Pick up bargains in Chinatown and make 10,000 times the profit at the beginning

Chapter 101 Exchange Meeting

After buying a car, Lin Yuan was planning to go out and have some fun when Henry called and said there was an antique exchange meeting and asked Lin Yuan if he wanted to attend.

Antiques exchange meeting?
"Is it reliable?" Lin Yuan asked his uncle.

The uncle shook his head slightly: "I don't know, I haven't participated."

In the past, I don’t think he was qualified to participate. The main reason was that the circles were different. Those who participated in the exchange meetings were generally powerful collectors or appraisers, but he was neither of them.

"Go and have a look! See for yourself." added the uncle.

He actually didn't care, he just wanted his nephew to go out more and gain experience. In this line of work, vision alone is not enough, experience is also needed.

Anyway, it will do your nephew no harm to visit him more often.

OK! Since the uncle said so, Lin Yuan and Henry agreed to meet at a place.

Henry and Paul saw that Lin Yuan bought a new car, and they wondered if they should buy a car too. They didn't have money before, but now they don't have that worry!

After the two got in the car, Henry gave David, who was driving, a location.

They both agreed with Lin Yuan's idea of ​​finding a bodyguard. After all, this country is not very safe, and as their strongman, Lin Yuan's safety is very important.

On the way there, Henry and Paul asked about the prices of the two cars.

When they learned that the two cars were almost free, they looked at each other in surprise.

As expected, it’s Lin Yuan!

Can this be free?
The two men focused their attention on the ornament in front of the car: "Is that porcelain?"

As expected, China is the ancestor of porcelain. Who can believe that it is porcelain if they have never touched it?

Lin Yuan, who was sitting in the front, smiled and showed them the ornament: "Touch it for yourself."

The two of them took it in their hands and found that it was indeed porcelain.

"By the way, how did you know about the exchange meeting?" Lin Yuan asked Henry, a little puzzled.

Henry then told Lin Yuan that he had joined an antique association in the past two days, and the exchange meeting was organized by the antique association. In order to join the association, Henry paid a membership fee of 800 US dollars!

He felt that since he was in this business with Lin Yuan, it would be worthwhile for him to join the association.

"Do you want to join?" Henry asked Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan asked back: "Can those of us who didn't join go?"

Henry nodded: “Sure, I’m a member and can bring people.”

"Then I won't join." Lin Yuan felt that there was no need to pay the $800.

Of course, it's not that he couldn't bear to part with the $800. It's that he didn't like the association. In China, there are also various associations, such as calligraphy associations, etc., which are said to be a mess.

In fact, the United States has more associations. It is a country with a rich community culture, covering all types of associations. Its social groups are very diverse, including culture, education, health, environmental protection, occupations and sports.

Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Henry didn't say anything.

It's enough for him to join, there is really no need for everyone to give money to the association.

When the group arrived at the location, they found it was an old community.

There is a church in the community, and the exchange meeting was held in the small square in front of the church. Lin Yuan and his friends were a little dumbfounded. There were few Asian faces in this association, and almost all of them were white people.

It seems that this is a relatively pure Western association. Lin Yuan did not expect that there would be an antique association in the West. He always thought that the word "antique" was unique to China.

In the West, antiques are usually called works of art.

We all know that in China, antiques are ancient artifacts that are cherished by people. They are cultural heritage and rare items left to us by our ancestors. They contain countless historical, cultural and social information, which cannot be replaced by any other artifacts.

Because antiques can be used as playthings, we later called them "antiques."

What about the West? Is it called that as well?

The so-called exchange meeting here is not as advanced as everyone imagines. It is just a group of people getting together, bringing their collections, bragging to each other, or exchanging and trading.

"Is there no one hosting it?" Looking at the messy scene, my uncle couldn't help but ask.

A little speechless.

How can this be called an exchange meeting?

Henry was too tired to complain.

Lin Yuan discovered that someone had taken out all the crystal skulls.

Lin Yuan had heard of this thing before.

The Mayan civilization once recorded that there were 13 crystal skulls in the world that were the same size as human heads, with jaws that could move freely, speak, and sing. They also recorded the survival and beginning of mankind, and could even help humans unravel the mysteries of cosmic life and predict the secrets of mankind's past and future.

As long as 13 crystal bones are gathered together, various supernatural powers will be generated and the secrets will be unlocked.

Along with these magical legends, there are naturally many doubts. At the beginning, humans did not believe that such a magical crystal skull existed, but it was not until humans actually discovered the crystal skull that they began to slowly accept the things described in the legends.

However, although the crystal bones have been discovered by humans, whether the legend of the crystal bones is true or false is still the most popular topic of debate among humans.

In the 19th century, European explorers believed in this legend. Although no one had ever found the legendary crystal skulls, these explorers did not give up the search.

Hard work pays off. Finally, in 1927, a British explorer and member of the British Museum's Mayan Culture Committee, Hedges, discovered the crystal skull in the ruins of an abandoned ancient Mayan city in Central America.

It is said that it was carved from crystal, about 12.7 cm high and weighed 10 kilograms.

The workmanship is very delicate. The nose bone is made of three pieces of crystal, and the two eye sockets are made of two round crystals.

Its lower jaw part and the skull part are made up of three pieces of crystals. The two eye sockets are made up of two round crystals. Its lower jaw part can be connected to the skull part or be separated. The whole structure is extremely delicate.

"Does anyone really believe in crystal skulls?" Paul asked in surprise.

Even he did not believe the authenticity of the crystal skull.

In fact, the so-called crystal skull found by European explorers was later confirmed to be a fake.

A research team composed of scientists from Britain and the United States used the latest modern technology to test the crystal skull treasured in the museum.

The test results showed that analysis of the surface of the crystal skull showed extremely fine rotation scratches near the eye sockets, teeth, and skull, which are very similar to those caused by jewelry processing equipment.

Moreover, the traces left by the tools also confirm that they were made with grinding wheels in the 17th and 18th centuries, so it is possible that they were later artificially processed.

"Fake!" Lin Yuan laughed.

(End of this chapter)