Chapter 960 Mutated Energy
This is a photographic work of a hare. It happened to be captured when it stuck out its tongue. It looked very vivid and interesting.
Chen Feng immediately asked about the price and actually offered $3,000.
Sure enough, although the decoration and service of this store are professional, the prices of the things they sell here have also increased accordingly. They are not just a little more expensive than the old white man's store before.
However, considering that this photograph contains almost an hour of life energy, $3,000 is not expensive.
If compared with Frank's previous painting "Rose", it is much cheaper.
So, Chen Feng didn't feel that the other party's price was too high, but continued to look at the product catalog calmly.
It took almost an hour to read through the product catalog of this store. It is indeed a big store and sells many types of art. Even if Chen Feng only looked at paintings and photography, it still took him so long. It took me a long time to read it.
There are a total of three works that meet Chen Feng's requirements. In addition to the "Hare" work, there is also a Western oil painting and a landscape painting from the Dragon Kingdom.
This landscape painting appeared in this store, which is somewhat special. Chen Feng looked at its picture and text introduction and found that this painting was from a painter in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. As for whether this painter is famous, Chen Feng I even searched for it on my mobile phone, but I didn't receive it.
Therefore, this painting is not a work by a famous artist, and the other party’s asking price is not very high, only 2,000 US dollars.
This price is undoubtedly a bargain for Chen Feng, because it contains enough life energy for him to absorb for two hours. It is rare to find art works with such a high content.
The other oil painting is a little more expensive, costing 5,000 US dollars, but its inherent life energy is only enough for half an hour.
In this way, the total price offered by the other party's shop for the three works was exactly US$10,000.
Even if Chen Feng has money, of course he cannot get it as much as the other party says, especially since there is no fixed price for these works of art.
So Chen Feng started to bargain with the other party, and with Brina's help, the price reached US$8,000.
Brina felt that the price was still too expensive, but for Chen Feng, it was obviously a profit.
This trip to the flea market was much more rewarding than visiting an art fair. Chen Feng was very satisfied with it and even felt that this trip to America was the right one.
Buying the art works you need here is much more cost-effective than buying them in the country.
So, on the way out of the flea market, Chen Feng asked Brina about the art thrift stores in Los Angeles. After learning that there were some related shops, Chen Feng was very interested.
The two went to a restaurant for lunch together, and then Brina took them to Taobao to pick up missing items.
This time, she took Chen Feng to the flea market.
Every place in the United States has a flea market, and Los Angeles has the top ten flea markets. These flea markets are usually held once a month and are very large.
One of the largest flea markets, with more than 2,000 stalls, and at least 20,000 enthusiasts participate in each event.
However, this large flea market has already been held this month. Brina took him to another flea market this time. It was not small in scale, with thousands of stalls. People came to participate every time. There must be tens of thousands of tourists.
When we arrived at the place, we saw a lot of people outside the market. It was really crowded. There were many stalls selling food, and of course there were stalls selling various products.
This has the same feeling as temple fairs and fairs in rural areas in China.
The two of them walked around outside. There were many stalls selling various antiques and old items, such as old radios, old TVs, and even old washing machines. There were also some old-looking ornaments. Crafts and toys.
Of course there are people selling paintings, sketchbooks and old photos, but unfortunately they are not what Chen Feng needs.
After shopping around, the two lost interest in the stalls outside, so they planned to enter the flea market. They needed to buy a ticket, which cost 10 US dollars per person. It couldn't be said to be cheap.
After the two of them bought tickets and went in, there were quite a few people inside, not to say they were jostling each other, but it was about the same.
Walking around the stalls, Brina couldn't help but buy a few handicrafts that she liked very much. The prices were not expensive, the most expensive was only 50 US dollars, and the cheapest was 5 I bought it with US dollars.
The two of them walked around for more than half an hour, but Chen Feng still found nothing until they entered a stall selling various antiques and used items.
Chen Feng was not interested in these at first, but Brina was very interested and followed him in.
Looking around casually, it actually gave him a huge surprise. He looked at the item with wide eyes. It was a round brass badge with some age, and in the middle was There is a small circle relief. Inside the small circle is a relief of a bald eagle. Outside the small circle, there are reliefs of seven swords surrounding it from top to bottom. It makes people like it.
Not to mention, Chen Feng sensed strong fluctuations of life energy from it, which was not much different from what he sensed from the tortoise shell oracle bone inscriptions.
As for how long the energy contained in it can be absorbed by Chen Feng, he did not sense it this time, and it was undoubtedly beyond his sensing range.
"Chen, what do you think of this?"
While Chen Feng was staring at the brass badge, Brina came over to show him a wooden deer, seeking his favor. Opinion.
Chen Feng came back to his senses, suppressed his inner excitement a little, looked at the wooden deer in her hand, nodded and said, "Not bad, how much does it cost?"
This wooden deer carving is about the size of a palm, and the carving skills are pretty good. Even Chen Feng, who doesn’t know how to carve, looks very lifelike and likes it.
“20 dollars, do you think it’s expensive?”
“It’s not expensive, just buy it, I’ll pay for it.”
Chen Feng said and was about to take out his credit card Swipe your card.
Brina immediately stopped and said: "I told you, I don't want to spend your money, especially these gadgets. If you really want to give me something, you should wait until I go to Xiuzhou. It’s not too late for you to send me.”
Hearing this, Chen Feng nodded and agreed: "Okay, I will give you a big gift in the future."
"Then I'll be waiting." Brina said with a smile, and took the The woodcarving went to the stall owner to pay.
The owner of this stall is an old black man with gray hair and beard. He looks like a fat man in his fifties or sixties.
After Brina settled the bill, Chen Feng immediately picked up the brass badge and walked over. He gestured to the stall owner with a natural look on his face and asked the price: "How much does this cost?" ?”
As soon as the old black man saw Chen Feng’s face, he immediately gestured with his finger.
Chen Feng deliberately said: "One dollar?"
The old black man couldn't help but was stunned when he heard this, then rolled his eyes and said: "I said 100 dollars."
The cloth next to him When Linna heard this, she immediately exclaimed: "God, this is just a brass badge, not a gold badge, and you can tell at a glance that it's not something commemorative. You actually ask for a price of 1 00 U.S. dollars? I think it’s at most 10 U.S. dollars.”
Chen Feng also echoed: “Yeah, I bought it for 10 U.S. dollars.”
The old black man said, “This badge is at least a hundred years old. It’s history. Although I don’t know what commemorative and historical significance it has, it is an antique after all. How can it be worth only $10?”
"That's $15, which is already very high." Brina is now becoming more and more skilled at haggling.
“No, no, no.” The black boss shook his head repeatedly.
"That's $20." Chen Feng continued.
Of course he was not reluctant to pay $100, and he knew very well that this badge was worth buying even if it cost $100,000. The reason why I still have to bargain is because I don't want to cause unnecessary speculation by others, and I don't want to be slaughtered by this old black man as a fat sheep.
He could feel just now that the other party had temporarily increased the price after seeing his Asian face.
“The minimum price is 90 US dollars, so forget it.” The black boss shook his head and offered a price of 10 US dollars.
“The most I can offer is 30 US dollars, and I won’t buy it any more.”
Of course Chen Feng couldn’t let him feel that he was the one to be defeated, so he just looked like he didn’t care and said, Put the badge down again.
Seeing this, the old black man immediately lowered the price and said, "Then it will be $50. This is the lowest price."
After Chen Feng pretended to hesitate for a while, he reached out and picked up a wooden carving of a rabbit from the stall, and then said: "Add this, $50."
The old black man also pretended to hesitate for a while, and then he Yitan said: " Okay, you win, both items are 50 US dollars.”
Chen Feng couldn’t help but smile brightly when he heard this. He bought something similar to the original Oracle Bones for only 50 US dollars. This is really a dream. They all woke up laughing.
At first, he spent nearly ten million to buy those pieces of oracle bones, with an average price of two to three million per piece, but now it costs only $50, which is a few hundred dollars.
When the old black man saw Chen Feng smiling, he also had a smile on his face.
Several people came to ask about the price of this brass badge, but he only offered it at $20, but in the end no one bought it because it was too expensive.
As soon as Chen Feng came over with his Asian face and well-dressed, he directly asked for $100. Although he was eventually offered $50 and a wooden carved bunny, he still had more money. Of course he was happy to have made at least $20.
Chen Feng quickly paid and took away these two things.
Next, although Chen Feng tried his best to calm down his excitement and continued shopping with Brina, he had no intention of continuing to search for items.
Of course Brynna noticed it, so she asked doubtfully: "Why do I think you don't want to go shopping anymore?"
"Maybe we are a little tired. How about we go back and rest first?"
He has gained a lot today, especially the brass badge he got this time, which gave him a strong feeling. The urge to absorb.
Of course he was not interested in shopping anymore.
"Okay, let's go back first."
Brina mainly brought Chen Feng here for shopping. Now that he doesn't want to go shopping, of course she has to obey his wishes.
The two of them quickly came out of the flea market and took the car back to the hotel.
In the car, Chen Feng used the excuse that he was a little tired, closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep in the passenger seat.
In fact, he was holding the brass badge in his hand at this time and began to absorb the energy inside.
The energy contained in it feels somewhat different from the life energy he absorbed from those works of art.
Just like the difference between beer and cocktails, or the difference between noodles and bread.
In comparison, beer is obviously simpler than cocktails, and bread is definitely better than noodles without seasoning.
It took Chen Feng almost half an hour to absorb this.
During this period, Brina was very sensible. Seeing that Chen Feng was really resting with his eyes closed, she didn't talk to him along the way.
It wasn’t until she arrived at the hotel that she reminded Chen Feng to get off the bus.
When Chen Feng opened his eyes, he felt that he had never been in better spirits.
"Why do your eyes feel so much brighter? They look much better too."
Brina also seemed to notice the difference between him and before, and looked at him curiously.
"Maybe after taking a rest just now, my mental state has improved." Chen Feng explained with a smile.
Brina nodded, not doubting anything.
After getting off the car, the two of them took all the artworks they bought today back to the hotel room.
With this brass badge, Chen Feng suddenly lost a lot of interest in other vital works.
When Brina went to take a shower, Chen Feng felt his whole body carefully. It seemed that apart from his spirit becoming better than before, there were no other obvious changes.
Of course, it may be that he hasn't felt it yet.
While he was thinking, he suddenly felt something in his heart. He immediately picked up the phone and called his mother.
After a while, the call was connected.
"Mom, where are you and dad now?" Chen Feng asked immediately.
Zhao Xiaolan was slightly out of breath and said: "Buddha bless you, your dad and I were just driving to work. Suddenly you called on your cell phone. I was about to answer it when a garbage truck suddenly overtook me from behind. , almost bumped into us, which scared your dad and me.
Following this, the garbage truck happened to hit a turning trailer in front. It was really scary. Fortunately, your dad braked in time and didn't hit him. "
At this time, it was almost eight o'clock in the morning in China, which was the time when his parents went to work in the jewelry store.
What Chen Feng suddenly sensed just now was that his parents might be in danger, so he immediately called them. It seemed that the call he just made just now helped his parents avoid disaster.
Otherwise, his parents might be injured this time, for example, they might rear-end the garbage truck.
This sense may be a change in the brass badge he absorbed this time, a kind of danger prediction for the people around him, which can be sensed even though he is far away across the ocean.
"It's okay." Chen Feng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Tell dad to drive carefully and don't chase cars. Just overtake when someone overtakes you. There's no need to argue with these people who are rushing to reincarnate." . ”
“You are right, the dump truck hit hard just now, and the driver was seriously injured even if he died. The driver of the trailer was fine and got out of the car immediately to check on you. dad He was kind-hearted, so he got out of the car and went to see him. I wanted to help him, but he had already called an ambulance. "
"My dad is kind-hearted. It's not too late to wait for the ambulance to come." , Chen Feng added, "You don't have to go to work so early. The mall over there doesn't open until nine o'clock. Why do you go there at eight o'clock? There's no need. You don't have to worry about things in the store."
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Zhao Xiaolan explained: "The working hours of the store are at half past eight. Your dad and I usually go there half an hour early. You also know that we are used to getting up early. We have nothing to do at home. We can help clean up if we go early." .”
When Chen Feng saw his mother saying this, he also knew that they couldn't stay idle, so he had to say: "Then you can see for yourselves. This store is opened by your son. The reason why I opened this store is to make money. , mainly because I want you to find some relaxation If it makes you even more tired, I would rather not open this store."
"Okay, okay, I know you are filial, can you be called tired? In the store, you can just stand or sit. When you have a customer, there are other people to take care of you, not your mother and your father. We feel a little bored in the store these days."
(End of this chapter)