At about half past twelve in the afternoon, after having lunch nearby, Ye Tian and Betty, as well as David and Jason, rushed to the Metropolitan Museum on Manhattan's Upper East Side.

At this time, the Bishop of Kent and his entourage were still on their way, heading towards Manhattan.

Raphael's Madonna and Michelangelo's Mourning Christ, two top works of art on public display at the Metropolitan Museum, have concluded their final morning of display.

The ten-day public exhibition has come to an end.

Even so, when Ye Tian and the others arrived at the Metropolitan Museum, they still saw a lot of visitors who had come from all over the world to come to the museum to enjoy these two top works of art.

Visitors from all over the world, some gathered outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, others in front of the now-closed independent exhibition halls, whispering in groups.

It can be seen that the eyes of each of them are full of regret and a little remorse.

They regret that they came too late and missed these two masterpieces of Renaissance art, and no one knows if there will be such a good opportunity in the future!

If you want to see these two top works of art, you can only go to the Vatican, and it depends on whether the Vatican will display them publicly.

Ye Tian and the others had just arrived at the gate of the Metropolitan Museum, and Thomas came out with several high-level officials of the Metropolitan Museum, and everyone had a bright smile on their faces.

Through this public exhibition, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has not only made a lot of money, but also attracted countless attention, and also greatly enhanced the status and influence of the museum!

Faced with this situation, can the Metropolitan Museum of Art's top brass not be excited and smile?

After greeting and greeting each other, Thomas took Ye Tian and them into the Metropolitan Museum of Art and walked towards the independent exhibition hall on the second floor.

As we marched, we were chatting and laughing, and the central topics were, of course, Raphael's Madonna and Michelangelo's Lamenting Christ.

"Steven, this exhibition is absolutely unprecedented, and in these ten days, as soon as our museum opens, the independent exhibition hall upstairs will always be filled with visitors from all over the world.

Unfortunately, the exhibition was so short, only ten days later, and these two masterpieces of Renaissance art were about to leave the Metropolitan Museum and be taken away by the Bishop of Kent.

Many people are destined to not have the opportunity to see these two top works of art in person, and feel the great art of Raphael and Michelangelo, at this time, how I wish they would remain at the Metropolitan Museum forever!

You look at the enthusiastic visitors around you, many of them who have traveled thousands of miles to New York just to admire these two paintings, but unfortunately, today they are going to be disappointed."

As he spoke, Thomas stretched out his finger and pointed to the many visitors in the museum, his words full of regret and a little reluctance.

The rest of the Metropolitan Museum executives were the same, their eyes were also full of regret.

It's the masterpieces of Raphael and Michelangelo, and they're a treasure in any museum, and who wants to miss them?

Ye Tian looked at the visitors and tourists around him, and then said with a smile:

"I also know that this is a regrettable thing, but the limited time for the public exhibition is not possible to satisfy everyone, and some visitors must miss this opportunity and can only leave with regrets!

Now that I have reached an agreement with the Vatican, and His Holiness the Pope has fulfilled his promise to go to Boston to officiate at my wedding with Betty, and to send her best wishes to Betty, I cannot break my promise."

Hearing this, Thomas and the rest of the Metropolitan Museum executives couldn't help but nod.

While speaking, the group of them had already walked up the stairs to the door of the independent exhibition hall.

As is the case outside the museum's gates, there are many eager visitors here, looking at the closed independent exhibition halls one by one, full of regret.

And Ye Tian's arrival immediately set off a commotion here.

Everyone in the room turned their heads to look at them, and some of them even started asking questions loudly.

"Steven, can you ask the Metropolitan Museum of Art to open this separate gallery and let everyone go in and enjoy Raphael's Madonna and Michelangelo's Lamenting Christ?"

"That's right, Steven, let the Metropolitan Museum of Art open this independent gallery and continue the exhibition, and you can see how many visitors are gathered here.

I don't know about anyone else, but the reason we came to Manhattan from North Carolina was because of these two top works of art, and it would be a shame not to see them!"

In the midst of the noise, many people demanded that the exhibition be reopened, so that they could go in and enjoy the masterpieces of the two masterpieces of Renaissance art, and avoid leaving a huge regret!

Ye Tian quickly glanced at the visitors gathered at the entrance of the exhibition hall, and then stretched out his hands and pressed down gently, signaling everyone to be quiet.

Seeing his movements, the scene immediately fell silent.

Immediately afterwards, Ye Tian said loudly with a smile on his face:

"Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, I'm Steven, and it's a pleasure to meet you all here, and thank you very much for coming to see these two priceless works of art.

I understand everyone's feelings very well, and I hope that I can meet everyone's wishes and requirements, so that every visitor who comes here can enjoy these two paintings and leave satisfied.

However, the situation is somewhat peculiar, and as we all know, the Pope's visit to the United States is coming to an end, and he will leave the United States tomorrow afternoon and return to Rome, Italy.

According to my previous agreement with the Vatican, before His Holy the Pope leaves the United States, the two paintings must be handed over to the Vatican representatives to bring back to Rome.

The Bishop of Kent, who was in charge of receiving the two outstanding paintings on the Vatican side, was on his way to Manhattan, and it was estimated that it would not be long before they reached the Metropolitan Museum.

When the Bishop of Kent arrives, we will proceed with the handover process, at which point these two top works of art will no longer belong to me, and they will be returned to the Vatican from now on.

In fact, the original public exhibition time was only 10 days, and as of 12 o'clock today, the exhibition officially ended.

Seeing that everyone is so enthusiastic and eager to see Raphael's "Madonna" and Michelangelo's "Mourning Christ", then I can't let everyone come and be disappointed!

Please be patient and take a look at the other antiques at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and maybe things will turn around and you will get what you want.

After the handover process, I will ask the Pope and the Bishop of Kent to reopen this independent exhibition hall and continue the exhibition until today, and I am sure they will not refuse.

In this way, everyone will be able to enter this independent room, stand in front of those two outstanding paintings, and see the great art of Raphael and Michelangelo up close, and spend the day beautifully"

"Bang Bang Bang"

The scene boiled directly, and there was a burst of thunderous applause, which was very warm.

The applause was mixed with a lot of cheers.

"Steven, great job, we're in the museum, waiting for this gallery to reopen"

"Well done, Steven, we've got your back"

Not only many visitors at the scene, but even Thomas and a group of high-level and antique art appraisal experts from the Metropolitan Museum of Art also gave Ye Tian their applause.

When the applause fell a little, Thomas, as the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, also stood up and said that he would work with Ye Tian to extend the exhibition for another half a day.

Afterwards, the group walked through the crowd and into the independent exhibition hall.

The crowd of visitors gathered at the entrance of the exhibition hall dispersed and went their separate ways to visit other areas of the museum, waiting with antichaly for the reopening of the independent exhibition hall.

In the blink of an eye, it was already past one o'clock in the afternoon.

The belated Bishop of Kent and his entourage finally arrived at the Metropolitan Museum and entered this separate exhibition hall.

After entering the exhibition hall and greeting each other, everyone got to the point.

First of all, several top antique art experts from the Vatican stepped forward to carefully examine the two outstanding paintings, Raphael's "Madonna" and Michelangelo's "Mourning Christ".

Needless to say, there is nothing wrong with those two paintings, they are the outstanding works of two Renaissance masters, and their value is immeasurable!

Immediately afterwards, under the witness of the lawyers of both sides and in front of the cameras of the two live broadcast teams of NBC TV and Italian national television, Ye Tian and Bishop Kent went through the handover procedures on the spot.

With their signatures on the relevant documents, after more than 200 years, Raphael's "Madonna" and Michelangelo's "Mourning Christ" finally returned to the Vatican!

"Bang Bang Bang"

A thunderous applause rang out in the exhibition hall, which resounded throughout the Metropolitan Museum.

At the same time, in front of many television sets, there was also warm applause.

Italy, in particular, was almost overwhelmed by the stormy and frenzied applause and cheers, everyone was applauding, everyone was cheering, everyone was excited!

When the applause fell, Ye Tian immediately proposed in public to postpone this public exhibition for another half a day, so as to satisfy those visitors who came from afar, so that they could enjoy these two top artworks up close!

Hearing this request, Kent immediately called the Pope and got a positive answer.

The exhibition hall has reopened, and this public exhibition has been postponed for another half day until the end of today!

When the news broke, thunderous applause and cheers rang out again in the Metropolitan Museum.

In the midst of this laughter, Ye Tian and Betty drifted away and left the Metropolitan Museum.