Hans asked, "Which type of wallet?"
Li Du said, "Let Akkalou tell you. You don't know? This wallet is very famous. I saw it, so I must get this unit. "
The Playboy, who was examining the snakeskin wallet, was shocked. "You saw this wallet? You saw it? Where is it? "
Li Du pointed to the cabinet and said, "It's in this cabinet. The cabinet's door was half open. If you shone the flashlight in, you could see the front half of the wallet."
The Playboy was stunned. "D — d * mn it, are you serious? How come I don't remember? "
Hans said, "Li's observation skills are really sharp. Buddy, this is how we make money."
Li Du shrugged. "Don't be curious. It's a talent. My observation skills have always been better than others since I was young."
The Playboy was still in disbelief. Li Du turned on the flashlight and shone it into the storage unit. He pointed at a piece of clothing in the corner and said, "There's a small stool under the clothing. There are Bavarian lines painted on the stool.
After listening to him, the Playboy walked into the corner of the unit. Indeed, there was a small stool half hidden by the clothing. The edge of the stool was painted with some lines.
But he couldn't see anything clearly from the outside. He could only see the edge of the stool when he got closer.
When he came out, he was almost in awe of Li Du. "God, you're really amazing. I have to give you a thumbs up. You're amazing!"
Hans laughed. "Of course, Li is actually Rain Man. The Rain Man of the observational world!"
The Playboy pointed at him. "Hey, you're wrong. Li isn't Rain Man. He's a normal super observer, like a superhero like Hawkeye!"
Rain Man was an Oscar -winning film starring Dustin Hoffman. The name came from the main character, Rayman, who could not pronounce clearly and always called himself "Rayman." In English, it was written as "Rain-man." Literally translated, it became "Rain Man."
Later on, "Rain Man" became a term with a special meaning. It referred to people who had a special talent but could not take care of themselves in daily life. In other words, they were idiotic geniuses.
Hans spread his hands and said, "Don't be like that, buddy. There's no point in arguing over words. You guys know what I mean. Speaking of which, is this wallet very valuable?"
Li Du smiled happily. "Finally, it's my turn to teach you. This wallet is really valuable. It's also very famous, if you watch National Geographic."
"More valuable? Li, you're too humble. " The Playboy flipped the wallet over and over, and found a shield-shaped symbol inside. He reached out and stroked it.
Hans said, "D * mn it, you guys can't talk like that. Don't tease me. Quick, quick, tell me its value and its identity."
"If this thing is brand new, the asking price should be about 400,000 dollars," Li Du said with a smile.
Hans was shocked and exclaimed, "Impossible! How can a wallet be so expensive? If it's so expensive, why don't I know about it? "
The Playboy said, "What Li said is true. This is a product of the leather goods factory under National Geographic. If I remember correctly, it's a limited edition item, and only 16 were produced."
"Yes, 16," Li Du said. "Because of the batch of 52 reticulated python hatchlings, only 12 survived. Of the 40 snakes that died, only half were suitable to be made into wallets. Some of them were damaged during the production process, and so only 16 wallets were produced."
Hans asked in shock, "How did you know? I actually didn't know! "
Li Du said, "Because you don't read books. Remember when we got a batch of National Geographic magazines at an auction, and I bought them? Why did you think I bought them? To shelve them like you? "
Hans shook his head. "Oh no, I need to read books. I need to study!"
The Playboy sighed. "Knowledge is wealth, buddy. You've given us a vivid lesson! I spent 165,000 dollars to buy the storage unit, but the value of everything in it is not even half of this wallet. "
Hans asked, "Is this wallet really that expensive? Why is it so expensive? "
The Playboy said, "Yes, because this is a limited edition item. Look at the snake's head — it's not an ordinary snake, buddy. It's a reticulated python."
"I know the reticulated python, nicknamed the Overlord Python. It's the longest python in the world, and can easily grow to a length of 10 meters. Once they reach that length, they will even treat their owners as food and eat them."
The Playboy nodded. "Yes, that's right. National Geographic once found a reticulated python during filming, but it died. Before it died, it laid 52 snake eggs.
"Through artificial efforts, most of the eggs hatched. However, during the process of growth, they kept dying, and the dead ones were made into this thing.
"You have to know that the reticulated python is a big guy on the verge of extinction. Their hatchlings are very precious. This wallet was made from the skin of the hatchlings, and the head was kept.
"So, it's no surprise that it can be sold for a high price. Also, look at its eyes — they're rubies — two pure rubies. Just these two rubies alone are worth 100,000 dollars! "
After the introduction, the Playboy played with the wallet fondly and added, "Anyway, this guy Li has great taste. He was born to be in this line of work!"
Hans said happily, "Of course, of course. I mean, we've made a killing this time, brothers!"
Actually, the Playboy did not explain the exact reason why the wallet was so expensive. National Geographic generally did not interfere with the survival of wild animals. The reason why they artificially hatched these little pythons was because the dead female python had a rare star pattern.
One should know that the back of the reticulated python was usually grayish-brown or yellowish-brown, with diamond-like dark brown and yellow or light gray net-like markings. That was how they got their name.
On the back of the dead female python, there were more complicated and mysterious star patterns. The staff of the magazine thought that it might have inherited these patterns.
After hatching the baby pythons, the patterns on their backs were indeed exquisite star patterns.
This kind of wallet was not called a python wallet or a reticulated wallet, but a star wallet. It was a good name.
After the 16 wallets were made, six were given to sponsors who had made special contributions to National Geographic. The remaining ten were sent to the Paris Fashion Week for sale. The money earned from the sale was provided to the Reticulated Python Conservation Organization.
Among them, the ten wallets were sold for a terrifying 400,000 dollars. What was even more terrifying was that the ten wallets were sold out on the day of sale.
It was said that one of the buyers was a Chinese tycoon, and the other nine were from the Middle East …
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