Chapter 1859: The Military Police of Cultural Relics (I wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival)
The sight returned to Tony's gallery. Ye Tian and his team had been away from the gallery for more than ten minutes, but the gallery owner Tony was still immersed in the ecstasy of the successful transaction.
For him, the price of the two landscape oil paintings sold just now was not even dared to think about in his dreams, but now it has become a living reality. How can he not feel ecstatic?
But how could he know what he had just missed?
It was definitely the greatest work of art he had in his life and the greatest wealth he had, but it was sold by him at an almost low price and fell into Ye Tian's pocket.
Just when Tony was ecstatic, the door of the gallery was pushed open again, and two Italian men in their twenties and thirties walked into the elegant gallery by a gust of cold wind.
Seeing someone entering the gallery, Tony immediately adjusted his mood and quickly piled up a bright smile on his face. He was about to get up to meet him.
Without him getting up to greet him, the two guys who had just entered the gallery had already walked towards him.
This surprised Tony and became more vigilant without realizing it. He thought the other party was not kind.
Turin is no different from other Italian cities, with mafia and thieves, and art thieves everywhere. Do you dare to be careful?
The fact that I just earned 70,000 or 80,000 euros has not been spread at all. Who would come to the door so quickly?
Could it be that guy Steven’s subordinate? This is impossible. Although that guy Steven is cruel, he is very law-abiding, and he is a super rich man who can’t do such a shameless thing!
In a blink of an eye, the two guys had arrived in front of Tony.
While standing still, one of the guys took out a document from his arms and showed it in front of Tony, and asked with a serious expression:
"Man, we are Italian cultural relics gendarmeries. May I ask, what did that bastard Steven just bought from you? If it was a work of art, then the work of that artist, what is the specific value?
I hope you can answer truthfully, and please rest assured that we are not targeting you and this gallery, but against that bastard Steven. We must prevent that bastard from bringing national treasure-level antique artwork out of Italy!”
Tony did not respond immediately, but looked carefully at the document in the other party's hand.
When he saw clearly that the other party was indeed a famous Italian cultural relics military police, he couldn't help but shudder and was secretly frightened.
He is a gallery owner who runs art works, and there are inevitably some shameful things in private. At this moment, he can't feel scared when he sees the legendary cultural relics military police coming to his door!
At the same time, a feeling of something big and bad suddenly surged in his heart.
Did you just get sacked by that bastard Steven? That Baroque-style landscape painting is actually a priceless work of art, shouldn't it?
Although many thoughts flashed through my mind, Tony's expression did not change much. He looked very calm, but was a little surprised and had excellent acting skills.
Next, he truthfully informed everything that happened before, and presented the high-definition pictures of the two landscape paintings and his own identification conclusion!
Of course, he also truthfully told the transaction prices of the two works of art without hiding them at all.
He really wanted to hide it, so that he could pay a lot of taxes, but the two guys standing opposite him were cultural relics and military policemen. Even if he had the courage to use him, he would not dare to play that trick.
If you backfire, it will be troublesome.
By then, I was severely punished by the relevant departments and never ran away. I might even be imprisoned. Even this gallery could not be opened, so I could only close the door!
After listening to Tony's introduction, Pizarro, who was standing opposite him, not only frowned.
Wouldn't mention the realistic landscape painting of an Italian young painter, with the vision and rank of that guy Steven, be impressed by a Baroque-style painting worth 60,000 euros? It seems unlikely!
However, the Baroque landscape oil painting is also the work of that artist, how specific and valuable is it? Could it be an unknown but priceless work of art?
In Pizarro's view, the Baroque landscape painting may be of great value, but no matter how hard he wants to break his head, he cannot determine whose work the painting is? And even more so, it cannot determine its value?
In desperation, he could only ask Tony to send pictures of the two paintings and other related information to himself, and then took the other cultural relics military police to leave Tony's gallery.
As soon as he walked out of the gallery, Pizarro immediately sent the pictures and information he had just received back to the Cultural Relics and Gendarmerie headquarters, asking the antique art appraisal experts at the headquarters to conduct the appraisal, and then decide on the next action.
At this time, Ye Tian and the others had already walked to the other side of San Carlo Square, walked into another elegantly decorated antique shop, and continued to sweep the antique art market in Turin.
More than ten minutes later, when they came out of the antique shop, they had another antique artwork in their hands.
It was an exquisite porcelain from China, packed in a solid wood box and carried by Ye Tian himself.
As soon as he came out of this antique shop, Ye Tian saw Pizarro, who was staring closely by several armed security personnel at the door of this antique shop, as well as several other Italian cultural relics gendarmes.
The moment he saw Ye Tian and the others, the guy Pizarro immediately said loudly:
"Steven, I want to talk to you about something. Can I let me get over?"
When he said this, Pizarro and the other Italian cultural relics military police were so depressed.
This is Italy. In Italy's territory, especially when facing people in the field of antique art collection, these Italian cultural relics and gendarmes have always been unobstructed!
But since he met Steven, the damn bastard, the situation completely changed. If he had been rampant, he had to be careful everywhere. How could he make sense?
What's even more annoying is that Steven is extremely cunning and impeccable!
Even if you rack your brains, you can't catch any handle. You can only let this bastard rob Italy!
"Kor, let Pizarro come over. We are old friends who have been dealing with many times. We are quite familiar with each other, so there should be no danger!"
Ye Tian said with a smile and nodded slightly to the guys Pizarro.
Then, Cole and the others dodged and released Pizarro, but stopped several other cultural relics gendarmes.
Within three or two steps, Pizarro had already walked closer.
Before he could stand firm, this guy saved all the nonsense and asked in a low voice with a serious expression:
"Steven, can you introduce these antique artworks you purchased? Our Italian cultural relics and gendarmerie want to know about their situation and specific value!"
Ye Tian looked at the old friend in front of him, then smiled and whispered:
"Nothing is wrong, Pizarro, I want to thank you for your concern. It has been more than an hour since I arrived at Piazza San Carlo, and I have only bought three antique artworks.
The first work of art is a realistic landscape oil painting, which was written by a contemporary Italian young painter. It painted the snow scene in the Alps, which looked quite beautiful and I plan to keep it as a souvenir.
The second work of art is a Baroque style painting with a somewhat historical Baroque style painting, and it is also a landscape painting. The tones are very dark and there is no signature. It is still unknown which artist's work it is.
The third piece is antique, which I bought in the antique shop behind me. It is an exquisite porcelain from China, and it has a history of hundreds of years, but the specific value needs to be evaluated.
The transaction process of these three antique artworks is completely legal. Their prices are less than 90,000 euros together. Although don’t worry, Pizarro, I won’t lose any customs duties I should pay!”
Hearing this, Pizarro couldn't help rolling his eyes angrily.
"Steven, you bastard, are you here for the little and even negligible customs duties?"
While complaining secretly, Pizarro also felt a deep helplessness and frustration!
Next, Ye Tian responded casually for a few more words, then said goodbye and left, and took David and the others to the last antique shop around San Carlo Square.
Chapter completed!