As Cao Fan and Tang Chaoyang chatted, Li Du gradually understood why Cao Fan was so happy to see him, and immediately brought him to this extremely private dinner scene.

Tang Chaoyang needs a batch of diamonds, but he hasn't purchased them yet, and he's been worried about it.

Cao Fan is very good at things, it seems that Tang Chaoyang and the two have great energy, he wants to tie up the two and bring Li Du over, just to solve this problem.

When the topic was raised, Li Du could not stay out of the matter, and asked, "How many diamonds do you need?" I am a shareholder of the Harry Winston Group, and I may be able to help you see the inventory of the Winston Group. ”

Hearing this, Song Biaozi was overjoyed and exclaimed, "Is it so......?"

"Han Xin points soldiers, the more the merrier. Tang Chaoyang smiled first, "The more the merrier, may I ask how many diamonds Mr. Li can provide?"

Li Du said embarrassedly: "It's not clear yet, I have to communicate with the president of the Winston Group, what kind of price are you willing to offer? I can help you talk." ”

"The price of international diamonds has risen by 10%. Tang Chaoyang said, "If the quality is excellent, you can float more, the key is to have enough goods." ”

Li Du nodded, the price is not low, he can talk about it.

But he still had some doubts about Tang Chaoyang's words, and asked: "Is it true that the more you need, the better? You have to know that diamonds are super expensive things." ”

Diamonds are very expensive, and many people in society evaluate them as just a stone, something that has been hyped up at all, and has no value.

In fact, the appearance of this gem has been hailed as the most brilliant marketing scam of the twentieth century, and it provides a textbook classic case in the history of modern marketing: the consumer of goods and services is only a low-end concept, and the highest achievement is to educate consumers of goods.

Many people have come up with evidence that the diamond was originally made by the Russians, and they hired the stars and celebrities of the time to wear this beautiful stone, and gradually promoted it to the world.

In a sense, Li Du does not agree with this statement, this is nonsense, diamonds are not worthless!

First, diamonds have been around for a long time, and the Indians discovered this beautiful stone very early, but there was no cutting process at that time to promote them on a large scale.

However, in those days, beautiful natural diamonds were a rare commodity, and diamonds were much more expensive than they are today.

Second, diamond is not only beautiful, but its hardness, some of its physical properties, make it equally useful in industry.

The most important thing is that Li Du thinks that people who think that diamonds are worthless probably have not touched diamonds much.

This kind of stone is so beautiful, especially when it is completely cut and put into the light and sunlight, the kind of beauty it exudes is enough to impress any normal person.

The appreciation of beauty is always the highest enjoyment pursued by human beings, and there are beautiful women, food, beautiful scenery, and diamonds, which are super beautiful gemstones.

However, Li Du also believes that diamonds are not worth such a high price, this thing is very beautiful, but it can already be synthesized, unlike precious metals such as gold, which cannot be synthesized at all.

In addition, the amount of diamonds stored on the earth is actually quite large, and if jewelers all throw off their arms and dig out, the diamond market will collapse.

So in Li Du's view, diamonds are a good thing, very beautiful and beautiful, and everyone likes it very much, but it is not worth the high price now.

Tang Chaoyang smiled: "We can eat, you can just take it out, my brother and I have saved a lot of money over the years." ”

The big cat next to him couldn't help but ask, "Take the liberty of saying, Tang Shao, why do you need so many diamonds?

Song Biaozi laughed: "The princess of the hammer, why do you want to touch their hearts? We have other uses, we have to enter a place, we need to use the refraction of diamonds......"

"Eat, eat. Tang Chaoyang waved his hand like lightning, picked up a piece of duck meat and stuffed it into Song Biaozi's mouth.

Li Du probably understood what they meant, and said, "Then why do you need natural diamonds? There should be a lot of industrial diamonds, right? The price is cheap." ”

Song Biaozi was about to laugh again, Tang Chaoyang shook his head and said: "No, industrial diamonds can't be used, natural diamonds have to be used, and we don't know why." ”

Just like buying a Rolls-Royce umbrella, they seem to be going to another place again, and they used umbrellas to go to that place before, to block the wind, and this time they don't know what to do with diamonds.

Li Du guessed that they needed so many diamonds, probably trying to pave the way with diamonds.

Cao Fan's goal was achieved, he didn't really have to help Tang Chaoyang find the diamond, even if it was just to find a channel, so that Tang Chaoyang and Song Biaozi could understand his attitude.

After dinner, Li Du returned to the hotel, and Cole booked him a room at the famous Mandarin Oriental, a deluxe VIP room, for a thousand dollars a night.

Located just one street away from Central Park, the hotel overlooks half of New York at night and is a good selling point for oriental culture.

The hotel offers late-night snacks, mainly a variety of drinks, fruits and snacks, with relatively few ingredients, only Japanese sashimi, Chinese dumplings, Vietnamese sandwiches and Korean barbecue.

When it's time for breakfast, the menu comes alive: New York hot dogs, kosher delicacies like smoked salmon and egg onion sturgeon, a variety of grilled cheeses, tortillas with pork belly and omelette, waffles with foie gras, corn paste with Oaxaca, Chilean green pepper sticks with ceviche, and more.

Li Du and Sophie chose vegetarian food, which is the hotel's signature breakfast, which cleanses the stomach and intestines.

After breakfast, Cole waited for Li Du in the office to introduce some shareholders and important people of the group to him.

The headquarters of the Harry Winston Group is in Midtown, and on the way to the group, Li Du picked up the most classic image of New York:

Busy office workers, towering skyscrapers, Fifth Avenue windows, a constant stream of vehicles, and a variety of other New York City attractions.

The fact that we have our headquarters here is a testament to the strength of the Winston Group, but at the same time, it has created a huge financial strain.

When the group's funds are fine, this headquarters office building looks very good, and once there is a problem, it will become a rope tied around the neck and a life-urging charm attached to the back.

Li Du wore a Tang costume to show his national identity, and under the guidance of Secretary Cole, he entered the office in good spirits.

Cole's office is very large, covering an area of hundreds of square meters, Cole and a dozen people are discussing something inside, and after seeing Li Du, the group stood up politely.

But from it, Li Du sensed hostility.