Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Despicable Sycophants!
Mrs. Zheng was montarily startled and couldn’t help but confirm she indeed had so skills, “You can tell that, too?”
“If Mrs. Zheng dealt with raw materials all year round like I do, naturally she would be able to tell as well.”
“That’s right, it indeed was bought by my grandmother-in-law from Mine 7, where the middleman boasted that it could yield glass-type jade. The result was these two pieces.”
When classifying jadeite, its quality can be evaluated based on its “kind water.” Among them, the glass type is the finest, completely flawless and as beautiful as glass, commanding a hefty price.
Once, a fine glass type jadeite bracelet worth 4.8 billion had made a sensation on the market.
“Actually, these two pieces aren’t entirely hopeless. I’ll draw up so designs for you first, and you can see the effects yourself. If there’s no problem, then I’ll proceed.”
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“No matter how rich your theoretical knowledge, it needs to be reflected in the product; if it’s not well-done, I am soone who will berate you,” Mrs. Zheng said frankly and agreed on the spot, paying the deposit with her card.
Upon hearing the fee of 1500 yuan per gram, she didn’t blink an eye.
Facing such a straightforward buyer, Ning Yichu wished she could have a dozen more of them. After completing the order, she personally escorted Mrs. Zheng downstairs.
Mr. Zheng had not made any comnts throughout and only asked on his way out, “I heard that Beiji has a large stockpile of raw materials, including any fine cat’s eye stones? I’d like to select one as a wedding gift for my son.”
Ning Yichu had recently arrived at Beiji and knew about the raw material warehouse but had never personally visited it, “I need to check the inventory records before I can get back to you.”
“Alright, if there’s one, give a call, and I won’t need to go to the raw material market anymore.” True jade enthusiasts not only auction off fine jade but enjoy the process of discovering raw materials and crafting them into designs of their desire.
Ning Yichu nodded and happily sent Mr. and Mrs. Zheng off, then returned to her office to retrieve the records.
As the head of the Jade Sculpture Studio, Beiji had granted her high access rights; she could leisurely check the inventory on the computer. She did find a batch of jade materials, but whether the cat’s eye stones were fine quality, she had to see for herself.
At two in the afternoon, Ning Yichu drove to Beiji’s warehouse branch in the suburbs.
But to her surprise, the administrator stopped her from entering!
“Who? A designer? We don’t allow outsiders here; you need to be from the marketing departnt, or have a docunt authorized by the president,” the security guard assessed her.
Ning Yichu hadn’t noticed this regulation, “I just want to take a quick look. If you’re worried, you can accompany the whole ti. I’ll leave imdiately after I find the materials I want…”
“That won’t work. What if you brought surveillance equipnt to sell the security details to thieves?” the guard said sternly.
Speechless, Ning Yichu replied, “You can search , okay? Besides, I’m also an employee of Beiji; all my credentials are in order, and if there’s any problem, you can easily track down and I can’t escape…”
“Miss, please don’t make this difficult for . Inside are warehouses filled with jewelry, jade, various fancy-colored diamonds, and materials for next season’s new models. If anything goes wrong, even killing wouldn’t be enough to compensate for it,” the guard was very adamant.
“You’re sure I can enter if I have a docunt authorized by the president, right?”
“Of course,” the guard huffed.
Seeing the guard’s strictly official attitude, Ning Yichu thought she might have been too hasty and called Xiao Ai to help draft an application for her.
But just then, a cargo truck slowly drove by.
Upon seeing the driver, the guard imdiately let him through, all nods and bows.
Ning Yichu had not been paying close attention, but the truck happened to stop next to her, and a voice from the passenger’s side, mocking and gloating, said, “Oh, isn’t this Lady Ning from the Jade Sculpture Studio? What’s the matter, can’t get into the raw materials warehouse?”
“Deelia?” Ning Yichu listened to her awkward Chinese and raised an eyebrow, “When did you start working on procurent for the marketing departnt?”
“I’m here to find a few old models, it seems like the guard doesn’t recognize you well. That’s right, in this world, power is respected. Those who get in through the back door are destined to be looked down upon,” Deelia sarcastically mocked before rolling up her window.
The truck roared and sped into the raw materials warehouse, unhindered.
Ning Yichu seed to realize sothing, folded her arms, and coldly watched the guard, “Didn’t you say that employees other than those from marketing departnt absolutely must have a president’s authorization docunt? It seems like you didn’t check Deelia at all?”
“Hmph, she’s a top designer who ca from Europe with the president to Imperial City. Could she possibly betray the company’s interests?” the guard insisted knowingly.
Ning Yichu snorted disdainfully, “A sycophantic petty person.”
Inside Beiji Group, there had always been an old tradition of discrimination by European designers against Asians, just as she occasionally experienced marginalization in the design departnt.
But as she focused on jewelry and diamonds, she didn’t face much harassnt.
She thought Asians would unite against such racial discrimination…
Little did she know, so people are inherently servile, never able to stand up straight.
Clang…
A loud noise suddenly interrupted her thoughts, followed by a woman’s curses.
“How are you handling the goods? Have you eaten, eh? These are all high-quality materials, can you afford it if they’re broken?”
Ning Yichu looked towards the source of the voice. Through the ajar door, she saw a worker accidentally drop a box, and several pieces of diamond rough tumbled onto the ground, shimring under the sunlight.
Ning Yichu was about to leave, her steps faltering as her gaze was drawn to those two rough stones.
There seed to be sothing off about that rough stone?
“What are you looking at? If you don’t have an authorization docunt, just leave!” the guard ca over to drive her away again.
Frustrated, Ning Yichu turned and left.
She hadn’t faced such cold treatnt even in Europe.
Was it because Beiji internally valued those foreign designers more?
Or was it because her fa within Beiji wasn’t as notable as theirs?
She decided then, she would participate in the upcoming Jade Carving Heritage Competition. Only by winning first place could she slap those contemptuous people hard!
Soon after, an announcent was made inside Beiji Group.
They declared they would officially endorse Ning Yichu to participate in this edition of the Jade Carving Heritage Competition and encouraged employees to vote in support.
anwhile, things seed dire inside Li Group.
For several days in a row, Li Lingyang had been grim-faced, as though soone owed him billions.
From Special Assistant Xu down to ordinary employees, everyone was trepidatious and dared not speak up.
Even when docunts needed to be delivered for Li Lingyang’s review, everyone approached as though facing a great danger…
That day, the manager of the marketing departnt knocked and entered.
“President Li, the list of sponsorship projects for the second half of the year is ready; please review it.”
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