MM Racing Chapter 855
Chapter 855
The ensuing escort process became very smooth.
Under the fiery gaze of countless Parisian citizens, the escort convoy quickly passed through streets and neighborhoods and successfully arrived at the Musée d'Orsay on the left bank of Paris.
In the vault of the Musée d'Orsay, Xiao Ran rented a large vault with the highest security level to store various antique works of art found during the trip to Paris.
Antique artworks found before, such as Lautrec's Love-Hate Memories, are stored in this vault.
When the convoy arrived at the Musée d'Orsay, a team of French lawyers employed by Xiao Ran were already waiting here.
In addition to these Frenchmen, there are also cultural counselors at the US Embassy in France.
The reason why Xiao Ran let the US embassy intervene is, of course, to prevent the French from playing any tricks.
The appearance of the cultural counselor of the US embassy and others made Carlin and François fearful, and their teeth itched.
Under the witness of representatives of all parties, Xiao Ran publicly counted today's harvest.
Then most of the antique art was stored in the vault, leaving only one top art outside, which was temporarily not sent to the vault.
This top-notch artwork is "Portrait of Polina", which has just caused a sensation in the entire Western art and collecting world.
The reason why this treasure was left outside was at the strong request of Carlin and Henry.
These guys want to see this top-of-the-line artwork, see if it's as magical as the legend, and if it's really a one-of-a-kind work of art.
Xiao Ran, who deliberately created influence and attracted public attention, naturally would not miss such a good opportunity.
After sending other antique artifacts and works of art to the vault, he took this "Portrait of Polina", accompanied by Lawrence, director of the Musée d'Orsay, to the lobby on the first floor of the museum.
At this time, the museum had long been closed, and there were only Elaine and Fang Yufei in the hall, as well as Carlin and Henry and other Frenchmen.
Then there are several senior French lawyers, members of the U.S. Embassy in France, and so on.
Seeing Xiao Ran carrying a painting bag into the hall, everyone immediately looked over and looked at the painting bag in his hand.
Except for Elaine and Fang Yufei, everyone's eyes were extremely hot and full of expectation.
Before Xiao Ran could stand, Henry couldn't wait to say:
"Sean, quickly take out this "Portrait of Polina", let's enjoy it well!"
"If this painting is really like what you say, it is definitely a national treasure of France
" "Even in the entire history of Western art, such a painting is unique, only this one"
With his words, everyone at the scene suddenly became more excited.
Xiao Ran looked at Henry, scanned the crowd at the scene, and then said with a smile:
"Gentlemen, don't be impatient, everyone will be able to see this extremely special and extremely precious painting immediately
" "As for whether what I said is true, when you see this painting, everyone will know the answer, it will be a huge surprise"
Saying that, he walked straight to the empty easel that had been laid out in advance.
Then he opened the bag, took out the Portrait of Polina, and gently placed it on the easel.
As soon as the painting was put away, Henry and Lawrence hula around and began to admire and identify.
Among these guys, there are many top experts in antique art appraisal, and they have been discovered in a blink of an eye.
"On this painting, we can see neoclassical colors, we can see romanticism, and overall it should be regarded as a romantic work
" "It must be admitted that the painter who created this painting is very skillful, but did not leave the author's signature, and the source is questionable
" "Moreover, the image of the young woman in the painting is not the same as the image of Napoleon's sister Polina, and the difference is not small
" "Combining these characteristics, It is difficult to determine the true provenance of the painting, nor can it be sure that the person in the painting is Princess Polina,"
said a top expert at the Musée d'Orsay, giving a flurry of appraisals.
Listening to his words, everyone nodded one after another.
Immediately afterwards, Lawrence turned his head to look at Xiao Ran and said expectantly:
"Sean, this painting now belongs to you, and you found it, it's up to you to reveal
the secret of this painting" "For this painting, everyone is full of expectations, they all want to know the secret hidden behind this painting"
Before the words fell, everyone had turned their heads to look over.
Xiao Ran smiled and nodded, then came to the painting to make money, and then stretched out his finger to the brooch worn by the young woman in the painting and began to introduce it.
"Please look at this brooch, it once appeared on the famous painting "Napoleon Coronation", the wearer is Napoleon's most beloved sister, Princess
Polina" "Such a top private custom jewelry, it is basically impossible to appear the second piece is the same, but the brooch that appears on the two paintings is exactly the same
" "Another point, my staff just inquired and found that this brooch should be a gift from Napoleon to Polina, and Polina could not give it away"
With his introduction, the scene immediately resounded with exclamations.
and then everyone stepped forward to look at the brooch.
Then he took out his mobile phone and searched the Internet for the detailed picture of "Napoleon's Coronation" and compared it on the spot.
You don't have to ask about the results!
It didn't take long for the answer to come out.
Unsurprisingly, the scene immediately boiled, and everyone was excited.
"Oh my God! This young woman is really Polina, but she is painted like this, which is incredible!
"Judging from the brooch and the surrounding painting, this is indeed the work of Jacques David, but he is a master of neoclassicism,"
everyone exclaimed, one by one, as if they had discovered a new continent.
That's where it goes! More exciting is yet to come!
Xiao Ran smiled softly, and then continued his performance.
Next, he used various means to uncover the secrets hidden behind the painting little by little.
When he successively found the author's signature of Jacques David, as well as Delacroix's tribute, and explained that the painting could be restored to its original state, the scene exploded directly.
"Oh my God! This is really an amazing work created by two masters of art across time and space, Jacques David and Delacroix, which is simply unheard of!
"There is no doubt that this is definitely a national treasure art that can be regarded as a treasure of the town hall in any museum!"
Everyone at the scene was excited, one by one, like crazy.
While cheering and celebrating, Henry and Lawrence gathered in front of the painting again and studied it in fascination.
Carlin came to Xiao Ran and whispered excitedly:
"Sean, let's talk about the transaction, this "Portrait of Polina" and Lautrec's "Love-Hate Memories", we hope to trade it from
you" "Before you proposed, exchange the Chinese antique artworks collected by the Palace of Fontainebleau, we think we can talk, and have made relevant suggestions to the Ministry of Culture,...... "
Without waiting for this guy to finish, Xiao Ran smiled and shook his head.
"Carlin, it's too early to talk about trading these two top works of art, I won't trade immediately, and my trading conditions have changed
" "Needless to say, the collection of Chinese antique art in the Palace of Fontainebleau can no longer meet my requirements, you need to pay more chips
" "Next, I will visit the St. Tourin antique market, as well as the Montmartre antique market, as well as the antique shops and galleries of the Marais and the left bank. There may be surprises and major discoveries
" "When I finish visiting these famous antique art markets, it will not be too late for us to negotiate the transaction, by then, I will definitely be able to come up with
more top antique art to trade" "You will get more surprises, of course, you have to pay some chips for these surprises, mainly top Chinese antique art, maybe other things
" "Ah!"
Carlin exclaimed, completely stunned.
The rest of the Frenchmen were the same, all stunned and stunned.
At the same time, these guys also hated the root of their teeth.
Sean this bastard is so fucking greedy that his appetite is so big that there is no end!
This is the rhythm of him to completely loot the Paris antique market!
What will be left of the antique market of Saint-Tooen and the market of Montmartre, which have been ransacked by this bastard? It is estimated that there will never be another surprise!
Although full of worries, Carlin and they couldn't think of any way to stop the tragedy for a while, and they could only be secretly anxious!
After admiring the "Portrait of Polina" for a while, Xiao Ran ended the display and sent the painting to the vault with David and Lawrence.
After coming out of the vault, they spent a while at the Musée d'Orsay to chat with everyone before returning to the hotel.
Just when Xiao Ran returned to the hotel and took Elaine and them into the presidential suite.
Anthony suddenly came over with the latest news.
"Sean, the robbers who tried to ransack the escort convoy and escaped from the scene have just been rounded up
in the 10th arrondissement" "Those guys are a small gangster entrenched between the 18th and 10th arrondissements, and the members are mainly North African Arabs and Africans
" "In addition to the Paris police, there are also their rival gangsters, an Albanian gangster in the 10th arrondissement
" "From the information received, the little gangster who tried to ransack the convoy, has been uprooted, not a single member
escaped" Hearing this, Xiao Ran sneered and nodded.
"This is the end that those idiots deserve, you find a French lawyer to verify the situation, and then cash out the bounty
" "And one more thing, for safety, you arrange a few guys to protect Pierre and Caroline from accidents
" Anthony immediately nodded and replied:
"Okay, Sean, I'll take care of these things"
After that, the guy went out to get busy.
relics of the Old Summer Palace at the Palace of Fontainebleau