Chapter 1901 Royal Banquet

After meeting with Prince William, his wife, and several other people, Ye Tian handed the gift he brought to Princess Kate.

"Duchess, in order to thank you for your kind invitation, I brought a small gift, which is not a respect, I hope you like it"

Princess Kate did not refuse, reached out to accept the gift, and said with a smile:

"Thank you, Mr. Steven, you are too kind to know what this gift is? I am looking forward to it!"

Saying that, the princess who was born as a commoner looked curiously at the gift she just got in her hand.

It was a very small painting, no more than forty centimeters high and about thirty centimeters wide. It was packed in a small painting bag, and the details could not be seen.

Not only Princess Kate, but other people at the scene were also very interested in this gift from Ye Tian. They all looked at the elegant painting bag curiously, and secretly guessed.

"Steven, which artist's work is the painting in this painting bag? Can you tell me about it? I believe everyone wants to appreciate this painting."

Brian, deputy curator of the British Museum, continued, looking at Ye Tian expectantly.

As soon as his words fell, the art director in charge of the Kensington Palace Gallery couldn't wait to say:

"Mr. Steven, I heard that you found a landscape painting by William Turner in Portobello today. Could it be that the painting in this painting bag is that top-notch work of art?"

Hearing these words, the eyes of all the Brits at the scene lit up, even Prince William and his wife, their eyes lit up suddenly.

"William Turner's landscape painting? What a big dream, you really dare to think about it! It's a top-notch artwork worth tens of millions of dollars. Let my buddy give it away for nothing, and my buddy's head is not in the water!

Prince William and his wife are your prince and princess. Do you have a half-money relationship with your buddies? Just for the sake of a few broken cakes at the banquet, I asked my buddies to give away a top-level artwork, so stop talking nonsense! "

Ye Tian secretly complained a few words in disdain, and a look of disdain flashed quickly in his eyes.

Of course, it is impossible to resort to words like this.

He shook his head slightly, then smiled and said:

"In this painting bag,

It is not the landscape painting by William Turner. In fact, whether the landscape painting purchased in Portobello this morning is the work of William Turner needs further verification.

Before a definite conclusion is drawn, the painting is obviously not suitable for use as a gift. This painting bag contains a Cubist sketch of Picasso, created around 1920.

Like the classic landscape painting, this Cubist sketch by Picasso also comes from the Portobello market, which I found in an antique shop and then I fitted it with a solid wood frame.”

Before the words fell, Princess Kate exclaimed in a low voice with ecstasy.

"Wow! Picasso's sketch works, it seems that the rumors are true, Steven, you are a very lucky person, you will always be blessed by God, so enviable!

Although I am an admirer of Picasso and I like his works very much, this gift is too precious, Mr. Steven, I am afraid we cannot accept it."

With that said, she was about to return the painting bag to Ye Tian.

However, the reluctant expression on her face and the slow movements are enough to show how insincere she is.

The faces of the rest of the Brits at the scene all showed a look of surprise, but they couldn't hide the disappointment in their eyes.

They all knew very well that William Turner's landscape oil painting was definitely a top art work worth tens of millions of dollars.

Especially in the UK, William Turner can be said to be one of the most respected painters by the British, and his paintings are also the most marketable, and are enthusiastically sought after by countless collectors.

Although Picasso is hailed as the most outstanding artist of the twentieth century, and some of his works are worth tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars, they are oil paintings, not sketches.

According to statistics, the total number of Picasso's sketches left in the world is as high as 7,089 or even more, but there are only 1,885 oil paintings.

Given the current market conditions for antique art, the value of Picasso's sketches is not very high.

The more outstanding Picasso sketch works are only hundreds of thousands of dollars, generally around one hundred thousand dollars, and there are even works of tens of thousands of dollars.

Let me ask, how can such a sketch worth at most a few hundred thousand dollars compare with William Turner's landscape oil paintings at the mature stage of his artistic career?

Ye Tian saw the performance of these British guys at the scene.

But he pretended not to see anything, smiled and said:

"Duchess, you don't need to be polite. To me, this Picasso sketch is just a small discovery. I bought it for only three hundred dollars, which is not worth mentioning at all.

I heard that you studied art history in college and you like Picasso's works very much, so after I found this Picasso's sketch, I decided to give it to you as a gift."

"Thank you, Mr. Steven, you are a very generous and elegant gentleman, I must admit, I like this gift very much"

Princess Kate said with a smile, expressing her gratitude again.

Afterwards, the commoner princess turned her head to look at her husband, Prince William, asking for his opinion with his eyes.

Prince William looked at his wife, then at the elegant painting bag, then nodded with a smile and said:

"Honey, since Mr. Steven is so caring, don't refuse, just accept this Picasso sketch."

Saying that, Prince William nodded to Ye Tian again, expressing his gratitude.

Then the British prince went on to say:

"Steven, Bishop of Kent, and gentlemen, let's go to the banquet hall. After we get there, let's enjoy this Picasso sketch together."

"Okay, Your Highness"

Everyone at the scene responded in unison, and then followed Prince William and his wife to the banquet hall, and soon entered the largest banquet hall in Kensington Palace.

At this time, this resplendent banquet hall was already full of guests and very lively.

Many so-called upper class people from the British royal family and government, as well as from all walks of life, a group of senior monks from the church, and many professionals from the field of antique art collection have gathered together.

These guys are all dressed in formal suits and dresses, with a glass of red wine or champagne in their hands. They gather together in groups of three or four, drinking and chatting, laughing and chatting, and the whole banquet hall is full of laughter and laughter. The atmosphere is great.

As Ye Tian and the others walked into the banquet hall, the scene was silent for a moment, and everyone turned their heads to look over, everyone's eyes were full of curiosity.

Of course, there are also eyes full of jealousy and even hatred.

He paused at the entrance of the banquet hall, and quickly scanned the scene, before Ye Tian stepped out and walked into this resplendent royal banquet hall.

"Mr. Steven, Bishop of Kent, please follow me, and I will introduce you to the other guests who came to this dinner."

Prince William said with a smile and made a gesture of please.

In the following time, the British prince took Ye Tian and the others through the banquet hall and introduced them to the other guys who attended the banquet.

Soon, more than half an hour has passed.

After going through the procedures on the scene, Ye Tian, ​​the Bishop of Kent, Prince William, the British Minister of Culture, the Archbishop of London, and the curator of the British Museum came to a corner of the banquet hall and started to get down to business.

It was the bishop of Kent who was in charge of opening and introducing the situation.

"Steven, the main exploration targets of our visit to London this time basically belong to the British royal family, or are managed by the British royal family themselves, or entrusted to others to manage.

Before the joint exploration operation starts, some things must be coordinated with the British royal family and related parties, especially when it comes to the distribution of treasures, an agreement must be reached.”

As soon as his words fell, Ye Tian immediately smiled and said:

"Gentlemen, the Bishop of Kent must have told you that according to the joint exploration agreement we signed with the Vatican, all secular property in the Templar treasure is owned by our company.

This point cannot be questioned, otherwise we, the Daring One Exploration Company, would rather withdraw from this joint exploration of the treasure of the Knights Templar. On this basis, other things can be discussed.”

Hearing his words, the faces of many British guys at the scene couldn't help but change, becoming extremely ugly. There was anger in everyone's eyes, but also a bit of helplessness.

Have no idea! If you want to find the treasure of the Knights Templar, you can't do without this bastard in front of you. Other professional treasure hunters and other treasure hunting companies are all useless!

After calming down a bit, Prince William continued:

"Steven, let's not talk about the treasures of the Knights Templar. What if other treasures are found during the exploration? How do you plan to distribute them?"

Ye Tian looked at the British prince, and said firmly:

"It's very simple. If other treasures are found, according to British law, our company should enjoy 50% of the treasures, and the remaining half of the treasures will naturally belong to the landlord.

If the treasures allocated to us are not priceless top-level antique works of art, I should dispose of them in London, which will definitely bring a huge tax to the UK.

I am also very happy to accept the exchange method. The major museums in the UK can exchange their collections of Chinese antique artworks with me, but they must be high-quality goods in their collections.

Of course, no matter what kind of transaction method, it must be based on the current market conditions of antique art, fair transaction, and must be approved by me, the transaction can be concluded."

Hearing this, many British guys at the scene couldn't help but rolled their eyes angrily and complained secretly.

This extremely greedy bastard is obviously going to repeat his tricks, planning to loot all the top Chinese antiques in the major British museums just like he robbed the French!