Chapter 263 American Ghost City
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Edward spoke very sincerely at this time, and he suddenly became serious and sincere. The nouveau riche temperament on his body disappeared.
Jin Muchen was also stunned by his sudden change in temperament. Looking at the woman beside him, her face was completely gone at this time. Although her face was still cold, she could not hide the scent of desire in her eyes.
"What? Mr. Jin, do you have anything to worry about? You have seen our consumption capacity just now. I can say without hesitation that although I don't have much money, I still have the money to buy a few antiques. If your VIP exhibition hall has any membership naturalization conditions, you can just ask them all and I can apply to join your membership immediately."
Seeing that Jin Muchen did not respond to him, Edward continued to ask. Although his attitude was still very sincere, he could not hide the anxious meaning in his words.
Jin Muchen couldn't help but feel a sudden surprise. Why are they so anxious to go up the second floor? Could it be that they are really so anxious about the collections upstairs, or are they very anxious about an exhibit upstairs?
Since their store opened, Jin Muchen's treasures were displayed in the first few days of opening the store, and later they were all transferred to the upper floor with higher security levels.
From the first floor to the second floor, you not only have to pass through an iron door behind the counter on the first floor, but also a very thick iron door when entering the second floor exhibition hall. Although the large iron door is incomparable to the door of the bank vault, it is much thicker than an ordinary security door.
Moreover, the anti-theft windows on the second floor fell all day long. The window glass is also made of special bulletproof reflective glass, so it is difficult to see the layout of the room clearly from the outside.
After all, there are treasures worth hundreds of millions of yuan in this exhibition hall, so when it was designed and renovated, Jin Muchen had very high requirements for the safety protection level on the second floor.
Usually, this exhibition hall is only open to some special customers. For example, people like Wang Xueming or Michael Zuofinberg, Jin Muchen invites them to go up and take a look.
If other customers had not been able to spend a certain level in his store and had a certain level of familiarity, Jin Muchen would never invite them to visit them casually.
So his VIP system is very strict. It does not mean that if you have tens of millions or hundreds of millions, you can take it as a VIP card. Then go upstairs to visit.
Now Edward rashly made the proposal to go upstairs to visit, and of course Jin Muchen would not agree. Although he was very generous in his own shop and seemed to be not short of money, the anxiousness that could not be hidden in his eyes made Jin Muchen alert.
"Sorry, Mr. Edward, our VIP system is different from other places. In our case, you have to spend more than 5 million dollars and become our customer for more than three years before we invite you to become a VIP customer in our store and then you can visit the exhibition room upstairs."
Jin Muchen casually missed the conditions of a VIP membership and told Edward that Edward and his female companion did not hide the disappointment on his face after hearing such conditions.
"That's it... I really didn't expect that the VIP system here is so strict!"
"Yes, I'm really sorry."
Jin Muchen said to Edward with a smile, and Edward waved casually.
"Forget it, forget it, then we will say goodbye today."
After saying that, he ignored the reactions of Jin Muchen and Fang Bo, and took his female companion and turned around and left Jin Muchen's antique shop.
"These two are really strange."
Jin Muchen muttered as he looked at the backs of the two of them, and Fang Bo, who was standing next to him, had a thoughtful expression on his face.
"What's wrong with Bo Fang?"
When Jin Muchen saw Fang Bo's expression, he couldn't help asking, and Fang Bo shook his head.
"I can't say it either, but I don't feel good about these two people. Forget it, I hope I'm thinking too much!"
Fang Bo shook his head and said, while Jin Muchen was shocked. He still understood the reason why a big tree attracted wind. Some time ago, those Italian hooligans came to his store to collect protection fees. Isn’t it because of his store that was famous?
Could it be that these two people also "come to the name of the name"?
No, it seems that in the future, we still need to further improve our safety level at home. It seems that we have to buy a few more guns to come back.
In the following days, Jin Muchen was more vigilant, but some of the expected accidents did not happen, and the days were still calm.
It was soon the third week of October. As the weekend was about to come a few days later, Bo Fang talked to him about something.
"Mu Chen, the ghost market in Huidun City is about to open. Do you want to go and have a look?"
Fang Bo's words made Jin Muchen stunned, Ghost Market?
Isn’t this thing only available in China? This is also popular in the United States?
Seeing his confused and curious appearance, Fang Bo laughed: "You kid, you haven't even heard of the ghost market in Wheaton, right?"
"I really haven't heard of it. Uncle Fang, please tell me?"
Jin Muchen was also curious by Fang Bo, who pointed to the tea room behind.
Jin Muchen hurriedly made a cup of hot tea for Uncle Fang and brought a few more pieces of refreshments. Then the two of them sat at the desk behind the counter. Uncle Fang took a sip of hot tea, set his tone, and then said to Jin Muchen.
"This ghost market is in Wheaton, Illinois. It is called the All-night Flea Market. It starts on Sundays of the third week of October every year at 5pm and ends at the next morning at the hotel, once a year. If you miss it, you have to wait until next year. Moreover, it is a full-cash market and does not accept any payment methods such as transfers, checks, etc. Every time it starts at 5pm and ends at the next morning at the hotel. I think I don't need to say more about the rest."
When Fang Bo introduced this ghost market, his eyes were filled with smiles.
After hearing this, Jin Muchen was suddenly enlightened. Damn, I really didn’t expect that there was such a market in the United States?
Isn’t this the same situation as those in China’s ghost markets? They are all places where you buy and sell some shameful things.
However, most of the things bought in the domestic ghost market are just unearthed, while most of the things sold in the ghost market in the United States may be stolen.
As the official, it is impossible not to know this, but they all chose to turn a blind eye and close it.
This ghost market is a good place!
Especially the all-cash transaction that Fang Bo mentioned, which already says it all.
It is only held once a year, which may be the limit that the official can bear. Don’t underestimate this short night. Maybe this night will lead to hundreds of millions of transactions in that market.
No, I have to go to see this ghost market. When I think of this, Jin Muchen felt that he couldn't help but grow grass in his heart.
If a person who does antique business has never even been to the ghost market in the United States, how can he brag about it with others in the future?
This place made Jin Muchen feel that it was similar to the morning market in the Rose Bowl Market I went to in Los Angeles before. However, the morning market started at around 4 a.m., but it started to open normally by 7 a.m.
Of course, those first few hours were reserved for underground transactions, but unfortunately it was only about three hours, but it was all night long and took a total of sixteen hours. Isn’t there too many things worth taking?
This market must be visited!
The weekend was two days away. Jin Muchen greeted Fang Bo, called Candice, cleaned up briefly, and then drove away.
Because the pickup truck let Candice drive to school, he still had to rent a car to Illinois this time. Before leaving, Jin Muchen once again criticized the parking situation in Manhattan. If it weren't for the difficulty of parking, he would have bought a second car long ago.
Made, when I have money, I will buy a building to make my own private parking lot!
Starting from New York, heading west, passing Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indonesia, it took a whole day to arrive in Wheaton, Illinois.
Wheaton City is not large in size and has a large population. It is a typical small city in the Midwest. It is incomparable to Chicago, a big city in Illinois, and is even worse than the state capital Springfield.
Jin Muchen was not interested in visiting this city. What he was more interested in was the ghost market that would be held one day.
The location of the ghost market is just outside Wheaton City, next to Wheaton College. Although this school is not a prestigious Ivy League school, it is a top Christian school in the United States, so it is quite famous.
With such an obvious landmark, the ghost market is easier to find. The next day, Jin Muchen did not go out for a walk, but rested in the hotel. He had to ensure his physical strength, because the next night would be more than ten hours to visit.
What's more, he still carries two million US dollars in cash. He raised this money through multiple channels. Fang Bo, who had also come to this ghost market before, told him.
When you get here, it is best to bring enough cash, because you may see a lot of good things here, and these things are clearly marked. Don’t think that people don’t understand. This is a gathering place for elegant thieves.
Chapter completed!