Chapter 174 Diamond Storm
Zhang Ping reluctantly left the eye of the statue. Although the thing was good, it was not his own. If you have a chance to get it, study the secret of the eyeballs. Jenny and Kelly, like those spectators, were pierced by the strong light, but with Zhang Ping's fairy breath, it seemed that there was really a cool feeling washing their eyes, and the blink of an eye had returned to normal, even clearer than before.
This made them feel amazing, but in Zhang Ping, they saw too many incredible things, such as his running speed, supernatural gambling, etc., which were unimaginable to ordinary people. No matter how strange it is, it is not surprising that something happened to Zhang Ping.
Being pulled away by Zhang Ping, Jenny was still a little dissatisfied and muttered that she hadn't seen enough. Kelly said with great interest. I just heard someone say that in this jewelry exhibition, in addition to the brand jewelry of some well-known companies, there is also an exhibition hall specializing in the sale of second-hand jewelry, children's jewelry, clothing jewelry, fashion jewelry and luxury jewelry. The classification is very detailed, allowing jewelers and tourists, according to each detail category, Go and buy the goods you need.
In addition to these jewelry exhibits, there are also some exhibition halls for antiques and gifts, which greatly increases Zhang Ping's interest. This is a bit like a domestic temple fair. Maybe he can find some good objects.
So the three of them did not visit one by one and ran straight to the exhibition hall. Unexpectedly, they met Sun Haoyang and Lin Meilin there unexpectedly.
Coincidentally, the two groups actually took a fancy to the diamonds on a booth at the same time. What attracted them was a few dazzling colorful diamonds, which were expensive, both of them were more than tens of thousands of dollars.
Colored diamonds are a very rare type in the diamond world. General diamonds are transparent and colorless. Colored diamonds are the color produced by the chemical reaction caused by particles in diamonds. They are often encountered but not available, and the value is higher than ordinary diamonds. The common colors of colored diamonds are light green, light yellow, yellow, golden and pink. It is said that blue Hope color diamonds can be called a rare treasure.
Unlikely, Jenny and Lin Meilin fell in love with a pink colored diamond at the same time. The small colored diamond is in the shape of a chicken heart, which is the best match on their chest. Before Lin Meilin said anything, Sun Haoyang next to her smiled and said to Zhang Ping, "Zhang Ping, since this colorful diamond is favored by Meilin, will you ask your Miss Jenny to give up your love?"
Zhang Ping looked at Jenny in an embarrassment. Jenny also probably knew Zhang Ping's character. Unless she had to, she would never easily fall out with others for this diamond. She just wanted to give it to Meilin and choose it again. Unexpectedly, Chen Guang next to him said, "Diamond beauties complement each other, but it also depends on who they wear. Miss Lin is graceful and magnificent, and she is the right one.
Zhang Ping was very unhappy when he heard it and was about to talk. Jenny pulled him and signaled that it didn't matter to her. Then she put up with it and helped Jenny put on another blue colored diamond necklace. Sun Haoyang didn't care about Zhang Ping's face. In his mind, there was only Lin Meilin's joys and sorrows. Hearing Chen Guang talk like this, he naturally listened happily.
But it was a little unpleasant in Lin Meilin's ears. She also vaguely knew the contradiction between Zhang Ping and Chen Guang. At this time, she did not want to be used as a gun. However, when she saw that Zhang Ping's face was not right, she somehow felt a little happy. She glanced at Zhang Ping proudly and put on the chicken heart diamond.
At this time, the two Americans selling colorful diamonds saw that these guests had chosen diamonds, and they were more cheerful to pay the bill, and their faces were more enthusiastic. Zhang Ping asked Kelly why he didn't choose a piece. Kelly was a little disappointed and said, "I've always wanted to have a snake-shaped diamond necklace, but I couldn't find it just now."
When one of the Americans heard this, he quickly said, "Miss, I'm afraid snake-shaped ones are rare. Or you can buy a bare diamond back, or you can find someone to polish it yourself." I took out a few naked drills, and the planing surface without any polishing marks at all looked very rough, but in the eyes of everyone, I also thought it was funny.
Zhang Ping's heart moved, as if in his memory, Ruan Xiaoling and Master Xie have also polished and processed diamonds. It would be a good business to take some naked diamonds back and design them by themselves, and then sell them in Cuiyuexuan. So he asked the American about the specific market and the source of goods in their hands.
The American felt that he had met a big customer and said happily: The two brothers have some relationship in South Africa and can get these naked diamonds, but for their own reasons, they don't want to spend money on design and sales. The main reason for coming to the exhibition this time is that I want to find a suitable next one and establish a long-term cooperative relationship. I also brought more than a dozen naked diamonds.
The price of this bare diamond is still quite different from that of the finished product. It is undoubtedly a good idea to achieve long-term cooperation intention. When he was wandering just now, Zhang Ping also had a general understanding of the situation of the diamond market. He knew that the American price was reasonable, so he signaled him to wait for a moment. He picked up the phone and dialed Zhonghai Ruan Xiaoling's number. After getting his accurate reply, Zhang Ping made up his mind and decided to eat this batch of naked diamonds first.
Unexpectedly, when Zhang Ping walked back, Chen Guang and Sun Haoyang plugged in. They also want to establish a cooperative relationship with the Americans. The price is even higher than that of Zhang Ping. There is no doubt that they want to take away his business. Zhang Ping didn't get angry with them, but just sneered at what the American said.
The two Americans discussed for a while and apologized to Zhang Ping. They were just businessmen. Naturally, they would do business in which one with a high price, but they were willing to give Jenny a 30% discount on the colored diamond just now to apologize. Zhang Ping sneered, still bought the colored diamond at the original price, and took Jenny and Kelly away.
Lin Meilin was a little sorry and persuaded Sun Haoyang: "Since they negotiated first, after all, you are colleagues now. It doesn't feel good to do this. Why don't you have half of your family, so it's easy to explain it to Kexin. It won't be a bad relationship.
Sun Haoyang was a little moved, but Chen Guang said, "Our peers are enemies. Since we can eat all of them, why should we give them half? You know, Cui Yuexuan's jade is their big head. Compared with our reputation, it has been played out a long time ago. This color diamond is good, but it is our brand, and we must not let it."
Being blocked and robbed, no one is very comfortable, and Zhang Ping is no exception. However, it doesn't make any sense for him to have some unnecessary conflicts. If you want to hurt the other party, you have to completely knock him down and have no chance to turn over. Humph, this road is very long, and the good play is singing slowly.
The three people continued to walk slowly. Kelly also took a fancy to a diamond, but the price was quite high. Zhang Ping did not hesitate to buy it directly and gave it to Kelly, which made Kelly very excited. Going further, there is the exhibition hall for the auction of antiques.
It happened that Fatty Yan hugged Cai Yuling and strolled over with Director Yin. Director Yin also had a foreign girl beside him. She was not old, but quite temperamental. After a few jokes, you will understand that Director Yin is always single and looks very faceless. He just hooked up with a model in the exhibition hall. You are rich and I am good-looking. The temporary model named Ellie has changed into a temporary female companion of Director Yin, and the model actually knows Chinese. It is said that she followed his parents when she was a child. After going to China and living there for a few years, Chinese still has left some foundation.
This exhibition hall for auctioning antiques is different from other exhibition halls, and the surrounding area is also the booths of various companies. But the most eye-catching is a semi-circular auction table in the center. A fat auctioneer on the stage is constantly rendering the emotions of those spectators, and the scene is very hot.
"Gentlemen, gentlemen, the following is the long-awaited work of Van Gogh: the starry night sky of the Rhoen. The work you see was made in September 188. The starlight of the sky and the reflection of the light on the shore respond to each other. This way of processing light reflects Fan. Highly unique visual aesthetics. The use of color-segregated brush strokes in the painting can be traced back to the method of the Seine River and the Great Jet Bridge. Such a beautiful scenery is really amazing. The opportunity is rare. Everyone, the reserve price is 1 million US dollars.
I didn't expect to see Van Gogh's work at first sight. Zhang Ping felt very lucky. He doesn't know anything about art, but sometimes when he looks at those famous paintings, he can't help but replace his emotions. Van Gogh's oil paintings are his favorite, especially Van Gogh's later works, which are completely different from the low and dark in the early days. The picture is bright, as if he wants to comfort the suffering of the world with a cheerful song to express his strong ideals and hopes.
A British critic said: "He spent all his energy on pursuing one of the simplest and most ordinary things in the world, which is the sun."
His picture is not only full of bright colors under the sun, but also depicts the stunning sun itself more than once, and sunflowers many times.
In memory of his deceased cousin Mofu, he drew a picture of "Bin Blooming Peach Blossoms" in the sun and wrote a poem saying, "As long as the living are still alive, the dead are still alive."
If people can truly love each other, life will last forever. This is Van Gow's wish and belief.
But the cold and dirty reality finally made this ** and enthusiastic artist suffer from intermittent mental disorder. At the time of the illness, he fell into madness, and after the illness, it became more painful. Unwilling to increase the burden on others (especially his brother Theo), he committed suicide on July 23, 1890 and died a few days later at the age of 37. A few months later, Theo, who had devoted all his love and material resources to him, also died. People say: Theo was born for Van Gow...
Van Gogh seems to have infinite magic. The bidding rose steadily and soon soared to a high price of 5 million US dollars. Jenny looked at Zhang Ping staring at the oil painting and asked curiously if he was also interested. Zhang Ping shook his head with a wry smile. He was unwilling to pay such a high price. If it's hundreds of thousands, you can still buy it back to play, but millions or even tens of millions, hehe, forget it.
At this time, there were still two people on the field who hesitated to continue bidding. A blue-eyed middle-aged lady's cheeks had already had thin sweat beads, and the decorative feather fan in her hand was constantly shaken by her. The other opponent was a short and fat man with an obscene expression, and he couldn't see where his card was. In the end, the middle-aged lady was finally evased by the other party's leisure and complason, allowing the short fat man to get what she wanted with a price of 6 million US dollars.
Zhang Ping observed very carefully. In fact, although the short fat man looked very relaxed on the surface, there was a lonely action that betrayed him. Every time with the other party's bid, his eyes would involuntarily blink, especially when he quoted 6 million at the last moment, his ears even shrugged slightly until Finally, I confirmed that I had successfully bought it. My eyes lit up in an instant, and a smile appeared on my face.
I'm afraid the bottom line of this short fat man is not far from this 6 million. Maybe it's his card. Zhang Ping made this judgment.
Next is an antique from China, Western Zhou bronzes. This is another good thing that the Eight-Nation Alliance did in those years. Zhang Ping scolded the country with hatred. The ears of Fatty Yan next to him were really good, and he also said to Zhang Ping with deep emotion: "Do you feel very uncomfortable that your domestic cultural relics are auctioned abroad? Hey, I was the same as you back then, and even caused some trouble because of this. "
Oh, Zhang Ping is a little curious. This fat man Yan also looks like the second generation of Hong, a high-level son. How can he cause trouble because of cultural relics? I was very surprised.
Fatty Yan smiled bitterly and said, "When I was young, I also liked to play some collections. Later, I offended a prince at that time because of a national treasure. If I hadn't, I wouldn't be like this now. I would have been a director in a place like the Family Planning Commission. That thing was also a bronze ware, but it was sold abroad by the prince, making a lot of money. It's still a little uncomfortable to think about it, but they are in a high position now, which is far from what we can do.