Looking at ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, Li Mo is definitely the number one collector, so his appraisal is definitely not wrong. It’s terrible to think that a masterpiece that has become the treasure of the Bay Island Museum has been lost to the United States.
"Do you think it's incredible?"
Li Mo sat on the sofa, opened a bottle of mineral water and drank it slowly. How these matters will be dealt with in the end, the official will definitely take action. When he returns to the country, and when Sima Haotian shows up, there will definitely be a new earthquake on the Bay Island.
"Expert Qin, are there any other national treasures?" Expert Huang changed the subject, thinking too much and not being able to care about it, so he was worrying blindly.
"There are many more. You will know them all when we get back to China. Expert Huang, what time will we set off tomorrow? I will follow you to the museum to see the treasures left by our ancestors."
"You must be very angry after seeing it. Just let us handle it over there. You should seize the time to visit the antique trading market here. New York is an international financial center, and countless record-breaking art transactions are here. After it was born, there should be more good products on the antique market.”
"Okay, then I will act alone tomorrow."
Everyone chatted for a while and then left one after another. Li Mo relaxed and prepared to take a hot bath. As soon as he took his underwear, someone knocked on the door again.
Li Mo took a quick look, opened the door and asked, "Da Shan, come in, is there something wrong?"
"Mr. Qin, there is news in China that the green glass Buddha statue of Sakyamuni that you bought earlier has been identified. It is a national treasure of Thailand during the Ayutthaya Dynasty in the mid-18th century. Now there is one in the Thai royal family. For similar royal treasures, the king personally pays homage to the Buddha statue every year and puts on a new golden cassock. Reliable sources say that it is filled with green jadeite and is a little smaller than the one you found. Antique Festival guesses that the royal statue The pure value of the treasure can reach about 900 million yuan. Taking into account the historical value and cultural value, it is a priceless treasure."
Li Mo turned to look at him: "Tell me the important point."
"The key point is that the archaeological expert from Thailand spread the news back to Thailand that you obtained the glass Buddha statue full of green emeralds. The royal family there has notified the embassy and wants to take back the green emerald Buddha statue."
Li Mo sat back on the sofa, motioned for him to sit down and spoke slowly.
"How can I ask for help? Are you a wolf with nothing?"
"Of course not. The one in the Thai royal family is a priceless treasure, not to mention the one you found. The Thai royal family wants to offer the equivalent of three billion yuan to bring back the Buddha. The current news is only official. Let me first I will inform you so that you can be mentally prepared."
"What's there to think about? Am I short of the three billion yuan? Okay, if you don't have anything else to do, go back and take a shower and have a good rest. I'll go out and continue shopping tomorrow."
Li Mo invited Dashan out angrily, then put a tank of hot water in and lay down comfortably inside. Three billion is like asking to take back that glass Buddha statue filled with green emeralds. It is simply a daydream. Keep it in your own Gu Yunxuan Museum. But it is the real treasure of the museum, a priceless treasure, and maybe it can also become the heart of Buddhist believers. 's holy place.
This idea suddenly appeared in Li Mo's mind with his eyes closed. He wiped his face with a towel, and a feasible plan was slowly perfected.
The next day, as soon as Li Mo finished washing up, May and the others came to the door and waited.
"Mr. Qin, there are many Chinese restaurants in New York. Do you want to have breakfast in the hotel, or do you want to go to a Chinese restaurant to try some snacks?"
"Of course we go to a Chinese restaurant, preferably one that sells authentic snacks and breakfast. Let's go and look for it as we go."
The five of them were walking on the street in ordinary casual clothes. There were many commercial streets near the hotel, where they could eat, drink and have fun. There are quite a few Chinese restaurants, and you can see one just 40 to 50 meters away. Regardless of the fact that they only cook dinner and not breakfast.
"Mr. Qin, there is a pancake and fruit seller over there."
Li Mo looked in the direction pointed by Wuyue. There was a pancake stall on the roadside not far away, but the person making the pancakes was not a Chinese, but a blond young man. Looking at his skillful movements, he really suspected that he was from China. Learned a real skill.
There were five people surrounding the stall, watching and waiting expectantly for the delicious food.
"Are you from China, sir?"
"Of course, so I want to try whether the flavor of the pancakes you made is authentic?" Li Mo heard him speak broken Chinese, so he was not in a hurry and just stayed aside quietly.
Five Pancakes Last night, a young American man used a professional shovel to clean the pancake stall, and then asked: "Do you want any extra snacks?"
Li Mo looked at the stall: "Make five for us, each with two eggs, beef slices, lettuce and ham, slightly spicy."
"Forty dollars in total."
Let me go, five pancakes cost more than 200 yuan. But when I saw that the American guy added large swaths of beef and ham, I really felt it was a bit cheap.
"The craft you learned in China?"
"Learned it from the mother of one of my school friends."
"Do you make a lot of money?"
"It's quite a lot, much better than when I go to work. I used to work for only 5,000 US dollars a month. But making this pancake fruit, I have to earn at least 7,000 US dollars a month, and I have free time. I also brought two An apprentice, they are setting up a stall not far away."
"When I have more money, I plan to open a Chinese snack bar. In addition to this pancake and fruit, there are also five-spice eggs, spicy beef, braised pig's trotters, etc. Those who have never tried it are scared, but once they have eaten it, they will not like it. Juekou, especially the pig's trotters, is fragrant and glutinous, and I want to eat it again, but I'm not good at it, so I have to study it slowly."
Li Mo nodded appreciatively while eating pancakes. This American guy was very motivated. At this time, seven or eight people gathered around the pancake stall. The young man greeted him enthusiastically and operated quickly.
"Mr. Qin, this tastes really good."
"It's true. In China, when I eat pancakes with fruit, I usually put tenderloin and ham sausage. But here I changed it to beef slices and ham. After careful calculation, it's really not expensive. Just wait a minute, I'll buy it later. one."
Li Mo went back and bought another one.
The pace of life in New York is very fast, and the most common thing you see on the road are office workers in a hurry. If you are carrying a bag and wandering around, most of them come here to play, and the most familiar ones are the faces from Asia.
“Da Shan, have you always done field work?”
"Yes, but this time I may change my position when I return to China."
"That's good. If you work in the field all year round, it may be too difficult for some people to get out of singles."
Wu Yue suddenly curled her lips, and the other three wanted to laugh but didn't dare.
"Dashan, we seem to be being targeted."
While walking, Li Mo suddenly whispered.
"In which direction?"
Dashan and others are not surprised by Li Mo's super sense.
"There are two or three people right behind us. Let's find a coffee shop and sit down."
Li Mo saw a coffee shop in front of him, opened the door and walked in, then found a corner seat by the window.
"You don't have to look around. Let me see what they want to do?"
After ordering five cups of coffee in May, Li Mo looked out through the glass pretending to be bored. Sure enough, three people appeared at the door of the coffee shop. They first looked up at the door, then whispered to each other. One of them was wearing sunglasses. , wearing a crisp suit also opened the door and walked in.
(End of chapter)
