章 11: Someone Actually Bought It
編集者: EndlessFantasy Translation
The surrounding people gathered around. When they saw the sign board, they started to discuss loudly.
"What the f*ck, what kind of sales strategy is this stall owner playing at? The one he hired yesterday must be an ancient book collector."
"I seriously suspect that this is all just a show. Think about it, for something so expensive to appear on the street, normally, no one would buy it. If someone actually did, what would happen to us?"
"Then all of us will be shocked, and everyone will find it unbelievable.
But wouldn't that make us a bunch of clowns who were secretly filmed?
"After he uploaded the video of our reactions onto the internet, wouldn't that mean that we've made a fool out of ourselves? The team behind the program would then be able to earn money."
Some people suspected that this was a variety show, and there were photographers secretly filming everything.
Of course, there were people that were familiar with Ron. They knew that Ron had set up his stall here for a long time, a long time, so it was impossible for him to be linked to any show.
There were all sorts of speculations, but no one believed that the videotape that Ron had placed was real.
"I know about this Tom and Jerry. The first tape is indeed worth 200,000 USD per set.
However, this kind of tape had been around for a long time, and after going through several changes, there was nothing new about it.
"And look at the store owner's videotape. It looks exactly like a new one, without any wear or tear. To reach this level, unless you haven't let it see the light of day since you bought it, how is this even possible…"
Would someone buy it at a high price and play the tapes at all? "
Many people used their phones to post tweets, but the headlines were to attract traffic to their posts.
"Boss, do you mind if I take a look?"
A young woman was squatting down. It was all glorious.
But Ron was reading too much. He glanced at her and said, "Don't break it, if you break it, you'll have to buy one."
The woman's expression changed. "Then I'd better not look."
Then, he took out his phone and recorded the details of the video from both angles and sent it to Twitter.
Title: "A new scam has appeared on the street. If you don't read how, you'll regret it."
Then, he added many pictures of the videos and posted them online.
"The king of street stalls. Yesterday, he sold a 1,000,000 copy of a Bible, and today, he is selling a limited edition videotape. Who gave him the guts…"
There was all sorts of negative news.
However, there were some netizens who knew what was actually good.
They inspected the cassette tapes and exclaimed.
"This isn't fake, is it? In any case, I haven't found any clues yet."
Immediately, people who were in Hawaii all rushed towards the beach out of curiosity.
They all just wanted to join in on the commotion.
…
More and more people gathered around the seaside stall.
However, none of them believed that the tape was real.
"Boss, I'll give you 20,000 dollars for this set."
It was a blonde wearing a flowery shirt.
"Then the price is written clearly. One set for 200,000 USD. No price negotiation."
The blonde sneered and said, "You may be able to fool others, but you can't fool me.
Your tape is at best a pirated version, the kind that was re-recorded.
However, cassettes are rare nowadays, so I'll give you 20,000 dollars for it. After you pass me up on my offer, you won't see me again.
At that time, you won't even be able to sell it for 200 dollars. "
"I'm not selling it. I'm not selling it. If I can't sell it, I'll keep iit myself.
"Oh—right, don't touch it if you don't want to buy it. Put it down."
Ron looked at the blonde and said bluntly.
"Tsk, there's no one else in this day and age that will buy it. Even liars set up stalls by the beach now."
The blonde made a sarcastic remark and stood up. Then, he seemed to lose his balance and was about to collapse. The place where he was about to fall onto were the tape boxes.
If such an adult fell onto them, it would definitely crush the boxes.
Everyone exclaimed.
The next moment, the blonde suddenly felt like his body was being held back.
Stunned, he looked up to meet Ron's eyes.
"I saw through your trick. Like I said before, if you don't want to buy it, then leave. If you don't have money, these tapes are not something you can afford."
"Got it?"
The blonde felt his hair stand on end. What sort of gaze was that? It was a cold, murderous gaze. Just looking at it gave one goosebumps.
He swore that he had never seen such a murderous look before.
He hurriedly nodded and did not dare to say a word. He immediately got up and entered the crowd.
"Boss, if it's real, and I really want to buy it, can you allow me to inspect the tape?"
At this moment, a middle-aged man came to Ron's booth.
His eyes never left the tape.
There was hope and memory in his eyes.
Ron nodded. "Yes, but be careful, it's a collection."
The middle-aged man nodded. He squatted down carefully and picked up a cassette tape.
With just one glance, the middle-aged man gasped when he saw the box.
"Oh my god, oh my god…"
His shouts confused the audience.
What was going on?
This person was a hired actor?
The middle-aged man studied the tape carefully.
"That's right, that's right. It's gilded."
"The material of this shell is also crystal."
"Such an intact shell, this is unbelievable."
The middle-aged man exclaimed as he spoke, as if he was afraid that the others could not see or hear him.
Perhaps he was doing this to defend the authenticity of the tapes.
"What is he talking about? The golden color on the tape is a gold etching?
The shell itself was made of crystal?
Are you kidding me? "
The middle-aged man looked at the discussions around him and said in disdain, "A bunch of idiots. Check how much the price is going for the first edition of 1985's Tom and Jerry."
"Why do you say that?"
"Yeah—"
Many people swallowed their words halfway.
Two strong men in black suddenly appeared beside the middle-aged man.
These two brawny men were both about two meters tall. Just by standing beside the middle-aged man, one could tell what they were doing.
They were f*cking personal bodyguards.
Everyone's eyes widened.
"Was he a shill? Can a stall owner find such a shill?"
Everyone felt their hair stand on end.
What is this?
Could that tape be real? Was it really worth that much money?
At that moment, the middle-aged man took out another tape.
"F*ck, it's confirmed. This is definitely real. It's definitely a 1985 collection."
"Boss, how many sets do you have here?"
The middle-aged man carefully placed the tape back into the box.
Ron laughed. "Three sets, sold separately."
"Okay, boss. Pack all three sets for me. I want them all."
The crowd was in an uproar.
What? Three sets of tapes? That was six hundred thousand dollar, and he wanted all of that?
Just as everyone thought there was no surprise, the crowd suddenly stirred.
A white-bearded old man with many middle-aged bodyguards said, "Three sets. If you want to buy all three sets, can you allow me to buy one?"
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