area51novel Chapter 260
Chapter 260
Seeing each other come in, Xiao Ran and David immediately greeted them.
After the meeting, the three parties made their own introductions and got to know each other.
From the Rockefeller Family Foundation, there are three people in total.
Two of them, surnamed Rockefeller, are family members, and the other is a top art dealer serving the foundation.
Without exception, all three guys were white men.
The two guys surnamed Rockefeller, both around fifty years old, looked nothing special, but vaguely gave people a sense of alienation.
This sense of alienation is special and only appears in people who have been in high positions for a long time.
In the United States, the Rockefellers are one of several families standing at the top of the pyramid.
It can even be said that the United States is under the control of these families.
The New York Philharmonic came with a total of four people, both young and old.
These include the orchestra leader, principal violinist, and an art dealer.
The fourth person is violinist David Gretel, who played Paganini in the movie.
It was a Paganini biopic, The Devil Player.
All the violin performances in the movie are played by David Gretel himself, which is very exciting.
And the chief violinist is a violinist from China, or a native of Beijing.
After a few polite words, Xiao Ran took these visitors into the living room and sat down on the sofa.
Later, he introduced Elaine and Mildew.
Elaine and Fang Yufei's performance was normal, no different from when they saw other people.
As a superstar, Mildew behaved and even a little restrained when facing the two members of the Rockefeller family.
And when he saw David Gretel, his eyes were starry.
But that's normal.
This violin prince, who is already known as a legend, is too handsome and has a melancholy and charming temperament.
Playing the violin again, which is definitely fatal attraction for moldy who plays music!
After everyone sat down on the sofa, Elaine immediately brought up a few cups of freshly brewed coffee.
Next, everyone drank coffee while talking about business.
"Mr. Sean, our Philharmonic Orchestra
is in Lincoln Center, that's our station and performance venue" "But we never expected that in a small auction house near Lincoln Center, there were actually a few violins of the talented player Paganini
" "Those guys in the Art Space Auction House have never approached anyone in our orchestra to sell these violins to them, this is not normal!"
The director of the Philharmonic Orchestra said with emotion, his eyes full of regret.
Can you not feel sorry!
Paganini's three violins used to be close to his orchestra.
They didn't know anything and missed the best opportunity to get these priceless treasures.
After receiving the news today, everyone in the New York Philharmonic Orchestra beat their chests with regret.
Xiao Ran looked at the other party, and then said with a smile:
"Mr. Captain, there is actually a reason for this situation, the art space auction house is a group of scammers
" "They live by defrauding collectors of appraisal fees and publicity fees, and they don't know how to identify antique
violins" "After receiving those violins, they threw them into the warehouse, not even looking at a glance, let alone spending money to find experts for appraisal
" "In this case, Even if you are close, you will not be able to find those precious violins, but fortunately I found them and saved them"
Speaking of this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but show a bit of pride.
The Philharmonic and the guys at the Rockefeller Family Foundation were red with envy.
And what about them.
Of all those who heard this, which one did not have red eyes with envy?
The director of the Philharmonic Orchestra nodded gently, and then sent a few more words of emotion.
"These priceless treasures were fortunately discovered by you, otherwise they are likely to be destroyed in the hands of those dead liars, which would be a pity!"
Hearing this, everyone else at the scene nodded, rejoicing.
After a pause, the head of the Philharmonic Orchestra continued:
"As soon as we received the news, we rushed to the art space auction house, and you had already left
", "Then we inquired from many sources and learned that you stayed at the Plaza Hotel, so we came here and waited for you here
" "If you can, can you let us enjoy that group of violins, it is priceless to all musicians"
Xiao Ran smiled and shook his head.
"Mr. Leader, I'm afraid not today, I have stored that group of antique violins in the bank vault
" "In two days, I will hire a few top appraisal experts to identify that group of violins, then you can come and enjoy it
" The head of the Philharmonic Orchestra paused for a moment, then nodded and said:
"That's fine, we can wait a few more days, but these days must be difficult"
If those violins are indeed the aeolians of Master Paganini, we are willing to fund and acquire them as an orchestra collection, and we will also use them for performance in the future."
It's just that one of them speaks Mandarin and the other speaks English, and it doesn't conflict when they listen to it.
The two apparently knew that they could not afford to buy a Stradivarius violin on their own means.
They had to settle back and try to buy the Guarneri violin.
Xiao Ran looked at them, and then said:
"I have my own considerations for how to deal with those precious violins, and you will know the answer later"
Hearing this, the two could only nod.
Immediately afterwards, representatives of the Rockefeller Family Foundation also explained their intentions.
"Mr. Sean, our Rockefeller Family Foundation intends to acquire the three violins of Master Paganini as the Foundation's collection
" "There are also those violins and cellos, if they are identified as masterpieces, they are the aegean of a certain master, we can also buy them at a high price"
Xiao Ran looked at these guys, pretending to think about it, and then gave the answer.
"Gentlemen, I understand your mood of wanting to acquire those priceless treasures, who doesn't want to own a Stradivarius violin, let alone Master Paganini's Aegean
" "However, I can't agree to your request, because I promised Bonhams Auction House before that I will give them that group of violins for public auction, it's not good to break your word
" "You can wait, after the auction starts, fair competition at the auction site, the highest price wins, This way everyone has a chance
" "In fact, besides you, many people are also contacting me to buy that set of violins, and in view of this, I think a public auction is more appropriate"
The words fell, and the people on both sides of the Philharmonic and the Rockefeller Family Foundation fell silent.
Especially several people in the Philharmonic Orchestra looked a little disappointed and regretful.
They understood that the strength of the orchestra was limited, and if they could not buy those violins privately, it would be completely out of play.
At the auction, how could they be the opponents of these giant crocodiles of the Rockefeller Family Foundation, without even the slightest chance.
In contrast, representatives of the Rockefeller Family Foundation are much more relaxed.
As long as it is a public auction, what else does the Rockefeller Family Foundation have to worry about?
For them, money is just a string of numbers on a bank account number!
What's more, this is New York, the lair of the Rockefeller family!
In New York, the Rockefellers made demands, including complete control of the auction.
If you do that, it may not look good on face, but who cares?
After a little thought, the representative of the Rockefeller family took the lead in responding.
"It's better to have a public auction, it's fairer, everyone competes fairly at the auction, and the highest price wins,"
the Philharmonic guys rolled their eyes at the end.
Fair play? Is this really fair?
How much wealth and power does the Rockefeller family hold, and how much money do others have in their pockets?
It's like a duel between a baby and a giant, and there is a little suspense!
Although they secretly complained, several people in the Philharmonic Orchestra kept silent and remained silent.
The Rockefeller Family Foundation is one of the biggest financiers of the New York Philharmonic, where dare they offend!
Another point is that if Paganini's three violins fall into the hands of the Rockefeller Family Foundation, the Philharmonic will also have access.
When they come across some heavyweight performances, they can also borrow them to play.
Because of this, several people in the Philharmonic did not raise any objections.
Of course, opposition is also useless, it will only offend people!
After a chat about the auction of three violins, the representative of the Rockefeller Family Foundation changed the subject.
"Sean, I heard that you also found a Picasso pastoral painting, I wonder if you plan to sell it?"
"If it is sold, we intend to acquire it, and we will display the painting in MOMA
in the future" "We all know about your past major discoveries, if you have similar discoveries in the future, you can contact us
" "The Rockefeller Family Foundation has been committed to collecting all kinds of fine art, in this regard, we can cooperate"
There is no doubt that this is the answer Xiao Ran wants to hear the most.
Establishing business contacts with the Rockefeller family can help him block a lot of trouble.
Compared with the large amount of wealth he earned, this is the benefit that he values the most.
After a moment's thought, he nodded slightly.
"I am very happy to cooperate with the Rockefeller Family Foundation, I believe it is a win-win result
" "As for the Picasso pastoral painting, I have other arrangements and cannot transfer it to you"
Several guys from the Rockefeller family paused in unison, then nodded again and did not ask any more questions.
Five or six minutes later, the talks were over.
Next, we talked about some other topics.
Mildew and Elaine also took the opportunity to come forward and chat with David Gretel and the Chinese principal violinist, and took a photo.
After a short chat, representatives of the Philharmonic and the Rockefeller Family Foundation took their leave and left the presidential suite.