The next day, morning.
Just after nine o'clock, Xiao Ran took people out of the hotel and went straight to the financial district not far away.
His transaction with the Harvard University Museum and the MIT Museum will be carried out this morning, and he is preparing to go to the bank vault to withdraw the antique artwork for the transaction.
Meanwhile, in Washington after the riots.
The confirmation of the election results for the new US president will also be held today, but slightly later.
According to U.S. law, once the election results are confirmed, no one, including the U.S. Supreme Court, can change them.
From another perspective, before the election results are confirmed, it is the last chance for Wang to make a comeback.
If he cannot make a comeback before this result comes out, he will have no choice but to admit defeat and wait four years to fight again!
By January 20th, Lao Coffin and the new government led by him will officially come to power!
Xiao Ran and the others discovered it just after they came out of the hotel.
Today's streets in Boston are full of heavily armed military and police officers, as if they are on high alert, and the atmosphere is quite tense!
For Xiao Ran, this situation couldn't be better!
The security pressure on these two heavyweight art transactions today is bound to be reduced a lot.
While the motorcade was traveling, Xiao Ran and the others were also discussing with great interest.
"Looking at this situation, a nationwide manhunt in the United States will soon begin."
"It is estimated that none of the guys who participated in the riot yesterday will be able to escape, and they will all be thrown into prison."
Elaine said looking out the car window.
Hearing this, Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
"That's for sure, and this big manhunt will come very quickly. How can those guys in the Capitol swallow this bad breath!"
"It is estimated that within the next day or two, the U.S. Department of Justice will issue an order to investigate the riot."
"When January 20th comes, the new government with old coffin flesh will arrest all those who participated in the riots on Capitol Hill."
"By then, we will probably have finished handling matters in the United States and will return to Beijing to prepare for the New Year."
Elaine nodded and then continued:
"As the manhunt unfolds, the United States is expected to become more chaotic."
"Will the king who stepped down also be prosecuted or even arrested?"
"I saw on the news this morning that Nancy, that crazy old woman, said she wanted to sue Mr. Wang for inciting rebellion!"
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Ran and Fang Yufei started laughing.
Then, Xiao Ran nodded slightly and said:
"The United States will become more chaotic, that is inevitable, and the division of American society and ethnic groups will become more serious."
"As for whether King Wang will be prosecuted or even arrested? That's not likely!"
"This is the United States, not South Korea. There is no tradition of turning former presidents into prisoners. The Donkey Party dare not set this precedent!"
"Even if they sue Mr. Wang, it's just scratching the surface and just showing off. The purpose is not to send Mr. Wang to prison, but to weaken his reputation!"
"For Mr. Wang, this riot on Capitol Hill may not be a bad thing. It may have unexpected effects!"
"If the new U.S. government arrests those who participated in the riots, it will definitely intensify conflicts and make those guys more firmly support the king!"
"When the next election is held four years later, when the King of Understanding comes back again, the chances of winning will be even greater."
Listening to his analysis, both Elaine and Fang Yufei were stunned for a moment before nodding.
While talking, the motorcade arrived at the JPMorgan Chase Bank building and slowly stopped.
After confirming that the scene was safe, Xiao Ran and the others got out of the car and walked into the bank building.
About half an hour later.
They came out of the bank building again and got into the bulletproof SUV with several antique artworks they had brought forward.
The convoy started immediately and drove directly to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on the other side of the Charles River.
It didn't take long for Xiao Ran and the others to successfully arrive at MIT.
At this time, Martha and her group from the Harvard University Museum had arrived at the MIT Museum with Chinese antiques for exchange.
Harvard is very close to MIT, and the campuses of the two top universities are already connected.
Because of this, in order to save time, Xiao Ran asked Martha and the others to come to the MIT Museum to conduct the transaction.
Of course, the MIT Museum also has antique Chinese art ready for the trade.
After the three parties met, they first exchanged a few polite words, and then walked into a medium-sized conference room in the MIT Museum together to prepare for the transaction.
As soon as she entered the conference room, Martha, the curator of the Harvard University Museum, couldn’t wait to say:
"Sean, take out Veronese's "The Birth of Venus"!"
"We all really want to appreciate that painting, and even more want to get that treasure."
Xiao Ran looked at this old friend, then nodded with a smile and said:
"Of course, no problem, Martha, but this painting by Veronese is very large and requires a large temporary drawing board and easel to display it."
"Furthermore, this painting is quite old, and the paint on the surface of the painting is somewhat chapped, so it needs to be handled with great care."
"That is to say, you have to wait patiently for a while before you can see this painting. My people need to make some preparations."
Before she finished speaking, Martha and the others nodded in unison.
"Okay, Sean, we can still wait for this time."
Immediately afterwards, the director of the MIT Museum continued:
"Sean, don't worry about the temporary drawing boards and easels, we are prepared."
“Our museum’s cultural and cultural staff can also assist your staff in working together and presenting.”
Xiao Ran looked at this person and then nodded.
Next, some MIT museum staff brought in some easels and blank drawing boards.
These easels and drawing boards come in various sizes and are perfect for display purposes.
Xiao Ran looked at the drawing boards, and then nodded to Nick and the others, indicating that they could start working.
After receiving the instruction, Nick and the others immediately opened several painting tubes and bags they had brought.
Take out the paintings inside one by one, either put them on easels, or nail them to pieces of drawing boards.
Following their movements, priceless top-notch works of art were immediately presented to everyone.
Looking at these top-notch works of art from the hands of masters, Martha's eyes suddenly lit up and shone brightly.
As soon as Nick and the others put the first painting on the easel, Martha and the others came up and began to appreciate and appraise the top-notch piece of art.
Xiao Ran smiled softly, and then said to Fang Yufei who was standing aside:
"Yufei, let's establish a video connection with some old men in Beijing."
"Let them help identify these treasures that Harvard and MIT are trading."
"Okay, leave it to me!"
Fang Yufei nodded in response and immediately got busy.
After a while, Mr. Shan and Mr. Jin appeared on the large projection screen in the conference room.
At this time, it was already night in Beijing.
The old men haven't rested yet, and they seem to be in good spirits.
Seeing them, Xiao Ran first smiled and said hello and said a few polite words.
Then, he got to the point.
"Several old men, the treasures I invite you to help identify today are from the Harvard University Museum and the MIT Museum."
"These include an early Western Zhou Dynasty duck-shaped scorpion collected in the Harvard Museum, as well as a gilt bronze Buddha statue from the Northern Wei Dynasty, a Qianlong famille rose nine-peach celestial sphere vase,..."
Next, he briefly introduced the Chinese antique artworks that need to be appraised today.
Following his introduction, several old men in Beijing suddenly exclaimed in surprise.
Listening to these national treasures that had been lost overseas for many years, their eyes shone with excitement.
After Xiao Ran finished the introduction, Mr. Shan immediately continued excitedly:
"Xiao Ran, these antique cultural relics and works of art you mentioned are almost all national treasures! Each one is worth a lot of money!"
"It's great that you can bring back these national treasures that have been lost overseas for many years. You kid can always create all kinds of miracles."
Before he finished speaking, Mr. Jin continued:
"Xiao Ran, the national treasures you sent people to transport back to the country in the past two days have caused a huge sensation in the domestic antique shops."
"When these treasures are shipped back to China, they will definitely cause a sensation in the domestic antique shops. This is such a beautiful thing."
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, and said proudly:
"This is what I should do. In the future, I will collect more national treasures that have been lost overseas and send them all back to China."
Upon hearing this, several old men in Beijing immediately began to cheer in unison.
"This is a beautiful thing to say, and it should be done like this. It belongs to our country's national treasure. We should take it back as much as possible."
After chatting for a few words, Xiao Ran stopped talking temporarily and walked towards Martha and the others.
Coming closer, he immediately smiled and said:
"Ladies and gentlemen, let's start trading, we are ready"
After hearing this, Martha and the others reacted, and then turned to look at Xiao Ran.
Immediately afterwards, the two museum curators nodded in unison and said:
"Okay, Sean, let's start trading!"
“These paintings are so beautiful and we can’t wait to have them”
After saying that, they led people back to the conference table and sat down on the chairs.
As they took their seats, the transaction began.
Several staff members from the Harvard University Museum and the MIT Museum moved the Chinese antiques and artworks for trade one by one and placed them on the conference table.
These Chinese antique works of art are not big in size, so there is no problem in placing them on the conference table.
But there are quite a few of them, almost filling the entire long conference table.
After all the Chinese antiques and artworks were placed on the table, Martha raised her hand in a painful gesture to invite them.
"Sean, all the Chinese antiques and artworks you requested are here, not a few of them."
"Every piece of Chinese antique art here is the essence of the collections of our two museums."
"To be honest, we really don't want to trade these treasures to you. After this transaction, our museum's collection of Chinese antiques and art will lose a lot of color."
Xiao Ran looked at this old friend, smiled leisurely and said:
"You may be right, Martha. After this transaction, your museum's collection of Chinese antiques and art will lose a lot of color."
"However, your museum's collection of Renaissance art and Baroque art will reach a big level."
"As far as this is concerned, your museum has not suffered any loss at all. It can even be said that you have taken advantage of it."
"Here in the United States, the works of Renaissance art masters and Baroque art masters are obviously more attractive than Chinese antiques."
Although I really don’t want to admit it, the fact is the fact and cannot be denied at all.
The two museum curators looked at each other and then nodded in unison.
"You're right, Sean. That's why we chose to trade with you."
"Let's start the appraisal. We'll authenticate those paintings, and you'll authenticate these Chinese antiques."
"Okay, let's get started."
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
As he finished speaking, he had already taken a walnut box in front of him and opened it gently.
The treasure contained in this box is a strangely shaped and very delicate bronze vessel.
This is a duck-shaped boat, about 20 centimeters high, 30 centimeters long and 17 centimeters wide.
This duck-shaped scorpion is covered with green patina, and is engraved with a large number of exquisite patterns, as well as some inscriptions with flying dragons and phoenixes.
The moment he saw this duck-shaped quilt, Xiao Ran's eyes immediately flashed with surprise.
Several old men in Beijing cheered excitedly.
"That's right, Xiao Ran, this is the early Western Zhou Dynasty duck-shaped duck that was lost overseas, a national treasure among national treasures."
"This Western Zhou Dynasty duck-shaped scorpion should be the most exquisite piece of its kind, including the duck-shaped scorpion in the Henan Museum."
"The inscriptions engraved on this duck-shaped scorpion are important physical materials for studying the ritual system of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and have extremely high historical and cultural research value."
While several old men were cheering, Xiao Ran had already put on his gloves.
Then he reached into the box and gently took out this national treasure.
Early Western Zhou Dynasty duck-shaped duck
