Chapter 1369 I am richer than the old horse (and at night)
"Xiao Wang, let's go, go out and find a knife-making workshop, and customize a 'golden ring knife' for Tongtong."
In the villa area of Honolulu in the capital, Xia Zekai came out of the villa and said something to Wang Yi.
"Golden Ring Knife?" Wang Yi opened his mouth and hurriedly asked someone to inquire, and searched for relevant information online.
Not to mention, he actually found it, and the place is not far from the villa area of Honolulu. There is a Longquan Swordsman Zhengwufang just 6 kilometers away from the Jinyuan Times Shopping Plaza.
There was no other place to go for the time being, so Xia Zekai asked Wang Yi to drive there.
There was a traffic jam at night, so it took them more than half an hour to get there, which was pretty fast.
After arriving at the place, they parked the car and went directly to the fourth floor. They asked the shopping mall staff here and found Zhengwufang soon.
Xia Zekai glanced at the business card on the counter and knew that the boss' name was Li Jianyuan.
"Boss Li, I want to customize a large gold ring knife for a little girl around ten years old to play with." Xia Zekai explained the purpose of his visit to Boss Li.
Li Jianyuan heard Xia Zekai's statement and thought to himself, "You want to make a large gold ring knife for a child about ten years old, or a little girl. Are you serious?"
But looking at Xia Zekai, it didn't look like he was joking. Li Jianyuan then asked Xia Zekai's specific requirements.
After listening to what Xia Zekai said, Li Jianyuan was stunned. What kind of family is this? The toys for the children have to be customized.
"Sir, is it not safe for children to play with knives? The knives here are all freshly forged, and some are made of special steel." Li Jianyuan expressed his concerns.
Xia Zekai waved his hand: "Boss Li, please help me find a way to make it safer."
"It must be light. My daughter will only enter third grade in the second half of the year. She can't swing it if it's too heavy." Xia Zekai specially warned her.
After listening to this, Li Jianyuan thought hard about the problems that might be encountered in the production process of this golden ring knife. He finally asked: "Sir, the price is acceptable to you..."
"Price is not an issue, as long as the quality is good." Xia Zekai said.
He remembered something again and specifically warned: "By the way, it must be done beautifully."
This encountered a problem. Li Jianyuan quickly asked Xia Zekai for confirmation: "Sir, do you have any drawings? If there are design drawings, we will do it faster."
"Drawings?" Xia Zekai pondered for a moment, looked around and saw no one around, and said, "Boss Li, have you ever seen a TV series like this? The lyrics go like this..."
"Knife, what kind of knife is it? A large golden ring knife."
As soon as he finished humming this sentence, Li Jianyuan followed up with: "Sword, what kind of sword is it? The sword of shame of the moon."
"The move, what kind of move is it, the yin and yang move of heaven and earth!"
"Haha, my opponent, it's this TV show. You can make it for me according to the 'Golden Ring Knife' on it. It doesn't matter how much it costs. You must make it beautiful for me." Xia Zekai repeated it again.
"Hey, don't worry, you won't do anything wrong!" Li Jianyuan made an 'OK' gesture with his hand and said.
After finishing speaking, Li Jianyuan settled down and thought carefully for a while, then said: "Sir, what do you think about using hard maple wood?"
Xia Zekai shook his head, Li Jianyuan frowned, and when he started thinking about other woods, he heard Xia Zekai say: "I don't know much about wood, and I don't understand these. It's up to you to choose the wood. As long as it is light and hard."
Li Jianyuan did not expect that Xia Zekai shook his head for this reason, and he nodded quickly: "Sir, don't worry, hard maple has a fine texture, and there is no problem with its hardness and strength. In the 20th century, it was still the main material for aircraft propellers."
Xia Zekai didn't expect that this kind of wood would be used to make aircraft propellers. In this case, its hardness, toughness and wear resistance were no problem. As for the weight, Xia Zekai couldn't tell the difference between the real thing and simply chose to believe Li Jianyuan.
In comparison, they are more professional.
"Sir, what's your surname?" Li Jianyuan asked Xia Zekai when he saw that he didn't speak anymore.
Xia Zekai smiled and said, "My surname is Xia."
"Mr. Xia, please pay a deposit first. I will call the head office immediately and arrange for the best master to process it." Li Jianyuan said.
"How much is the deposit?" Xia Zekai asked him.
Li Jianyuan stretched out his hand and said, "Mr. Xia, please give me a deposit of 1,000 yuan. This money will not be refunded. When you come to pick up the knife, we will include it in the price."
Xia Zekai heard what he said and asked him: "If I pick up the knife in three days, can I get it?"
"This... is difficult. We have many products in front of us." Li Jianyuan hesitated. To be honest, the time was too tight.
Even if the order is really placed, the processing master will have to work overtime. If the money is not available, no one is willing to do this.
He hesitated for a while and finally said it.
Xia Zekai smiled: "Boss Li, I won't make it difficult for you. How much would it cost to make this knife?"
The price of hard maple wood is about 6,000 yuan per square. In terms of pure wood, only a small part is used, but they want to use the best piece of wood to make this 'golden ring knife'.
The most expensive thing is the design and labor costs.
Li Jianyuan did the math and finally said: "4,500 yuan is enough."
To be honest, the price is not low anymore, and they still make a lot of profit, but they have to arrange orders.
Xia Zekai shook his head: "I'll give you a number. I'll come to pick up the knife in three days. I'll give you a happy message if it works."
"..." Li Jianyuan had nothing to say.
He finally said: “Mr.
"Forget it about compensation. I just want to buy a toy for my daughter. It's not worth it if I fail to buy the thing and make enemies." Xia Zekai shook his head. He didn't lack the money, and he didn't plan to rely on this.
make money.
Hearing what Xia Zekai said, Li Jianyuan didn't say anything. He took out his mobile phone and made a call. After waiting for the call to be connected, he said: "Sister, this is Jianyuan. There is an urgent order now. I am using the U.S.
Use hard maple wood to make a large wooden golden ring knife..."
He didn't feel embarrassed at all, and even explained the order status and origin of this 'Golden Ring Knife' on the phone. At the end, he specifically said: "Sister, the customer is eagerly waiting for this knife. We must get it here."
It will be sent to me in three days."
"Okay!" The other party hung up the phone happily.
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When Xia Zekai and Wang Yi came out of Jinyuan Times Square, it was already dark outside.
When I came here, I not only ordered the knife I wanted to buy for Tongtong, but also selected the gifts for my parents and parents-in-law.
I also selected gifts for Yatou, Qingyu, Chenchen and Jingling.
The gift from his wife was a bit troublesome, but Xia Zekai didn't mind it. He made a special trip to Zhou Dasheng and bought a set of jade jewelry for his wife.
Two days later, Xia Zekai attended the groundbreaking ceremony of Xiaoai Technology Co., Ltd.'s new factory. At this ceremony, a deputy mayor named Gao from the Beijing government came to attend.
Xia Zekai looked strange to him and didn't feel surprised. There were so many civil servants across the country, and he only knew a few of them.
In addition to the deputy mayor surnamed Gao, Shen Nanpeng also came to participate in the groundbreaking ceremony.
But only Zhang Xu, Zhang Yiming, Liang Rubo and Laoma knew that Shen Nanpeng came here mainly to buy shares in Xiaoai Technology Co., Ltd.
After the groundbreaking ceremony of the new factory, in the conference room of the current office building of Xiaoai Technology Co., Ltd., no one came except Kaiyun Investment, represented by Luo Xiyun, and Lao Ma.
The remaining four people including Xia Zekai, Zhang Yiming, Liang Rubo and Zhang Xu all arrived. Xia Zekai also represented Kaiyun Investment, and they all agreed that Shen Nanpeng would join.
This matter was not announced to the public, and everything was carried out quietly.
People outside do not know that Sequoia China has become the seventh shareholder of Xiaoai Technology Co., Ltd., and no one knows at what price Shen Nanpeng invested this time.
After finishing this matter, Xia Zekai couldn't stay in the capital anymore. He asked Wang Yi to go to Jinyuan Times Square to find Li Jianyuan of Zhengwu Hall to get the knife, and then he was ready to return to Qicheng.
Xia Zekai looked at the varnished wooden knife and couldn't help but praise it in his heart. It can be seen from the surface that the master who made this knife also put great care into it.
Every part of this knife is polished and smooth. There is no edge, so it will not hurt anyone.
In addition, this knife is indeed not heavy, but it is very hard and has good wear resistance.
Xia Zekai tried it, swung the knife and saw that there was no trace of collision on other pieces of wood.
In Wang Yi's words, this knife is just right for Tongtong to use. In this case, he can also teach Tongtong a practical knife technique.
"Okay, pack up your things and load the car back to Qicheng." Xia Zekai couldn't wait.
After celebrating the Lantern Festival at home, he came to the capital. He put all kinds of things together and was busy. Almost a month passed. At this time, he really missed home.
When he came, he didn't bring anything. When he returned, the car was filled with various gifts for his family. Xia Zekai still had more than 1.6 billion in cash in his bank card, and he also had a courtyard house worth 1.2 billion.
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As for the value of Yitrip and Toutiao, there is no way to say. His shareholdings in the two companies add up to more than 10 billion U.S. dollars.
There are also other miscellaneous wealth. At this time, Xia Zekai can say firmly that Lao Ma is nothing in front of him, but he is much richer than Lao Ma.
