pappabearbooks Chapter 2610: Go treasure hunting
Chapter 2610: Go treasure hunting
There are advantages and disadvantages. It seems that all cities will enter this equilibrium state after reaching the limit of development.
"Are we going to go shopping for goods in the open-air market?" Lin Ran felt that his soul of picking up leaks was activated. Picking up leaks in a foreign country was really a special experience.
"Yes, Mr. Lin, we noticed that there are actually many descendants of families who participated in the war in Poreton State. They did not hand over all the trophies they plundered. Previously, we purchased a jade sculpture in the market. After passing The treasure master’s appraisal revealed that it is a jade carving from the Song Dynasty.”
"These antiques that are lost among the people are also our goal."
Lin Ran nodded in agreement. People in this industry understand best that antiques do not matter their origin. Whether it is a museum or a roadside stall, as long as you can find priceless antiques, that is the right path.
In China in the last century, a group of people began to appear who specialized in picking up antiques in the antique market.
Buying an authentic product can often change your life's destiny.
Lin Ran also made his fortune by picking up antiques before, which completely changed his destiny.
I didn’t expect that this kind of business model also exists abroad.
Lin Ran felt that it was destiny. It happened to be the opening season of the open-air market. They had already calculated the cultural relics in the museum. Those living among the people could be bought back with money, and there was no risk.
Lin Ran gradually became filled with energy and decided to give it a try.
Seeing Lin Ran's enthusiasm, Cliff, who had been silent all this time, laughed.
Cliff has a strong physique, nearly two meters tall, and has a bumpy face. He has a star-like appearance, but his skin is brown and black.
They were communicating in Chinese just now, and Cliff was listening silently next to him. Now he is smiling, which means that he understands Chinese.
In short, this person gave Lin Ran a feeling of mystery.
"Mr. Lin is indeed a smart man. He understood what I meant immediately." Hans smiled.
In fact, Lin Ran had also heard that the discipline of Eagle Country was not very strong, and there were often scandals such as robberies.
The same goes for plundering from other countries.
It is said that the most valuable batch of cultural relics that Eagle Country took from abroad were not put on the auction market or donated to museums. Instead, they were collected by some families in the countryside.
Due to historical reasons, after some Eagle Nation soldiers robbed the treasures, they would only hand over part of them, and the rest would be taken back to their homes and passed down from generation to generation.
They may not necessarily sell these things. After all, there are not many antique collectors in Eagle Country, and those who can live in the countryside are often farmers with their own land. On the contrary, they are people in the city who do not own real estate and live relatively difficulty.
A Chinese businessman once mentioned that there was a secret recipe for making a fortune in Eagle Country.
Just go to the countryside and look at the houses of a certain age, and then visit other people. Maybe you can buy a Chinese antique from there for a few hundred dollars.
Take it home and the price will directly increase dozens of times.
As long as you have the ability to identify treasures, you can always find a way to make money by traveling around Eagle Country.
Of course, when a way to make money becomes known, it is already a red ocean.
Especially in the Internet age.
In fact, as early as 100 years ago, a large number of Chinese businessmen came from afar to carry out private shopping.
Except for the group that made money at the beginning, the people who followed could only make some petty profits.
Instead, it was these farmers in Eagle Country who saw the business opportunities.
After all, in Eagle Country, land is privately owned. It is not very safe to break into other people's territory and come out with a gun when you encounter someone with a bad temper.
So a group of people gathered together and spontaneously formed an open-air market, specializing in selling antiques and other things in their homes. They had no use for these things anyway, and they could exchange them for some household items or food.
Fang Yuan took over and said: "So that's it. I told you why the open-air market is opened every autumn. I thought it was some special festival, but I didn't hear anyone mention it."
"Haha." Hans laughed, "Why didn't you ask me then?"
"I just want to understand it myself." Fang Yuan murmured in a low voice.
In fact, it doesn’t necessarily need to be a holiday. In Eagle Country, the middle class is relatively prosperous, and they don’t have a mandatory overtime system. Because of the existence of labor unions, people here don’t have the mentality of working hard.
After work, it is often their free time. In addition to going to bars, most people will choose family gatherings, find a group of relatives and friends to have dance parties at their homes, drink and have fun, which has become a fashionable way of life.
The same is true for open-air markets. As long as you gather together for a purpose, other people will spontaneously join in. This can be regarded as a manifestation of love for life.
"Mr. Lin, don't think that the open-air market is just a group of low-end people." Hans said, "Unlike the Cultural Relics Square, there may be many tourists who don't know anything about antiques and just come to join in the fun."
"Open-air markets were originally prepared for professional overseas shopping, so open-air markets often have a lot of professionals. They don't look as high-end as exhibition halls and museums, but in fact the quality of the people who participate is quite high."
Lin Ran became more interested in the open-air market, so he asked for more relevant information and continued chatting until dinner time.
The open-air market is actually arranged in the area between the slums and the rich area. The security in this area is relatively good, and after it becomes a party, it will also attract a large number of tourists from abroad.
Poreton State is a city without its own industry and Internet industry. Their prosperity comes entirely from antique culture. Whether it is tourism or handicrafts, they all rely on treasures plundered from China, Neon and other countries.
After staying in a five-star hotel for one night, Lin Ran came downstairs to the hotel the next day. Cliff and Hans were already waiting for him.
Seeing their attire, Lin Ran didn't recognize them at first glance.
Both of them were wearing casual clothes, which was completely different from the formal images they had seen before.
Especially Cliff, after putting on a white shirt and jeans, he looked a little eye-catching.
Hans also noticed this and asked Cliff to put on a baseball cap.
"We are on a mission, so we can't attract too much attention." Hans said with a smile.
Lin Ran also took a peaked cap and put it on himself, so that they looked like ordinary tourists instead of professional overseas shoppers.
"Where's Fang Yuan? Won't you go with us?" Lin Ran noticed that Hans did not wait for Fang Yuan, so he guided Lin Ran and Cliff to sit in his Land Rover.