The origin of the star lotus world

Chapter 2625 Main Text
Chapter 2414 of the main text

I said that when the author celebrated the Lunar New Year of the Snake in the mortal world, he bought a small gold ring that could only be worn on his little finger because it was too small to wear on other fingers.

That pure gold ring, when purchased, cost less than 800 yuan based on the price per gram of gold, plus a craftsmanship fee of several tens of yuan per gram. If we consider the price during the Year of the Dragon, it would be over 100 yuan more expensive per gram. However, considering the entire Year of the Snake and the first half of the Year of the Horse, that price is reasonable.

Throughout the Year of the Snake and in the first few months of the Year of the Horse, when the author visited several gold shops, he mentioned that the price of a small gold ring was not expensive. Several vendors said that 99.99% pure gold was the highest purity, but the craftsmanship was very ordinary. They offered to pay extra to upgrade the design, saying there were better craftsmen available. For a small ring weighing only two or three grams, some shops charged five or six hundred yuan for craftsmanship, not just one or two hundred yuan. Some shops did not offer any reduction in craftsmanship fees.

During the Lunar New Year period of the Year of the Horse, if you buy a similar item from the same shop where you bought a small gold ring, even without considering the craftsmanship fee, the price per gram would be 1,400 yuan. This is even if the price of that shop's gold jewelry is relatively low. If calculated based on that price per gram, the price of that gold ring would not be 2,100 yuan, but 3,500 yuan or more.

It's said that some well-known gold shops raised the price of gold jewelry to 1,700 yuan per gram during the Lunar New Year period. Such astonishingly high prices often came with little discount, depending on the merchant's willingness to offer any savings. However, after the Lunar New Year, gold prices dropped significantly. In March and April of the following year, international gold prices fell sharply. Even the most reputable and well-known gold shops had to lower their prices to adapt to market conditions.

While writing this, the author saw an article online stating that the prices of physical gold in mainstream gold shops have been lowered again due to the decline in international gold prices, now reaching over 1,300 yuan per gram. Whether craftsmanship fees are reduced or discounted on the whole price varies from shop to shop. Some gold jewelry items with fixed prices still cost around 2,000 yuan per gram, showing price fluctuations but remaining expensive.

In this mortal world, all investments are subject to change; there are no guaranteed profits. To profit, one must pay close attention. Perhaps some investments are of a superior type and have the potential to generate more money.