"That's right, Martinez, that's the right way to negotiate a deal!"

Ye Tian said with a smile, glancing disdainfully at the French Ministry of Culture official.

Hearing this, the Frenchmen on the other side rolled their eyes angrily, but they were helpless.

After a pause, Ye Tian began to list his quid pro quo conditions, ready to slaughter these Frenchmen.

"Martinez, Benois, whether it's the Louvre or the Château de Fontainebleau, if you want these three pieces of fine jewelry, you have to exchange them for Chinese antiques in the museum's collection.

This is not negotiable, the Chinese antiques used for exchange must be the top quality that can impress me, and don't make up the amount with those indiscriminate works of average value, which will only mess up the transaction.

The exact Chinese antiques used for exchange have not yet been determined, but the day after tomorrow at the latest, I will go to Paris, and then I can visit your two museums!

For example, I was intrigued by the bronze elephant from the late Shang dynasty in China that is on display in the Louvre branch of the Musée Guimet for Asian Art......"

Before Ye Tian's words fell, Martinez on the opposite side was already furious, and the other Frenchmen were also angry, with anger spewing in their eyes.

"The bronze elephant statue in the Guimet Museum? don't even think about it, it is the treasure of the Guimet Museum, and it is the largest known animal-shaped statue in the world!

Ask for that bronze elephant and other antique Chinese artworks, Steven, how dare you open your teeth!Truth be told, I've never seen a more greedy bastard than you!

Queen Mary's jewels are important and historically significant, but there's a limit to why you can't just open your mouth, and that's the same as robbery?"

Martinez said loudly at the top of his voice, his eyes filled with anger.

"That's right, Steven, you're taking advantage of the fire to rob Chiguoguo, it's too inauthentic!"

Benois echoed, his expression also very ugly.

Ye Tian glanced at the Frenchmen opposite, and then said with a sneer:

"Am I heard me right? You French, especially the Louvre and the Château de Fontainebleau, are probably the least qualified to say such things!

Where did the tens of thousands of pieces of Chinese antique art in the Guimet Museum of Asian Art come from?

The first is that after the Opium War, the French and the French army looted and plundered from China, and the second is that many French who went to China under various names used various means to steal from China!

Third, taking advantage of China's long-term state of civil strife, colluding with some warlords and profiteers who have forgotten their ancestors, buying them at extremely low prices, and then smuggling them out of the country, this kind of behavior is tantamount to plunder!

Let's talk about the Louvre, which is known as the Palace of All Treasures, and it was Napoleon I who contributed the most to the Louvre.

Napoleon's famous saying, 'The most genius works of art must go to France', it can be said that everyone knows that most of the exquisite antique works in the Louvre are looted, right?

There is also the Château de Fontainebleau, Benois, as the museum director of the Château de Fontainebleau, you should know better than anyone where the Chinese antique artworks in the Château de Fontainebleau come from!

They all come from China's royal gardens, the Old Summer Palace, which was sacked by the British and French forces, and the reason why the Château de Fontainebleau has become a museum is also to display and display those treasures from China!

Queen Mary's finest jewellery pieces represent a piece of history during the French Revolution, while antique works of art from China represent ancient Chinese history, which is equally important.

The exchange between them seems very reasonable to me, and if the deal is made, I will bring those Chinese antiques back to China, and that land is where they should exist most!"

As the words fell, the conference room immediately fell silent again, without any sound.

The faces of the Frenchmen on the other side became very ugly, and at the same time extremely embarrassed, their faces were red and white for a while, not to mention how embarrassing!

Obviously, Ye Tian's words poked at their weakness, making them unable to refute them at all!

I know best about my own affairs, how those Chinese antique artworks in the two famous museums came to be, I am afraid that they are the last thing they want to mention!

The Louvre has countless Chinese cultural relics, and its branch museum, the Guimet Museum, has tens of thousands of Chinese cultural relics, including 12,000 pieces of ceramics from previous dynasties, and more than 6,000 pieces of porcelain from all dynasties.

These porcelains cover a full range of porcelain from the original porcelain to the Ming and Qing dynasties, various dynasties and major famous kilns, everything, is the largest collection of Chinese porcelain, the most complete overseas museum!

Even some famous museums in China, the porcelain collection is far less than the Guimet Museum, and it is estimated that the Forbidden City and the National Museum can compare with it, and it is not necessarily who is higher and who is lower!

In addition to a large number of fine porcelain, the Guimet Museum also has a large collection of Chinese art, including more than 200 paintings of the Tang and Song dynasties, which can be regarded as top works of art!

As for the paintings of the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the number is even larger!

Other antique artworks such as bronzes, rare books, and other antique artworks are countless!

Not to mention the Château de Fontainebleau, almost all of the Chinese antiques and artworks in this museum come from the Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens, the Old Summer Palace, which was plundered from China by the French army!

The awkward atmosphere lasted for almost half a minute before Martinez spoke out.

"Steven, it's not something we can just say about exchanging our two museums for these top pieces of jewelry, and we have to have a meeting.

Especially when it comes to the bronze elephant of the late Yin Shang dynasty, which is the treasure of the Guimet Museum, and other top Chinese antique artworks, it is even more impossible to make a quick decision!

We need time to discuss whether or not to accept your exchange proposal, and you just said that you will go to Paris tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, so it would be great if we could continue to discuss this matter in Paris!"

Ye Tian smiled softly, and then said:

"Time is there, and I have the patience to keep waiting, and you can go back to Paris to discuss whether or not to accept my proposal, as long as you make a decision before I leave Europe!

I will indeed go to Paris the day after tomorrow, and I will also visit the Louvre, the Guimet Museum of Asian Art, and the Château de Fontainebleau, and admire the collections of your museums.

But I must make it clear in advance that until we have reached an agreement and signed the relevant agreement, these fine jewellery in front of you will never enter France!

Even if we reach an exchange agreement, the entire exchange process must be led by us, that is, the place and time of the exchange, and the order of handover, are all up to us.

I hope you understand this, this is Europe, this is your home turf, not New York, USA, and we have to be careful not to cause any surprises.

As for my personal reputation, you can rest assured that I have never been a man who broke his word, as we all know, and you should know that no one wants to take advantage of me!"

Hearing these words, the faces of the French people on the other side couldn't help but change, and a trace of disappointment flashed in everyone's eyes, and they cursed secretly!

This damn bastard is so fucking cunning!

As long as Queen Mary's jewels are still in his hands and not in France, then these people will only be led by the nose, and they will not be able to take Steven's bastard at all!

Wait for them to enter France, and then use shady tricks against Steven, the bastard, or just take him to court and ask him to hand over Queen Mary's finest jewelry?

Forget it! Who has threatened this bastard Steven?

The result of that would not only be the result of not losing Queen Mary's top jewelry, but also incurring the fierce revenge of Steven, the bastard!

You know, this is a no-holds-barred and ruthless bastard! If he were to be targeted, it would probably be a nightmare that he would never wake up from!

In the following time, the two sides continued to discuss the antique art transaction for a while, but the atmosphere was not particularly harmonious.

Soon, more than half an hour had passed.

At the end of the negotiations, the two sides did not reach anything, so there is no need to continue.

Martinez, who was on the other side, stood up first, and stretched out his right hand to Ye Tian with a reluctant smile.

"Steven, that's all for today, there will be no result in any further talks, we're leaving Antwerp, hurry back to Paris as soon as possible, and have a meeting to discuss the terms you offered.

Whether or not this deal is concluded, on behalf of the Louvre Museum, I welcome you to Paris, to the Louvre, to the Musée Guimet!"

Ye Tian shook hands with the other party, nodded with a smile and said:

"Martinez, now that I've come to Europe, I won't miss the romantic capital of Paris, and I'll go and enjoy the historic city, it's going to be wonderful!

As an expert in the field of antiques and art, I can't miss the museums in Paris, especially the Louvre, which is known as the Palace of All Jewels!"

Immediately afterwards, Ye Tian shook hands with Benois in the Palace of Fontainebleau and said a few polite words.

After saying goodbye to each other, the Frenchmen left the conference room and drove straight to the airport, ready to return to France!

Ye Tian and the others did not stay at the Hilton Hotel for long, and after a hearty lunch here, they drove back to Diamond Street.

It's time to stock up on Queen Mary's finest jewels and buy a huge short-term insurance policy to be safe!

The Diamond Center, located on Diamond Street, has one of the largest security vaults in the whole of Europe, as well as commercial insurance companies!