area51novel Chapter 512
Chapter 512
In the blink of an eye, it was about half past ten in the evening.
Presidential suite, living room.
Xiao Ran, who was fully armed, was sitting on the sofa, enjoying Shakespeare's important manuscripts with Elaine and Fang Yufei.
At this time, he had the Hamlet manuscript in his hand and was carefully flipping through the pages.
Elaine and Fang Yufei are looking at the manuscript of The Merchant of Venice, and constantly take pictures with digital cameras to keep as video archives, which can be slowly appreciated and studied later.
After a while, these valuable manuscripts will be sent to Yale University for academic research by relevant experts and scholars in Yale.
Next, Xiao Ran plans to exchange them for a large number of top Chinese antique artworks and then send those antique artworks back to Beijing.
Trading these priceless manuscripts, Elaine, who studied drama creation, was naturally reluctant.
However, she could not change the reality.
When he was still in the central cemetery before, the head of the FBI's art crime team called over and told Xiao Ran very clearly.
These manuscripts of Shakespeare have been included in the list of restricted works of art that cannot be taken out of the United States by anyone, but can only be collected in the United States.
Even if traded, collectors or institutions that bought these manuscripts would follow this prohibition and could only collect and trade in the United States.
Not only these manuscripts of Shakespeare, the golden scepter of the tomahawk and the golden crown of the plantagenet of Richard the Lionheart, as well as the genealogy of the Plantagenet family, are also included in the list of restricted artworks.
Faced with this situation, Xiao Ran could only sell or exchange these treasures to maximize benefits.
If not, these treasures will be taken away by the US government one day, and in the end nothing will be left behind.
Elaine could only give up the idea of collecting these priceless treasures, and now it is not without to enjoy them, and take videos and photos to keep as archives.
At this time, she had a mesmerized expression, holding the manuscript of "The Merchant of Venice", and couldn't put it down.
While appreciating, she couldn't stop admiring.
"My dear, like the original manuscript of Hamlet, the original manuscript of The Merchant of Venice also has countless traces of alterations
" "With these changed words and plots, many different versions of "The Merchant of Venice" can be interpreted, each version is extremely wonderful
" "Judging from these original manuscripts, Shakespeare is worthy of being a great literary hero, admirable!"
Xiao Ran looked up at her, and then said jokingly:
"Isn't that right, my dear, in the future, you can use these manuscripts of Shakespeare to interpret
different versions of Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice" "You can put different versions of Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice on the stage in Los Angeles or Paris, or in Beijing, and even put them on the big screen" "These different versions of Hamlet
and The Merchant of Venice" Merchants of Venice", which is bound to cause a huge response and is refreshing! "
Ahhh!"
Elaine exclaimed, directly stunned in place.
Immediately afterwards, her face showed a look of ecstasy.
Xiao Ran smiled softly and continued:
"As long as you have this idea, let's invest in a series of different versions of Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice to surprise the world!"
"I suggest rehearsing these stage plays in Beijing or Paris, Beijing's cultural market is newer and more dynamic, and the performance market in Paris is more mature
" "As far as I know, Beijing Renyi, Central Academy of Drama and Film Academy have all arranged the stage play "Hamlet", and the response is very good
" "If we arrange a stage play in Beijing, there are many experienced stage actors, you can use it,......
" The words did not fall, Elaine suddenly put the "" The Merchant of Venice" manuscript rests on the coffee table.
Then he pounced and hugged Xiao Ran and kissed him the cheek.
Immediately afterwards, she said excitedly:
"Honey, this suggestion of yours is so good, why didn't I think of it!"
"It would be perfect to be able to interpret different versions of Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice, and shoot and perform them smoothly!"
"In that case, my professional knowledge of drama creation will not be learned in vain
" Xiao Ran gently patted her shoulder, nodded with a smile and said:
"Since you have this mind, then go and prepare the script!"
"As long as you can come up with a unique script, shooting is a matter of one sentence, we are not bad money!"
"As for the actors, no matter what superstars, we can smash them with money!"
"I suggest that Mildew play the queen blinded by desire, and let her taste the taste of being spurned and hated!"
"Hahaha"
Elaine laughed directly and nodded vigorously.
Yufei, who was sitting on the side, also smiled forwards and backwards.
While speaking, the mobile phone placed on the coffee table suddenly rang.
Xiao Ran stopped talking, picked up his mobile phone and glanced at it.
The call was from Jack.
As the phone was connected, Jack's voice immediately came.
"Good evening, Sean, to tell you the news, Prince William has arrived at Logan International Airport and just got off the plane
" "I came to the airport on behalf of the Boston City Hall to meet their group, this will be on the way back to the city
" "The first thing Prince William did when he arrived in Boston was to meet you, so let me call you
" "One more thing, I think it is necessary to remind William's entourage, There may be MI5 agents"
Hearing the report, a smile immediately appeared at the corner of Xiao Ran's mouth.
After a pause, he smiled and replied:
"Good evening, Jack, thank you for your briefing, if Prince William wants to meet with me, you can make an appointment tomorrow
" "They come to the hotel, or go to the joint exploration operation site, I am looking forward to meeting Prince William
" "As for those legendary 007s, I also want to see them and see if they have the ability to enter heaven and earth"
The voice fell, Jack on the other end of the phone suddenly laughed.
"Hahaha, omnipotent 007? It's just a Hollywood fabrication, how can it be so exaggerated! "
Sean, I will tell you what you mean to Prince William, and when they will meet, it depends on how they arrange"
After chatting a few more words, Xiao Ran hung up the phone and ended the call.
Immediately afterwards, he copied the walkie-talkie and said:
"Sam, let the guys be vigilant, Prince William has just arrived in Boston
" "According to Jack's report, there are many agents accompanying him, that is, the famous 007!"
When the words fell, Sam immediately responded.
"Received, Sean, we will be vigilant, don't even think of a mosquito flying into the hotel tonight
" "As for the MI5 agents, we dealt with them when we were in the Middle East, and the level is like that!"
Xiao Ran smiled and then ended the call.
Immediately afterwards, he turned his head and looked out the window, quickly peeking into the night sky outside the window.
There was nothing in the night sky except for a few leaves that had been blown half-empty by the wind.
Lights projected from the Central Cemetery Discovery Camp illuminate the night sky above Boston Common and also provide great views.
Next, Xiao Ran glanced at the floor slab above his head and quickly looked through the situation on the roof.
There are always security guards on the roof, and everything is under surveillance and very safe.
Confirming that there was no problem, Xiao Ran only then retracted his gaze and continued to chat with Elaine and them.
In the blink of an eye, nearly half an hour passed.
David suddenly came over, ready to report something.
Xiao Ran immediately took him into the study and began to talk in the study.
After entering the study and sitting down, David immediately said:
"Sean, I contacted a few lawyer friends in London to investigate the
situation, the situation of these title deeds is more complicated", "Although more than two hundred years have passed, these title deeds still have legal effect, but it is not easy to get back those lands
" "On these plots of land, a modern new city has now been built, and there is an industrial park, and the land value is quite high"
"If you take back these pieces of land, it means that many local people will lose their ownership of the land, which will definitely intensify the conflict
" "The city of London and the British royal family, who illegally sold those lands, may not agree, so that they cannot explain ,...... to the people"
While introducing the situation, David took out his iPad and brought up a real map, pointing out the current situation of those lands.
Through the real map, you can see that those pieces of land have become part of the new city of London, with high-rise buildings and developed transportation, which looks quite prosperous.
Looking at the current situation of the land on the map, Xiao Ran couldn't help but laugh proudly.
After a little thought, he nodded and said,
"It seems that these land deeds are very hot potatoes!" If you want to smoothly get back these pieces of land, it is estimated that it is more difficult than ascending
to the sky" "If I am not mistaken, the location of these lands should be the new city of London that the British government spent tens of billions of pounds to build"
David nodded and gave an affirmative answer.
"Yes, the land pointed to by these title deeds coincides perfectly
with the new city of London" "In order to host the London Olympics, the British government built this new city in east
London" "The ownership of these lands was unclear before, and the construction of the new city was relatively smooth, but it also cost a lot of money
" "Coupled with the successive investments over the years, the United Kingdom has smashed at least tens of billions of pounds on the new city of London".
But where did they think that the title deeds of these lands would be discovered in the United States and fall into your hands"
Speaking of this, Xiao Ran and David laughed in unison.
Especially Xiao Ran, who smiled proudly.
After a while, he said:
"Since these title deeds still have legal effect, then it is easy to do, the British government and the royal family cannot use my land for nothing
" "I am ready to take back these lands, David, you can start collecting information, if necessary, let's fight a land lawsuit with the British government
" "Ah! Taking back these lands from the British government, I am afraid it will be difficult, and the possibility is very small!
David exclaimed, then shook his head.
Xiao Ran didn't care at all, and said with a sneer:
"I know it's very difficult to get back these lands, but this thing must be done" "
The British can't occupy my land for nothing!" Where in the world is there such a cheap good thing!
"Even if I can't get these lands back in the end, I will have to pay a heavy price for the British
" "For example, the countless Chinese antique works in the British Museum, I have coveted for a long time!"
"Ugh!"
David exclaimed again and was directly stunned.
In a moment, it dawned on him.
Xiao Ran wanted those lands to be fake, and his real target was actually the massive amount of Chinese antique art in the British Museum!
Thinking about this, David couldn't help but laugh.
"It's so ruthless! It seems that the British government and the royal family will inevitably suffer a big loss this time!
After secretly sighing, David suddenly changed his tone.
"Sean, do you want to tell the City of Boston about these things? After all, they have three percent of the rights"
Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Ran immediately nodded.
"Of course, tell the Boston city government that this is only good, there is no harm, and it is likely to receive unexpected surprises
" "When Bostonians find out that it is almost impossible for me to recover these lands, they may accept my first conditions
" "That is, accept 50 million US dollars and sell me a thirty percent interest, in that case, these lands will have nothing to do with them at all"
David's eyes lit up sharply, and then he nodded vigorously.
Next, they went on to discuss the land a little bit.
After chatting for a while, David talked about another thing.
"Sean, I just got a call from that guy from Turner, those guys are now in Southeast Asia
" "These days they have been tracking down the way of those smuggling antique cultural relics before, and they have found a lot of things
" Hearing this, Xiao Ran's eyes suddenly lit up, and then said with a smile:
"These CIA guys, it seems that their ability is not good, so soon they found out
" "There will be brave men under the heavy reward!" Let's talk about it, what did those guys find,"
David nodded and continued to introduce the situation.
"They found out that the person who smuggled that batch of Chinese antique relics and works of art to New York was a Hong Kong antique dealer
" "Behind that guy, there is a huge antiques smuggling gang with members all over East Asia and Southeast Asia
" "In Chinese mainland, there are also many members of that gang, many of them are tomb robbery gangs, and many ancient tombs have been excavated
" "According to reliable information, this gang has a lot of top antique artworks in its hands, It's no worse than the ones found last time in New York
" "Turner, they can't enter the Chinese mainland, they can't track down those grave robbers, but they can lock the identities of those guys,......"
Next, David detailed the message he received.
The team of CIA agents led by Turner has now bitten the antiques smuggling ring.
As long as Xiao Ran gave an order, they would immediately take action to kill those cultural relics smugglers.
However, Xiao Ran had other ideas.
In fact, he didn't dare to use those guys to kill people and cross goods, which was tantamount to sending a fatal handle to the CIA.
After a while, David had finished introducing the situation.
Xiao Ran pondered for a moment, and then said in a low voice:
"David, you sort out all the information collected by Turner and them, and turn it over to me
" "How to clean up that antiques smuggling gang, I have my own countermeasures, but you must not use Turner them!"
"You tell Turner that when the dust settles on this, they will receive a high reward of $20 million
" David immediately nodded and replied:
"Okay, Sean, I will take care of these things
" "Don't worry, I will make sure that everything is legal and will not cause any trouble"
After that, they discussed for a while.
After the discussion, David took his leave and went back to his guest room.