Time Smuggling Starting from the Year 2000

The sun shines on the ground through the dense leaves of the liquidambar tree, the south wind brings the fragrance of fringe shirts, and the smell of freshly cut grass is also full of familiar cells.

The house is located at the southernmost end of the boulevard, and the gentle coolness tries to dispel the heat of early summer. Although it has been defeated repeatedly, it is not discouraged.

The sky is blue and clear, which is a rare good weather. The rare clouds moved slowly, and were inadvertently blown into strips by the wind, kneaded again, and thrown to a further place. The sweetgum tree in the garden made a rustling sound, caressing his brothers and sisters with a symmetrical rhythm, exchanging thoughts over the past few days.

Stepping on the friendly land, leaning against the spider he planted to hold eggs, facing the melancholy of history and being diluted by the feeling of home again, Huang Xuan swept across the green leaves on every tree with a happy mood, and beat hard The loquat tree shouted to the small building behind the yard: "I'm back."

Butler Zhou quickly ran out, looked at Huang Xuan in a sweatshirt, and couldn't help laughing, "My eldest son, why did you do this in the past two days?"

"It's hot." Huang Xuan chuckled and said, "Where are my parents?"

"I've gone to work. It seems to be very busy these days."

For the time period of p112, Huang Xuan has been away for nearly 4 days. Fortunately, he talks to his family on the phone every day. Zhang Xinyi only thinks that he is going to Shanghai to handle some port affairs, but she also encourages him. Naturally, Huang's father will not have any what objection.

Huang Xuanlian took two sips of water, wiped his mouth and said, "What about Li Qing?"

"I'm still sleeping in the hotel. I heard from the boy who passed two days ago. The experts Madam brought were all exhausted. Li Qing also stayed up all night. He didn't dare to sleep when others didn't sleep. It was very hard. Yes." Butler Zhou was quite complaining when he said this, Huang Xuan just smiled, he was free at p101, the roar of the printing press could blow people's heads, and he was in a hurry to spend money during the day, and in the next few days Didn't sleep at all. Wait until it's time to leave. A biological bomb knocked out half of the factory, and then he let out a bad breath. Let it dare to disturb people's dreams again.

"How is grandpa?" Huang Xuan took the short-sleeved shirt handed to him by the housekeeper in one hand, and asked in a low voice.

"Still the same." Zhou Lian didn't say much.

Huang Xuan nodded. He said that he knew, and he would also ask about his grandfather's condition by phone in the past two days, but he was old and recovered, but it was always unsatisfactory.

After taking a shower in the small bathroom in the yard, Huang Xuan wiped his head and walked out. This small bathroom was built together with the swimming pool at that time, but it was a pity because of the location of the site. The swimming pool was filled up again by Huang Xuan, and now the underground is all earth and stone structures transferred after the base was removed.

"Call Li Qing and tell him that I've finished my work, uh... how can mom thank those experts?" Huang Xuan asked a little uncertainly.

Zhou Lian put on Huang Xuan's bathrobe and said, "Madam should have approved a project for several professors. I don't know the specifics of sponsoring research."

Huang Xuan nodded, and said, "I'm going to the United States tomorrow. I don't have time to see them. How convenient is it to thank them, don't say I'm back, that's all."

The housekeeper is naturally familiar with the welcoming and sending. Zhou Lian immediately agreed, but said without idleness: "At first, everyone said that the young master of the Huang family doesn't like to study, but I didn't expect you to have a way of doing business."

Huang Xuan chuckled, but said, "This is my mother's good genetic inheritance."

"Madam's education is good." Zhou Lian was talking, and the two of them had already entered the room, so he stopped and said, "You just got off the plane, go to sleep when you're tired, and I'll get someone to cook porridge for you. Does Madam know you are back?"

"Please help to inform. I came back by car, and I'm really sleepy." Huang Xuan yawned, walked halfway up the stairs, stopped again, and said, "Uncle Zhou, there is one more thing, help me Inform Aubrey, the manager of Citigroup, to come over before dinner, and ask Li Qing if you don't know the phone number."

"good."

...

There was no noise, no bad smell, Huang Xuan slept extremely soundly, and when he became conscious, it was already around five or six o'clock in the afternoon.

Yawning, Huang Xuan pulled a t-shirt slowly, Zhou Lian heard the voice and walked in, looked at him with a smile and said: "That Mr. Aubrey has been waiting for you for almost two hours, you Shall I take a shower first, or see him now?"

"Right now." Huang Xuan was also awake at this time, went back to the room and took a small box, put a few diamonds from p101 into it, and then walked downstairs slowly. Since precious metals consume too much plane energy, far exceeding the value of gold and silver itself, except for a few works of art such as Faberge eggs, the rest of these things have been stripped, except for Hans Most of them were sent back to China.

For Aubrey, he just hadn't seen Huang Xuan for 4 days, but for the latter, it had been almost two weeks.

It seems that the life of this professional manager of Citigroup is getting better and better. Not only does his skin show signs of maintenance, but he also changed his suit to Dunhill, making him look younger by several years.

Huang Xuan covered his eyes a little afraid of light, squinted at Aubrey, and said with a smile: "Mr. White is doing well recently, have you gone to Beijing to see the Great Wall?"

"Where is the time?" Aubrey quickly clarified. He guessed that Huang Xuan must be busy raising money these two days. The $1.2 billion financing bond is easy for a company to purchase, but it is too difficult for an individual to raise funds. At the same time, neither Huang Xuan's mother's Sifang Group nor the Huang's Fund itself could spend such a large amount of money to buy bonds. In fact, the debt ratios of these two institutions are not low. The benefactor is running around, how dare Aubrey go on a trip by himself.

Huang Xuan nodded noncommittally, took out the small box he had just taken out, put it on the table, and said, "Mr. White, take a look at this first."

"Okay." Aubrey took the box into his hands while speaking, and the translator beside him sat down consciously, in fact. Now that Huang Xuan talked with others, he didn't need an interpreter any more. Aubrey brought him along for the convenience of going out.

All the diamonds in the box are carefully selected by Huang Xuan. The average weight is between 5 and 5.99 carats, the color grade is e, and the clarity is above vvs1. According to gia's latest international diamond report, the price should be 808,000 US dollars. Huang Xuan's purchase price was also around 100,000 US dollars. However, since the weight has exceeded 1 carat, the market price usually has a premium of 5 or more on the guide price of gia.

Aubrey carefully picked up one and looked at it. He didn't know diamonds well, but every international bank manager did. Diamonds are different from ordinary jewelry, especially since ines was founded in 1934. This legal monopoly maintains global prices through the supply of diamonds from a central sales organization. Whether in recession or inflation, debeers have successfully established their ability to stabilize diamond prices. .

In modern banks, diamonds are currency. It can endorse international loans, repay debts, pay for trade, and buy firearms. In the face of a fragile world economy and depreciating currencies, diamonds can do almost anything.

The diamond under the light was radiant, and Aubrey carefully put it back into the small box, and said, "Mr. Huang wants to buy bonds with diamonds?"

"It's not just buying bonds. I'm actually trying to get a loan backed by diamonds, which I don't think Citi will say no to."

"Of course." Aubrey smiled. Compared with real estate, stocks, and bonds, the stability of diamonds is unparalleled, and no bank will reject such almost risk-free loans.

Flipping through the table, Aubrey asked a little strangely: "These diamonds. Is there an appraisal report? And a Kimberley progress certificate."

"No." Huang Xuan replied without even thinking about it.

Aubrey and the translator changed color at the same time. The diamond without complete documentation is easily reminiscent of a very bad word: "blood diamond". But of course Aubrey couldn't ask that. He just said with some embarrassment: "Mr. Huang, without the appraisal report, the bank can't grant mortgage as usual."

Diamond is the only gemstone whose value is clearly defined internationally among all rare gemstones. Including its color, clarity, cut, and weight. Among them, the most stringent and well-known accreditation agencies in the international auditing standards include s). Therefore, when people buy diamonds, they must buy certificates from these appraisal companies. This will also make it easier to sell diamonds when needed.

"Not every diamond has an appraisal report." Huang Xuan shrugged and said, "This is part of the property left to me by my family. There was no such system at that time." The Kimberley system was established in the millennium started, but it took 3 years before it was signed by most countries.

"Did you, or your family members not apply for re-registration?"

Huang Xuan spread his hands and said, "Chinese people pay attention to keeping their money secret. I think you already know it after so many days in China. Well, you don't have to think about this issue. I just want you to tell me clearly, are you willing to help me?" diamond-backed loans.”

"Mr. Huang, this question..." Aubrey started his slimy state again.

Huang Xuan asked forcefully, "Can it, or can't it?"

Aubrey's lips were dry. He drank a glass of water and still didn't speak. Of course Huang Xuan knew what he was thinking, sat next to him, and whispered next to him: "Although the diamonds in my hand don't have a Kimberley progress certificate, these diamonds are already polished. When did you hear about smuggled diamonds? Finished with a good turner?" He used the word smuggled diamonds, not blood diamonds. Of course, most blood diamonds are crude artifacts, but not always.

Of course, Mr. White didn't know this, so he still said cautiously: "Mr. Huang, I can't decide on such a big matter."

Huang Xuan nodded helplessly, it seemed that he was a little anxious, so he smiled and said, "Then put the diamonds aside first, I still have a batch of oil paintings in my hand, especially the belongings of the former Russian royal family, there are no such things Certificates, same rules, mortgages."

"No problem." Aubrey agreed more readily this time.

Huang Xuan took a breath. According to Lorraine's calculations, it is no problem to bring back more than 1.2 billion US dollars this time, but it is very troublesome to sell quickly, but it is better to take a loan directly. The original value of the diamond is Most definitely, and the larger the diamond, the higher the value, and the lost transportation energy will not increase a lot, but now it seems that it is more convenient to evaluate the artwork.

He stood up and said, "I think I'm going to the United States in the next two days, so please Mr. Aubrey and Mr. Steele to talk." Steele is the president of Pfizer.

Aubrey understood that what Huang Xuan meant was that he wanted him to settle the loan within two days. He nodded heavily and said, "Our relationship with Sotheby's is pretty good. I'll negotiate with the headquarters when I get back. It's best to be Sotheby." He is in charge of most of Huang Xuan's asset management, and he naturally understands that if Huang Xuan wants to raise $1.2 billion, he needs to borrow at least another $800 million. Naturally, he dare not take such a large amount of money lightly. Of. Fortunately, after Citigroup merged with Travelers Group, the insurance business expanded smoothly, and there was no problem in the appraisal of artworks.

Beyond Word Count: Some days no reader catches the worm. Although VIP can no longer copy, Dolphin still hopes that readers who see typos can point it out, and just bring the chapter name and a few words nearby. There are always many loopholes in self-checking. It can be posted on the top error correction post or in the comment area.

Many readers raised some questions about the setting and plot, and Dolphin answered them in the comment area. Do I need to answer them in a chapter? It seems to affect reading a bit. .