Chapter 809 Overlord Clause

After the weapons and ammunition were checked, they were taken away by the airport border control and armed special police and sealed up.

As Ye Tian's lawyer, Chen Fei followed, supervised the work of the airport border inspection, and got back the "Permit for the Carriage of Firearms and Ammunition".

After that, everyone entered the terminal with their luggage and a few boxes full of antique artworks and began to go through customs and security.

Because of those valuable Chinese antique artworks, Ye Tian and they once again enjoyed some special treatment.

They were taken into a brightly lit conference room by border control officers, then opened all the boxes and began to inspect them one by one.

In charge of the inspection, there were not only airport border control personnel, but also a group of people from the Palace Museum, all of whom were very excited and their eyes were full of antiquity.

These guys weren't targeting suitcases, they were all suitcases with antique art.

Before the boxes were opened, these guys' eyes were glued to those boxes, and their eyes were extremely hot, just like looking at a lover in love, and there was nothing else in their eyes!

When several boxes were opened one after another, and the antique artworks inside were placed on the conference table one by one, and presented in front of their eyes, the conference room immediately resounded with a hissing inhalation, accompanied by several violent coughs!

Obviously, even the well-informed cultural and museum personnel of the Forbidden City were shocked by these antique artworks in front of them, so that some people were out of breath and coughed all over their faces.

Immediately after, there was a sudden burst of excited cheers from this conference room, which was very loud and startled the people around.

Security checks then began, but airport border control could only check everyone's suitcases, not even the antique artworks.

The group of cultural and museum personnel from the Forbidden City, like fierce beasts guarding food, had red eyes, and resolutely refused to allow anyone to approach those antique artworks, for fear that those treasures would be destroyed.

Only Ye Tian, who is a top expert in antique art appraisal, is qualified to step forward, introduce the origin of those treasures, and explain, and others can only stare at the side.

This is a Southern Song Dynasty Hutian kiln blue and white glazed jade pot spring vase, the shape is regular, the color is lush, plain and elegant, pure and delicate, the quality is very perfect, it is a rare art treasure.

In 2004, this jade pot spring vase was stolen from the British Museum, and since then it has completely disappeared.

This ink landscape comes from the famous calligraphy master Mi Fu of the Northern Song Dynasty, and has a certain status in the history of Chinese painting and calligraphy, which is one of Mi Fu's representative paintings, "Dongting Landscape Map".

For more than 100 years, this top-notch artwork has been kept in the Torresky Museum in Poland, and I got it through exchange!"

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Ye Tian's voice of explanation and introduction kept ringing, very professional and meticulous.

In every word he said, there was a deep sense of joy and a little pride! Everyone could hear it!

Along with the explanation, the excited exclamations in the conference room came one after another and never stopped.

Without exception, the exclamations all came from those museum staff of the Palace Museum.

It took more than an hour for this special customs clearance to end.

That's it, it's still the result of Ye Tian worrying that his parents are waiting outside in a hurry and keep urging, otherwise the museum staff of the Forbidden City can enjoy those antique artworks for a lifetime!

After the security check, everyone immediately took action, packing the valuable antique artwork back into boxes and preparing to be shipped out of here.

The expert who led the team of the Palace Museum team grabbed Ye Tian's hand tightly and said excitedly:

"Xiao Ye! Today I am really eye-opening! These antique artworks you brought back are all fine products that have been lost overseas for a long time, and they are all very valuable, and many of them can be called national treasures!

You've done a great job! To use a popular Internet language, I must give you a thumbs up! I'm sure that the return of these top antique works of art will definitely cause a huge sensation!"

Mr. Shan, you are worthy of being a top antique art appraisal expert, you are right, every antique art here is a rare boutique, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a national treasure!

They are causing a sensation in the field of antique art collection, that is a matter of course, no matter in any country, anywhere, so many top antique artworks appear at the same time, it is bound to cause a sensation!"

Ye Tian praised the old man in front of him, and then said proudly, very confident.

"I am really fortunate to be able to see these top Chinese antique artworks in China, to be able to get so close to them and personally verify the authenticity!

In the past, if we wanted to see these antique artworks, we had to fly all over the world to other people's museums to see them, and if they didn't show them, we didn't even have the qualifications to see them.

Well, now that you kid brought these treasures back, it can be regarded as a great feast for my eyes, and I have a good time, but unfortunately the time to appreciate is too short, not enough fun!"

"Don't feel sorry, Mr. Shan, I believe you will have a chance to appreciate it in the future! This time it really won't work, my parents are still waiting outside, and if they don't go out, they should be in a hurry!"

"That's right, you just came back from abroad, your parents definitely want to see you as soon as possible, reuniting with your family is the most important thing, and the rest can be talked about later.

Finally, what are you going to do with these top antiques, do you bring them back to the U.S., or do you keep them back in the country?

If possible, I hope you will leave all these antique works of art in China, these are all treasures left by the ancestors, if you continue to live overseas, it will be a pity!"

After finishing speaking, Mr. Shan stared at Ye Tian closely, his eyes were burning, and his eyes were full of expectation, looking forward to hearing the most beautiful answer.

"Yes, can you stop looking at me like that? I'm a little flustered, as if I've done something wrong, I've just returned to China! I have never been in contact with that girl in China!"

Ye Tian said jokingly, making fun of the old man in front of him.

"Okay, don't be poor, I don't have a granddaughter to worry about your kid, hurry up and tell me what to do with these national treasure-level antique artworks!"

Mr. Shan said angrily, with a crying and laughing expression.

Ye Tian stopped joking, then cleaned up his expression, and said with a smile:

"As you wish, these top Chinese antiques will stay in China and will not be brought to the United States, and this is the main reason why I brought them back to China.

This is the treasure left by our ancestors, the most should be here, and only we Chinese know how to appreciate these antique works of art and appreciate the beauty in them.

As for the foreigners, they know how to appreciate these treasures and appreciate traditional Chinese culture! Putting these treasures there is just a waste of things for Wang Ba to chew barley!"

"Hahaha, you kid is really bad, don't you overturn a boatload of people with a rod! But seriously, I still love to listen to these words, and it's really pleasant to listen to!

As far as I know, there are some foreigners who have studied Chinese antiques and artworks very deeply and have attained great attainments! They can even be called everyone, such as Ellsworth, who is with you in New York!"

Mr. Shan laughed and said, very happy.

In the laughter, the worry in his eyes had completely dissipated, the furrows and folds on his face had been completely opened, and the whole person was radiant, as if he was suddenly more than ten or twenty years younger!

"After all, Ellsworth is an example, but only a very small number of people, the vast majority of foreigners know very little about China, and they don't know anything about Chinese antique art, let alone appreciate it!

Let's not talk about this, let's talk about how to deal with these Chinese antique artworks, and when I decided to bring these top antique artworks back to China, I thought about how to dispose of them."

"Tell me, what charter do you kid have, I'm very curious"

"During the Chinese New Year, I would do a small private auction in Beijing, where I would auction all these top antique works and keep them all in China in this way.

All buyers participating in the auction will face strict qualifications, first of all, they must be Chinese, and they must be Chinese in Chinese mainland, whether they are museums, collectors or entrepreneurs.

Second, any buyer who wants to participate in the auction must sign a document in advance promising not to resell the antique art they have auctioned to foreigners, let alone take them out of the country.

Even if it is sent to a foreign auction house for auction, even if it is auctioned in China, the next owner must abide by this rule, otherwise I have the right to take it back at a discount.

Only if these two conditions are met and recognized, the buyer will be eligible to bid and participate in my private auction, otherwise it will be cool to stay and the door of the auction will not be allowed to enter."

"Heyβ€”β€”! you are the overlord clause! This trick is really ruthless! It is estimated that it can stop many speculators, and I agree with you doing this!"

Mr. Shan exclaimed, and then nodded appreciatively.

"That's right! This private auction is aimed not at speculators, but at collectors and museums who really like collecting, lest these treasures be lost abroad.

Before I returned to China, I had already contacted Ma Ye and them, and they also supported my approach and promised to help me organize this private auction and contact powerful collectors and entrepreneurs.

Those are all well-known collectors and entrepreneurs in China, and there is no difficulty in handling this, and they themselves are also very interested in these antique artworks, and they would like to buy a few!"

"These antique works of art are all top-quality goods, and there are many national treasures, but any collector, who doesn't want to take a few pieces?

Your private auction will be counted as a part of our Palace Museum, and a few treasures in these antique works of art are also seen by our Forbidden City, and we will take them for nothing!

But you kid has to be merciful! I've heard of your ruthless style in the auction house, don't be too ruthless, we have a budget every year!"

"Don't be funny! The Palace Museum! When did you run out of money? I don't believe it if you kill me!"

Ye Tian said jokingly, his expression quite exaggerated.

While talking, Raymond and the others from the Forbidden City Cultural Museum team had already packed their boxes and could leave.

Next, Ye Tian shook hands with Mr. Shan and said goodbye, took Betty and the others and those top antique artworks out of the conference room, and walked towards the international arrivals exit.

Behind them, Mr. Shan and the rest of the Forbidden City Cultural Museum team never left the boxes full of antique artworks, and their eyes were sad, as if they had just lost a child!