This stall is on the left hand side of the market entrance.

The stalls here are all about buying antiques.

The things here are also a mixed bag, but in each stall, there are always one or two "real things" that sparkle with jewels.

There are more ‘good things’ in this stall.

Among them, what Chen Rui is most optimistic about is a copper incense burner.

The incense burner is the most popular thing in our Dragon Kingdom, and it has spread among Buddhists.

In ancient times, many scholars also liked to light incense when reading to enhance the atmosphere.

And because copper was a heavy metal in ancient times, families that could afford copper incense burners were definitely not ordinary families.

Therefore, copper incense burners have been relatively precious items since ancient times.

And now, in the antique world, this thing is one of the few copper antiques that can be circulated.

Therefore, incense burners have always been very popular in the market.

There is a copper incense burner on this stall, which looks like an old object with a large door.

However, this copper incense burner seemed very strange in Chen Rui's eyes.

The copper incense burner emits this faint red light, which shows that it is an antique, but it is not a particularly valuable antique.

This made Chen Rui a little confused.

Because in his impression, copper incense burners have always been very valuable items.

Especially this one, the shape of it is a typical copper incense burner with three legs and two ears.

Moreover, the golden touch technique used on it can reach a diameter of twenty centimeters.

The vessel is large in size and very simple in appearance.

It was no different from the Ming Dynasty copper incense burner he had seen in antique albums before.

But if it is really an incense burner from the Ming Dynasty, then the pearlescent luster must be great, right?

But the jewelery quality of this incense burner is very weak...

Is it possible that this is an imitation from the late Qing Dynasty or the Republic of China?

Chen Rui smacked his lips and thought, he glanced at the stall owner.

This guy is an old man with curly gray hair and golden eyes.

His face is very kind, but his big eyes behind the lenses are very cunning.

"Boss, can you take a look at this incense burner?"

"Okay, please do as you please."

The boss greeted him very warmly.

Chen Rui picked up the incense burner and weighed it. It was very heavy.

This surprised him, and at the same time he made a rough judgment in his mind.

If it is a copper incense burner from the Ming Dynasty, it will usually be imitated from the Xuande model.

However, Xuande copper incense burners generally adopt a hollow-foot design, mainly for heat dissipation.

Therefore, incense burners in the Ming Dynasty, even small ones, were not heavy in weight.

But this one is very heavy, indicating that it is solid. Such a copper stove is most likely to be an imitation of the mid-to-late Qing Dynasty or the Republic of China.

However, even products from the middle and late Qing Dynasty or the Republic of China can be regarded as antiques in terms of age.

Chen Rui thought he had found the reason for the weak red light of this antique.

He turned the copper stove over and saw the price tag posted by the stall owner on the bottom.

$25,000!

Xie Te! Chen Rui cursed in his heart, which almost put an end to his idea of ​​picking up the slack.

The boss saw him putting down the copper stove again and couldn't help but ask.

"What's wrong? Don't you like this copper stove?"

"More than a hundred years ago, my ancestors brought this back when they went to the Dragon Kingdom to do business..."

These old beauties also know that as long as any old items from the past era are associated with the Dragon Kingdom, their prices will skyrocket.

And don’t think that these foreigners can’t tell stories.

In fact, when it comes to packaging, foreigners are no less sophisticated than us.

Especially when you see a Chinese face like Chen Rui, you are trying your best to sell him.

Chen Rui didn't say anything, just raised his head and quietly watched the old man's performance.

Then the old man told him a story about how his ancestors crossed the ocean and went to the Dragon Kingdom to do business.

When buying tea, I also bought this copper incense burner.

Chen Rui looked at him quietly but said nothing.

"...I asked someone to identify it. This is an incense burner from the Ming Dynasty. I checked the records."

"Although this was not used by the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, even if it is a civilian product, it is not cheap."

"Thirty years ago, a copper furnace like this was auctioned at Sotheby's, and the price at that time was US$25,000."

"But his instrument is bigger than mine, so I want $25,000, but it's not too much!"

The old guy was frothing at the mouth and talked to Chen Rui for a long time.

Chen Rui waited for him to finish and then returned with a smile.

“If it’s really a copper incense burner from the Ming Dynasty, it’s definitely worth it, but what if it’s not from the Ming Dynasty?”

As soon as he said these words, the boss looked a little embarrassed.

It seems that the previous story did not scare this young man!

It seemed that this guy was not the second-generation playboy from the Dragon Kingdom that he had seen before.

"Ha, okay, how much do you think he is worth?"

It can be seen that the boss is still very sincere in wanting to trade.

Chen Rui touched his chin and pondered for a moment.

"Ten thousand dollars!"

Although it is not an authentic product from the Ming Dynasty, the imitation from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China is almost worth this price.

If the boss agrees to the transaction at this price, then he should be able to sell it later by adding some money to the antique group.

Although I won't be able to make as much money as before, I should be able to make a small profit of a few thousand dollars.

After all, this is the normal state of the antique market, and you can’t always find something missing.

Unexpectedly, the boss's head was shaking like a rattle.

"That's not possible. It's too little. It's at least eighteen thousand."

Chen Rui shook his head: "Just ten thousand."

"Sixteen thousand."

When the boss saw that he wouldn't let go, he had no choice but to lower the price by another two thousand.

However, from the extent of his price reduction, Chen Rui knew that the price he charged for this copper furnace must be very low.

He had confidence in his heart and said firmly: "Just ten thousand!"

This collection of antiques is one of the few places in the United States where you can bargain.

This also allows Chen Rui to give full play to the bargaining skills of the Longguo people.

"Ten thousand and five hundred."

When the boss saw that he was also relaxed, he was overjoyed.

"Fifteen thousand, no more."

Chen Rui's head shook like a rattle: "Ten thousand and eight hundred."

"Ten thousand and fourteen, if it works, I'll do it. If it doesn't, I'll pull it down."

The boss gave the final quotation this time, and he remained firm.

But Chen Rui looked up at him and saw white light flashing across this guy's face, which had not completely turned black.

He knew that this guy was acting, and this was definitely not the lowest price he had in mind.

And this ability of 'perceiving words and colors' was something he only discovered recently.

In the past, when the ability was activated, only the jewels on the object could be seen.

But since that time in the museum, my eyes were tempered by the jewels inside.

He felt that his powers had improved to a higher level, and he could actually understand other people's emotional changes.
Chapter completed!