Li Du and the other three stayed together, and the others kept a distance from them.
Here, each of them was a star, and the four of them were a superstar group.
Of course, in the eyes of the crowd, Li Du and Hans were not as rich as Johnson and Bell, but everyone knew their potential and ability, so they treated them with the same respect.
After chatting for a while, the four of them separated.
Hans smiled and said, "This feels great. Did you notice everyone's eyes on you? I bet they'd love to join us. "
Li Du said, "The feeling of making money is even better. Come on, get ready to enter."
He used the word "enter" because the Public Service Department was really good at it. They had actually laid a red carpet at the entrance of the warehouse.
In this way, the treasure hunters entered the warehouse like celebrities walking the red carpet.
The Public Service Department also invited some media to cover the auction, so there were cameras and video recorders on both sides of the red carpet, which made it more formal.
Young people liked to stand out. The first to walk on the red carpet was Conrad Anthony, surrounded by the Tucson Brotherhood. Princeps, who had always been arrogant, followed closely behind him, like a follower.
Li Du felt that there was no need to show off on such an occasion. There were too many people attending the auction, probably one or two thousand. The auction later would be very interesting, and it would be very noisy.
Similarly, a red carpet that had been stepped on by one or two thousand people was no different from a rag.
However, when he walked on the red carpet, he found that it was no different from a rag. It was probably an old item that had been used in some previous event, and this time it was recycled.
It did not cost much to lay a red carpet, and it could also raise the profile and attract attention. The Public Service Department and the state government probably had this wishful thinking.
However, they did not consider that treasure hunters were not celebrities. How could they have the experience of walking on a red carpet? Besides, there were too many people, and there was no way to arrange for everyone to walk in slowly.
Therefore, when the door of the warehouse opened, the crowd rushed in noisily.
The Public Service Department and the police were in charge of order, and they arranged for strong police officers to guide the crowd. However, the crowd was too chaotic and there were too many people, and the police were too busy.
The Arizona police were also very unique. When they saw that they could not guide the crowd, they simply gave up and watched from the side.
There was a queue at the entrance of the warehouse. There were people conducting security checks here. After all, this was a large-scale auction, a large-scale gathering. If someone brought a machine gun in and started shooting in circles, it would be very interesting.
When he entered the warehouse, someone handed him a booklet.
When Li Du opened it, he understood that the Public Service Department was using the photo auction method. Of course, it was the same for all large-scale auctions. Otherwise, with so many people queuing up to view a single storage unit, it would take an entire morning.
He flipped through some booklets. The pictures inside were very clear, but it was definitely not as reliable as seeing it in person.
The auction allowed people to view the storage units. The first storage unit was opened first, and everyone could queue up to view it. However, there was a condition: all treasure hunters who wanted to view the storage unit had to bid later.
In other words, the state government did not allow everyone to view the storage units. The purpose of the booklet was to eliminate the treasure hunters. The treasure hunters would first view the goods in the booklet, and those who were interested in the goods could view the storage units.
The rule that visitors had to bid was to prevent people from making up the numbers.
Li Du stood in the crowd beside the queue. Olly squeezed to his side and asked, "Big Li, what do you think of this storage unit?"
"Yes, Big Li, what do you think? Do you want to go in and take a look?" Reeves also said.
The little bug had flown in long ago. Li Du had already roughly looked through the storage units. However, due to lack of time and energy, he had looked more casually.
He let the little bug in again to ascertain the situation in storage unit number one. He waved his hand, and all the treasure hunters from Flagstaff gathered around him.
Li Du pointed at the photo on the first page and said in a low voice, "Look here, there's a box here. The logo on the box belongs to a Foster violin. I think there's something in there, within 5,000 dollars. This storage unit is valuable."
The little bug went in to take a look. There were many boxes in storage unit number one. One of them was a violin box. There was a violin in the violin box, but it was blocked by the other boxes, so it was difficult to notice.
Even if they noticed the box, not everyone dared to bid, because no one knew if there was a violin in it.
Li Du knew that there was a violin in there, and it was from the Foster Company. This company was the most famous handmade violin manufacturer in England.
Hearing his words, Big Beard Carl was the first to join the crowd. He turned around and winked at his companions. He laughed and said, "I'm going first, guys. You guys go next."
There was an agreement between them. Li Du would introduce a valuable storage unit, and everyone would take turns to bid. No matter how much it was worth, they could not be jealous of each other.
Olly said helplessly, "Oh, d * mn, let this guy get ahead of us."
The auction began. A little old man with white gloves holding an electric loudspeaker stood on a plastic platform and shouted, "Listen, listen, listen. I won't say much, and I won't go into details about the rules. Those who are interested in the storage unit, go forward. Those who are not interested, go back. Let me see your hands. Get ready for the auction immediately …"
Hearing this continuous voice, Li Du couldn't help but laugh. He hadn't heard this kind of voice for a few days, and he really missed it a little.
There were more than 40 people interested in storage unit number one. They lined up to view it. After the end, the white gloves immediately shouted:
"Okay, the bidding for storage unit number one starts at 500 dollars, 500 dollars, 500 dollars. I won't say much about the value of 500 dollars. There could be a box of gold or a box of dog sh * t. Anyway, if you're interested, bid — 500 dollars!"
"Me!" Big Beard Carl was the first to bid.
"Okay, 500 dollars, 500 dollars, 500 dollars, is there anyone who will bid a higher price …"
"501 dollars!" "502 dollars!" "..."
"I'll bid 600 dollars!"
"I'll bid 700 dollars!"
"Eight hundred dollars!"
"One thousand dollars!"
The price rose rapidly, and soon approached 2,000 dollars.
Big Beard Carl stroked his beard and shouted directly, "3,000 dollars!"
He made a big bid, and the treasure hunters suddenly hesitated.
The white gloves didn't give them time to think. He pointed to Carl and shouted, "This guy bids 3,000 dollars, 3,000 dollars, 3,000 dollars. Is there anyone who will bid higher? 3,100 dollars?"
No one made a sound. The white gloves waved happily and said, "Okay, buddy of 0118, this storage unit belongs to you! Open the second storage unit. Same old rules. Anyone who is interested can come up and see! "
Big Beard Carl waved his fist fiercely. Li Du gave him a base price of 5,000 dollars, and he saved 2,000 dollars. This was a successful bid.
The other Flagstaff treasure hunters were also very happy. When Li Du was away, they didn't make much money. Now that Li Du was back, the first auction was off to a good start.
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