Xiao Ran and the others left the gallery half an hour later.
In addition to the ukiyo-e by Katsushika Hokusai, they had two more paintings in their hands, two oil paintings from Europe and the United States.
Although these two oil paintings are not big leaks, they are also good works of art and have certain collection value.
Compared with their true value, the price Xiao Ran spent was basically negligible.
As a group of them appeared, the crowd gathered at the entrance of the gallery immediately became excited.
The news that Xiao Ran discovered a piece of Katsushika Hokusai's "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji" in this gallery has already spread.
This news was like a hurricane, quickly spreading throughout Ginza, the entire Tokyo, and even the entire Japanese antique shop, reaching the ears of countless people.
After hearing the news, all Japanese were shocked and excited.
Some guys who were closer went out immediately and rushed here to try to witness this miracle with their own eyes!
At this time, this street had already been blocked by Japanese people who were swarming in.
As soon as Xiao Ran and the others appeared, everyone's eyes were focused on the three painting bags, and every line of sight was extremely hot.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Sean, I am a reporter from NHK TV station"
"I heard that you found a painting by Katsushika Hokusai in this gallery. It is one of the Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji. Can you tell me about it?"
A beautiful reporter asked loudly.
Before he finished speaking, a male reporter quickly asked the next question.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Sean, I am a reporter from Nikkei Shimbun"
"As we all know, Master Katsushika Hokusai is a god-level painter in Japan, and almost every one of his works is a Japanese national treasure!"
"Excuse me, what do you plan to do with this painting by Master Katsushika Hokusai? Will you trade this treasure to relevant Japanese institutions like Kikuichi Mononori Mune did?"
Immediately afterwards, similar questions were thrown out one after another, and all reporters were rushing to ask questions.
Not only the media reporters, but also the people watching the excitement at the scene were also asking questions loudly.
The topics that people care about are basically the same!
It’s all about this newly discovered painting by Katsushika Hokusai, and what Xiao Ran plans to do with this painting, whether it can be displayed publicly, etc.!
After hearing these questions, Xiao Ran immediately stopped and looked at the excited Japanese around him.
The next moment, he smiled and said loudly:
"Ladies and gentlemen, fellow journalists, good afternoon, everyone, thank you for your attention."
"Yes, I did discover a work by Katsushika Hokusai in this gallery and successfully acquired it."
"According to the on-site appraisal by Director Zenitani and others, it can be confirmed that this painting is indeed the original work of Katsushika Hokusai, and it is one of the long-lost "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji."
"I have to say, this is a surprising discovery and deserves to be celebrated!"
"After reaching the exact identification conclusion, I discussed it with Director Qian Gu and others, and I will definitely trade this painting with Japan!"
"It is estimated that before long, everyone will be able to see this painting in a top museum in Japan..."
Next, he briefly introduced the situation, but did not disclose the details of the transaction agreement.
As for the on-site display, the conditions are not met at all, so it is naturally impossible to display it here!
Hearing that he was planning to trade this painting to a Japanese cultural institution, the Japanese at the scene immediately cheered and were extremely excited.
Xiao Ran just smiled, with a trace of disdain flashing in his eyes.
Cheer as much as you like, I hope you little devils are still in the mood to cheer tomorrow!
After he finished introducing the situation, Japan's Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and Mami Zenitani stepped forward and answered a few more questions.
After answering questions from media reporters, the group of them just left here and went to a nearby restaurant for lunch!
As soon as they left, many media reporters gathered at the scene immediately rushed to the gallery, trying to get in for an interview.
When they rushed to the door of the gallery, the gallery owner, who looked pale and mournful, put up a sign saying that he was temporarily closed and closed the door to thank customers!
Seeing this scene, many media reporters were stunned.
…
In the afternoon, around two o'clock.
Xiao Ran's motorcade drove from the direction of Nihonbashi and slowly stopped at the entrance of Yamamoto's antique shop.
At this time, many people had gathered in front of the antique store to watch the excitement, and the scene was very lively.
Among them were passers-by who were enjoying the excitement, many media reporters who came after hearing the news, and other people of all kinds.
Of course, there were many unwilling Yamaguchi-gumi gangsters in the crowd.
These scum stared at the Yamamoto antique shop on the street with blood-red eyes.
In front of Yamamoto's antique store, two rows of heavily armed Tokyo police officers stood to maintain order on the scene.
The acceptance procedures for Yamamoto Antique Store have been completed!
The group of company employees who just arrived in Tokyo today are cleaning and counting various goods in the antique store.
After the cleaning and statistics are completed, all the antiques, cultural relics and artworks in Yamamoto Antiques Store will be transported to the vault of JPMorgan Chase Tokyo Branch and temporarily stored there!
The remaining items will be sorted into categories.
Some are sold to other antique stores and second-hand shops in Tokyo at low prices, or even thrown away directly as garbage.
Items such as second-hand luxury goods will be processed on-site to Japanese merchants or shipped to a vault for temporary storage depending on their quality.
With the arrival of Xiao Ran's motorcade, the scene suddenly became more lively.
"Look, it's that bastard Sean here. This guy is so ruthless. Not only did he destroy Yamamoto Katsuyoshi, he even didn't let go of his antique shop!"
"Isn't it? This guy has always been known for killing everyone. He is really a cruel person!"
"I just heard this morning that that guy Katsuyoshi Yamamoto failed to save him and died of excessive blood loss in the hospital. Maybe it was Sean, that bastard who did it!"
People gathered at the scene were discussing the matter one after another, making many exaggerated claims and malicious speculations.
At this moment, Xiao Ran gently opened the car door, took Xu Lin and the others out of the car, and stood at the door of Yamamoto Antique Shop!
Mami Zenitani, Hasegawa and others who followed also got out of the car and walked towards the entrance of the antique store.
The Undersecretary of Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has left and returned to prepare for tomorrow's transaction.
While they were talking, Qian Guzhenmei and the others were already approaching.
Xiao Ran said hello to them, waved to the many onlookers at the scene, and was about to lead people into Yamamoto Antique Store!
At this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly said loudly:
"Mr. Sean, are you interested in selling Yamamoto Antique Shop? We are willing to invest in the purchase!"
"In its current state, everything in the store cannot be moved. Our company is willing to pay US$200 million to acquire this antique store. What do you think?"
Before he finished speaking, the scene immediately exploded.
An antique store had been looted, and a murder had just occurred. Even the owner had been killed. Someone was actually willing to offer $200 million to buy it!
Could it be that there are other national treasure-level antiques and cultural relics in Yamamoto Antique Shop? This is unlikely, right?
Without exception, everyone at the scene was shocked by this unexpected incident and screamed in surprise!
While exclaiming, people turned their heads and looked around, trying to find the guy who made the offer of 200 million US dollars and see who this guy was!
However, no one found the target, and no one knew who the guy who gave the quote was!
After that guy gave an offer of 200 million US dollars, he immediately went into hiding. Not only did he change his position, but he never made any sound again!
However, Xiao Ran knew very well who this guy was.
Without even thinking about it, the guy who made the offer of US$200 million must be from the Kobe Yamaguchi-gumi!
Obviously, these scumbags don’t want to give up Yamamoto’s antique store, and they don’t want to give up the treasure hidden in Yamamoto’s antique store!
That's why they came up with this method and were willing to take the huge risk of being traced by the police to try to get back the Yamamoto antique store!
Unfortunately, they made the wrong calculation.
Xiao Ran has no intention of selling Yamamoto Antique Shop, let alone letting go of the treasures hidden in this antique shop!
He is willing to sell the worthless rags in antique shops, such as tourist souvenirs and modern handicrafts, to the Yamaguchi-gumi!
Walker and others, disguised as passers-by and hiding in the crowd, have already set their sights on the bidder and his companions, and can take action at any time!
Amidst the exclamations, Xiao Ran turned his head to look at the direction from which the sound came, and shook his head disdainfully.
“Man, your bid is too low!”
"If it were two billion dollars, I would be very happy to transfer the Yamamoto Antique Store to you!"
"Go back and ask for permission to see if your boss can offer this price."
After saying that, he turned around and took Xu Lin and David into the Yamamoto antique store.
Qian Guzhenmei and the others were stunned for a moment, and then followed in.
The people who gathered outside to watch the excitement were once again shocked by Xiao Ran's words.
"Two billion U.S. dollars! Did I hear you correctly? This bastard Sean is really greedy to the extreme. How dare he make such a shocking offer?"
"Wow! This is so crazy. It seems that there are indeed many valuable treasures in Yamamoto Antique Store. Otherwise, these guys wouldn't be so crazy!"
While there was a lot of discussion, people were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred, and everyone's eyes were red!
Especially those Yamaguchi-gumi scumbags hidden in the crowd, they were all so angry that they were gnashing their teeth, but there was nothing they could do!
In an antique store.
As soon as Xiao Ran and the others came in, the company employees and the Japanese lawyer who came before immediately greeted him and began to report the situation to him.
"Mr. Sean, the reception of Yamamoto Antique Store went very smoothly without any trouble!"
"This antique shop and everything in the shop now belongs to you, and you can do whatever you want with it!"
"The relevant legal documents issued by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the police are here. You can check them out!"
The senior Japanese lawyer bowed and handed over a document bag.
David immediately stepped forward and took the document bag.
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
"Thank you, Mr. Takakura, you did a great job!"
"There are still some things to do next. I need to continue to trouble Mr. Gao Cang to help."
Lawyer Gao Cang nodded quickly and responded:
"This is what I should do, Mr. Sean. It's a great honor to serve you!"
With that said, the guy bowed.
After a few polite words, Xiao Ran looked at his employees.
Matthew, who led the team to Tokyo, immediately began to report the situation.
"Sean, we have all checked into the hotel and came here after lunch."
"We have brought the exploration tools you asked us to bring, and we are ready to start exploration work at any time."
"Okay, let me take a look at the situation here first, and then I'll tell you what to do next."
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded.
Standing next to him, Zenitani Mami and others were instantly dumbfounded!
Exploration tool? Did I hear that correctly?
Is there some treasure hidden in Yamamoto’s antique shop?
