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Liu Qingshan pays more attention to the environment. The workers work and live here every day, so of course they must create a fresh and comfortable environment.

He first went to several main warehouses, all of which were heavily guarded, and there were strict rules and regulations for entering and exiting to collect raw materials.

After all, money touches people's hearts, so it is still fundamental to put an end to people's fluke psychology, so as to avoid problems and make everyone look bad.

Inside the vault, Liu Qingshan also saw pieces of gold bricks neatly stacked, even he was a little tempted to look at them.

Liu Qingshan and the others didn't go in either, it was troublesome, there was a metal detector at the door, so Liu Qingshan opened the door and took a look inside.

He checked the register again, and the records on it were very detailed, and they were signed by two storekeepers at the same time.

In the past two years, the price of gold has risen slightly, and it has exceeded 80 yuan per gram.

However, Liu Qingshan can enjoy a 60% discount on the purchase price for the medals made for the Asian Games Organizing Committee, which is more than [-] per gram.

After hearing this, Hou San still shook his head: "It's too expensive. The gold exchanged from Maozi's side is less than ten yuan per gram."

Cough cough, Anna coughed twice as a reminder.

Hou San quickly changed his words: "Hehe, the Soviet Union, the Soviet Union."

Anna now also knows that the word Maozi still has a somewhat derogatory connotation.

At this price, even Liu Qingshan was a little surprised: "It's so cheap, is it not pure enough?"

Like 18K and 24K, the price must be much different.

"Don't worry, it's all pure gold." The gold over there was handled by Hou San himself, of course he knows best.

In the Far East, there are many gold mines, and they use food and daily necessities to barter, so the price difference is relatively large.

It is really chaotic over there. Many gold mines secretly withhold more than half of their gold output and sell it at a low price.

"How much have you saved?" Liu Qingshan couldn't help asking again, if the amount is too small, it will be meaningless.

Hou San looked around and found no outsiders, so he said, "Probably less than ten tons."

This number shocked Liu Qingshan: "So many!"

Hou San chuckled: "You don't tell us to collect the rubles of the poor, just turn them into gold. This thing is always a hard currency."

I have to say that what Hou San said makes sense, even in troubled times, gold is still easy to use.

But ten tons of gold, this is still a bit too scary, even if the purchase price is ten yuan per gram, it is worth over [-] million yuan.

According to the market price, it would be one billion!

Liu Qingshan also waved his hands straight away: "It's too much, I can't eat it now."

After all, Longteng Company only holds [-]% of the shares in the jewelry processing factory.

"I'll save it to you first, I think it's quite safe here."

Hou San said again, Liu Qingshan founded Longteng Company and holds the most shares, so no one cares about it.

Only then did Liu Qingshan nod his head: "Okay then, when the time comes to escort them over, remember to send more people."

Ten tons of gold sounds like a lot, but it doesn't actually take up much space.

Several people walked forward again, here are the warehouses for storing jade, such as Hetian jade, jadeite, agate, etc., are all in these warehouses.

At present, it is still a bit empty, mainly because the warehouse has been repaired a bit too big.

However, Liu Qingshan believes that if he accumulates for a few years, it should gradually become more substantial.

In particular, the procurement channels for Hetian jade and jadeite have been opened, as long as there is funds, they can be shipped back continuously.

Taking advantage of the relatively low price now, of course, the more stocks the better.

Then he went to those processing workshops, and Liu Qingshan discovered that there were 60 to [-] workers in the processing plants.

In addition to the designers Hai Mingzhu brought back from Hong Kong Island, there are also many master craftsmen in work clothes.

Among them are jade carving masters and gold and silver jewelry craftsmen, most of whom are engaged in relatively high-end and fine manual operations.

As for those mechanical equipment, such as mold casting and polishing, most of them are operated by young people.

"Oh, so there are so many processes involved in making a ring."

Anna's eyes were finally opened, and she witnessed the process of turning from a gold nugget into a ring.

First, use a crucible to melt the gold. It is said that real gold is not afraid of fire, mainly because the temperature is not enough. If you burn it under the crucible with an acetylene flame, the gold will be melted obediently.

In fact, there is another batching to be done here. After all, pure gold is too soft, and it is easy to deform after being processed into jewelry.

There are also many methods for this ingredient, which gives some unscrupulous merchants the opportunity to cheat.

Of course, Liu Qingshan's processing factory has long set a rule: it must ensure genuine materials.

The next step is to pour the mold. The prepared gold ingredients are filled into the gypsum casting mold by a centrifugal pouring machine to form a rough billet.

Then after polishing, calendering, car embossing and other processes, a beautiful gold ring was born.

If it is inlaid with gemstones, the process will be more complicated.

Moreover, in the whole process of processing, there will be a certain loss, which cannot be avoided at all.

Therefore, the price of gold and silver jewelry must be higher than the price of gold and silver raw materials. If it is lower than the price of raw materials, there may be problems.

"Oh, it's so beautiful, Brother Monkey—"

There was a bit of coquettishness in Anna's tone, and this title also made the workers in the workshop laugh endlessly.

Originally, a foreign girl is enough to attract attention, but she can also speak Mandarin.

"I shouldn't ask you to watch the TV series "Journey to the West." Hou San muttered, and then coaxed his wife: "When the jewelry store opens tomorrow, Brother Monkey will buy it for you!"

Only then did Anna put the gold ring back, and kissed Hou San on the cheek.

It's not good to spread dog food face to face like this, the master workers will be distracted, so Liu Qingshan hurriedly took them to another workshop.

In fact, what I saw just now is just jewelry that follows the industrial process. The real value or test of skill is those complicated jewelry made by hand.

Afterwards, they went to the jade carving workshop. When they saw the emerald green jade bracelet, Anna couldn't move anymore.

Only then did Hou San realize that he had been fooled: You shouldn't have brought your wife to this kind of place, okay?

Everyone turned around in a big circle, it was already noon, and the sound of the bell was heard from the cafeteria.

The lunch of the workers is settled in the factory, because it is very troublesome to go through strict inspection once leaving the factory.

As for dinner, those who live in the capital have special commuter cars to take them back to the city.

For the rest, they will be taken to the film and television city by commuter car, where they can eat and live.

Liu Qingshan and the others also had lunch in the cafeteria, the food was not bad, four dishes and one soup.

In terms of eating and drinking, Liu Qingshan never cheated the workers.

Exploiting workers is something that the most incompetent bosses will do.

After lunch, there is also a special lounge where the elderly masters can take a nap.

Young people who are energetic will get together to chat, or read books and newspapers by themselves.

Liu Qingshan chatted with several old masters, and he was quite satisfied with the processing factory, earning more than their pensions, lunch was decent, and the food was better than at home.

In this way, Liu Qingshan felt relieved and waited for the jewelry store to open tomorrow.

The next day, already October [-]rd, a new store opened in the Wangfujing business district.

And by coincidence, two adjacent jewelry stores opened at the same time.

The current jewelry stores in the capital are not as bad as the later generations, and they are still rare items, so they attract many customers.

There are two jewelry stores, one of which is smaller, with four golden characters: Zhou's Jewelry.

The outside is decorated very luxuriously, with a sense of resplendent and magnificent.

The other one has a relatively large facade with a wooden plaque hanging on it, the name is: Shanhaizhai.

There is a couplet on the left and right, which are: beautiful jade comes out of the mountains, and pearls are stored in the sea.

The name of this store was chosen by Hai Mingzhu, obviously this girl also used her brains.

The outside walls of Shanhaizhai are also decorated with retro, which looks fresh, elegant and antique.

Early in the morning, Liu Qingshan led Xiaowu and others to the outside of Shanhaizhai, and even Ma Laosan and the newcomers also came to join in the fun.

"Not bad, not bad, it feels a bit like a century-old shop."

Xiao Wu shook his head and pretended to be gentle, and then looked at Zhou's jewelry next door: "Why do I feel that the other side is more gorgeous?"

Ma Laosan taught him a lesson: "Do you understand? Over there, you can see a nouveau riche. Our side is like the Rongguo Mansion in "Dream of Red Mansions". It has a background. Do you understand the background?"

Everyone nodded, and Wang Zhan also said with a smile: "Okay, third brother, your knowledge has improved. Could it be that sister-in-law taught you this?"

Everyone laughed, and Miss Xiaoli blushed, she dragged Xiaomei and the others into the shop:

"Come on, let's ignore these men, let's pick out jewelry and ask them to pay."

Gangzi's voice came from behind: "I still buy it, you guys have a complete set of jewelry!"

This is true, before they got married, they all bought it in Shan Hai Zhai.

At nine o'clock in the morning, two firecrackers were set off, and Shan Hai Zhai was officially opened.

On the other hand, the shop next door even invited a band, and it went on and on for a while.

On the opposite side is of course the shop opened by Song Lei, Chu Zhengnan and others, because it is in cooperation with Zhou's Jewelry in Hong Kong Island, so there are also people to support it.

Liu Qingshan even saw Mr. Zheng from Zhou's Jewelry in the crowd. At first Liu Qingshan wanted to say hello, but when the other party's eyes matched his, he immediately moved away.

Liu Qingshan led everyone into the store. The decoration in the store also revealed a classical charm, but it also did not lose the modern style. For example, the gold, silver and jade wares were also lit with spotlights.

There are already customers picking items, mainly in front of the gold and silver jewelry counters, after all, these are the most popular among the public.

"Mr. Liu, a guest is here."

There was a greeting from the door, and Liu Qingshan rushed out to greet him, but it was Writer Shu who brought a group of old friends to congratulate him, like Mr. Liang and the second master, among them, Liu Qingshan also saw Senior Brother Hai inside.

"Qingshan, this shop of yours is well done, it looks a bit like the old days!" The second master praised, looked up at the plaque on it, and couldn't help exclaiming:

"Hey, the plaque and the couplets are all written by Mr. Yuan Bai. It's incredible, incredible."

Everyone took a closer look at it, and sure enough, the style of writing is elegant, clear, simple, and quiet, and it is very distinctive. It is the old gentleman who was once a member of the royal family of the Manchu Qing Dynasty but became a generation of scholars.

Mr. Liang twirled his beard and admired it for a while, then nodded repeatedly: "Qingshan, you are not small. The old man has bad eyesight in the past two years, and he seldom writes."

"It's also a coincidence." Liu Qingshan didn't elaborate, and led everyone into Shanhaizhai.

Entering the jewelry shop, Writer Shu exclaimed: "Not bad, not bad, not as tacky as gold powder, but rather old-fashioned."

"Don't be emotional, hurry up and choose two pieces of jewelry for your daughter-in-law, I think there are going to be snatches over there!"

The old man liked to joke more, even though he was joking about Writer Shu, he was also thinking about buying a bracelet for his granddaughter.

He doesn't like gold ones, and thinks jade bracelets are more nourishing.

In front of the counters for gold and silver jewelry, there are indeed quite a lot of people, and there is a tendency to rush to buy them.

Just at this time, a loud speaker sounded from outside: "Zhou's Jewelry is opening a big bargain, gold and silver jewelry, all [-]% off, and buy one get one free!"

The customers were taken aback for a moment, then put the jewelry they were holding on the counter one after another, turned around and went out, and walked into Zhou's Jewelry.

Chapter 723 Why is this addictive?

In the blink of an eye, all the customers in Shan Hai Zhai disappeared, only the guests who came to congratulate him stood there and looked at each other.

"It's clear that it's a business grab, brothers, copy guys, and smash the shop next door!"

Xiao Wu was obviously angry. This kid was on Lilan's side, and he seemed to follow everyone and learn from others, and he became more stalwart than before.

You know, fighting and killing are commonplace over there.

Wang Zhan Dingshan and the others are not good-tempered, and they rush out after a whimper.

This group of people didn't deal with Chu Zhengnan's group, and they had a lot of fights before.

"Come back, it's not a matter of a day or two to do business."

Liu Qingshan didn't care at all, this kind of business is not about setting up street stalls, it's about word of mouth and fame, just accumulate slowly.

As for the issue of sales, Liu Qingshan really didn't care too much. In his mind, it was better to sell less, so it was considered as stockpiling.

The prices of these precious metals and jade gems are rising every year, just wait for the appreciation.