Brother Wolf stopped him. Li Du waved and said, "Don't be in a hurry, Mr. Shawn. Explain the origin of this jewelry first."
Shawn pretended to be calm and said, "There is nothing to explain. I doubt the authenticity of this guy. You say he is Cole Winston. Is he Cole Winston?"
Cole heard his words and laughed. "I can show you my driver's license, but I guess you will question the authenticity of my driver's license after you see it."
The young people who gathered around were stunned. Things had developed beyond their expectations. No one had expected things to turn out like this.
Li Du did not hold on to the matter. He knew what the occasion was and who the protagonist was.
After hanging up the phone, he said to Sean, "Today is Ms. Ariana's birthday. I won't make a scene, but the jewelry you took out was either stolen from Harry Winston, Inc., or it infringes our patent and intellectual property rights. Our group reserves the right to pursue the matter."
Shawn was a little flustered and said, "You can't scare me. There is no problem with the two pieces of jewelry I bought."
Li Du smiled and said, "If you say there is no problem, then there is no problem. I hope that when our lawyers and the police contact you in the future, you can insist on saying the same thing."
He handed the jewelry to Shawn, who subconsciously wanted to hand it to Ariana.
Ariana already knew what was going on. How could she accept this gift? She quickly put her hands behind her back and shook her head. "No, no, no, Shawn, I don't know where you got this jewelry. You'd better return it or return it …"
Shawn looked at her angrily and said, "You don't believe me?"
Ariana did not know what to say and could only look at the others for help.
Hans pushed Porter, and Porter stepped forward to stand in front of Ariana.
He was not afraid of Shawn, but he did not know how to deal with this kind of thing before.
Now that he was pushed out to face Shawn, he said calmly, "Forget it, man. Ariana is right. You'd better return it or return it now. It's a bomb!"
Shawn took the opportunity to leave. He shouted, "Very well, you don't believe me! You don't treat me as a friend! I'm blind, f * ck you! "
As he cursed, he quickly walked out of the villa.
In this way, the atmosphere of the birthday party was ruined. Li Du apologized to Ariana and told her that he had no choice but to do so. Otherwise, if Ariana accepted this set of jewelry, all future troubles would be related to her.
Porter took out his gift and gave it to Ariana. He said, "I have tickets for the Heat's opening game and the Christmas game. I remember that you like the Heat very much, so how about we go and watch the game together?"
Ariana graciously took the ticket and gave Potter a hug with a smile.
The young people applauded and made strange noises. They started to make a scene again. The atmosphere of the birthday party was restored a lot.
What happened after that had nothing to do with Li Du. He stayed out of it and waited for the party to end before talking about business.
But his identity meant that he could not stay out of it. After knowing that he was a shareholder of the Harry Winston group, several girls here were immediately interested in him.
Li Du chatted with them and drank with them. However, if they wanted to exchange contact information, he would politely and tactfully refuse.
Hans strolled over from behind and said sourly, "Who should be quiet? Who was the one who messed with the girls at the party? "
Li Du did not know how the birthday party went, but after Shawn left, Porter felt much better and became much closer to Ariana.
The party ended in the evening. Porter sent the young people away and they began to talk business.
Hans took out twenty-five valuable comics, five of which were the most valuable: the inaugural issue of Superman, Action Comics # 1, Stan Lee's illustrated book about the Fantastic Four, the issue of Spider-Man that first appeared in the public eye, and two special issues co-produced by DC and Marvel, introducing the early heroes.
The other twenty magazines also had their own value. They were either rare rare copies, or they were existences of special significance in the history of comics.
Porter could not set a price for these magazines. They set the next day to negotiate the price. Porter contacted an authoritative expert in the comics industry and asked him to help him.
Li Du was not in a hurry. They stayed in the villa, which belonged to the Porter family anyway.
Porter had invited an expert from New York. Li Du did not know him, but he had seen information about him not long ago.
The expert was named Feldman Feldman, an editor-in-chief of Comic Connect. His company had bought the first issue of Spider-Man magazine from Paris for $1.2 million.
Feldman Feldman was an elegant middle-aged man. He whispered to Porter and kept answering phone calls to set a price for these comic books.
The two men discussed for about an hour and a half, and then handed a report to Li Du and Hans. On it were their quotations for these magazines.
The highest price was the illustrated book of the Fantastic Four, which was quoted at a staggering $3 million. The other four more valuable magazines were quoted at a combined price of $4 million, an average of $1 million per magazine.
Among the other twenty magazines, there was a set of twelve magazines about the early days of Captain America. They were sold for a total of $8.4 million!
Li Du was prepared, but he was still shocked when he received the quotations.
Hans haggled with the two of them, and the final price was 9 million. Both sides rounded it up.
After signing the contract and closing the deal, Li Du could say, "I didn't expect these comics to be so expensive!"
Porter said, "Just as I thought, I didn't expect the jewelry and gems to be so expensive. These things depend on the market. If there is a market, there is a price."
Feldman added, "Classic comics are in the same position as famous paintings, jewelry, and jewelry because they are all unique and can bring pleasure to people."
Li Du spread his hands, indicating that they could say whatever they wanted.
Feldman then asked him, "Can you get any more comics about the 1930s, 1940s, 50s and 60s?"
Li Du shook his head and said, "I can't guarantee anything."
Feldman sighed regretfully and said, "The 1930s and 1950s were the golden age of comic book publishing in the United States. Unfortunately, the comic books published at that time have almost disappeared. They should be carefully collected. I really hope to collect them."
Li Du promised him, "You can give me a list. If we come across related comics in the future, I will definitely let you know."
Porter laughed. "You have to pass the news to me first. My comic shop needs more treasures."
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