Chapter 637: Expected Tsunami

At the end of the Christmas holiday, Matthew and the others returned to Boston on an Airbus H155, and everything was back on track.

On the first day after the holiday, Ye Tian went to the underground vault of the headquarters of MG Chase Bank, brought up two top paintings by Willem De Kooning and Andrew Wise, and took them to Sotheby's auction house.

Those who came to Sotheby's with him were David and Anderson besides Matisse who was in charge of security.

And they were received by Robinson, the director of Sotheby's American Contemporary Art Department, and several well-known art appraisal experts.

After entering the meeting room to chat for a few words, everyone quickly got into the topic.

"Robinson, you can begin to appraise, this Willem de Kooning's "Whose Name Was Writ in Water" was created in 1975 when he was seventy years old.

At that time, Willem de Kooning changed his artistic style again and began to create a series of abstract landscape paintings with a large drawing knife. This is one of them, with extraordinary artistic value.

Andrew Wise's "The Man in the Rye" is a masterpiece of neo-realism, created in the 1960s, it is his peak work, and it is of great value!"

Ye Tian raised his hand and gestured at the two top famous paintings placed in the conference room, briefly introducing the situation of the two famous paintings.

"Okay, Steven, we will begin to appraise these two paintings. These two paintings are so beautiful and worthy of being masterpieces. You are such a lucky guy! I am so envious!"

Robinson nodded excitedly, his eyes fixed on the two famous paintings, very bright, straight shining!

Afterwards, several art appraisal experts who had been impatient for a long time gathered around and started appraisal with magnifying glass and other tools.

Everyone is very excited, full of enthusiasm!

Their performance is well understood. Willem de Kooning and Andrew Wise are extremely important in the history of American art. They are undoubtedly great artists. Can they not be excited?

The appraisal begins immediately.

Ye Tian knows the authenticity of these two top famous paintings better than anyone, and has no worries at all.

While Robinson and the others were nervous about appraisal, he was relaxed while tasting coffee while chatting with Matisse and the others, he looked confident!

David and Anderson, who were sitting next to him, began to review the commissioned auction contract, very seriously!

Although he have cooperated with Sotheby's auction house many times and have not had any problems, he still cannot be sloppy when he should be cautious!

After ten minutes, the appraisal result came out.

Everything is as Ye Tian expected, without the slightest deviation.

"Gentlemen, after our careful evaluation, these two top paintings are undoubtedly authentic. They were made by two masters, Willem De Kooning and Andrew Wise, respectively!

These two famous paintings are indeed the peak works of two art masters. They are well-preserved and have extraordinary artistic value. The market value is quite high. They are well-deserved top artworks..."

A well-known art appraisal expert read out the appraisal conclusion aloud, and his excited voice trembled a little.

As soon as the voice fell, Robinson cheered excitedly.

"Awesome! With these two top famous paintings, this new year's American contemporary art auction will definitely make a sensation in the entire antique art collection field! It will attract countless attention!"

Hearing these words, everyone in the conference room nodded in sympathy and agreed with him very much.

The next thing is simple. For both parties, signing the entrusted auction contract is a matter of familiarity, and it will be completed soon.

In this commissioned auction contract, in addition to the format clauses, it is also clear that the auction reserve prices of these two top-class paintings are the current market prices!

This was specifically requested by Ye Tian. Although this time it was to support Sotheby's with righteousness and to support their New Year's special auction, there should be no less profit!

As for the transfer date of the auction money, the contract did not specifically indicate it. This is a matter of unsaid, and it is not suitable to be written in the contract!

After signing the contract, Ye Tian and the others stood up, ready to leave Sotheby's.

"Robinson, happy cooperation, I wish you a smooth New Year's auction!"

"Thank you, Steven, you really helped us a lot, happy cooperation!"

Robinson and Ye Tian shook hands, expressing sincere gratitude.

Later, Ye Tian and the others left Sotheby's and returned to their company, while David and Anderson returned to the law firm.

Just as they signed the commission auction contract with Sotheby's, a grand press conference was also being held in Boston, two or three hundred kilometers away!

The place where the press conference was held was the lobby on the first floor of the FBI Boston Branch Building.

Christmas is over. The guys related to the Thompson's art crime group case have spent this wonderful holiday with their families!

After the humanitarian care was over, it's time to close the net!

These guys should spend the rest of the Christmas in prison.

The person who presided over the press conference was of course Joey, the head of the FBI's art crime team.

When Joey stood on the stage and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, good morning..." to dozens of reporters, a tsunami that swept across the entire field of antique art collection finally ushered in The climax!

And Ye Tian and the Brave and Fearless Exploration Company in New York were naturally inevitably affected by the tsunami, and they were on the cusp of the storm, which was extremely eye-catching!

At noon, when Ye Tian and Betty returned to the company after lunch in Chinatown, they immediately felt the tremendous power of the tsunami!

As soon as they got out of the car, they saw the situation in front of the Rockefeller Center at a glance.

At least hundreds of media reporters and news interview vehicles gathered there. The number of people was very large, and the amount people were about to squeeze into the skating rink!

Each of these guys was very excited and high-spirited, standing at the door of the building against the piercing cold wind, just waiting for the target person to appear, it can be described as very dedicated!

Ye Tian and Betty got out of the car and were immediately discovered by these guys!

Immediately afterwards, these guys just heard the starting gun of the 100-meter final of the Olympic Games, and they rushed in like a tide, one by one at a fast speed!

Suddenly, Ye Tian, ​​Betty, and Matisse were surrounded by these media reporters, and they can't get through!

In the next moment, countless questions immediately began to bomb Ye Tian's ears.

"Steven, I'm a CBS TV reporter. Tell me about the international art thieves in Boston. How did you find those guys? Everyone is very concerned about this!"

"Good noon, Steven, I'm a reporter from The New York Times. Everyone knows that you are a professional treasure hunter. Can you tell us about the harvest of your treasure hunt?"

"Steven, I'm a reporter from The Washington Post. How did you locate the suspect? That's a respected Anglican priest! Who would have thought that he was a top art thief?"

While the reporters were asking questions quickly, they stretched out their microphones to Ye Tian. Everyone was extremely excited, with crazy colors flashing in their eyes!

For them, the news that broke today is too shocking and interesting!

Without even thinking about it, in the next few days, this shocking case will surely occupy the headlines of all American news media.

As one of the core figures of this case, Steven is naturally the focus of everyone's attention.

If they can dig out the unknown blockbusters news from him, will the front page headlines still be a problem? Absolutely hold the handle, did not run!

Because of this, these media reporters have been so crazy and desperate!

Even the intellectual and beautiful female reporters, who were not familiar with men at all at this time, broke out with astonishing fighting power, and moved forward one by one!

Fortunately, there was Matisse in front of them, and Ye Tian was notoriously famous. These media reporters didn't put the microphone on Ye Tian's face and rushed into his arms!

Faced with so many surging questions, Ye Tian didn't know which one to answer for a while, so he could only look at the reporters in front of him helplessly.

After a short while, he stretched out his hands and pressed down, and at the same time said loudly:

"Good noon, friends from the press, everyone has worked hard! Thank you for your attention. That's right, the international art crime group in Boston indeed we were the first to discover.

But I'm very sorry, many of these details are still confidential for the time being, I can't tell you, if you want to know more details, just pay attention to the information disclosed by the FBI!

As the department in charge of art crime, their news is the most authoritative and credible! In addition, you can also pay attention to the special report on NBC TV tonight.

In this treasure hunt, NBC TV sent a special report team to follow up the operation. From their special report, I believe you can find the answer you want!

Okay, now I can only say so much. Whether other information can be disclosed, I still need to communicate with the FBI. You can leave, and I wish you all a Merry Christmas!"

After speaking, he took Betty's hand and followed Matisse who cleared the way, squeezed out of the reporter's circle, and walked quickly into the Rockefeller Center!

Seeing their disappearance, the many reporters gathered at the door of the building couldn't help but sigh together, and each voice was full of regret.

"Hey--!"

After sighing, there was a lively discussion on the scene.

"I'm sure this guy Steven has made another big fortune and got a lot of top antique works of art! It's definitely a profit!"

"You have to ask? Didn't you hear the rumors on the streets of Manhattan these two days? This guy gave the company's employees a full tens of millions of dollars in bonuses at the company's Christmas dinner, which is extremely generous!"

"Before I thought the rumors were false! But now it seems that this is probably true! A reward of tens of millions of dollars, it is only a company of dozens of people! This is crazy!"

While the reporters were talking, Ye Tian and Betty in the elevator chatted in low voices.

"In the next few days, no matter where we go, it is estimated that we will be chased by a large number of media reporters. It seems that in New York we cannot stay. Let's go to Lexington!

It should be relatively quiet there, and I haven't seen Jue Ying for a long time, so I kind of miss that little guy. I just took the opportunity to take a look at him. Let's relax a little too!"

"Awesome! I also want to see Jue Ying, I've long wanted to see that little guy!"

Betty responded excitedly, smiling very brightly!

"Ding!"

The melodious bell rang and the elevator reached the floor where the company was located.