Chapter 1460: Saint-Ouen Flea Market
Xiao Peng and Hua Chong drove to the Saint-Ouen flea market.
This time they drove a rented car - the Saint-Ouen flea market is in the 93rd department.
Although it is undoubtedly the safest place in the 93 provinces, Xiao Peng doesn't want his car window to be smashed again!
The Saint-Ouen flea market is truly enormous, boasting over 500 shops and 2,500 stalls. There's no shortage of options here. It's divided into six distinct markets: Barclay's Market for secondhand clothing and handicrafts; Cambou Market, focusing on paintings and furniture; Byron Market, focusing on antiques; Jules Bayes Market, focusing on bric-a-brac; Paul Porter Market, focusing on fine antiques; and Sebet Market, featuring modern art.
Xiao Peng and his friends were just strolling around here. They first came to the Barclay Market and made a discovery as soon as they arrived: he found an out-of-print LV suitcase in a store.
"Boss, what are you looking at this box for?" Hua Chong asked in confusion.
Xiao Peng explained, "My first pot of gold was Mata Hari's jewelry. When I found the jewelry, there was a box like this one, but it had been on the seabed for too long and had long since decayed, so it couldn't be retrieved. Seeing it now makes me feel a little familiar. Boss, how much is this box?"
"You want it?" The boss looked at Xiao Peng and said, "Don't make a fuss. This is our treasure. You can't afford it!"
There is a special feature of the Saint-Ouen flea market, that is, the operators here attach great importance to clothing and appearance. The boss here is the same. He looks very gentlemanly in a well-tailored suit and bow tie, but his words are very uncouth.
Xiao Peng was stunned after hearing this, then he laughed: Well, it's no wonder the boss said that with his current look. He is wearing a T-shirt, sunglasses and a baseball cap to hide his identity, and he is carrying a backpack - oh no, it can't be said to be 'carrying', but the backpack is placed on his chest. This look makes him look like an international student or a tourist.
There is no way to avoid putting your backpack on your chest: there are so many pickpockets in Paris that experienced people basically put their backpacks on their chests in Paris.
No matter how you look at him, you wouldn't think he's someone who can afford the store's most valuable treasure.
Hua Chong was so angry after hearing this that he wanted to speak, but Xiao Peng shook his head and said, "Forget it, I'll just ask Antoine Arnault to make me a replica. I wasn't interested in it anyway!"
What he said was not nonsense. He had invited "Katy Perry" Natalia Vodianova to his yacht cocktail party, and she also brought her husband, "Prince LV" Antoine Arnault, to the cocktail party. Xiao Peng showed them some old LV jewelry found on the submarine, and they communicated very harmoniously - except that Xiao Peng mocked Antoine Arnault, everything was fine.
What did Xiao Peng mock Antoine Arnault for?
Last August, LV did something amazing: they sued a time-honored shop in Kyoto called "Kobe Suzu Store" in Japan, claiming that the pattern of one of their products was too similar to LV's checkerboard pattern, infringing on LV's trademark rights.
Although LV is wealthy and powerful, and despite its confidence, but...
They lost the case! And the Japanese laughed at them: "Why are you suing us for copyright infringement? You should go to Daxia and sue Emperor Xuanzong of Tang!"
Why? The pattern used by the Kobe tsushin shop is called "Ichimatsu-mono," which originated from patterns on sacrificial utensils in the third century AD. Later, ancient temples in Nara adopted this pattern for textiles, and it became a common pattern on the uniforms of officials in Japan during that period, known as "kūkō." During the Edo period, it entered the homes of ordinary people. It was first used in the costumes of a kabuki actor named Sanogawa Ichimatsu, hence the name "Ichimatsu-mono."
This pattern is really the most common traditional pattern in Japan. Even the logo of the Japanese Olympic Games has this "city pine" element.
Why did the Japanese ask LV to sue Emperor Xuanzong of Tang?
Because in the eighth century AD, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty once rewarded the then Emperor Shomu of Japan with a wooden four-stringed pipa. The pattern on it is basically the same as the current LV in terms of color and pattern. People who don’t know the truth may think that the pipa was made by LV.
In fact, it is not surprising that such a thing happened. To put it bluntly, it is the arrogance of Westerners.
Japan has always been a traditional market for LV. Basically, most adult girls in Japan own LV bags. However, in the eyes of those Westerners, customers are not really "God". They even think that letting you buy our products is an "opportunity we reward you", which makes them feel superior.
Just like the brand DuXBanner, on the one hand, it wants to make money in Daxia and pays special attention to the development of Daxia market, but on the other hand, it shoots some advertisements that insult Daxia and finally shoots itself in the foot.
And this isn't an isolated incident; it's basically a result of a similar mindset. Every time something like this happens, someone whitewashes it, saying it's a cultural difference, they don't understand the situation, and once they do, it won't happen again.
They don't understand cultural differences at all. It's not that they don't understand, but they are unwilling to understand, or even if they know, they don't care. Many of them have a sense of superiority from the bottom of their souls.
Of course, Xiao Peng's mockery of Antoine Arnault was measured, even if it was just a "little joke." The exchange was warm and friendly. Asking him to help him make a replica was a piece of cake—Arnault would have loved to have Xiao Peng covered in Louis Vuitton products to promote them.
The boss was stunned after hearing Xiao Peng's words, then suddenly burst into laughter: "You know Antoine Arnault? The Antoine Arnault from the LVMH Group? Then I also know his father, Bernard Arnault! I've seen many young people who love to brag, but you're the first one who brags so refreshingly!"
Hearing someone say that, Xiao Penghua immediately got angry: "Who are you talking about?"
Xiao Peng grabbed Hua Chong and said, "Alright, it's okay. Why are you getting angry with someone like that? You're wasting our time shopping here. This place is huge, and we might not be able to finish shopping in one day! Let's go and look at another store!"
Hua Chong glared at the shop owner fiercely. As soon as he turned his head, he pointed to the side and asked, "Boss, what is that?"
Xiao Peng looked in the direction Hua Chong pointed and saw a street stall right next to the store entrance. After seeing what the stall owner was selling, Xiao Peng was delighted: "Hey, I found something fun!"
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