Vancouver is a coastal city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. .Ыqi.e Vancouver has a population of 600,000, while Greater Vancouver has a population of 00,000. It is the third largest city in Canada after Toronto and Montreal.
, is also the largest industrial, commercial, financial, technology and chemical center on the west coast of Canada.
Vancouver's film production is developed and it is the third largest production center in North America after Los Angeles and New York. It is known as the Hollywood of the North.
There are nearly 400,000 Chinese in Greater Vancouver, and its Chinese community is one of the largest in North America. Vancouver is where many Asians live.
Therefore, Liu Dong, who came to Vancouver for the first time, saw many compatriots with yellow skin and dark eyes like himself walking along the street, and he couldn't help but feel a certain intimacy with this city on the other side of the ocean.
When Liu Dong came out of the airport, he did not go to see Uncle Long immediately. Instead, he found a hotel and stayed there.
After taking a short rest, he rented a Hummer through a car rental company and drove to the heart of Vancouver's most prosperous urban area. His destination was the Bank of Canada's headquarters in Vancouver.
"Hello sir, how can I help you?"
When Liu Dong came in, the lady at the front desk smiled.
"Hello, I want to sell some gold here, but I don't know where to go?" Liu Dong said.
The reason why Liu Dong promised Zhang Fan to hand over 200 million US dollars to him within half a month was the confidence he had just received from the Aztec treasure. From this treasure, Liu Dong not only gained a complete ancient Aztec city
In addition, there are hundreds of thousands of precious works of art, as well as huge amounts of gold and silver.
Historically, and even now, Mexico, along with Arizona, California and other states in the southwestern United States, has always been an important region for producing gold and silver in the world. Even Mexico's silver production still ranks first in the world, with annual production
As much as 3,000 tons of silver.
Therefore, it is natural that the Aztec holy city, which once dominated the Americas for more than 300 years, accumulated a huge amount of gold and silver.
However, gold is used to build statues of gods, gold murals, tableware and other works of art. The remaining gold nuggets and gold sands that have no artistic value are about 20 tons, while the silver is nearly 300 tons.
The main reason why Liu Dong chose to sell gold instead of silver is that the price of silver is too low. An ounce is less than 10 US dollars, and 300 tons are not worth 100 million US dollars!
Moreover, trading such a large amount of silver was very troublesome and would easily attract more attention, so Liu Dong chose gold, which was more comprehensive.
"Sir, please go this way!" The front desk lady looked at Liu Dong with a slightly surprised look, then called the manager of the bank lobby through the headset and greeted Liu Dong.
Soon, the other party took Liu Dong to a room in a bank that specialized in precious metals.
"Hello sir, are you ready to sell gold?" the Canadian bank employee responsible for gold acquisition asked in a formulaic manner.
"That's right!" Liu Dong nodded.
"Then how much do you plan to sell?"
Hearing this, Liu Dong put the steel password box he was carrying on the other person's desk with a bang, and then looked at the other person's shocked eyes and said calmly, "1 ton!"
Feeling that his desk was shaking so much that it was about to fall apart, the young bank clerk immediately understood that the other party was probably not lying, so he immediately stood up and said, "Sir, please wait a moment!" and then hurriedly left.
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He is just an ordinary bank employee, and a transaction involving a ton of gold is not something he can decide!
Soon the young clerk led a young man in a suit and leather shoes out.
"Manager Blair is the gentleman!"
After sizing Liu Dong up, the young man stretched out his right hand and said, "Hello, sir, I am the manager of the precious metals revenue and expenditure management department of the bank. My name is Hard Blair!"
"Hello, my name is Dong Liu!"
After shaking hands and greeting the two, Blair said, "Mr. Liu, can you let me see the gold?"
A ton of gold is not a small amount. Although Liu Dong's dress and temperament look unusual, Blair still needs to make sure.
"certainly!"
As he spoke, Liu Dong opened the password box. Under the bright sky, a box full of gold nuggets and gold sand appeared in front of everyone's eyes. This naked wealth instantly attracted the attention of everyone around him.
"This gold was left behind by my great-grandfather when he was digging for gold in California when he was young. Recently, my business has encountered difficulties and I want to exchange it for some money!" Liu Dong found a justifiable excuse for his gold.
Moreover, the history of California was indeed developed because of the gold rush!
In addition, the gold nuggets in Liu Dong's box are irregular and very fragmented. If it were a bank or gold sold in the market, it would obviously not be like this, so his words are still more credible.
"Mr. Liu, let's go in and chat!" Blair greeted.
After Liu Dong nodded, he followed the other party into a VIP room.
"Is Mr. Liu planning to sell all this gold to our bank?"
"good!"
"Thank you Mr. Liu for your trust in our bank, but before that we have to verify the quality of the gold!" Blair said happily.
Although we are no longer in the gold standard era, the gold reserves of a bank or even a country are still a symbol of its financial strength.
"No problem, but it must be done on site!" Liu Dong agreed.
"certainly!"
After Blair agreed, he quickly asked bank staff to come in to verify the quality of the gold. Originally, this was not a complicated matter and was completed in ten minutes.
Moreover, the weight of Liu Dong’s box of gold was clearly measured.
"Mr. Liu, your total ounces of gold have a fineness of 87.65%. Do you think there is no problem?" Blair said.
"no problem!"
Although the weight exceeds one ton, Liu Dong is not surprised. After all, he weighed it exactly when he filled it with gold!
"How to calculate the price?" Liu Dong said.
Due to the outbreak of the 9.11 terrorist attacks, the stock price of Wall Street, the financial heart of the world, fell by more than 200 percentage points that day, and the stock market continued to decline. In just one week, the economic downturn in the United States has affected the stock markets of various countries around the world.
Trillions of dollars in wealth were lost directly or indirectly.
Its impact is almost as big as a global economic crisis.
However, this has also caused the prices of precious metals such as gold and silver to soar, especially gold, which is the only precious metal that can still replace currency.
Its price has more than doubled from US$342 per ounce before 9.11. However, Liu Dong also knows that this surge in gold prices will not last long. When the crisis subsides and financial order is restored, it will slowly continue to rise.
Whereabouts, but this does not prevent him from taking advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.
In addition, the reason why he no longer sells gold in the United States but goes to Canada is mainly because his performance in the crash incident has been on the FBI's watch list. An accident may happen. Liu Dong is also coming to Canada, so he came here.
Got here.
"According to the current price in the New York gold trading market, the price of gold per ounce is US$812, Canadian dollars! I wonder if Mr. Liu is satisfied with this price?" Blair said.
"No problem!" Liu Dong nodded simply.
Based on what he learned about the price of gold before, the price of gold in New York has increased again in less than a day, which is undoubtedly good news for him.
About an hour later, Liu Dong left the Bank of Canada with a check for US$32 million, personally escorted by Blair!
In the next three days, Liu Dong went to major banks and large jewelry stores in Vancouver to sell the scattered gold obtained from the ancient city of Aztlan, which was not art and had only precious metal value, totaling .68 tons, at an average price of 820 US dollars/
Prices per ounce were all sold.
The gold also brought Liu Dong an income of US$685 million, plus the US$50 million Liu Dong originally prepared for participating in the auction, Liu Dong's wallet suddenly bulged.
After depositing US$200 million into Qingyang Venture Capital's account, Liu Dong felt relieved when he looked at the remaining US$535 million in his bank card. With so much money in hand, he finally no longer had to worry about attending Christie's auctions and encountering good things to buy.
Amazing!
After finishing all this, Liu Dong took the prepared gifts and went to the address that Uncle Long had given him before.
Although Vancouver is the third largest city in Canada, the city's population is only 600,000, which is not as large as an average county in the country, so it is very easy to find.
Soon I found Uncle Long’s address in a luxurious community in Vancouver’s Chinatown, a two-story building with a Western style.
In front of the small building is an open garden, surrounded by one-meter-high fences and separated by a one-meter-wide gravel path leading directly to the door.
After Liu Dong rang the doorbell, a mixed-race young man about eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing a red shirt, a pong cap, and earrings, walked out.
Looking at Liu Dong, the young man couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Who are you looking for?"
"I'm from China and want to find Mr. Long Desheng!" Liu Dong said.
Uncle Long never told Liu Dong about his family affairs, so without knowing anything about it, Liu Dong had no choice but to reveal Uncle Long's nickname!
"Do you know my grandfather?" the young man said after looking at Liu Dong again.
"Know!" Liu Dong smiled and nodded.
"Wait a minute!" After saying that, the young man turned and shouted into the house, "Dad, there are guests here, looking for grandpa!" (To be continued.)