Jin Muchen has also seen a lot of various convention and exhibition centers in China, most of which are relatively recent in construction, and they are generally large glass surface buildings.

From the outside, you can see through the glass and see the interior, which is tall and magnificent, and you can feel the modern atmosphere of those pavilions just by looking at the appearance.

The International Exhibition Center of Tokyo Bay does not have the grandeur of those modern exhibition halls in China, and the appearance is not very tall, only two or three stories high, which is very different from those large modern glass exterior buildings with five or six floors, or even seven or eight floors in China.

The outside looks like a gray cement building, you can't see the situation inside, and after entering the inside, the color is mostly gray, relatively simple, and there is no modern atmosphere of those exhibition halls in China.

It looks more like a basketball hall or a volleyball hall, and according to Junichi Watanabe, it is a multi-purpose building even though it is called an exhibition hall.

Normally, when there is an exhibition, it is used as an exhibition hall, but when there is no exhibition, the main function of this place is indeed the sports hall.

Because it was built in the seventies and eighties of the last century, there is not much modernity, but the practical function is really good.

When Jin Muchen and the others entered the exhibition hall, it was already a crowded scene, the Japanese have always had the habit of collecting antiques, and this country pays more attention to hiding the rich from the people, so the national wealth is relatively high.

In addition, in recent years, the government has manipulated the foreign exchange market in order to stimulate the economy, resulting in the value of the yen falling year after year. This also greatly stimulates those who are more affluent. Play with the idea of collecting and preserving family wealth. Therefore, in recent years, there has been a boom in collecting antiques in Japan, and the participation of ordinary people is still very high.

"A few years ago, the wealthy class of the Japanese people preferred to invest their money in the stock market, but in recent years, because the international economic situation is not very stable, the stock market. The foreign exchange market is full of ups and downs, so more and more people choose to invest in antiques to preserve their family wealth instead of investing their money in the stock market and foreign exchange market, so the domestic antiques market has been booming in recent years. This is also the main reason why the Tokyo Bay International Antiques Festival has been extended from once a year to twice a year. Moreover, these antique vendors not only come from all over the country, but also some overseas antique dealers will also come to participate in the exhibition, and in recent years, this antique festival has become more and more lively. The government is also happy to hear about it and vigorously promotes it. There's a lot of good stuff in there, too. Jin Sang doesn't know what kind of things you like, I'm familiar with this place, so I can help you with a good staff, a staff officer. ”

Junichi Watanabe was very enthusiastic, and took Jin Muchen and them all the way inside, while introducing them to Jin Muchen.

And Jin Muchen nodded, and did not rush to answer him, he has been to a lot of antique exhibitions in the United States, Australia, not to mention China, the Japanese antique market, he is here for the first time, so he also wants to see a lively scene.

Unlike the antique markets in the United States, Australia and China that he has been to before, the antique markets in these places he has been to before, although the situation is different in each place, they all have one thing in common, that is, it will be very lively, there will be a flow of bargaining people everywhere, the voice is generally noisy, and the voices of the people who speak are relatively loud.

Especially in the domestic antique market, it is not only where people bargain, but also many merchants, holding loudspeakers to constantly play the recorded sales advertising words, which sounds painful.

This market in Japan is very different, and although it is crowded with people, it is completely noisy, and even if someone is haggling with the stall owner, the sound is low.

This made Jin Muchen feel a little fresh, and the stalls in this market were very neat, and the ground was also very clean, even if the antique markets in the United States and Australia that he had been to before were not as clean as the Japanese antique markets.

Although the ground is a gray cement floor, it doesn't look very bright, but the cleanliness of the ground is indeed worthy of praise, to be honest, although I hate the Japanese very much in my heart, but for their attention to details, Jin Muchen also had to give a thumbs up to others.

With such a degree of cleanliness, not to mention the United States, the Australian market is not comparable, not to mention the domestic antique market, compared with others, it is simply a heaven and an underground.

Along the way, Jin Muchen saw a lot of Japanese stalls, and also saw a lot of stalls set up by blonde and white-skinned foreigners, which also made him feel fresh.

"In fact, there are a lot of foreigners in Japan who have antique shops, so they will definitely come to such antique fairs."

Of course, Junichi Watanabe noticed Jin Muchen's eyes, and hurriedly introduced him, Jin Muchen nodded, but he also saw that the location of the stalls opened by foreigners and Japanese could be said to be distinct.

Junichi Watanabe then introduced to him at this time: "The stalls here can be roughly divided into two areas: antiques and foreign antiques, and antiques, all of which are Japanese style and Korean style antiques, all of which belong to the original Chinese civilization circle. The main things are porcelain, lacquerware, or the four treasures of the study, bronze carvings, ornaments and so on. As for foreign antiques, they are mainly Western-style antiques, such as Western-style porcelain, Western-style knick-knacks, pocket watches, lighters, silverware, furniture, etc., which are also very popular in Japan. ”

Sure enough, it is the earliest civilized country in Asia, most deeply affected by Western culture, and the acceptance of Western antiques is also relatively high.

Jin Muchen secretly pondered in his heart, and at this time he also noticed a more interesting phenomenon, that is, in this market, most of the people who visited the market and bargained with those stall owners were some elderly middle-aged women, and looking at the way they bargained with those stall owners, they all seemed to be very shrewd.

It's not the same as the markets he'd been to before, whether it was the United States, or Australia, or China.

Most of the people who walk around it are those antique lovers, and most of the genders are dominated by men, like the one in front of you, most of them are women, which is really rare.

And these middle-aged women are all images, to be honest, no different from those aunts who carry vegetable baskets to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, but how can they become the main force in such a market?

Watanabe also noticed Jin Muchen's surprised eyes, so he smiled slightly and explained to him.

"Jim-san, don't underestimate these women, they used to be the famous Mrs. Watanabe in the world!"

"Mrs. Watanabe's group!? What do you mean, tell me about it. ”

Jin Muchen's eyes widened, he seemed to have talked about such a nickname, but he was not very impressed, and now when he heard Junichi Watanabe say this, he was interested.

"If you want to talk about this Watanabe wife's group, we have to start from the seventies and eighties of the last century, when Japan's economy was at its most glorious, and Japan was able to make a lot of foreign trade profits every year. At that time, the Japanese people were also happy, and almost every family could enjoy a lot of dividends. The Japanese have money, so many people are wondering how to keep their family's money more valuable, stocks, real estate, everyone is tired of playing. So I shifted my mind to art, and I guess Jim San had heard of the fact that Japanese people went abroad to buy all kinds of art frantically in those days. ”

When Junichi Watanabe said this, he smiled bitterly, Jin Muchen nodded, about the story of the crazy Japanese in that era, he really heard many seniors in the antique industry mention it many times.

Especially his American counterparts, elderly people, many people mention that era, their faces will show nostalgia, according to them, it was the golden age of the American antique industry, as soon as the Japanese came, they didn't ask the price at all, as long as they could see it, they liked it, they all bought and bought, and everyone could make money with their eyes closed at that time.

Even some unknown painters in China can sell garbage oil paintings from the Japanese for a lot of money casually.

At that time, because the husbands of the family were busy with work and did not have the time and heart to take care of the family wealth, these housewives formed groups and went abroad to buy all kinds of art and antiques. At that time, more than 70 percent of the foreign antiques in Japan were bought by these housewives. And these Japanese housewives, in the mouths of those Western antique agents, have an extra nickname, that is, Mrs. Watanabe's group. In the past 20 years, Japan's domestic economy has been sluggish, and the Watanabe wife group has basically disappeared from the international market. However, in recent years, due to the depreciation of the yen, the antique market has gradually become popular, and these housewives have gradually begun to be active in such antique fairs. Mrs. Watanabe's group, it seems that they are also going to be in a big fight. ”

Junichi Watanabe introduced Jin Muchen with a smile and said with a smile, Jin Muchen couldn't help but laugh when he heard it, but he also admired the financial management concept of these Japanese housewives very much, and it was indeed much less risky to invest in art than investing in stocks and buying a house. (To be continued.) )