Chapter 153: One sword to heaven, one sword to hell!
Chapter 153: One sword to heaven, one sword to hell!
Li Baobao came from a wealthy family, so he naturally had a lot of experience.
As soon as she saw the many strangely shaped stones in the square in the photo, she knew what they were for.
These are all rough stones, and the only place where you can find so many raw stones is at a public auction.
Then she was very surprised.
"You went to the Jade Auction? Why did you go there?"
【Qin Han: Yes.】
"Which public auction is this? No, can you reply a few more words at a time!"
[Qin and Han Dynasty: Pingzhou.]
【Qin Han: I am looking at the stone.】
"Then you take a look."
Li Baobao sent three words angrily, then held the phone and waited for a while, but Qin Han really didn't reply.
Not even an 'oh'.
"Humph!"
Li Baobao threw his cell phone on the table, picked up the coffee on the table and drank it in gulps, feeling very angry.
If you don’t want to talk to me, then forget it. I don’t want to talk to you either!
After thinking to herself, she turned around and continued to look at the colorful candlestick chart on the screen.
But five minutes passed.
She still didn't pay any attention to it. All she could think about was Qin Han going to the Pingzhou public auction. What was he doing there?
Buying rough stones?
Or buy jade?
These two things are not the same.
Every jade is cut from a rough stone, but not every rough stone contains jade.
If you are buying jade, then there is nothing wrong.
But Li Baobao was worried that Qin Han wanted to buy the raw stone, so that would be a gamble!
For information about the original stone,
Li Baobao also knew something about it. She had a friend whose family was in the jewelry business, and she had gone to the Myanmar Store Public Auction to watch the excitement.
She witnessed with her own eyes how crazy the raw stones were and how crazy those who gambled on the stones were!
A broken stone as big as a football, gray and dull, but just because there was a crack on it, some green could be seen when shining a flashlight on it.
That's all,
A bunch of people rushed to buy it, and the price started from 500 million and rose to 5000 million in just a few minutes!
The man who paid 5000 million to buy such a broken stone, holding the black stone, was very excited, heroic and ecstatic, and said in public that he would definitely make a fortune this time!
Breaking the stone on the spot,
As a result, there was only a small piece of material inside, and the water content was average.
It's only worth more than 30.
The difference was several hundred times, and the loss was nearly 5000 million in an instant!!!
Li Baobao watched from beginning to end, and when she saw the man untying the stone, he seemed to have aged 10 years.
Things don't end here.
The bet failed, and the man was very unwilling to accept it. With red eyes, he wanted to hit another stone.
That stone was bigger, with more python patterns on it. I took the light and shone it inside from those python patterns...
It's all green!
Moreover, I heard that the stone came from an old mine. That old mine had produced a lot of top-quality materials in the past. It was a very famous high-quality mine.
Therefore, this large stone is more expensive.
The starting price is 3000 million!
The man was so angry that he kept bidding again and again, and finally bought it for 1 million! !
To save face,
He once again had the stone cut on the spot...
Unfortunately, it was cut down again...
The jadeite that was unearthed has very poor water content. Although there are quite a few of them, they are only worth two or three million at most.
1 million for 8000- million...
This business can be said to be a huge loss, and all the money invested is gone!
The man was stunned for a moment, his eyes were dull like a zombie, he stood there for a long time, and finally ran away laughing...
Later, she heard that the man was crazy!
She also heard that the man was a famous jewelry merchant in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, with a lovely wife and son, and lived a happy life.
Besides this incident, she was impressed.
At the Burmese store auction, she saw another thing the next day.
A small boss spent 10 to buy a stone, which was also the size of a football, but he unexpectedly found imperial green in it.
Although the quantity is small, the quality is excellent!
The green is deep and charming. Under the sunlight, it emits a faint green glow. It is very, very beautiful!
A jeweler immediately offered 3000 million to buy it, and then someone offered 4000 million, and more people began to compete...
In the end, the boss sold the stone for 5600 million!
The buyer was the friend who took Li Baobao to the Myanmar Store public auction to watch the excitement. Li Baobao was also an indirect participant in this matter.
Her friend later told her that if this material was carefully designed by a master into a complete set of head jewelry, its value could at least double!
Since that time,
Li Baobao just remembered a sentence: One knife makes you poor, one knife makes you rich, and one knife makes you wear linen!
……
Thinking of the past,
Li Baobao picked up his cell phone again and made a call. The phone rang for a while before it was connected.
"Little baby, do you miss your sister?"
A hoarse voice came from the microphone, the so-called smoker's voice. Although it was not soft, it was very distinctive.
The kind that one can remember once they hear it.
Li Baobao asked: "Where are you?"
"Where else could it be? Pingzhou? That's not right. Didn't I tell you a few days ago?" The woman on the phone seemed a little confused.
"Send someone to pick me up at the airport this afternoon," said Li Baobao.
"You're coming???"
"Ah."
"Hahahaha...baby, what's wrong with you today? A few days ago, when I asked you whether you were coming or not, you said no."
The woman on the phone was immediately surprised. She laughed and teased, "Now you say you want to come again. This repetition is not like your style, isn't it?"
"..."
Li Baobao looked at the flight information on the computer screen and said calmly, "I'm going to the airport now and will arrive in Foshan at 3pm."
As she spoke, she stood up and walked out.
"Hey, hey, are you really coming?"
"Ah."
"But... why? Aren't you interested in this? Are you planning to steal food from me?"
Li Baobao pursed her lips and said coquettishly: "Are you a pig? You still want to snatch food."
"Hahaha, if I'm a pig, then you're also a pig, little sow."
"..."
Li Baobao's forehead was suddenly filled with black lines. She knew her best friend's personality. If she continued arguing with her, the conversation would last until the afternoon.
The more you talk, the more excited she becomes.
"That's all for now. I have to go to the airport."
"No way? You haven't reached the airport yet? You're in such a hurry... You look like you're in a hurry... Hey, what's going on..."
I didn't hear what the other party said.
Li Baobao hung up the phone.
She wants to go to Pingzhou to see...
This thought suddenly popped into my mind five minutes ago.
Then the uncontrollable savagery grew and devoured her reason in the blink of an eye. Li Baobao made up her mind and decided to act immediately.
As for what to see in Pingzhou?
"Of course I'm looking at the stones. What else can I look at?"
Li Baobao said to himself.
……
After Qin Han and Li Zhishan entered the Jade Street,
Seeing the stones all over the ground and the endless stream of people, both of them felt their eyes had been opened, especially when they saw the strange shapes of the semi-gambling materials.
From those cut surfaces you can see the green inside...
Dark green, light green, yellow-green, light red, and so on.
"So those jade bracelets are cut out of these gray stones?"
"This is too shabby. There's not even a table. It's just placed on the floor..."
“I see that some of these stones are no different from the ones in the river in my hometown?”
"How dare you sell such a broken stone for 15?" "It's too shabby, you are just trying to make money!"
While walking and looking, while listening to Li Zhishan's complaints, Qin Han laughed and said: "If so many stones are placed on the table, how many tables will we need to move? It will take up too much space.
This thing won’t break when it falls, so throwing it away is the easiest thing to do.”
"Because there are python patterns on it, the material inside may have good water head, so it is expensive."
"If there really is jade in there, such a big piece, do you think 15 is expensive?"
Li Zhishan glanced at the gray stone and said doubtfully, "Can this be jade?"
"do not know."
"What is a python pattern?"
Qin Han pointed to the crooked, unevenly colored lines on the surface of the stone and said, "This is the python pattern, which is caused by the weathering of the stone due to heat, power, external forces, etc.
It can be regarded as a basis for judging whether there is jade inside and the water content of the jade.
There is a saying that goes, "A python determines the fate of the world." This is what it means. "
"Wow! My dear, you know all this? That's amazing, right?" Li Zhishan looked at Qin Han in amazement, her eyes full of little stars.
"I know a little bit, just the basics." Qin Han said modestly with a smile.
"So that means that as long as there is a python pattern, there must be jade inside?"
"How is that possible? If it were that simple, there wouldn't be a saying that even gods can't tell the difference between an inch of jade."
"Hahahaha, that's right."
The two chatted while walking.
Regarding Qin Han's coming to Pingzhou for the public auction,
Li Zhishan was a little confused. At first she didn't know what the Pingzhou Public Auction was for, but she was very happy when she thought about going out with him.
She is willing to come no matter what.
But after arriving here, she finally understood what this Pingzhou public auction was for...
Li Zhishan asked Qin Han if he also wanted to buy raw stones?
Qin Han said to just take a look, and if he found something he liked, he would not miss it.
Although this Jade Street is called a street, it is actually very large. In addition to a street, there is also a Jade Square.
The two of them walked around for a long time and only saw about a quarter of it.
"I'm so tired. I can hardly walk. Let's take a break, dear~" Li Zhishan grabbed Qin Han's arm and started to act coquettishly.
"Row."
Qin Han nodded. After walking around for a while, he didn't see anyone from Shengshi Group.
He didn't even see the winning bid.
"Let's find a place to eat. It's already past 11 o'clock."
Qin Han said that he planned to find out some information.
"Okay, there seems to be a place to eat here. There are two restaurants on the street just now."
"Go and have a look."
……
Shaxian snacks.
After Qin Han and Li Zhishan entered the room, they found that the place was already full of people, with more than a dozen tables filled.
Seeing that the boss and his people were setting up simple tables outside the store, Qin Han suggested that they just sit outside where it would be less noisy and the air would be better.
"Just eat something. I'll take you to a big meal when we get back this afternoon."
"It's OK. I used to eat Shaxian's food often. It's delicious and not expensive. It's the first choice for workers."
Li Zhishan said with a smile.
Qin Han smiled and nodded. He said that he used to eat Shaxian snacks often.
He likes to eat noodles with scallion oil, chicken leg rice, fried wontons, fried rice noodles, etc.
Qin Han feels that Shaxian is so awesome!
It can be found all over the country. The second best one is Lanzhou Ramen, which also has one on Jade Street.
However, Qin Han didn't like the taste of Lanzhou ramen. As soon as he entered the restaurant, he could smell a special smell.
And Lanzhou ramen tastes just so-so.
Not even as delicious as instant noodles!
After the two sat down, several tables nearby were soon filled with diners.
"Have you heard? Shengshi Group is going to win the bid this time!"
"I know, I know. He was just bluffing. He's been defrauded of 20 billion yuan. How can he still have the money to win the bid?"
"You're right. The reason why Shengshi Group announced that it was going to win the bid this time was actually to divert attention and eliminate public opinion. Old Wang, do you really believe it?"
"Maybe Shengshi Group just wants to take a chance and turn a bicycle into a motorcycle! Hahahaha..."
"You must be kidding. Shengshi Group still needs motorcycles? They all drive Lamborghinis, right?"
"We'll know whether it's a mule or a horse this afternoon. Since Shengshi Group has announced it to the public, they will definitely send someone!"
"Hey? Have you seen the winner of the bid?"
"I saw it. I went to see it as soon as I got here this morning. It's awesome! This is the first time I've seen a rough stone as tall as a person in my life. Wow... What do you think of that material, Old Zhang?"
"I can't see through it, the gambling nature is too great!!"
……
Listening to the discussions of other diners,
Qin Han turned around and said with a smile: "Brother, where is the winner? I want to go and see it later."
"You haven't seen it yet? It's easy to find. It's the largest piece in the middle at the northern end of the square. Just look around. You can't carry it with you anyway!"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Li Zhishan asked in a low voice: "What is the highest bidder?"
"The highest bidder is the winner."
"How tall is it?"
"The starting price is 3 million. Do you think it's high?"
"..."
Li Zhishan was stunned, her red cherry mouth showing a few white teeth, and her whole body was numb.
3 million?
Buy a stone??
Li Zhishan felt like her brain was not working properly. This world was too crazy!
"Eat quickly, eat quickly. I want to see what a stone worth 3 million looks like. Is there gold inside?"
"Well, I'll go after we finish eating."
Less than half an hour,
The two finished their lunch and headed straight to the northernmost end of the square.
It was indeed easy to find. There was a wooden platform in the middle of the northernmost end, covered with red cloth. This platform was much better than the other stones!
A huge rock stands quietly on the red cloth.
The whole body is blue-gray, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom.
When people stand below, they need to look up to see the whole picture, which makes them feel insignificant.
Qin Han laughed inwardly, thinking that this might have been done on purpose by the organizer.
In fact, the height of this stone is about 1.5 meters, which is not taller than an adult, but now there is a big platform, it is different.
There are also several folding ladders next to the stone so that people can see the top of the stone.
"Wow!!"
Li Zhishan exclaimed, "It's so big, isn't it too big? Honey, is that a python pattern?"
"That's too much, right? It's all over my body!"
Qin Han nodded, that was indeed the case.
This big rock is covered with python patterns, from top to bottom, entwined with each other.
……
(End of this chapter)