Chapter 542 Is It Important?
"Mr. Song, our professional team has finished calculating the prices of all the exhibits downstairs for your review,"
A staff member of the Hawk Country Museum, holding a certification issued by the museum, handed it to Song Yun.
Song Yun glanced at it, his diamond could be exchanged for ten pieces, and the remaining ninety exhibits were worth about five billion.
That sum of money was a challenge for any tycoon, as most of their wealth was tied up in company shares.
If the company's market value increased, so did their net worth, but if the company failed to operate well and went bankrupt, they'd lose everything.
So there was a lot of fluidity in that.
But Song Yun was different, the cash flow he had on hand was several times that of his counterparts of the same wealth!
Song Yun made a call to his company's finance department. Normally, international transfers took several days, but because Song Yun was one of the top depositors at those banks, it was processed within minutes.
"The funds have been transferred to your museum's account,"
Song Yun said with a smile, "It's been a pleasure doing business this time, and I hope we can find more opportunities to collaborate in the future."
"It seems you have long coveted our museum's collection!"
Having accomplished the task, the staff of Hawk Country Museum were also willing to develop a good relationship with Song Yun, for his fortune in Hawk Country was among the very top.
"Take that diamond with you, and remember to send my regards to your museum's curator,"
With the matter settled, the young man was ultimately taken away by the police because no one is above the law's dignity, nor should they receive special treatment due to their age!
If you do something wrong, you must be punished!
This is an eternal truth!
"Mr. Song, now that these exhibits are yours, what about our compensation?"
The insurance company's representative rubbed his hands together and asked cautiously.
"Do I even need to say it? Of course, it should be transferred to my account! Otherwise, why did I spend so much to insure it in the first place?"@@novelbin@@
Song Yun looked at the other party out of the corner of his eye.
"Alright, alright, we will transfer the compensation to your account within thirty working days. I have some documents to take care of, so I'll take my leave first,"
The insurance company's representative left with an apologetic smile.
The chairman of the security company sighed, as he would definitely have to pay compensation. After all, it was his own lack of strict control that had led to today's event.
People were gathered at the entrance of the exhibition center, waiting for the final outcome.
As they saw the young man being escorted onto the police car, some of them became angry.
"Everyone, please calm down!"
The police official shouted with a megaphone, "This matter has been resolved. Regardless of intentions or perspectives, if you damage something, you must pay the price!"
"But..."
"No 'buts'! The law exists to set boundaries! Moreover, Mr. Song Yun has already been exceptionally lenient with this young man!"
The police official exclaimed, "Mr. Song Yun's diamond has long been of interest to Hawk Country Museum, and everyone must be aware of this affair. In this case, Mr. Song Yun gave up the diamond and spent a lot of money to save this young man's future and acquired all the exhibits in the gallery!"
"Such generosity is beyond question!"
"Then why is the kid still being taken away by you?"
Some shouted, "Are you deceiving us?"
"Not at all! How could there be no consequences for doing something wrong! You should know that if this young man was really held accountable, he wouldn't be out until he was nearly thirty! But Mr. Song Yun was willing to forgive him this time, only pursuing legal action for three years, which can be considered a minor punishment,"
"Three years, huh... This outcome doesn't seem all that unacceptable."
"You're kidding, my palms have been sweating this whole time! Because as far as I know, if there had been a real problem, this kid would have been in for at least ten years! Now that it's only three years, he won't be totally disconnected from society when he gets out!"
"Did we maybe misunderstand Song Yun? Damn, I knew it! How could our Magic Capital's richest man be so petty! Look, just look! He went ahead and bought all these artifacts back! From now on, we won't need to travel to Eagle Country to see them!"
"Sigh, I judged others by my own narrow view. I'm going to go online and apologize later!"
Everyone was discussing animatedly, very satisfied with the outcome.
After the police left, the exhibition center put up a notice that it was closed for one day.
Everyone had no questions about this. After all, with such a big incident, all aspects needed some adjustment, so taking a day off was quite normal.
But as soon as Song Yun exited through a side door, one of the reporters, with exceptionally sharp eyes, shouted and charged towards Song Yun.
The security personnel inside the exhibition hall were frightened and quickly formed a human wall around Song Yun.
"Mr. Song! Could you tell us the price you paid for all these artifacts?"
"Mr. Song, what are your plans next? For example, donating these artifacts to the national museum?"
"Mr. Song, how do you feel about the recent events? Will you continue to purchase the artifacts that have been lost overseas in the future?"
A crowd of reporters thrust their microphones toward Song Yun.
Song Yun looked at the throng of people and knew he couldn't escape this time.
After all, he was completely surrounded, with no way out in front or behind.
He simply stepped up onto the roof of his car, sat down cross-legged, and said with a laugh, "You don't see me on a regular basis, so I bet you have a lot of questions, right? Today, I'll let you all ask to your heart's content."
Upon hearing this, the reporters were instantly abuzz with excitement!
After all, Song Yun was the most low-profile of billionaires! Discover more stories at My Virtual Library Empire
Without exception!
Countless media outlets wanted interviews or even exclusive stories on a regular basis, all of which were turned down by Song Yun!
It was as if Song Yun was someone who didn't care for fame!
Today, finally having seized the opportunity, they had so many questions they wanted to ask!
Some veteran reporters could even foresee that tomorrow's trending headlines would be all about Song Yun!
"Mr. Song, how did you accumulate such wealth at such a young age?"
"Heard of survivorship bias? I'm just one of the few who happened to come out on top, so I don't have any advice that might be misleading to the youth!"
"Mr. Song, how much money did you spend today on acquiring these artifacts?"
"Over fifty billion, I guess."
Over fifty billion!
The crowd gasped; that was no small sum of money!
"Mr. Song, what kind of future plans do you have for these artifacts?"
"I guess I'll establish my own private museum, but it will be open to the public for free, so everyone can see the fruits of our ancestors' labor at any time."
"Then why didn't you choose to donate them to the national museum?"
"Exhibiting them there is all the same to me since I have professionals who can maintain these exhibits. So, does it really matter whose hands they're in?"
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