Yu Zhuo rubbed his hands together and said, "This piece of rough jade weighs fifty or sixty pounds. Although its appearance isn't great, it's hard to say whether it's green or not. Let's make it 100,000 yuan!"
"How much?" Wang Yunyi asked, trying to negotiate the price. Of course, Xue Tao didn't need to do that.
"Then 80,000 will do, no less. Consider it making friends, and I hope to have more opportunities to cooperate with your company in the future," Yu Zhuo said through gritted teeth.
“Alright!” Wang Yunyi nodded after looking at Xue Tao’s expression, and took out the checkbook for Xue Tao to sign and pay.
"Untie it right here!" Xue Tao glanced at Li Yang, knowing in his heart that Li Yang was a skilled fighter with high martial arts prowess.
But after all, he's just a high school student, yet his martial arts skills are so high and his ability to handle things is already terrifying.
He's probably not that good at gambling on stones, otherwise he'd be too freakish, wouldn't he? But seeing how confident Li Yang was, Xue Tao also believed that some people are blessed by heaven and just have better luck than others.
In her eyes, Li Yang was just that kind of person—a natural-born genius with incredible luck. Therefore, she decided to use this rough jade to verify whether Li Yang's words were true or false.
That's the crazy part about jade gambling—people spend tens of thousands of yuan on a single stone. If it turns out there's no jade inside, then forget tens of thousands, even millions or tens of millions are all wasted!
"Someone has started cutting the stone—"
"Go quickly, someone's cutting a stone..."
Many buyers gathered around. Gambling on and cutting stones has always been a thrilling experience, a time when one cut can lead to heaven or hell.
If a green jadeite is found on the first cut, the price of the raw jadeite skyrockets. Many people stop cutting after the green jadeite is found, because as long as the green jadeite is found, no matter how much, most people will make a profit.
Because no one can be sure how much jade is inside after cutting it. What if it's just a thin layer? Or a messy, net-like distribution? In that case, it's practically waste material, not worth a penny!
So if the next cut ruins the raw material, then you're in hell; that needs no further explanation.
Such a large trading venue naturally has no shortage of professional tools for cutting stones, and professional grinding wheels and cutting tools whirred and hissed.
Splash splash splash...
This huge piece of raw jade was cut open from all four sides, revealing a white background with no green jade emerging.
"Shh—it's collapsed, it's collapsed..." everyone exclaimed.
Julian broke out in a cold sweat. Losing the bet meant losing money, and it would be a huge blow to his reputation and prestige.
It was cut in half again, and it was still a blank white area.
Everyone released their breaths at the same time.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
Very loud.
"It's collapsed, it's collapsed..." This time it's a complete collapse.
Everyone looked at Julian with pity. Julian's face was pale and he was covered in sweat.
Chapter 310: The First Time
"I'm sorry, Mr. Xue, I... I've let you down!" Julian said painfully.
"It's nothing. Since gambling on stones is gambling, there are wins and losses!" Xue Tao nodded nonchalantly.
Her eyes and attention were not on Julian, but on Li Yang. She hadn't paid any attention to the stone-cutting process at all, since whether she paid attention or not wouldn't have much impact on whether or not green would be found.
Her attention was focused on Li Yang. She keenly noticed that, at the moment he was cutting the stone, a look of disdain flashed in Li Yang's eyes and a contemptuous smile appeared on his lips.
All of this indicates that Li Yang was absolutely certain that this rough jade stone would not yield any green jade. So what made him so sure?
Xue Tao didn't want to pursue the matter further; all she wanted was jadeite, specifically green rough stones.
"Sweetie, have you made a decision yet?" Xue Tao wisely avoided directly asking Li Yang to select raw materials, as that would put Li Yang in the spotlight, essentially putting him on the spot. After all, it's not a good thing for someone to be too outstanding and dazzling.
She had to protect Li Yang, not only for her niece Zhao Lihua, but also because deep down she didn't want anything to happen to Li Yang.
So she directly asked Song Tian'er, "Judging from Zhu Changfa's incident today, the two of you have a very close relationship, and it's probably not much different from Li Hua's!"
Men, oh men, none of them can control what's in their crotches, especially outstanding and capable men.
And Li Yang is undoubtedly such a man!
Xue Tao sighed, not wanting to pursue the matter further, since she wasn't involved and couldn't make decisions for Zhao Lihua.
After hearing Li Yang's words, Song Tian'er suddenly felt more at ease and no longer felt so panicked and under so much pressure.
"I've chosen this one," Song Tian'er said, pointing to a huge rock that weighed two or three hundred pounds.
The crowd couldn't help but shake their heads and laugh. These people who came to gamble on stones all knew a little about them. The rough stone that Song Tian'er pointed to was indeed large, but it was black and rough, with no moss, no veins, nothing at all.
It's extremely ugly; anyone with even a little knowledge of jade gambling wouldn't choose this rough stone.
"It's not that only large plants can produce green..."
"These aren't a woman's breasts, where bigger is better..."
"It looks like this is going to collapse again..."
The onlookers around them started whispering amongst themselves. Song Tian'er's cheeks flushed slightly, and she was also a little unsure of herself, avoiding the gazes of the crowd. After all, this was her first real experience gambling on stones, and in front of so many people no less.
She looked nervously at Li Yang, only to see him smile and nod slightly. Her tension suddenly eased.
So what if I lose? Let them curse me all they want. If Li Yang says this spot is good, then I'll bet on it!
Li Yang had already examined all the rough stones here, and thank goodness, there were even two rough stones that contained jadeite.