683. 682. Go Away (1/5)
Chapter 683 682. Walk away (15)
As Li Du can see after turning back time, the origins of these five Olympic rings are extraordinary.
Originally, the people from the sports association still sneered at their discovery, but because of their mission, they had to come to appraise the so-called 'important discovery about the Olympics'.
When they saw these Olympic rings after they arrived, they were immediately surprised, and their attitudes corrected accordingly.
The white man who supported Li Du was named Stanton. Hans' eyes lit up when he heard his words, and he asked, "Stanton, sir, what are these five rings?"
Stanton stroked the hollow relief on one of the rings, and said: "As you can see, there are 1996, 100 and Atlanta on it, so their identities are self-evident, and they belong to the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games."
"Look at the torch statue on the top of the ring. The general Olympic ring does not have this statue. Only the five rings used for important occasions such as the opening and closing ceremonies have this thing."
"I guess these are the five Olympic rings that were lost in 2000. It is very simple to determine their identities. The material of these five rings is very special. It is made of polished and frosted aluminum alloy. In order to ensure strength, the outer surface is covered A layer of black ceramic and coated with luminous material."
Hans was surprised and said, "They are so big?"
Stanton nodded solemnly: "Yes, look at them, they are the set of Olympic rings lost by our National Olympic Museum."
It is not difficult to determine the identity of these rings. They have a luminous coating on the outside, the purpose is to still shine at night and show them to tourists. It is impossible for ordinary Olympic rings to paint these things with painstaking efforts.
The five rings were moved to the shore by a crane, and Dao and Godzilla set up a tent on the shore. After closing the tent, they made a simple dark room, and then moved the Olympic rings in.
Entering the dark tent, the five Olympic rings emitted a misty light, corresponding to the color of the exterior, showing five colors of red, green, blue, yellow, and black as in the sun.
"It's so beautiful." A woman like Rose couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Stanton said: "We can confirm their identities. These luminous coatings are not ordinary, everyone. They are made of nano-molecular-level synthetic resins, chromium chloride emulsions, energy-storage luminescent materials and other substances."
"More than that, the luminous layer is also coated with a layer of titanium dioxide-based photocatalyst, which can continue to work under light intensity, oxidize and decompose organic dirt, so that the surface of the luminous coating becomes clean."
Hearing him introduce the Olympic ring, Hans said excitedly: "It's really great, we got such a treasure by chance."
He winked at Li Du and said with a smile: "Li, your observation skills are really amazing, how did you find them?"
Li Du said: "It was a blessing in disguise. Do you still remember the incident when I was photographed by a fish? At that time, I dived to a certain depth after entering the water, and then I saw them. In fact, they can also emit light at the bottom of the river."
Listening to the exchange between the two, Stanton coughed and said: "Mr. Li, Mr. Fox, congratulations on finding the precious collection that has been lost for more than ten years in the Olympic Museum. May I ask what you plan to do with it?"
According to U.S. law, non-important state-owned and military items will belong to whoever finds them after they are lost. The policy of finding and owning is adopted here. Even if a box of gold is picked up, it belongs to the discoverer.
Hans said: "Open the skylight and tell the truth, Mr. Stanton, I am a treasure hunter. The purpose of finding these things is to sell them for money. So, is your sports association interested?"
This is the beginning of the price negotiation. Stanton understood what he meant, but smiled helplessly.
He said: "You know, Mr. Fox, our sports association is a private organization, we don't have much money, so..."
He didn't say anything later, just spread his hands and continued to look helpless. The meaning was very clear: We are very interested in these Olympic rings, but we don't have the money to buy them.
What Stanton said is the truth. There is no relationship between the sports association he belongs to and the US federal government.
Not only the sports association has nothing to do with the government, the Olympic Committee, which is responsible for running the US national team athletes to participate in the Olympic Games, also has nothing to do with the US government, and it is also a private organization.
According to the "Amateur Sports Act" passed by the U.S. Congress in 1978, sports associations and Olympic committees are non-profit organizations. Sources of funds obtained from online store sales, authorized processing and sales of U.S. Olympic product royalties, etc.
After hearing Stanton's words, Hans also showed a helpless expression, and spread his hands like him: "Sorry, buddy, we spent a lot of money to fish them out of the water."
"Therefore, we can't donate to you for free. You still have donations from the public, but we don't. We lose money to work like this, and we won't be able to support it for long before going bankrupt."
Stanton showed an understanding expression, and said, "How about this, we are responsible for the salvage and transportation costs, and we won't let you work in vain. We will give you 10,000 yuan as a thank you fee for each Olympic ring."
Hans looked at Li Du, and Li Du made a gesture of "You are the master".
So, he said: "Twenty thousand, Mr. Stanton, give us a hundred thousand in total, and then these Olympic rings can be returned to the Olympic Museum."
Stanton motioned them to wait, then made a phone call.
After making the phone call, he stretched out his hand and said with a smile, "Thank you, thank you both. My boss said that the price is acceptable. After all, the cost of this set of Olympic rings is in the millions of dollars."
Ordinary luminous materials are radioactive. In order to protect tourists, these Olympic rings used the most advanced environmental protection materials at that time, and the cost was quite high.
The two sides shook hands friendly, and Stanton contacted the financial department of the sports association. Soon, a pre-tax sum of 100,000 yuan was transferred to Hans' bank card.
At this point, there is nothing to do with Li Du and the others here. Stanton will be responsible for the transportation of the Olympic ring, and they can pack their things and leave.
Fox and the second-hand treasure hunters in the town were in a daze the whole time, and they were even more dazed when they saw that Hans had made a hundred thousand dollars.
These people have stayed in the town for an unknown number of years, and they often go fishing or boating in the river bend, but they have never found these Olympic rings. Li Du and others found out after two or three days, which brought them great setbacks. feel.
Looking at these treasure hunters with envious and jealous expressions on their faces, Li Du said, "Look, I don't need to do business with you, I don't need to do business with anyone, I can take away the most valuable things here."
After saying this, without waiting for Fox and others to answer, he got into the pickup truck, Da Ao started the car, and drove away.