The Beacon of Laiyang Metal

Chapter 35 Two hundred and ninety million

Wei Yuan first replied to her a message: "Sorry, I went to Africa a few days ago, and the Internet there is not very good. I just saw your message!"

Then Wei Yuan called Manager Dong of Qilu Jewelry Company and told him that he had a batch of gold to sell, weighing about 200 kilograms, and a batch of pearls, agate, jade and the like. If he couldn't eat it, he could still eat it. Like last time, several jewelry stores purchased goods together.

Unexpectedly, Manager Dong said happily this time that he could eat any goods worth less than 3 million. He would go from Quancheng to check it out first. If the total value of the goods exceeded 3 million, it would not be too late to call other jewelry stores.

After making an appointment to meet the next day, the two parties hung up the phone.

Wei Yuan had just put down his phone and was about to wash up and go to bed when a new message reminder popped up on WeChat.

There is a small red circle on the profile picture of the kitten whose WeChat name is Yunqiu, indicating that the new message is from this girl.

"Ah! You went to Africa. I heard that the security there is not good. Are you on a business trip?"

Wei Yuan smiled and typed a reply: "It's a business trip, it's so late. Why haven't you rested yet?"

"There are a few design drafts that need to be revised, so I have to work overtime at night!"

This aroused Wei Yuan's curiosity, and he continued to type and replied: "So you are still a designer. What product did you design?"

This time, Yun Qiu's kitten avatar did not reply to any new messages. Two minutes later, just when Wei Yuan thought that the other party had something to do, the other party sent a few pictures.

Wei Yuan clicked and took a look and found that they were all designs of jade jewelry. There were close-ups of individual products, as well as photos of her and the actual products.

The girl in the photo has bright eyes and white teeth, and is as white as frost, which looks even better when paired with the emerald green jade.

Originally, he thought she would be a fashion designer, or an advertising designer, but he didn't expect that she would be a jade designer, which was somewhat unexpected by Wei Yuan.

Thinking of this, Wei Yuan took out a green bracelet from the "system", placed it on the table, carefully took a few photos, and clicked to send it to Yun Qiu.

And replied: "I have a bracelet here. I don't know much about jade. Can you help me check the value?"

Unexpectedly, just as the photo of the bracelet was sent, the other party called me with a video invitation.

Wei Yuan hesitated for a moment, then reached out and pressed the green connect button.

The girl in the video is wearing a set of Louis Vuitton white silk long-sleeved pajamas. Her long black hair is casually stuck in the back of her head with a hairpin. She is delicate and a bit lazy.

At this time, she is sitting at a computer desk. Behind her is a row of mahogany bookcases. You can see through the glass on the cabinets that there are some porcelain, jade, thread-bound books and the like. It seems that she should be In a study room.

When the video was connected, the girl first showed a sweet smile, and then said to Wei Yuan: "If I guessed correctly, your name should be Wei Yuan."

Wei Yuan...?
  Seeing Wei Yuan's confused look, the girl covered her mouth and chuckled, "You have it in WeChat Moments."

I wrinkled my lovely nose again, and completely lost the cold feeling I had when we first met by the riverside in Shanghai.

Only then did Wei Yuan remember that the photo in the university dormitory did seem to have his name on it.

At that time, in order to facilitate the management of the dormitory, the school made a student information card next to each bed. On the card was the student's name, one-inch portrait, age, student number, class, etc.

The information card was not clearly visible in the photo, and you couldn't see it unless you zoomed in carefully. It was really hard for her to recognize that it was herself from such a small card.

Wei Yuan nodded and did not deny it.

Seeing that the computer screen on the side of the girl's desk was still on, and an emerald pendant-style design was still displayed in the "photoshop" work interface, he asked: "Is it disturbing your work?"

(photoshop abbreviated as PS, a specialized drawing software)

"There will be an exhibition in the Magic City in a few days. The customers are very anxious, so I have to work overtime today. I am already busy. Didn't you ask me to help you look at the bracelet? I just have time now."

According to her request, Wei Yuan adjusted the phone's camera to the rear, picked up the bracelet on the table, and placed it at different angles to the camera for the other party to see. Then he found a flashlight and shined it on the bracelet to test the transparency of the bracelet. sex.

At this time, the girl opposite had put on a pair of exquisitely crafted women's gold-rimmed glasses. She was staring at the bracelet in Wei Yuan's hand with all her concentration. It gave people the whole feeling that she had recovered again. The feeling of being cold and unattainable when we first met.

After five minutes, the girl took off her gold-rimmed glasses and said, "I'm not a professional appraiser, but as an industry insider, I can give you my judgment as a reference."

"As far as the material of the bracelet is concerned, it is standard Burmese Laokeng jadeite, and it is the best water type glass green in jadeite. What is even more rare is that there are basically no cotton-like impurities in the bracelet. It is a rare treasure on the market. Yes, even if it is placed in the auction house, it can be regarded as a grand finale. The value should be between 800 million and 1000 million. If it is auctioned, the price will be higher."

Wei Yuan secretly sighed, knowing that jade is not cheap, but he didn't expect it to be so ridiculously expensive, even worth the ordinary antiques he bought from "Baoshengzhai" last time.

As for jadeite of this quality, there are still a bunch of jadeite stored in the "system" space, including Tianhuang stone. Since ancient times, there has been a folk saying of "one or two fields of yellow and ten taels of gold" and the bigger the jadeite, the more valuable it is, but because the field is on the market, Yellow is very rare, so I didn’t dare to take it out this time.

Weiyuan inquired through the transaction information on the official website of "Jiades" that in June 16, a 6×3.3×3.3cm Longzhangtian Huangshi was sold for more than 8.6 million yuan, and several of the items in Weiyuan's "system" The smallest Kueda yellow stone was more than ten centimeters high. He thought that the transaction price could not be lower than the 8600 centimeter long Zhangtian yellow stone from "Jades".

The girl opposite looked at Wei Yuan in a daze and said, "If you are not in a hurry for money, I suggest you not to sell it for now. You can keep it for your lover. As for this jadeite, it is rare even in the market." exist."

After hearing this, Wei Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "I don't even have a girlfriend. Where can I find a lover?"

"Then what kind of girl do you like?"

After saying this, Zhu Yunqiu felt her cheeks heat up, and even the back of her ears turned a little red. She didn't know why she said this suddenly.

As for her aloofness and reserve, at this moment she just wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it. I don’t know when I started, but I started to miss this silly boy in front of me. Even the photo of him smiling in the dormitory was saved to my mobile phone album, and I had to look at it a few times before going to bed every night.

But in the past few days, I sent him several messages on WeChat, but all of them were like nothing, without any reply. I thought something had happened to him, and I worried in vain for several days.

It wasn't until today that I found out that this person had gone to Africa. I only plucked up the courage to initiate a video call invitation on the pretext of helping to identify the bracelet.

Wei Yuan was stunned after hearing this, thinking that others were just asking casually, so he didn't think much about it: "You can talk to me, you have a good personality, and you just need to be filial to your parents."

Then he added: "I have troubled you by helping you identify the bracelet today, and it has delayed your rest. I will definitely treat you to dinner next time I have the opportunity."

Zhu Yunqiu chuckled and said: "Last time you helped me find my phone, and this time I helped you identify the bracelet. We are even, but you said you wanted to treat me to dinner, but I made a note of it. I will go find you then." No defaulting is allowed."

Wei Yuan laughed dumbly and thought it was a joke: "Okay, as long as you are willing to come, I will treat you to a big dinner."

After chatting for a while, the two parties said good night to each other and ended the video call.

The next morning, Wei Yuan saw Manager Dong and his party at the same high-end teahouse where they last met in Laiyang.

There were a total of eight people in two vehicles, a Buick GL8 and an escort vehicle of the same model as the bank.

In terms of personnel, in addition to Manager Dong who led the team and the female cashier who was responsible for the transfer last time, there were four tall escorts and two middle-aged men and women in their forties. Both of them wore glasses. It gives people a feeling of being humane and thoughtful.

Different from the polite handshake last time, this time Dong Wenyue stepped forward and gave Wei Yuan a big hug as soon as they met, patting him on the back and saying:

"Oh my brother, you always give me a big surprise every time we meet. Last time our family barely digested hundreds of kilograms of gold. This time you got another two hundred kilograms of gold. Your brother really doesn't know how to mine gold. Mine, hahaha..."

After a while of joking, Wei Yuan realized that the reason why the guy in front of him was so excited was because of the recent instability in the international situation, and the price of gold has been soaring, and now it has exceeded 600 soft girls/gram.

Relying on the large amount of gold they bought from Weiyuan last time, several jewelers made a lot of money.

As the direct person in charge of the first two businesses, Manager Dong was highly praised by the big boss and given a bonus as a reward.

Judging from the smile that stretched from the corners of his mouth to the roots of his ears, the amount of this bonus must be quite large. No wonder he was so excited when he saw him, as if his eyes were shining brightly when he saw the God of Wealth. Wei Yuan thought to himself.

Once again, the process was the same as last time, including inspection, weighing, and cashier making payments on the spot using the laptop computer that I carried with me. Another more than 100 million was recorded in the account.

After the gold transaction, Dong Xuewen said: "I heard my brother say on the phone yesterday that there is still a batch of jade, jade, pearl agate and the like that he wants to sell. Can you bring them together this time?"

Wei Yuan nodded and said: "I brought it, let's take a look at the goods first." After saying that, he took out a red brocade box from the handbag on the side, which contained the same bracelet that Zhu Yunqiu had checked the price for yesterday.

As for why it wasn't the one last night, Wei Yuan himself couldn't explain it. Maybe it was Zhu Yunqiu's words that touched him yesterday. He planned to keep it for now and give it to him as a gift if he really found someone. .

The bracelet in the brocade box is basically the same as the one yesterday. They are all Burmese ice jade from Laokeng. But if I have to say a difference, this bracelet has a little more fluff, but only a little bit. , you can’t tell it at all if you don’t look carefully.

Dong Wenxue took the brocade box and took a look at it, then motioned to the man and woman to come forward and check.

The two men first took out white silk gloves and put them on, and then took out a very compact magnifying glass and flashlight. After taking out the jade bracelet from the brocade box, they carefully looked at it.

Wei Yuan also saw at this time that the man and woman were appraisal experts sent by the jewelry store. It must be said that big companies are very considerate in their work.

After about seven or eight minutes, the two men put the bracelet back into the brocade box.

After the two nodded to each other, the middle-aged man whispered a few words in Dong Xuewen's ear, and then Dong Xuewen said:

"Brother Wei has seen everything and there is nothing wrong with it. This is not the first time we have cooperated. If you sincerely want to sell it, I will give you a real price. The price is 900 million."

This price is relatively reasonable between the reference prices given by Zhu Yunqiu yesterday. Wei Yuan said: "Since I said so, I also believe in my personality. As for the price, I will follow what I said."

Wei Yuan then took out more than thirty brocade boxes from his handbag, which contained jadeite, jade and agate jewelry of various sizes, and even a Tianhuang stone that was 5 cm wide and 12 cm high.

It took more than two hours. When the middle-aged man and woman appraised all the jewelry in the brocade box and told him the appraisal results, Dong Xuewen's expression was extremely exciting, and he finally said after holding back for a long time:
  "In the precious metal jewelry circle, I am the number one figure. I have never been convinced by anyone. These transactions have really opened my eyes. Brother, I am really convinced by you." He said to Wei Yuanbi He gave a thumbs up to show that he really admired him.

This transaction, including gold and various jade jewelry, sold for a total of more than 290 million. In Dong Xuewen's words, this time the working capital of their jewelry store was spent.

After the transaction was completed, it was already lunch time. Others came all the way from "Quancheng". As a landlord, Wei Yuan wanted to do his duty as a landlord, so he proposed that he be the host and take Dong Xuewen to try it. Laiyang’s specialties.

And Dong Xuewen also wants to have a good relationship with Wei Yuan, a big financial backer. You must know that Wei Yuan's gold shipments these few times are enough for their jewelry store for a year.

So he didn't refuse much and just asked a few staff members responsible for the escort to escort the gold and jade back to "Quancheng" first.

He went to Wei Yuan's invitation with the two appraisers, a man and a woman, and the cute cashier with big eyes.

Because Laiyang is relatively close to the Yellow Sea and has abundant seafood, Wei Yuan took them to a well-known local seafood restaurant, "Xianjing Fish House", for a solid seafood feast.

And Dong Xuewen was not polite to a wealthy businessman like Wei Yuan. Sea cucumber, abalone, Australian lobster, grouper, whatever was more expensive, they drank and drank at the dinner table. After eating for more than two hours, Wei Yuan took the last Checking out, such a table of seafood and drinks cost him more than 5 yuan.

Although he is now rich, Wei Yuan, who is used to living a hard life, could not help but say with frustration: "It's so damn expensive. It's enough for me to build a few more miles of road in the Republic of China..."

(End of this chapter)