As Cao Fan and Tang Chaoyang chatted, Li Du gradually understood why Cao Fan was so happy to see him, and why he had decided to bring him to this highly private dinner.
Tang Chaoyang needed a batch of diamonds, but he had not yet purchased them and had been upset about it.
Cao Fan was very good at dealing with people. It seemed that Tang Chaoyang and Li Du had great power. He wanted to curry favor with the two of them and brought Li Du over to solve this problem.
Li Du could not stay out of the conversation. He asked, "How many diamonds do you need? I am a shareholder of the Harry Winston group. Maybe I can help you see the inventory of Harry Winston. "
Hearing this, Song Biaozi was overjoyed and cried, "Really? We need … "
"Han Xin, the more the better," Tang Chaoyang said with a smile. Tang Chaoyang laughed and said, "The more the better. May I know how many diamonds Mr. Li can provide?"
Li Du said awkwardly, "I don't know yet. I have to talk to the president of Harry Winston. What price are you willing to pay? I can help you talk to him. "
"Ten percent higher than the international diamond price," Tang Chaoyang said. "If the quality is good, we can raise it a little more. The key is to have enough."
Li Du nodded. The price was not low, and he could try to talk to him.
However, he still had some doubts about Tang Chaoyang's words and asked, "Is it true that the more the merrier? How much can you take? You have to know that diamonds are super expensive. "
Diamonds were expensive, and many people in society regarded them as just stones. They were simply hyped up and had no value.
Even the emergence of this gem was known as the most wonderful marketing scam of the 20th century. It provided a classic textbook case in the history of modern marketing: the consumer of goods and services was just a low-end concept, and the consumer of goods and services was the highest achievement.
Many people produced evidence that diamonds were first hyped up by the Russians. They hired stars and celebrities of the time to wear this beautiful stone and pushed it to the world step by step.
In a sense, Li Du did not agree with this statement. It was nonsense. Diamonds were not worthless!
First, diamonds had been around for a long time. The Indians discovered this beautiful stone long ago, but there was no cutting technology at that time, so they could not be promoted on a large scale.
However, in that era, beautiful natural diamonds were already rare goods. Compared to the prices of the time, diamonds in that era were much more expensive than they are today.
Secondly, the diamond is not only beautiful. Its hardness and some of its physical properties make it useful in industry as well.
Most importantly, Li Du felt that people who thought diamonds were worthless probably had little contact with diamonds.
This kind of stone was too beautiful, especially after it was completely cut and placed under the light and sunlight. The kind of beauty it emitted was enough to move any normal person.
The appreciation of beauty had always been the highest form of enjoyment pursued by humans. Beautiful women, delicious food, beautiful scenery, and even the super beautiful gemstones like diamonds.
However, Li Du also felt that diamonds were not worth such a high price. They were beautiful, but they could already be synthesized artificially, unlike gold and other precious metals that could not be synthesized artificially.
Also, the amount of diamonds stored on Earth was actually quite large. If all the jewelers went all out to dig for diamonds, the diamond market would collapse.
Hence, from Li Du's point of view, diamonds were a good thing. They were beautiful and beautiful, and everyone liked them very much. However, they were not worth the high prices.
Tang Chaoyang smiled and said, "We can eat it. Just take it out. My brothers and I have saved a lot of money over the years."
Tang's Tang's asked, "If I may Can, you, why do you need them? Are you going to use them to win the hearts of some princess? "
Song Biaozi laughed heartily. "Hammer's princess, why should we move their hearts? We have other uses. We have to go to a place where we need to use the refraction of diamonds … "
"Let's eat." Tang Chaoyang waved his hand, picked up a piece of duck, and stuffed it into Song Biaozi's mouth.
Li Du understood what they meant and said, "Then why do you need natural diamonds? There should be a lot of industrial diamonds, right? They are cheap. "
Song Biaozi was about to laugh again when Tang Chaoyang shook his head. "No, we can't use industrial diamonds. We have to use natural diamonds. We don't know why."
Just like buying a Rolls-Royce umbrella, they seemed to be going to another place. They had used an umbrella to go there before to block the wind, but this time they did not know what to do with diamonds.
Li Du guessed that they needed so many diamonds because they wanted to pave the way.
Cao Fan's purpose was achieved. He did not really have to help Tang Chaoyang find diamonds. Even if it was just a channel, it would be enough to let Tang Chaoyang and Song Biaozi understand his attitude.
After dinner, Li Du returned to the hotel. Cole had booked a luxurious VIP room for him at the famous Mandarin Oriental Hotel for $1,000 a night.
The hotel was only one street away from Central Park, overlooking half of New York's night view, and selling oriental culture. It was really good.
The hotel provided supper, mainly a variety of drinks, fruits, and snacks. There were fewer ingredients, only Japanese sashimi, Chinese dumplings, Vietnamese sandwiches, and Korean barbecue.
At breakfast time, the menu became rich: New York hot dogs, Jewish delicacies such as smoked salmon with eggs and onion sturgeon, various grilled cheeses, tortillas with pork floss and fried eggs, waffles with foie gras, corn paste with Oaxaca cheese, chilean green pepper strips with pickled halibut in lime juice, and so on.
Li Du and Sophie chose vegetarian food, which was the hotel's specialty breakfast, which was good for the stomach and intestines.
After breakfast, Cole waited for Li Du in the office and introduced him to some shareholders and important people in the group.
The headquarters of the Harry Winston group was in midtown. On the way to the group, Li Du picked up the most classic image of New York:
Busy office workers, towering skyscrapers, window displays on Fifth Avenue, endless traffic, and various other well-known attractions in New York City.
Being able to set up headquarters here showed the strength of the Harry Winston group, but at the same time, it also created a huge financial pressure.
When the group's funds were fine, the headquarters office building looked great. Once there was a problem, it would become a rope tied around the neck and a talisman stuck to the back.
Li Du wore a Tang suit to show his ethnic identity. Under the guidance of Cole's secretary, he entered the office in high spirits.
Cole's office was large, covering an area of hundreds of square meters. Cole and a dozen people were discussing something inside. When they saw Li Du, the group stood up politely.
However, Li Du could sense hostility from it.
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