Chapter 1268: Antique Shop
In less than half an hour, Ye Tian and the others rushed to the antique store where Brother Zhang was deceived!
Gatlinck, the director of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium, and another expert in the appraisal of antique artworks from this museum, also came here at the invitation of Ye Tianzhi.
For them, it didn't matter whether an antique scammer lived or died, and they wanted to see with their own eyes whether Ye Tian's process of identifying antique artworks was as exaggerated as the legend.
Of course, their main purpose was to see if they could get a little information from Ye Tian's mouth, what secrets were hidden in the building of the Swan Restaurant, and whether there was really a treasure?
The convoy drove into the street where the antique store was located, and through the front windshield of the Mercedes-Benz bulletproof SUV, Ye Tian saw the antique store in front of him at a glance!
This is an old street near the Grand Place in Brussels, and the antique shop is located on the first floor of an old 17th-century building.
It's a pity that such a good store has fallen into the hands of antique scammers and is used by them to cheat and deceive, which is really a great waste!
The arrival of Ye Tian and their convoy immediately caused a commotion at the door of this antique store, and everyone looked at this convoy.
When the convoy stopped on the side of the road in front of the antique store, Ye Tian and the others got out of the car and appeared in front of people's eyes, and the area immediately boiled!
After a short period of surprise, many media reporters gathered in front of the antique store poured over like a tide, and everyone rushed to be the first to do so, very excited!
Among them are Chinese journalists based in Brussels, as well as journalists from local Brussels media and other major media outlets around the world.
Brussels, the headquarters of the European Union and the capital of Europe, has been home to a large number of journalists from all over the world.
In addition to many media reporters, there were also seven or eight Belgian policemen at the scene, who were maintaining order at the scene, and their expressions were slightly nervous.
There are also many onlookers near the entrance of this antique shop, both Brussels locals and tourists from all over the world.
Without exception, these melon-eating people all hold the mentality that it is not a big deal to watch the excitement, and they are talking one by one, in this regard, people all over the world are the same, they all love to join in the fun!
In the blink of an eye, Ye Tian and his party were surrounded by many media reporters, and they couldn't get through.
Before he could stand firmly, a media reporter had already thrown out his own question, a reporter from China, who asked in Mandarin.
"Good afternoon, Ye Tian, I'm a CCTV reporter, why did you come to Europe this time? Could it be that you have found any famous treasures in Europe? If so, can you tell us about the specific situation?
What is your relationship with Mr. Zhang, who was deceived in the antique shop? It is understood that it was you who personally identified the blue and white plum vase as a fake, which is why there is such a series of events today, is this the case?"
Ye Tian looked at the CCTV reporter who asked the question, smiled at him and nodded, and then said aloud in Mandarin:
"Friends from China, good afternoon, I'm Ye Tian, it's a pleasure to meet you in Brussels"
While saying this, he clenched his hands into fists and arched his hands to all the Chinese reporters on the scene, very friendly and impeccable.
Immediately afterwards, he changed to English and said hello to many foreign media reporters at the scene.
After saying hello, he began to answer the question of the CCTV reporter just now, still in Mandarin.
"We are only here for tourism this time, and by the way, we are not here to explore treasures in Europe, and of course, I also very much hope to discover treasures in Europe, in Brussels.
What is my relationship with Mr. Zhang, who was deceived? Of course, we are all Chinese, we should help each other when we go out, and I will never be indifferent to watching my compatriots being deceived!
Yesterday at the Swan Restaurant for lunch, I met Mr. Zhang's family, and Mr. Zhang asked me to help identify the so-called antique porcelain he had just bought.
After my identification, the blue and white plum vase is not antique porcelain at all, but a high-quality imitation that has been fired for a few years, but it is only worth a few thousand yuan, and the value of antique porcelain is more than 108,000 miles!"
Before the words fell, all the Chinese reporters at the scene gave Ye Tian warm applause.
"Bang Bang Bang"
The applause was mixed with a wave of praise.
"Well done, Ye Tian, we must not let those damn liars succeed!"
"Okay, Ye Tian, we Chinese tourists are by no means fat sheep, we can let those liars and thieves slaughter, we should expose the ugly faces of those scumbags!"
The applause and praise soon fell, and another reporter from China asked loudly:
"Ye Tian, I'm a reporter from Phoenix Satellite TV's correspondent station in Brussels, why are you here today?
Ye Tian looked at the beautiful reporter who asked the question, and then said with a smile:
"Just now, Mr. Zhang called me and said that the owner of the antique shop who deceived him would not admit his account and would only refund the money if he had to ask for an appraisal conclusion issued by an antique art appraisal expert.
That's why I came here, I am very confident in my vision of appraising antique artworks, and I can never be wrong, and the appraisal conclusions I issued can also withstand anyone's doubts and tests!"
When he said this, Ye Tian's tone was extremely firm and categorical, and his eyes showed strong confidence.
For his words, no one at the scene doubted it at all, and even such a thought did not arise.
As a prominent figure in the limelight, the on-site media reporters know him more or less.
Everyone knows that Ye Tian's vision is extremely sharp, and he almost never looks at it when appraising antique artworks, and this time must be no exception!
Immediately after the Chinese reporter, a foreign reporter asked loudly:
"Good afternoon, Mr. Steven, I'm a reporter for The Times, can you tell me about the Golden City?
As far as I know, in the past week, many professional treasure hunters and adventurers, as well as many exploration companies large and small, have flocked to Honduras!
When will you brave and fearless exploration companies start to act? Officially join the treasure hunting team, what an attractive treasure! I believe that your company will not miss this opportunity!"
Not only this foreign reporter, but everyone at the scene, whether it was media reporters or many onlookers, as well as Gatlinck, everyone was very concerned about this question and wanted to hear Ye Tian's answer.
In an instant, everyone looked at Ye Tian, and all the microphones stretched forward again, almost hitting Ye Tian's face, but fortunately there were Taylor and them blocking it.
People's eyes are not only hot, full of curiosity and envy, but some guys even have a glint of jealousy and even greed in their eyes.
It was the golden city of the Mayan Empire! Who wouldn't want to find the treasure legend that has been passed down in Central and South America for hundreds of years? Who wouldn't want to keep those dazzling gold and silver treasures and antique works of art for themselves?
Ye Tian quickly glanced around the scene, and then said aloud with a smile:
"About the Golden City, at the press conference held by the School of History of Columbia University before, it has been made very clear that we have nothing to hide, everything is very transparent!
If you want to know about the situation related to the Golden City, go back and read the relevant reports of that press conference, and check out the research results on the six-pointed golden scepter head!
This reporter friend is right, we will not miss this opportunity to discover the Golden City, and I believe that any aspiring exploration company will not miss this opportunity!
But we are a company that strictly abides by local laws and will not do anything illegal, and if we want to explore the Golden City, it is also legal.
Only with the permission of the Honduran government, or if we have reached a joint exploration agreement with them, will we organize a team to explore the ancient city of Copan, Honduras, to explore the famous golden city of the Mayan Empire.
Here, I would like to make an appeal to the professional treasure hunters and adventurers who have rushed to, or are about to rush to, Copán, Honduras, to explore the Golden City, and try not to destroy that ancient city.
It is the largest site left by the Mayan Empire in the world, the most powerful proof that the Mayan civilization once existed, the common wealth of our humanity, and no one with a conscience should destroy it.
I also hope that those guys will have good luck and make sure that they are safe even if they can't find the famous Golden City, which is not a good time to hunt for treasure in the rainy and hurricane season!"
Regarding Ye Tian's answer that there was not much dry goods, everyone at the scene was not satisfied, but they were helpless.
Next, Ye Tian answered a few more questions, and Gatlink also answered two questions, Ye Tian ended the street interview and took Betty and the others into the antique store in front.