Chris Bell was an amiable man. He was a California treasure hunter and a member of the California Million Club. He was familiar with Magic Hand Johnson.
This time, the Arizona State Government Old Goods Auction had attracted a large number of veteran treasure hunters. The state government, through the State Warehouse Auction Association, had specially issued invitations to these people, inviting them to participate in the auction. From the looks of it, they were keeping a low profile.
The state government had wanted to invite the only Million Club member in the state, but George Anthony had put on airs and did not come in person. He had only sent his son and his men to attend.
The Arizona state government had given him face. When they learned that his son was attending the auction, they had invited him to attend the press conference. He was also considered a member of the two meetings.
Conrad Anthony, Li Du, and Hans were the odd ones out among the two meetings. The others were at least members of the Million Club, but they belonged to the Hundred Thousand Club.
Chris Bell and Johnson had revealed this information. Bell meant that Li Du and Hans must have something special about them to be treated differently by the state government, so they had come to make friends.
Li Du was a little surprised and asked, "Conrad Anthony is a member of the Hundred Thousand Club? Looks like this young man is quite capable. "
"Among the younger generation, he is indeed quite capable. After all, he has been in the storage auction industry with George since he was a child," Johnson said. "But if I had a father who was a member of the Million Club, I would have been able to join the Million Club at his age."
Hearing Johnson's evaluation of Conrad, Li Du had a rough idea of his capabilities.
This young man was quite capable. He had been in the storage auction industry since he was a child and was very experienced.
However, he was still lacking in foresight. Johnson meant that he had been able to join the Hundred Thousand Club because of his father.
After a while, the press conference began. As invited guests, Li Du and the others sat behind the chairman's table.
The group of guests was not small. In addition to Conrad and the four of them, there were three other members of the Million Club.
The state government had arranged for a press release officer to introduce the background of the eight members and simply package them up to make their work seem even more legendary.
Li Du kept a low profile at the press conference. When the reporters asked him questions, he answered them. When no one asked him questions, he listened quietly and left the stage to the others.
Americans were very good at expressing themselves and promoting themselves. Hans and Conrad were among them, and they were very active in communicating with the reporters.
These people knew that the media was a great help to their careers.
Storage auctions were a very broad industry in the United States. There were a lot of people in the industry, but their status was not high. Even if they were at the top, their net worth would at most be tens of millions.
Tens of millions was undoubtedly a lot of money, but in other industries, top people could enter the list of the world's richest.
Under such circumstances, many of the top treasure hunters would choose to change careers. At this time, the help of the media came. With exposure, there would be fame, and with fame, there would be an advantage when it came to changing careers.
Li Du did not care about that. He had successfully transformed himself, but he was keeping a low profile. Otherwise, he could have shown off his identity as a shareholder of the Harry Winston group.
The press conference went smoothly. Everyone knew how good the media was, so they behaved harmoniously and respectfully on stage.
Johnson was a good man. When he heard that Hans, Li Du, and Conrad Anthony had a conflict, he invited Bell to sit between them.
Conrad was very unhappy with Li Du and Hans, but he was not a brainless fool. He knew that this was not the time to be at loggerheads. First, there was the media. Second, there was Bell and Johnson, whose status was not lower than his father's.
The press conference went on for an hour before the questions were over. Next, the state government's Public Service Department started to introduce the warehouse auction industry and the highlight of the auction.
At the end of the meeting, Li Du and Hans were chatting and laughing as they walked out. Just as they stepped out of the door, someone bumped into them.
He turned his head and saw Conrad's young and unruly face. He asked, "What's the matter? Young man! "
Conrad was obviously dissatisfied with the way Li Du addressed him. He sensed the sense of superiority in Li Du's tone and suddenly became angry. "I heard that Asians are very particular about etiquette. Now it seems that this is false. You have to call me senior, understand?"
Li Du did not want to argue with him, so he shrugged and walked around him to leave.
Conrad reached out to pull him and said, "Soft Egg, I have something to tell you."
Brother Wolf stood in front of him, his eyes cold.
Conrad had been beaten up by him earlier, so he was a little wary of being in close proximity to him. He took a step back, pointed at Li Du, and said, "You have lost the chance to reconcile with me. Just wait and see, I will make you regret it."
Li Du shrugged again and said, "I will wait patiently."
It was another grand announcement, and then the auction officially began.
The second of July was a weekend, and two consecutive days of auctions were held in Phoenix.
Early in the morning, Li Du and his team went to the location of the government storage unit.
The parking lot was already full of cars. The Department of Public Services had requisitioned the parking lot of two large shopping malls nearby. There were people specially guiding the treasure hunters to park.
Not only were there trucks, but there were also family cars, pickup trucks, and SUVs. Obviously, the government's advertising was very successful, and many ordinary people were also attracted.
The American economy was in a downturn, and ordinary people needed a sideline to earn money to support their families and pay off their mortgages.
It might be difficult for the industry of storage auctions to produce top tycoons, but it was not difficult to earn a small amount of money. It was a very suitable sideline job.
Li Du and Hans got out of the car, and a few people walked up to them and took the initiative to greet them.
"Hey, Big Li, Big Fox, I want to learn from you, okay?"
"Guys, I'm also from Flagstaff. I hope you can take care of me in the future."
"The two of you performed very well at the press conference. You were like stars, so cool."
The two of them did not know these people. Obviously, they were new treasure hunters who had been attracted by the government's advertising.
Li Du shook their hands in a friendly manner and told them that if they wanted to learn, they could stay together.
These people were overjoyed and happily joined the two of them.
Bell and Johnson arrived one after another, and each of them was accompanied by a group of people.
Johnson adjusted his trademark cowboy hat, walked up to Li Du, and asked, "How is it, did you find anything good?"
Li Du laughed, "Too much. Today I'm going to kill."
Bell walked over and said, "Then we'll have to fight. Come on, let me see the elegance of the future king of treasure hunting in Arizona."
Hans waved his fist and said, "Get ready, everyone, let's fight!"
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