Chapter 83 International Jewelry Exhibition (1)

  Transfer the money to his own card, and in the evening, Qu Wen invited all the people from Rui Lin Jewelry Store to the Peninsula Hotel, a famous hotel in Hong Kong. As fellow partners, Qu Wen never hesitated to spend that bit of money.

  Three days later, the jewelry exhibition will open as scheduled. There are more than 60 large and small jewelery companies participating in the exhibition, including Hong Kong jewelery brands such as Chow Tai Fook, Chow Sang Sang and Tse Sui Luen, as well as international top brands such as Harry Winston and Graff. So it's not easy for mainland small brands like Tse Sui Luen Jewellery to participate.

  For this exhibition, Shen Jianhai spent a great deal of effort from signing up to communicating with the organizers, preparing jewelry and setting up the booth. As long as people can remember the Ruilin brand at the exhibition, Shen Jianhai's goal will be achieved.

  The entire venue is divided into three major areas: the first area is the reception area, the second area is the jewelry display area, and the third area is the rough stone trading area specially arranged by the organizer.

  Because I wasn't very familiar with sales work, out of politeness, Quwen asked Shen Jianhai if it was possible to go somewhere else to watch.

  "Alright, go ahead. Don't forget to bring your work badge, the rough stone trading area requires ID to enter."

  Qu Wen heard and responded with a happy "en" sound, then dragged Zhao Haifeng and Wei Dan away.

  Upon arrival at the raw stone trading area, security personnel briefly checked the three men's documents and let them in.

  "This is what the rough diamond trading area looks like!"

  Looking at the original stones scattered all over the venue, Qu Wen felt a little surprised, and then thought that if so many original stones were not placed on the ground, they could only be placed somewhere else, simply surrounded by thin wooden boards, looking a bit simple.

  "Jade rough stone trading is usually like this. Two years ago, I and my master went to Pingzhou Gongpan once, the conditions were even more simple than here, many stalls just used ropes to encircle, some didn't even have ropes, just drew a circle on the ground with chalk. But the scale there was much larger than here, at least one and a half times bigger."

  Zhao Haifeng followed Qu Wen, walking and talking, stopping at each stall to take a closer look.

  Because Qu Wen and the three others were wearing salesperson badges from Rui Lin Jewelry, their reputation wasn't loud enough, and many people hadn't even heard of them, so when they arrived at the rough stone stall, not many people paid attention to them.

  But in this way, Qu Wen can take a good look at the emerald green jade all over the ground.

  "Afeng, you're quite familiar with jade rough stones. Can you tell me how to choose them?" After a while, if it weren't for Ling Jue's help, Qu Wen wouldn't be able to distinguish which piece of rough stone on the ground was good or bad.

  "There are several methods to identify the authenticity of jadeite rough stones, including looking, weighing, shining, carving, knocking, touching and burning. Looking involves observing the color, structure, cracks and texture of the stone through the naked eye or with a magnifying glass or microscope to distinguish its authenticity and basic characteristics that may indicate the presence of jadeite. Weighing involves testing the weight by hand; if it is genuine, the density will be above 3g/cm2 and feel heavy, while fake stones have a density below 3g/cm2 and feel light. Shining involves observing the color tone around the skin and inside under strong light, the direction of green, and changes in luster. Genuine jadeite usually has a bright natural color tone, clear green direction, high luster, and bright reflection, while fake stones have a dull grayish color tone, irregular green direction, weak luster, and dim reflection. As for carving, knocking, touching and burning, these methods also involve observing the surface characteristics of the stone to judge whether jadeite exists inside based on experience."

  "Besides, there are many ways to look at jade, some people like to judge the original stone from the cracks on it. Although it is said that one should bet on color rather than pattern, experienced people can tell the degree of internal damage from the cracks. I heard that if the crack is white, it's a general break; if it's red, yellow or black, it's a serious break. In this case, even if the stone can produce green, its quality won't be good and it will be difficult to make something out of it."

  But when it comes to professional things, Zhao Haifeng always likes to talk a lot, carefully explaining and unintentionally attracting a crowd of listeners. Among them, in addition to those who are eager to join in the fun, there are also many guests who come to visit the exhibition.

  "Little brother seems to know a lot about raw stones, can you crack open two for us to see?"

  After listening to the explanation, a middle-aged man suggested to Zhao Haifeng and immediately got unanimous support from the crowd around him.

  Zhao Haifeng was just talking casually, many people can talk about theoretical things, but when it comes to real operation, it's a completely different story. Those who participate in gambling and die on the spot are often this type of person who only knows how to talk on paper.

  "This big brother, I just repeated what I heard, if you really want me to throw stones, it's better for me to directly throw money into the Pearl River."

  Zhao Haifeng spoke the truth, and no one would blame him. But as soon as he finished speaking, a voice sneered: "Right, for an employee of such a small company, it's better to throw money directly rather than asking him to help with the stone."

  The sound seems a bit familiar. Qu Wen and Zhao Haifeng looked over to find that it was Qiao Ziquan, who had lost a bet to Qu Wen three days ago.

  "This world is really small, how are you also here?" Qu Wen looked at Qiao Ziquan with a hint of anger in his expression. He could offend anyone, but he absolutely couldn't afford to offend his friends.

  Qiaozi smiled slightly: "I am the representative of De Hao Jewelry Company, how can I not come here? By the way, I forgot to tell you that I just visited your company's booth, it was really shabby. The few so-called masterpieces on display were not even comparable to our company's second-rate products."

  Before coming to the Yuangen Trading Area, Qu Wen also made a special trip to visit other brand companies' booths, especially well-known brands. The jewelry and accessories on display were all top-notch premium goods. White was translucent, green was deep, red was gorgeous, and purple was mysterious, each one was a masterpiece among masterpieces.

  But it can't be said that Rui Lin Jewelry doesn't have some decent things, who dares to come to the International Jewelry Exhibition without two or three treasures. It's just that Rui Lin Jewelry is participating for the first time, and there are slight shortcomings in the layout of the exhibition stand and personnel configuration. Moreover, with the addition of Qu Wen and his two companions, Shen Jianhai had to temporarily cut one staff member.

  I feel a bit embarrassed about this song, but I've never mentioned it before.

  But since she had hung up the Rui Lin Jewelry sign, whether or not she was an official employee, Qu Wen felt a sense of responsibility. Now that others were intentionally slandering her company, Qu Wen naturally couldn't just stand by and do nothing.

  "Coming to the exhibition is just one of our company's goals, the main thing is to come here to buy jade rough stones at the lowest price and try to make a profit for the company as much as possible. And we three are the ones sent by the company this time to select the rough stones."