Chapter 813 Diamond Trading

"... When George saw Zhuang Rui stop and looked at the people in the yard, he quickly pushed Zhuang Rui gently from behind and said in his ear, "Don't look at those people, go into the trading hall..."

The other three bodyguards have also got out of the car, and Zhuang Rui walked to a high-walled compound. "This yard is just the parking lot of the exchange" and is not protected by the Diamond Exchange.

The exchange in front of me is a large red-roofed house, surrounded by a high power grid on the outer wall, and the door is a double electric iron gate. At the door, there are four security guards holding an AK47.

"Mr. Zhuang, we are waiting for you here. Please remember not to cause trouble inside." When they came to the gate, Zhuang Rui and his party were stopped by those security guards.

Due to the high risk of diamond raw stone trading, South African countries implement a trader license system for diamond raw stone trading. People without (licenses) cannot enter the trading market for raw stone trading.

Among Zhuang Rui's group, only Zhuang Rui has applied for a trading license, so even Peng Fei can only wait outside.

"Brother Zhuang, this..." Peng Fei was a little worried.

"It's okay. The exchange will ensure the safety of customers. You don't have to worry." George seems to be very interested in Peng Fei. When he chatted with Zhuang Rui along the way, he would say a few words to Peng Fei from time to time, but Zhang Fei didn't like him very much. It was often George pointed out for a Come up with a word.

"Peng Fei, it's okay..."

Zhuang Rui waved his hand to Peng Fei. Anyway, diamonds and gold are the main export products of South Africa. If the security of the exchange cannot be guaranteed, then there is really no need for this government to exist.

"Sir, what can I do for you..."

After issuing the trading license, Zhuang Rui walked into the red house and greeted Zhuang Rui.

"I need this week's diamond auction list and another room to see the goods..."

Before coming, Qin Haoran explained the process of diamond auction to Zhuang Rui, which is different from the jade public market. Diamond auction is extremely private in the trading market. Every trader will not meet each other, and they don't know who sold the diamond they like.

In general, during the time of the trade fair, before every Tuesday, the exchange will provide each licensed dealer with a list of raw stones for auction.

Customers who receive these lists enter the market at different times and ways, and then are arranged in their separate trading rooms to see and subscribe. After reporting the price, each buyer can leave and wait for the news.

At 3:00 p.m. every Friday during the trading period, the auction results of diamonds will be announced for the opening time, and the winning bidder will settle the bill according to his own results and the exchange.

Diamonds can be different from jadeite, moving track a piece of dozens or even hundreds of catties. This thing may be worth hundreds of millions in a small bag, so it used to be a one-hand payment and one-hand delivery exchange to issue a certificate to the buyer, so that it can be brought out of South Africa through customs.

Although this is not as exciting as gambling stones, it ensures the privacy and security of traders. This trading method has continued since the establishment of the Diamond Exchange in South Africa.

However, even so, there are still a lot of diamond buyers who are targeted by local or some international criminal groups. Those who just don't know how to leak the wind, and eventually lose money.

There are also special circumstances for this kind of transaction, that is, if the buyer does not catch up with Tuesday and is unwilling to wait until next week, he can issue a capital certificate to the exchange that as long as it is not open on Friday, he can also temporarily join this week's auction.

It was Wednesday when Zhuang Rui came to Johannesburg yesterday. Naturally, he could not receive the auction list of the exchange, but Zhuang Rui really didn't want to wait until next Tuesday, so he arrived at the exchange in advance.

Of course, there is also a limit, that is, the licensed trader who applied for must have a purchasing power of at least 100 million euros.

"Sir, please follow me..." The staff member looked at Zhuang Rui and then took him into an office. After pouring a cup of coffee for Zhuang Rui, he said, "Sir, please show me the proof of funds..."

Zhuang Rui heard about this process from Chun Haoran. He opened his handbag, took out two anonymous bank promissory notes issued by the Swiss bank, and put them in front of the staff.

"David, please come here..." The white man picked up the phone on the table and called someone in.

"William, that's right, 200 million euros, can be withdrawn at any time..."

David, who received the call, should be an accountant. After checking Zhuang Rui's silver well ticket, he nodded to the staff member named William.

"Okay, thank you, David..." When the accountant went out, William returned the bank promissory note to Zhuang Rui with a smile on his face, and then took out a quotation from the drawer of his desk and put it in front of Zhuang Rui.

"Mr. Zhuang, this is the list of diamonds and the bottom price of this week's auction. You can look at the list first. If you need to check the actual goods, "I can bring it to you, one...

The person who can take out 200 million euros is already a very important customer of the exchange. After William opened the list, he pointed to Zhuang Rui and said, "Mr. Zhuang, look at this one. This is a diamond picked in August last year." It weighs 48 carats, and the starting price is only 5 million US dollars.

Look at this "This is the largest diamond mined last year, and it is also a pink diamond." The starting price is 15 million US dollars. I believe Mr. Zhuang has the strength to buy it." William sat next to Zhuang Rui very familiarly and spared no effort to introduce the diamonds on the list to Zhuang Rui. You have to empty the last steel jump in Zhuang Rui's pocket.

"Fuck" this thing is more expensive than jade!" Zhuang Rui scolded in his heart. You know, one carat is only equivalent to 0.2 grams, and 50 carats is only about 10 grams, that is, one-fifth of a taels. It can be sold for tens of millions of dollars, which is much more expensive than the best jade.

"Mr. Zhuang, you open this again." William saw that Zhuang Rui did not say anything and pointed to another diamond.

"Thank you, I'll take a look first..." Zhuang Rui looked at William with a smile and interrupted him. "If you buy according to William's introduction, your father-in-law must work hard to go back to Hong Kong.

Zhuang Rui came to the south this time to help Qin's jewelry and his own Qin Ruilin buy the diamond stone next year. He didn't dare to spend this money.

The price of bare diamonds in the international market is basically 4,000 to 10,000 RMB per carat according to its luster and color. If converted into euros, it is about 400-1000 euros per carat.

Of course, like some extremely rare pink diamonds and relatively large diamonds, these prices are not suitable." For example, 50 one-carat diamonds may only cost 500,000 RMB to buy, but for a 50-carat diamond, I'm afraid you can't buy it for 5 million or even 50 million. Of.

For example, a 55-carat diamond produced in South Africa a few years ago was finally auctioned away by a jewelry commercial price of 12 million US dollars, and the mine that produced the diamond was directly acquired by an American company at a price of 100 million US dollars.

The same is true of the diamonds that William introduced to Zhuang Rui just now. The weight and purity of a diamond can turn its price up dozens or even hundreds of times.

So, don't think Zhuang Rui brought a lot of money this time, if he only chooses the best diamonds, I'm afraid he can only buy dozens at most.

"Ha ha, Mr. Zhuang, take your time and call me whenever you need anything." William knew what he had just done made the young man disgusted today, so he stood up and poured a cup of coffee for Zhuang Rui and sat quietly next to him.

"According to the annual sales volume of Qin's jewelry in so many chain stores in Southeast Asian countries, I'm afraid it needs at least 30,000 to three-carat loose diamonds." This will cost about 80 million euros...

In addition, you also need to buy some diamonds of about three carats to 10 carats with higher purity and higher quality, which cost almost 80 million yuan. For the remaining tens of millions of euros, you can buy a few best diamonds.........

Zhuang Rui secretly calculated in his heart that "the tens of thousands of loose diamonds" does not need to be of good quality, but it is best in a batch of auction items. As for the other two, Zhuang Rui needs to choose carefully.

"Huh? This can be..."

Zhuang Rui saw a batch of lots, with a total of more than 28,000 loose diamonds, all coming out of a mine. The bottom auction price is 4 million euros, which is also the highest price in this packaged auction.

"Mr. William, please take some auction sheets..."

Such loose diamonds are all diamonds of average quality. "Zhuang Rui doesn't need to inspect the goods at all. After receiving a few auction orders brought by William," Zhuang Rui filled in the auction number and filled in the auction price of 282 million euros below.

The staff was not allowed to check the customer's bidding price, so William waited for Zhuang Rui to fill in and seal the bid form in a special paper bag before coming to Zhuang Rui and said, "Mr. Zhuang, do you still want to buy some single diamonds..."

With William's work experience, it can naturally be seen that Zhuang Rui bought loose diamonds, but with such a large customer, William is a little reluctant to sell a few best diamonds.

"Mr. William, this pink diamond and this 48-carat diamond, um, and these, can you show me?"

William's efforts paid off. After seeing the diamonds that Zhuang Rui referred to, he almost fainted happily. PS