Wu An chatted for a few more minutes, then hung up the phone with a smile.
When Mai Hangyu and Li Xin saw Wu An put down his phone, throw away his cigarette butt, and walk over, they asked curiously, "Why did the boss call again?"
Wu An said, "It's nothing. The leader was interested in my future plans, so I briefly talked to him about them."
Mai Hangyu slapped his forehead and suddenly realized, "Brother, so that's why you didn't make any requests to the boss. You were planning to play the long game and catch a big fish."
Wu An smiled and nodded: "I guess so."
At present.
The investment in Zhenzhong Village can only go this far. In the future, once the homestay is well-developed, will Zhenzhong Village allow someone from another village to continue developing it?
Not only was Director Chen willing, but the people in Zhenzhong Village were also unhappy.
When the time comes, he'll be powerless to stop them from doing anything behind the scenes.
Whether for public or private reasons, Xiaoxi Village is his true stage, while Zhenzhong Village can only be considered a preliminary step to make some money, accumulate experience, and set a benchmark.
Therefore, rather than squandering the leader's goodwill on the town and village, it's better to save it for later.
This time, being able to exchange contact information with Leader Xi and leave an impression on him is already considered a success.
Moreover, he proactively brought up his relationship with Wu Yingwei, saying that as long as he made some achievements that the leaders could see, the word "acting" in Wu Yingwei's title of acting village director could be removed very quickly.
In fact.
Wu An's thinking was not wrong.
Xi Lianghong put down his phone, recalling what Wu An had said on the phone, and couldn't help but chuckle twice.
Young people are good; they have ideas, drive, and are willing to take risks and fight. But they are also too ambitious. If Wu An succeeds, it can be said that he single-handedly led the entire village to prosperity.
Is that possible?
impossible!
Xi Lianghong's thoughts were so straightforward because this was something he never dared to even consider.
Verbally, we should mainly offer encouragement.
He pondered that he should pay more attention to the young people's work, as they were doing significant things and might not be able to handle the situation. He felt it was his duty to do his job properly.
...
Wu An stayed at the construction site for a while. It was a mess and there was really nothing to see. Just then, Gao Qiangqi called to say that the jewelers who came to buy pearls had arrived.
Gao Qiangqi learned that he was in town and asked him to come over.
Wu An did not resist.
Anyway, I'm just idling around.
We arrived at the villa.
Gao Qiangqi was making tea when he saw him arrive. He greeted him, "Sit down and have a cup of tea. I'll be there soon."
I drank two cups of tea.
The person has arrived.
To Wu An's surprise, the person who came was not old and spoke standard Mandarin. If nothing unexpected happened, he probably wasn't from this province. After entering the room, the person greeted him with a smile: "Boss Gao, it's been a long time."
Gao Qiangqi stood up and replied, "Yes, it's been two years since we last met. Come, please sit down and have some tea."
After the other person sat down, he looked over, and Wu An met his gaze, smiled, nodded, and greeted him, "Hello."
"Hello."
The other party nodded.
"Mr. Zheng, this is Wu An, my younger brother whom I value highly."
"Hello, little brother."
After exchanging greetings and pleasantries, Ah Jin came over, carrying a plate with several pearls on it, and said, "They're mostly of this quality, take a look."
Mr. Zheng picked up the pearls and looked at them, saying, "Wow, they're all of such good quality?"
"Are they all from wild white-lipped mussels?"
Gao Qiangqi nodded: "I can't lie to you. After you see the pearl, I can take you to the backyard to see the white-lipped oyster shells. They were opened last night."
Mr. Zheng held it in his hands, admiring it.
It's quite remarkable that wild white-lipped oysters can produce pearls of this quality; moreover, wild white-lipped oyster pearls are far superior to cultured ones.
Why?
Cultured white-lipped oysters produce pearls artificially. First, a nucleus is inserted, and then it may be removed after one or two years. Some only have a layer attached to the surface.
But these wild white-lipped oyster pearls are different.
Compared to farmed animals, it can be described as high-quality and genuine.
Mr. Zheng nodded: "No need to look at the shells. I've been raising white-lipped oysters for many years, both wild and farmed. I can't say I can tell them apart at a glance, but after a few more looks, I can get a pretty good idea of the difference."
As he spoke, he picked up the largest one and said, "This one is huge, big enough to make a pendant. I can offer three thousand yuan for one of this size and quality."
"These smaller ones cost a thousand yuan each."
“These… need to be further subdivided.”
As they were talking.
He pulled a small electronic scale and gloves from his briefcase and said, "It can be divided into six levels..."
After listening to the explanation, Gao Qiangqi and Wu An exchanged a glance, both somewhat bewildered.
In this way...
With so many pearls, they need to be categorized.
The four of them went to the basement.
Gao Qiangqi took all the pearls out of the safe. When President Zheng saw so many pearls, he began to doubt himself, wondering if his judgment was accurate.
He's now involved in aquaculture, so he won't be collecting this many pearls at once.
Wu An was unaware of what President Zheng was thinking at this moment. He had set aside 240 seeds, intending to keep a few dozen for himself and then share them with A Qing and the others.
There are a total of one thousand beads.
General Manager Zheng provided the standards, and they categorized the food according to those standards. It was impossible to speed up the process. By the time they finished lunch, they had only divided the food into half. After lunch, they continued dividing the food without taking a break.
The four of them spent more than three hours dividing the materials. In the end, General Manager Zheng checked them one last time and said, "The division is quite good."
The highest grade is 3,000 yuan per piece, and there are 52 pieces in total.
The middle four tiers contain a total of 612 beads, priced from 2600 to 1300, while the lowest tier contains a full 336 beads.
In the end, the total amount was calculated as follows:
Gao Qiangqi smiled and said, "Let's go upstairs and talk."
sit down.
Drinking tea.
After taking a sip of tea, Mr. Zheng said, "Mr. Gao, I'll add another 10%."
"This is the highest price we can offer."
Gao Qiangqi smiled and said, "Two million, take it."
Mr. Zheng paused for three seconds, then nodded: "Deal. However, may I ask one question..."
Gao Qiangqi poured him a cup of tea: "Mr. Zheng, I have no comment."
Mr. Zheng smiled sullenly and silently drank his tea.
He knew it was abrupt to ask Gao Qiangqi where he found so many white butterfly shells, but he still couldn't help but want to find out.
After the funds arrived, Mr. Zheng left with the white butterfly shell.
Gao Qiangqi asked, "Ah An, are you satisfied with the price of two million?"
Wu An nodded: "I'm definitely satisfied."
"Without your help, let alone what price I could have gotten, it's hard to say whether there would have been any follow-up troubles."
If he doesn't understand the market and rushes to sell, he'll not only be ripped off, but he'll also be 100% cheated.
Remember this: no one in business is a pushover.
Not long after.
One million eight hundred thousand has been received.
After receiving the money, Wu An didn't linger. The shellfish and clam meat hadn't been sold yet, but it was only worth tens of thousands of yuan. Wu An told Gao Qiangqi to transfer the money to him directly later.
He might not have time to come next time.
To reiterate, the white butterfly shell was an accident; the ambergris was the real prize!
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