Chapter three hundred and fortieth precious gems and precious wood
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Chapter 340: Priceless gems and precious wood
?...Burmese golden camphor, also known as mountain balm, is a broad-leaved tree growing in the tropical rainforests of Southeast Asia! It takes at least 50 years for Burmese golden camphor to grow and mature!!
Moreover, the hardness of golden camphor wood is relatively high and not easy to wear, making it very suitable for carving! At the same time, golden camphor wood contains extremely heavy oil and iron. When washed with a high-pressure water gun or polished at high speed, it will emit a different smell from ordinary wood, which is quite special!!
This kind of oil and iron makes the golden camphor wood non-deformable, resistant to acids and alkalis, and is particularly moisture-proof and corrosion-resistant. What’s even more amazing is that the color of the polished golden camphor wood is oxidized into golden color through photosynthesis! And the color
It becomes more noble as time goes by.
It is precisely because of its excellent characteristics that golden camphor has become the first choice for high-end wood.
Needless to say, teak is a national treasure of Myanmar. It has straight wood texture, hard and fine texture, and a greasy touch on the surface. It has good drying properties and high durability. It has the least expansion and shrinkage among all woods and has good dimensional stability.
The surface wood grain is beautiful and elegant, and it is easy to process. It is one of the highest-grade woods in the world.
Burmese chicken wing wood has a sand core and takes 150 to 200 years to mature. Moreover, there are not many straight trees of Burmese chicken wing wood, so the yield rate is low. People in Beijing are accustomed to calling Burmese chicken wing wood old chicken wing.
The top grade of wenge wood. It is also a rare and precious wood.
As for rosewood, although it is not what we often call "old rosewood" in the past, it is still very valuable. Burmese ebony is also one of the high-grade woods.
Liu Dong now owns Taiyige Woodworking Company, and the demand for these high-grade woods is very high. Moreover, these high-grade woods are precious tree species that take decades, even hundreds of years to mature. Now, after nearly hundreds of years of development,
These pieces of wood are getting less and less, and their value is getting higher and higher. Liu Dong needs to take advantage of the fact that he still has some spare money in his hands, and reserve a batch in large quantities. This can also be used to launder the money in his hands.
"Moreover, I want all the things I buy this time to be good, not defective!" Liu Dong continued: "The jadeite rough must have python belt, pine flower and ringworm, these rough stones can obviously have green characteristics; the purity of red sapphire
The degree, transparency and color must be mid-range or above. I don’t want low-end gems; the diameter at breast height of gold camphor and wenge must be more than 20 centimeters, the diameter of teak must be more than two meters, red rosewood, black rosewood and ebony.
The diameter at breast height must be more than 40 centimeters!"
"As long as I want these few things, and the level can meet my requirements, how many do I want?".
After listening to Liu Dong's words, now he is not worried about Liu Dong's ability to pay, and jade and ruby sapphires are no problem. As long as he has money, he can get them. However, gold camphor and chicken wing wood are hard to find.
Not only does it grow slowly, but because of too much logging, there are too many of them even in Myanmar. Even if Liu Dong only has a diameter of 20 centimeters, it is not easy to find. However, the forests in northern Myanmar are dense, and if you want to find them, you can always find them.
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As for the remaining rosewood and ebony, it's not too difficult.
"Brother Liu, the thing you want is of high value. I'm afraid it won't be easy for me to collect 120 million U.S. dollars! I need time to prepare!"
"In addition, I am not the only one who has the final say in the family. You want too many things, and the early preparations will take up a lot of funds, so Brother Liu needs you to pay a part of the deposit first!"
"Deposit is required, there is no problem with that!" Liu Dong nodded. For such a large transaction, a deposit is naturally required. Otherwise, if you don't give up, wouldn't it be a huge loss?
"As for the time...!" He said, "What do you think about March next year? It happens to be the time when Myanmar's public sale starts. I believe Brother Liu will also go to Myanmar at that time. You can also inspect the goods by then!"
The so-called Burmese public sale takes place three times a year, in March, June and November. Liu Dong knows this very well. And he will definitely go to the Burmese public sale next year, and from now to March next year,
There is still half a year left, half a year is just right.
"Okay, March next year!" Liu Dong nodded.
"As for the price, I will purchase it at the market price. I believe this price will not cause the Wichai brothers to suffer!"
After listening to Liu Dong's words, with their family's status in Myanmar, if they purchase such a large quantity, they can definitely get what Liu Dong wants at a price that is 20% to 30% lower than the market price. And if Liu Dong purchases at the market price,
Then they made a lot of money.
"Brother Liu wishes us a happy cooperation!".
"Happy cooperation!" Liu Dong also said.
Although this cooperation is indeed Liu Dong's best choice now, otherwise, if he were to go to Myanmar to purchase by himself, it would be time-consuming and laborious. I am afraid that the local snakes in Myanmar will not only not be able to negotiate the price, but will kill him.
There are even more people who don't even want to pay the bill, but want nothing. The history of blood and tears of Chinese jade merchants in Myanmar has long told Liu Dong this.
Therefore, now he would rather spend more money and get things done safely.
, the two chatted some more, and Liu Dong sent the other party away.
Mu Gang was exhausted at sea, so he had gone back to his room to sleep.
Liu Dong was still thinking about what he had gained in the sea today, so after closing the door, he quickly returned to his room. However, when he came back, Liu Dong was dumbfounded. He had only taken out the treasure from the two fossils.
, but forgot the huge size of the two big guys.
Because the two fossils are connected together, it is a huge piece of bluestone. The longest part is nearly 18 meters, the widest part is more than ten meters, and the thickness is more than five meters. Just how many meters does his bedroom have?
Ten square meters of space is simply not enough. Even if the hall is enough, there is not such a big place for him to put stones.
Moreover, such a large boulder weighs at least hundreds of tons. After it is taken out, the entire floor is probably in danger of collapsing.
"It seems that I can only find a chance to untie it after I go back!" Liu Dong thought to himself.
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Early the next morning, after the signing was completed, Liu Dong signed a check for 50 million Chinese coins and gave it to the other party, which was regarded as a deposit for the transaction.
Liu Dong's large-scale purchase has made him lose any interest in continuing to play here. The beautiful money scene and the possibility of improving his status within the family are preparing for the big deal in half a year.
Seeing this, Liu Dong, who also attached great importance to the deal, did not keep him. At noon that day, he flew directly from there to Yangon, the capital of Myanmar.
, Liu Dong himself stayed in Qingdao, and he planned to stay here for a few more days. After the turmoil caused by his last membership examination subsided, he would return to Quancheng. Otherwise, the visits and phone calls would be enough to annoy him.
die.
Moreover, when I came to the island city, I was busy with this and that, and I didn’t even visit the antique market!
So, at around four o'clock in the afternoon, when the outside temperature was no longer too hot, I took Mu Gang and the two of them drove towards Changle Road, where the largest antique market in the island city is located.
By the time Liu Dong and the two arrived, there were already a lot of people bustling here, and the day Liu Dong came was a Saturday, which happened to coincide with the antique market on Changle Road, so there were especially many people.
After leaving the car outside, the two entered through an electronic security door.
The history of Qingdao is not as rich as that of Quancheng. It was not until the end of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China that it slowly developed after it became a German colony. It is only a hundred years old now, so the antique streets here are not the old-fashioned wooden buildings like Quancheng.
Instead, they are all modern glass showcases and the like.
Moreover, the scale of the antique street here is far smaller than that of Quancheng. There is only one street and a courtyard in the middle. Although the place is small, there are many people who come here to hunt for treasures. After all, the island city is also a city under separate national planning. People who like antiques
There are many collectors, and there are many more people with financial strength than in prefecture-level cities. Therefore, the antique market here is very prosperous, and there are more antique markets in the island city than just Changle Road.
Because it is a big market on Saturday, there are a lot of Baofengzhai today, and the shops nearby also have their doors open to attract business.
When he walked here, except for the different buildings around him, Liu Dong almost felt as if he had returned to the Quancheng Antique Market.
Therefore, Liu Dong was slightly looking forward to it, eager to find a few things of sufficient weight. However, within five minutes of walking, Liu Dong's expectations completely disappeared.
What a scam! Yuanguang looked at more than 20 stalls and more than a dozen shops for relics, but there was not even one high-end item. The most valuable thing was a small blue and white bowl from the Guangxu official kiln. Liu Dong went over and asked.
, the price is 100,000, and there is no need for counter-offering.tmd Now the official kiln blue and white bowls in Jiaqing are not so expensive!
However, although the beginning was not smooth, after a few minutes, Liu Dong finally made a surprising discovery.
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