Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 675 - 433: You didn’t expect it, huh? The painting is mine! _2

Chapter 675: Chapter 433: You didn’t expect it, huh? The painting is mine! _2

Sean looked at the trembling flesh on Alex’s face, the saliva flying around, acting like an elder teaching a younger one, sighed, held the wooden box containing the bronze tiger, and took the scroll of Zhu Da’s "Fishhawk Playing in the Water Painting." He stood up and said to Alex:

"Mr. Young, actually, I’ve been planning to keep this secret from you. But your attitude now is so annoying that I just can’t help but tell you..."

Sean stood taller than Alex, the oppressive feeling made Alex very uncomfortable, he couldn’t help but take a step back, and forced himself to stay calm:

"What do you want to say? A young man should be modest, learn to respect his elders, and absorb the teachings of his elders..."

"What I want to say is, the painting you bought was provided by me."

Alex wanted to continue, but suddenly froze when he heard Sean’s words, and asked with disbelief:

"You’re saying — the painting was provided by you? I bought your painting?"

"Yeah!" Sean shrugged, "I didn’t expect the painting to be worth two billion RMB. Actually, I planned to exchange the two paintings for the bronze ware. But I didn’t anticipate—"

He looked deeply into Alex’s eyes:

"Mr. Young, I didn’t expect you to be so wealthy!"

After saying this, Sean didn’t care about the open-mouthed Alex and slowly left, holding the things.

He wasn’t interested in the cocktail party.

He needed to quickly put the bronze tiger into his spatial realm so that he felt secure!

With this object in hand, he could cross off another item on his wishlist!

Not only did Alex hear Sean’s words, but several others also heard his words. Some people were confused, while others thought they could use this situation to their advantage!

After leaving the courtyard, Sean asked Douglas to take the things to the car and wait.

He went to say goodbye to Mike, who regrettably said:

"Mr. Knight, I’m sure you’ve noticed the success of today’s auction. Some people have already asked about you, hoping to connect with you at the cocktail party..."

Sean laughed and said:

"Mr. Whitmore, you should see that I’m just a lucky treasure hunter. Compared to the elites of upper-class society, I feel like I’m from another world.

I’m not used to being here, and I don’t understand many of the rules. So, I think it’s better for me to go back. I’m eager to share the news of the treasure I got from you with my family..."

"All right." Mike said with some regret:

"I understand your feelings. You are a free person, unwilling to be bound by rules, and you are a lucky person who can control their own destiny.

Leave some contact information, and maybe soon, I might need your help."

Sean had a good impression of Mike, so he readily left his contact information and then left.

At the cocktail party, Alex had returned to normal. After all, as the leader for so many years, he still had some wisdom.

He comforted himself, thinking that even if the money went to Sean, he got the Picasso painting, and that was the entry ticket to high society. Soon, interested people will come to him.

His guess was partly correct, as indeed some people at the cocktail party approached him to chat, which comforted Alex’s wounded heart a bit.

However, more people were asking Mike and Alex about Sean.

At the end of the auction, Sean spoke with Alex in Mandarin. People who didn’t understand Chinese thought Alex really had a relationship with Sean.

Of those who understood, they asked Mike.

For example, Joanna.

"Mike, you should know Sean’s background. Can you give me his contact information...I have something to talk to him about."

"Buying paintings?" Mike held a glass of wine, asked half-jokingly.

"Alright, you guessed it." Joanna shrugged helplessly, "I think you’ve noticed too. The Monet paintings and the Picasso paintings have one thing in common —"

"They’re both new." Mike continued, "And they’ve been kept in the same environment, untouched by anyone for years, which is very rare..."

"So, I think Sean has found a treasure left by the Swastika Force, just like the art pieces looted during World War II that were discovered in the underground of a villa belonging to a wealthy German!"

Mike nodded, he had the same feeling.

"So, I want to buy a painting from him... Without the auction markup, I think the young Chinese man should be willing to sell me a painting at a relatively reasonable price."

"Joanna," Mike patted her shoulder, "I think instead of spending money, you should take out some of the Chinese cultural relics from your collection room and exchange them with him.

I think you should have noticed that this young Chinese man is more interested in Chinese cultural relics."

Joanna furrowed her brows, speaking with some distress:

"I’ve noticed it, but as you can see, this young man has an interest in Chinese cultural relics. For example, he has no interest in the blue and white porcelain jar, but he is determined to bid on the bronze ware."

Mike spoke again:

"So, old friend, I have a suggestion for you: when dealing with him, be sincere. Don’t try any tricks; I think sincerity is what will win him over the most."

Joanna nodded, agreeing with Mike’s point of view.

Sean returned to the villa and let Douglas rest by himself. He went to the study and began to admire the bronze tiger man-eating cup.

A national treasure!

The inscriptions on it make it even more valuable!

Over the next two days, Sean received phone calls from both Mike and Joanna.

Sean neither confirmed nor denied their suspicions.

However, he didn’t refuse their request to purchase famous paintings, but he proposed a condition:

"Payment must be in RMB or equivalent antiques."

In the end, Sean sold two paintings to Mike and received a billion RMB.

Joanna exchanged four bronze wares for a Van Gogh painting in Sean’s possession.

One of the bronze wares was a bronze tripod with sixty-seven inscriptions, weighing more than forty kilograms!

This item excited Sean for quite a while!

Because he found two very familiar oracle bone script characters on the tripod: China!

As is well-known, the earliest appearance of the word "China" on a bronze ware, or the earliest record of the word "China" in ancient times, comes from a bronze ware called "Wine Goblet of He."

The Wine Goblet of He was a bronze ware made by a nobleman named "He" in the Western Zhou Dynasty for sacrificial purposes. It is a national first-class relic and is prohibited from being exhibited abroad because it bears the four characters "Zhai Zi China," which is the earliest record of the word "China."

Now, the inscription "China" also appeared on this tripod, so how could Sean not be excited?

If this tripod is from the Shang Dynasty...

No, no, no, he couldn’t think about it anymore!

This time, both parties were very satisfied with the exchange!

After completing the exchange, Sean couldn’t wait to return to China.

How could he not share such a big event with his family?

Fortunately, he had the airplane now, so Sean planned to leave New York and return to China directly.

When Joanna found out about this, she clung to Sean for days and stopped going to class.

Sean understood that it would be a long time before he returned and was very accommodating of Joanna’s persistence.

A few days later, Sean flew to Xinjiang Airport on the Gulfstream 800.

The 747 went directly to the Big Island.

Sean and Douglas returned to the house together, and by this time, the village was no longer busy.

Sean’s return made the Knight family very happy.

"What? You bought a plane? And you’re going to take us on a trip to the island?"

Sean shared his idea, and the Knight family was surprised!

Although they knew Sean had made money and had a high-profile life, the things he was talking about now were far beyond their understanding.

Isn’t this a bit too exaggerated?

Ralph Knight clearly didn’t want to go:

"What’s there to play on the island? If we have the time, it’s better to go see the Imperial Palace and the Tiananmen Gate!"

Old Master Ralph Knight was considered a cultured person of his time, but he had never been to the capital city in his lifetime, and he always wanted to see those cultural landmarks with historical significance.

"Then let’s go see them!"