"I was indeed complimenting you."
Du Yuxin made a joke, then picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, and said, "I want to know if the twelve zodiac animal heads are among them?"
Shen Dong said, "Your information is correct; the numerous antiques do indeed include the ram's head and the snake's head."
Du Yuxin held up two fingers and said, “Two conditions. First, the sheep head and snake head must be returned to the country. Second, these antiques must be displayed in your private museum for everyone to appreciate. If you want to sell them in the future, you can only sell them to Chinese people, and absolutely not to foreigners.”
Shen Dong asked, "Is it over?"
Du Yuxin nodded and said, "That's it. As long as you agree to these two conditions, all the antiques will belong to you personally."
Shen Dong replied without hesitation, "I agree to both conditions."
Du Yuxin was very happy and said, "That's great. When will you hand over the ram's head and the snake's head to me?"
"Now."
Shen Dong pulled out the suitcase next to the boss's chair and handed it to Du Yuxin, saying, "I knew you would come to seize things by trickery, so I brought them all over beforehand."
Du Yuxin said, "Your choice of words is typical. I was clearly trying to persuade you earnestly, not trying to seize or rob you."
Shen Dong shrugged and said, "Say what you want."
Du Yuxin laughed and unzipped the suitcase.
Two half-meter-tall bronze animal statues appeared before him, one a sheep and the other a snake.
If I had to describe it in one word, it would be lifelike.
Shen Dong said, "President Du, these two bronze animal heads should be genuine, right?"
Du Yuxin said, "It seems to be true."
"should?"
Shen Dong curled his lip and said, "I thought you were an expert in this field, but it turns out you're just a novice like me."
Du Yuxin said irritably, "Everyone has their own expertise, it's normal that I don't know. But it's not normal for someone like you who wants to build a museum not to know."
Shen Dong laughed and said, "Alright, I can't argue with you. Since neither of us understands it, why don't you take it back and find someone who does to appreciate it?"
Du Yuxin zipped up the suitcase and tried to lift it up.
After several attempts, the suitcase simply wouldn't budge.
Shen Dong couldn't help but burst into laughter and said, "President Du, these two bronze heads weigh more than 100 kilograms in total. You must be careful not to strain your back."
Du Yuxin pointed at Shen Dong and said, "I see now. You're just deliberately trying to make a fool of me."
Shen Dong raised an eyebrow and said smugly, "These two bronze heads will be worth at least ten million US dollars in ten years. I've suffered such a huge loss, and you won't even let me have a good laugh?"
Du Yuxin was speechless.
Joking aside, Shen Dong still helped Du Yuxin carry his suitcase downstairs and put it in the trunk of his car.
After Du Yuxin left, Shen Dong whistled and a bright smile appeared on his face.
His worst-case scenario was to give half of the antiques to the inland government.
Unexpectedly, the mainland was so generous, giving him all these antiques, which made Shen Dong very happy.
With over 20,000 antique and calligraphy collections, their future value could definitely exceed 100 billion.
Putting everything else aside, just the six paintings and calligraphy works by Tang Bohu and the more than ten pieces of Yuan blue and white porcelain are enough to make Shen Dong a fortune.
"Brother Dong, we've found that guy named Fu Guang."
Shen Dong had just returned to his office when he heard Zhang Huan's report.
"Let me tell you about his specific situation."
"Fu Guang is 34 years old this year and used to be a mercenary. After retiring from the army, he returned to Hong Kong Island and formed a team of 30 to 40 people to deal in antiques. He is low-key but ruthless and likes to play double-cross, so he has a very bad reputation in the industry."
What is the relationship between Fu Guang and the Hill Group?
"I suspect that Yan Leng and Fu Guang are on the same side, specifically transporting antiques to the inland areas for the Hill Group."
"You mean Yan Leng and Fu Guang are in charge of handling the antiques, and the Hill Group sends them overseas to sell, and the two sides have a cooperative relationship, right?"
"right."
"That's strange. Why would Yan Leng try to trick Fu Guang before leaving?"
"Is it possible that the two don't get along and Yan Leng wants to use someone else to do his dirty work?"
"Internal strife is always a constant theme among criminal organizations. Ah Huan, I'm not interested in Fu Guang's life or death, but I'm very interested in the Xia Kingdom antiques they've hidden. Do you have any ideas?"
“Unlike Yan Leng, Fu Guang is a freak. Even if we catch him, it will be difficult to get what we want. The only way is to monitor him and find out where Fu Guang collects antiques.”
Shen Dong thought for a moment and said, "We stole antiques from the Hill Group, and Hill Group CEO Defoe Martin has no way to explain it to headquarters. What do you think he will do next?"
Zhang Huan's eyes lit up, and he said, "While searching for the whereabouts of the antiques, we should do our best to fill this huge hole. Martin will likely set his sights on Fu Guang."
Shen Dong laughed and said, "That's highly likely. After cooperating for so many years, I don't believe Martin wouldn't know that Fu Guang and Yan Leng had intercepted a lot of antiques."
"I know what to do."
After Zhang Huan left, Shen Dong received a birthday invitation.
Tomorrow, Huo Yingdong will be celebrating his 70th birthday and has invited Shen Dong to attend.
The invitation was sent by Huo Yingdong's eldest son, Huo Zhenbei.
The three major families were also invited.
The fact that Huo Yingdong, who is usually low-key, suddenly became so high-profile made Shen Dong feel that this birthday banquet was not simple.
The next day at noon, Shen Dong brought Li Xinxin to the Huo family.
Huo Yingdong personally welcomed them inside.
At this time, Li Ka-shing, Li Zhaoshan, and Guo Shengli arrived with their wives and children.
Upon seeing Shen Dong, the three of them surprisingly walked over to greet him.
Looking at the three old men's smiling faces, Shen Dong couldn't help but shiver and said, "Sir Li, President Li, President Guo, your attitude surprises me a bit. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Li Ka-shing smiled and said, "Mr. Shen, we are both local entrepreneurs from Hong Kong Island. Although we don't get along very well on a regular basis, I believe you would not stand idly by when facing external enemies, right?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Dong immediately thought of the recent events at Hang Seng Bank.
A week ago, the three families joined forces again to launch a takeover bid for Hang Seng Bank.
By yesterday's market close, Hang Seng Bank's total market capitalization had risen from US$9.2 billion to US$13.2 billion.
The three families have acquired 22% of the shares. With just 8% more, they can apply for a thorough investigation of Hang Seng Bank's financial statements.
If problems are discovered, Hang Seng Bank will face the risk of collapse.
At that time, the three major families will be able to use this matter to coerce the American conglomerate into selling their shares, thereby gaining control of Hang Seng Bank and a portion of control over Hong Kong's financial industry.
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