Chapter 96: A Chance Encounter (1/2)
Chapter 96: A Chance Encounter
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Perhaps the only flaw for Li Du’s description of the negotiation battle using the Chinese phrase was that the legendary warrior, Lu Bu, had retreated after the face-off with the three valiant generals
On the other hand, Hans did not ”retreat”; he had ed to keep the final price at 50,000 dollars per tusk for the three ain well
The best tusk was sold at 52,000 dollars; the rest of tusks were sold at a total amount of 157,000 dollars due to their different sizes and varying quality The gross profit amounted to 209,000 dollars
Once the deal was coy to friendly and generous
”Since the three of you are foreigners, transporting the ivory could be troublesoas”
”If that’s the case, would you e?” Ernst asked in his usual polite de to Finland after the auction in Las Vegas”
Hans answered, ”No problem, old buddy This is such a small favor If it weren’t for you, ouldn’t have sold all this ivory in such a short a myself as well,” Ernst smiled
Both Li Du and Hans split the proceeds on the sale of the ivory; under the fifty-fifty arrangeh-fived each other when they received thewith excitement ”Noe’re almost members of the Hundred Thousand Club!”
Li Du said confidently, ”Re the Hundred Thousand Club soon—it won’t be difficult”
”Right Ha! The Million Club’s the next target, and then Ten Million Club! Sht, I feel like I’hed loudly
However, in the afternoon, as if Lady Luck herself had turned her back on Hans, he was pretty unlucky for the rest of the day
Hans’s jeep broke dohile driving the as That was not the worst of it; they were stranded in the middle of nowhere All they could see was the vast desert, the cacti, and the fiery sun No other cars or vehicles were in sight
Hans described what had happened to hias the next day
”I waited for ONE HOUR before another vehicle passed by Duess what? I had to pay 200 dollars so I could get the driver to agree to tow as full of vigor, but when he returned he looked listless and frustrated
”That sure is tough luck,” Li Du sighed
”I know right? That dude wanted 200 dollars just to tow a jeep; where’s the A each other? Fck! I’e!”
”… Isn’t that beside the point?” asked Li Du, facepal
It was not the first time that Hans’s truck had broken down in the middle of the road Now that both of thee suet a new car
Besides, even if the F-150 had worked fine, they would have wanted to get a new one because the F-150 was too sive up bidding for certain storage units because they knew they were not able to carry everything back with the truck
Flagstaffpoints too For exaest truck dealershi+p in the state of Arizona
After Hans took a day off to rest, the duo took a cab to Wild Aood truck
”You really don’t want a second-hand truck? I am fine with that, you know?” Hans asked ”I know a few friends ant to let go of their truck—the price is pretty attractive”
Li Du replied decisively, ”Nope Get a new one since we are already in the ”second-hand goods” business—we can’t always be buying things second-hand!”
Hans nodded ”Okay, new ones don’t cost too much either”
The Americans’ attitude toward cars was similar to the Chinese’s attitude toward cos didn’t need to be very pricey; they were tools and only needed to function well
Ever since Li Du caed as well In the past, he had thought that brands like BMW and Mercedes-Benz made luxury cars that cost millions of dollars
But in America, he soon realized that such luxury cars were not as costly as he thought One et a Ferrari with 200,000 dollars
Furtherenerally were not keen toward luxury cars Luxury cars were not as practical as trucks, and they had higher fuel consustaff, jeeps were common, family cars