Chapter 616: Cooperation?
Thinking that this "Wu Lu" might be stolen goods, Li Yi had a little headache, if they could really come up with relevant evidence, wouldn't he send sheep into the tiger's mouth?
"Excuse me, who is this?"
"Oh, Mr. Li Yi, this is our famous Japanese calligrapher, the famous expert master Mr. Fujisawa Zishi, this ......"
Okita glanced at the middle-aged man who was following Fujisawa, whom he didn't recognize. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Hello Mr. Li Yi, I am Tian Zechuan, the director of the Cultural Relics Exchange Department of the Huaxia Cultural Relics Bureau, I have heard of your name for a long time, but I didn't expect to meet you here."
The middle-aged man didn't wait for Okita to introduce, and directly stretched out his right hand at Li Yi.
As the name suggests, the Cultural Heritage Exchange Office is mainly to promote the exchange of cultural relics between countries. But in fact, they are an intelligence gathering department, and their main task is to collect information on those lost cultural relics, and then provide detailed and reliable information for the return of cultural relics.
Tian Zechuan came to participate in the Antiques Biennale this time with such a mission. The reason why he was with Fujisawa was because Fujisawa had a very high status in the Japanese collecting world, and he wanted to communicate with him to see if he could organize some Japanese collectors to come to China to hold some related cultural relics exhibitions, so as to further understand the whereabouts of some precious lost cultural relics in China.
Moreover, things cannot be recovered, so they can try their best to get them on display in China, so that the Chinese people can see the demeanor of these lost cultural relics, and by the way, arouse the righteous indignation of some non-governmental forces, which is only beneficial to them in carrying out the work of returning cultural relics.
He had heard of Li Yi's name before, and he had seen his photos, so when he saw Li Yi, he was a little suspicious, but he didn't expect it to be him, and he actually held a Japanese national treasure-level cultural relic in his hand, which made things a little interesting.
It's just that he didn't expect that Fujisawa would actually say that this "Wulu" was stolen, and he couldn't help but be a little worried about Li Yi.
"Mr. Li Yi, is this "Wulu" yours? Excuse me, where did you get this thing from? Did you know beforehand that it was a stolen goods? Or do you already know that there is something wrong with the origin of this thing, but you still want to use it to get some undeserved benefits? ”
Once Fujisawa determined that this calligraphy was indeed a missing piece of Ono Michifeng's "Three-Body Bai's Poems", he became furious, and no matter what the occasion, he began to question Li Yi aggressively.
"Oh? Mr. Fujisawa, you said that this "Wulu" is stolen goods, do you have any evidence? If there is evidence, let someone who is qualified to talk to me come to talk to me, or you can call the police directly! If there is no evidence, I hope you will be careful in your words and deeds! At such an age, you are still like an ignorant child, do I owe you? ”
Although Li Yi was a little worried, Fujisawa's attitude also angered him, so he was not polite at all, and rushed back directly.
After speaking, he ignored Fujisawa, turned to Tian Zechuan and said:
"Director Tian, I just want to communicate with you about something, I wonder if you have time?"
"I have the time, it's just ......"
Tian Zechuan is not as tough as Li Yi, because they have just completed the recovery of a batch of lost cultural relics, which were stolen by a domestic museum in the 80s, because the cultural relics at that time, the report records, and the investigation and interrogation records were very clear and complete, so in the end, they didn't even go through the legal route, and the French museum that collected these cultural relics compromised and sent back these cultural relics free of charge. If this is also the case with this "My House", this matter is really difficult to handle.
"Mr. Tian, I remember very clearly that when the Yamamoto family, who owned the "Three-Body Problem, Bai's Poems", donated this calligraphy treasure to the National Museum, this "Wulu" was missing, and I remember that when the patriarch of the Yamamoto family, Yamamoto Osamu also talked about this issue, he once made it clear that when the Yamamoto family first got this volume of calligraphy, all the poems were complete, but then there was a theft case, although the whole volume of calligraphy was quickly recovered, but the "Wulu" chapter has been missing since then......"
Fujisawa was robbed by Li Yi's face was red, and he also noticed that what he said just now was indeed a bit excessive, because the theft case was at least a few decades ago, and Li Yi's grandfather may not have been born at that time, even if there was really a problem with this calligraphy, it probably had nothing to do with this young man, but he couldn't lower his head for a while to admit his mistake, so he had to target Tian Zechuan, and his tone eased a lot.
It's just that after saying these words, his emotions have been controlled, so this guy turned to Li Yi again, first bowed deeply, and then said:
"Mr. Li Yi, I'm sorry, I was a little excited just now, but I also want to ask for your understanding, because this "Wulu" is really important to us, so if you can return it to us, I think the people of all Japan will be grateful to you."
Hehe, the people of all Japan will be grateful to me? Shouldn't I say that if you can return to us all the things that Japan stole from China, all of us in China will be grateful to you?
It's really inexplicable!
"Oh? It was stolen when I was still in the Yamamoto family...... Mr. Fujisawa, I remember that the Yamamoto family donated the "Three-Body Problem White Poem" during World War II, shortly after Japan's surrender, right? If the theft occurred before Yamamoto's donation, then it should have been during World War II or earlier, do you have any evidence? ”
Li Yi was about to stab him twice, but Tian Zechuan heard the flaw and interjected in front of him. Of course, since this old man was so polite just now, he was not polite, and directly exposed the scars of Japan's surrender in World War II.
Fujisawa's old face blushed, the Yamamoto family's donation of "Three-Body White Poems" was indeed after the surrender of Japan in World War II, to be precise, in 1946.
At that time, Japan had just been defeated in the war, and in order to show their support for the country, some large families donated money and materials to show their support for the government and the emperor at that time. It's just that he wasn't born at that time, and all this information was learned when he checked the information in the future, and there was only one sentence in the information about the theft.
"Mr. Tian, I really don't know much about the theft, but I think the Yamamoto family should leave a detailed record, please give me a little time, I will definitely be able to come up with a clear proof."
"Hehe, then I'll wait for your good news. Mr. Li Yi, you just said that you have something to do with me, why don't we go over there for a cup of coffee and have a chat? ”
Li Yi smiled and nodded, as soon as he heard that the theft happened during World War II or even before, his heart was in his stomach, the longer the time, the more things that could be ripped off, even if they could really come up with any evidence, it was not that there were no loopholes to drill, otherwise, how could we have so many cultural relics that could not be recovered?
Besides, Tian Zechuan's attitude towards this matter also made his impression of him completely change, at first he saw his fat ball-like image, and Baba chased after the Japanese, he thought that this guy would help the Japanese talk like some Chinese officials he had heard, but he didn't expect that he was quite backbone.
"Actually, even if he can come up with relevant information, he doesn't have to worry, because this matter has passed for too long, just like the cultural relics that have been robbed of our Old Summer Palace, instead of worrying about this, we should think about it, if we really want to return this calligraphy to them, what can we get from them......
Tian Zechuan took a shallow sip of coffee and glanced at Li Yi,
"Mr. Li, you just took out this calligraphy to make some kind of deal with Okita, right?"
Li Yi spread his hands, revealing a helpless expression,
"As far as I know, Okita should have some very precious Chinese antiques in his hands, and if the conditions are right, I don't think he will refuse to trade, just give Fujisawa such a deal, I guess it's no fun."
Tian Zechuan smiled and shook his head, this matter is really not necessarily.
"Even if Okita had received this calligraphy, he would probably have chosen to donate it to the Tokyo National Museum, knowing that the enthusiasm of Japanese businessmen in this regard is not inferior to that of our patriotic merchants in China. It's just that, Mr. Li Yi, do you know the status of Ono Michifu in Japan? ”
Li Yi was slightly stunned, he had only read some of the information, and knew that Ono Michifeng should be very famous in the history of Japanese calligraphy, and he would definitely be called the originator, but Tian Zechuan would say so, there must be something he didn't know.
He shook his head, took a sip of coffee, could it be that Fujimori would offer 1 billion for the "Edict of the Master of Wisdom", is this the reason? At that time, he thought that guy was a fanatical patriot, and he didn't even think about whether that work was really worth 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
"Although Japan is a country with some history, its cultural relics cannot be compared with us in terms of quantity and quality."
Speaking of this, Tian Zechuan smiled bitterly and shook his head,
"This statement, just like the statement we mentioned in the eighties and nineties, is a bit self-deceptive, the precious wealth left to us by our ancestors has been ruined by our unscrupulous descendants, forget it, don't talk about these ......"
Tian Zechuan took a sip of coffee and continued:
"Whether it's out of a strong sense of national pride or a sense of self-cherishment, the Japanese are very important to some of their country's historical figures and well-known cultural relics. You can imagine if you found a calligraphy work by Wang Xizhi that appeared abroad, and the people who owned the work were willing to sell it, what price would you be willing to pay, and you should be able to understand how they felt after seeing this work......"
Li Yi nodded silently, if it weren't for the matter of the "Edict of the Master of Wisdom", he would still be a little skeptical, but now, he won't.
"Mr. Li, there is one thing I must confirm first, because only in this way can I give you some better advice, just ......"
Li Yi raised his eyebrows, he could probably guess what Tian Zechuan was going to say, although because of what happened before, he didn't want to have too much to do with the cultural relics return department, but it always didn't hurt to hear it.
"Are you really going to exchange this "Wu Lu" for a batch of cultural relics that China lost to Japan?"
Seeing Li Yi nodding, Tian Zechuan pondered for a moment and said:
"That's right, Mr. Li, I believe that no individual or organization can have more information about the loss of overseas cultural relics in China than our cultural relics repatriation department. So, what I would suggest to you is that you might want to consider working with us so that we can target some of their museums directly. Or, even if it's for private individuals, we can provide you with more suitable targets, and if those targets don't have enough valuable artifacts in their hands, we can help you create a specific catalogue for them to collect for you. I think that's the only way you can get the most out of this calligraphy. ”
Li Yi rubbed his chin gently, information is indeed a very critical issue, because whether it is the previous Bronze Age or the "Lavender Mist" he just exchanged, he actually suffered this loss.
Because neither the 6,000 pieces of porcelain nor the white plate were his most ideal goals, but under the circumstances, it was already the best choice he could make.
It's just that cooperating with the cultural relics repatriation department, things shouldn't be so simple, not to mention that they must also have their own demands, just the position they stood in the last customs incident, some of which made him dare not believe them anymore.
"Mr. Li Yi, I know you will have all kinds of worries, but this is not without solutions, for example, if you have a private museum, I don't think we can ask you to hand over or donate the precious cultural relics that you have exchanged for no matter what your position......
Private museum? Li Yi's eyes lit up, he had never considered this problem. Because the time he had received the Spirit Identification Card was too short, and in such a short period of time, he had obtained too many things, so he had been thinking about how to prevent too many people from knowing about his magical experiences, and had never seriously considered how to deal with the precious artifacts he had.
What is the difference between keeping them in the dark treasure room and in someone else's hands? Or is it just to satisfy his private desire for possession? Hope?
Painstakingly exchanging them from a foreign collector to his hand, just because he is a Chinese? Is this the best option?
Seeing that Li Yi had been silent, Tian Zechuan said again:
"Or, if you need something else, we can also come forward to get some favorable conditions for you, such as tax exemption for your business, some political status, etc., so that you can donate some precious cultural relics, but also get compensation in other ways."
Speaking of this, Tian Zechuan's fat face revealed a trace of sincerity,
"Really, I hope you'll give these suggestions a serious consideration, because whatever the reason, it's such a rare opportunity to get your hands on their precious artifacts!" (To be continued.) )