Cole introduced the two sides to each other. The people in the room were all major shareholders of Harry Winston, almost all of whom were over 50 years old.
Among these people, Li Du owned the third most shares. The first was Cole, who owned almost half of the shares, and the second was Carlston Fitz, who owned 14%.
The two of them, together with Li Du, made up most of the shares of Harry Winston. The other eight people combined only owned about 20% of the shares.
Li Du felt that the one who was hostile to him was Carlston, a middle-aged man who looked like a gentleman and wore glasses.
He didn't think too much about it. He thought that it was because the amount of his shares threatened Carlston that Carlston did not like him very much.
In addition, he was quite popular in the office because he had almost saved Harry Winston, Inc., as well as the shares in everyone's hands.
If Harry Winston really went bankrupt, their losses would be in the tens of millions.
Everyone was happy except for Carlston. He did not participate much in the conversation, but he was not cold either. Occasionally, he would say a few words.
This was his strength. At their level, unless there was a particularly unbearable conflict, no one would directly attack each other.
However, they were all smart people and did not have problems with feelings, so Carlston's behavior quickly made everyone realize that he did not like Li Du.
Cole also realized this. He was worried that Li Du would quarrel with Carlston because he was young and impulsive.
So he took the opportunity to explain to Li Du in a low voice, "There is some misunderstanding between you and Carlston. The misunderstanding has not been cleared up, so you should be more generous to him."
Li Du did not care about the relationship between the two, but after listening to Cole, he wondered, "There is a misunderstanding between the two of us? What misunderstanding? I didn't buy shares from him, did I? "
From the standpoint of Harry Winston, the only thing Li Du did that was not quite right was to buy shares from some of the shareholders of Harry Winston.
But this was too common in the capital market. The other party was willing to sell, and he was willing to buy. No one could blame each other.
Cole shook his head and said, "It's a problem between neighbors. It's a coincidence that Carlston is from Phoenix. His family is still in Phoenix, and his two sons live in a villa in Green River Valley."
There was no need to say the rest. Li Du suddenly understood and was stunned at the same time.
What a coincidence!
He had already experienced a lot of coincidences during his trip to New York, but as the saying goes, there are no stories without coincidences. He did not expect so many coincidences to happen.
Cole explained, "His two sons insisted that you were the one who kidnapped them. Carly wanted to sue you at that time, but I intervened when I learned about it."
At this point, he let out a bitter laugh. "I thought that Carlisle believed my words and that this was a misunderstanding. I didn't think that he still had a grudge against me."
After listening to these words, Li Du understood.
It was no wonder that after the conflict between him and his neighbors, even though they were quite powerful, they did not hold them accountable.
Even when the dog went missing, the hot-tempered neighbor didn't come to look for it. Instead, he left the villa.
According to Cole's words, he guessed that it was Carlston who dissuaded his son and took him away from the villa to avoid conflict with him.
On this point, Li Du was in the wrong. Although he could insist that he did not do it, the other party had no evidence.
However, he could insist on saying so verbally, but in reality, he knew very well in his heart.
Li Du felt a little depressed. He was the one who did it. Brother Wolf and Big Ivan had gone too far in teaching these young people a lesson.
However, the matter was caused by the young people. They were in the wrong first, and their parents and the police could not persuade or educate them. In order to protect himself, he could only do it himself. What else could he say?
He insisted that he was not wrong in this matter. Therefore, since Carlston had a problem with him, Li Du did not care.
He looked for Cole for a more important matter. He asked, "Does the group have diamond reserves now? If there is, and the group is willing to sell, I can introduce you to a big customer. "
Cole was more interested in this topic and asked, "A big customer? How many diamonds does he need? "
Li Du used the original words, "Han Xin's men, the more the better, the more the better."
The first half of the sentence was in Chinese, which was like a chicken talking to a duck to Cole. However, the second half was in English, which he understood. The more the better.
"So much demand?" Cole was surprised. "Does he want to start a luxury goods company?"
Li Du shrugged and said, "Definitely not, I don't know the specifics."
Cole hesitated for a moment and said, "The group started with diamonds, but you know the general situation. Now the diamond reserves have been reduced to an all-time low. This is a precaution …"
Li Du understood what he meant. The Harry Winston group had no more diamonds to sell.
After thinking for a while, Cole said, "Tell your friend that if he is willing to accept some small diamonds, our group can provide them. The international price is about two thousand dollars per carat. The specific price depends on the specific analysis."
Li Du asked, "How much can you provide?"
The price was not expensive.
Cole said, "We have more than enough in this area. A supply of tens of thousands of carats should not be a problem."
This involved the supply of goods worth tens of millions of dollars, which needed to be known to the shareholders. This was a large asset policy.
Fortunately, the major shareholders were all present. Later, while drinking coffee, Cole told them about the matter.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Carlston shook his head. "No, Cole, I respect your leadership authority, but it's better not to do this business."
Cole looked at him and smiled. "Carlston, my good friend, what do you think?"
Carlston said, "We know that the global economic situation is not good. Major diamond mines are reducing mining and increasing reserves. We should not reduce our inventory, otherwise it will be difficult to cope with the market situation in the future."
As he said this, he smiled at the other shareholders. The others understood what he meant and nodded.
Li Du thought this was nonsense. It was true that the Harry Winston group did not have enough inventory, but they needed a capital injection more now.
These small diamonds were of little value to a giant like the Harry Winston group. They could only be used to make some low-end jewelry, which was not even a luxury item.
He thought that Carlston was targeting him. After all, Cole had said that this was a channel that he had introduced.
However, he was a little helpless. Obviously, these shareholders had a better relationship with Carlston. After receiving his smile, they nodded one after another.
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