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Chapter 12 Cross-border Trade (First update, please recommend and collect)
  "More than all of them? Can you tell how much it is?"

Faced with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Zhu Yihai certainly wanted to seize him. While he was overjoyed, he also understood that whether he could seize this opportunity depended on whether he could introduce a reliable supplier.

There are many reliable suppliers, but the question is how many does he need?
  "About 20 boxes!..."

If you were unfamiliar with the place and went to look for the seller, by the time you found it, the cucumbers and vegetables would probably be cold, and your time was limited right now, so you wouldn't have any time to waste on it.

"what!"

Zhu Yihai opened his eyes in shock and said.

"What, 20, 20 boxes..."

Looking at the frightened Zhu Yihai, Li Yian asked.

"What, is there a problem?"

"There must be a problem. Sir, do you know how many cigarettes are there? There are 250 cigarettes in a box, not 250 packs. Now cigarettes in the United States also need to be purchased from rationing points! So many cigarettes, so many..."

Looking at Zhu Yihai who was a little excited, Li Yian said calmly.

"Is there a problem?"

"There is a problem, there must be a problem..."

Zhu Yihai said.

"There are so many cigarettes, you have to collect all the smoke in Chinatown to get it together..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhu Yihai looked outside Chinatown again, and then lowered his voice and said.

"However, I know there is a person who definitely has enough goods, but he is not Chinese!"

"Not Chinese?"

"Correct."

"Is that reliable?"

"Many of the products in Chinatown were also bought from him. During the prohibition era, his family was engaged in private liquor sales, and now they are also engaged in private cigarettes..."

Normally, Zhu Yihai would never mention that guy, but now, seeing his amazing commission, he certainly wouldn't hide anything.

"But if you trade with him, you will definitely need to pay cash. However, before going there, you can sell the things you brought."

"Okay, please help me find a buyer first. What I'm bringing this time are mainly watches. I'm talking about high-end timepieces."

"Thank you for your trust. I will take you there now. Please follow me."

Zhu Yihai said as he led the way outside Chinatown.

"Mr. Keville, this is Mr. Li who came from Europe. You can call him Li."

I took Li Yian to a luxury watch shop outside Chinatown and found Mr. Philip Covill in front of me.

"Hello, Lee."

Keville greeted the two people warmly. From the watches placed in Keville Watch Shop, it can be seen that this is indeed a suitable place for him.

"Lee, you can call me Philip."

Keville reached out his hand to shake hands with Li Yian enthusiastically. Compared with his enthusiasm, Li Yian now just wants to end the transaction quickly and seize the time to start his subsequent plans.

So Li Yian got to the point directly. He took out a watch directly from his backpack, put it on the counter and said:
  "Hello, Mr. Philip, it's nice to meet you. This is the watch I brought, please take a look at it!" Almost as soon as Li Yi'an took out his hand, Keville's eyes had already been attracted by the piece on the table. Attracted by the watches, he picked up one of the watches and said in surprise.

"The Longines flyback chronograph uses the 13ZN movement..."

Keville looked at the watch very carefully. He even opened the cover of the watch, and then carefully inspected it with the help of a magnifying glass and a small desk lamp. Li Yian and Zhu Yihai sat quietly aside, waiting for him to inspect the goods.

After inspecting the condition of the watch, Keville mentally valued the watch. Although the war had an impact on the luxury goods market, the war affected the supply of luxury goods. After all, the outbreak of the war made Switzerland It is difficult for watches to get into the United States.

But even during the war, the rich still had their demand for luxury goods, and the demand was even higher than in the past, because the war... made many people rich.

"Are you trying to sell?"

Covill asked.

"If you are willing, I can offer you $200. Before the war, that was the price of a new watch. Although your watch is 38 years old, it has been well maintained."

The war caused the prices of many luxury goods to rise.

"200 USD?"

After hearing the other party's offer, Li Yian said directly.

"For $250, if you can, I have five watches of the same model here, and they are of similar quality."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ke Weier and Zhu Yihai both looked at him with surprised eyes, and the former agreed after a little thought.

Five watches for $1250!

In fact, this was just the beginning. When he was in London, because he knew that pounds could not be used in the United States and could not be exchanged for US dollars, Li Yian went to second-hand goods and bought some watches and cameras. In London, I don’t know how many people bought some watches and cameras in order to make ends meet. I sold my family's treasures, including watches, cameras, and even antiques and famous paintings from my family's collection. Antiques from a giant era, and gold from a troubled era. In London, these things have long been on the streets. For example, this Feimai chronograph from Longines is a popular product among them. It is not expensive, but it is not cheap either. It is almost a popular product among luxury watches and can be purchased for only a dozen pounds. There are also a few pieces of Patek Philippe in his bag, and the really valuable one is a Patek Philippe 96 "Quantieme Lune" watch.

When he took it out, Keville's eyes suddenly lit up. This kind of watch was discontinued just after the war broke out, and you couldn't buy it even if you had money.

"How much is Mr. Covell willing to pay for this watch?"

The reason why he took the initiative to ask without waiting for the price was because Li Yian was deeply impressed by this Patek Philippe. Before traveling, he had read a report. There were only seven known pieces of the same model before, and in that report The watch being auctioned is the eighth and has never appeared on the market.

And that watch was sold at auction for a high price of HK$4885 million!

If it weren't for the purpose of raising funds for purchase, he would have even planned to treat this watch as a family heirloom.

After thinking for a while, Keville spoke.

"1800 US dollars! Mr. Li, this is definitely the highest price on the market. No one can give a higher price than me."

"$2500."

Li Yian gave the price simply and neatly.

"make a deal!"

When Ke Weier readily agreed, Li Yian said with regret.

"Yes, the family heirloom is yours!"

The moment the words fell, time froze and the light screen appeared again.

[Completed the first cross-border trade, sold eleven second-hand watches, obtained funds of US$5460, profit of US$4835, and rewarded 2412 experience points! ]
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