Becoming Rich with Daily Scavenging APP-Chapter 601: The Story of Ni Hank

However, no matter what, Philips is indeed a relatively well-known foreign enterprise in the country and a major taxpayer.

The Netherlands managed to get Philips' representative involved, so the local authorities in Lin'an had to pay attention, thus asking Yang Chengru to work on Chen Yiyang's mindset, hoping he would come out and communicate with the officials from the Netherlands.

In addition, the Dutch government invited another person to Lin'an, who is the famous collector Ni Hank.

The reason this name sounds so strange is that Ni Hank is actually a Dutchman, and Ni Hank is the Chinese name he gave himself.

Ni Hank is one of the few foreigners holding a 'Five Stars Card,' which is a permanent residence ID for foreigners.

The reason he acquired this card is that Ni Hank's family is very famous in the Dutch business world, and since his grandfather's time, the family has been very interested in collecting Huaxia porcelain, gathering a large number of ancient Huaxia porcelain pieces scattered across Europe through various channels.

Later, when Ni Hank came to Huaxia and visited the Shanghai Museum, he immediately realized that the porcelain his family collected might belong back in their original homeland.

So he decided to donate 97 pieces of porcelain, which had been treasured by his family for generations, to the Shanghai Museum.

Most of these porcelains are from the Ming and Qing dynasties, and some are considered very precious even domestically.

Subsequently, Ni Hank stayed in Huaxia long-term and continued to use various channels to help repatriate Huaxia cultural relics scattered overseas back to Huaxia.

To date, Ni Hank has donated over 150 Huaxia cultural relics, ranging from the Shang dynasty to the Ming and Qing dynasties.

It is precisely for this reason, Ni Hank could obtain a Five Stars Card to settle in Huaxia.

The Dutch government convinced this figure through various channels.

Chen Yiyang can no longer refuse to communicate with the Dutch officials.

So today he came to converse with the official representatives of the Netherlands to see what the Dutch official stance would be.

"Vermeer is a national treasure painter of the Netherlands, and we have always hoped to keep all Vermeer's paintings abroad within the Netherlands."

The attitude of this official representative was quite low as he said to Chen Yiyang, "Of course, we recognize that you, Mr. Chen, are currently the only legitimate holder of this particular Vermeer painting.

But we hope you agree to send this painting to the Netherlands for an exhibition, allowing Vermeer's compatriots to appreciate its unique charm even after hundreds of years."

"I'm very sorry," Chen Yiyang said after hearing the other's words, "If this painting had been forcibly removed from the Netherlands due to theft, robbery, or other illegal means,

then even if I purchased it legally, I would certainly return it to the Netherlands.

But as far as I know, the entire process from when the painting left the Netherlands to when it came into my possession was through legal transactions.

So I hope to be a bit selfish and keep this painting by my side so I can admire it every day.

However, in consideration of the friendship between our two countries, I allow the Netherlands to send an expert team to Huaxia to study this painting. How about it?"

Although the Dutch representatives were not very satisfied with Chen Yiyang's response,

what Chen Yiyang said was correct.

All the channels through which this painting was traded were reasonable and legal, leaving the Dutch officials no reason to take the painting back to the Netherlands.

For many years, Huaxia has been reclaiming cultural relics that went out abroad due to war looting or illegal theft.

The various porcelains or relics spread through regular trade channels during the Ming and Qing dynasties have never been reclaimed by domestic officials.

Therefore, it is inappropriate for the Dutch officials to demand that Chen Yiyang return what was purchased through regular channels.

Allowing the Netherlands to send people to study the painting together is already quite a significant concession from Chen Yiyang.

The Dutch official representatives reluctantly agreed to Chen Yiyang's decision.

After finishing discussions with the Dutch officials,

Chen Yiyang and Yang Chengru went out to find a place to eat. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"You quietly pulled off a heist and brought back someone else's national treasure," Yang Chengru pointed at Chen Yiyang and said, "When the Dutch first contacted me, I was stunned, not knowing what had happened."

"This was purely luck," Chen Yiyang shrugged helplessly.

"Who would have thought that buying an arbitrary painting would turn out to be a real Vermeer?"

"Your luck is really something," Yang Chengru agreed with Chen Yiyang's remark.

"By the way, I heard you're entering the catering industry?" Yang Chengru had known that Chen Yiyang planned to get into catering.

Originally thinking Chen Yiyang intended to create a fast-food brand for his flash purchase business.

However, due to the Vermeer painting incident, Yang Chengru found out that Chen Yiyang was diving into Western cuisine and had even gone to Italy for it.

"Yes, but it's also a kind of fast food, just Western-style fast food.

There's a profound filter toward Western cuisine domestically, and I can take advantage of this filter to create affordable Western food and make money by widely opening franchise stores."

"Great, when you open the first store in Lin'an, I'll definitely come to eat," said Yang Chengru immediately.

"I do plan to open a store in Lin'an, but I'm opening the first one in the Imperial Capital. I'll run it for a few months as a trial, and if there are no issues, then I'll continue with large-scale openings."

The investment for chain dining is very high, and Chen Yiyang didn't dare to recklessly open many stores at once.

If any problems arose, this new brand could be destroyed instantly.

Therefore, Chen Yiyang planned to first open a trial store in the Imperial Capital.

The per capita consumption level in the Imperial Capital is high, making a fast-food style Western restaurant appear more cost-effective there.

So when the store preparations in the Imperial Capital were complete,

Chen Yiyang personally went to oversee the operation of his first Western fast-food restaurant.

This time, Chen Yiyang didn't bring the little accountant, allowing him to stay at Zhang Yuling's house without any concerns.

Planning to give Zhang Yuling a surprise, Chen Yiyang didn't inform her beforehand about his trip to the Imperial Capital.

So after landing, Chen Yiyang took a cab to Zhang Yuling's place.

He had the fingerprint password for Zhang Yuling's electronic door, easily opening the door and walking inside.

"Please help me find a market."

Upon entering the living room, Chen Yiyang saw Zhang Yuling sitting on a beanbag chair on the balcony, making a phone call with her back to him.

Chen Yiyang quietly crept over.

"I know the tea business is tough now, which is why I'm asking for your help. If you have the resources, I'll richly reward you afterward."

Just as Zhang Yuling ended her call,

Chen Yiyang put his hands over her eyes.

"Stick 'em up," Chen Yiyang whispered playfully into Zhang Yuling's ear.