The old man does have business in India, and one of the things I value most is an import and export trading company in New Delhi, India. Based on experience, I guessed that the old fox may also have some not-so-clean smuggling business on his hands.

This is very simple, in fact, almost 90% of import and export companies have some illegal activities, entrainment, smuggling, tax evasion, and so on...... Some of these have to be done. Even for some large state-owned foreign trade import and export groups in China, the hands are not absolutely clean.

On the Indian side, how to find a way to get the right to operate the legal diamond business depends on the old fox to figure out a way, whether he buys, bribes, or cooperates with a company that has the right to deal in diamonds, that is the problem he has to worry about.

And I, in the next two or three days, under the guidance of the old fox, met with several domestic jewelers or their representatives.

But in the process of meeting, it is difficult to say that I am happy.

Because, I think these domestic jewelers always seem to have a small family spirit...... Yes, that's right, little family! It is no wonder that for so many years, the domestic jewelry industry has been a small fight, and there has not even been a slightly well-known brand in a collapsed region! Don't talk to me about psychics, that's from Belgium.

And over the years, I have become accustomed to dealing with foreigners who are full of adventure and exploration of the gods in foreign countries.

It's hard to say, but I have to say it.

Foreign businessmen, when cooperating. It's more about how we can make more money!

And domestic businessmen, when cooperating, think more about: be careful not to be cheated!

The realms are different, and the results are naturally different.

"How can you guarantee that the diamond you gave me is legitimate?" The first jeweler to meet was a representative from the north.

I looked at him, "Can you be sure that the diamonds you're dealing in right now are legitimate?" ”

"Of course!" He exclaimed: "Our goods are all subject to regular customs import procedures and certificates of origin of the goods!" ”

I smiled: "I will also give you a full set of legal formalities, as well as a certificate of origin for the goods...... Well, and it was issued by the Indian Customs. ”

"I'm not asking about documents and formalities...... I'm asking if your diamonds are legal! The representative seemed unhappy: "We are a regular state-owned company and do not do smuggling business!" ”

I smiled and looked at him, "I know." Nowadays, all the jewelry stores in China import diamonds from foreign merchants, most of them from Europe, right? Can you be sure that the diamonds you are selling now are legitimate? ”

"Of course!" The guy answered me confidently.

I sighed, glanced at him, and then said lightly: "Okay, goodbye, we will have a chance to work together again in the future." ”

An idiot, in line with the image of incompetence in those state-owned companies that I know. As a representative of a jewelry company, I don't even know the most basic common sense...... Legitimate? Two-thirds of diamonds on the world's market are illegal! Diamond traders in Europe are in the business of smuggling diamonds, but they do a good job of giving the cloak of legitimacy to diamonds of unknown origin...... Paperwork, these can be artificially bleached! [Heaven's Kiss Hand-hitting]

Two-thirds of the world's diamonds in circulation are illegal, so you dare to say that your diamonds are legal? Joke.

******

"Your price is too high." This is the second diamond merchant I have faced.

This time he was not as stupid as the first man from the state-run jewelry company, but he was competing with me over the price.

I said lightly: "The price I offer is one and a half times lower than the price you take from the Europeans." ”

The man frowned, and the subsequent conversation with him made me even more unpleasant. In the end, I came to a conclusion......

I understand.

The main reason for his distrust of me and the controversy over the price is actually because I am Chinese! It's Chinese!

Because the supply of diamonds is now in the hands of white people, the domestic local jewelry industry imports diamonds, and they are also dealing with Europeans. After all, there is no diamond source in China, and China's diamond consumption has become the second largest country in the world in the past two years! As a result, the demand in the market, and the lack of local origin, made the domestic jewelry merchants have to be inferior to the European diamond merchants, and let the other side slaughter.

We are used to each other's high prices, used to high prices, used to... I am looked down upon!

"." Sending this guy away, I couldn't help but curse. He doesn't trust me because I'm a yellow-skinned Chinese like him! This guy doesn't believe that a Chinese can have the ability to break the European monopoly on diamonds, and he doesn't believe that a Chinese can help them get so many diamonds...... Moreover, it seems that in his impression, since he is Chinese, then it should be made of low-grade cheap goods, and the quality of the goods is definitely not good, so the price must also be low!

I couldn't help but sigh...... These people themselves look down on themselves and feel that they are inferior, so what am I talking about with this shit?!

******

The third person I met was a young man, no more than thirty years old, and even a little clumsy.

"I'm from Baoqing Jinlou." He handed me a business card that was very jīng-made. I first had a two-point impression of this honest-looking man, and when I saw his business card, the favor rose by three points again.

There is no him, just because this Baoqing Golden Building is a local jeweler from my hometown city of Nanjing.

Domestic jewelers, because of historical reasons and Chinese characteristics, the general time-honored brand, what are the XX gold building, XX silver building, XX gold shop...... And so on and so forth.

I, a native of Nanjing, are naturally familiar with this brand, which is the largest jewelry company in Jiangsu, and has branches in several cities in Jiangsu Province, which is a regional brand. And their business strategy is relatively advanced in China in my opinion. They have learned to initially separate different consumer groups and divide customer groups into different grades!

In Nanjing, this jeweler's shop has been distinguished from ordinary shops and jīng stores. Ordinary stores cater to the needs of low-end consumers, while jīng stores are aimed at some high-end customers with strong spending power.

This jeweler's market share in gold goods is quite powerful, and their strategy is clever among local jewelers in the domestic "small workshop operation" model.

This person seems to be honest, but as soon as I started talking, my perception immediately changed.

"The annual sales of the domestic diamond market have reached 15 billion yuan, and I estimate that it will reach 20 billion yuan next year...... It's a big piece of cake. It's just a pity that our necks have always been led by the Europeans, who firmly grasped our lifeblood, because the diamonds are in their hands, they control the market, they can set the price at will, how much profit they make, they have the final say. There's nothing we can do about it. Therefore, although domestic jewelers also do diamond business, most of them regard diamonds as a supporting need, and a jewelry store does not sell diamonds, which is really unseemly. But we don't pay attention to diamonds, because we can't make money from diamonds, we still focus on traditional gold, silver, jade, and so on. ”

"The second is the cutting process." The man sighed: "Our cutting process is also backward. You know, whether a diamond is good or not, the cutting process is very important, and in this regard, we are also much behind others...... However, if we can cooperate, we are willing to import a complete set of cutting equipment from India immediately and bring in some professionals in this area. He said this before he looked at me: "The point is, we have to have diamonds first!" There has to be a supply. ”

I laughed, I like this guy, at least he's a person who understands, unlike the first two who are stupid.

Of course, I couldn't be stupid enough to take out the bag of diamonds and show it to him, so I only took out one and handed it over: "Two-thirds of the diamonds in circulation in the world are smuggled goods, you should know this." So, don't ask me where these goods come from, I won't tell me if you ask, and even if I do, you're making trouble for yourself. ”

He took the diamond, immediately took out a small forensic device from his arms, looked at it carefully for a while, a smile appeared on his face, and then returned the diamond to me: "Of course, as long as the goods you give me do not violate the laws of my country in terms of procedures and documents!" As for how these goods came from abroad...... I won't ask. Haven't all those Europeans done this for so many years! ”

"Happy working together!" I laughed and said, "But unfortunately, you and I both understand that these things can't be put on the table, so we can't sign any contracts." However, to show my sincerity......"

I slowly handed the diamond to him: "You must have a girlfriend or wife, so let me be a gift for my friend." ”