Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1621 Louis Vuitton

The big blue basket No. 7 was sent over again. Zhou Zhi took out the things inside and placed them beside himself, imitating Old John.

"Don't you want to open it and take a look?" Old John was quite curious about what was inside.

"It seems like no one here does this?" Zhou Zhi looked around.

"George, you don't act like a Lamb at all," Old John teased, "more like an Old Goat."

"Get lost!" Zhou Zhi scolded with a smile: "You are the real lecher!"

"Old goat" is not a good word in English, as it means an old pervert or a nasty old guy. To really mean a veteran, we should use two other phrases - old dog or old bird.

Then many more pieces of luggage came out of the conveyor belt, but there were no more Chinese-style suitcases. Instead, there was a fierce competition for some leather suitcases that looked very finely crafted.

So Zhou Zhi began to take revenge on those people who had raised his price by holding up signs, playing the role of a "dog chasing rabbits", and really did not take revenge overnight.

Moreover, the goods he carried were all worth one thousand US dollars each, which made the other party quite embarrassed.

But he didn't end up well either. One of his items was an old model of Louis Vuitton, but no one was buying it, so he ended up with nothing, worth more than four thousand dollars.

This brand was founded in 1837 and was first introduced in the United States in 1898. If it is an antique that is more than a few decades old, it will have great room for appreciation in the future.

But that is in the future. If we only look at the transaction price of this box now, Zhou Zhi has lost at least thousands of dollars.

But Old John was very happy. At least he could get more than 100 US dollars in commission, so the trip was not in vain.

This time, Zhou Zhi finally carried forward the spirit of Curly Coat and unboxed the product on the spot.

By this time the auction was almost over, and everyone gathered around when they saw the boxes being unpacked.

The box was covered with a canvas cover with the Louis Vuitton logo, so everyone had actually taken blind shots based on the size of the box.

When the cover was opened, not to mention Zhou Zhi, even the other experienced buyers looked at each other, saying that they had never seen such a thing before.

But someone immediately said, "Young man, how much did you offer just now? Four thousand two hundred dollars? I'm offering five thousand dollars now, how about you sell it to me?"

"Thank you. I don't want to sell it, or not yet. I want Old John to open the box and find out the answer first."

"I'll pay six thousand!"

"Seven thousand!"

"Ten thousand!" The old man who had just made the last bid in front of Zhou Zhi said, "Young man, you don't recognize this box, do you?"

"I really don't know him." Zhou Zhi said.

"Then let me tell you." The old man said, "This is a custom-made Stokowski Monogram suitcase named after the British conductor Leopold Stokowski's wife."

"He was once the world's most famous orchestra conductor. He had to travel to many places for work, so he customized a suitcase in a low-key manner. No, it should be said that it is a piece of furniture. When this suitcase is opened, there is actually a folding desk inside." "Really?" Zhou Zhi felt even more curious.

"But this kind of complicated custom-made collection box has a major drawback, which is the complicated repair process." The old man said: "Although the craftsmanship is very special and there are relatively few in existence, the market price is not too high, unless it is the first box customized by Leopold Stokowski. The rest are now only around 5,000 to 6,000."

"Ten thousand dollars, the premium is already very high. You can ask old John next to you whether what I said is true."

"Leah is a well-known honest person in our circle." Old John introduced to Zhou Zhi: "I also don't know how to open this box."

"Mr. Leah, how about this?" Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "If you only need this box, I can sell it to you for seven thousand dollars, provided you open the box and let us see the magic of this box. At the same time, if there is something else inside, it will still belong to me."

Leah showed a satisfied smile on her wrinkled face, and stretched out her hand to shake Zhou Zhi's: "Deal."

If Zhou Zhi knew that the price of this box would soar to nearly 400,000 pounds in another 30 years, he might not have been so rash. But now he knows nothing about the market of Western luxury antiques, and has no interest in this thing. He just bought it by bidding up the price and ended up wasting his money. Now that people can give him a little more according to the market price, he can almost double the price by reselling it, so he is very satisfied.

Leah was probably an expert on this type of luxury luggage, and she quickly unlocked the lock using a special tool she carried with her.

Then a magical scene happened. Unlock the three brass locks on the lid, stand the box upright, and open the door as you would a cabinet. You will find a wooden board attached to the lid.

Leah asked Old John to cooperate in lifting the board, and everyone discovered that there were folding wooden legs hidden under the board.

When the wooden legs are opened, a small wooden board can be placed diagonally under the table top to form a stable triangular connection, and the box becomes a table top plus a drawer cabinet.

The top of the chest of drawers, which was previously one side of the box, can now be propped up and opened. Inside is a flat space with a neatly folded white silk shirt and a tuxedo.

"Oh my God!" Leah whistled, stroking a shiny collar button on her silk shirt. "Congratulations to you, George, and to myself."

"What do you mean?" Zhou Zhi asked.

"This is an expensive conductor's dress," Liazan said. "The collar is inlaid with powder blue Brazilian tourmaline and small diamonds. It is very valuable."

"If it were to be auctioned, how much would it be worth?" Zhou Zhi continued to ask.

Old George carefully took off the collar button and took a closer look. "God bless every Curly Coat, George. This is a cuff worth $40,000. If my guess is correct, there should be a pair of cufflinks to match it."

Leah reached for the cuffs of her shirt and pulled out two small squares, also made of white gold with pink tourmaline and diamonds. "Here, a set would cost at least 70,000 US dollars."

Everyone around started to cheer. Westerners didn't care about the Easterners' belief of not showing off their wealth. Cheers, whistles, and applause suddenly filled the entire auction hall.

"So, this box..." Zhou Zhi suddenly thought of why Leah congratulated him and himself.

"Yes, if the owner of this suitcase has this command uniform, then this is the world's first Stokowski Monogram suitcase, a custom-made original!"

This time it was Zhou Zhi's turn to extend his hand: "Congratulations, Mr. Leah."