In order to prevent people from accusing us of maliciously cutting off chapters, we have added one more chapter. Please be kind and don't scold us — everyone has to be cute! * * *
The sudden appearance of the bald man surprised Li Du, who was about to make a bid. He asked, "Sir, you are?"
Taking two deep breaths, the man smiled brightly and said, "Hello, Mr. Li, Mr. Fox, right? Let me introduce myself — I'm the manager of this warehouse, David Richards. "
Li Du nodded and said, "Hello, Mr. Richards, what's the matter?"
Richards smiled and said, "Yes, there's something I need to trouble you with. I'd like to ask if you could sell this motorcycle back to our company?"
Frances crossed her arms and smiled. "Wow, looks like I've gotten myself into trouble. Did Chris contact you? Asked you to buy back this motorcycle? "
Richards smiled bitterly. "No, it was Mr. Rowan who called me. I've made a big mistake, d * mmit, I've made a big mistake!"
"Who's Mr. Rowan?" Li Du was confused.
Frances introduced, "Charles Rowan, the producer of Warner Bros., and also the producer of 'Batman'. He's a Hollywood mogul."
Richards said dejectedly, "Yes, it's him. He scolded me and warned me that if I lost this motorcycle, I'd lose my job too!"
Li Du said, "But you guys put the motorcycle in these warehouses and sold it. Doesn't that mean you don't want it anymore?"
Richards smiled awkwardly and said, "No, it's not like that."
Hans interrupted, "You guys made a mistake. This motorcycle shouldn't have appeared in this warehouse, right? You guys don't want to sell it, at least not at such a low price? "
Richards said helplessly, "You guessed right, Mr. Fox. This motorcycle should have been stored in warehouse 111, but we made a stupid mistake and put it in warehouse 11."
This was a very common problem. Many treasures in warehouses were put in by the owners carelessly, or forgotten to take them out after putting them in.
In the United States, warehouse storage was a way of life, unlike in other countries, where warehouses were used to store useless items.
Of course, the main function of a warehouse was to store useless items, but there were also people who stored valuable items in them.
Hence, in the storage auction industry, treasure hunters often came across safes in storage units.
But this time, the warehouse staff of Warner Bros. made a big mistake. They actually placed a valuable prop in the wrong warehouse.
Under normal circumstances, it didn't matter if it was placed in the wrong warehouse. They just had to find it according to the map. After all, every valuable item had to be registered before entering the warehouse.
It just so happened that Warner Brothers was going to set up a new film company and was going to shoot a lot of new movies. They needed to clear out their warehouse in preparation.
Just like that, the Bat Chariot was sold by accident.
Both parties had already signed the contract. After the auction, the items in the storage unit belonged to the treasure hunters. If Francis had not called to confirm the identity of the car, the owner of the storage unit would not have known that the car had been sold.
Li Du looked at Richards with some sympathy and said, "You guys shouldn't be so careless, buddy. However, you have a chance to correct your mistake. If the price is right, I'll be happy to sell the motorcycle back to you. "
Frances said, "Hey, this kind of thing has to be first come first served, right? I've been waiting for quite a while. "
Li Du said, "I'd also be happy to sell it to you, but Madam, as you can see, Mr. Richards obviously needs it more."
Frances said, "You're really naive and cute. Do you really think this guy would lose his job because of a motorcycle prop?"
"Wouldn't he?"
Frances looked at Richards with a half-smile and said, "What's your surname, sir?"
Richards coughed and said, "My name is David Richards —"
"David is your Christian name, Richards is your first name. I'm asking for your surname," Frances interrupted him.
Richards shrugged and said, "Alright, Rowan. My full name is David Richards Rowan."
Frances snapped her fingers and said, "Look, he has the same surname as the famous producer. You don't think this is a coincidence, do you?"
Richards argued, "Madam, what do you mean? I earned my job on my own. "
Frances said, "I'm not questioning the way you got your job. I'm saying that Charles Rowan won't let you lose your job because of this, so there's no point in you playing sympathy here."
Richards had nothing to say. He could only shrug and say, "You're really an amazing woman. I've long heard that Frances McDormand is amazing."
Hans clapped his hands and said, "Listen to me first. Both of you want this Batmobile, right?"
"I want it too!" a treasure hunter shouted from outside the storage unit.
"And me, Big Fox, sell it to me!"
"If you sell it to me, I swear I'll be your loyal ally in the future!"
Hans laughed. "I just checked online. At the beginning of the year, the distributor of 'Batman' organized a promotional event and auctioned some movie props at a prop store in London.
"According to the news, two spare Batarangs were sold at the auction. One was sold for 79611 USD, while the other was sold for 106148 USD. So, why don't we hold an auction as well?"
Hearing this, Li Du gave him a thumbs up. This was a great decision; it would definitely maximize the profits.
Frances laughed, "Cool, you're really a smart guy. Let's do this then."
Richards said with a bitter face, "D * mmit, I don't have a lot of money."
The treasure hunters all raised their middle fingers and said unhappily:
"D * mmit Big Fox, you really know how to make money!"
"You actually want to earn money from your peers, you're so heartless!"
"Who can win against a Hollywood diva?"
Hans laughed, found a pair of white gloves and put them on. Then he said, "This Batmobile is the one with the best workmanship, the most complete, and the most valuable. So we'll start the auction at 106148 dollars. That's definitely not a problem, right?"
He spoke quickly like an auctioneer. Li Du whistled and said, "Beautiful!"
No one knew what York was thinking, but he actually stepped forward and raised his hand. "One hundred and ten thousand!"
Frances smiled and said, "I'm an actress and don't understand your rules. In that case, I'll just quote the base price — 300,000 dollars!"
Many treasure hunters were shocked. Someone grinned and said, "It's not that you don't understand the rules, but you're destroying them!"
Richards, who was about to bid, blinked and then became dejected again. "D * mmit, are you kidding me? 300,000 dollars? The cost of this car was only 100,000 dollars! "
Frances said, "Then you can fork out your own money to build another one."
Richards smiled helplessly and said, "Alright, I'll withdraw from the auction."
The other treasure hunters were even more unable to bid. 300,000 dollars for a motorcycle?
Although it was a Batman motorcycle, it was ultimately a prop and not a real Batmobile. So they could not afford such a price.
Hans was overjoyed. He pointed at the diva and said, "300,000 dollars going once, 300,000 going twice, 300,000 going thrice. Alright, this Batmobile belongs to you, ma 'am! Congratulations! "
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