Chapter 65 Need to pay more!
How powerful is the power of money?
In the Big John Museum, Father Zhao, who was regarded as a guest of honor, gave the answer.
Previously, his company made an appointment with the official of John State, but the other party refused to agree at first.
In their view, you, a businessman engaged in international trade, why come to the art circle to join in the fun?
But when he heard that the chairman of the Sino-Ocean International Trading Company was going to make a big deal with them, John State officials immediately agreed.
Therefore, early the next morning, Father Zhao came to the Big John Museum.
The meeting between the two parties did not go straight to the topic, but the curator personally took him to visit the style of the Big John Museum.
When he came to the exhibition hall in the Huaxia area, Zhao's father showed admiration on the surface, but he had already gritted his teeth in private.
These are all belongings of my own country, but they were plundered here by these robbers.
Thinking of this, he has already made up his mind, and then he must let the Big John Museum have a bloodbath.
In this way, Zhao's father kept his mind and took a leisurely tour.
After visiting until four or five o'clock in the afternoon, the curator couldn't hold back anymore, and began to ask around.
"Mr. Zhao, I heard that you have a big deal to discuss with us. I don't know what kind of big deal it is?"
Father Zhao himself was proficient in several languages, so he replied in English that was not particularly fluent, but that others could understand.
"There are too many people here, why don't you find a quiet place to talk? I promise you won't be disappointed."
As soon as he heard this, the curator understood immediately, and took Father Zhao directly to his office.
When he arrived at the office, Father Zhao asked his assistant and others to wait at the door, while he entered the office with the curator alone.
After confirming that there was no one around, before the curator sat still, he said something that stunned the curator.
"Curator, do you want to add a world-famous national treasure painting to the Big John Museum?"
"You, what do you mean?" Hearing the world-famous national treasure painting, the curator couldn't sit still.
Especially after thinking of the other party's sensational deeds a few days ago, he didn't dare to neglect.
It's just that he didn't expect that the other party still had a painting of the Mona Lisa. He thought that the other party had collected a world-famous painting besides the Mona Lisa.
Seeing that the other party took the bait, Zhao's father did not whet his appetite.
He glanced around defensively, then lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Curator, you should know that I accidentally received a Mona Lisa some time ago, right?"
"I know, this incident shocked the whole world." The curator nodded in agreement.
"Yeah." Father Zhao nodded, and then said mysteriously, "But let me tell you a secret, I lied."
"Lying? Is that painting fake?" Hearing the word lying, the curator immediately thought that the painting was fake.
"What's fake, curator, don't talk nonsense, if it's fake, will the Gaul government give me five national treasures in exchange?" Father Zhao immediately vetoed it.
"Then what did you lie about?" The curator made sense when he heard it. This is a painting that invited global appraisers, top appraisal institutions, and the official review of Gaul. If it was fake, it would have been sent back a long time ago. Now that the truth has been revealed, how can Father Zhao take away the five national treasures? Thinking of this, the curator continued to ask.
"Mr. Curator, I actually deceived everyone. In fact, I received not one painting, but two paintings of Mona Lisa, but I was not sure at the time, so I lied about it." Quantity." Father Zhao revealed this shocking secret to the curator as if there was something serious about it.
The moment the secret was revealed, the curator of the Big John Museum was dumbfounded. He looked at Father Zhao stupidly. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it. After a few minutes, the curator finally came back to his senses. Come.
"Don't talk nonsense, Da Vinci, how could Da Vinci paint three Mona Lisa?" Intellectually, the curator would not believe it, but Zhao's father's incident that caused a global sensation a while ago is still vivid in his mind. For this he had to shake his mind.
"Then go ask Da Vinci, I'm here today to discuss business with you, if this painting is fake, I won't frown if you arrest me, but I also asked someone to authenticate this painting in private , it is true, if you are embarrassed and don’t want it, then I will continue to sell it to Gaul.” Father Zhao pretended to be angry.
After saying this, Father Zhao got up and prepared to leave.
"No, no, dear Zhao, dear Zhao, don't be angry, I don't suspect that your painting is fake, since you have said that you have asked someone to identify it, then I will definitely not question it, but I am curious about Mona How come there are three pictures of Lisa?" Seeing that Zhao's father was about to leave, the curator hurriedly stopped him.
"It's the same sentence, you can ask Da Vinci this question. I'm not Da Vinci, I'm just a businessman." Zhao's father insisted on saying too many mistakes, and didn't mention why there were three masked pictures. Na Lisa.
"What about the painting? Can you show it to me?" The curator also knew that he was a bit embarrassing, and with a half-belief, he asked the key question.
"The painting is still in the country of Gaul. I came here today to discuss with you first. If the negotiation is successful, the painting will be in your hands tonight. If the negotiation fails, I will treat it as a tourist." Father Zhao replied lightly. Dao, the words are full of caution.
But under this caution, the curator believed him instead.
"Then Mr. Zhao, how do you want to discuss business?"
"Let me ask the curator first, if there is no problem with the painting, can you make the decision on behalf of the official?" Zhao's father did not answer, but asked rhetorically.
"No, but I can apply. As long as your requirements are not excessive, I can give you an answer first." The curator said sincerely, without pretending to be forceful.
"Okay, it's fine with your words." Father Zhao nodded, very satisfied with this answer.
"Then what is your condition?" the curator continued to ask.
"Mr. Curator, the condition is very simple. I have no shortage of money. What I want is the national treasure of our country. Therefore, the transaction method will not change. It will still be traded with national treasures." Zhao's father confirmed the transaction mode in one sentence.
"This is no problem." Although Zhao's father's request made people very embarrassed, but with the lessons learned from the past, the curator also felt that there was no problem.
After agreeing to this transaction model, the curator tentatively said: "Then we will decide according to the transaction quantity between you and the Louvre?"
Hearing this, Father Zhao shook his head with a smile and said, "Curator, do you think I will come to you in person if it is this price? Then I might as well just deal with Gaul directly, why go to Are you here?"
"That's right, what do you mean?" The curator thinks it's no problem. If it's the same price, why would they sell it to him? Wouldn't it be good to sell An Anxin to Gaul?
"Please make an offer. I'm afraid that my price will make your night unhappy." Father Zhao joked appropriately, but it was still a test.
When the curator of the Big John Museum saw the ball kicked himself, he looked hesitant and didn't say a number for a long time.
ten minutes later.
The curator took a deep breath and said to Zhao's father, "Mr. Zhao, if you really have the third authentic Mona Lisa in your hand, I won't tell you anything nonsense. You can choose it from the Huaxia Exhibition Area at will. Six things, plus ten other antiques I will give you as a gift, what do you think?"
The price given by the curator of the Big John Museum is higher than that of Gaul.
But Father Zhao still showed an incomprehensible smile, and said in a slightly teasing tone.
"Mr. Curator."
"I think you should know better than me that the third Mona Lisa's smile, if it falls into the influence of the Big John Museum."
"The world calls the Great John Museum and the Louvre one of the four largest museums in the world."
"But as we all know, the main reason why the Louvre and the Big John Museum can be listed as the four major museums is the smile of the Mona Lisa."
"So, if you get this painting, there will be no four major museums in the future."
"The most important thing is that since ancient times, you, the country of John, have not liked people from the country of Gaul."
"If this painting is located in the Big John Museum, what will the people of John Country think? This is a great victory without gunpowder."
"So, you don't want the Big John Museum to be the top of the Big Four?"
"Personally, don't you want to be the hero of the Big John Kingdom?"
Zhao's father chattered endlessly and said to the curator like brainwashing.
Having said that, the curator is lying to say that he is not moved, it's just that many years of experience prevented him from showing it.
Instead, he asked with a serious face, "What do you mean?"
Father Zhao smiled in relief, and slowly said three words.
"I have to pay more!"
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[PS: Er. I have a heartless request. I want to ask a lord to come out before putting it on the shelves. I promise to change it. Of course, if there is no one, I will ask next time.]