"1.2 million dollars. Going once, 1.2 million dollars. Going twice, 1.2 million dollars. Going thrice. Congratulations, Mr. Risfar. You bought 1842 Rawls Cellar Red Wine. Congratulations."
John glanced at Risfar. Only Risfar could buy a bottle of wine for 1.2 million dollars.
Risfar ran an ocean shipping company, and GDB Ocean Shipping was one of them.
Its market value was as high as 20 billion dollars. GDB Ocean owned 18 super cargo ships. Four of them were in the top ten in the world.
GDB Ocean was also the biggest shipping company in Europe. It had 21% of the European import and export market.
Now that GDB Ocean had come to America, they planned to open up the market there.
John's net worth wasn't low, but compared to Risfar's, it was nothing.
Risfar had 25% of GDB. This meant that he was worth more than five billion dollars.
Of course, this was just the market value. He didn't really have that much money.
However, if he released the news that he was going to sell his shares, there would definitely be countless people or companies that would come forward wave after wave, waving checks and begging for his shares.
Just then, Risfar's phone rang.
"Hello, Manus."
"Mr. Risfar, I've found something."
"What is it?"
"That Chinese guy is buying natural pearls."
"Huh? Do you know what he wants them for? "
"I don't know. He asked for quite a large amount, one ton."
Risfar turned to look at John. "John, do you have one ton of pearls?"
"Yes. I have a dozen farms in Thailand and the Philippines. I can get you 100 tons."
"No, natural pearls."
"Is it natural? Why do you want so much? "
"For someone."
"That Chinese guy?"
"Yes."
"Okay, I'll get it for you."
Natural pearls were always in demand. The supply was always lower than the demand.
Even if John was the biggest jewelry merchant in the southeast, he couldn't have one ton of natural pearls.
But with his influence, it wasn't hard to get one ton of natural pearls.
…
"Hi, Jenny, how many natural pearls do you have? I want all of them. "
"Spike, I don't have any natural pearls. Do you want cultured pearls?"
"How could there not be? Didn't you just get a hundred kilograms of pearls half a month ago? "
"Yes, but he was taken away by someone today."
"Taken in by someone? Alright, I'll ask someone else for some. "
Spike switched to another jeweler. "Rowling, I need your help. Give me the natural pearls in your hand."
"Sorry, I've sold out of natural pearls."
“why？ Why? Who is it? "
"It's Mr. John. He's collecting natural pearls. I've given him all the natural pearls I have."
"Alright."
Spike was not discouraged. He continued to switch to another four or five jewelers, but the results were all the same.
"It's strange. Why does Mr. John want natural pearls? Is there some inside story? Is the natural pearl market going up? "
If it was cultured pearls, he would not think so. After all, cultured pearls had always been in greater supply than demand.
However, the supply of natural pearls in the market had always been tight.
Therefore, if there was a storm in a pearl hunting ground, or if a major jewelry brand had a plan, the price of natural pearls would rise.
That was what Spike was thinking. Otherwise, why would Mr. John and that Chinese guy want to buy natural pearls?
There must be some inside story, but he had not received any information yet.
Spike thought for a moment and made a decision.
He would increase the purchase volume. Not only in L.A., he could contact all the jewelers in the East.
As for that Chinese guy, Spike did not want to sell to him anymore.
"Mr. Chen, I'm sorry. I'm afraid our deal is over."
"Why?"
"There's a fluctuation in the natural pearl market. All the jewelers in the market are hoarding natural pearls. I can't get any either."
"How much do you have? You can give it to me first. I'll think of a way to get the rest."
"How much are you offering?"
"According to your original price, 280 dollars per kilogram."
"That's not the price anymore."
"How much do you want?" Chen Zhao was impatient.
"350 dollars per kilogram."
Chen Zhao was a bit annoyed, but he still gritted his teeth and accepted the price. "Okay."
"Wait … I gave the wrong price. It's 400 dollars per kilogram." Spike thought that Chen Zhao agreed so easily because his price was too low. Chen Zhao must have some inside story.
China was a country that consumed a lot of pearls. Perhaps Chen Zhao had some information in China, so he could receive the news faster. Perhaps the Chinese government was doing something big.
"You're robbing me!" Chen Zhao said, annoyed.
"No, no, this is the market. We don't have a contract and it hasn't been completed yet, so we have the right to change the price. I can do it, so can you."
"I don't want it!" Chen Zhao did not have the habit of being played like a monkey.
"Then, goodbye." Spike hung up.
Chen Zhao was so angry that he almost smashed his phone. However, considering that he had just gotten a new one, he did not do it in the end.
…
"Boss, we've collected enough pearls, but because of your actions, the price of natural pearls in the East market has fluctuated greatly. It's now 340 dollars per kilogram. When we collected pearls, the price was much higher too."
"So high? Is there some inside story? "
"No, we've investigated. Because of your influence, the individual investors all think that you have insider information."
John smiled immediately. He usually did not deal with natural pearls, but he was the largest supplier of cultured pearls in the East. He was also the owner of the famous jewelry brand, Alida, so he naturally had a lot of influence.
It was normal for people to think that he had insider information when they saw that he was collecting natural pearls.
However, if there was no news in two days, the price would fall back to the market price.
"Then release the news and stir up the water. Remove some individual investors."
As the banker, John could easily control the market. Any action could cause the market to guess and interpret and fluctuate.
John picked up his phone and called Risfar. "Risfar, the pearls are ready."
"Contact that person directly."
"Me? Shouldn't you be the one to contact him? "John did not understand. Risfar wanted to do a favor, not him.
He was grateful to the Chinese, but he was not in a hurry to return the favor.
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