Outside, a burly, rugged-looking middle-aged Russian man wearing a dark baseball cap was walking slowly down the rather deserted street.
The afterglow of the setting sun fell on his shoulders, giving this foreign visitor a faint golden glow.
As Zhang Fan walked out of the shop, his gaze inadvertently swept over the passerby, and an idea was already forming in his mind.
In this extraordinary era, the once-powerful Russian Empire is experiencing unprecedented economic difficulties and has been forced to reluctantly sell off various domestic assets, including many precious cultural relics and works of art.
These treasures, once considered national treasures, are now being sold off at bargain prices like cabbages, attracting collectors and speculators from all over the world.
Zhang Fan kept quietly watching the Russian in front of him. Why was he so interested in a foreigner?
I clearly remember that in my past life, a Chinese businessman once traded a few boxes of instant noodles for advanced fighter jets from the Russians.
At this moment, Zhang Fan recognized the man named Lovsky in front of him as a staff member of the Russian National Museum.
His purpose in coming here quietly is self-evident—to sell a batch of precious cultural relics that he had once plundered from the Xia Kingdom.
Each of these cultural relics carries the long history and profound cultural heritage of the Xia Kingdom, and is an indelible memory and treasure of the Xia people.
Thinking of this, Zhang Fan felt an indescribable surge of excitement.
If he could seize the right opportunity and buy back these treasures that once belonged to the Xia Kingdom at an extremely low price, he could not only return them to their homeland, but also gain a great reputation in the collecting and academic circles, truly achieving both fame and fortune.
Zhang Fan followed and coughed.
Lovsky is indeed here to sell all sorts of good things from Xia Kingdom. Right now, everyone in Russia is trying to make money, so they've sold everything they can.
This includes advanced fighter jets!
"Hello, I'm the owner of an antique shop, and I'd like to have a chat with you."
Zhang Fan walked over and greeted him.
Lovsky planned to visit Yonghetang, which has many large antique shops.
Going to an antique shop to discuss a collaboration is the most appropriate option.
Lovsky looked at Zhang Fan, thinking, "He's just a kid. What strength does he have?"
The things they had were in tons, not something an ordinary person could eat. The people of Xia really liked those things, so their value was naturally quite high.
"I have trillions of rubles in my hands."
As soon as Zhang Fan spoke, Lovsky finally looked over.
The two people walked into a teahouse next door.
Lovsky ordered a pot of tea; he didn't believe Zhang Fan's nonsense.
However, they weren't afraid of Zhang Fan. Even if Xia Guo was in chaos, the goods were still in China. If they didn't pay, they definitely wouldn't be shipped over.
Zhang Fan opened his phone and showed Lovsky his balance. He definitely had money, but he didn't have tens of trillions of rubles.
Lovsky looked at it carefully; he also understood Chinese.
"I heard you're planning to sell a batch of valuable goods from Xia Kingdom. I'm interested in buying them all and discussing cooperation."
Zhang Fan held the teacup.
Lovsky had a lot of porcelain, and many of them were high-quality pieces from the five major imperial kilns, which were also the most sought-after items on the market. If he could bring them over, he would definitely make money.
If there are any cultural relics inside, they can be donated to a museum, and you can gain both fame and fortune.
Now that I've been reborn and know these things, I definitely shouldn't let this opportunity to make a fortune slip by.
"Oh? You want to buy it? Do you have the ability to do so?"
Lovsky was looking for a businessman with absolute power in the Xia Kingdom to cooperate with.
Not just anyone can be a partner.
"Wanfu Group is my family's business. I am the only son of Wanfu Group. Wanfu Group has assets of over 10 billion. Do you think that's enough?"
Zhang Fan smiled.
Wanfu Group?
Lovsky had no idea that the Wanfu Group was about to go bankrupt, though it was still quite famous.
"If you were to pick up this batch of goods, I would need 80 million Xia Guo RMB. If I were to find a way to transport it over, it would require 180 million Xia Guo RMB."
Lovsky got straight to the point; foreigners are always direct, no beating around the bush.
Since Zhang Fan has the ability, let's be frank and speak openly.
Why did it cost so much to transport these items? Because these were looted by the Russian bears. Although they are stored in the Russian Bear Museum's warehouse, they are still considered cultural relics.
Transporting cultural relics over here is extremely difficult, and this 100 million yuan is used to bribe various people.
Go get the 80 million yourself?
This batch of goods is so large, tens of thousands of pieces; I really don't have that kind of capacity.
So this 100 million yuan in shipping costs really has to be spent.
"You can bring it over."
Zhang Fan sipped his tea.
"One hundred million, you have to pay first."
Since we're asking Lovsky to bring it over, we'll definitely have to pay him a bribe first.
The remaining 80 million can be paid in cash and delivered at the time.
"Did you bring any samples with you? Let me check their condition."
Zhang Fan wasn't short of money, but cooperating with the Russians definitely required careful consideration.
These people aren't good people either.
Lovsky took out his phone and said a few words in the Russian language.
Less than half an hour later, another Russian came in carrying a suitcase.
The suitcase was brought up, and when it was opened, several exquisite porcelain pieces lay quietly inside!
Zhang Fan picked one up and examined it; it was a beautiful small bowl from the Ru kiln.
With X-ray vision, you can easily tell the difference between real and fake! It's truly a fine piece of Ru ware!
Only a few dozen pieces of Ru ware have survived to this day, and it's almost impossible to find complete and fine Ru ware pieces like these now!
If this were taken to an auction, it would fetch at least tens of millions, and it would also be highly collectible!
"Give me these things, and I'll transfer the money to you. Will it be in foreign exchange or Chinese currency?"
Zhang Fan asked.
"Let's use US dollars. People in China love US dollars the most. Once the money arrives, I'll arrange the shipping immediately, and then we can exchange money and goods upon arrival!"
"Lovsky thought for a moment and then said."
People in China can go to Europe or America with US dollars, so they are willing to take the risk and give them the green light.
Otherwise, how could tens of thousands of cultural relics have been transported out so easily?
Zhang Fan nodded. Black market money changers could do it, but he would only lose a little in transaction fees.
In this lifetime, I must also earn some money from foreigners.
Of course, we should also contribute to the repatriation of cultural relics!
I know that this batch of cultural relics includes top-tier artifacts such as the twelve zodiac animals!
The top-tier cultural relics will be donated to museums, while the ordinary porcelain will be sold off. This way, we can gain both fame and fortune.
With just these few good items, I've already covered the costs, and there are tens of thousands more good items to come!
I need to go back and prepare the money now.
This Lovsky isn't a fraud after all; he was reborn and knows about him.
Now that I've stumbled upon this wonderful opportunity, the task of making a fortune falls to me!
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