Treasure Hunt all over the World

At the end of the Christmas vacation, Matthew and the others returned to Boston on the Airbus H155, and everything was back on track.

On the first day after the holiday, Ye Tian went to the underground vault of the headquarters of MG Chase Bank, brought out two top famous paintings by Willem de Kooning and Andrew Wise, and brought them to Sotheby's auction house.

He came to Sotheby's with him, in addition to Matisse, who was in charge of security, and David and Anderson.

Those who received them were Robinson Robinson, director of Sotheby's American Contemporary Art Department, and several famous art appraisal experts.

After entering the conference room and chatting for a few words, everyone quickly got to the topic.

"Robinson, you can start the appraisal. This "Name Written on Water" by Willem de Kooning was created in 1975, when he was 70 years old.

At that time, Willem de Kooning changed his artistic style again and began to create a series of abstract landscape paintings with a wide painting knife. This is one of them, which has extraordinary artistic value.

Andrew Wise's "Man in the Rye Field" is a masterpiece of neo-realism. It was created in the 1960s and is his peak work. It is very valuable! "

Ye Tian raised his hand to gesture to the two top famous paintings placed in the conference room, and briefly introduced the situation of these two famous paintings.

"Okay, Steven, let's start the appraisal now. These two paintings are really beautiful, worthy of being called masterpieces. You are such a super lucky guy! It can make people crazy with envy!"

Robinson nodded excitedly and replied, his eyes were fixed on the two famous paintings, which were very bright and radiant!

Afterwards, several art appraisal experts who had already been impatient immediately gathered around and started the appraisal work with magnifying glass and other tools.

Everyone is very excited, eyes full of mania!

Their performance is easy to understand. Willem de Kooning and Andrew Wise are extremely important in the history of American art. They are undoubtedly great artists. Can you not be excited?

Identification begins immediately.

As for the authenticity of these two top famous paintings, Ye Tian knew better than anyone else, so he didn't have any worries at all.

While Robinson and the others were nervous about appraising, he sipped the coffee and chatted with Matisse and the others in a relaxed manner, looking confident!

David and Anderson, who were sitting next to him, began to review the entrusted auction contract, very seriously!

Although we have cooperated with Sotheby's auction house many times without any problems, but when it is time to be cautious, we still can't be sloppy in the slightest!

Ten minutes later, the appraisal result came out.

Everything was as Ye Tian expected, without the slightest deviation.

"Gentlemen, after our careful identification, these two top-level famous paintings are undoubtedly genuine, and they are from the hands of two masters of art, Willem de Kooning and Andrew Wyss respectively!

These two famous paintings are indeed the peak works of two masters of art. They are well preserved and have extraordinary artistic value. The market value is quite high, and they are well-deserved top works of art..."

A well-known art appraisal expert read out the appraisal conclusion aloud, his voice trembling with excitement.

As soon as the voice fell, Robinson cheered excitedly.

"It's great! With these two top-notch famous paintings, this new year's special auction of American contemporary art will definitely cause a sensation in the entire field of antique art collections! It will attract countless attention!"

Hearing these words, everyone in the conference room nodded in sympathy and agreed with him very much.

The next thing is simple. For both parties, signing the entrusted auction contract is a matter of familiarity, and it will be completed quickly.

In this entrusted auction contract, in addition to the standard terms, it also clarifies the auction reserve price of these two top famous paintings, which is the current market price!

This was specifically requested by Ye Tian. Although this time it was to support Sotheby's out of righteousness and support their New Year's special filming, there was no shortage of benefits that should be had!

As for the date of transfer of the auction proceeds, the contract did not specifically specify it, this is a matter of tacit understanding.

Not suitable for writing in the contract!

After signing the contract, Ye Tian and the others stood up, ready to leave Sotheby's.

"Robinson, happy cooperation, I wish you a smooth New Year shoot!"

“Thank you, Steven, you have been such a great help, nice working with us!”

Robinson and Ye Tian shook hands, expressing their gratitude sincerely.

Afterwards, Ye Tian and the others left Sotheby's and returned to their own company, while David and Anderson returned to the law firm.

Just when they signed the consignment auction contract with Sotheby's, Boston, two to three hundred kilometers away, was also holding a grand press conference!

The place where the press conference was held was the lobby on the first floor of the FBI Boston branch building.

Christmas is over, and those guys involved with the Thompson Art Crime Group spent this wonderful holiday with their families!

After humanitarian care is over, it's time to close the net!

The next Christmas for these guys should only be spent in prison.

The person hosting the press conference was, of course, Joey, the head of the FBI Art Crime Unit.

When Joey stood on the stage and said "Ladies and gentlemen, good morning..." to dozens of reporters, a tsunami that swept the entire field of antique art collections finally ushered in The climax!

As for Ye Tian and the Fearless Exploration Company in New York, they were inevitably affected by this tsunami, and they were on the cusp of the storm, which was extremely eye-catching!

At noon, when Ye Tian and Betty returned to the company after having lunch in Chinatown, they immediately felt the tremendous power of the tsunami!

As soon as they got out of the car, they saw the situation at the entrance of Rockefeller Center at a glance.

At least hundreds of media reporters and news interview vehicles gathered there. There were so many people that they almost squeezed into the ice rink!

Each of these guys is extremely excited and high-spirited, standing guard at the gate of the building against the biting cold wind, just waiting for the target person to appear, it can be said to be very dedicated!

When Ye Tian and Betty got out of the car, they were almost spotted by these guys!

Immediately afterwards, as if they heard the starting gun of the Olympic 100-meter final, these guys rushed over like a tide, one by one at a very fast speed!

In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian, ​​Betty, and Mathis were surrounded by these media reporters, and nothing could get out of them!

The next moment, countless questions immediately bombarded Ye Tian's ears.

"Steven, I'm a reporter from CBS TV. Let me tell you about the international art thieves in Boston. How did you find out about those guys? Everyone is very concerned about this matter!"

"Good afternoon, Steven, I'm a reporter from The New York Times. Everyone knows that you are a professional treasure hunter. Can you announce the results of your treasure hunt?"

"Steven, I'm a reporter from The Washington Post. How did you target the suspect? That's a highly respected Episcopal priest! Who would have thought that he would be a top art thief!"

While the reporters asked questions quickly, they all extended their microphones towards Ye Tian. Everyone was extremely excited, with crazy colors flashing in their eyes!

For them, the news that broke out today is too shocking and interesting!

Don't even think about it, in the next few days, this shocking case will definitely occupy the headlines of all news media in the United States.

As one of the core figures in this case, Steven is naturally the focus of everyone's attention.

If I can dig out unknown heavy news from him, will the headlines still be a problem? Absolutely hold it in your hands and don't run away!

It is precisely because of this that these media reporters are so crazy and so desperate!

Even those intellectual and beautiful female reporters, who didn't know men at all at this time, erupted with astonishing fighting power, and moved forward bravely one by one!

Fortunately, Matisse stood in front of him, and Ye Tian had a bad reputation, so these media reporters didn't put the microphone on Ye Tian's face, and didn't rush into his arms directly!

Faced with so many influx of questions, Ye Tian didn't know what to answer for a while, so he could only look helplessly at the reporters in front of him.

After a short pause, he stretched out his hands and pressed down, and said loudly at the same time:

"Good afternoon, friends from the press, everyone has worked hard! Thank you for your attention, yes, we were indeed the first to discover the international art crime group in Boston.

But I am very sorry, many of these details are still in a state of confidentiality for the time being, and I cannot tell you. If you want to know more details, just pay attention to the information disclosed by the FBI!

As the department in charge of art crimes, their news is the most authoritative and reliable! In addition, you can also pay attention to the special report broadcast on NBC TV tonight.

For this treasure hunt, NBC TV sent a special report team to follow up and report the whole process. From their special report, I believe you can find the answer you want!

Well, there is only so much I can say now. Whether other information can be disclosed, I still need to communicate with the FBI. Everyone can leave. I wish everyone a Merry Christmas! "

After finishing speaking, he held Betty's hand, followed Matisse who cleared the way, squeezed out from the circle of reporters, and walked quickly into the Rockefeller Center!

Seeing their disappearance, many reporters gathered at the entrance of the building couldn't help sighing in unison, each voice full of regret.

"Hey--!"

After sighing, there was a heated discussion at the scene.

"I'm sure that this guy, Steven, has made a fortune again and got a lot of top-level antique works of art! He definitely made a lot of money!"

"You don't need to ask? Haven't you heard the rumors on the streets of Manhattan in the past two days? This guy gave out tens of millions of dollars in bonuses to the company's employees at the company's Christmas dinner. He is extremely generous!"

"I thought the rumors were false before! But now, it seems that this is probably true! There are tens of millions of dollars in rewards, and that is just a company with dozens of people! This is simply crazy!"

While the reporters were discussing, Ye Tianzheng and Betty in the elevator chatted in a low voice.

"In the next few days, no matter where we go, we will probably be chased and intercepted by a large number of media reporters. It seems that New York can't stay, let's go to Lexington!

It should be relatively quiet there, and I haven't seen Jueying for a long time, I kind of miss that little guy, so I just took this opportunity to take a look at it, let's relax a little bit."

"It's great! I miss Jue Ying very much too, I've wanted to see that little guy for a long time!"

Betty responded excitedly, smiling brilliantly!

"Ding!"

A pleasant bell rang, and the elevator reached the company floor.