Resource Tycoon Reborn

"What?" Fang Mingyuan immediately sat up straight. As a Chinese, and a half-otaku angry young man in his previous life, he would naturally not forget the twelve buildings in front of the Haiyan Hall of the Western-style Building in Yuanmingyuan that caused a lot of commotion in China.

The auction event of the rabbit head and rat head bronze statues among the zodiac bronze statues!

The twelve zodiac bronze statues were designed and made for Emperor Kangxi by Chinese craftsmen during the Qing Dynasty under the guidance of French Catholic missionaries. Later, when the British and French forces invaded the Old Summer Palace, the animals were sawn off by British and French soldiers.

At the beginning, the Haiyan Hall of the Western-style Building was also burned down. However, from the copper engravings drawn by missionaries that were handed down later, people can clearly see that the bronze statues of the twelve zodiac animals with human bodies and animal heads are lined up left and right, each

Six, representing the twelve hours of the day and night respectively. At every hour, the bronze statue of the zodiac sign representing this hour will automatically spit out fountain water from its mouth, and at noon, the twelve bronze statues will spray spring water from their mouths at the same time. You can

It is said to be a water-powered clock that combined Eastern and Western culture at that time.

Some of these beautifully crafted animal heads with important historical value were later purchased by Hong Kong collectors at the Hong Kong auction market and donated to domestic museums. Rabbit heads and rat heads were also sold at Christie's auction in France.

Apart from being auctioned for 14 million euros, the whereabouts of five bronze statues including a dragon head, a snake head, a sheep head, a chicken head, and a dog head have remained unknown.

This incident caused a sensation in China at the time and was a pain in the hearts of countless people!

So when Fang Mingyuan heard that Aso Xiangyue said that the Roberton family was going to give him a pair of bronze statues of dragon heads and snake heads, his first reaction was, could it be that the bronze statues of dragon heads and snake heads that had been missing in the previous life were...

Is it in the hands of the Roberton family?

This is not entirely impossible. Nikolaski had just talked to Fang Mingyuan about the Roberton family. The Roberton family had existed since the Bourbon dynasty. At that time, it also had an influence that cannot be underestimated in the French political arena.

Although it was later said that there was some decline in politics, the family fortune was preserved. This laid the foundation for their family today!

Most of these nobles in France like to collect antiques, and antiques from China are undoubtedly the best in the collection world. Therefore, the bronze statues of dragon heads and snake heads were collected by the Roberton family, and not all of them were collected.

Impossible!

Fang Mingyuan took the call, cleared his throat slightly, and then said in English: "Mr. Roberton. I am Fang Mingyuan!"

A rich man's voice came from the mobile phone: "Mr. Fang, I am Cannesno Roberton. I believe Mr. Nikolasky, the president of ALROSA Russia, must have mentioned me to you! First of all, I want to

I would like to apologize to you for the inappropriate remarks made by my nephew Louis Roberton to Ms. Aso and Ms. Lin! In order to express our apology, I, the Roberton family, are willing to donate two collections of the family - dragon heads from your country

The bronze statue and the bronze snake head statue are given to the two ladies as an apology! I hope Mr. Fang can calm down your anger! I wonder what Mr. Fang’s intention is?”

Only then did Fang Mingyuan learn that the chairman of Raymond Film Company was originally named Louis Roberton.

Fang Mingyuan was silent for a long time, and then said: "Mr. Roberton, since you have admitted it. These two collections come from our country, but you want to use them to appease our anger. Isn't it a joke?"

The man on the other side of the phone seemed to have expected that Fang Mingyuan would say this. So he continued: "First of all, these two collections were not brought out from your country by my Roberton family, but bought by our ancestors from the British.

!If Mr. Fang doesn’t believe it, I still have the original documents from that time in my hand, which can prove that the ancestors of my Roberton family obtained these things through legal means. Secondly, if Mr. Fang thinks this is not good, I

You can also use the collection of British or French cultural relics that are basically equivalent to their value, or even higher, to apologize to the two ladies. Mr. Fang can rest assured that the provenance of these collections of cultural relics can withstand the test, and they are all owned by Robert Long.

The family’s legal property! I wonder if Mr. Fang is satisfied?”

Fang Mingyuan was speechless for a moment. This Cannesno Roberton was really an extraordinary person. With a simple sentence, he blocked his vital point! Their value is basically the same, even if it is higher in France

Or the collection of British cultural relics, you can’t ask for it yourself! Cultural relics are like jewelry and jade. In fact, it is difficult to say how much it is worth?

Are Zhang Daqian's paintings good? Are Xu Beihong's horses good? But no matter how good the painting falls into the hands of a collector who likes to collect bronzes, he will definitely exchange the paintings for the bronzes he likes without hesitation. If Fang Mingyuan collects

After buying this collection of French or British cultural relics, even if their value is higher than the dragon head and snake head bronze statues, I may not be able to exchange these two national treasures back!

"Mr. Fang, Louis has indeed offended you this time, and this is the punishment he deserves! But for such a thing, to completely block Ramon Film Company, it will also have a negative impact on the reputation of Mr. Fang and your Hong Kong Kumho Film Group

Impact, isn't it? I really appreciate the old saying in your country, kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred of your own. Mr. Fang, don't you think it is very suitable for this situation?" Cannavis Rowe

Bellon chuckled and said, "There is no enmity between our Roberton family and your family. I really hope to become friends with Mr. Fang! Isn't there an old saying in your country, many friends, many paths!"

"

"Hmph! When a friend comes, there is good wine, when a jackal comes, there is a shotgun!" Fang Mingyuan said angrily, this Cannavis Roberton is actually a China expert! Fang Mingyuan felt that the person on the other end of the phone was not a person at all, but a

An old fox with several tails wagging!

"I believe that one day, Mr. Fang will have the opportunity to have a drink with me. I have several bottles of Romanée-Conti that have been preserved for many years. They are expensive and unavailable on the market. I believe that Mr. Fang, you will definitely be interested in it!" Cannaway!

S. Robertron said with a smile, "Last time, when the last president of France came to my family, I didn't even take out anything to share with him!"

"What an old fox!" Fang Mingyuan cursed in his heart. This Roberto is much more difficult to deal with than Louis Roberto! Inadvertently, he gives people a very friendly and respectable feeling.

"Rong Rong, please let everyone know about the ban on Raymond Film Company!" Fang Mingyuan covered the phone's microphone and said softly.

Lin Rong nodded, asked Chen Zhong to park on the side of the road, got out of the car and went to make a phone call.

"Mr. Roberton, I have to admit that you are a very good lobbyist!" Fang Mingyuan said.

"Thank you! It's an honor for me to get such a comment from the famous 'Fang'!" Cannavis Roberton chuckled, "However, I have to admit that Mr. Fang, you are the best choice for me.

He is the most outstanding young man among all the young people who know him. There is no equal!" The principle of everyone carrying the sedan chair is true for everyone.

"But, first of all, I want to emphasize that Raymond Film Company, for our Hong Kong Kumho Film Group Company, is not an opponent that kills one thousand enemies and loses eight hundred! Maybe we will be affected by it, but these effects

The negative impact on us is far below your estimate, Mr. Roberton!" Fang Mingyuan raised his voice.

Canavis Roberton was silent for a moment before saying: "Yes, I admit that by saying this, I do praise Ramon Film Company! It is not a rival on the same level as the Hong Kong Kumho Film Group Company controlled by Mr. Fang

!" Fang Mingyuan was even more wary of this old fox. Those who can fully understand the gap between themselves and their opponents, and can admit it frankly, are the most difficult people to deal with! A simple admission can be enough.

Fang Mingyuan was unable to continue with many of his subsequent words. Otherwise, he would appear to be too petty!

"Okay, for your sake, Mr. Roberton, I won't pursue this matter anymore! But!" Fang Mingyuan raised his voice and said, "It's not difficult for me to feel sorry for him. Louis Roberton must be exposed in the Russian media.

I publicly apologize to the two ladies, but I don’t need to mention the specific content!”

"Okay! There's no problem with that!" Cannavis Robertlon said simply and authentically. He also understood that today's matter was in a public place after all. Although there were not many people present at the time, there were a few. And it was a good thing.

If you don't go out, bad things will spread thousands of miles. Now, I don't know how many people in the upper class of Russia already know, and they also know that Fang Mingyuan announced at that time that he would ban Raymond Film Company. If Louis Roberton did not apologize publicly, and this matter

If nothing is done, Fang Mingyuan will naturally not allow his family's reputation to be ruined. Fang Mingyuan announced the specific reasons for his apology without request, which is already a great deal of face.

"Second question, are the bronze statues of dragon heads and snake heads that you mentioned are the animal heads of the twelve zodiac bronze statues in the Old Summer Palace? If so, who can prove it?" Fang Mingyuan asked.

The other end of the phone was silent for a long time, and then Canavis Roberton said: "It seems that Mr. Fang is also very discerning about your country's antique collection, and he actually guessed at once that these are cultural relics that were leaked from your country's Old Summer Palace!

The ancestors of my Roberton family left records when they acquired these two cultural relics. The British people who sold them mentioned that these two cultural relics were brought home by their ancestors from the Old Summer Palace in your country! Moreover, I

You can invite Mr. Gomes, a well-known cultural relic expert in our country who has always been very friendly to your country, to issue an appraisal report. Mr. Fang, do you think this is a good idea?"

"Mr. Gomes? The person in charge of the European Association for the Protection of Chinese Art?" Fang Mingyuan couldn't help blurting out.

"Head of the European Association for the Protection of Chinese Art? No, no, no, I have not heard that Mr. Gomes has held such a position!" Cannavis Roberton on the other end of the phone hesitated. (To be continued)

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