Chapter 1888 Williams' Antique Store Asks for a Monthly Pass
(Chapter 1888, this number is auspicious!)
"Why do you come and invest?"
"Me?" Yang Cheng pointed at his nose and refused without thinking, "Forget it, this project is too small, but you can ask Charles~"
Charles was suddenly named and was shocked, but Yang Cheng spoke up, and he still had to give him face, "I'll give you a reply after I go back and think about it~"
To put it bluntly, a museum that has risen because of novels and comments, no matter how gimmicks are made, the height of the ceiling has long been decided, and it really does not have much future. Of course, it will not be enough to lose money.
After dinner, Yang Cheng offered to say goodbye, but Arthur Brown was also leaving with them. This guy is a shrewd businessman. Since Yang Cheng showed his interest, how could he not be able to grasp it?
Williams' antique shop is about 4 blocks from Mother's Mansion, and it takes less than 10 minutes to drive there.
As night fell, it rained lightly before nightfall, adding a suspenseful color to the winter night in this small southern town.
When he arrived at the antique shop, the employee had already gotten off work, so Arthur had to unlock the lock himself, and he still used the most ordinary copper lock. What era is this? He doesn't even use an electronic lock?
Just when Yang Cheng was surprised, Arthur had already opened the first door curtain, revealing the second glass door. Only then did he need a double lock unlocking method with fingerprints and passwords.
Without Yang Cheng's request, Arthur took the initiative to answer the question, "The copper lock outside has been with my uncle for decades. After I took over, I used the copper lock outside to commemorate it, which is more of a symbolic meaning."
Yang Cheng nodded when he heard this. At this time, Arthur had turned on the light and felt like he was in a circumstance.
Speaking of which, the elderly are usually visiting antique shops in the United States. They have money and leisure to enjoy life. Young people probably don’t even know where the door of the antique shop is opened.
Antique shops are different from flea markets, at least the environment in the store is not comparable to flea markets.
Especially Williams' antique store, which has been operating for nearly a hundred years, and as soon as you enter the store, you are infected by the strong artistic atmosphere inside. It's okay for Yang Cheng, but Luo Yue is like entering the chocolate world, hoping to take everything into consideration.
There are many antique shops in the United States, including large cities and small towns. Most of them are small family businesses. Some of them have strong strength to form chains, decorations and styles that are similar to those of European antique shops.
However, it is completely different from the antique shops in Country Z. European and American antique shops are different from the "antiques" in the Chinese context. They are not all selling high-end cultural relics and top luxury goods, but old objects with historical and artistic flavors, pots and pans, furniture ornaments, jewelry and clothing, books and photos, oil paintings and sculptures, garden tools, etc., which can be found in antique shops that look tall and elegant, with everything and a dazzling array of them.
Williams’ antique shop is no exception. It feels like visiting a large supermarket again on just one floor.
Yang Cheng picked up a crystal cup on the entry display cabinet. This is used by foreigners to drink milk, but it doesn’t matter if you want to use it to drink. Anyway, it depends on your wishes. Look at the price, $2.14, with zero or a whole, or a tax-inclusive price. If the aunts see this price, they wouldn’t have to buy all the crystal cups in this store?
There are also crystal cups of similar shapes at home. Of course, both the workmanship and materials are more than one level higher than this cup that only sells for $2, but these $2 are not bad. The key is that they are old objects in this life, recognized by the antique industry, and the old ones are more valuable than the new ones, and the whole world is the same.
I raised it and looked at the crystal chandelier above my head. I found that the color and texture of the cup are very good. The key is to compare the price of $2, which is definitely a great value.
Put down the cup and look around, I found that this old store with a small appearance is all-encompassing, and it is comparable to the large antique market. The collections displayed on the shelves are picked and looked at at will. Even if there is no staff following you during the day, anyway, the extremely expensive items are locked in the glass cabinet. If you want to see them, go to the administrator to get the keys. Even if you break the others, you will be compensated according to the price.
Of course, in order to facilitate shopping, if you choose something, you don’t have to hold it casually. The staff will give you a numbered clip to help take away the things, put them in the exclusive storage box of each customer, and finally report the number to check out the bill. The staff will pack it for you so that you can walk out of the door with peace of mind. After leaving the door, the antique store will not be responsible for the things you bought.
Yang Cheng was still thinking about where the antiques from Egypt were. Unexpectedly, Luo Yue jumped out first, like a bird still nesting, and was constantly excited between the shelves. Various champagne glasses, red wine glasses, milk glasses, honey jars, sugar jars, decanters, and silver pots, silver trays, silver candlesticks, silver knife and forks, sugar cube clips. Luo Yue looked at them and wanted to take them all home.
Women seem to have the talent to visit IKEA. They like to set up their homes by hand. Yang Cheng simply said, "If you like it, buy it. Anyway, the home is big, so it's worth buying it."
When Luo Yue heard this, she said excitedly, "Really? Then did I really buy it?"
Poor Arthur Brown, the heir of the family and the owner of the antique shop, has now become a working girl. She holds a shopping basket and keeps hooking up the items she likes under Luo Yue's command.
The first floor is basically home-style antiques, but on the second floor, it is mainly antique jewelry, with a wide variety of diamonds and gems.
But compared to the first floor, Luo Yue's excitement has decreased significantly, and no matter how good the jewelry here is, it is not as valuable as the one Yang Cheng gave her.
On the third floor are oil paintings, desk lamps and furniture, all of which are large pieces. Yang Cheng also saw a double bed 200 years ago. I don’t know if this bed can withstand the "sports".
In short, every item in the store that exudes the luster of time is combined with the exquisiteness of works of art and strong traces of daily life.
The price is also very affordable, from a few dollars to hundreds of dollars. Most people can afford it if they want to buy it. They will not feel that it is too expensive and unattainable. It makes people feel that a beautiful day is right in front of them, and within their ability, they can enjoy a more pleasing life.
At this time, the wind chime used to welcome guests downstairs rang, indicating that a guest had arrived. Following Arthur downstairs, he saw an old gentleman wearing a bow tie and a black windbreaker standing in front of the container. Arthur obviously knew this person and greeted him with a smile, "Charlotte, why are you here?"
"I happened to pass by and saw that the lights were still on in the store, so I came in to take a look. I just wanted to buy a few crystal red wine glasses and go back. The one at home was broken by me~"
Chapter completed!