Chapter 86
This warehouse is more neatly arranged than the mahogany warehouse. There are ordinary tables, chairs and benches, and two rows of tall and heavy bookshelves.
There are many books on the bookshelf, as well as some china and boxes. Some of the china wares are covered with a layer of dust outside, while others are carefully protected in boxes and filled with cotton cloth and foam.
The treasure hunters were confused, and Reginald the dog's tail was the most confused.
Word came from Deanna that valuable Chinese porcelain was in the warehouse, protected in cotton, foam-filled cases.
Obviously, this warehouse fits her description, but what happened to the first warehouse? !
Flagstaff City is just a small town, and Flagstaff American Academy is a pheasant university that specializes in defrauding international students. The shareholders of this kind of place and school cannot be rich.
That is to say, he can't collect many valuable porcelain and mahogany furniture.
Even if he collects many pieces of porcelain, they should not be stored separately, but should be put together carefully.
"Maybe this guy thinks all eggs can't be put in one basket?" someone muttered.
"Stupid! Eggs are stored separately to avoid risks! What's the risk when you store china without moving it?"
"Damn it, I know, the warehouse just now was fake, he was worried that his collection would be stolen, so he set up a fake porcelain warehouse to confuse the thief!"
Hearing this, the corners of Reginald's eyes twitched. He didn't care about participating in the auction in this warehouse, and hurried back to check the auctioned porcelain.
The old auctioneer didn't care about the guesses of the treasure pickers. After everyone finished watching, he raised his hand and said loudly: "Now start the new warehouse. This warehouse looks very good, so I will offer a reserve price of two thousand yuan!"
There was a conflict between two porcelain warehouses, and treasure hunters hesitated.
Some people even quit the auction immediately. They looked at Hans with gloomy expressions and guessed the truth of the matter.
"Damn it, go, someone is making trouble!"
"Unlucky Reginald, do you think there will be problems with the Redwood Warehouse?"
"Don't worry about it, we'll watch the fun, we won't bid!"
"Yes, everyone, be careful. That cunning Chinese made a dirty deal with the devil. He is very vicious and likes to harm people the most!" Rambis, who was accompanied by two black companions, took the opportunity to shout.
The crowd became restless, the discussion became more and more noisy, and the treasure hunters became more and more excited.
Hans whispered: "We underestimated the IQ of these guys, OK, the Soviet iron fist to punish the world is over."
Li Du shrugged and said, "The operation has been very successful."
In this way, no one followed the price for a while, and the old Humphries had no choice but to continue shouting: "Two thousand yuan, two thousand yuan, two thousand yuan, no one is willing to accept this price? Then..."
Still no one spoke, everyone was watching.
Li Du raised his hand calmly: "Me."
People around looked at him suspiciously.
Humphries was overjoyed, pointed at him and said, "Okay, 2000 yuan and 2000 yuan have been taken down, so now I want 2100 yuan, 2100 yuan, yes, 2100 yuan!"
"2100 yuan, yes!" Black Jack also made a move. He had been paying attention to Li Du and Hans, but he didn't find any loopholes.
So, he felt it was worth the risk.
The auctioneer continued to bid, followed by others, but not as crazy as the previous two warehouses.
The price climbed to 5,000 yuan, and Li Du raised his hand again: "We, 6,000 yuan."
Just as old Humphreys was about to speak, Andrew, who had been frowning and thinking hard, said suddenly: "Old Humphrey, 10,000 yuan!"
After all, Andrew is a member of the 100,000 Club, and everyone still trusts his vision. Seeing his sharp price increase, some treasure hunters who quit the auction became suspicious.
Andrew is not stupid. He explained: "I'm not sure about the value of these porcelains. I quoted because 10,000 yuan is not much, and it's worth the risk."
After hearing this, some people who were about to move became calm again.
"Really? You want to take a risk? Exactly, I want to take a risk too, 15,000 yuan!" A lazy voice sounded from the warehouse door.
Everyone heard the sound and looked over, and Li Du saw that the bidder was squatting at the warehouse door in beach clothes and beach pants, looking in, with a cynical smile on his face, and a tall black-haired beauty was tapping his shoulder.
"The playboy is here too?" Hans gasped, "Xue Te, the situation is up again, and the Soviet wants to punish the whole world?"
This man was the playboy Arcaro Benedetto who invited them to Sotheby's auction.
The corner of Li Du's mouth twitched: "It seems that we are really going to offend all the treasure hunters in Qigan City."
There are only four 100,000 Club members in the entire Flagstaff City, one of which is Eye Warper, and Playboy is also one of them. It is said that the other two rarely appear in Flagstaff City, and Li Du has not seen them yet.
Arcaro Benedetto had a good relationship with them, and Li Du asked Hans to greet him when he had a cold.
If the warehouse is really photographed by Acarlo Benedetto, when the incident is revealed later, it is estimated that the friendship between them will come to an end.
Seeing Acarlo Benedetto's price increase, Andrew's face suddenly changed. He gave him a fierce look and shouted, "Here, 20,000 yuan!"
Arcaro Benedetto followed the offer without hesitation: "Then, 25,000 yuan!"
There was a personal grudge between the two of them, and every time they met in business, bloody money fights would ensue.
Treasure hunters know this, and they also know that it is valuable warehouses that cause them to fight.
Clearly, this warehouse has value.
The treasure hunters who were going to watch the excitement could no longer stay out of it. They rushed in. When Arcaro Benedetto's offer was over, Rambis also raised his arm: "26,000 yuan!"
The person next to him said angrily: "Rambis, didn't you say that this is a warehouse created by China Li?!"
"27,000 yuan!" Black Jack also quickly launched an offer.
"28000 yuan!"
Arcaro Benedetto nodded and said, "30,000 yuan, here I am!"
"32000 yuan, damn it." Andrew raised the price.
Hans also took the opportunity to step inside: "35,000 yuan!"
"..."
The previously stagnant atmosphere was mobilized again, and people began to bid fiercely again.
35,000 yuan, 40,000 yuan, 51,000 yuan, in less than a minute, the price of this warehouse exceeded the final transaction price of the first warehouse.
The price was still rising, and when it reached 70,000 yuan, the number of bidders finally decreased.
At this time, the treasure hunters suddenly discovered that Li Du, Hans, Arcaro-Benedetto, and Andrew had all withdrawn from the bidding at some point...
Taking advantage of no offer, Rambis seized the opportunity and shouted again: "72,000 yuan!"
The other treasure hunters hesitated. They looked at Arcaro Benedetto and Andrew, but neither of them made a bid, so they hesitated again and again and did not continue to follow the price.
Auctioneer Humphries Sr. pointed at Rambis and said, "72,000 yuan for the first time, the first time, 72,000 yuan, the second time, the second time, the second time, then no one will continue to bid, and I will drop the hammer—the third time." ! After the transaction, this warehouse belongs to you!"
Discussions suddenly erupted:
"72,000, damn it, what if there are no antiques in it?"
"I always think it's wrong, the Chinese didn't bid after reaching 40,000 yuan!"
"The bidding between Andrew and Arcaro Benedetto doesn't seem to be due to the warehouse, it's more like they are fighting..."
Lanbis was full of confidence in this warehouse. He happily hung up his lock and said with a smile, "Look at me making a lot of money, cowards!"
Andrew patted him on the shoulder and said, "Taking 72,000 yuan to take risks, you are really very brave!"