Chapter 1124 Opening Conditions
The so-called "giant red skin" means that the surface of Hetian jade seeds is a dense red aggregate. Because of its bright color, it is close to the cinnabar color of the palace wall, but it is not the same as "jujube red skin" It has a shiny surface and is particularly beautiful, so it is called giant red skin.
“This piece of material comes from Khotan.” Sun Gong said truthfully: “It is a bit far away from the traditional jade-producing area, but the skin, color and flesh are very even and thorough, so it is a good piece of material.”
"Did you open the window?"
" The biggest feature of jujube and jujube leather is that the meat is fine and even, and the luster can be reflected on the leather surface. "So we only rubbed one area, the leather is only about three millimeters, and the bottom is first-grade sheep." Fat and white jade meat.”
"Then remember this piece too." Zhou Zhi patted the piece of material and asked, "How many have you remembered?"
"Twenty-seven yuan." Sun Gong said, "Not to mention the fraction, it adds up to one. One thousand two hundred and eighty kilograms, the factory can achieve There’s only so much first-grade white aniseed.”
“It’s only over a thousand kilograms after looking at it?” Zhou Zhimo calculated it and found out that it would be 30% off at the price of one thousand yuan per kilogram given by his father. If so, it would be about 900,000.
"Lao Sun, how much small and medium-sized materials do we have in our factory now? Xiao Zhou said before that we can also collect them." Director Qin said quickly.
“That’s a lot.” Sun Gong said: “We still have at least thirty pieces for the first-grade white material of more than one kilogram and less than five kilograms. If it is smaller, then no more It’s in this warehouse.”
"Are they all of the same quality as these aniseeds?"
"Generally, the smaller the Hetian jade material, the better the skin and flesh." Sun Gong said with a smile: "The quality of the medium-sized jade material is of course better than these aniseeds. It’s a little bit higher, we select very strictly.”
“The small and medium-sized ones. I want to see the ingredients too."
"But the small ingredients are not here, and the price of the small ingredients is much more expensive than the large ingredients..."
"Ahem..." Qin The factory director quickly interrupted: "Look at it all, look at it all, let's talk about the price after we finish it!"
After seeing the medium-sized materials, Zhou Zhi understood a little bit. This large warehouse was probably used to store the "backlog of materials" for the jade carving factory. Not to mention the secondary materials, more than 2,000 kilograms of first-class white, large and medium-sized sub-materials were stored here!
Although these materials are inventories accumulated over decades, the anxiety of never being able to be cashed in has always existed in the hearts of successive leaders of the jade carving factory.
Not to mention the past, even now in 1994, the price of a piece of jade the size of a steamed bun is equivalent to that of a large imported TV. It is still the savings that an ordinary cadre family can accumulate in two or three years. How many people can afford it?
What is really easy to sell is the small seed material that weighs more than ten grams to dozens of grams. That’s why Sun Gongcai just let it slip that the small seed material and the large seed material are not the same price, they are much more expensive!
This inversion phenomenon made Zhou Zhi laugh or cry, but it cannot be said to be unreasonable.
This reminded him of the second-hand housing market later.
The average unit price of small apartments is high, but they are still very popular. Although the total price of large apartments is high, when discounted to the price per square meter, it is much lower than that of small apartments, and the transaction volume cannot be compared with the sales volume of small apartments.
This is a market economy. Sales volume is subject to both price and the average purchasing power of customers.
Until today in 1994, the purchasing power of Hetian jade in the market is still sluggish. The reason is that nine out of ten people in the country have just left the subsistence line, while the remaining one tenth are still working hard. Move toward a goal beyond that line. Most Chinese people are still far away from "luxury goods" such as Hetian jade that cannot be eaten or drunk.
Next came the bargaining session. In the conference room of the jade warehouse, Zhou Zhi began to argue with Director Qin. Sun Gong occasionally helped with a few words, but Father Xu and Director Zhang turned into sawed-off gourds. , without saying a word.
Zhou Zhi is really not good at bargaining. Firstly, his psychological price is actually much higher than the current market price. Secondly, he is not short of money. Thirdly, it is a matter of personality. Being thick-skinned in front of acquaintances, but thin-skinned in front of strangers.
But that is something he is not willing to do. As long as he is willing, the level of bargaining is actually not low. They were all trained at Lin Wanqiu's place.
In Lin Wanqiu's words, Zhou Zhi becomes more shameless with people he knows more. He was quite generous before, but now it's really hard to bargain with her.
Actually, Zhou Zhi more often regards this as a means to enhance friendship with Lin Wanqiu and a game to relieve boredom. Sometimes it is fun to bicker with people who have good feelings, and bargaining is actually just an excuse. .
In order to negotiate the price this time, Zhou Zhi simply took part in the plot, thinking about what would happen if Lin Wanqiu found out about the "high hand", and Zhou Zhi's heart would immediately become extremely hardened.
What's more, Father Xu, a "spy", has already revealed the bottom price of large and medium-sized jade materials, so it's no wonder Zhou Zhi is guilty.
The overall process was as Xu's father expected. Factory Director Qin finally obtained a half-percent price increase on the grounds that he was responsible for the freight.
Similarly, Zhou Zhi also added two conditions. The first is that the freight director Qin can be responsible for the freight, but he needs to be responsible for all the jade materials for Zhou Zhi's trip, and a balance payment will be deducted. Shudu will deliver the goods after receiving them.
The second condition is to hire Sun Gong to help him with the eye-catching work. Next, he will go to Hotan and entrust him with the job of looking at the materials.
The first condition is very reasonable. The cost of these jade materials in the jade carving factory is very low. Some items are still from decades ago, and they can almost be regarded as zero cost. Now that a large amount of funds can be exchanged, Factory Director Qin is naturally very happy and said: "With this money, our factory can send several apprentices to learn the craftsmanship from the masters in Suhang and wait for them to finish their studies." When we come back, our factory can also become a factory in Suzhou. If we combine our strengths, life will be better in the future.”
It should be said that this idea is a good one. If the local jade carving factory has superb carving skills, we can rely on it. Due to the advantages of origin, there is indeed great potential for the future.
It’s just that Director Qin thinks people’s minds are too simple. As far as Zhou Zhi knows, the craftsmanship of all gemstones, jade, jade and agate in the world is extremely poor. The origin of raw materials and the origin of handicrafts are never in the same place. One place, some even thousands of kilometers apart.
And this phenomenon is very magical. It has been like this for thousands of years from ancient times to the present.
For example, Hotan, an advantageous resource-producing area that has been in demand by the Central Plains dynasty for thousands of years, has not become rich because of jade after thousands of years.
Even if Director Qin trains the jade workers in the factory to become carving craftsmen, it is estimated that the colorful world in Suzhou and Hangzhou will make them unwilling to return to Northern Xinjiang. Director Qin's move is most likely to cultivate talents for others.
However, it is impossible for Zhou Zhi to persuade Director Qin and tell him that this method will not work. Others have the right to decide how to use the money earned by others.
Zhou Zhi could only silently wish him good luck.
The second condition is even less problematic, because during the Spring Festival, Zhou Zhi followed the rules of later generations and paid Sun Gong three times the salary. Not only that, Zhou Zhi also promised to count overtime from the time he hit the road. , which made Sun Gong very happy.
(End of this chapter)