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Seeing the newcomer, a faint, cold smile appeared on Yue Hui's face. The flamboyant young man was Zhu Xiangyue, the heir of the prestigious Zhu Family in Hangcheng, and he could even be considered the sole successor of the family line.
Like many wealthy second-generation individuals, Zhu Xiangyue studied abroad and only returned home after graduation to gradually engage with the family business. The Zhu Family's enterprises primarily revolved around real estate, foreign trade, and jewelry; however, their jewelry business had always been overshadowed by Yue Group.
Initially, the Zhu Family planned to abandon the jewelry sector since they had not made significant profits from it over the years. In fact, the jewelry business had been a financial drain. Yet, upon returning to the country, Zhu Xiangyue was unwilling to give up on this industry. He believed that real estate was too low-end and that jewelry represented a high-end market. Consequently, after his return, the Zhu Family entrusted him with managing their jewelry company.
Despite his flamboyant demeanor, Zhu Xiangyue proved to have some capability. In three years of taking over the company, he managed to turn around the long-struggling jewelry division, achieving profit growth for three consecutive years. Last year, the net profit of the jewelry company reached an impressive fifty million.
While fifty million might not seem like much in the grand scheme for the Zhu Family, it excited them greatly. As the sole heir of the family line, Zhu Xiangyue's demonstrated business acumen was a source of immense pride for them. At the end-of-year summary meeting last year, he boldly declared that within five years, he would surpass Yue's Jewelry Group and become the leading local jewelry company in Hangcheng and one of the top three in Huaxia.
Zhu Xiangyue was not merely boasting; he had the full support of the Zhu Family behind him. In terms of family wealth, the Zhu Family surpassed the An family significantly. If Zhu Xiangyue's business talents shone through alongside his family's backing, surpassing Yue Group within five years was certainly within reach.
In this world, nothing is immutable; even a billion-dollar company can face bankruptcy overnight—there are precedents for that. Currently, Zhu Xiangyue stood as Yue Hui's strongest rival, and they were constantly engaged in a silent competition.
Over these past few years, Zhu Xiangyue had poached numerous jewelry design talents from Yue's Jewelry and even attempted to outbid Yue Hui for raw stone procurement. In recent years, Yue's Jewelry's raw stone acquisitions had lagged behind those of the Zhu Family. Whenever something good came up, Zhu Xiangyue would go to extremes to snatch it away from Yue Hui without regard for cost.
Today, with Zhu Xiangyue appearing here, Yue Hui could already anticipate what would unfold next. However, this time he felt no headache at all because Jiang Chen was right by his side.
"It’s best if you’re not here to stir trouble today," Yue Hui thought to himself. "If you are looking for trouble, then you’re looking for death."
"Mr. Zhu, what's going on? Are you interested in this Golden Buddha as well?" Yue Hui asked with a slight smirk on his lips, feigning politeness.
"Of course! If it's something Mr. An is interested in, then I’m interested too. Besides, today is Old Li’s auction day for collectibles; how could I possibly miss it? Any gold or silver antiques and jewelry from Old Li’s collection are things I must have," Zhu Xiangyue replied with a confident smile that belied his flamboyant attire.
"I'm afraid you’ll have to excuse me; I've already secured this Golden Buddha. You know how it goes—first come, first served," Yue Hui said calmly.
"What does securing it matter? I can buy it outright right now and offer an extra million," Zhu Xiangyue declared arrogantly.
Zhu Xiangyue had come prepared this time; he intended to acquire all of Li Huan Guo's gold and silver antiques and jewelry collectibles to elevate his own jewelry company's status. He even planned to design some co-branded pieces based on these antique jewels—vintage styles and replicas included.
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