......... After listening to Zhou Bin's words, the three of them looked at each other. Wen Lin first said: "Mr. Zhou is serious. As Mr. Zhou said just now, the three of us are engaged in the mining and processing of rough diamonds and raw gold ore.
, we have a natural cooperative relationship with Mr. Liu’s Rose Jewelry, so what Mr. Zhou said, we are naturally willing to do it!”
Listening to his words, Shan Guozhi and Sun Yang also nodded in agreement.
"I wonder how many diamonds Mr. Liu's Rose Jewelry can consume in a year?" Sun Yang asked.
At this time, Liu Dong was very excited. He knew very well the value of being able to obtain diamonds and gold from China to a jewelry company that aspired to become the leader in the industry!
Taking diamonds as an example, the largest diamond manufacturer in the world is De Beers, a monopoly company that once controlled the world's diamond resources in the 19th century. De Beers established a central sales organization (cso), which holds annual
10 diamond "sightseeing" activities, not all diamond merchants have the opportunity to participate in this sightseeing activity, only "sightholders" carefully selected by De Beers have the opportunity to participate.
The few sightseekers are all very powerful in the industry, with large cutting plants and huge sales networks. The famous Chow Tai Fook Jewelry in Hong Kong is one of them.
But in front of De Beers, the founder of the diamond empire, these diamond tycoons have no negotiating power. De Beers matches diamonds according to quality and color and seals them in small boxes. Sightseekers can only see what is outside the box.
Price. They can only choose to buy or not buy. There is no room for bargaining. They cannot pick or complain about the diamonds in the box.
He once complained about the "evilness" of De Beers and was immediately kicked off the list of sightholders. However, Winston could not find a new source of diamonds, so he had to admit his mistake and returned to the list of sightholders.
Of course there are benefits to the sightholder's compliance. There is a stable source of diamonds, which means considerable profits. After the sightholder purchases the diamond rough from De Beers, it is polished in cutting centers such as Antwerp in Belgium and Tel Aviv in Israel, and then sold to
Large wholesalers, then move to middlemen, and finally retail jewelers.
Rose Jewelry, which has just joined the ranks of jewelry, is a jewelry retailer. All diamond products sold are obtained from middlemen, and this price is several times higher than the ex-factory price of rough diamonds.
According to information provided to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by U.S. jewelry retailer Zara, the gross profit margin of its jewelry products is more than 50%, and the selling price of rare pink diamonds and blue diamonds is three to four times the wholesale price.
.If diamonds are sold by luxury brands such as Tiffany and Cartier, the price will only rise even more.
Although De Beers gave up its monopoly on diamond mines at the end of the 20th century, the diamonds produced by De Beers still account for 40% of the world's total diamonds. Russia's ALROSA, which owns the other 40%, plus Australia's
Diamonds, owned by mining giant BHP Billiton, remains an unbreakable alliance.
The diamonds from this alliance are sold to sightseekers at a monopoly price and pass through cutting centers, jewelry wholesalers, manufacturers, retailers, and shopping malls at all levels, with various price increases before they finally reach consumers.
Annual sales of rough diamonds fresh out of the mine are around $6 billion, but during the same period, retail sales of jewelry were more than $56 billion.
Under the traditional department store model, 33% of the price consumers pay for diamonds is given to suppliers, middlemen and brands at all levels account for 42%, and shopping malls charge 25%.
This also means that if Liu Dong can connect suppliers and terminal sales, and omit middlemen, then his Rose Jewelry can take 67% of the profits. Even if the money spent on up and down management and smooth relations is removed, this
The profit amount can also reach more than 50%, which is enough profit to tempt crime!
It was precisely because Liu Dong knew this that he was particularly excited at this moment.
So when Sun Yang asked him how many diamonds he could buy, Liu Dong said without hesitation: "I want as much as I want, cash transaction, never default!"
Hearing Liu Dong's words, several people showed surprise on their faces. They didn't expect Liu Dong, a start-up jewelry company, to have such a big appetite.
Of course, the reason why Liu Dong dared to say this was because he was confident in his heart.
According to the data Wang Qiang collected for him during this period, the current diamond consumption market in China is generally bullish. From 1990 to now, China's diamond consumption has increased from less than 100 million Chinese dollars ten years ago.
, has grown to more than 8 billion now! Even excluding the factor of inflation, this growth rate is astonishing, and with the rapid development of China's economy, this demand will continue to grow.
China's proven diamond reserves and output rank first in Asia and tenth in the world. The annual output is about 200,000 carats. Even if the output in Wafangdian, Liaoning Province accounts for half of it, and gem grade accounts for 50%, then domestic
The rough diamonds that can be sold will never exceed 80,000 carats, and 80,000 carats is not even a fraction of the world's consumption of 20 million carats. Even the current domestic consumer market is far from enough. Therefore.
Even if Liu Dong eats all the 80,000 carats of diamonds, he will not suffer any loss.
"Mr. Liu, you have to think carefully, diamonds are not cheap even in rough form!" Sun Yang said with a serious expression.
"Don't worry, Mr. Sun. Since I dare to say this, I naturally have the strength!" Liu Dong said confidently. Although the Huaxia coins in his hands have been almost spent, he still has more than 300 million US dollars in his hands.
, with the cover of Qingyang Venture Capital, this money can also flow!
In addition, the current value of diamonds per carat ranges from 3,000 to 10,000 based on purity, cut, and color. Eating all 80,000 carats would only cost 500 million Chinese coins, which is not a difficult task for Liu Dong.
At this time, Zhou Bin, who initially helped Liu Dong pull the strings, has stopped talking. His task has been completed. What kind of agreement can be reached next depends entirely on Liu Dong himself!
After listening to Liu Dong's words, Wen Lin and Sun Yang looked at each other, and the former said: "Since Mr. Liu is so confident, we will not hide it. Most of our company's rough diamonds have been sold this year, and at most we can give Liu Dong
Sir, squeeze out two thousand carats of rough diamonds!”
Hearing this, Liu Dong felt secretly disappointed. The diamond mine in Wafangdian, Liaoning, was what he was most looking forward to. It had high reserves and good quality. He originally thought that with Zhou Bin's help this time, he should get 20,000 yuan.
Carat, I didn’t expect that holding your breath only costs two thousand carats, which is not enough even if it is squeezed between the teeth! Even Zhou Bin was a little dissatisfied at the moment, is his face worth two thousand carats?
Noticing the expressions on Liu Dong and Zhou Bin's faces, especially the latter, Wen Lin and Sun Yang's hearts jumped. They did not dare to neglect this direct descendant of the Zhou family, and they did not dare to show off their relationship at the moment. They quickly continued: "Next year, next year we will
The company can provide Mr. Liu with 20,000 carats of rough diamonds, and when most companies’ order contracts expire next year, we can increase the transaction amount to 30,000 carats!”
"The same goes for us. We can set aside 10,000 carats of rough diamonds for Mr. Liu's Rose Jewelry next year!" Sun Yang said quickly.
"Thank you both very much!" Liu Dong stood up and thanked you.
Forty thousand carats of diamonds every year can bring Liu Dong at least nearly 600 million in profits, and this number will rise as the price of diamonds rises.
There is nothing more exciting than making money.
"This is such an unexpected surprise!" Liu Dong thought to himself, he was absolutely right to come to this birthday banquet today.
"Haha, Mr. Liu is so polite!" Sun Yang and Wen Lin said politely.
After talking about the diamond order, it was naturally Shan Guozhi’s turn to control the gold.
However, compared to diamonds, the state has stricter control over gold, and the interests involved in Zhaoyuan, China's largest gold deposit, are more numerous and complex than diamonds!
After all, diamonds still require tedious processing, while gold only needs to be smelted before it can be circulated.
Therefore, even with Zhou Bin's face, Liu Dong can only share two tons of gold with Shan Guozhi, and it may increase in the future, but we still need to see the opportunity.
But for Liu Dong, two tons is not a lot! At least now Qiangwei Jewelry’s gold business can continue to expand. According to Wang Qiang’s plan for Qiangwei Jewelry, the company’s future business direction will focus on gold jewelry, jade jewelry and diamonds.
Other jewelry, such as pearl jewelry and rubies and sapphires, are limited by supply and domestic consumption habits, so they can only take a back seat.
"Okay, now that the business is over, let's have a drink!" Although the few people have only reached a verbal agreement and have not signed a specific contract, Zhou Bin believes that if he comes forward, this matter will not happen again.
The slightest mistake occurred.
"Cheers!" Zhou Bin naturally wanted to give him face.
After a glass of wine, the atmosphere was obviously more relaxed than before. The Chinese people's special wine table culture was fully reflected at this moment. "Xiaodong, then you will entertain Director Wen and the others for me. I'm still outside."
If you have something to do, I won’t accompany you for now!”
"I understand, brother Zhou, don't worry!" Liu Dong naturally knew that if Zhou Bin hadn't done it for him, he probably wouldn't have called these people here, and it took him more than half an hour. You know, this is Mr. Zhou
’s birthday, Zhou Bin, as his grandson, has the important responsibility of welcoming guests.
After giving orders to Liu Dong, Zhou Bin made a complaint to Wen Lin, Zhou Yang and Shan Guozhi, then turned around and left.
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