Xiao Ran's private auction held in the front hall of the Musée d'Orsay was a complete success and caused a huge sensation.
Through this private auction, he gained a huge fortune of more than 3 billion US dollars in one fell swoop, raising his personal wealth to a higher level again and becoming richer.
Coupled with the staggering profits from a series of previous transactions, he has now become one of the top ten billionaires in the world, at least on the surface.
If his collection of massive antiques, artworks and gold and silver treasures are included, his ranking on the world's richest list will definitely be higher, and he can even break into the top three.
Of course, these are the data and rankings estimated by various European and American financial media, and Xiao Ran himself has never admitted it.
Using this private auction, he has basically finished processing a large number of antique artifacts and artworks, as well as gold and silver treasures discovered in Napoleon's treasure!
Some of the remaining things that have not been disposed of are no longer relevant and are not worth much!
In this way, Xiao Ran basically got rid of the troubles that came with Napoleon's treasure.
Although European countries continue to protest, it is of no use!
After this private auction ended, European countries knew that there was no chance at all, and they didn't even bother to protest anymore!
They just issued a public statement of condemnation and then completely stopped!
As for whether this is really the case, it is not clear yet, Xiao Ran doesn't care at all.
In his opinion, can these European countries still bite me?
On the third day after the private auction, Xiao Ran arranged for a group of employees and security personnel to escort a batch of remaining Western antiques, artworks and gold and silver treasures to Los Angeles!
The value of these things is relatively average, but they also have certain collection value!
He plans to store these things in the company's vault, enrich the company's shelves, and process them slowly. After all, mosquito legs are also meat!
Xiao Ran also asked his men to quickly dispose of some Western antiques, artworks and gold and silver treasures left in France.
Some of them were entrusted to various auction houses and will be auctioned one after another in the future, and some were transferred to antique dealers in France and Europe.
In addition, some French museums, universities, and collectors of all sizes also bought a lot of things!
Sculptures and other relatively heavy antique artworks transferred to various parties through various transactions have been completed.
After this series of operations, all of Xiao Ran's treasures stored in the Musée d'Orsay and the Louvre's vaults have basically been processed.
Now there are only a few hundred antique Charvette 1777 flintlock guns left, still stored in the vault of the Louvre.
Although those antique flintlock guns have a certain collection value, they are not worth much. It doesn't matter even if they are all given to the Louvre!
After dealing with all these things, Xiao Ran suddenly felt much more relaxed.
The same goes for many company employees under him, and the pressure on security personnel is much lighter!
Next, it’s time to explore the royal treasures of Louis XVI and Queen Marie, and then the Lu Qinzhai Treasures!
In the blink of an eye, it was already the sixth day after the private auction ended.
After a few days of rest, everyone has recovered and it is time to start the next exploration operation.
At eight o'clock in the morning, in the living room of the presidential suite.
Xiao Ran, Elaine and the others were sitting on the sofa, laughing and chatting while watching the morning news report on TV.
"My dear, can you tell me now where the royal treasures of Louis XVI and Queen Marie are hidden?"
"I really want to know how many jewels Queen Mary hid, so much so that she was unwilling to hand them over even after being sent to the guillotine."
Elaine asked curiously.
Xiao Ran looked at her, then smiled and shook his head.
"My dear, I can't tell you the exact location yet. Once the location of the treasure is revealed, this royal treasure will be easy to find."
"At nine o'clock, I am going to hold talks with representatives of the French government to discuss the joint exploration of this royal treasure. It is not certain yet whether we can reach an agreement."
"What I can tell you is that the location where this royal treasure is located belongs to the French government and is very famous. I can only find this treasure by cooperating with the French government."
Hearing what he said, Elaine could only nod helplessly.
"Well, in that case, wait until you lead a team to explore this treasure and then tell me the answer."
Before he finished speaking, Fang Yufei, who was sitting aside, suddenly continued.
"In my opinion, if this royal treasure is really Queen Mary's jewelry, the value is probably not much higher."
"Unlike the paintings and sculptures of art masters, the appreciation potential of jewelry is not great, and may even depreciate significantly."
"For example, some jewelry inlaid with glass and crystal, as well as some gemstones that cannot be preserved for a long time, may be worthless now."
While he was talking, the picture on the TV news suddenly changed, showing a tragic fire scene.
The news reporters responsible for on-site reporting gave timely introductions.
"Dear viewers, the picture you are seeing now is the scene of a fire that occurred in the suburbs of London last night."
"According to the person in charge of the scene of the London police, the luxurious villa that was burned down belonged to a billionaire from Poland."
"This Polish billionaire is also a famous collector. It is said that he has collected many top-notch antiques and artworks of astonishing value."
"According to the report of the police who entered the scene to investigate, there were a total of five burnt corpses scattered in different places in the villa."
"Each corpse has more than two single holes. It can be determined that this was not an accident, but a bloody and deliberate murder."
"In addition to the interior of the villa, there are two corpses in the garden behind the villa, which seem to have been killed by sniper rifles..."
Seeing this, both Elaine and Fang Yufei were horrified. They quickly covered their mouths with their hands and exclaimed in low voices.
Xiao Ran, who was sitting aside, had a disdainful sneer in his eyes.
The Polish billionaire who was killed in the news reports was the mastermind behind the plan to ambush him on Avenue Saint-Michel some time ago.
This guy was originally hiding in several places in Krakow and Warsaw, Poland, and kept changing his hiding places.
As a result, Turner and the others found those hiding places one by one and killed many of his men.
This guy was hunted so hard that he could no longer stay in Poland and could only sneak to London.
Prepare to hide in London for a few days before escaping somewhere else.
As a result, before they could take the next step, Turner had already led his men to kill them.
Ever since, this news was broadcast on TV.
Looking at the burned down luxury villa on the news, Xiao Ran couldn't help but sneer secretly.
"You are seeking your own death. Don't blame me for being cruel!"
While talking, the news has been broadcast.
The news screen then changed and began to broadcast a protest that also took place in London.
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.
Xiao Ran quickly looked towards the door and secretly took a look at the situation outside the door.
Outside the door was David, and then several armed security personnel guarding the corridor.
The moment Xiao Ran saw David, he understood instantly.
David came to see him at this time, and he didn't call to inform him in advance. It was most likely related to the news just now and the Polish billionaire who was killed.
It was probably that guy Turner who called to report the progress of the operation.
Thinking of this, a smile quickly flashed across Xiao Ran's face.
Then, he stood up and walked towards the door.
