Cole was a good man, as could be seen from his attitude toward Li Du.
He had never looked down on Li Du because of his race, age, or identity. Every time they met, he was polite. When he learned that there was a misunderstanding between Li Du and Carlston, he hurried to communicate.
He even gave Li Du face in this matter and unilaterally communicated with Carlston so that he would not pursue the matter and preserve the friendship between the two sides.
But from the point of view of a leader of a large group, Cole's good temper was not suitable.
For a leader of a large group like him, it was necessary to have a temper, an attitude of one's own, and authority that could not be challenged.
Cole was too good-tempered. Li Du gradually saw that most shareholders did not take him seriously. They respected Carlston more.
Li Du was indignant about this. Cole was very good to him and was his friend. Carlston was obviously responding to them, not to the market situation.
So he decided to fight back and said with a smile, "The group's diamond inventory is at an alarming level. At this time, it is indeed necessary to shrink. But what is the need to preserve broken diamonds and small diamonds? Preserve them and sell them to the low-end market? "
Carlston glanced at him and said, "Mr. Li, with all due respect, you do not know enough about the diamond market. It is not suitable for you to participate in such a deep topic."
The intention of this attack was too obvious. Li Du's face changed, and he simply tore apart the illusion of peace.
Cole noticed it and immediately stood up with a smile. "The sale of broken diamonds and small diamonds has no impact on the development of the group, and can even be converted into cash flow to support the group's better sales of the Afternoon and Starry Night series of jewelry."
Afternoon and Starry Night were the two major luxury series promoted by the Harry Winston group. From the names, the Afternoon series was fire opal jewelry, and the Starry Night series was black opal jewelry.
Calston looked sincere and said, "Mr. President, this is not a wise decision. Just as I have repeatedly advised you not to take over the Ekati diamond mine, haven't you suffered enough in this regard?"
There was nothing wrong with the expression and tone, but what about the words?
Li Du frowned. The Ekati diamond mine was the biggest wrong investment in the history of the Harry Winston group. They invested 500 million dollars and ended up taking over a mess.
It was precisely because of this incident that Cole's authority on the board of directors was greatly tarnished. He almost sent the company into the abyss of eternal damnation.
This incident had greatly affected his prestige in the group. These shareholders did not trust him now, but trusted Carlston. It was probably related to the investment mistake in the diamond mine.
Li Du got up and said coldly, "Mr. Fitz, you are not the think tank of the group. You are just a shareholder, just like me. We have the right to know many policies, but we do not have the right to make decisions."
Carlston sneered and said, "What, do you think you have the right to make decisions?"
He looked at the other shareholders and said, "The people here didn't buy the shares in the Harry Winston group. Most of them were passed down from our fathers. We have been related to the Harry Winston group for decades. In your eyes, we can't even say a word?"
The other shareholders were agitated by his words and looked at Li Du indignantly. Obviously, Carlston had successfully led them to the opposite side of Li Du.
Li Du didn't care. He said, "You can say whatever you want, and you can disagree, but it's not for the group. You should be very clear."
Carlston laughed and said, "It's for the group's sake that we suggest this. Do you know how scarce diamonds are in the world now? Do you know how many luxury companies are stockpiling diamonds? Do you know the range of the international diamond price change? "
This was obviously bullying Li Du for his lack of common sense. As he had thought before, diamonds were beautiful, but there were few of them on the market and they were expensive.
However, this was not because the value of diamonds was so high. In fact, the international diamond reserves that could be developed were quite large, especially in Russia and Africa, where there were still a large number of large diamond mines waiting to be developed.
A large number of diamond dealers, local warlords, and governments controlled these diamond mines. In order to maintain the stability of the diamond market, they did not mine in large quantities.
In fact, diamonds were never in high demand in the primary market. Tang Chaoyang did not have the relevant channels to purchase diamonds in large quantities, but the Harry Winston group did.
Li Du chuckled and said, "You mean, there is very little diamond mining now? Very little high-quality diamond mines? "
Carlston said helplessly, "Yes, high-quality diamonds are less and less. We'd better keep the diamonds in the warehouse and wait for a suitable opportunity to sell them as finished products."
Listening to his words, Li Du's mind flashed with a few thoughts.
He said lightly, "I think there are many high-quality diamond mines in the world. On the contrary, there are a lot of these things."
Carlston laughed and said disdainfully, "You are too optimistic. My family has been searching for diamond mines for many generations. I know the rarity of it best."
After a pause, he turned to a contemptuous smile and said, "Mr. Li, with all due respect, you may have confused diamond mining with warehouse auctions. Even if you found a diamond mine, the difficulty of searching for diamonds in it is not comparable to searching for junk in a warehouse."
Li Du said, "Is that so? What if I can find a new diamond mine for the group? "
Carlston laughed and said, "You should ask what you would do if you woke up from your dream."
As soon as he said this, several shareholders laughed.
Everyone could see that Carlston treated Li Du like a child. In their eyes, Li Du was indeed just a child.
Li Du said, "How about this, we have a gentleman's agreement. I will help the group find a diamond mine. If I can find a new mine worth investing in, you will transfer the group's shares to me at the current market price. How about that?"
Carlston snorted and said, "I said you are a child. This is not an insult. You take business too lightly."
"So you don't dare?" Li Du asked with a smile. "You know in your heart that it is not difficult to find a new diamond mine, just as you know in your heart that getting rid of these broken diamonds is a better choice for the group, right?"
Carlston's expression froze. He looked straight at Li Du and said, "What if you can't find it?"
Li Du snapped his fingers and said, "I will give my group's shares …"
"I don't need it," Carlston interrupted.
Li Du said, "Well, then I will give you ten million dollars. How about that? If I can't find such a diamond mine within this year, I will give you ten million dollars. "
Carlston slapped the table and said, "Let's sign the contract."
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