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Chapter 5 Emerald or Diamond?

In the morning, when he went to the company to pick up his belongings, including relaxing in the "Earth Way", during the interval, Li Shi was thinking about a question: What material should the newly obtained wealth attribute points be exchanged for.

He searched a lot of information on the Internet, and he had a leisurely option in mind.

emerald.

Diamonds were originally considered, but with the rise of artificial diamonds, the diamond industry has suffered a huge impact in recent years.

However, large high-quality colored diamonds are still very popular in collectors and regions with Western aesthetics.

According to the information found on the Internet, some time ago, a 14.83-carat pink diamond was sold at a foreign auction for 2660 million US dollars!There is also a 15.81-carat purple pink diamond, which was auctioned at a sky-high price of 2.23 million Hong Kong dollars in Xiangjiang.

"It can be used as an option, to see if I can earn some foreign currency in the future."

Compared with diamonds, Li Shi knows a little more about jadeites. He knows that low-end jadeites are actually very cheap. You can buy a bunch of them for hundreds of thousands of dollars, but the price of high-end jadeites is also ridiculously expensive, which is comparable to rare diamonds. .

After getting into the taxi, he continued to search for relevant information.

"The Spring Auction of Baoli Xiangjiang Auction Company... a natural jadeite bracelet full of green round strips was sold at a price of 30349000 yuan..."

A bracelet, more than 3000 million yuan.

Li Shixin opened a browser window and searched for the weight of the jade round bar bracelet.

"Usually 60 to 90 grams, the diameter of the ring is different, and the weight is different. In addition, the bracelet core takes up 40 to 80 grams, and the corners have to be counted a little more... Theoretically, a kilogram of jadeite rough can cut up to five pieces. Round bracelet, according to this price, the bracelet alone is 5000 million, and the remaining bracelet core and scraps are actually very valuable..."

"The transaction price at the auction can only be used as a reference, but... if one kilogram of high-grade ice-type or even glass-type jadeite full of green is handled properly, there should be no problem in exchange for tens of millions of cash."

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Along the way, Li Shi was constantly searching for these two kinds of materials and market transaction information.

After thinking about it, I decided to do more preparations!
"After the first year of Chinese literature, it should be upgraded to (proficient-), and there will be courses for the second and third year of high school, and the course of my major in college-Chinese language and literature. After reviewing all these, how can I master Chinese? Upgrade to (Mastery) level."

"That is to say, I can secure one more attribute point in Chinese learning!"

"Just make two-handed preparations and exchange for emeralds first."

At the end of his thinking, he thought about the problem more deeply, and Li Shi mainly considered how to make it easier to make a move.

"The water in the diamond and emerald markets is very deep, but relatively speaking, the emerald market is in our country, and it is easier for people outside the industry to get in touch."
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Wuyi Commercial District is the most prosperous commercial district in Tanzhou City, including Huangxing Road Pedestrian Commercial Street, IFC Center, Taiping Street, Wenheyou, Tianxin Pavilion and many other famous cultural and tourism landmarks.

Li Shi searched around the pedestrian street and asked all the gold and jewelry stores he could find, but he couldn't find the diamond he wanted. Finally, he came to the International Gold Center and went to several so-called gold and jewelry stores such as Diffany and Van Cleef & Boller. I took a look at the famous international jewelry store.

Not long after he went in, he came out again. They had what Li Shi wanted.

"Is it so hard to find small colored diamonds that have not been irradiated?"

After he decided to choose diamonds and emeralds as two exchange materials, he came here to purchase exchange samples.

Summarizing the information collected online, Li Shi set the sample selection criteria according to his own needs——

Diamonds: colored diamonds (preferably pink diamonds, blue diamonds), less than fifty cents (0.5 carats), high clarity, non-irradiated, etc.

Emerald: The volume can be small, but the closer the color of the water is to the emperor green glass, the better.

After visiting seven stores in one afternoon, Li Shi couldn't find what he wanted, so Li Shi had to go back home.

On the way back to the car, he thought about it and decided that he still needed to use the Internet, so he searched online: where to buy colored diamonds.

I searched and searched, and finally found a video blogger on Douyin who filmed in Shuibei to buy gold and jewelry for fans, named "Sister Gemstone".

This gem sister has made more than 100 videos of buying gold jewelry for fans, and has 36.5 fans. On the homepage, she introduces herself as a gem appraiser.

After viewing more than 30 of her videos, Li Shi tried to send her a private message in the background.

I didn't expect to receive a reply soon, asking to add her work WeChat.

After 2 minutes, wechat was successfully added.

He began to brazenly make up stories: "Sister Baoshi, I have followed you since you uploaded only a few videos. I really like your videos. I watch every update. I am a loyal fan of you!"

Sister Gemstone: "Thank you! Do you want me to help you buy diamonds?"

Li Shi: "Yes, I want you to help me find a small colored diamond."

Sister Baoshi: "Colorful diamonds? Yes, what's your budget, please tell me your specific requirements?"

Li Shi had already thought about this in his mind, and immediately replied: "The budget is less than [-], preferably pink and blue diamonds, the size is less than [-], the color should be better, and the clarity should be higher. The degree is high enough, the color is good enough, even if it is less than [-] points, it doesn’t matter, the budget can be a little more, but it must be a non-irradiated natural colored diamond, and it is better if there is a formal and authoritative certificate..."

Sister Baoshi: "Hey, your request is detailed and special enough, but the budget of [-] yuan is a bit small, and it is very difficult to find it. Is it convenient for video communication now?"

Li Shi found a place where he could only see the wall, and replied: "It's convenient."

Soon, the other party sent a video and connected.

The two greeted each other, chatted a few polite words, and then turned to business.

"Mr. Li, it's like this. It's okay to help you find it, but I need to take a picture of the process of finding the diamond, cut it into a video and upload it to platforms such as Douyin and Bilibili. I need to ask for your permission first."

Li Shi thought to himself, I hope you are like this, it should be more attentive to find out, and quickly replied: "No problem, I agree."

"Well, I'm short of material recently, so I'll help you find it tomorrow. When I find something suitable, I'll send you a video."

"Okay, thank you very much."

After hanging up the phone, the two communicated many details on WeChat, including the payment method and so on.

Sister Baoshi has rich experience in this field, and she offers two options: after finding a suitable diamond, either transfer the money to her online, and she will send it by mail after buying it; Then go to the merchant, and buy directly from the merchant by myself.

Li Shi checked the transportation from Tanzhou to Pengcheng. There are many high-speed trains, and it only takes more than three hours, so he immediately chose the latter one.

"It's just right, I can go to the Pingzhou Jade Market by the way!"

(End of this chapter)