Chapter 210 Trading
Having Sig and the others wait at Old Pick's auto repair shop, Zhang Allen chose to drive to Old George's pawn shop alone. He passed through several traffic lights and arrived at his destination, parking the Wrangler outside the door.
When I pushed the door open, I saw old George chatting with a customer, but his girlfriend was nowhere to be seen in the store.
Zhang Ailun felt surprised and waited patiently for a while. He waited until the customer in front of him completed the transaction and left with the money before he came to the counter.
"Dear customer, it's been a long time since we last met. You finally remembered to sell me the good stuff?" Old George greeted the old customer enthusiastically when he saw him coming.
"What was that man selling just now? A painting?" Zhang Ailun glanced at the rolled-up white paper in the box on the counter.
Old George didn't hide anything and just spread out the paper for Zhang Ailan to look at. It was an uncut green . dollar test paper with denominations of 20 and 50.
Zhang Ailun was a little surprised at the moment. Can this thing be sold?
"It's nothing, just an uncut dollar test paper brought out from the printing factory in the late 70s. The customer said that he exchanged it for a bottle of vodka from an old neighbor with whom he had a good relationship. This kind of thing doesn't have much collection value at present. The other party wants 4000 US dollars for it, but the most I can give him is 2500 US dollars." Old George said casually.
Using the Dragon Slaying Sword to bargain is his usual tactic, but the leader knew from his expression that the real situation would definitely not be as simple as he said.
This test paper from the printing factory has many celebrity portraits on it, as well as serial numbers and professional ratings from institutions. If people are not in a hurry to sell it, most people will definitely choose to consign it to an auction house to maximize their profits.
This old guy got lucky again and must have made a lot of money.
"Where's your girlfriend? Isn't she here to work with you?" Zhang Ailun didn't rush to get to the point. Instead, he joked and took out an empty wine bottle from his handbag.
I stole this thing last time when I bought some arms and cattle for free in the suburbs. I kept it in the trunk of my Wrangler and never had time to sell it. This time I just cleared it out.
When Old George heard the leader mention his little girlfriend, a mask of pain immediately hung on his face and he waved his hands.
"Don't mention it! I broke up with her! You can't imagine how chaotic her private life is! Oh my God, I thought I had met my true love, a white lotus, but it turns out that I was too superficial! I didn't expect that I just took her to a party at a shower bank, and she hooked up with a gigolo male star behind my back. I was so angry!"
Old George was indignant. He was caught cheating in bed and his face turned red.
If the other person was not white and was a male celebrity, he would definitely consider shooting him.
And this! ?
Zhang Ailun was stunned for a moment. No wonder he didn’t see his girlfriend. It turned out that they broke up.
I looked at Old George with some pity, but at least he was eating young grass, and you are already old, so breaking up is not a loss. This is how love is, it is always on and off.
The other person is young, with fair skin, beautiful looks and long legs. If he doesn’t like your money, does that mean he likes you as a person?
Wake up! Don't you know what's going on? Just be happy if you get the upper hand.
He comforted her, "At least you saw through her true colors in advance and stopped the loss in time. If you waited until you were too old to walk and lying in bed and discovered her true colors when it was time to distribute your inheritance, and she quarreled with your own children, the damage she caused you would probably be even greater by then!"
I often walk by the river, so how can I not wet my shoes?
Old George also fell into a gentle state for a moment, sighed, and didn't want to talk about such sad things again. He picked up the bottle, put on his glasses and took a closer look, recognizing its origin.
The review was given: "A collection of 1787 Lafite Rothschild red wine bottles from Thomas Jefferson's private wine cellar! Oh, this is a great thing!"
Then he said with some regret: "What a pity, if it was a complete bottle of red wine, its value would be at least over $2000, but now there is only an empty bottle, the actual price is greatly discounted, the most I can give you is $."
"3000 dollars, fixed price."
Zhang Ailun had long seen through Old George's tactics and raised the price to a higher level.
"If you want to sell it at a better price, I have a suggestion for you. You just need to fill the bottle with red wine, then ask the manufacturer to package it and put an anti-counterfeiting label on it. You can also sell it at a higher price, right?"
As businessmen, they will do anything for money, and those without conscience will earn more.
"Why didn't I think of that?" Old George raised his eyebrows. How come you are darker than him?
"But I won't do this kind of business. It will easily ruin my reputation and cause trouble."
"That's why I asked you to do it." Zhang Ailun smiled.
Old George: “…”
However, what was unexpected was that old George had just experienced a failed relationship. He stood up again from the arms of love, cut off all emotions, and was reborn from the ashes. The sharpness of his Dragon Slaying Sword was stronger than ever.
The old man only has money in his eyes now and only does recycling business, so of course he is not willing to give up the profits.
"US$2500, that's the most I can offer you. If you don't agree, take it back and put it in your recycling bin and sell it slowly. If there is no channel for this thing, most people will definitely not know its value and will not collect it, and it will not be sold in ten days or half a month." said Old George.
"Don't be so hasty to make a decision. This is just an appetizer. I have a big family and a big business now. You don't think I come here just to do a deal of a few thousand dollars, do you?" Zhang Ailun slowly began to cast bait and fish.
Old George really took the bait when he heard this, and asked curiously, "Anything else?"
His expression changed quickly, and he said with a smile: "Sir, if you really have other valuables and the price is right, I am willing to consider buying this wine bottle collection for $3000."
Seeing that his interest was piqued, Zhang Ailun also carried the bag of gold bars and placed it on the counter. It was heavy, so he opened the zipper and let him take a look.
"Of course, what you and I are doing is big business. Can you eat these things?"
"Where did you get so much gold? Did you rob a bank vault?" Old George was stunned for a moment. He picked up a 350g piece of gold and estimated its value. There was at least $ worth of gold here!
You are right. It is indeed a big business!!
Although the short-term profit of gold is not obvious, it maintains its value and is hard currency. It is much more reliable than antiques and paintings, and it is impossible to falsify it in front of professional instruments. There are many people willing to take it, and if there are channels, it can be exchanged for cash quickly.
If it was just a gold necklace and a gold ring, Old George wouldn't have been so emotional, but with twenty-five shiny gold bars in front of him, even he couldn't ignore it.
"There is no idea or plan to rob a bank at the moment." Zhang Ailun smiled and said, "I hired someone to fish out this batch of gold from a sunken ship container on the seabed."
"Then you are really lucky..."
Old George sighed.
You are probably God's illegitimate child.
They started testing the quality and purity of the gold, and there was the logo of Antique Bank on it, but who cares where it came from if it was fished out of the sea?
I picked up the gold and cut off a corner of it one by one to verify its authenticity. The instrument also flashed a green light. The gold bar was 999% pure, so there was nothing wrong with it.
Old George pondered and said, "The market price of gold is $71. If someone else were to sell it, I would definitely not give him that price. But with such a large amount of gold, and you being an old customer, I can consider buying this batch of goods at the market price. Together with the red wine bottle collection, the total is $57!"
"But I can't give you cash. I can only transfer it through online banking or virtual currency. What do you think?" asked Old George.
"Deal." Zhang Ailun agreed immediately and took out the savings card. "It's the same as before. Give me a receipt and transfer the money to this bank card."
Old George readily agreed, took the bank card, turned back into the house, made the transfer, and soon came out with the receipt.
Allen Zhang also received a transfer alert. +571000 USD.
The remaining deposit is US$142.
Zhang Ailun felt refreshed. He put away the receipt, said hello to Old George, turned around and left the pawn shop.
I got in the Wrangler, started the car and headed to Lao Pick's Auto Repair Shop.
I passed several traffic lights and received message notifications from Tommy while waiting.
Tommy: Hey man, I have a big deal for you! This deal is tailor-made for you, you will love it! Just like when we first met, you and your team are really good guys.
Burger King: What business? I'm just an ordinary car repair shop and bar owner. You think too highly of me. I don't want to get involved in street disputes.
Tommy: Man, everyone else can say they are ordinary bosses, but you, my friend! You probably don't know how big your reputation is, right? I heard you recently set up an ammunition state? Now when your people walk on the street, no one dares to mess with them. After all, no one wants to be killed by an RPG rocket in their dreams at night!
Burger King: What are you talking about? I am a law-abiding five-star citizen of Los Angeles! Are you trying to tarnish my reputation? If conditions permit, I would rather be a nobody.
Tommy: I understand! You Asians all like to make money secretly and grow up in a sneaky way. It's the same lineage. Most of the bosses in Chinatown are like this too. I've studied you thoroughly!
Burger King: Stop talking nonsense.
Tommy: I can't tell you the details here, but you can guess what business it is.
Burger King: No, my intelligence network has also received some news. You have been very close to a DJ star producer on the West Coast recently, right? The producer's name is Rip? He co-founded the new Great White Shark Entertainment Company with you, but his old boss didn't seem to be happy about it and paid a group of suburban motorcycle gangs to rob his things. I guess you came to me because of this!
Tommy: Oh! Shit! How did you know that!? You really scared me! Man! How did you know that?
In the West Hollywood apartment, Tommy, who was taking a bath, was frightened and jumped up.
After seeing the chief leader’s reply, I began to doubt my life.
Once again, I realized the intelligence capabilities of Burger King.
Suddenly I felt insecure sitting at home naked, until I sat in the bathtub again and felt the warmth.
I hurriedly said, "That's right! I came here because of this matter. I knew I had not made a mistake. That damned black guy was not satisfied with the liquidated damages for the termination of the contract, and he also wanted to find someone to intercept the goods for revenge, but it turned out that they did succeed, and they took away the USB flash drive of the pink music rubbings worth 280 million US dollars! And they also injured people! My friend was very angry! He wanted me to find a group of reliable people to help him solve this matter, and I thought of you at the first time! Mr. Jin! My friend! You are definitely capable of helping him with this.
Burger King: Why should I help him? To offend those black people on the West Coast? How much is he willing to pay?
Tommy: Don't worry! The reward will be very generous. He is willing to pay 60 US dollars!
Burger King: I'm not interested.
Tommy: Okay, he's willing to pay you $80, plus a share of the record sales. But it all depends on how well you do things. You can't bring the matter to your employer. After all, no one wants to offend those niggers at this juncture. And your intelligence network and professional team can definitely get this done!
Burger King: I need to discuss this with the team before making any plans.
Tommy: If you are interested, you can bring someone to an interview at a villa in the wealthy area of West Hollywood in the evening, [location coordinates].
Burger King: OK.
After agreeing on a time, Zhang Ailun put away his phone, waited for the red light to turn green, stepped on the accelerator and drove off the street. A few minutes later, he arrived at Lao Pick's Auto Repair Shop and parked the Wrangler in the backyard.
When we arrived here, we saw Beggar Gang disciples busying around in the repair workshop, helping customers maintain their vehicles. Xige and his companions were doing nothing here and seemed a bit redundant.
It doesn’t matter. They are still idle now. The leader will assign them new jobs soon.
I came to the front desk of the auto repair shop, waved, and called a few people to the office on the second floor. I closed the door and lights, the windows, and pulled down the curtains.
Zhang Ailun took out the downloaded information and pictures and connected the data cable to the computer host.
When Xige and his companions saw this familiar scene, they realized that this must be another job related to recycling vehicles!
As expected, the chief gang leader turned on the projector and projected a silver Bentley car onto the screen, as well as a middle-aged white man with glasses and a sinister look, a shaved head, and a black and white striped prison uniform, holding a sign with the time he had been in prison written on it.
The same labor reform model as the little mute.
There is also a small, shabby storage warehouse in the suburbs, with a few Mexicans and three private cars parked inside. The shooting position is also from the perspective of a passerby.
Zhang Ailun said: "There are two work items that need to be completed. Don't worry, they are all recycling work with little risk. The steps are roughly the same as last time."
"One is at No. 167 Tianlong Avenue, a wealthy apartment complex. There is a silver Bentley worth $15 parked in the underground parking lot. The owner was sentenced to 19 years in prison for molesting a minor. He needs to pay a $37 bail to be released from prison. He is still in prison and will be detained for 15 days."
"The Eagle Team in the seventh block, that is, the auto repair shop run by those Mexicans, because we caused a fight between Silver Fox and Black last time, and both Black and them suffered losses, so the Mexicans took advantage and expanded some street business. But they are not much better. Because they were too ugly, they had a gunfight with black theft gangs in other blocks, and shot in the street. Then they were arrested by patrolling police and imprisoned! They illegally carried guns and committed crimes in the street. They will not be able to get out in the short term."
"They got three stolen vehicles worth $5 and stored them in a suburban warehouse. They are currently unclaimed. Our job is to recover these vehicles."
"If everything goes according to plan, this order can bring us at least $30 in total revenue. If we can find a good seller, we can make more money like last time!" said Zhang Ailun.
Xige and his men were no novices in this area. When the chief leader finished talking about the vehicle recovery mission, they immediately nodded and said, "Boss, just tell us how to do it."
The decryption software that Blitz asked them to download last time is still bound to the mobile phone, and it is very useful.
Zhang Allen pondered and said, "Qiao Sen and Melvin, you two take people to the suburbs to deal with the three private cars. Sig will go to the wealthy apartment on Tianlong Avenue and take back the silver Bentley. We should try to make a quick decision."
He also took out $3 in cash to share among the three people.
The three of them smiled happily and took the money, "Thank you, Boss!"
"It's still daytime now. Don't we need to wait until night to act?" Qiao Sen was a little curious.
"We have a bigger deal to discuss tonight, this is just a small business."
Zhang Ailun turned on the lights in the room and turned off the host computer. "Just arrange a reasonable route and avoid trouble and traffic cameras."
Melvin couldn't help but complain: "The backward construction in the southern part of Los Angeles is not as good as the city center. There are more black people in places without cameras than in the poor streets. What's the difference between day and night?"
Once the stealth mode of Vt Exchange is turned on, you can avoid the police in broad daylight and play hide-and-seek with them. If your bicycle is parked in front of a supermarket and someone steals it, the police won’t even look at you, and you won’t be able to get it back without some strength.
The police officer's duty is to maintain public order. They are not responsible for helping you find your car. Everything else is not their responsibility. If you are lucky, they can help you find your car. If you are unlucky, you have to buy another one.
How much tax have you paid? You dare to order the police to find a car for you?
You have to hand in cookies to make the police officer progress!
After leaving the house, Zhang Allen handed the car keys to Sig and watched him get into the Wrangler. Qiao Sen and Melvin drove a van to the streets of District 5 to recruit members of the Beggars' Gang.
(End of this chapter)
