I Spy With My Secret Eyes

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.