Chapter 22: The Kingdom of Gems
"There are so many tricks!" Yan Juan exclaimed, "Fortunately, you know how to do it, otherwise, we would have been deceived and stupidly counted the money for others!" β
Yan Xuan's adoring eyes did not make Yan Yi proud, his face was still calm and gentle: "Ordinary diamond sellers know that identification is not too difficult. Our risk is mainly in the purchase of raw ore. Because I know that it is a good diamond, but I don't know if it will produce fatal cracks after being cut. Sometimes, those cracks are equivalent to a munition hole, and maybe when you cut it to the center, the whole diamond falls apart. β
"Oh, that'......"
"It's a risk that can't be avoided, and sometimes it's just a matter of luck. Of course, with enough luck, the profits are quite substantial. β
"How much profit margin is there?" Yan Wan asked.
"Let me give you an example...... A pink diamond ore was $4.8 million when miners sold it, and after a little processing, it could be sold for $10 million in New York or London. When fully cut, it can be sold for $20 million. β
Yan Wan's mouth opened wide: "Wow, from 4.8 million to 20 million, it's a fivefold increase!" No wonder South Africa's veins are fiercely contested, who can not be tempted by such huge profits? β
"Yes, if the cut is good, this profit will be greatly improved when it finally reaches the consumer. Africa's Angola has been in the midst of a chaotic war for decades to seize control of the mines. Yan Yixin sighed.
Yan Juan could listen attentively, and before he knew it, the sky had already appeared blue.
"Hungry, huh? It's too speculative to talk to you, let's go eat out. Yan Yixin raised his wrist and looked at his watch, "Let's go, I'll take you to eat traditional Brazilian dishes." If you can eat spicy, you will be impressed by the Brazilian food. β
"I'm not very good at spicy food." Yan Juan hurriedly declared.
"It doesn't matter, the chili sauce is prepared separately and added according to the taste of the guests." Yan Yixin explained with a smile.
Yan Juan breathed a sigh of relief: "That's okay." β
Yan Yixin took her to turn right, walked for less than ten minutes, and turned at least three times before she found a store with a small faΓ§ade, which looked like a family restaurant.
The dishes were served quickly and the portions were generous.
"This dish is Brazil's signature dish feijoada, you can try it."
"It doesn't look very good." Yan Juan smiled dryly.
"You like light side dishes, I can see that. However, when you arrive in Brazil, you will feel sorry not to try this dish. β
Yan Juan tried to dig a spoonful: "Well, it's not bad, but it's not necessarily better than our Chinese food." β
"When this dish started, it was for slaves, so it was an ingredient that was not needed in the kitchen. However, now this dish has become a favorite among Brazilians. If you get tired of it, the salad and homemade orange juice and freshly ground coffee are also very good. β
"You're really familiar with Brazil, and you can find this kind of small shop!" Yan Juan sighed.
"I come at least twice a year, and when I have to wait for a while, I just come out and walk around." Yan Yixin motioned to the waiter to bring the salad that had just been served to Yan Juan.
"Are you ......" Yan Juan wanted to ask, but felt that the words were profound, so he stopped and pretended to concentrate on tasting the deliciousness.
Yan Yixin listened to her intently, but when she spit out a word, she lowered her head, and she didn't seem to have the intention of provoking the conversation again, and couldn't help but be a little disappointed.
The girl in front of her has a full forehead and delicate facial features. It won't be amazing at first sight, but the more he looks at it, the more pleasing it becomes. Therefore, after a few days of ideological struggle, he finally decided to take her with him.
He actually ...... I don't want to see her gentle silhouette for days in a row!
The coffee after the meal was very fragrant, and Yan Wan squinted his eyes exaggeratedly to taste it.
"Brazil is the world's largest coffee producer, but girls generally like to drink Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee." Yan Yixin seemed to be in a good mood, and there was always a smile in his words.
"I don't pick coffee, as long as it's fragrant. Blue Mountain Coffee...... It feels too petty bourgeois, and the aroma is too strong. It's still this cup of coffee from Brazil, which is so close to my heart. β
"That's easy, let's go buy two big bags in a moment."
Walking the streets of Brazil, their outstanding appearance attracts the attention of locals.
- Uh, Yan Juan felt that he was stained with Yan Yixin's light, he was the kind of person who stood out from the crowd wherever he stood out.
There was a vendor who came up with a box to peddle it, and it turned out to be a box of gemstones of various colors.
"These must be garnets, right? I've heard that the associated ore for diamonds is garnet, and some people even use them as a guidepost for finding diamonds! Yan Wan hesitated to look at the beautiful colors of the various gemstones.
"Yes, but there are too many impurities in this box of gems to be worth collecting." Of course, Yan Yixin doesn't look down on the stone in the hawker's hand, "The choice of colored gemstones, the color must be pure and gorgeous, and the gemstones must have aura." Moreover, most of the garnets are originally low-grade gemstones, and the clarity and purity do not meet the requirements, and they are worthless. β
Yan Juan smiled and returned the box to the vendor, and the other party raised a finger: "One hundred dollars, it's yours." β
At an exchange rate of one to seven, this box is seven hundred yuan.
Yan Juan shook his head: "No need." β
"It's cheap." Yan Yixin took out her wallet, bought a box and handed it to her, "Let's take it as a souvenir of coming to Brazil." β
"That'...... I'll pay you back when I get back. Yan Juan didn't actually have a strong desire to buy gemstones, but Yan Yixin seemed to take it for granted that she would like them.
As they walked all the way, they saw a lot of jewelry stores lining the streets.
"These shops are all aimed at tourists, so most of them are low-end gems." Yan Yixin explained, "Brazilian aquamarines are of good quality and worth buying. β
Yan Wan laughed, with her current financial resources, the purchase of gems was beyond her ability to bear.
Most shops are decorated with cut crystals to attract customers. There are also quite a few vendors, with a few pieces of jewelry hanging on their bodies, from time to time taking out some bags and boxes from their bosoms and selling them to pedestrians.
"Why are there so many gems? Isn't that true? Yan Wan was stunned.
"Brazil, along with Sri Lanka, South Africa, Myanmar and Thailand, is known as the five major gemstone kingdoms, of which the sales of colored gemstones account for more than 65% of the world's total sales."
"Do you want emeralds? Only eight hundred dollars. "The peddler really has everything.
Yan Juan was puzzled: "Isn't emerald one of the four famous stones in the world?" How can it even be sold on the stalls? And the price is so cheap, it can't be a fake, right? β
Yan Yixin picked up the emerald and put it in front of her: "You see, the impurities of this gem are very obvious, and the best gem we mean no more than 50% of the cotton locks. β
The heads of the two people were very close to each other, and his breathing was on her face, which made Yan Juan feel in a trance, and he didn't even hear what he said clearly.
PS: Thank you for the red envelopes and comments, and there will be another chapter in the evening. Continue to ask for recommendations and collections, walk by, and leave footprints...... Thank you!