The next day, morning.
Near nine o'clock, Xiao Ran walked out of the Plaza Hotel with Elaine, David and the others.
This time Swift also came out, preparing to go to Wall Street with them.
For her, this was an opportunity to meet the top investment bankers on Wall Street, and she couldn't miss it.
For Xiao Ran, bringing Swifty along with him will undoubtedly attract the maximum amount of people's attention.
Drawing everyone's attention to himself was exactly the purpose of his high-profile trip today.
When they came out of the hotel, the motorcade had arrived in advance and parked end to end at the entrance of the hotel.
As soon as they saw them, many media reporters guarding the door of the hotel immediately rushed over.
As a result, he was stopped by the well-prepared security personnel. He could only stand outside the cordon and shout questions at the top of his lungs.
"Good morning, Mr. Sean, I am a reporter from Columbia TV. I heard that you discovered the triptych of "Dante's Ark" by the romantic master Delacroix in Manhattan yesterday. Can you introduce the situation?"
"In addition to the "Dante's Ark" triptych, it is said that you also discovered several top-notch pop art works, including two "Marilyn Monroe" paintings by Andy Warhol."
"Excuse me, what do you plan to do with these top-notch works of art? Are you going to collect them yourself or auction them to the public? Can you explain them?"
a Colombian TV reporter in his thirties asked loudly.
Before he finished speaking, a beautiful reporter started asking questions.
"Good morning, Mr. Shawn. I'm Annie, a reporter for the New York Times."
"We have received reliable information that you are planning to trade the triptych of "Dante's Ark" with some cultural and museum institutions."
"There is also news that you are planning to sell four pieces of pop art to a top collector. Is this true?"
Upon hearing the question, Xiao Ran immediately stopped and turned to look at the media reporters standing on one side of the door.
He glanced at those guys, then smiled and said loudly:
"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, friends from the media, nice to see you all here."
"You are very well-informed. Most of the questions you just raised are true. I did discover a batch of top-notch works of art yesterday."
"I have a clear plan to deal with those top-level works of art, and now I am going to get rid of some of them."
"As for the relevant details, we cannot disclose them for the time being. What I can tell you is that these top-notch works of art will remain in the United States."
At this point, his tone suddenly changed.
"Okay, that's it for answering the questions. I wish you all have a good day."
"Taylor Swift is here. I know that everyone wants to interview this superstar more."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and gestured to Swift behind him.
Before anyone could react, he had already pulled Elaine into the President No. 1 bulletproof SUV.
Looking at Swifty again, she froze in place with a sound, her face full of astonishment.
Fortunately, she reacted quickly and woke up instantly.
Then he posed in a few poses and asked the media reporters who were also astonished to take photos. His movements were smooth and very skillful.
Seeing her like this, Yi Lian and Fang Yufei, who got into the car, giggled non-stop.
"My dear, you are so bad. I will definitely not be able to forgive you later."
Elaine said with a sweet smile.
Everything was as she expected.
After interacting with media reporters, Swift got into the extended bulletproof Escalade.
As soon as the car door closed, the superstar actress rushed over and punched Xiao Ran several times.
"Sean, you are a bastard. You are so bad. You actually plotted against me again."
Xiao Ran said jokingly while hiding:
"What a great exposure opportunity! How can you say it's a calculation? You should be thanking me!"
"As expected, those beautiful POSes you just posted will soon appear on the entertainment headlines."
"Hahaha"
Both Elaine and Fang Yufei laughed.
While joking and joking, the convoy of four bulletproof SUVs left the Plaza Hotel with a bang.
Then drive along Fifth Avenue and head straight to Lower Manhattan.
At this moment, a medium-sized helicopter suddenly flew up from the roof of the Plaza Hotel and roared over the convoy.
The media reporters who were guarding the door of the hotel drove up to follow him.
Of course, it also includes those guys who are staring at Xiao Ran, such as FBI agents.
Look at the helicopters whizzing and circling in mid-air, and the large number of cars following behind.
Sitting in the bulletproof Escalade, Swift couldn't help but be speechless and dumbfounded.
"Sean, do you always have such a big scene every time you go out?"
"Is it too exaggerated? When the President of the United States travels, the scene is nothing more than this, right?"
When she said this, Swift's eyes were filled with shock and a hint of admiration.
Although she is one of the hottest superstars at the moment, her travels are not so big.
What's more, she knows it.
Seated in several bulletproof SUVs and the medium-sized helicopter in the sky were all heavily armed personal bodyguards, each holding an assault rifle.
Such a security team is by no means comparable to the personal bodyguards of himself and other celebrities.
To put it bluntly, compared to these loaded and armed guys, my bodyguards are simply weak!
Another point is that she basically witnessed with her own eyes how Xiao Ran became rich like a rocket.
That is definitely a miracle that can completely subvert people's three views and all cognitions!
Facing such a magical person, who can not feel shocked and admired?
Xiao Ran looked at Swifty, then smiled and said:
"I don't do this every time I travel. Today is a special situation, so I am extremely cautious."
"I'm still frightened by what happened before, and I have to be on guard! Be careful and sail the boat for thousands of years."
Before they finished speaking, the three beauties all thought of the bloody fight that took place on 23rd Street, and everyone shuddered.
As he spoke, the convoy had already gone away.
Nearly a week has passed since the last Black Lives Matter march.
The ravaged Fifth Avenue is still devastated, with signs of beatings, smashing, looting and burning everywhere.
Many luxury stores that were looted by the demonstrators have not yet resumed business and their doors are always closed.
Many of these stores have gone one step further and installed more and thicker boards on their doors and windows.
But everyone knows that wooden boards can only stop one or two people who are robbing people here and there, but they cannot stop the roaring army of zero-dollar buyers at all.
Even so, many businesses are still flocking to it, even if they want some psychological comfort.
As the motorcade passed through Rockefeller Center Plaza, it encountered a crowd of protestors again.
It’s just that the scale of this protest was relatively small, the number of people was not large, and the participants were all white.
The demonstration slogans they issued were very clear in their direction.
“White lives matter!”
“Police lives matter!”
Obviously, this is a demonstration against the Black Lives Matter movement, but the scale has not yet increased.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Ran and the others shook their heads, but didn't say anything more.
In a short time, the motorcade successfully arrived at the headquarters of Goldman Sachs Bank on Wall Street.
About twenty minutes later, Xiao Ran and the others walked into a medium-sized conference room at the top of the building with four pieces of pop art.
As soon as he walked in, Xiao Ran saw seven or eight familiar or unfamiliar guys.
Among these people were Griffin and his lawyer, Steve, and several others whom he did not know.
This was also the first time Steve had met, but Xiao Ran knew this guy quite well.
This guy is the king of Wall Street hedge funds and a famous top collector.
As an international student studying economics and a professional treasure hunter, it was difficult for Xiao Ran not to recognize him!
Seeing Xiao Ran and the others, Griffin and Steve immediately came up to them.
Others in the conference room looked at Xiao Ran curiously and at the four painting bags they were carrying.
Seeing Elaine and the three of them, these guys' eyes suddenly lit up and they were all shocked.
When they saw these three charming beauties surrounding Xiao Ran, with him as the center, they were all jealous with envy.
"What an extremely lucky guy. He has both money and beautiful women!"
While they were talking, Griffin and the others were approaching.
"Good morning, Sean, congratulations on discovering so many more top-notch works of art."
"You are so lucky, you are enviable, even jealous!"
Griffin smiled and said hello, his eyes full of envy.
Xiao Ran took a step forward, bumped elbows with this guy, and said politely:
"Good morning Griffin, nice to see you again"
“It was only by chance that I discovered these top-notch works of art.”
After a few polite words, both parties introduced the people around them to each other.
In addition to Steve, there were also Steve’s lawyers and several top pop art appraisal experts in the conference room.
In addition, a vice president from Goldman Sachs Bank was also present.
Griffin and Steve are both top hedge fund tycoons on Wall Street, each holding hundreds of billions or even hundreds of billions of capital.
In particular, Steve's SAC Capital's scale is even more astonishing, and its return rate is the highest on Wall Street.
As early as many years ago, SAC's daily trading volume accounted for more than 2% of the total trading volume of the entire New York stock market.
As for Xiao Ran, who has recently risen to prominence, his net worth is soaring like a rocket.
Goldman Sachs naturally attaches great importance to such a meeting and transaction among the super rich.
After getting to know each other, the two parties sat down on both sides of the conference table and started talking.
As soon as he sat down, Griffin began to introduce the situation.
"Sean, that guy Brown is our friend. We have a good relationship and have many business contacts."
"More importantly, we have a common interest, which is to collect works of pop art masters."
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, but secretly complained.
"Is that your common interest? Stop talking nonsense!"
"It's just you guys who are unprofitable and can't afford to be early, so you are working together to hype Pop Art and Abstract Expressionism."
While secretly complaining, Xiao Ran was also looking through the environment to ensure safety.
In the blink of an eye, his sight had penetrated into a luxurious office not far away.
There was no one in the office, but the computer was on and there were several documents on the desk.
The moment he saw those documents, Xiao Ran couldn't help but pause.
Then, his eyes suddenly lit up.
