Xiao Ran admired and displayed the set of Kangxi's colorful Twelve Flower Cups one by one, and then reluctantly put them back into the golden nanmu box.
He had no doubts about the authenticity of this set of Kangxi's set of colorful twelve-flower cups.
Many appraisal experts and collectors in China are unable to give a completely certain appraisal conclusion.
The reason is the same as before. The appraisal of porcelain, calligraphy and painting antiques still needs to be done personally to get the most accurate results.
Even so, all the appraisal experts who participated in the appraisal unanimously agreed to win this set of Kangxi Twelve Flower Cups.
Xiao Ran would naturally not be polite.
After putting away this set of Kangxi's colorful twelve-flower cup, he immediately looked at Sun Bowen.
"Boss Sun, please give me a price. I'll shoot these treasures with one shot!"
"Although the final identification has not been completed, I am willing to take the risk!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Bowen's face immediately glowed with joy.
The next moment, he made an offer.
"With Lao Zhou's precious jewels in mind, I have decided to offer 40 million US dollars. I wonder if you can accept it?"
"The historical and cultural research value of these treasures may not be as good as those of Lao Zhou, but their market conditions are very good."
As before, the quotation given by Sun Bowen is about 50% off the market price of these top antique artworks, which is a very conservative quotation.
But considering the current harsh environment and the huge commission savings, this offer is ideal!
Before Xiao Ran could respond, Lao Zhou nodded first.
"That's true. Among my treasures are two heavy bronze artifacts, but the trade of bronze artifacts is prohibited in the country."
"As a result, the price of bronzes has been greatly affected, and the market price is generally not high."
"Porcelain, calligraphy and painting works do not have such restrictions, their value is higher and their circulation is better."
"So I think the $40 million offer is reasonable."
After the words fell, everyone at the scene looked at Xiao Ran, waiting for him to make a decision.
Without any hesitation, Xiao Ran immediately nodded and accepted the offer.
"$40 million, no problem, Boss Sun, I accept this offer."
"Like Mr. Zhou's top-notch antiques, I am also responsible for all taxes and fees on this art transaction!"
"For me, being able to win these priceless treasures is the most important thing, money is not important!"
"call--!"
Sun Bowen let out a long breath, and his face suddenly became filled with joy.
"Thank you so much, Xiao Ran, deal done!"
"After signing the contract and receiving the payment, these treasures will belong to you."
While talking, Xiao Ran shook hands with Sun Bowen and officially reached this heavyweight art deal.
David then took action and began to discuss the terms and details of the contract with Sun Bowen.
At the same time, cheers immediately erupted in several live broadcast rooms.
"Fuck! There are so many top-notch antiques and artworks, Xiao Ran is really making crazy money!"
"The joint exploration operation has not really started yet, but he has swept up a huge treasure in Chinatown. How can this be justified?"
The Phantom God said in amazement.
Before he finished speaking, the little boy who dropped the nuclear bomb continued:
"In the blink of an eye, this guy Xiao Ran spread out nearly 100 million US dollars. This sleight of hand is really scary!"
"But it's better to use the money from selling NZ gold to buy top-quality Chinese antiques and art that have been lost overseas, and then send them back to the country to avoid paying taxes to the Americans!"
"I have to say, this is really a wonderful move, well done!"
In just ten minutes, David and Sun Bowen had settled the contract terms and all details.
Because there is the template of Lao Zhou’s contract, there is basically nothing that needs to be adjusted. Just write the name of the antique artwork being traded!
Compared with Lao Zhou, there are more contracts to be signed with Sun Bowen.
Among them were those antique artworks that Xiao Ran had picked out before and were of relatively average value.
It is also necessary to sign a series of transaction contracts to avoid leaving any legal loopholes.
Subsequently, Xiao Ran and Sun Bowen successively signed their names on a series of contracts, completed this heavyweight artwork, and recorded related videos.
As soon as the contract was signed, Xiao Ran transferred the payment to Sun Bowen's bank account. It was very simple!
He transferred a total of more than 41.5 million US dollars to Sun Bowen, and the extra 1.5 million US dollars was the payment for the antique artworks he had selected!
But how does Sun Bowen know the true value of that part of antique art?
Not to mention anything else, the market price of the pair of Northern Song Dynasty official kiln plum vases from Shilu style is over 20 million US dollars!
Xiao Ran would naturally not let go of such an unknown leak.
Less than three minutes after the transfer was completed, Sun Bowen's cell phone rang.
The caller was his bank manager.
After confirming that the huge amount of money had been fully received and the source was legitimate, the bank manager hung up the phone.
The moment he hung up the phone, a bright smile broke out on Sun Bowen's face.
He was smiling, but his eyes were moist!
Then, he choked and said:
"Thank you, Xiao Ran. With more than 40 million US dollars, I can rest completely."
"This time I can take as long a break as I want. I no longer have to worry about the shop closing down and my life being in trouble."
"The same goes for children. There is no need to risk going out to work anymore. When the situation improves, it will not be too late to go out to work again!"
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, and said politely:
"You're welcome, Boss Sun. I should be the one thanking you for transferring these top-notch antiques to me."
"You're right. In this harsh environment, it's better to go home and lie down. It's safer that way."
Hearing this, Lao Zhou and Sun Bowen both nodded gratefully.
After chatting for a while, Xiao Ran turned to look at Sam and said to him:
"Sam, you can let the company employees from outside come in."
"Pack up all these newly purchased antique works of art and prepare them for shipment!"
"Okay, Sean, I'll inform everyone right away."
Sam nodded in response and walked towards the door.
The moment he walked to the door and opened the antique shop door.
Xiao Ran saw at a glance that there were two distinct groups of Asian men standing on the sidewalk opposite the antique store.
The two groups of guys seemed to be somewhat hostile to each other. They were four or five meters apart, shivering in the cold wind, standing on the opposite sidewalk.
Judging from their unruly looks and violent expressions on their faces, Xiao Ran made a judgment instantly.
No need to ask, these two groups of people are the guys from the Hongmen and Vietnam gangs.
When he saw these guys, the other party also saw him and saw all kinds of antique artworks filled with antiques in the antique shop!
The next moment, greed flashed across the eyes of these guys.
At this moment, a motorcade drove over and stopped directly in front of the antique store, blocking the view of these guys.
Coming out of the motorcade were many of Xiao Ran's company employees and heavily armed security personnel.
As soon as they got off the car, they unloaded a large number of portable safes and telescopic painting tubes, as well as alloy suitcases and so on.
Then he walked straight into the antique store with these things and closed the door.
Seeing this scene, the door of Bowenxuan exploded instantly!
"It seems the rumors are true. Sean, a lucky guy, must have found a lot of treasures in this antique shop."
"That's why he asked his men to send so many portable safes and suitcases and other items."
"God is so blessed by this lucky bastard. Why do I have an ominous premonition that Boston may be facing a catastrophe in the next few days!"
Many media reporters and people watching the excitement gathered near the entrance of the antique store started talking about it.
Without exception, everyone was envious and jealous, even full of jealousy and greed.
Especially the gangsters standing across the road, all of them had red eyes.
At this moment, the cell phone of the Hongmen leader suddenly rang.
The guy took out his cell phone and glanced at it, then immediately connected the phone and started talking in a low voice.
After just two or three words, his eyes suddenly widened with shock, and he almost screamed on the spot.
…
Soon, twenty minutes had passed.
The door of Bowenxuan opened again.
Many Feilong Zaitian Exploration Company employees filed out of the antique store and came to the street outside.
These guys were either carrying portable safes and painting tubes, or suitcases of different sizes, and no one was empty-handed.
After coming out of the antique store, they walked straight to the motorcade parked at the door and put everything in their hands into the bulletproof SUVs.
After putting their things away, they turned around and walked into the antique store, continuing to move all kinds of things out!
At the same time, the armed security personnel guarding the convoy all unbuttoned their coats and stared at the surrounding movements with vigilance!
Obviously, they have raised their alert level to the highest level.
Under their coats, they must have hidden various weapons, long and short, ready to be drawn out and fired at any time.
Seeing this scene, everyone was jealous with envy, but they also took a breath!
This is a private army, so powerful!
Many company employees went back and forth two or three times before moving everything out of Bowenxuan and loading it into the bulletproof SUVs parked at the door.
It was only then that Xiao Ran took Yi Lian and the others out.
Also coming out were Lao Zhou and Sun Bowen, as well as the clerk from Bowenxuan.
Next, Xiao Ran was going to go to Liuyunzhai to see the inventory in Liuyunzhai.
His main targets are the two unknown leaks in Liuyunzhai and the several treasures placed in the vault!
But before going to Liuyunzhai, there are still some things to do.
When Xiao Ran came out of the antique store, he quickly scanned the situation on the street.
He looked through all the people and vehicles in the area, as well as several buildings across the street!
Then, he looked at the gangsters across the street with disdain in his eyes.
Seeing him finally appear, many media reporters guarding the door of the antique store started asking questions at the top of their lungs.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Shawn, I'm a reporter from Boston Public Television."
"Excuse me, what treasure did you find in this antique store? Can you tell me about it?"
A male reporter in his thirties asked loudly.
Before he finished speaking, another beautiful reporter asked another question:
"Good afternoon, Mr. Sean, I'm a reporter from the Boston Globe"
"There's word out on social media that you spent close to $100 million on this antique store. Is that true?"
As soon as this question was raised, the scene immediately became excited!
"What? You spent 100 million US dollars in such a short time, did I hear that right?"
"Oh my God! Is this really US dollars? Or is it Zimbabwean dollars?"
