The ensuing escort process went very smoothly.
Under the enthusiastic gaze of countless Parisian citizens, the escort convoy quickly passed through streets and blocks and successfully arrived at the Musée d'Orsay on the Left Bank of Paris.
In the vault of the Musée d'Orsay, Xiao Ran rented a large vault with the highest security level to store various antique artworks discovered during this trip to Paris.
Previously discovered antique artworks, such as Lautrec's "Memories of Love and Hate", etc., are stored in this vault.
When the escort convoy arrived at the Musee d'Orsay, a team of French lawyers employed by Xiao Ran were already waiting here.
In addition to these French guys, there were also the cultural counselor of the U.S. Embassy in France and others.
The reason why Xiao Ran asked the US Embassy to intervene was of course to prevent the French from playing dirty tricks.
The appearance of the cultural counselor of the U.S. Embassy and others made Carlin and François extremely fearful and itchy their teeth.
Witnessed by representatives from all parties, Xiao Ran publicly counted today's harvest.
Then most of the antique artworks were stored in the vault, leaving only one top-quality artwork outside, which was not sent to the vault for the time being.
This top-notch work of art is the "Portrait of Paulina" that has just caused a sensation in the entire Western art world and collection world.
The reason why this treasure was left outside was at the strong request of Carlin and Henry.
These guys all want to appreciate this top-notch piece of art and see if it is as magical as the legend says and if it is truly a unique piece of art.
Xiao Ran, who deliberately creates influence and attracts public attention, will naturally not let go of such a good opportunity.
After sending other antiques and works of art into the vault, he took this "Portrait of Paulina" and, accompanied by Lawrence, the director of the Musée d'Orsay, to the lobby on the first floor of the museum.
At this time, the art museum had long been closed, and there were only Elaine, Fang Yufei, Carlin, Henry and other French people in the hall.
Then there are several senior French lawyers, a group of people from the U.S. Embassy in France, and so on.
Seeing Xiao Ran walking into the hall carrying a painting bag, everyone immediately looked over and looked at the painting bag in his hand.
Except for Elaine and Fang Yufei, everyone else's eyes were extremely hot and full of expectation.
Before Xiao Ran could stand still, Henry said impatiently:
"Sean, please take out this "Portrait of Paulina" and let us take a good look at it!"
"If this painting is what you said, it is definitely a French national treasure."
“Even in the entire history of Western art, there is no such painting, only this one.”
Following his words, everyone at the scene suddenly became more excited.
Xiao Ran looked at Henry, then glanced at everyone present, and then said with a smile:
"Gentlemen, please be patient. Everyone will see this extremely special and precious painting soon."
"As for whether what I said is true, everyone will know the answer after seeing this painting. It will be a huge surprise."
As he spoke, he walked straight to the empty easel that had been set up in advance.
Then he opened the painting bag, took out "Portrait of Paulina" and placed it gently on the easel.
As soon as the painting was placed, Henry and Lawrence gathered around it and began to appreciate and appraise it.
Among these guys, there are many top antique art appraisal experts, and they have already discovered something in the blink of an eye.
"In this painting, we can see neoclassical colors and romanticism. Overall, it should be regarded as a romantic work."
"It must be admitted that the painter who created this painting is very skilled, but he did not leave the author's signature, so the provenance is questionable."
"Furthermore, the image of the young woman in the painting is different from the image of Napoleon's sister Pauline, and there is a big difference."
"Based on these characteristics, it is difficult to determine the true origin of this painting, nor can it be determined that the character in the painting is Princess Paulina."
A top appraisal expert from the Musée d'Orsay said, giving a series of appraisal opinions.
Listening to his words, everyone nodded.
Immediately afterwards, Lawrence turned to look at Xiao Ran and said expectantly:
"Sean, this painting now belongs to you and you discovered it. It's up to you to reveal the secret of this painting."
“Everyone is full of expectations for this painting and wants to know the secret hidden behind this painting.”
Before he finished speaking, everyone had turned their heads to look over.
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, then came to the painting to pay for it, then pointed to the brooch worn by the young woman in the painting, and began to introduce it.
"Everyone, please take a look at this brooch. It once appeared in the famous painting "The Coronation of Napoleon". The wearer is Napoleon's most beloved sister, Princess Paulina."
“It is basically impossible for such top-notch privately-customized jewelry to appear twice the same, but the brooches that appear in two paintings are exactly the same.”
"One more thing, my staff just found out that this brooch should be a gift from Napoleon to Pauline. It is impossible for Pauline to give it away."
Following his introduction, the audience immediately burst into exclamations of exclamation.
Immediately afterwards, everyone stepped forward to look at the brooch.
Then he took out his mobile phone, searched for detailed pictures of "The Coronation of Napoleon" on the Internet, and compared them on the spot.
No need to ask about the result!
After a while, the answer was revealed.
Not surprisingly, the scene immediately became excited and everyone was excited.
"Oh my God! This young woman is actually Paulina, but she was painted like this. It's incredible!"
"Just judging from this brooch and the surrounding painting, this is indeed the work of Jacques David, but he is a neoclassical master."
Everyone exclaimed, everyone was as excited as if they had discovered a new world.
Where is this? Even more exciting things are yet to come!
Xiao Ran smiled softly and then continued his performance.
Next, he used various means to reveal the secrets hidden behind the painting bit by bit.
When he found the author's signature from Jacques David and a tribute from Delacroix, and explained that the painting could be restored to its original state, the scene exploded.
"Oh my God! This is actually a stunning work jointly created by two masters of art, Jacques David and Delacroix, across time and space. It's simply unheard of!"
"There is no doubt that this is definitely a national treasure-level work of art. It can be regarded as a treasure in any museum!"
Everyone at the scene was so excited that they all looked crazy.
While cheering and celebrating, Henry and Lawrence gathered in front of the painting again and began to admire and study it fascinatedly.
But Karin came to Xiao Ran and whispered excitedly:
"Sean, let's talk about the transaction. We hope to trade this "Portrait of Pauline" and Lautrec's "Memories of Love and Hate" from you."
"We thought we could discuss your previous proposal to exchange Chinese antiques and artworks collected by the Palace of Fontainebleau, and have made relevant suggestions to the Ministry of Culture..."
Before the guy could finish speaking, Xiao Ran smiled and shook his head.
"Karin, it's too early to talk about trading these two top-notch works of art. I will not trade immediately, and my trading conditions have changed."
"There is no need to deny that the Chinese antiques and art collected by the Palace of Fontainebleau can no longer meet my requirements. You need to pay more chips."
“Next, I will visit the Saint-Ouan Antique Market, the Montmartre Antique Market, as well as the antique shops and galleries in the Marais District and the Left Bank. Maybe I will make a surprising discovery.”
"After I finish visiting these famous antique art markets, it will not be too late for us to discuss transactions. By then, I will definitely be able to come up with more top-notch antique art for trading."
"You will get more surprises. Of course, you have to pay some chips for these surprises, mainly top-notch Chinese antiques and art, and maybe other things."
"ah!"
Karin exclaimed, completely stunned.
The other French guys were also shocked and stunned.
While shocked, these guys were also itching with hatred.
Sean is such a fucking greedy bastard with an endless appetite!
He is planning to completely rob the Paris antique market!
What will be left of the Saint-Ouin antique market and the Montmartre market that this bastard looted? It is estimated that there will be no more surprises!
Although they were full of worries, Carlin and the others could not think of any way to prevent the tragedy from happening, so they could only secretly be anxious!
After admiring the "Portrait of Paulina" for a while, Xiao Ran ended the display and sent the painting to the vault with David and Lawrence.
After coming out of the vault, they stayed at the Musée d'Orsay for a while, chatted with everyone, and then returned to the hotel.
Just when Xiao Ran returned to the hotel and took Elaine and the others into the presidential suite.
Anthony popped over with the latest news.
"Sean, the robbers who tried to rob the convoy and escape from the scene were just surrounded and wiped out in the 10th District."
"Those guys are a small gang entrenched between the 18th and 10th districts. Their members are mainly North African Arabs and Africans."
"Besides the Paris police, they were also surrounded and annihilated by their rival gang, an Albanian gang from the 10th arrondissement."
"According to the information received, the gangster who tried to rob the convoy has been uprooted and not a single member has escaped."
Hearing this, Xiao Ran sneered and nodded.
"This is the fate those idiots deserve. Find a French lawyer to verify the situation and then cash in the reward."
"One more thing. For safety reasons, please arrange for a few guys to protect Pierre and Caroline to avoid accidents."
Anthony nodded immediately and said:
"Okay, Sean, I'll take care of this."
After saying that, the guy went out to get busy.
Old Summer Palace cultural relics at Fontainebleau Palace
