Chapter 101 Exchange Meeting
After buying a car, Lin Yuan was planning to go out for some fun, when Henry called and said there was an antique exchange meeting and asked Lin Yuan if he wanted to attend.
Antique exchange meeting?
"Is it reliable?" Lin Yuan asked his uncle.
The old uncle shook his head slightly: "I don't know, I have never participated."
In the past, it was estimated that he was not qualified to participate due to his abilities. The main reason is that the circles are different. Those who participate in exchange meetings are usually powerful collectors or appraisers, but he has neither of them.
"Go and have a look! Experience, experience." The old uncle added.
He actually didn't care, he mainly wanted his nephew to go out more and gain experience. In this industry, just having a vision is not enough, it also requires experience.
Anyway, it will be beneficial to my nephew if he goes to see more.
have to! Since the old uncle said so, Lin Yuan and Henry made an appointment to meet at a place.
When Henry and Paul saw Lin Yuan buying a new car, they also wondered, should they buy a car too? I didn’t have money before, but now I no longer have such worries!
After the two got in the car, Henry gave David, who was driving, a position.
The two of them agreed with Lin Yuan's decision to find a bodyguard. After all, this country was not very safe. As their legions, Lin Yuan's safety was very important.
On the way there, Henry and Paul asked about the prices of the two cars.
They learned that the two cars were almost free, and they immediately looked at each other.
As expected of Lin Yuan!
Is this all for free?
The two of them focused on the ornament in front of the car: "Is that porcelain?"
Sure enough, China is the ancestor of playing porcelain pairs. Who can believe that it is porcelain if they have never come into contact with it?
Lin Yuan, who was sitting in the front, smiled and showed the ornament to them: "Touch and see for yourself."
When the two got it in their hands, it turned out to be porcelain.
"By the way, how did you know there was an exchange meeting?" Lin Yuan asked Henry, a little confused.
Henry then told Lin Yuan that he had joined an antiques association in the past two days, and the exchange meeting was organized by the antiques association. In order to join that association, Henry also spent 800 US dollars in membership fees!
He felt that since he was in this business with Lin Yuan, it would be worthwhile to join that association.
"Do you want to join?" Henry asked Lin Yuan.
Lin Yuan asked: "Can those of us who have not joined us go?"
Henry nodded: "Yes, I am a member and can take people there."
"Then I won't join." Lin Yuan felt that there was no need to pay the $800.
Of course, I’m not reluctant to part with the $800. It's that he doesn't have a good impression of any association. There are also various associations in China, such as calligraphy associations, etc. It is said that they are in a mess.
In fact, the United States has more associations. It is a country with a rich corporate culture, covering various types of associations. The types of social groups are very diverse, including culture, education, health, environmental protection, occupation and sports.
Hearing Lin Yuan's words, Henry didn't say anything.
As long as he joins, there is really no need for everyone to send money to the association.
A group of people arrived at the location and found that it was an old community.
There is a church in the community, and the exchange meeting is held in the small square in front of the church. Lin Yuan and the others were a little dumbfounded when they saw it. There are few Asian faces in this association, almost all are white.
It seems that this is a relatively pure Western association. Lin Yuan did not expect that there would be antique associations in the West. He always thought that the word "antique" was unique to China.
In the West, antiques are often called works of art.
We all know that in China, antiques are ancient artifacts that are cherished by people. They are cultural heritage and rare items left to us by our ancestors. There is countless historical, cultural, and social information deposited on it, and this information cannot be replaced by any other artifact.
Because antiques can be used as a kind of plaything, we later also called them "antiques".
What about the West? Is it also called that?
The so-called exchange meeting here is not as advanced as everyone thinks. It is just a group of people getting together, bringing their own collections, bragging to each other, or exchanging and trading.
"Isn't there anyone in charge?" Looking at the messy scene, the old uncle couldn't help but ask.
A little speechless.
What kind of exchange meeting is this?
Henry couldn't even complain.
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Lin Yuan discovered that someone had taken out the crystal skulls.
Lin Yuan had heard of this stuff before.
The Mayan civilization once recorded that there are 13 crystal skulls in the world, which are the same size as human skulls. The jaws can move freely, speak, and sing. They also record the survival and beginning of human beings, and can even help human beings solve puzzles. The mystery of life in the universe, the secrets of predicting the past and future of mankind, etc.
As long as 13 crystal bones are gathered together, various supernatural abilities will be produced and the secrets will be unlocked.
Along with these magical legends, there will naturally be a lot of doubts. At the beginning, humans did not believe in the existence of such magical crystal skulls. However, it was not until humans actually discovered the crystal skulls that they began to slowly accept the legends. things described.
However, although crystal bones have been discovered by humans, whether the legend about crystal bones is true or false is still a favorite topic of debate among humans.
In the 19th century, European explorers believed deeply in this legend. Although no one had ever found the legendary crystal skulls, these explorers did not give up searching.
The hard work paid off, and finally, in 1927, a British explorer, Hedges, a member of the Mayan Culture Committee of the British Museum, discovered a crystal skull in an abandoned ancient Mayan city ruins in Central America.
It is said that it is carved from crystal, about 12.7 centimeters high and weighs 10 kilograms.
The workmanship is very detailed. The nose bone is made of three crystals, and the two eye holes are two round crystals.
Its lower jaw part can be made up of three crystals on the skull part. The two eye holes are two round crystals. Its lower jaw part can be connected to the skull part, or it can be disassembled. The whole composition is extremely delicate.
"Does anyone really believe in crystal skulls?" Paul asked in surprise.
Even he didn't believe in the authenticity of the crystal skull.
In fact, the so-called crystal skulls found by European explorers were later proven to be fake.
A research team composed of British and American scientists used the latest modern technology to examine the crystal skull collected in the museum.
The test results showed that surface analysis of the crystal skull showed that there were extremely fine rotational scratches near the eye sockets, teeth, and skull, which were very similar to jewelry processing equipment.
Moreover, the traces left by the tools also confirmed that they were made with grinding wheels in the 17th and 18th centuries. Therefore, they may have been formed by manual processing later.
"Fake!" Lin Yuan laughed.
(End of chapter)