The antique street shop owner is a middle-aged man who sells imitation and real swords. Two years prior, he refused to sell Wen Xin a Tang Dao, but this time, after she shows a stack of cash (50,000 yuan), he recognizes her as a serious customer and retrieves a real Tang Dao from a back room. He negotiates the price to 100,000 yuan. He is shrewd and cautious, typical of those who deal in real weapons. He represents the black market or gray economy of the pre-apocalypse world, where Wen Xin obtains a weapon for self-defense.
