69novels Chapter 834
Chapter 834
"Haisheng, then I won't be polite with you."
Lin Jinyan said as he picked up a pen and made a mark on the list. He had marked half of the detailed list.
"Give me the total price. I may not have that much food to give you, but I can exchange it with other things of equal value."
"Okay, all of this is easy to talk about." Meng Haisheng put the list aside and invited Lin Jinyan to have dinner together.
"Haisheng, have you ever thought about why Gogol suddenly asked you to exchange food? There are actually a lot of treasures hidden in these so-called "scrap iron" he gave you. According to normal channels, even if the Snow Country rusts them, they will not want to sell them to us."
Lin Jinyan said this, a trace of anger flashed across his face. The Snow Country has always been guarding against them like a thief, fearing that they would learn something.
"The Snow Country is so big, and now there are so many small countries that have become independent. They don't have so many scruples for survival."
"Besides, people are selfish. Gogol is so active in helping me collect scrap iron, and it must be good for him and his boss. "
"Otherwise, how could he do such a risky thing?"
Meng Haisheng understood human nature very thoroughly, especially businessmen, most of whom would not do anything without profit.
In the afternoon, Meng Haisheng passed the detailed list to Gogol again. The two haggled over the price for nearly a week, and finally finalized the deal.
Then he gave the price list to Lin Jinyan.
Meng Haisheng's style of doing things is like this. If he does a good thing, he must let people know, especially since he helped get so many weapons and also lost a lot of food. Of course, he must let Lin Jinyan's leader know.
As for Lin Jinyan's offer to give him something of equal value in return, he didn't take it seriously.
He has a big family and a big business, and he doesn't lack Lin Jinyan's things.
When the things Lin Jinyan personally sent appeared in front of him, Meng Haisheng was still shocked.
"Brother, these gems, you can't bring them out of the tomb, right? "
Meng Haisheng looked at a large wooden box on the table, which was full of raw gemstones and gold and silver jewelry. He was a little dumbfounded.
"Well, the people in Hong Kong Island offered too low a price, so I kept these raw gemstones. The leader said that you would definitely not accept the money, so I used these gemstones and gold and silver jewelry to pay the bill."
"Brother, it's really not necessary."
Meng Haisheng felt a little amused. These things seemed to have gone through a big circle and returned to his hands.
"Just take it if I tell you to. I heard that these raw gemstones can be sold at a good price as long as they are processed well. "
Under Lin Jinyan's insistence, Meng Haisheng had to accept everything.
He himself didn't like these things dug out of the soil very much, and didn't even take them home, but locked them directly in the office.
One sunny afternoon, Meng Haisheng took the box of raw gemstones and found Master Qu, a famous jewelry craftsman in Beijing.
In the jewelry industry in Beijing, Master Qu's name is loud.
In the past, Meng Haisheng would find Master Qu to customize special ancient gold jewelry for Lin Mucheng.
This time, Lin Jinyan sent so many raw gemstones, and he didn't go to anyone else, but went directly to Master Qu to help sharpen and carve them.
He believed that in Master Qu's hands, these raw gemstones would shine with their most dazzling light.
"Master Qu, look at these raw gemstones, what kind of jewelry can be made? "Meng Haisheng put the wooden box in front of Master Qu. Master Qu was dumbfounded when he saw so many gems.
He had never seen so many raw gems at one time.
"Boss Meng, you have never let me down when you make a move."
"Haha, Master Qu, thank you for your compliment."
Master Qu put on his glasses, took out a magnifying glass, and began to carefully examine the gems one by one.
Every time he looked at one, he couldn't help but sigh at the wonders of nature.
"Boss Meng, do you have any idea of what kind of jewelry these raw gems can be made into?"
"It depends on Master Qu. I remember you said before that raw gems have their own charms. Only in the hands of professional masters can they show their most beautiful side. You can do it. I trust you very much."
Master Qu and Meng Haisheng have cooperated many times. Seeing that Meng Haisheng trusts him so much, he no longer refuses.
"However, there are several extremely precious gems in it. Please ask Boss Meng to take a look in person. "
After that, Master Qu picked out four gems from the box. The first was a walnut-sized blue tourmaline.
Blue tourmaline is rare, and it is even rarer to have no impurities or cracks. A blue tourmaline as big as this is rare in the world.
Then there is a ruby, and it is a bright pigeon blood red.
Ruby has many categories, and the colors areThe colors are different, but just this unpolished raw gemstone can be seen to have extraordinary quality.
The third piece is a flawless emerald.
This is the first time that Meng Haisheng and Master Qu have seen such a large emerald.
This raw ore is as big as an egg. Although emeralds are prone to small cracks, after careful observation by Master Qu, the internal structure of this stone is very clear and there are no cracks.
If a flawless emerald can be cut, its value will have a qualitative leap.
The last piece is the relatively rare black opal.
Although the price of opal is not the highest among gemstones, black opal is quite rare, and its rich colors also make it very attractive.
Master Qu picked it out specifically to see how Meng Haisheng plans to use it.
If the right purpose can be chosen, black opal is a gem that fits Meng Haisheng's temperament very well.
After selecting the gems, Master Qu drew several design drawings. He is good at ancient production techniques. After Meng Haisheng confirmed, he decided to make tourmaline into a brooch and emerald and ruby into a necklace.
As for the black opal, Master Qu planned to make a brooch and a pair of cufflinks with the remaining fragments.
Meng Haisheng did not intend to accept the two pieces of jewelry from Black Opal, but he had a good impression of Black Opal.
He thought silently in his heart that when the jewelry was auctioned, he would see if he could receive more black opal from the auction house. He also wanted to customize a pair of unique cufflinks for himself.
"Master Qu, just make it according to your design. When can I get the first batch of jewelry?"
"It will take at least two months. Cutting gemstones is a technical job. I dare not be careless."
"Okay. Then take a look at these jewelry and see if they can be cleaned and repaired."
Meng Haisheng handed Master Qu another velvet box.
No matter what kind of jewelry, lying in the tomb for more than a hundred years, there will be different degrees of damage.
It is precisely because of the damage that the Hong Kong University Auction House did not give an ideal price.
After Master Qu's repair, Meng Haisheng believes that the value of each piece of jewelry will increase several times.
"Boss Meng, I remember you didn't like these unearthed things before, why are all of them here this time?" Master Qu asked.
"I'm helping my friend deal with them this time, I definitely won't touch them myself. I'm always afraid that wearing these things taken out of the tomb will bring bad luck." Meng Haisheng said half-jokingly, "If the owner of the tomb comes to me every night to drink tea and play chess, I will cry."
Master Qu laughed, "If you believe it, it exists, if you don't believe it, it doesn't exist, Boss Meng, just relax."
Master Qu put all the jewelry on the table one by one. These jewelry have only a history of more than 100 years, so there is no difficulty in craftsmanship.
"It will take two or three months to repair all the jewelry. But I can give it to you in batches. It's not difficult to repair these jewelry. My apprentices can handle it. There are a few more troublesome ones, and I will do them when I have time."
"For those jewelry that are missing gems, I will use the original gems you brought to inlay them."
"Okay, Master Qu, just repair them as you see fit. After the repairs are done, you can send me a detailed list of the labor costs."
"No problem, no problem. We have been working together for so long, I naturally trust Boss Meng." Master Qu replied.