"Alright, friends, once we enter the antique street, I won't be able to say much, lest people think I'm here to cause trouble, which wouldn't be good!"
As they were about to enter the antique street, Xu Lu said something to the live stream camera.
Unexpectedly, the fans in the live stream immediately started arguing:
[Host, you're not going there to cause trouble, are you? Or are you going to find some bargains? By the way, do you even know anything about antiques?]
[Yeah, I think the streamer might have been taken advantage of in the past. I heard that 90% of the antiques on that street are fake!]
[Haha, it's already pretty good if 10% of it is genuine, but I'm worried that 99% are fakes.]
I think streamers are better suited to barbecue streets; that's a place where you can better showcase your skills.
If the streamer encounters a drunk, tattooed guy, he can just go up and slap him twice to sober him up...
As for this so-called antique street, nobody knows anything about it; going there would just leave you clueless!
It's okay! Even if we don't understand cultural relics, as long as we don't buy them, we won't be fooled.
If you really want to buy it, I suggest the streamer send some US dollars over first. Then, if they sell counterfeit goods, you can use counterfeit money, haha, and you'll be even.
This is a great suggestion!
...
Amidst the fans' rambling, Xu Lu had already stepped into the antique street. It must be said that this place was slightly different from places like the vegetable market.
In a wet market, there are many people hawking their wares, but when it comes to antiques, hawking them makes them seem cheap, so although this street is lively, it's not too noisy.
"However, the fans are right about one thing: there are indeed a lot of counterfeit goods here. Oh, actually, it's not so much counterfeit as imitations or fakes!"
As Xu Lu walked along, he casually glanced at the stalls and made these comments in his mind.
If he had come a day earlier, he would have been completely clueless about these cultural relics and antiques, just like those guys in the live stream said, he would definitely be at a loss now.
But now that Xu Lu has acquired the skill of 'Antique Expertise', his eyes are like powerful detectors.
He only needed to glance at the items sold at each stall to be able to distinguish between the genuine and fake products about 98% of the time.
But then I looked at seven or eight more stalls in a row.
Xu Lu was surprised to find that there wasn't a single genuine antique in there; they were all fakes!
Some of the more refined ones could barely be considered modern handicrafts, but most of them didn't even qualify as handicrafts!
"No wonder people say that most people who come to the antique street are fooled, and very few find a bargain!"
Given this business environment, there's no opportunity for others to find a bargain!
Xu Lu gave a wry smile.
Perhaps it was because he had been standing there for a long time, and his expression was rather rich, that the stall owner in front of him was a little unsure what was going on with this guy, and finally couldn't help but ask:
"Hey bro, got your eye on anything? To tell you the truth, on this whole street, my stuff is the most authentic..."
Haha, that doesn't sound like the truth to me!
Xu Lu snapped out of his daze, glanced at the middle-aged stall owner, and muttered to himself.
However, he was somewhat surprised that the things this middle-aged stall owner was selling were truly unique.
The stalls in front usually sold porcelain and calligraphy and paintings, but Xu Lu didn't expect that the stall where he stopped was selling bronzes.
That's truly amazing!
Xu Lu silently gave the middle-aged stall owner a thumbs up in his heart, then squatted down to take a look and smiled:
"Brother, you're selling big-ticket items. I bet there aren't many bronze artifacts sold on this street!"
"Brother, you have a good eye. Of all the antique shops on this street, mine has the most bronzes. Look at this one, and this one..."
At this point, the middle-aged stall owner suddenly lowered his voice and said:
"Brother, these are all from the Western Zhou Dynasty. If you like them, just name your price. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Upon hearing this, Xu Lu's expression stiffened for a moment, then he said:
"Let me take a look, let me take a look. The time you mentioned, brother, is about right, Western Zhou Dynasty..."
Upon hearing their conversation, the fans in the live stream couldn't hold back any longer:
[Wow! The streamer didn't just believe what the stall owner said offhand, did he?]
[Hehe, actually it doesn't matter if he believes it, as long as he can produce the hand-drawn US dollars to pay, we won't lose much!]
[If bronze artifacts aren't supposed to be bought and sold freely, could there possibly be genuine ones at this street stall?]
Although I don't know much about antiques, I can judge people. That middle-aged stall owner looked like he was lying...
[Yeah, you can tell, so why can't the streamer? Or did he get dizzy as soon as he walked in?]
...
Just as the fans were somewhat surprised, Xu Lu continued:
"Brother, these things don't even date back to the Western Zhou Dynasty. If you ask me, they should be from last week."
"Shang and Zhou? My friend, you don't know history! The Shang Dynasty was even before the Zhou Dynasty, and it's more valuable than the Western Zhou!"
The middle-aged stall owner's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he gave a serious explanation.
Xu Lu quickly waved his hand and said:
"Brother, you misheard me. I didn't say 'Shang Zhou,' I said 'last week,' the week before last, understand?"
Upon hearing Xu Lu's words, the middle-aged stall owner's face darkened.
The fans in the live stream were ecstatic:
[Hahaha, I knew the streamer was up to something! I didn't expect the punchline to be here. It's from last week, hahaha!]
The stall owner's face was practically as black as charcoal. It was from last week, hahaha, wasn't it just made?
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