking, in the current art market, they are worth tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of dollars!

Compared with the masterpieces of these Western art masters, the market value of the works of Qi Baishi and other three masters of Chinese painting is not so high!

The combined market value of the three of their paintings is probably not as good as one of Modigliani's paintings!

Of course, this is only a comparison of market value, and the artistic value is another matter, that thing is too subjective, it is completely a matter of personal preference!

Ye Tian just likes these three top artworks from China, and thinks that they are far superior to those paintings of foreign devils, especially the so-called Cubism!

But in the eyes of the French people on the other side, the view must be the complete opposite!

In their view, these Chinese artworks are in no way comparable to the masterpieces of several Western masters, as evidenced by their respective market value.

Therefore, it was absolutely impossible for them to accept Ye Tian's proposal to let him take away two of the top artworks!

Without any hesitation, Bertrand, director of the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris, made a decision right away.

Steven, I must bring all five of these top works of art back to Paris, otherwise we will not be able to account to all the citizens of Paris, nor to all the French people!

In this way, we can only trade according to the previous contract, and we have to pay for these three top Chinese modern and modern artworks, which is really a painful decision!

We're going to have to pay a huge buyback, and the thought of that makes my heart ache, Steven, and I can say with absolute certainty that you're the most greedy guy I've ever met!"

Looking at the bitter smiles on the faces of several French people, Ye Tian couldn't have said how happy he was!

As soon as Bertrand's words fell, he immediately laughed and said:

"Hahaha, Monsieur Bertrand, your choice is very wise! The top artwork you have recovered this time should be far more than these five famous paintings, right? There must be more!

As far as I know, the diary that records the sale of stolen goods contains several top-notch works of art from the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris, each of which is worth a lot of money!"

Hearing this, Joey next to him and another FBI art crime agent nodded and agreed with Ye Tian's words.

When the opinions are agreed, the next transaction will naturally go very smoothly!

......

More than an hour passed.

The night is getting deeper and deeper, and the banquet hall is still full of people and bustling.

With the opening and closing of the doors of the conference room, fewer and fewer museums and collectors have not completed the transaction, and this private trade fair, which is destined to shake the entire field of antique art collection, is not far from over!

Representatives from another museum walked into the room.

This is a group of guests from the Netherlands, the head and subordinates of the Konso Center for Modern Art in the Netherlands, and two Dutch police detectives investigating art crimes.

When they came in, they didn't have any Chinese antiques in their hands, they were all empty-handed.

It's not that they don't want to bring it, it's that there isn't much Chinese art at the Consuel Center for Modern Art at all.

The few Chinese modern artworks they have, Ye Tian can't look at them at all!

Therefore, if they want to take away all the four top famous paintings that were looted in 2012 today, they can only use money to smash them.

Seeing them come in, Ye Tian immediately stood up and nodded with a smile, behaving very decently.

And in his heart, he secretly said:

"The fat sheep is here! If you don't slaughter you severely, who is the buddy worthy of?"

Several Dutchmen sat down one after another, and after a few polite greetings, they immediately entered the topic.

"Steven, let's start trading, everything is according to the contract we signed before, of course, before we have to identify these four stolen artworks to determine their authenticity!"

That's what my buddy loves!

Ye Tian smiled and nodded, raising his hand to gesture at the four top famous paintings that had just moved into the conference room and placed on the easel at the end of the conference table.

"Please, gentlemen, though I don't think there is any need for another appraisal!"

The next moment, two well-known art appraisal experts from the Netherlands got up and walked towards the four top artworks.

The first oil painting they identified was Gauguin's famous painting in 1898, "The Girl in Front of the Window", which is also a top famous painting that Ye Tian likes very much!

The results speak for themselves, and there is no doubt that each painting is genuine.

The next thing is simple, both parties review the contract, sign each other, and then the bank transfer is done.

A few minutes later, the Dutchmen left the conference room, holding four top-notch paintings with a pained expression!

There was a cheer in the conference room again, and everyone was so excited!

......

It's past ten o'clock in the evening.

The deal came to an end, with only three or four museums left, as well as an art dealer.

The banquet hall is still very lively, and everyone is in high spirits and energy!

Even those old men who are old are the same, one by one, they are as if they have been beaten with chicken blood, full of vitality!

This is a private trade fair that has never been held before in the field of antique art collection, and everyone is naturally excited!

At this time, the people at the scene were chatting or admiring the top antique artworks displayed in the banquet hall, one by one, and their faces were full of fascination.

The layout of the ballroom has changed dramatically compared to before.

Those museum curators or collectors who have completed the transaction have put their own antique artworks in a separate place and sent special guards to guard them!

As a result of this, almost every corner of the banquet hall is filled with top-quality antique artworks, and the scene looks quite chaotic, but it is also quite spectacular!

Fortunately, this is a banquet hall that can accommodate more than 1,000 people, and the area is large enough for them to spread.

And those antique artworks that have not yet been traded, as well as ownerless antique artworks, are still in place, guarded by Raymond and the other employees of the Brave Exploration Company, which is very safe!

As for the Chinese antique artworks that Ye Tian obtained through trading, they had already been packed into many portable safes and painting tubes, and a small mountain had been piled up in the conference room!

These treasures are right under the noses of Ye Tian and Matisse, and they are naturally very safe!

The door to the conference room opened again, and Jason stepped out of it and walked straight to the Brits standing in the center of the hall!

When he got closer, Jason said to one of the silver-haired old Englishmen:

"Mr. Brian, please come with me, it's time for you British Museum!"

"Wow! It's finally our turn, and if we don't trade again, I'm afraid I'm going to fall asleep!"

Brian joked, and followed Jason to the makeshift conference room.

Behind them, the rest of the British Museum followed!