After some consideration, Cole accepted Li Du's request for the time being.
He was satisfied with one thing about Li Du. Li Du held the group's shares, but he never interfered in the group's affairs. He was like an idle prince, and the chairmen liked such shareholders.
In addition, he was willing to agree to Li Du's conditions because he was optimistic about Li Du's potential.
Cole didn't know why Li Du always found gems, but he could find them, which could be of great help to the Winston group.
He was also afraid now. If he hadn't spent 70 million to acquire a batch of high-quality fire opals, the Winston group would have been bought at a low price.
Few people knew that the Swiss watch giant Swatch Group had been in contact with him and his team since last year, wanting to buy the Winston group, which was in financial crisis.
Cole had been holding on. He didn't want the business, which his family had put so much effort into, to be sold in his own hands.
Fortunately, God was good to him. Just when he couldn't hold on any longer, Li Du stepped in, provided a batch of high-quality gems, and was willing to accept shares.
After obtaining this batch of high-quality fire opals, Cole immediately launched publicity, mortgages, and financing. Now the Winston group had come out of the bankruptcy crisis.
In the past, Cole's dream was to keep the group and not let it die in his own hands.
Now that the group didn't seem to be going bankrupt again, and there were signs of improvement, he had further ambitions, which was to gradually restore the family business to its peak through his own hands!
He knew very well that to restore the reputation of the Winston group, he needed a lot of good work. He had to occupy the market, and this depended on Li Du.
If Li Du had given him hope with a batch of fire opals, now the black opals gave him the confidence to persevere.
The 55 black opals were appraised, and the market price was estimated to be between six and seven million.
Li Du took the minimum value of six million and traded it to the Winston group in exchange for 0.6% of the shares, so that he held a total of 9.4% of the group's shares.
Cole transferred 0.6% of the shares, and his shares fell to 40.4%, but he still held the position of chairman of the group.
With the gemstones that had been appraised, Cole returned to Sydney by helicopter that afternoon. He wanted to revive the family business and had to put in a lot of effort.
He left an invitation for Li Du to attend the upcoming autumn jewelry salon in Sydney.
There were still some days before the start of the salon. Li Du temporarily stayed in Lightning Ridge and continued to look for black opal.
Blanchett was discharged from the hospital. The injuries caused by the red-bellied black snake were not serious, and he only stayed in the hospital for two days. After injecting himself with the serum, he was no longer in danger. He mainly lay in bed and suffered.
After he was discharged from the hospital, he went to look for Li Du that night. Li Du was in a bar, joking with the mine owners and miners, looking for a mine to take over.
After Blanchett entered, a miner noticed him and immediately burst into laughter. "Hey, buddy, I heard you were bitten by a snake? How could you be so careless? "
"You came out alive? Oh, God, he must not have heard my prayers. "
"It's useless for you to pray to God. This bastard should go to hell. That's not God's territory. You should go find Satan."
After two days, Blanchett looked a lot more haggard. His eyes were bloodshot, and his eye bags were heavy. It was obvious that he hadn't been resting well recently.
When he saw Li Du, his eyes shone with a terrifying light. He walked over and patted the table. "Give me a dark beer."
The bartender who was wiping glasses also teased him, saying, "Dark beer? Are you sure it's dark beer? As far as I know, it's better to drink some strong alcohol after being bitten by a snake. Strong alcohol can kill poison and disinfect bacteria. "
Blanchett ignored the bartender, stared at Li Du, and said, "Hey, Li, you made a good move."
Li Du said leisurely, "I was just playing along with your game. Thank God, you were very cooperative."
Blanchett said, "Listen, buddy, I know I did something stupid before. I'm sorry about the number 115 mine. I took advantage of your trust and hurt you."
"It's okay, it's all in the past, right?" Li Du interrupted.
Blanchett continued to stare at him and said, "Can you forgive me? I mean, give me back the 450,000 dollars that belong to me, and we can be friends again. "
Li Du shook his head. "Sorry, I don't want to be friends with you anymore."
The veins on Blanchett's forehead throbbed. "You mean, you want to fight me?"
Li Du raised his hand. "Hey, don't get me wrong. I'm not a violent person. I don't want to fight you."
Hearing this, Blanchett's expression became better. He thought Li Du was going to give in.
Instead, Li Du said, "If you want to fight, then my bodyguard will accompany you."
Brother Wolf stood up, walked behind Blanchett with a cold face, and crossed his arms in front of his chest, showing his chest muscles high, showing his violent aura.
Blanchett gritted his teeth and looked at Li Du. "Well, if you insist on starting a war with me, you have to understand, Yankee, this is Lightning Ridge. This is not your territory, this is my territory!"
Li Du said, "No matter what you say, I will never give you the 450,000 dollars again!"
Blanchett was so angry that he slammed the table, stood up, and shouted, "Very well, very well, you can keep the 450,000 dollars to buy yourself a coffin."
After saying this, he left angrily.
The bartender shouted at him, "You haven't paid the bill, damn it, your dark beer is here."
Li Du slapped a bill on the table and said, "I'll pay the bill for him. He once bought me a drink, and I don't like to owe people favors, so I bought him a drink in return."
Blanchett, who had walked to the door of the bar, heard this and was so angry that he almost fell.
In the days that followed, Li Du strengthened his guard. He believed that with Blanchett's sinister character, he would definitely seek revenge.
However, with Brother Wolf around, Blanchett could not do anything.
After the little bug's investigation and search, he found another mine with a black opal vein.
In order to better manage the mines in Lightning Ridge, all the mines had an area of 20 acres and were divided into lattices.
After Li Du found the mine, he bought it at the market price of 800,000 dollars.
The owner of the mine was very happy to sell it. He had carefully searched the area but could not find any traces of gems. He had spent a lot of energy and money on it, which made him impatient.
The mine was number 408, which was relatively close to the Lightning River.
When someone asked Li Du why he bought the mine, Li Du said, "It's convenient for me to catch crayfish here. I like to eat crayfish."
Some people really believed Li Du's words. The arrival of Cole Winston was a scene that many people had seen. They believed that Li Du was a major shareholder of the Winston group, and they also believed that rich people were capricious and would buy a mine for the food they liked.
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