Chapter 255 $515

Chapter 255 $515

Chapter 255 $515

Old Myanmar is a place where good and bad people mix together.

Rich people don’t even dare to go out without bodyguards. The situation is slightly better in urban areas, but the security situation in remote areas is more complicated.

The news that they had unearthed jadeite raw stones worth sky-high prices had already spread.

Jadeite raw stones worth millions of dollars are enough to make many people excited and willing to take risks.

Jade is not like corporate securities or real estate.

If it is stolen by someone, they will just cut it in half and use it to make goods, and then sell it in small quantities, and there will be no place to check it.

What is more likely is to get rid of the victim directly, so that there will be no more victims to cause trouble.

The mine owner, Soe Win, was worried that something unexpected might happen to the mine over time, so he wanted to sell it as soon as possible to avoid attracting any attention.

In addition, he just happened to need funds to acquire several hotels and engage in gambling business.

Considering the appearance of the stone, the price of $650 million is not excessive.

Worried it's too popular.

Fan Wumian sat in the study, staring at the picture on the screen again and again, smacking his lips and saying:

"The cost of making this movie is really high. I don't know much about the jade market, so I need to think about it first. Please help me evaluate the price, Mr. Jiang."

Compared to selling to insiders who like to drive down prices crazily, the mine owner Suo Win thinks that selling to Fan Wumian will give him a chance to make more money.

Hearing this, he did not urge her, but said with a smile:

"Okay, but there will be many buyers coming to look at the goods tonight and tomorrow, so I may not be able to keep them for you. It's best to make a decision early. I estimate that they can be sold in two days. Nine out of ten raw stones are worth it. If the performance is good, you can make a basket of bracelets. The total weight is 1188 kilograms, and the average price per kilogram is just over 5 Hong Kong dollars."

After all, he is not an insider.

Fan Wumian felt that the probability that this raw stone was the "Great Jade King" was about 70% to 80%.

There is no 100% chance of winning in the world, but a probability of 70% to 80% is already worth it for him to spend some money and give it a try.

I definitely want to buy it, but it would be better if I could spend less money.

So Fan Wumian deliberately acted hesitant and said:
"Such a large sum of money is enough for me to make two movies. I am a little worried about mutations or the appearance of spider king splits. The money earned from the release of the movie may not be enough to pay for the losses. Besides, the money has been invested in other places, and I don't have enough liquid funds on hand."

The mine owner, Soe Win, was worried that if he thought about it for too long, he would back down, so he continued:

"Then I'll make a concession. How about $600 million?"

After looking at the picture several times, Fan Wumian continued to ask: "350 million US dollars, can it be closed?"

He had heard from Boss Jiang that other people only offered more than two million US dollars, so he tried to bargain.

The mine owner, Soe Win, said decisively:

"I'm not playing tricks with you. My reserve price for this material is $550 million. If it doesn't sell, I'll put it on the public auction. The recent price increase seems to be very good."

If he didn't know how high the quality of the "Big Jade King" was, Fan Wumian would inevitably be worried. However, he was really afraid that he would miss the opportunity to get rich quickly for such a small amount of money.

So he asked Boss Jiang to do a simple calculation and learned that there was a chance to produce glass-type color materials with excellent performance in all aspects. Calculated at 3 to 4 yuan per kilogram, the market value was at least 3000 million yuan.

Fan Wumian readily added a full 100 million US dollars and asked Suo Win again if he could seal it.

Faced with the offer of $450 million, mine owner Soe Win was a little tempted.

The raw material performed very well on the skin, but the high price made it difficult to sell, limiting the number of potential buyers.

Soe Win finally relented and agreed to seal it up temporarily and ask his partners for their opinions.

In the mining area of ​​Lao Myanmar.

Soe Win came to the warehouse yard and fed pumpkin to his pet black bear while introducing the situation to Guo Ruize, the president of the Gangdong Chamber of Commerce.

Chairman Guo is already 54 years old this year. Hearing this, he was surprised:
"That rich celebrity Fan Wumian from Hong Kong? Why would he join in the fun? You may not know Suowen, but people say that little guy is lucky to have built his house on the Four Dynasties Dragon Vein. Now that he has chosen this house, I want to cut this big rock myself."

The mine owner, Soe Win, was smart and quickly figured out the logic behind it. He asked back:

"So was it good luck or bad luck that he couldn't buy this piece of material? It's possible that if we didn't sell it to him, he would avoid a chance to lose money, and it would be reduced by us. Everyone's luck is different. It's very likely that if he cuts it, the price will rise, but if we cut it, it will fall. This kind of thing is hard to say clearly."

".makes sense."

Guo Ruize, president of the Hong Kong East Chamber of Commerce, continued:

"Jewelry companies prefer to buy finished raw materials and make profits from processing and selling them. They will not easily buy raw stones. People who like it may not be able to give a suitable price, and people who have the money to buy it may not be willing to take the risk. Let's go with the price we negotiated this morning and make your own arrangements."

This morning, after making the decision to sell as soon as possible, the two agreed on a reserve price of around $500 million.

Therefore, only after Fan Wumian offered 450 million US dollars did the mine owner Soe Win call and discuss the matter with Chairman Guo.

Thinking of holding on a bit.

Suo Win did not rush to reply, but only told Boss Jiang that he had not contacted his partners, and asked them to rest at the mine for one night. That night, he invited a hostess from a nearby town to help entertain them, and also continued to entertain several waves of potential customers. Since he promised to seal the goods, he did not show them for the time being.

This move really made Fan Wumian toss and turn. He was kept on suspense until late at night, and he finally fell asleep.

until noon the next day.

Boss Jiang just sent a message, telling us that the mine owner Soe Win did not plan to sell and had already started taking other buyers to look at the goods, and they seemed to be having a very happy chat.

Several jade merchants who were temporarily hired by Fan Wumian also confirmed this, saying that many people wanted to buy it. Several jade gambling experts came and studied this giant raw stone for a long time.

no way.

Although he knew that this was a bit of a provocation, Fan Wumian continued to raise the price, up to a full 500 million US dollars.

So Win asked around with the offer, and found three experts in gambling on gemstones who wanted to partner up to buy it. Unfortunately, they couldn't afford the money right away, and their total net worth was only over three million US dollars. Not only were they so anxious that they were running around in circles, they also took the initiative to find Boss Jiang and proposed a partnership.

As a businessman, the mine owner's ideas are indeed different from those of many gamblers. He added another $500 to the $15 million offer, saying that it was to pay for shipping and taxes.

While feeling sorry for having encountered a dishonest businessman, Fan Wumian finally agreed and transferred a 10% deposit.

Worry about the long night and the many dreams.

After the deposit was paid, the goods were loaded onto a truck and transported away on the spot, with a pile of wood used to cover them.

When they arrived at the port, Chairman Guo’s people loaded the raw stone into a container and loaded it onto a ship bound for the port city that same day.

It is expected to take ten days to half a month to arrive.

Fan Wumian was worried about buying the wrong raw stone, and was also worried about something unexpected happening and falling into a trap set by someone else.

Fortunately, I only paid a 10% deposit. Even if I was cheated because of my impatience, it would only be a small amount of money.
I can only do one-time business with outsiders like Fan Wumian.

Boss Jiang, who acted as the middleman, didn't hold back and still asked for a 3% commission.

In order to successfully obtain the more than one million RMB, Boss Jiang led his men to follow the cargo ship and bypass the Strait of Malacca.

It was not until he got on board that he realized he was seasick. Even though he was vomiting and exhausted, he still chose not to get off the ship in Singapore. Several people stayed on the deck from morning to night.

Exactly 12 days later.

Fan Wumian finally waited for this giant, high-quality jadeite rough stone at the gate of the Repulse Bay mansion.

It was transported to the backyard by a truck and temporarily placed next to the swimming pool by a forklift.

Boss Jiang was pushed in a wheelchair and lent tools to inspect the goods. He was afraid that his commission would be deducted, so he complained:
"In order to protect this rough stone, I suffered a lot. I drifted on the sea for more than ten days, vomited almost every day, and lost at least 5 pounds. If I hadn't been here before and asked my wife to apply for a Hong Kong and Macau Pass, I would be stuck on the boat and couldn't get off."

Fan Wumian emerged from under the black cloth, turned off the flashlight, and said with a smile:
"It looks green under the light, so the quality is really good. I'll give you the commission later. Is a cash check okay?"

Boss Jiang blinked and asked, "Can you give me cash?"

The attempt to circumvent bank supervision is clearly intended to evade taxes.

Fan Wumian spread his hands and said:

"I don't have that much cash. I don't care about anything else. You can figure it out yourself. Put it in the yard. It will be a bit troublesome to sleep in the future. I can't help but want to cut it open and take a look."

Boss Jiang swallowed his saliva. No jade merchant could resist the charm of gambling on jade. He reminded:
"How about buying a set of tools and trying to wipe it open? When an excavator digs rocks and breaks a little of the crust, you can already see green inside. If you open the window wider around the edges, maybe 4200 million can turn into or million in the blink of an eye."

During these days of anxious waiting, in addition to continuing to record songs and preparing the crew, Fan Wumian also wrote the detailed outline of the movie "Golden Eyes" in order to find something for himself to do.

The story is nothing more than accidentally acquiring money, picking up treasures, making a fortune and buying a courtyard house. The villains are a group of cultural relics dealers who dig up graves, forge artifacts, and do all kinds of evil.

In the end, the protagonist turned a disaster into a blessing, found the jade hidden in the rockery by the villain, and cut out jade worth hundreds of millions.

They plan to use this rough stone costing HK$4200 million as a gimmick to attract audiences to buy tickets.

Fan Wumian thought he could open the window and take a look, but it would be best not to leak the news in advance, so he just asked:
"Boss Jiang, are you curious? You need to buy a ticket to watch this kind of excitement. Otherwise, the commission will be reduced from 3 points to 2 points? I will wipe it for you to see now?"

One point is more than 400,000. Boss Jiang quickly waved his hand and said:
"Forget it, the ticket price is too expensive. I can't afford it. Your house is so beautiful. When the time comes, use the dragon energy here to nourish it. This stone will definitely make you rich."

I never thought about it that way.

I feel that it is a bit unreasonable to keep picking up bargains, and it would be more reasonable to use mysterious luck as a cover-up.

Suddenly I had an idea.

After Fan Wumian sent Boss Jiang away, he immediately asked Pu Jiajing to contact Feng Shui Master Li Mingfo, who often attacked him online and tried hard to gain popularity.

This Feng Shui master named Li Mingfo claims to be proficient in the "secret techniques of geomancy and flying stars".

It was rumored that he observed the stars at night and helped a foreign tycoon find his ancestor's tomb. Later, after DNA testing, it was discovered that it was indeed the ancestral tomb.

Celebrities need hype, and Feng Shui masters are even better at hype.

The news of spending a high price to buy jadeite raw stones is now only circulated in a small circle. It is estimated that it will not be hidden for long and will be known by reporters sooner or later.

In order to make more money, Fan Wumian plans to bring Li Mingfo into the game to promote the movie project "Golden Eyes" in advance, even though the script has not been written yet.
(End of this chapter)