Treasure Hunt all over the World

"Hello, how much is this oil painting?"

"$500, no second price! Would you like to buy it?"

"Wow! Too expensive! Forget it!"

"Hello, what price is this pair of candlesticks?"

"$650, $600 without this wooden box"

...

After scanning several stalls one after another, Ye Tian found nothing.

At this time, he has realized that it is not easy to pick up treasures here!

There are many good things in the Chelsea Flea Market. Ye Tian has seen a lot of antiques from the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth century.

I even saw a sculpture from the 18th century, which exudes orange light and has a lot of outer halo, which is very valuable.

But there are more people here, but the price of good antiques is still high, it is completely market price, there is no profit at all, and there is no leakage to pick up!

Obviously, the antiques he can see on the bright side can also be seen by others, and he knows the market very well.

Thinking of Jason's second-hand store booth, Ye Tian understood the reason.

The stalls in this flea market are basically second-hand stores and antique stores, and there are very few individuals. After all, this is Manhattan, and the management fee is much higher than that of Brooklyn!

For individual stall owners, the cost here is a bit high and not so easy to accept.

DUNBO Dumbo 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 stores have a certain ability to appreciate, and they are considered professionals or semi-professionals.

Moreover, they and some professional treasure hunters are constantly combing the entire market. As long as they find something profitable and good, they will immediately take action. How could it be possible to leave Ye Tian to pick up the treasure?

Comparatively speaking, the DUNBO Dumbo with a low grade is more likely to pick up treasures.

Even so, Ye Tian was not completely disappointed.

After all, he has the ability that others do not have, as long as it is an antique, and in this market, it will definitely not escape his eyes.

Other professionals and semi-professionals, but it is impossible to know everything, and omissions are inevitable!

And these missing treasures are Ye Tian's real goals.

...

In the constant sweeping and inquiries, half an hour has passed.

Many treasures were found, but none were won, and the treasure hunt must continue.

At this point, Ye Tian had already swept the middle aisle and turned to the other side, where there were more stalls.

Five or six stalls in a row, but still didn't spend a penny.

When he stood in front of the seventh stall and glanced at the goods here, his eyes under the sunglasses immediately flashed a hint of surprise.

"The hard work pays off! Dude's legs are slipping, and it's finally time to harvest!"

There are six or seven antiques on the booth, with a time span of nearly one or two hundred years, radiating red or white light, very beautiful, obviously this is a very powerful second-hand store.

For the antiques placed by the stall owner, Ye Tian didn't plan to inquire at all.

Ask for nothing! Definitely won't make any cheap!

At this time, his eyes were fixed on a modern photographic work through his sunglasses.

Housed in a minimalist frame, the picture is all too familiar, one that every New Yorker, even every American, has seen.

"Manhattan Hanging Sun"

This is the subject of shooting! A very famous view of New York.

Due to Manhattan's checkerboard-style building layout, every year on May 28th and July 12th, the sun will flood all of Manhattan's east-west streets at sunset, presenting a spectacular view for up to 15 minutes.

And on December 5th and January 8th, this landscape will be accompanied by the sunrise, which is magnificent and unusual.

Whenever these days,

Countless tourists flock to New York from all over the United States, as well as from all over the world, to enjoy this spectacular beauty.

It has become a tourist card for New York, appearing countless times in postcards, advertisements, photography, film and television, and various other media.

On the streets of New York, there are countless photographic works of "Manhattan Hanging Sun", which can be seen everywhere, even to the point of bad streets!

There is no signature on the work in front of me, and the photo is not bad, but it is obviously not from a famous artist, and it is of little value.

Judging from the behavior of the stall owner who threw it on the stall casually and mixed it with the movie poster, this thing was not worth a lot of money in his eyes.

But in Ye Tian's opinion, 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 all over the body! Judging by the depth of the red light, it is from the late nineteenth century!

In addition, there are many layers of halo on the photo, the artistic value is very high, and it is not a worthless tourist souvenir.

But how could such a thing exist in the late nineteenth century? Not even color photos!

More importantly, the photo shows the car taillights on the street, people's fashionable clothes, and the familiar buildings on both sides of the street, all of which illustrate that this is a modern photographic work!

So what's the matter with this whole body of red light? Are you blindfolded?

Although he didn't use the perspective ability, Ye Tian was already very sure at this time that this photographic work had hidden secrets!

100% hidden behind the photo is an antique from the late 19th century. Judging from the size and thickness, it is likely to be a painting, and it is from a famous artist!

As for whose work, you can only find out by opening the photo frame and letting it see the light of day again!

From discovering a photographic work to drawing a basic judgment, it is only a matter of moments.

At this moment, Ye Tian has made up his mind to take it no matter what!

I'm going to make a fortune again!

After calming down his excitement a little, he immediately smiled and started talking to the stall owner.

"Hello, can I see this "Manhattan Hanging Sun"?"

The stall owner looked at the picture frame thrown on the stall and nodded with a chuckle.

"Okay, please do it!"

"OK"

Ye Tian responded with a sound, then reached out and picked up the picture frame.

But in his eyes under the sunglasses, there was already a look of ecstasy flashing.

Ye Tian flipped through the picture frame, the front was a layer of glass, and the back was a whole piece of sealed wooden board, which perfectly covered the back of the photo.

There is no trace of manipulation on the frame, and it is intact. It is estimated that from the time it entered the second-hand store to the moment when I picked it up and checked it myself, it has not been touched by a few people.

The frame is very light, indicating that the material is average and of little value.

Because of this, the second-hand store did not have the idea of ​​framing the picture, and the secret inside has been preserved to this day.

"Perfect!"

Ye Tian was so excited that he almost jumped up and shook his fist to celebrate.

The next second, he suppressed his excitement and asked the stall owner in a calm tone:

"Hello, how much is this "Manhattan Hanging Sun"? I want to buy it"

The stall owner glanced at him with a smile, and offered a price at will.

"Just $30 and it's yours!"

"$20! It's all over the street, but it's not worth 30, and I'm a New Yorker too, living in Brooklyn"

Ye Tian returned the price with a smile, and cut off $10 with one knife.

The stall owner obviously made a profit at this price, so he nodded and agreed without any hesitation.

"OK, deal, $20, sold to you!"

"Okay, deal!"

Ye Tian smiled and shook hands with the other party, then took out 20 dollars from his wallet and handed it over.

Baby is here! Get rich!

Ye Tian's heart burst into ecstasy, and a bright smile appeared on his face.

This made the stall owner look a little puzzled. Is it so happy? Isn't it just a broken photo that can be seen everywhere!

Afterwards, Ye Tian turned his head to take the backpack, ready to put the picture frame in it.

When he turned his head, he saw a familiar but annoying face.

Garcia also came to the Chelsea Flea Market, standing not far behind, with two or three people beside him.

It's not that enemies don't get together! Met again!

Seeing Garcia appear here, Ye Tian felt a little surprised.

He didn't know that Garcia was a professional treasure digger. He was a frequent visitor here. He would come here basically every weekend to sell second-hand goods and dig treasure along the way.

Ye Tian ignored them, stretched out his hand and put the photo frame in his backpack, greeted the stall owner, and was about to leave.

At this moment, Garcia's sneering voice came over.

"China boy, aren't you very generous, why are you even bargaining for something $30?"

Hearing this, Ye Tian immediately turned his head to look over, and said to Garcia with a sneer:

"It has nothing to do with you whether I'm making a fortune or not! But I'm a little curious, why didn't you get involved just now? Aren't you used to being a scumbag? If you also bid this time, I'd be happy to give this frame to me. you"

Garcia's face changed, and he suppressed his anger and said disdainfully:

"I'm not interested in garbage! If you want to watch 'Manhattan Hanging Sun', you can see the real scene on the street in a few days, and spend money to buy such a thing? My brain is not sick!"

Ye Tian didn't fight back, just showed a victorious smile, then turned and left.

"Is this the Chinese Kaizi who paid $1,000 for tableware?"

A black man beside Garcia asked curiously.

"That's right, it's him, this kid obviously has some money on hand!"

"The Chinese are rich! They are all scavenging goods in luxury stores, and they can't wait to buy the whole world!"

Another buddy 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 buddy said eagerly, with greed flashing in his eyes.

Garcia's eyes brightened immediately and nodded excitedly. .

"It's a good idea. Let's help him raise the price and give me a bad breath!"

"What if this kid doesn't follow? Isn't it bad luck for us?"

The other said with a little worry.

"Don't worry! As long as this kid likes something, he is very tough when bidding, and he will not give in an inch. The situation you said will not happen."

Garcia explained very confidently, with a smug smile on his face.

At this moment, he seemed to have seen Ye Tian's unlucky appearance.

"Alright then! Let's follow along and have a look, maybe we can really make some extra money!"

The other people were all excited, and they were already gearing up for it.

At this time, Ye Tian was already standing in front of another booth, searching for treasures.