73. Clay artwork
The three of them began to pack up the warehouse, and according to the rules of the warehouse auction, they started with the valuable warehouse. Many treasure hunters stayed at the door of their warehouse www.biquge.info watched, and it was obvious that these people were very interested in the warehouse that Li Du and Hans had chosen.
Crainn opened the door of Warehouse 11 and wondered, "What's in this warehouse?"
Hans patted him on the shoulder and said, "Just trust Lee's judgment, he has eyes made of burning gold." β
One of the treasure pickers was stunned and said, "What? The flame burns the eyes made of gold? What kind of eyes are these?"
"What he wants to say is the fiery eye, the eye of the god in our Chinese legend. A Chinese-looking treasure hunter explained.
"Do you really have such eyes?"
The Chinese hesitated and said: "I used to conclude that this was just a story, but now it's hard to say, Li really seems to have a sharp eye." β
Ignoring their whispers, he moved the box away, and Hans went first to get the carving knife toolbox, which he opened and said, "Let's take a look at thisβoh, Shet, Shet, Shet!"
With his roar, the onlookers were excited, and almost everyone was about to crowd in:
"What's wrong, what's wrong, what's wrong?"
"Damn it, don't get in my way!"
"Who touched Lao Tzu's ass?"
Hans opened the toolbox and showed them it, laughing and saying, "It's just some ordinary carving knives in there, and you've been tricked." β
Dozens of middle fingers tree up:
"********** Boss Fu, you rotten person!"
"I wish you an early visit to the undead!"
Having teased the men, Hans went to get the statue again, muttering, "Throw away this garbageβoh, Shet Shetchet!"
Before he could finish speaking, he felt the coldness and heaviness of the statue, and suddenly understood how valuable these things that looked like garbage were.
The treasure pickers were tricked by him once, and this time they were shrewd, and someone shouted: "Don't come to this set, Boss Fu, we won't be fooled again!"
Hans didn't care about them, he picked up a statue and showed it to Li Du, and said excitedly: "Come and see what I found, this is definitely a work of art, definitely a work of art!"
Li Du motioned for him to calm down: "We are old treasure pickers who have seen strong winds and waves, don't make a fuss." β
Stone carvings in the shape of inflatable toys were moved out, and the treasure pickers outside were boiling:
"Oh my god daddy, this isn't a garbage toy?
"I've never seen a statue of this style, who made it? It should be worth a lot of money, right?"
"It's not a statue, my God, it's a clay toy! I can't be mistaken, it's a Brett Cohen clay toy!"
Li Du didn't know what it was, he saw carving knives and other tools and thought it was stone carving, it didn't seem to be what he guessed.
There were more than fifty clay toys in the warehouse, and he took a red triceratops and handed it to the middle-aged man who recognized their identities, and said, "You tell me their exact identities, and I'll give you one." β
The middle-aged man was overjoyed: "Really?"
Hans knew the middle-aged man, and he preemptively asked, "Carter, how much is this thing worth?"
Carter, a middle-aged man, said frankly: "The size is different, the value is different, but one can be sold for at least a thousand yuan, and if you buy it in the New York Clay Museum, the price can be doubled." β
Hearing this, a group of Taobao people gasped, and the cold wind whined.
Li Du handed him the triceratops and said, "Let's talk about it, the answer satisfies us, it's yours." β
"This guy is so generous. Someone muttered.
Someone else retorted: "If I had so many good goods, I would be willing to give one to each of the guys present." β
Hans glared at him and said, "Hey, little Ross, don't step on the horse, these things are estimated to be 50,000 yuan a thousand, you must have 50,000 yuan in assets, so how about giving us a thousand yuan each?"
Little Ross didn't say a word, and walked away.
"We know that with the right tools and techniques, we can make ceramics more colorful than just a pile of clay," Carter said. One such expert is Brett Cohen, a master of urban pottery. β
"Is this the work of a master?" asked Hans, interrupting him.
Carter shrugged, "Yes, but the master is still alive and in the prime of life, and he loves making such interesting gadgets, so you can't expect his work to be worth a fortune." β
"Listen to him. Li Du waved his hand.
Carter coughed and continued: "Brett loves children, so he created a series of animal toys out of clay. Interestingly, they look exactly like soft inflatable toys. β
"You see, in order to accomplish these creations, Cohen deliberately made a lot of folds, folded all the lines that should be inflated -- the seams. Isn't it realistic that the tiny wrinkles on the dinosaur's body, arms, and legs are meant to mimic the shape of plastic material when it is stretched and pulled?"
The onlookers sighed: "It's just like the real thing, we were all deceived." β
Carter touched the clay triceratops and said, "Yes, he also applied a layer of shiny glaze to make the toys more realistic, like smooth soft plastic." Boss Fu is right, they are works of art, not just toys. β
Li Du nodded and said, "Very good, the artwork in your arms belongs to you." β
Carter laughed, "You're so generous. β
This is the result that Li Du wants, he found that he and Boss Fu were squeezed out by the treasure pickers, this is not good, this industry needs network resources very much.
But people are like this, if someone is a little better than themselves, then they will be jealous, and only if they are much better than themselves, will they turn jealousy into admiration.
Before Li Du and Hans had grown in status enough to be admired by treasure hunters, they had to lower their profile and befriend these people, and then use the experience of their ancestors' struggle: win over a group, isolate a group, and defeat a group.
The most valuable thing in this warehouse was more than fifty clay artworks, which Hans wrapped in cardboard boxes and torn clothes and carefully put them on the cart, and they quickly cleaned them up before going to the last warehouse.
The treasure pickers were still following, and as they passed the second garbage warehouse, little Cherch was working shirtless.
This scene made the treasure pickers laugh:
"Little Chelch, what are you doing with your ass? It's like a hen that is scavenging and looking for bugs. β
"Haha, man, you've become a porter, nice porter, keep doing it!"
"I look like a cleaner, man, Li and Fu Boss have harvested tens of thousands of pieces of art!"
Little Cherch grabbed a broken chair and threw it towards the door, scolding: "Fake, you damn fools, don't you dangle in front of me, get out and eat shit!"
Li Du didn't have the idea of stepping on him, the identity gap was too big, and it would be humiliating.
The last warehouse was worth Barbie dolls and other toys, and the treasure pickers waited eagerly, but when they finally found that only some of the toys were worth a little money, they left disappointed.
Of course, in addition to being disappointed, these people were more happy, and Li Du and Hans's second warehouse did not make a lot of money, which made them psychologically balanced a lot.