Chapter 94 Great Depression (13)

Chapter ninety-four: the evening of the great depression (13) Manhattan was still the busiest city in New York

On the streets where banks, companies, shops and offices were concentrated, tall buildings towered in the night sky like cold peaks, and transparent glass walls like crystal palaces

The expensive "Women" who were walking in the period strolled around like they were browsing the buildings of World Expo

The colorful streetlights flickered, high and low, close and far, and the dense land traffic was like a spider's web, which almost made people forget that this was the great depression

The slow traffic lights seemed real and illusory, like this plane, like this time and space

The stars were like tadpoles, dazed and slow

Reflecting the different skin color and nationality of the people on the sidewalk, it was full of fun

Walking down the ancient greek staircase of datong bank, Huang Xuan wiped his face hard, as if trying to wipe away his weariness

He had not slept for a day and a night, sitting with these world-renowned business heroes, the pressure almost squeezed his strength out of his chest, but his bones stubbornly supported his body

Hans looked at Huang Xuan worriedly and asked softly," are you going back to Hilton now

"" West 47th street

" You can't finish things on the last day

Huang Xuan understood what her mother meant by that

Instead of putting her hopes on everything going well, she should try to finish the work before the problem

New York's west 47th street is no better known than fifth avenue, but when you need it, You will definitely hear these words from a certain gentleman or lady: Antwerp railway station, west 47th street in New York, Hatton garden in london, high-rise buildings in ramat gan in Tel Aviv, Mumbai opera house area and" diamond city" in India

Yes, they all sell diamonds

Unlike the rest of the locations, west 47th street in New York also sold other jewelry

Huang xuanke didn't care what it sold

In the information given by Lorraine, this was the most suitable place to meet Huang Xuan's requirements

Although the problem of the diamond certificate was very annoying, it was definitely not more annoying than the lack of money itself

He felt that this was perhaps the most unscrupulous time of his plane travel

To print money, there were too many requirements to satisfy: there must be no other plane base, there must be money in the era, there must be easy to transform the printing press, there must be a commercial developed era

It had to be somewhere where supplies could be bought - all of this meant that madness could not be infinite

But as long as he was in a crazy age, in a crazy New York, Huang Xuan would not waste even a little chance

Printing money would cost money

At 8: 00 p

M

, Nordstrom's business was still open, just like the ones that rose after the great depression

The boss, nordstrom, worked harder than usual

He patrolled the counter, encouraged every employee, and talked frequently to customers, introducing rings worth even $ 30

Hans gently pushed open the glass door for Huang Xuan, and the brilliant light shot back from the countless jewels, as if it had pierced his eyes

Huang Xuan laughed

Nordstrom immediately found the tall Hans

He took two steps and came to Huang Xuan, who was still looking, and said," sir, do you need jewelry

"" Yes

" Huang Xuan had already changed into a small dress from Messi, dressed like a gentleman about to attend the banquet, and even Hans had put on a well-fitting round collar suit

" A few rags are worth 3,000 dollars

" That's what Hans said when he was buying clothes

The short answer did not dampen Nordstrom's enthusiasm

His face was still full of youthful vigor

He opened his right arm in a western way and pointed straight ahead

" Welcome to Nordstrom's

I'm the boss, Nordstrom

As long as you want to buy jewelry, you can't go wrong in Nordstrom

" This is a completely american style, flamboyant and confident but not necessarily true

Huang Xuan smiled and handed the hat to Hans

" I want to buy some accessories to bring home to my family and some friends

"" Yes

" Nordstrom read the last" s" very long and clenched his fists

It seemed that he understood that he had met a big client

" Are you a diplomat

Japanese

" Nordstrom led Huang Xuan directly into the private room and asked while the waiter went to get the jewelry

She smiled and said," my surname is huang

" Nordstrom seemed unaware and introduced himself to Huang Xuan

When the waiter brought the jewels, he became even more excited

In fact, in the early years of the 20th century, pure jewelry, that is, brand new jewelry with no historical origin and antique" sex," was not expensive

Take diamonds for example, the world's most famous diamond" hope

" The blue" color" diamond, also known as the diamond of bad luck, was bought by Turkey Sultan Hami de ii for $ 400,000 in 1908

In 1911, it was sold to Mike lan, the postmaster of washington for $ 114,000

In the new century, Its value could probably increase more than tenfold if Smith research was willing to sell and someone was willing to buy it

But during the great depression, although the value of jewelry did not decrease, it would never rise

Nordstrom's diamonds usually cost more than $ 400, and the higher price was about $ 2000, which did not meet Huang Xuan's requirements, because all the supporting documents issued by the bank would eventually be torn off, and Huang Xuan could not bring the identification documents home

Without matching documents, the prices of these lower-value diamonds would have to be reduced several times, and might not even be able to be sold at all

In addition, Lorraine also needed a lot of energy to transport the diamond home

Although as a diamond made of pure carbon atoms, its consumption was not very high, but in the face of tens of thousands of degrees of energy, the price of less than 100,000 yuan was equivalent to a loss

Seeing Huang Xuan shaking his head, Nordstrom was also a little anxious

He waved the waiter away and said," what's Mr

Huang's idea

"" There are very few metal ornaments

The diamond must be a carat diamond, with a high grade of 4c and a strong preservation ability

Simply put, even if I peel this diamond off, it must be easy to sell

For other jewelry, I personally prefer rubies

For sapphires, the color should be more uniform, so the crystal should not be brought over

" The so-called carat diamond, is a diamond higher than 1 carat

Although it is only 0

2 grams, the diamond is always much bigger than the small, and the price is different

Nordstrom's eyes bulged out

Among the gems, the red and blue are the most expensive

The better ones cost tens of thousands of dollars

As for diamonds, not to mention, the price of each level of increase in the 4c level would skyrocket

He looked at Huang Xuan's outfit again and nodded

" Please wait

" Then he got up and left the room

He raised his legs and drank his tea, not in a hurry

Before he came here, he had already spent three million dollars at other jewelry stores

By tomorrow, the entire jewelry industry would be buzzing with rumors that rich young men from somewhere in asia were sweeping New York

In the next three days, Huang Xuan met Stephen, Sloan, and Rockefeller repeatedly and sold four more designs

It was estimated that the european auto industry would suffer a heavy blow in the next few years

Rockefeller did not take away the boeing 307 blueprint that he had always dreamed of, and ford and General purpose were paying more and more

The final bmw 326 blueprint sold for $ 1

2 million, but for the $ 50 million a day that the Beta plant produced, It was only nine oxen and one hair

Although they did not make much profit from the sale of the final design drawings, the three companies protected Huang Xuan's financial security from all aspects

In addition to the continuous $ 120 million assets passed through datong bank, the Citi issued a deposit certificate of $ 80 million for Huang Xuan

The british bank took in $ 48 million, while the us United bank took in $ 28 million

According to the american spirit, no one would reject a big customer until they were sure that Huang Xuan's money was black money - and if it was proven, they wouldn't lose anything

Of course, Huang Xuan wouldn't lose anything

The money continued to buy all kinds of jewelry, oil paintings, antiques, postage, and other works of art

The only criterion was profit margin

If Lorraine estimated that a product could sell for a million dollars in the new century, Then the energy consumption in the plane channel could not exceed the power value of one hundred thousand dollars

Later, the standard was changed to $ 10,000 again, then $ 5,000

Because the total amount of electricity stored and available at the base is less than 200 million degrees, that is to say, only 150 million degrees can be used to transport supplies, which is worth 10 million dollars

Since there were no credible people in Brazil, it was impossible to temporarily increase the energy reserve

Huang Xuan had to regretfully throw away most of the porcelain, enamel and the remaining tens of millions of dollars in p 101, which were sent back to china in one piece

As for who was the recipient, there was no need to probe further

Of course, many works of art are worth far more than a hundred times the profit, but in just a week, the number of things that can be bought is not too much

Fourth time out of hammer's department store, Armand

Hammer was already Huang Xuan's best friend

He sold Huang Xuan's $ 89 million worth of art, mostly from russia

During this time," generous chinese" Huang Xuan did not bargain with him once

In addition to the works of art that repeated huang xuan's position, all the lost or unreachable works of art were captured by Huang Xuan

It was said that the red" color" capitalist had also fulfilled his profit target in the great depression ahead of time: four million us dollars

Lorraine estimated that his profit might have exceeded 20 million, but what does that matter

The old car twisted like a mayfly, with colorful curtains behind the window, red" colored" agate displayed in the bright window, green jasper, and deep yellow copper ware, just like Huang Xuan's mood at the moment

He shook Hammer's hand again and said," in that case, I'm going back to china

I hope Mr

Hammer can go to china one day

"" Of course

" Hammer also held his hand tightly

" My country is not at peace now

I don't know when it will develop

I may not be here by then, but I hope Mr

Hammer can help me take care of him

" Hammer suddenly became sad

This uncertainty about the future was the most sentimental for every american in the great depression

He couldn't help but hold Huang Xuan's hand tightly and said," definitely, definitely

" Smiling, Hans walked into the car and closed the door expressionlessly

A thick puff of smoke came out of the ford t-model, like dust from history