This book company's warehouse was independent. They had their own warehouses, two of which were very large, like a workshop, with all kinds of books neatly stacked inside.
When Li Du and the others arrived at the warehouse, they found that there was no need to use the little bug. The door was open, and they could enter at will. However, there was a security guard, and they were not going to touch the books.
Hans saw it and said, "Li, you did the right thing. We should do some homework before every auction. Look, we made the right choice this time."
Li Du smiled, but in fact, he was cursing in his heart. Damn it, it's not easy to get something good. His little bug had lost its use.
Walking into the warehouse, the smell of ink, mixed with the smell of books and paper, formed a unique aroma.
Godzilla frowned and fanned himself in front of him. Hans asked, "What's wrong?"
He curled his lips and said, "The smell of books is terrible."
Li Du took a deep breath, closed his eyes and said, "Why do I feel that this smell is so good? I haven't smelled something like this in a long time. It's great! "
Almost all the books in the warehouse were brand new. Some of them were packed in boxes, some were wrapped in brown paper, and some were simply tied with ropes.
After browsing through the pile of books, Li Du asked, "How are these things auctioned?"
Hans said, "According to the area. Look carefully on the floor and mark the different areas with letters. You can bid when the time comes."
Li Du looked down and saw the areas on the floor, like a sports field. There were grid lines on it, and different areas were marked to show the type of books.
The little bug could still show its ability. These books were stacked together, and many of them were sealed in boxes. It was difficult to see the specific information of the books with the naked eye.
Different books had different values. Overall, signed books were the most valuable, followed by limited edition books, then hardcover books, and finally regular books.
Hans took them directly to the humanities and social sciences section and whispered, "This will be the main battlefield. There may be some antique books here. If we can get an antique book, we can make a lot of money."
Li Du said, "Aren't antique books only in the second-hand area?"
Ordinary stores in the United States would sell old goods, and so would bookstores, which also had a special section for old books.
Hans shrugged. "Of course, of course. But do you think the bookstore operator is stupid? After they collect the old books, they will check and classify them. The valuable old books will be picked out and sold separately. "
"Is it for sale in the humanities and social sciences section?"
"No, but some of the new books in the humanities and social sciences are considered antiques. For example, the Philadelphia Medical Encyclopedia that was published 20 years ago. Not many people buy them, so they will be overstocked."
Li Du let the little bug burrow into the pile of books. The first thing he saw was a large pile of books in the box — "Religions of Man: The Wisdom and Charm of the Seven Major Religions of the World." There were a lot of books in the box — there were more than a hundred of them.
Next to it was a pile of books on philosophy called The Monk and the Philosopher. It was the work of a French writer. It was also a big tome and of no value.
Li Du skimmed through the books. Most of them were worthless, such as "The Prisoner's Dilemma," "The History of Christianity," and "The Open Society and Its Enemies."
He shook his head and said, "Big Fox, let's go to the children's books and storybooks section. I think these books can at least be sold as books. This kind of humanities and social science book? You can only sell waste paper! "
Hans said, "Alright, let's go take a look. I hope your suggestion is right."
The storybooks section was the largest. There were world-famous works everywhere: the "Harry Potter" series, "Game of Thrones," "The Lord of the Rings," and the complete works of the horror master Stephen King.
The little bug was not very useful in such an environment. Although it could find some valuable books, it was too exhausting. Li Du kept it after searching for a while.
Hans asked expectantly, "Buddy, do you know which books are the most valuable?"
Li Du shrugged helplessly and said, "I really can't tell. We'll just bid for them when the time comes."
A day later, the book auction began.
This time, the auction was even bigger. Borders Bookstore had advertised it online a month in advance, and in June, they started to advertise it in the newspapers. Hence, on that day, hundreds of people came!
When Li Du and the others arrived at the warehouse, they were shocked to see the crowd. "Sh * t, so many people?"
Hans also felt his scalp go numb. "D * mn, it seems like there are people from many school libraries. What are they trying to do? These are just books, these are just worthless books! "
Since they were already here, they could only obediently register their information and wait for the auction to begin.
Li Du was about to enter the warehouse again to see what was going on when suddenly, someone rushed towards him and pushed him, shouting, "Son of a b * tch, how dare you come to Phoenix?"
With the little bug controlling time, he easily avoided the hand that was pushing him. He looked up and saw that the person who pushed him was the long-faced man, Anthony.
Li Du pushed Anthony away and frowned. "What's wrong with you? Is there something wrong with your brain? "
Anthony gritted his teeth and shouted, "It's all your fault! D * mn you b * stard, you set me up! I'm going to kill you today … "
The last word was pronounced softly because the expressionless Godzilla was standing behind Li Du.
The security guard came up to maintain order, intervening between the two parties. He said sternly, "No arguing, no fighting, or you will be evicted!"
Hans pointed at Anthony and said to the security guard, "Buddy, please take a good look. This guy is crazy. He came up and attacked us. We're the victims, okay?"
The security guard looked at Anthony with a gloomy face, and the latter cried out, "I was set up by him! I was set up by this d * mn China guy! Everyone be careful! This son of a b * tch is good at setting people up! I was cheated of 50,000 dollars by him! "
Li Du spread his hands and said, "What's wrong with him?"
One of the treasure hunters laughed and said, "Anthony followed you to bid for a warehouse worth more than 50,000 dollars, right?"
"Yes."
"In the end, that warehouse was worthless and lost a lot of money. That dumb bull Lucas was so mad that he forced Anthony to share the loss with him. This guy lost 20,000 dollars, and he's been saying to the public that you cheated him!"
Li Du laughed and said, "Warehouse auctions have always been risky. How can there be a business that only makes money and not loses money? What an unreasonable idiot! "
He ignored Anthony, but Anthony's existence had a good effect: no one fought with him over the goods. Obviously, everyone was afraid of following in Anthony's footsteps.
Li Du had nothing to do, so he carefully checked the warehouse again.
This time, he found a problem!
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