Chapter 49: Diamonds in the Desert
Las Vegas is such a magical place, a small desert in the middle of Nevada's vast desert, through this Gobi Desert, the big city of singing and dancing can be seen in front of you. It is like a diamond on the desert, like a dreamy city, drunk with gold.
Seriously, it's not that good to see Las Vegas alone, but after passing through the desert and next door, it's exhilarating to see this resplendent city that never sleeps.
"It's so good, I'm back!" Looking at the lights outside the car window and the street scene, Paul said excitedly.
"Okay, if you want me to say that it is not so important whether it can be made into the movie of your dreams, it is the most important thing to be alive, and only by being alive can you have the opportunity to realize your dreams." Being able to live is everyone's biggest dream after the end of the world.
"NO, NO, people should live for their dreams!" Paul shook his head and retorted, he felt that Xiao Lan did not understand the greatness of art and dreams.
"Alright! I hope you can feel the same way in the future, let's go, you are familiar here, find a gas station first, fill up the gas, I'll prepare some dinner, and we'll go back after eating in a while. Xiao Lan shrugged her shoulders and said that she didn't care about Paul's rebuttal, after all, the environment is different, and the idea will change.
After dinner, the RV was parked under the casino hotel where Paul was staying, and they rented an M-style muscle car, which is the most common thing here, to get to their destination.
After arriving at the place, Xiao Lan was glad that she listened to Paul's advice, otherwise she would definitely become the focus of the audience all at once, because their destination was a large racing track, and at the same time, it was also a gamble.
"Looking for a buyer here?" Xiao Lan looked at the track curiously with her bag on her back, to be honest, racing only stayed in the movie for her.
"Over there, there's a bar over there, and the owner there charges it, and the price is fair." Paul introduced Xiao Lan like a regular visitor here.
The bar here also has the atmosphere of a casino, and there are very few people who simply drink, Xiao Lan followed Paul to the elevator under the guidance of the waiter to the top floor, of course, the top floor here is not high, only four floors.
The top floor was much quieter, and the waiter only sent them upstairs, and then took the elevator back, just when Xiao Lan wondered why there was no bar service staff, a strong man greeted him and hugged Paul.
"Oh, my great director Paul, this time there are some good things to be sold, and we don't accept women here." The strong man also glanced at Xiao Lan as he spoke, but his eyes revealed not teasing, but vigilance.
The strong man's vigilance may have something to do with Xiao Lan's outfit tonight, she was dressed in a black tight leather jacket, and there was obviously a gun pinned to her waist, and now she was said to be a woman from a good family, and casual travelers would never believe her.
"Hey! Brothers! Don't be so nervous, she is the seller this time, I'm just an introducer, and you don't know my situation, there is nothing to sell. "Paul is a person who has been a director, and his ability to read words and emotions is naturally not bad, and he can see the clues from the tightness of the muscles on the strong man's body.
"Haha, say it earlier, but the rules can't be broken, guns can't be brought in, I'll keep it for you first." Although the strong man smiled, his eyes were unquestionable.
Xiao Lan brought the gun purely for pretense, so he handed it over happily, and then under the leadership of the strong man, he turned around and entered a large room with extremely thick steel plates.
"Hi, my dear Mr. Paul, I heard that you have done the work of an intermediary, why is this beautiful Chinese girl the seller this time? Chinese cultural relics? In the room, the old man of country D, who was holding a magnifying glass, asked Paul and Xiao Lan with a smile on his face, and behind him stood two bodyguards with guns.
"Hehe, Thomas, how did you guess that she is from China, not from R or H?" Paul is really a frequent visitor here, and he is not used to seeing bodyguards or anything, so he pulled Xiao Lan and sat directly on the sofa next to him.
"Of course the smell is different, haha! To get down to business, you asked people to ask me out, the best things are worth it, don't fool me with a few broken watches like last time, I'll be unhappy. Thomas smiled and looked at Xiao Lan seriously.
"Paul said you will take everything here, and the price is fair, of course, I am willing to believe that, so you can help me estimate how much this set of antique chess pieces is worth." Xiao Lan didn't take out everything at once, but chose something that she thought was good.
"Is this a Louis chess? Oh, my God! You didn't steal the British Museum! Thomas stood up excitedly, and looked at the chess pieces in disbelief.
"Of course not, otherwise it would have been in the news a long time ago." Xiao Lan actually wants to steal it, but she doesn't have that ability yet, and she is saying that it will not be easy to sell if she steals.
"And this is an imitation? It's not like that! It's been a few years," Thomas muttered to himself as he took a closer look at it with a magnifying glass.
"It looks really good." What Xiao Lan was going to sell, Paul really didn't know in advance, but seeing Thomas so excited, he could guess that it was a good thing, so he couldn't help but step forward and say.
"Down, down, is this something you can mess with?" Thomas was shocked by Paul, snatched the chess piece from Paul's hand, and covered the chess box.
"Hey, it's not yours yet! What's the hurry! Paul retracted his hand in a moment of reluctance.
"Ten million, I'll give ten million." Thomas took the box directly to himself and shouted the price.
"M yuan" Xiao Lan nodded, indicating that if it was M yuan, she would accept the price.
"Of course, for a deal, do you want cash or a check." Thomas was already writing a check as he spoke.
"Oh! Dear Xiao, he is so bound to win, it is obviously more than this price. Paul was speechless and wanted to hit the wall, but after Thomas gave him a check for 100,000 M yuan, he fell silent again, people are willing to fight and one is willing to suffer, why should he be a villain in vain!
Antiques are something that some people think is worth it, some people think it's not worth it, Xiao Lan doesn't want to spend time asking experts to certify, and she doesn't want to wait for the operation of the auction, 10 million M yuan, she thinks it's worth it, it's as simple as that.
"Don't worry, I still have something here, this gold, and this cup that seems to have been used by some member of the royal family, and this, which is said to be quite valuable, a gemstone necklace" As she spoke, Xiao Lan took out all the things in her bag.
Xiao Lan's actions made Paul stunned, and he shouted, "Oh my God! Oh, my God! Where did you get all this stuff?"
Paul almost shouted excitedly, you have sold enough things for a lifetime, what are you going to gamble on! Could it be that she has the same dreams as herself?
But Paul was right about that.