57 Chapter 57. Another Luck

Warehouse No. 240 is where the antique clock is located. It is full of boxes, and the door is rawhide. Many treasure hunters are willing to take risks for it.

The value of raw cowhide is not small. Such a large roll can be sold for at least a thousand yuan, and inside is a neat wooden box, which is carefully wrapped. Obviously there are valuable things in it, otherwise it would not be preserved like this.

In this way, the combination of the two makes the warehouse valuable.

There is another reason that can show the value of the warehouse, that is, Li Du and Hans are determined to acquire it.

The treasure hunters knew that the two had obtained information about the antique clock from Andrew, but they didn't know the extent of the information they had obtained.

Therefore, when two people bid for the warehouse, others will definitely follow suit, and combined with the box in the warehouse and the exquisite packaging, someone will guess what is in the box.

This is the reason why the two seek cooperation under the presidential umbrella. They can't do it themselves, and I don't know how many people are staring at them.

Fortunately, there were a lot of boxes in the warehouse, but there could not be so many antique clocks. To some extent, these boxes became a cover for antique clocks.

The auctioneer raised his hand and began to bid: "Everyone saw what was at the door. It was a large roll of raw cowhide. We all know that raw cowhide is very valuable. So I think the starting price of 400 yuan is very reasonable. Is anyone willing to accept it?"

"1,000 yuan!" The presidential umbrella still put on the posture of "I am a local tyrant" and shouted the price.

The alliance between Li and Du and him was carried out secretly, and both parties only need to sign the alliance agreement, so other people don't know that the two sides have joined forces.

Most people looked at the two of them. Obviously, they had already smelled the smell of antique clocks from these exquisite wooden boxes, but they were just not sure.

Hans pretended not to see these gazes, and he followed suit: "1100 yuan!"

Seeing his quotation, many people's eyes lit up, and they began to look at the warehouse again.

The auctioneer pointed his finger at the two before speaking, and the voice of the presidential umbrella sounded: "1,500 yuan!"

Hans snorted and wanted to bid again, but Li Du held him back and shook his head, "These cowhide can sell for a thousand yuan at most, do you want to take the risk of fifteen hundred yuan?"

Hearing what he said, Hans muttered, "I just can't see what this guy is doing. Does he think he's the only one with money in the world?"

The presidential umbrella still had a serious look on his face, and he didn't even look at him.

In this way, the group of people who were going to participate in the auction retreated one after another. The acting of Li Du and Hans successfully deceived them, making everyone think that they were bidding for the raw hide.

If the quotation is only for the rawhide, as Li Du said, 1,500 yuan is already a bit risky.

But there will never be a shortage of adventurous treasure hunters in the world, and someone quoted a price of 1,600 yuan.

The presidential umbrella raised the price to 2,000 yuan quietly, some people withdrew, and some continued to follow the price, keeping their eyes on the wooden boxes—there are always those with sharp eyes among the treasure hunters.

"Twenty-five hundred yuan is very good. The price is two thousand five hundred yuan. Well, this guy is offering two thousand six hundred yuan. OK, the presidential umbrella is two thousand seven hundred..."

When it reached 2,500 yuan, the bidding range for the presidential umbrella began to decrease, and when it reached 3,000 yuan, he hesitated when making an offer.

Hans raised his middle finger at him, and said, "Hey, didn't you earn more than a hundred thousand from Florida? Why are you going to withdraw it for only three thousand!"

The presidential umbrella gave him a gloomy look, gritted his teeth and said, "Four thousand dollars, I have plenty of money!"

Hans hissed, still holding up his middle finger.

Several people who were interested in bidding gave Hans a dissatisfied look. The current scene seems to be that the president's umbrella is being forced to bid for face, and he has also shown his determination to take the warehouse.

A bald middle-aged man quoted 4,100 yuan, and the presidential umbrella immediately increased from 400 to 4,500 yuan. When someone quoted 4,600 yuan, he quoted 5,000 yuan.

Seeing this, the treasure hunters withdrew from the bidding process, and several of them cut their throats at the presidential umbrella: "Go and play by yourself."

Li Du shouted: "Hey, man in sunglasses, do you want to get all the warehouses?"

The presidential umbrella sneered: "I will spend all the money I bring!"

With the antique clock in hand, Li Du felt relieved, the main purpose of this auction had been achieved.

There are four warehouses with some value in the back, but he doesn't plan to participate in the auction. These warehouses are only of small value and can earn 12,000 yuan.

If it’s okay to make money by yourself, now it’s going to be split with the President’s Umbrella, and it’s also split with Hans, so he won’t get a few hundred dollars, so it doesn’t make much sense.

Another reason is that the shooting of twenty-five warehouses is estimated to be completed in the evening, so if they can't clean up the warehouse at night, they have to come back tomorrow.

But the key to the warehouse is in the hands of the president's umbrella, and Li Du can't trust him. What if he comes over at night to search the warehouse and take away the antique clock?

Therefore, it is better to quickly divide the antique clock and settle your worries.

The presidential umbrella still wants to participate in the subsequent auction. Li Du shook his head and said, "The antique clock is in warehouse No. 085. Do you want to go and have a look?"

Hearing what he said with such certainty, the presidential umbrella suddenly became excited. He said, "Let me see first. If it is indeed inside, then we will divide the antique clock first. If it is not inside, then continue to shoot!"

After paying the money and getting the certificate of asset transfer, they opened the warehouse and moved out a large roll of raw cowhide.

It was so heavy that two people could barely lift it.

Then the two sides started to open the wooden boxes, and Hans said: "Be careful, these wooden boxes are at least a hundred years old, and they are works of art that can be sold for money, so be careful when opening them."

The presidential umbrella picked up one and shook his head, saying, "There's nothing inside, so you don't need to take it apart."

After moving out more than ten boxes, a wooden box finally became heavy. The three of them were refreshed. They opened the wooden box carefully, and the antique nanmu clock showed its true colors.

The presidential umbrella took off his sunglasses and threw it aside, gritted his teeth and said, "Yeah! Damn it, I made the right choice by rushing back from Florida! God bless, I made it!"

All fifty-four boxes were moved out, a total of nine antique clocks, and the two sides began to negotiate how to divide them.

"It's a rule to sell antique clocks and get a 50-50 share," Hans said.

Li Du shook his head and said: "This is not good, there are too many clocks, and only two of them are genuine, and the other seven are fakes, so it will be even more troublesome to sell. You may have to wait until when you want to split the money."

This is also what the presidential umbrella means: "So what?"

Li Du suggested: "How about this, let's try our luck."

"How to try?"

Li Du said: "Put them back into the box, and then you or I will choose, whoever chooses first will take four, and leave five for the other party, how about it?"

The presidential umbrella hesitated: "This is too risky."

Li Du laughed and said, "It's hard to sell them in a short period of time. If we don't separate now, who will keep these antique clocks? You or us? To be honest, we don't trust you."

The presidential umbrella thought for a long time, nodded and said: "Okay, this is an idea, so who will come first?"

Li Du said: "It's purely a matter of luck. The one who chooses first chooses the four, and the one who chooses later goes to the warehouse and puts the clocks into the box, disrupting the order, and purely betting on luck."

The presidential umbrella stared at him, and then suddenly smiled: "China Li, you are such a cunning guy."