Ye Tian didn't respond immediately, but glanced at the two Greeks, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared.

Seeing his performance, both Greeks chuckled in their hearts, and both had a feeling that something was wrong.

Immediately afterwards, Maria lowered her voice and said:

"Steven, this fragment of a marble statue is only a left forearm, with the upper and lower ends missing, although it shows a high degree of carving skill and has an airful flavor of ancient Greek sculpture idealism.

However, to be sure from this, this is the work of Phedias, the god of classical carving, and the remnant of his famous masterpiece statue of the goddess Athena, I am afraid that it still can't be done, and more evidence is needed!"

You Greeks don't have it, but buddy do!

When I take this statue fragment back to Beijing and combine it with the other statue fragments, you will know if this is a sculpture by Phidias!

The fragment of the statue looks very broken, but when it appears on the statue of the goddess Athena, you will see how brilliant it will shine!

At that point, you'll just wait to be blown away, and everyone else will do the same.

Ye Tian secretly complained to himself, but he didn't interrupt Maria.

But it is undeniable that this fragment of a marble statue is so remarkable that it was most likely the work of a famous Greek sculptor, and most likely part of a sculpture of a famous god.

In view of this, Steven, we hope to leave this statue fragment in Athens and in the Greek National Archaeological Museum, and we will organize the top experts and scholars to study this statue fragment well,......"

Maria continued to whisper, Xiaozhi was moved by emotion and reason, trying to impress Ye Tian.

But for this marble statue remnant, Ye Tian knew more than anyone else, and understood its great value, how could he leave it in Athens!

Not to mention the two Greeks in front of him, even if the Heavenly King Lao Tzu came, don't try to take away the remnants of this marble statue from him.

When Maria's voice fell, Ye Tian immediately sneered and said:

"This fragment of a marble statue was bought by me from the Athenian flea market, and it was bought and sold in a completely legal way, the result of fair trade, which is well known and was witnessed by many witnesses at the time.

That is, this is my private property, I have the right to dispose of it freely, and the basic principle of the sanctity of private property, I think everyone here knows very well, there is no doubt about it.

I'm very sorry, Mr. Minister, Madam Mary, I will not leave this marble fragment in Greece, and tomorrow morning I will arrange for it to be transported by plane along with some other antique works of art."

Hearing this, the two Greeks immediately became anxious.

"That's right, Steven, the fundamental principle of the sanctity of private property, of course we know that this marble statue fragment was your fair deal, and we will not deny it.

However, Greece's policy on the protection of antiques and antiquities, you should know that we will not allow such important cultural relics that are closely related to the Greek nation and history, as well as culture and art, to be left behind.

Such important antiques and artefacts, we will definitely put them on the list of antiques and works of art that are restricted from leaving the country, you can collect and trade them in Greece, but you can't take them out of Greece"

The Greek Minister of Culture whispered through gritting his back molars, already a little angry, his eyes spewing fire.

Maria, who was standing next to him, was not much better, her eyes were round, her fists were clenched tightly, and she couldn't wait to rush up and beat Ye Tian fatly.

Ye Tian glanced at the two of them, and then sneered and whispered:

"If you include this marble statue fragment on the list of antique works of art that are restricted from leaving the country, then we are very sorry that you will lose the opportunity to participate in this exploration of the treasures of ancient Roman shipwrecks.

Originally, I planned it this way, and if I found sculptures and antiques from the Roman or Hellenistic period, I wouldn't mind leaving some of them in Greece.

In other words, if you restrict me from transporting my lawful private property, I will have to cancel my original plan, refuse to cooperate with you, and take all the treasures that will be salvaged from the water with me.

You may be able to stop this quest to recover the treasure of the ancient Roman shipwreck, and not allow us to use the Greek ports, but that's okay, we can start the operation again in another country.

Going back to this fragment, I wouldn't break Greek law by taking it out of Athens, but I could sell it to a top collector or put it in a bank vault, and you wouldn't get it either.

That kind of situation, I guess you don't want to see, for both of us, it is the worst outcome, so I advise you to think carefully, don't do things that harm others and yourself, the gains outweigh the losses!"

The Greek Minister of Culture and Maria were all dumbfounded, and the two looked at Ye Tian in amazement, as if they were looking at a man-eating monster, their eyes full of anger.

He's a madman, and he's so cunning, it's so hard to deal with!

Next, Ye Tian casually perfunctory a few words to the two Greeks, then said goodbye and left, turned around and walked towards David and Zoe.

Looking at his departing back, both Greeks gritted their teeth and cursed in a low voice.

"This damn bastard is so greedy, he shouldn't have let him in, he shouldn't have come to Athens"

"As the legend goes, Steven, this bastard is really greedy, what are we going to do now?

......

Soon, more than an hour passed.

Many of the professionals in the banquet hall had already finished identifying the remnants of the marble statue, and they had discussed them with each other, and came to a conclusion that most people agreed upon.

The person who read out this appraisal conclusion in public was naturally the discoverer and owner of this marble statue fragment, Ye Tian.

He came to the center of the stage again, picked up the microphone and said aloud with a smile:

"After the repeated appraisal and open discussion of many professionals present, a preliminary appraisal conclusion has been reached about this marble statue fragment, which I will announce below.

First of all, it is certain that the body of this marble statue fragment was indeed created in ancient Greece between 500 and 400 BC, and is a statue of a goddess in ancient Greek mythology.

The statue of the ancient Greek goddess, which should have been enshrined in a temple somewhere in ancient Greece, is of great significance, and there is no dispute about this from the Paros marble used in the sculpture.

Moreover, the carving skills shown on this marble statue fragment are very high, and only a few lines show the idealistic taste of ancient Greek sculpture, which is obviously a masterpiece.

The lines on this marble fragment are too simple, with no clothing or more carvings, even if the shape and lines on the wrist are somewhat similar to the statue of Athena by Phidios.

However, this alone cannot be determined, and this is the work of Phedias, the god of classical carving, and more evidence and fragments of statues are needed to determine this.

Only by finding more fragments of the statue and combining them, even if only a complete arm can be recovered, it is almost certain which ancient Greek master carver it was created by.

Although we can't be sure who created this marble sculpture and that it comes from the ancient Greek sculpture, it is certain that it is a very important antique artifact."

"Hey——!"

At the banquet hall and countless live broadcasts, a sigh sounded at the same time, and everyone was a little disappointed.

And this is the voice that Ye Tian wants to hear the most.

In time, when the statue of Athena of Phidias is pieced together and restored and unveiled in Beijing, people will understand the value of this marble statue fragment today.

Next, Ye Tian introduced the different appraisal opinions of this marble statue fragment, and then ended the first part of today's small appreciation meeting.

And the second link, of course, is the auction, it's time to sweep the wealth.

Ye Tian took matters into his own hands and put the marble statue fragment back into the black metal trolley box, and then placed the box next to the auction table.

At the same time, two Intrepid Discovery employees walked onto the stage carrying an oil painting and placed it on a display shelf next to the auction table.

The painting depicts a young girl, dressed in a white gauze dress, leaning on a lady's chair, with one hand on her cheek, as if in contemplation, with a hint of tenderness in her eyes.

The sunlight shining into the room through the window evenly sprinkled on this beautiful girl, adding a bit of color to her and making her even more moving.

Just as everyone was admiring this painting, Ye Tianqing's voice came out of the stage again and reached the ears of everyone at the scene.

"The oil painting that you see now is a Romantic painting, to be precise, a Romantic painting of the Munich School, a work of art that I have harvested today at the flea market in Athens.

The artist who created this Romantic painting was the famous Greek painter of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Rumbesis, who today is considered one of the most important representatives of the artistic movement of the Munich School.

Of all the Romantic painters of the Munich School, Lenbesis is considered the most romantic, and this painting bears his personal signature, but it is very hidden and difficult to spot,......"

Unsurprisingly, the banquet hall and countless live broadcasts once again set off a commotion.

"I'm going! really fake? Steven this guy actually found another painting of Rumbesis, God favors this guy too much, and there is no heavenly reason!"

"I'm pretty sure now that the Athens flea market must have gone through a catastrophe today, and it was ransacked by this guy Steven!"