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Chapters 816-817

Diamond Mine (Upper and Lower) [Two chapters in one, ask for a monthly ticket]

After returning to the hotel, Zhuang Rui didn't tell the crew about it, anyway, he would leave tomorrow, so as not to worry them. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Zhuang Rui didn't leave the hotel all afternoon, and he ate at the restaurant in the hotel in the evening, and then rested early.

According to George's arrangement, tomorrow morning he will first visit the diamond mine of George's company, and then in the afternoon... After the opening of the bids on the exchange, Zhuang Rui will rush directly from the exchange to the airport and leave Johannesburg.

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"Mr. Zhuang, you can ...... out"

Early the next morning, Zhuang Rui was knocked on the door by George, and after eating some breakfast, everyone gathered together, returned the hotel room, and then sat in the armored personnel carrier at the entrance of the hotel.

The two flight attendants were obviously a little surprised by the pomp and circumstance of Zhuang Rui's trip, but He Shuang, who had been a soldier, was a little excited, and after getting into the car, he kept looking at the machine guns on the armored personnel carrier, the yellow, orange, and orange bullets with the thickness of a little finger each, and the golden metal bullet chain more than one meter long, but all true.

Driving an armored car in Johannesburg is definitely a relatively rare thing, and the waiter at the door of the hotel looked at Zhuang Rui's gaze at this time, especially wonderful, he didn't expect that the person he offended the day before yesterday would have such a deep background in South Africa.

On an empty road where no one could run 70 kilometers, after more than two hours, the convoy turned from an asphalt road to a dirt road, and the car slowed down.

"Mr. Zhuang, it's time to ...... place"

After more than half an hour, Zhuang Rui, who was sitting in a sealed can, felt that the car had stopped, and George's voice sounded outside.

"This ...... That's what it is...... Diamond mines?"

Zhuang Rui looked at the empty field in front of him, and couldn't help but be a little disappointed, in his imagination, there should be a lot of black people working here, and there should be a roaring mechanical sound in his ears, not what he saw.

In the open field, it was simply fenced off with wire, and every two or three hundred meters away, there was a security guard armed with a submachine gun.

More than ten meters away from the car, there is a simple small building, with a total of more than 30 rooms on the upper and lower floors, which should be the place where the miners and security guards lived.

But no one should come here to make trouble, the security guard who was very close to Zhuang Rui was sitting on a big rock, smoking a cigarette leisurely.

It is hard for Zhuang Rui to imagine that the mine of a powerful diamond company would be so simple.

You must know that in Qin Haoran's introduction, this diamond company can rank among the top three in South Africa, and at least tens of thousands of broken diamonds flow from here to all over the world every year.

"Mr. Zhuang, welcome to my diamond mine ......"

A white man in his forties, with three security guards with guns, walked out of the only house in this wilderness and greeted Zhuang Rui and the others.

Looking at the guy wearing jeans and a sunhat on his head, Zhuang Rui immediately remembered the American western movie he watched a long time ago, if this guy had a revolver gun hanging on the back of his buttocks, the whole thing would be a western cowboy.

"You're Mr. Kenneth Wayne, aren't you?"

Although the people who came were dressed very casually, Zhuang Rui did not dare to underestimate the entire American in front of him.

At the age of eleven or twelve, Wayne became madly interested in the gold rush of the tenth century in the United States and Canada, when he vowed to become the world's largest gold miner.

However, Wayne's ideals deviated a little from reality, and in the mid-eighties, Wayne came to South Africa for his dream, when he was just a young man in his early twenties, with only a few hundred dollars on him.

Originally in the business of a diamond broker, Wayne helped clients from all over the world select diamonds, and in the process, Wayne not only gained a deep understanding of diamonds, but also accumulated his first pot of gold.

Later, Wayne spent more than 200,000 dollars to enclose a piece of land that experts considered impossible to produce diamonds, but Wayne scooped up three giant diamonds weighing more than 1oo carats in a row on this land, causing a sensation in the whole world.

After that, Wayne spent more than ten years creating assets worth more than one billion dollars and became a world-famous diamond tycoon, which is completely a modern version of the gold rush of the 10th century.

"Mr. Wayne, I didn't expect to see you here......"

"Haha, Zhuang, don't you think this is very simple? This is a new mine that I have opened recently, and I am going to trade diamonds in Johannesburg, so I will live here for the time being......"

Wayne laughed when he heard this, he knew that Zhuang Rui would be disappointed when he saw this, and then said: "My biggest dream is to be a western cowboy, to take risks like a cowboy, to pan for gold, of course, I am now panning for diamonds......"

"Hehe, Mr. Wayne, I think, you have fulfilled your dream, where there are diamonds in the world, there is your legend......"

Zhuang Rui complimented Wayne a few words, and said that the diamond tycoon was extremely happy, waved his hand, and said: "Zhuang, it's a pleasure to see you, I have decided to open the mine to you for an hour, if you can dig up diamonds within this hour, the diamonds you dig will belong to you......"

Zhuang Rui and this Mr. Cowboy were very good-tempered, and immediately said: "No, Mr. Wayne, it takes two hours, and one hour is not enough at all......"

"No...... No, Zhuang, this new mine of mine was a volcanic river before the time immemorial, that is to say, it was an open-pit mine, and it was a rich mine, and if you were lucky, you could dig up diamonds......"

Wayne corrected Zhuang Rui's statement, in fact, even if it is an open-pit mine, the place where the ore is produced is probably about one meter deep, and Wayne is not worried about what ore Zhuang Rui can dig up, just to get closer to Zhuang Rui.

Now that China's diamond jewelry market is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more customers from China, Wayne pays attention to the interaction with Chinese guests, with such a small means, you can increase the friendship between each other, why not Wayne?

Of course, if Zhuang Rui is really lucky, then Wayne doesn't mind giving them the diamonds they dug up as a gift, as long as Zhuang Rui doesn't dig up the giant diamonds, Wayne can still afford this loss.

In South Africa, there are many abandoned mines that have been excavated, which have been converted into ore parks, and visitors can enter the ground for a small fee, and if they are lucky, they may also get a few missing diamonds.

Inspired by South Africa, there are also similar diamond theme parks in some volcanic spots in the United States, but people there are basically play-oriented, and it is difficult to hear that anyone can dig up diamonds.

"Well, gentlemen, ladies, the generous Mr. Wayne is ready to send diamonds, let's all try your luck......"

Zhuang Rui turned around and said to the crew with a smile, he knew that diamonds could form under high temperature and high pressure, and if there was a volcanic river here before, then it should be a diamond primary mine in the place that originally belonged to the riverbed.

"Fantastic......

"Wow, Diamond, here we go......"

"You two with thin arms and thin legs, can you dig and move?"

After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, everyone behind him couldn't help but shout happily, especially the two girls, the attraction of diamonds to them is not ordinary, and after receiving an iron pickaxe and a sieve at the security office, they happily walked towards the mining area.

Iron picks are used to dig the soil, while sieves are used to sift through diamonds, which is a very delicate task, because many diamonds are so small that they can be missed if you are not careful.

"Mr. Wayne, can I do that too?"

Seeing the excited appearance of Liuli and the others, Zhuang Rui was also interested, he just made a rough observation with the aura in his eyes, this is really a bonanza, because just more than ten meters away from Zhuang Rui, there are faint aura fluctuations.

"Of course, my friend, even if you get nothing, I will also send you a diamond ......"

The reason why Wayne is so generous is because in his phone call with Zhuang Rui yesterday, he learned that Zhuang Rui gave him a very suitable price for his batch of loose diamonds.

"Well, Mr. Wayne, I hope you don't regret it, my luck has always been very ...... Well, very good"

Zhuang Rui used a very, aggravated his tone, he was afraid that he would find a good diamond in a while, and Wayne was reluctant to give it to himself.

"Oh, then I'm losing too much......"

Wayne laughed, he designated the place for Zhuang Rui and the others to dig diamonds, but he used a bulldozer to shovel the ground several times, and almost combed it aside, Wayne didn't believe that Zhuang Rui could really dig up any good goods from it?

"Peng Fei, I'll dig it, and I'll leave the job of sifting diamonds to you......"

Zhuang Rui saw that Liuli and they had already started to work, so he hurriedly picked up a shovel from the ground, threw a sieve to Peng Fei, and ran towards the designated place.

"Why do I want to dig it......

Peng Fei was very dissatisfied with Zhuang Rui's distribution method, and also copied the shovel and followed.

"Wow, Sister Liuli, we've dug up a diamond"

As soon as Zhuang Rui walked to the place where the trench was made by the bulldozer, he heard Tian Ya's excited shout, daring to love that the two sisters also have a division of labor, Liuli is digging with a shovel, and Tian Ya is sifting.

Tian Ya's words attracted He Shuang and Ding Hao, who were working hard, to the past, these two brothers are not smart enough, they only dig and don't sift, it is difficult to use the naked eye to get out the diamond.

"Mr. Zhuang, take a look, this is a rough diamond, right?"

Tian Ya happily put the diamond, which was only the size of a mung bean grain and the surface was a bit like ground glass, into Zhuang Rui's palm, and there was still some dirt on the surface of the diamond.

Chapter 817

Diamond Mine (Part II)

"Yes, it's a rough diamond, beautiful lady, you're in luck......"

Wayne, who followed behind Zhuang Rui, recognized it at a glance, don't look at it as big as this, it should be able to have about one carat after processing, even if the purity of this diamond is not good, it can be worth at least more than 10,000 RMB.

"Yes, the purity is okay, it can be worth about 30,000, our women's army is very powerful, Lao He, don't patronize the plowing soil, but also sift it through a sieve......" Zhuang Rui gave He Shuang and Ding Hao, who looked envious, an idea, and returned the diamond to Tian Ya casually.

Although this place has been excavated, but along the way, Zhuang Rui still has a lot of diamonds left under the ground, even if he doesn't use a shovel, as long as he has time, he can still screen out a lot of diamonds.

However, these fish that have slipped through the net are basically less than one carat, and they are not very valuable to sell.

Tian Ya and Liuli's luck is really good, the first diamond is not small, Zhuang Rui took a cursory glance, and gave a price of 30,000 yuan.

"Mr. Zhuang, this ...... I'll give it to you......"

Tian Ya felt a little embarrassed, they didn't work much because they were paid, and when they came to dig diamonds, it was also for others to see the face of the boss, Tian Ya said and stuffed the diamond into Zhuang Rui's hand again.

"Don't, this is the fruit of your labor, Mr. Wayne said, what you dig is your own, you can dig up an African star, that's the real earn......"

Zhuang Rui smiled and waved his hand, the Star of Africa he was talking about was a giant diamond that appeared in Africa at the end of the last century, weighing 212 carats, and was finally auctioned off by an unknown person at auction for 36 million US dollars.

Of course, Zhuang Rui is joking, if such a giant diamond really appears, I'm afraid Wayne will immediately let go of what he just said as a fart.

"Let's go, Peng Fei, let's get to work too......"

After Zhuang Rui walked out of seven or eight meters, he suddenly felt that Peng Fei hadn't followed, and when he looked back, this guy was already busy with a shovel and pouting his buttocks, and couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, if you want diamonds, isn't it easy to follow yourself?

To be honest, Zhuang Rui can't look down on these broken diamonds left over, according to his thoughts, he has to find a three-to-five-carat diamond anyway, so that Wayne can feel distressed.

However, Zhuang Rui didn't feel the diamonds that were particularly full of aura at thirty or forty meters around here, so he walked a little farther away, and raised his eyes to see several machines running not far away.

"Mr. Wayne, your equipment is too bad, isn't it?"

The two bulldozers and excavators parked on the side were rusty and only three or five percent new at most, and the washing machine was even more worn, and when it turned, there was a "quack" sound.

Four or five blacks were operating the machinery, and they put all the cleaned ore into a large iron plate for screening, but these blacks were only responsible for operating the machinery, and they had nothing to do with the diamonds, which was the responsibility of a special person.

This way of digging diamonds is much more advanced than Zhuang Rui and others digging with a shovel and then screening it by themselves.

"Zhuang, this is also a helpless thing, there is no place for the production and assembly of heavy industry machinery in South Africa, these machines are bought from Japan and South Korea at a high price, those damn guys, things are expensive, and they are always broken......

Oh, by the way, in my other two mines, there are a few "Dongfanghong" bulldozers produced in China, which were produced 2o years ago, and the quality is ...... top."

Wayne gave Zhuang Rui a thumbs up as he spoke, he has 12 diamond mines in South Africa, and if all of them are excavated by machinery, it will be a big expense, so an open-pit mine like this, Wayne is more carried out by manpower.

Zhuang Rui glanced at Wayne with disdain, now there is no Dongfanghong bulldozer produced 2o years ago in China, it is estimated that this guy is from the South African government to get China's former aid to Africa machinery.

Wayne saw that Zhuang Rui had not excavated with a shovel, touched Zhuang Rui with his hand, and said mysteriously: "Zhuang, don't dig for stones, I'll take you to choose diamonds, right?"

The excavation of diamonds is divided into several steps, the first is to select the mining area, and then use machinery to excavate the ore and put it in the washing machine for cleaning, and finally to screen the diamonds, which is also the most important step.

In South Africa, the process of selecting diamonds is generally carried out by the mine owner or the mine owner's cronies, and the mine owner in South Africa will not let black people do this work, even a handful of black South African mine owners in South Africa.

Many black South African workers, often all their lives, have never seen a large carat of rough because they have no access to what comes out of the washing machine.

"Well, I'd like to see Mr. Wayne's diamond mine ...... too."

Zhuang Rui smiled and nodded, it was a rare thing to be invited by a diamond mine owner to visit the beneficiation.

Zhuang Rui followed Wayne back to the house, and the two white drivers brought the crushed ore that had just been washed in the fine washing machine to the room, and there were two security guards with guns at the door.

"Zhuang, there are a total of twelve plates of diamonds that have not been screened yet, you can pick one plate to choose, and I will give you the largest diamond you have selected to give to your ......"

Zhuang Rui bought Wayne's seventy or eighty million dollars of diamonds this time, Wayne really wanted to give Zhuang Rui a little gift, of course, if Zhuang Rui was too unlucky, then he had no choice.

Zhuang Rui glanced at the iron plates containing ore, and then said with a smile: "Okay, then I'...... Let's pick the second set......"

"Good luck......"

Wayne said and buckled the first plate of ore on the stone sorting table in the room, in fact, the so-called stone selection table is a table covered with a layer of beast skin, and there is a strong light on it, facing the table.

Wayne held a special wooden clip in his hand, and stared intently at the small black broken stones on the table, and from time to time he picked up a stone with the clip to look at it.

However, Wayne's luck did not seem to be good, and in the first round of ore, only two broken diamonds of less than one carat were selected.

"Man, it's up to you......"

Wayne shrugged his shoulders, gave up his place to Zhuang Rui, picked up the second shifter, and buckled it upside down on the table.

"Haha, Wayne, my luck seems to be better than yours......"

Zhuang Rui pretended to fiddle with the ore a few times, accurately picked up a diamond, and laughed out loud.

As soon as he entered the room just now, Zhuang Rui showed this diamond, the purity was good, and the size was not small, Zhuang Rui was secretly scolding Wayne in his heart for taking shit luck, but he didn't expect Wayne to let him pick a plate to choose, Zhuang Rui naturally would not be polite.

"****, this ...... How is this possible?"

After playing with diamonds for half his life, Wayne could see at a glance that the diamond on Zhuang Rui's clip should be at least six carats or more, and after processing and cutting, it is estimated that it is also about five carats, which can already be regarded as a big diamond.

Even if such a diamond is rough, it is expensive, estimated to be around 30,000 to 80,000 US dollars, because he gave it away with his own words, and Wayne inevitably felt a little painful.

"Don't worry, Wayne, there's quite a few more on this plate......"

Zhuang Rui saw Wayne's ugly face, and couldn't help but feel refreshed in his heart, there were indeed a lot of diamonds in this second plate, Zhuang Rui's right hand quickly picked them out, a total of nine, plus the first one, the total weight should be over 15 carats.

Seeing that in addition to the big diamond, Zhuang Rui actually picked out so many diamonds, Wayne's face became softened, he was afraid that Zhuang Rui would not pick carefully, so he stepped forward to sift through it again, but he didn't find another one.

"Zhuang, you should come and work for me, I will pay you the highest salary in South Africa......"

Wayne smiled and joked with Zhuang Rui, picked up the large carat diamond and walked towards the analyzer.

He didn't doubt anything, you know, mastering the method of selecting diamonds is the most basic quality of a diamond merchant.

"Oh man, you're in luck, it's got an F color, it's a VVS2 purity, this diamond you can give to your wife, it's good luck......

But...... Zhuang, you should work for me for an hour and pick out the rest of the diamonds for me......"

After Wayne finished testing, he threw the diamond to Zhuang Rui, although the diamond was expensive, but it was not to the extent that Wayne could regret it.

"Well, as you wish......"

This job is not challenging for Zhuang Rui, he only needs to use his aura to look at it, and he can tell if there are diamonds in the ore and where the diamonds are located.

However, in more than half an hour, Zhuang Rui picked out all the remaining diamonds, and there were quite a few of them, a total of sixty or seventy.

"Man, you're not going to be a diamond hand, are you, stay and work for me......"

After weighing the scale, Wayne exclaimed, this was just a morning's work, and he had harvested more than a hundred carats of diamonds, which was the result of several days of work.

Wayne really had a trace of thinking about leaving Zhuang Rui behind.

Those who have come into contact with South African diamond mine owners may know that although these guys do not know what feudalism is, they are extremely superstitious, and they believe that the people who select diamonds must be specific to good luck.

So in the South African diamond mines, the highest income is not the miners, but the workers who are responsible for diamond screening.

However, Wayne also knew that if he wanted to keep Zhuang Rui, it was estimated that he would give this diamond mine to Zhuang Rui.

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