As Xiao Ran shook hands with Joshua and concluded the deal, Matthew and the others immediately took action.
They found all the antiques, artworks, and gold and silver treasures that were the subject of transactions in the 24th and 30th groups one by one and handed them over to Joshua's men.
While his men were inspecting the goods, Joshua purchased another two sets of antique artworks and gold and silver treasures from Xiao Ran, as well as some tie-in items.
But this time the purchase was made with cash rather than exchanging Chinese antiques for art.
Joshua spent a total of US$460 million on these two sets of antiques, artworks and gold and silver treasures.
As soon as the deal was concluded, the guy called his people in New York and asked them to pay the price immediately.
Half of the payment was deposited into Xiao Ran's company bank account in the United States, and the other half was deposited into his bank account in China.
After a while, Xiao Ran received the payment notification.
After completing the transaction, Joshua did not leave the Musée d'Orsay immediately, but stayed.
He ordered his confidants and lawyers to transport the treasures they had just acquired in two medium-sized helicopters, directly to a bank in the financial district of Paris, and store them in a bank vault.
It was a well-known American bank, and the Rothschild family was one of the major shareholders of the bank, so naturally they got whatever they wanted!
As for Xiao Ran, he started trading with another top American collector.
We are all old friends. We have dealt with each other many times before and have already established trust and tacit understanding.
Subsequently, these American collectors did not bring any appraisal experts, but only their entourage and lawyers, and crossed the Atlantic to come here to purchase goods.
During the transaction, they are responsible for making requests and then settling the bill.
According to their request, Xiao Ran matched them with the antique artworks and gold and silver treasures that had been grouped and gave them a quotation.
These American collectors readily accepted the offer he made.
As for the authenticity of those Western antiques and gold and silver treasures, they had no doubt at all and had great trust in Xiao Ran's vision and appraisal conclusions.
As a result, these transactions went very smoothly and were completed quickly.
And these guys are very quick to pay, and the money will be transferred as soon as the transaction is completed.
After a while, Xiao Ran had hundreds of millions more dollars in his bank account.
To deal with these top American collectors, it is the turn of the acquisition team composed of top American cultural and museum institutions such as the U.S. Department of Culture, the National Gallery of Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This acquisition team actually came on behalf of the US government.
Its representatives are the newly arrived US Deputy Secretary of Culture, the US Ambassador to France, and the new director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Marks.
As soon as Xiao Ran completed the transaction with the last American collector, Max and the others couldn't wait to walk up.
Coming closer, the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Culture said eagerly:
"Sean, let's start trading. We want to buy those precious antiques and gold and silver treasures right away, and then transport them all to Washington."
Hearing this, the French Minister of Culture and his entourage standing not far away felt itchy with hatred.
Although they were full of displeasure, they were helpless.
Not only them, but countless French and even Europeans who were watching the live broadcast started yelling angrily.
But they can only live with their mouths, but they can't change anything.
The transaction continues and no one can stop it.
Xiao Ran looked at the Deputy Minister of Culture of the United States, then smiled and said:
"James, the transaction between us is actually very simple. You just need to pay the payment to my two bank accounts according to the agreed payment method, and then pick up the goods according to the list."
"My employees will take out all the antique artworks and gold and silver treasures listed on the list and hand them over to you. You can inspect the goods on the spot and transport them away if they are correct."
"You can completely skip the on-site identification process. In this case, the transaction speed will be faster. These treasures have never left since they moved into the Musée d'Orsay, so they cannot be fake."
Several Americans looked at each other quickly, and then nodded in unison.
Immediately afterwards, James continued:
"Sean, the payment is not a problem. We have raised enough payment and can transfer it to you at any time. The payment method is as agreed."
"However, we still need to identify some of the particularly precious antiques, artworks and gold and silver treasures on site so that we can feel at ease."
"For example, Raphael's "Portrait of Lorenzo Medici", Caravaggio's "Way of the Cross", Cézanne's "Morning Mist on the Seine", and several other precious antiques."
"There is no need to appraise the other antiques, artworks and gold and silver treasures one by one. We trust your vision and the security of the Musée d'Orsay."
Xiao Ran would naturally not refuse such a request.
He looked at the Americans in front of him and then nodded slightly.
"Of course, no problem, gentlemen, of course you can authenticate Raphael's "Portrait of Lorenzo Medici" and other antique works of art."
"When you complete all the appraisal work and confirm that these antiques and artworks are authentic, it will not be too late to start a transaction with me, and then make the transfer."
With that said, he turned around and gave instructions to his employees.
Let them pick out the antique artworks they just named and let Max and the others appraise them on the spot.
After receiving the order, Matthew and Dalin immediately took action.
At this moment, Max suddenly said:
"Sean, I still want to ask, can you sell Michelangelo's "Hercules Killing the Nemean Lion" to our museum? We can add 20% to the previous bid."
"In addition to Michelangelo's Hercules sculpture, we also want to acquire the "Jacobin Constitution Manuscript" and Robespierre's manuscript diary. As long as you are willing to trade these things to us, we will take care of the French side. "
Xiao Ran looked at this old friend and shook his head helplessly.
"I'm very sorry, Max. I plan to collect Michelangelo's Hercules sculpture for myself, and I don't plan to sell it. This has nothing to do with the price you bid."
"I finally discovered the legendary Napoleon treasure. I always have to keep some good things, I can't sell them all! And I have my own private museum."
"I plan to use this sculpture of Michelangelo's Hercules as the centerpiece of the Western Renaissance exhibition hall in my museum. Naturally, I cannot sell it casually."
"As for the Jacobin Constitution Manuscripts and Robespierre's manuscripts and diaries, I have already agreed to trade with the French. I can no longer change my mind at will. This is inappropriate."
"This is Paris. We will stay here for a while and continue our exploration operations. At this time, it is impossible for me to offend the French government."
After hearing what he said, Max stopped talking for a moment.
After pondering for a moment, the guy nodded and said:
"Okay, Sean, since you insist on your trading plan, we can only accept this result."
"It seems that we have completely missed Michelangelo's Hercules sculpture. If we want to see it in the future, we can only go to your private museum."
While they were talking, Matthew and the others came over carrying several alloy painting boxes.
When they came closer, these guys carefully placed several painting boxes on the appraisal table and reported the situation.
"Boss, top famous paintings such as Raphael's "Lorenzo Medici" and Caravaggio's "Way of the Cross" have all been moved here. You can appraise them."
As they spoke, everyone's attention was instantly attracted.
Especially Americans like Max, their eyes were shining with excitement.
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