Pick up bargains in Chinatown and make 10,000 times the profit at the beginning

Chapter 83 Black Wood
Henry smiled immediately, and when he saw that the container was about to be sold at a low price, he shouted, "Two thousand dollars!"

This is the starting price, and you can bid it.

The "auctioneer" holding the megaphone also knew that if no one took over, it would be a failure. Now that someone had made a bid, he decisively said, "Two thousand dollars for it."

Good boy! Don't you usually have to shout three times?
This time, are you really afraid of hurting yourself?

Henry obtained the container easily.

However, others are not envious. In their opinion, it is totally unnecessary to spend two thousand dollars to buy a container of wood, and then spend money to clean it up!
Once the container is bought, the bidder must clean up the contents within one day, no matter what is inside, even if it is garbage. The cost of cleaning up the garbage is naturally borne by the bidder himself.

Don't assume that containers are free of trash.

China has imported a lot of foreign garbage in the past, such as plastics, electronic waste, etc.

"Another rookie."

"You can tell at a glance that you're a novice. I hate chopping up these pieces of wood and using them as firewood." Because they are mostly just tree stumps, roots and the like.

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Originally, after each container was photographed, many people would stay to see if there were any treasures and whether they had made a profit or a loss.

But this time they all followed the main group and headed for the next container to be auctioned, and had no curiosity at all about the container Henry had bought.

Is there still suspense?

It must be a huge loss!

Henry, Lin Yuan and others approached the container and dragged out a tree stump with great effort.

"What tree stump is this?" Qiao Yufan asked.

Although I am not in this line of work, as a Chinese, I know that tree stumps can be turned into treasures in China, such as making some handicrafts.

"Why is everything so black? Has everything been burned?"

Lin Yuan thought for a moment and said, "This is African blackwood, one of the most precious woods."

Blackwood has a dark purple-brown, almost black appearance. It is one of the hardest and densest woods with a fine texture. It is well utilized for its ability to be polished well, giving a smooth and shiny surface.

The reason African Blackwood is so expensive is that it comes from a slow-growing species. It takes about 60 years to grow into a fully mature tree.

In ancient Egypt, it was already widely used to make fine furniture and artwork. It was used to make special furniture such as Tutankhamun's chairs, stools and beds. It was also used in the construction of temples, as the wooden strips that held the stones of the pyramids in place.

Henry and his friends quickly checked and found that this kind of wood was quite expensive, costing more than 10,000 US dollars per cubic meter.

I found the treasure.

Henry was delighted.

In Lin Yuan's live broadcast room, someone offered 20,000 US dollars to take over the container, and said that he would pay for the shipping fee himself, as long as Henry could help deliver it to the ship.

He makes tree stump crafts, black wood stumps, but he hasn't played with them yet.

After some bargaining, Henry added another $2000, making a net profit of $.

After the negotiation, Henry brought back the stump that had been dragged out, sealed the container, and asked the port staff to deal with it.

The news soon reached the group of people in front, and they looked at each other in bewilderment.

Does this work?
Everyone kept a watchful eye, and next time they come across wood, they can do the same thing, take a picture first, and then find a Chinese buyer. I almost forgot that China is a country that wants garbage.

Lin Yuan and his friends came over and found that the next container was about to be auctioned, so they missed the introduction of the "auctioneer".

Paul had no choice but to ask someone present: "Hey! Brother, what's wrong with this container?"

He saw the people at the scene were eager to make a move, and guessed that it was from a big company! The guy was also enthusiastic and told Paul that the container came from an oil country.

It is known worldwide that oil-producing countries are rich, and there is a high probability that treasures will be found in their containers.

Last time, someone found a safe in a container in an oil-producing country, which contained several pounds of gold. He became rich overnight.

So, when the containers from the oil-producing countries appeared again this time, everyone was a little excited.

With that said, the door of the container was opened and everyone looked inside.

To everyone's disappointment, there was a pile of debris outside the container, and most of them were packed in cardboard boxes, so it was impossible to tell what was inside.

But it is precisely this unknown that makes them more interested.

Some people started taking out their notebooks and analyzing frantically.

Look, this is what professionals do.

Lin Yuan turned on the treasure-hunting device and scanned the container. The coverage radius of the treasure-hunting device was now 8 meters, and the container in front of him was the largest one, about 12 meters long.

He had to walk around the container before he could fully understand the situation.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the door behind the container, so not many people paid attention to Lin Yuan's abnormal behavior. Moreover, some people did the same as Lin Yuan and walked around the container.

However, they had no ability to confirm whether there were any treasures inside.

The reason for this is that some containers may be broken, so you can see some of the contents. This has happened before.

Some containers may have fallen and been damaged during the loading and unloading process.

"Take a break! Don't waste your time. This container must be expensive, the competition is fierce, and the risk is high." Lin Yuan said to Paul who wanted to participate in the auction.

Lin Yuan just turned around and there was no movement from the treasure-hunting instrument.

Paul still listened to advice, at least Lin Yuan's advice.

After hearing what Lin Yuan said, he gave up the idea.

As Lin Yuan expected, the container was eventually bought by the black brothers An Zhui and Mi Gen for 37,000 US dollars, which was a big deal.

Generally speaking, containers that cost more than $20,000 are considered high-priced. Many containers are sold for only $10,000 or a few thousand dollars.

An Zhui and Mi Gen are regulars here. They have been involved in container auctions for several years and are very experienced.

They had a hunch that the containers they bought this time might make them rich.

So, the two of them clapped their hands, bumped their fists twice, and couldn't wait to rummage through the items in the container, moving out the cartons, and then opening a blind box.

At this time, many people did not leave. They surrounded An Zhui and Mi Gen to open the blind boxes and kept discussing on the side.

An Zhui took out a small knife and cut open the cartons. He saw that the first carton was filled with white cloth, the same kind that people in oil-producing countries cover their heads with.

"Fuck!" An Zhui couldn't help but swear.

Looking at it this way, it doesn’t look good!

As the two brothers continued to open the boxes, they saw all white headscarves inside, and An Zhui and Mi Gen were broken down.

The other onlookers were in a good mood. It was really nice to see others suffer. Especially when An Zhui and Mi Gen were so arrogant during the bidding just now, they couldn't stand it.

"Hey hey hey..."

(End of this chapter)