Chapter 1460 Special Auction (1/2)

As his fame rose, Li Du had become a well-known figure in the California auction industry. Although he started his career in a non-mainstream auction environment, his record of zero loss was still outstanding. Hence, many collectors were full of interest in him.

It was now August and autumn was not far. Many places would hold the most important auction of the year in this season.

Li Du was not interested in such high-level auctions. That was because it would be almost impossible to try to pick up something that others missed. At such events, every item would have been repeatedly verified. The value would have been fixed.

However, such auctions were good for networking. Hence, he managed to receive a few invitations through Harry Winston Inc.

Initially, he had only needed two invites. He could just go with Sophie. However, Carl gave him four invites, and those were all VIP seats. He could not let those go to waste.

Hence, he gave Hans a call and got him to bring his girlfriend to Los Angeles. He could not possibly stay forever in a small town, right? He invited Hans to travel out of there and attend the auction together.

Hans had really changed his nature. From the point he had decided to stay in Riverdale, he had anchored himself there. Other than giving Li Du a few calls now and then, Hans did not keep much contact.

Besides Sotheby's Autumn invite, Li Du had also received a few other invitations for other auctions. Amongst them, there was a folk collection auction. That auction had invited Li Du to be a guest of honor, and he agreed.

Such folk collections were most likely to have items that others had missed. Of course, 90 percent of them were fakes. However, as long as one could grab hold of the few authentic pieces, they would be able to make huge profits.

The auction would take place in a small theatre in the West Hollywood area. The theme was rather interesting. It was 'Peek into the private life of Hollywood's lowest-profile stars'. It would be held at the end of August. Li Du did not have anything planned for that period and so he decided to attend the auction out of curiosity.

After learning about his decision, the bunch of treasure hunters followed him.

”As long as we follow Big Li, we will be able to make a profit,” Dickens laughed.

Whenever Li Du brought them along for a property auction, they managed to earn a tidy sum. In every auction, they had been able to make at least ten thousand dollars in profits. After arriving in Los Angeles, they had attended four auctions. Now, each of them had made close to 100,000!

Of course, not all of their profits were in cash. Some of the money was in the form of real estate, as the houses had not been sold yet.

However, the houses that Li Du guided them to buy were all valuable. As long as the owners were not too greedy, they would be able to sell them off quickly to exchange the houses for cash.

The bunch of them took a train and followed Li Du to West Hollywood.

When they entered the train station, a bunch of youngsters got in their path.

These were boys in their teens, with the oldest around fifteen or sixteen years old. Most of them were African Americans, and despite their youth, they walked in a way that looked demanding and seasoned. These teens were holding baseball bats, steel pipes and other items. They looked like they were going for a fight.

Li Du stepped into the train first and when the teens saw him, they whistled at him. Then, they walked over, clearly with ill intentions.

Simultaneously, the big-sized treasure hunters and tough bodyguards appeared behind Li Du.

Seeing that, the youths spat on the ground and hung back.

Li Du could not comprehend such behavior. Looking at them, he said, ”Whose kids are these? They are completely wild.”

Olly laughed. ”They are youths after all. They are like that. They either drink or fight and think that they are some heroes. With time, they will become more mature.”

Following the directions, they arrived at the small theater slightly more than an hour later.

There were many theatres in Los Angeles. The theater that was hosting the folk collection was called Glenwood.