Chapter 1613: The Fantasy of the Golden City
In the company's conference room, Ye Tiandui put on a bright smile and stretched out his right hand to the vice consul of the Honduran Consulate General in New York.
"Good morning, Mr. Consul, I'm Steven, it's a pleasure to meet you, and it's a great pleasure to welcome you to my Brave and Brave Explorers!"
"Good morning, Mr. Steven, I'm Hernandez, Vice Consul of the Consulate General of Honduras in New York, and I'm glad to meet you, your Discovery Company is amazing and full of art!"
Hernandez shook hands with Ye Tian and introduced himself.
Immediately afterwards, he took a delicately packaged gift box from the cultural counselor standing next to him and handed it to Ye Tian.
"Mr. Steven, as we all know, you just got married a few days ago, and this time we came to visit, we brought a little of the best coffee in Honduras as a gift to you, I wish you a happy wedding!"
Seeing the other party's move, Ye Tian couldn't help but secretly praise himself, this vice consul is still quite good at being a person, and he is very thoughtful!
David and Jason next to them also secretly praised themselves, and their perception of this Honduran diplomat suddenly became much better.
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Ye Tian stretched out his hand to take the coffee gift box, and then said politely:
"Thank you very much, Hernandez, I have heard about the premium coffee produced in Honduras, this gift must be very good, I will accept it, thank you for your blessings"
Next, Hernandez introduced the cultural counselor and legal counsel who accompanied him, and Ye Tian introduced David and his paralegal.
As for Jason's kid, he has known Hernandez for a long time, so naturally he doesn't need to be introduced.
Everyone got to know each other, and after a few words of greeting, they each sat down on one side of the conference table and went straight to the point.
"Hernandez, today you suddenly came to visit my exploration company, I don't know why? You might as well tell me straight, I would like to know the specific reason."
Ye Tian pretended to be curious and asked, his face was always full of smiles, and he looked at the other party.
You cunning fox will not be able to guess our intentions? Trick the ghosts, I don't think the ghosts will believe it!
Hernandez complained a few words secretly, and then said with a smile:
"Steven, since you're asking why we're here, I don't need to beat around the bush, let's get straight to the point, we're here for that six-pointed golden scepter!
The hexagram gold scepter head is a symbol of royal power in the Mayan Empire, which is of great research significance, and Honduras was once the seat of the Mayan Empire, as evidenced by the ancient city of Copan.
In view of this, we, the Government of Honduras and all the people, hope that you will return the six-pointed golden scepter head to Honduras and return it to its homeland, and we will be grateful!"
After finishing speaking, the vice consul of Honduras and the cultural counselor next to him all stared at Ye Tian's face tightly, expecting his answer.
Although they knew in their hearts that they would not even want to get the six-pointed golden scepter head without paying a huge price, they still secretly expected a miracle to appear and hear the most beautiful answer!
Unfortunately, the answer they heard next was extremely disappointing to them!
Ye Tian shook his head very firmly, smiled and said:
"How did I get the six-pointed golden scepter head, which symbolizes the kingship of the Mayan Empire, and the people of the whole world know that it was discovered while exploring the treasures of Lima, and the location is not in Honduras!
The Mayan Empire was an ancient civilization that once occupied most of Central and South America, including but not limited to Honduras, and when the Mayan Empire fell, Honduras was not yet visible!
It can be said that Honduras has nothing to do with the Mayan Empire, at most it inherited some of the ruins of the Mayan Empire, so it can be seen that the head of the golden scepter does not belong to Honduras at all."
Hearing this, the faces of several Hondurans immediately changed sharply, becoming very ugly, and their eyes were full of despair!
They knew that the illusion of wanting to get back the six-pointed star golden scepter head for nothing had been completely shattered in the moment just now!
In fact, it was an unrealistic fantasy that had no chance of being realized.
Ye Tian didn't seem to see the change in their expressions, and continued:
"I understand your eagerness to reclaim the Golden Scepter, not to mention the research value, the Golden City alone is enough to make everyone blush and even go crazy!
You are no exception, after obtaining the Golden Scepter Head, if you discover the legendary Golden City of the Mayan Empire through research, it may bring a great change to the poor and backward appearance of your country.
However, the six-pointed gold scepter head is my private property, which is indisputable, and it is impossible for me to give it to any individual or country, not to mention that it is also associated with the Golden City, which is widely circulated in Central and South America.
I am a businessman, but also an outstanding professional treasure hunter, for me, the six-pointed star golden scepter head is business, the key to the legendary golden city, how can it be given away for nothing?"
As soon as the words fell, the room fell silent, and there was no more sound.
The faces of several Hondurans became more and more ugly, and they were secretly cursing frantically in their hearts.
"Fake! Sure enough, just like the legend, Steven is a greedy super bastard, a robber who loots treasures everywhere, and he wants to take the treasures of Golden City for himself!"
After being silent for a long time, Hernandez adjusted his mood and said with a wry smile:
"Steven, from what you just said, you can see that if we in Honduras want to get that six-pointed golden scepter, we will have to pay a lot of money.
Do you think this will work? We in Honduras will pay for the six-pointed gold scepter head, and we can discuss the specific price, and I believe we should be able to reach an agreement.
We are one of the poorest countries in Central and South America, with very difficult national finances and the vast majority of our citizens being very poor.
If we reach an agreement and we will fund the purchase of the Golden Scepter Head, I hope you can take into account the actual situation in our country and allow us to pay in installments to complete this transaction!"
As far as you Honduras are concerned, you are not only poor and indebted, but also have no credibility at all, which is famous!
If I make an agreement with you and hand over the six-pointed golden scepter head to you, I can guarantee that you will turn your face and repay the account in the blink of an eye, let alone pay in installments, and there will be no other nonsense!
Although Ye Tian thought so in his heart, he couldn't resort to it.
But he shook his head very firmly, and directly interrupted Hernandez, who was about to continue.
"I'm very sorry, Hernandez, but I won't sell the hexagram gold scepter head, no matter what you bid, whether it's you in Honduras or any other person or country.
After all, the benefits from selling the hexagram gold scepter head are limited, compared to the golden city of the Mayan Empire, which has been circulating in Central and South America for thousands of years, has infinite possibilities.
The Golden City of the Mayan Empire may be buried with countless gold and silver treasures, as well as valuable antique works of art, or it may be just a false name, and there is nothing in it, deceiving everyone.
I am a professional treasure hunter, in addition to finding treasure and chasing wealth, I also enjoy the process of exploring treasures, I will choose a suitable time to organize a team to explore the Golden City myself!
Whatever the end result of the exploration, I'm willing to take a risk for the infinite possibilities, even if I end up with nothing and a lot of money, and I'm happy to accept that outcome."
Hearing this, several Hondurans immediately blew up.
Hernandez directly pushed away the chair and stood up, staring at Ye Tian with his eyes, and said through gritted teeth:
"You want to organize a team to personally explore the legendary Golden City, which is simply impossible, it is said that the Golden City is near the ancient city of Copan, but the ancient city of Copán is in our territory in Honduras.
No one or organization can venture around the ancient city of Copán in search of the legendary Golden City without our permission in Honduras, including your Discovery Company.
All explorations in the vicinity of the ancient city of Copán regarding the Golden City must be approved by the Honduran government and led by us, otherwise it will be an illegal treasure hunt."
Listening to Hernandez's inward-looking words, Ye Tian couldn't help but laugh softly, watching the other party's performance with a relaxed expression, and didn't take these words seriously at all.
When Hernandez finished roaring, he smiled and said:
"Don't be so categorical, Hernandez, as far as I know, since I publicly announced that the Golden City might be near the ancient city of Copan, Honduras, it has become very lively.
Over the past few years, countless professional treasure hunters, exploration companies, and professional explorers and retired soldiers have flocked to the ancient city of Copán in search of the golden city.
Instead of stopping the frenzied treasure hunters, you, the Honduran government, have joined the hunt and organized two large expeditions to find the Golden City near the ancient city of Copan.
You Honduras have wasted a lot of manpower, material resources, and time, but you haven't even noticed the shadow of the Golden City, otherwise you wouldn't have come here to visit me!
The rest of the professional treasure hunters, exploration companies, and explorers also didn't find a single hair, and they all came home in vain, suffering in the rainforest for so long.
Not only that, but because of the raging tsunami, the dangerous creatures in the rainforest, and the calculation and killing of various treasure hunting teams, many people left their lives near the ancient city of Copan.
Even your two large treasure hunting teams, quite a few people have died there, and as far as I know, the vicinity of the ancient city of Copan has been turned into a bloody killing field in the past time!"
Hearing this, the eyes of the three Hondurans opposite flashed with horror, and cold sweat broke out behind their backs!
Didn't this guy Steven ransack Europe some time ago? How did he know so clearly what was happening near the ancient city of Copan? It was as if he was there, it was terrifying!
Ye Tian glanced at the three Hondurans, and continued to smile and said:
"I can tell you very clearly, Hernandez, no one, nor any treasure hunting company, but me and my Daring Do Exploration Company, want to find the Golden City.
This includes the Honduran government, and I would like to state that our company has always been law-abiding and will never go to the ancient city of Copán to explore the treasures without the permission of the Honduran government.
I have a proposal, you might as well think about it, we can work together to explore the treasures of the Golden City, I have worked with Costa Rica to explore the treasures of Lima before, and the results have been very good."
Hearing this, Hernandez's eyes, full of despair and anger, burst out with hope again, and instantly became extremely bright!
Before Ye Tian's words fell, he couldn't wait to say:
"Partnering to explore the treasures of the Golden City seems to be a good idea, but how to cooperate exactly, and if the Golden City is discovered, how to distribute the gold and silver treasures in the treasure?......
He was about to continue, but was stopped by Ye Tian reaching out.
"Hernandez, don't be impatient, it's too early to talk about the specifics of the cooperation, you know, I just got married, and when I return to New York after my honeymoon, it's not too late for us to talk, there is time.
Besides, even if we negotiate the conditions now, we can't immediately launch a joint exploration operation, you are a Honduran, you know the weather best in the ancient city of Copan, and it is hell right now!
I don't want to brave the storm and go to Hell to explore the treasures, no matter how tempting the Golden City is, it's not worth the risk of my life and my men, it's always there, it won't grow wings and fly!"
"You're right, Steven, it's okay to talk about cooperation later, and during this time, we also have to discuss it well, anyway, we can't start exploring it immediately!"
Hernandez sat down and nodded slightly.
In the blink of an eye, it was already more than ten o'clock in the morning.
The door of the company's conference room finally opened, and Ye Tian personally sent several Honduran diplomats out, and then out of the company.
When they left the company, their expressions were quite excited, their eyes were full of anticipation, and they were vaguely a little unwilling and apprehensive!