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Repairing the phonograph was not particularly difficult, with complete workpieces, and with Evan's detailed guidance before, it took only half a day to repair the phonograph.

After cleaning up the dust inside and the greasy inside the outside, I hand-cranked the charge, and then the beautiful music sound came from the phonograph toward the vinyl record.

Jin Muchen was also very satisfied with this commemorative phonograph. This thing is only worth tens of thousands of yuan in the United States, but if it is obtained in China, it will definitely be a good thing for millions.

After all, phonograph was born in the United States and now it has a very large number of existences in the United States. However, in China, this is an emerging collection project.

You should know that decades ago, families who could have phonographs were either rich or noble, with hundreds or thousands of silver dollars. For many ordinary Chinese families, they were not affordable for daily use, so there were not many phonographs in China, especially after decades of war and chaos.

Therefore, domestic phonograph enthusiasts are eager to have a phonograph with good quality and very commemorative significance.

As far as he knows, although domestic phonograph collections have just emerged, the market atmosphere is particularly hot.

A Victor phonophone with good quality is now priced at hundreds of thousands in China. If the Olympic commemorative version of the phonophone in front of you is obtained in China, it is very likely to be praised by those phonophone enthusiasts who are not short of money. It should be no problem to exceed one million.

In the next few days, the days gradually returned to peace. Candice was still busy with his studies, while Jin Muchen and Fang Bo continued to maintain business in the store.

The traffic in the store has recovered compared to the previous period, but the daily turnover inevitably has dropped a lot.

But Jin Muchen didn't care about this situation. This is the business of the antique shop. It doesn't open for three years, and it's open for three years.

Most of the customers who come on weekdays are for small handicrafts or artistic oil paintings. For antiques that cost tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, there are not many customers who are willing to spend money.

Moreover, Jin Muchen is not short of money. He has now become a collector from a pure antique dealer at the beginning. He wishes that the more good things he has in his hands, the better.

Anyway, the house is your own, so you don’t have to worry about rent. As long as these small businesses can maintain the balance of water and electricity expenses.

By the end of the year, after Christie's autumn auction, after the desk of King William IV of England was taken out, I would still have a lot of money to earn. Then it's time to consider other investment projects.

During this period, Christie's spared no effort to promote the desk used by William IV, and exhibited it in museums in many European countries.

You should know that as the royal product of the most well-known royal family member on the planet, this desk caused a huge sensation in the European collection industry when it was just launched.

For European collectors who are conservative and traditional, nothing attracts their attention than what the former British kings used.

You should know that since the British royal family signed an agreement with the British government, many of their castles have been taken over by the British government, and many of their original royal furniture have become exhibits in the castle museums. Even members of the British royal family are not qualified to deal with them at will.

So this has led to a very scarce situation in the antique collection market for the British royal family.

And they like to buy royal supplies to get involved in royal nobility. This is not only the habit of rich Chinese people, but also the rich rich men in Western Europe.

Especially these guys like to support the stinky feet of the royal family, which led to the royal supplies of the past and the relics of the great nobles in the antique market in Western Europe.

This has led to an unusually high market price of this type of collection. A few years ago, a desk used by King Charles II of England, the younger brother of Charles I, was once auctioned, but at that time it was sold at a high price of more than 12 million US dollars.

A few years later, considering the impact of inflation and the characteristic of William IV being the famous Queen Victoria's uncle, the desk he used was even more expensive.

Christie's gave Jin Muchen a clear idea. The starting price they booked for the desk was 8 million US dollars, and the final estimated transaction price should be between 15 million US dollars and 20 million US dollars.

You should know that this time they invited a lot of wealthy people from Western Europe, the United States, and the Middle East, especially those rich people from the Middle East. They like to spend a lot of money on such antiques the most.

So the final transaction price will be very high. Christie's expects that the result will be very optimistic. Even Andre, who is responsible for connecting with Jin Muchen, has called Jin Muchen several times to make him feel at ease to wait for good news.

Jin Muchen estimated that after this auction, he would earn at least more than 10 million yuan. He would borrow so much money from the bank for free, and it seemed that it was not the case.

Now he still has more than 8 million US dollars in banks in small European countries, which is enough for him to buy some antiques on a daily basis.

It was Friday, and Candice went to school early. After Jin Muchen and Fang Bo had breakfast slowly, they came downstairs to open the store.

More than two hours passed quickly, and the store had no business. It was almost noon. Jin Muchen and Fang Bo were thinking about where to go for lunch when suddenly the doorbell rang and someone pushed the door and entered the store.

Jin Muchen smiled and greeted him. He was stunned when he saw the person standing at the door.

This guy's outfit is really tasteful. He is wearing a black wool suit, with his arms open. There is a black vest inside. The gold chain of the pocket watch can be seen on the vest, a round-neck white shirt inside, and a bow tie on the neckline.

There is a high-top dome hat on his head and a civilized stick on his arm. Looking at this outfit, the image of a typical British gentleman on the streets of London a hundred years ago will flash in his mind.

This man is very tall, has a good figure and is also quite old, and looks about fifty or sixty years old. When he saw Jin Muchen, he took off his hat.

"Good noon, Mr. Jin. I'm glad to see you. I'm William Spielberg."

While introducing himself, this man reached out to Jin Muchen. He spoke with a strong British accent. When he reached out to shake hands with Jin Muchen, his posture was also very elegant. This made people see at a glance that he had a very good upbringing, which was different from those Americans who liked casualness that Jin Muchen had come into contact with in the past.

Even though many American rich men have repeatedly emphasized elite education, it is still difficult to see this pure British gentlemanly style in them.

"Uh... Hello, Mr. Spielberg, I'm very happy to know you too. Please..."

Jin Muchen reached out to shake hands with him, but he was a little surprised. How did this guy know about him? Could it be that he is so famous in the antique industry now?

It doesn’t count as popular in New York. Has his fame been spread to London now?

How is this possible? Jin Muchen shook his head, drove those funny thoughts out of his mind, and then welcomed William into the store.

"I heard from Mr. William's accent, I probably came from England."

"London!"

William's answer was concise and a little cold. It seemed that this should not be the traditional kind British gentleman.

Jin Muchen originally wanted to make a few words with him, but when he heard this guy's tone was a little cold and like a robot, he felt uncomfortable.

He simply stopped getting close to him, but asked straight to the point.

"William, is there anything I can help you? Or are you interested in what is in our store?"

Jin Muchen's directness did not make William feel uncomfortable. He reached out and put the hat on his chest.

"In fact, I came this time for a collection of Mr. Jin."

"Oh? You can just say what you like, the price is easy to negotiate."

"Okay, I'll just say that I came this time because of your William IV's desk, Mr. Jin."

"Wait, that desk is now in Christie's. If you are interested in that desk, you can wait until the autumn auction in a few months."

"Uh...Mr. Jin, in fact, I came here this time to persuade you not to slap that desk. As long as you can get that desk back from Christie's, we are willing to take over that desk immediately."

William's words made Jin Muchen stunned. His tone was still cold, but his meaning was not considered an outsider.

Jin Muchen picked up his arms, looked at William with a smile and asked, "So Mr. William, how much is it for this desk?"

"Yeah, ten million!"

William's offer was very straightforward, but Jin Muchen chuckled after hearing this: "Aren't you kidding me? William, the meaning of that desk is no worse than the desk of Charles II that was auctioned a few years ago. Now a few years have passed, do you tell me to buy this desk for ten million?"

"Well, yes, and this is already our highest offer. Of course, if you don't want to, then forget it."
Chapter completed!