"Sh * t, such a big advertising screen?"
"Where did this b * stard Lucas get such accurate information?"
"Thanks, buddy. You're really a generous guy. Lucas, I admit I've underestimated you."
Listening to the compliments of the treasure hunters, the burly Mexican man showed a satisfied smile. He looked at Li Du and Hans proudly and walked away with his arms crossed.
Hans said gloomily, "I didn't expect this guy to know the exact location of the advertising screen. But is he crazy? Why did he release this information in advance?"
Li Du said calmly, "It's simple. The last time he competed with us for the Yamaha unit, he lost. Many treasure hunters became suspicious of him, and his reputation dropped."
Hans understood immediately and said, "Oh, this time, he already knew the location of the advertising screens in the warehouse. He knew that he couldn't take advantage of it, so he simply pretended to be generous to prove that he has a lot of information channels and earn back his lost reputation?"
Li Du nodded. That was his guess.
The appearance of the large LED screen caused the auction to go into a frenzy.
The auctioneer raised his hand and shouted, "Everyone, look at the value of the unit. I wanted to bid 200 dollars, but obviously that's not the right price. So if I bid 20,000 dollars, would anyone be willing to accept it?"
The starting price of 20,000 dollars was definitely a high price in storage auctions. Ninety percent of storage units sold at this price would not reach this price!
But the treasure hunters had no complaints, and raised their hands to bid:
"20,000 dollars, here, me! Me!! "
"21,000 dollars, Sheldon, look here, I bid 21,000 dollars!"
"22,000 dollars, this is worth 22,000 dollars."
The price soared. Hans looked at Li Du and asked, "Is this unit valuable?"
Li Du said, "Of course, look at the advertising screen. You said it could sell for 100,000 dollars."
Hans shook his head and said, "If it works normally, then it can sell for 100,000 dollars. If it's damaged, especially if the display drive matrix and the LED display array have any problems, then it's useless."
Li Du understood what he meant. Hans was not sure if the advertising screen was valuable, and he wanted to verify it himself.
In the short span of half a minute, the price had doubled to nearly 40,000 dollars.
After some thought, Li Du released the little bug into the advertisement screen to take a closer look.
The structure of the LED advertising screen was mainly a display array composed of a display drive matrix and light-emitting diodes. There was a lot of dust in the screen, but the light-emitting diodes were fine. The core chip of the matrix was also well preserved, so the advertising screen could be used normally.
Seeing Li Du nod, Hans raised his hand and bid, "41,000 dollars, I'll take it!"
If the advertising screen was not damaged, it would be worth a lot, and it could easily fetch 100,000 USD. In this case, even 80,000 USD would be valuable, let alone 40,000 USD.
Just as Hans was bidding, Lucas, who had been leaning against the door with his arms crossed, puffed out his chest and said, "50,000 dollars!"
With a one-off price increase of nearly 10,000 dollars, dozens of treasure hunters looked at him in surprise.
The Mexican man looked at Hans with a cold expression and said, "You want to take this sweetheart? Don't even think about it! This is Phoenix, and the treasures of Phoenix belong to the people of Phoenix! "
Such words could easily evoke a sense of regional pride among the locals. The treasure hunters applauded:
"Well said, Lucas. Take this warehouse!"
"Hey, country bumpkin, go back to your Flagstaff! Don't behave atrociously in Phoenix! "
"The treasures of Phoenix belong to the people of Phoenix. This warehouse will never fall into your hands!"
Because he had previously explained the relationship between warehouse 31 and the advertising screen, Lucas had already won the favor of the local treasure hunters. Now, with his eloquence, he had almost become the leader of the Phoenix treasure hunters.
Hans snorted and muttered, "These stupid roosters, are they treating this Mexican ostrich as the head of the chicken?"
The treasure hunter pointed at Lucas and shouted, "50,000 dollars, 50,000 dollars, 50,000 dollars is a very good price. Now everyone, let's continue to raise the price to 51,000 dollars. Anyone up for it?"
"I'll take it!" Hans was determined to compete with Lucas.
Lucas was obviously determined to get the display screen. He immediately said, "60,000 dollars! With me here, don't even think about taking away our most valuable warehouse! "
Li Du shook his head and said, "Lucas, you don't understand. You don't understand anything."
"Still trying to act cool at this time? F * ck you! "A Mexican treasure hunter gave him the middle finger.
Lucas raised his head proudly and said, "Are you a quack, Chinaman? Phoenix only has tough guys. We don't welcome pretentious quacks here. But I can introduce you to a good place — Chinatown in Los Angeles. There are plenty of idiots like you there! "
Hearing his vicious mockery, Li Du was not angry. He smiled and did not speak. Hans raised his hand and said, "80,000 dollars!"
This price made the treasure hunters at the scene gasp. They did not know if the advertising screen could be used, so 80,000 dollars was an extremely risky price.
Even if the advertising screen could be used, it was, after all, a second-hand product. It was hard to say how much it could be sold for. Not everyone thought that it could be sold for 100,000 dollars.
Hans's offer made Lucas's eyes twitch. He did not expect the other party to suddenly raise the price to his limit.
The only one who was happy was the auctioneer. He ran over and grabbed Hans's arm, shouting, "Eighty thousand, eighty thousand, eighty thousand, eighty thousand, is there a higher bid? For example, eighty one thousand, eighty one thousand!"
Everyone looked at Lucas. The burly Mexican man looked ahead without any expression, and then slowly nodded. "Me!"
The local treasure hunters cheered. The auctioneer also cheered and grabbed his arm. "Eighty-one thousand dollars, eighty-one thousand dollars, it's time to raise the price to eighty-two thousand dollars. Is there anyone willing to accept this price?"
Li Du smiled and then controlled the little bug to enter the display drive matrix. There was a chip inside. The little bug stayed on the display for a few seconds. The chip visibly aged and then cracked.
Seeing Li Du's smile, Hans shook his head and made a throat-slitting gesture at Lucas. "80,000 dollars for a broken screen? Very good. Phoenix not only produces tough guys, but also idiots. It belongs to you! "
Seeing this, Lucas heaved a sigh of relief. If the other party had continued to raise the price, he really would not have had the guts to continue.
Fortunately, this valuable LED display finally fell into his hands. According to the information he had gathered, this advertising screen could be sold for more than 100,000 dollars. Storage unit 31 could make him at least 20,000 dollars.
Now that he was relaxed, his mouth started to work. "I said I wouldn't let you take away the most valuable storage unit in Phoenix. In your eyes, I'm an idiot. But an idiot is still better than a wuss. You are wuss! Chinaman, you're even more wuss than a wuss! "
He still remembered the culprit who made him lose face. It was Li Du who made him drunk, and it was also Li Du who won the auction for the Yamaha piano storage unit. He hated this Chinese man to death.
Lucas's words were arrogant and vicious. Li Du continued to smile, and then said to the auctioneer, "You can continue to offer."
As soon as he said this, Lucas and the others, who thought that he would definitely give up storage unit 31, suddenly changed their expressions!
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