Mixed in 1980

Chapter 491 The Fourth Brother's Ambition

In a very short time, Chen Yanyin found herself being "punched".

Feminists don't care how much charity your family has done; they only care about one thing: you can't stand in their way. They'll kill anyone who gets in their way.

As a result, Chen Yanyin was subjected to cyberbullying.

Not only in the comments section, but also many feminist bloggers have spoken out, launching fierce attacks against Chen Yanyin.

The discussion revolved around what Chen Yanyin had said.

"How do I save money after buying jade?"

"When it comes time to get married, if your girlfriend demands a house, a car, and a dowry, and you can't afford it, will she still marry you?"

"Don't let it all come to nothing."

In response to this statement, one blogger stood up and mocked: "Buying a house, a car, and a bride price, isn't that all expected?"

"Chen Laosi is truly absurd."

"Buying jade is a man's gesture of goodwill. What does it have to do with a car, a house, or a dowry? Does buying jade mean you don't need a car, a house, or a dowry?"

"In the future, when everyone gets married, all you need is a piece of jade? There's no such thing as a free lunch. We women don't marry men to suffer with them."

"Can you marry a man who can't afford a car or a house, or a dowry? It just shows that he has no ambition."

How much energy does it take to strive?

"A car, a house, and a dowry are guarantees for our future life. Sisters, you must keep your eyes open before getting married. If you choose to suffer with a man, you will suffer for a lifetime."

There's also what Chen Yanyin said in her live stream: "Can a relationship built on a material foundation ultimately last, especially when the man loses the ability to provide material support?"

This statement has been edited into many segments, which have been fiercely criticized: "Old Chen was born rich, so of course he thinks money is not important."

"Sisters, we are different."

"A woman has two chances to change her destiny in her life: one is when she is born, and the other is when she gets married. If she can't get over this hurdle, she will suffer for the rest of her life."

"Chen Laosi's remarks are a real-life version of 'Why not eat meat porridge?' Just like Ma Ali said I'm not interested in money."

"Their condescending attitude is disgusting."

Some bloggers also said: "Material things are the foundation of marriage. Only rich people think that material things are not important. Abundance limits imagination."

"As a woman, Chen Laosi's failure to speak up for women and his actions in the opposite direction are truly despicable."

"Earning money to support the family and providing women with a sense of security, isn't that a man's responsibility? If you can't even provide material support, what's the point of dating or getting married?"

"That's harmful!"

"It not only harms women, but also the next generation. Sisters, please keep your eyes open. Relationships without material support are just castles in the air."

Those who posted videos were relatively restrained.

The comment section of Chen Yanyin's own account was truly lively, filled with even more offensive and vulgar language, making it unbearable to look at.

Of course, there was also a group of people who retorted.

Not only Chen Yanyin was angry, but any normal person would be angry to see this. Seeing the logic behind the feminist insults, one would also have to call her a gold digger.

Independent thinking, economic dependence, sexual openness... Even as a woman myself, I would curse such comments with a "You're crazy."

"Fine, if you want to play like this, I'll play along to the end." Chen Yanyin gritted her teeth, making a grinding sound.

Her right hand clenched into a fist: "If I don't smash all your rice bowls, I'll change my name! Damn it, I'm so angry!"

"Whose mother are you talking to?" Zhao Yuanyuan glared at her.

Chen Yanyin said with a sullen smile, "Mom, I'm just too angry. They're a bunch of lunatics. I have to teach them a lesson."

"Can you really argue with a bunch of lunatics?"

Zhao Yuanyuan curled her lip in disdain: "The West, Japan and South Korea have long proven that feminism is a short-lived phenomenon and can only harm a group of people."

"Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad. So I'll speed up that process and cut off these bastards' path to survival," Chen Yanyin sneered.

"Fourth Sister, whose lifeline are you trying to cut off?"

Sun Shaojie walked in. He was over sixty years old, with half of his hair black and half white, sporting a half-and-half-white hairstyle, which Chen Fan often teased him about.

"We're talking about things online."

Chen Yanyin quickly got up and brought over a chair: "Uncle Sun, please sit down. Usually at this time, you should be practicing Tai Chi in the park. What brings you here today?"

"Isn't this all because of your meddling?"

Sun Shaojie took out a cigarette and tossed one to Chen Fan: "The higher-ups asked me to pass on a message, wanting CCTV to come and interview us. Now that things have spread like this, it's not appropriate to keep it a secret any longer."

Chen Fan looked at Xu Jinqiu.

Xu Jinqiu quickly shook her head: "I won't appear on camera, it's too much trouble. Let them interview the foundation. Fourth brother, you go with Wanwan."

Chen Yanyin hurriedly shook her head: "I won't do it. They've already made such a fuss over such trivial matters online. If I go on CCTV for an interview, who knows what kind of trouble it will cause."

"Official, authoritative, who dares to criticize you?"

Xu Jinqiu flicked her on the forehead: "You've appeared in public before, so it won't make a difference this time. Just put on a different makeup with Wanwan, and it won't affect your normal life."

"Alright then!" Chen Yanyin pouted.

Xu Jinqiu smiled and looked at Sun Shaojie: "What did CCTV say? Is it a simple interview, or are there other arrangements?"

Sun Shaojie exhaled a puff of smoke: "It's just one interview, but we'll be editing it into a documentary. Doesn't the foundation have a lot of material?"

All the footage was shot by Guan Xiaoyu.

Guan Xiaoyu, who loved photography, took photos and videos wherever she went after joining the foundation in 1986.

After discussing it, Chen Yanyin returned to Courtyard No. 17, took out her favorite small phoenix eye jade bracelet and played with it, muttering to herself, "How should I get revenge?" "Grab what I can grasp? What exactly did the old man mean by that? What can I control in the jade and Hetian jade market?"

Thinking of this, Chen Yanyin's eyes lit up: "Hetian jade pebbles are limited in quantity and non-renewable, so they naturally have financial attributes."

"Just like gold."

"The reason why it does not have financial attributes at present is because there are no standards or pricing standards, and it has been ruined by jade merchants. The market is full of fakes, which has caused the seed jade to lose its financial value."

The jade trade is truly filthy.

By including Russian jade, Qinghai jade, Luodian jade, and white jade from Australia and other regions, Hetian jade has been categorized into a broad concept.

It's not jade from Hotan!

In this way, production is increased infinitely, so where is the value preservation function? Merchants themselves know that the national standard is just to make it easier for everyone to fleece them.

This is the chaos in the industry.

When people say they're buying Hetian jade, it's impossible to determine where the jade actually comes from. The seller will only tell you it's Hetian jade, and the national standard certificate will only state that it's Hetian jade.

In this environment, many players began to pursue Hetian jade pebbles, plunging headlong into it, only to fall into an even bigger pit.

At first glance, almost all of them are fake.

Without proper identification standards, if you buy fake jade from the mountains or Russia with fake skin, you have nowhere to seek justice and will only be laughed at as a fool or a sucker.

"To distinguish between seed jade and Hetian jade, we need to establish a certified appraisal institution. This will be a devastating blow to those who sell counterfeit goods."

"This could also severely damage the ordinary Hetian jade market. As long as you can distinguish them, seed jade is high-end, and the rest are just ordinary ornaments."

Thinking of this, Chen Yanyin frowned.

It's difficult to do this, not because the identification process is difficult—current technology makes identification very simple—but because the industry is unwilling to do it.

Many people who go to buy Hetian jade want to buy jade from the Western Regions. If consumers could distinguish between Russian jade, Qinghai jade, and Luodian jade, how could they sell them?
If you can distinguish them, how can you harvest the韭菜 (leeks, a metaphor for exploiting people)?
It's really not difficult to distinguish them. Experienced players like Chen Yanyin don't need any instruments; they can tell the difference just by looking at them in their hands.

The challenge lies in maintaining the credibility of the appraisal institution.

Soon, Chen Yanyin's brows relaxed. For the Chen family, this was not difficult. They could handle everything from the background of the endorsement to the promotion and even the sales.

"After distinguishing them, we need to classify them and set different standards, such as whiteness, oiliness, and fineness, and score them from various angles."

“By setting quality standards, the value will have a relative standard and there won’t be too much deviation. Just like with gemstones, buyers won’t be easily ripped off.”

"After completing all this, through market operations, I want to be able to make jadeite interchangeable among players with just my certificate."

Interoperability between players is the core element.

The reason why jewelry does not retain its value and cannot become a financial product is that players do not trust each other, making it impossible to circulate.

Unlike stocks, futures, and Bitcoin, which can fluctuate in price, they are not fake.

Chen Yanyin needs to establish a mutual trust mechanism and also provide corresponding safeguards for this mechanism. The process will be difficult, but with sufficient resources, it is achievable.

Once this level is achieved, one can control the discourse power in the high-end Hetian jade market and even control pricing power through capital operations.

“The old man doesn’t think I’m not doing anything productive, so let me do something productive and gain control of the industry’s discourse. Let’s see what he has to say then.”

Chen Yanyin raised the corners of her mouth, picked up the notebook, and began to write a plan.

The first is the appraisal institution and the appraisal standards. These are not difficult to obtain; you can get them by hiring people and spending money. They are not a problem.

The challenge lies in documenting the certificate. The certificate must include a serial number and a QR code, which can be used to directly query the information in the app's backend.

The backend needs to record the characteristics of the items in detail. When players make a purchase, they only need to confirm that what they bought matches the information on the certificate.

Secondly, there is promotion.

Similarly, there are no difficulties. Although the company does not hold a controlling stake, it has a high degree of influence on major social media platforms, so there are no problems with promotion.

The same applies to sales platforms.

When mandatory requirements are added, sellers of Hetian jade pebbles will be required to provide their own certificates, thus eliminating a large number of sellers of counterfeit goods.

The third point is the issue of guarantees.

The system includes a compensation mechanism for errors in the appraisal process, and provides legal assistance to players who receive goods that do not match the description, thus eliminating players' doubts at the root.

Finally, market operations are also no problem. I am the largest collector of jadeite, and by bringing in some friends and platforms to work together, I can easily establish a foothold in the market in the early stages.

"When Hetian jade pebbles become financial products like gold and Bitcoin, it will also impact the jadeite market."

"I like it, but managing money is the key."

"Many people buy jadeite because it is beautiful and can retain its value. When the investment value of raw jadeite rises, it can divert some of the customers from jadeite."

Just like the stock market, when US stocks surge, funds flow into US stocks; when Hong Kong stocks surge, funds flow into Hong Kong stocks.

Thinking of this, Chen Yanyin's lips curled up even higher. Successfully completing this task would be of the greatest benefit to her family, as they had a huge reserve of jade.

It has always been used as an asset allocation strategy.

If those counterfeiters are allowed to continue wreaking havoc on the market, it will only cause the price of jadeite to collapse, and the biggest losers will definitely be our own families.

In the early 1980s, Chen Fan used foreign exchange to purchase a large number of finished Hetian jade products. In the 1990s, Xu Jinqiu purchased a large number of high-quality raw jade pebbles.

They are all high-end goods sold by the gram.

Having drawn up the general framework, Chen Yanyin stretched and said, "Once the plan is implemented, Hetian jade merchants will be dumbfounded, and jadeite will also be impacted."

"Serves you right for cursing me."

"And those boxers, they actually hit me on the head! We'll see what happens when we don't take your jobs, or I'll change my surname to yours."

After closing her notebook, Chen Yanyin went to Courtyard No. 17 again; she needed Gao Lu's help with this matter.

(End of this chapter)