The suitcase was not too big. It was placed on the table and looked unpretentious.
Li Du snapped his fingers and said to Tang Chaoyang and Song Biaozi, "Please."
Song Biaozi looked at the box and said disappointedly, "Is that all?"
Diamonds were hard, very hard, but they were brittle. Due to their high value, they were usually kept separately.
In other words, there were small compartments in the box, and each compartment contained a diamond to prevent them from being damaged by violent collisions during transportation.
In this case, a small suitcase could not hold many diamonds.
Song Biaozi went up to lift the box. As soon as he did, he looked surprised and said, "Hey, it's quite heavy."
The calm Tang Chaoyang waved his hand and said, "Don't move. Open the box."
When the box was opened, a dense pile of diamonds appeared in front of them.
This suitcase was a special diamond transport box. There was a high-brightness light on the box. Once the box was opened, the small light would light up and shine on the diamonds below.
Under the illumination of the lights, the numerous diamonds were emitting brilliant lights and vibrant colors. The sparkling and translucent radiance was like a stream of water. It was truly too beautiful to behold!
These were not raw diamonds, but diamonds that Li Du had found to be cut and polished. They were more beautiful and valuable than raw diamonds. He did not want to sell raw diamonds. It was easy to bargain with people.
Song Biaozi was stunned for a moment and exclaimed, "It's so damn beautiful!"
Tang Chaoyang reached out and grabbed a handful of diamonds. He spread his hands and the diamonds fell.
Li Du smiled and asked, "You want all of them?"
Tang Chaoyang nodded and said lightly, "Yes, otherwise why would I treat your diamonds so casually?"
Li Du gestured for them to sit down and said, "So, we can talk about the price now."
Tang Chaoyang said, "We can talk about the price, but let me make one thing clear first. I don't need big carat diamonds. For me, there is no difference between small diamonds and big ones. So, you'd better recycle the big ones and leave me the low-priced small ones. "
Li Du said, "I also want to make one thing clear. These diamonds have no certificates. If you want to take them away, you'd better be careful of the police. If you are found, I can't help you."
Hearing this, Tang Chaoyang suddenly smiled. "Ha, that's great. Originally, I promised you that the price would be higher than the market price. Now, the pricing principle has to be changed. 50% of the market price!"
Li Du's heart skipped a beat. The price of 50% was reasonable. If he wanted to deal with the diamonds through other channels, he estimated that he would only get 30% to 40% of the price.
However, he felt that he could still fight for some profits, so he said, "50% is too low. How about 70%?"
Tang Chaoyang looked at him with a smile and said, "I don't like bargaining. Time is so precious, how can I waste it on haggling? Fifty percent is a fair price. "
Li Du, on the other hand, liked to bargain. He patted the table and said, "Sixty percent, with an additional condition. If you are not in a hurry to use it, I can continue to provide you with a batch of diamonds every quarter."
Tang Chaoyang said firmly, "It's 50%, but your additional conditions are very valuable. I can give you an equally valuable piece of information."
Li Du asked, "What kind of news?"
Tang Chaoyang said, "You've been in storage auctions before, right? A treasure hunter? "
"Yes."
"I'll give you information about a storage that is about to be auctioned. There is a storage that is worth at least ten million dollars, but you have to find out which one it is."
Li Du thought about it. Compared to the offer of 60%, ten million dollars was not enough.
However, looking at Tang Chaoyang's attitude, it was impossible for him to compromise on the price, so the information about the storage was equivalent to a free lunch. It was worth ten million dollars, anyway.
After thinking about it, he nodded and said, "Well, that's it. Weigh the diamonds."
Song Biaozi laughed. "This is the first time I've seen a diamond deal like this. It's like buying vegetables and selling meat. You don't appraise the quality of the gemstones, just weigh them."
Li Du smiled bitterly. Indeed, how could a diamond deal be done this way? This was not gold or silver. Each diamond had a different value. Even if they were of the same weight, the price could be several times different.
However, he was eager to get rid of these diamonds. The diamonds had come from illegal sources, and he had no suitable channel to deal with them, so he could only sell them to Tang Chaoyang.
The pricing of diamonds was very complicated. First, the diamonds had to be appraised in all aspects and given a 4C rating.
Then, the diamond's price was compared with the diamond's pricing icon to find the corresponding grade, and then the diamond's price calculation formula was applied. This way, the approximate price of the diamond could be calculated.
If you wanted a specific price, you had to continue to evaluate it. Factors such as the fluorescence of the diamond, the degree of modification and ratio of the cut would affect the price of the diamond, and it was very difficult to do.
Li Du had so many diamonds in his hands. If he wanted to rate them one by one, he would need to hire a professional team, and it would take a while to complete it.
There were too many people, and there might be accidents. It was better to sell them all to Tang Chaoyang.
In Tang Chaoyang's eyes, these diamonds seemed to be no different from ordinary stones. He did not care and weighed them. They totaled 8,210 grams, and the decimal point was erased.
Now in the international market, the price of broken diamonds ranged from 2,000 to 20,000 dollars per carat. Tang Chaoyang gave a median price of 10,000 dollars per carat, regardless of the quality of the diamond.
Li Du accepted this price. An ordinary one-carat diamond in the market was generally worth only a little more than 10,000 dollars, and the price of broken diamonds was relatively high.
This was a total of 8,210 grams of diamonds, which was equivalent to a weight of 41050 carats. The total price was up to 410.5 million dollars!
Li Du looked at Tang Chaoyang and said, "You have …"
Tang Chaoyang took out a bank card that emitted a pale gold light, pushed it in front of Li Du and said, "410.5 million dollars. You can check it out."
Li Du looked at the card, and then looked at Tang Chaoyang with a strange expression. "You prepared this money before you came? How do you know the weight of diamonds? "
Tang Chaoyang laughed and said, "I can calculate, do you believe it?"
Li Du did not touch the card, and shook his head vigorously. "No!"
Tang Chaoyang said, "It's right that you don't believe it! When I came here, there was no money in this card. It was a short credit account, but I just sent a message, and now there is 410.5 million dollars in it. "
After a pause, he added, "In addition, someone from the bank will come to you and help you fill in the identity information of this card. From now on, this card is yours."
"Also, I promised to give you the information of a storage company. This storage company is called Wild Golden Mountain. Their auction should be this week, and there will be a total of about ten storage units for auction."
Li Du nodded and said, "Okay, which storage unit is it?"
Tang Chaoyang looked at him with a faint smile and said, "Do I need to tell you this? I believe you can handle it yourself, right? "
Li Du shrugged and said, "As long as there is such a storage unit, I can probably handle it."
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