Chapter 116: The Book of Villains (Subscription Requested)
Andy looked at the stalls with two big bodyguards, and of course, he was very interested in those real old goods, well, some old clothes and broken shoes, it seems that Nima and the old military uniforms brought back from the Korean battlefield, it is simply. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ infoγγ It's too broken.
The smell of those rags alone discourages Andy, maybe, you can send them to the film and television crew as props, right? Well, absolutely realistic.
Andy looked at a handicraft stall with some early street signs and some old things reconstructed, chic and interesting, Andy did not have malicious guesses, this stall owner will not be a thief, specializing in stealing street signs... Otherwise, why put up a sign refusing to take pictures?
To be honest, when Andy goes to a flea market, he doesn't have any goals to buy, but it's just a lot of fun to wander around and look at something he is interested in.
As for antiques, Andy is really not interested, looking at those bottles and cans with different shapes, black and rough workmanship, there is really no beauty.
Truly exquisite silver antiques are unlikely to appear here, and the exquisiteness and ingenuity of the antiques of the Celestial Empire are simply incomparable, Andy just glanced at it and stopped staying.
Stop at a booth with framed 50's and 60s-style actresses on a large long table, the oldest of which is a 1927 Victor gramophone.
Andy's impression of such things as the phonograph is still stuck in the TV series of the Celestial Empire, the kind of gramophone with a big horn.
Listening to the stall owner's introduction with flying eyebrows, Andy had some understanding, and it was no wonder that the smug expression on the boss's face was so obvious when he introduced it.
This is a very rare Victor 7-36X, an American vinyl record player manufactured in 1928-29. It has a 78-rpm disc playback function and a radio radio function, and it relies on the original tube to work, and it is really very difficult for this Victor to survive, especially since it is still working properly, and the sound is loud and clear.
Andy looked at this 140Cm high phonograph, the overall wooden structure, the surface is even because of the long time, the owner's care, forming a reflective slurry, the metal parts of the phonograph are made of brass, this phonograph is indeed a good thing.
Of course, it is not without flaws, because of its age, it still has some traces of use brought by history, there are some bumps on the right side of the top, and the leg is also a little broken. Not a big deal, though.
Andy doesn't know if the stall owner is telling if it's true or not, but in the late '20s, the gramophone cost $475, and a person's daily wage was only $2.
Since the stall owner's price was a bit high, it never sold, so many collectors often bothered him, hoping that he could lower the price a little.
Andy saw that the stall owner strongly recommended to him, this middle-aged old beauty is also a smart person, and he can see that Andy is not an ordinary person, well, Andy is indeed a little stupid at this point, visiting this kind of flea market, with two bodyguards behind him, either stupid or pretending to be short.
Sure enough, the stall owner's eyes lit up, and the price was 60,000 US dollars, Andy looked at the middle-aged man looking at him with expectant eyes, he couldn't help but pout, rolled his eyes, "Ma, I really think I'm stupid!"
"Twenty thousand, that's all, if you sell, let's trade now, if you think the price is not suitable, then you keep it for yourself." Andy didn't have a good face to give the other party, this stall owner is definitely a profiteer, he originally wanted to cut half of the price, the other party agreed to buy it, however, this gramophone is not very much liked by him, but he feels that it can be preserved so well after decades, and it can still work normally, it is really not easy, and it is not impossible to collect it if the price is right.
But if you want him to be the wronged leader, that's another matter, the stall owner saw Andy's coldness, and knew that it was not good, the customer wanted to talk about the rhythm of the business, 20,000 US dollars is indeed not low, the price he asked for was 20,000, in fact, 15,000 he could accept.
Just look at Andy's style, this is definitely a rich child, don't slaughter him and unwilling, just when he was entangled, Andy found that there was a stall not far away with a plaque of the Celestial Empire in the center, with three bright gold characters on the book "Jibao Zhai", his eyes should not be narrowed, as a Celestial Empire person, although he can't write calligraphy, but the words can still be seen whether the words are good or not.
Andy glanced at the middle-aged Lao Mei who was still entangled, and turned around to leave, when the old Mei stall owner hurriedly shouted, "Okay, it's sold." Sir, I still have some vinyl records with this gramophone, I wonder if you are interested?"
Andy didn't want to waste time on this old beauty, "1,000 dollars, I want all your vinyl records, and if you agree, we'll trade it." β
The middle-aged stall owner was a little toothy, and several of these vinyl records were very precious, but seeing that this young man didn't seem to plan to continue bargaining, he couldn't help but grit his teeth and nod in agreement. After all, there are only a dozen vinyl records in this box that have collectible value, and the others are really not very valuable, and some are also very worn, and if he is entangled, he may smash them in his hands again.
Andy took his LV bag from Joseph's hand, took out two American knives from it, and ordered another thousand dollars to hand it to the smiling stall owner, "Kenny, you asked this boss to help you put the gramophone in the car, boss, is there no problem?"
"No, no, I have a trailer here, it's convenient... β
Andy ignored the middle-aged stall owner, turned back to Joseph and whispered, "Don't follow me for a while... β
Joseph nodded, knowing that the boss had already discovered the problem, smiled and took the bag handed over by the boss, watching the boss put a few dollars into his trouser pocket, a little bulging.
Andy took a deep breath, smiled with a sunny smile on his face, and wore a pair of sunglasses, and walked towards the plaque.
Andy approached and carefully observed the plaque, the background paint on it was already very mottled, the three bright gold characters were also a little off, and the border was a little damaged, and the protection was very bad.
Looking at the small print on the side, Andy's eyes lit up suddenly, the person who signed the payment on it, Andy really knew, because he had been to this person's former residence.
Suzhou Zhuangyuan Museum, the former residence of Pan Shien, the champion of the late Qianlong period, successively served as the secretary of the ministry, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the secretary of the Ministry of Industry.
It's a pity that the quality of this plaque is not good at all, Andy looked at the young man who had been cleaning up the stall with his head down, originally black hair and yellow skin, it should be very kind, but Andy looked at him a little unkindly.
Originally, if the plaque was broken due to historical reasons, there was really no way about it, but seeing the plaque being thrown aside at random, Andy was sure that the young stall owner was an ABC and had no idea what he was selling.
That's fine, if you don't know the goods, transfer them to me, a person who knows the goods.
Andy squatted down and looked through the things on the stall, which caught the attention of the stall owner, who didn't have any happy expression on his face, just said a little mechanically, "Welcome." β
Andy nodded, and asked abruptly in Mandarin, "You have these things well, you brought them from the Celestial Empire?"
"Huh?" The young stall owner's face finally had an expression, still the same surprised expression, but the expression on his face became a little tangled again, well, Andy saw that the young stall owner blushed, a little inexplicable.
But as soon as the young stall owner spoke, Andy understood, Nima, this Celestial Empire is cruel enough, it is really ABC, Andy smiled helplessly and shook his head, and said in English: "Your Celestial Empire is not as good as mine." β
"Ahem... I'm a third-generation Chinese, so this Celestial Empire is really bad, but, sir, your Celestial Empire is really good, if my grandfather will be very happy to see you, but it's a pity... Ay. β
Andy saw the sad expression of the young man, and roughly guessed that the things in this stall should be the young man's grandfather, and the sad expression should be that his grandfather has died.
"You can call me Andy, these things of yours are very interesting, most of them are things from the Republic of China, especially this stack of newspapers, which were all issued at that time, and it is really not easy to preserve them so well. Andy didn't want to explore people's private affairs, so he had to divert the topic.
"You can call me Stephen, these are all left by my grandfather, they are easy to mold in the warehouse, I am afraid that they will be thrown away as garbage in the end, my grandfather was very precious to these things when he was alive, I don't want him to be angry in heaven, so I came to the flea market and helped them find a suitable owner... β
Andy really felt a chill when he heard this, Nima, the people of the Celestial Empire believe in the gods of the heavenly court, okay, and Nima God, bah, okay, you can't blaspheme, Tong Yan Wuji, he came through time, and it would be a slap in the face to say that there is no god or something.
"Hey, by the way, sir, your Celestial Empire words are so good, you must be very fond of Celestial Empire culture, you see, this is my grandfather's favorite thing when he was alive. As he spoke, Stephen pulled out a small wooden box the size of the storage boxes sold in supermarkets today.
Andy looked at the contents of the wooden box a little shocked and speechless, looked at Stephen and asked, "Are you sure you want to sell these things?"
"What? is there a problem?" asked Stephen, a little overwhelmed.
"No... No problem, just these ... These villain books, well, are called comic books in the Celestial Empire, and it's rare to collect and preserve them so completely, although the value is not large, but they are very collectible. Andy looked at the complete set of comic books in the box, "Dream of Red Mansions", "Water Margin", "Three Kingdoms", it is really very precious, of course, he will not understand the ABC in front of him, the preciousness of these villain books printed during the Republic of China.