At this time, most of the people who participated in today's container treasure hunt have already finished unpacking, and everyone has gained something, some have lost some, and some have gained.
Shelly, Matthew, and the fat black brothers all left the dock area one after another.
Only Tang Songyuan, Ni Sisi and Franco rushed to the last No. 10 container.
"Oh, it looks like high-end furniture..."
Looking at the cardboard boxes and scattered clues placed at the door, Franco made his own judgment.
Before he opened an antique store, he also worked as a treasure hunter for a period of time, so he still has a good eye for it.
Tang Songyuan smiled slightly and said: "Yes, I think so too. The competition for this container was fierce at that time. I also spent 35,000 US dollars to win this container."
"Hmm~!" Franco raised his eyebrows in surprise, and then said, "Then let's take a look at what's inside and see if it's worth thirty-five thousand."
First, I took out the two smaller items on the right side and peeled off the tightly wrapped plastic film. As expected, there were two exquisite vertical clothes hangers underneath.
The first cardboard box was taken out, and after opening it, it turned out to be a couch covered with plastic film. It had a brand new look and was made of fine leather.
Franco examined it carefully and said, "It looks like it belongs to Plato, an Italian furniture brand. Well... it's very valuable!"
Tang Songyuan laughed and said: "As long as it's valuable, at least I want to get back my principal of 35,000 yuan!"
But the next item directly occupies one-third of the blind box. When opened, it reveals a brand new double bed.
Franco estimates the price to be around $8,000.
The remaining cabinets, tables, and chairs are all well-made solid wood furniture. Although no gold, silver, or jewelry was found,
But relying on this pile of French high-end furniture, the container that Tang, Song and Yuan bought for 35,000 US dollars this time can easily make a profit of 10,000 US dollars.
This does not include the three innermost mattresses.
"Oh, Don, come in and see what this is!" Franco, who was about to help move the mattress, exclaimed in the container.
Tang Songyuan pretended not to know and walked in, asking: "What's wrong, Franco, did you find something good?"
Franco pointed to the plastic film made of high-strength polyethylene on the first mattress, with several rows of the brand lOgO on it.
“Hästens, it’s actually a Hästens mattress!”
Franco said in disbelief:
"This is a mattress brand from Sweden and the most famous mattress manufacturer in the world."
"It is said that their mattresses are all handmade, and the production cycle of each mattress takes 4 to 9 months, and the materials are also of the highest quality."
Tang Songyuan pretended not to know and said: "It's just a mattress, how much more expensive can it be, no matter how high-end it is?"
"hehe......"
Franco chuckled and said, "It can't be said to be very expensive. An ordinary model from Hästens only costs a few thousand dollars."
"But for some individual styles or specially customized ones, the price ranges from 300,000 to 1 million."
"So I don't know how much your three mattresses are worth before I take them apart."
Tang Songyuan laughed and said, "Let's take it apart and take a look, just in case it's the top one."
Franco also laughed and said: "Then you will make a lot of money!"
After removing the plastic film from the seal, a corner of a blue and white mattress appeared in front of the two of them.
Franco's eyes lit up and he said: "Vivedas! Don, don't look any further, this model of mattress is priced at US$290,000 on the official website."
"It is said that the bottom frame structure of this mattress is made of carefully selected pine wood grown in northern Sweden,"
"Due to climate factors, wood grows slowly and takes decades to grow into timber. High-density wood is extremely strong."
"And we also use pure horsetail hair. Horsetail hair refers to the middle section of the horsetail,"
"And such a Hästens mattress requires at least 10 kilograms of horsetail hair as raw material..."
Well, Tang Songyuan was just a pseudo-rich man who had only been rich for a few days. He had never heard of these things. He had just checked on the official website and learned about the tip of the iceberg in the world of rich people.
A mattress costs US$290,000, which is equivalent to RMB 2 million.
We will also customize one ourselves in the future, preferably one that is five meters by five meters and can sleep seven people without feeling cramped.
Tang Songyuan smiled happily and said, "Do you still need to take apart the rest?"
Franco: "Open it. How do you know if there is something more expensive inside if you don't open it?"
In a hurry, the two took apart the remaining two mattresses one after another.
Franco helped Tang Songyuan confirm that one of these two mattresses was priced at 590,000 US dollars on the official website, and the other was worth 800,000 US dollars.
These three mattresses alone are worth nearly $1.7 million.
Tang Songyuan only spent 35,000 yuan to buy this container.
"Haha, that's great!" Tang Songyuan said with an excited smile:
"Franco, do you know any friends who can buy high-end furniture? I'm afraid it will be difficult for furniture dealers to deal with these ordinary furniture..."
Franco thought for a moment and said, "There really is one. Wait for me to make a call."
After making the call, the three of them waited for about half an hour. An old white man wearing a cowboy hat and sunglasses on his nose also arrived at the scene in a minivan.
As soon as the old man got off the car, he shouted: "Franco, if there is no Hästens mattress in here, I will throw you into the sea..."
Franco laughed, hugged the other person, and said, "When have I ever spoken big words in front of you? You will know when you come in with me and take a look."
Sure enough, when the old white man saw the mattress, he confirmed that it was from the Hästens brand.
He expressed his willingness to buy it on the spot, but he could only give 90% of the official website price.
This is understandable. If the other party takes it back and sells it, they naturally need to make a certain profit.
When the last batch of furniture was added up, the old man wrote a check for US$1.57 million to Tang Songyuan.
After repacking all the furniture and putting it into the car, and sending the old white man away, Tang Songyuan finally ended today's treasure hunting trip in the container.
This trip cost a principal of US$61,000 and earned more than US$2.63 million, making a net profit of more than US$2.57 million.
According to the current exchange rate, if converted into RMB, it would be more than 18 million.
On the return trip, Tang Songyuan and Ni Sisi went to the bank to handle the check acceptance, and more than 2.6 million U.S. dollars were transferred to his Citibank account.
Finally, we came back to Franco Lee’s antique store.
After sending the assistant home, Franco took the two of them to the office, took out a document and handed it to Tang, Song and Yuandao:
"This is the file you asked me to help you get. You can only read it here. I need to burn it immediately after reading it..."
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