Global Treasure Hunting: From Penniless to Billionaire

After observing for a while, Zhao An closed the box again, and said to Gao Qiang: "It will take a while for you to work hard, and when the salvage team is skilled,

We'll go out to sea again, this time we'll go farther. "

Gao Qiang smiled and said, "No problem, we will fight wherever Mr. Zhao tells us!"

After getting off the Tranquility, Wang Bing pointed to the second-hand cross-country road: "Mr. Zhao, what should we do with this car?"

Zhao An said: "Let's throw it here, and put it under the name of the company later, and leave it to Gao Qiang and Song Shining for transportation."

After getting into the Bentley Mulsanne, Wang Bing handed the card back to Zhao An and said, "Mr. Zhao, return the card to you!"

Zhao An didn't answer, but chuckled lightly and said, "Take it, I will use this card for reimbursement of official expenses in the future.

Not only you have it, Gao Qiang has it, just report the account to Assistant He later. "

Back in the Waterfront Flower City, it was still early, Zhao An ordered a takeaway for lunch, and then asked the housekeeper to clean up.

It was raining and nothing happened, so I lay on the sofa and brushed the vibrato for a while, and fell asleep while brushing.

It was already night when he woke up, and Li Zhiyuan, who was cooking, was lying on the other side of the sofa and looking at him with big eyes.

Zhao An smiled slightly and said, "What are you looking at, so engrossed!"

Li Zhiyuan chuckled: "Look at my man, can't you?"

Zhao An was a little embarrassed by her look and said: "It's raining, I don't have anything to do, I fell asleep after playing with my phone for a while, I didn't expect you to be off work."

Li Zhiyuan pulled him up and said, "The meal is ready, get up and eat something."

Zhao An went to wash his face, sat down to eat with Li Zhiyuan, and said at the same time: "I recently got a batch of oil paintings from a certain way,

It's very valuable, but I can't appreciate it. I don't know if you are interested. If you are interested, I will keep it.

If I'm not interested, I'll find someone to deal with it. "

Li Zhiyuan raised her eyebrows and said, "Very valuable oil paintings, is it a black market?"

"Basically," Zhao An said, "Didn't I go to the United States before, and now the things have been brought back and put on the Tranquility, are you interested in taking a look?"

Li Zhiyuan shook her head and said, "I'm not interested in oil painting, nor can I appreciate it, what are you going to do about it?"

Zhao Andao: "I plan to set up an organization or institution to exchange the ancient cultural relics that have been lost in our country with the oil paintings in my hand."

Hearing this, Li Zhiyuan couldn't help but look at Zhao An differently and said, "Yo, the awareness is good, but this matter may not be so easy to operate."

Zhao An smiled and said, "Oh, what's your opinion, Police Officer Li?"

Li Zhiyuan made a face at him and said, "As far as I know, there are currently three common channels for the return of cultural relics: repurchase, rebate, and recourse.

There is no precedent for the exchange method you mentioned, so the operation is like crossing the river by feeling the stones.

And you also know the gangster logic of Western countries, if you are not careful, it will be an international dispute.

However, in terms of non-governmental exchanges, there may be more room for relaxation. "

Zhao An said indignantly, "Damn it, they'd better settle down, or else if they offend me one day, I'll rob them all!"

"Husband is mighty, husband is domineering!" Li Zhiyuan smiled into a crescent moon and said, "I support you, no matter what you do, I will support you!"

With Li Zhiyuan's support, Zhao An made up his mind, and went to Xu Wenqian the next day and asked her if there were any employees in the company who were highly skilled in negotiation and proficient in foreign languages.

Xu Wenqian said, "I am."

Zhao An said speechlessly: "You still have to leave it to me to take charge of the company, I plan to send someone to set up a new organization,

But don't be related to our company, do some foreign affairs-related work. "

Chapter 300 Another Unbeliever

This matter of exchanging stolen paintings from other countries for lost cultural relics must be very cumbersome and complicated, and it may be thankless, but now Zhao An is determined to do it, and overcomes all difficulties and wants to make it happen.

For the rest of your life, it doesn’t count if you eat and wait to die, you have to have some goals in life,

Now Zhao An has everything he needs in material life, luxury cars, yachts, private jets, and even more money than he can spend.

Even doing charity can become a profitable project. The tea mountain in Xianglin Village is an example.

However, if this project is to be done, it has to be done independently. Don't get into a commotion if it is not done well, and it will be bad if Zhao An's company is involved.

Facing Zhao An's demand, Xu Wenqian said: "Is it still an organization like a branch?"

Zhao An shook his head and said, "Don't associate with the company, just an independent organization that is good at resolving international disputes."

Xu Wenqian frowned and said, "The company does not seem to have any professionals in this field. Do I need to recruit a group?"

Zhao An said: "Try to recruit as much as possible, I'll go and see if there is another way."

Watching Xu Wenqian go out, Zhao An thought about it again, but couldn't think of any good way.

So he went downstairs and asked Wang Bing to send him to the military division to find Fang Diwei and seek official guidance.

Fang Diwei, who had completed his conscription work, had a lot of leisure time, and at the moment he was reading newspapers in his spare time.

Zhao An entered the door and said, "Hey, there are not many paper media that can be read now."

Fang Diwei sneered and said: "I understand now, you kid will go to the Three Treasures Palace for nothing, tell me, what's the matter!"

Zhao An chuckled and said, "Can I come over and have a chat with you if I have nothing to do? I sound like a philistine."

Fang Diwei said: "Okay, don't come here, I don't need to play these nonsense here, just say it!"

Zhao An roughly explained the demand and the reason to Fang Diwei, and Fang Diwei said with a half-smile on his face: "Precious oil painting? Did you find it with Yuxi last time?"

Zhao An chuckled and said, "I can't hide this from you, I just brought it back by the way."

Fang Diwei slapped the table and said, "Well done!

Why are they only allowed to rob us, and now let those bastard robbers taste the loss of their own culture. "

"However," Fang Diwei changed the subject, "but this exchange is really difficult to handle."

Zhao An said: "I know it's not easy to operate, that's why I came to find you, Second Brother Fang!"

Fang Diwei shook his head and said: "That's not what it means, let me analyze it for you,

Historically, Chinese cultural relics lost overseas due to war looting, theft, robbery, illegal export and other reasons should be returned through legal or diplomatic channels. This is an internationally recognized norm.

However, in fact, major cultural relics such as Britain, France, and the United States have entered the country under the pretext of "internationalism of cultural relics",

The voice of return was completely ignored.

They argue that cultural relics are the cultural heritage of all mankind, and their collection should not and need not be limited by national boundaries,

It also claims that its advanced cultural relic protection technology and equipment are conducive to better preservation of cultural relics.

This is blatant gangster logic and "cultural hegemony",

Unfortunately, such rules of the game have dominated the world. "

Zhao Andao: "Then we hold their classic paintings in our hands. Although they were stolen, they still have great use value."

Fang Diwei shook his head and said: "It's not as simple as you think. The current traceability of lost cultural relics is defined according to the international convention formulated in the 70s.

However, the retrospective period of this convention is limited, generally no more than 50 years, but your batch of paintings is within the 50-year retroactive period. "

Zhao An understood, and said with some depression: "That is to say, they can legally trace back this batch of things.

But we can do nothing about our lost cultural relics. "

Fang Diwei smiled and said: "In principle, this is the case, but according to the logic of Western countries, the criteria for defining whether it is illegal or not is very vague.

There is a term called "acquisition in good faith", which complicates the definition of "illegal" cultural relics lost abroad.

Every cultural relic has its own complicated history.

For example, they are likely to have changed hands several times and sold through legal channels such as legal and formal trading markets.

Most of those who hold lost cultural relics today belong to "good faith third parties",

Rather than the parties involved in the initial plundering and theft of cultural relics. "

"The most important thing is," Fang Diwei said seriously: "With our country's current strength and status and the international environment, there should still be a lot of room for change in this matter."

Zhao An clapped his hands and said, "Isn't it over if you say that earlier? That's fine. I'll leave this matter to Second Brother Fang."

"What's your name? Leave it to me," Fang Diwei said angrily, "You make a list for me later, and I'll report it to you. The people above will help you.

How can the wisdom of you and me compare with the wisdom of the entire state machine?

But you kid, are you so willing to donate this batch of things worth more than a billion dollars for free? "

Zhao An said with a chuckle: "You know, I have more money, and there are more ways to earn money, so there's no need to worry about it.

What's more, the calligraphy bestowed by the Great Elder is not free. The country is prosperous and strong, and the people's cultural confidence is enhanced.

It is more conducive to my personal peace of mind to make a fortune. "

Fang Diwei also laughed and said: "That's why I like you boy, if you are underdeveloped, it would be really unacceptable.

Let's go eat, I'll treat you, let's have a drink today! "

Zhao An said with a strange expression: "Second brother Fang, you may not know my name of not getting drunk for a thousand cups!"

"Oh," Fang Diwei said with a normal expression, "Then I really need to see it better!

Secretary Liu! ! ! "

Secretary Liu quickly entered the door and said, "Commander Fang, what instructions do you have?"

Fang Diwei said: "I'm going to treat Comrade Zhao to dinner to prepare the vehicle. Go and carry two boxes of Feitian Moutai from my collection to keep up with it!"

Half an hour later, at the dinner table.

Fang Diwei boasted to Zhao An: "When I first joined the army, I didn't drink at all.

But after serving in the army for more than 20 years, now you don't have three catties of liquor, so don't you want to overthrow me! "

Zhao An laughed and said, "Second Brother Fang, I will let you know in a moment what is the concept of endless drinking and continuous drinking!"

"Haha! Refreshing!" Fang Diwei laughed and said, "Come on, let's have a drink first!"

The result is of course self-evident, Fang Diwei's drinking capacity is indeed astonishing,

But Zhao An is an inhuman guy now, with a fast metabolism, no matter how much he drinks, he won't get drunk.

In the end, Secretary Liu took the drunk Fang Diwei back, while Zhao An was calmly sent back to the company by Wang Bing.

Chapter 301 Heroes Save America

As soon as he arrived at the downstairs of the company, he saw a young man chasing Xu Wenqian and walking inside. Zhao An lightly frowned and got out of the car without saying a word.

Taking the elevator into the company, I saw two company security guards blocking the young man from entering. Seeing Zhao An coming in, the security guards simply drove the man out.

The man still yelled loudly, "Why don't you let me in, I'm a big customer of your company!"

Zhao An didn't even look at him, and said to the security guard, "Fork out!"

No matter what his background is, there is no reason to run wild in Zhao An's territory,

What's more, Zhao An doesn't know any major customers of Zhao's Mining?

Isn't this bullshit?

After going to the bathroom to wash off the alcohol, Zhao An returned to his office, nestled on his sofa and was about to take a nap, when Xu Wenqian knocked on the door and came in.

Zhao An stood up and said, "Is there anything wrong?"

Xu Wenqian sat opposite Zhao An, and said softly, "The man at the door of the company just now is the planning director of the Odyssey Advertising Company in the opposite building. I was going to talk about tea promotion, but I didn't expect to be entangled by him."

Zhao An frowned and said, "Anyway, the director of a company, such a shameless thing, can someone like him do it?"

Xu Wenqian said: "Who knows, it seems that a different company is going to do advertising and promotion."

Zhao An said: "Don't worry about the tea, you can take your time.

In addition, the company will not interfere in the private affairs of employees in principle, but you are the CEO of the company and the veteran of the company.

Since the company was established more than four months ago, the current achievements and scale are inseparable from your hard work.

So this matter, I hope you can handle it well. "

Zhao An's meaning is very clear, I don't want to take care of your personal affairs, and I can't take care of them, but don't involve the interests and reputation of the company.

Xu Wenqian nodded and said, "I see, then Mr. Zhao, I'll go out first."