The two shook hands, and Li Du took him to the hotel.
He knew Cole's purpose, so he nodded to Godzilla when they reached the room. Godzilla opened a large box he carried with him, revealing a pile of glittering gems.
"This is a gift from God!" Cole said with open arms.
"There are still too few gems here. I didn't expect you to come in person. Otherwise, I would have found a way to dig out more gems," Li Du said.
Cole grabbed his hand and said, "No, no, this is enough, and of course, I have to come in person. My good friend, you are the big star of our group!"
Li Du owned nearly 10 percent of the shares of Harry Winston, a major shareholder, and was indeed worthy of Cole, the president, to come in person.
"Appraise it. As long as the price is about the same, the group can take it all away," he said generously.
Cole brought two black opal appraisal experts with him. Favors were favors, and business was business. This was the principle between American businessmen, so even if it was an internal acquisition, it still had to be taken seriously.
The experts tested and appraised the gems, and the two went to another room to chat.
Cole said, "I came a little late this time. Actually, when I got the call from Mrs. Li, I was ready to leave."
"Mrs. Li?" Li Du laughed, and Sophie, who was serving coffee to the two, also laughed, but accepted the title calmly.
Cole said, "Of course, isn't Sophie your wife?"
Li Du nodded and said, "Yes, yes, she is my fiancée and will definitely be my wife. This title is very accurate."
Sophie handed him the coffee and whispered, "We are not engaged."
Li Du also whispered, "Anytime!"
This was a promise, and Sophie pursed her lips and smiled, saying no more.
Cole saw the small gesture between the two, and deliberately pointed to the door and said tactfully, "Do you need me to go outside?"
Li Du smiled and said, "No, of course not. Go on."
Cole said, "I could have come a few days ago, but the group had some urgent matters to deal with. At the end of May, we are going to hold an autumn luxury salon in Sydney, and I had to come over to prepare some things. So I thought it would be better to see you in two days."
Li Du said, "You came fast enough. Also, the company is holding a salon in Australia?"
This kind of luxury goods salon was actually a jewelry exhibition. Just like how high-end auction companies would hold big auctions in the spring and autumn, luxury goods companies would also hold high-end jewelry exhibitions in the spring and autumn.
Cole replied, "Yes, this fall's luxury goods salon will be hosted by our Harry Winston Group. I've been busy inviting various luxury goods companies to participate in the past few days."
Needless to say, this salon would mainly showcase the fire opal jewelry series.
In addition, now that he had another batch of black opals, Cole was preparing to add to the show at the last minute. These black opals would also be made into luxury sets for sale.
After learning about this idea, Li Du nodded and said, "Yes, if these gems are not enough, I can continue to search in Lightning Ridge. This year, I will definitely be able to provide the company with a lot of black opals."
Hearing this, Cole was overjoyed. "You're confident?"
Li Du said, "Yes, I have absolute confidence."
There must be a lot of black opals in Lightning Ridge. As long as he searched patiently, he could always find other veins, and then he could buy the mine and excavate it.
Cole patted him on the shoulder and said, "That's great. Actually, I have an idea. I found that you have an excellent ability to find gems."
Li Du said, "Are you curious about my ability?"
Cole laughed and said, "Of course I am curious, but this is your privacy, and I will not try to invade it. I know very well that we can only work together if we respect each other."
Li Du was very satisfied with this answer. This handsome CEO is a smart man.
Then, Cole said, "My idea is, do you want to look for other gems in the future? Diamonds, emeralds, rubies, turquoises, sapphires, and so on. If you look for them, how about selling them to the company? "
Li Du laughed and said, "That's a good idea."
Cole said, "The company has been in the gem industry and has some understanding of the gem reserves around the world. If you are willing to do this, the company will definitely help you."
Li Du was tempted. The Harry Winston company must have some information about the world's gem reserves. If he had this information, it would be easier to find gems in the future.
He asked, "What information does the company have about black opals?"
Cole said, "If you are interested, I will arrange for someone to encrypt the information and send it to your email."
Li Du nodded. "Yes, I am willing to do this, but I also have a request."
"Please speak."
"I can sell the gems I provide to the company at a lower price than the market price, but I don't want cash. I want shares of the company. I want enough shares."
Li Du did not want to be a knife. He wanted to be a man with a knife.
With the help of the little bug, as long as he reached the location of the gem mine, he had a good chance of finding gems.
In this way, the Harry Winston company would buy raw gemstones from him. At this time, gems were the least valuable and the least profitable.
The more shares he obtained in the Harry Winston company, the more dividends he would get, and the more profits he would get when the gems were turned into jewelry.
Cole had expected this proposal, but he found it difficult to accept. He said, "We can buy at a higher price than the market price. What do you think?"
Li Du shook his head and said firmly, "I want shares of the company so that I am willing to work for the company. Otherwise, if I have the ability to continuously find all kinds of gems, why don't I start my own jewelry company?"
Cole looked thoughtful and said, "You have to let me think about it, Li. This is a big deal."
If Li Du got his help and continued to buy shares of the company, although he now had an absolute advantage of 41% of the shares, what about in the future? In the future, once Li Du had the same or more shares as him, would the Harry Winston company still belong to the Winston family?
Sophie said, "Mr. Winston, as far as I know, the two of you now hold less than half of the total shares of the company, right?"
"Yes."
"So, why don't you join forces? Let's buy up the scattered shares outside. "
Cole had thought of this idea a long time ago. Not to mention the difficulty of implementation, the significance of doing so was likely to be raising a tiger and inviting disaster. By raising a shareholder like Li Du, he would have the ability to challenge him in the future.
Li Du knew what he was hesitating about and said, "Man, I have had the 8.8% shares for some time, but have I meddled with the company?"
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