It was approaching 4 p.m.
Xiao Rancai led people out of Liuyunzhai and prepared to leave Chinatown.
Just like the situation in Bowenxuan, all the antiques and artworks of some value in Liuyunzhai were swept away by him.
These include "Spring Scene of the West Lake" by Xia Gui of the Southern Song Dynasty, and "December Tie" by Mi Fu of the Northern Song Dynasty, as well as several other unknown leaks.
He spent more than $1 million to buy these antique works of art.
The true value of these antique works of art is dozens of times the cost, or even more!
At this time, these treasures had been packed into portable safes, painting tubes, and suitcases, and then carried to the many vehicles parked at the door.
After all the treasures were loaded into the car, Xiao Ran immediately turned to look at Lao Zhou and Sun Bowen.
Also present were the owners of two other Chinese antique shops.
Just now, they came here with a few treasures from their respective stores and sold them to Xiao Ran to tide them over during this difficult period!
How could Xiao Ran be polite? He accepted all the treasures they sent and pocketed them all.
As for the price of these treasures, they are only 50% off the market price, which is a series of huge bargains.
This is a win-win deal for both parties, everyone gets what they need and everyone is happy!
Xiao Ran looked at these antique shop owners, then smiled and whispered:
"Boss Zhang, Boss Chen, I will go to your antique store tomorrow morning to see if I can buy some good things for the fans."
"I have to leave now. I have to rush to Financial Street to deposit the treasures I bought into the bank vault!"
“Since this is my first time going to Boston Financial Street to handle the business of leasing a safe, it will probably take a while.”
The two antique shop owners nodded immediately and whispered together:
"It doesn't matter, it only takes one night, we have the patience to wait."
"We'll be waiting for you in the store tomorrow morning. I hope you can find something."
Xiao Ran nodded slightly, thought for a moment, and then whispered:
"I have a suggestion. You may wish to consider it. This is also for safety reasons."
"There are many people watching the excitement here, including media reporters, ordinary passers-by, and some gang members."
"They all witnessed with their own eyes that you sold me many valuable antiques and artworks, and they know that you have a lot of money in your hands!"
"Everything that happened here must have reached the ears of many people. If not, there are people hiding in the dark who are plotting against you."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of several antique shop owners changed.
They knew in their hearts that what Xiao Ran said was absolutely correct.
Not to mention anything else, there are many gangsters in the surrounding crowd, and there are many guys whose eyes are red with jealousy!
Lao Zhou and Boss Sun looked at each other, their expressions becoming extremely solemn.
They didn't respond immediately, but continued to listen.
After a pause, Xiao Ran continued:
"As far as I know, the security in Boston has always been bad, and this special situation is even worse!"
"For safety reasons, I suggest you stay at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel temporarily, or you can move your family to the hotel!"
"I have reserved two floors of guest rooms at the Ritz-Carlton. There happen to be a few vacant rooms. You can move in."
"I will be responsible for the accommodation expenses. Safety issues can be left to my security personnel. No one can threaten your safety!"
"When all the transactions are completed and the storm gradually subsides, it won't be too late for you to go home!"
After the words fell, several antique shop owners fell silent and fell into thinking.
They understood that Xiao Ran had good intentions, and they were all a little moved, but they also had a lot of concerns!
Xiao Ran is just a passer-by and will leave Boston soon to explore treasures elsewhere, or fly back to Los Angeles or even Beijing.
But their family lives in Boston, and they still have to work and live here. There are some things that they must face and cannot escape!
Now I am staying at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel with my family, under the protection of Xiao Ran, of course it is very safe!
But I can’t live in a hotel all the time. I always have to work and live out there, unless I leave Boston and move to a place where no one knows me.
Thinking of this, Lao Zhou took the lead in shaking his head and whispered:
"Xiao Ran, thank you for your kindness, I appreciate it."
"I'd better go home. My wife is waiting at home. I have to discuss today's events with the children when I get back."
"But I will be careful, you don't have to worry"
Immediately afterwards, three other antique shop owners expressed the same idea.
Seeing them make a decision, Xiao Ran didn't say much, just a few words of advice.
"In this case, you all go back to your homes!"
"Remember my mobile phone number. If you encounter any trouble, be sure to call me as soon as possible."
"Okay, Xiao Ran, we remember"
Several antique shop owners nodded in response, everyone's eyes filled with gratitude.
After chatting for a few more words, Xiao Ran was ready to take people away.
At this moment, the media reporters who had been waiting outside the cordon for a while saw the opportunity arise and immediately started asking questions loudly at the top of their lungs.
"Good afternoon, Sean. I am a reporter from New Haven Citizen TV. I followed the joint exploration team all the way to Boston."
"Excuse me, when will your joint exploration of colonial treasures with Yale University begin?"
"One more thing, everyone has seen that you bought a lot of things in this antique store. Can you tell me about the situation?"
Xiao Ran turned to look at the reporter who asked the question. It turned out to be a familiar face. He had met him more than once at Yale before!
He nodded slightly at this guy, and then said loudly:
"Good afternoon, journalist friend, nice to see you in Boston."
"The joint exploration of colonial treasures will begin soon, but the specific time is to be determined!"
"An archaeological exploration operation like this requires permission from the relevant departments in Boston before it can actually be launched."
"As for what I gained in this antique store, I will keep it secret for the time being and cannot tell you."
After the words fell, other reporters asked questions.
Xiao Ran didn't give any response, opened the door and prepared to get in the car.
"Sean, wait a minute, I have something I want to talk to you about."
Suddenly a familiar voice came from the crowd.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran immediately looked in the direction of the sound, somewhat surprised.
The next moment, I saw the director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, walking out of the crowd with several appraisal experts.
When he was in New York before, Xiao Ran met the director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston several times, and they were considered friends.
When he came to Boston to explore the treasure this time, he had already expected to meet this old friend, and he might have some contacts or even trade!
But he didn't expect that they would meet in Chinatown, and so soon!
Without even thinking about it, these guys must have heard about the series of heavyweight antique art transactions that took place in Chinatown, so they came here.
You know, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has always been famous for its large collection of oriental art. It has more than 5,000 paintings from China and Japan alone.
Among the many Chinese paintings, there are many national treasures.
For example, Song Huizong's "Five-Colored Parrot", Tang Dynasty painting sage Yan Liben's "Pictures of Emperors of All Dynasties", Tang Zhangxuan's "Pounding Lian Picture", etc., each one is priceless.
Because of this, today's series of top-notch Chinese antique art transactions can quickly shock the top brass of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
This is their territory, how can they not pay attention?
Seeing these old friends, Xiao Ran immediately nodded to Ma Wen, indicating that he could be let go.
At this time, Lao Zhou and Sun Bowen were all a little surprised!
As antique dealers with a shop in Boston, of course they knew these guys.
While talking, these guys came closer.
After a few polite words during the meeting, the director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston immediately got down to business.
"Sean, your series of big moves in Chinatown have caused quite a stir!"
"You guys are still so lucky. You found so many top-notch antiques and artworks when you first arrived in Boston. It's really enviable!"
"We just studied some photos and videos leaked on social media. It's really unexpected that there are so many top Chinese antiques hidden in Chinatown!"
As he said this, the guy glanced at Lao Zhou, Sun Bowen, and Liu Yunzhai, his eyes full of unwillingness and regret.
Obviously, he regretted missing out on those top-notch antiques.
This is his territory, but there are so many top-notch antiques and artworks hidden here, but he hasn’t even caught a single hair of them. Of course he is not willing to do so!
Xiao Ran looked at this guy and said jokingly:
"My luck has always been good, Matthew, and it's the same with this trip to Boston. It seems like this is my blessed place!"
“It’s just because of my luck that I received these top-notch Chinese antique artworks. I hope I can continue to be lucky in the future.”
Hearing this, everyone at the scene rolled their eyes angrily and complained secretly!
You guy is so lucky, like God's favorite!
But for others, this is bad luck!
All the good things have been collected by you, but others can only look at them with covetousness. Why?
After secretly complaining a few words, Matthew continued:
“Sean, could you please let us admire these top-notch antique artworks you just received?”
"If these treasures are genuine, I think we might be able to make a deal."
"Exchange the Chinese antiques and art collections in our art museum for these treasures in your hands. We need to inject new blood."
“You can also get very good quality Chinese antique artworks, so you can kill two birds with one stone!”
However, Xiao Ran smiled and shook his head.
"I'm very sorry, Matthew. I'm going to send all these Chinese antiques to Beijing, and I won't trade them with you."
"In fact, as long as it comes from China's top antiques, I will not exchange them for other antiques."
"I will send them back to China, then take out a small part to sell and trade in China, and most of the rest will be collected by myself."
"As for appreciating these top-notch antiques and artworks, it's obviously not suitable now. Let's talk about it later when we have the opportunity. We have to stay in Boston for a while."
Hearing this, Matthew couldn't help but feel very disappointed.
However, he could only accept this result.
"I know that once a good thing falls into the hands of a guy like you, it is basically impossible for it to leak out again."
"It's a pity that we didn't discover these treasures early, so you lucky guy got a big deal!"
Matthew said angrily, that’s called envy!
"Hahaha"
Xiao Ran smiled proudly.
"We still have the possibility of cooperation. If I find some top Western antique art in Boston, I will be very happy to exchange it with you."
"My exchange target is the top Chinese antique artworks in your collection, such as "Pictures of Emperors of All Dynasties". I believe the possibility of a transaction is very high!"
"hiss!"
There was a gasp of air from the scene, and everyone was startled.
It was very clear to everyone that antique shops in other parts of Boston would not escape bad luck, and they were all targeted by Xiao Ran.
It seems that rumor is absolutely correct!
Starting today, Boston’s antique art market will usher in a catastrophe!
Matthew was stunned for a moment, and then said helplessly:
"You are so greedy and scary!"
"Looks like I have to warn all the antique dealers in Boston to be careful about you crazy guy!"
After chatting for a few more words, Xiao Ran waved goodbye and got into the President No. 1 SUV in front of him.
The escort convoy immediately started and headed towards Boston's Financial Street not far away.
Looking at the convoy that was quickly retreating, Matthew and the others had extremely solemn expressions on their faces, and they all felt like dark clouds were looming over the city!
Looking at Lao Zhou and Sun Bowen, their eyes were full of excitement, but also a bit worried.
Among the surrounding crowd of onlookers, some red and greedy eyes were staring at them closely!
