With the insurance company, security company, and three other witnesses present, the gemologists in Kaflan conducted a second appraisal of the red diamond, which had the potential to set a world record.
As everyone expected, the red diamond, named "Dance of Flames" by Xu Milu, passed the tests. With permission, the Kaflan headquarters almost immediately announced the good news to the world:
The rough diamond weighs 1,100 carats and measures 36mm x 72mm x 37mm, making it heavier than the currently known "third largest natural diamond in the world." This also means that mankind has discovered the world's largest natural red diamond!
As soon as the news broke, jewelers and news media from all over the world flocked to the scene, and Cavran also applied for the Guinness World Record for "cutting the world's largest natural red diamond".
Taking advantage of this surge in traffic, Honghe Technology announced the establishment of the "Angels Return Home" charity foundation. A set of jewelry made from "Dance of Flames" will be auctioned off in a month, and people from all walks of life will be invited to participate in the charity auction. All proceeds will be used to help trafficked children and women.
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"Boss, you are my god! My only god!!"
In the office, Zhang Cang excitedly said:
"The negative public opinion against us has subsided considerably. Online discussions are focused on 'Dance of Flames' and this charity auction gala, which has eased the pressure on Wang Lan. Boss, did you already have a plan in mind? First, use the diamonds to attract public attention, then take the opportunity to announce our cooperation with the Association for Trafficking in Children and Women. This will not only earn us a lot of goodwill from people both domestically and internationally, laying a solid foundation for the mass production of our aircraft in the second half of the year, but also divert public attention from Wang Lan, making it easier for her to carry out her work..."
The more Zhang Cang talked, the more ingenious he felt this was. The design itself wasn't particularly complex, but what was remarkable was that the other party was willing to put the jewelry made from "Dance of Flames" up for auction. Just the courage to make the decision to cut open this rare treasure was something few people in the world could possess.
Xu Milu thought about it seriously for a while.
Was that what she was thinking at the time?
She didn't really think that much about it at the time; it was simply because Liu Hongmei's birthday was coming up and Xu Milu wanted to make a set of jewelry as a birthday gift.
—Since a whole diamond is too big and inconvenient to wear, she thought of cutting the remaining part into jewelry and auctioning it off, and then donating the proceeds to charity.
This situation can be considered a lucky accident, but it turned out to be a windfall.
Xu Milu thought for a moment and then gave her instructions:
"How's the progress on the Cavran side? This batch of diamond jewelry needs to be delivered before next month."
"Boss, you can rest assured about my work. Tomorrow I'll have my secretary, Xiao Zhou, go to Kaflan to check on the progress again."
Zhang Cang then remembered something and said, somewhat amused and exasperated:
"Boss, you don't know, the people sent from the Kaflan headquarters are all old men. I heard that on the day of the actual cutting, the three old men, who are almost 270 years old in total, cried their eyes out, wishing they could take the cutting machine down with them. I was afraid they would collapse on the spot like that Frenchman."
Xu Milu: "..."
The scene sounded more than just tragic; it was downright heroic.
It's like being given a top-quality ingredient in front of a chef, who smiles and tells you we can't waste it, then turns around and throws it into the ashes to roast into charcoal. You can still eat it, but your heart is bleeding.
You discover an extinct animal, and someone says, "Let's roast it!" They have a bottle of a miracle drug that can bring the dead back to life, but someone with a cold gulps it down.
Who wouldn't be angry?
Xu Milu opened her phone, and as expected, the news was full of reports about "Dance of Flames," and the four characters "Honghe Technology" were once again at the top of Weibo's trending topics.
[Anonymous Netizen #1: Did Ren Honghe buy a yearly subscription to be the number one trending topic? It feels like I see Honghe Technology everywhere.]
[Mai Xiaodou: Holy crap, such a huge red diamond, like a piece of rock candy, and Mr. Ren just cut it like that?]
[Mr. Ren Marries Me: Everyone who reads this says Mr. Ren is incredibly generous! Mr. Ren has truly broadened his horizons!]
[Warmhearted My Goose: If the designer at Kaflan had done a good job, this red diamond could have made at least a dozen large jewelry sets. I wonder if it will be exhibited at this charity gala; I really want to see it.]
[A diligent programmer: I really have no idea what this thing is worth. Could someone knowledgeable estimate its value?]
[Your embrace holds the human world: Come on, let me give you a little background information. Before the "Dance of Flames" diamond appeared, the world's largest natural red diamond was a red diamond called "Musayev," which is a tiny little brother compared to the "Dance of Flames."]
[Jingjing Jewelry Design: Truly valuable jewelry is priceless. To put it another way, Christie's auction house in Geneva, Switzerland, once auctioned a 2.26-carat octagonal red diamond, which was eventually sold to a mysterious seller for $2,667,567.]
However, in terms of purity and clarity, it doesn't compare to the "Dance of Flames," not to mention its size. The rough stone in Mr. Ren's private collection alone weighs 1100 carats. Even with some loss during polishing, its position as the "world's number one" is already secure, and it will definitely fetch a premium.
[A well-known angry young man: I did the math for you guys, and it's equivalent to US dollars per carat. This "giant rock candy" in Mr. Ren's hands would be worth at least tens of billions after it's been opened—Holy crap, my calculator crashed.]
[Pleasant Goat and Boiling Goat: Holy crap!]
[Study hard and make progress every day: Holy crap!]
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