A woman with a rich net worth, an independent personality, a beautiful face, and a hot figure is undoubtedly full of charm.
When she was in Cape Town, Mrs. Capet was a famous "social butterfly". When she arrived in Johannesburg, this "social butterfly" was still a delicate rose with thorns. Although so far, only one lucky person has been confirmed to be Mrs. Capet's guest.
There is only Roark, but this does not prevent the foxes who cannot enter the vineyard from throwing dirty water on Ada.
This actually fully proves how popular Ada is in Johannesburg.
In other words, as popular as Ada is, Rock will be jealous.
This guy not only takes possession of Ada, the most beautiful red rose, but also wants to take possession of Phyllis, the white rose that is still in bud.
It’s totally unreasonable!
The person who caused the public outrage did not have this consciousness. He originally planned to go find Ada at night, but felt that it seemed too scumbag, so he decided to stay at the police station that night.
But I didn't expect Ada to come to my door.
It was actually already past eight o'clock in the evening, and it was still raining outside. Although Ada came in a carriage, she still looked much more embarrassed than usual.
"It's so late -" Rock still felt distressed, mixed with guilt and a touch of sadness.
"Is it very late?" Ada stood in front of Roque in a lively manner, showing no emotion or anger.
"It's not too late -" Rock immediately gave up.
After returning to the office and closing the door, Rock felt a little guilty again.
In the past, Rock would have been acting recklessly, but today Rock was so gentlemanly that he even went to make coffee for Ada.
This is so unusual. Ever since Rock and Ada had that kind of relationship, Rock rarely did this kind of thing, so when Rock turned around, he didn't see the sadness in Ada's eyes.
"You are so relieved. It only takes half a month to go to Nyasaland. Are you not afraid that I will sell the gold mine?" Ada half-joked and half-complained.
"If you want to sell, then sell. If you sell, there must be a reason to sell." Roque is generous. He can't give Ada a perfect family, but he can give Ada full trust.
This is actually not good. Women’s hearts are fickle. A woman like Ada will probably not even be a friend if she can’t be a lover. Therefore, if Ada’s love leads to hatred, the result is really hard to say.
Of course, it’s not that easy for Ada to sell the Rock Gold Mine. Everyone in Johannesburg knows that the Rock Gold Mine belongs to Rock. If Ada does this, the city government will not be able to pass the test.
"You are now a baron, so the matter with your little girlfriend should be finalized -" Ada sighed quietly, sometimes women's sixth sense is really accurate.
"Maybe in a few days-" Rock's hand shaking the coffee poured him, but luckily he didn't spill it.
Even though Roque didn't even propose marriage now, Roque has never worried that things will change between him and Phyllis. To put it bluntly, with the relationship between Roque and the Matilda family, if Phyllis
If she doesn’t want to marry Roque, then Philip Matilda might tie up Phyllis and send her to the bridal chamber.
It’s not a possibility, it’s a certainty.
"Congratulations!" Ada's voice didn't sound strange at all.
"Thank you——" Rock handed the coffee to Ada.
Ada gently raised her hand to take it, their eyes met, and the air suddenly became ambiguous.
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In the early morning, Ada left before Rock got up. Rock wanted to take a nap, but Henry blocked the door.
"Get up quickly, is your ring ready?" Henry yelled as soon as he walked in, then his nose twitched, his brows wrinkled, and then returned to normal.
This kind of thing is really normal in this era. Henry himself has become accustomed to it. Even after Rock and Phyllis got married, as long as Rock didn't abuse Felice, Henry would do whatever he wanted to do outside.
Pretending not to know.
"Let's get started -" Roque didn't know that he would meet such an open-minded uncle, and he only felt a little sore in his waist.
"Hurry up, hurry up, I only received Owen's telegram at midnight last night, and I came back overnight. I just went to Ziwei Town to pick up Phyllis, but you guy is sleeping -" Henry rambled on, not as if he was here.
Complaining is like showing merit.
Rock didn't talk nonsense and washed up as quickly as possible. When Ada didn't go to Pretoria with Rock immediately, Rock had already accepted the result.
Although the marriage between Rock and Phyllis is already a certainty, there are still necessary procedures. This is Rock's respect for Phyllis, and it is also the dignity that the Matilda family needs.
So after Rock got up, he and Henry went to the Rock Gold Mine to pick out rings.
After the establishment of the Mining Alliance, the quota of Locke Gold Mine could not meet the output of Locke Gold Mine, so Locke found another way to deeply process gold at Locke Gold Mine, sell the gold in disguise, and also pursue higher profits.
The gold processing level of Lock Gold Mine is now very high. Rock not only hires experienced goldsmiths from Cape Town, but also recruits craftsmen from Europe who are willing to come to Johannesburg. Now the gold processing department of Lock Gold Mine has forty people.
With multiple people, we can make more than 10,000 pieces of jewelry every month, and rings are of course essential.
"Don't propose with a piece of raw ore. That would be embarrassing. Shouldn't the ring be prepared in advance? Otherwise, let's go to Pretoria. Itno's ring is not bad. I'll give it to Lacey.
I bought the ring from Itno." Henry still doesn't know why Roque went to the gold mine. If Roque really moved a piece of gold to propose, it would be valuable, but the newly promoted Baron Nyasaland and Mathil
The Da family will become a laughing stock among the nobles.
Even Henry, Baron Favart, was embarrassed.
"Stop talking nonsense, Itno is mine -" Rock galloped on his horse and thought for a long time before he remembered that this was the case.
Since gold jewelry is produced on a large scale, a sales channel is needed.
There are almost no competitors in the jewelry industry these days. The famous Tiffany, Van Cleef & Arpels and others in the future are still in the processing stage of supplied materials. Although the styles can be freely selected, the processing is time-consuming, laborious, and expensive, so it is almost impossible to talk about it.
What market share?
The gold in the Locke Gold Mine is almost endless, and the raw materials are almost inexhaustible, so the production of jewelry is very fast, so a store specializing in selling jewelry came into being.
The meaning of "Itno" is eternity. The name was even randomly determined by Rock at the beginning and had no special meaning.
After opening the first store in Pretoria, business in Itno was good because of the low prices and novel designs. Some people even came to Itno from Cape Town to buy jewelry.
Before Ada took over the Rock Gold Mine, Buck was in charge of Itno, so although the business was good, it was not great.
After Ada took over, Itno finally ushered in an explosive period. Next month, Itno will open its first store outside the Transvaal in Cape Town. After that, Itno will enter London.
and Paris, becoming the world's first luxury brand for the public.
There is no need to doubt, as long as you think about this blue ocean, you will understand the prospects of the brand Itno.
"Eteno is yours?" Henry was simply surprised, but more anger followed: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? I went to buy a ring for Lacey, but I didn't even get a discount. I thought Iteno was yours."
Teno has such a powerful backing, and he doesn’t even give me the face of the police chief. I didn’t expect that you, a bastard, would pay me back the money I paid for the ring!”
"I didn't know you were going to buy a ring. Wasn't the ring last time custom-made?" When Henry got married, Rock accompanied him throughout the whole process. The ring at that time was custom-made. Rock didn't know that Henry bought the ring in Itno.
How much did it cost?
"Haha, Phyllis will be very miserable in the future, because her husband thinks that giving her a ring for the rest of his life is enough." Henry immediately threw away the little money to buy the ring and worried about his sister's future instead.
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In fact, it also contains more elements of schadenfreude.
"Haha, after Felice gets married, the entire Itno belongs to Felice. She can change one set of jewelry every day, and it's no problem to change ten sets a day." Roque doesn't worry about this problem. With Itno as a foundation,
If you count the number of jewelry alone, Phyllis is definitely happier than Lacey.
"Fuck, no, no, Locke, you have to keep this a secret. You can't tell Phyllis, and you can't tell Lacey—" Henry immediately thought of the consequences of Phyllis possessing Itno, and he suddenly started sweating profusely.<
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Regarding the relationship between Phyllis and Lacey, Phyllis knows almost as much as Lacey knows. Henry will probably not have a good life by then.
"Stupid, you also have a gold mine, so you won't create a brand of your own." Rock pointed out the way, and he was not worried that Henry's creation of a brand would take away Etenault's market. The size of this market exceeds
Everyone imagines that not to mention two brands, ten or twenty would not be enough.
"This is a good idea. I'm going to go back and discuss it with Lacey. Lacey has a baby now, and there are a lot of things going on every day -" Henry looked happy, obviously feeling like an expectant father.
"Lacie is pregnant? Congratulations, I will be the child's godfather." Rock immediately made a reservation. This kind of opportunity does not come around often.
"Haha, okay, no problem." Henry agreed. In fact, the relationship between him and Roark did not need to be strengthened in this way.
Arriving at the Rock Gold Mine, Rock unexpectedly met Dr. Kay Mallory who was about to leave. Dr. Kay Mallory looked unhappy when he saw Rock, but Rock didn't take it to heart and casually talked to Kay.
Dr. Mallory said hello and took Henry straight to the storage room.
The storage room is not a basement dedicated to storing gold. It is only used to temporarily store the finished jewelry. At the beginning of each month, the gold mine guard will send the gold jewelry to the specialty store in Pretoria. The specialty store will sell the jewelry.
It has nothing to do with the production of accessories, and it is actually very simple to manage.
The person in charge of jewelry production is called Isabella Cotton. She comes from an old craftsman family in Paris. Because she is a woman, Isabella Cotton is not valued by the family, so Roque bought Isabella Cotton at a high price.
Cotton was hired to Locke Gold Mine.
With her exquisite craftsmanship and keen sense, Isabella Cotton soon became a leader in jewelry production, so Rock appointed Isabella Cotton as the person in charge of gold deep processing.
"Do you need a ring or a set of jewelry?" Isabella Cotton is thin and has a dull expression. At first glance, she looks like a standard technical talent and is not very good at dealing with people.
But if you enter your own professional field, Isabella Cotton's professional skills cannot be said. Several of Itno's best-selling jewelry are all designed by Isabella Cotton.
"Don't care if it's a ring or a set of jewelry, bring out the best." Roque spared no expense, and the jewelry for his wife must be the best.
"Every one is outstanding." Isabella Cotton looked serious. For her, the works are like her children, and every one is the best.
"Then give everything you have." Rock is not angry. Only by having such self-confidence can he create outstanding works. In a field that does not belong to him, Rock will not be jealous of people who are better than himself. p>
Then take everything out.
In fact, Isabella Cotton still had a choice. There were only four rings and only one set of jewelry.
There is no doubt that this set of jewelry is the most eye-catching, because the diamond under the necklace is a rare pink diamond. Compared with ordinary diamonds, there are very few colored diamonds, and they are generally very small, and can only be set in rings.
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"This diamond was bought from De Beers Consolidated Mining Company. The price when I bought it was pounds. After cutting, the largest diamond weighed 65.2 carats, so I made this set of jewelry called 'Dream'.
The whole set of jewelry uses a total of eleven pink diamonds. If it is sold, I will price it at 150,000 pounds." Isabella Cotton was very calm, as if she was describing an insignificant matter.<
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The value of the pink diamond weighing 65.2 carats is simply immeasurable. The original weight of the "Heart of the Ocean" was only 69 carats. Later, after several polishings, the weight became 45.52 carats. In 1908, the "Heart of the Ocean" was still called "Hope".
"It was bought by Turkish Sultan Hamid II for US$400,000, which is almost 100,000 pounds.
"Dream" is a complete set of jewelry, using a total of eleven pink diamonds, so the price of 150,000 pounds is not outrageous. Rock even thinks that the price is low. A pink diamond weighing 65.2 carats is rare in the world.
, it is not an exaggeration to say it is priceless. If Rock were asked to set a price, Rock would set the price at half a million pounds.
It doesn't matter if you can't sell it, just regard it as the treasure of Itno's store.
No need now, "Dream" will become Phyllis's private collection. Only when Phyllis wears it can the world have a chance to see it.
"Locke, no, you have to get me a set of jewelry similar to 'Fantasy', otherwise Lacey will kill me." Henry gritted his teeth. A woman's jealousy is unreasonable. Lacey is still pregnant.
, Henry shuddered just thinking about it.
"Haha, do you think diamonds like 'Dream' are everywhere?" Rock doesn't care how much Henry tries to please Lacey, "Dream" must belong to Phyllis and no one can take it away.