After Liu Qiang was taken away, Qin Fan found someone to conduct a thorough inventory of Zhenyufang's financial situation in recent years. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info didn't know that during the period when Liu Qiang was the manager of Zhenyufang, he embezzled millions of funds by various means.

Once the court verdict is down, even if Liu Qiang spits out all the money he swallowed in his stomach, he will have to squat in prison for at least three or five years.

It's just that what bothers Qin Fan is not the problem of funds, but the signboard of Zhenyufang.

Zhenyufang's reputation in the industry has been accumulated bit by bit through the efforts of several generations, but in the past few years, it has almost been destroyed in the hands of Liu Qiang, a moth.

It's easy to destroy the sign of a jade shop, but it's even harder to rebuild it.

What's worse is that he found that most of the jadeite sold in the jade workshop is very poor quality B jadeite and dyed jadeite, and there are natural jadeite, but all of them are low-grade jadeite, and there are almost no high-grade jadeite with good water and positive color.

"Mr. Qin, in fact, due to the soaring price of jadeite in recent years, the supply of high-end jadeite in the market exceeds the demand, except for the stone and Lukfook jewelry, which are among the best in the industry, the vast majority of small and medium-sized jewelry stores can not get any good goods." A female employee who had been purchasing at Zhenyufang for several years explained to Qin Fan.

Qin Fan remembered that this female employee was named Jiang Yan, who was in charge of the procurement of jadeite and other jade raw materials. According to her, although the jade market has been soaring in recent years, it is becoming more and more difficult for small and medium-sized jewelry stores like Zhenyufang to operate. One of the reasons is that high-grade jadeite raw materials are in short supply, and it is very difficult to get high-quality high-grade jadeite raw materials.

Therefore, many small and medium-sized jewelry stores can only turn their business direction to the low-end jade and jade market. So Liu Qiang used his crooked brain, and sold low-grade jadeite with poor quality to customers through various counterfeiting treatments, pretending to be high-grade jadeite, and profited from it.

"Where do you purchase those high-grade jadeite raw materials in the jade market?" Qin Fan didn't know much about the doorways in the procurement of jadeite raw materials, so he asked Jiang Yan curiously.

"At present, 95% of the high-quality jadeite raw materials in the jewelry market come from Myanmar. Although in addition to Myanmar, there are also China, Guatemala, the United States, Mexico and other countries in the world that produce jadeite rough, but few jadeites in these countries have reached gem quality, and most of them are some carving-grade craft raw materials. ”

This Jiang Yan has been doing procurement work for several years, and is very familiar with the origin and quality of jadeite, but has solved a lot of doubts for Qin Fan.

"Myanmar's jadeite is not only the most produced in the world, but also of the best quality. However, Myanmar has extremely strict control over the export of jadeite, and only jadeite that passes through the public market can be exported. In addition to this, jadeite exported in any way is smuggling. ”

Qin Fan nodded thoughtfully, the jadeite raw materials exported to China through the jadeite public plate will definitely not meet the demand of the jewelry market. I am afraid that not every piece of jadeite that appears in the jewelry market is sold through public auctions, and a considerable part of it is smuggled goods.

And if you want to auction high-quality jadeite raw materials from the Myanmar jadeite market, you need a lot of money, and the average jewelry store can't take out so much money, so you can only be forced to give up the high-end jadeite market.

What makes Qin Fan a little difficult is that the original market positioning of Zhenyu Fang is to sell and order high-end jade, and if it turns to the low-end jade market, I am afraid that it will lose its original source of customers. And the competition in the low-end jewelry market is too fierce, and it is not so easy to do.

But it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and there is no high-quality jadeite raw materials, so everything is blind.

"By the way, you tell me about the specific situation of the Jade Market."

Hearing this, Jiang Yan glanced at Qin Fan with some surprise, and seriously introduced to him, "The jadeite public market refers to the seller's public announcement of the jadeite to be traded in the market, so that the industry can evaluate the lowest transaction price recognized in the market according to the quality of the jadeite rough, and then the buyer will bid on the basis of the price." ”

"However, not just anyone can participate in the jadeite fair, and bidders must receive invitations from the Myanmar government at all levels, jewelry associations or Myanmar jewelry trading companies to participate in the annual Myanmar jadeite fair."

Jiang Yan thought for a moment and continued to say to Qin Fan, "Every year, our Zhenyufang will receive an invitation from the Myanmar Jewelry Trading Company to participate in the jadeite fair, but with the strength of Zhenyufang, we can only purchase some worthless leftovers, and if we are lucky, we can solve natural jadeite of good quality." ”

At this time, Qin Fan couldn't help but think in his heart that if Zhenyufang's current situation could not purchase high-quality and high-grade jadeite raw materials, he was afraid that it would not last long and would close down.

"This year's Myanmar jade public market is in mid-November, and in previous years, Manager Liu went with several of our colleagues from the purchasing department." Jiang Yan reminded Qin Fan.

"I'll go with you this time."

After making up his mind, Qin Fan asked Jiang Yan to apply for a visa and air ticket for him, asked for leave from the school, and then took an international flight to Yangon, Myanmar.

It's just that Qin Fan didn't expect that this trip to Myanmar was two more uninvited guests, Fang Xiaojun and Wang Mengqi heard that he was going to Myanmar to participate in the jade fair, and they followed with great interest.

"I've heard that there are often civil wars on the Myanmar side, and it's very unsafe. Let's go together, in case of any danger, there is a response, don't you say? Fang Xiaojun smiled and volunteered to be Qin Fan's bodyguard.

According to Qin Fan's understanding, since Myanmar's independence in 1948, there have been many independent armed groups of ethnic minorities. Among them, the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) is the most powerful.

There has been constant clashes between the Burmese government army and the Kachin Independence Army, and there is also a reason for the huge profits of the jadeite.

"Mr. Fang, don't worry, Yangon is still very safe in the city. Moreover, those armed forces generally do not attack ordinary merchants, as long as they do not enter the sphere of influence of those independent armies, there is not much danger. ”

Jiang Yan had been to Myanmar several times and had an understanding of the situation there, so she explained to Fang Xiaojun with a smile.

"Junzi, Myanmar is not domestic, remember to be more restrained when you get there. Whether it's a government army or an independent army, it's best not to provoke, people have guys in their hands. ”

As the saying goes, no matter how high your kung fu is, you are afraid of kitchen knives, and in today's era of scientific prosperity, no matter how good the skills of the master of national art are, he is not the opponent of hot weapons.

Even if some of the Masters of the Realm of Perfection can dodge pistol bullets, they still can't dodge heavy firearms such as submachine guns. When someone shoots down a bullet, no matter how good his skills are, he will be beaten into a sieve.

"We're here to buy jadeite, not to fight. I don't have anything to do with those soldiers, buddy hasn't lived enough. Although Fang Xiaojun's temper is hot, he is not stunned. On the contrary, this kid is very good and knows when not to cause trouble.

On the plane, Qin Fan flipped through the bid kings that appeared on the Myanmar jade public plate over the years.

To his surprise, the price of the jade label king over the years has exceeded 100 million yuan just because the wool has not yet been solved. The most expensive piece of huge jadeite wool was auctioned for 500 million RMB.

Qin Fan has about 200 million RMB in liquidity, and it is only a little difficult to bid for the bidder of this jade public market.

However, as long as Zhenyufang can get high-quality high-grade jadeite raw materials on this Myanmar jadeite, it will be able to come back to life and wrestle with the leaders of the domestic jewelry industry.

After more than 5 hours of flight, Qin Fan and Fang Xiaojun successfully arrived at Yangon International Airport.

Yangon is a beautiful coastal city with tropical scenery, surrounded by water on three sides, the Bago River to the east, the Yangon River to the south, and the Irrawaddy River, one of the rivers that flow into the Haihan River, to the west.

Myanmar was formerly a colony of the British Commonwealth, and Qin Fan and his colleagues walked on the straight and spacious streets of Yangon, and they could see many Western-style buildings left over from the colonial period.

Along the way, in addition to the traditional Burmese style of folk buildings in the city, the Burmese Government Building, the Central Bank, the Customs Office, Yangon Station, and the Post and Telecommunications Building are all British-style buildings, which are full of exotic atmosphere.

Due to the fact that this period coincides with the peak tourist season, coupled with the relationship between the Myanmar Jade Market, Yangon City is full of tourists, many of whom are Chinese jewelers who come to participate in the Jade Market.

Yangon has a pleasant climate, with an average temperature of 27 degrees Celsius throughout the year, with the coolest weather from October to February.

Jiang Yan was very familiar with the city because she often traveled to Myanmar on business, so she naturally acted as a tour guide and translator, taking Qin Fan and them to the five-star hotel that had already been booked.

"This hotel is already the best hotel in Yangon, and many CEOs of large domestic jewelry companies lived here before the start of the Jade Market."

Hearing Jiang Yan say this, Qin Fan really saw that there were many men in the hotel who looked like wealthy businessmen speaking Mandarin, going in and out. It seems that these people are all jewelry merchants who have come to participate in this Myanmar jade fair.

Each auction lasts about 5 to 7 days, and the currency used for bidding is neither the kyat nor the US dollar, but the euro.

The waiter of the hotel saw Qin Fan and his party coming in, and hurriedly sent a welcome drink and greeted him warmly.

For the hotel, these jewelers from China are all God of Wealth, and they have a tip for good service, so they naturally have to be entertained.

"Ouch, what are you stinky doing. Let me go, my hand is going to break. ”

Just as Qin Fan was checking in at the front desk of the hotel, a heart-rending cry of pain suddenly came from behind them.

Qin Fan turned his head curiously, but saw that Wang Mengqi's pretty face was covered with frost, and his slender arm twisted the arm of a middle-aged man who looked like a wealthy businessman, pressing him to the ground.

"I even dare to take advantage of my aunt and grandmother, it's boring, right?"

Wang Mengqi sneered and kicked the middle-aged rich businessman's lower body fiercely.

Under the pain, the middle-aged rich businessman screamed out, and the men in the hotel lobby were all chrysanthemums tightened, and they felt cold between their legs.