Hotan is actually a very beautiful place, especially in the 1980s, when there was almost no industrial pollution, and the scenery and air were simply amazing.
The Baiyu River and the Moyu River flowing down from the Kunlun Mountains are like a mother's two arms, gently embracing Hotan in their arms. At the same time, they also bring abundant water resources to Hotan, making this city on the edge of the desert an oasis.
The White Jade River is another name for the Yulong Kashi River, which got this nickname because the river produces white Hetian jade. As for the Black Jade River, it is the Karakash River, which originates from the Karakoram Mountains and is famous for its rich production of black jade, so it is called the Black Jade River by the locals.
The two rivers merge together about a hundred kilometers downstream from Hotan to form the Hotan River, which flows northward, breaking through the blockade of the Taklimakan Desert, and eventually flows to the northernmost edge of the desert and into the Tarim River.
At that time, Hotan was far from being as prosperous as it would be 20 years later. It was still an agricultural city with several state-owned jade carving factories, which were the only industrial enterprises in the entire Hotan area at that time. However, the efficiency of these jade carving factories was bleak and their income was not enough to cover their expenses.
Yang Jing's arrival gave these jade carving factories hope. The factory managers of these jade carving factories also hoped that their factories would be quickly acquired by these foreigners, so that the jade carving masters in the factories could continue to support their families with their skills.
Since he was going to acquire a jade carving factory and set up a wholly-owned company, he had to inspect these jade carving factories. However, Yang Jing would not do the so-called inspection. It was most appropriate to leave it to Wu Dawei, but Yang Jing would also follow him during the inspection.
He followed not to inspect, but to see how many good goods were stored in the warehouses of these jade carving factories.
As mentioned before, in this era, these state-owned jade carving factories mainly earned foreign exchange by carving some large ornaments and then exporting them. Each one was very willful, so some Hetian jade materials that did not meet the requirements in size would often not be carved into ornaments. These "substandard" materials would be piled up in the factory's warehouse.
The directors and employees of these jade carving factories don’t know that these materials, which they now consider to be “substandard”, will, if kept for twenty years, be top-quality pieces at any given time!
Walking into the warehouse of a jade carving factory, Yang Jing was filled with emotion when he saw the "substandard" seed materials and mountain materials randomly piled up. Yang Jing felt that he was already willful enough, but compared with the leaders and employees of these jade carving factories, he was just a low-class person!
You have to know that in later generations, a piece of Hetian jade the size of a little finger tip could easily be sold for hundreds of thousands or even millions of yuan, and people would fight over it. But now, pieces of materials the size of a fist or even a bowl are just casually piled up in the warehouse, as if they were the most worthless stones...
Yang Jing really felt ashamed of himself for being so cruel and willful.
Anyway, if it were to be left for thirty years, Yang Jing would not be willing to let such a large seed material or mountain material just sit there gathering dust in the warehouse.
The piece of Gobi material that Yang Jing found from Zhong Liwan, and the piece of 1A grade Hetian jade that he extracted from it, were already treasured by him, and Jiang Bin, a master of jade carving, almost went crazy for this piece of jade. But now, most of the seed materials and mountain materials in the warehouse cannot be said to be better than the piece of jade that Yang Jing found, but most of them, whether in size or quality, are better than the piece of jade that Yang Jing found.
If this isn't a waste of natural resources, what is?
Looking at the materials that were mostly covered in dust in the warehouse, Yang Jing was almost drooling.
Why invest? Just bid 50 million US dollars to buy all the materials in this half warehouse. This is also a good way to make a lot of money!
There are hundreds of pieces of materials in this half warehouse, and they are all top-grade materials of considerable size. Apart from other things, if these materials were put aside for thirty years, you would definitely not be able to get them without tens of billions!
But now, these materials, which could cause a sensation in the future if any piece of them was taken out, are still here like garbage.
These guys are so wilful and it makes me shudder...
In addition to the two officials from the regional investment promotion bureau, the factory director of the jade carving factory, Ha Yiti, was also present when Wu Dawei was inspecting the jade carving factory. However, this bearded factory director knew very well that Manager Wu in front of him was not the one who made the final decision. If the factory was to be transformed from a state-owned enterprise to a foreign-funded one, the foreign boss who was squatting in the warehouse without moving had to have the final say.
But this foreign boss who had such a warm and friendly face just now now looks like a vicious dog seeing a pool of fresh feces... Oh no, it should be said that it is like a glutton seeing a banquet.
That look is a bit scary.
While Wu Dawei was talking to the two officials from the Investment Promotion Bureau and the deputy factory director, Hayiti quietly came to the side of the foreign boss and squatted down.
Yang Jing, feeling excited, felt someone squatting next to him. He turned around and saw that it was the bearded factory director. What a coincidence! Just when he wanted to ask the bearded factory director something, he showed up at his doorstep.
"What are you looking at?"
"Look at these materials..."
"What's so good about these rags?"
"Well, just take a look. Anyway, I think these materials are good..."
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