Chapter 803: Cunning Mandanda
The two of them read the rest of the newspapers one by one with great interest, the big newspapers in front are okay, even if there are doubts, they are more disciplined, and some tabloids in the back are more interesting, not only the language is sharp, dare to say anything, and when they mock other countries, they are actually more callous than attacking Li Yi's collection!
"Xiaolu, Sister Mo contacted me two days ago and said that there are almost a dozen museums communicating with her about the exchange between the two sides, and including the Louvre, there are already 3 museums that will send people to China in the near future, so I should stay for a short time this time, so I will leave Hongchen to help you, make good use of these media, and hype up our museum!"
"Well, now the main attention of these media is still focused on these European cultural relics, in fact, I think the treasures of the Jewelry and Jade Museum are also worth hype, especially those that you have indicated that they were donated by Yicheng Jewelry. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ infoβ
"Yes, but this hype can be scheduled for the next wave."
In Li Yi's jewelry and jade museum, there are several kinds of raw materials that can be called the world's top, not to mention.
First of all, the 25.1 mm South Sea white bead found in the belly of the hairtail fish set a new world record. Then there is the big diamond taken from the golden tree of Zhang Xu's house in Taipei, which also set a record for the world's largest grass green diamond. Then there is the big ruby in the treasure of the Viet Cong, as well as the rare yellow sapphire that Li Yi bought in Milan that weighs 24 carats and has a clarity that has reached the highest level of sapphire, as well as the elf's eye, the best jade, and the best Hetian mutton fat white jade......
"I think you should invite a few famous luxury brands to visit your museum, it's very simple, you just send them information about these things and they'll be interested."
"Huh? It's a good idea, these things will definitely lead them to the jewelry company, and then we have more options to do, we can sell materials, we can contract processing, we can also cooperate...... Well, I'll ask the third brother to pay attention to it and come up with a plan as soon as possible. β
"If it weren't for the fact that our wine hadn't become famous, or if you didn't have a special wine exhibition hall over there, I would have wanted to exhibit our wines, and the exposure is so high!"
"Hehe, low-key, low-key, we can't let people know about the prescription, otherwise we will definitely not be able to keep it!"
Everything was arranged, and Li Yi accompanied Lu Ningshuang in Bordeaux for two more days, and then flew back to Yanjing directly. The people who arrived in Yenching an hour before him were several staff members from the Palace of Versailles Museum in France, and their purpose here was self-evident, of course, for the Mona Lisa.
"You talk to them first, get to the bottom of them. I guess most of them came to find their way. β
After Li Yi received Mo Jinxuan's call, he didn't think much about it, and arranged it directly. He never said that the Mona Lisa could not be traded, but even if it was to be traded, it would never be a hasty decision made with only one or two companies, and the Palace of Versailles would certainly know this very well, so the focus of this exchange is likely to be on loan.
However, what he never expected was that the interest of the people from the Palace of Versailles was not only not focused on the "Mona Lisa", nor on "Lunch on the Boat", but their real purpose was the handwritten letter from Napoleon that he had taken out earlier!
"Interesting, so what did they say?"
"They said that Versailles was a little different from other museums, and that they were more interested in the collections that would allow you to trace the major events in French history, so they wanted us to give them a chance to participate in the deal."
"Oh? Now that's interesting. Okay, I'll meet them tomorrow and then I'll call Arnault, haha, this guy is going to be stressed now. β
Mo Jinxuan first laughed twice with Li Yi, and then slowly shook her head,
"Curator, I think it's better not to communicate with Arnault about this matter, otherwise I'm afraid they will collude......"
"Complicity? Hehe, I'm really not afraid of this kind of thing. Sister Mo, I just said that I took out this letter and asked them to bid secretly, but from beginning to end, I didn't say that I would definitely make a move! If they don't even sell to my satisfaction, then they don't sell well. β
"Huh? Can it still be like this? β
"Of course! I'm not running an auction, I'm going to have to sell something. Besides, if the price is not suitable at the auction, the seller will cut off the beard! β
"Well, if they knew you were actually thinking that, I guess they might just go crazy......"
"Hehe, I don't know if they're crazy or not, I just know that I'm a bit of a climate now, so none of them can easily take something from me like before!"
At the Palace of Versailles Museum, a total of 5 people came this time, led by a deputy curator, two other experts who have studied Napoleon, and the remaining two are an oil painting appraiser and a translator.
"Mr. Mandanda, it is a great pleasure to meet you here, and as the director of the Tibetan Museum, I am very honored to be able to ......."
"Oh Lee, your museum is amazing......"
After Li Yi and the deputy curator named Mandanda complimented each other, the other party formally asked to participate in the bidding for Napoleon's autographed letter.
"Of course, there is no problem with this, Director Mo should have told you about the rules of bidding, right? Well, the point I'm going to make here is that we're not going to give any explanation for the final result. β
"OK, no problem! By the way, Director Li, I have another small matter, a very small matter that I would like to discuss with you, and I hope you will be able to give me this opportunity. β
"Oh? What's up? β
"I would like to exchange with you a collection of your museum, of course, this collection is very inconspicuous, and it will not affect the flow of visitors to your museum at all."
Hearing him say this, Li Yi immediately remembered the two things of Queen Elizabeth, could it be that this guy had seen or knew the information of these two things, and recognized them?
"I wonder which collection Mr. Mandanda is talking about? If that's really what you say, I don't think there's any reason for me to refuse this exchange. β
"Huh." Mandanda laughed softly twice, and her eyes showed a cunning look like a fox, "What I want to exchange is the bronze mirror on display in your Western Pavilion!" β
"Bronze mirror?"
Li Yi thought about it for a while, and then remembered that he bought the mirror that he bought the Blackbeard treasure map by the way, and that mirror was indeed not very conspicuous, but the backing painting behind it had a bit of origin.
"Oh? Mr. Mandanda, can you explain why you were interested in that mirror? β
"Hehe, Thomas. Gainsboro, Mr. Ley, this is a brilliant painter in English history who is worthy of the greatest portrait painter, Reynolds, and the irony is that the English were all accredited by Turner and Paul. Sandby caught his eye, and didn't notice that you had such a great work here......"
"Oh?" Li Yi stared at this guy's eyes full of banter and hesitated. He had said before that the Palace of Versailles was more concerned with the collections that could bear witness to the history of France, so could there be anything he didn't know about the origin of this small portrait?
"No, no, I think you must have misunderstood. I wanted to exchange this painting only to fulfill a trivial personal wish, or rather a little joke with the British......"
Li Yi opened his mouth wide suddenly, he understood, this guy wanted to use this painting to ridicule and satirize the British! Look, Thomas. Gainspor, one of the greatest painters in your history, was so openly exhibited that no Englishman could recognize his works, and was eventually exchanged by a French museum!
I'll go! What a feud this is, to come up with such a disgusting idea!
But why did he refuse? Let's not mention that this guy is likely to come up with a very sincere exchange, but even if he suffers a little loss during the exchange, what does it matter?
Since this guy has this kind of thought, then, if he exchanges this painting back, he must be ready to make a big hype!
So, no matter how much they hype, can they still get out of touch with him as a museum?
As soon as he thought of this, the smile on Li Yi's face immediately became a little more hypocritical, "Mr. Mandanda, I have to say, you are really a genius idea!" So, can I see what collections you have in store for this exchange? β
"Of course!"
Mandanda smiled and took out a few photos from her briefcase, "Mr. Li Yi, this is an exchange item that I prepared after discovering the painting and urgently communicating with the museum, you can choose one you like." β
"Oh, dear Mr. Mandanda, I have fully felt your sincerity, but why one, and not all?"
Sitting on the side and watching the two guys who seemed to be a big fox meeting a little fox, Mo Jinxuan rubbed her eyebrows with a headache, no matter how she thought about it, she couldn't imagine that Mandanda would suddenly come with such a hand, and Li Yi was actually very interested in playing with him......
But why not? Not only can you exchange the right collection, but also stir up a sustained heat, why refuse?
As soon as she thought of this, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she snatched the photo from Li Yi's hand.
"Zheng Banqiao's "Bamboo and Stone Map" is accompanied by a painting? The red horseshoe in the glaze of the Kangxi Dynasty? Song Dynasty glaze factory kiln yellow purple glaze double series pot ...... Oh, Mr. Mandanda, why is it just one piece, and not all? Why? (To be continued.) )