If you want to bet on stones, the rough stones at the public sale site cannot be touched. Zhang Xiaolong followed Bo Cui to the other side of the venue. There are dozens of shops here, and you can trade directly as long as the price is negotiated.
Bo Cui took Zhang Xiaolong to the door of a shop, where an old man with a gray beard came out and greeted him respectfully: "General Bo Cui, why are you here? The shop is so bright! Please come in quickly."
"Boss Jiang, you're welcome." Bo Cui pointed at Zhang Xiaolong and said, "I brought a friend here to play, and all your goods are here."
Boss Jiang smiled and said: "They are all here, you can choose whatever you want."
The shelves on the floor in the shop were filled with rough stones, some of which were full or half. Bo Cui pointed at the stones on the ground and said: "Landlord, try your luck and choose one for yourself."
Just as he was talking, someone came over and said loudly: "Brother Landlord, is it really you?"
Hearing a familiar voice, Zhang Xiaolong turned around and saw that it was Lu Guxin. When he participated in the dispute over the mother-child jade, Zhang Xiaolong stole the mother-child jade from him and then sold it to him for an unkind five million. At that time, Zhang Xiaolong
I thought five million was a huge amount of money, but now I think about it, it’s just a small amount of money.
When you meet an acquaintance, you will naturally say hello: "Boss Lu, long time no see, why are you here?"
Lu Guxin said: "I am in the jade business. If I don't come here to buy materials, I won't be able to live. The landlord is also interested in betting on stones?"
Zhang Xiaolong smiled: "I came to Myanmar to inspect commercial projects. I saw everyone was betting on stones. I also want to try my luck. I will pick a stone later and you can help me solve it."
"No problem." Lu Guxin assured, patting his chest.
Zhang Xiaolong took out a coin from his arms and threw it high. When the coin fell, it hit a rough stone weighing more than 40 kilograms, making a crisp impact sound.
"Ding!" There was a slight collision between the coin and the rough stone. Zhang Xiaolong picked the target he wanted to bet on, pointed to the touched rough stone and said, "That's it."
The eyebrows of everyone present were twitching. It's not that there are no such people who gamble on stones, but they are definitely very few. Only super laymen would do this.
Zhang Xiaolong didn't understand anything and didn't mind being regarded as a layman.
Bo Cui smiled helplessly and asked: "Xiaolong, why don't you choose carefully."
Zhang Xiaolong said: "I don't understand, it's all in vain, that's all. How much does Boss Jiang's piece of material cost?"
Boss Jiang glanced at Bo Cui and made a mental calculation. The rough stones here were all underperforming, and the good stones were all put up for public auction. He didn't dare to offer a shocking price, and said with a smile: "
You are General Bo Ni’s guest, I don’t dare to care how much you ask for it, just give me the cost price of 40,000 yuan.”
Bo Ni said nothing, the price is really not expensive.
Lu Guxin was afraid that Zhang Xiaolong didn't understand the rules, so he said from the side: "Although this rough stone is a completely bet stone, it only costs 40,000 euros, which is reasonable."
Zhang Xiaolong glanced at Lu Guxin gratefully. If it weren't for Lu Guxin, he would have really thought it was 40,000 RMB.
After paying the money and simply signing the contract, the big stone weighing more than 30 kilograms belonged to Zhang Xiaolong. Zhang Xiaolong didn't hesitate and just moved the stone to the back of the shop and cut it.
Zhang Xiaolong pulled Lu Guxin and insisted that he cut the stone.
Lu Guxin couldn't shirk it, so he had to sit next to the stone cutting machine, took out a flashlight to shine, drew a line on the edge, and started to cut the stone. When he heard that someone was going to cut the stone, the shop was crowded with people watching.
It is also a kind of fun for others to gamble. You can gloat when others are unlucky. If you win the bet, you may also have the opportunity to receive good information.
There are many people watching, and naturally they all have different attitudes.
Zhang Xiaolong didn't look at the stone but looked at the crowd at the door. Could there be an assassin among these crowded people? He carefully observed everyone at the door to see if there were any suspicious elements among them.
Real assassins don't look at stones, they look at people.
Just as he was thinking about it, an excited shout came from behind: "It's green, it's green." Lu Guxin ran over excitedly and took Zhang Xiaolong to see. On one side of the original stone, a small piece of cutout was exposed.
A piece of green.
"That's it?" Zhang Xiaolong asked a question that made everyone fall down.
Everyone shouted in their hearts: "If you still want to do this, just cut it with one knife, and this stone will be priceless."
Lu Guxin was very excited and taught Zhang Xiaolong some knowledge about jade. Zhang Xiaolong was not interested. He just came to have fun and did not intend to participate in stone gambling wholeheartedly.
At this time, among the people watching the excitement outside, some began to shout that they wanted to buy it at a high price.
A chubby businessman shouted: "Little brother, if you want to buy it or not, I will pay you 80,000 euros."
Someone immediately scolded: "Damn you, fat man, are you evil? You only want such good material for 80,000 euros. I'll pay you 160,000 and sell it to me."
Zhang Xiaolong thought to himself: "It's going up pretty fast."
Lu Guxin asked carefully: "Brother Landlord, are you still interested? If you do it now, you will definitely make a profit."
"Tch, I'm not short of money, I just came here to have fun today." Zhang Xiaolong said without hesitation.
There was an uproar all around. It turned out that this young man was also a rich man. The original stone had grown four times in size and he was unwilling to sell it. Many people began to curse in their hearts, hoping that after a cut, the piece of material would become waste.
Lu Guxin nodded, sat next to the stone cutter, and turned the rough stones one by one and rubbed them from the other direction. This time, he was more focused and careful, watering and taking a look after every few cuts, for fear of cutting too much and injuring the inside.
of jade.
Zhang Xiaolong said to Bo Ni next to him: "Some people often say: Luck is also a part of strength. It seems that I have good luck."
Bo Cui nodded and smiled: "You are very lucky."
I don’t know who it was that spread the word about Zhang Xiaolong throwing coins and hitting rocks. People watching outside complained and lamented Zhang Xiaolong’s good luck.
About twenty minutes later, Lu Guxin stopped and said excitedly: "Brother Landlord, it's gone up again, it's gone up again."
Zhang Xiaolong and Bo Cui both walked over to take a look, and a piece of crystal white was revealed at the place where they had just been cut. Bo Cui exclaimed: "Glass ground." Regardless of his identity, he leaned over and took out a magnifying glass and a flashlight like magic, and leaned over it carefully.
Observe carefully, and the more you look, the more excited you become.
"Landlord, you have become rich this time. Such a large piece of rough stone is worth at least 200 million RMB if it is full." The price given by Bo Ni is definitely the most accurate.
Lu Guxin asked again: "Brother landlord, do you want to do it now? If you do it now, you will make ten times the profit."
Fuck! Awesome. Zhang Xiaolong also started to feel excited. No wonder so many people are addicted to stone gambling. This kind of ups and downs of excitement is not comparable to other industries.
Zhang Xiaolong still said without hesitation: "Keep cutting, open it all and take a look."
Just when Lu Guxin was about to cut again, Bo Cui couldn't help it anymore. He stepped forward and said, "Wait a minute, I'll cut this time. I haven't cut stones for a long time."
"General, please." Lu Guxin naturally did not dare to follow.
Bo Cui changed his clothes, sat next to the stone cutter, and started cutting carefully. Judging from the technique, he had cut stones before.
Zhang Xiaolong calmed down his excitement and turned to look at Lu Guxin beside him. He stared at the spinning stone cutter with a very nervous expression, as if the rough stone belonged to him. He then looked at the crowd gathered outside the door. These people
They all stared at the stone cutter without blinking.
Zhang Xiaolong glanced around and found the only person in the crowd who was not looking at the stone cutter. That was a pair of eyes filled with the flames of revenge.
"Titica, we are here after all." Zhang Xiaolong showed a smile.
Titika stood there and stared at Zhang Xiaolong, even if she was seen, she did not look back. Zhang Xiaolong patted Lu Guxin beside him and said: "Boss Lu, I'm going to make it easier. You can help me watch here."
"Yeah!" Lu Guxin responded, his eyes never leaving the stone cutter.
Zhang Xiaolong squeezed out of the crowd and walked towards a relatively hidden corner, and Titika followed without hesitation. At this time, many people appeared around, including Zhang Xiaolong's people and Titika's people.
Containing each other and obstructing each other, a shopping spree was quietly taking place in the quiet jade market.
Zhang Xiaolong walked into a corner, and Titika followed closely.
Zhang Xiaolong turned around, and a cold light flashed in Titika's palm. A small blade appeared in her hand, shining with a light blue light. It must have been poisoned.
"Titica, we meet again." Zhang Xiaolong also had a knife in his hand. His knife was made of tempered ceramic. It didn't have any sparkle, but it was sharper and stronger than a steel knife.
Titika said: "We will never meet again in the future." As she said that, Titika raised her hand and threw a stone, which was one of the weapons she could find in an extremely restricted environment.
In the public auction site, the weapons that can be brought in are limited. If you want to kill the target, you have to use your own brains to find a way.
Zhang Xiaolong ducked sideways to avoid the flying stones. Titika had already rushed over. The distance between the two was limited. The knife in Titika's hand was poisonous. She didn't want to hit Zhang Xiaolong's vital part, as long as she could cut him with a knife.
That's fine, so she slashed Zhang Xiaolong's wrist with the knife.
Zhang Xiaolong flipped his wrist, and the knife in his hand suddenly split into two, pointing towards the knife in Titika's hand.
Titika was shocked. Zhang Xiaolong's reaction speed was completely beyond her expectation. This speed almost reached the limit of human beings. If Titika didn't stop her hand, not only would she not be able to cut Zhang Xiaolong, but her own hand would also be injured.
Titika stopped her hand midway, and Zhang Xiaolong stepped forward, stabbing Titika's wrist with the hand holding the knife like a poisonous snake.
"Could it be that his knife is also poisonous?" Titika gritted her teeth and said loudly.