Movie variety show soul travels between two worlds to become a rich man

Chapter 72: Enough to Keep the Store
"Don't take the turnpike, take the parkway—"

Gao Dongxu drove a Raptor pickup truck from Manhattan and headed north, keeping his cousin's advice in mind, not taking the toll road but the scenic avenue, enjoying endless scenery along the way.

This park road is really beautiful, with large tracts of forests, beautiful meadows, lakes along the road, and waterfalls that can be seen from time to time.

Perhaps this is why Americans like to go on road trips. There are countrysides all along the way, and you can see all kinds of colorful country villas along the woodland roads.

Among them, Gao Dongxu also saw several antique shops. He couldn't help but stop by the roadside and go into the shops to take a look.

Antique shops in the United States are truly all-encompassing, with everything from large items like furniture and pianos to small items like needles and thread, clothes, hats, belts, jewelry, handmade dolls, and even bicycles. As long as it is old, it will be displayed in the store.

The result is that you often feel dazzled as soon as you enter the door and don’t know what to look at.

After looking around, Gao Dongxu felt the obvious historical and cultural differences. The definition of antiques in young America is very different from that in ancient China.

If we follow the conventional classification based on time in China, only things before 1840 are called antiques. Then in China, the definition of an antique is anything that is more than a hundred years old, or even more than sixty years old.

Therefore, many of the things they have are things that were used by previous generations. So it is better to say that they are second-hand goods rather than antiques.

Of course, every antique shop has some oriental color, such as ivory foot basins and imitation ivory carvings, porcelain from the Celestial Empire, and all kinds of messy things. It can be said that they are worthless and can only be hunted for curiosities.

We got back on the road and continued heading north, listening to country music and enjoying the beautiful scenery along the way, heading straight to Hudson, an antique furniture town in the upstate area.

Arriving at the town of Hudson, Gao Dongxu parked the car on the side of the road, got out and walked into the first antique shop on the street.

Just like the antique shops he had visited on the road before, it had a wide range of items. However, this time, there were many antiques in the shop that attracted him to stop and take a look.

In particular, a complete set of silver gilt enamel wine jugs from the early to late Qing Dynasty was priced at US$5,000.

When Gao Dongxu felt the coolness and rich spiritual energy when he touched it, he knew that the shop owner might have made a mistake. This set of wine jugs was definitely not an ordinary item, and it might even be a treasure looted by the Eight-Nation Alliance at that time.

He really didn't expect to have a successful start right from the start. Suppressing his excitement and excitement, he asked the boss for the price, who became very enthusiastic because he was from China. After the other party said he would not bargain, he hesitated for a moment and decided to buy it.

The antique shop owner happily took out a beautiful velvet box, packed the wine set, and thoughtfully included a handbag.

Pay and issue invoice.

The boss then enthusiastically began to introduce Gao Dongxu to other antiques with Chinese elements in his house.

I have to say that there are indeed quite a few good things among the things the boss introduced, especially some porcelains, several of which are official kiln wares. However, the prices of these antiques are also quite touching, starting at one hundred thousand US dollars.

It’s not that Gao Dongxu can’t afford it, but it doesn’t make much sense. The things are nice, but without spiritual energy, there is no room for operation for these high-priced antiques, and there is no profit to be made from the price difference.

In fact, antique shops in the United States are similar to those in other parts of the world. Shop owners rent shops to do business and have to pay labor, rent, loan interest, etc. Of course, they have to make money, otherwise they cannot survive.

Moreover, those who dare to do this business are very professional. In particular, when there are no customers, most of these shop owners are studying Sotheby's and Christie's catalogs. So, don't think about finding a bargain in these places. However, the advantage of buying things in such stores is that you can rest assured. Almost all antique shops promise to guarantee the authenticity of the goods forever.

This is extremely valuable. If the owner were a Chinese, it would be very difficult to find a genuine item in the store.

Holding the set of silver gilt enamel wine jugs in his hands, Gao Dongxu felt very happy. He really didn't expect that he would get such a bargain so soon after coming to the United States.

Although this leak may not be very big, if it really came from the Imperial Household Department, then its value would be more than dozens of times higher.

This one thing alone is worth the trip.

Of course, Gao Dongxu, who came to the United States to purchase goods with the purpose of finding bargains, has to continue to visit the lower area.

When putting your handbag into the car, put it directly into the storage space to prevent it from being stolen or robbed.

After that, he began to go from door to door and confirmed once again that it was very rare to find bargains in these antique shops. The native American shop owners were all experienced and it was rare to miss out on treasures from them.

Two hours passed by unknowingly, and Gao Dongxu spent a lot of money to buy several antiques that were either spiritual or had a profit to be made from the price difference.

A rectangular box with ivory grape patterns costs $2. A pair of 6th-century silver angel candlesticks costs $.

A Qing Dynasty silver wine warmer with partial gilt and blue Eight Immortals figures, worth $3.

A model of the Thirteen Hong merchant ship made of silver from the Qing Dynasty worth US$1.

A $3 gilt-bronze statue of Amitabha Buddha.

To be honest, if it weren't for the presence of spiritual energy and the bronze gilt Amitabha Buddha statue, Gao Dongxu would feel that it was from the Ming Dynasty. It would be hard to say whether he took advantage of the Americans at this price.

Therefore, Gao Dongxu has great doubts about the large-scale return of ancient overseas ceramics to China, and believes that sporadic returns are normal.

Those who do antique business in Europe and the United States are not stupid at all. On the contrary, because the antiques are from China, they will deliberately hype up the prices to extremely high levels. Therefore, in Europe and the United States, whether it is an auction company or a high-end antique and cultural relic store, the prices of similar items are not cheaper than in China.

"jingle--"

Gao Dongxu pushed open the door of an antique shop again and heard the sound of crisp bells.

“Welcome——”

A middle-aged white man with glasses, bald head and slightly fat saw Gao Dongxu, and with a bright smile on his face, he left the counter and walked over to him, welcoming him happily.

"Hello--" Gao Dongxu was not surprised by the other party's attitude. It was no longer a secret that this strange Asian man appeared on the antique street of the small town and was generous.

"Hello."

"Take a look at whatever you like. Tell me what you like and I'll give it to you—"

"OK, thanks."

Gao Dongxu nodded and smiled, then began to scan the neatly arranged and clearly classified shelves.

The shop owner stood two steps behind Gao Dongxu with a smile on his face, waiting silently.

Soon, Gao Dongxu's eyes suddenly lit up and he walked towards the glass cabinet filled with various porcelains.

Under the illumination of spotlights, the porcelain in the display cabinets gleams with a warm luster, emitting a charming glow. The various porcelains are of different shapes and colors, as if telling ancient stories.

At this moment, Gao Dongxu's eyes were fixed on a royal blue glaze celestial globe vase in the display case. Under the spotlight, it was particularly dazzling. Its shape was elegant and dignified, with graceful and rounded lines, like a shining pearl.

The vase is approximately 55 to 60 centimeters tall and is adorned with a brilliant, even, royal blue glaze. The subtle shimmer of sapphire blue creates a breathtaking scene.

"Can you take out this bottle so I can see it?" Gao Dongxu suppressed his excitement and smiled at the owner.

"Of course..." The shop owner showed a bright smile on his face, with a glint in his eyes. He walked quickly forward, took out a bunch of keys, opened the cabinet, carefully took out the celestial globe vase, spread a small blanket on the display cabinet, and placed the celestial globe vase on the blanket.

"This is a blue-glazed celestial globe vase from the Qianlong Emperor period of the Qing Dynasty. It's very well preserved..."

Sure enough, after hearing the shop owner's somewhat proud introduction, Gao Dongxu picked up the celestial globe vase and checked the bottom of the vase. In the center was the six-character mark "Made in the Qianlong Period of the Qing Dynasty".

It is worth noting that the imperial blue glaze celestial globe vase has always been a favorite of Emperor Qianlong. Due to his cherishment of the imperial blue glaze celestial globe vase, the number of imperial blue glaze celestial globe vases produced during the Qianlong period was slightly higher than that during the Yongzheng period. However, the number of celestial globe vases that have survived intact is extremely limited, and large ones are even rarer.

This piece has an elegant and dignified shape, graceful and rounded lines, and is covered with white glaze on the inside and bottom. The entire body is decorated with a bright and even imperial blue glaze, which is as bright and beautiful as the sapphire blue of the Xuan kiln. Its outstanding beauty is unparalleled in the Qing Dynasty.

The so-called celestial sphere, which means great achievements for eternity, is a true treasure for protecting the house.

Gao Dongxu has been looking for a treasure to celebrate the opening of his new store, and this celestial globe vase is undoubtedly the perfect choice.

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