"You are so good at talking, God, why don't you make me twenty years younger?"
Elizabeth's eyes turned, and a trace of blush appeared on her face. The sincere expression on Ye Tian's face when he flattered her successfully convinced the lady, "Ye, I'm not that old, right? Don't call me aunt, but call me aunt."
My sister Windsor!"
Although the woman in front of him was a bit sentimental, she was very straightforward. Ye Tian took a good look at her and immediately said with a smile: "Okay, dear Sister Windsor, I don't know when I can see that piece of art from China.
Woolen cloth?"
"As expected, they are uninteresting Chinese." Elizabeth curled her lips and said, "You can do it at any time, but Ye, is that piece of art you mentioned more attractive than me?"
"Of course not, art represents past history, but Sister Windsor, you are a ready-made art."
Ye Tian will not be stingy with flattery that does not require money. If the residual picture is true, Ye Tian still needs this woman who has great influence in the UK to help him with the exchange. He is not offending her right now.
when.
"That's pretty much it. I've asked them to pick it up. You'll see it soon." After hearing Ye Tian's words, Elizabeth laughed happily. She didn't really have feelings for Ye Tian, but she just wanted to see her.
Just teasing this old friend's son.
While the two were talking, a middle-aged white man walked into the office. In his right hand, he held a silver lockbox and said, "Princess Windsor, the things have been brought. Is it this gentleman who needs to appreciate them?"
"She's still a princess?" The middle-aged man's words made Ye Tianduo glance at Elizabeth. This kind of title has disappeared in China for hundreds of years.
"Ye Tian, this is Deputy Director Jiecox who is responsible for the specific affairs of the museum. Thanks to his help with your affairs." Elizabeth introduced the middle-aged man to Ye Tian.
"Princess Windsor is very polite. Members of the royal family have the right to view the collections in the museum at any time."
The United Kingdom is a representative country that implements a constitutional monarchy. The bourgeoisie controls legislative power through parliament. The basic principles of "legal supremacy" and "limited royal power" established by them form the political foundation of British constitutional politics.
In the UK, the king is the head of state, the supreme justice, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and the "supreme leader" of the Anglican Church. However, the real power lies in the cabinet, and the royal family cannot actually intervene in all related matters.
Of course, after giving up the imperial power, the royal family also received many corresponding compensations. They have the most noble social status. All British citizens are honored to receive royal titles, and accessing cultural relics in the British Museum is also one of the royal family's privileges.
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"Princess Windsor, please take a rest first..."
Compared to Ye Tian, the words and deeds of Deputy Director Jiecox were undoubtedly much more gentlemanly. After asking someone to bring Windsor a cup of coffee, he carefully placed the lockbox on the table and said, "This is our British currency."
There are very precious cultural relics in the museum, so please handle them with care when appreciating them."
"Of course, Director Jacox, my father is a very experienced collector, and I was entrusted by him to appreciate this collection this time!"
After hearing what Jacox said, Ye Tian laughed noncommittally. As early as when the other party entered the room, he already knew that the fragments in the password box were part of the "Push Back Picture" because
This fragment of scroll also contains that kind of heart-stopping energy.
According to Ye Tian's guess, the so-called pictures that predict the future in "Tuibei Tu" were just redrawn by Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang on the unknown magic weapon. Later, the pictures were separated, perhaps just for the sake of
Cover up the existence of that magic weapon.
After taking out a pair of snow-white gloves and putting them on, Ye Tian opened the unlocked password box. Jacox nodded slightly. From Ye Tian's behavior, he could tell that this was
A person with experience in collecting art.
"Huh? Why is it still incomplete?"
Opening the fragment of the scroll, Ye Tian couldn't help but frown deeply, because he found that this "Pushing Back Picture", which only had seven or eight pages and was full of various pictures, could not be compared with what he had obtained.
The half rolls fit together.
This volume of residual pictures should be the second half of the entire "Tui Bei Picture", and what Ye Tian got before was the middle part. In other words, if he wants to collect all "Tui Bei Picture", he must find the "Tui Bei Picture"
Cover page, otherwise it will still be incomplete.
Of course, now that he has seen it, Ye Tian will not let go of this half-volume of incomplete pictures. After pretending to identify it for a while, Ye Tian raised his head and looked at Jackox and said: "Your museum's safekeeping of cultural relics is really impressive.
I'm so impressed that such an inconspicuous fragment of a scroll is actually so well preserved?"
Ye Tian's tone seemed to be praising the British Museum, but he was sneering in his heart. The British Museum has more than tens of millions of cultural relics, and it simply doesn't have the energy to analyze each collection.
In some parts of the fragment of "Pushing Back Picture", there is even dust that has not been wiped clean. Apparently, after being notified by Princess Elizabeth, they dug it out from the vast classics and simply made it.
Some maintenance.
It can be seen that the British Museum does not attach much importance to this volume of fragments. Ye Tian also had some confidence in his heart and said immediately: "Director Jackox, you know, my father is a Chinese artist.
Collector, he once collected part of this fragment, and now he wants to combine them into a complete work of art. I wonder if your museum can satisfy my father's wish?"
"Mr. Ye, this... makes me very embarrassed!"
Jecox had a troubled look on his face and said: "Our museum has no precedent of donating artworks to individuals, not to mention this album is so beautiful. I'm sorry, I'm afraid I won't be able to fulfill your father's wish.
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In fact, before Ye Tian came, Elizabeth explained Song Weilan's intention to Jacox, that is, someone was willing to exchange a Picasso painting for this fragment of a picture from China.
Who is Picasso? In the eyes of Europeans, he is unmatched by any artist in the past and present, let alone this unnamed album without a signature. Naturally, the British Museum is absolutely willing to make this deal.
More importantly, Picasso was a famous painter in modern times, so most of the cultural relics were looted from all over the world. There are not many of his collections in the British Museum. This is the main reason why Song Weilan dared to promise her son that the exchange could be successful.
Of course, as a palace of world art, the British Museum naturally refused to admit that it had taken advantage of it, so Jackox found various reasons to get Ye Tianxian to propose an exchange.
"Returning the picture album? And it's beautiful? It's so beautiful, you don't even know what it is!"
After hearing what Jecox said, Ye Tian couldn't help but swear in his heart. The painting style on this fragment was very clumsy. Both the characters and the scenes were described in a few strokes. Relatively speaking, those forgeries in later generations were
The "Tui Bei Tu" can be called "exquisite".
"That's such a pity. Originally, my father wanted to exchange a modern oil painting by Picasso from his collection with your museum."
Ye Tian had a regretful expression on his face, spread his hands and said, "That Picasso painting is already on the plane. It's such a pity. Mr. Jacox, is there no other way?"
"Already on the plane?"
Jacox's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he quickly said: "No... no, Mr. Ye, we can understand your father's pursuit of art, and this matter is not completely impossible."
"Oh, then how can I bring this fragment back?"
There was a smile in Ye Tian's eyes, "Mr. Jacox, you have to know that if my father didn't want the incomplete things to be combined into one, he would not have taken out Mr. Picasso's oil painting!"
"Art is priceless, we cannot use it in the name of exchange."
Speaking of which, foreigners are still much more direct than Chinese people. When he heard that Picasso's oil painting was already on the plane, Jackox immediately tore off the disguise and said: "We can change the way. Your father needs to use
In his own name, he donated the Picasso oil painting to the British Museum, and we can also give this album to you in the name of returning cultural relics. Do you think this is okay?"
"Isn't it an exchange? Foreigners are also very hypocritical."
Ye Tian curled his lips inexplicably, but with a smile on his face, he said: "Of course, Mr. Jackox, the oil painting will arrive in London in more than an hour. I think your museum must have the appraisal of Picasso's paintings.
Master, we can complete the donation ceremony today."
"Okay, as you wish, I will find someone to draft the relevant documents!"
Although Jecox had some doubts about Ye Tian's urgency, those slight doubts disappeared when he thought that the museum was about to collect a Picasso work. What's more, he also had the album authenticated, and the appraisal result was that except for the age,
In addition, the album does not have much collection value.
However, due to time constraints, Jecox only asked people to identify the album from the perspective of artwork. If he had carefully studied the materials used in the album, he would have been surprised, because those papers have never appeared before.
in this world.
More than an hour later, Zhou Xiaotian's flight also landed at London Airport.
When he rushed to the British Museum with Picasso's oil painting and another third of the "Pushing Back Picture" fragment, several senior British art appraisal experts were already waiting in the office——
ps: I’m so busy that I don’t even have time to go to the bathroom. I squeezed in a chapter for lunch and voted for my brothers’ monthly recommendation votes!
