Chapter 1684: Diamond Auction
Diamond auctions and jadeite gambling stones have their own thrills.
Gambling on stones is better than the excitement of the unknown, but it doesn't make much sense to Zhang Tianyuan, because in his eyes, the jade rough is the same as unraveling.
So in comparison, the diamond auction is more exciting, after all, the amount of money involved may be larger, and more people are involved.
In the past, there was no so-called VIP system, which led to the leakage of information of many diamond buyers, and the result was that they were targeted before they got out of the customs.
"Boss Zhang, you're already late, don't hurry up and ......"
"Okay, okay, don't drag me, but how do you know who I am?" asked Zhang Tianyuan as he stood up.
"We're all globally networked, and your information is already here when you apply for registration. In addition, someone has said hello, so let's treat you well. The Chinese said with a smile.
followed the Chinese staff downstairs, and when they arrived at the back of the building, Zhang Tianyuan found that there was a very strange low building here.
After arriving inside, the Chinese staff first prepared a cup of coffee and dessert for Zhang Tianyuan, which was quite thoughtful.
"Boss Zhang, if there is anything else you need, please let me know, we will serve you wholeheartedly. "The Chinese staff are in Mandarin. It sounded very kind, which gave Zhang Tianyuan a feeling of returning to China.
"Don't you have to confirm your identity, or do you want to confirm if I have hundreds of millions of euros?" asked Zhang Tianyuan curiously.
"It's all confirmed. The Diamond Summit is a major event in the diamond industry, co-founded by South Africa and other governments, and we have a wealth of information sources. The Chinese staff said proudly.
"Hmm. That's fine, what should I call you?" asked Zhang Tianyuan.
"Just call me Xiaoyanagi. During the summit, I will be at your service and can be reached out to me if you have any doubts that need to be resolved. ”
"Xiaoliu, you have the same surname as my wife, but you're much older than me at this age, I don't dare to call you that, just call you Brother Liu, anyway, I think you're quite friendly." "Call the question. As long as it's not too much, Zhang Tianyuan generally doesn't care too much, although he is called Brother Liu, this Brother Liu is naturally not as close as Brother Nie.
"Okay, you can decide for yourself, but if you are willing to call me Brother Liu, that really flatters me, after all, compared to a big man like you, I am really nothing. "The other party is very humble. But there are not slaves like slaves, which still makes Zhang Tianyuan more satisfied.
"Well, then please give me the list of diamonds in this auction first, by the way. I forgot to ask, you open the bid once every three days, how many days is today?" Zhang Tianyuan suddenly thought of a very important thing.
Bids are opened every three days. If he comes today and it's the day of the bid opening, he will have to wait until the next round to continue bidding. That's a couple of days' delays.
"This round of bidding has just entered its second day, and the bid opening will be three minutes tomorrow afternoon. If you feel like you're running out of time, you can wait until the next round of bidding. Brother Liu said with a smile.
"No, let's start today, please bring the information first, I'll take a look. Zhang Tianyuan breathed a sigh of relief, in fact, one day is enough, Zhang Tianyuan believes that with his own ability, it is relatively easy to bid for a good diamond.
After Brother Liu went out for a while, when he came in, he took a stack of materials, and there was the scent of inkjet on it, which should have just been copied.
"You can look at it first, if you want to see the diamond, I will have someone bring it for you, what you want to see, there are all the information, you can choose by yourself." Brother Liu said after putting down the information.
Not to mention Zhang Tianyuan's respect for this Brother Liu, just being able to spend 600 million euros to buy diamonds is already an absolute big customer, and Brother Liu must take good care of it, not to mention that it is also related to his performance.
"Isn't there an electronic version of the information?" Zhang Tianyuan noticed that there was a computer in this room, so he asked.
Because there are many electronic versions of the information that can be seen in three-dimensional patterns, all angles of the diamond can be seen, unlike pictures, if you want to see it, you need a lot of photos, which is more troublesome.
"Yes. Brother Liu quickly called up the information, and then pointed to a pattern on it and said: "Boss Zhang, this is a pink diamond, weighing more than 50 carats, and the starting price is 20 million US dollars, according to the analysis of the previous situation, this pink diamond is estimated to be auctioned for 60 million to 70 million US dollars!"
Brother Liu's introduction is very detailed, and even includes his own experience, after all, for him, this is familiar, mainly to let Zhang Tianyuan have a bottom in his heart.
"There is also this emerald diamond weighing 100 grams, that is, 500 carats, the price is relatively low, the starting price is only 3 million US dollars, but this price will definitely not be obtained, it is estimated that it can be about 20 million US dollars. Of course, to you, Boss Zhang, this is not a ......."
Brother Liu's business, that is really skillful, not only gave the standard reserve price, but also told Zhang Tianyuan the possible final price of this thing.
Although it may not be completely accurate, it is definitely the same, Brother Liu has worked here for so long, and he has seen thousands of auctions alone, and he has seen a lot of various diamonds.
Although he was very grateful to Brother Liu for introducing these diamonds so warmly, Zhang Tianyuan felt that his heart was about to become a dog.
He thought that 600 million euros would buy a lot of diamonds, but now it seems that if they are all so expensive, they really can't buy much.
But he really had a little misunderstanding, the money given by Nangong Xiunan and Mu Ying was just to allow him to buy better diamonds, like ordinary diamonds, which can be obtained at the Shangpu Diamond Exchange, and in fact, it is not much more expensive than South Africa, so he really doesn't need to ask for how much to buy this time, the key is to buy well.
But even so, it is a bit scary that a fifty-carat thing can be sold for sixty or seventy million dollars in the end.
One carat is 0.2 grams, that is to say, fifty carats is only about ten grams, so calculated, one gram is worth six or seven million dollars, what is this concept?
You must know that 500 grams is only one tael!
You're dead!
"Boss Zhang, look at this 34.98 carat pear-shaped double-sided rose-cut white diamond! The starting price is one million US dollars, which is very cheap...... Brother Liu didn't notice the change in Zhang Tianyuan's expression at all, and he was still there to introduce it vigorously.
"Brother Liu, you look at this, okay, I'll see for myself first, if there is anything I like, I'll ask you, right? You have to pick and choose the fruit you buy, you say yes, not to mention the diamonds......"
When Zhang Tianyuan went to the supermarket to buy something, he didn't like someone to ask behind him, he would feel very annoyed, and when he encountered that, he turned around and walked away.
This diamond is much more expensive than other things, so it is even more necessary to choose it quietly, after all, this is not a diamond for him personally, but for the company, and all aspects must be done according to the company's requirements.
Although it would be nothing if things messed up this time, it would be his own money anyway, but the problem is that if he does this, it is likely that the strategy of Tian Ruixiang and Shinra Jewels will have to be changed again, which is really not good.
If you want to buy a better diamond, you can't buy too expensive or too little, how to handle it depends on his ability.
Before 1978, there was no common price of diamonds in the market, and diamond importers and wholesalers sold diamonds to retailers at free prices according to their own costs and judgments.
It was not until 1978 that Mr. Martin Rapaport compiled the average transaction price of diamonds collected in the New York market according to color, clarity and carat, and developed a new standardized quotation list that was printed every week, called "Rapaport DiamondPriceList" in English.
However, at present, the price of loose diamonds in the international market is basically around 4,000 to 10,000 RMB per carat, of course, if you want to know a more accurate price, you must use the formula to calculate, which involves a variety of factors such as luster and color.
Of course, there are also particularities and scarcity in the price, how to say this, for example, someone grows a pumpkin, and as a result, a Big Mac is grown, then you can't buy and sell it purely by weight, maybe after the auction, the price of this Big Mac pumpkin will be much more than calculated by weight.
There are also such special cases of diamonds, such as the Star of Africa, the Great Mughal Diamond, etc., which are quite special in themselves, so it is definitely not reliable to calculate their price simply according to the formula.
A hundred one-carat diamonds is not as good as a 100-carat diamond.
If you don't know these things when buying diamonds, if you just know the formula, you will really get yourself into the pit.
After all, diamonds are the same as jadeite, and they are also graded.
Of course, Zhang Tianyuan is not rare for those ordinary diamonds, because he doesn't need to come forward to buy them, he can buy them by calling anyone to buy them, even if he doesn't understand diamonds, as long as he goes to a regular trading place, he will basically not be deceived.
Can he do it himself?(To be continued.) )