Chapter 1956 Hypocrisy
It's a new day, sunny and clear.
Just after nine o'clock in the morning, Ye Tian brought his team of lawyers and seven or eight company employees, under the protection of a large number of armed security personnel, to the famous British Museum.
After raking in an astronomical amount of wealth at the Ritz Hotel yesterday, today he is going to loot the British Museum, the British royal family and other famous cultural institutions in the UK to continue to expand his achievements.
Today at the British Museum, he will hold a series of talks with representatives of the British royal family, the British Museum, the British Library and the David Foundation.
If nothing unexpected happens, when Ye Tian and the others leave this famous museum, they will take with them a lot of signed art transaction contracts.
In the next one to two days, these art transaction contracts will be fulfilled one after another, and a large number of fine Chinese antique art collected by major museums and cultural institutions in the UK will fall into Ye Tian's hands one by one.
In exchange, many of the remaining antiques from the treasures of the Knights Templar in his hands will flow into major museums in the UK, become their collections, and be exhibited publicly.
In particular, the golden crown of King Edward I and other antiques closely related to the British royal family will fall into the hands of the British royal family and become their treasures.
After all the art transaction contracts are fully executed, the joint exploration team can leave the UK and return in triumph.
As soon as Ye Tian's motorcade arrived in front of the British Museum, many media reporters who had already received the news and heard the news immediately rushed up like a tide.
Fortunately, the London police and the security personnel of the British Museum who were on duty at the scene were well prepared to stop these media reporters outside the cordon, leaving a passage leading directly to the main entrance of the museum.
As soon as the convoy stopped, Cole took the lead to get out of the car with a large number of armed security personnel, and set up another line of defense within the police cordon, watching everyone around vigilantly.
After confirming the safety of the scene, Ye Tian and David just got off the car and landed on the front square of the British Museum.
As soon as they appeared, the media reporters outside the cordon immediately started to ask questions loudly, as if they had been pumped with chicken blood.
"Good morning, Steven, I'm a reporter from the BBC, can you tell me about the private auction held at the Ritz Hotel yesterday? According to reliable sources, you sold a large number of valuables at that auction Antiques!"
"Steven, good morning. I am the London correspondent of The New York Times. Why did you come to the British Museum today? Is it true that you are here to negotiate a deal with the British Museum, as the legend says?
The gold and silver treasures and antique relics from the treasures of the Knights Templar are all of great value, especially the golden crown of King Edward I, which is even more special. Have you ever thought about bringing them back to New York? "
Hearing these surging questions, Ye Tian immediately stopped and turned to look at these media reporters.
He quickly scanned the scene, then smiled and said loudly:
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, friends from the media, I'm Steven, it's a pleasure to meet you here, the weather is very nice today, I hope everyone has a good day.
Thank you very much for your attention. Just now a reporter friend asked me about the private auction I held at the Ritz Hotel yesterday, so let me tell you about it.
To set the record straight and prevent everyone from making wild guesses.
At yesterday's private auction, I traded some of the worldly belongings I got from the treasures of the Knights Templar, that is, gold and silver treasures and antique relics, through auctions.
Some unsold gold and silver treasures and antique relics were entrusted to major auction houses in London. In the next period of time, those gold and silver treasures and antique relics will appear in various auctions one after another.
I still have half of the allocated treasures in my hands, and in the next few days, I will trade the remaining gold, silver treasures and antique relics, or entrust them to major auction houses, and all of them will be processed on the spot in London."
"Wow! It's all dealt with on the spot in London, what a huge fortune! It will definitely drive everyone completely crazy, this guy Steven is really making a lot of money!"
"Isn't it! Just the value of the gold products and jewelry and diamonds in the treasure is an astronomical wealth, not to mention that they are all antique cultural relics, and the value is even higher!"
There was a lot of discussion at the scene, which interrupted Ye Tian's conversation, making him have to stop.
While there was a lot of discussion, everyone at the scene looked at Ye Tian with eyes full of envy, even jealousy, and everyone wished to replace him.
Ye Tian raised his hands and pressed down gently, motioning for everyone to be quiet.
When the sound of the scene subsided, he immediately went on to say:
"It goes without saying that the reason why we came to the British Museum today is to discuss art transactions with the British Museum and several other famous cultural and museum institutions. We hope to achieve good results and everyone is happy.
Here, I would like to make a special statement that all the secular property in the treasure of the Knights Templar belongs to our Bravery Exploration Company, and I have the right to dispose of it freely, there is no doubt about it.
In fact, although many antiques from the Templar treasure belong to me, it is very difficult and troublesome for me to take them and bring them back to New York.
For example, the golden crown of King Edward I and the crusader knight equipment of him and the Earl of Lancaster are well-deserved British national treasures, and it is impossible for me to leave the UK with them.
When those priceless treasures were discovered in the Temple Church, the Queen of England and the British Prime Minister who were present at the scene had made it clear that no one would be allowed to leave the country with those priceless treasures, and they must stay in London.
That being the case, why should I take them out of England and break the laws of England? I am a businessman, and when it comes to business, of course I want to trade them out and strive to maximize the benefits.
The trading partners I chose are the famous cultural and cultural institutions such as the British royal family and the British Museum. We have contacted several times before and reached some preliminary agreements. I hope that the transaction can be concluded today.”
Speaking of this, Ye Tian seemingly casually glanced at the "New York Times" reporter who just asked a question, and a cold light flashed deep in his eyes.
As far as he could see, the New York Times reporter standing behind the cordon suddenly felt a chill all over his body, and the cold air rushed directly from his heels to the top of his head, making him shiver.
He understood in an instant, where did this chill come from, where else could it be except Steven, a ruthless bastard who had no taboos?
This bastard Steven won't make trouble for himself, will he? I am also full and supporting myself, and I have nothing to do to provoke this guy who will get revenge, isn't this asking for trouble!
Thinking of this, the "New York Times" reporter immediately took a step back, and a look of horror flashed in his eyes!
After a quick glance at this unpredictable guy, Ye Tian looked elsewhere, with a bright smile on his face all the time.
Next, he answered a few more questions, and just ended the temporary interview. Then, under the protection of a large number of security personnel, he walked towards the main entrance of the museum with David and the others.
In just a moment, the group of them had arrived at the main entrance of the British Museum.
At the same time, Fisher, the curator of the British Museum, came out of the museum with several high-level museum officials.
After the two parties met, it was natural that some hypocritical politeness was indispensable.
Then, Fisher answered questions from several media reporters, and then led Ye Tian and the others up the steps and entered the British Museum through the staff passage.
Although I have been to the British Museum many times, I am very familiar with the antique artworks displayed in this famous museum, even familiar.
However, entering this top-level museum again today, Ye Tian was still completely attracted by the top-level antique artworks that radiated bright light, and he could barely move.
It's a pity that today I came here to negotiate with the British, not to visit the museum, and I didn't have much time to appreciate the top antique artworks that the British scavenged from all over the world.
After entering the museum, Ye Tian and the others only stayed in the exhibition area for a moment, and then, led by Fisher and others, went straight into the office area.
It didn't take long for the group of them to arrive at the door of a medium-sized meeting room in the office area, and then walked into the meeting room.
As soon as he entered this meeting room, Ye Tian saw a few very familiar faces, all of them were old friends who had met and dealt with before.
It was led by Prince Charles and Prince William, as well as the British Minister of Culture and several senior officials of the Ministry of Culture, as well as the director of the British Library and the chairman of the Davide Foundation.
Seeing these British guys, Ye Tian immediately smiled and said loudly:
"Good morning, Your Royal Highness, Your Royal Highness, and gentlemen, it's a pleasure to see you again. I didn't expect you to come so early. I'm very sorry to keep you waiting for so long."
After speaking, Ye Tian stepped forward, shook hands with these British guys one by one, and said hello, just like old friends meeting each other.
"Steven, good morning, this is London, as landlords, we should be there first, and it didn't take long for us to arrive, so it's not a long wait, and we are very happy to meet you again"
When shaking hands, Prince Charles said a few polite words, but his eyes were full of fear.
At this time, he is so happy!
If the situation permits, he would really like to punch this greedy bastard in front of him, and let him vent his anger!
After exchanging a few polite greetings, everyone walked to the long conference table in the middle of the conference room and sat down on the left and right sides.
Next, the talks officially started, and this was another fight between you and me.
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