After meeting Prince William and his wife, as well as a few other people and exchanging a few polite words, Ye Tian handed the gift he brought to Princess Kate.

"Duchess, as a thank you for your kind invitation, I have brought a small gift, not a respect, I hope you like it"

Princess Kate did not refuse, reached out to accept the gift, and said with a smile:

"Thank you, Mr. Steven, you are so gracious that you don't know what this gift is?

As she spoke, the princess, who was born in a commoner, looked curiously at the gift she had just received in her hand.

It was a very small painting, no more than 40 centimeters high and about 30 centimeters wide, and it was packed in a small painting bag, so that it could not be seen.

Not only Princess Kate, but other people at the scene were also very interested in the gift given by Ye Tian, and they all looked at the elegant painting bag curiously, and secretly guessed.

"Steven, the painting in this bag is the work of any artist, can you tell us about it? I believe everyone would like to see this painting."

Brian, deputy director of the British Museum, said, looking at Ye Tian expectantly.

As soon as his words fell, the artistic director who managed the Kensington Palace gallery couldn't wait to say:

"Mr. Steven, I heard that you found a landscape painting by William Turner in Portebello today, could it be that the painting in this bag?"

Hearing this, the eyes of all the Brits on the scene suddenly lit up, even Prince William and his wife, their eyes suddenly lit up.

"William Turner's landscape painting, what kind of spring and autumn dream, you really dare to think about it! It's a top work of art at the level of tens of millions of dollars, let the buddy give it away for nothing, and the buddy's head is not in the water!

Prince William and his wife are your prince and princess, do they have a half-dime relationship with their buddies? For the sake of a few broken groove cakes at the banquet, let the buddies give away a top-notch work of art, less!"

Ye Tian secretly complained a few words disdainfully, and a trace of disdain quickly flashed in his eyes.

Of course, it is impossible to say these words.

He shook his head slightly, then smiled and said:

"What is in this bag is not William Turner's landscape, and in fact, whether the landscape that I bought at Portebello this morning is William Turner's work needs to be further verified.

Until a definite conclusion is reached, the painting is clearly not suitable as a gift, and the bag contains a Picasso's cubist sketch, created around 1920.

Like the classical landscape, this Picasso's cubist sketch, also from the Portebello market, was found in an antique shop and then framed in solid wood."

Before the words fell, Princess Kate exclaimed in a low voice of ecstasy.

"Wow! Picasso's sketches, it seems that the rumors are true, Steven, you are a very lucky man, forever favored by God, so enviable!

Although I am an admirer of Picasso and very fond of his work, this gift is so precious that we may not accept it, Mr. Steven."

As she spoke, she was about to return the painting bag to Ye Tian.

However, the reluctant expression on her face and her slow movements are enough to show how insincere she is.

The faces of the rest of the Brits at the scene all showed a look of surprise appropriately, but it was difficult to hide the disappointment in their eyes.

They all know very well that William Turner's landscape oil painting is definitely a top work of art in the tens of millions of dollars, and it is hard to find!

Especially in the United Kingdom, William Turner can be said to be one of the most admired painters in the United Kingdom, and his paintings are also the most marketable, and are enthusiastically sought after by countless collectors.

Although Picasso is regarded as the most outstanding artist of the twentieth century, and his works include top quality goods worth tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars, they are paintings, not drawings.

According to statistics, the total number of Picasso drawings surviving in the world is as high as 7,089, or even more, but only 1,885 oil paintings.

With the current market for antique art, Picasso's drawings are not very valuable.

The more outstanding Picasso sketches are only a few hundred thousand dollars, usually around 100,000 dollars, or even tens of thousands of dollars.

How can such a drawing, worth no more than a few hundred thousand dollars, compare with the landscape oil paintings of William Turner's mature career?

Ye Tian saw the performance of these British guys at the scene.

He pretended not to see anything, and said with a smile:

"Duchess, you need not be polite, for to me this Picasso sketch is only a small discovery, and I only paid three hundred dollars for it, and it is not worth mentioning at all.

I heard that you studied art history in college and that you liked Picasso's work very much, so when I found this Picasso drawing, I decided to give it to you as a gift."

"Thank you, Mr. Steven, for what a generous and gracious gentleman, and I must admit that I enjoyed this gift very much"

Princess Kate said with a smile, once again expressing her gratitude.

Then, the commoner princess turned her head to look at her husband, Prince William, and asked for the other party's opinion with her eyes.

Prince William looked at his wife, then at the elegant painting bag, then smiled and nodded, and said:

"My dear, since Mr. Steven is so caring, then don't shirk it, just accept this Picasso sketch"

As he spoke, Prince William nodded at Ye Tian again and expressed his gratitude.

Then the English prince continued:

"Steven, Bishop of Kent, and gentlemen, let's go to the ballroom, and when we get there, we will all enjoy this Picasso sketch together."

"Yes, Your Royal Highness"

Everyone at the scene responded in unison, and then followed Prince William and his wife to the banquet hall, and soon entered the largest banquet hall in Kensington Palace.

At this time, this splendid banquet hall was already full of friends and lively.

Many so-called high-ranking people from the British royal family and government, as well as from all walks of life, a number of senior monks from the church, and many professionals from the field of antique art collecting have gathered together.

These guys, all dressed in formal attire and gowns, each with a glass of red wine or champagne, gathered in groups of three or five, sipping fine wines, chatting and chatting, and the whole banquet hall was full of laughter and laughter, and the atmosphere was wonderful.

As Ye Tian and the others walked into the banquet hall, the scene was suddenly silent, and everyone turned their heads to look over, everyone's eyes were full of curiosity.

Of course, there is no lack of jealous and even hateful eyes.

After a pause at the door of the banquet hall and a quick glance at the scene, Ye Tian stepped out and walked into this splendid royal banquet hall.

"Mr. Steven, Bishop of Kent, please come with me, and I will introduce you to the other guests who have come to this dinner."

Prince William said with a smile and made a gesture of please.

In the following time, the British prince took Ye Tian and them through this banquet hall to introduce them to the rest of the guys who participated in the banquet.

Soon, more than half an hour had passed.

After going through the procedures on the scene, Ye Tian and the Bishop of Kent, as well as Prince William, the British Secretary of Culture, the Archbishop of London, and the director of the British Museum, came to a corner of the banquet hall and began to get into the main topic.

The Bishop of Kent was in charge of opening the remarks and introducing the situation.

"Steven, the main targets of our visit to London this time basically belong to the British royal family, or are managed by the British royal family themselves, or entrusted to others to manage them.

Before the joint exploration operation can begin, there are some things that must be coordinated with the British royal family and relevant parties, especially when it comes to the distribution of treasures, and an agreement must be reached."

As soon as his words fell, Ye Tian immediately smiled and said:

"Gentlemen, the Bishop of Kent has already told you that, according to the joint exploration agreement we have signed with the Vatican, all worldly possessions in the Knights Templar's treasures belong to our company.

There can be no doubt about this, otherwise we, the Brave Explorers, would rather withdraw from this joint search for the treasures of the Knights Templar, and on that basis, everything else can be discussed."

Hearing his words, the faces of many British Yankees at the scene couldn't help but change and became extremely ugly, and everyone's eyes were full of anger, but they were also a little helpless.

If you want to find the treasure of the Knights Templar, you can't do without this bastard in front of you, other professional treasure hunters, other treasure hunting companies, all of them are useless!

After calming down a little, Prince William continued:

"Steven, let's not talk about the Knights Templar treasures, what if other treasures are found during the exploration, and how are you going to distribute them?"

Ye Tian looked at the British prince, and then said categorically:

"Quite simply, if other treasures are found, according to English law, our company should have a 50% interest in the treasure, and the other half of the treasure will naturally go to the landlord.

The treasure that has been distributed to us, if it were not for the priceless antiques of the highest quality, I would have disposed of it on the spot in London, which would have brought a huge tax revenue to England.

I'm also more than happy to accept the exchange process, and the major museums in the UK can take out their collections of Chinese antiques and exchange them with me, but they must be the best of the collection.

Of course, no matter what kind of transaction is made, it must be based on the current antique art market, fair trade, and it must be approved by me before the transaction can be concluded."

Hearing this, many Brits at the scene couldn't help but roll their eyes angrily and complain secretly.

This greedy bastard is clearly ready to do the same trick as the French loot the best Chinese antiques in the UK's museums!