Chapter 1460: 1460. Wonderful Auction (4/5)

Chapter 1460 1460. Wonderful Auction (45)

With the increase in exposure, Li Du has become a relatively well-known figure in the California auction industry. Although he started with non-mainstream auction storage auctions, his record of never missing is still very shocking, which makes many collectors admire him. He is full of interest.

Entering August, autumn is not far away. Many auctions will hold the most important auctions of the year in this season. Christie's, Sotheby's and other auction industry giants regard autumn auctions as the top priority.

Li Du is not interested in this kind of high-end auctions, because it is almost impossible to miss out at these auctions. To be able to land in such a high-end auction, any item has been repeatedly appraised, and the value space has been determined.

But this kind of auction can open up contacts, so he got a few invites through Cole Winston.

Originally, he only needed two tickets, so he and Sophie could go there, but Cole asked for four tickets for him, and they were all in the VIP seats, so it couldn't be wasted.

So he called Hans and asked him to bring his girlfriend to Los Angeles. He couldn't stay in a small town all the time, could he? He invited Hans out to attend the auction together.

Hans really changed his temper, since he decided to stay in River Valley Town, he really took root there. Apart from making a few phone calls with Li Du, I have no other contact.

In addition to Sotheby's invitation to the autumn auction, he also received invitations to other auctions, one of which was an auction of folk art collections. Li Du was invited to be a guest at this auction, and Li Du readily agreed.

This kind of folk art collection has the best chance of being missed. Of course, 90% of the things in it are fakes, but as long as you can seize the 10% chance to find some buried genuine ones, you can make a lot of money.

The auction was held in a small theater in the West Hollywood area, and the theme was quite interesting, called "peeking into the private lives of Hollywood's most low-key stars." It was at the end of August, and he happened to be fine during this time, so he decided to take a look.

Knowing his decision, a group of treasure hunters followed immediately.

"Follow Boss Li and have meat to eat." Dickens laughed.

Li Du took them to participate in the bid-grabbing real estate auction, but they made a lot of money. Each auction had a profit of at least 100,000 yuan. They have participated in four auctions since they came to Los Angeles, and the ones who made a lot of money have already There are nearly a million profits!

Of course, not all of their profits have been realized, and some money has been put in the house, which has not been sold yet.

However, Li Du guided them to buy houses that were worth the money. As long as they were not greedy and asked for high prices, they could sell them quickly and get their funds back quickly.

Taking the subway, a group of people surrounded Li and Du to go to West Hollywood.

When entering the subway entrance, a group of teenagers came oncoming.

These people were between the ages of teens and fifteen or sixteen, and they were all black. They looked like children, but they walked domineeringly and old-fashioned. Some of them were dragging baseball bats, steel pipes and other things in their hands, as if they were about to fight.

Li Du entered the subway entrance first, and several children whistled at him when they saw him, and then walked towards him with malicious intentions.

Immediately, a burly treasure hunter and more burly bodyguards appeared behind Li Du.

Seeing this, the teenagers spat and shrank back.

Li Du looked at them inexplicably, and said, "Whose children are these? They are really uneducated."

Ollie said with a smile: "Young people, they are all like this. They like to yell and yell and dress up indiscriminately. They think they are heroes. Time will make them mature."

According to the map, they arrived at the small theater more than an hour later.

There are many theaters in Los Angeles, and the theater that holds folk collections is called 'Gllywood'. I don't know if it has anything to do with Hollywood.

Li Du took out the invitation letter and gave it to the security guard. After the security guard verified it, he invited him to the backstage. Other treasure hunters could enter the venue, and they didn't need an invitation letter.

What this kind of auction needs is attention, as long as you are willing to participate in the auction, whether you are here to join in the fun or really want to buy something.

For the organizers, as long as they can participate in the auction, it is best if there are too many people to sit down, so that they can promote better in the future.

Li Du went to the backstage, where the auctioneer and other guests invited by the organizer were arranging their clothes, and the upcoming auctions were also displayed.

After reading his invitation letter, a middle-aged black woman warmly came up to shake his hand: "Welcome, Mr. Li, thank you very much for your kindness and participation in our auction."

Li Du said low-key: "This is my honor."

Looking at the neatly arranged auction items, he released the Time Flying Insect, ready to find some valuable things among them, so that he could take them down when the time comes.

As a result, when the time-space flying insects came out, they didn't find anything. Li Du first saw a small jar.

He stared at the little painted urn, and the more he looked at it, the more it looked like something that shouldn't be here: an urn!

It wasn't until he saw the black-and-white photo engraved on the jar that he finally confirmed his guess.

He pointed at the jar and said in shock: "God, what's the purpose of putting this thing here? Don't you want to take it out for auction?"

The black woman smiled proudly: "Yes, this is one of the gimmicks of our auction."

Li Du hesitated for a moment, then said: "I may be a little ignorant, but I want to know if this is an urn?"

The black woman said: "Yes, Mr. Lee, you are not ignorant at all. On the contrary, we think you are well-informed. This is an urn, but it is not an ordinary urn. In it is Mr. Truman Capote .”

Mr. Li was very puzzled by the name proposed by the other party. He had never heard of this name. The only person related to "Truman" he knew was Harry Truman, the famous president in American history.

But the president's surname is Truman, and Mr. Capote's name is Truman, and the two obviously have nothing to do with each other.

Li Du was confused, and someone next to him smiled and said, "Ha, you don't know Truman Capote? You don't even know him? Then how do you get in touch with art?"

Another said: "I know this guy. He is engaged in warehouse auction work. There is no need to know artists or writers for that job, as long as he has strength."

After hearing the latter's words, there was some laughter in the background.

Li Du turned to look at the two of them and said, "To be honest, everyone, I really don't know who Truman Capote is, but I know Wang Xizhi, Zhang Xu, Yan Zhenqing, and Wu Daozi. Do you know them?"

The two looked at each other, then looked at each other, and said, "I don't know, who are you talking about?"

Li Du curled his lips and said, "Even the most famous calligraphers and great painters in Chinese history don't know? When they created works of art, the country of America had not yet been born."

He was obviously sarcastic to the two of them, one of them got angry and said, "We are not Chinese, why should we know about your calligrapher?"

Li Du said: "Then is this Truman Capote Chinese? I'm not an American, so why do I need to know about this gentleman?"