Chapter 393: Antique Jewelry Exhibition

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After driving for a day and a night, the car finally arrived in Miami on Friday morning, first drove the car to a hotel near Lijin Park to stay, and then Jin Muchen took Uncle and Candace out of the hotel and went straight to the nearby food stall.

Although the three of them took turns to change hands and drove for a day and a night, because the car was big enough, everyone got enough rest in the car, so they didn't feel too tired when they arrived in Miami.

On the contrary, because all the way, I was eating fast food on the side of the road, and I wanted to find a place to eat at this time.

There is also a buffet in the hotel, but when you arrive in Miami, this tropical paradise, how can you still eat a buffet in the hotel?

You must know that this is a famous exotic city in the United States, with the largest number of immigrants coming to Latin America, so the streets here are also full of all kinds of exotic food.

There is a large organic produce market near Lijin Park, which is bustling with people every morning, and there is no shortage of stalls selling delicious food.

Fang Bo had been living in the northern part of the United States before, and this was the first time he came to Miami, so he was also stunned by the tropical style and beautiful scenery here with Jin Muchen.

Candace had been here a few times before, so she was familiar with the way, and took Fang Bo and Jin Muchen through the streets and alleys, and went straight to the most famous snack stalls here.

Even though it's morning, there is a food stall selling Brazilian barbecue, which is already being grilled and sold. Eat so greasy early in the morning. It's really thanks to the good appetite of these foreigners.

Jin Muchen and a few of them also followed the customs. I ordered a little bit casually, but I didn't ask for much.

After tasting a few bites, the taste was really good, and then I continued to walk forward, and I came across a food stall selling Argentinian dumplings.

Moving on, there's Candace's favorite Chilean food stall. Chilean food has been very popular in the United States for a while, but they haven't really been to any Chilean restaurants before.

This Chilean food stall was opened by a Chilean immigrant, and the taste was very authentic, Candace asked for a salmon salad, and each person ordered a Chilean cheese loaf, and several people filled their stomachs.

Of course, Jin Muchen ate the most alone, Fang Bo stopped at the order, and Candace muttered vigorously, he had to exercise more when he went back. The calorie intake early this morning was just too high.

After a full meal, several people returned to the hotel satisfied. After a brief wash, then a little rest, and around ten o'clock, I headed straight for the International Convention Center in Miami Beach.

By the time they arrived at the front of the exhibition center, it was already full of people, and the exhibition had already begun for an hour.

The exhibition, which stands for Antique Jewelry and Watches, has been held for many years and is known as the world's largest antique jewelry show, held in Miami at the beginning of each year.

The reason why it is held here has a lot to do with the history of Miami's development.

Many Americans know the history of Miami, as early as the 70s of the last century, the city used to have a very famous nickname, that is, 'Poison @ City'.

Some people also say very bluntly that the city has been developed by the funds of drug @ lords, although it sounds a bit harsh, but this is an out-and-out truth.

Since the twenties and thirties of the last century, when the United States promulgated Prohibition, it has been the center of rum smuggling, and a large amount of rum made from Central and South America has been smuggled into the United States.

By the end of World War II, people found a more lucrative business, that is, drugs @ products, and American veterans were the most powerful consumers of these white @ noodles, and the United States became the world's largest consumer of white @ noodles.

So countless Central and South Americans began to grow in the jungle and make drugs@, which were then smuggled to Miami, from where they were shipped across the United States, and this continued until the late eighties of the last century.

At the height of this craze, tons of co@ka@in, landed from here every day, and then distributed across the United States.

The U.S. government was troubled by this situation, and finally had to force the governments of Colombia and other Central and South American countries to intensify the crackdown on those drug @ lords.

In the end, it was a severe crackdown, and on the other hand, one eye was opened and one eye was closed to allow those drug lords to wash their hands ashore, which slowed down the crazy momentum, coupled with the rise of Mexican drug @ traffickers, Miami stopped here.

And those drug lords who laundered ashore spent a lot of their money in the city, building all kinds of luxury hotels, entertainment facilities, and buying all kinds of luxury houses, and since then Miami has become a vacation paradise in the hearts of many Americans.

Especially after the 80s, because of the warm climate here, many wealthy American families will choose to move their families south to spend the rest of their lives after retirement.

It was the influx of drug lords and these wealthy American families that led to the prosperity of Miami.

And these people brought a lot of jewelry, and the development of the family generally has three ups and downs, some families may continue to go to glory, while some families may go to failure because of a wrong decision.

Those who perished, in order to save the family's business, inevitably threw out some valuable assets to save themselves, so that the antique jewelry market here flourished.

Especially after those wealthy American families moved here, they not only strengthened their purchasing power for antique jewelry, but also strengthened the circulation of these antique jewelry.

As a result, the city has become the most famous antique jewelry distribution center in the southern United States, so the antique jewelry exhibition here is known as the largest in the world, and there is capital and reason.

Jin Muchen and his party slowly approached the international convention and exhibition center with the flow of people, and they were immediately dizzy by the jewelry on the stalls.

This international convention and exhibition center is not a small area, but it is crowded with jewelers from all over the world, each with a booth.

The stalls are full of all kinds of antique jewelry, and you will rarely see the kind of bling-bling jewelry made in modern times, most of which are antique, with a quaint atmosphere, and historical charm.

There is no shortage of people stopping to watch in front of each stall, and you can even see many people haggling with the stall owners.

Most of the people who come here are middle-aged people in their forties, and many of them are older gray-haired old people, who are undoubtedly the kind of pensioners with very deep pockets.

And those middle-aged people who are foaming at the mouth are quite a few antique dealers from all over the world.

A few people stopped and walked, and it was a pleasure to look at them as they went, especially Candace, who had no resistance to these glowing gems and jewelry, and probably any woman like that.

Jin Muchen and Fang Bo are more appreciative and linger here.

Soon the two stopped in front of a stall that sold not much of the gemstones, most of them were gold and silver jewelry.

The reason why they stopped was because of a necklace hanging from the stall, this necklace, very interesting, this chain is very different from ordinary necklaces.

The body of the chain is made of shells made of white gold and carved olive branches and leaves carved in gold, and the pendant below is in the shape of a leaf made of white gold, but in the center is a pebble-shaped enamel stained glass, on which is painted a woman in Louis XIV costume.

The color painting is vivid, although this pendant should have a history of hundreds of years, but the color painting has not faded at all, the meaning of decay, and even through the color painting can see the noble and elegant woman, in the distance meditation appearance.

Jin Muchen liked this chain very much at first glance, not to mention that he also saw the rich and indispersible jewels from this necklace?

The boss is a middle-aged man with slightly darker skin, curly black hair, blue eyes, a wide face and a high nose, and his face looks like a typical descendant of the Gauls, but he doesn't know how much blood of other peoples has mixed in, and he speaks with a very strong southern American accent.

After a final bargain, the necklace sold for $5,000.

After all, it is not the jewelry of diamonds and colored gemstones that Europeans and Americans love, so although it has some historical significance, it is impossible to sell it too expensive, not to mention its inheritance even the stall owners can't say.

Now the dollar is strong again, so the price of this necklace is not too expensive.

Jin Muchen estimated that if he could figure out who was wearing the enamel painting under the chain, this necklace might be more valuable.

As he walked on, he had not taken a few steps before Candace stopped moving, his eyes fixed on a ring in a stall in front of him, saying that he could not move anything.

Fang Bo glanced at Jin Muchen, then smiled teasingly, and the two shook their heads and walked over to the stall.

When he arrived at the stall, Jin Muchen directly asked the gray-haired old lady to take the ring out of the glass cabinet.

Candace grabbed Jin Muchen's arm with a smile on his face, and took a 'pout' on his face, and the old lady looked at it and said with a smile: "Young man, you really have vision, my baby, it's specially for a beauty like your sweetheart." ”

Don't think that foreigners don't say flattering words, if they start slapping horses, you can hear all the disgusting and insensitive words. (To be continued......)