Chapter 575 Suitable to be a Little King 8

Chapter 575 Suitable to be a Little King 8

"What about people?"

"She left very early. I had just gotten up and was able to send Miss Guo to a place where it would be convenient to get a taxi. She even specifically told me not to bother you, boss. She seemed very well-behaved and sensible."

"Oh, I guess the girl group has something to do."

When he got up in the morning, there was no one around him. Fan Wumian thought Guo Biting had gone downstairs early. He looked Pu Jiajing up and down and asked doubtfully:

"The clothes you are wearing look familiar. Valentino? Was it given to you by someone? Or did you buy it yourself? Has the bad atmosphere spread to you?"

Pu Jiajing wrinkled her nose and told him:
"Last time I went to look at samples, Miss Zuo gave me a few pieces. Did you forget? I waited until they were released to wear them."

"Oh, I'm just asking because I'm afraid you're young and ignorant and might be taken advantage of. Remember to use your brain more often. Some things may seem insignificant, but they're actually very crucial."

Stretching lazily, Fan Wumian had exercised too much last night and still hasn't fully recovered.

The mansion did not hire any live-in servants, and in order to reduce the pressure of repaying the loan, Pu Jiajing rented out his family's old house. So he stayed overnight in the nanny's room in the mansion, which saved him the trouble of commuting to and from get off work, and also made it convenient for him to run errands for Fan Wumian.

Pu Jiajing nodded when he heard this:
"I understand. I'm a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister. I won't sell out my boss for fame. But a few days ago, a jade merchant doing business in Hong Kong City was going to give me a pair of earrings. He wanted to invite you to visit him through me. If I accept the pair of earrings, would it be considered crossing the line?"

Fan Wumian asked in confusion:
"Why would a jade merchant want to see me? I don't specialize in this business."

Pu Jiajing shook her head and explained:

"I'm not really sure, actually. From what they said, it seems like they received a rare raw material, but the price is too high for others to afford, or they can afford it but the price is being pushed down like crazy, and they are in a hurry to use the money, so they came to ask the boss if you want to buy it."

".Call me back. I just want to go out for a bowl of wonton noodles. I'll stop by later to see if the stuff is in Hong Kong City?"

"You'll have to ask to find out."

I read some documents first and then gave instructions on going long on Apple shares.

Today is a statutory holiday, but the family office employees are relatively free on weekdays. Most investments are long-term and do not require frequent operations, so it is okay to ask them to work overtime occasionally.

I have been looking forward to Apple's press conference for a long time, but I almost forgot about it some time ago. If I don't make preparations in advance today, I will be in a hurry when the US stock market reopens next year.

When the family office staff asked about the scale, Fan Wumian was not clear about the details and was worried that something might go wrong during the process, so he temporarily decided to use a full $1 million and add about eight times leverage.

In this case, unless Apple’s stock price falls by more than 10%, he will need to continue paying margin to the brokerage firm. Judging from Apple’s recent performance, the probability of encountering a big drop is relatively small.

Even if the price really drops, it doesn’t matter. At worst, you can use the remaining tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars and find a chance to double your bet. Sooner or later, you will be able to make back the losses.

Judging from the overall environment, he has at least a 90% chance of winning. If he doesn't dare to take the gamble even with that, he might as well retire early and enjoy his retirement.

After finally encountering an interesting task, the CIO (Chief Investment Officer) on the other end of the phone was even more excited than Fan Wumian.

Upon learning that he was planning to speculate short-term and might run away in two or three months, he excitedly suggested that he start directly with individual stock futures. The reason was that if it was just low-frequency trading, the cost of stock options would be slightly lower than margin trading, and margin trading would also require paying additional interest costs for the borrowing.

No more chatting for now.

After explaining his thoughts clearly, Fan Wumian took a car and went out, found a place to have breakfast, and then went to Yau Ma Tei.

Following the address, I groped around for a while before I found the jade shop called "Xin Yu Zhi Fang".

The owner of this shop is named Zhuo Lerong. When she saw Fan Wumian, she smiled brightly and said:
"It's such a coincidence. My husband went to Southeast Asia to purchase goods. He just called me three or four times in a row and asked me to take good care of Mr. Fan."

"My husband usually travels around the country, to places like the mainland, Taiwan, and Singapore. The finished products and raw materials in the store are all in my hands. If there's anything, you can just ask me directly."

"If you come across something you like, I will discuss it with other owners and guarantee to sell it to you at the lowest price."

Fan Wumian seldom comes to this place, so he asked out of interest:

"Are there many people doing jade business in Hong Kong? I see shops everywhere on Yuezhou Road, and some people are busy cutting stones early in the morning. The noise is very loud."

Zhuo Lerong smiled and continued the topic: "Yes, because it is too noisy, the surrounding residents often complain. I never do such immoral things. I have special processing plants in the Mainland and Myanmar, and there is also a small factory in Kowloon. I haven't thanked Mr. Fan yet. He has completely made our industry popular. Now there are thousands of people in Hong Kong who make a living from jadeite. The total output value this year may exceed 15 billion Hong Kong dollars."

There's nothing to be proud of in helping the Burmese get rich.

Fan Wumian just smiled and was looking at the jade ornaments on the shelf when the proprietress Zhuo Lerong said:

"These are all common goods, not worthy of your status, Mr. Fan. The real good stuff is in the safe, and I dare not leave it in the shop at night. I will close the shop now and then take you to see it. The thing you mentioned on the phone is upstairs."

With four bodyguards around him, Fan Wumian was not worried about anything happening. He pointed to a pair of sky-blue jade ornaments in the shape of a unicorn on the shelf and asked curiously:

"Is this considered ordinary stuff? I think it's transparent and blue, and the shape is pretty."

The proprietress Zhuo Lerong glanced and said:

"The green color of jade is the most valuable, and almost no one buys the blue color. This pair of old pit glass ornaments is priced at 58 yuan. Last time someone offered 31 yuan. I am still considering whether to sell it. If I cut it directly into or bracelets, the value should be higher, but it also costs money to store the goods."

After careful observation, Fan Wumian said:

"Add 1 yuan, and sell it to me for 32 yuan. The carving seems very delicate, and it looks very pleasing on the desk."

The lady boss Zhuo Lerong replied happily:
"Okay, let's settle the bill later. The material in the safe is something I've never come across in my 600 years of business. The stone weighs more than kilograms, but only this piece the size of a fist was cut. Although the water quality is not as good as the piece on Mr. Fan's neck, it is not much worse. It's a pity that it can't be made into a bracelet, otherwise my other partners and I would send it to the auction house, and it would sell for at least or million."

After hearing these words, Fan Wumian finally understood what the owner of this jade shop wanted to sell to him.

I went upstairs to the tea room and sat there waiting for a few minutes. Sure enough, I saw the proprietress holding a piece of imperial green material that was shaped like a potato and had a bright green color. It was really eye-catching.

The advantage of the Big Jade King is its size, but in terms of color, there is a big difference compared to it.

I fell in love with it at first sight, thinking it could be made into a seal, a handle, or something like that. Fan Wumian, an experienced costume designer, asked, "What's the highest price you can offer? How much do you want to sell it for?"

His worth was there, giving Fan Wumian a mysterious aura. Lady boss Zhuo Lerong said truthfully:

"The highest price offered was 1220. My partner and I both wanted to sell it for more than 1500. Even though Myanmar ships out truckloads of jade every year, it's not certain that they can produce a single piece in a year like this. The key is that there aren't many cracks or cotton."

There is no need to ask about the monetary unit, it must be "ten thousand".

After that, the lady boss added:

"Well, Mr. Fan, you should research it first. There is a piece of spring material in my partner's safe, which was just returned last month. At that time, my husband and his friends mentioned that you had said before that you wanted to find the best spring material. The price was not high, about 130 million. If you buy it back, you will spend 11 US dollars, and you will only earn hard-earned money."

Chun material refers to purple jade, which is also not very valuable nowadays.

Upon hearing this, Fan Wumian immediately perked up. After all, the Great Jade King had already appeared, but the "Zhaoyi Star" had yet to come out.

Since he had stepped into the threshold of a "billionaire family", and was handed over jadeite worth more than 10 million Hong Kong dollars, the proprietress felt particularly relieved. She took the key and hurried downstairs to leave.

Fan Wumian turned on the light to look at the imperial green in his hand, and indeed found a few small cracks. Fortunately, it did not affect the production. After carefully observing it, he suddenly asked:

"Do you think it's suitable to be made into a little turtle? Here's the head, here's the claw, with a little carving, the shape will come out."

The bodyguard Qian Ge said helplessly:

"Boss, that's a bit too wasteful. It's better to call it Xuanwu, which is more attractive."

"Isn't Xuanwu also a turtle?"

Fan Wumian continued to observe, took it out to the sun to read it, and said with emotion:
"I was just out for some fun, and suddenly this good thing was given to me. I was really torn. I felt it was useless, but I still wanted to buy it to play with. It's better than a work of art. At least I can carry it with me, and I'm afraid I might lose it if I slip."

Pu Jiajing smacked her lips:

"Then boss, you have to bring another secretary with you. She doesn't have to do anything else but keep an eye on it. This is more than 10 million. If you put the cash in front of me, I can't even move so much money." (End of this chapter)