With these documents, Lin Sanqi was able to explain the origin of this batch of Hetian jade.
The jade that the great-grandfather bought has been released now, so the ownership of this batch of jade is very clear, and the Lin family deserves to get rich.
But this is definitely not good news for many jade merchants and jewelry stores. On the contrary, it is a major earthquake that can easily cause the jade industry to collapse.
At this time, Manager Kong of Jinyu Group stood up and said with a smile:
"Director Lin, I was originally a jade craftsman, and later became responsible for jade procurement within the company, so I have a pretty good eye. I wonder if I can identify these Yutian jade seed materials?"
Everyone else's eyes lit up.
After all, they are all jade buyers, and they can identify the quality of Hetian jade. Let’s take a look at the quality of this batch of jade first.
Lin Sanqi nodded:
"Okay, everyone can appraise it, but the rules cannot be broken. Mr. Kong, let me assign a few beauties to you. They will accompany you to explore this warehouse. If you like any piece of jade, you can have them bring it to you and place it on the table. How about that?"
The seed materials come in different sizes and are very valuable, so the general rule is that outsiders are not allowed to enter the warehouse to choose for themselves.
To put it bluntly, some disgusting people stuff the seed material into their anus and take it out. Even metal detectors can't detect it, but the loss is real.
This is also the reason why these managers did not rush to grab so many jades after entering the vault.
In ancient times, in the government’s treasury, all staff members entering and leaving had to take off all their clothes, leaving only their shorts. When they came out, their skin would be checked, which was very strict.
Manager Kong naturally understood the rules, so he smiled and nodded:
"Then I'll trouble you ladies."
Yin Lianyi and the others smiled and followed him into the container area. Then pieces of jade were brought out and placed on a table covered with velvet.
At this time, several managers came forward, took out their tools and began to identify the items.
When Manager Kong passed by the wooden box, he was afraid that Lin Sanqi was cheating, so he asked with a smile:
"Could you ladies please ask Mr. Lin if I can choose jade from these boxes?"
Jiang Wenyao chuckled and said, "Manager Kong, there's no need to ask for instructions. The person in front of you is the boss lady. She has full authority."
Manager Kong was delighted when he heard this:
"Wow, if I didn't know Mr. Yin's name, I would have almost thought you were that famous star named Liu Yifei. Mr. Lin is so lucky."
Yin Lianyi naturally wouldn't hit someone who smiled at her, so she said politely:
"Manager Kong, which wooden box do you like? Just point it out and we'll open it. You can choose whatever you want."
Manager Kong exclaimed, "How many wooden boxes are there? They stretch as far as the eye can see. Are they really all Hetian jade?"
Yin Lianyi pointed to the other side and said:
"It's not all Hetian jade. There are probably more than a thousand boxes of Hetian jade. You can see the words 'Hetian' written on the boxes. There is also about 200 tons of Huangtian jade, which is said to be chicken-fat yellow and golden yellow grades.
Oh, the most abundant items are Lantian jade, Dushan jade, and Xiuyan jade. They're all labeled on the boxes. They weigh over 6,000 tons in total, taking up half the underground garage. They're so heavy that even a few of us girls can't move them."
Manager Kong almost choked to death on a mouthful of spit and was terrified.
At the same time, I couldn't figure it out.
He is also an old man in this industry, and he has never heard of anyone purchasing domestic jade on a large scale decades ago, otherwise such large-scale exports would not have been recorded.
The reason is simple. If so many jades are top-grade or first-grade, it would almost mean a monopoly of the four famous jades. This would be terrible, and the jade industry that has existed for thousands of years would be ruined.
But Manager Kong remained expressionless and casually pointed at a few boxes.
"Then Mr. Yin, could you please open these boxes so I can pick out a few pieces?"
Yin Lianyi nodded, and at this time two male warehouse keepers (also members of the Lin family) came over and pried open several designated wooden boxes.
Manager Kong climbed up the ladder and shone the flashlight. His heart was pounding, because all he saw were pieces of milky white or yellow seed materials, large and small, pushed around randomly.
Those who know that this is a top-grade jade worth tens of thousands of dollars per gram may think it is just an ordinary pebble in the park.
Manager Kong was no longer in the mood to choose, so he randomly took out a few pieces and handed them to Yin Lianyi, who walked over and put them on the table.
By the time Manager Kong replied, the managers of the nine major jewelers had already made a preliminary appraisal.
"How is it? What level?"
Manager Liang blushed:
"The jade is white, soft and uniform; delicate and warm, like solidified fat; with an oily luster and a soft yellowish halo. These jades are either special grade or first grade, and are the most sought-after jades on the market."
Mr. Zhou from Chow Tai Fook also lamented:
"We at Chow Tai Fook have a lot of jade reserves in Hong Kong, but compared to the jade in Lingnan Hall's warehouse, our reserves are just a drop in the ocean."
Mr. Liu, the manager of Hehe Jade, also sighed:
"We are considered the largest jade miner in Hotan, but for so many years, these top-grade jade materials have been very rare. After all this time, it turns out that they were all mined out 50 years ago."
Lin Sanqi was thinking: It’s not that I dug it all out, this is only a part of it, he will have to continue purchasing in the future.
Taking jade from another time and space and buying it in this time and space is simply a genius invention.
Seeing that everyone had almost finished their appraisal, Lin Sanqi clapped his hands:
"Everyone, everyone, everyone has almost finished their appraisal. Now it proves that what I said is true, right? We at Lingnan Hall have cooperated with everyone before, but the scale of cooperation was not large.
But this time, we were cheated several times in exporting Lingnan Hall, and we didn’t get paid for the goods, which was a huge loss. In order to maintain the company’s cash flow, I had to sell all the jade.
I originally wanted to openly auction it at an auction house, but the consequence of doing so is that a huge amount of jade will be exposed. We are all in the industry, and you should know what the consequences would be if the market knew that I have thousands of tons of jade."
All ten managers were shocked, but they had already realized this.
If the market were to reveal that Lingnan Hall had 1,000 tons of Hetian jade alone, and all of it was top-grade jade, then the Hetian jade market would immediately and absolutely collapse.
If the stock price hits the limit down, it will rise again one day. However, if these 1,000 tons of top-grade Hetian jade flow into the market, Hetian jade will be directly degraded from a top luxury item to an ordinary jade, and the price will never go up.
Scarcity makes things valuable.
If something is no longer rare, then it is not expensive.
The trillion-dollar market for Hetian jade and several other types of jade, which has been hyped up by capital with decades of effort, will no longer exist.
By then, many jade merchants across the country will go bankrupt, and even the ten largest jade dealers in the country will suffer heavy losses.
Manager Liang stopped him eagerly:
"Boss Lin, you can't sell it. Leave us some room to survive."
Manager Kong was about to cry:
"If the market collapses, how many people's livelihoods will be affected? It will be an absolute disaster."
If the jade market collapses, the chain reaction will be that the jewelry market will also collapse, such as diamonds.
If a sector of the stock market hits the daily limit every day, investors will panic and it may turn into a stock market crash.
Don’t underestimate the butterfly wings of Lingnan Hall.
Lin Sanqi was unhappy and said with a cold face:
"Our Lingnan Hall's funding chain is about to break, and the company is about to go bankrupt. I must sell these jades to recover the funds. You asked me not to sell them. Do you want to destroy our Lingnan Hall?"
"this……"
These ten managers are already anxious like ants on a hot pan. If the company goes bankrupt, they will lose their jobs and their livelihoods will be at risk.
Lin Sanqi laughed at this time:
“I invited you, the top ten jade merchants, to come here this time to discuss the sale of jade with you. However, the authority of you, the managers in charge of purchasing, is too limited to hold an auction at all, so it’s useless to worry.
How about this: when you go back, you can immediately contact the higher-ups in your company and tell them that we at Lingnan Hall want to sell a huge amount of jade. If the ten of you can take it all, I will sell it to you secretly without telling the market. What do you think?
Of course, you don't have to agree to this. In that case, I'll definitely start shipping in batches a week from now, and I'll sell as much as I can. I have thousands of tons of jade on hand, and even if I sell it at a bargain price, I believe it won't be a problem to recover some of the funds."
Having said that, the ten managers have understood.
Lin Sanqi was making a blatant threat.
But at least he gave face to several jade merchants and did not make it public or auction it directly. Instead, he notified these jade merchants first.
This is a blatant conspiracy. If they don't want the jade market to collapse, the top ten jade dealers or jewelry companies in the country must take over the jade from Lingditang.
And it is impossible to lower the price because the initiative is not in their hands.
Manager Liang and the others knew that the top ten jade companies would definitely suffer heavy losses this time. (End of this chapter)
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