460: Chapter Four Hundred Fifty-Seven: Jewelry 460: Chapter Four Hundred Fifty-Seven: Jewelry Experts estimated the price to be between $14 million and $18 million, however, this price included all the top-grade emeralds.
Now, with Gao Yang and his colleagues having taken three quarters of the top-grade emeralds, being able to sell for $15 million was quite an achievement.
Only one thought occupied Gao Yang’s mind, “This is already $15 million, I can’t ask for more, let’s agree to it.”
Salo uttered his bottom line, while Ivan still looked at Gao Yang with a troubled face.
After a great deal of internal struggle, Ivan finally said to Gao Yang, “Sir, Salo is my friend, and I trust him a lot.
If he says these two big stones are not worth $10 million, then they truly are not.
We don’t understand emeralds very well, maybe we really got it wrong.”
After deliberately hesitating for a moment, Gao Yang finally nodded and said, “I trust you, if you say it’s good, then it’s good.”
At last, Salo’s expression relaxed a bit.
He wasn’t afraid of sellers who knew the business; he was afraid of those who knew nothing yet thought what they brought was a treasure beyond price.
If Salo encountered a seller who was clueless and stubborn about the price, he usually chose to let them go play on their own.
However, this time was different.
The seller Ivan brought had a pile of emeralds; if Salo could acquire them, it would indeed be a huge profit.
Therefore, he really didn’t want to give up on this deal, and he had to patiently haggle with Gao Yang, offering a price above the market value to try to close the sale.
Salo thought the result of his persistence was not bad.
Ivan and the big seller he brought finally agreed to the deal, which considerably improved Salo’s mood.
Just as Salo was about to suggest they celebrate the deal’s completion, Ivan suddenly reached out, sifted through the second-grade emeralds on the table, and while smiling, said, “The rest on the table are yours, $15 million.
I’ll take a few emeralds to make some jewelry; I presume you have no objections?
If there are none, then we can announce the completion of this deal.”
Salo watched Ivan take seven or eight emeralds from the table.
Although they were second-grade, together they were worth three to five hundred thousand dollars.
Salo definitely didn’t want to let Ivan take them but was even less willing to lose a larger deal over a smaller one.
Salo magnanimously waved his hand, saying, “Of course, take them.
If you want to make jewelry, you can have it done in my shop for free.”
Ivan laughed and replied, “Forget it, my friend.
Everyone knows your shop is just a front, and your craftsmen’s skills are not that great.
I’d rather find a better craft shop.”
Shrugging his shoulders, Salo said, “Well, if you’re looking for a better craft shop to make some jewelry, turn right out of my shop, the corner shop is Patrick & Sons Emerald Processing Shop.
They have good skills, the best on this street.
Although the processing fee is a bit higher, you won’t mind that, right?”
After speaking, Salo stood up and reached out his hand to Ivan, saying, “If there’s nothing else, then let’s conclude this deal.
$15 million, all in cash, I have already prepared it.”
Ivan shook hands with Salo, and after Gao Yang did the same, the deal was formally completed.
Following that, Salo had his men pull over three large suitcases and place them on the ground.
Opening the suitcases, they revealed bundles of hundred-dollar bills inside.
Salo extended his hand and said, “Check it out.
Five million per case, fifty thousand per bundle.
Not a single US dollar will be missing, buddy.
You insisted on a cash payment, which really made me go to great lengths to find these bills.”
Ivan laughed and said, “I trust you, no need to check.
Now it’s time for us to say goodbye, see you, my friend.”
Gao Yang gave a signal with his eyes, and the people standing behind him stepped forward to repack the suitcases.
The suitcases had wheels, so dragging them wasn’t too strenuous, but suitcases filled with five million in cash were truly heavy.
When going downstairs, it took two people to carry one.
After leaving Salo’s shop and getting back into the car parked at the front, Gao Yang finally let out a sigh of relief.
Then he gave Ivan a hefty pat on the shoulder and laughed, “Buddy, I’m impressed with you.
I thought these gems would sell for at most nine million US dollars; I didn’t expect to get fifteen million.”
Ivan laughed heartily and said, “Negotiation requires a bit of strategy.
Well, out of the fifteen million, two million are mine.
We’ll split the remaining thirteen million, six hundred fifty thousand US dollars each.
I need cash for some things now, but if you don’t need the cash, I can transfer your share to your account right now.”
After saying this, Ivan took out an emerald from his pocket and said, “Here, you and Little Fly don’t need to spend money to buy this anymore.”
The emerald Ivan took out was the one he had just grabbed.
Although it wasn’t the highest quality, it was still very good stuff.
Ivan’s grab had saved Gao Yang and Ivan at least three to five hundred thousand US dollars.
Ivan was generous, and Gao Yang didn’t stand on ceremony with him.
After taking the gem, he couldn’t help but give Ivan another hearty pat and laughed, “Thanks, man.
Next time I really need to negotiate with someone, I’ll definitely come to you.”
After sharing a laugh, Ivan told the driver to head straight to the corner of the street.
After finding the Patrick & Sons shop Salo had mentioned, Ivan told the driver to stop and said, “Let’s go, it’s time to make jewelry.”
After getting out of the car, Gao Yang went to the front of the other car and shouted, “Anyone who needs jewelry should come.”
Golov and Frey definitely needed it, and since Bruce had just hooked up with Lucica, he surely had to make a set.
As for everyone else, they didn’t have a need for jewelry—after all, even if they made it, they had no one to give it to.
Ivan had swindled Salo out of seven lower-quality emeralds.
They were a free score, so there was no need to talk about forking over more money.
They were all brothers; whoever needed them would get them, fair and square.
Bruce and Lucica together had four top-quality emeralds, so they didn’t need more.
Golov was giving to Catherine and Adele, so he took two.
Frey also took two, and as for Gao, he had to gladly accept the remaining three.
There was no helping it; he had the most people to give to.
Gao’s plan was to make all four top-quality emeralds into jewelry: two sets for his mother and two for Yelena.
But considering his future mother-in-law, Natalia, had been very kind to him, not giving her a set wouldn’t be right.
And he had to show his appreciation to Catherine and Adele too.
After entering the shop, confirming the grade of the gems, weighing them, selecting the jewelry designs, deciding on what auxiliary materials to use, and making a written agreement on how damages would be compensated among other complex procedures, all that was left was to determine when to pick up the finished jewelry.
(To be continued.
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