Chapter 1989 Ribbon-cutting Ceremony
At a quarter past ten in the morning, at the entrance of the 'Kings and Knights' exhibition hall.
At this time, many media reporters have entered the Metropolitan Museum of Art, gathered at the entrance of the 'Kings and Knights' exhibition hall, and one by one raised the long guns and short cannons in their hands, and kept shooting at the door of this private exhibition hall.
The many historians, antique art collectors, art critics and ordinary visitors who have come to this private exhibition hall have also entered the museum and gathered around the exhibition hall entrance.
The number of people near the entrance of the exhibition hall has blocked the area on the second floor of the museum.
Although I couldn't enter the exhibition hall because of a screen erected on the inside of the door, I couldn't see the situation inside the exhibition hall, but the door of this independent exhibition hall alone shocked everyone at the scene.
In particular, the huge, cold-lit Crusader Knight's sword erected in the middle of the two ticket gates made everyone at the scene feel a little chill in their backs and secretly shudder.
The people gathered at the entrance of the exhibition hall were excitedly discussing while admiring the unique exhibition hall gate, and the scene was very lively.
"Who designed this exhibition hall door? It's so thoughtful and eye-catching, it's definitely the most brilliant exhibition hall door in the entire Metropolitan Museum, and no one can ignore it!"
"That's right! Any visitor to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as long as he walks up the main staircase, can't ignore the door of this exhibition hall, and it's clear that Steven's greedy guy is going to make a lot of money again."
In the midst of people's discussions, Ye Tian and Thomas, the director of the Metropolitan Museum, had bypassed the screen on the inside of the door and walked out of the exhibition hall with a smile.
Seeing them appear, all the visitors gathered at the gate immediately realized that the unveiling ceremony of the 'Kings and Knights' exhibition hall was about to begin.
While speaking, Ye Tian and Thomas and his party had already come to the door of the exhibition hall, standing with their backs to the entrance of the exhibition hall, and two or three meters in front of them were a large number of reporters from major news media.
At the same time, several Metropolitan Museum staff also moved the two single podiums that had been prepared for a long time to the entrance of the exhibition hall, set them up one on the left and one on the right, and quickly arranged the microphones.
In the blink of an eye, everything is ready.
Thomas, the director of the Metropolitan Museum, raised his hand to look at the time, and then made a gesture of invitation to Ye Tian, and said with a smile:
"Steven, it's almost time, please, it's time to cut the ribbon for the unveiling of this 'King and Knight' exhibition hall and give everyone a big surprise!"
"Okay, Thomas, I'm confident that the opening of the 'Kings and Knights' gallery will make the Met one of the best independent galleries in New York and the world."
Ye Tian smiled and nodded in response, and then walked to the single podium on the left.
On the right, Thomas also walked behind the podium and stood still.
When Ye Tian was in place, Thomas immediately raised his hands and pressed them down gently, signaling everyone to be quiet.
With his movements, the originally noisy and unusual entrance of the exhibition hall quickly quieted down, and all media reporters and visitors all looked at Ye Tian and Thomas, looking forward to the official opening of the exhibition hall behind them.
"Ladies and gentlemen, good morning, and happy to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, I'm Thomas, Director of the Metropolitan Museum, and it's a pleasure to meet you here, today is a special day,......
As soon as the noise at the scene fell, Thomas's voice came out and reached everyone's ears.
After his opening remarks, he began to explain the origins of the 'Kings and Knights' gallery and the partnership between the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Intrepid Discovery.
In addition, he also gave a brief introduction to the operation of this independent exhibition hall, the profit distribution method and so on.
After introducing these, he raised his hand at Ye Tian and gestured, smiled and said:
"Let me ask Mr. Steven to introduce this exhibition hall, the original intention of setting up this independent exhibition hall, as well as the antique artifacts displayed in the exhibition hall, and the exciting treasure hunt related to it."
Ye Tian nodded lightly at him, then quickly glanced at the audience, and then said aloud with a smile:
"As you know, a few months ago, we at Intrepid Discovery signed a joint exploration agreement with the Vatican to jointly explore a famous treasure that has been circulating in Europe for more than 700 years, the Templar Treasure.
According to the joint exploration agreement we signed, the Vatican side identifies the sites where the treasure may be buried, and is responsible for coordinating the relationship between all parties to prepare for the exploration operation, and our company leads the exploration operation.
If we are lucky enough to discover the treasures of the Knights Templar, according to the agreement, all the long-lost Christian relics in the treasure belong to the Vatican, and all the worldly goods found belong to our company."
Hearing this, everyone at the scene couldn't help but nod slightly.
What Ye Tian said is already well known, and no one can deny it.
After a pause, Ye Tian continued:
"The first stop of the joint expedition was the religious shrine of Jerusalem, but unfortunately, we did not find the legendary Knights Templar treasures in Jerusalem, only a few treasures in the local antique market.
Next, we went to the island of Cyprus, where the Knights Templar retreated from Jerusalem in the late 12th century, where they remained permanently stationed.
As luck would have it, deep beneath a long-abandoned Gothic castle in the Cypriot coastal city of Larnaca, we found an underground palace that contained some of the Knights' Templar treasures.
In that Gothic underground palace hidden deep underground, we find two Christian relics, the golden crown of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, and the fragments of the true cross that legend has been burned.
In addition to these two precious Christian relics, we also found a large number of gold and silver treasures and antiques of great value, all of which belonged to our company according to the agreement, and there is no doubt about it.
Among these worldly belongings are very special antique artifacts, such as the Crusader swords and other equipment of the Templar leaders, as well as the knightly equipment of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem.
What to do with these priceless antiques, and to auction them off and sell them to museums and top collectors around the world?
With this in mind, I had the idea to set up a separate gallery to display these top antiques from the Middle Ages, representing the golden age of knights, for visitors from all over the world.
Through the knightly equipment of the Templar leaders and King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, people can get a glimpse of that breathtaking golden age of knighthood, and understand that history, which is my purpose,......"
Next, Ye Tian gave a general introduction to the top antique cultural relics displayed in the exhibition hall behind him, which were high-sounding and strategic, as if they were cultural ambassadors.
At the same time as he was making his introduction, the large-screen TV erected on the side of the entrance of the exhibition hall was also playing the corresponding videos and pictures simultaneously, which was very detailed.
With the broadcast of those videos and pictures, there was immediately a small commotion at the scene, and the discussion started again.
"Wow! What a fortune, Steven is so lucky, God favors this guy so much, all the good things fall on his head"
"These are just some of the antiques in the Knights Templar's treasures, and there are a lot of gold and silver treasures, and God knows how much those gold and silver treasures from the Middle Ages are worth, it must be an insanely astronomical amount!"
While there was a lot of discussion, everyone at the scene was envious, and some guys were even more jealous, their eyes were red, and they couldn't wait to replace Ye Tian.
The performance of these guys was all seen by Ye Tian.
But he didn't see it, still smiling, and continued his performance.
"The Knights Templar is known to be arguably the most famous representative of the Golden Age of Medieval Knighthood, and this treasure house hides the knightly equipment of the Templar's successive leaders.
In addition, this treasure house the full knightly gear of King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, as well as some other top-notch antiques closely related to the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
When the Knights Templar were formed, they quickly became an important military force in the protection of the Holy Land of Jerusalem, and they were even very important, and they participated in almost all the battles to defend the Holy Land.
The kings of the Kingdom of Jerusalem were the rulers of Jerusalem and led all the Crusader armies in and around Jerusalem, and the Knights Templar were naturally under the leadership of the King of Jerusalem.
That's why I named the stand-alone room 'Kings and Knights', which is a fitting name, and the many antiques on display in the room reflect this perfectly."