Chapter 223: Daylight Robbery
The invitation card that had been sent had no company name and only read that a warehouse was opening and they wanted to do an auction.
Now that the name was revealed, it caused a sensation amongst the guest and could be regarded as a crucial time.
Rong Yue smiled when she saw their reaction. Although Glacier wasn't a rare stone, it could be said to have an appearance similar to some stones.
Also, it was something very powerful and revered. As the audience heard it and imagined a glacier, they couldn't help but see an illusion.
Satisfied with their reaction, Su Tong smiled and then continued talking.
"I'm sure that many of you came here because of the auction that would be held here in a few moments…." Su Tong paused and allowed the murmurs in the hall to subside.
Even though most of them came for that reason, they didn't believe that a newly created Warehouse could actually auction ten emperor jade.
It would already be a miracle if they could bring out two!
"However, I'm sure that you know that as it is our opening ceremony, we can't just dive into the auction."
"So now, the first thing we would do is give everyone in this room an opportunity to become part of the Glacial Family."
Su Tong was someone that Rong Yue had invited from outside City A for this sole purpose.
She had seen how she handled auctions, and with the aid of Fox alliance, she was able to contact her work to with her.
Someone walked on the stage and brought a box to where Su Tong was standing.
"Since it's our opening ceremony, we have 30 membership cards here that can be sold to individuals or companies."
"You must understand that to work with Glacier. You must have a membership card. Besides that, the type of membership card acquired would determine the amount of purchase you have access to."
As she said this, the room became silent as they tried to understand what Su Tong said.
"Isn't that too outrageous?" Someone from the audience shouted with dissatisfaction.
There were other murmurs in the background to show that people also had similar thoughts.
"Hehe, it is because we are still new. If we have customers beyond what we can handle, wouldn't that be detrimental to us."
"Also, to make sure that later on, customers don't feel that we are being partial, this is the only way to settle matters."
Some intelligent people understood what Su Tong was saying and nodded in understanding, while some companies felt that they were too arrogant.
"Our basic membership card would be sold for $25,000." Read now on m_vl_em_p_yr
"Also, fifteen basic level cards are available for this opening ceremony." Su Tong added right after.
She also didn't forget to add that the number available was only for the opening ceremony because Rong Yue already told her they had plans to sell some after the opening for the people who wanted a pill for regret.
After she said this, the hall plunged into silence as everyone had to take their time to weigh the situation. But even then, one man at the back raised his hands.
"I'll take one of the basic membership cards."
Rong Yue had invited more than fifty jewellery companies. Other than the companies and their representatives, some individuals who were into jewellery making and liked to keep stones had heard about the opening.
Most of them had rushed down here, so the small hall had nothing less than a hundred people.
Roughly only thirty per cent of the people here would be able to get membership cards.
Very quickly, some other people also showed their interest. Most of them were small and medium-sized companies.
Getting genuine stones was already hard for them and they were taking a gamble with this one.
After about half an hour, the fifteen basic cards were sold to two individuals buying in their name and then eight companies.
"Our next card is the Master Membership Card," after introducing the advantages of the Master Membership card, Su Tong announced the price.
"The Master Membership Card would be going for $55,000, and we have only ten of this available for this opening."
This time it was not as smooth as people were worried about spending that amount of money and not getting anything.
"What if we buy your membership cards and don't get to have stones supplied by your company?"
Su Tong chuckled softly, her smile still bright as though the man hadn't attacked her.
"If you have the basic card, then you must have seen that customers have the right to a full refund if they are unable to purchase goods during the validity of the membership card."
After saying this, many people felt more assured, and like the first time, the Master Membership card was purchased by ten different companies.
All of them were medium-sized companies with a substantial number of customers buying from their brands.
Pleased with the progress, Su Tong smiled and then dipped her hand in the box one last time.
Unlike the two cards that were white, this card was black in colour and was smaller than the other two.
From the stage, it was impossible for the others to see the card's design but everyone was curious.
"The last five cards here are the VIP Glacial cards." Su Tong started and then explained what they could gain by having this card.
Although many people were already on the edge of their seats, most of the business veterans were more interested in hearing the price.
Su Tong didn't keep them waiting for long and quickly revealed the price.
"Our VIP membership card would be sold for $100,000."
"What?"
"Isn't this just daylight robbery?"
"Hehe, gentlemen and ladies. You must know that in this industry, the lifeline of our business is the availability of raw stones. We are providing you with a sure-proof supply of raw stones…"
"…more importantly, a VIP card holder gets a 10% discount on every order."