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  Chapter 723 Shanhaizhai

  The wedding was a whole day of turmoil, until the three couples were sent back to their own homes, Liu Qingshan finally completed the task, went home and had a good night's sleep.

  The next day, he followed Uncle Lu and Uncle Maoer to the jewelry processing factory.

  Hou San and Anna are fine, so they come to watch Xiqi together.

  Here has also started work quietly, Liu Qingshan did not hold any ceremony, just set off two firecrackers, very low-key.

  Hai Mingzhu served as the factory director and chief designer, Uncle Lu was the deputy factory director, and Liu Qingshan originally wanted to ask Lao Maoer Shishu to come here and get a deputy factory director in charge of safety and security.

   As a result, people are not uncommon, saying that it is not comfortable to go around the alleys on three wheels all day, so Liu Qingshan has no choice but to let him.

   There is no other way, Liu Qingshan can only transfer Wang Xiaobing and Cao Xiaofei to lead a group of veterans to be responsible for security.

  The company's equity is divided like this: Longteng Company, which occupies 10%, does not participate in management and only enjoys dividends.

  Hai Mingzhu holds 30% of the shares, and Liu Qingshan holds 50% of the shares. These two are major shareholders.

  The rest of the shares will be divided among Uncle Lu, Zhang Ganzi and Wang Xiaobing.

  Liu Qingshan got off the car at the gate of the processing factory. Any vehicle, unless it was transporting raw materials, was not allowed to enter. This is also a rule.

  Liu Qingshan didn't want to be special, so he walked in.

  The yard is very spacious, and there are tall factories, about the height of two floors, and then divided into processing workshops.

  It is mainly divided into two categories: one is precious metal processing, and the other is various gemstone processing.

   Then there are detailed branches inside, just like gemstones, which are divided into several groups: Hetian jade, jadeite, agate, and other colored gemstones.

  Gold and silver jewelry also has a detailed division of labor according to the different wearing parts.

   Of course, the two also overlap, such as some jewelry inlaid with gemstones.

  Then there are warehouses, such as raw material warehouses and finished product warehouses.

  The environment in the yard is not bad. There were some old trees, but all of them were preserved, and then some flowers and shrubs were transplanted, which seemed to be full of vitality.

   Not far from the entrance, there is a rockery and a pool. If you look inside, you can see koi swimming leisurely.

  Liu Qingshan pays more attention to the environment. The workers work and live here every day. Of course, they must create a fresh and comfortable environment.

  He first went to several main warehouses, all of which were heavily guarded, and there were strict rules and regulations for entering and exiting to collect raw materials.

  After all, money touches people's hearts, so it is still fundamental to put an end to people's fluke mentality, so as not to cause problems, and everyone will not look good.

  In the vault, Liu Qingshan also saw pieces of gold bricks neatly stacked, even he was a little tempted to look at them.

  Liu Qingshan and the others didn't go in either. It was a troublesome thing. There was a metal detector at the door, so Liu Qingshan opened the door and took a look inside.

  He checked the register again, and it was recorded in great detail. It was signed by two storekeepers at the same time.

  In the past two years, the price of gold has risen slightly, and it has exceeded 80 yuan per gram.

  However, Liu Qingshan can enjoy a 20% discount on the purchase price, which is more than 60 per gram, because of the honor of making medals for the Asian Games Organizing Committee.

  Hou San still shook his head when he heard this, "It's too expensive. The gold I got back from Maozi cost less than ten yuan a gram."

  Ahem, Anna coughed twice as a reminder.

  Hou San quickly changed his words: "Hehe, the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union."

  Anna now also knows that the word Maozi is somewhat derogatory.

   At this price, even Liu Qingshan was a little surprised: "It's so cheap, is it not pure enough?"

   Like 18K and 24K, the price must be much different.

   "Don't worry, it's all pure gold." The gold over there was handled by Hou San himself, of course he knows best.

  In the Far East, there are many gold mines, and they use food and daily necessities to barter, so the price difference is relatively large.

   There is indeed chaos there, many gold mines privately withhold more than half of the gold production, and then sell it at a low price.

   "How much have you saved?" Liu Qingshan couldn't help asking again, if the amount is too small, it will be meaningless.

  Hou San looked around and saw no outsiders, so he said, "It probably doesn't weigh more than ten tons."

  This number shocked Liu Qingshan: "So many!"

  Hou San chuckled: "You don't tell us to collect the ruble, so you can just turn it into gold. This thing is always a hard currency."

   I have to say that what Hou San said makes sense, even in troubled times, gold is still useful.

   It’s only ten tons of gold, which is still a bit too scary. Even if the purchase price is ten yuan per gram, it’s worth over 100 million.

  If it is based on the market price, it will be one billion!

   It made Liu Qingshan wave his hands: "It's too much, I can't eat it now."

   After all, Longteng Company only holds 10% of the shares in the jewelry processing factory.

   "I'll save it to you first, I think it's quite safe here."

  Hou San said hey again, Longteng Company was founded by Liu Qingshan and holds the most shares, so no one cares about it.

  Liu Qingshan nodded: "Okay then, when the time comes to **** them over, remember to send more people."

  Ten tons of gold sounds like a lot, but it doesn’t actually take up much space.

   Several people walked forward again, here are the warehouses for storing jade, such as Hetian jade, jadeite, agate, etc., are all in these warehouses.

   At present, it is still a bit empty, mainly because the warehouse has been repaired a bit too big.

  However, Liu Qingshan believes that if he accumulates for a few years, it should gradually become more substantial.

   Especially the procurement channels for Hetian jade and jadeite have been opened, as long as there is funds, they can be shipped back continuously.

   Taking advantage of the relatively low price now, of course, the more stocks the better.

  After that, he went to those processing workshops, and Liu Qingshan discovered that there were 150 or 60 workers in the processing plants.

  In addition to the designers Hai Mingzhu brought back from Hong Kong Island, there are also many master craftsmen in work clothes.

  Among them are jade carving masters and gold and silver jewelry craftsmen. Most of them are engaged in relatively high-end and fine manual operations.

  As for those mechanical equipment, such as mold casting and polishing, most of them are operated by young people.

   "Oh, so there are so many processes in making a ring."

  Anna's eyes were opened, and she witnessed the process of turning from a gold nugget into a ring.

  First, you need to use a crucible to melt the gold. It is said that real gold is not afraid of fire, mainly because the temperature is not enough. If you burn it under the crucible with an acetylene flame, the gold will be melted obediently.

  In fact, there is another batching to be done here. After all, pure gold is too soft, and it is easy to deform after being processed into jewelry.

  There are also many ways to use this ingredient, which gives some unscrupulous merchants the opportunity to cheat.

  Of course, Liu Qingshan’s processing factory has long set the rules: it must ensure genuine materials.

  Then is to pour the mold. Fill the prepared gold ingredients into the gypsum casting mold using a centrifugal pouring machine to form a rough billet.

   Then after polishing, calendering, car embossing and other processes, a beautiful gold ring was born.

  If it is inlaid with gemstones, the process will be more complicated.

  Moreover, there will be a certain amount of loss during the entire processing process, which cannot be avoided at all.

  So the price of gold and silver jewelry must be higher than the price of gold and silver raw materials. If it is lower than the price of raw materials, there may be problems.

   "Oh, it's so beautiful, Monkey Boy—"

  Anna's tone was a bit coquettish, and this title also made the workers in the workshop laugh endlessly.

   Originally, a foreign girl is enough to attract attention, but she can also speak Mandarin.

   "I shouldn't ask you to watch the TV series "Journey to the West." Hou San muttered, and then coaxed his wife: "When the jewelry store opens tomorrow, Brother Monkey will buy it for you!"

  Anna put the gold ring back, and kissed Hou San on the cheek.

  It’s not good to spread dog food in person like this, the master workers will be distracted, so Liu Qingshan hurriedly took them to another workshop.

  Actually, what I saw just now is just jewelry that follows the industrial process. The real value or test of skill is those complicated jewelry made by hand.

  Afterwards, they went to the jade carving workshop. When they saw the emerald green jade bracelet, Anna couldn't move anymore.

  Hou San realized that he was being fooled: You shouldn't bring your wife to this kind of place, okay?

   Everyone turned around in a big circle, it was already noon, and there was a sound of bell ringing from the cafeteria.

  The lunch of the workers is settled in the factory, because it is very troublesome to go through strict inspection once leaving the factory.

  As for dinner, those who live in the capital have special commuter vehicles to send them back to the city.

  The rest will be taken to the film and television city by commuter car, where the food and lodging capital will be.

  Liu Qingshan and the others also had lunch in the cafeteria. The food was not bad, with four dishes and one soup.

   In terms of eating and drinking, Liu Qingshan will never cheat workers.

  Exploiting workers is something that the most incompetent boss will do.

  After lunch, there is a special lounge, where the elderly masters can take a nap.

  Young people who are energetic, get together to chat, or read books and newspapers by themselves.

  Liu Qingshan chatted with several old masters, and he was quite satisfied with the processing factory, earning more than their pensions, lunch was decent, and the food was better than at home.

   In this way, Liu Qingshan felt relieved and waited for the jewelry store to open tomorrow.

  The next day, already October 3rd, another new store opened in the Wangfujing business district.

   And by coincidence, two adjacent jewelry stores opened at the same time.

  Jewelry stores in the capital are not as bad as later generations, and they are still rare items, so they attract many customers.

  There are two jewelry stores, one of which is smaller, with four golden characters: Zhou's Jewelry.

  The outside is decorated very luxuriously, giving a sense of resplendent and magnificent.

   Another one has a relatively large facade with a wooden plaque hanging on it. The name is: Shanhaizhai.

  There is a couplet on the left and right, which are: beautiful jade comes from the mountains, and pearls are stored in the sea.

  The name of this store was chosen by Hai Mingzhu, obviously this girl also used her brains.

  The outside walls of Shanhaizhai are also decorated with retro, which looks fresh, elegant and antique.

  Early in the morning, Liu Qingshan led Xiaowu and others to the outside of Shanhaizhai, and even Ma Laosan and the newcomers also came to join in the fun.

   "Not bad, not bad, it feels a bit like a century-old shop."

  Xiao Wu shook his head and pretended to be gentle, and then looked at Zhou's jewelry next door: "Why do I feel that the other side is more gorgeous?"

   Ma Laosan taught him: "Do you understand? Over there, you can see a nouveau riche. Our side is like the Rongguo Mansion in "Dream of Red Mansions". It has a background. Do you understand the background?"

  Everyone nodded, and Wang Zhan also said with a smile: "Okay, third brother, your knowledge is increasing. Could it be that sister-in-law taught you this?"

  Everyone laughed, and Miss Xiaoli blushed, she dragged Xiaomei and the others into the store:

   "Let's go, let's ignore these men, let's pick out jewelry and ask them to pay."

  Gangzi's voice came from behind: "I still buy it, you guys have a complete set of jewelry!"

   This is true. Before they got married, they all bought them in Shan Hai Zhai.

  At nine o'clock in the morning, two firecrackers were set off, and Shanhaizhai officially opened.

   It was the shop next door that invited a band, and they went on and on for a while.

   Opposite is of course the shop opened by Song Lei, Chu Zhengnan and others. Because it is in cooperation with Zhou's Jewelry in Hong Kong Island, there are also people coming to support it.

  Liu Qingshan even saw Mr. Zheng from Zhou's jewelry in the crowd. At first Liu Qingshan wanted to say hello, but when the other party's eyes met his, he immediately moved away.

  Liu Qingshan led everyone into the store. The decoration in the store also reveals a kind of classical charm, but it does not lose the modern style. For example, the gold, silver and jade objects are also lit with spotlights.

   There are already customers picking items, mainly in front of the gold and silver jewelry counters, after all, these are the most popular among the public.

   "Mr. Liu, a guest is here."

   There was a greeting from the door, Liu Qingshan rushed out to greet him, but it was Writer Shu who led a group of old friends to congratulate him, like Mr. Liang and the second master, among them, Liu Qingshan also saw Senior Brother Hai inside.

   "Qingshan, this shop of yours is well done, it looks a bit like the old days!" The second master praised, looked up at the plaque on it, and couldn't help exclaiming:

   "Hey, the plaque and the couplets are all written by Mr. Yuan Bai. It's amazing, it's amazing."

  Everyone took a closer look at it, and sure enough, the writing style is elegant, clear, simple, and quiet, which is very distinctive. It is the old gentleman who was once the royal family of the Manchu Qing Dynasty but became a generation of scholars.

  Old Liang twirled his beard and admired it for a long time, then nodded again and again: "Qing Shan, you have a lot of face. The old man's eyes have been bad for the past two years, and he seldom writes."

   "It's also a coincidence." Liu Qingshan didn't elaborate, and led everyone into Shanhaizhai.

   Entering the jewelry shop, Writer Shu exclaimed, "Not bad, not as tacky as those gold powders, but rather old-fashioned."

   "Don't be emotional, hurry up and choose two pieces of jewelry for your daughter-in-law, I think there are going to be grabs over there!"

  The old man liked to joke more. Although he was joking with Shu, he was also thinking about buying a bracelet for his granddaughter.

  He doesn't like gold bracelets, and thinks jade bracelets are more nourishing.

  In front of the gold and silver jewelry counters, there are indeed quite a lot of people, and there is a tendency to rush to buy them.

  At this time, a loud speaker sounded from outside: "Zhou's Jewelry is opening a big bargain, gold and silver jewelry, all 20% off, and buy one get one free!"

  The customers were taken aback for a while, then put the jewelry they were holding on the counter, turned around and went out, and walked into Zhou's Jewelry.

  (end of this chapter)