Over the next three days, the four major gold shops across Hong Kong were busy reducing the prices of gold jewelry.
The customer base of Xie Liyuan's gold shop has stabilized within a normal range, with daily sales of around 20 million Hong Kong dollars.
Although it cannot be compared with the 153 million Hong Kong dollars on the opening day, it is basically acceptable. After all, for Mo Zhexuan, the 3.66 tons of gold bricks cost nothing at all.
But it is different for the four major gold merchants. If the price of gold products drops by 10%, the loss of profits will be no small amount.
You should know that each gold merchant in Hong Kong has more than one store. The most has fifteen or sixteen stores, and the least has six or seven stores. The labor costs of each store added together are not a small number.
Moreover, the international gold price is continuing to rise. If it is sold at a 10% discount, it will definitely result in losses in the long run.
If you have gold reserves in advance, you don’t have to worry, but if you don’t have gold reserves, you will suffer.
A fierce conflict broke out in the Xie Liyuan Gold Shop on the east and west sides of Queen's Road Central in Central, Hong Kong, attracting many Hong Kong citizens to watch. Staff from the Hong Kong Industry and Commerce Bureau also enforced the law on the spot.
Half an hour ago, an elite man dressed in a suit and tie rushed into Xie Liyuan Gold Shop carrying a small bag of gold bars. He slammed the gold bars on the counter and angrily shouted at all the customers:
"Everyone, come and take a look! These are the gold bars I withdrew from my gold account at Xie Liyuan Gold Shop. There are 50 100-gram bars in total, and they cost me a total of 75,000 Hong Kong dollars."
"But when I got back, I realized something was wrong. The weight and color of the gold were completely inconsistent with real pure gold. I immediately took it to another gold shop for appraisal, and found that the gold content was only 70%. The other 30% was mixed with other metals such as lead and tin."
"Aren't you just bluffing? No wonder Xie Liyuan Gold Shop went bankrupt before. Now they're even slashing the price of gold products by 10%. Don't you feel guilty about making such shady money?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of other customers who had purchased gold products in Xie Liyuan Gold Shop suddenly changed, and they immediately went to the salesperson to ask for a refund.
After seeing this, Manager Xie Xiaohong hurriedly comforted the customer who requested a refund, and then asked the female salesperson to call Mo Zhexuan, while she went to inspect the gold bars in detail.
After inspection, she found that the numbers, shapes and specifications of the gold bars were indeed cast and melted by Xie Liyuan Gold Shop, which made her speechless.
"What? You have nothing to say? I still have the invoice and deposit slip you issued me. Do you want to check it in more detail?"
When the man in the suit saw that Xie Xiaohong didn't notice anything, he immediately became arrogant.
"Thank you, Manager! The numbers and shapes of these gold bars are indeed the ones I gave him two days ago, but I'm sure these are definitely not the ones I gave him. I knew it the moment I touched them. Not only is the color wrong, but the weight is also wrong."
After checking, the employee who was responsible for taking the gold bars whispered his judgment in Xie Xiaohong's ear.
"But you have to produce evidence! Otherwise, no one will believe us even if we just talk nonsense!"
"I really don't know, but I know it's definitely not the gold I gave him."
The two people's whispering made the customers who bought gold products think that there was something fishy going on, and they shouted for their money back.
Just when the situation was extremely critical, Mo Zhexuan ran in sweating profusely and said loudly to all the customers:
"My name is Mo Zhexuan! I'm the owner of Xie Liyuan Gold Shop. If these gold bars are truly from Xie Liyuan Gold Shop, and they don't match what we advertised, I'll pay you ten times the price."
"But if someone wants to frame me, I won't be intimidated. Even if it means losing everything, I will make them compensate Xie Liyuan Gold Shop for the damage to its reputation."
As soon as he finished speaking, he looked deeply at the man in the suit, and then glanced at the two people from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau who followed him.
Then he took out his cell phone and called the police. At the same time, he called Shixing Law Firm, called over attorney Li Tao, and asked "Three Minutes of Heat" to send a reporter.
"Mr. Mo! I'm Li Chaoxin from the Queen's Road Central branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau. Mr. Li Zhili claims that the gold purchased from your store was fraudulent. If you can't prove it, we will issue a notice of suspension of business to Xie Liyuan Gold Shop in accordance with the law."
A middle-aged man wearing the uniform of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau was holding a piece of paper in his hand, ready to strike, as if the moment he signed his name, Xie Liyuan Gold Shop would be doomed.
"Mr. Li Chaoxin! Xie Liyuan Gold Shop has always been a law-abiding, tax-paying company. We don't cause trouble, but we're not afraid of it either. Hong Kong's legal system is comprehensive, and I believe justice will always prevail over evil."
Mo Zhexuan showed a hint of sarcasm on his face. He didn't care about such a small character at all. Instead, he spoke to the increasingly crowded Hong Kong citizens:
"Dear uncles and aunts! My father taught me from a young age to be honest and trustworthy in business, and this is what I have always abided by. If you are at the temporary market on Haiphong Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, you should all know this."
"The braised dishes I sell have never been short-changed. No matter who buys them, I always try to give each customer an extra ounce. If these gold bars are indeed from Xie Liyuan Gold Shop today, I will immediately compensate them tenfold and close Xie Liyuan Gold Shop immediately."
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