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He said: "A year ago, it was also in this season, I was an ordinary salesman,
At that time, when I passed by a jewelry store, I basically didn't dare to look inside, because I knew clearly that the money in my pocket was not enough for me to buy anything.
Or if I buy a diamond for my girlfriend, I may not even be able to afford the instant noodles of Laotan sauerkraut that month..."
"Since then, I have been thinking, if these gorgeous, beautiful, good-looking, red, green and green jewelry that can attract thousands of girls can be cheaper and more affordable, it would be great... ..”
"So today, as you can see, we will sell natural diamonds at [-]% off the market price."
These words caused whispers in the audience: "It's really 1% off, my God, 6000 yuan of diamonds can be bought for [-] yuan."
Another person said: "Really, are you sure it's a natural diamond?"
Then someone retorted on the spot: "What do you think, Mr. Zhao sold diamonds online before, but they were appraised by the chief appraiser of the Antwerp Diamond Center.
Not only is it authentic, but it was also sold at a [-]% discount at the time. Now that the price is lower, I think I can buy one as a proposal for my girlfriend in the future! "
Someone else echoed: "Well, that's right. I heard that the chief appraiser back then relied on Mr. Zhao and pestered Mr. Zhao to build a diamond cutting center, which was built in Mr. Zhao's hometown."
There was a lot of discussion in the audience, Zhao An smiled slightly and stretched out his hands and said: "It seems that everyone is looking forward to it, but I still want to say a few more words,
Today we not only give you a 8.8% discount on diamond sales, but also give you a [-]% discount on other types of gemstones. "
"It's not for anything else, but because everyone can take time out of their busy schedules to come to watch the ceremony today. Thank you for your support!"
"Now, let us give a grand round of applause to welcome Secretary Li...and others from Jiangcheng to open our flagship store today,
Ribbon cutting! "
Amidst the warm sound of colorful cannons, the ribbon-cutting ceremony of this flagship store was completed.
Now people can finally enter the store to observe, but the moment they enter the door, what they see is the pile of golden gold bars.
A full 10 tons of gold bars were neatly piled up there, extremely dazzling.
Chapter 660 Grand Opening
How many people in this world have seen such a large amount of gold, or as much as ten tons at a time?
Almost none, and it was the first time for the people who watched the scene to see it. Each gold bar weighing exactly one catty looked like an attractive little yellow croaker. Everyone who watched couldn't help swallowing.
It would be a lie to say that they are not greedy, but everyone finally gave up this unrealistic idea and turned their eyes away from the thick bulletproof glass.
Next is the ruby exhibition area, where a variety of rubies glow crimson under the light, large and small rubies are placed in the showcase like drops of blood,
Some of them are made into finished products such as necklaces, rings, and bracelets, and some are directly displayed in the polished and polished form.
"We have a special customization service here, and we can customize exclusive ruby jewelry for each customer free of handwork."
The sales lady in the showcase introduced enthusiastically to the crowd.
Nowadays, people, especially young people, prefer personalized customization. Zhao An is also very optimistic about this market, so he specially launched this service.
Having said that, it really attracted the attention of many people, and they immediately chatted with the sales lady.
Then there is the sapphire showcase. Sapphires are mainly in refreshing colors such as azure blue, indigo, and bright blue. Like the vast sky, they give people a sense of tranquility and peace.
There are also showcases for emeralds, starlight red sapphires, tanzanites, spinels, and tourmalines. Of course, people are most concerned about the diamond showcases that are priced at [-]% off.
The people on the third floor and the third floor outside the counter are all customers who are interested in diamonds. This time, the flagship store prepares a lot of diamonds. There are diamonds of various purity, cut and size, which can definitely satisfy all types of diamonds. customer needs.
On the other side, in a newly built base in the northwest, Long Baitao was drinking tea calmly, looking at the busy staff through the glass of the lounge, he let out a long breath to help him regain his inner peace.
But soon he couldn't calm down.
He Jinhai pushed open the door, walked to his side and said softly: "Old Long, everything is ready, you can light the fire."
Long Baitao checked his watch, then got up and said, "Okay, I'll go and have a look."
中央控源"发；自;小.说,群:9;8、0!2，05?8'5：6！！制室内，100多个高级科研人员坐在自己的岗位上各司其职，龙柏涛也走到了自己的位置上，他环顾四周看了下大家热切而又期盼的眼神。
"let's start!"
这是第二次可控源"发；自;小.说,群:9;8、0!2，05?8'5：6！！核聚变点火试验，也是第一次真正意义上的可控源"发；自;小.说,群:9;8、0!2，05?8'5：6！！核聚变试验，如果这次试验成功，那么国内将真正意义的掌握这项技术，
In the next three years, the light of fusion will burn all over the land of the motherland, and even export fusion power and fusion power stations abroad.
As the chief engineer, Long Baitao, issued an order, the atmosphere at the scene became tense again.
"The superconducting indicators are normal, the current is normal, and the liquid nitrogen threshold is normal... Start powering up!"
"The current and voltage have reached a critical value, and the magnetic confinement environment is normal..."
Everything is ready, now as long as Long Baitao turns on the heating antenna, the ignition work can be completed.
Although he had already done it once, Long Baitao couldn't help hesitating for a while, he let out a heavy breath, and slowly stretched out his right hand.
"ignition!"
Long Baitao pressed the start button.
Just like the rising sun, it instantly ignites a dazzling light in a dark reaction room, and the huge and fiery energy of fusion energy is lit up by those who love science and the motherland.
The temperature in the reaction chamber rose at an unimaginable speed, and it continued to rise rapidly.
但这么高温度的能量，却像是被驯服的野兽一般，在量子计算机庞大的算力控源"发；自;小.说,群:9;8、0!2，05?8'5：6！！制下，超导电流恰当好处的控源"发；自;小.说,群:9;8、0!2，05?8'5：6！！制住活跃的等离子体，在反应室内像是极光般流淌。
When the temperature reaches [-] million degrees Celsius, the fusion reaction has just begun.
The blazing light, as dazzling as a star, erupted from the decomposition of the atomic nucleus, and endless energy spewed out, like a giant dragon awakened from a deep sleep, sending out a deafening roar.
"Observe fusion reaction taking place... Tritium detected by recovery pump..."
"The power of generator set No. 1 has been greatly increased..."
"The power of generator set No. 2 has been greatly increased..."
"Generator Unit 3..."
"The power of unit 1 is fully loaded and has reached the expected 1000 million watts!"
源源不断的信息汇报上来，龙柏涛提着的心总算是放了下来，能否成功发电，才是可控源"发；自;小.说,群:9;8、0!2，05?8'5：6！！核聚变的最终目的。
The scientific researchers present could no longer restrain the excitement in their hearts, and they all stood up and applauded.
"We made it!"
This was the cheering voice of He Jinhai. He stood beside Long Baitao, jumping and shouting excitedly.
这是他们第一次不依赖外物，自行设计并点火成功的聚变堆，并完成了聚变可控源"发；自;小.说,群:9;8、0!2，05?8'5：6！！和电能的转化。
Long Baitao also said with emotion: "Yes, we succeeded! Entering the sea, my old bone, it's time to retire..."
He Jinhai looked at his white hair and approved, "Yes, Mr. Long has worked hard all his life for the country and the people, and it's time to enjoy the family happiness."
......
After an hour, the test was over.
Long Baitao ordered: "Report this news immediately, and report the relevant data in detail."
Then he said to He Jinhai: "After the final order from above comes down, this No. 1 core will temporarily replace the work of No. [-] core and take over the power generation task of Northwest Electric Power Company."
"And the No. 1 core was temporarily shut down. The magnetite inside was taken out and sent to Mr. Zhao, and then the last quantum computer was installed, and the No. 2 core was re-designed according to the design, and then the ignition was completed."
He Jinhai smiled and said: "I see, Mr. Long, you can retire with peace of mind."
龙柏涛感慨道：“说起来这个赵总，真的是华夏之福，要是没有他的贡献，我们不知道何年何月才能实现可控源"发；自;小.说,群:9;8、0!2，05?8'5：6！！核聚变的突破。
I'm afraid I'll never see this day in my lifetime. "
......
When Zhao An heard the news, it was already night.
At that time, he was holding a celebration party for the opening of the flagship store. He celebrated the hot opening of his store and hosted a banquet for the company management and front-line staff, when he received a call from Fang Diwei.
He said with a look of surprise: "This is a success? Haha, congratulations!"
What I thought in my heart was: Alpha spaceship, here I come!
Chapter 661 Shopping malls are like battlefields
However, it will take at least a week until the No. 2 core is replaced with the No. 1 core and connected to the power grid, and then the No. 1 core is cooled to take out the magnetite, and then sent to Zhao An to Jiangcheng.
However, there are many people who never forget Zhao An during this period.
Especially the Belgian Diamond Guild and the jewelers of the Zhou Fusheng family in China...
"President Douglas, what do you think should be done?"
In the old house of the Zhou family, Zhou Xinqi, the new Patriarch of the Zhou family, asked with a worried face.
Douglas of the Diamond Guild heard that Zhao An was selling natural diamonds at low prices again, and he was so angry that he had high blood pressure. After knowing that Zhao's Mining had unearthed a super-large diamond pit,
He had expected such a day, but he didn't expect this day to come so fast, Zhao An's offensive came so fast.
So he took a private jet overnight and flew to Pengcheng to intervene in person.
Facing Zhou Xinqi's question, he said, "Didn't he return to the [-]% discount today? How many diamonds do you think he sold yesterday?"
Zhou Xinqi thought for a while and said, "According to my estimation, there are more than 1 carats..."
Although more than 1 carats is not a lot, Zhao An can't be restrained from selling it so shamelessly. Although Zhao's currently only has one store, don't forget that Zhao's still has online channels.
From the perspective of marketing, the low-price strategy can indeed attract a large number of customer contacts in the short term, but in the long run, it will disrupt the market order, give consumers wrong perceptions, and even cause losses for the company.
However, Zhao An's strategy in diamond sales is not like this, because diamonds themselves are maliciously hyped up commodities, even if the price is [-]% off, compared to the cost price, it is still a huge profit.
However, such an act of disrupting the market is undoubtedly an act of destroying jobs for the diamond guild, which originally controlled the diamond market, and Zhou Fusheng's family.
In fact, Douglas didn't have much to do. The previous method of framing and disapproving Zhao's diamonds went bankrupt, but he lost the chief appraisal and cutting master like Silas.
He pondered for a long time, and finally said: "According to their current output, it is only about [-] carats a month. I think we should sink the market now and use the same low-price strategy to grab back the market we should have.
Coupled with your years of brand effect and the support of our Diamond Guild, it will not be difficult to defeat them. "
Zhou Xinqi groaned, and said with a bitter face: "Before we spent a lot of manpower and material resources to buy Zhao's diamonds, if we also sold them at a [-]% discount, wouldn't it be a loss?"
Douglas snorted and said, "Don't worry about the loss. The Diamond Guild has also bought a lot. Remember, this is a war. Don't worry about short-term gains and losses. Take a long-term view.
When you win this battle, on behalf of the Diamond Guild, I will allow you to expand your market in Southeast Asia. "
As the old saying goes, one radish is one pit. Although the Zhou family has more than ten branches in Southeast Asia, there are only one or two in each of the ten countries in Southeast Asia, which is far from the scale of a chain.
With the approval of the Diamond Guild, Zhou Xinqi secretly decided to win the next battle.
Soon Zhao An learned that the major diamond and jewelry stores across the country implemented preferential policies and lowered the price of diamonds on a large scale.
"Haha, what I'm afraid of is that if you don't adjust the price, what I'm waiting for is that you will fight a price war with me!"
He happily said to Xu Wenqian who came to report: "From now on, all our stores and online channels will sell at a 5.5% discount.
In addition, the diamond cutting equipment shipped from the Middle East has arrived at Jiangcheng Port, you arrange a reliable person to receive it, and then send it to Yun County immediately. "
This batch of cutting equipment purchased by Harman finally arrived in Jiangcheng after crossing the ocean. With the cutting equipment, Zhao An can continuously cut diamonds that can be used for sales.
At that time, no matter how large-scale the price war was, Zhao An could follow it.
Xu Wenqian said in surprise: "This is a 5.5% discount. I am worried that they will buy diamonds from us again, and then sell them in their own stores."
Zhao An laughed and said, "It's okay, didn't I say it, as long as our diamond cutting center is in place, let alone 5.5% off, it's 4% off, 3% off, I will fight them to the end,
If they want to buy it, I will let them buy as much as they can until they run out of money!
I will never stop until I break the price myth of diamonds! "
Sure enough, the next day, Zhao's price was lowered, and it didn't take long, whether it was online or offline, a large number of people came to buy the diamonds from Zhao An.
Zhou Xinqi asked someone to buy Zhao An's low-priced diamonds, bought them at a 55% discount, and sold some of them at a 7% discount, so he could still make some money.
Of course, only part of it can be sold, and there are still a lot of goods under pressure in his stores.
However, Zhou Fusheng's jewelry store has a big business, and with the support of the diamond guild, the financial pressure is nothing at all.
The next day, instead of selling 55% off, Zhao’s changed to 6% off, and still wiped out the stock of the day.
After a week, limited by the output of the Shencheng Diamond Cutting Center, the hundreds of thousands of carats of diamonds that the Zhao family brought out every day were basically emptied by Zhou Xinqi who sent people to sweep the goods.
The diamond cutting equipment that can be purchased from Israel was finally installed in a temporary factory building in Yun County under the leadership of Silas.
On the same day, Silas took his followers and disciples and grandchildren, and cut 5000 carats for Zhao An. Zhao An transported them to Jiangcheng overnight on the Zhiyuan ship. The next day, these diamonds were placed in the diamond showcase of Zhao's flagship store. .
Then the person Zhou Xinqi sent to Jiangcheng to sweep the goods was dumbfounded on the spot, and immediately called Zhou Xinqi: "Mr. Zhou, it's not good, Zhao An, the dog day, bought a 5000-carat diamond today..."