As for the real reason why so many Chinese antiques are not included in the catalog, of course, one is that there are too many cultural relics and the exhibition hall has limited booths, so it is impossible to put all of them out for exhibition.

Another reason is what Zhang Tianyuan speculated before, they don't want to provoke the international cultural relics protection organization, because it is too troublesome, their protection of Chinese cultural relics is simply disastrous, if the international cultural relics protection organization knows that at least hundreds of Chinese cultural relics are destroyed in their hands every year, I don't know what it will be criticized for.

The British Empire wants face, and the British Empire Museum wants face, so these ugly things must not be leaked, and because of this, these secrets cannot be leaked.

Another reason is actually very important, and that is that they don't pay much attention to most Chinese antiques.

For example, bronzes, porcelain, Chinese paintings, and Chinese calligraphy are not appreciated by Western devils at all. What really looks precious in the eyes of Westerners are the least precious gold and silver objects, and the artistic value of those things is far from that of paintings, calligraphy, etc.

Westerners have always been very wrong about Chinese art, which is actually very normal, and it cannot be said that people do not understand aesthetics, but it can only be said that there are differences in aesthetics.

It's not that the Chinese can't appreciate a lot of things in the West, it's all too normal. Because of this deviation, the price of many Chinese artworks in the international auction market has not been very high.

Because those who are willing to buy are only Orientals, or even only Chinese.

In the past many years, the standard of living of Chinese has not been high. There are very few rich people, so the price of these things can't be raised.

Until recent years. As China's economy continues to take off, there are naturally more wealthy people. Tang Bohu's painting can send a sky-high price of more than 300 million US dollars, which is undoubtedly closely related to China's economy.

But even so, only Chinese people buy these Chinese antiques.

If you look closely at the international auction market, it is not difficult to find this, whether it is bronze, porcelain, painting, calligraphy or jade, there is no escape from such a fate.

Unless it is a Western group that buys it, there is really not much interest in these things among private collectors.

It's not that there isn't, there are still some. You can have one out of a thousand collectors, but it's not useful.

Let's just say that these collections are in the British Museum, in fact, they don't want to auction them off, but many things are facing the embarrassing situation of not being able to bid for them, so they throw them away, and they are reluctant.

It's still the same sentence, chicken ribs!

It's a pity to discard the tasteless food!

If it weren't for Zhang Tianyuan's request to exchange Chinese antiques this time, I am afraid that a large part of the more than 80,000 antiques would never see the light of day. It even rotted and deteriorated in the warehouse, and finally became real garbage, which was quietly disposed of by the British.

Of course, it's not just the British. In fact, in Paris, in the United States, in Japan, in Germany, in Russia, similar things are not uncommon. The shady scene in this is really too much to delve into. Once you dig deeper, it's a really heart-wrenching thing.

Zhang Tianyuan's mood is a little tangled now. On the one hand, I hate that these guys can't protect these antiques well, and on the other hand, because of this, these things are estimated to not have a high status in the other party's heart, since the status is not high, then you can be ruthless when exchanging.

This is probably the so-called Lost East Harvest Mulberry Elm, but it doesn't feel very good, to be honest, Zhang Tianyuan would rather those things be in good condition than be spoiled like that.

But it's useless to think about anything now, so let's talk about the business first.

He pondered it carefully for a while, then waved his hand and said, "Well, Sir Amer, you don't need to explain, we are just doing business, and there is no need to talk so much nonsense." In this way, I mean, these five bronze animal heads, facsimiles such as the "Siku Quanshu", the reliefs of the "Lisao Sutra", the "Emperor and Empress Buddha Map", and the more than 10,000 oracle bone fragments, and let me go to your warehouse and pick up a few things worth more than 10 million dollars, what do you think?"

Hearing this, Amer Sloan swallowed his saliva, then took a sip of coffee to calm himself down, and then looked at Zhang Tianyuan and asked: "You have a lot of things to ask for, but we can barely accept them, I don't know if you have brought your twenty-eight oil paintings? If you bring them, you can trade them now." ”

Amer Sloane was in ecstasy at this time, the things that Zhang Tianyuan wanted, to be honest, except for those beast heads, he didn't care at all, of course, the collection of 10 million US dollars was fine, but those Chinese collections have no price, and they don't like Westerners anyway.

To exchange these things for twenty-eight paintings of Picasso, it would be a lot of money, not to say that he agreed, he believed that everyone in the museum would agree.

Even he thinks that Zhang Tianyuan's brain is a little problematic, only a fool would exchange Picasso's oil paintings for those things, and now he can't wait to stand up and sing a Pavarotti "I am the sun", which is simply amazing.

Thank you to Her Majesty the Queen, thank you ancestors, it is your spirit in heaven who has blessed me with such a good business, it is simply amazing.

"Hey, Sir Amer, you must be too whimsical, don't you really think that we Chinese are fools? I am talking about these things, in exchange for a Picasso oil painting worth about 100 million US dollars! Listen, it's one, not twenty-eight!"

Zhang Tianyuan stretched out a finger and shook it in front of Amer, he originally wanted to directly put up the middle finger, but after thinking about it, it was still calculated, which damaged the image of the Chinese, so in the end it was only an index finger that was erected.

He continued: "You hear it clearly, it's an oil painting by Picasso worth about $100 million, and of course, you can choose which one you choose, and I won't force it." If you don't think it's right. Well, I'm going to go to the warehouse and pick things up. Let's just locate five pieces, and five pieces are only 50 million US dollars. And the rest of the stuff doesn't add up to that much money, and to be honest, it's a fair deal, and I even feel like I'm at a loss. ”

"Oh my God, no, no, no, no, impossible, impossible, absolutely impossible, O God. Mr. Zhang, you are not doing business at all, you are a robbery, a robbery, I will never agree to it, no matter what......"

Amell, who was originally excited, heard Zhang Tianyuan's words later, and his face immediately changed sharply, and he even slapped his hands on the table and knocked over the coffee. The coffee spilled on his hand, and he jumped away in a hurry, like a funny monkey.

But he wiped it casually. He yelled at Zhang Tianyuan, he felt that this thing was too incredible, and he felt that Zhang Tianyuan was too shameless. There is no need for such a deal. He really didn't know how Zhang Tianyuan had the face to bring it up.

Is this Chinese's skin as thick as the city wall?

To be honest, he was really angry. He felt that this young man was simply playing tricks on him, and he was not willing to do business with him at all.

"Sir Amell, why are you so excited, are you a teenager, and you must have made a deal like this more than once, why don't you sit down and talk slowly?"

"Yes, Amer, your cousin is like a child. John Lampard also said.

"Hmph, probably this Mr. Curator has never done such a good business, so he was so happy for a while that he was a little incoherent with excitement. Wang Lao also took the opportunity to mock Amer Sloan.

From just seeing those catalogs to now, Wang Lao's mood is still like riding the wind and waves on the sea, and the feeling is simply ups and downs, excited, and low, indescribably weird.

At this time, the situation is really a bit strange, a young man in his twenties looks like an old fritter in his sixties and seventies, but the person who is almost fifty years old looks like a teenager, and he has no concentration at all.

But in fact, both of them have their own minds, and they are both very good at this kind of occasion, and they know how to socialize and negotiate.

It's just that the coffee cup was really an accident, and Amer Sloane was a little too involved in the drama when he expressed his excitement, and as a result, he pitted himself, and his left hand was already burning some red marks. The beautiful secretary is giving him an ice pack.

"Mr. Zhang, don't blame me for being angry, your mention is not negotiable at all, I even think that you are not sincere in making a deal with our British Empire Museum at all, if you are willing, you will not propose such a rude exchange!"

At this time, Amer Sloan began to attack, and he wanted to use his anger to overwhelm Zhang Tianyuan, make Zhang Tianyuan feel scared, make Zhang Tianyuan back down, and then say a more reasonable exchange price.

To be honest, it's not the first time that this old fritter has done such a thing, as the director of the British Empire Museum, he said that he doesn't know how to collect, he doesn't understand business operations, and the ghost believes it. This guy may not have really understood this when he first took over as curator, but now it's different, he not only understands, but may have become an expert at all.

At the negotiation table, the strong side must be able to bring huge pressure to the weak side, and this point is used here.

It's a pity that Zhang Tianyuan doesn't eat this set.

"Hahaha, then Sir Amell, can you tell me what's wrong with my exchange of words?" Zhang Tianyuan sneered disdainfully and asked rhetorically.

"Mr. Zhang, if you think this is reasonable, then please give a reasonable reason!" Amer found a reason for a while, so he felt that he was very wise to throw this ball to Zhang Tianyuan, but he didn't know that Zhang Tianyuan was waiting for him to say this.

That's when I'm really tired, someone brought a pillow.

In fact, Zhang Tianyuan really didn't ask for a sky-high price, he proposed it after careful calculation, and he thought it was feasible. (To be continued......)