The first stage of negotiations was an agreement. Li Mo agreed to hand over the remains of more than 100 island country soldiers during World War II to the other side for transportation back to the country. The price paid by the island country was a Southern Song Dynasty Yaobian Tianmu tea bowl and a Tang Honglu Well carved stone.

, a Tang Dynasty mother-of-pearl rosewood five-string pipa, and thirty-one thousand pieces of porcelain.

This is a happy outcome for both parties.

"Mr. Miyamoto, let's proceed to the second stage of negotiations, which is about your national treasure Emperor Showa's sword. What do you think of the list I made?"

Li Mo has mastered the rhythm of negotiations, so he speaks directly and clearly.

"Mr. Li, with all due respect, I want to know how you judge the value of Emperor Showa's sword, because the exchange terms you proposed are too harsh, and each piece is a top-notch antique." Mr. Matsushita hesitated.

Still couldn't help but ask.

Li Mo smiled and said: "Let me ask you, what top-notch national treasures are collected in the museums of your island country? With all due respect, you don't have any that you can use. From the past to the present, your civilization has

They all exist with the Chinese civilization. It is no exaggeration to say that without the Chinese civilization, you might still be in a very uncivilized stage."

"You don't need to refute, no matter how unwilling you are to admit it, the fact is the fact. So the so-called top antiques in your mouth are also relative to our Chinese civilization, and they do not belong to you.

Culture. If you think Emperor Showa's sword has a very high value, then it is of extraordinary value. If you think it is not worth a penny, then it's just shit. I won't force you to exchange it."

"But I want to make it clear that if you give up Emperor Showa's sword, then I will find some free time to auction that sword to the whole world. By then it will be too late for you to regret it."

Li Mo gave them the right to choose. If you are willing to exchange, then we will continue to talk. If you don't want to, I won't force it.

Miyamoto and Matsushita looked at each other, and it was Miyamoto who said: "Mr. Li, I would like to make a request, that is, let's exchange Emperor Showa's sword, Emperor Showa's longevity tablet and the three diaries together."

Yes, this guy is not stupid, and he has also learned how to negotiate in packages.

Li Mo did not agree immediately, but pretended to be deep in thought, tapping the fingers of his right hand on the table, as if pondering the pros and cons.

"Mr. Miyamoto, if you want to bring the other four relics together for negotiation, then there will be no room for further negotiation on the list I made before. If you are determined to do this, I agree."

"Mr. Li, you have listed a total of nine antiques. You can choose five more from them. We will replace the remaining four with a total of 20,000 pieces of porcelain. This is also our bottom line."

Li Mo stared at Miyamoto's eyes and saw that he didn't dodge, so he knew it in his heart. He nodded and said: "The physical body of Zen Master Yuanji, Wang Xizhi's original works "Lanting Picture Scroll", "Confucius' Poems" and "Mei Zhitie",

There are also the Tang Dynasty Qibao Terrace stone carvings. In the end, you need to compensate for 30,000 pieces of porcelain."

"Twenty-five thousand pieces, I'll try to get it again."

Li Mo and Miyamoto looked at each other, and neither one wanted to give in. After the two were in a stalemate for more than 20 seconds, Miyamoto finally relaxed. He said a little helplessly: "I can only try my best to fight for it."

, but 25,000 pieces is already the limit.”

"Okay, just follow Mr. Miyamoto's wishes."

Miyamoto breathed a sigh of relief. He was under extraordinary pressure now, and every step he took was like walking on thin ice.

"Then we will proceed to the final stage of negotiations. I have listed a total of fourteen antiques of calligraphy and painting, mostly with the name of the Song Dynasty. As for the final negotiation, I need to remind you that if you lose one for every calligraphy and painting on the list,

If there is one piece, ten thousand pieces of porcelain must be produced to replace it."

Fourteen paintings, that is, 140,000 pieces of porcelain. Although Niu Sanpang and the others were listening, they could not help but swallow a few mouthfuls of saliva as they accepted this number in their hearts.

There were 30,000 pieces of porcelain on display in the Yuanmingyuan. Every time he thought about that scene, he became very jealous. He thought of how hard it had been to collect authentic porcelain for his New Century Auction a few years ago. In the end, Li Mo came to the rescue.

How could Li Mo still care about those dozen pieces of porcelain? Now he is talking about thousands or tens of thousands of pieces.

If the island country really agrees to replace calligraphy and painting antiques with porcelain, it will have to produce 140,000 genuine porcelain pieces at once. Such a large quantity will take a long time just to put it up.

"Mr. Li, our negotiations have gone smoothly so far. I cannot make the final decision on the replacement conditions you just proposed. We need to discuss them before raising any objections."

"No problem, I can give you enough time."

Li Mo looked at the time. It was almost 12 noon, and the family should already be having lunch. If they couldn't make it for lunch, they could only have dinner together.

"Third Fatty, let's go out and take a breath."

"good."

After several people left the negotiation conference room, Miyamoto and Matsushita looked at each other and sighed at the same time.

"Matsushita-kun, what do you think of this final deal? There are more than a dozen forces secretly working behind the thirty-seven dead people. If we don't agree, then the agreement we reached before will be invalidated. But if we agree, then

But thinking about 140,000 pieces of porcelain makes me tremble in my heart."

Miyamoto's face looked ugly and a little pale.

"Miyamoto-kun, our bottom line is 50,000 pieces of porcelain. As for calligraphy and painting antiques, we can only produce three pieces at most. If we exceed this number, even if we negotiate, we will be used as an excuse to attack when we return to China."

"Li Mo, can he agree?"

Panasonic was silent for a while, and finally said: "As long as we negotiate the first two stages, our task will basically be completed. In the last stage, their identity is that of thieves, which is a private individual behavior, and we as officials do not need to participate.

We will inform Li Mo of our ideas later. If he accepts our conditions, everyone will be happy. If he does not accept, we will push the matter to those people and let them send their own representatives to negotiate."

"Good idea, that's what we have decided." A smile finally appeared on Miyamoto's face, and it seemed that the stone weighing on his heart had been lifted.

Li Mo and the others returned to the conference room, and Miyamoto told the results of their communication.

"Three pieces of calligraphy and painting plus fifty thousand pieces of porcelain?"

Li Mo asked again to confirm.

"This is the result of our communication and the greatest price we can pay."

Li Mo looked at Niu Sanpang, who immediately snorted and said: "Mr. Li, they are daydreaming. If you want me to look at it, I will pick out at least six paintings and calligraphy, plus 50,000 pieces of porcelain."

"No, absolutely not." Panasonic firmly refused, "If we can't reach an agreement in the third stage, then we will abandon the third stage of negotiations."

Li Mo thought about it for a while and figured out the trick. One was an official and the other was a private thief. The officials could ignore these nosy matters.

"Mr. Miyamoto, Mr. Matsushita, I don't want to continue to waste time on negotiations. I will choose five paintings and add 30,000 pieces of porcelain."

"Mr. Li, first tell me which of the five paintings and calligraphy have been reselected?"

"The Picture of Reclining in Xiaoxiang" of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Picture of Red and White Hibiscus of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Picture of the Avalokitesvara Monkey and the Crane of the Southern Song Dynasty, the "Portrait of Wuzhun Shifan" of the Southern Song Dynasty and the "Sutra of Bodhisattva's Pregnancy" of the Western Wei Dynasty."

The translator from the island country quickly looked through the list and found that they were all antiques listed in the first stage. Of course, he also repeatedly mentioned one or two paintings and calligraphy in the third stage. She pointed the list to Gong

Ben and Panasonic looked at it, but did not express their inner thoughts.

"The Bodhisattva's Pregnancy Sutra of the Western Wei Dynasty won't work, but we can give you 35,000 genuine pieces of porcelain."

Li Mo's right hand began to unconsciously turn the ivory finger on his left thumb again. He thought about it and said: "The Western Wei Dynasty's "Bodhisattva's Pregnancy Sutra" was replaced with a Southern Song Dynasty's "Hanjiang Fishing Alone", plus thirty-five thousand porcelains.

.Okay, we will sign the agreement immediately."

Miyamoto and Matsushita started talking quietly to each other again. After two minutes, Miyamoto stood up and said, "Mr. Li, we agree to your conditions."

Li Mo also stood up with a smile and said: "This is the wisest choice for Mr. Miyamoto and Mr. Matsushita. Starting from this afternoon, your names will appear in various media, and you will become national heroes in the hearts of the people of the island country."

, Congratulations to both of you, I think you will reach a higher level in the near future."

The island delegation also bowed to Li Mo to express their gratitude.

"Three Fatties, go and invite the official representatives over. Let's strike while the iron is hot and complete the signing ceremony together."

"I Have a Picture Book of Ghosts and Gods"

"Okay, I'll go right away."

For such a big signing ceremony, Qin Yali was not qualified to take the stage. In the end, a senior leader came forward, accompanied by Li Mo, and Miyamoto and Matsushita from the island country came forward to sign.

The venue for the signing ceremony had actually been prepared a long time ago. As for the media, there was no need to worry. There were several teams from CCTV at Zhongnanhai at all times, so three teams were quickly mobilized there to report.

It was busy until three o'clock in the afternoon when everything was over and the dust settled. According to the agreement of both parties, the exchange ceremony will be held at the end of the month.

Li Mo collapsed on the sofa. Niu Sanpang pinched his shoulders and said excitedly: "Brother, I got a lot of glory from you today. CCTV gave me two minutes of interview footage. I will do it tonight."

It appears on the seven o'clock news, so pay attention."

"Mr. Niu, Mr. Li, we also gave a one-minute on-camera interview. When we go back later, I think the old man at home still dares to look down on us."

Sun Chengan and Zeng Yi were also in beautiful moods, and they finally showed off their awesomeness in this life.

"Li Mo, please tell us again how many national treasures were exchanged this time." Niu Sanpang also took out a mobile phone and started recording, "I will brag to the old man when I get back later."
Chapter completed!