Chapter 116 Eye-Opener (1/2)
Chapter 116: Eye-Opener
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The auctioneer did not concern himself with petty personal feuds. The two earlier storage units had already enabled him to earn a very good commission. Since storage unit 48 did not interest many people, he quickly closed the deal, saying, ”Very good, 1,000 dollars—you have bought this unit at a steal, buddy!”
Lucas shouted, ”Very good! For 1,000 dollars this junk is yours!”
Hans showed him his middle finger. ”In horror shows, people like you don’t survive more than two minutes.”
”No more than two minutes in the movies as well. I am talking about the romantic movies filmed by RB—even in those he wouldn’t last for more than two minutes,” Li Du said icily.
Lucas laughed heartily, ”Are you sure? Or would you like to test out my kung fu?”
”The two-minute Kung Fu? Chopsticks Kung Fu? Spaghetti Kung Fu?” Li Du laughed with disdain.
The fourth storage unit had a lot of homeware; there were only some household items. Li Du was not familiar with the value of such storage. He nodded at Hans to indicate that he could call the shots.
Hans took a look and then said, ”We could probably sell this stuff for 300 to 400 dollars. There are some major appliances in there, with some value. If we could get it for under 2,000 dollars, we could give it a try.”
But as the treasure hunters did not want to return home empty-handed, the bidding for this storage unit was much more intense than for the previous one.
The auctioneer started at 500 dollars, and the price raised to 2,000 dollars before Hans and Li Du shook their heads and exited the bidding.
In the end, a hunter had gotten it at the price of 3,800 dollars. Li Du shook his head. ”There is no profit to be made.”
Hans said, ”This is called ‘gambling on storage.’ The items he could see are enough to let him break even. He is gambling that the places he cannot see have valuable items as well.”
Li Du asked, ”Why do you not gamble?”
”Nine out of ten gambles will end up in a loss; this was a valuable lesson I learned from Las Vegas.”
”Then why do you still go play in Las Vegas?”
”Although there is loss, there is also excitement, and affection from beautiful girls. It is not the same as gambling on storage.”
After payment, everyone started to take stock of their storage.
Hans called Godzilla on the phone to get him to come help out, when Li Du suddenly waved him over to storage unit 31; there was a crowd forming.
There were quite a few treasure hunters at the entrance of storage unit 31. Everyone was staring at Lucas’s advertising screen.
Lucas opened the storage door, and together with the long-face man and another Mexican man, moved the huge screen out carefully.
As he moved it, he said, ”Take extra care, this advertising screen is very precious…”
As he spoke, a ”snap” sound was heard from within the screen, and then something within it seemed to drop, causing the inside of the screen to sway.
Lucas’s heart pounded. He hurriedly signaled for the two men to put down the advertising screen, then asked loudly, ”What happened? What just happened?”
The long-faced man said helplessly, ”I’m not sure, boss. I don’t know what happened.”
A hunter who was watching said, ”Lucas, you just need to plug it in and try it out with electricity. As long as it can be used, who cares what happened? It can definitely fetch a high price.”
Treasure hunters usually modified their vehicles so that they could provide power when started up. Lucas drove his car over and plugged the advertising screen into it. At this point, a red light on the display lit up.
Seeing this, Lucas was delighted, and looked at the crowd with elation. When he saw Li Du and Hans, he said with disdain, ”The two country bumpkins—here to watch the show?”
The treasure hunters next to them were puzzled. ”Guys, how did you offend Lucas?”
Hans said, ”We did not offend him—this is just his personality. Why do you think he is called ”crazy buffalo”?