Soon, the time came to around eleven o'clock in the morning.
Xiao Ran has completed transactions with several top French collectors, exchanged a large number of valuable Chinese antiques and art, and also received nearly 500 million euros in cash.
What he paid for was the many Western antiques and gold and silver treasures he discovered in Paris during this trip to France.
To him, these things are like picking up for free, and the cost is almost negligible.
From his point of view, using these things to exchange for a large number of Chinese antiques and artworks that have been lost overseas is a perfect fit.
After completing this series of transactions, the French collectors left with the treasures they had acquired, all of them satisfied.
Antoine asked Alexander to leave with the exchanged treasure, while he continued to stay at the scene.
After completing the transaction with the French collectors, it was the turn of several top collectors from the United States!
These guys are all old friends of Xiao Ran. They bought many top-quality antiques and artworks from him in the United States before, and they are very familiar with them.
Trading with these guys is much easier than trading with French collectors.
The first trading partner Xiao Ran selected was his old friend Joshua.
Because they know each other very well, have cooperated several times, and currently have a cooperative relationship, Joshua trusts Xiao Ran so much that he doesn't even bring an appraisal expert.
Of course, with the influence and status of the Rothschild family and the status of the major shareholder of the Federal Reserve, Joshua does not have to worry about anyone who dares to deceive him!
Even Xiao Ran didn't want to provoke this old friend with unfathomable strength.
He looked at Joshua, then smiled and said:
"Joshua, we can start trading. Let's take out the Chinese antiques and artworks you brought and show them off."
"If there is no problem with those Chinese antiques, I will provide Western antiques and gold and silver treasures of equal value to complete this art transaction."
After the words fell, Joshua smiled and nodded.
"Okay, Sean, we have worked together many times before, and it's been a pleasure every time."
"I have complete trust in you, especially in your sharp vision."
"You have the final say on this transaction between us, including the appraisal and valuation of the transaction targets between both parties."
"As long as it's a transaction of equal value and I like the Western antiques you bring out, then there's no problem."
Xiao Ran was stunned for a moment, then nodded pretending to be helpless.
"You're a lazy guy and leave everything to me."
"But this is good, the transaction efficiency is more efficient."
"As for the treasure I offered in exchange, you can rest assured that it will definitely meet your requirements."
Listening to their conversation, almost everyone at the scene and in front of the live broadcast had astonishment on their faces!
No one has ever seen such a weird transaction method before, and everyone is very curious.
In several of Xiao Ran's live broadcast rooms, almost everyone was talking.
"I'll go! If you can still play like this, isn't this American afraid of being tricked by Xiao Ran?"
"Don't be ridiculous. Countless people are watching this live broadcast. How could Xiao Ran cheat people on such an occasion? Wouldn't that ruin his reputation?"
"Can't you tell? They must have done many transactions with each other, so they have this tacit understanding and trust each other!"
While he was talking, Joshua had already asked his men to move the boxes he brought over and place them in front of Xiao Ran.
Immediately afterwards, Joshua stepped forward and entered the passwords one by one, opened these portable safes and suitcases, and then said with a smile:
"Sean, you can start appraising and valuing, and then proceed with the transaction."
"This is the relevant list and approximate valuation. You can compare and identify it. If you find a fake, just eliminate it."
With that said, he handed Xiao Ran a list.
"Okay, Joshua, let me see these treasures you brought first"
Xiao Ran took the list of Chinese antiques and art and quickly glanced at the catalog and valuation on the list.
Then he took two steps forward and began to identify the Chinese antiques and artworks brought by Joshua.
The first treasure he saw was a small and exquisite three-legged bronze tripod with a simple and graceful shape.
This is a bronze vessel that has been collected and played with for a long time. There is a thick layer of patina on the surface, and the precious light is looming, without any trace of rust.
But this is not to artificially polish off all the rust marks, but to wipe it off bit by bit with your hands during the long-term appreciation and play process. The patina is very natural.
Although this three-legged bronze tripod is not big, with the mouth of the tripod only about twenty centimeters in diameter, it is of high specifications and is well preserved.
This three-legged bronze tripod is engraved with exquisite and complex Kui dragon patterns and Hui characters. The tripod is also engraved with four mighty animal heads.
More importantly, there are more than twenty inscriptions carved inside this bronze tripod.
The moment he saw this three-legged bronze tripod, Xiao Ran's eyes flashed with surprise.
Even though he had already seen this treasure through perspective, he still couldn't hide his surprise when he saw it again.
At the same time, Shan Lao's delighted voice also came from the wireless invisible earphones.
"Xiao Ran, you must take this small three-legged bronze tripod. Even though this bronze tripod is not big, it is a national treasure."
"This three-legged bronze tripod comes from the early Western Zhou Dynasty. It is a ritual vessel used to worship heaven. The inscriptions inside the tripod are an article about worshiping heaven."
"It turns out that this three-legged bronze tripod has been kept in the Qing Palace. It was Kangxi's favorite thing and was often placed on the desk of his study."
"Later it was awarded to Prince Gong by Emperor Kangxi, and it has been kept in Prince Gong's Mansion ever since. It is one of the most important collections in Prince Gong's Mansion."
“It wasn’t until the early years of the Republic of China that this treasure flowed out of Prince Gong’s Mansion. It was quickly lost overseas and has been missing ever since.”
"Who would have imagined that this treasure actually fell into the hands of the Rothschild family, and now it appears in front of you. You must not miss it!"
Hearing this, Xiao Ran smiled and nodded slightly, but didn't say much.
Thousands of miles away, all the old men in the conference room of the National Expo instantly understood what he meant, and they all beamed with joy.
They could naturally hear what Mr. Shan said just now, and when they saw Xiao Ran's action, they immediately understood that he was bound to win.
Unlike them, the others did not know the communication between Shan Lao and Xiao Ran.
In a moment, Xiao Ran had finished looking at this early Western Zhou Dynasty three-legged bronze tripod with Kui dragon pattern.
But he did not give any appraisal opinion or valuation.
He just nodded, then walked to the next box and continued to identify several pieces of porcelain in that box.
One of the small enamel plum vase instantly caught his attention.
Not only him, many domestic appraisal experts who were watching the live broadcast were also attracted by this enamel plum vase.
When Xiao Ran casually picked up the enamel plum vase and showed its base.
There were excited exclamations in several of his live broadcast rooms and in the conference room of the National Expo.
"Wow! A Qianlong enamel plum vase from the Qing Dynasty. This is so rare and so beautiful!"
"There is no doubt that this is an enamel plum vase worth over 100 million yuan, or even more."
Just as everyone was marveling, Xiao Ran had put down the enamel plum vase and turned to look at another piece of porcelain.
His appraisal speed was very fast, and he had already appraised several pieces of porcelain in this box in a blink of an eye.
Then, he looked at a box next to him.
In this box, there are a total of five exquisite Chinese-style brocade boxes of different lengths and sizes.
No need to ask, the contents in these brocade boxes must be Chinese calligraphy and painting works.
