Chapter 14: Manhattan Hanging Sun
"Hello, how much is this oil painting?"
"500 US dollars, no second price! Do you want to buy?"
"Wow! Too expensive! Forget it!"
"Hello, what price is this pair of candlesticks?"
"650 dollars, 600 dollars without this wooden box"
...
Scanned several stalls one after another, but Ye Tian found nothing.
At this time, he has realized that it is not easy to pick up treasures here!
There are a lot of good things at the Chelsea Flea Market. Ye Tian has seen a lot of antiques from the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.
I even saw a sculpture from the 18th century, exuding orange light and a lot of outer halo, which is of some value.
But there are more people here, but the price of any good antiques remains high. It is completely at the market price. There is no profit at all, and there is nothing to pick up!
Obviously, the antiques he can see on the bright side can be seen by others, and he understands the market very well.
Thinking of Jason's second-hand shop booth, Ye Tian understood the reason.
The stalls at this flea market are basically second-hand stores and antique shops. There are very few individuals. After all, this is Manhattan, and the management fee is much higher than Brooklyn!
For individual stall owners, the cost here is a bit high, not so easy to accept.
The Brooklyn Flea Market is different, the cost is relatively low, and it is more of a personal booth.
Most of these stall owners from second-hand stores and antique shops have a certain appreciation ability. They are professional or semi-professionals. Naturally, they won't let the treasure be lost in front of them and be taken advantage of by others!
Moreover, they and some professional treasure diggers are still combing through the entire market, as long as they find good and profitable things, they will immediately shoot. How could it be left to Ye Tian to pick up treasure?
In comparison, the low-grade The Brooklyn Flea Market is easier to pick up the baby.
Despite this, Ye Tian was not completely disappointed.
After all, I have abilities that others don't possess. As long as it is an antique and in this market, it will definitely not escape my eyes.
Other professional and semi-professionals, but it is impossible to know everything, omission is inevitable!
And these missing treasures are Ye Tian's real goal.
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In the constant sweeping of stalls and inquiries, half an hour has passed.
I found a lot of treasures, but I didn't win one. The treasure hunt has to continue.
At this time, Ye Tian had already swept the middle aisle and turned to the other side, where there were more stalls.
There were five or six stalls in a row, but still did not spend a cent.
When he walked to the seventh booth and stood still and scanned the goods here, a hint of surprise flashed through his eyes under the sunglasses.
"The hard work pays off! The buddies have slipped their legs, and finally it's time to harvest!"
There are six or seven antiques on the booth. It has a span of nearly one or two hundred years. It radiates red or white light and is extremely beautiful. Obviously this is a powerful second-hand store.
Ye Tian didn't even plan to inquire about the antiques that were on the side of the stall owner.
Ask for nothing! I can't make any cheap!
At this time, his gaze is through the sunglasses, and he is staring at a modern photograph.
This work is inlaid in a simple style frame, the picture is so familiar, every New Yorker has seen it, and even every American has seen it.
"Manhattan Hanging Sun"
Is this subject! New York is very famous for its beautiful scenery.
Due to Manhattan's checkerboard layout, every year on May 28th and July 12th, the sun will flood all the east-west streets of Manhattan at sunset, presenting a spectacular scene that lasts 15 minutes.
On December 5th and January 8, this kind of landscape will appear with the sunrise, which is very magnificent.
Every few days, there are countless tourists from all over the United States and the world pouring into New York to enjoy this spectacular scenery.
This has become a tourist business card for New York, and it has appeared countless times in postcards, advertisements, photographs, movies, television, and various other media.
On the streets of New York, there are countless photographs of "Manhattan Sun", and you can see them everywhere, even to the point of bad streets!
There is no signature on the work in front of me. The photo is not bad, but it is obviously not from a famous artist, so it is of little value.
Judging from the fact that the stall owner threw it on the stall and mixed it with movie posters, it was not worth much in his eyes.
But in Ye Tian's view, this photographic work is very valuable!
Because what he saw was completely different from others, in the eyes of others, this was an ordinary tourist souvenir.
In Ye Tian's eyes, this ordinary photographic work radiates red light! Judging from the intensity of the red light, it comes from the late nineteenth century!
In addition, there are many layers of halos on the photos, which are of high artistic value and are not worthless tourist souvenirs.
But how could there be such a thing in the late nineteenth century? No color photos!
More importantly, the photos are full of car taillights on the street, people's fashionable dresses, and familiar buildings on both sides of the street. All of them explain that this is a modern photograph!
What's the matter with the red light? Is it because I am blinded?
Although he didn't use the perspective power, Ye Tian was very sure at this time that this photographic work had hidden mysteries!
Hundred percent hidden behind the photo is an antique from the late 19th century. Judging from this size and thickness, it is likely to be a painting, and it is from a famous artist!
As for whose work it is, only by opening the photo frame and letting it reappear will it be known!
From the discovery of the photographic works to the basic judgment, it was only a moment.
At this moment, Ye Tian has made up his mind to take it anyway!
I'm going to make a fortune again!
He calmed down his excitement a bit, and he smiled immediately and started talking to the stall owner.
"Hello, can you see this "Manhattan Hanging Sun"?"
The stall owner looked at the picture frame thrown on the stall, smiled and nodded.
"Yes, please!"
"Ok"
Ye Tian replied, and reached out and picked up the picture frame. He didn't rush to realize it, and his expression was calm.
But in his eyes under the sunglasses, there was already a flash of ecstasy.
Ye Tian looked through the picture frame. There was a layer of glass on the front and a sealed wooden board on the back, which perfectly covered the back of the photo.
There are no traces of hands or feet in the picture frame, and it is intact. It is estimated that from the time it entered the second-hand store, to the time it was picked up and checked by myself, there were few hands.
The weight of the frame is very light, which means that the material is average and it has no value.
Because of this, the second-hand shop did not have the idea of framing, and the secrets in it have been preserved to this day.
"Perfect!"
Ye Tian was so excited, he almost jumped up and celebrated.
In the next second, he suppressed the excitement and asked the vendor calmly:
"Hello, how much is this "Manhattan Sun"? I want to buy it.
The stall owner gave him a smile and made a random offer.
"It only costs 30 dollars, it's yours!"
"It's $20! This stuff is all over the street, but it's not worth 30. I'm also a New Yorker and I live in Brooklyn."
Ye Tian smiled and returned the price, cutting off $10 with a single knife.
This price vendor obviously has already made a profit, and he nodded in agreement without any hesitation.
"OK, deal, 20 dollars, sold to you!"
"Okay, deal!"
Ye Tian smiled and shook hands with the other party, then took out 20 dollars from the wallet and handed it over.
Baby got it! Get rich!
Ye Tian burst into ecstasy, and a bright smile appeared on his face.
This makes the stall owner a little puzzled, so happy? Isn't it just a broken photo that can be seen everywhere!
Then, Ye Tian turned his head and took the backpack, ready to put the picture frame in.
When he turned his head, he saw a familiar and disgusting face.
Garcia also came to the Chelsea Flea Market, standing not far behind, with two or three people beside him.
It's not that friends don't get together! Ran into it again!
Seeing Garcia appearing here, Ye Tian felt a little surprised.
He didn't know that Garcia was a professional treasure digger, he was a frequent visitor here, and he would basically come every weekend to sell second-hand goods and dig treasure by the way.
Ye Tian ignored them, put the photo frame into the backpack, said hello to the stall owner, and was about to leave.
Just then, Garcia's sneer voice came.
"Chinese boy, aren't you very generous, how can you even bargain for 30 dollars?"
Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately turned his head and looked over, and said to Garcia with a sneer:
"It has nothing to do with you whether I am generous or not! But I am a little curious, why didn't you get involved just now? Are you not used to being a shit stick? If you also bid this time, I am very I am happy to give you this picture frame"
Garcia's face changed a bit, and he suppressed angrily and said disdainfully:
"I'm not interested in trash! If you want to watch'Manhattan Hanging Sun', you can see the real scene when you stand on the street in a few days, and spend money to buy something like this? My brain is fine!"
Ye Tian didn't fight back, just showed the smile of a winner, and then turned and left.
"Is this the Chinese guy who paid 1,000 dollars for tableware?"
A black man next to Garcia asked curiously.
"Yes, it's him, this kid obviously has some money on hand!"
"Chinese people have money! They are scanning goods in luxury stores, and they can't wait to buy the whole world!"
The other guy next to him said enviously.
"Would you like to design him? Raise the price for him and earn some rebates from the stall owner by the way!"
The black buddies said eagerly, greed flashing in their eyes.
Garcia's eyes lit up immediately and nodded excitedly. .
"That's a good idea, let's help him raise the price, and give me a bad breath!"
"What if this kid doesn't follow? Wouldn't we be unlucky?"
The other person said with some worry.
"Don't worry! As long as this kid is interested in something, he is very tough when bidding, and he won't give in. The situation you said will not happen."
Garcia explained very confidently, with a smug smile on his face.
At this moment, he seems to have seen Ye Tian's unlucky appearance.
"Well then! Let's follow up and see, maybe we can really make some extra money!"
The other people were so excited, they had already started gearing up.
Ye Tian is already standing in front of another booth at this time, searching for the treasure.