Author: quiet thoughts

Shirakawa Feng chose Hetian jade not just because of its reputation, but because of all jade types, Hetian jade has the highest appearance value.

Blue Mountain Jade, Dushan Jade, and Xiuyan Jade are mostly blue in color, and they are beautiful, but they are not Bai Chuanfeng's favorite.

Hotan jade has a warm color and fine texture, especially the category called mutton-fat white jade in the album, which is crystal white and flawless.

Even if Bai Chuanfeng doesn't understand jade, he knows that it is a good thing.

"Sir, you have really good taste. Mutton-fat jade is the most precious type of Hetian jade.

All the mutton-fat jade in our country comes from the jade collection in Hotan County, and the ones brought out for trade have been screened by jade experts and are definitely top-grade jade."

When Lin Ning saw Bai Chuanfeng staring at the mutton-fat jade, he lost no time in introducing it.

China is still too poor these days, and the Council for the Promotion of International Trade will not let go of any foreign trade opportunities.

What's more, Hetian Yu sounds nice, but the only people who are really interested are overseas Chinese and businessmen from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

As for mainland China, there is no mature jade market at the moment.

She quoted 40,000 yuan in Japanese yen, so she quoted it to Gaoli.

"Oh, by the way, there are a lot of jades. Is the material cost enough? If not, I can add more."

"Then I'll take my leave now." Pushing the business card forward gently, Bai Chuanfeng nodded and left.

500 yuan is almost equivalent to a year's salary of an ordinary person. How can it not be expensive?

"Sir, how many kilograms do you want? We will arrange for people to release it out of customs, but you need to find a way to transport it to Neon."

Lin Ning and Gu Shangying looked at each other. The former swallowed his throat and spoke cautiously.

Lin Ning's body trembled as his eyes swept away, "Shirakawa Electric?!"

At this time, black and white TVs were not popular in China, let alone LCD TVs, which were like alien objects from the sky.

"Four or four hundred thousand dollars?!" Lin Ning felt that she was out of breath.

The circle plus the maple leaf is the family crest of the Shirakawa family, and it is appropriate to place it on the ring finger that represents status and ability.

Just kidding, for 40,000 US dollars, of course I have to hire a national treasure-level artist to take charge.

"That's enough, please don't worry, it's absolutely enough." The trembling Zhong Min felt a little awkward when speaking.

Moreover, Bai Chuanfeng ordered six pairs of jade pendants and two pairs of thumb rings. According to a processing fee of US$10,000, that is US$160,000.

"Oh, it doesn't matter, I understand." Bai Chuanfeng waved his hand indifferently, "I wonder if I can trouble Master Wang to accept this commission for 400,000 US dollars."

Lin Ning knew that Bai Chuanfeng's identity was not simple. She also saw it when the curator received them just now.

There is another character "Chuan" in bird seal script. Please put it on the jade pendant.

Including the material cost of US$40,000 per kilogram, 5 kilograms of so much jade must be enough.

Lin Ning immediately became energetic after receiving the accurate information. It seemed that he was indeed a big owner and wanted the most expensive mutton-fat jade.

Bai Chuanfeng stretched out his hand behind him again, and a business card fell accurately into his hand.

Comrade Wang Shusen will be responsible for your entrustment. He is our country's top master of arts and crafts. He has a family background and is best at carving jade pendants."

Gu Shangying, a Chinese-American, almost cut off his fingers. He paid 400,000 US dollars without blinking an eye or even taking a breath.

"But Comrade Wang Shusen."

Because this was a special-grade jade that had been specially selected for trade, Lin Ning offered a price of 500 yuan.

"Of course" Bai Chuanfeng nodded without hesitation, "Not only do I have to deal with it, I also want to ask your help to carve it into jade."

As a stunt artist, you always have to pay a craft fee.

After hesitation, Lin Ning stretched out four fingers and said, "40,000."

Forget it, Bai Chuanfeng doesn’t understand it himself, but he is not short of money either.

So because the market is limited, Hetian jade is actually very cheap now.

"That's right." Bai Chuanfeng nodded, "I plan to use it as a family heirloom, so it must be unique and cannot be copied by others."

"Director, $120,000?"

Bai Chuanfeng said while writing that a 30% deposit for large transactions is a common practice.

But after all, it is used to make jewelry. If the quantity is too small, free shipping will not be available, otherwise you will lose money before making any money.

"Here, one is a circle with a maple leaf. Please engrave it on the wrench.

If anyone comes looking for trade again, remember to focus on introducing our jade works of art."

As he said this, Bai Chuanfeng asked for a piece of blank paper and began to write and draw on the paper.

So of course Lin Ning quoted the price in Japanese yen, but the other party actually blurted out $40,000 and thought it was very cheap.

By the way, how much does this mutton-fat jade cost per kilogram?" To be honest, he was also curious about how much the legendary Hetian jade was worth.

The difficulty of carving is not that big. With the national team behind him, Zhong Min has full confidence to do it.

"Sir, please rest assured that the most skilled jade carving masters in China are all in the Yanjing Jade Factory.

Bai Chuanfeng smiled casually, "I'm sorry I didn't bring so much cash, I can only use checks."

"Sir, do you really want to order this batch of jades?" After hearing what happened, Zhong Min confirmed again with great caution.

So he said directly without hesitation, "Because we need more jade, I will give you a few more kilograms.

Now some stones, oh no, now some jade can be exchanged for this huge sum of money, why not take it.

But don’t worry, checks can also be used. And Beidu Bank has an excellent reputation and is absolutely reliable.”

As for the word "Chuan" on the jade pendant, it is easier to understand. It is also a symbol of a certain status.

"Director Zhong, I know Beidu Bank. Yesterday I saw a Beidu Bank in the city. If it doesn't work, I'll just try it this afternoon."

After all, I am now in Neon, and the other party is also speaking Japanese.

"It's Shirakawa Electric, the one with the huge color TV!" Lin Ning explained his discovery to the two of them incoherently.

Soon several simple schematic diagrams were presented.

After writing the check, he pushed it forward, but everyone in the Huaxia Pavilion stared at him blankly.

Kilograms? He always felt that something was wrong.

They still recognized the Chinese characters for "Shirakawa Electric" and "Shirakawa Kaede" written in Chinese characters on the business card.

Isn’t jade all sold in grams? Does it require more raw materials to be carved into jade pendants or finger rings?

They did nothing and got $120,000 for free?

Zhong Min carefully fiddled with the check in his hand. This check was equivalent to a note written to the bank.

People still pursue material conditions such as food and clothing, but spiritual aesthetics are far from being explored.

In 1985, the official exchange rate between RMB and Japanese yen was 1:80, which converted to 500 yuan was 40,000 yen.

After the other two people also understood the words on the business card, they also took a breath.

"Hey, what's wrong with Xiaolin?" Zhong Min and Gu Shangying came over curiously.

After taking a glance at the pattern, Lin Ning hurriedly agreed.

After all, he was an outsider, and Bai Chuanfeng didn't know whether the 5 kilograms he estimated could meet the requirements for jade carving.

But after Bai Chuanfeng heard the other party's caliber, he was stunned.

No matter how hard it takes, the foreign exchange of 400,000 US dollars must not be missed.

"Yes!" Lin Ning nodded solemnly. It was his duty to earn foreign exchange for the country.

In recent years, the country has been severely short of foreign exchange.

Moreover, just the clothes he was wearing and the jewelry worn by the women around him didn’t look ordinary at first glance.

"Okay!" Zhong Min nodded firmly, "We have accepted this commission."

Soon she was running all the way and called the curator Zhong Min over.

You must know that the total foreign exchange reserves of the country are only over 8 billion US dollars, and 400,000 is already a huge number.

Tsk, don’t you think this is enough?

"Sir, please wait a moment. I'll call the curator." The matter was so important that Lin Ning himself didn't dare to make the decision.

The material cost was 200,000 US dollars, and the processing fee was 160,000 US dollars. For the sake of his hometown, Shirakawa Kaede chipped in a total of 400,000 US dollars for it.

Usually such a large amount will only be used to purchase foreign precision equipment with special approval.

As for other decorative carvings, I’ll leave it to you, you are the experts in this area.”

"40,000 U.S. dollars? So cheap?" Bai Chuanfeng was shocked. The priceless mutton-fat jade in later generations was sold for only 40,000 U.S. dollars per kilogram?

"Uh-huh." Lin Ning and Gu Shangying, who was setting up the stall, were also shocked.

After turning around and discussing with Tanaka Yuko and the others for a while, Bai Chuanfeng nodded, "Okay, let's take the mutton-fat jade."
To be continued...