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Chapter 930 The King of Pearls
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When the huge silver bead was in the water, no trace of it could be seen at all, but when Liu Dong took it out of the water, a silver-white translucent entity appeared, and it emitted a faint silver-white light like a night pearl. Maybe it was during the day.
Because of the relationship, this brilliance is not bright enough, but it can be compared to a 15-watt incandescent lamp!
Looking at the huge bead in his hand, Liu Dong thought of a kind of precious and unusual jewelry, the 'Shark Bead', also called the Shark's Tears. However, it was not the legendary Shark's tears, but a pair of beads formed by the gills of freshwater fish.
This type of pearl has greater gloss than pearls and is white and translucent. Because it is extremely difficult to form, it is very rare and has an extremely high market price.
But the silver-white beads in Liu Dong's hands obviously cannot be shark beads. Instead, they should be pearls. However, pearls are a calcium carbonate mineral. It is impossible for pearls to maintain their original luster and brightness after tens of millions of years. They can only be
Fossils that look like lumps of stone! For example, the world's first pearl, known as the 'Queen of Pearls', is now stored in a bank safe in San Francisco, weighing 6,350 grams, 28 centimeters in diameter, and as big as a human head. It has no luster.
fossil!
But the pearl in Liu Dong's hand is obviously not like this. Its shape and brightness are better than most pearls today.
Liu Dong didn't know what kind of changes this pearl had undergone during these tens of millions of years to reach its current state, but Liu Dong knew that he had found a treasure again this time!
As Liu Dong kept fishing down, the silver-white pearls he salvaged in the blink of an eye were already piled up on the rocks nearby!
After waiting for everything to be finished, Liu Dong counted. From this giant clam fossil, he salvaged a total of nearly 200 large and small mutant pearls. The smallest one was more than 10 centimeters in diameter, as big as the belly of a finger!
The largest one is larger than a basketball, with a diameter of more than 40 centimeters. This is the first time Liu Dong has seen such a giant pearl!
"Is this really a treasure?"
Looking at the numerous pearls, large and small, scattered at random, lighting up the entire interior of the clam shell as bright as day, even Liu Dong, who had already obtained countless treasures, couldn't help but feel excited.
China is a veritable ancient country of pearls in the world, and records about pearls can be traced back to 2200 BC. According to "Shangshu. Yu Gong", "Huaiyi Binzhu" shows that the history of pearl fishing in China dates back to Xia Yu 4,000 years ago.
The era has already begun. Freshwater pearls were produced in the Huaihe River. Pearls were also designated as tribute at that time. There are records about pearls in ancient books such as "Book of Changes" and "Book of Songs".?
Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the use of pearls has become increasingly common. Pearls have become a luxury item for high-ranking officials and nobles in the court. The emperor has begun to accept pearl offerings. Wenlong, the prefect of Guiyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty, "offered pearls to seek favor" from Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty. It was also widely used by the royal princes of the Western Han Dynasty.
Pearls, pearls have become a symbol of nobility.
Throughout history, pearls have always symbolized wealth, happiness, happiness and nobility. The nobles in feudal society used pearls to represent status, power, money and distinguished status, while the common people used pearls to symbolize happiness, peace and good luck.
This time, I was able to obtain many precious pearls. Liu Dong's regret that he could not collect pearls because they could not be preserved for a long time was gone!
However, he was afraid that these pearls would undergo unpredictable changes, so Liu Dong put the pearls back into this small pool of unknown water, and then directly used the relic Yuan Guang, the water with the pearls, and held them in the underground stone shell.
Entered the mustard space.
After finishing these tasks, Liu Dong, who was satisfied in his heart, looked around the dim clam shell space and climbed out of it.
"It's a pity that such a large dinosaur fossil didn't produce any babies!" Liu Dong shook his head, feeling slightly dissatisfied and turned around and walked out of the room!
Three days passed very quickly. One morning after the three days ended, Liu Dong's super estate of more than 15,000 square meters at the top of Crouching Tiger Mountain became more lively than ever.
As luxury cars drove in, business elites in suits and ties gathered. Some of them were familiar with each other before, and some were not. But after today, the original barriers will slowly be eliminated, and everyone will be familiar with each other.
Be a brother in the trenches!
For the first time in history, the Qianping conference room specially set aside by Liu Dong in the front yard was filled with people.
Looking at the dense flow of people below and the respectful eyes of each pair, Liu Dong felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.
All of this comes from his struggle, and possessing all of this has caused a fundamental change in his status in less than two years!
But Liu Dong is not satisfied!
He wants more. Fame, money, status, and even women!
"cough!"
After a slight cough, the conference room, which was not very noisy, instantly returned to absolute silence!
Facing the concerned eyes, Liu Dong smiled and said: "I am very happy that there are many familiar faces among us at this year's annual meeting. This is your achievement, and it also shows that I am a qualified boss. In one year, there are not many familiar faces among us."
Busy work in vain! Finally achieved some results!"
Hearing this, Lin Ling, who was taking meeting notes for Liu Dong next to her, raised her lips. Liu Dong not only achieved some achievements this year, but also experienced earth-shaking changes!
Others may not know, but Lin Ling, who is her bedfellow and personal secretary, knows everything about Liu Dong best, so she knows that today’s annual meeting only involves Liu Dong’s Chinese business group, and the responsibility for the American business group is
No one was there!
"... Since it is an annual meeting, I must first listen to your results, and then talk about your plans for next year. It is still the old rule, and the company with the oldest experience will still start first!" After finishing speaking, Liu Dong looked towards
To the left is a middle-aged man sitting very far back and looking a little nervous.
"Chen Xiang, you come first!"
"Huh?" Chen Xiang was startled when his name was called and stood up quickly!
This is the first time for Chen Xiang to participate in an annual meeting of this scale. Unlike Feng Jianhui, Zhang Fan, and Yang Ke, who all graduated from prestigious universities, either with a master's degree or a doctorate, and are business elites in the workplace, Chen Xiang is just an ordinary middle-aged man.
A college graduate, and it’s not business administration, but a very ordinary accountant!
But whether Liu Dong, Uncle Fu, or even Mr. Li are optimistic about his management of Chenxiang Pavilion, in addition to his honest character and talent in antique appraisal, hard work is also the main reason why Chen Xiang finally became the general manager of Chenxiang Pavilion.
reason.
Looking at Liu Dong's encouraging eyes, Chen Xiang, who was standing on such an occasion for the first time, took a deep breath and calmed down a little. Then he picked up the year-end summary and next year's development on the table that he had revised dozens of times.
planning.
"As of the end of this year, the Chenxiangge Art Chain Store has a total of seven branches in Quancheng, Daocheng, Qingzhou, Weifang, Zhengzhou, Jingcheng, and Jinmen. Its main business has expanded from the original antiques to modern ceramics.
, bronze crafts, Chinese paintings, oil paintings, mounting, pen, ink, paper and inkstones and many other main businesses! The turnover has increased from 125.8 million last year to 256 million now, with a profit of 134 million! Our goal for Chenxiang Pavilion next year is
Open branches in five cities: Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Luoyang, and Kaifeng, and strive to have 12 Chenxiangge art chain stores by the end of next year, with a turnover exceeding 300 million and profits
Reaching 160 million!”
"Papa...!"
When Chen Xiang finished speaking, Liu Dong was the first to applaud, and then the entire conference room burst into applause. After finishing the content of the materials he prepared, Chen Xiang, who was originally confident, returned to the initial anxiety!
“I only have one requirement for the development of Chenxiang Pavilion: Steady, Steady, Steady! Don’t pursue how many branches to open a year, but to make each branch integrate into the local market as quickly as possible, and achieve profitability as soon as possible.
The popularity of Chenxiang Pavilion has been further improved!"
"I understand, Chairman!" Chen Xiang nodded seriously.
"Next up is Rose Jewelry!"
Noticing Liu Dong's eyes, Wang Qiang smiled slightly and said: "After merging Han's Jewelry and undergoing business integration, our Qiangwei Jewelry has 1,632 branches, which are divided into Qiangwei Jewelry brand that operates mid-to-low-end jewelry, and Qiangwei Jewelry brand that operates
Qingcheng Jewelry, the top jewelry brand, has now opened branches in Beijing, Quancheng, Daocheng, Jinmen, Magic City, Yangcheng, and Shancheng. By the end of this year, Qingcheng Jewelry's turnover reached 2.554 billion, with a profit of 1.386 billion.
million; Qiangwei Jewelry’s turnover reached 4.578 billion, with a profit of 1.8 billion!”
"...Next year, Qingcheng Jewelry's goal is to open branches in second-tier cities in coastal provinces, and by the end of next year, the number of Qingcheng Jewelry branches will reach 15! The main plan for Qiangwei Jewelry next year is to reduce the number of stores in remote locations, outdated facilities, and small stores.
The number of branches of Qiangcheng Jewelry will drop to 1,450 by the end of next year! Qingcheng Jewelry’s sales and profits will double before the end of next year.
Sales and profits have increased by one-third. By the end of next year, Rose Jewelry’s total assets will reach 22 billion, sales will exceed 12 billion, and profits will exceed 5 billion!”
Everyone present applauded this well-known boss’s girlfriend!
But after the applause subsided, Liu Dong asked: "In addition to domestic development plans, does Rose Jewelry have no plans for overseas expansion?"
"Of course!" Wang Qiang said after glancing at Liu Dong.
“The Swiss Richemont Group, the second largest luxury goods company in the world, has been rumored to sell off many of its luxury jewelry and watch brands due to over-expansion, out-of-control operating costs, and financial constraints. Therefore, our Rose Jewelry Company plans to acquire Richemont.
The Cartier or Piaget brands in the hands of Feng Group have entered the ranks of international jewelry and luxury watch sales!” (To be continued.)