James was a little out of shape, but Gao Yang understood his feelings very well, and there were only two kinds of people who could remain calm in front of this red diamond, blind and foolish.

James was still muttering to himself.

"Nope! I can't believe it's real, I can't accept that there are such perfect red diamonds in the world, you must be trying to play tricks on me, right? Gentlemen, such jokes are not funny, please don't make such jokes with me! No, no, please tell me, you are not joking with me, you are not trying to play tricks on me, please tell me clearly that what is in front of my eyes is indeed a diamond and not some counterfeit. ”

Morgan smiled, "Mr. James, when I first saw that big thing, I was as surprised as you, don't be surprised, if you can't believe your eyes, take a good look." ”

James touched his heart, sat back down at the round table, took a deep breath, just picked it up and looked at it, and immediately sighed, "God, it's true!" ”

After taking the diamond in his hand and looking at it for a long time, James did not put the diamond under the electronic magnifying glass as before, and when Gao Yang was a little impatient, James finally put the diamond under the electronic magnifying glass.

After looking at it carefully for a long time, James raised his head, thought for a moment, and then sighed: "I was trying to describe this diamond in a more accurate word, to express my surprise and great excitement at it, and by the way, to express my concentration, but I failed, and I couldn't find a suitable word to describe it." If I had to say it. All I can say is flawless. ”

Gao Yang took a deep breath. Laughing: "Mr. James, how much do you think it's worth?" ”

After waving his hand very firmly, James said categorically: "Priceless! There is no price, there is no price that can be used as a reference, this diamond, 10 million is it, 100 million is it, a billion is also it. If it's at auction, if the buyer happens to be fascinated by the diamond, then it's normal to fetch hundreds of millions of dollars, but if you want a reasonable reference value, I'm sorry, I can only tell you that you don't. ”

After finishing speaking, James thought for a moment and said, "The grading of colored diamonds is different from that of colorless diamonds, and the common colored diamonds are blue and pink. Green, as well as black. And red, especially this pure red, is extremely rare, and by far the largest red diamond ever auctioned is called the Musayev Red Diamond, have you ever heard of that name? ”

Gao Yang shook his head and said, "No." ”

Morgan also laughed: "Before today, I had never paid attention to diamonds. ”

James said in a deep voice: "The Musayev red diamond is cut in a brilliant triangular form, and the GIA color grade is a red diamond, a pure red diamond without variegation, discovered in Brazil in 1960, the first auction price was 7 million dollars, although the Musayev red diamond is only 5.11 carats, but the Musayev red diamond is the largest red color diamond that GIA has ever identified."

The Musayev Red Diamond Rough weighs 13.9 carats, do you know how much it weighs? I estimate, at least one hundred and fifty carats! It's one hundred and fifty carats! And the shape is very regular, if you want to cut and polish, the loss will be very small, I estimate that the weight of the cut loose diamond should be about 100 carats, which is 20 times that of Musayev red diamond! ”

Gao Yang whispered: "Twenty times seven million dollars? 140 million dollars, well, a lot. ”

James sneered and said, "Sir, are you kidding?" First of all, let's not say that the 7 million dollars of the Musayev red diamond was the auction price more than 50 years ago, well, let's use the Musayev red diamond as an example, it is difficult to estimate how much the Musayev red diamond is currently worth, and the owner can ask for as much as he wants, because in international auctions, in recent decades, there have been almost no red diamonds. ”

James waved his hand and said helplessly: "In 2010, the 24.78 carat Graff pink diamond was auctioned for 46 million dollars. The Steinmetz pink diamond found in South Africa weighs 59.5 carats, but it has not been auctioned yet, so there is no way to estimate the value, however, the red diamond is less pink, much less, and this red diamond, I think it can be graded with a specific rose red, so I really can't give an accurate estimate, I can only say that the price is in the range of $200 million to $1 billion, and if the price is less than $500 million, I would think it is undervalued. ”

Gao Yang had nothing to say, but Morgan said with a surprised face: "Fake, can such a thing be sold for 500 million?" How does it work? ”

James shrugged his shoulders and said, "First of all, you need to polish, that's for sure, I expect the cost of insurance, plus the processing cost of cutting and grinding, it will cost 50 million dollars." ”

Gao Yang almost choked on his own saliva, and then he said in surprise: "Processing fee of 50 million US dollars? Are you sure you're not talking about lira or yen or anything? ”

James shrugged his shoulders and said: "The diamond itself is valuable, but it depends more on the polishing process, otherwise, why would Antwerp monopolize this industry." ”

Gao Yang took a breath of cold air, and Morgan said in a deep voice: "It's okay, I can help you with the polishing fee, and I'll lend it to you." ”

Gao Yang smiled and said, "Okay, thank you, I can sell more anyway, and I will pay you back after selling." ”

James smiled bitterly again and said, "I'm sorry, I'm very sorry, given the particularity of the diamond industry, I think, probably you may not be able to get the selling price you want, this is a monopoly industry, if you just sell rough diamonds, well, about 10 million to 50 million US dollars, because now there is the Kimberley Process International Certification Scheme for rough diamonds, if your diamond cannot prove its origin and legitimacy, it cannot be legally traded." ”

Morgan said confidently, "I don't think it's a problem, I can find someone to help." ”

James shook his head and said, "Sir, you have to understand one thing, if this diamond is worth millions, or even tens of millions, then you should be able to find someone to help, but if it is worth hundreds of millions, it will cause a global sensation as soon as it appears, unless they can buy this diamond at a low price with a monopoly advantage, they will definitely choose to refuse, and I also want to point out one thing." Diamonds of this grade. Only large companies dare to eat it. Even if a small company wants to buy the diamond, it is a big question whether it can come up with at least hundreds of millions of dollars in cash. ”

Gao Yang said in a deep voice: "If I pay for it myself to cut and polish it and then sell it, okay?" ”

James shook his head and said: "You can polish, no one will refuse this business, but you can't auction it, you can only try to trade, if you trade privately, the value will be much, much lower." ”

Gao Yang glanced at Morgan. Then he smiled wryly: "It seems that becoming a billionaire is not that simple." ”

Morgan said in a deep voice: "Of course it's not that simple, it won't be too easy to accomplish anything in this world, but I firmly believe that as long as you work hard, there will always be a chance to fulfill your wishes." ”

After bowing his head and pondering for a moment, Morgan knocked on the table and said, "Gao, I have a Jianyì, put this diamond for a while, don't be in a hurry to make a move, it's too much of a loss to be in a hurry." Since we are going to open a regular mine, we have a way to launder this diamond without asking anyone. As long as we wait two years, this diamond can sell for hundreds of millions instead of tens of millions of dollars, and we lack experience in this industry now, so if we don't want to be stuck, we can only take our time. ”

If you can simply sell the diamond, Gao Yang will borrow Morgan's money to polish it, and then return the money, but if it requires a very complicated operation, and Morgan must come forward to do it, it can't be as simple as borrowing money, Gao Yang thought for a moment and then nodded and said: "Okay, you will operate, and we will sell half of the money." ”

Morgan thought for a moment and said, "No, business is business, I'm willing to invest in this diamond, but I can't be insatiable, so let's do it, I'll pay for cutting and polishing, and I'll take ten percent of the selling price after deducting the cost." ”

Gao Yang nodded and said, "Okay, that's it." ”

At this time, James smiled and said: "I take the liberty of interjecting, if you plan to cut and then sell, in fact, you can't be in a hurry, because this diamond needs to go through too many processes to cut, just to design the cut shape will take a few months, plus the cutting time, at least nearly a year has passed, and there is a risk in cutting diamonds, you must find an insurance company that is willing to take the risk, and negotiate the price or something, it is time, there is a mature operation system in Antwerp, But if you want to cut a diamond that cannot be proven, then there are many things that need to be done, so I can only advise you not to rush and take your time. ”

Gao Yang's face fell, and Morgan was also helpless, and after shrugging his shoulders, he said to Gao Yang: "Okay, it seems that you can only keep it for a while, if you still need me to help you at that time, tell me, if you don't need it, forget it, because we have a diamond mine, I think you will soon have enough money to cut it." ”

Gao Yang smiled bitterly: "I just want to do my best, but now it seems, okay, I'd better keep it." ”

Then James said in a deep voice, "Does it have a name?" This diamond must have a resounding name to match it, such as the Star of Africa, such as the Bright Mountain, the Sea of Light, such as the ...... of Hope, oh no, let's ignore the name, so does this diamond have a name? ”

Morgan laughed, "As the discoverer, high, I think you really should give it a name." ”

James mentioned the Hope Star, although he didn't finish speaking, it still made Gao Yang feel very unlucky, but after thinking for a while, Gao Yang said without hesitation: "Lucky Star, I want to call him Lucky Star." ”

Morgan nodded and said, "Good, I think it's a great name." ”

James also laughed and said: "If you are the discoverer of the lucky star, then I have to say that you are indeed very, very lucky." ”

Gao Yang took the lucky star in his hand, looked at it for a long time, and finally sighed: "I may have to keep it for a long time, I hope it will bring me good luck, no, it must bring me a long way!" (To be continued......)

PS: This diamond will not be sold for money at all, it is very useful, otherwise it will not be written in detail all the time, and it is very troublesome to check the information

Well, I didn't want to spoil it, but this pit is dug deeper, so it's better to say it, lest you forget