Chapter 230 [Auction]

"Listen to me, you just buy a better set, even if it is an investment, you will only make money. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½ā€

Just when he hesitated, Cai Yinong directly took out a piece of information and put it in front of him.

"Tan Palace?"

This place is unfamiliar to him at all, and he has been there recently.

Known as "the No. 1 luxury house in Shanghai", it has been ranked first in the list of China's top ten super luxury houses in a few years, with a global limited edition of 18 seats.

Each villa covers an area of 1,000 square meters, covers an area of 6 acres, is located in the west side of the Hongqiao Road Xijiao Hotel luxury villa, the architectural style is based on the classic buildings of Western countries such as Britain, France, Italy and Spain, and the price of each is hundreds of millions.

"I've seen this luxury villa, and I've heard that it's already sold out, so why wait for me to buy it. ā€

"It wasn't possible before, but recently there was a property that went for sale and was owned by the president of McKinsey & Company in China. ā€

"How much is it now?"

"I don't know, the opening price in previous years was 96 million, and now it will at least double. If you're interested, I'll help you ask. ā€

Doubled?

If the parallel world in the dream is connected to this world, then in another two years, it will at least quadruple.

He is about to sell the diamond, and he will immediately have a large amount of cash, which cannot be spent in his hands or depreciates, so why not invest in it. At that time, I made up my mind, "Please ask Sister Cai to help." ā€

Cai Yinong nodded, started to call, and sent back the news after a while.

The other party listed 186 million yuan, the architectural style belongs to the British manor-style room type, with a construction area of 1,160 square meters, covering an area of 2,437 square meters, a garden area of 1,500 square meters, and a basement of 450 square meters.

The building also has a vast private garden, a sunken courtyard, a heated swimming pool or indoor and outdoor double swimming pools, a home cinema, a gymnasium, a spa, Jacuzzi, a living room, a dining room, a family room, a library, a Western or Chinese kitchen, at least 5 bedrooms and suites, etc.

Looking at the future housing prices from the present, it is not too outrageous, and if you bargain, maybe it will be less.

If he wants to find a suitable home for Rengar and J-20, then this is really ideal. And he has a lot of secrets, and he desperately needs a place where privacy can be perfectly protected. Do you want to buy here, hundreds of millions of funds are almost the biggest consumption in his life, but there is enough to entrench.

The doubts remained only slightly in his mind, and they were dispelled by him.

Life is different, and we can no longer look at problems with the eyes of the past, and simply leave it once and for all. He squeezed his fist and said, "I want it!" Sister Cai, if you can keep the price down, I will give you 10 points if you can press it down. ā€

"Quite like a boss? ā€

Cai Yinong smiled, "Then for the sake of my income, I will help you win whatever I say." She started calling.

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The next day, he set off for Hong Kong with Cai Yinong and Xia Meng to meet up with people from Sotheby's.

In the room of the Four Seasons Hotel adjacent to Victoria Bay, two white-bearded foreigners are fiddling with professional equipment, magnifying glasses, diamond lamps, etc., around several huge diamonds on the table for identification.

Fabik accompanied them with a courteous look and chatted with each other.

The results came out quickly, and one of the experts was surprised: "The results came in, and the quality of these diamonds is very high, which is rare to see at the top level." A special appraisal certificate will be issued immediately. ā€

There are four aspects to measure the value of a diamond, the so-called 4Cs, including clarity, color, cut, and size.

After a while, Chen Ergou took the appraisal certificate, took a look, and knew the bottom of his heart. handed it to Cai Yinong, Xia Meng also leaned over to watch.

Seeing that series of data, both women couldn't help but open their mouths wide.

The largest blue diamond is a Type-IIb diamond with a clarity grade of VVS1 (Very Slightly Immaculate), a rare Fancy Vivid blue diamond weighing 88.36ct.

Diamonds, a symbol of eternity, have always been a favorite in the eyes of couples and jewelry collectors.

There was once the largest Fancy Vivid blue diamond on the scale, Oppenheimer's Blue, weighing 14.62 carats, cut into a rectangular shape with a ring accented by two smaller diamonds on the sides.

At the auction in Geneva, Switzerland, an anonymous collector finally won the auction for 50.6 million Swiss francs (about 335 million yuan), breaking the highest price ever for a single diamond.

This one, both in size and shape, is much more precious than that Oppenheimer Blue.

The other six blue diamonds are not much different in quality, Fancy Color Blue, purity VS1, VS2 grades, slightly inferior in weight, the smallest is also 26.32ct. Even if it's still rough diamonds, a fool knows they're worth a lot.

The nine white diamonds vary in size and shape, the largest of which is a drop shape, 85 carats, and is so pure that it can reach the IF level. The current record for the world's highest auction for white diamonds is held by a 101-carat pear-shaped diamond that sold for $26.7 million in Geneva the previous spring.

The five yellow diamonds are not inferior, the yellow diamond is also known as the gold diamond, the largest 58.68ct square diamond, the color grade is golden yellow by GIA, the shape is a rare pear shape, and the clarity reaches VS1.

The rest of the diamonds are in the shape of a thumb, an oval, an irregular shape and a pebble, with a slightly weaker color but also a beautiful and dazzling shape.

There are also 38 gemstones of various colors, including white agate, Suji rude, pink chalcedony, tourmaline quartz, rhythmic crystal, sunstone, smoky quartz, turquoise, etc., which have also been identified.

These are not the most precious ones in his hands, the most precious one naturally belongs to the crimson and blue star-patterned diamonds. Chen Ergou named it "Rose Star". The results of the appraisal were very comprehensive, and his original hand test was quite accurate, weighing 252.13 carats, oval in shape, with a groove on it, resembling a heart, and the color was identified as rose crimson.

The oval side is topped with a bit of blue starlight...... This is certainly a sign of impurity in diamond purity identification, but sometimes diamond purity standards are destined to be broken.

Especially when the diamond lamp that snatches the light shines on the point of the blue starlight, from this point of the blue color, six gradient star rays are diffused outward, and the whole stone is reflected like a little blue star in the crimson.

A little charm blue in the blood red, Huaidan in the red, and noble in the red...... It's so beautiful that everyone's eyes can't take it away. This is extremely rare in the diamond circle, or rather...... Unique.

"- Priceless!"

The appraiser left with a deep reluctance, but Fabik flushed with excitement, "Mr. Chen, congratulations." I've never seen such a high quality diamond before, and it's amazing to be able to meet so many of the best diamonds in my career!"

"I would like you to entrust us at Sotheby's with full authority to handle these jewelry auctions. Although the Spring Auction has passed, our auction house is about to create a special auction of jewellery and diamonds, and your lot will be displayed and promoted as the finale item. ā€

"We at Sotheby's can hire the best jewelry designers, make them into finished products with minimal loss, and then spread the word all over the world. With that rose star, I think this auction will definitely attract the attention of the world's richest people. ā€

Chen Ergou looked at Cai Yinong, and she forced herself to wake up from the excitement of the diamond, and took over the topic with a dry cough: "If Sotheby's is going to hold an auction, where will you put the auction house?"

Fabik's eyes rolled quickly, "With all due respect, according to what I know about Orientals, you prefer jade more." The main market for high-end diamonds is still in the Western world. If the main customers are defined as China and Asia, I am afraid that the desired effect will not be achieved. My suggestion is to send it to the United States for auction, and after it has been cut by a master, we have to do a series of exhibitions to promote it, so that the world's rich and the media will focus on it. ā€

"And the provenance of these diamonds is also very interesting, a pirate treasure. If they could be exhibited alongside other treasure items, it might add a layer of mystery to their value. Then we will cooperate with the hot speculation, and at the final auction, the price of the diamond will be pushed to the top in one fell swoop!"

"What do you think?"

Cai Yinong looked at Chen Ergou, such conditions were impeccable.

Chen Ergou pinched his chin and thought for a while: "Design and processing don't bother Sotheby's, I have a more suitable choice, and it is guaranteed to be world-class cutting and processing." ā€

"I can entrust Sotheby's with a rough price forecast and a detailed promotion plan. ā€

"If you auction in the United States, you have to think about it for me, because the American tax is world-famous, then I have to pay a lot of taxes, is this tax and the price of the diamond the right choice? Also, in addition to the diamonds, I would like to ask for an auction of the entire batch of gemstones. ā€

"Your bank's specific auction commission rate is not ideal, I want to see your sincerity, you know that you are not the only institution that contacted me. ā€

Fabick thought of his company's nemesis, Christie's.

Such a huge diamond resource is much more valuable than expected. Originally, they estimated that it would be about $100 million at most, but now it seems that it is much more than that. The chips have been out of balance, and the cooperation between the two sides naturally needs to be reconsidered.

The rest of the negotiation will be left to Cai Yinong and Xia Meng, and it will be a process of bargaining.

That night, Chen Ergou sank into the system and opened the Divine Craftsman Workshop for the first time.

He also has a free prop design qualification, but this qualification is very rare, and he can design props according to his heart. But it's not a good idea to use this precious prop design qualification for diamond cutting. It should be used on a design from scratch at a time.

Cutting diamonds is just processing, so it is naturally not appropriate to use this qualification.

On top of that, it's time to consume popularity. His popularity is now 780,000, and he is still in a process of accumulation, increasing every day. But the consumption is also quite large, and the pet food of Rengar and J-20 alone is not a decimal.

He had already tested it, and the processing cost of the largest "Rose Star" was only 50,000 HP.

The cost of diamond processing is not expensive, and it is enough to save a little money.

After going back, I immediately started to do it, clicked on the system panel, clicked into the Divine Craftsman's Workshop, and saw that the operation interface looked like the synthesis interface of a third-rate online game, which was really bad enough: "Start processing." ā€

There was a sudden buzzing sound in the Divine Craftsman's Workshop, and the light flashed one after another, becoming more and more like the creation of a third-rate online game.

Fortunately, the system is never pitted. It didn't take long for a string of diamonds to fall out.

Each one is beautiful and flawlessly cut.

"Drop, and diamond trimming, do you want to continue forging?"

"Do you still have a lot of leftovers, then of course go ahead, I'm going to create a diamond necklace. ā€

"Ask the host to put in platinum, gold. ā€

This is easy to do, and the most important thing in Hong Kong is this, and he will bring back enough after a trip.

A few days later, he went abroad in disguise, and when he returned, he landed with large objects such as huge stone statues, gilded rudders, and walls of Greek island poems, in preparation for the legal return of these things.

At the same time, a batch of processed diamonds was once again presented to Sotheby's diamond experts.

Fabik's eyes lit up, and with a wave of his hand, several professionals stepped forward to identify.

The results of the appraisal were greatly unexpected, "Unbelievable!" They originally complained about Chen Ergou's request to find someone to process it, and obviously did not trust Chen Ergou to find any diamond cutting masters. But the business had not yet been negotiated, and he didn't dare to offend Chen Ergou, so he didn't put forward more opinions.

Unexpectedly, in just three days, a complete processed product has been produced. However, this cutting result is the best in the world.

"Perfect cuts, extraordinary craftsmanship, genius creativity. These diamond processing is almost the most perfect preservation of the diamond, and its characteristics are infinitely magnified. Whether it's made into a necklace, a diamond ring or simply a piece of jewelry, the imagination is endless. This cut can at least increase the value of the diamond by 10%. ā€

Cai Yinong and Xia Meng both breathed a sigh of relief.

The ensuing negotiations were no longer in doubt, and Sotheby's gave the green light, and the commission was reduced to 1.3%, and the initial valuation of the diamonds was around $160 million.

After signing a series of guarantee contracts, both parties were happy.