Live broadcast antique city, others will miss your wholesale?

Chapter 176 Containers

Yu Qingqian still has some connections in Hong Kong Island.

I was chatting about this with my friends before coming here, and thought it was a good live broadcast material that might attract some fans, so I kept it in mind.

I was going to go on a trip with Su Bai as an apology. After all, I had to make arrangements all the way to Hong Kong Island?
But he didn't have time to go there today, so he had to let Su Bai go by himself.

Su Bai's eyes lit up when he heard about the container auction.

She only posts European and American container auction videos online.

But those are all variety shows, and most likely they are scripts.

I didn’t expect there to be one on Hong Kong Island.

Yu Qingqian chuckled: "You haven't seen it before, have you? The location is in a warehouse distribution area near Victoria Harbor."

"There are containers every day that are left unclaimed and expired in the warehouse, and they cannot occupy space forever, so the management company finds people to deal with these containers and sell them as much as possible to offset the space rental fee."

"It is said that some people on Hong Kong Island have made a fortune by picking up leaky containers. It has become quite popular recently."

Hearing this, Su Bai suddenly became interested.

"Okay, I'll go and have a look."

……

Su Bai was walking on the road and started the live broadcast.

【Huh?The anchor didn't broadcast live for two days, but he actually started broadcasting! 】

【What is this place? 】

[It doesn’t look like a magical city. 】

[How can there be such an old house in the city? The anchor must have traveled abroad. 】

In addition to high-rise buildings, Hong Kong Island also has many old houses.

New and old buildings line up side by side, with a mix of Chinese and Western styles.

Some sharp-eyed netizens saw the billboards on the street and finally discovered the clue.

[The signs are all in traditional Chinese characters. The anchor won’t go to Hong Kong Island, right? 】

[It's really possible! 】

[I’ll go, no wonder I haven’t broadcast live for two days. It turns out I’m really going on a trip. 】

[I heard that there are a lot of antiques on Hollywood Road. Is the anchor going to live broadcast on Hollywood Road? 】

Su Bai glanced at the barrage and said with a smile: "I'll go to Hollywood tomorrow. I'll take you to an interesting place today."

【Where? 】

[It can’t be Disney, right? 】

[If there is anything good to see in Disney, why not take pictures of some street food! 】

Su Bai didn't explain too much and just took pictures of the street scene.

Just walking all the way, we came to the place where Yu Qingqian said.

This is a container warehouse.

Looking around, you can see a dense area full of containers.

Netizens are baffled.

Some bloggers who travel to Hong Kong Island take photos of the scenery, food, and shopping.

Su Bai was the only one who went to this quiet place to take pictures of containers.

What is there to photograph in containers?

Netizens in the live broadcast room were baffled.

Su Bai walked to the door of the warehouse and didn't know how to go.

I turned around and looked at the guard booth. There was a security guard in his 60s.

"Uncle, I want to ask you something."

Su Bai walked over and asked.

The old man was holding the newspaper and listening to the horse racing broadcast on the radio.

There was no reply.

Su Bai shouted again: "Uncle!"

The old man then raised his head and shouted at the top of his voice: "What are you talking about? Why are you making such a fuss!"

Su Bai took out a pack of Marlboros and handed it over.

"I would like to ask where the container auction is."

The old man took one look at the cigarette and his temper instantly improved a lot.

Pointing to the inside of the warehouse, he said in broken Mandarin: "Walk 300 meters in and you'll be there around the corner."

"Thank you."

Su Bai nodded and walked towards the warehouse.

Looking at Su Bai's retreating back, the old man murmured: "You are such a pretty girl, but you want to bet on shipping containers? You will lose your underpants!"

[Can containers be auctioned? 】

[With such a big container, how can I take it away after taking pictures? 】

Many netizens were surprised when they heard the conversation between the two.

This was the first time they had heard of such a thing.

Of course, there are also netizens who have watched similar video programs and explained it in the live broadcast room.

[Container auctions are quite popular in Europe and the United States, and have even been made into variety shows. 】

[The terminal management company takes out some unclaimed containers and sells them as blind boxes to people who want to pick up the leaks, which can also be regarded as a means of returning funds. 】

Another netizen asked:

[I don’t understand why they don’t sell the contents of the container themselves, but leave the opportunity for others to pick up the leaks? 】

[You don’t understand this. There are all kinds of goods in containers, and not every container has leaks that can be picked up]

[Handling these containers is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the cost is too high. It is better to leave it to some employees at the bottom, which can also save costs and manpower! 】

At this point, the audience has a general understanding of what a container auction is.

Isn’t it just opening a blind box?
However, there are still a small number of viewers who have watched the container auction, and everyone is looking forward to Su Bai's trip.

[The anchor can show off his strength again, don’t let me down! 】

[Brother, this is a blind box opening!It's about appearance, it has nothing to do with strength. 】

[No matter how powerful the anchor is, he can't judge whether the goods in the container are worth anything! 】

[That makes sense, but isn’t this more interesting? 】

Su Bai looked at the barrage and smiled.

face?

nonexistent!

System, start!
No blind box can escape the eyes of the system!

Seeing the popularity of the live broadcast room skyrocketing, Su Bai smiled with satisfaction.

Boss Yu is right. Taking a picture of a container will open the eyes of the audience, and it will indeed bring a lot of popularity.

After walking a few hundred meters in the direction directed by the guard, there were several forklifts carrying goods.

When I turned a corner, I saw more than ten men and women gathered together.

"It should be right here, let's go there."

Su Bai turned on the live broadcast and walked over.

Before I even got close, I heard a voice from the crowd: "Container No. 42 is being auctioned now! It contains goods destined for Thailand!"

The speaker was a bald man who looked to be in his 40s. He was holding a splint in his hand and reading the registration information on it at the top of his voice.

At the same time, a forklift carrying a container came to the crowd.

After the forklift put down the container, the bald man picked up the large iron pliers on the side, walked to the container and cut the lock on it hard.

"Clap" sound.

The lock fell to the ground, and the iron door of the container opened with a sound.

"Are containers being auctioned here?"

Su Bai also stepped forward and asked a fat middle-aged man wearing a white vest and flip-flops next to him.

"Yeah."

The fat middle-aged man looked at Su Bai with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

He asked in somewhat broken Mandarin: "Are you traveling from the mainland?"

"Yes."

Su Bai smiled and nodded.

The fat middle-aged man asked suspiciously: "If you are traveling, what are you doing here?"

“I heard from a friend that there was a container auction, so I came over to join in the fun.”

"You are just joining in the fun, you don't think you can get something cheap, do you?"

"Yes, I heard from a friend that someone made a fortune by opening containers."

Su Bai said with a smile.

"Think too much. This business is not that simple. I advise you not to get involved, otherwise you will lose your pants and there will be no excuse!"

The fat middle-aged man laughed disdainfully.

"It's okay, just play it for fun. If you lose, you lose."

Su Bai paused and said nonchalantly, "As long as the audience in the live broadcast room is happy."

"So you're live broadcasting!"

The fat middle-aged man suddenly realized.

It turned out to be a live broadcast, so that’s understandable.

Today’s young people like to create novelties!
See something different.

He no longer doubted Su Bai, but took the initiative to introduce him.

"Anyone can participate in the auction here. As long as your bid is higher than others, the contents in the container are yours! Of course, you also need to have some discernment!"

The fat middle-aged man changed the topic and said with a smile: "Do you want me to help you with your eyesight? If you pick up something valuable, let's give it [-]/[-]?"

Su Bai shook his head and declined: "I won't bother you anymore, brother, I'll just try my luck. I don't know whether it will sell or not."

"Okay, if you need help, just come to me!"

The fat middle-aged man patted his chest and said.

At this time, the bald man who was auctioning the container opened the container.

The onlookers came forward one after another and gathered 3 meters away from the container.

The container was filled to the brim with truck tires.

Everyone stretched their necks and looked into the container.

I want to see through the gaps in the tires to see what cargo is inside.

However, the tire is so full that it’s impossible to see clearly what’s inside until it’s moved out.

The bald man immediately shouted: "The starting price for container No. 42 is 1 yuan!"

The voice was obviously hesitant.

Because if this container contains all brand new tires, the value will be more than 1 yuan.

Within 10 seconds, someone shouted out an offer: “I want 2 yuan!”

The person who made the quotation was a slightly fat lady who looked very shrewd.

Su Bai thought that she was sure that the containers were all new tires, so she quoted a high price of 2 yuan.

However, via system scan.

She has discovered something fishy about this container.

The goods near the outside are new tires, no problem, but the ones inside are scrapped old tires.

Whoever buys loses!

But the people around me didn't know this. Most people were just like the elder sister, betting that the tires were all new.

Soon someone followed suit and quoted a price of 3 yuan.

The eldest sister immediately followed and increased the price by 5000 yuan.

After all, buying this box of tires for tens of thousands of yuan would definitely make a profit.

The fat middle-aged man standing next to Su Bai was also moved.

After observing it for a long time, he felt that there was nothing wrong with the container, so he quoted a price of 4 yuan.

However, this offer was quickly outbid by other sellers.

A tall, thin man standing behind him shouted an offer of 4 yuan.

"Old Li, when did you come?"

The fat middle-aged man turned his head in surprise.

"It didn't take long."

The tall and thin man known as Lao Li said with a smile.

"It's not kind. If you want to increase the price, just add more. What does it mean to increase the price by 1000 yuan?"

The fat middle-aged man was a little anxious and said to the tall and thin man with a cold face.

"Haha, Lao Gao, are you not convinced? Then add more money!"

Lao Li replied.

The fat, middle-aged Lao Gao was about to follow up when he found someone tapping him on the shoulder.

"Brother, don't you think there's a bit too much dust in there?"

Out of good intentions, Su Bai reminded him.

"Can you see clearly inside the container?"

Lao Gao turned his head in surprise.

"Well, it's okay in my eyes."

Su Bai said casually.

Lao Li looked over and said jokingly: "Lao Gao, I didn't expect you to bring your staff here today."

Lao Gao glanced at him coldly, then turned to Su Bai and said: "The container has been stored for such a long time, so it is normal for it to get dusty."

He did not believe in evil and continued to quote loudly.

Su Bai shook his head.

She has done what she can, and there is no need for her to force others if they don't listen.

The quote for the container came to 8 yuan.

Lao Gao gritted his teeth and bought it.

"Take your mother in my mouth and you'll be full of food and no diarrhea!"

Lao Gao cursed secretly.

If Lao Li hadn't followed up to raise the price, he wouldn't have needed to spend so much money.

But he still had to pretend to be calm on the surface.

“I’ll treat you to a drink next time!”

Lao Gao took a picture of the container and proudly handed it over to Lao Li.

He estimates that each tire can be sold for about 1000 yuan.

If there are all brand new tires in the container, then you will definitely make a profit by buying them for 8 yuan.

Others had already wanted to back down and did not dare to continue raising prices.

But when Lao Gao opened the container, he noticed a complicated expression on the bald man's face.

Both regretful and somewhat hesitant.

This guy stood closest and even walked into the container to take a look.

I must know what's going on inside.

It was obvious that the goods in this container were being auctioned.

This means that everything inside the container is tires!

But Lao Li stepped in.

It was obvious that he also discovered the clue through the bald man's reaction.

Therefore, I competed with Lao Gao, adding only 1000 yuan each time, and planned to win this container.But in the end, Lao Gao was determined and directly added 5000 yuan to raise the price to 8 yuan. Only then did Lao Li give up.

He proudly walked to the container, took a look, and patted it twice more as if to show off.

The bald man on the side announced loudly: "The ownership of container No. 42 now belongs to Mr. Gao..."

Lao Gao also took out his bank card and swiped the card to pay off the bill.

In this way, an entire container of tires is photographed.

[It turns out this is a container auction, it’s really exciting! 】

[Isn’t it a loss to buy tires for 8 yuan? 】

【deficit?The tires of this container can earn at least [-] to [-] yuan! 】

[It’s interesting, but it’s too easy to make money. 】

[Next time I have a chance to go to Hong Kong Island, I will also go to the port to play! 】

Netizens were a little moved when they saw how simple the process of taking photos of containers was.

Once you pay the money, the goods are yours and they are legal.

Is there any reason not to make money?

It’s just a difference between making more and less.

In fact, many bidders present did not bid due to lack of sales for tires.

Otherwise, Lao Gao would not have been able to buy these tires for only 8 yuan.

The auction ended, but everyone present did not leave.

Everyone is waiting for Lao Gao to "unbox" it.

Everyone wanted to know whether the container was filled with tires as they expected.

Lao Gao didn't hesitate. He took out a few banknotes and called some dock workers to help him unload the goods.

As the workers moved out the outermost tire, everyone finally got a clear look at the situation inside.

There are still tires inside the container.

However, the tires inside were severely worn, and some even had big holes.

They are obviously used tires!

"This...how is this possible!"

Lao Gao stood there stunned with his mouth open.

He spent 6 yuan and bought a bunch of discarded tires!
It can be said that my underwear is all gone!

The audience in the live broadcast room were also shocked.

There is a secret hidden inside the container!
【I go!Can these tires still be sold? 】

[You didn’t see such a big gap above, damn it if someone wanted it! 】

[It can only be sold to the scrap collection station. 】

[Then he lost all his money? 】

[I didn’t expect the container auction to be so deep! 】

[I just said it’s not that easy to make money! 】

[Containers like this seem to be used to trick buyers! 】

[No wonder it is stranded at the port with no one claiming it! 】

Everyone has a feeling of being left behind.

If Lao Gao hadn't taken action, they might have been the ones who bought these discarded tires at a high price!

While feeling lucky, Lao Li also clapped his hands and laughed, gloating: "Hahaha, are you stupid? You deserve to be robbed by me!"

The other bidders also snickered.

Lao Gao couldn't keep his face down, so he turned around and left in anger, even throwing away the tires of the entire container.

Before leaving, he glanced at Su Bai quietly and couldn't help but think to himself.

Did she really see the problem before?

No, it must be just a coincidence!

The bald man hosting the auction shrugged and said nothing.

He has seen this situation a lot.

Many containers are stranded at the port because there is something fishy inside, and buyers would rather default than claim them.

In the past, they had to deal with these garbage containers themselves, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Now there is someone who has taken over the deal, bringing a lot of extra revenue to the company.

After Lao Gao left, the bald man greeted everyone to the next place.

The forklift brought in the second container.

"Container No. 45, the registration materials say it contains sports equipment!"

The bald man announced as he looked at the splint in his hand.

Hearing the words "sports equipment", the eyes of the bidders present lit up.

You must know that sporting goods can be sold to schools or gyms, which are extremely profitable goods!
All bidders are eager to take a chance.

The bald man didn't hesitate and cut the door lock to reveal the goods in the container.

The first thing that caught everyone's eyes was a row of Wilson basketballs in brand new condition.

This batch of basketballs alone is worth 3000 Hong Kong dollars!

The bald man also knew this, so this time he raised the starting price to 1 yuan.

The bidding started and everyone shouted the price.

"2 million!"

At the beginning, someone doubled the starting price.

3, 4, 5...

Su Bai also saw through the system that this container was relatively valuable.

It can be sold for about 10 yuan.

Encouraged by netizens, she also quoted a price of 6.

But this time the person who raised the price was Lao Li, who had bid with Lao Gao before.

"7 million!"

After calling out the quotation, Lao Li smiled at Su Bai as if he was provoking.

Su Bai guessed that the other party saw him talking to Lao Gao and thought he was with Lao Gao.

She did not continue to quote, after all, there would be no profit if she added more money.

Several more people made quotes on the spot.

The price came to 9.

Only a man in a suit in his early thirties was left to bid with Lao Li.

At this time, Lao Li looked a little ugly.

Buying this container for 9 yuan is already a bit risky.

"9 million, is there anyone raising the price?"

The bald man squinted at Lao Li and shouted loudly.

The company has a rough idea of ​​what's in the container.

Valuable containers such as some registered as vehicles.It has been sold long ago.

These are the only containers that are more troublesome to handle.

Only companies will put them up for auction, and they can often make some extra money.

Of course, if the goods coming out of the auctioned containers are all garbage, there will definitely be fewer and fewer bidders.

Taking this into consideration, the company occasionally leaves behind some containers whose registered goods appear to be valuable.

However, some employees will be arranged to pretend to be bidders and secretly raise the price.

The final auction price will not be too low, and the bidder can earn thousands of dollars.

Just like this auction.

Don't look at the more than 20 people present, half of them are shills hired by the company!

Therefore, the main profit from auctioning containers is from containers containing garbage.

As for this container of sporting goods, there is almost no waste.

It can be regarded as a sweetener given by the company to the bidders, giving them the motivation to continue bidding for the remaining containers.

The quote of 9 yuan was made by a shill.

But at this time, Lao Li had already got his head in his head and was a little careless.

Just as he was about to continue quoting, he heard a voice coming from behind him.

"You want me to make a quote? Let's forget it. Even if we take the photo, we won't be able to sell it for much."

Su Bai was chatting with netizens in the live broadcast room.

Lao Li turned his head and snorted coldly.

It turned out to be the young man following Lao Gao.

Even though I have no money, I still pretend to look down on you!

How thick-skinned!
"Don't talk nonsense if you don't have eyesight!"

He sneered coldly.

Su Bai ignored him and pretended not to hear him.

How did Lao Li know that Su Bai didn't care about this profit.

You can make more money just by picking it up on the roadside than by reselling these sporting goods.

Lao Li added another 5000 yuan.

I thought I could take a photo of this container this time.

But the young man next to him didn't follow martial ethics and added another 1000 yuan to his quoted price!
This is the lowest markup, Lao Li is so disgusting with Lao Gao.

Unexpectedly, the situation has turned and now it falls on him.

Turning around and seeing Su Bai looking at him with a smile, Lao Li couldn't help but his face darkened.

Just now, I was mocking others for having no money, but in the blink of an eye, I was stumped by 1000 yuan.

Giving up at this time is really hard to save your face!

He gritted his teeth and quoted a price of 10.

"10! Does anyone want to increase the price?"

The bald man looked around and saw that no one continued to add money. He immediately decided and stretched out his hand to Lao Li: "Congratulations, this container belongs to me!"

Lao Li shook hands with the bald man and paid with a dark face.

Immediately, several dock porters gathered around and helped Lao Li carry the container's goods.

Everyone stayed where they were as usual, waiting to see what Lao Li had harvested.

After moving out the outermost cargo box where the basketballs were stored, a pile of canvas-covered boxes were revealed.

If these boxes still contained basketballs, then Lao Li would be able to maintain his capital.

Lao Li couldn't wait to open the first carton.

Then his face turned dark again.

Nima!

It’s actually a children’s toy ball!

Big loss!

The price of toy balls on the market is less than [-]% of that of regular basketballs!
Moreover, regular balls are easy to sell, but toy balls need to be approved before they can be sold.

Toy balls of unknown origin are not popular in sporting goods stores.

Even if it were put on the black market, no one would want it.

Old Li's heart felt cold.

He turned around and glanced at the people around him, as if everyone was laughing at him!
Especially the guy who has been live broadcasting does not hide the smile on his face at all!

You were obviously watching his joke!

The more Lao Li thought about it, the angrier he became. He could only hope that the goods in the container would not be too bad.

If you take out the toy ball again, he will vomit blood!
Fortunately, the next few boxes that the workers moved out contained badminton rackets.

This made Lao Li relieved.

The price of the racket is much higher than that of the basketball, which is enough to recover the loss of the toy ball.

The value of this container barely exceeds the principal of 10 yuan.

Lao Li pretended to be proud and looked at Su Bai: "See, you can't make money because you have no eyesight!"

This sentence made Su Bai a little confused.

When did you provoke him?
He shrugged and ignored Lao Li.

After Lao Li's goods were moved, the bald man called for a new forklift.

The auction continues.

It’s just that the next few containers are all daily necessities or daily necessities.

Not worth the money.

Su Bai casually quoted a price of several thousand yuan just out of curiosity.

Lest others think she is just here to join in the fun.

All the bidders who took the photos of the container were crying after opening the container.

Su Bai curiously interviewed a man with glasses next to him: "Can this container auction really make money?"

So far, she hasn't seen anything good.

Even Lao Li, who took photos of sporting goods, only made a few thousand yuan.

There is still a big gap between what Yu Qingqian said beforehand that someone made a fortune by auctioning containers.

"You don't understand this. Last month, someone found diamonds in a container and made tens of millions!"

The man with glasses being interviewed chuckled.

“How could someone transport diamonds in a container?”

Su Bai was shocked.

A high-priced luxury product like diamonds must at least be transported by air, right?
The man with glasses explained: "You understand this, right? Do you know about smuggling?"

"It turns out to be smuggling..."

As soon as he heard this, Su Bai understood.

"That container contained a batch of black tea imported from India. When it was first taken, the buyer found that it was all the lowest grade Dust, which is tea powder. He thought he had suffered a big loss, so he opened a pack on the spot and sprinkled it on On the ground, do you know what happened next?”

"Diamonds hidden in tea powder?"

"That's right! There is more than one diamond in each bag of tea powder!"

The man with glasses said with an envious expression.

Su Bai was about to leave after filming.

Get ready to go shopping on Hollywood Road.

After hearing what he said, I immediately became interested.

Since it's possible to find a treasure, let's live broadcast for a while.

Anyway, the audience in the live broadcast room is still in high spirits, so they probably haven’t gotten tired of watching it yet.

At this time, the bald man led everyone to the other side of the warehouse.

But just when everyone was lost, a green container caught everyone's attention.

This container actually produced several pairs of compound bows and bows and arrows used for competitive competitions.

Unfortunately, the cargo was exposed too early, and the container was auctioned off for a high price of 20 yuan.

Immediately afterwards, a forklift arrived to transport a new container.

Su Bai habitually used the system to scan it.

100? !

"It wouldn't be so coincidental would it?"

She was stunned.

I just heard that containers can bring out treasures, and now this is delivered to my door?
(End of this chapter)