Fang Ru rolled her eyes at her husband and said, "Zhentao, if I say I like pink diamonds, will you find me one this big?"

Liu Zhentao said with a bitter face: "Wife, let's not play like this, okay? I wanted to give it to you, but where can I get such a big pink diamond..."

Fang Ru poked her husband's forehead with a finger in annoyance, "Humph, I knew you were only good at talking! It would be a bit difficult for you if I asked you for a pink diamond... No, I'm telling you now, I particularly like the two rubies that Yang Jing brought over, Liu Zhentao, you decide!"

Liu Zhentao almost cried...

The next day, when Liu Zhentao and Fang Ru brought the eight gems to the headquarters of the "Love for Life" jewelry company and handed them over to Frank Hoffman personally, the couple once again witnessed the shock brought by the eight gems.

"Oh my god!" Hoffman's eyes widened after seeing these eight gems. The most important thing was that Mr. Hoffman, who had been speaking German, actually spoke a word in English.

"Boss, where did you get these top-quality gems?" Hoffman's eyes were almost fixed on the eight gems. He asked the boss this question without turning his head. The translator next to him quickly translated Hoffman's words.

Hoffmann speaks only German, and a little French and Dutch, which he learned when he was in Antwerp, Belgium - the official languages ​​of Belgium are Dutch, French and German, but he never spoke English.

"This is what one of my juniors bought from the United States. Frank, what do you think of these eight gems?"

"Great! Very great! Although it has not been identified by professional instruments, with my more than 40 years of experience in the industry, I know that any one of these eight gems can cause a sensation. Oh my god! Especially this purple diamond! God, I have never seen such a beautiful purple color, and I have never seen a purple diamond of this size!"

Hoffman held the 24-carat purple diamond in his palm and looked at it against the light while continuing, "This purple diamond is the largest I've ever seen in my life, and it's the first time I've heard of a purple diamond over 20 carats. Well, the clarity of this purple diamond is quite high, and it's estimated to meet the highest clarity standards. And the shape of this purple diamond is particularly suitable for pear-shaped cutting. Boss, give this diamond to me, I'm sure I can keep more than 50% of the rough stone!"

Liu Zhentao said with a smile: "Frank, even if you don't make such a request, I will still let you handle these eight gems. Only a master cutter like you can afford to cut such great gems."

After hearing the translation, Hoffman laughed out loud. "Thank you very much for your appreciation. Boss, don't worry, I will make these eight gems appear at their most beautiful. Oh my god! How lucky I am to be able to see such exquisite gems in my lifetime. This is simply the greatest compliment from God to me."

Fang Ru smiled and said, "Frank, I hope you can cut this pink diamond first."

Hearing this, Hoffman picked up the rough pink diamond, held it in his palm, observed it under the light for a while, and said, "That's fine! This pink diamond is also a top-quality one. Whether it's the color, the internal clarity, or the size, it's the best I've ever seen. Well, the shape of this pink diamond is very suitable for a standard round cut, and I'm sure that the proportion of the rough diamond that will be preserved will be 60%. Don't worry, leave this pink diamond to me. After a while, I will definitely give you a top-quality pink diamond of more than 20 carats. Well, you know, it's the kind of top-quality craftsmanship with eight hearts and eight arrows."

Both Fang Ru and Liu Zhentao have seen Hoffman's craftsmanship many times. Even the top-level "Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows" in diamond cutting, the couple have seen it many times in Hoffman's works.

"Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows" can be said to be the top level of diamond cutting. Although in the classification of diamond cutting, the EX level is the top "perfect" level, and the 3EX cut refers to the perfect level of cutting, polishing, and symmetry. Therefore, for diamonds of the same quality, the price of diamonds with 3EX cut is much higher than that of diamonds with other cut grades. But the more rare Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows cut is incomparable to the 3EX cut. The price of diamonds with Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows cut is higher than that of diamonds with 3EX cut!

The so-called Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows actually refers to a top-level cutting method, also known as the "Cupid Cut". To put it simply, diamonds cut in this way can form a special optical phenomenon caused by the refraction and reflection of light. It is usually invisible when worn on the hand and can only be seen under a special diamond cutting mirror. In order to form a perfect Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows, the diamond cutting ratio and symmetry are extremely high. Only a very small number of masters can cut the Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows.

However, if you want to form Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows, it is very easy to conflict with the parameter range of the international cut evaluation system. Therefore, many diamonds with Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows often fail to meet the 3EX perfect cut standard.

Thus, an inexplicable paradox emerges. About half of the 3VG (very good grade) cut diamonds have eight hearts and eight arrows, and more than 90% of the 3EX cut diamonds have eight hearts and eight arrows.

However, even with such a paradox, many cutting masters will not choose 3EX cut when making a choice, but will choose Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows.

In the eyes of these diamond cutting masters, 3EX cutting cannot be compared with Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows. In the eyes of real cutting masters, a diamond that can be cut into perfect Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows is the top craftsmanship.

As a top diamond cutting master, Hoffman would surely die of shame if he could not cut out the Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows from such a top-quality diamond rough stone.

Only an Eight Hearts and Eight Arrows cut can be worthy of such a top-quality diamond rough stone.

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