Chapter 6 Selling Diamonds
Wen Desi went to Shanghai, of course he would not use the extremely hard-working way of walking at this time, so it would take at least half a month. He used an all-terrain car in the garage.
The reason why he went to this time and space to contact people on the fourth day after the traveling time was that in addition to creating biochemical people and gathering information, he was repairing the two all-terrain vehicles. After two days of tossing, he finally repaired one. Later, they went to Neijiang and took the car.
This "Antelope 670" all-terrain vehicle is not the same as the previous "car". Because it has no wheels at all, it relies on the levitation force of the magnetic field to move. Strictly speaking, this kind of transportation should be considered an "aircraft". The reason why it is still called a "car" is because its suspension height is not high enough and its speed is not fast enough.
Its maximum ceiling is the relative height of the ground plane of 10,000 meters and the maximum speed is 1,000 kilometers per hour. This data is really nothing in the 23rd century, but at this time, it is definitely the highest and fastest.
This time, Wen Desi took a total of 18 biochemical people to Shanghai and filled the "Antelope 670" with a rated passenger load of 9 people. Fortunately, this is the earth in the 20th century. If it were in the 23rd century, this overloading behavior would have to be allowed to go in and eat free rice for a few days.
Two hours later, the "Antelope 670" all-terrain vehicle that was galloping under the cover of night arrived outside Shanghai and landed silently on a pre-selected riverside.
After everyone got off the car, Wen Desi took out a remote control and pressed it a few times. The all-terrain car immediately closed the doors and windows, drove into the Huangpu River and dived. The water here is more than 10 meters deep and is located in a remote place, so no one can see it. When they went to Neijiang a few days ago, they did this.
This place belongs to the edge of the East District of the Public Concession, and later the Yangpu District. It is a few kilometers away from the bustling area.
It is early morning and there are no people around. At this time, it is dark and windy, and this is a remote area. There are no street lights, so you can almost see your fingers. However, this is not a problem for Wen Desi and the others. The night vision glasses they equipped have no pressure on this environment.
A biochemical man looked at the electronic map and said, "Mr. Wen, that hotel is about 1.5 kilometers southwest..."
"Okay, let's go, let's take a break here today..." Wen Desi helped her night vision glasses.
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The Huangpu hotel where Wen Desi and his friends stayed was a hotel run by the Chinese. At that time, it was considered to be of high-level and high grade. It was a mixed style of Chinese and Western style, with a three-story brick and wood structure building, and the windows and doors were curved arches. In addition to accommodation and catering facilities, there were also auxiliary facilities such as dance halls, stadium rooms, small gardens, and orchestras.
It was almost 2 o'clock at this time, and such a large number of guests came to the door, which made the hotel very busy.
"Well, the environment here is pretty good..." After entering the hotel, Wen Desi looked around and nodded and said.
Judging from the standards at that time, it was really good here, including tap water, ringer, telephone, electric fan, independent bathroom facilities, mahogany furniture, Western-style bedding, silk bedding...
Wen Desi turned on his handheld computer, read the plan again, meditated for a while before going to bed.
The next day, Wen Desi and his team divided into two routes, took the carriage hired by the hotel and went to the public rental center, which was the most prosperous place in Shanghai.
Wen Desi took Cromi and five others to Christie's Jewish in the Concession, a jewelry store run by British Jews and the largest jewelry store in Shanghai.
"Sir, the jewelry is here!"
The carriage door was opened, and the carriage clerk quickly put down the ladder and respectfully supported the carriage door.
"Thank you for your hard work..." Wen Desi smiled, and the biochemical bodyguard behind took out two silver dollars and put them in the hand of the guy.
The Biohuan Man said: "Mr. Wen is very satisfied with your service. This is a reward for you."
"Yes, sir, we're just waiting here..." the guy said respectfully.
Wen Desi packed the carriage for a day, and the rent for a day was 6 yuan. He immediately gave him a reward of 2 yuan, which made the coachman and the servant very happy. This reward was not required, which was equivalent to their daily salary.
A series of footsteps were sounding in the hall of Christie's Jewelry Store. When the salesperson who heard the sound looked up, several "gentlemen" walked in.
The salesperson quickly stood up and greeted him.
"Good morning! Gentlemen, is there anything you need help?"
"Are your manager here? We have a business to cooperate with you..." Cromi next to him said.
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One hour later, the Jewelry Company Office.
"Oh, Manager Carl, these diamonds are all top-notch, no problem..." The appraiser put down the magnifying glass and said blushing.
"Yes, both clarity and color level are of high quality, but there is no finishing process, just a rough cut..." Another appraiser nodded and agreed.
"Manager Carl, there is definitely no problem with the goods brought by the Americans..." The third appraiser also made a judgment, and then he whispered: "Manager, you can buy it. As long as we do some finishing, the price will not be a problem..."
Carl thought for a while and nodded, "Very good, thank you for your work..."
After saying that, he walked up to Wen Desi and smiled, "Oh, Mr. Wen, I'm sorry to let you wait for a long time. We are very satisfied with this batch of goods..."
"Hao, I hope the price you offer will satisfy us..." Wen Desi said calmly.
There is no doubt that these diamonds are real, but are just artificial. These diamonds are all used on drill bits, and of course they cannot be cut into eight hearts and eight arrows like jewelry, more than one hundred or even hundreds of faces, and it is better to cut out the water chestnuts at most twenty or thirty faces. Although the price is lower, it is easier to sell.
Carl said: "According to the identification of our appraisers, your batch of diamonds are all flawless top-quality diamonds. This is the price we offer. How do you see..." As he said that, he placed a quotation in front of Wen Desi.
The prices of diamonds are very different. The sizes are a little different, so the prices are completely different. The smallest batch of diamonds by Wendesi is 10 carats, and the largest is 30 carats.
Wen Desi picked up the quotation and looked at it. The quotation for the 10-carat diamonds above was 15,000 pounds, and the 30-carat diamonds were 100,000 pounds. The total price was 1.75 million pounds.
"Well, Cromi, you'll talk about this..." Wendesi handed over the task of bargaining to Cromi.
"Mr. Carl, I think the price is too low. You can only buy second-level diamonds at this price. The appropriate price should be..." Cromi looked at the quotation and said.
Karl immediately shook his head: "Oh, no, no, this price is very suitable, we also want profits..."
After a verbal bargaining, the diamonds were finally sold for £2.12 million.
"Mr. Cromy, it turns out that you are also a Jew, no wonder..." Carl wiped the sweat from his forehead and signed the name on the contract.
"Yes, I'm an American Jew..." Cromy smiled, took out an American passport and shook it.
Wen Desi and his other American passports can be said to be true, even if the US Embassy looks at it, it will be true. There is no way, the passport at that time did not have any anti-counterfeiting measures, and there was not even a photo of the person involved. The information library of the office building contains the American passport patterns of this era and the signature of the person in charge.
Chapter completed!