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"Mikimoto? Another Japanese luxury brand company?" Han Peacock asked.
Zhou Meiren smiled and said: "Is there something that Han Kongque, who has learned a lot, doesn't know? Mikimoto is an authentic jewelry company and is the king of pearls, so their main business direction is pearls. Recently, they have been involved in diamond jewelry, especially in
In our country, they are doing very well."
"A jewelry company that deals in pearls? Not far from our Peacock Island?" Han Peacock asked.
Han Peacock can always see problems from another perspective. He can also be said to be a severe patient with persecution paranoia, so when he sees a person, the first thing he thinks of is whether he is an enemy.
There must be a reason why this jewelry company is performing so well now. The first thing Han Peacock thought of was the pearl farming industry on Peacock Island. He had discovered many pearl farming bases, and with advanced diving equipment, Peacock recently
The pearls produced on the island flood the domestic market, which is probably the reason why Mikimoto Jewelry showed its goodwill to Han Peacock.
However, the strength of Mikimoto Jewelry is still very strong. Even Han Peacock cannot easily shake their main business. It has to be said that although Han Peacock does not have much affection for the Japanese, their seriousness in their work is not something ordinary people can do.
Comparable.
Mikimoto is a person, and he can also be said to be a legend in the Japanese jewelry industry. Mikimoto was founded by Kokichi Mikimoto of Mikimoto Jewelry in Japan. The method of artificially cultivating pearls he created has been passed down from generation to generation until 2003, which has a long history of 110 years.
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In 2015, Mikimoto Jewelry opened its first store in Shanghai. As of 2015, it has established 103 branches around the world. It is managed by Toyohiko Mikimoto, the fourth generation of the family. Currently, Ito serves as the president of the company.
Mikimoto Jewelry launched a new "Diamond Series" product in Shanghai in 2016, so they need a lot of diamonds, especially low-priced diamonds.
Now that Han Kongque has a diamond mine in his hands, and coupled with the competition in the pearl industry, Mikimoto must be looking for a cooperative relationship when he comes here this time.
As for this, even Zhou Meiren didn't dare to be careless. After all, Mikimoto was known as the "King of Pearls" for a reason.
Mikimoto is synonymous with the finest pearls. On January 25, 1858, Mikimoto Kokichi was born on the Shima Peninsula in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
His family has been running a small noodle stall for generations, and his father once hoped that he could inherit this ancestral business.
However, when Mikimoto was 23 years old, he developed a strong interest in the local fishery industry.
Natural pearls are produced in the coastal areas of Shima Island and sell for extremely high prices. In order to obtain pearls, residents harvest and fish indiscriminately from the sea, causing the number of local clams to decrease.
After learning about this situation, Mikimoto called for the protection of mussels on the one hand, and imagined that pearls could be cultivated artificially.
At that time, Japanese marine biologists discovered that the reason for the formation of pearls was the entry of foreign matter into the clam body.
In 1888, Mikimoto built his first pearl clam farm in a small bay on the Shima Peninsula. With a business vision that exceeded ordinary people, he began to try to cultivate pearls artificially.
After numerous failures, in July 1893, Mikimoto finally discovered the world's first artificially cultivated pearl among the clams he raised.
Although this was only a half-pearl with poor appearance, Mikimoto applied for Japan's patent for artificially cultured pearls.
It was not until 1905 that Mikimoto found a few round, lustrous pearls in the clams he cultured, proving that his culture method was completely successful.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Japan's jewelry manufacturing was still very underdeveloped, and there were almost no decent Japanese-made jewelry on the market. In order to develop its own jewelry industry, Mikimoto spent a lot of money to send people to Europe to learn jewelry design skills and production methods.
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In 1907, he opened Japan's first "jewelry workshop" and officially entered the jewelry industry. By 1911, Mikimoto's first overseas branch had opened in London, and subsequently many major cities around the world.
The shadow of "Mikimoto" jewelry store.
Due to its outstanding achievements, Mikimoto was designated as the royal jewelry supplier by the Japanese royal family in 1924. Since then, when the Japanese royal family held weddings, Mikimoto jewelry was a must-have gift. Even the British royal family in Europe wore pearls on their crowns and jewelry.
Also provided by Mikimoto.
Over the years, the method of artificially cultivating pearls created by Mikimoto has been passed down from generation to generation. Its jewelry has always maintained the pursuit of classic quality, elegance, perfection, and excellent craftsmanship. Many celebrities from various countries have become loyal fans of Mikimoto jewelry.
Since 2002, Mikimoto has been honored to become the official jewelry sponsor of Miss Universe. The crown worn by Miss Universe every year is made by Mikimoto.
Kokichi Mikimoto died in 1954 at the age of 96. After his death, the Japanese government posthumously awarded him the Japan First Class Medal of Honor, and the Japanese media also honored him as the "Pearl King."
Today, Mikimoto's business is run by Toyohiko Mikimoto, the fourth generation of the family. Mikimoto Jewelry has opened more than 100 branches around the world, including branches in the magical capital of China.
The Chinese can be said to be the ancestors of cultured pearls. Historical records indicate that thousands of years ago, the Chinese had learned how to place carved Buddha statues inside molluscs and let them cover the Buddha statues with beautiful layers of nacre, successfully making semi-circular beads.
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In the 18th century, the Swedish naturalist Carolus Linnaeus inserted stimulants into European fetal oysters to make them produce pearls. However, the method of cultivating pearls was gradually improved under the leadership of the Japanese pearl king Mikimoto in the early 20th century.
Therefore, these technologies, just like the four great inventions, were obviously first invented in China, but are often carried forward by foreigners. It has to be said to be a great regret.
"Three and a half million dollars, Boucheron." After the world-famous brands Mikimoto and Cartier took action, Boucheron did not hide its edge. It is among the top ten famous brands in the world with Cartier, so naturally it is not far behind.
Seeing this situation, Han Kongque has completely relaxed. It seems that no one is a fool in the face of interests. Even if someone wants to block Han Kongque's diamond mine, they have to see how much they pay.
Now it seems that it is obvious that they did not pay a price that was exciting enough. Instead, it was the diamonds that Han Kongque and the others presented that made them excited, so that these luxury brands started to take action one by one.
"Three million and eight hundred thousand..." As familiar brands appeared one after another, the competition for the second lot was obviously much more intense than the first.
By now, the auction held by Longfeng Investment Company was full of sincerity. At this time, everyone realized that these diamonds must be better than each other. They really couldn't guarantee that they would be able to successfully auction the diamonds later.
, so all the major companies took action.
In the end, the transaction price of this rough diamond weighing 150 carats reached 7.5 million US dollars, setting off a small peak in the first auction.
The auctioneer then took out two more diamonds for auction, weighing 180 carats and 190 carats respectively. The competition became a bit fierce, with the transaction prices being US$11 million and US$1,000 respectively.
Six million dollars.
Among them, a 180-carat rough diamond was successfully auctioned by an unknown jewelry company for 11 million.
If they don't take advantage of the fact that the competition is not fierce and grab a large rough diamond quickly, when an even rarer diamond appears later, I am afraid that with the funds they have prepared, they will not even be qualified to bid.
After these rough diamonds weighing more than 150 carats, after processing, the shaped diamonds will undoubtedly exceed 100 carats.
It is quite rare to find rough diamonds weighing more than one hundred carats, let alone diamonds that are processed to exceed one hundred carats.
Such rough stones are very rare in the world and can definitely be called precious.
Competition is becoming more and more fierce, and prices are becoming higher and higher as the weight increases.
The officials from the U.S. government who came to watch were a little shocked. According to this price increase, these ten diamonds would be enough to earn back the US$500 million in land use and mining fees that Longfeng Investment Company had paid before.
As much as half.
However, the newly appointed official did not have many ideas in his heart, because even if they obtained the diamond mine, they would not be able to mine it with their capabilities.
Regardless of whether Longfeng Investment Company knew there was a diamond mine here before, the fact that Longfeng Investment Company brought them so much money and taxes was enough to make them feel grateful. If it were Delbes Company instead,
Being able to come up with $100 million is already pretty good.
Compared with the powerful Delbes Company, they are really willing to cooperate with Longfeng Investment Company. The stone town where Longfeng Investment Company is located has become more and more prosperous.
The arrival of so many tourists this time has improved the economy of the town. This is something that the Delbes Company will not do at all. They will only continue to dig diamonds without taking into account the local environment.
"Everyone, the auction has now reached the middle stage, and it's time to introduce a heavyweight item. Next, let us give warm applause to the fifth item. This diamond is definitely a treasure that you will never expect.
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The auctioneer said with excitement. Such mysterious words filled everyone's hearts with anticipation, and everyone's eyes couldn't help but look towards the stage.
A beautiful woman in cheongsam walked out from the backstage, still holding a tray in her hand. In an instant, countless people looked at this beauty, until the originally calm beauty looked a little nervous.
"Everyone, this is a unique diamond. It is very different from the diamonds auctioned before. Its beauty lies not only in the eternity of the diamond, but also in its own color. The diamond we are going to auction next is..."
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