Chapter 897: The Next Target: Diamonds

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"Old man, oh no, grandpa, you don't have to worry about it, I will definitely take good care of Mengmeng. Zhang Tianyuan said with a smile.

"You can't just take care of it, the two of you are not young anymore, you were not married in the past, you don't want children, I can understand, but now that you are married, you should hurry up and have children, and I see others holding grandchildren, my heart is itchy." Weng Hong said with a smile.

Obviously, what she said was obviously unanimously agreed by Old Man Liu and Liu Shengping, so neither of them objected, and she said it there.

Seeing Zhang Tianyuan's embarrassed face, Weng Hong smiled and said: "Mom is not putting pressure on you, you also know that our Liu family dreams of such a daughter, and in the future, your son or daughter, then we will definitely love it very much, so don't delay, anyway, you and Mengmeng have that kind of thing, it is better to take the opportunity to have the child, if you really feel that you don't have time to take care of it, I will take care of it for you, and the company's affairs in the future will be handed over to you men to be responsible, I didn't care about Mengmeng before, and I must love my grandson well in the future." ”

From the depths of Weng Hong's heart, she still hopes that Zhang Tianyuan and Liu Mengxun can have a boy, speaking of patriarchy, Baodao people can be stricter than mainlanders.

In the mainland, because of the imbalance between men and women, many families hope to have a girl.

Of course, this is all off topic. It can't change the fact that Weng Hong is patriarchal. After all, her generation is a girl, and the next generation must hope to be that child. In this case, take over the business of the Liu family. It is also more appropriate.

"Is it okay to have a daughter, aunt, no, Mom, you see I'm still not used to it, I really want a daughter, dress up beautifully, and become the happiest little princess in the world." "Zhang Tianyuan actually likes both boys and girls, but he thinks that Weng Hong is not very good at patriarchy. So I smiled and said.

"Haha, it's okay for a daughter, it's okay for a daughter, besides, isn't your mainland now open for a second child? With your financial resources, it shouldn't be a problem to have two children, right?" Weng Hong heard Zhang Tianyuan call her mother, not to mention how happy she was, after all, the mother-in-law looked at her son-in-law, and the more she looked at it, the more she liked it, it was not in vain. It's been like this since ancient times, so I don't care so much about whether I want a daughter or a son.

"Alright, Tian Yuan, remember later. I often come to Treasure Island to play, it used to be more troublesome, but now it is still very convenient. I'm just this granddaughter, old man, but I can't forget me, an old man......"

Liu Sansheng's love for this granddaughter. even outfell the love for his son Yanagi Shengping, because Liu Shengping was still loved by his mother when he was a child. And his granddaughter, but only he has been taking care of herself, her parents are busy with work, and she basically didn't know what father's love and mother's love were when she was a child.

"Grandpa, I, I'll go back with you too......"

When Liu Mengxun heard Old Man Liu's words, he suddenly thought of all kinds of things when he was a child, so he couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart anymore, threw himself into Old Man Liu's arms, and cried.

Although I used to work outside, I felt that I was always a family with my grandfather, and there was no sense of separation, but now it is different, I really have to leave the Liu family and belong to another man, this feeling makes her suddenly feel as if she has been abandoned by her grandfather.

"Silly girl, what are you crying about, marriage is a good thing, grandpa is also very happy, grandpa used to love you, but now grandpa is old, it should be happy, it will be your husband's turn to love you in the future, as long as your life is happy, grandpa will be happy every day like a holiday......"

"Really?" Liu Mengxun stopped crying and asked a little innocently.

"Of course, sit, well, sit down and eat. Old Man Liu gently touched Liu Mengxun's hair, watched Liu Mengxun sit aside, and then looked at Zhang Tianyuan and said: " Tian Yuan, your Shenluo jewelry now relies on jade jewelry and jade jewelry, as well as gold jewelry, but it can lay a piece of the country in the country, but in any case, diamond jewelry is currently the most popular, young people get married, they like to have diamond rings, although you Shenluo jewelry also has diamond jewelry, but there is no competitive advantage, the key is that you lack a stable supplier of raw materials, if you are free, go out and take a turn, you see you went to Hejiang, nephrite will be done, go to Myanmar, jade will be done, with your ability, go to the origin of diamonds, it is estimated that there should be good news。 ”

"Yes, that's what I mean, don't you want to build the Tianruixiang brand into an internationally renowned jewelry brand? Then you can't care less about these things like diamonds, otherwise, you can only go around in circles here in Asia, and you can't become the world's top jeweler." Liu Shengping heard his father mention this, so he interjected.

There were some things he didn't want to say before, because although Zhang Tianyuan had a relationship with his daughter, after all, it was just love, not a family, and now that the two young people are married, they are completely a family, so he will tell some heart-wrenching words and listen, so that Zhang Tianyuan understands that the jewelry industry is not easy to do, and he has to work harder.

About this, Zhang Tianyuan himself also understands, jewelry companies are different from others, because of the high price of a thing, so not every time can be sold, which makes most jewelers like to diversify jewelry, generally speaking, most of the international jewelry, most of them have gold, platinum, diamonds, gemstones, etc., but jade jewelry and jade jewelry account for a small part, jade and jade are hot things in China, but out of the country, or diamonds.

If your jewelry company doesn't have diamonds, then don't even want to go out into the world, let alone change the world jewelry landscape, that's a joke.

Old Man Liu and Liu Shengping's words were actually suing Zhang Tianyuan for a matter, so that Zhang Tianyuan should not underestimate the jewelry industry. Then go and explore the jewelry market, and get the diamond business done first. Then things will be easier to do in the future.

After all, whether it is at home or abroad, the consumption of diamonds is very large. You can say it's a perfect marketing scam, or you can say it's a real myth, but you can't help but admit that you can't talk about jewelry without mentioning diamonds.

Nowadays, our country has become a world-class diamond consumer, whether it is smuggling or formal channels, anyway, the annual diamond consumption has reached billions of US dollars. It's terrible.

To do business and do formal business, it is natural to import diamonds through formal channels, but this is not very important to Zhang Tianyuan, Zhang Tianyuan's diamond jewelry still has to focus on overseas markets, and the mainland market must be taken into account, and foreign jewelry companies cannot be allowed to seize the opportunity.

"Dad, grandpa, don't worry. I've already thought about it, and if I have time, I'll learn about it, and my career is just getting started. The road always has to be taken one step at a time, and I don't want to run too fast, otherwise it will hurt if I fall......"

Zhang Tianyuan didn't know much about diamonds. He doesn't know much about the import of diamonds, so he can only talk about it in general terms. What to do in the future, he has a professional team. With so many friends, do you still worry about this thing not being good?

Although he doesn't know much about this aspect, he also knows that there are very rich reserves in Australia, Zaire, Botswana, Russia, South Africa and other places, and there are also diamond origins such as Congo, Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela, Angola and even our country, at least it should not be as little as jadeite.

In fact, he has a misunderstanding.

You know, the search for diamond deposits often takes decades, even hundreds of years of hard work and labor, and costs a lot of money.

For example, the exploration of the primary diamond deposits in Siberia in the former Soviet Union began in 1913 and took 18 years to discover; the "Euler" primary deposit in Botswana, which cost 32 million US dollars and took 12 years to excavate; in recent years, the number of diamond deposits discovered in northwestern Canada in the world, if compared with the number of iron, copper and gold deposits, can be said to be only a handful.

On average, only 20% of the diamonds mined are gem-quality, while the remaining 80% can only be used in industry.

But this 20% gem-quality diamond is worth as much as five times as much as 80% industrial diamond. The world's annual production of diamonds is about 100 million carats, gem-quality is about 15 million carats, and about 4 million carats (equivalent to 800 kilograms) are processed into diamonds.

According to a rough calculation, about 250 tonnes of ore would need to be excavated to get a 1 carat (0.2 gram) of polished diamond.

What's more, the mining of diamond deposits can be said to be a large-scale, but meticulous work, which is very difficult.

During the mining process, it is necessary to fully extract the ore containing the diamonds and ensure that the rough diamond particles in the ore are intact. Improper mining can lead to huge losses to the economy. Whether it is open-pit mining or underground excavation, it is a huge project that requires huge manpower and material resources.

Another point is that the mined ore is not immediately ready for mass smelting, as is the case with other metal deposits, but rather a careful and detailed analysis of each diamond rough to determine the next cut to ensure its weight, clarity and style.

The world's largest Cullinan diamond, for example, weighs 3,106 carats and it took three experienced and skilled craftsmen 14 hours a day for eight months to divide it into four large diamonds and 101 smaller diamonds. The processing of some world-famous diamonds often takes several months, or even 1-2 years, just to design.

Therefore, Zhang Tianyuan's idea is still too simple, diamonds are not so easy to get, and it is estimated that he will fully understand it after he has a deep understanding of this matter.

After eating, everyone sat there and drank tea again, to see that the time was almost up, Zhang Tianyuan and Liu Mengxun said goodbye first, Old Man Liu and Liu Shengping and his wife still have to deal with some work matters, visit old friends, and return to Treasure Island tomorrow morning, which is estimated to be not enough.

So although they really want to keep Zhang Tianyuan and Liu Mengxun here for a while, but the time is not good, anyway, it is not life and death, and there are still many opportunities to see each other in the future, so they want to open it.

When Zhang Tianyuan and Liu Mengxun left, Old Man Liu didn't go out, saying that he was a little tired, but in fact, the old man was hiding in the room alone and looking at his granddaughter's photo.

"Good boy, you have grown up and have your own home, grandpa is relieved. (The novel "The Secret Art of Treasure Appreciation" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will be a 100% lottery gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner "Add Friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up!) (To be continued......)