With the resurgence of the phonograph, many modern music companies began to produce such machines.
Traditional phonographs could only play vinyl records. Modern phonographs were made to play music like a phonograph, such as a CD player, USB player, SD card player, AMFM radio, and so on.
"This is obviously a traditional phonograph," Hans said. "But 2,000 dollars? Ha, it's not like it's a tool used by a famous person. Who would pay so much for it? "
The auctioneer knew this as well, so as he bid, he gilded the phonograph. "Two thousand five hundred dollars, two thousand five hundred dollars, that's not a high price. Guys, what do you think of when you listen to this music? Do you recall Benn and Mrs. Robinson's love affair? You know, there was a phonograph in front of them at that time … "
Benn and Mrs. Robinson were the stars of the movie The Graduate, which was famous all over the world. In the movie, Mrs. Robinson, a mature woman, had stolen many boys' virginity.
There was a scene in the movie where the charming and seductive Mrs. Robinson accompanied the young Ben in the living room wearing black stockings. At that time, in order to avoid being too erotic, the director deliberately focused on the environment, and the focus of the creation was a gramophone.
It was obvious that the auctioneer had thought long and hard about choosing the song "The Graduate."
The price rose from 2,500 dollars to 3,000 dollars. Li Du raised the number plate in his hand and said, "4,000 dollars!"
He raised the price by 1,000 dollars in one go. The auctioneer was overjoyed. He pointed at Li Du and shouted, "Finally, someone who knows his stuff has come out. He's given a price that matches this beauty! 4,000 dollars, 4,000 dollars, 4,000 dollars, anyone willing to bid higher? "
The increase was too high, and most of the bidders lost interest. They didn't have that much money.
Fawkes had been watching Li Du. He could see that Li Du had no interest in the previous auction items, except for the phonograph.
In view of Li Du's illustrious reputation among the treasure hunters, Fawkes pondered: Is there something special about this phonograph? Li Du is so interested in it, is it worth a lot of money?
Thinking about this, he also bid, "4,100 dollars!"
Li Du continued to bid, "4,500 dollars!"
"4,600 dollars!" Fawkes continued to bid.
The two of them kept bidding, which attracted the interest of the customers again. Some of the customers who had given up on bidding again bid, "4,700 dollars!"
"Four thousand eight hundred yuan!"
"Four thousand nine hundred!"
Li Du shook his head. Without waiting for the bid of 5,000 dollars, he decisively said, "6,000 dollars!"
As soon as he called out the price, everyone's interest was dispelled.
Six thousand yuan to buy a phonograph, and it was just an ordinary phonograph, not an antique. It was really not worth it.
Fawkes wanted to take a gamble and continued, "6,100 dollars!"
Li Du looked at him and frowned. "Seven thousand dollars!"
Hearing this price, the onlookers gasped and commented, "This Chinese is really rich!"
Fawkes hesitated. At this time, Hans stopped Li Du and said, "Don't tell me you really want to spend 7,000 dollars on an old machine? How is it worth that much money? "
Li Du said, "I'm going to give it to Sophie. She likes to play the piano with music. She usually uses a CD player. I think this phonograph is a better match for a piano."
Hans said, "You don't have to buy it here. Forget it, just give it up. Find a random grocery store and I'll give you one for 2,000 dollars."
After getting Hans's promise, Li Du was not so interested in the machine.
Fawkes had been listening to their conversation. When he heard Li Du say he was going to give it to Li Du, and he observed Li Du's expression, he felt that Li Du was telling the truth, so he immediately let go.
"Buddy, you've got it," Fawkes said, shaking his head.
The auctioneer called out the price three times. No one else bid, and the phonograph went to Li Du.
When it was time for the auction, Hans asked Li Du in a low voice, "Hey, what's with this machine? What's its value? "
Li Du said, "It's beautiful, well-preserved, and the sound quality is good. I think Sophie will like it."
Hans was stunned and said, "You really want to give it to Sophie?"
Li Du said, "Yeah, didn't I say it before? I want to give it to Sophie as a piano accompaniment?"
Hans slapped his forehead with his hand and groaned, "D * mn, I thought you said that to fool the guy who was eavesdropping. I was playing along with you."
Li Du laughed. "You played along well and helped me get this phonograph."
Hans said helplessly, "If it's just for Sophie, why would you spend so much money to buy it? There are phonographs in the grocery store. You can definitely get it for one or two thousand dollars! "
Phonographs were not rare. Decades ago, almost every family in Europe and America had one.
Li Du said, "The ones in the grocery store might not be as well-preserved."
He had checked with the little bug. This phonograph had not been used much. After it had been bought by a family, it had been kept in the attic. An old man maintained it regularly and would only occasionally listen to it. It had been preserved very well.
This was also the reason why he had paid such a high price for it. This brass phonograph had been preserved well and could still be used. It had been around for a long time and had a vintage feel to it. It was especially suitable for classical music.
Hans shrugged helplessly. Fawkes and the others who were eavesdropping on their conversation laughed.
Fawkes was very glad that he had dug a hole for himself. He had almost buried himself in it.
The auction was still going on. Li Du had no interest in the items that were displayed later on. He did not bid on any of them and only bought the phonograph throughout the whole auction.
After the auction ended, he went to pay and took the phonograph. Suradi said with some regret, "Mr. Li, is there only one phonograph here that you like?"
He had deliberately brought forward the auction for Li Du's sake. He had thought that he could make a fortune, but in the end, he had made a fortune. But it was a real "fortune."
Before Li Du could speak, a treasure hunter beside him laughed and said, "Boy Wonder is a romantic. He bought this to woo a girl. If you had prepared other instruments, maybe he would be interested."
Someone came up and put an arm on Li Du's treasure hunting shoulder. He also laughed and said, "Hey, Boy Wonder, I have an old accordion at home. My grandfather brought it back from the Soviet Union. I'll sell it to you for six thousand dollars. How about it? I bet that the accordion is more useful for picking up girls. "
Li Du shook the man's arm off his shoulder. He gave him a sidelong glance and said, "Do we know each other that well? Stay away from me. "
The big man was embarrassed and said unhappily, "You're so unsociable. There's something wrong with you."
Being pushed away by Li Du like that, the big man was not only embarrassed but also embarrassed. Taking advantage of the fact that there were many people around him, he stretched out his arm to put it on Li Du's shoulder.
Seeing this, Brother Wolf, who was beside him, reached out and grabbed his wrist. With a flick of his arm, the man stumbled and fell to the ground.
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