Chapter 309 The City of Gems
Chapter 309: The City of Gem
The next day, the two of them took a bus from Colombo to Sri Lanka's "Gem City" Ratnapura. Outside the window, these typical Sri Lankan plants, coconut trees, rubber trees, and tea trees, quickly retreated. Occasionally, they could see the luxuriously decorated small villas. However, what attracted more attention from Tang Han and the others were those low, simple, straw sheds supported by wooden frames.
These places with straw sheds are gem mining wells, or are being dug or abandoned mines. It may be difficult for outsiders to associate noble gems with them, but Tang Han was used to it. Whether it was domestic or foreign, jade or diamonds, they were produced from these poor and backward places at the beginning.
In addition to the hardworking workers, he could even see the skeletons painted on the ground next to the straw hut. These skeletons are of great origin. Without the permission of the mine owner, others are not allowed to approach these straw huts, because what may be buried inside is valuable gems. No matter how generous the owner is, you will not let you pick up dollars and put them in your pocket at will.
Qin Yue did not have the perverted vision as he had. She was so itchy about his description that she almost used a telescope to observe carefully.
Ratnapur is located in the central and southern Sri Lanka, surrounded by small towns and mountains. From the terrain, it looks like a treasure pot. It is rich in gems, and many international gem merchants gather here to strive to get first-hand gems.
It was almost dusk when Tang Han and Qin Yue settled down. After going out and walking around, they returned to their world. Both of them didn't want to let go of the good time that Ye Xin called "honeymoon trip". They were notorious but did not do anything. Tang Han didn't want to do such a stupid thing. After resting, Qin Yue's body has recovered, which also allowed her to enjoy the joy brought to her by love.
May is the rainy season in Sri Lanka. Rain not only affects people who come here to travel, but also affects the mining of gems. The mines often have not yet drained the water, and the rain fills the mines. The gemstone mining in Sri Lanka is very backward, and the only high-tech product pump used is used rarely in this season.
Qin Yue really wanted to go and have a look, but later she had to give up due to the rain, which made her mud covered in mud, which was not what she liked.
But Tang Han and the others chose to come here at this time, which also had a deep meaning. Although the gems underground could not be made out, the gems outside still needed a lot of manpower to screen, and the gems on the riverside were the same, requiring huge manpower and material resources to select. Moreover, there were not many businessmen coming to Sri Lanka at this moment, and they also lacked some competitors.
In the days that followed, Tang Han and the others sat in the hotel and began to purchase gems.
The two knew the truth that they couldn't bear to let their children go to trap wolves, and were very willing to spend money. As long as they could see them, they swiped their cards immediately and bought gems in large quantities without saying a word. In Tang Han's opinion, the gems purchased here are much cheaper than going through countless heavy hands.
After this heavy money was spent, coupled with the news deliberately released by Tang Han and Qin Yue, as well as the Xinyue Jewelry behind them, quickly gained a reputation in this slightly quiet gem city.
The news in the industry spread very quickly. Almost within the first time, all mine owners knew that a rich man had come to "Gem City" and was willing to spend money. Moreover, all kinds of gems will come as long as they are of good quality.
Among the vivid spreads, the first ones to be dispatched were the mine owners who were short of money. They took out their own good gems and chose them for Tang Han and the others.
Tang Han picked gems very quickly because many of the mine owners brought a lot of gems, and the authenticity and bad were mixed together. He even saved the show. He did not use instruments, but could be completely consistent with the mine owner's cognition. With the speed, Tang Han and the others received no matter how many mine owners they received every day. As long as they were good-quality and did not need heat treatment, Tang Han accepted all of them.
Qin Yue didn't have the ability like him, so he was responsible for bargaining. Although these gems have their own approximate prices, there are still many mine owners who bid farewell to the price, so bargaining is also very necessary.
As Sri Lankan gems are increasingly mined, the number of gems is decreasing, and the price of gems is also rising every day. Some miners are reluctant to take out the treasures in the box. However, when other miners smile after getting the money, their hearts are inevitably thrust.
Only the cash you get is real. With money, you can update the equipment and hire more people, or you can use money to apply for more mines from the government and mine more gems. This is a cycle process. Once these competitions become bigger, their interests will be relatively shrinking, which is a scenario that no one wants to see.
Therefore, the mine owner who had hidden gems a few days ago, after experiencing a few days of suffering, saw that the momentum of Tang Han and the others in the acquisition did not slow down at all. Moreover, Tang Han and the others also spoke out and collected as much gems as they had.
Tang Han didn't have to think about their thoughts, and just used money to buy gems. Anyway, buying from the source is much cheaper than buying from the downstream. Xinyue Jewelry is the most inexpensive now. Tang Han and the other two are particularly excited to play.
In just a few days, the name of Xinyue Jewelry has spread throughout the gem world in Sri Lanka. It is incompletely estimated that Tang Han and the others had already spent more than 100 million US dollars in less than a week, which was almost equivalent to the income of Gem City in half a year. While spending a lot of money and greatly promoting the development of the local economy, the local government also gave the two very high treatment and even planned to send police to protect their safety, but Tang Han refused to abandon them.
After receiving the gems, Tang Han sent the gems to Hong Kong in batches, and the insurance premium alone was quite expensive.
The only thing that made the two feel a little depressed was that there was indeed a lot of rain in the rainy season here, and they hardly went out much, but there were people coming and going all day long, so they didn't feel lonely.
Under this offensive, many mine owners took out all the gems they had treasured for many years, both in color and in size, and were very eye-catching. Especially Sri Lankan sapphires are colorful and have high purity, which gives jewelry designers a lot of space to play.
This time, Qin Yue was even more happy, with spring flowers on her face and those dazzling gems were enough for her to play with for several months.
While Tang Han and the others were struggling in Gem City, the Sri Lanka's "Tiger" organization was not idle either. They had been fighting against the government and launched several terrorist attacks one after another.
After hearing the news, Ye Xin was afraid that the two of them would become their targets, so she called the hotel every day to ask about their situation and asked them to go back early.
After discussing for a while, Tang Han and Qin Yue decided to follow Ye Xin's advice and stop and return home. Because Tang Han's identification of gems was extremely fast, saving a lot of time, the two of them were efficient in purchasing and spending money like flowing water. Correspondingly, most of the fine gems in Gem City, whether in stock or spot, fell into their pockets.
They moved as soon as they were moved, and there was not much oil and water to make money. Tang Han and the other two did not waste much effort and declared that they had only two days left. Many gem collectors rushed to the door. The two bought them in a big way, and they were so happy that they smiled. Finally, they packed up and returned to Hong Kong.
The Macau branch has been almost completely renovated. According to Ye Xin, you can open it on a zodiac auspicious day.
Moreover, the price of an ordinary villa is not as good as a glass jade bracelet. Ye Xin was not polite to spend money, and she also settled a real estate in Macau, which was called investment.
After hearing this, Tang Han just nodded and smiled.
After Qin Yue returned, she became obsessed with jewelry design. The gains this time were too great, enough for her to digest for a long time. She had never looked at many gems carefully.
Ye Xin could naturally see that Tang Han did a good thing, but a small separation was better than a newlywed. All this was done with tacit approval, so she had nothing to complain about. But she tossed Tang Han hard for a while at night. It was actually a bit too much. Tang Han dared not act too much on Qin Yue, and there was not much scruple here in Ye Xin, and even more intensely than before, successfully safeguarding his manly dignity.
After telling her goodbye in detail, Tang Han still asked Ye Xin to do it as before, and after she learned about Macau, she was ready to develop into Europe and truly open up the international market.
During this period, Old John called over again, claiming that he wanted to meet Tang Han again.
Tang Han understood what he meant and set the time within one month.
After attending the opening ceremony of Xinyue Jewelry in the Macau store and witnessing another brilliant and hot-selling moment, Tang Han took a few bodyguards who had been following him to Arkansas, USA.
Ye Xin was very busy with the company's affairs and had no time to care about him. She also knew that the diamond market was huge. In addition to asking him to be careful, she was working hard to manage the big rear and let Tang Han do things without worries.
Chapter completed!