What Cole meant was to buy the jade at market price, so that Li Du could make a profit from the jade itself. In the future, when a new series of jewelry was launched, Li Du, as a major shareholder, could make another profit.
Listening to his words, Li Du smiled and shook his finger. "No, Mr. CEO, this is not fair. So many high-quality gems are provided to the group at once. You should understand the benefits it can bring. I don't just want money."
Cole was a smart man, but he pretended to be confused. "What else do you want besides money? You don't want my Harry Winston, Inc., do you? "
Li Du didn't want to beat around the bush and said directly, "I'm not interested in the group. I just want a fair deal. If you only want to buy it with money, it will be very difficult. I am a shareholder of the group, and I know the financial situation of the group. With the current liquidity of the group, it can't buy the jade in my hands."
Cole's eyes narrowed, and he said in shock, "More than that?"
Li Du smiled proudly. "Of course not, at least four or five times more, and the jade at the back is of better quality!"
"Then what do you want to do?" Cole asked after some thought.
Li Du said, "You know, I also want shares of the group, at least another four percent."
After several acquisitions, especially after the acquisition of 14 percent of Carlston Fitz's shares, and subsequent operations, he now had close to 30 percent of the shares of the Harry Winston group.
However, Cole had 39.6 percent of the shares, and he had absolute say. Li Du also wanted some say.
When he was used by Cole to deal with Carlston Fitz, Cole thought he was one step ahead, but he didn't know that his actions had aroused Li Du's disgust and vigilance.
Li Du had to prevent himself from becoming the second Carlston, so he needed to have enough power to speak. He had to be careful not to become the second Carlston.
Cole wanted to refuse, but Li Du waved his hand. "Mr. President, believe me, I don't want to spend too much energy on the management of the company. Our people have a saying, 'the best steel is used on the edge of the blade.' What I mean is, my energy should be put into finding more high-quality gems."
"I know, I understand what you mean," Cole said. "You won't interfere with the management of the group. You've never interfered before. But Li, you have to know that my surname is Winston, and the group is my family's property. I can't risk lowering my shares anymore."
The Harry Winston group was thriving, and many authoritative banks and evaluation agencies had given it high evaluations. Small shareholders saw the bright future of the group and naturally would not give up their shares.
In this way, if Li Du wanted to get four more shares, he could only try to get Cole, the big boss.
Li Du shook his finger again and said, "No, you're wrong. That's not what I meant. I mean, I have enough raw materials to start a new jewelry company."
His words stunned Cole, who subconsciously asked, "Set up a new jewelry company?"
Then, he laughed again. "No, Li, setting up a new jewelry company is not a good idea. The jewelry company values the foundation very much. I have no intention of questioning your ability, but if you really want to do this, it will be very difficult. It will be very difficult for many years to come. "
Li Du said, "It will be difficult, but I can make more money. Besides, with enough diamond support, the largest opal mine in Australia, and the new jade market in Myanmar, I can enter the three markets of Asia, Europe, and the United States at the same time. With three major markets to share the pressure, how difficult can it be? "
If he really wanted to set up a new jewelry company, it would be a major blow to the Harry Winston group, no matter how difficult it was.
If the second shareholder gave up his shares, it would first cause a shakeup in the board of directors. Secondly, without Li Du's supply of high-quality diamonds, opals, and jade, the Harry Winston group would encounter the same predicament as before.
Cole sat down helplessly. This was something he could not deal with Li Du. Li Du was not only a major shareholder, but also the largest supplier to the Harry Winston group.
After closing his eyes and thinking hard for a long time, Cole went to make a few more phone calls. Finally, when he came back, he said, "One unit of shares is 35 million!"
Li Du laughed. "No problem, I accept. Four units, okay?"
What other choice did Cole have? He could not really let Li Du live alone, could he? That would be a huge blow to the Harry Winston group.
He sadly found that, although he was the number one shareholder and the group's president, the power of speech was tilting towards Li Du's side.
Fortunately, Li Du never talked too much in the group. He took the money and dividends in peace, never meddled, and never challenged the authority of the president.
From this point of view, Cole was quite satisfied with him as a shareholder.
With another four units of shares, Li Du's proportion of shares was not much lower than Cole's.
This investment was considered a fairly successful one. Previously, he had spent less than 300 million dollars to buy nearly 30 percent of the shares. Now, the value of these shares had more than tripled, making him worth more than a billion dollars!
After verifying the authenticity of the jade, the jade experts that Cole had brought with him graded the jade, evaluated it according to the market price, and completed the resale from the individual to the group.
However, he did not sell the imperial green and the dragonstone jade. He kept these two pieces of jade.
There would only be fewer and fewer high-quality jade, and the market demand would only increase. Even if he wanted to sell it, it would be at a better price in the future.
Besides, Li Du did not want to sell them. He wanted to keep them for his own appreciation.
After dealing with the jade, Li Du could give himself a real holiday.
This holiday, he had a very important thing to do, and that was to prepare for his marriage with Sophie.
From the time they met until now, he had known Sophie for almost four years. The two of them were already engaged, and he planned to live a peaceful life at home. So, it was time to get married.
Before that, he had a proposal. Li Du needed to find the right time and place.
This kind of timing required fate, and Li Du did not force it. While preparing for the wedding, he occasionally accompanied Dickens and the others to participate in real estate auctions.
Now, work was his only interest. He did not care about the small amount of money that came from auctioning real estate. Of course, it was not bad to make some money. After all, with Ah Meow, Ah Ow, and the others who were super popular on the internet, he could quickly sell a good house. It was easy to make money.
Sometimes, he also went to the storage auctions. This business was now jointly managed by Bill Shoreton and Lu Guan. The two of them restrained each other and were jointly responsible for Li Du, and the storage auction business was doing well.
When there were some valuable auctions or large-scale auctions, he still had to show up. Compared to before, it was much easier for him to participate in auctions now. He only had to tell Bill the bottom line of the value of the storage.
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