Section 9: Media Attention
The location of the wreck on the map, as well as some information about the wreck found on the Internet and in the library, clearly proved to all the reporters present that the salvage site of the Lucky Star was on the high sea.
Footage taken underwater includes the structure of the ship's hull, the number of guns, weapons, and the bones in the ship's hold, the clothes on the bones, as well as evidence that can indicate the identity of the bones, the ornaments in the ship's hold, the documents found in the box, the logbook, and documents.
The evidence of Qiē strongly proves that the Lucky Star was not a warship, but a merchant ship, and that the act of transporting treasure was a commercial act, not an act of state.
These strong evidences ensured Chen Rui's ownership of the 'Lucky Star' shipwreck.
The reporters took pictures one after another and took pictures of the evidence presented by Chen Rui.
If this evidence is true. The relevant provisions of the International Salvage Law ensure Chen Rui's ownership of the Lucky Star.
Even if Spain uses the influence of a country to fight a lawsuit against Chen Rui, it will lose the lawsuit.
"May I ask Chen Rui, what are you going to do with this shipwreck treasure?" A reporter from the Neue Zurich Zeitung in Switzerland seized the opportunity to ask questions.
This is a question that many people want to know.
Chen Rui replied, "Cultural relics and works of art belong to the wealth of all mankind, and I hope that these gold and silver coins, jewelry, precious stones, and shipwrecks will be placed in the museum as art exhibitions, which will enrich the artistic heritage of mankind and allow people all over the world to appreciate these works of art."
These cultural relics, works of art.
However, due to my limited personal ability, time, energy, and financial resources, I hope that someone, institution, or country will take over this treasure collection and put it in a museum as an art exhibition for people to visit. ”
Chen Rui's wonderful words suddenly made everyone applaud and give Chen Rui a thumbs up.
"You're saying that this treasure will be sold in its entirety." A reporter from the daily newspaper asked.
"Yes, I think this is more conducive to the preservation of this human artistic heritage in its entirety and as a whole." Chen Rui said.
It is more in Chen Rui's interest to sell the 'Lucky Star' as a whole, and the price will be higher.
In fact, there is a precedent for this.
In 2002, after the owner of the German cement factory, Tillmann Waterfa, set up the "Exploration Company" to salvage the Tang Dynasty wreck "Blackstone", in 2002, several domestic cultural and museum units such as the Shanghai and Hai Museums, the Yang and Zhou Museums, and the Hunan Museum all submitted their purchase intentions to the "Exploration Company", but the price of the "Blackstone" salvaged cultural relics initially amounted to 40 million US dollars, and they must be purchased as a whole and not retailed.
In addition, according to the contract between the Indonesian government and the Watfa law, the proceeds of the auction must be shared with the Indonesian government, and the two failed to agree on a distribution plan, so the treasure was not put up for auction.
Eventually, Singapore's Sentosa?leisure raised $30 million in 2005 to buy the salvaged artefacts in bulk after buying them for several years.
"According to experts, the value of this shipwreck treasure is more than $250 million, and I think it won't be long before I can call you Mr. Billionaire, how do you want to use this huge wealth."
Chen Rui thought for a moment in his heart, smiled and said, "I haven't thought about this problem yet, but I am ready to take out some of it to invest in charity, education, and medical care to help more vulnerable groups in society." ”
The interview with Chen Rui lasted more than two hours, and the reporters left full of gains.
The interviews made headlines on the front pages of the world's major media newspapers on the same day.
In the United States, Britain, Italy, France, and countries around the world, a Chinese and a $250 million shipwreck treasure instantly ranked among the top search sites in the search heat.
People just need to type rui.chen,shipwrecks,precious(mineral)deposits in the search box; can search for countless pieces of information related to the shipwreck treasure and the treasure's owner, Chen Rui.
For a while, the attention instantly exploded the 'Iraq and Sri Lanka' that people have been paying great attention to.
Compared with sectarian armed conflicts, violence, force and terror, and Middle East wars, people pay more attention to treasures, great wealth, and adventures, and the topics related to 'Iraq and Sri Lanka' have lasted for more than half a year, and people's attention to Iraq and Sri Lanka has long been cold.
For the shipwreck treasure and the owner of the treasure, Chen Rui, people are most concerned about three main points.
First, people are curious about Chen Rui's whole process from an ordinary tourist traveling to the Caribbean to finding the 'Lucky Star', which can be listed as one of the top ten shipwreck treasures in history.
Of course, the more thrilling and exciting this treasure hunt is, the more eye-catching it is.
Although, the big newspapers are full of festivals, truthfully publishing this treasure hunt process, an ordinary tourist to the Caribbean, while drinking in a bar, got clues about the shipwreck from a fisherman, spent two months on the Internet, the library to find more information and clues about the wreck, locked the search scope, and spent four months searching, exploring and salvaging the location of the wreck.
The whole process is not risky, stabbing, and exciting, but after reading the report, most people have to admit that the owner of the treasure is too lucky, the 'lucky star' Chen Rui.
Compared with the big newspapers, the tabloids are full of festivals, and the tabloids are down.
In order to increase the sales of the contract, how to attract people's attention is how to write, the whole treasure hunt process is thrilling, stabbing and exciting, and the sales of the contract have really soared.
If you add that Chen Rui went through the test of life and death in the process of treasure hunting, defeated the sea monster, and finally obtained the treasure.
Isn't it very familiar, adventure novels and Hollywood blockbusters are all done like this, and readers and audiences never get tired of watching an adventure and treasure hunting routine.
Perhaps riding on this heat, Hollywood screenwriters have already begun to write scripts about shipwreck treasures.
Don't overload the Hollywood screenwriters' discipline.
If fans like to watch the various ways of death of the president of the United States, in order to cater to fans,
Hollywood screenwriters will make up scripts like "1001 Ways to Die Mr. President" and "The President's Version of Death is Coming".