Diamonds are graded into four Cs. The so-called 4Cs are the abbreviation of the English letters starting with the four Cs.
It mainly refers to the weight of the diamond (CaratWeight), the clarity of the diamond, the color of the diamond, and the cut of the diamond. Of course, it is said to be the four Cs, but in fact the most important ones are two. One is the weight, the so-called carat, five carats is equal to one gram, and the second is the clarity, also called transmittance.
The remaining color refers to reflection, and the cut refers to human handiwork. These two items are not particularly important because they can be changed, but the size and translucency of the diamond cannot be changed.
The diamond Jiang Hai got was about six grams in size, and it was truly priceless.
After confirming the authenticity of the diamond, Jiang Hai waited for almost half an hour before he recovered. Then he kept staring at the diamond. After learning the news, Manager Zhang of the auction house also Came over as soon as possible.
Looking at Jiang Hai's appearance, he hesitated for a moment, then sat in front of Jiang Hai and coughed lightly.
"Ahem, Mr. Jiang, your gems have been appraised for you. I would like to ask, are you going to sell these gems or go back to collect them?" Looking at Jiang Hai, Manager Zhang asked seriously.
"Ahem, what do you say if you want to sell it?" After hearing what Manager Zhang said, Jiang Hai subconsciously wanted to take it back for collection. After all, according to what the appraiser just said, a 31.6-carat pink diamond, according to Calculated at US$380,000 for one carat, that’s twelve million US dollars, not to mention it’s complete, twenty times. Do you know what twenty times means? That’s $240 million! Jiang Hai had never even thought about such a large amount of money before, let alone seeing it.
Two hundred and forty million U.S. dollars, converted into soft girl coins, is more than one billion soft girl coins.
Although it is still far behind the billions in his wife's, well, ex-wife's family, don't forget that his wife's family is a small business empire, and he only has one diamond in his hand.
However, he was quite clear. He always remembered that the reason why he brought this gem was to sell it, not to authenticate it.
"If you want to sell it, I will give you two options. One is to auction it. If your pink diamond is auctioned, according to what our appraiser said, the lowest transaction price will not be less than two dollars." 40 million. The highest transaction price is probably around 400 million. However, it will take some time for us to use and promote it. Eventually we will also auction in the United States or Europe. At that time, you will need to pay our firm a 5% commission. The auction tax in the corresponding country is basically around 20%." After hearing what Manager Zhang said, Jiang Hai's first impression was that this guy was bluffing him!
Although he has never auctioned before, he has never seen a pig run away, and he has always eaten pork!
In other novels, there is no charge, and even the auction house does not charge a fee for the items sold. Now, it’s better to just give away a quarter of the income. Is this guy cheating
"Ahem, this is the auction tax of each country. You can check it online." Manager Zhang is also considered a person who has seen strong winds and waves. One look at Jiang Hai and he knew what his expression meant, so he took out a form and handed it over. arrived in front of him.
Looking at the form, Jiang Hai took out his mobile phone and checked it. He couldn't help but secretly sighed. The taxes that should be paid for this game are really not expensive.
It’s understandable if you think about it. If you auction in this country, why don’t they charge you taxes
And the most important thing is that if you want to take it out of the country, you have to pay tax. The current rate is 6%. This game should be real. You need money everywhere. According to what is written on the form, because Jiang Hai is a foreigner. People, so foreigners who auction in other countries enjoy additional personal income tax. It is not as heavy as that in their own country, but it is not light either. For example, the UK charges 24%, and Australia charges 20%. Seven, the U.S. emperor’s is 22%, and the lightest one should be China’s Xiangjiang, which is 18%.
Of course, those that are lighter than Xiangjiang are basically third world countries and mainland China.
The tax on auction collections in Mainland China is 20% of the net income remaining from your auction price, minus the purchase price or the lowest original value. If it is an ancestral collection that cannot be valued, then only the total auction price will be charged. Three percent of the price.
It seems very little, really very little, but there is a problem. If the collection is tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions, it will be sold. But this thing worth more than one billion soft sister coins, you What's yours is yours? Did you buy it? What about the invoice? What about credit cards? When did you buy it? Who sold it? What? You said it was passed down from your ancestors. Which of your ancestors passed it down? Where is your family tree
If you call it, will it answer? What you say is yours is yours, how can you prove that it is you!
So this thing of yours is something dug out of the soil, and whatever is dug out belongs to the country!
So from the beginning, Jiang Hai and Manager Zhang had no problem with auctioning in China.
But to be honest, Jiang Hai was a little reluctant to just give a quarter of it to those guys abroad, and the most important thing was that he had to wait until the publicity was over before auctioning it off. By then, the money would probably be spent. It's been a year and a half.
"Then what is the second method?" Looking at Manager Zhang, Jiang Hai hesitated and asked him.
"The second way is that we collect this gem first. The lowest auction estimate of this gem is 240 million. If we accept it with an increase of 30%, you don't have to pay any fees. This money It can be put directly into your card." After hearing Jiang Hai's words, Manager Zhang also smiled. In fact, the reason why he said this was to let Jiang Hai choose the next path.
This can be regarded as a language trap, but it just makes Jiang Hai jump into it willingly.
After all, if this diamond is auctioned, it can be sold for 400 million. They are now taking it for 300 million, but they can sell it privately at the auction price. After all, the auction house's connections are not ordinary. powerful.
I guess those wealthy people in the Middle East wouldn't mind spending $400 million to buy a diamond for fun.
In this case, they will make a net profit of 100 million. Such a good deal is not something that can be passed on from someone who can play.
As for Jiang Hai, he can also sell it privately, but here comes the problem. First, he doesn’t have the connections. He doesn’t know anyone who can casually spend 400 million U.S. dollars as pocket money. 400 million U.S. dollars and more than 2 billion soft girls. With coins, he could receive 40% of the shares of his wife's company, but at a premium. Obviously, he couldn't reach people at that level.
Secondly, if he sells it and others take advantage of it, do you think he can outplay the other party? It shouldn't be too difficult to kill someone who can spend hundreds of millions on diamonds. Even if he fights to the death, the net will be broken.
This is the problem currently facing Jiang Hai, but to be honest, this problem is not a problem for Jiang Hai.
"I'll sell it for US$330 million." After hesitating for only a few dozen seconds, Jiang Hai said directly to Manager Zhang.
Not to mention more than 300 million, even if it is sold for 240 million, he will do it. What is there to say? Take the photo right on the spot.
After hearing Jiang Hai's words, Manager Zhang was stunned for a moment, then said something, and then left the room. After about five minutes, he walked in and agreed to Jiang Hai's quotation.
The next thing will be much simpler. Of course, it is not like buying vegetables at the vegetable market. Just negotiate the price, pay and get the vegetables, and that's it. Selling diamonds, especially diamonds worth 330 million US dollars, You still have to sign a lot of contracts.
After signing about five contracts, the pink diamond belonged to Phillips Auction House, and Jiang Hai also had 330 million US dollars, but there was some trouble in how to transfer the money.
Because if you exchange it for soft sister coins, one US dollar can be exchanged for 6.3418 soft sister coins. Three hundred and thirty million is equivalent to two billion ninety-two million seven hundred and ninety-four thousand yuan. For such a large amount of transfer, it is estimated that The central government was alarmed.
"This limit is indeed a bit large. How about I help you apply for an overseas credit card, and the money can be transferred in then." Seeing Jiang Hai's hesitant look, Manager Zhang said with a smile.
"Overseas credit card?" Looking at Manager Zhang, Jiang Hai gave him a strange look.
"Yes, for overseas credit cards, we have very close relationships with major banks in Europe and the United States. After all, some collections are not only placed in our bank's safes, but some are also placed in bank safes. After all, it is one of the safest places in the world." Looking at Jiang Hai, Manager Zhang said with a smile.
Then he told the protagonist about the banks that the protagonist can apply for, such as NatWest in London, Citigroup in the United States, VISA in the United States, and JP********** in the United States. And American Express.
Among these banks, Jiang Hai had only heard of VISA, but Manager Zhang always recommended American Express and ********.
There’s nothing good to say about American Express. The world’s largest travel service, comprehensive financial management, financial investment and information processing company has always been the strongest in terms of credit cards. The Centurion Black Gold Card issued by it is known as the world’s largest company. The strongest card, bar none! ******** is the official bank of the two largest consortiums in the United States, the Rockefeller and Morgan consortiums.
They don't take on external tasks very often, because the tasks from the two major families alone are enough.
Although Jiang Hai didn't know much about consortiums, as a poor man, he was naturally averse to the word consortium, so after hesitating, he decided to use Express Company. Manager Zhang over there had already taken care of it.
An hour later, there was a black titanium alloy card in his hand, with the head of a Roman soldier printed on it.