Chapter 1293 Named Tears of the Phoenix

Vacheron Constantin’s Attic Craftsman series turns private custom watches into reality. The custom version of the ordinary version costs about 1 million US dollars, and the dial worn by the old man in pajamas is also inlaid with diamonds and gems. It was a bald eagle, its sharp eyes were very vivid, and it looked over casually, as if it saw a living thing.

According to Yang Cheng's estimate, this watch will cost at least 3 million U.S. dollars including the customization fee, which is equivalent to wearing a high-end apartment in Manhattan. Such a big man appears alone in a late-night restaurant. Feel awkward?

The old man seemed to feel Yang Cheng's scorching gaze, and subconsciously looked over to meet Yang Cheng's gaze. After a moment of stupefaction, he nodded with a smile.

Yang Cheng also returned the greeting with a smile, then got up and walked over without knowing what was causing the trouble.

"Can I sit down?"

The old man put down the hamburger and wiped his hands with the greased paper that wrapped the hamburger, "Of course, please sit down, I recognize you, the founder of Toutiao app."

Yang Cheng was not surprised to be recognized, but unfortunately, he didn't know the old man. "It's my honor. I just saw your watch by accident. It's a perfect work of art."

Perhaps due to the lighting, Yang Cheng hadn't seen the other person's face clearly. It wasn't until he sat down that he realized that this 'old man' might not be as old as he thought.

The hair is not completely white, and there is a layer of withered yellow, "Mr., I seem to have seen you~" Yang Cheng said in a guessing tone.

The other party picked up the hamburger again, took a big bite, and said vaguely, "I am indeed old in front of you, but I don't think I am old, at least I can swing a golf club."

Yang Cheng smiled, and when she was about to answer, she heard a coquettish call from behind, it should be from Yu Ling, after all, Zhao Anqi's voice was familiar to him.

"Mr. Rupert? Good evening, I didn't expect to meet you here." Yuling was half surprised and half surprised.

This fat man's name is Rupert? Yang Cheng muttered in his heart, but this Rupert is not only fat, it should be more accurately described as fat.

Rupert, Rupert, Rupert, Yang Cheng repeated this surname repeatedly, but still couldn't remember who it was.

"Good evening beautiful lady, I actually don't come to this restaurant very often, I'm just half asleep and hungry."

The reason is good and strong.

Zhao Anqi also followed at this time,

Sitting next to Yang Cheng, seeing his confused look, he whispered in his ear, "The Rupert family in South Africa, Richemont Group."

With these two reminders, if Yang Cheng still doesn't know who the other party is, that would be too much. It turned out to be him, John Rupert, damn it, he just remembered it now.

This invisible king of luxury goods is second only to the existence of Bernard Arnault in the field of luxury goods. You must know that in the previous two years of rankings, the richest people who mainly operate luxury goods , and there are only two, Rupert and Bernard are the only two, and the Rupert family is also the second richest in South Africa, and their strength is quite strong.

With a wry smile, he apologized, "Mr. Rupert, I'm sorry that I only recognized it now."

John Rupert didn't care about this, he waved his hand, "Call me John, don't mind, I don't often show up in the spotlight, it's normal not to recognize me."

Perhaps speaking of the Richemont Group alone, not many people are familiar with it in country Z or even in Asia, but when it comes to Cartier, Montblanc, Dunhill, Vacheron Constantin and other famous luxury brands, almost everyone is familiar with it.

As the head of the world's second largest luxury goods group, yes, the second largest, it was the third largest before, but Kering Group has long been left behind by Richemont, and John Rupert's name still has many people I know, but the name and the person often do not match. As he himself said, he is rarely exposed to flashing lights, and spends more time traveling around the world in his own private jet, taking care of his huge family business.

Of course, most of the time, he lived a pampered life in Cape Town.

Apart from taking care of his own business empire, he is most willing to walk on the golf course. Therefore, he spares no effort to sponsor golf events, expand the golf market, and enjoy success and joy between luxury goods and golf.

On this point, Yang Cheng still admires her. She closely links her hobbies and work, and can relax after work without delaying the two, and at the same time, it is so perfect that she can achieve this level. There are not many people.

Withdrawing his thoughts, Yang Cheng brought the topic to an area that both of them were fairly familiar with. "My mother admires you very much. She always thinks that Richemont Group is, to some extent, purer than LVMH."

Speaking of his life's career, Rupert nodded confidently, "Yes, LVMH's business is too complicated. Of course, our two companies have no business conflicts. Although they both belong to the field of luxury goods in a sense, they each hold different business interests. In segmenting the market, cooperation far outweighs competition.”

After a pause, Rupert said regretfully, "Speaking of Ms. Liu, I once wanted to recruit her to the Richemont Group. If it was successful, she has now taken over my position as the CEO of the group. She will take care of her." company, I can better devote myself to the game of golf.”

Yang Cheng has also heard this good story. If it wasn't for that bad old man Bernard who was so cruel to lock up his mother with shares, maybe now it is really like what Rupert said, and his mother became the CEO of Richemont Group. , while he himself enjoys retirement.

"Perfection does not exist in this world, sometimes regret is also a kind of beauty~" Yang Cheng said.

Rupert savored this sentence carefully, and couldn't help agreeing, "That's right, you guys came out for supper so late, did you just finish the party?"

Yang Cheng thought about it, thinking of the string of dragon stone necklaces, his eyes turned hot, the person opposite is the big boss of Cartier's parent company, of course he has the right to decide the ownership of a string of necklaces.

Clearing his throat, he said that he had just come out of the jewelry exhibition, "I saw a string of emerald necklaces at the exhibition, which happened to belong to the Cartier Group..."

Before he finished speaking, Rupert simply interrupted, "I'm sorry, it's not convenient for me to directly intervene in Cartier's sales work."

Yang Cheng smiled awkwardly, it seemed that her face was not easy to use.

Just when he was about to change this embarrassing topic, Rupert's words gave him a sense of turning around again, "Wait, are you talking about that string of dragonstone jadeite necklaces from Myanmar?"

Yang Cheng didn't know why, so she nodded stiffly.

I saw Rupert sighed, and said with a sad expression, "If it's the necklace, you can take it if you want."

Yang Cheng doesn't want to bear the reputation of winning people's love. Obviously, Rupert and Rupert are inextricably linked behind the necklace. Maybe there is a bloody drama. If I don't know it, he bought it. Do not feel at ease.

"John, can you tell me the story of that necklace, you know, if it has a special meaning, it's not suitable for me to buy it."

Rupert shook his head sadly, "The story is nothing, but it does have some meaning."

"At that time, before I joined the family business, probably in the mid-1970s, I met the daughter of a shareholder of Cartier in New York, and we had a wonderful story."

Needless to say, Yang Cheng could guess the story. Of course, Rupert did not have the habit of revealing his privacy to outsiders.

“At that time, I learned from her that the French jeweler was seeking new investment.

You know, Cartier, founded in 1847, is known as the king of jewelers, known for providing diamond necklaces and ruby-decorated tiaras to the rich and royal.

But by the middle of the 20th century, the company's creativity and financial situation had huge problems. When I heard that they were seeking investment, I realized that this was a great opportunity to get involved in a century-old luxury brand, so I persuaded Dad bought some stocks.

Facts proved that my investment was correct, and within a few years, Cartier launched the Le Must lighter series, making the brand prosperous again.

Later, I also acquired more Cartier shares through her father, but the good times didn't last long, and she passed away due to an accident.

I was sad for a long time, and finally made a request to the design department of Cartier Group to design a unique jewelry for this woman, which should be unique and different from material to design.

It is precisely because of this unique requirement that the finished product has not been finalized until the designer discovered the existence of dragonstone jadeite. After repeated design and polishing, the company you see today is named ' The finished product of "Tears of the Phoenix", but at that time, my memory of this relationship faded a lot. I was afraid of seeing things and thinking about others, so I kept them in Cartier's vault. As time went on, and the people below Persuasion, and finally decided to auction it.

It may be due to my reasons that the prices of several auctions were not ideal, and the transaction failed in the end. "

After listening to the story, Yuling sighed uncontrollably. She didn't expect such a wonderful background behind this string of necklaces that fascinated her.

Yang Cheng nodded secretly. It seemed that Rupert was willing to sell it. If that was the case, there would be no problem in buying it.

However, he still wanted to confirm, "Then, why did you sell it to me? Do you think I can offer you a satisfactory price?"

Rupert shook his head, "From your eyes, I can see the appreciation for 'Tears of the Phoenix', that kind of appreciation is not just for value, but pure appreciation for artworks, which is what I value most, I don't want this string of necklaces to bear too much monetary value, that goes against my original intention.

But sometimes I can’t help myself. I am in this position, and I am bound to be interpreted too much by my subordinates. I can’t tell this story to the public. "