Li Du asked, "How big is the auction?"
He did not get an answer. Hans gave him a simple reply: "You'll find out when you attend."
Li Du did not think that he would be able to earn more from attending a storage auction than from looking for fire opals. However, he was still willing to attend the auction.
Because he needed to rest.
Yes, it was a little funny. In the past, his job was at storage auctions. He came to the national park to look at the petrified forest to rest, but now the two were reversed.
It could not be helped. Looking for fire opals was too tiring. Of course, he could not be so tired, as long as he controlled his desire and let himself search for gems slowly.
However, he could not do that. After knowing that there were countless dollars hidden under his feet, he could not resist the temptation and was always eager to dig them out.
Therefore, he was exhausted after a few days and needed to leave the national park to rest.
Moreover, he needed to deal with the fire opals in his hands. It was not suitable to deal with them in Winslow. He could sell more than 30 gems to Owen in one go, but he could not sell him so many gems in a row.
Winslow was a small place, and its ability to digest gems was very poor. Owen probably did not have any more funds. Moreover, if the news of him selling fire opals at such a high rate got out, he might encounter some unknown problems.
Also, it was time for Sophie to go home to prepare for her father's birthday. He also had to prepare.
According to his calculations, the old man's birthday would be after the Las Vegas auction. He was in a hurry.
Back in Flagstaff, Hans was leisurely playing video games at the campsite. Lu Guan and Chen Haonan were there, and the three of them were crazily playing with the controllers of a large television.
Li Du looked and said, "Wow, Call of Duty? Well done. "
Hans casually looked back and was shocked. "Oh, bro, didn't you go on a trip? Did you have a honeymoon with Sophie? Partying every night? "
Li Du said unhappily, "Get lost, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Hans threw the controller away and Big Quinn took it over. He also liked to play this kind of game.
"Look at yourself, look at yourself. Why do you look so haggard?"
Li Du touched his face. He also knew that he was indeed very haggard, so he could not keep him in the national park. Otherwise, he might die of exhaustion if he stayed there for too long.
He went to wash his face and said, "Alright, tell me about the auction."
Hans said hesitantly, "I think we shouldn't go. You need to rest. Damn it, I've never seen you so tired!"
Li Du smiled and said, "I know my situation, no problem. Tell me, what's going on at the auction?"
Hans said, "The situation is unclear. Anyway, there's a cash storage auction in Las Vegas. I feel that we shouldn't miss this opportunity, so I want to go and take a look."
He entered the house, opened the safe, and took out a bill. It was a sales list of sporting goods signed by celebrities, and it introduced the price of each item.
Hans was not spouting nonsense. The pile of sporting goods had indeed been sold for a shocking 1.66 million.
The main reason was that the Yankees' autographed pitching machine was very valuable. It was sold for 580,000 dollars!
An ordinary pitching machine was not worth much, at most five to six thousand or ten thousand yuan.
However, what they found was a professional throwing machine for training. This thing was custom-made by the manufacturer. Each machine was unique and worth more than 100,000 yuan.
In addition, the pitching machine had the signatures of all the Yankees' athletes over the past decade, which made it extremely valuable.
Hans said, "Do you know who I sold these things to?"
Li Du looked at the bill and said, "Isn't the customer's name on it? Pastro-Porter, that name sounds familiar. Where have I seen it before? "
Hans put his hand on his forehead and said, "Oh, you're really too tired. Is there something wrong with your brain? You can't even remember this? How long has it been? Let me remind you, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. "
Li Du had a look of realization. "I remember now. That little otaku who likes to smile shyly, right? Doesn't that guy collect comics? Why does he collect sporting goods? "
Hans shrugged and said, "Who knows? Seems like he's chasing a girl who's crazy about sports. "
Li Du smacked his lips. No wonder he's from a rich family. Spending 1.66 million to chase a girl? That's too shocking.
Hans was also shocked, so he rushed to Los Angeles to conduct the transaction after receiving the news. He had originally planned to organize a sporting goods auction.
However, Li Du didn't really care about the money. 830,000 yuan was a lot, and he hadn't earned that much from the storage auctions he participated in.
However, he earned more than that in a day at the national park. The fire opals he had were worth at least three million!
The appearance of a fire opal mine had made his net worth explode. He was already considering changing professions, such as going to a diamond mining area!
After a short break back in Flagstaff, they set off for Las Vegas.
Driving on the road, Hans waved his fist and shouted, "Go, Las-Vegas!"
Las Vegas was located northwest of Flagstaff, not far from each other. It was only a five-hour drive.
As everyone knew, this city was one of the top four gambling cities in the world. Many movies and TV series had introduced it.
In fact, for Americans, Las Vegas was not a place for gambling, but a city that combined tourism, shopping, vacations, and entertainment.
According to statistics from the United States Tourism Administration, 38.9 million tourists visited Las Vegas every year. These people mainly came to shop and enjoy the food. Only a minority came specifically to gamble.
In the United States, there was a slang saying that if you were so poor that you only had enough money to buy a loaf of bread, you could go to Las Vegas and become a tycoon. If you had enough money to buy a city, you could go to Las Vegas and experience the elegance of a tramp.
Las Vegas was like that: one side was hell, and the other side was heaven.
For treasure hunters, it was the same: one side was hell, and the other side was heaven.
Las Vegas was a world-famous tourist destination. Every year, nearly 40 million tourists visited. They would buy a lot of things, bring a lot of things, and also leave a lot of things behind.
As a result, there were row upon row of storage companies, and there were many of them. Often, the items inside were extremely valuable.
Many treasure hunters spent a few hundred dollars to bid for a storage unit, but made tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of dollars from it, making a huge profit.
However, Las Vegas was also a city of gangs. Every street here was ruled by a protective force. Because of the powerful police force in the United States, these gangs did not dare to go too far, but they could easily rule some industries.
The storage auction industry in Las Vegas was under the rule of the gangs.
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