Chapter 660 Michelin Three Stars (1/2)
Chapter 660: Michelin Three Stars
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
It was evening when Li Du met with Cole Winston.
Considering that Cole was able to rush over from New York, which was in the northeast of America, to Las Vegas, which was in the southwest of America, on the same day he received the news, it was apparent that he valued Li Du and the batch of gemstones.
This also demonstrated that he was most likely practical, low profile, and easier to talk to.
Of course, Cole Winston's looks were also such. Although he had the looks of a celebrity, he resembled the comedy star, Jim Carrey. This was especially so for his eyes and nose.
For an average person, looking like that was a good thing. However, for the CEO of a company, looking like a comedy star was unfortunate.
Quite a few times, when Cole Winston had been raging in the meeting room, there were people laughing instead. After he asked for the reason, the other party very honestly told him, ”Thought we saw Jim Carrey performing.”
Every time he encountered such a situation, what else could he do besides say 'Motherf*cker'?
For the three generations of the Winston family, the evolution of their appearance was similar to the evolution of their capability. Harry Winston looked clever and capable while Ronald, although not as clever, looked very dignified. When it came to Cole, he looked comedic . . .
Previously in the office, Li Du had done research on Cole Winston and the history of Harry Winston. The evaluation that the outside world had on the three generations of the Winston family was, using a common saying in Li Du's hometown, ”The mouse under the weasel, each generation is worse than the last!”
Despite that, Li Du did not feel this way based on Cole's appearance and felt that Cole was most likely easy to talk to. As the Chinese would say, he had a kind appearance.
After Roger had introduced both parties to each other, Cole shook Li Du's hand and said, ”Hello Mr. Li. Twenty days ago, I heard about you from Roger. You really are an outstanding youngster.”
Li Du responded politely, ”Thank you for the compliments. President Winston, it's an honor to meet you here. This is really great.”
”Yes,” Cole said, ”this is indeed great. From the way I look at it, this meeting is to Harry Winston what the joining of forces at Jinggang Mountain was for your country!”
Li Du was shocked. ”You even know this historical event of my country.”
Cole broke into a reserved smile. This was something last minute that he had come up with on the plane.
After a short exchange of greetings between both parties, they went straight to the point. Cole wanted to go and see the batch of gemstones.
The authentication of the gemstones, which was still in progress, was about to be completed.
There were no problems with the nature of the fire opals and they were all genuine. Currently, the opals were being appraised and categorized according to their quality.
During which, the high-quality opals were appraised first as priority was given to them. The appraisal for the 50 best pieces of fire opals was completed first and their suggested prices were also out.
The best piece of opal, which was 342 carats, was a large, high-quality gemstone that had a vibrant red forest pattern. This opal was extremely valuable.
The marked price of this piece of opal was 4,500,000 dollars, which was already close to the total value of the 50 plus pieces of opal that Li Du had sold before. This was very normal as the output of fire opals was too low.
Seeing the price, Cole's eyelids twitched a few times. His eyelids twitched more and more violently as he continued reading the suggested prices:
Suggested price: 2,850,000 dollars. Suggested price: 2,200,000 dollars. Suggested price: 1,920,000 dollars. Suggested price: 1,550,000 dollars . . .