area51novel Chapter 557
Chapter 557
A moment later, Prince William's entourage came out of the lounge, approached and whispered:
"Your Highness, Mr. Fisher wants to talk to you to discuss this art deal"
Prince William immediately nodded.
"Okay, there are some things I need to communicate with Fisher"
After speaking, he closed the document that recorded the historical information of the Plantagenet family and handed it to Xiao Ran.
And nodded and said hello, then got up and left, and walked into the lounge next to it.
The Fisher in his mouth is the current director of the British Museum.
With Prince William gone, the talks could only be temporarily suspended.
Counselor Wang immediately got up, came to Xiao Ran's side, and then asked in a low voice:
"Xiao Ran, are you sure that you will take those Dunhuang scriptures in Stein's secret room?"
"For this batch of precious historical documents, the domestic academic community has been looking forward to it for a long
time" "Many people from the Ministry of Culture Department and the State Administration of Cultural Heritage are waiting for your good news
" Xiao Ran looked at him, smiled and whispered:
"Uncle Wang, don't worry, this time I will definitely be able to take down those Dunhuang canons in Stein's secret room
" "The British want these precious manuscripts of Shakespeare, As well as the historical documents of the Plantagenet family, those Dunhuang Tibetan scriptures must be exchanged, there is no negotiation!
"For them, these precious manuscripts of Shakespeare, as well as the historical documents of the Plantagenet family, are obviously of higher value and more important
" "In view of this, they will definitely take out the Dunhuang Tibetan scriptures in exchange for these things in my hand, let's just wait patiently"
Hearing this, Counselor Wang's face immediately burst into a bright smile.
"Since you are so determined, then I am also relieved, I hope you can get the Dunhuang Tibetan scriptures as you wish"
After a few more words, Counselor Wang returned to his seat.
Later, Professor Adrian came over again and discussed it with Xiao Ran.
In the future, we will work together again to explore the treasures of the UK together.
For his proposal, Xiao Ran did not immediately agree, but only said that he would consider it.
After a while, Prince William finished his phone call and walked out of the lounge.
After returning to the conference table and sitting down
, he immediately said: "Sean, I just discussed with Fisher on the phone and said the terms of the deal you offered
" "As the director of the British Museum, Fisher agreed to the transaction in principle and was willing to exchange the batch of Dunhuang scriptures in Stein's secret room
" "However, the specific details of the transaction, he hopes to meet with you and determine the process of the transaction" Hearing
this, Xiao Ran's eyes immediately flashed with joy.
Counselor Wang, who was sitting on the side, was also full of excitement.
Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Ran immediately nodded and replied:
"Of course, no problem, Your Royal Highness, I am very happy to communicate with Fisher through video connection and discuss
the transaction" "If we can reach an agreement in the video exchange, we can immediately start the transaction and complete the art transaction as soon as possible"
Prince William paused, and then nodded.
"Okay, Sean, you can video connect with Fisher now and discuss the deal
" "But I'm a little curious, if you reach an agreement, how will you receive the Dunhuang Tibetan scriptures, did you send someone to London?"
Xiao Ran shook his head and immediately revealed the answer.
"I didn't send someone to London, the staff of the Cultural Section of the Chinese Embassy in the UK will assist me in completing this heavyweight art
deal" "If we reach a deal agreement, they will send someone to the British Museum to supervise the cleaning of the Dunhuang scriptures, and send people to escort those treasures directly to Beijing" "The British Museum
needs to transport the Dunhuang scriptures to Beijing by special plane, and then the appraisal team I hired in Beijing will conduct the appraisal and assessment"
"Only after the identification is correct, I will hand over to you all of Shakespeare's manuscripts and the historical documents of the Plantagenet family, and bring an end to this transaction
" "Ah!"
The Englishmen on the opposite side exclaimed in unison, all with stunned faces.
Obviously, Xiao Ran's arrangement was completely unexpected to them.
At the same time, they also felt a tickle at the root of their teeth, but they were helpless.
This cunning bastard, acting so cautiously that he is simply invulnerable!
From beginning to end, the initiative of this deal was firmly in his hands.
Even if his side wants to play tricks, he can't even find the slightest opportunity!
Thinking of this, Prince William and they all pouted, but they could only accept reality.
Professor Adrian and the others, who were also at the scene, were also shocked by Xiao Ran's arrangement.
After the shock, they secretly gave a thumbs up.
Next, Xiao Ran signaled his staff to establish a video connection with the director of the British Museum in London.
In a moment, Fisher, the director of the British Museum, appeared on the projection screen.
After everyone met, they exchanged polite pleasantries and got to know each other.
After a few pleasantries, everyone immediately got to the point.
"Mr. Sean, His Highness has just introduced to me the Shakespeare manuscripts in your hand, as well as the historical documents of the Plantagenet family
" "It is undeniable that those manuscripts and historical documents are extremely valuable for research and are very precious, and they are rare national treasures
" "In view of this, after some deliberation, we decided to take out a part of the Dunhuang Tibetan scriptures in Stein's secret room and trade them with you."
The number of Dunhuang scriptures in Stein's secret room is quite amazing, and it is very precious, it is a precious historical material for studying ancient Chinese history and culture
" "You want to exchange all the Dunhuang Tibetan scriptures, this is impossible, we can only take out half of the Tibetan scriptures at most for exchange, and it is up to us to decide which sutras to choose"
Fisher smiled and said his conditions.
Before the words fell, Xiao Ran shook his head firmly.
"I'm very sorry, Fisher, if you want Shakespeare's manuscripts, as well as
the historical documents of the Plantagenet family, you can only exchange all the Dunhuang scriptures in Stein's secret room" "I do not accept half of the Dunhuang scriptures, in fact, your British Museum has electronic copies of those Dunhuang scriptures, there is no need to keep half of the canons
" "Then there are Shakespeare's manuscripts, and the value of the historical documents of the Plantagenet family, They are no lower than those Dunhuang scriptures, and they are more valuable to
you" "If you can't accept my terms, then this art deal will not be concluded, I can only find other buyers, such as the National Museum and Library of the United States"
The voice fell, and the scene suddenly fell silent.
Prince William, who was sitting opposite, immediately had an anxious look on his face.
For him, the Dunhuang scriptures in Stein's secret room are important to the historical documents of the Plantagenet family.
More than anyone, he wants the art deal to be done to avoid future dangers.
Fisher, who projected on the big screen, couldn't help but be stunned in place, and did not react for a while.
He never expected that Xiao Ran would refuse so crisply, leaving no room for negotiation.
It was only after a moment that he reacted.
Immediately afterwards, he looked at Prince William who was at the scene, and the deputy director of the British Museum.
The moment their eyes met, Prince William and the deputy director of the British Museum both nodded gently.
Fisher instantly realized that Prince William desperately wanted to deal with the art.
After determining
this, he said: "Sean, there are 29 boxes of Dunhuang canons in Stein's secret room, and later some of them have been added
" "The Shakespeare manuscripts and Plantagenet family historical documents you exchanged are not much
" "Whether in terms of quantity or value, this transaction is seriously unequal,......
" As soon as he said this, Xiao Ran took the initiative to interrupt the other party.
"Fisher, you are a senior in the industry and a senior professional
" "The value of an antique work of art cannot be judged by the quantity
" "Scarce is expensive, this is the truth that the antique trade does not break, I believe you also know
very well" "How high the value of Shakespeare's manuscripts and the historical documents of the Plantagenet family is, you should know very well"
Hearing this, Fisher couldn't help but be stunned, His face was somewhat embarrassed.
He understood that this Chinese kid in Boston was definitely a cunning fox, but also a top talent in the industry.
If you want to fool the other party with words, it is simply impossible.
What's more, the initiative in negotiations is always in the hands of the other side, and the side can only be led by the nose.
Thinking of this, Fisher couldn't help but be silent.
After thinking for a moment, he said:
"Since you insist on exchanging all the Dunhuang scriptures in Stein's secret room, it is not impossible, but you must increase some trading chips
", "The paintings you found some time ago and are currently on display at the Yale University Art Museum must be added to the trading chips
" "Especially the peasant painter Miller's "Late Return", we would like to collect, if you are willing to add those paintings to the transaction, This deal can be reached"
Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Ran immediately shook his head and rejected the other party.
"I'm very sorry, Fisher, I can't agree to this condition of yours, I am going to collect those paintings myself, and I will not trade them out
" "In order to facilitate this art deal, I am also willing to make some reasonable concessions, you can consider adding a few rare
antique artifacts to come in" "These antique artifacts come from the colonial treasures we found in Old Boston this time, and they are antique artifacts of the Indians of Massachusetts
" "After our research, These antique relics of the Massachusetts people herald the birth of a civilization and are of great historical and cultural research value!
"As far as I know, the British Museum does not have many antique artifacts of North American Indians, which can fill the gap
" "Ah! Antique artifacts of the Indians"
Fisher exclaimed in surprise, and was directly stunned in place.