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Andre on the other end of the phone was still chattering, in fact, what he meant, Jin Muchen also understood, was nothing more than to boast about how much they Christie's contributed to this auction, and to show Jin Muchen their ability and pave the way for the next cooperation.

In fact, he didn't want to listen to his rambling at all, but it was not good to interrupt him out of politeness, so he could only give him a few perfunctory words at the end, and finally said: "Happy cooperation, looking forward to having another chance to cooperate next time." ”

That's when Andre shut up and hung up the phone.

For the $30 million transaction price, the British government took 10 percent of the tax, and Christie's took 5 million of the remaining 27 million, which is reasonable.

With 22 million in his own hands, plus more than 7 million in the bank, he now has a small 30 million dollars in his hands.

The previous auction of the Japanese black lacquer painted gold wooden box received more than 10 million, and returned more than 2 million to Helen, plus some odd and seventy pieces of income, a total of more than 9 million.

But then I kept buying all kinds of antiques, especially when I went to the ghost market, and I spent a lot, and now there are more than seven million left.

Now I have a total of nearly 30 million funds in my hands, and it is not a matter of always putting it in the bank like this, it seems that after returning to the United States, I really have to consider a way out for this money, and go to Harvey to ask for a few letters of intent for investment.

Otherwise, the money will be put in the bank for them to lend, and then he will really be a big wrongdoer.

Before going back to the U.S., though. I also have to take a good walk around the UK. It's also a world-famous antiques capital. It's not just a visit to the British Museum, the UK's antiques market is also worth a visit.

For example, the world's largest Portobello Road flea market, which is a world-famous antique market, how can you not go to visit London once?

There are two places to shop for antiques in London, one is at the Portobello Road flea market on the west side of London, and the other is near the Hilton Hotel where he is staying.

Flea market on Portobello Road. As the name suggests, it is a relatively civilian, grassroots market, and its nature is a bit similar to the early rise of Panjiayuan in China.

Every Saturday, some London residents bring things they don't need at home to sell, because the sun never sets on the empire, and many of London's residents have ancestors who used to be sailors, or navy, or colonial soldiers at that time. So their ancestors came back from all over the world to find a lot of good things.

So even though the stall owners are all ordinary families. But every now and then, you can see something good in their stalls.

Over time, it became a well-known antique market, and today, it has become a well-known large-scale antique market in the world's antique circles.

And unlike their American counterparts, the concept of antiques by the stall owners here is relatively similar to that of the Chinese.

Because the United States was founded for a short period of time, and it has no history of its own, in the eyes of Americans, as long as it is an old object, beautifully made, and in good condition, even if it is only twenty or thirty years old, it can be called an antique, and there is no historical background at all.

The concept of antiques on Portobello Road is that they have a long history, commemorative significance, or cultural relics value, exquisite workmanship, and good preservation, which can be regarded as antiques.

Therefore, most of the antiques sold in their stalls are good as long as they are genuine, which is the main reason why the market on this street can be famous all over the world.

As for the antique market next to the Hilton Hotel, it is located on Kensington Street, which was originally a wealthy area, so the antique market on this street is composed of hundreds of antique shops of all sizes.

Unlike the flea markets on Portobello Road, these antique shops don't have as much of a grassroots vibe, but they are a commercial area for high-end customers, and the business model is completely different from that of Portobello Road.

Because Britain has a very liberal political atmosphere, although it does not have the same vast territory and relatively relaxed immigration policy as the United States, it can still attract many opponents of the government from all over the world, and fallen politicians, or political prisoners in exile.

And these people, most of whom used to be the elite of those countries, often brought a lot of good things with them when they went into exile in the UK.

And these things, after a hundred years of history, are mostly scattered in the United Kingdom, which has become the main source of these antique shops, and has also become the main means of attracting customers to these antique shops, which are full of all kinds of treasures from all over the world, all kinds of styles.

There are Germans, French, Dutch, Italians, Russians, Indians from Asia, Pakistanis, and even many Africans from Black Africa.

And the antiques they deal in often have very strong national characteristics, so it is also a place worth visiting.

However, Jin Muchen came from a grassroots background, so he prefers to go to the Portobello Street Market to the taller antique shops on Kensington Street.

It just so happened that tomorrow was Saturday, Jin Muchen was gearing up for a day in the hotel, and he was on the road early the next morning.

Portobello Road, located in the Notting Hill area, many people who don't understand antiques may not have heard of this road, but speaking of Notting Hill, older people should still remember that in the nineties of the last century, an American big-mouthed female star and a British male star once filmed a romantic comedy movie, called "Notting Hill".

Jin Muchen remembered that when he was a child, he seemed to have watched this movie, and he still had some impressions of this movie.

So along the way, the typical English-style courtyard fences at the entrance of the houses in this neighborhood, as well as the blue wooden doors, and the bookstore that once appeared in the movie, all made him feel like a familiar acquaintance.

Riding slowly down the street in a taxi, while experiencing the British style, while reminiscing about clips from past movies, half an hour later, he finally arrived at the famous Portobello Road.

It is as famous as 47th Street in New York, and has been rated as one of the world's top eight antique distribution centers by antique magazines, and even ranks higher than Pan Jiayuan.

Jin Muchen was full of expectations for this street from the moment he got out of the car.

The name of the street is full of Latin flair, in fact, it is mainly named in honor of the British Admiral Vernon who occupied Portobello in the Caribbean in 1793.

But despite the Latin-inspired name, the street is quintessentially English.

Starting at a corner on a small hillside, it stretches for a few kilometres down, and today it was a Saturday, and the miles of roadside and middle of the road were packed with vendors from almost all over London.

There are those who sell second-hand goods, there are also those who sell vegetables and fruits, and of course all kinds of street food are indispensable, but the most are antiques.

Because they don't have their own shops, the nature of the small vendors here is actually the same as the money strings that used to be set up in Panjiayuan, and they are quite specialized in antique knowledge, and these British people are much more professional than their American counterparts.

Taking a deep breath of the air mixed with the aroma of various snacks, Jin Muchen first came to the front of a snack cart, ordered a snack, and then walked inside while eating.

It is worthy of being a world-famous antique distribution center, and the things on the stalls on both sides of the road dazzle Jin Muchen and are dizzying.

And just like the previous introduction in the magazine, it is full of exoticism, and you can see treasures from almost all over the world here.

British silverware, porcelain from the European continent, as well as a variety of small oil paintings, as well as gold from the Ottoman Empire, various bone carvings and stone carvings from Africa, various indigenous masks and handicrafts from Southeast Asia, everything is available here, so that people stop and look carefully for a long time every time they walk through a stall.

Although there are a lot of antiques, Jin Muchen doesn't know much about them, but the various colors of light that are flooded on those treasures tell Jin Muchen that these are definitely real things, good things.

It's a pity that there are too many good things in Jin Muchen's hands recently, although the quality like this can be regarded as high-end, but it is not a top-level thing, and it is difficult to enter his eyes.

So he just watched it casually, hoping that after walking this street, he could meet some good things that made him really excited.

This street is about a few miles long, and when he set off from the top of the hill, Jin Muchen didn't see the end of this street, so after walking all morning, he didn't know if he had walked half of it.

Although he walked very slowly, but this morning, he found nothing, it was not that there were no good things here, but those good things, now compared to those treasures in his purple jade space, they were no longer qualified.

And the vendors here are all slippery, but they are no worse than those money strings in Panjiayuan in the capital, as long as he likes something, people also know the true value of that thing, which blocks the possibility of him picking up leaks.

This also made Jin Muchen feel a little disappointed, isn't it just to pick up leaks when visiting such an antique market, if you can't pick up leaks, how can there be any fun at all.

What's more, the things that can be counted as high-end commodities here now have a higher level of boutique in his space!

So along the way, Jin Muchen was a little disappointed in his heart, and it happened that it was already noon, so he simply went to find a place to eat first, and then came to visit. (To be continued......)