Chapter 231: All eyes on you
As soon as the video of the treasure was discovered appeared on YouTube, it immediately attracted a lot of attention. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"Treasure in Manhattan Apartment", seeing this eye-catching name, many people couldn't suppress their curiosity and clicked on this video for the first time.
As the video began to play, the exclamation suddenly resounded through every network terminal.
Especially those who know these two oil paintings, those who know Paul Cézanne, and those who know Ye Tian, are completely stunned after watching this video!
Soon, the video comment area and many painting art forums became extremely hot!
"I found a treasure in my house, two famous paintings by Paul Cézanne! How much is that worth? This kid is definitely the luckiest guy this year!"
"Even without these two famous paintings, Steven is the luckiest guy! He's a professional treasure hunter and has already unearthed several treasures this year!
"These two oil paintings are probably worth nearly 100 million dollars! It is almost enviable that they fell into the hands of one person so easily!"
Compared with the shock caused by the online onlookers, the shock effect of this video in the media, museums, oil painting circles, and art collecting fields is even stronger.
Shortly after the video was released, an ongoing interview discussion at The New York Times was interrupted by an intern assistant who excitedly rushed into the conference room.
"That Stevens guy found another treasure, and in his luxury apartment on 110th Street, he found a sandwich wall from which two world-famous paintings emerged.
Paul Cézanne's "Mont Saint-Victoire" and "The Boy in the Red Vest", Steven filmed the excavation process and posted it on the Internet, which has caused a sensation!"
The reporters and editorial staff who were in the meeting were completely stunned, staring at the intern assistants foaming at the mouth, as if they couldn't believe what they had just heard.
Why is it him again? Is the treasure related to him? The treasure can be found in the apartment! What a joke!
After a short pause, several people immediately exploded.
"Oh my God! It's these two paintings! It's Steven's bastard again! Ready to go, let's go to 110th Street now, this news is so interesting!"
With the order of the team leader reporter, these people immediately began to get busy.
Ten minutes later, an interview van rushed out of the New York Times office building and drove directly to 110th Street, north of Central Park, at a fast speed!
Not only was the New York Times staging this scene, but almost all the New York media had reporters driving to 110th Street, and everyone was extremely excited, as if they were the ones who had discovered the treasure!
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
There was a knock on the door to the director's office, and the head of the oil painting art department walked in quickly.
"Paul Cézanne's Mont Sainte-Victoire and The Boy in the Red Vest appeared in New York, right in Manhattan, and in the hands of the same person, just released a web video!"
The director of the oil painting department said excitedly, and the whole person was about to fly!
"Isn't 'The Boy in the Red Vest' in our showroom? What does it mean to appear again? Is it another painting? Is Mont Saint-Victoire the one in the series?"
The curator was a little surprised at first, but then he stood up in shock, his face full of ecstasy.
"Of course, it's not the "Boy in a Red Vest" in the museum, it's the oil painting that has disappeared for 25 years, leaning against the window, which is better than the one in our museum.
The same is true of Mont Sainte-Victoire, a masterpiece that came to light in Paris 25 years ago and has not been heard from since, but it has been hidden in Manhattan all along!"
The head of the oil painting department quickly explained, his eyes full of fanatical color.
After listening to the explanation, the curator waved his fist directly in excitement, and made a decision in an instant.
"Contact the owner immediately, since this kind of top-quality oil painting appears in New York, right on the doorstep, then we must take it in the metropolis, and we must not miss it!"
"I'm afraid not, as soon as these two oil paintings came out, they were immediately sent to Sotheby's auction house for the autumn auction in New York!"
"Then contact Simon from Sotheby's, he must be in charge of these two oil paintings, first determine the authenticity of the news and these two oil paintings, and then find a way to do the rest!"
The curator was stunned for a moment, and immediately spoke.
It can be seen that he is obviously a little disappointed.
He knew very well that it would be almost impossible for the Met to win these two paintings at the New York Autumn Auctions!
No matter how rich a museum is, it can't compare with those billionaires! New York autumn auctions have always been a gladiatorial arena for billionaires, and nothing else has anything to do!
The Museum of Modern Art is also in action, and other museums in New York, as well as many high-end galleries, are gearing up to acquire these two top paintings.
For many museums and galleries, these two paintings are the treasures of the museum!
At this time, many museums in France, as well as the field of art collection, oil painting, and even ordinary citizens, were also stirred up by this video.
At the Louvre Museum in France, several people are holding an emergency meeting on this matter.
"These two paintings were found in the hands of a professional treasure hunter in New York, who found them inside the walls of his new apartment, and the whole process of excavation was filmed and videotaped, which has been circulated on the Internet!"
"Damn! It's these Yankees again! Go to New York at once, and try to bring these two paintings back to Paris, to the Louvre, which are French art treasures!
"That's right! The Louvre is the best place to show them!"
In Montmartre, a suburb of Paris, in the famous painters' village, many painters are also discussing these two paintings.
"Pierre shouldn't have taken these two paintings to New York, cheapened that Chinese kid for nothing!"
"What a pity! What a perfect two masterpieces! It's a blasphemy against art to see them being fought over by the rich bastards again!"
At this time, the most regrettable and painful person was the children of the French painter Pierre.
When he saw Ye Tian holding two top-notch oil paintings and firmly announcing that they belonged to him, Pierre's regretful hearts were dripping blood, and they even wanted to jump the Atlantic!
Why didn't you inspect that apartment closely!Maybe it only takes one more inspection, and these two paintings are their own, not the nasty Chinese bastard!
But the matter has come to this point, and we can only find a way to solve it.
Not long after the video was released, Pierre's children got together and began to discuss what to do.
"Why did Dad hide them? Don't tell us, it's okay now! Cheapen that bastard for nothing, it has nothing to do with us at all!"
"That's a huge fortune of over 100 million dollars! I can't be robbed by that Chinese bastard, I'm going to New York to recover these two paintings!"
"How do you chase it? The apartment already belongs to that bastard, all the formalities have been completed, and we have divided the money, and there is no room for regret at all.
Whether in France or in the United States, everything in that apartment already belongs to him, it is indisputable, even if we raise objections, the law does not support it!
It can be seen from the video that this Chinese bastard is scheming, everything is done seamlessly, the evidence is conclusive, and there is no handle at all!"
When Pierre's eldest son had said this, the room fell silent, and everyone's faces were extremely ugly and black and purple!
No one can come up with a solution, but everyone's eyes are full of unwillingness!
Those are two top-notch oil paintings worth nearly 100 million dollars, or even more! Who can easily put them down? Unless they are saints! And Pierre's children are obviously not!
World-famous museums such as the British Museum and the Centre Pompidou in France were also shocked by this video and were ready to make a move.
The Qatari royal family, which previously spent $250 million to shoot "The Card Player", also got the news.
They are ready to wave the checkbook again and take these two top paintings of Paul Cézanne, adding two more famous works of art to the royal family and raising the artistic taste of the royal family.
As for the dollar, that's never a problem! It's like oil in the ground, how much you want!
There are also many famous collectors who are equally excited and ready to compete for these two top works of art.
All of a sudden, the European and American art markets were completely stirred up by this video, and they became turbulent!
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Ye Tian, who was in his Manhattan apartment, had already felt this strong shock wave.
At half past four in the afternoon, reporters were already surrounded outside the apartment building, setting up countless long guns and short guns, shooting wildly at the apartment building.
What kind of luxury is a $55 million mansion? Is there any other hidden space in this apartment besides the wall? Are there any top-notch artworks that have not yet been discovered?
Every reporter was full of curiosity about Ye Tian's apartment and was eager to find out.
In addition to curiosity, envy, jealousy and hatred also permeated the front of the apartment building.
Top luxury homes, top sports cars, top art, and a dollar 、...... that never ends , this is what he calls life!
The reporters were shooting frantically outside, and Ye Tian was not idle in the apartment.
Half an hour after the video was released, his phone began to ring non-stop, never stopping.
The callers were from major museums, well-known collectors, and many high-end galleries in New York, who didn't know where to find Ye Tian's mobile phone number and began to contact him.
These people may be straight to the point, or they may be tactful, but in the end, they are all two famous paintings! Everyone wants to win them, and the prices are quite attractive!
But Ye Tian's answer is very clear, see you in the autumn auction in New York!
He wants to eat the biggest piece of cake, so naturally he won't be tempted by this little benefit in front of him!
Seeing that there were more and more reporters outside, Ye Tian decided to go out and explain a few sentences, so that the reporters dispersed as soon as possible, so as not to jam the traffic, which would attract complaints from the police and neighbors.
At this time, David had already left, and there were only three people left in the apartment, Ye Tian and Betty, and Jennifer.
"Honey, I'll deal with the reporters, stay at home!"
Ye Tian said to Betty and the others, and prepared to go downstairs.
"Stay safe, my dear! these journalists are crazy!"
Betty admonished, and she was a little worried.
"Got it, it's just some reporters, it's not a threat!"
Ye Tian said lightly, and then walked to the door.
With his current level of hand-to-hand combat, how could these reporters possibly threaten him, and he also has a CZ83 stuck in his back to handle any situation.
Soon, the door of the apartment building opened, and Ye Tian walked out.
Seeing him appear, many reporters immediately rushed to him, and in a blink of an eye, they blocked him at the door of the apartment building.
The two policemen who maintained order were almost swept away by the surging crowd, so they could only step aside and watch Ye Tian being interviewed, and their teeth itched with hatred!
Before the reporters rushed over and didn't stand firm, Ye Tian took the lead and said loudly:
"Good afternoon, everyone, thank you for your attention, I know why you're here, but there are too many people today, and the place is not suitable, so I won't accept questions.
Let me point out that two of Paul Cézanne's paintings have been sent to Sotheby's and are not in my apartment, and there are no other treasures here.
If you want to know about the two paintings, just look at the video, and tomorrow at 9 a.m., I'll be holding a press conference at Sotheby's, and I'm going to invite you to attend that time.
In addition to showing two oil paintings by Paul Cézanne, I will also make some explanations, in addition, my piece of dog's head gold will be displayed on site tomorrow.
That's all I have to say, please pay attention to tomorrow's press conference, let's disperse now, so many people are gathered together, it's already a bit of a barrier to traffic"
After saying that, he immediately opened the door and returned to the apartment building, ignoring the loud questions of the reporter behind him.
When he disappeared into the elevator, the reporters could only silence and gradually disperse, waiting for tomorrow's press conference to begin.
Although some reporters kept leaving, there were more follow-ups.
There were not only many reporters from New York, but also from New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and other places.
In addition, there are also a lot of people who eat melons here, all of whom came here to watch the excitement after watching the online video of digging treasures.
Without exception, everyone was enthusiastic and their eyes were red with envy.
These people gathered in front of the apartment building, discussing two top-notch oil paintings, discussing the dog's head gold, and discussing the luxurious apartment building in front of them.
And Ye Tian and the others in the apartment went their own way, and what they had to do was not affected at all.
Seven o'clock in the evening.
A huge Cadillac Escalade bulletproof SUV pulled out of the apartment garage and drove straight to Fifth Avenue.
It was Ye Tian who was driving, and he was taking Betty and Jennifer with him, and was about to go out for dinner.
Seeing this Cadillac, the reporters immediately followed, and they had already checked out several of Ye Tian's cars.
The police and the FBI followed, cursing in low voices all the way.