Things were just as Xiao Ran expected.
Following Bernard's art dealer, several old friends soon called to buy Lautrec's "Memories of Love and Hate".
Among these old friends are the directors of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and MOMA, as well as Joshua and others.
Xiao Ran gave the same answer as he did to Henry and Lawrence.
Anyone who wants to buy this painting can only exchange it for top-notch Chinese antiques, and those Chinese antiques must be attractive to Xiao Ran.
Regarding this transaction condition, those old friends could only nod and agree, saying that they would find a way to meet Xiao Ran's conditions.
Seeing that "Memories of Love and Hate" was so popular, the other French people present, except Elaine and Pierre, were a little anxious.
Carlin, in particular, looked worried, fearing that this important painting would leak out of France.
Later, he told Xiao Ran directly.
This situation will be reported to superiors as soon as possible to discuss the acquisition of this painting.
This is undoubtedly the result that Xiao Ran wants to see most.
His real target is the looted Chinese antiques from the Old Summer Palace collected in the Fontainebleau Palace in France.
In addition to this painting by Lautrec, Henry and the others are also very interested in several other Western antiques discovered today and intend to purchase them!
Among these Western antiques and cultural relics, Xiao Ran did not intend to keep any of them related to religion, and planned to dispose of them all on the spot in Paris!
For example, the Merovingian silver cross.
This small appreciation session lasted for more than an hour and just ended!
Later, Xiao Ran invited all the guests to have dinner at the rooftop restaurant, enjoying the night view of the Seine River while discussing the antiques and artworks discovered today.
After dinner, Henry and Lawrence left one after another and went back to their homes!
Xiao Ran took Yi Lian, Fang Yufei and the others back to the presidential suite.
For safety reasons, Pierre and Caroline did not go home tonight, but stayed in a hotel.
In the blink of an eye, it was already around nine o'clock in the evening.
Pierre and Elaine were sitting on the sofa in the living room, laughing and chatting.
Xiao Ran walked into the study room, preparing to listen to the reports of the three exploration teams.
After a while, representatives of the three exploration groups came over and walked into the study.
After entering, sitting down, and saying hello, everyone immediately got down to business.
"Guys, tell me about your performance today."
"Did you make any surprising discoveries while performing?"
Xiao Ran said with a smile.
Before he finished speaking, everyone laughed.
After the laughter subsided, Matthew, who led the first exploration team, began to take the lead in reporting.
"Sean, we arrived at Montmartre at half past nine, and then started an exploration performance in some public areas."
“We were quickly exposed due to a trailing reporter leaking the news and we were under everyone’s radar ever since.”
"Using the pulse metal detector we carried, we did find some metal objects buried deep underground in Montmartre and some historical buildings."
"The number of those metal objects varies. By analyzing the detected signals, we can basically rule out the possibility that they are treasures."
"Even if those metal items have a certain value, due to the location where they are buried, it will be difficult to start excavation operations. First, those buildings and land must be purchased."
"I have sent the relevant data to your email. You can take a look. You can also go back to Montmartre for a field trip."
"During the exploration process, we did not leak any information and have successfully aroused everyone's curiosity."
Xiao Ran nodded, then smiled and said:
"Well done! All I need is for you to perform well and confuse other people's attention!"
"I will look at the data you sent later and analyze it!"
"Montmartre is a famous art destination in Paris and a very important antique art market. I will go there for a field trip in a few days!"
After speaking, he looked at the representatives of the second exploration team.
The guy nodded and began to introduce the situation.
The second exploration team was responsible for exploring several popular locations in the Fontainebleau Forest, including several historical buildings next to the Fontainebleau Palace.
Like the first small exploration team, their main purpose is to attract the attention of the media and many treasure hunters and provide cover for the third exploration team.
Of course, it would be even better if there are surprising discoveries.
After arriving in the Fontainebleau Forest, they immediately began their exploration work and attracted great attention from all the treasure hunters on site, as well as the attention of the media.
While performing, they also made some discoveries.
In different places in the Fontainebleau Forest, they successively detected many metal objects buried deep underground.
After some analysis, most of those metal objects were ancient weapons and farm tools, not the expected Napoleon treasures.
From ancient times to the present, as a strategic location on the outskirts of Paris, the Fontainebleau Forest has been the scene of countless wars, large and small.
It is normal to find a large number of ancient weapons buried deep in the Fontainebleau Forest!
The only place where a relatively large number of metal objects are buried in a relatively concentrated place is deep underground at a historical site.
That historical site belongs to the French government, and it is almost impossible to buy it for excavation.
Unless we obtain the consent of the French government and cooperate with the French government in exploration, it will be possible to figure out what those metal objects are.
Although the second exploration team discovered the location, they covered up the past well and did not reveal the secret.
After listening to the report from the representative of the second exploration team, Xiao Ran thought for a moment, then nodded and said:
"Well done! I will look at the data you detected later and decide what to do next."
"I will also go to Fontainebleau Forest for a field trip to see what's going on there."
"If the location you discovered is indeed a treasure, we can consider cooperating with the French government to explore it!"
The representative of the second exploration team immediately nodded and responded:
"Okay, Sean, we will explore there again tomorrow and try to get more detailed detection data!"
"Or we can go there with a deep ground-penetrating radar to see if there is a hidden underground space there."
The next moment, Xiao Ran shook his head gently.
"Don't go exploring that location again tomorrow, that will easily reveal your intentions."
"Let's explore somewhere else tomorrow and act as if nothing happened!"
"After I conduct an on-site inspection, we will take the next step."
After speaking, he looked at the representative of the third exploration team.
"Ryoko, tell me what you have gained."
After the words fell, Ryoko immediately nodded excitedly and said:
"Sean, we have found out clearly that the current owner and manager of the Red House in Paris is Lu Qinzhai's great-granddaughter."
"In addition to the Red Building, there are two buildings nearby that were built in the same period and are also under the name of the Lu Qinzhai family."
"Unlike Lu Qinzhai, his descendants are not keen on the antique business, nor are they good at it."
"Decades have passed, and the good things Lu Qinzhai left behind are almost sold out by future generations. There are not many good things left in the Red Mansion, and there are very few fine antiques!"
"And they are planning to sell the Red Mansion, several other buildings, and several villas in Paris and Cannes for cash."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran couldn't help but shook his head.
"Lu Qinzhai is an internationally recognized and rare antique genius. He was once the largest antique dealer in the world!"
"He worked hard for most of his life, and the huge wealth he accumulated with great difficulty was completely destroyed in just a few decades!"
"I died as a guest in a foreign country, and I dare not return to my country until I die. It's all in vain!"
Hearing this emotion, Liangzi and Matthew didn't understand it very well.
The next moment, Ryoko started to introduce the situation again.
"In the Red Building and another building of the same period, we made some unexpected surprises!"
Interior view of the red building
