Resource Tycoon Reborn

Chapter 311 A billion-ruble deal

"Mr. Nikolasky, this time we came to the Republic of Yakutia. On the one hand, we came to the Republic of Yakutia for a business inspection at the invitation of Minister Mikharoyl; on the other hand, we wanted to import a batch of goods from your company.

Uncut diamond." Fang Mingyuan said bluntly, "Just now, Mr. Nikolaski also assured me that there is no problem, so can we talk about it first so that Ms. Aso and I can settle a matter."

Nikolaski leaned on the sofa, and he sat there with his burly body, just like a wall. Fortunately, the sofas in this hall are all made according to the Soviet body shape, otherwise they would not be able to accommodate his big body. "

Since Mr. Fang insists, there is no problem. We can talk about this issue first. I wonder what Mr. Fang’s requirements are for rough diamonds?”

As he spoke, Nikolaski took out a bag from his arms and placed it on the table in front of him. Everyone's eyes fell on it, and Nikolaski gestured with a smile to several people to open it and take a look.

Aso Xiangyue reached out and picked it up. The bag was a little heavier than she expected. She tilted the bag slightly, and several crystal clear diamonds slipped out of the bag and fell into her hand. Aso

Xiangyue and Lin Lian exclaimed in low voices, and Fang Mingyuan couldn't help but sit up straight. These small diamonds had been cut and processed, and they shone brightly under the light of the room.

"This is a finished product that has been cut and processed by our company. You can take a look at the quality of the diamonds we produce," Nikolaski said with confidence.

Fang Mingyuan took a diamond from Aso Xiangyue's hand and looked at it carefully under the light. In fact, he didn't have many opportunities to hold diamonds in his hand and look at them carefully like he does now, whether in his past life or this life.

Look. In his previous life, he was a semi-otaku with a reasonable income and never got married until his death. Therefore, his understanding of diamonds was limited to information and there were not many opportunities for real contact with them.

In this life, although he already has sufficient financial resources, if it were not for the purpose of obtaining maximum profits from the depreciation of the ruble, he would not have remembered that he could also preserve the value by purchasing large quantities of diamonds produced in Russia. Therefore.

, viewing diamonds at such a close distance is still a rare experience for him.

"Our ALROSA company is the largest diamond production company in the Soviet Union. Our annual output accounts for more than 95% of the country's total. Mr. Fang and Ms. Aso are very concerned about the quality of our company's products.

, you can rest assured!" Nikolaski said with confidence, "The diamonds in the hands of both of you are products cut and processed by our company. I believe that it has won the favor of both of you." Fang Mingyuan cursed secretly in his heart,

This old man is really confident in his products!

Aso Xiangyue opened the pocket completely, and everything inside was filled with sparkling diamonds!

Aso Xiangyue picked up her pocket and said with a smile: "Mr. Nikolasky, do you mind letting my subordinates appraise these diamonds?"

Nikolaski laughed and made a casual gesture. Although these diamonds looked beautiful anyway, since they weighed less than three carats, their value was not very high. And he also believed that diamonds like Aso Xiangyue and Fang Mingyuan were not very valuable.

How could rich people like them take advantage of him?

"As a gemstone, I personally believe that it must have the three major elements of beauty, durability and rarity. Diamonds are the only gemstones that combine the highest hardness, strong refractive index and high dispersion. No other gemstones are at this point.

, are incomparable to it. So it has become the king of gems of course." Speaking of diamonds, Nikolaski said eloquently, "And diamonds have always been regarded by many people as power and majesty.

It is a symbol of status and wealth. Its indestructible, invincible, eternal and masculine qualities are the goals that mankind will always pursue. I believe everyone can fully understand this from the crowns and scepters of royal families handed down from various countries.

know each other.”

Fang Mingyuan nodded slightly. Nikolaski was right. This is indeed an important reason why diamonds are loved by people. But he felt that the final reason lies in the scarcity of diamonds. Diamond deposits are no better than other mineral deposits, such as gold mines, copper mines and

Like iron ore, sometimes a mineral deposit can be discovered by chance. The exploration of diamond deposits often takes decades or even hundreds of years of hard work and labor, which is very costly.

"Diamond deposits are rarely distributed in the world, and it is very difficult to find them. For example, my country's exploration of Siberia's primary diamond deposits started in 1913 and took 18 years of hard work before it was discovered; another example is Botswana's Euler 'The primary deposits cost nearly 40 million U.S. dollars and took more than ten years of struggle to be excavated. In recent years, the primary diamond deposits discovered in northwest Canada also experienced the hard work of several generations of geologists and cost a lot of money. It cost at least hundreds of millions of dollars to find. Not only are the diamond deposits small in number, but only about 20% of the diamonds mined can be called gemstones. The rest can only be used in industrial products. .Some people have calculated the output of diamond deposits in various countries and found that to obtain one carat of polished diamonds, on average, more than 200 tons of ore need to be excavated. This shows how precious and rare diamonds are."

Anyway, the appraisal will take some time. There is still a lot of time before dinner, and there is heavy snow outside. It is a good way to pass the time when they have nothing to do and listen to Nikolaski's diamond knowledge class.

While Nikolaski was telling about the knowledge about diamonds, he was also paying attention to the expressions of Fang Mingyuan and Aso Xiangyue, thinking about how to ask them for help to get the best results.

Not long after, there was a gentle knocking on the door. Then, Aso Xiangyue's subordinate walked in again holding the bag, nodded to Aso Xiangyue, and put the bag on the table.

Go up and back out again.

Aso Xiangyue already knew it, which meant that the jewelry appraisal expert among the accompanying people had determined that these diamonds were indeed genuine.

"Mr. Nikolaski, thank you for your popularization of diamond knowledge to us today..." At this point, not only Aso Xiangyue, but also Fang Mingyuan and Nikolaski themselves couldn't help but laugh, "Now let's talk about the specifics.

Let’s talk about the acquisition. We intend to purchase rough diamonds worth one billion rubles from your company at a price no higher than the purchase price of ALROSA by De Beers Consolidated Mining Company!”

"One billion rubles!" Nikolasky exclaimed. He originally thought that the purchase of rough diamonds mentioned by Aso Xiangyue and Fang Mingyuan was just coming to the Republic of Yakutia, a country rich in diamonds in the Soviet Union, to buy some souvenirs.

Behavior. If the purchase is one billion rubles, it is equivalent to the production of ALROSA in the past three months.

"Yes, one billion rubles!" Fang Mingyuan repeated solemnly.

Nikolaski's mind was spinning. This result was really beyond his expectation. As far as he knew, De Beers United Mining Company only allowed 125 diamond cutting companies in the world to directly purchase rough diamonds from it. These 125

All diamond cutting companies are customers of the De Beers sales organization. People in the industry call them "De Beers 125". As far as he knows, there does not seem to be any of these 125 diamond cutting companies in China.

company. Could it be said that Fang Mingyuan and the others plan to start a new business and establish a new company to compete with De Beers United Mining Company?

This situation is not unheard of. From 1975 to 1980, due to the rapid development of the world economy, the world diamond industry prospered unusually, and the global market demand for diamonds increased dramatically, resulting in

There was a rush to buy diamonds that swept the world, and many investors around the world invested huge sums of money to set up diamond companies. In Israel, high-quality diamonds can even be used for high-priced mortgage loans in banks, and the price of diamonds has been driven up to unprecedented levels.

At its peak, the diamond market was almost out of control. During that period, I don’t know how many companies were thinking about how to break away from the system of De Beers Consolidated Mining Company and control the diamond sales channels on their own. Alsace Company was also one of them.

Regarding this point, Nikolaski remembers very clearly that at that time, the company's top management had asked relevant personnel to study how to get rid of the acquisition agreement with De Beers Consolidated Mining Company.

However, in 1981, the sudden world economic crisis wiped out the good situation of the diamond industry. The market price of diamonds fell by nearly 50% in just three years. A large number of companies were involved in this situation.

During the period, they went bankrupt one after another, but as a result, De Beers Consolidated Mining Company's position in the industry was consolidated.

Could it be that... history will repeat itself again?

Fang Mingyuan and the others naturally did not know that Nikolaski had so many thoughts in a short period of time. The two of them were looking forward to Nikolaski's answer. If Nikolaski refused, or could not reach this amount, then

We have to consider purchasing diamond products from the Soviet Union. In that case, things will be more troublesome.

The reason why Aso proposed this amount was after careful consideration. Although ALROSA has an agreement with De Beers Consolidated Mining Company, most of the rough diamonds are sold to De Beers Consolidated Mining Company every year.

It also has a considerable share of rough diamonds reserved for itself, and the Soviet Union's economy has been very bad in the past two years. Soviet citizens, and even citizens of Eastern European countries, do not have enough financial resources to spend, so this part of rough diamonds is estimated to still have a considerable amount.

The quantity remains in ALROSA's warehouse, so their request for acquisition does not conflict with the agreement reached between ALROSA and De Beers United Mining Company, and ALROSA can transfer this part of the rough diamonds

Selling it for cash will naturally play a huge role in improving the company's performance. Such a good thing that does not violate business ethics and can make a profit should not be rejected by ALROSA's senior management.

Although this was the case in theory, the two of them had no idea how sure they could be in practice.

Nikolaski was stunned for a long time, then shook his head and brought his thoughts back. The most important thing now is not what Aso Xiangyue and Fang Mingyuan will do after buying the rough diamonds, but whether they can sell them! As the responsible production base

Nikolasky, the vice president of ALROSA, is naturally well aware of ALROSA's output and inventory over the years. Indeed, as Aso Kozuki had estimated in advance, as the economies of Eastern European countries and the Soviet Union have been sluggish in recent years, citizens are so concerned about diamonds.

The purchasing power of luxury goods has dropped significantly, and ALROSA's warehouses have accumulated a large amount of rough diamonds. This has also resulted in a decline in profits in ALROSA's performance statements in recent years. If you can say that you can put these

If all the rough diamonds are sold...

Nikolasky was very excited about it. A big order of one billion rubles was enough to make him a man of the hour in the company this year! With the guarantee of this order, it can be said that he will compete for the position of general manager of ALROSA in the future.

It can play a decisive role! And he has achieved such great results for the company. When facing the threat of Waldzew... Nikolaski sadly discovered that he had become the general manager of ALROSA. If he had not

With a tough backstage, after the incident, Waldzew can still easily deal with himself!

"Mr. Nikolasky, if it doesn't work, can you tell me why? As far as I know, your company's sales in the Soviet Union and Eastern European countries have not been optimistic in recent years." Aso Xiangyue pretended to be calm and authentic,

She mistakenly thought that Nikolaski's shaking of his head was a rejection.

Nikolaski said quickly: "Ms. Aso, please don't misunderstand me. I didn't express any rejection. Please give me some time. I still want to think about it." Nikolaski thought about it again and again, but still felt that he had to leave a message.

If you can break away from the Soviet Union when things are irreversible, then the only people who are most likely to help you are these two people.

Nikolaski knew very well that if the Ministry of Internal Affairs intended to arrest him, then all the escape routes he might use would be completely blocked. Only in places that they could not pay attention to, he could still have a glimmer of hope. As long as two people

People can arrange refuge channels for themselves in Japan or China. Even if they only have ten or eight days, they can use Japan and China as springboards to travel to European and American countries.

"Mr. Fang, Ms. Aso, although I need to notify the company headquarters for approval for such a large purchase, I think we are still very likely to reach an agreement." Nikolaski's words made both Fang Mingyuan and Aso Xiangyue breathe a sigh of relief.

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"Huh..." Lin Lian, who was sitting next to her, also let out a sigh of relief. Although she didn't understand why Fang Mingyuan wanted to buy so many rough diamonds, such an atmosphere also made her feel a little nervous. But she sat there.

Chen Zhong, who was in the corner, couldn't understand what Fang Mingyuan and the others were talking about, so even Nikolaski's exclamation did not cause any big reaction from him.

"I'm just curious, what are your plans to buy so much raw diamond ore?" Nikolaski said half-jokingly with a smile. Such a large purchase volume, even for those cuts in the "De Beers 125" system

For the company, it is enough to overwhelm them. How do Fang Mingyuan and the others plan to digest it? You must know that the world's major diamond cutting centers - Antwerp in Belgium, Tel Aviv in Israel, New York in the United States, and Mumbai in India.

None of Bangkok, Thailand, is located in China.

"Mr. Nikolaski, as the vice president of ALROSA, I believe you are familiar with the slogan 'a diamond is forever' of De Beers Consolidated Mining Company, right?" Fang Mingyuan said with a slight smile.

Nikolaski nodded solemnly with a strange expression. As a senior executive of the world's second largest diamond mining company, how could he not know the most classic advertising slogan of the diamond industry. It was in the 1940s, Dai

In order to promote the world's demand for diamonds during the economic crisis, Beers Consolidated Mining Company commissioned the famous advertising company in New York, USA, to create it for the International Diamond Promotion Center in 1948. It is this classic advertising slogan that moved the world.

Countless couples are addicted to love, and they look forward to the eternity of love. At the same time, they are deeply attracted by diamonds, the rare and precious "King of Gemstones". It is precisely because De Beers United Mining Company has successfully

Diamonds, a luxury product originally owned by aristocrats and rich men, have been successfully sold to the world's public, which has led to the situation that although diamond prices have experienced several twists and turns in this century, the overall trend is to keep rising.

Of course Nikolaski would not know that after entering the 1990s, in order to open up the market in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and mainland China, De Beers United Mining Company used Hong Kong advertising companies to solicit Chinese translations of "a diamond is forever" from all over Hong Kong.

After half a year of evaluation, a quote from a university teacher at that time was chosen, so the classic slogan "A diamond is forever, a diamond will last forever" successfully entered China, and has since changed the way Chinese people wear gold at weddings.

, the traditional situation of jadeite, and thus formed a new concept among Chinese newlyweds of "no marriage without diamonds". After more than ten years, Chinese consumers began to widely accept the diamond culture, making China become the world's leading brand in one fell swoop.

It is a major diamond consumer and is likely to become the world's largest diamond consumer in the new century.

The key to opening the door to diamond consumption in China is the most famous advertising slogan in the 20th century: "A diamond is forever, and one will be passed down forever."

"Mr. Nikolaski, the secret of everything lies in this sentence." Fang Mingyuan smiled and stretched out his hand, "Then I wish us a happy cooperation in the future!"