"Yes. But now, even if you Secretary Li wants to buy it with me, you can't take 50 trillion yuan. ”

Wuyang said: "You have so much jadeite, if they are all put on the market, I am afraid it will be the price of cabbage." ”

"I don't care what the price is, I just don't sell it anyway."

Wuyang said with a smile: "This matter was proposed by Brother Zhang to be done by you, how do you care about Brother Zhang?" ”

Boss Li said: "We have been dating Brother Zhang for more than ten years, and we have worked before and after the saddle, and it is only right that he will help us come up with a good idea." We should be grateful to you, Secretary Li. ”

Wuyang said: "We have cleared both money and goods with one hand, not to mention that you also sent me a hospital, and now we are making money every day." ”

Boss Tao said: "Secretary Li, we have always been unconvinced by this matter, should we discuss it again today?" ”

"No, in public, I have to pay attention to my image."

Boss Tao said: "We have thought of this problem for a long time, and specially took a new bill of one yuan from the bank, and we will pay 9 plus you, 10 pieces per person, each representing 100 million yuan." There are 4 people at a time, and whoever loses will be picked up by someone who is familiar with it. Secretary Li, our trip this time is only this one, and we won't play with you in the future. ”

Wuyang said, "What are you going to play?" ”

Boss Tao said: "Just play bullfighting, this is purely luck." ”

"Okay. Is it a four-person ratio, or is there a bookmaker? ”

"Four people are compared, and the person with the highest card takes all. If the dealer is used, the game will be too fast. ”

Wuyang asked: "What if I finish losing and want to continue playing?" ”

"You can borrow chips from the winner and admit it. Those of us. I don't think I'll be able to pay the bills. ”

"It's the same as before, I can't say it to the public, otherwise I wouldn't dare to participate. Such an official is not big or small, but it has a big impact. ”

Boss Li said: "This Secretary Li can rest assured, we are all safe people." ”

Wuyang said, "Okay." Once on the plane, let's get started. However, there are some rules to negotiate. ”

Boss Tao said: "What other rules? ”

"Of course, it's hard to say in front of everyone later. For example, the 10 of you plus me, how do you draw lots to decide who is on, who is first and who is last, and how many bets can be made each time. Niu Ba, Niu Jiu, Niu Niu is how many times, in the end there are only 3 people left with chips in their hands, whether to fight to the end, these must be said in advance, so as not to make unpleasant. ”

Boss Li said: "Yes, yes, yes. These must be well defined. I think so, in order to kill time, Niu Ba, Niu Jiu doubled, Niu Niu doubled, how much to bet each time, it's up to you, but if the person with the least chips in his hand can't afford to lose, there is no compensation. No recourse. Of course, if you are willing to buy chips, it is not impossible. There are also 3 people left in the end, it depends on whether the parties are willing or not. Those who don't want can quit. Willing to stay. There were 11 of us, and we only had 10 chips, so we drew lots to decide who was on and who wasn't. If the person who can't get the lottery really wants to go, let's scrape together some loose money, and we can't cheat in front of everyone. ”

Boss Tao said: "That's fairer. Let's draw lots. I have 11 cards in my hand, from Ace to J, and whoever drew the J. Whoever rests. ”

Wuyang drew the 8th, and Boss Li, who initiated the matter, drew J. It's a little upset. took out a few 10 yuan from his pocket, and others also rummaged through their pockets, made up 10 sheets, and gave them to Boss Li. After the distribution, it was ready to be boarded.

After the plane took off, Wuyang still sat with Minister Yang and Minister Cha, and Boss Tao and they started bullfighting in the back row. Nearly an hour later, someone came calling him. Wuyang saw that Minister Yang and the others were tired, so he smiled and said, "Teacher, you rest for a while, and I'll go to the back to chat." ”

The man who had already lost all his chips walked away and made room. Wuyang saw that there were already a lot of banknotes on the small table in front of Boss Tao, who was out of the first round, and it seemed that he was the biggest winner. Relying on his luck every time, he bet on two cards on the first bet, and as a result, a deck of stinky cards was issued, Q was the largest, and was eaten by Wu Boss Niu Qi. The second bet, on the 4 cards, the opening of a look, dealt a spade king of the bull, this is the largest card, there are 42 chips into the account. Because someone only has 10 chips and is missing 6, they can't be held accountable according to the rules.

Substitution and then fight, two chips under the afternoon sun, and were eaten again, and then 4 more cards, Niu Niu, who sent a red heart Q, was eaten 16 by Boss Tao's red heart K, and was replaced again. This time there were two of them, and the last two came up.

Wuyang wanted to place 8 chips, but Boss Li disagreed, saying: "If you send Niu Qi and Niu Ba, we haven't enjoyed it yet, and we won't have any chips, so let's play slowly." ”

Boss Tao smiled and said, "It's not promising, you don't think you will win?" ”

Boss Li said: "Anyway, it's still early, so don't worry." ”

Wuyang said: "Okay, just bet less, only 4 cards." ”

Get a look at the cards, is 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, although the cards are small, can be combined, but also bulls. Boss Li and Boss Tao have small cards, and Wuyang won 36 cards this time, and Boss Li played this one when he got on the field.

Wuyang asked Boss Tao if he was still playing, and Boss Tao said: "There are two people left, it's boring to play, so I won't play." ”

Wuyang also wanted to take it while it was good, and counted the chips in his hand, a total of 70, minus his original 10, and gained 60 cards, which is 60 billion. It can be used to buy wool, and you can buy hundreds of dollars. It is more than enough to lend Minister Yang, Che Jiang and Chen Ran them as capital. Of course, this money still has to be deducted by itself.

At 3:30 p.m. local time, the plane landed at Yangon airport. The sun shines on the airport and it looks white. Fortunately, everyone had already taken off their winter clothes on the plane, otherwise they would have to sweat after walking a few steps.

Since there was no special flight, the Myanmar side welcomed the ceremony in the corridor in front of the terminal. It was said that it was a welcome ceremony, but in fact, the airport staff brought them to the 10 or so people who were already standing in a row, Minister Yang, Minister Cha, Wuyang and Director Zhang, etc., shook hands with them in turn, and the interpreter followed behind to make an introduction.

Come to welcome the people. There are only two people from the Jewelry and Jade Association that Wuyang knows, one is the president Aung San Kittay, and the other is the vice president Chen Lian, who has been dealing with Wuyang for more than 10 years.

"Boss Chen. Long time no see, how are you doing? Wuyang took his hand and said.

"Thanks, it's good. Boss Li, I said why haven't you been here for many years, it turns out that you have been promoted to become a senior official. ”

"What a big official, it's just a civil servant."

Boss Chen said, "Okay. I appreciate that you are still able to keep your calm mind. Boss Lai, President Aung San will be in charge of your work this time, and I will cooperate with you. Make sure you succeed in your mission. We will talk about the specific things at the hotel. ”

After arriving at the hotel and settling down, the Burmese side sent the schedule, and the afternoon sun took a look, and on the 16th, it was to visit the pagoda and other tourist attractions and cityscapes in Yangon, visit the main souvenir market, and discuss specific matters the next day. The third day is to enter the specific work.

Wuyang felt that this would not work, and his time was definitely not enough, so he immediately went to Minister Yang's room. Say what you think. Minister Yang said: "You are very familiar with President Chen from the Burmese side, so you can negotiate with them yourself." ”

Wuyang smiled: "If you approve it, I'll be able to do it." But I'm sure they're more anxious about it than we are. ”

Sure enough, before the voice fell, Boss Chen's phone call came in. "Boss Li. Where are you? I'm outside your room. ”

Wuyang said, "Wait a minute, I'll be there soon." ”

When I opened the door, I saw Boss Chen and President Aung San standing in the hallway. Hurriedly walked a few steps, "I'm sorry. I've kept you waiting. ”

Aung San said in English: "We have just arrived. ”

Wu Yang also said in English: "Does Mr. President know Chinese?" ”

"Not very fluent. Governor Li can speak in Chinese, otherwise President Chen would not understand. Aung San said.

Wuyang opened the door, "Please come in, two of you." I've boiled the water and made tea for the two of you. ”

Aung San took the teacup and said with a smile: "Boss Li, are you satisfied with the schedule?" ”

He was already very familiar with Aung San Kyi, and Wuyang didn't want to go around in circles with him, so he said: "I have already admired the beautiful scenery of your country many times, and it has nothing to do with me for business talks, should we start selecting wool tomorrow?" ”

Boss Chen said: "Boss Li is still that character, we came to visit, that is, we want to be like this." Boss Li, are you still going to the market? ”

Wuyang said, "Don't go." The handicrafts and timber from the boss Yu were sold to me through regular channels. Besides, we don't have time either. ”

Boss Chen said: "There is time, we can go now." I promise you'll feel like you're going to make it worthwhile. ”

Aung San said, "Boss Li, since President Chen said so, you should go." I won't accompany you, and I'll go to the venue of the public conference to have a look, and I can't leave any mistakes. ”

Wuyang said: "Both presidents said so, so I'll accompany Boss Chen for a walk." ”

called Li Rongze, told him where he was going, and got into Boss Chen's car. In the car, the two talked about some fighting between Kachin forces and government forces, and Wuyang was ready to ask the Burmese government about its current predicament, but the market had arrived.

Boss Yu is a relative of Yu Ying, and since cooperating with Wuyang's company, the assets have grown exponentially, and it is no longer comparable to the small stalls of the year. On the edge of the traditional market, a building has been built, which is not very tall, but it also has the feeling of standing out from the crowd.

As soon as the car was parked, Boss Yu ran over, "Boss Li, Boss Chen, welcome to your arrival." Let's go to the office for tea first. ”

Boss Chen said: "Forget it, there is not enough time to wait for the meeting, but Boss Li wants to go back to the hotel to eat with the group." Let's go and see the cargo now. ”

Boss Yu said: "Okay, I'll go get a few bottles of mineral water, and I'll take you to the underground warehouse first." ”

Taking the elevator to the underground warehouse, Boss Yu opened two doors like bank vaults, turned on explosion-proof lights, and finally saw the goods inside. It turned out that it was all some old furniture, arranged in 5 rows in the basement. There are about 20 cabinets, all of different heights and sizes, and they are not very well maintained, and there is a leg of one cabinet, and one of them has been damaged by rats. In addition, there are more than 30 chairs, in a variety of forms, Wuyang took a little look, and there are about 10 pairs of the same style. Some stools. There are drum-type, square-type, and long-type types, and there are about 50 sheets in total. There are also some coffee tables, eight immortal tables, arhat beds, etc. Each piece is flowing with purple gas.

Boss Yu said: "Boss Li, these old furniture are all collected by me from Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and India at a great price in recent years. These pieces of furniture are scattered among the people and are not well preserved. Some of them have even been restored before they can be placed here. But they are definitely old objects, and you know this by looking at it. ”

Wuyang smiled: "Boss Yu, don't flatter me, I don't know much about old furniture, and it's not an exaggeration to say that I am a layman." You've collected so many things, why didn't you tell my manager? ”

"They don't know the goods. I don't want to tell them. I know, there is a jade public market here, and you will come over sooner or later. ”

Wuyang deliberately said: "Boss Yu, I really don't dare to buy it from you like this." I'll have to find someone to verify it before I can find out. ”

Boss Yu said: "Boss Li, the business between us has been going on for so many years, have there ever been frauds?" ”

Wuyang smiled and said, "There has been no unpleasantness, but you may also be blind." ”

"Otherwise, we are like this, we will negotiate the price first, I will ship it back to China, and you will ask the connoisseur to appraise it. Pay at the negotiated price. If it's a fake, and you smash it, I'm not going to bother. ”

Boss Yu said this. Wuyang is not good to say anything. Although these old furniture has no practical value, it is very sought after by the domestic collection community and is worth a lot of money. Your own museum happens to have an antique furniture exhibition hall, which can fill the gap of your own antique furniture, which is worth buying.

"Boss Yu, I don't know the goods. I won't choose, I will buy them all with you. How much? ”

"There are 216 pieces of wood furniture here, and I don't ask you for a lot of money. It's going to cost $100 million. If you can accept it, you will be given two more sets of ancient tea sets. ”

Wuyang smiled: "Boss Yu, you can't spend 10 million US dollars on these furniture purchases, right?" ”

Boss Yu said, "How is it possible? The acquisition cost $1 million in labor wages and shipping costs alone. Of course, there are still profits, isn't there an old saying, no profit can't be early. ”

"You know, when I buy these things, they don't change hands anymore, but put them on display in museums, and the cost is too high, so it doesn't make sense."

Boss Chen said: "Boss Yu, didn't you prepare more than 70 tusks, so you can give them to Boss Li together." ”

Wuyang said: "We now advocate not using any rare animal products in our country, and if there is no buying and selling, there is no killing. I don't want ivory. ”

Boss Yu said: "These ivory tusks have been cut off, you don't want it, you still have to go to the market." Besides, it's not the first time you've bought ivory. In the future, if I don't buy it, I won't give it to you, and let's work together to protect wild animals. ”

"Okay. Boss Yu, don't buy elephant and tiger products in the future, otherwise our children and grandchildren will not be able to see these animals. ”

"Good, good, do what you say. Boss Li, take a look at the two sets of tea sets I prepared for you. As he spoke, Boss Yu took out two small wooden boxes from a cabinet, carefully untied the tied ropes, and opened the wooden boxes.

Inside the wooden box is a large plate, the plate is surrounded by 7 cups, in the middle is a tall plate, in which is placed a doll-shaped small object containing water, and in the corner of the cardboard box, a larger cup is placed. The 11 things, except for the doll, are all blue, white, and blue. Wuyang once searched on the Internet and saw this kind of tea set, which should be a tea set of the Tang Dynasty, called Sancai tea set. I don't know how much this set of old tea sets is worth, but his tea set collection has been advanced from the Song Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years.

In another wooden box, there is also a set of three-color tea sets, but there are 9 cups on a large plate, and a large white cup is placed in the middle, I don't know what it is for. There is also a black rectangular box with a lid, presumably for tea leaves; A cup with a diameter of 10 cm, presumably used to make tea. There is also a small stick made of ivory, presumably used to stir tea. The people of the Tang Dynasty made tea, and it was customary to mash the tea leaves before brewing.

Boss Yu said, "Boss Li, what do you think of this tea set?" ”

Boss Chen smiled: "You didn't see his eyes shining, you must have liked it very much." ”

Wuyang said: "I don't understand these things. But if the boss is polite, I will be respectful and obey. To the boss, these furniture and other objects. Please pack it up and send it back for me. If you're strapped for cash, I can pay you half of the price upfront. ”

Boss Yu said, "No hurry. Over the years, under the care of Boss Chen and you, business is still okay, and I have made some small money. Boss Li. Listen to Boss Chen, are you going to do timber business with him again? ”

Wuyang said: "It's not a business, my company needs timber, so I entrust Boss Chen to help me contact the relevant parties in your country and buy some." Boss, let's take a look at these furniture. ”

Wuyang is not a complete layman now. The appreciation of new wood can basically be said to be an expert. But due to the age of the old furniture, the grain of the wood is not so clear, so he is a little uncertain, but he can see the purple gas.

Open a cabinet and the wood grain inside is much clearer than the outside. There was no paint or tung oil at all. The color of the wood was very bright, and Wuyang concluded that it was a piece of rosewood furniture, not a huanghuali one.

Open another cabinet, although the color is also relatively bright, but its texture is addictive or present, not quiet or noisy, and the texture is warm. This must be the Huanghuali that is often called the "gentleman in the wood". I looked at more than a dozen cabinets, and there were a few of them each of red sandalwood and huanghuali, relatively speaking. There are more huanghuali ones.

Boss Yu, who had been following, said, "Boss Li, these cabinets can still get into your eyes, right?" If it's okay, how about we continue to do business? ”

Wuyang asked, "What other business do you do?" ”

"We don't have pine trees in the south, but there are hardwoods like grass pear, white sour branch, wenge, red sandalwood, ebony, green sandalwood, etc., which are also precious wood, if you are lucky. You may also come across wood such as rosewood. ”

Wuyang said, "Okay." Boss Chen, both of you are the same. In addition to pine, hardwoods such as yellow pear, red sandalwood, white sour branch, wenge, ebony, red sandalwood, green sandalwood, black wood, and rosewood. I need everything, and I want as much as you cut. ”

Boss Chen said: "My area is cut down by your people, and the territory is limited to northern Myanmar, and there will not be too many." But with the boss, you probably can't say that. He has a lot of energy, and his main energy is on it, if he cuts all these hardwoods from Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and even Malaysia, do you want to get so much? ”

Wuyang smiled: "How powerful is Boss Yu?" It's really impressive. But my words have already been exported, I will buy as much as Boss Yu cuts, and I will never break my promise, it's a big deal to go to the bank for a loan. ”

Boss Yu said: "Boss Li is a happy person, we have been dating for so many years, and we can trust each other. In this way, no matter where I cut the timber, I will be responsible for delivering it to the place you specify, and the price can be appropriately discounted. ”

Wuyang said: "It can't be a proper discount, it must be the most favorable." ”

Boss Yu said: "Then we have to set a bottom line, otherwise I won't be able to lose money." ”

Boss Chen said: "I have an example there, and Boss Yu just does it." For example, cutting a cubic meter of timber, how much does it cost to cut down, how much does it cost to freight, how much does the owner of the wood need, these can all be calculated, and on this basis, the boss adds profit per cubic meter. ”

Boss Yu said: "No matter what kind of wood? ”

Boss Chen said, "Of course. With Boss Li's activity energy, where can't it be done? He buys wood from us because he looks up to us. If the cost is too high, why wouldn't he organize the felling himself? We didn't get a penny then. ”

"I'm different from you, your main business is to mine jadeite wool, and I don't have that big income, so I rely on cutting wood. Boss Li, you have to give me some profit. Otherwise, you can send me an accounting team to account for all the expenses, and I only need 200 yuan per cubic meter of profit. ”

Wuyang said: "Boss Yu, you can send someone, but you want 200 yuan per cubic meter, which is too high." Think about it, how much wood can be cut each year? ”

Boss Yu said: "A lumberjack can cut about 100 cubic meters a day with a machine, and he can cut 26,000 cubic meters when he works 260 days a year. It can be cut by one person, transported by two people, and also needed the help of machinery. If I organize a logging team of 6,000 people, I can cut down 52 million cubic meters a year, and the profit of 200 yuan per cubic meter is only about 100 million yuan. ”

Wuyang smiled and said, "Boss Yu, the currency you said." Is it RMB or USD? If it's RMB, you can also consider it, and if it's USD, then the wood I bought back is made into furniture, which is not competitive at all. It's better not to do it, you say? ”

Boss Yu said: "If I go all out to do this work, I can't even earn $100 million a year, so I might as well not do it." ”

Wuyang said: "Boss Yu, I know that you also have difficulties, and we will end this matter." There is no need to go on. ”

Boss Chen said with a smile: "Boss Li, I really haven't settled the account yet, I'll go and dredge up the relationship for you, and then work hard for another year, dare to love is the price of a few pieces of wool." It seems that I can't do this business either. ”

Wuyang said: "It's okay, we can't buy and sell, we are still friends." ”

Boss Chen said: "Since you are friends and you need wood, I can still come forward to dredge up the relationship for you, and you can cut it yourself." ”

"Thank you. When I go back, I will arrange for someone to come and contact you, and I will trouble you when the time comes. ”

"It's just an introduction. It's just a gesture, it's nothing, between friends. You're welcome. ”

Boss Yu said: "Boss Li, Boss Chen can help as a friend, and I can also help." Now, after I send these things over, I can make time for it, and you can send someone over. I ran with them. ”

"Thank you. I'm glad I made a bunch of real friends. Whether it can be negotiated or not, I have to thank you. ”

Boss Yu said: "Don't mention thanks. We're going to have to do business in the future. Those who often come and go, it seems to be raw to say thanks. Walk. Let's go to the office and sit down, there's a little more going on there. ”

Wuyang said, "Is there anything else to sell me?" ”

Boss Chen smiled and said, "That's a few live beauties." ”

Boss Yu said: "Boss Li, these girls are all descendants of Burmese Chinese, we know that you are interested in beauty, so we selected 3." I was going to send it to you, but since you're here, take it back. ”

Wuyang said: "Thank you for your kindness, don't want the beauty." As you all know, there are many women in my family, and they are all too many to take care of. Boss Chen, let's go back to the hotel. ”

Boss Chen said: "Boss Li, you are now a high-ranking official, it is indeed a little inappropriate to do this, and the whole world is against officials." However, these girls are really beautiful, and we have told them and their families that we have all done our passports, and we just need to go. Besides, you are also a celebrity here, as long as everyone talks about your beard, there are almost no Chinese people who don't know, and these girls are also very yearning for you. ”

Boss Yu said: "Boss Li, I am a person with low culture, and I can't turn a corner when I speak. I think it's okay, you have broken the law by looking for more wives, and you have already committed it, and you don't care about how many more of them there are. I talked to my cousin Yu Ying on the phone, and I know that your harem has been adding people. Besides, you have so much property, just don't you deserve to be an official, and don't you live a more leisurely life? ”

"No, not really. Boss Chen, let's go. ”

After Wuyang finished speaking, he walked to the elevator, and the two of them also followed, and when they reached the ground, Boss Yu said, "Boss Li, I'll let them go to your house by themselves." ”

Wuyang said: "You're not afraid that I will turn against you?" ”

Boss Yu smiled, and Boss Chen said, "Okay, okay, let's not take it as an example." ”

Wuyang also knew that his previous affairs here must have been hyped up by everyone, and it was impossible to change it now. People thought he was reluctant to talk about it, but he was secretly happy in his heart.

Back at the hotel, Boss Tao came, "Secretary Li, they transferred all the money to my account, I'll give it to you now?" ”

"What's the hurry? More on that tomorrow. ”

"No, we haven't eaten yet, there's still time. If I don't transfer it, they asked, thinking I was going to be greedy for the money. ”

"Okay, let's go find a computer."

Boss Chen said: "Then I won't accompany you." Boss Li, now there is a gambling stone market in Yangon, and the market will not close until after 12 o'clock in the evening, will you go for a walk at night? ”

"When did Yangon also open a gambling stone market?"

"It's only been a few months. The Emerald Public Market stopped, and some tourists came to Yangon and thought about it. According to the requirements of tourists, the government has set up such a flea market on a relatively remote road, and it happens that some wool dealers, some small pieces of wool are not easy to sell, so they have arranged people to come here, and the business is quite prosperous. ”

"How the market goes, you tell me."

"I'm going to accompany you at the hotel, and I'll take you there after dinner."

I transferred the account to Boss Tao on the computer, and when the time was almost up, the two of them went to the restaurant. I met Minister Yang at the door and reported the situation. Minister Yang smiled and said, "You tell Li Rongze and let him inform everyone quietly." Don't shout in the restaurant to make people think that we love to gamble. ”

After eating, I waited a little in the flat in front of the hotel, and the personnel came, and Boss Chen led him to the market. (To be continued)