The meeting took place at a café on Rodeo Avenue, known as the most expensive and proudest road on the West Coast of the United States, spanning three trendy neighborhoods where every piece of land is worth gold. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Kobe Bryant is easy to recognize, he is far more than ordinary people, he sits behind a desk in big sunglasses, and despite his efforts to shrink his body, he is still very conspicuous.

His purpose of shrinking his body is simple, to avoid being recognized, his popularity in Los Angeles is very high, and he deserves to be a hero athlete in the city, and if he is encountered, he must ask for a photo autograph.

Li Du went over to shake hands with him, and then asked for a group photo first......

Kobe Bryant likes to joke in private, and when Li Du wanted to take a group photo, he smiled and said, "Who else do you like in the NBA?" I can get you autographed group photos and so on. ”

Li Du said: "No need, my favorite star is you, because you are so handsome to play, when I was in college, I used to imitate your style of play, and I also got a nickname." ”

"What nickname?" Bryant laughs.

Li Du said: "Building 2 502 small kopeck." ”

Kobe Bryant laughed: "It's so miserable, I thought it was your school little Kobe Bryant or something, I know a guy, I met him when I was doing activities, do you know what his name is?" ”

Li Du shook his head, and Kobe said: "The big shark on Black Bull Street, I detained a few of them at that time, because I didn't have a good relationship with sharks at that time." ”

Those who don't know the NBA don't know about this feud, but another NBA superstar of the Big Sharks, Shaq Olney, and Kobe Bryant once formed the strongest duo of the 21st century, winning three league titles.

However, because of the provocation of the team's management, they had a bad relationship, and eventually parted ways, and attacked each other in the media.

Later, as Kobe Bryant led the team to win the championship alone in the past two years, the grudge between him and O'Neal was gradually put down, and now it is enough to joke about this.

Li Du calmly analyzed: "You know, Kobe, for fans, it is an honor to be deducted by you, because it means that you are directly opposed. ”

"I mean," he paused, "are you sure that guy is really called the Black Bull Street Shark?" Maybe he's just using that to stimulate you and get your attention. ”

Kobe Bryant blinked and said, "I didn't think at the time, oh no, I'm still too innocent, you're right, I might have been tricked by that bastard." ”

The joke livened up the atmosphere, and the topic gradually cut to the chase.

Bryant asked, "Lee, I just recently learned that you have some relationship with the Harry Winston Group?" Are you a shareholder in it? ”

Li Du nodded and said, "Yes, I acquired some of its shares last year, don't tell me you too, it would be too coincidental." ”

Kobe Bryant laughed again, shook his head, and said, "No, I'm not that rich yet." Well, as far as I know, the Winston Group is about to launch a series of gem-based luxury goods, right? ”

Li Du continued to nod.

"I've looked at their promotional materials and I'm interested in one of the headwear, and you know, my wife is a wonderful beauty and she has to have enough beautiful jewelry to go with it," Bryant said. ”

Li Du understood what he meant and asked, "Need my help contacting?" I guess with your connections, you can get in touch with Cole, right? ”

Kobe Bryant shrugged and said, "I don't know the guy named Cole, I only know the guy surnamed Cole, he's a basketball commentator, and obviously can't help me." ”

Li Du said: "Leave this question to me. ”

He pondered for a moment, and then said, "Actually, there are better options, have you ever thought of helping your wife order an exclusive set of jewelry?" I happen to have a good batch of gems here. ”

"What gem?"

"Black opal." Li Du carried a backpack with him, and when he opened it, he summoned a small flying insect, pretending to take out a box containing black opal rough stones from the bag, and when he opened it, the gems inside glowed dazzlingly.

Kobe sighed: "Wow, this thing is so beautiful!" ”

Li Du said: "I have a lot of this thing, if you want to order a set of jewelry, I can resell it to you a batch, and at the same time help you contact the jewelry designers of the Winston Group, so that they can make exclusive designs according to your wishes." ”

Kobe Bryant said without hesitation: "Then come this way, how to calculate the price?" ”

Li Du smiled: "This is the gem dug up by my own mine, and the price I sold to you is definitely lower than the market price." ”

There is one thing that is very similar in the personalities of the two, that is, they are vigorous and resolute, and they do what they say.

Bryant wanted to buy gemstones, so Li Du took him to the Harry Winston flagship store in Los Angeles and arranged for an appraiser to identify the gemstone's authenticity and color.

While waiting for the results, Bryant said, "Hey, Lee, there's a lot of surprising stuff about you, and I'm starting to think you're just a professional treasure hunter, like Chris Bell." ”

Li Du said: "I am." ”

Bryant said, "Are you kidding me? You're a shareholder in the Harry Winston Group, and you've got a priceless gem mine! ”

Li Du smiled: "In fact, I didn't think I would have these, I started from warehousing and auctions before, and I am a professional warehousing and auction treasurer." ”

Kobe Bryant said: "In that case, maybe I can help you a little, I have a message here, I originally wanted to be a thank you for helping me contact me to buy jewelry, but now I find that you may not like it." ”

Li Du asked with interest: "How is it possible, tell me, what news?" ”

Bryant said: "About the sneaker warehouse news, Dundee Jones, you know him, right?" Also an NBA buddy, he's in Atlanta right now. ”

Li Du loved to watch the NBA when he was in college, and the name Duntai Jones was unfamiliar, but he had the impression that he was a role player.

Bryant continued: "He just went to Atlanta, he was in Indiana, and this guy has a hobby, which is collecting signed sneakers from NBA stars. He collected a lot and stored it in a warehouse in Indiana. ”

"As a result, I heard a news two days ago that his warehouse did not pay the storage fee, and was frozen by the warehouse company, and it is about to be auctioned to the outside world, are you interested?"

The warehouse is far away in Indiana, and Li Du is not particularly interested, but if it is valuable, he is still willing to go and have a look.

Kobe Bryant said: "The value of sneakers in the warehouse should be good, as far as I know, there are thousands of pairs of signed shoes of football stars alone, and there are many special celebrity custom styles, with a total value of at least hundreds of thousands, right?" ”

Li Du gasped: "Thousands of pairs of signature shoes? Does this guy want to resell sneakers after retirement? ”

Bryant laughed: "Who knows? Every time he finished a game, he liked to pull people to ask for autographed shoes, and he had to ask for more than 10 pairs just to find me. ”