People in the Republic of China: Rising from the Fall

Chapter Eighty-Four The Jewelry Merchant? Survey! Su Zheng’s multiple identities have been exposed!!

Malaya garnet (image click on the top right corner to see)

A million oceans……… This is Su Zheng’s asking price.

Su Zheng also did not understand the diamond market.

Bargaining is based on half the price.

Then Auburn Faller bid 500,000, then Su Zheng will directly double.

Su is about to build Paramount and Peace Hotel, which is asking for a lot of money.

Auburn listened to Su Zheng’s price and was also stunned on the spot, saying: “Mr. Su, is this price too high?” ”

“A million dollars… That’s not a small amount! ”

Jack was also stunned, as a jeweler, he had also seen a lot of large deals, but this time the multi-million dollar deal, it was still very rare.

This also represents the value of this 12 carats.

Su Zheng looked at Auburn with a slight smile on his face and said, “Mr. Auburn, according to the information I have learned, the largest diamond found so far is Cullinan!” ”

“This Cullinan diamond took a total of eight months to cut, with three people working 14 hours a day to finally cut it. Cullinan was eventually cut into nine diamonds, which were named Cullinan 1 to Cullinan 9. ”

“Cullinan 1 is the largest diamond Cullinan has ever cut, also known as the Star of Africa, weighing 530.2 carats, or 106.04 grams.”

“This Cullinan 1 has been processed and polished into 74 faces, and although as a whole, Cullinan I can be said to be the most perfect diamond in the world, but in terms of clarity……… Cullinan 1 all have some very small cracks and a small piece of texture. ”

“As far as I know, such a diamond was mounted on a scepter symbolizing the royal power of Great Britain and is currently in the possession of Queen Elizabeth.”

“In 1908, the estimated value of Cullinan I after processing was $2.5 million.”

“My diamond is not as big as Cullinan 1… But all aspects of craftsmanship, diamond purity, rarity, etc. are not bad……… So it’s reasonable for me to ask for $1 million, right? ”

These are all public information, and Su Zheng can also find out.

In 1908, the 533.2 carat Cullinan 1 was worth $2.5 million.

It’s 1923, and such a Cullinan-1 diamond is conservatively estimated at around $3 million.

Now Su Zheng’s diamond is dozens of times smaller than the diamond of Cullinan No. 1, but at this moment, the craftsmanship, purity, value and so on of the diamond in all aspects……… That’s not low either.

So Su is directly asking for $1 million.

$1 million… This price is definitely high.

Auburn Faller could not afford this price, so he said: “Mr. Su, your price is too high!” ”

“Unless you tell me the origin and factory of this diamond…… Then I would like to bid a million dollars for your diamond! ”

Su Zheng smiled and said, “Mr. Auburn, the origin of the diamonds and the processing plant are confidential… This won’t tell you! ”

“My price is a million dollars…… You said that the price is inflated, I think we still have many opportunities for cooperation in the future! ”

“Well, how about I send you a few fine gems… This is also my sincerity! ”

“You De Beers Company is a diamond giant… I heard that you are also preparing to enter the gem market, how about I give you a little gemstone? ”

De Beers has indeed recently been preparing to open a newspaper gem company.

It’s a taste of sweetness.

Diamonds, which are not rare stones, were played by De Beers, and made money by artificially creating scarcity.

Now De Beers is also preparing to enter the gem industry.

Su Zheng’s words aroused the interest of Auburn Faller, and he hurriedly said, “Oh… Mr. Sue, can you show me your gemstone? ”

“Of course you can!”

Sue handed some artificial sapphires and artificial Malaya garnets to Auburn Lommo, and said, “Mr. Auburn, you see, these are precious stones and rare in value!” ”

Sapphire belongs to the genus of colored gemstones and is mainly composed of chemical composition (AL203).

Artificial sapphire is to obtain pure alumina (Al2O3) powder can produce colorless synthetic corundum, adding a small amount of color-causing elements to obtain different colors… Its main chemical composition, hardness, density and dichroism are homogeneous

Same as natural sapphire, it is basically indistinguishable.

However, the rarity is the Malaya garnet.

Malaya garnet was first discovered in the early 1970s in the Umba River Valley, which borders northern Tanzania and southern Kenya.

Deposits of similar substances were also discovered in southern Tanzania in 1993.

There have also been reports of some mineral deposits from Madagascar and Sri Lanka, including some very rare pink Malaya garnets from Madagascar’s Bekili, which exhibit a color variation of pink.

The name Malaya is translated from Swahili.

It means ‘outcast’ and ‘prostitute’.

Because when the gem is first discovered, the local dealer won’t buy it because it doesn’t fit into any known garnet variety.

Later, Malaya garnet was considered a rare special garnet that held a higher price in the market.

High-quality finished gemstones in excess of 3 carats are particularly valuable.

Of course, in the 1923 world of this Republic of China, the Malaya garnet has not yet been discovered.

This is even better to fool the foreigners.

The Malaya garnet that Sue is taking out now is three carats… If it is naturally formed, this Malaya garnet is very valuable

But this is artificial Malaya garnet, and the price is much cheaper.

In short, Su Zheng was the one who fooled Auburn with some artificial sapphires and artificial Malaya garnets.

Anyway, Auburn was silent and didn’t understand… Even if you really understand gemstones, it is difficult to tell the difference!

Auburn Faller was quite shocked and surprised to see that Sue was taking out so many sapphires of such high purity at once.

What a guy!

This is the real jewelry and diamond dealer!

Auburn Lomo hurriedly picked up these artificial sapphires and artificial Malaya garnets and looked at them seriously…

After careful observation and study, Auburn looked at Su Zheng and said, “Mr. Su, what is this pink gemstone that is three carats large?” ”

Su Zheng explained: “This is the Malaya garnet… An extremely rare gemstone. ”

“You may not have seen…… But the value of this gem is not ordinary… Look at your sincerity in being willing to spend a million dollars to buy my diamonds, I have given you such a rare gemstone! ”

I have to say that now Su Zheng is fooling foreigners really one by one.

Auburn looked at the gems, his eyes glowing, and after observing and studying them for a long time, he then said, “Mr. Sue, let’s do this… I have to send a telegram to inquire about our head office! ”

“After all this is a million dollar deal…… The amount is huge, so I would like to ask the company’s opinion! ”

Su Zheng: “Okay, you go and ask… If you are not sincere, I can also find other jewelry and diamond companies! ”

“I’m sure other companies are interested too!”

De Beers is now the world’s largest diamond company, but there are other companies that are eyeing this monopoly.

Auburn was lonely and didn’t want Su Zheng to work with other companies.

Because he also didn’t know how many diamond mines and factories Su Zheng had in his hands.

De Beers wants to control the price of diamonds, so it is necessary to control most of the diamond mining areas and sources, so as to ensure that the price of diamonds is not beaten

Auburn Faller watched Sue offer 12 carats of perfect diamonds, and a dozen sapphires and Malaya garnets, and immediately felt that this was a deal that could be sold.

At the moment, Auburn Faller said: “Mr. Su, you believe in the sincerity of our De Beers company, and will definitely give you a satisfactory price!” ”

Su Zheng smiled and said, “Of course! ”

Jack next to him said, “Mr. Auburn, Mr. Sue is a very trustworthy person!” ”

Auburn nodded, “Well… I see it! ”

This time the meal was very pleasant.

Su Zheng also did not expect that he would be able to sell the 12-carat artificial moissan diamond for $1 million.

It’s incredible.

You know, in 2022, the unit price of ordinary grade artificial moissanne diamonds is only 270 pieces of one carat, and the unit price of special grade moissanne diamonds has reached 792 pieces of one carat.

This 12-carat Moisan diamond only cost Su Zheng 20,000 or 30,000 yuan.

Twenty or thirty thousand moissan diamonds sold for millions of dollars in one upside down.

Earn a lot of money.

It’s good to be a fallen master.

Auburn Faller needed half a month to negotiate with Loaded Beers and bring a million dollars of huge money, which must have taken time.

However, at the same time, the Green Gang also investigated Su Zheng’s identity.

Su Zheng’s multiple identities were also officially exposed, and were known by the Green Gang and the Three Tycoons…