Chapter 224 Appraisal Ability
"This was sent by Ms. Taylor?"
Everyone looked at each other in surprise.
"So Ms. Taylor left earlier to get the gemstone!"
"No wonder Ms. Taylor signed this deal. When she said not to worry about the gemstone, it was because she had a top-grade blue diamond!"
Seeing this top-grade blue diamond, everyone understood why Isabella had been so insistent earlier.
Dione said apologetically, "We misunderstood Ms. Taylor just now. I thought Ms. Taylor was being too arrogant."
Just then, Cecil came back.
He strode over and said to Casey, "Casey! I'm sorry, I asked around for you, but there are no top-grade blue diamonds over 5.2 carats on the market! So there's nothing I can do about this!"
Casey had just told the staff that he could get Cecil to solve the gemstone problem, but then Cecil suddenly came back saying there was no way. This made Casey feel awkward and embarrassed.
And just ten minutes ago, Casey had been criticizing Isabella for causing trouble and running away, but now they'd received the gemstone Isabella sent over.
Casey felt his face burning with embarrassment.
Looking at this blue diamond, he couldn't understand how Isabella could have such a rare treasure.
Even Chase probably couldn't produce such a gemstone. How could Isabella have one?
Casey not only felt humiliated but also upset.
Just then, Isabella came back too.
Isabella looked calm and relaxed as she looked at everyone. "How is it? Has the gemstone been delivered?"
Dione hurried over. "Ms. Taylor, the gemstone has arrived! Such a large blue diamond - I've never seen such a big blue diamond before. It's absolutely precious!"
"With this blue diamond, forget making just one ring like that - we could make several rings and still have plenty left!"
"Since the gemstone is here, let's arrange for our company's chief designer to work with the client on the design. This should be the biggest order since Celestial Jewels was established," Isabella said.
For such a big order, Isabella could only feel confident if the chief designer handled it.
"Completing this order well will help us build a reputation in the high-end market."
"As far as I know, the high-end jewelry market is currently dominated by Eternal Jewelry. The Brown Group has a tight grip on the supply channels for top-grade gemstones, and some rare gemstones are only available at Eternal Jewelry."
"Just like with this foreign client - if we at Celestial Jewels couldn't take this order either, it would definitely end up going to Eternal Jewelry."
"So we still need to find a way to establish supply channels for rare gemstones."
Isabella stood there speaking methodically, and the staff all looked at her, listening carefully to what she said, as if she were the leader of this store.
No.
It shouldn't be like this.
Casey's face darkened.
What was this?
He was supposed to be the one in charge of this store.
But now, just because Isabella had brought a 27-carat blue diamond, everyone was looking at Isabella and following her instructions.
Casey had always been respected in the industry and had never been ignored like this before. It made him very uncomfortable.
He couldn't even believe this was real.
She was just a girl about to graduate from high school - what right did she have to replace him in managing Celestial Jewels?
Did she understand gemstones? Could she appraise gemstones?
Isabella naturally had no idea what Casey was thinking. Talking about acquiring rare gemstones and then about purchasing, Isabella had to turn to Casey. "We're going to Veridian soon to purchase a batch of gemstones, right? I'll go with you then."
Besides diamonds, gemstones were also the main material for Celestial Jewels' jewelry.
When Isabella said she wanted to go, Casey immediately frowned.
What was this foolish woman Isabella going to Veridian for?
She knew nothing about gemstone identification. Going would only slow down his efficiency.
But even though he was a hundred times unwilling, Casey couldn't refuse. He could only nod. "Okay."
"We leave the day after tomorrow."
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Isabella really knew nothing about gemstone identification and didn't know how to judge the quality of raw stones.
So Isabella made a special trip to the library to look up relevant books.
But there were many questions she still didn't understand.
Isabella thought about it - when it came to jewelry, probably no one understood it better than William. William said the Brown family had built their business on jewelry. Although the Brown Group's main business now covered real estate, entertainment, and technology, Eternal Jewelry remained a constant presence in the jewelry world.
So Isabella went directly to the Brown Villa to ask him for advice.
"Do you know what gemstone appraisal is?" William asked her.
"Of course I know. It's when gemstone raw stones are just mined and their internal condition is still unknown, but trading and buying happen anyway. Because you don't know what will come out, the risk is very high, but similarly, you could also get rich overnight by cutting open a top-quality stone."
"Exactly." William nodded. "So people who understand stones can judge the quality of raw stones."
He naturally knew that Isabella had taken over Celestial Jewels, and said directly, "For example, that old man Casey in your store - he has very rich experience in gemstone appraisal and knows a lot about raw stones."
"And experienced people can also judge the probability of getting good gemstones based on the mining site and mine shaft."
Speaking of Casey, Isabella sighed.
She naturally knew Casey was capable.
"But Casey is arrogant and difficult to work with. I plan to fire him after I learn the tricks of gemstone appraisal from him."
William couldn't help but laugh. "You really know how to cross the bridge and tear it down."
Isabella: "Is that not okay?"
"He's Chase's man. I don't feel comfortable keeping him working for me."
William nodded. "True, since he was hired by Chase, he's not suitable to stay in your store. Your thinking is right."
"If you need an expert in this area, I can assign someone to you - someone who understands stones even better than Casey."
Isabella nodded. "Good, we can discuss this after I fire Casey."
"But my urgent priority right now is going to Veridian tomorrow."
Because in her previous life she hadn't taken over Celestial Jewels, she didn't know whether this trip to Veridian had yielded any results for Celestial Jewels. Everything was unknown.
William found two books from the bookshelf and gave them to her. "Read these two books first. They might be more useful."
"Okay." Isabella took them and asked him, "You don't mind me reading books here? That way if there's something I don't understand, I can ask you."
"Of course not."
William worked on documents while Isabella sat across from him reading.
The room was filled only with the sounds of turning pages and mouse clicks - a very harmonious scene.
Suddenly, Isabella frowned at some content in the book, looked up and asked him, "William, the book says that some talented people in Novaria possess extremely powerful treasure appraisal abilities in this world. What does that mean?"
William glanced at the passage she was pointing to and explained, "Some powerful ancient martial arts professionals in Novaria possess super strong Inner Energy. They can sense and identify the essence of treasures through Inner Energy. With a stone, ordinary people can only see its appearance, but those people can see its interior. So gemstone appraisal is child's play for these people."
"Many years ago, people from Novaria were common in Veridian. They came empty-handed but returned with full loads."
"This is why Novaria, despite having the smallest land area on the entire continent, has economic strength far exceeding the other four continents and has become the leader of the four continents."
"Those mysterious families rich enough to rival nations are even wealthy enough to build palaces with gold and make kitchen utensils with gemstones - incredibly extravagant."