Chapter 157: Evil Deeds
Of course, during the whole exposition, he could not wear only one outfit, so he planned to match it with a set of aristocratic clothes - he chose a black Ferre suit, the first of the top ten men's clothing brands, Ferré, subtle and unassuming, but full of classical luxury...... And that black diamond ring is his choice of clothes.
The jeweler sighed: "Nowadays, gemstone processing uses CNC machine tools, and each processed gemstone has a machine tool code, but you want to live...... I can only work on these things at night, for two to three hours a day, and it will take me a month to finish them all. ”
Wang Cheng urged: "Then process what I am most urgent about first." ”
Previously, Wang Cheng provided his script to the company and asked for customization of related props, and under his blackmail, the company hastily recommended the jeweler opposite in order to get him out of the Internet connection. The jeweller, who was in his early forties, was full of the gentlemanly air of the English aristocracy - Wang Cheng was a little surprised that such a thick-eyed figure was also engaged in the evil business of processing and smuggling jewelry.
The jeweler lowered his head, pulled the pile of tanzanite, and said regretfully: "Although these rough stones are large and pure, the color is not a popular color, and I still need to change the color of it by electric heating; Oh, and magnesite garnet comes in a lot of colors, but green is the best, and you have all kinds of colors in this pile, except green, gray, pomegranate, purple, ......, but you can use it for earrings and necklaces...... Five days, five days later you come to pick up the goods. ”
That's right. Wang Cheng is not familiar with the jewelry industry, but he knows that now he uses CNC machine tools to process gemstones, which should be very effective. As for jewelry processing, today's "custom jewelry" is made by designers to make molds, or even semi-finished products first, leaving only the space for inlaid gemstones, and then set the corresponding color gemstones according to the customer's requirements.
In the last step, the "handmade" gemstone is positioned on the "gem holder", which is generally called "handmade" jewelry. Therefore, the jeweler said that it would take a month to complete the processing...... That's purely bluffing.
After a pause, the jeweler asked again, "Do you pay for these things, or do you ......?"
The jeweler only said half a sentence, and Wang Cheng understood what the other party meant. He asked the company to provide a list of jewelry processors, mainly for the purpose of attending the exhibition, and only incidentally to the production of the rest of the jewelry...... However, the company knew the origin of this part of the smuggled gems, so Wang Cheng replied calmly: "Let me pay, cash or credit card, you choose." ”
When the three minutes were up, the jeweler put away his pen and replied, "Cash, it's better." ”
Wang Cheng knew what the other party meant: he was processing a batch of gems of unknown origin, and if he paid by credit card, he had to explain the source of the money and the reason for the income to the tax authorities...... It's not as convenient as cash.
Wang Cheng nodded and agreed to the other party, and suddenly thought of what the other party had just said, pointed to the tanzanite and asked: "You just said that you want to change the color of the tanzanite, it will not affect the quality of the gemstone, right?" ”
Now that the interfering radio was out of service, the jeweler tried not to reply with the sensitive word: "It's nothing." The original color of the gemstone is formed under the comprehensive factors, what color should the gemstone be, who has the stipulation that it is inevitable? Electrically heated color change is nothing more than simulating the temperature of the lava in the center of the earth, allowing the gem to 'mature' early, just as you have to decant wine before drinking it.
This is just a modern processing technology, no different from the cutting, polishing, etc. of gemstones, and there is no damage to gemstones, on the contrary, after processing, it can improve the quality and price of gemstones. ”
Wang Cheng thought for a while and gestured: "Since what you said is so skilled, then I'm welcome, I still have a batch of watches, all of which are engraved watches, and they need to go through some 'processing'......"
The jeweler shrugged: "It depends on where the inscriptions on your watch are engraved, if they are engraved on the side of the dial, or on the strap, then there is no way to 'transform', because polishing these handwritings will change the shape and appearance of the dial, but if the inscription is engraved on the back cover of the watch, I can replace the back cover for you, and then do some refurbishment, and you can't see the original traces for storage." ”
Wang Cheng nodded: "I'll bring you other things tomorrow, I also need two sets of women's suit jewelry, to look not very luxurious, but very elegant women's suit jewelry...... Oh, and some men's jewelry that goes with two men's rings. ”
"It's going to cost a lot of money, and I don't know if the Maastricht mission will make you pay for it - pay me a million pounds, and I'll have a few apprentices work overtime for you, and I'll do the meticulous work that needs to be renovated." ”
The jeweler only opened his mouth to say a few words, and Wang Cheng's eyes couldn't help but narrow—the other party mentioned whether the task could earn back, which showed ...... After the jeweler finished slowly, he looked at Wang Cheng and continued to add: "The joint code you said when you entered the door has not been used for more than ten years. ”
Wang Cheng's shoulders relaxed, the tension in the workshop suddenly relaxed, he stood up silently, bowed to the other party, and walked out of the jewelry store without saying a word.
It seems that he was in a hurry, and the company reluctantly told him the address of a retired old employee.
When he climbed into the Dodge Ram car, Wang Cheng couldn't help but think: "When I retire, will I be like him, or will I be inseparable from the company's sphere of influence?" ”
The street where the jewelry store is located is a famous luxury street in London, and the transaction with the treasure dealer only lasts about ten minutes, and while there is still time, Wang Cheng directs the driver to continue walking along the street, wandering half-truthfully, and shopping for some goods by the way. When he rushed back to his residence, it was neither early nor late, just half past six.
The new cook, a woman in her thirties, is said to have owned a restaurant in her family, and his father still owns a restaurant with three Michelin stars. Henry's recipe for the cook required at least a dozen dishes per meal, which was not an easy task.
The chef is a French chef and is working part-time to gain experience, a temporary job she didn't want to accept for only a week, but because of the high salary offered by her employer...... Then you can't be picky.
Overall, the cook is an ordinary woman who is neither particularly beautiful nor ugly, she is not married in her thirties, she seems to have a natural passion for food, although the recipe given by Henry is complicated, but the cook did not say a word.
The dinner of the evening began with a Maasai fish soup.
In the wine decanter with a big belly, the pre-prepared "Margaux Red Pavilion" has completed the decanting, which is just right to exude the aroma of wine, Henry has a white towel in his left hand, and wraps the wine decanter with a towel in his right hand to avoid the temperature of his palm catalyzing the tannic acid in the wine, he is very formal with a 107-degree angle tilting the wine bottle, so that the red wine slowly flows down the wall of the wine glass, and then quickly cleans the outer wall of the wine glass, and hands the wine glass to the table. Parisian lobster, carpaccio tartare, Provençal stew...... When the burgundy red wine beef stew was served, the cook walked out of the restaurant in surprise and clearly saw that Wang Cheng was the only one dining in the huge restaurant, and the butler Henry, dressed in black and with a white towel on his arm, stood at the table and waited, pouring wine and handing tableware, and the maid Mary cleaned up the clean plates back and forth...... The cook asked very recklessly: "Alone?" ”
Immediately, the cook realized that she had lost her words, and she hurriedly covered it up: "Sir, there are scrambled eggs with tomato and bell peppers, duck mille-feuille, avocado raw salmon, cabbage mint, brandy boiled snails, betel nut fawn steaks, and fried fresh shellfish with foie gras - should I reduce the portion size of the dish......
Wang Cheng replied calmly: "No, just make it according to the normal amount." ”
The cook opened her mouth wide in astonishment, with a look of surprise of "you can really eat", she wanted to remind: can you stand more than a dozen dishes in the future? But she felt that this was too rude and offensive, so she quickly retreated back to the kitchen.
All the plates of this meal were bare, and the cook was full of joy, thinking that the other party ate so hard, it must be the special food and taste. So when she heard Wang Cheng's call, the cook came to the restaurant happily, only to see Wang Cheng wiping his mouth with a napkin, and commented: "The side dishes in the Marseille fish soup are a little early, and they are slightly overcooked, and the next time I make them, I will be two minutes late for the side dishes; The salmon fillets of raw salmon with avocado are not fresh, remember to pick the best ones; There is too much rosemary in the Provencal stew......"
The cook was dumbfounded, not to mention anything else, the salmon fillets were not fresh, she knew, because of the ingredients prepared temporarily, she couldn't find a better one in the supermarket, she thought that there was not much difference, maybe the employer couldn't eat it, but she didn't expect that just this nuance was also discovered.
With the premise of salmon fillet, the cook didn't care about defending in other aspects, but listened to Wang Cheng put down the napkin and commented: "Overall, this meal is not bad, I'll give you eighty points, if you pay a little more attention to the details, it will be more perfect." ”
Wang Cheng stood up, and under the stunned gaze of the cook, he returned upstairs contentedly, took a bath, and then came to the pavilion at the bottom with a dozen beers, and beckoned Professor Meseli to come over for a beer and tea...... For the rest of the day, Wang Cheng spent the mornings perfecting his scripts, downloading all kinds of artwork, and in the afternoons wandering around picking out props for himself—on the sixth day of his arrival in London, Miss Jane arrived.
After two years, the two met again, concisely circled around Wang Cheng a few times, and then looked around the living room where the two were located, patted his chest and said: "You have really changed, Li Xiang told me that you two have had plastic surgery, look at it, your appearance, complexion, and voice have changed dramatically, and your demeanor is full of confidence - compared with the little delivery man in the past, it is completely two people...... However, I believe you are Wang Cheng. ”
It was the first time the two had met in two years, although they had spoken on the phone before.
(To be continued)