Thanks to the Internet, Lu Chuan knew that it wouldn't be easy to sell gold.
When one bought a gold necklace, it went by the gram, but there were additional processing fees, design fees, and wastage fees. After all these additional fees, it would end up in one's hands.
But to sell…
They would have to deduct all the additional fees, the depreciation fees, and discount the price before arriving at the selling price.
For example, the market price of one gram of gold is 280 yuan. When you sell it, getting 70% return is considered a good deal.
Gold jewelry is not valuable; the valuable ones are gold bars and gold bricks.
There were some stores that wouldn't buy back jewelry that they didn't sell.
Gold necklaces were more likely to go to a gold recycling and processing shop, then melted into a pool of gold and molded into gold bars for resale.
Another method was pawn shops.
Pawn shops were also responsible for the gold-pawning business, but the prices were lower. Pawn shops did not have many restrictions on the types of gold that could be repurchased. Whether it was gold bars, gold bricks, or gold necklaces, they would receive all of them. The procedures were also simple, and basically, they could claim the returns immediately.
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At a gold pawn shop…
Li Kangsheng looked at Lu Chuan seriously and asked, "Are you sure?"
Lu Chuan nodded. "Selling all for cash."
"All right."
Li Kangsheng didn't mess around. He would be a b*stard if he didn't accept business. As the owner of this pawn shop, Li Kangsheng's background definitely wasn't simple, otherwise he wouldn't have dared to enter this industry.
The young lad in front of him brought a lot of gold jewelry and diamond rings, and from the exquisite and elegant designs, he knew that they were from a famous store.
The gold necklace had an elegant design, and that could show how extraordinary it was.
But what was this?
A pawn shop.
Here, even the most extraordinary items became ordinary. If the gold necklace was made of gold, he would base it off the price of gold and this price was usually 50% of the market price.
Li Kangsheng wasn't afraid of its unknown origins. With his ways, he could completely eradicate that issue.
Subconsciously, Li Kangsheng glanced at the brawny man behind the young lad.
The man had a straight face and cold air about him, his eyes numb and soulless, causing him to shudder. The chilly presence made him uncomfortable.
As such, Li Kangsheng dispelled any thoughts of probing for information.
This ticket would gain him at least several hundred thousand in cash. In the face of such profit, Li Kangsheng just wanted to successfully complete this transaction.
He got someone to weigh the gold necklace and value the diamonds.
Soon, a bank message was sent to Lu Chuan's mobile phone.
Glancing at the string of zeros, Lu Chuan nodded, and without another word, he left with Uncle Zombie.
Lu Chuan wasn't afraid of using his real name and bank card. To put it bluntly, it was a one-off deal, and was just a few hundred thousand. Hence, it wouldn't attract much attention.
But after today, Lu Chuan didn't have to worry about what the other party did to him.
Lu Chuan agreed that he was rash, but he wanted to quickly sell the gold for cash.
If he found a gold or jewelry store, it would be more troublesome to settle the gold, not to mention time-consuming. But at least, he would be able to sell a third more.
Lu Chuan couldn't wait that long.
No grudges could wait overnight.
That was how Lu Chuan lived.
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It was more than 890,000. The other party topped up the amount for him.
900,000
Lu Chuan became excited whenever he thought about the large sum lying in his bank account. In the past, that six figure amount was a dream he never dared to think about.
The pawn shop dared to make the business mainly because in today's society, there wasn't much problem with a hundred thousand worth of transactions.
Secondly, the other party made a huge profit.
Of course, the biggest reason was Uncle Zombie's presence. His immortal body could scare anyone to death.
After returning to the rented apartment, Lu Chuan immediately disappeared, leaving Uncle Zombie to watch the door.
He appeared in the biochemical plant. The feeling of ownership relaxed him.
He glanced at the funds in the biochemical plant: 906,550.
900,000 was a new addition and the ending figure was the remaining amount he had after his meal.
The biochemical plant's fund adjustments didn't require Lu Chuan's approval. His bank funds were synced to the biochemical plant's funds, so there wasn't a need for conversion. The funds would be deleted immediately when he required it.
"Manufacture four zombies."
Without hesitation, Lu Chuan issued the manufacturing order.
The 900,000 that was just deposited became 500,000.
The dormant production workshop started, and a soft motor-like noise sounded. The production speed of ordinary zombies was very fast, about one every two minutes. In less than ten minutes, four zombies stood on the platform.
This outstanding technology amazed him.
"Add four disguiser programs."
Lu Chuan gave another order. In the biochemical factory's mall, the icon of the disguiser program flickered four times and 400,000 disappeared from the remaining 500,000.
Just now, he was close to becoming a millionaire, but so soon, he was back to normal.
The disguiser program was actually a pass: zombies with that program could be brought to the modern times.
That was what Lu Chuan wanted, prompting him to spend the money he recently received.
He glanced at Zombies 01 and 02. They were still faithfully carrying out his commands, travelling back and forth between the commercial building and the biochemical plant. There wasn't much left in the second floor gold shops but on the first and third floor, the bag, clothes, and shoe stores were plentiful.
Only international brands could be listed in the commercial building. Anyway, there weren't many good choices. Lu Chuan's commands were to move the items.
At most he could set up a roadside store in modern times and do parallel import business.
The warehouse in the biochemical plant was huge and empty, and perfect for storing these items.
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In the rented apartment, Lu Chuan lifted his legs and squinted his eyes.
Headed by Uncle Zombie, all the zombies in human form stood in front of him. Aside from Uncle Zombie who was a little older, the four newly added zombies included one senior, one youngster, and two middle-aged men.
The zombies were created at random.
For instance, the appearance, age, and gender were all up to fate.
There were no women among the newly-added zombies, but what was the meaning of creating an old man? It didn't matter if there was a senior, there was another that was about twelve years old.
This group didn't seem very strong.
They were quite different from the group he fantasized about, consisting of five brawny men who folded their arms coldly.
But…
They looked the same as Uncle Zombie, void of any emotion with soulless eyes. The chilly exterior made people feel uncomfortable. They were each like a block of ice, and just a glance would make you feel cold.
Was it suitable for the elderly to look so cold?
As for the youngster who hadn't matured, that cold expression wasn't going to change his youngster status.
Lu Chuan pursed his lips and reluctantly pointed to a steel pipe the size of a finger in front of them. "Guo Zheng, bend it."
Guo Zheng was the name of the elderly zombie.
Every zombie created in the apocalypse didn't have a name, but once they were brought to the modern times, there was automatically a name and once it was locked in, an introduction would appear over their heads.
After receiving Lu Chuan's order, Guo Zheng grabbed the steel pipe without hesitation. His thin hands exploded with energy, bending the steel pipe into an oval shape.
This strength satisfied Lu Chuan.
So what if the zombie was old? His strength was no less than the brawny zombie's, hale and hearty despite his years. It also proved that ordinary zombies generally had the same strength; the difference between them wasn't that big.
With 100% explosive power, Guo Zheng had unimaginable strength.
"Zhou Yinghao, come here."
The young zombie was called Zhou Yinghao. The old was strong, the young…
Lu Chuan breathed in coldly.
This youngster… don't bully him for being poor.
As expected, products from the biochemical plant were all exquisite. They may be young and old, but that was just skin-deep.
He glanced at the time and waved his hand. "Come, all of you, follow me to work."