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Volume 1: Don¡¯t Use Hidden Dragons Chapter 486: Diamonds Are Forever

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    Rebuilding the presidential palace is actually extremely simple for Chen Zheng.

    With a group of professional black engineers here, Chen Zheng doesn¡¯t have to worry about all construction matters. As the chief designer, his first step is to plan a good location.

    This is not a problem. Chen Zheng just sat in the car and drove around the Central African capital before identifying a good acupuncture point.

    Unlike the bombed-out former Presidential Palace, which was a bad place where beasts overran the cave, this cave also has a dragon facing the water, but it avoids the tiger roaring high hill in the southwest, plus other details and orientation improvements.  , it has become a pattern of soaring into the sea and shocking all directions.

    Such feng shui is naturally much better.

    After that, he worked with the black engineers to plan the drawings, and Chen Zheng¡¯s initial mission was completely over.

    The remaining thing is to wait for the prototype of the presidential palace to be taken shape, and then make some decisions about the internal environmental structure.

    Because the presidential palace was not built in a day, Chen Zheng spent another two months in Central Africa.

    During this period, Chen Zheng received high-standard treatment in all catering services, which was completely different from when he came with the medical team.

    And during this period, the president also entertained Chen Zheng several times.

    This time, he finally talked about the issue of remuneration.

    Before Chen Zheng came, the black diplomat promised that there would be considerable remuneration, but Chen Zheng didn't know how substantial it would be.

    "Mr. Chen Zheng, you invested in the construction of oil fields in our country, which not only increased our country's tax revenue, but also greatly increased the number of jobs in our country. In addition, you also made a great contribution to the stability of our country and countering rebellion.  I don¡¯t even know how to express my gratitude to you.¡±

    Through Anna's translation, the president said: "So here it is. I want to hire you to be an honorary general of our country. What do you think, Mr. Chen Zheng?"

    "Honorary general, that is to say, he is only in name and does not lead troops, but his treatment and other matters are completely in accordance with the treatment of a general, no difference at all.

    However, Chen Zheng was not very interested in this honorary general. He smiled and said, "Mr. President, are you saying that my reward is the empty title of an honorary general?"

    "Of course it's more than that. Honorary general is just a symbol of your status in our country. As for the reward, it is calculated separately."

    At this point, the president clapped his hands.  A soldier who had been standing nearby came up dragging a delicate small box and carefully placed the small box on the coffee table.

    The president stretched out his hand to indicate that the reward was here and asked Chen Zheng to take a look.

    What can be put in such a small box?  Could it be a check?  Chen Zhengxin said.

    But after opening the box.  But it was found that this was not the case. Inside was a stone the size of a newborn child's fist.

    "This is a diamond!?" Before Chen Zheng could react, Jones's eyes were already shining brightly.

    Although Chen Zheng is in the diamond business, he actually doesn't care much about business matters and leaves everything to Zhou Zhili.  Therefore, he has only seen polished and processed diamonds, but has never seen rough diamonds.

    Therefore, Chen Zheng didn't think it was that strange.  Anyway, I have three diamond mines, does one diamond count?

    But at this moment, Anna also exclaimed: "This is a rough diamond. It looks so big. How can it be more than 500 carats? Such a big one is considered a national treasure. It is a priceless treasure!"

    Anna said these words in Chinese, which the president could not understand.

    However, he still saw the shock in the eyes of Anna and Jones. These were all what he expected. What he didn't expect was that Chen Zheng could be so calm. It seemed that such a treasure could not be appreciated by him.  In the eyes.

    Of course, the president didn¡¯t know that the reason why Chen Zheng was so calm was just because he didn¡¯t know what he was talking about.

    "The largest gem-quality diamond in the world was discovered in Africa at the beginning of the last century. It was cut into many pieces. The largest piece was used to make the ornaments on the Crown of the King. That piece of diamond weighs  It¡¯s more than three thousand carats.¡± Then, the president added, ¡°But this is the only one that¡¯s that big. The other pieces that exceed one hundred carats are considered treasures, so of course my piece weighs more than five hundred carats.  , this is the blank, if it is processed, it will not be so big. "

    After the translation, Anna added that it turns out that diamonds over 100 carats are world-famous diamonds, and are national treasures. All countries will not sell them, but reserve them as a kind of diamond that is more valuable than gold.  monetary supplies.

    The president of China and Africa wants to send?Although the piece that Chen Zheng paid for actually weighed 500 carats, it was actually a rough diamond. You must know that there is a big gap between rough diamonds and finished diamonds.

    Generally, after processing, the loss is 60 to 70%, which is normal.

    What's more, this rough piece seems to have many cracks inside, which determines that this rough piece cannot be polished into a whole diamond, but must be divided into many small pieces, which greatly reduces the value.

    But even so, I am afraid that large pieces of it can reach tens of carats, which is not easy to achieve. Even if Chen Zheng owns a diamond mine, it is also very rare to mine and polish diamonds of more than fifty carats.

    In fact, as long as a diamond weighs more than 10.8 grams, it can leave its name in the world and be considered a world-class diamond.

    Only then did Chen Zheng realize that such a small stone was so valuable.

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    However, Chen Zheng didn't care about these cracks, because it just suited his mind.

    Chen Zheng had originally thought that women all love diamonds. Since he has opened a diamond mine, he naturally wants to give each of his women a diamond.

    But Chen Zheng has a lot of women. If it were a big diamond, Chen Zheng really didn¡¯t know who to give it to.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Just split it into five if there¡¯s a blank inside.

    The reason why it is divided into five points.  It's because Chen Zheng thought of five women, namely Ai Li, Zhou Zhili, Anna, and Jones.  Another one is Hu Xuefei

    The first four people can be said to have the closest relationship with Chen Zheng, and their relationship with love and reason cannot be omitted. Although the last one, Hu Xuefei, has not made any substantial progress with Chen Zheng, she is the one who deeply understands Chen Zheng's heart.  The most admired woman everywhere.

    ¡°If this diamond is polished and each small piece weighs dozens of carats, give it to them.  Each of them will be very excited.

    Chen Zheng was very happy when he thought of this, but he said on the surface: "Isn't it appropriate for you, Mr. President, to give such a valuable thing to me?"

    "There is nothing inappropriate. Diamonds here are not a scarce resource. Every tribe has some. What's more, this is just a rough. After processing, it will not become a large whole diamond. General Chen has made great contributions to the stability of our country.  We have made a lot of contributions, and we will ask General Chen for more help in the future, so you deserve this diamond, General Chen!¡±

    By this time.  The president has already called Chen Zheng a general. It seems that this honorary general title has officially taken effect.

    "Then I'd rather be respectful than obey." Chen Zheng smiled and put away the small box containing the rough diamond.

    Although Chen Zheng has the title of honorary general, a formal awarding ceremony is still needed.

    After discussing with the President the date for awarding the medal, Chen Zheng bid farewell to the President.  Return to your residence.

    On the way, Anna asked: "Dearchen. What are you going to do with this diamond?"

    "What else can I plan to do? Of course it is to be processed. Since it cannot be polished into a whole big diamond, then try to polish it into five smaller diamonds. This should be no problem. As for the other scraps, whatever can be made of them  Let¡¯s do something.¡± Chen argued.

    "Well, I will find the best craftsmen in Europe to polish it later," Anna added. "In addition, according to international practice, if the finished diamond after polishing is more than 10.8 carats, the owner can give the diamond a name.  Yes, you want to polish five of these diamonds, have you thought of a name?"

    "Can you still give me a name?" Chen Zheng was stunned.

    Jones took over the words with a smile and said: "Of course, you have to know that diamonds of this size and weight will be passed down forever. They are yours now, but in a hundred or a thousand years,  Maybe it will be in the hands of your descendants, maybe it will be sold by your descendants, I don¡¯t know where it will be. Of course it needs a name so that no matter how long it takes, people will remember the origin story of this diamond.¡±

    There is a saying that is indeed true: a diamond is forever, and a diamond lasts forever.

    Diamond, can be said to be the hardest substance in the world, will not disappear for thousands of years, and because it is rare, it is no wonder that it is so precious.

    But Chen Zheng felt that it was a bit troublesome to come up with names, and five names at a time.

    Seeing Chen Zheng frowning, Anna suggested: "In the past, many diamonds were named after their owners. Why don't you do the same?"

    "Is it called Chen Zhengshi? Or is it called Da Zhengshi?" Chen Zheng shook his head repeatedly: "It sounds terrible, this is not okay, I can't?Wanted to put my name in front of a diamond worn by a woman.  "

    Anna smiled bitterly. For many people, this is something they can only dream of. It is a kind of honor. After all, they can be famous throughout the ages, but they didn¡¯t expect Chen Zheng to be unwilling.

    "Then what do you plan to name it?" Anna asked again.

    Chen Zheng thought for a while, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he had a good idea, and said: "After you find a craftsman to polish the diamonds, these diamonds will be either pendants, rings, earrings, etc., and they must be set in some kind of jewelry.  Above?"

    This is true. Diamonds cannot be worn directly. There must be other carriers besides diamonds. Just like a diamond ring requires not only diamonds, but also a ring.

    Seeing Anna nodding, Chen Zheng smiled and said, "Then we will put some effort into these carriers, so that their shapes or patterns on them have some astrological meanings."

    "You mean, the patterns of the twelve constellations?" Anna suddenly thought that many diamond pendants did have such a pattern.

    "No, no, it's not your twelve constellations in the west, but the stars of our eastern galaxy. For example, among the five diamonds polished this time, one is called Tianfu, the other is called Seven Kills, etc."

    What Chen Zheng thought of was that if he wanted to give five diamonds to five women in the future, it would be better to name them after their fortune-telling stars.

    The Tianfu he just mentioned is Zhou Zhili¡¯s fortune-keeping star.  And Seven Kills is Ellie¡¯s life-guarding star.

    Thus.  Not only is it worthy of the name, but it can also allow Chinese culture to be imbued in diamonds and be passed on forever in the future.

    "And this is the first step. I want to use diamonds to create a sky full of galaxies." Chen Zheng added: "In the future, if I get such large diamonds in my diamond mine, I can name them by myself, and the sky will be filled with stars.  There are so many, the bigger ones are named after the main stars, the smaller ones are named after the auxiliary stars, and the smaller ones are all scattered stars. In this way, no matter how many diamonds we have, we don¡¯t have to worry about naming them.¡±

    What kind of crape myrtle and Tianfu?  Longchi, Fengge, Angel, Tianyao, these are all very good names. Wouldn¡¯t it be a pity not to use them?

    "What a great idea!" Jones exclaimed: "Such a name is novel and very Chinese. It will shine particularly brightly among so many diamonds named with Western names!"

    "Well, it's settled." Chen Zheng said with a smile.

    Afterwards, the diamonds were processed.

    The craftsman Anna hired is the world¡¯s top diamond cutter and polisher.  When he saw such a large piece of rough diamond, he was shocked.  I thought about it for a long time before I dared to do it.

    ???????????????????? However, the cutting and polishing of diamonds is a slow and meticulous work, and it is not accomplished overnight, so it will take a long time before the finished product is seen.

    During this period, Chen Zheng stayed in Central Africa, walking around and inspecting his own oil fields and diamond mining areas.

    A few months later, the prototype of the new presidential palace was completed. Chen Zheng and a group of black engineers set up detailed drawings and planned the layout of the internal construction, even the selection of building materials and the colors of various parts.  After the matching and other issues were planned, all Chen Zheng's work was completed.

    Staying in Central Africa was nothing more than waiting for the completion of the presidential palace, but it had no real meaning, so Chen Zheng bid farewell to the president and left Central Africa.

    Within the past few months, the rough diamonds have been processed into finished products and returned to Chen Zheng.

    According to Chen Zheng¡¯s request, a total of five diamonds were processed, all of the same size, almost each weighing around thirty carats.

    Although it is slightly smaller than a super large diamond, in fact, in the minds of ordinary people, it is already considered a big diamond. You must know that the average wedding diamond ring is only half a carat or one carat.

    Even if it belongs to a wealthy family, it is only a dozen carats.

    Especially in China, diamonds of thirty carats are already rare and valuable.

    And because of the design concept given by Chen Zheng, although the shapes of these five diamonds are similar, the accessories inlaid with them are different. Some are pendants, some are amputations, and some are earrings and other items.

    Each one is very unique. The patterns and graphics on it coincide with the Chinese astrology. They not only have the connotation of Chinese culture, but also are sparkling and beautiful.

    Along the way, Chen Zheng had given four of them to Ellie, Zhou Zhili, Anna and Jones respectively.

    It can be imagined that women love this kind of sparkling things. No matter who is receiving such a precious gift, they are all ecstatic.

    Only the last one has not been given away, because Chen Zheng has to wait until he returns to China before giving it to Hu Xuefei.

      The first stop after getting off the plane was Canghai City, but Hu Xuefei was not in Canghai City. At this time, she was working as the deputy mayor of Haigang City, which was far away.

    Since he still had a few days to spare after returning to China, Chen Zheng decided to go to Haigang City in person. After all, he hadn't seen Hu Xuefei for a long time and didn't know how she was doing.

    But before going, Chen Zheng still has some trivial matters to do.

    The person who came to the airport to pick him up was Chen Zheng's assistant Bai Rou. He drove his majestic Ferrari limited edition sports car. Along the way, he listened to Bai Rou talk about the development of Chen Zheng's various careers in the past year, and also watched.  There have been many changes in Canghai City.

    A lot has indeed changed in one year.

    First of all, Bai Rou is much more mature than before, capable and gentle, and already very stylish, just like a big female boss.

    As for Canghai City, the changes were even greater. Bai Rou specially took Chen Zheng for a tour of the new district of Canghai City.

    A year ago, this place was just planned and looked desolate. But at this time, high-rise buildings are already standing here. Although many are still under construction, we can already see the huge business opportunities here.

    The Baicao Industrial Building in the center of the new district is towering into the sky. Although not all of the construction has been completed yet, most of it has been completed.

    "Now Baicao Industry has become the leading company in the domestic pharmaceutical industry, and its position has been unshakable." Bai Rou reported: "In addition, because TV and news media reported that you were using traditional Chinese medicine to treat diseases in Africa, Zhishoutang also  It has achieved great development, and more and more people are interested in Feng Shui recently. Master Lai and I have already planned to open a branch of the Yiliguo Society in China. "

    "Can this be opened in China?" Chen Zheng asked curiously.

    "It's nothing more than taking advantage of a loophole. We registered a business information company, mainly to help entrepreneurs solve consulting problems." Bai Rou smiled: "The situation has relaxed a lot now, so there should be no problem."

    Chen Zheng nodded, and Bai Rou added, "In addition, I'm afraid you won't be able to stay in the country for too long, because your trip to Europe is about to start soon."

    It turns out that the next movie Feng Guoan is looking for investment from Hollywood is about to start shooting. This movie will be shot in more than a dozen countries, most of which are in Europe.

    At the same time, Dr. Shen Zhe will also give various lectures in Europe on the topic of combining Feng Shui and environmental art. Chen Zheng will be invited to attend. This is a long-decided schedule and cannot be changed.

    Chen Zheng nodded one by one and said: "Since time is so tight, then you can help me book a ticket to Haigang City as soon as possible. It is best to set off tomorrow."

    Looking at Bai Rou, Chen Zheng thought to himself that he didn't prepare one of his five big diamonds for her, and he seemed to owe her a little.

    Although Bai Rou is just Chen Zheng's assistant and there has never been any emotional interaction between the two, she must be rewarded for her hard work.

    The same goes for Wen Dai, who is also his disciple. If the master has benefits, how can he not give them to his disciples?

    In this case, then prepare two smaller diamonds for them in the future to express your feelings.

    ??Who thinks that what they are most in need of right now is oil and diamonds?  Instead of giving diamonds, how can we give each of these beauties a barrel of oil?
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