Chapter 1460 Special Auction (2/2)
Li Du took out his invitations and passed them to the security. After verifying the invites, the security guard got him to go backstage. The rest of the treasure hunters were able to enter and they did not need any special invites.
Such auctions were keen to get attention. As long as people were willing to join the auction, it was all good as far as the organizers were concerned, regardless if it was just to join the fun or actually buy anything.
For the organizer, it was fine as long as there were enough people who attended the auction. It was best if there were more people than seats. It would be good for their future publicity efforts.
Li Du went to the backstage where the auctioneer and organizer invited other guests to sort out their clothes. They even had the items for the auction on display.
Seeing his invitation, a middle-aged African American lady came forward to shake his hand warmly. ”Welcome, Mr. Li. Very pleased that you were able to join our auction.”
Li Du said humbly, ”My honor.”
Looking at the items that had been neatly arranged for the auction, Li Du let out the little bug to start searching for anything valuable.
The little bug had yet to find anything when Li Du spotted a small jar.
He stared at the painted can. The more he looked, the more he felt that it resembled something. That 'something' should not have been there – a burial jar containing someone's ashes!
It was only when he saw the black-and-white picture printed on the jar that he could confirm his conjectures.
He pointed at the can and said in shock, ”God, this… what's the motive behind placing that here? It can't be entered in the auction, right?”
The black lady smiled proudly. ”That's right. That's one of the most high-profile items in this auction.”
Li Du hesitated before saying, ”I may be a bit ignorant, but… is this an ash jar?”
The black lady replied, ”Yes, Mr. Li. You're not ignorant at all. Actually, we think that your general knowledge is very wide. That is an ash jar. However, it's not a typical burial jar. It's Mr. Truman Capote inside.”
The name brought up by the lady confused Li Du. He had not heard of that man. The only person named 'Truman' that he knew of was Harry Truman, the famous United States president.
However, Truman was the president's last name and the first name of Mr. Capote. Obviously, the two had nothing to do with each other.
Li Du was clueless. Someone near him noticed that and laughed, ”Ha, you don't know Truman Capote? You haven't even heard of him? Then how do you deal with art?”
Someone else spoke up and said, ”I know this dude. He's from the warehouse auction trade. That trade has nothing to do with artists, writers, and the likes. All they need is courage.”
Hearing that, the backstage broke into laughter.
Li Du turned and looked at the two men. He said, ”Honestly speaking, everyone, I really do not know who Truman Capote is. However, I know Wang Xizhi, Zhang Xu, Yan Zhenqing, Wu Daozi. Do you guys know them?”
The two men exchanged a look. They said, ”No, who are you talking about?”
Li Du said, ”You guys don't even know the most famous calligraphers and painters in China's history? When they created art, the United States was not even on the map yet.”
He was obviously making fools out of the two men. One of them got angry and said, ”We are not Chinese. Why should we know about your calligraphers?”
Li Du said, ”I'm not an American, why would I need to know this Truman Capote?”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.