The Treasure Hunt of an Antique Dealer

On the second day, accompanied by a tour guide, everyone visited the United Nations Headquarters building and the 25-kilometer-long Broadway...

In New York, they will continue to play nearby for 3 days, and then they will move to various parts of the United States.

On the first and second days of the first month of the first lunar month, Jon and the others were unable to accompany Zhang Nan's group of people to wander around due to work reasons, and handed them to the Chinese tour guide.

This is also good, it will save you the awkwardness of a few Chinese and English.

Before leaving the country, he signed a letter of guarantee that he was not allowed to leave the group and act alone during his stay in the United States, but in the United States, this cannot be guaranteed at all.

Not to mention a few Zhang Nan, even several leading comrades are often in groups of two or three, and go out to hang around at night.

It's all out, and what rules are there.

On the second day of the second grade, Zhang Nan proposed to do something with Guan Xingquan, but no one said anything.

The collective action of the day was shopping. Although there was not much money, shopping was indispensable. And Jon said: There is absolutely no such thing as a rebate for the tour guide they are looking for. You don't even need to give a tip, and Xinlixiu will pay it.

What are Zhang Nan doing?

Of course it is visiting antique shops-there are several in Chinatown, and there are also a few flea markets in New York that are quite famous, of course he can't miss it.

Guan Xingquan was not interested in shopping trips, and most of the dollars he carried were given to the old monitor, just in case.

But I didn't expect it. The two went out and wandered for a day, but they didn't buy it back.

The money is almost 20,000 US dollars. For such a big New York, it is certainly enough to shop for small things. In Chinatown, some Qing Dynasty porcelains cost hundreds of dollars or even a few dollars, but Zhang Nan didn't like it.

And compared with China, the price is too high!

Although there are not many bronzes, they are still picked in the antique market in New York. But basically the prices are high-end and low-end, with little collection value.

However, an antique shop owner told Zhang Nan: Sometimes there are good things, but the price is not low, and it depends on opportunities.

As for the Chinese calligraphy and painting, forget it, it would be better to buy it in the domestic black market and cultural relics stores.

Similarly, there are coins such as silver dollars, and Chinese goods are also available, but there are very few rare varieties, and they are sold as small toys. As for the antique goods such as knife coins and cloth coins, they are much cheaper in China.

There are many foreign gold and silver coins, but they are all quoted here, so you can't buy them, and Zhang Nan is not very proficient in this.

As for those flea markets, even children's toys that are not used at home are sold, and most of the antiques are Western goods. There are those who can barely be called good things, but they are 19th-century silver tableware and so on. They can’t be eaten when they are bought.

But the noise is clear: on Sundays and some holidays, some weird good things often appear in flea markets. This is basically the case in all flea markets in the United States.

This trip today is to investigate the market and gain insights.

Western antiques, this line of water is also deep!

Before his rebirth, Zhang Nan could still be regarded as an expert on Chinese antiques, but he knew at best western antiques and handicrafts.

"It seems that after returning to China, I will find an opportunity to go to my brother-in-law's relatives to systematically ask about Western antiques. Otherwise, even if the baby appears in front of my eyes, I won't recognize it!"

After swaying for a day, Zhang Nan has a clear understanding.

As for the old scholar in the future, it is not for understanding the price or anything, but for the knowledge of Western archaeology in the true sense. As for the value of antiques, in today's capitalist world, those high-end Western antiques and works of art already have an approximate price standard.

The simplest thing is to get an idea from the lot information, valuation and transaction brochures printed by so many auction houses every year.

There are also so many thrift markets and antique shops: an ancient Roman gold coin was originally manufactured in batches. After you ask 5 bosses, you can bargain a little, and you will probably know the approximate shipping price.

When we returned to the hotel that night, we all learned something: except for Zhang Nan, both of them bought something.

This time I came to the United States, the trip is still to come, so I have to keep some money, so that I don’t want to buy it when I get it, and I am embarrassed in the end.

The two girls bought a bag each, which was still the money Zhang Hui had to pay: more than one hundred dollars each, which is not expensive in the United States. If it is replaced in China, it will cost five to six hundred yuan to buy. A bag?

Expensive!

Shopping is very tiring, even the girls don't have much energy, and Xiao Jianan is the same, and she wants to sleep as soon as she goes back to the hotel to eat.

After eating, Zhang Nan didn't go to other rooms and went straight back to the room. Tonight is the day for the lottery draw!

"I hope there is no problem."

Turn on the TV and switch to the ABC Finance Channel where the lottery will be broadcast live. Turn down the volume and lie on the bed after taking a shower and listen to TV at will, with your eyes closed: there is an alarm clock by the bed, which has been adjusted to 10:55.

I can't sleep in a daze, and I feel a little nervous, plus the excitement that needs to be suppressed.

Finally, the alarm clock rang.

I sat up all of a sudden and turned up the volume: Probably because of the stimulation of the huge prize, the live broadcast has already started, and the early stage warm-up activities are quite lively.

It took 10:59, and the lottery machine finally shook!

Zhang Nan's heart is like being caught in the throat!

29, 5, 16, 22, 23, the special number 6!

bingo!

The "Amazon butterfly effect" that I was worried about before did not appear, 5, 16, 22, 23, 29, the special number: 6, the same as the memory!

I can't wait to yell and vent, but I can't help myself, just yelling silently and fiercely in my heart! !

It seems that the American lottery hasn't produced any demon yet: it may be fair in the first place, or it may be to make the jackpot stimulate the lottery players' future purchases and speculation.

"Follow him, anyway, the grand prize is his own!"

But one thing is uncomfortable: how many people have won the first prize?

This question will not be announced until the live TV broadcast at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning.

"Remember that there will be a giant computer? This can't be calculated quickly? The statistics will take another night?"

However, Zhang Nan can only complain.

I was so excited that I couldn't sleep, and it took until three or four o'clock in the middle of the night to get lost.

At 8 o'clock in the morning the next morning, as soon as I turned on the TV ~www.readwn.com~, I heard the host on the TV jumping up and down there:

"...I don't know which lucky guy it is! 318 million US dollars! The first prize is a full 318 million US dollars! The United States is truly a miracle!

The craziest thing is that according to the latest news, the 1600-note jackpot is from Delaware and sold at the same point of sale!

Because Delaware law can keep the identity of the winners confidential, so this is the information we got. But from my personal analysis, it is very likely that a lucky person bought a full 1,600 bets of the same number alone!

There are a total of 1601 bets for the first prize in this issue. The other bet is from Los Angeles on the West Coast. It is estimated that the friend who hit the jackpot with just one lottery ticket would not know whether to laugh or cry!

He can be said to be lucky, but he can be regarded as bad luck! Encountered a winning partner who was totally uneasy to play cards: the partner robbed almost the entire treasure house alone, only to leave him a small gold coin.

But even for a small gold coin, there is at least more than 100,000 U.S. dollars after taxes. So that lucky and terribly lucky friend, you should accept the award with a smile..."