More than a dozen people walked into a small room. The cement floor had cracked, and the surrounding light blue walls had begun to peel off due to moisture, making them ugly. There seemed to be a damp musty smell in the air.
There are four decayed wooden tables placed in the small room. Each table has a 10 cm long carving knife and dirty blue leather gloves. On one of the wooden tables there is a red The fly-killing paper was covered with densely packed flies, some of which were not completely dead and were struggling in vain.
"Hey~ I'll choke you~" Su Zhizhe, who looked like a noble boy, frowned and even used his palms to fan the wind on both sides of his nose. His girlfriend "Yao Li" was also very dissatisfied and took out a high-end perfume from her exquisite small leather bag. , squirt~ squirt.
"I said, Lao Zhao, your environment is too bad!?"
"Yes, it won't cost much to buy a few broken tables and replace them with new ones."
"Tsk, tsk, there are too many stinky flies here. It's worse than the workers' dormitory of my company." More than a dozen guests who were either rich or noble said, and the half-bald Zhao Bin just laughed and repeated: "I'll come back soon." Change it, change it later~"
The half-bald Zhao Bin waved his hand, and a gray-haired old worker walked in carrying a heavy plastic mesh frame. Bang~ He put the plastic mesh frame containing a large number of white butterfly clams on the corner of the table, and the old table made a squeaking sound. , seems to fall apart at any time.
The old worker's face was as furrowed as tree bark. He didn't look at anyone at the scene. Instead, he glanced at the camera in the southeast corner while wearing plastic gloves.
Li Shu looked at the room among the crowd and found that what was incompatible with the style of the room were those cameras that looked very high-end at first glance.
In this small room, there are 8 cameras on the bright side, without any blind spots. This should be to prevent workers from stealing pearls.
"Those who are covered with silkworms are not silkworm farmers." Li Shu sighed inwardly: "No matter how expensive pearls are, it has little bearing on these workers, and their income will not be too high."
After putting on the gloves, the old worker sat on the stool, holding the knife in his right hand and the clam in his left hand. He brushed the blade accurately and inserted it into the clam shell with a slight stroke. In an instant, the clam shell was opened, and he squeezed out the mussel meat skillfully. A round white pearl was squeezed out.
"I'll go, this pearl is pretty good!"
"The color and roundness are good, and they are quite big. Let's measure the size."
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, I'll do it." The half-bald Zhao Bin squeezed into the crowd with a smile, carefully took the pearl with his white-gloved palm, and praised: "It's really a work of art, a work of art..."
Li Shu's attention was very sharp. He noticed that just when most people's attention was focused on the mined pearl, and when the half-bald Zhao Bin was praising it, there was a smile on the lips of the old worker who opened the white butterfly shell. But he showed a hint of disdainful smile, as if to say: "I have seen a lot of this kind of pearls, and they are making noises. I have never seen the world."
"Interesting." Li Shu felt happy.
"The white pearl has a diameter of 19.1mm, very slight flaws, and a high-quality color... It can be rated as a top-quality pearl. The top-grade 19mm pearl is a very good choice whether it is used as a necklace or a pendant. The price is about 250,000 ringgit." .
Let's do it this way. Let's take the photo now. The bosses can bid as they please, and the one with the highest price will get it. "The half-bald Zhao Bin said with a smile.
"150000!"
"180,000!"
… …
"300000!"
After some somewhat casual bidding, the green-haired Su Zhizhe finally succeeded in buying it for RM300,000. He handed the pearl to his girlfriend casually. Yao Li's face instantly beamed with joy. Others congratulated one after another, while Su Zhizhe's face was full of joy. Arrogant.
He looked around, and when his eyes shifted to the plum tree standing on his right, he was slightly startled: "Don't poke with your bird needle~"
"Tweet~"
The cute thrush stood on the plum tree's shoulder and jumped twice. It stretched its neck and looked at the center of the crowd. It wanted to jump on top of the plum tree's head to look. After all, it would stand higher, but it was afraid that the plum tree would beat it. .
Li Shu's face was full of black lines: "Your hair is very handsome."
"Thank you, I feel the same way." Su Zhizhe licked his green hair, with a trace of pride in his expression. He habitually rubbed the top-quality imperial green ring on his right finger with his left hand and said with a smile: "I raise it." I have a cute parrot, and he also likes to stand on my shoulders~ But that guy often pulls my hair, which really makes me love and hate him."
"This is my business card. Since we all like to raise birds, let's make friends." Su Zhizhe casually took out a business card that looked like black jade. After Li Shu took it, he found that the business card was in Mandarin, English, and Malay. The language recorded information read on the front - Su Zhizhe, Chairman of Su Consulting Co., Ltd. On the back is the mobile phone number.
Li Shu was slightly embarrassed: "Sorry, I don't have a business card, but let's add each other's mobile phone numbers. My dad is the owner of Neverland."
He felt that he could mention his father's name, but Su Zhizhe was stunned for a moment: "Is that the cursed Neverland? Hiss~ That's awesome~ I remember that the lease of that island is less than a year away, right? , Hehe~ If you want to renew the lease, you can come to me, the price is absolutely cheap."
Li Shu was slightly stunned. He wanted to continue asking about the situation in Neverland, but Su Zhizhe seemed unwilling to say more, so he had no choice but to give up.
The white butterfly clams are still being opened one by one. The diameter of the pearls is mostly 15~18mm. Even if a 19mm diameter one occasionally appears, the quality is not of the highest quality.
Listening to other people's conversations, Li Shu discovered that the grades of pearls are mainly divided into "second-class", "medium", "high-quality", "super-high-quality" and "super-high-quality".
But the most important thing is the diameter of the pearl. A pearl with a diameter of 10mm, even if it is of the highest grade, is almost impossible to be more expensive than a pearl with a diameter of 15mm and is of inferior quality.
After opening the pearl clams, everyone returned to the office building. The half-bald Zhao Bin began to receive Li Shu and others alone. Of course, if they were just visiting, they would not be received alone.
Squeak~
The half-bald Zhao Bin brought Li Shu to his small office. A huge white jade Maitreya Buddha 60 centimeters high on the dark red solid wood table was very eye-catching.
"They are just small ornaments, bought for fun." The half-bald Zhao Bin politely invited Li Shu to sit down and said with a smile: "Mr. Li, do you want to buy loose beads or pearl powder?"
"No, I want to buy white butterfly clams with pearl cores embedded in them." Li Shu said slowly: "Actually... I also have a batch of white pearls in my hand. The quality is very good. I don't know about your group..."
"Oh? Although our group cultivates pearl clams ourselves, we also buy pearls from the public." The half-bald Zhao Bin's eyes lit up: "The higher the quality of the pearls, the better. Mr. Li, please rest assured that in the Malaysian pearl industry, our Dzi beads are Nak Group is one of the strongest companies, and as long as the pearls are good, price is not an issue.”
"Okay, then I'll bring them over next time I come." Li Shu said calmly. Of course he doesn't have pearls now, but he believes he can cultivate a batch of pearls.
(End of chapter)