I Want a Divorce by Abigail Quinn

Chapter 124

Oliver reached out and said, “It’s up to you, Manuel!”

Manuel was stunned. He had always found it difficult to make friends in this industry because everyone

put profit first. Although they seemed to know each other well and treated each other kindly, they

became hesitant when it came to

interests.

Manuel did want Oliver’s jadeite pieces and he didn’t want them to be sold to others, but he couldn’t

afford them now. That was why he proposed to pay in installments.

But Manuel didn’t expect Oliver to agree, for there was over 400 million dollars involved and that was

not a small amount, after all.

Therefore, Manuel planned to tell Oliver his idea first and negotiate with him. He thought he’d

succeeded if he got the results he wanted.

However, he didn’t expect Oliver to say yes to his proposal without hesitation.

Manuel was so moved that he didn’t know what to say. He shook Oliver’s hand and said after a long

silence, “Thank you so much, Oliver. Honestly, I would marry you if I were a girl…”

Oliver laughed and said, “You’re talking nonsense, Manuel. Given my age, I can probably be your son-

in-law. Sorry, I’m just kidding.”

Manuel got excited and patted himself on his head. “That’s a pity! I only have two sons. The older one

squandered my money all day while the younger one was still in high school known as a troublemaker

in school. I don’t know what to do about them. I wish I had two daughters. Seriously, Oliver, if you were

my son-in-law, I’d be overjoyed!”

Oliver put on an awkward smile, waved his hand, and skipped the topic.

Manuel continued, “Just tell me whenever you need help, Oliver, and I’ll give you a hand whatever it

takes. After all, me a big favor today!”

you did

Oliver smiled and said, “You don’t have to do that, Manuel. I’m a grateful person and I will find ways to

repay those who have treated me well. When my father couldn’t afford surgery, all my relatives gave us

the cold shoulder. You and my boss Hailey were the only ones who helped me, and I’ve always kept

that in mind!”

Manuel was stunned again. He thought for a while and rubbed his hair, saying, “I… I didn’t do anything.

I just bought the jadeite you brought back, didn’t I?”

Oliver shook his head with a smile and said slowly, “That’s exactly what one needs in his most difficult

time, Manuel. I mean, it was just a normal deal, but you paid me without hesitation, and that helped me

out. I saved my dad with the money you gave me, so in whatever way you helped me, you’re someone

I’m very grateful to!”

Manuel went quiet for a while and then nodded with a smile. “You’re welcome, Oliver. I’m starting to

treat you as my brother. You know what, I’m going to add another 20 million dollars to the 580 million

dollars I’m about to give you, so that’s 600 million dollars in total. Take it as my gift to you!”

Oliver smiled and shook his head slowly. “Don’t, Manuel. The stones are not even worth 580 million

dollars. Just give me 500 million dollars.”

Manuel refused immediately, “No way. Don’t worry about me, Manuel. I’ll pay in installments and I don’t

need to pay interest. These stones are going to make me 180 million dollars. And do you know how

much net profit my jewelry chain makes a year?”

is no

Manuel stared at Oliver with a bitter smile and continued, “Except for various expenses, the net profit of

my company more than 40 million dollars a year, but the raw stones you brought me are enough to

make me a net profit of 180 million dollars. You know, jadeite is far more profitable than gold and silver

jewelry, but the biggest problem with jadeite is that raw materials are hard to get. It is so difficult to get

good quality stones in the jadeite market now!”

Oliver rubbed his hair. He didn’t expect that what he had easily obtained would make such a difference

to Manuel.

After pondering for a while, Oliver said, “Since you said that it’s hard to get the good materials, how

about I bring you such jadeite pieces at least once a month later?”

Manuel was shocked. “Are you going to give me this much material every month?”

Oliver thought for a while and nodded, saying, “Yeah. I go to Manchernius at least once a month,

sometimes several times a month, depending on the schedule of the official auction of Manchernius.

And when I’m there, I’ll also stop by the new wholesale markets in Taffledale and Radford, so I think it’s

okay for me to give you this

month!” many materials every

Manuel got excited immediately. He patted his chest and said, “Since you can bring me so many

materials every month, I can guarantee that the annual profit of my company will exceed 4 billion

dollars. I have a plan, Oliver. You sell me jadeite pieces every month at cost, and I’ll give you half of my

share of the jewelry company. With your large quantity of high-quality jadeite, I can soon get into the

national high-end jewelry market and open my high-end jewelry stores all over the country. As long as

one has a good source of goods, he can monopolize the business. After all, high-end customers are

the main part of my profits.”

Oliver hesitated for a moment after hearing Manuel’s generous idea. Manuel bought his jadeite at cost

and gave him half of his share in the jewelry company, which meant giving him half of his profits.

After thinking for a while, Oliver shook his head. “Since you buy my jadeite at cost, you’ve given me

what I deserve. I don’t think it’s appropriate for you to give me half the profits of your jewelry

company…”

“There’s nothing inappropriate!” Manuel interrupted Oliver, “Let me explain it to you. Without your

supply of jadeite, the annual net profit of my jewelry company is only 60 million dollars at most.

However, with the large and continuous supply of jadeite provided by you, I can monopolize the high-

end market. Now, the domestic market share of high-end jewelry is at least 200 billion dollars, and I can

get about tens of billions of dollars of share, which means that my profit can exceed 4 billion dollars. If I

give you half of it, I still have 2 billion dollars. However, without your jadeite, I can only continue to

make tens of millions of dollars a year, while in the meantime the people who buy your jadeite squeeze

my profits. As a businessman, you have to be far-sighted and look at the bigger picture. You take half

of my shares and that means you’re on board, and then you can’t help others compete with me, can

you?”

Hearing this, Oliver thought for a while and nodded with a smile. “That sounds reasonable, but don’t

you think half the shares are too much?”

Manuel insisted, “No, not at all. You can even get sixty percent of the shares!”

Oliver nodded hurriedly and said, “Fine, Manuel. Whatever you say!”

Oliver was afraid that Manuel would offer to give him seventy percent of the shares. Although Manuel

was so smart that he realized that Oliver’s source was critical, his excessive generosity left Oliver at a

loss. Money was indeed important to Oliver, but he couldn’t be greedy.