Chapter 926 Fate Is So... (1/2)

As Cao Fan and Tang Chaoyang chatted, Li Du came to understand why Cao Fan had been so happy to see him, and why he had immediately invited him to join the intimate dinner.

Tang Chaoyang, who needed a batch of diamonds but had yet to secure them, had been upset.

It seemed that Tang Chaoyang and Song Biaozi were quite powerful. Cao Fan was a very skilled man, and he wanted to do both of them a favor, so he'd brought Li Du along to solve this problem.

Since the topic surfaced, Li Du could not ignore it; he asked, ”How many diamonds do you need? I'm a shareholder of the Harry Winston Group and may be able to help you see the Group's diamond stock condition.”

Hearing this, Song Biaozi was excited and cried, ”Really? We need—”

”How many diamonds could Mr. Li provide us?” Tang Chaoyang interrupted with a smile. ”The more the better.”

”I am not sure,” Li Du said awkwardly. ”I have to speak with the president of the Winston group. May I know how much are you all willing to pay? I can help discuss this matter.”

”The international diamond price is ten percent higher than the original price of the diamond. If the quality is good, you can increase the price—the point is to have enough stock,” said Tang Chaoyang.

Li Du nodded. This price was not low—he could go and try to discuss things with the president.

Still, he was skeptical of what Tang Chaoyang had said and asked, ”The more the better? How much can you take? You know, diamonds are very expensive.”

Diamond was very expensive. Many people in society evaluated it as just a stone, claiming it was a hyped material and that there was no value.

Indeed, the gem was hailed as one of the greatest marketing hoaxes of the 20th century, providing a typical textbook example of modern marketing: the consumer of goods and services was an unsophisticated concept, and the consumer of goods in the form of education was the most sophisticated achievement.

Many people had come up with evidence that the diamond's fame was originally created by the Russians, and they hired the stars and celebrities of the time to wear them around the world, making the stone go into the world market.

Li Du did not accept this theory—this was nonsense, diamonds were not worthless!

First of all, diamonds had been around for a long time. Indians discovered these beautiful stones very early on. However, they lacked cutting skills and technology so could not shape diamonds and push them into the market.

However, in that era, beautiful natural diamonds had become a rare commodity. Relative to the price of that time, diamonds in that era were much more expensive than they were today.

Second, a diamond's value was not all based on its appearance. Its hardness and some of its other physical properties made it just as useful in other industries.

On top of that, Li Du believed that people who thought diamonds were worthless probably hadn't been exposed to enough diamonds.

This stone was so beautiful, especially when it was completely cut and put into lights and sunlight, that it gave off beauty that could touch any normal person's heart.

The appreciation of beauty is the highest form of enjoyment pursued by human beings. Beautiful, delicious food, beautiful scenery, and the gem of extreme beauty, the diamond.

However, Li Du also believed that the diamond wasn't worth such a high price. This stone was very beautiful but could be easily faked, unlike gold and other precious metals.

There was also the fact that diamonds were still quite abundant on earth, and the diamond market could collapse if jewelers dug a lot of them out.

So, in Li Du's opinion, diamonds were very nice and beautiful, and everybody liked them very much, but they were not worth the current market prices.