"Manager Nangong, have you thought of any way?" asked Zhang Tianyuan.

"After thinking about it, the best way at the moment is to go to South Africa, if you can get a diamond mine, then it is naturally better, if not, buy directly from South Africa, or even process there. Anyway, our country has cooperated a lot with Africa recently, and there are many factories there, and it is also a way to ship them to all over the world for sales after processing. Nangong Xiunan replied.

"Oh, since you have thought of a way, then go and do it, I have made a decision on this matter, and the company has sent someone over, and I absolutely support it." Zhang Tianyuan replied.

"Old classmate, I'll just say it directly, Manager Nangong means to let you go there in person. Your vision is so accurate, we won't suffer, I'm afraid you don't know, there are a lot of fake diamonds in South Africa, if you get a fake, then we will lose a lot. Mu Ying explained.

"Let me go, Yingzi, you know, Mengmeng is about to give birth to a baby, I can't leave, you should understand that many women have prenatal syndrome, I don't dare to leave at this time." Zhang Tianyuan smiled bitterly.

"It shouldn't be possible to delay Mengmeng's production, this time it will take a week at most to come back, there is still some time to come, and don't think I'm talking nonsense, the situation in South Africa is complicated, and ordinary people can't really go over." For one rough stone, the bet is on the maximum cut value, and the rest is 'scrap'. And because diamonds are so precious, the scrap is reprocessed into small diamonds of one or two cents. ”

"The diamond dealer sends the rough diamond he buys to the cutting mill to be processed to form the loose diamond that the customer sees. In South Africa, due to the participation of diamond dealers from India, the Middle East and other countries, this part of the profit has been continuously compressed, from the original 10% to about 5%. But if you are lucky when cutting, there is no loss. It is also possible to earn up to 20%. ”

"The skill of the cutter determines the brilliance of a diamond. Diamond cutting technology is not something that can be cultivated in a short period of time, and due to the shortage of such talents in South Africa and the rising costs, more and more South African rough diamonds are illegally sent to India and Israel, where labor costs are low, and then illegally shipped back to South Africa or elsewhere for sale. For the average consumer, whether it's South African drills, Indian drills or Russian drills. After such a circulation, the so-called origin of diamonds is naturally unknown. ”

At the same time, diamond production has been declining in recent years due to the current South African government's policy of not supporting and encouraging white diamond mining, as well as the high cost of diamond mining in South Africa. As a result, some 'nimble' people began to import diamonds from abroad, which of course was illegal. At present, in China, a large proportion of the diamonds in South Africa come from India and Israel; In South Africa, some come from neighbouring African countries such as Zimbabwe and Namibia. ”

"That's the reality. We don't have a professional diamond expert in our company at the moment, and I think about it, there is no one else who can take on this great task except you. Mu Ying just told the truth, as for whether Zhang Tianyuan goes or not, that's Zhang Tianyuan's business.

"But don't be too anxious about this matter, after Mengmeng gives birth to a child, the child can almost call Mom and Dad, can I go again?" Zhang Tianyuan could understand what Mu Ying said. It's just that he feels that this matter is far from imminent.

"It's such a chairman, a diamond mine thing. It can only be expected, but it may not be successful. As a colonial power of the former Dutch and British, the diamond mines and the entire rough market in South Africa were initially monopolized by a few white giants. However, in 1994, after the Mandela regime established the new South Africa, it vigorously promoted the "Black Economic Revitalization Act", and diamond raw ore certificates were only issued to blacks or people of color. White people want to trade in rough diamonds. Can only work with blacks. ”

"Because of this, many white diamond dealers have to start looking for some Chinese to work with. I know a white diamond dealer whose family had designed lily brooches for Queen Elizabeth II had to sell his family brand to the Chinese. White diamond dealers, who are doing well, usually rent a small room in the Joburg Diamond Building. Then cooperate with the Chinese to open some diamond processing factories for tourists to visit. ”

"But even so, if the Chinese want to get the diamond mines, it is still more difficult, and you know, there have been many vicious incidents of Chinese being shot dead in South Africa recently, which has had a very bad impact. There seems to be a latent force pushing back against the Chinese, so instead of expecting a diamond mine, it is better to look forward to a diamond summit in South Africa. ”

"Diamond Summit?"

After listening to Nangong Xiunan's statement, Zhang Tianyuan was stunned for a moment, as a person who doesn't know much about Africa and diamonds, he really knows very little about this so-called diamond summit.

"That's right, it's the Diamond Summit, in a sense, it's still because of the flock of mainland businessmen, and it has become the largest diamond trading event in South Africa, not only Chinese, but also many foreigners will go to this summit. Nangong Xiunan nodded and said: "I'm afraid you don't know, in the past, our mainland had a diamond import tax, but it was later abolished, which made many mainland jewelry merchants go directly to South Africa to buy diamonds, and for a while, a Chinese fever was formed." ”

Although this incident has caused many people to be dissatisfied, they feel that the mainland side has taken up the share of diamonds. After all, there are not many diamond sources themselves, and South African diamonds are the most famous in the world. But at the same time, this has also led to the rapid development of the South African diamond industry, and this is how the South African Diamond Summit began, a bit like Myanmar's jadeite market, but the scale is larger, the number of participants is more, after all, the influence of diamonds in the world is still much greater than jadeite. ”

"I see. It was the first time Zhang Tianyuan had heard of this.

"As you know, in the past 20 years, China's jewelry industry has developed unprecedentedly, from an output value of 100 million yuan to nearly 100 billion yuan, and the number of employees has grown from 20,000 to 2 million, and China has become the world's largest platinum consumer, with annual sales of platinum reaching 140~1.5 million ounces, China is one of the largest diamond markets in Asia, with an annual consumption of 1.1 billion US dollars, China is also the world's fourth largest consumer of gold, with an annual demand for gold jewelry of about 200 tons, and China is also the world's largest consumer of jade and jadeite. The demand for diamonds is still rising, although many people are unwilling, but you have to admit that there is a trend in China now, that is, you must buy a diamond ring when you get married, which used to be said to be three golds, but now many young people think that it is old-fashioned and unwilling to buy, and the sales of diamond jewelry will continue to increase. ”

It seems that Nangong Xiunan did do something and came here after investigating a lot of information.

"Although Tianruixiang is facing the international market, HRE Jewelry also needs diamonds, and if we can buy directly from South Africa, it will be a matter once and for all. If we are missing diamonds, then it is not only Tianruixiang that will be affected, but also Shinra Jewelry. Nangong Xiunan continued.

Zhang Tianyuan absolutely agrees with this, although he wants to rely on propaganda to make China's jade jewelry become the mainstream, but it will take time to change, at least in a short period of time, I am afraid that it will be difficult to change this situation.

Follow the trend, in order not to be abandoned by the trend, when you become the leader of the trend, and then change this phenomenon, that is a wise move, if you want to change now, it is a bit self-sufficient.

"You won't tell me that the South African diamond summit was held recently, right?" Zhang Tianyuan faintly felt that the reason why Nangong Xiunan and Mu Ying were so anxious was probably this, otherwise, there should be no problem with this matter being delayed.

"That's right, chairman, you really think right, this South African diamond summit will start in three days, for two weeks, but you don't need to stay that long, I think with your ability, you can definitely return to China in a week, and even if there is nothing to gain this time, it's good to familiarize yourself with the situation, maybe there will be some unexpected gains." Nangong Xiunan said.

"I agree with this, every time this kid goes out, it seems that he can meet good things, and he is simply the lover of the goddess of fate. Xu Gang took the opportunity to interject.

"What a ghost lover, I can tell you, Gangzi, there are some jokes that can't be messed around, let Mengmeng hear it, I don't want to sleep well at night. Zhang Tianyuan was a little hesitant in his heart, although what Nangong Xiunan and Mu Ying said was right, but the problem was that he really didn't want to leave Liu Mengxun now, in his eyes, no treasure or money could compare to his wife Liu Mengxun.

"Let me say something, old classmate, don't be upset, this is to take care of Mengmeng, I'm afraid that Auntie and Mengmeng's mother are better than you, right?" Mu Ying said with a smile.

"You're right, but the problem is that I'm the one who can give Mengmeng spiritual comfort. Zhang Tianyuan said unconvinced.

"Okay, then I won't say anything, you can decide for yourself, what about this matter, we have already reported it, whether you go or not, it's all your freedom. Mu Ying nodded, she actually supported Zhang Tianyuan to stay and take care of Liu Mengxun emotionally, after all, as a woman, she still hopes to have such a good man.

But from the perspective of the company's interests, she must be responsible for the company, and she thinks it is better to let Zhang Tianyuan go to South Africa.

"Yes, you've all talked about it, if I don't go, then I can't say I'm hungry, but I'm also talking about it, I'm not familiar with diamonds, and I won't get anything by then, so for now, it's more important for you to find a diamond expert quickly, this diamond summit will not be only once, let this expert go to the next time to ......" (to be continued.) )