After speaking, Zhang Tianyuan really stood up and prepared to leave, he was not scaring Amer, but he really thought so, he believed that after the auction, the price of these oil paintings would rise, definitely higher than John's estimate, and he could ask for more things at that time, which Amer estimated knew better than him.

"Don't, don't, Mr. Zhang, you said that you would talk about business, how can you say that you can leave?"

"Sir Amell, I have come in good faith, but you do not seem willing to make a deal with me sincerely. Ask yourself, are the priceless treasures you speak of as garbage that no one wants in the warehouse, and they are piled up there, not in the slightest benefit to your museum, but a great burden?"

Regardless of whether those things are priceless treasures in Zhang Tianyuan's mind, but in the hearts of this British, they are definitely worthless, so Zhang Tianyuan bets on such a psychological state.

Zhang Tianyuan does not deny the greatness of Chinese art, let alone the delicacy of oracle bone fragments, bronze animal heads, and the classics of those books, but you must know that those things were too easy for the British Museum to get, most of them were donated by others, they didn't spend a penny, these things were placed here, and they also consumed a lot of storage and maintenance fees, and they also had a lot of headaches.

Now someone wants to exchange Picasso's paintings, can he not agree? It's just that people are greedy, and Amer is no exception, he just wants a bigger profit.

Therefore, he will not lightly admit that Zhang Tianyuan's construction is reasonable.

However, Zhang's analysis put Amer Sloan in a helpless situation, and his defeat to the young man in the negotiation stemmed from his ignorance and contempt for Chinese antiques. He doesn't take those things seriously in his heart, and that's the most fundamental reason for losing.

Actually, he knows it. None of those things can compare with Picasso's paintings if they were to be compared to the value of those paintings.

But he didn't know. If you compare the historical value with the research value, even 28 Picasso paintings are not comparable to those oracle bone fragments, let alone anything else.

The reason why Zhang Tianyuan would rather suffer a loss in price and get those things back is actually this reason, which is a big issue involving national shame and Chinese history, not just a value issue.

Amer Sloan is not Chinese. Of course, he didn't care about this, so all he thought about at this time was how to get his hands on the oil paintings in Zhang Tianyuan's hands, and then elevate the British Museum's status in the collection of Western art, and not be suppressed by the Louvre.

"In this way, Mr. Zhang, you add an oil painting worth about 70 million US dollars, and I will give you all the remaining fragments of oracle bones, a total of 40,000 pieces, how about it?"

"It's 20 million dollars, and I'm going to add an extra 10 million dollars or so antiques. The expression on Zhang Tianyuan's face did not change in the slightest. He knew that he had firmly gained the upper hand in this negotiation, so as long as the demands were not too excessive, the other side would agree.

"This!" Amer thought as he lowered his head, "what if I want more paintings?"

"Then unless I see more antiques that I want. Otherwise, you won't be able to get it. Zhang Tianyuan said.

"Okay, let's do it for now. An oil painting of about 100 million US dollars, and an oil painting of about 20 million US dollars. Exchange five bronze beast heads and 40,000 oracle bone fragments. A few facsimiles of books, and five $10 million antiques, right, Mr. Zhang?" Amer gritted his teeth, thinking the deal could be done.

Those things were just a warehouse there, and now they could be cleared out, and they could be exchanged for two Picasso paintings, and he was too late to be happy.

"When is the exchange?" Zhang Tianyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, although this transaction had decided from the beginning that he was the one who took the initiative, but before the deal was finalized, it would still make people nervous.

"As for the exchange, it is more appropriate to say that the exchange is more appropriate, Mr. Zhang, you also know that our British Empire Museum is a public museum, which belongs to the state, if you want to exchange it in accordance with the law, it must be reviewed and assessed by the state, and it must be determined that this exchange is reasonable and does not harm the interests of the state. If you could add one more painting, then the review might be more accommodating. ”

Obviously, Amer is still a thief now, and at this point, he still wants to use these rules and regulations to suppress Zhang Tianyuan and make Zhang Tianyuan nervous, so that maybe he will be able to benefit from this deal.

"Sir Amell, there is no need to be an official in front of me, I know it, and most of these things I want are not recorded in the catalogue of the museum, and only a few people know about them. And I'm absolutely convinced that exchanging two classic paintings of Picasso for something that is about to rot and spoil will never harm the interests of your British Empire, will it?"

Zhang Tianyuan smiled faintly, he would not be in a hurry, because he believed that Amer had a way to solve this problem, and if he took 10,000 steps back, even if it couldn't be solved, the deal could not be negotiated, and he would not be in a hurry, because he still had a spare tire.

But what about Amer Sloane?

He didn't have a spare tire, and if he wanted to get Picasso's oil paintings, he could only come to Zhang Tianyuan, and there was no other way.

And this is Zhang Tianyuan's biggest advantage, he will not let this advantage go to waste.

And when he spoke, he repeatedly mentioned words such as "pile-ups", "rotten and deteriorated", "warehouse goods", and "worthless", just to brainwash Amer and make Amel despise those things even more.

Especially if the other party thinks that those things are not very valuable, if you say this again, he will take it even more seriously.

Many people have probably experienced something similar, and when you are angry and want to beat up someone, if someone mentions in your ear that person is bullying you, you will definitely not be able to help it.

This kind of suggestion is the most terrifying part of psychology.

"Let me think again......"

Amer Sloane lowered his head and began to think about it, he had to think about it.

"You are free. ”

Zhang Tianyuan knew that Amer Sloan was still playing tricks with him at this time, and the so-called thinking was just trying to delay time and make Zhang Tianyuan nervous.

It's a pity that under the current situation, Zhang Tianyuan has no need to be nervous at all, and the oil paintings of Picasso in his hands will always be dry goods, something that the Western art world dreams of, and the price will only get higher and higher.

And with the increasing number of people who are vassal and elegant, not only Western collectors, but also collectors in Asia, the Americas, and even Africa and the Middle East want to use these paintings to decorate.

In this way, Picasso's paintings will only get more and more expensive.

Now he is like that noble princess, waiting for all the people who come to the ring to fight for a victory, he is not afraid that no one will want him, and those people may not be able to get him.

And the princess will be old and no one will want it, but Picasso's paintings will not, they are more valuable the older they get.

As long as Western values continue to rule the world, and as long as the West does not completely decline, then such paintings will still be something that collectors are vying for.

For example, Wang Siyuan's father is obviously a Chinese, but he has never collected Chinese paintings and Chinese antiques, only Western oil paintings.

I'm afraid there will be more and more people like this in the future.

After waiting for a long time, Amer Sloan found that Zhang Tianyuan was still calmly drinking coffee and chatting there, without the slightest nervousness, and he also felt that it was no longer interesting to wait like this, so he raised his head and said: " Okay, Mr. Zhang, congratulations, this time the deal has been reached, but the five antiques you need for 10 million US dollars still need to go to the warehouse to choose, this is not in a hurry, I want to say, about this mutual gift, it is estimated that it will take some time, so in order for both of us to rest assured, do we need to sign a mutual gift contract?"

Zhang Tianyuan knew that it would be troublesome to trade with public museums, but he didn't expect it to be so troublesome, he frowned and asked, "How long will it take to complete the transaction?"

"It will take half a month at the earliest. Amer thought for a moment.

"Half a month! Oh my God, I can't stay in Europe for half a month, do you want me to come to this humid place again?" Zhang Tianyuan said with annoyance.

"No way, Mr. Zhang, I think you also know, this is not a private museum, and the contents inside are not allowed to enter the market for trading, so it will violate the laws of the British Empire, and will even be held accountable by the international cultural relics conservation organization. As you know, a lot of decision-making in democracies requires everyone to raise their hands, although some means can be leveled, but it takes a long time, and the half month I am talking about is actually short. ”

That's right, Zhang Tianyuan knows that things in public museums can't be traded privately, and anyone who knows a little bit about the law should know about this kind of thing, but he doesn't know that the matter here is so complicated.

"I said before that I wanted to get a museum, but I didn't expect it to be really necessary, but it's okay, I've chosen the museum place, and I'm about to officially apply, so this shouldn't be a big problem. But it's really troublesome. ”

In fact, in China, as early as 96 years, the application for private museums has been liberalized, and Mr. Ma has his own museum, and there is also a museum that is very famous, and it is said that there are some fakes in it, and these things are actually quite easy to handle today, as long as you have a way, you can get it in a day or two.

In fact, a private museum is not a great thing, it depends on how to say it, there is a private museum opened by a person in China, it is a rented house, which is not a literary antique, but a matchbox, which is a matchbox from the Republic of China period to the founding of the People's Republic of China, which is also a museum. (To be continued......)