Chapter 808 Lucky Star

James lost his composure, but Gao Yang understood his feelings very well. There are only two types of people who can remain calm in front of this red diamond: blind people and fools.

James was still mumbling to himself.

"No! I can't believe it's true. I can't accept that there are such perfect red diamonds in the world. You must be planning to tease me, right? Gentlemen, such a joke is not funny. Please don't make such a joke with me! No, no, please tell me that you are not joking with me, nor do you intend to tease me. Please tell me clearly that the diamond placed in front of my eyes is indeed a diamond and not a counterfeit."

Morgan smiled and said: "Mr. James, when I first saw that big thing, I was as surprised as you. No need to be surprised anymore. If you can't believe your eyes, take a good look."

After James touched his heart, he sat back in front of the round table. After taking a deep breath, he just picked it up and glanced at it, and immediately sighed: "Oh God, it's true!"

After holding the diamond in his hand and looking at it for a long time, James did not put the diamond under the electronic magnifying glass as before. When Gao Yang was a little impatient, James finally put the diamond under the electronic magnifying glass.

After looking at it carefully for a long time, James raised his head. After thinking for a moment, he said with a sigh: "I am trying to use a more accurate word to describe this diamond to express my appreciation for it. Surprised and extremely excited, by the way, I can express my concentration. But I failed, I can't find a suitable word to describe it, if I must say it. I can only say flawless."

After Gao Yang took a deep breath, he smiled and said, "Mr. James, how much do you think it is worth?"

After James waved his hand firmly, he said categorically: "Priceless! There is no price, no price that can be used as a reference. This diamond, 10 million is it. 100 million is it, and 1 billion is it. If you let go In the auction house, if the buyer happens to be obsessed with this diamond, it is normal to sell it for hundreds of millions of dollars, but if you want a reasonable reference value. Sorry, I can only tell you that there is no."

After finishing speaking, James thought for a moment and said: "The grading of colored diamonds is different from that of colorless diamonds. Common colored diamonds include blue, pink, green, and black, and red, especially this pure red, is extremely It’s rare. So far, the largest red diamond ever auctioned is called the Moseev Red Diamond. Have you heard of this name?”

Gao Yang shook his head and said, "No."

Morgan also smiled and said: "Before today, I had never paid attention to diamonds."

James said solemnly: "The cut form of the Mouseyev red diamond is a brilliant triangular shape.

The color grade given is red diamond, which is a pure red diamond without mottled colors. It was discovered in Brazil in 1960. The first auction price was US$7 million, although the Moseev Red Diamond was only 5.11 carats. But the Mousayev Red Diamond is the largest red fancy color diamond ever discovered.

The rough weight of the Mousayev Red Diamond is 13.9 carats. Do you know how much it weighs? I estimate. At least one hundred and fifty carats! It’s one hundred and fifty carats! And the shape is very regular. If it needs to be cut and polished, the loss will be very small. I estimate that the weight of the cut loose diamond should be about one hundred carats, which is twenty times the weight of the Musayev red diamond! "

Gao Yang whispered: "Twenty times seven million US dollars? One hundred and forty million US dollars, well, that's a lot."

James chuckled and said: "Sir, are you kidding? First of all, let's not say that the $7 million for the Musaev Red Diamond was the auction price more than fifty years ago. Well, it is still made of Musaev Red Diamond. For example, it is difficult to estimate the current value of the Mousayev Red Diamond, and the owner can bid as much as he wants, because in international auctions, almost no red diamonds have appeared in recent decades."

James waved his hand and said helplessly: "In 2010, the 24.78-carat Graff Pink Diamond was auctioned for 46 million U.S. dollars. The Steinmetz Pink Diamond discovered in South Africa weighed 59.5 carats, but it has not been auctioned yet. There is no way to estimate the value, but there are fewer red diamonds than pink diamonds, much less. As for this red diamond, I think it can be graded with a specific rose color, so I really can’t give an accurate estimate. I can only It can be said that the price range is between US$200 million and one billion US dollars, which is a reasonable range. If the transaction price is less than US$500 million, I will think it is undervalued.”

Gao Yang had nothing to say, but Morgan said with a surprised look on his face: "Farke, can such a thing sell for 500 million? How to operate it?"

James shrugged and said: "It needs to be polished first, that's for sure. I estimate that the insurance cost, plus cutting and polishing processing fees, will cost 50 million US dollars."

Gao Yang almost choked on his own saliva, and then he said in surprise: "The processing fee is fifty million US dollars? Are you sure you are not talking about lira or yen?"

James shrugged and said: "The diamond itself is valuable, but it depends more on the polishing process. Otherwise, why would Antwerp have a monopoly on this industry."

Gao Yang took a breath of air, and Morgan said solemnly: "It doesn't matter, I can pay for the polishing fee, and I'll lend it to you."

Gao Yang chuckled and said: "Okay, thank you, I can sell more anyway, and I will pay you back after I sell it."

James smiled bitterly again and said: "Sorry, very sorry. In view of the particularity of the diamond industry, I think you may not be able to get the selling price you want. This is a monopoly industry. If you only sell rough diamonds, , Well, about US$10 million to US$50 million, because now there is the Kimberley Process rough diamond international certification system. If your diamond cannot prove its origin and legality, it cannot be traded legally."

Morgan said confidently: "I think this is not a problem. I can find someone to help."

James shook his head and said: "Sir, you have to understand one thing. If this diamond is worth millions, or even tens of millions, then you should be able to find someone to help. But if it is worth hundreds of millions, it will be gone as soon as it appears. Caused a global sensation, unless they can buy this diamond at a low price with a monopoly advantage. Otherwise, they will definitely choose to refuse. One thing I also want to point out is that diamonds of this grade. Only big companies dare to eat it, not even small companies. I want to buy this diamond, but whether I can come up with at least hundreds of millions of dollars in cash is a big problem.”

Gao Yang said in a deep voice: "Is that okay if I spend my own money to cut and polish it and then sell it?"

James shook his head and said: "You can polish it, no one will refuse this business, but you can't auction it, you can only try to trade it privately. If you trade it privately, the value will be much lower."

Gao Yang glanced at Morgan. Then he smiled bitterly and said: "It seems that becoming a billionaire is not that simple."

Morgan said solemnly: "Of course it's not that simple. Nothing in this world will be easy, but I firmly believe that as long as you work hard, you will always have a chance to fulfill your wish."

After lowering his head and thinking for a moment. Morgan knocked on the table and said: "Gao, I have a suggestion, put this diamond away for a while, don't rush to sell it, it will be too much trouble to rush to sell it. Since we plan to open a regular mine, we have a way to sell it." You don’t have to ask anyone to clean up this diamond. You just need to wait two years. This diamond can be sold for hundreds of millions instead of just tens of millions of dollars. We currently lack experience in this industry. If we don’t want to be stuck. Just We can only take our time.”

If the diamond can be simply sold, Gao Yang will borrow Morgan's money to polish it and then pay the money back. But if a very complicated operation is required and Morgan must come forward to complete it, it cannot be as simple as just borrowing money. . Gao Yang thought for a moment and then nodded and said: "Okay, you will run it. Each of us will get half of the selling price."

Morgan thought for a while and said: "No, business is business. I am happy to invest in this diamond, but I can't be greedy. Let's do this. I will pay for the cutting and polishing expenses. After deducting the cost and expenses from the selling price, I will get the selling price. Ten percent.”

Gao Yang nodded and said, "Okay, that's it."

At this time, James smiled and said: "I would venture to interject, if you plan to cut it and then sell it, you can't be in a hurry even if you want to, because there are too many processes required to cut this diamond. Just design and cutting. It takes several months to get the shape, plus the cutting time, at least nearly a year has passed. Also, cutting diamonds is risky, so you must find an insurance company that is willing to bear the risk, and negotiating the price is very difficult. Time, there is a mature operating system in Antwerp, but if you want to cut a diamond whose origin cannot be proven, there are a lot of things that need to be done, so I can only advise you not to be anxious and do everything slowly."

Gao Yang's face fell, and Morgan also looked helpless. After shrugging, he said to Gao Yang: "Well, it seems you can only keep it for a while. If you still need my help then, let me know. Let me tell you, forget it if you don’t need it, because we have a diamond mine, and I think you will have enough money to cut it soon.”

Gao Yang smiled bitterly and said: "I just want to take action as soon as possible, but now it seems, well, I'd better keep it."

At this time, James said in a deep voice: "Does it have a name? This diamond must have a resounding name to match it, such as the Star of Africa, such as the Mountain of Light, the Sea of ​​Light, such as Hope..., oh no, Let’s ignore the name, so does this diamond have a name?”

Morgan smiled and said: "As the discoverer, Gao, I think you should give it a name."

James mentioned the Star of Hope. Although he didn't finish the sentence, Gao Yang still felt very unlucky. After thinking for a moment, Gao Yang said without hesitation: "Lucky Star, I want to call him Lucky Star."

Morgan nodded and said, "Very good, I think this name is great."

James also smiled and said: "If you are the discoverer of the lucky star, then I have to say that you are indeed very, very lucky."

Gao Yang took the lucky star in his hand. After looking at it for a long time, he finally sighed: "I may have to keep it for a long time. I hope it will bring me good luck. No, it must bring me good luck." So far!” (To be continued)

ps: This diamond will not be sold for money at all. It is of great use. Otherwise, I would not write it in detail all the time. It would be very troublesome to check the information...

Well, I didn’t want to spoil it at first, but the hole is quite deep, so it’s better to mention it in case you forget...