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There are quite a few small Chinese jewelry companies, or jewelry workshops, in New York. Some workshops have three or five workers, and some workshops work by themselves. Many of these workshops are on the verge of surviving or not.

The person Alexander introduced to Qinghe was also a Chinese named George Wei.

His family smuggled to the United States in the 80s and began to live here.His family produced very famous jewelry craftsmen who served the royal family in the Qing Dynasty. Later, in the era of the People's Republic of China, due to historical reasons, the country's jewelry industry did not develop at all. suffered great persecution.

When they arrived in the United States, after they got a foothold here, they started their old business, but at first they just made some very small jewelry and sold them in small shops to support their families.

The Wei family founded their own jewelry business more than ten years ago, but it is very difficult for Chinese people to gain a foothold in the jewelry industry in New York, an international metropolis.

Therefore, Weijia's jewelry company has developed to the present, but in fact there are only a dozen workers, and there will be one or two pieces of high-order processing every month, usually making ordinary pieces.

The jewelry company of Weijia is fairly well-known in the industry. Because of its good workmanship, it will never damage the raw materials of jewelry or skip materials, so it can always receive orders from the industry for processing, so it is not likely to Bankruptcy, but there is still a long way to go to develop well.

George Wei is the only son of the Wei family and is in his 30s.

His ideal was originally to be an architectural designer, and he also studied architectural design, but as an only child, his family hoped that he could inherit the mantle. There have been very brilliant characters, and we can't just stop here with George Wei.

Wei Qiaozhi had no choice but to give up his ideal and began to take over the family's time-honored jewelry business.

In order to take over the company, he went to study an international jewelry design course for half a year, and then worked as a staff member in an internationally renowned large jewelry company. He was a clerk, and he was actually Alexander's assistant.

Alexander is very picky about his own works, and there is no reason not to be picky about his assistants. He will let George Wei be his assistant. He got inspiration from George Wei at the time. After the two got along for a while, Alexander wanted to draw George Wei Going to bed, Wei Qiaozhi refused to obey, and the two had a quarrel, so Wei Qiaozhi resigned and devoted himself to the family business.

Although the two broke up, they did not completely lose contact. When the jewelry manufacturing company of the Wei family encountered difficulties, Alexander took him to customers. Most of the high-order processing of the Wei family was introduced by Alexander.

The Chinese are good at forbearance, let alone their parents, so George Wei has always maintained a "friend" relationship with Alexander.

The Wei family had some special techniques and methods for making jewelry, which were kept secret. Alexander thought about buying them, but the Wei family did not sell them.

Now the jewelry production workshop of Weijia is still in a state where it is impossible to develop so much but it will not go bankrupt. Several big jewelry companies want to buy and merge the processing workshop of Weijia. Wei Qiaozhi insists on not selling it, but Recently, he has been in a period of hesitation.

The meeting this time was again at the GAY shop that we had visited the night before Qinghe.

After Qinghe learned of the meeting place, he couldn't help but wonder if Alexander brought him there the night before, and asked him to go to the spot first?But discussing business in a GAY bar is really not serious.

Although Qinghe felt that this was very inappropriate, but good managers would be hard to find, so he endured it, and asked Chen Feng to send him there after dressing up well.

Chen Feng is very valued by Qinghe, he is not only his bodyguard, but also his assistant, and also his driver.

Chen Feng said to Qinghe: "Why do you have to go to a gay bar to discuss business?"

Qinghe said: "I don't know either, the other party has an appointment here. Maybe this person is gay."

Chen Feng also had nothing to say, Qing He said: "You park the car well, this time follow me."

Chen Feng sighed in his heart, and said, "Okay." He thought that among the jewelry design artists that Qinghe made friends with, there were always so few normal ones, and so many abnormal ones.

Chen Feng parked the car in the parking lot, then escorted Qinghe to the gay bar.

Chen Feng was wearing a trousers jacket, and he was full of austere aura. On this street where there are several gay bars, he got a high rate of turning heads.Qinghe is wearing a shirt, sweater and trousers. He looks like a good gentleman. Many people still think he is a minor.

When they arrived at the bar, Alexander and George Wei had already arrived, and they sat where Qinghe and Alexander sat last night.

Qinghe stepped forward and greeted Alexander, who then introduced him and George Wei.

Qinghe shook hands with Wei Qiaozhi, and then sat down next to Wei Qiaozhi, while Chen Feng immediately sat on the other side of Qinghe, his protective posture was too strong, and Qinghe made him and himself wear rings, so only People looked at the two of them, but no one bothered them.

They arrived earlier, the program in the bar hadn't finished yet, there were not many customers, and the bar was relatively quiet, but on this day, the male waiters in the bar were wearing bunny outfits with backless backs and legs. As they walked, While the buttocks were twisting, the rabbit's tail also shook. Qinghe turned his head and saw a bare back and raised buttocks, and he felt a little bit in his heart, thinking that in order to get a good manager, he really worked hard. up.

Qinghe introduced himself to George Wei, saying that he was going to build a high-end studio and a jewelry production enterprise in New York, and introduced the situation of this enterprise to George Wei.

He took the work bag from Chen Feng, and took out his high-end tablet computer from inside. On the tablet computer case was the logo of his Hezhou brand designed by Qinghe himself. It was a flat boat and a seal script "和"The word, this logo is made of shells, and the textures on it are the textures of the shell itself. The shells are ground to a uniform thickness, retaining its lustrous color and the color change from flesh pink to white, with a low profile And elegant beauty.

George Wei is not a jewelry designer, he doesn't have much talent in jewelry design, but he does have an aesthetic in jewelry design, one can tell that Qinghe's design is extraordinary.

Qinghe opened the tablet, which contained a lot of his information and his works, as well as the investment plan for his high-end brand "Hezhou" in the future, etc.He said that he also hopes to know Mr. Wei better, and if possible, he hopes that Mr. Wei can be the manager of his company.

Qinghe came prepared and very sincere.

Only then did George Wei know Qinghe's purpose.

He couldn't help but glanced at Alexander with dissatisfaction. Alexander didn't make it clear to him at all. He thought that Qinghe was bringing him business, so he came early.

George Wei’s ancestral home is a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. Even though he was born in the United States, his family has given him a strong imprint. He can speak Chinese and Chinese, and he understands Chinese culture very well, even better than those who lived in China since childhood. .

His appearance also has the characteristics of a child from a water village in the south of the Yangtze River. He looks handsome, but there is some shrewdness in his eyes.

The number of people in the bar gradually increased. They were discussing business while others were flirting a few steps away. It was really difficult to discuss business. Wei Qiaozhi first proposed: "Xiaohe, I think we can talk in another place."

When Qing He heard it, he was immediately elated, "Okay."

Looking at Alexander again, "What about Alex?"

Wei Qiaozhi said: "Let's go to discuss business, and it's fine for him to drink here."

Alexander really didn't mean to leave with them, he said coldly, "I won't be with you."

He was sitting on the side drinking just now, and he looked not in a good mood, Qinghe didn't want to provoke him, so he said: "Then let's go first, can I have dinner with you tomorrow?"

Alexander said: "If you want to ask me out, please be more than two days in advance."

Qinghe smiled at him, "Can we have dinner together the day after tomorrow?"

Alexander couldn't stand Qing He's smiling good temper, and said, "We'll get in touch when the time comes."

Qinghe didn't know about the previous relationship between Alexander and George Wei, but he probably saw something.

When I came to this bar last night, Alexander was still eating tofu from the male waiters in uniform. Today, those male waiters are wearing revealing bunny outfits. Instead, he behaved like a drinker and did nothing. Someone approached him, and he even It's just indifferent.

Obviously, it was because George Wei was by his side.

They changed to a coffee shop this time, and George Wei asked Qinghe: "Is this your boyfriend?"

Qinghe, who was drinking coffee, almost choked, because George Wei was referring to Chen Feng who was beside him.

Wei Qiaozhi spoke Chinese, of course Chen Feng heard it, and his expression was a little strange.

Qinghe explained: "No, he is my bodyguard. I know I should go gay, so as not to be harassed, so I just let him pretend to be my boyfriend."

George Wei said, "Aren't you GAY?"

Qinghe's expression became a little strange, and he said, "No..."

George Wei said: "I knew it, it was Alex who was deliberately messing with us again."

From Wei Qiaozhi's description, Qinghe knew that Wei Qiaozhi had arrived half an hour earlier than him, and was sitting in the bar. If he was single, good-looking and in good shape, someone would strike up a conversation. In order not to be struck up, Wei Qiaozhi Pretend to be nice to Alexander.

Qing He said with a smile: "Alex has always been a child at heart."

"What kind of childlike innocence is that?" Wei Qiaozhi complained.

Because of this incident, the distance between the two became closer. When George Wei learned that Qinghe's father's hometown was the same place as his ancestral home, the two became closer.

George Wei talked about his own affairs. He is not a jewelry designer who can gain a foothold in New York, a place where talented jewelry designers gather. Wei's jewelry production company is also not big or small, with technology but no orders. , The development has been so-so. I want to make some high-end jewelry, but I have no funds and are subject to various restrictions.

He is very sincere. Qinghe showed his award-winning works to Wei George, and also showed Wei George his works in international touring exhibitions, to show that he has the ability to make this high-definition studio develop well. .

But in the end, Wei Qiaozhi didn't directly agree to do things for Qinghe, but said that he still had to think about it.

His father had passed away a few years ago due to overwork and his mother was in poor health. He was burdened with the family's workshop, had no good development, and was unable to move. He had to make a decision to change.

Wei Qiaozhi invited Qinghe to visit Wei's jewelry production company the next day before making a decision.

Qinghe also has a lot of understanding of Wei Qiaozhi's situation, and the two have similar temperaments. Before Qinghe thought that the person recommended by Alexander would not be bad, so he was going to carefully examine the person he introduced. After getting along with Wei Qiaozhi, he It was because of George Wei that he was willing to recruit him.

Qinghe went to visit and learn about George Wei's enterprise on the second day.

Jewelry production is meticulous work and does not require a large space. For a craftsman, or some jewelry designers also make jewelry by themselves, the place where they make jewelry is just a workbench.

Wei George's business is a building in the suburbs with three rooms on the first floor, two of which are production rooms and one is an office.

It is not easy to rent such a place in such a place where every inch of land is expensive.

After constant discussions between the two, Qinghe decided to buy Wei George's enterprise and hire him as the manager of his own enterprise.

Qinghe re-rented a floor as a production workshop, and the office is also on the same floor, but this is much larger than Wei George's previous workshop.

Wei Qiaozhi has been in this industry for a long time, and he knows a lot of people. He quickly recruited good craftsmen who can meet his needs with high salaries, and Qinghe also poached several high-paying craftsmen who had made jewelry for him before. craftsman.There are more than 40 people in Qinghe's "Hezhou" jewelry design and production company.

Under Qinghe's invitation, two other well-known designers are also willing to join his company, but they will maintain their own design brands and become the design brands of Hezhou Company.

The orders Qinghe has received include not only those from domestic Japan, but also many orders from the United States and Europe.

Hezhou high-end brand is popular not only because of its good materials, exquisite workmanship, and perfection. In the case of top-notch quality, the price is not as expensive as some high-end brands.

Moreover, its processing and production of jade and gold has reached the highest level in the industry. Many of the techniques of ancient Chinese secret methods have been used. In the case of technology confidentiality, many buyers who like to add jade and gold elements are willing to choose his studio.In addition, the gemstone cutting in Hezhou Studio is perfect, and the precision is much higher than other places. Even if some rich people do not design jewelry in the studio, they are willing to bring gemstones to him for cutting and making.

The gem cutter under Qing He was a master invited from Germany, and it took a lot of work.

Qinghe explained with facts that the production level of his studio is the highest level, coupled with continuous publicity, follow-up orders continue to increase.

Graduation season is coming, Qinghe is too busy, he didn't want to go back to the country to attend the graduation ceremony, not only the graduation defense let people go through the back door, even the butler is going to let the butler get him the graduation certificate.

However, Shi Hao and Liu Nan sent him messages again and again, saying that if he didn't go back to attend the graduation ceremony, it would be too much.After all, there is only one time in life to graduate from a bachelor's degree, and everyone is still waiting for him to go back and take pictures together.

Qinghe told Feng Zhou about this, and Feng Zhou, who was on a business trip in Canada, said to him, "I also think you should go back to attend the graduation ceremony. Baby, this is very important, and it will be a very important memory for the future."

Qinghe said: "Well, okay. But recently there is really too much work on hand. I have pushed a lot of design drafts, but things are still not finished. Several designers want to come to the studio, which requires me to interview. "

At the beginning of Hezhou Studio, Qinghe invited those famous and talented designers from the outside. After a short period of development, some good designers valued the wealth and wealth behind Hezhou Studio, as well as the strength of the team of craftsmen and materials. Although they have good designs, they are unable to produce these works due to many circumstances, so if they want to enter Hezhou Studio, they can not only retain their own design brand, but also have a big tree to rely on.

Qinghe did want to recruit people, but he didn't want to hastily recruit unsuitable people.

After thinking about it, he was ready to go back to China, and said that he would investigate for a while before making a decision on recruitment.

Feng Zhou made a special trip from Canada to New York and returned to China with Qinghe.

After Qinghe lived in the hotel for a few days, he stopped staying in the hotel.

The Feng family has a mansion in Westchester County, New York, but Qinghe never lives there, because it is more of a place for the Feng family to entertain guests, and people from other houses sometimes live there.

He lives in a duplex on the Upper East Side, where he lives upstairs and a bodyguard and assistant downstairs, where he entertains and works.How to save space and how to save money.

But this is not his real estate, it was bought by his father to Qingjing a few years ago, and it was rented out for a while before.

After Feng Zhou came over, there was only one big bedroom upstairs, there was no way, Qinghe would not want his brother to live in a hotel, or live in Westchester, so he let him share the same bed with her.

In China, I don't think there is anything wrong with sharing a bed with my brother.

But when Qinghe is in the United States, he will feel that this is very inappropriate. He really hopes that Feng Zhou will fall asleep before he goes to the bedroom.

After taking a shower, Feng Zhou put on his nightgown and knocked on the door of Qinghe's study.

Qinghe was still drawing the design drawings, and after letting Feng Zhou into the house, he said to Feng Zhou: "Brother, you are tired from the plane, go to sleep first, I have to improve this place before going to bed."

Feng Zhou wiped his hair, walked to Qinghe's workbench, bent over to look at him, and said, "Baby, the last time we were together was March. After so many months, don't you miss me?"

Maybe it's because distance is more likely to produce beauty. Qinghe didn't go to pick up Feng Zhou. When Feng Zhou was followed into the room by Chen Feng, Qinghe suddenly saw him, and his heart almost jumped out of his chest. Feng Zhou's eyes were wrong, he really wanted to rush to Feng Zhou's side to hug him, but he could only restrain himself.

How could he not miss him? Even though he is so busy, he still misses him every day.

If I don't call my father, I will call him every day, and he actually said that he doesn't want him!