Fang Zhicheng snorted inwardly, but remained outwardly calm, saying in a flat tone, "Brother, it's best not to play. Gambling on stones isn't something you can do by pretending to be rich. If you're going to play, you have to be realistic about your capabilities. Forget it, I'll put up 30,000 yuan!"
Boss Ling squinted at Zhou Xuan and **. He knew most of the people who came, but Zhou Xuan and ** were obviously strangers. He was seeing them for the first time, and their accents were different, clearly from out of town, which was a bit strange.
Why would Fang Zhicheng compete with this worthless piece of trash? Boss Ling thought to himself. As long as someone makes an offer, it's a good thing for him. He watched quietly.
Zhou Xuan called ** over and asked him to bring out his checkbook.
Although she didn't understand what Zhou Xuan meant, she understood what he meant by taking the check, so she took it out of her bag and gave it to him without thinking.
Zhou Xuan took out his wallet from his pocket, took out his bank card, and held it in his hand before saying, "Even if it's just putting on a show, I'll put on a show this once!"
Then he turned to Boss Ling and said, "Boss Ling, I have checks and bank cards here. If you're not comfortable with that, I can transfer the money. I'll pay for this rough stone." He glanced at Fang Zhicheng and Fang Zhiguo, and then said, word by word, "Five million!"
This sentence stunned everyone!
Five million is not something most people can't afford, but he suddenly raised the price of a piece of scrap stone to five million when it was only worth twenty or thirty thousand. Was he crazy or was he sure there was jade in that piece of scrap?
No one would dare to be so sure, let alone this young upstart? And it seems I didn't even see him looking at that rough stone!
Boss Ling is no ordinary person. He built his fortune from scratch to become a multi-millionaire; his shrewdness and ambition are unmatched by most. Zhou Xuan's words immediately made him realize there was something wrong with the rough jade. But since it was his own, could he have misjudged it?
It's strange, though. They certainly don't have any instruments, and the current instruments can't detect whether there's jade inside the stone. If this young man isn't crazy, then he must know there's something inside this rough stone!
Boss Ling glanced at Fang Zhicheng and Fang Zhiguo, who were standing to the side of the rough stone. He noticed that the two of them looked very nervous, glancing at the rough stone every now and then.
Boss Ling immediately realized that he had made a mistake!
There must be something fishy about the raw materials, otherwise these two groups wouldn't be acting this way.
Boss Ling didn't immediately go over to examine the rough stone. Since he hadn't made a offer, the stone was his, and no one could take it away. He simply wanted to observe the expressions of Fang Zhicheng, Fang Zhiguo, and the young man who had bid five million. Fang Zhicheng was both excited and furious. He hadn't expected that just when things were about to be settled, this "one-two-nail-inverted-fork-Jia-cha-nian" would interfere. Although he didn't know if those checks and promises could actually be cashed for five million in cash, the situation was certainly not as natural and casual as they had imagined!
Fang Zhiguo was also somewhat flustered. The gold inside this rough stone was estimated to be worth over 30 million yuan at market prices. If the outer layer was less than ten centimeters thick, the gold's value would definitely be over 40 million yuan – a huge windfall!
The key point is that Zhou Xuan's meddling has caused this windfall, which was just around the corner, to slip away. The anger in his heart is about to explode; he's practically ready to grab a knife and chop someone up!
"Five million five hundred thousand!"
Fang Zhiguo gritted his teeth and said fiercely again.
It seems we miscalculated today. We sent someone to scam these two guys but failed. We wanted to bring them here to show off their jade gambling skills, but instead, they became obstacles to their wealth!
Eight million!
That's truly something that's sure to shock and amaze!
Zhou Xuan's second bid surprised everyone in the hall once again. Wasn't that piece of rough stone just a piece of waste material? Now, with so many people staring at it, it was grayish-white with only a few scattered green spots. The possibility of it containing jade was extremely slim. Even if they offered two hundred yuan, they wouldn't be willing to do it. Eight million? Even Li Ka-shing's son wouldn't waste money like that, would he?
Boss Ling slowly walked to the rough stone, first looked at it, then squatted down to examine it carefully again. It was still exactly as he had estimated. After thinking for a moment, he reached out and held the stone, wanting to turn it over to see the bottom.
But when he tried to budge it, he couldn't move it. Boss Ling was puzzled. He examined it more closely and found that the weight of the rough stone was definitely over 200 jin. Judging from its shape, such a stone should weigh at most 100 jin, but the weight was obviously far beyond his expectations.
Boss Ling immediately realized there was something fishy about this rough stone, but he didn't show it. He used both hands to gently turn it over, tilting the stone slightly to one side. This slight tilt revealed a glimpse of golden yellow, which he paused, then released. The stone returned to its original position, and the golden yellow disappeared again. Boss Ling immediately understood the reason, and quickly estimated in his mind that it was probably gold. Based on its weight, he estimated it to be over 100 jin (approximately 50 kg), making it worth over 25 million yuan. No wonder the Fang brothers and that young man were acting this way!
Boss Ling made his fortune through jade gambling, and he understands the concept of "gambling" much better than others. With his wealth, he no longer wants to gamble. Otherwise, no one can be sure whether the next time will bring him more wealth or lead to bankruptcy. Even if there is gold in this rough stone, the amount is uncertain. Just like with jade gambling, no one can be absolutely certain whether there is jade inside. The best way is to transfer the risk to someone else and make a steady profit for himself.
Boss Ling smiled, stood up, took a few steps back, clapped his hands, and said to Fang Zhicheng, "You guys continue!"
Fang Zhiguo breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Boss Ling did not reveal the secret of the rough stone in public. He had seen clearly from the side that Boss Ling had definitely seen the secret of the gold in the rough stone.
Now that he had seen it, based on his experience, he could naturally estimate the true value of the rough stone. He felt a pang of pain in his heart, realizing that the possibility of easily taking the stone away was gone!
It's all because of those two bastards, Zhou Xuan and his wife, that they caused all this trouble!
Fang Zhiguo cursed inwardly, but couldn't help but blurt out, "Nine million!"
People around thought it was crazy. They had seen the craziness of jade gambling before, but they had never seen anything like this!
"Twelve million!"
Zhou Xuan remained indifferent, his tone flat.
He, blushing and flustered, leaned closer and whispered, "Little brother, are you one of us? That piece of material doesn't seem to have any jade, do you really think it does?"
Zhou Xuan smiled faintly and said, "Who knows? Maybe!"
"Twelve million five hundred thousand!"
Fang Zhiguo's voice trembled as he called out the price. He was truly trembling inside. This was almost half of his entire fortune, accumulated penny by penny. He had run many small businesses, but he had never played such a big game before!
"Fifteen million!"
Zhou Xuan calmly raised the price again, as if he was just bidding on numbers and it had nothing to do with him, as if he didn't consider it money at all!
"Fifteen million five hundred thousand,"
Fang Zhiguo felt increasingly powerless, his voice trembling. He lacked confidence, and the only thing supporting him was the knowledge that the gold inside this rough stone was worth at least 25 million, and if the outer layer was slightly thinner, it could be worth up to 40 million. Therefore, he felt that as long as the price didn't exceed 20 million, he could still buy it and make at least 5 million, which would be a huge profit!
"Seventeen million!"
Zhou Xuan's voice sounded like it came from a machine, devoid of any emotion, cold and icy.
“One thousand seven hundred and fifty truths,”
Fang Zhiguo's voice was weak, almost groaning.
Fang Zhicheng, standing next to Fang Zhiguo, turned pale and then flushed, clenching his fists and gritting his teeth, extremely agitated.
He never expected that Zhou Xuan, whom he hadn't seen for several months, would have such a bold spirit. He just couldn't understand whether he was faking it or if he was really rich.