1462. Golden Key (1/5)
Li Du shook hands with Bill and said in shock: "Is the Napoleon you mentioned the one I know?"
Bill smiled and said, "Yes, Napoleon Bonaparte, the French Emperor, I'm talking about him."
Li Du didn’t know what to say, it seems that he still doesn’t understand enough about the European and American auction industry.
In addition, he didn't know enough about this Bill, and he didn't know why the other party was looking for him.
Fortunately, Bill is a cheerful person and quickly showed his purpose: "Mr. Li, as far as I know, you have done a very successful job in the warehousing and auction industry."
Li Du waved his hand and Bill continued: "You don't need to be modest. As a California practitioner, I know your strength very well. But what makes me wonder is that you seem to leave this industry after you came to Los Angeles?"
"It's just that no warehouse that I'm interested in appears." Li Du smiled.
Bill said: "I think maybe it's because you don't have that much time and energy to allocate. You've joined the real estate industry and have achieved new success, which obviously makes you more profitable."
Li Du said frankly: "There are reasons for this, but in fact, I am just using these industries to do something, not to make money."
Bill nodded and said, "I understand. I am also a treasure picker. I am lucky. I will be promoted to a member of the Qualified Million Club this year."
Li Du looked at him and said, "Then you are amazing."
The two are similar in age, which means they are less than thirty years old. It is already outstanding enough to become a treasure picker in a quasi-million club.
Bill smiled bitterly and said, "No, I just survived. In fact, I have been in this industry for twenty years, and I have been in this industry for almost fourteen years. When I graduated from high school and went to college, I started working as a treasure picker, but I didn't become a member of the quasi-million club until this year, which is far worse than you."
Li Du said: "Age is your advantage, you will become a member of the club in millions."
Bill shook his head: "I understand my abilities, Mr. Lee, I think choosing is more important than hard work, I mean, I want to join your company."
Previously, Li Du and Hans formed a company designed to participate in warehousing and auctions, but later he went out to take risks several times and made a lot of wealth.
In this way, the warehousing and auction industry is not attractive to him, so he doesn't pay much attention to the company. Some employees are mainly managed by officials.
After hearing Bill's words, he said in surprise: "Do you want to join my company? Do you want to do it for me?"
Bill said: "I probably inquire about you. Now you lack a strong assistant in the warehousing and auction industry. I think I can do such a job."
"The warehousing and auction industry in California is a treasure house with infinite value. I want to cooperate with you. I will find valuable and interesting warehouses. You will lead the auction, I will cooperate, and then we will divide it into 300% and 70% of the time. Is it okay?"
Li Du frowned and looked at him and said, "Is this necessary? I have an assistant, and he can help me find storage information. In addition, if you can find a valuable warehouse, why should you cooperate with me again? This is a waste of time?"
Bill shrugged, "I know your assistant, Mr. Mond Conleet? But he has to take care of too much and is obviously unable to focus on storage auctions now, and I can concentrate on this job."
"As for why I can find valuable warehouse information, I still have to cooperate with you, one is because I don't have the confidence to choose the most valuable one among these warehouses; the other is that I don't have enough strength to protect myself, Los Angeles is really messy!"
Li Du said: "Do you think I can help you in these aspects?"
Bill nodded and said, "Obviously, I know your former partner, Boss Fu. To be honest, that guy is just a member of the 10,000 club. But after partnering with you, he became a member of the 10,000 club, which can reveal a lot of things."
Li Du thought for a while and said, "Let me think about it. If I feel it is necessary, then I will contact you."
Bill handed him a folder and said, "These are some of the most valuable auction information I have selected in the last two months. You can go and have a look, maybe this will help you make a decision."
Li Du nodded and said, "Okay, by the way, are you also a guest of this auction?"
Bill smiled and said, "Yes, I also proposed the decision of the auction company to invite you as a guest. To be honest, Mr. Li, your reputation in Los Angeles is not very famous enough, which is seriously inconsistent with your strength. You need an assistant to help you handle this."
The auction began afterwards, and as guests, Li Du and his party sat in the front row.
The organizer's head introduced them and they will review these lots on-site at the auction to help the participants get professional advice.
There were eight guests in total, and four were besides Li Du, Bill, Bearded and Hermes.
There was nothing that could interest Li Du at the scene, so he was not very interested and would comment only when necessary.
Sometimes the flying insects help, and this job is easy for him.
He commented on the material and historical perspectives of the lot, and made no mistakes.
The bearded man and Hermes are also some famous people in the folk auction industry. Their fame not only comes from fooling people, but also from their true vision.
After listening to Li Du’s comments, they realized Li Du’s power and quickly dispelled the idea of provoking Li Du to make him look ugly.
When we arrived at the back, a small golden key was taken up. The key was made of beautifully, bright yellow and looked like gold. The handle of the key was inlaid with some crystal-shining small stones, as if they were diamonds, rubies, sapphires, etc.
The auctioneer introduced: "This mysterious key represents infinite mystery. We have been identified by lock industry experts in advance and believe that this key is a popular style twenty to thirty years ago. It may open an unknown treasure chest, and there may be unknown wealth in it. Of course, these are unknowns, and what is known is that it is very beautiful, with 18k gold as the main body and inlaid with a variety of gems. Please ask the experts to appraise it below..."
The bearded man and a jewelry expert whom Li Du didn't know were invited to the stage. Because there was another link that allowed bidders to select a guest for identification and might pick him, he released the time and space flying insects and looked at the key.
The key is 18k gold, but the ones behind it are not real gems. They are just synthetic plastic products that are inlaid for decoration, and are of very low value.
As time went by, Li Du saw the key contact with a safe, and the things in the safe attracted him.
Chapter completed!