Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 850 The rarer the item, the less it should be sold

After seeing the colored beads that Chu Xiangqian took out, Morgan Jr. and McDonald quickly realized that whether this business would be successful and how long it could last depended entirely on how many colored beads Chu Xiangqian could provide each year.

It would be best if the quality of the colored pearls provided each year would not be lower than the ones we see now.

This was no problem for Chu Xiangqian, he could even have as much as he wanted.

But this couldn’t be said so, so he thought about it and promised, “No less than 8 14mm gold beads and 4 12mm red beads every year.

As for 12 mm gold beads, silver beads, and pink beads, there will be no less than 10 of each type.

The rest are all calculated using 14 and 12 mm white South Sea pearls.”

Young Morgan and McDonald frowned after hearing this. For big shots like them, although the colored beads were rare, the number was too small.

According to their thinking, increasing the amount tenfold is no big deal.

As for the issue of too much quantity affecting the price.

The two of them didn't need Chu Xiangqian to remind them, as they had plenty of ways to sell ten or twenty times the number of colored beads.

Just think about colored diamonds and you will know that there are not many colored diamonds publicly auctioned every year. The vast majority of them are sold privately to customers by stores on a VIP invitation basis.

Compared with the reserves of diamonds, the number of South Sea pearls is even smaller.

Moreover, the mainstream beads of 12, 14 and 15 mm are even rarer. Unlike diamond mining, a lot of diamonds are actually dug out every year.

Shells that grow in the sea are more difficult to collect and the probability of producing good pearls is also lower.

Of course, although wild natural sea pearls are very precious, they are easy to change color, difficult to preserve, and may be damaged in seventy or eighty years at most. This also means that pearls' ability to maintain their value is naturally inferior to diamonds and rubies and sapphires.

This is also the reason why the price and popularity of pearls are far lower than those of mainstream jewelry.

But as the saying goes, the scarcer something is, the more popular it is among rich people.

Many women only care about whether they have it or not, not how long it can last.

Moreover, a preservation time of seventy or eighty years is actually a very long time for women.

It can be passed down for 2 or 3 generations without any problem.

If it is preserved properly, it can last for one or two hundred years.

Of course, if the pearls are really preserved for such a long time, they will inevitably turn yellow and dark.

Chu Xiangqian agreed with the request to increase the number of colored beads, but the reality was that this thing was destined not to be sold in large quantities.

And in terms of making money, Baizhu actually makes more money. After all, the main consumers are still housewives from middle-income families.

For example, Chu Xiangqian dared to sell a single 12mm red bead for $80.

A pair of 12mm red beads of the same size and quality are even more scarce in the market.

There are definitely many customers in the market who are truly able to spend $200 million to buy it, but there are really not many men who are willing to spend that money.

Moreover, when Morgan Jr. and McDonald heard Chu Xiangqian's offer, they were immediately overwhelmed.

This bastard didn't even mention the purchase price, 14 US dollars for a 35 mm gold bead.

But Chu Xiangqian was actually waiting for the two to bargain. According to his previous expectations, 14 US dollars would be enough for a 30 mm gold bead.

However, the price of a single 12mm red bead was 80, and he did not give any room for bargaining.

He even pretended to say that if he was lucky enough to collect two identical beads that year, the two beads would be worth 200 million.

至于12毫米的金珠、银珠、粉珠和褐珠，价格分别是12万、8万、10万和10万。

Morgan Jr., McDonald and Chu Xiangqian argued about the price for more than an hour. The more Chu Xiangqian listened, the more he felt that his offer should not exceed the bottom line of the two.

In this case, of course, we must not give in.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian knew very well that colored beads were scarce goods, even though the price he offered now was higher than the market price.

But the sea pearls in the game are round, full and colorful, and their color alone is a level better than the colored pearls in the real world.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have the confidence to stick to the price.

In the jewelry world, jewelry of the same size and quality can be priced a notch higher simply due to slight differences in color.

To put it bluntly, people who buy this thing want psychological satisfaction.

Otherwise, jewelry itself would not be divided into so many levels, and glossiness would not be considered an important evaluation criterion.

Seeing that Chu Xiangqian refused to give in, Little Morgan and McDonald looked at each other and could only sigh and nod.

But in fact, the two were not afraid at all that Chu Xiangqian would bid too high.

As long as the product is good, there are many ways to trick the seller into paying for a gem with a slightly better color.

As for the ruby, Chu Xiangqian simply didn't mention it.

Wait until the sales of pearls stabilize before talking about rubies. Anyway, the two of them had set a cap of 5 million US dollars before.

If you want to earn more dollars, you naturally have to sell pearls and rubies separately.

Seeing that the two agreed, Chu Xiangqian silently calculated in his mind that he could earn 1080 million US dollars every year from the colored beads.

Of course, the rest are made up of 12mm and 14mm white beads.

But Chu Xiangqian and Zheng Yutong's Zhou Dafu also signed a white pearl contract worth 2 million Hong Kong dollars per year.

And the price is 1 Hong Kong dollars per pearl. I immediately felt that selling 12 mm white pearls to two foreigners would require too many every year.

After thinking about it, I decided to only sell 14mm white beads to the two of them. As for the price, 12mm white beads are already 1 Hong Kong dollars, so the 14mm ones should be sold for at least 1 Hong Kong dollars!

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian knew that because the Hong Kong dollar was pegged to the British pound, it would not take long for the exchange rate to fall.

Just convert it directly into US dollars, 2500 US dollars per coin.

Of course, Morgan Jr. and McDonald did not agree to this price.

There is no need to investigate. When they went to Chow Tai Fook to buy gifts just now, the two of them paid attention to the price of pearls.

Therefore, the two knew very well that the purchase price of 14 mm South Sea white pearls could not reach US$2500, or HK$1.11.

After some bargaining, we finally agreed on US$2000 per piece, but the price is negotiated every two years. To put it bluntly, they are worried about the exchange rate.

But Chu Xiangqian had to provide 2 of these white pearls every year, and the total price increased from 5 million US dollars to 5080 million.

Chu Xiangqian not only didn't care about the price difference, but he was eager to sell more.

But he pretended to be embarrassed, but he also knew when to stop, so he agreed after only a few seconds of hesitation.

Moreover, Morgan Jr. and McDonald had no objection to Zhou Dafu acting as the middleman.

The business was settled, and after a brief chat, Morgan Jr. and McDonald naturally had no desire to stay any longer.

However, the handover of 60 Victory ships still made the two stay in Hong Kong Island for a few more days. Chu Xiangqian also paid more attention to the business of the shipping company during this period.

While discussing shipping matters with Le Yan, he would also occasionally call Ling Feng, the person in charge of the electrical appliance mall, to report on the mall's performance after the new year.

Ling Feng was actually not very willing to report to Chu Xiangqian at this time, but Chu Xiangqian himself knew that it was normal for business to be bad in the one or two months after the New Year.

So not only did he not blame Ling Feng, he also comforted him with a few words.

Before they knew it, it was March. If Chu Xiangqian didn't go to London, Margaret might fly to Hong Kong to find him with her big belly.

Before leaving, Xue Jinglan was not unhappy, but she saw that Chu Xiangqian might have to stay in London for two or three months, or even longer.

Xue Jinglan wanted to take her precious son back to Beijing, where she had her family, two sisters-in-law, and her second aunt.

Moreover, after March in the capital, the weather gradually warmed up, and the master and his wife wanted to live there more.

Having spent half my life in Beijing, I am more familiar with the place and have more friends.

Chu Xiangqian naturally had no objection, but Ailin was already studying in Hong Kong Island and the whole family was gone, so the boy would definitely feel lonely.

But unexpectedly, Ailin didn't care at all.

The kid even wanted to live on campus, but Chu Xiangqian refused.

Fortunately, Feifei is willing to stay in Hong Kong Island, and Aiyuan said that she would wait until Qingming Festival and stay for a few days before returning to Hong Kong Island to focus on the business.

So the matter was settled very quickly, and even Xue Jinglan, Chu Jingrong, Gangsheng, Master and his wife, Yixiantian, Lao Jiang, and Tao Jie returned to Beijing earlier than Chu Xiangqian went to London.

After just two days of packing up his luggage and gifts, he flew back on Chu Xiangqian's private plane.

However, Zhaodi and her two sisters did not go back with him this time.

Anyway, in Beijing, there are Shazhu, Aiguo and Aimin who go to Qianmen Siheyuan to cook after work. In the morning and at noon, Shi Niang and Tao Jie can just cook something and take care of the whole family easily.

So the three Zhaodi sisters stayed to take care of Feifei, Aiyuan and Ailin.

As soon as Chu Xiangqian sent his wife, son, and master away, Feifei immediately hugged his arm and begged Chu Xiangqian to take her out to play for a few days.

Chu Xiangqian rolled his eyes, but the plane had to go to Beijing and it would take at least two days to come back before the crew could fly to London again.

So Chu Xiangqian simply took Feifei out to sea to fish.

After a day of fun, the plane was about to return to Hong Kong Island, and the crew had to give themselves some time to rest.

The next day, Chu Xiangqian made an appointment with Zheng Shufen, Zheng Baoyi, Linda and Alyssa to climb Lion Rock.

The weather in Hong Kong Island in March is still very comfortable, with an average daily temperature of around 20 degrees, which is very suitable for hiking.

Besides, Kumiko and Olivia have been living in a villa in Wong Tai Sin, which is very close to Lion Rock, so we might as well invite them along.

This time, there was no need for too many bodyguards to follow, but Linda privately arranged for a dozen soldiers in military uniforms and a small team of mobile troops to follow at intervals of dozens or hundreds of meters in front and behind.

Chu Xiangqian didn't say much when he saw this. It's always better to be careful about safety issues.

Little Zheng Baoyi, who had been happy all night last night, saw so many beautiful aunts following Chu Xiangqian after meeting him.

Moreover, her own mother's appearance seemed to be slightly inferior to the two stupid Japanese women and European women she had never seen before. She suddenly felt that her own mother's future would be difficult.

So this time when climbing the mountain, Zheng Baoyi, who was beside Chu Xiangqian, was so well-behaved.

Chu Xiangqian just thought that the little guy felt tired of climbing the mountain, and was actually not very willing to come, but was pulled over by Zheng Shufen.

Naturally, I didn't pay much attention to the little guy's abnormality.

There were actually quite a few people climbing the mountain along the way, and Chu Xiangqian's exposure has skyrocketed in the past six months.

Plus there were five beautiful women around him, and it seemed that all of them were very intimate with him, so it was impossible not to attract the attention of the climbers.

After someone recognized Chu Xiangqian, some brave ones even came over to say hello.

Chu Xiangqian has never been enthusiastic towards strangers. At most he would just say hello to them, but he never had the heart to chat with them.

Fortunately, Linda arranged for uniformed troops and mobile forces to follow in front and behind, so although there were some troubles along the way, no major problems occurred.

After climbing the mountain for a whole morning, Chu Xiangqian didn't feel tired at all, but women like Linda felt uncomfortable.

As for Zheng Baoyi, she had already been lying on his back and lazing around.

After going down the mountain at noon, Chu Xiangqian suddenly felt that he only had a big house on the top of the mountain, which seemed a little too little.

I simply went to Kumiko and Olivia's villa in Wong Tai Sin, and what happened afterwards was naturally bound to be a lot of trouble.

Among them, Kumiko and Olivia are the most looking forward to and excited about this.

When the two of them helped Chu Xiangqian take a shower together, it only lasted for more than 40 minutes before Chu Xiangqian needed their support.

To leave the bathroom.

As for Chu Xiangqian, he used to look down on Kumiko and Olivia, who were not particularly beautiful. But after truly experiencing the gentleness of Sakura women, he suddenly understood why so many men prefer Sakura women.

Of course, by the 90s and after the new millennium, the Sakura women, who were famous for their gentleness, gradually became less cute and popular.

However, this is actually also closely related to the fact that Japan's economy is booming at this time, and most housewives do not have to go out to work.

Since women can work and earn money, they naturally don’t have to think too much about pleasing their husbands or boyfriends.

Kumiko and Olivia also received obedience training when they were training as ninjas.

Chu Xiangqian could not only clearly feel that the two women's obedience to him was genuine.

After some fooling around with sisters Linda and Alyssa in the evening, Chu Xiangqian finally went to Zheng Shufen's room to rest.

This made Zheng Shufen, who had originally felt a little regretful, extremely happy.

However, Zheng Baoyi is already 8 years old, so Chu Xiangqian will naturally pay more attention.

He first picked up Zheng Baoyi and placed her on the crib, letting her sleep by herself. Then, he simply hugged Zheng Shufen, which was enough to make the woman sleep soundly and contentedly all night.

Two days later, Chu Xiangqian boarded his private plane and flew directly to London.

As soon as the plane landed, Chu Xiangqian looked out the window and saw Margaret, with her big belly, standing on the tarmac and looking at the plane.

When Chu Xiangqian got off the plane, the girl ignored the advice of old butler Hawkins and female housekeeper Valentina, walked quickly forward, threw herself into Chu Xiangqian's arms, and hugged his neck tightly.

Chu Xiangqian also understood that this girl was pregnant, and her mentality and physiology were different from those of ordinary people.

Naturally, he kept saying affectionate words, and Margaret was actually easily moved by such sweet words. When they first met in Hong Kong Island, Chu Xiangqian easily won Margaret's favor with his eloquence.

After all, this girl is love-brained, otherwise, when she was 17 or 18 years old, she would not have been fooled by an old married man and entangled with him for five or six years before breaking up.

After hearing a series of sweet words, Margaret smiled again and her emotions finally stabilized.

(End of this chapter)