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Uncle Fang said to Jin Muchen with a smile, Jin Muchen was noncommittal, although he didn't know the origin of this silver wine jug, but he believed that his eyes that could see the jewels clearly, this wine jug would definitely not be wrong.

Jin Muchen didn't do anything else all day, but took the wine jug and kept rummaging through the information, hoping to find out the origin of the wine jug.

It's a pity that there are too many such silverware in the history of Western Europe, and it is not so simple to find the origin of this flask in a short time.

"Why don't you go find an expert in silverware and ask him to take a look at it?"

Until dinner, Uncle Fang saw that Jin Muchen was still thinking about tea and rice, so he couldn't help but persuade him.

After all, a person's knowledge is limited, and antiques are also thousands of categories, a variety of patterns, a person can not know all about all kinds of antique knowledge, even in a powerful expert, to be able to understand one or two antique knowledge in detail is already quite remarkable.

And now Jin Muchen obviously does not have such an ability, rather than pondering at home, it is better to find an expert to help identify it.

Jin Muchen thought about it for a while, so he nodded and asked Uncle Fang: "This is also a way, then Uncle Fang, do you have any experts in silverware identification that you are familiar with?" ”

"Don't tell me, I really know one."

Fang Bo said with a smile, and after speaking, he got up and rummaged in the room for a while, and then took out a business card.

"Tomorrow you go to him and try it."

Jin Muchen took the business card and looked at it, Darren. Wilby. Look at the name on this business card. He felt something familiar. Seeing that he was a little confused, Fang Bohaha said with a smile.

"This is an old friend of mine, and he came to cheer you on the day our store opened."

Then he carefully described the person's appearance, and the image of a middle-aged and elderly white fat old man immediately appeared in Jin Muchen's mind.

When his store opened that day, many of Uncle Fang's old friends came to cheer on him, and Uncle Fang also introduced him one by one, but although he had an amazing memory. It's not too possible to keep all the hundred and so people in mind.

Fortunately, he still had a little impression of that person, a fat old man who was quite rich and kind, but at that time, he heard from Uncle Fang, he seemed to be in the jewelry business, how could he still be very proficient in silverware?

"Don't tell me, he's really an expert in antique silverware, because their ancestors were in the business."

After listening to Jin Muchen's question, Uncle Fang explained to Jin Muchen with a smile. It turned out this Darren. Wilby was an Englishman, before he came to the United States a few years ago. Their family was in the silverware business in England.

It has been passed down for several generations, and in the earliest days, their family was a family of silversmiths, and later they began to specialize in the business of silverware and antiques, and they did quite well.

It's a pity that World War II ruined the accumulation of several generations of their family, and Hitler's air force razed their century-old store to the ground during an air raid.

After that, his father, who hated the Germans so much, left his family behind and joined the British Air Force, and later after the war, he simply immigrated to the United States with his family and left that sad place.

After landing in the United States, his father returned to his old business, still doing his old business of collecting and trading antique silverware, this Darren. After graduating from high school, Wilby inherited his father's business and ran the family business with his father.

It's just that this Darren, because he was still young at that time, didn't want to be limited to the circle of antique silverware, and later saw that others were very profitable in the jewelry business, so he switched to the jewelry business, and he mixed quite well.

The reason why Uncle Fang knew him was because when Darren first entered the industry in those years, he received a lot of traditional Chinese antique jewelry, but his knowledge in this area was limited, so he often went to ask Uncle Fang.

After going back and forth, the two became friends.

Jin Muchen heard Uncle Fang introduce this Darren, and his heart jumped suddenly, this is a good opportunity, didn't the mayor still entrust him to help find some antique jewelry to go back

I've been having a headache and don't know where to go to touch these antique jewelry, but now that this Darren suddenly appeared, this has opened a good channel for myself.

You can go to him to identify the silverware, and then you can ask him about the market for this antique jewelry.

Thinking of this, Jin Muchen decided to go to this Darren early the next morning. Wilby tried.

Early the next morning, Uncle Fang called that Darren, and then Jin Muchen went out, his destination this time was the location of which Darren's shop, 47th Street in Manhattan.

Speaking of 47th Street, this is a place that every antique dealer in New York can't ignore, because it is one of the eight world-famous antique trading centers.

It's just that the antique trade here is more offbeat, it is a place that specializes in trading antique jewelry, and it is also a famous diamond street in New York and the whole of the United States.

There are a number of famous antique jewelry stores in the United States, and it is also the largest diamond trading and import and export center in the United States, and every day on this street, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, can be completed in just a few minutes, which is no slower than the financial vultures on Wall Street to make money.

The centerpiece of the street is the New York Diamond Merchants' Club, located in the middle of the street, which is tucked away in a nondescript building.

The club was founded in 1931 and has a history of more than 80 years.

It is currently one of the nation's foremost diamond and jewelry trading venues and provides a variety of consulting services to the global industry.

And that Darren. Wilby is here today, and it looks like the old man is doing well right now.

After Jin Muchen explained his intentions, the staff in charge of security talked to the upstairs on the phone, and then let him go up, but he didn't expect to go to the top floor to undergo another security check, so he entered the trading hall.

The trading floor is separated by heavy glass doors, and the interior of the trading hall resembles the reading room of a library, where traders sit and whisper, occasionally taking out diamonds and examining them under the lamp.

Jin Muchen knew that these people seemed to be chatting, but in fact, inadvertently, they could complete a multimillion-dollar business.

Now diamonds are the largest export commodity in New York State, the influence of the diamond jewelry industry on the economy of New York and even the United States is becoming more and more prominent, and the role of the diamond exchange is increasing.

Most of the traders here have been passed down from generation to generation, and while they have inherited the shop pù, they have also passed on the rules of the trade.

They sell a wide range of goods, ranging from low-cost items ranging from $50 to $100 to high-end items that can run into thousands of dollars and even require "private bargaining."

In front of each person, there will be a small display counter with their latest work or good things they have collected.

Before finding Darren, Jin Muchen also roughly observed some of the various jewelry pieces on display, including many interesting works, such as: a diamond ring inlaid with a small 18th-century coin; Another pair of bracelets depicts galloping horses.

Although he did not buy anything, his appearance has attracted a lot of attention, you must know that in recent years, the largest destination for diamond exports in New York State has been China.

With the increase of national strength, the general improvement of people's living standards, the purchasing power of Chinese is getting stronger and stronger, Chinese were not very interested in diamonds before, but in recent years, there is no shortage of Chinese high-rollers who spend thousands of dollars.

Today, when this kid looks at it, it's obvious that he is an Asian, maybe he is a local tyrant from China?

Therefore, those jewelers all looked at Jin Muchen with blank eyes, and they all hoped that he could come to their booth to have a good look.

It's a pity that their wishes were quickly shattered, because a chubby white old man had already come to Jin Muchen's side with a smile on his face at this time.

"You are Uncle Fang's nephew, Jin Muchen! We met when your new store opened that day. ”

"That's right, I am, hello Mr. Wilby."

"Haha, you still call me Darren, they are all children of old people, so you don't need to be so polite."

"Alright, Darren, I think Uncle Fang has already told you and me about my intention to come today."

"Haha, yes, the old man told me, let's not waste time, did you bring your things? Let's go over to my booth and talk. ”

The old man was very enthusiastic, Jin Muchen nodded with a smile, followed the old man, and came to the front of a display case in the northeast corner.

In the old man's display case, there are also a lot of bells and whistles diamond products, which seem to be handmade, the old man looked at Jin Muchen staring at those jewelry and diamonds, and smiled.

"How? Beautiful, right? I've done all of this recently, using our family's ancestral craftsmanship! ”

"Yes! It's really beautiful. Haha, wait a minute, I'll pick two. ”

When the old man heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up.

"Good! But after we've got down to business, you pick and choose, and you can show me what you brought. ”

This old man is really affordable, if it were someone else, I am afraid that he would have instigated Jin Muchen to pick something first, and then help him identify the silverware, which shows that this old man is a real person. (To be continued......)