"Such a big stone with just a tiny bit of jade, isn't it outrageous?"
Ye Tian shook his head. He could sense that the jade inside this huge stone was only the size of a fist. Ye Tian suddenly lost interest in the rough stone.
After leaving the rough stone, which was considered broken, Ye Tian wandered around the venue again. The materials for this rough stone transaction were not many, only dozens of pieces. After two or three hours, Ye Tian finished reading them all.
It's just that the result made Ye Tian a little disappointed. Among the cut rough stones, about half had thin spiritual energy, and half had the jade inside that was too small. As for the other third, they were completely worthless.
It's worth a stone's throw.
"Uncle, where have you gone? I've been looking for a long time..."
When Ye Tian felt a little thirsty and went back to the entrance of the venue to find some water, Liu Dingding appeared in front of him, followed by Fan Shaoguo and Wenwen.
Ye Tian glanced at a few people strangely, picked up a bottle of mineral water provided for free at the venue from the table, and said, "I'm looking at these rough stones, what's wrong?"
Liu Dingding pursed his lips and said, "Grandpa just taught me a lesson for not following you."
"Can I still lose it? What can I do, senior brother?"
Ye Tian laughed when he heard this. This person's seniority was really strange. Although he was younger than Liu Dingding, he felt like an elder in front of her.
Liu Dingding said: "The auction of this rough stone is about to begin. Grandpa asked me to see you."
"Okay, let's go."
Ye Tian nodded and followed Liu Dingding to the only building here. After entering, he found that Zuo Jiajun and others were already sitting inside and waiting.
"Ye Tian, how are you? Do you have any good stones you like?"
Seeing Ye Tian come in, Zuo Jiajun stood up and waved to him. Generally, Zuo Jiajun would only call Ye Tian his junior brother in private or in front of friends.
However, Zuo Jiajun showed such affection towards Ye Tian, which still made many people in the venue focus on Ye Tian.
You know, although Zuo Jiajun is in the jade and jewelry business, he rarely moves in this circle. He only comes here occasionally after stone gambling became popular in recent years. Although he is very polite to everyone, he never
This is how you greet people affectionately.
Ye Tian shook his head, walked to the chair next to Zuo Jiajun, sat down, and said in a low voice: "There are so many lines separated by mountains, senior brother, this stone gambling method is too deep, I can't understand it at all."
Although Zuo Jiajun had introduced him to python pattern cracks and the like before, those rough stones basically looked the same in Ye Tian's eyes, and he couldn't tell the difference between good and bad at all.
"Haha, I was like this back then, Brother Ye, you'll understand if you have the chance to play it a few more times!"
Before Zuo Jiajun could answer, Wen Luanxiong, who was sitting next to him, laughed loudly. There was a hint of affection in his words, which made the people around him look at Ye Tian.
Wen Luanxiong and Zuo Jiajun both have somewhat unusual identities. One is a contemporary Yi Xue master who is good at divination and divination, and the other is a famous "sniper" in the Hong Kong stock market, but at the same time they expressed goodwill to Ye Tian.
Many people secretly speculated on Ye Tian's identity.
Fortunately, the people gathered here are relatively well-established people on Hong Kong Island, and they would not make any comments. After waiting for about ten minutes, the transaction officially started.
"Dear colleagues in the jewelry industry, I am very happy that we can take this opportunity to gather here again. As we all know, Myanmar has not been very peaceful recently, which has caused the market for jade and jade to rise. I won't say more about this. Let's start with the whole story.
Betting on the stone auction!”
The speaker was a middle-aged man in his forties. He is a permanent director of the Hong Kong Jade Association. Today's rough stone trade fair was organized by him.
However, the rough stone trading in Hong Kong is different from the Myanmar jadeite public sale.
In Myanmar's public auction, in addition to the open-bid auction, there is also a hidden bid. The bidder writes the number of the rough stone, and then writes down the amount of his bid. Finally, the person who bids the highest price is calculated, and the rough stone is awarded.
Who owns it?
Compared with open-bid auctions, hidden bids require more discernment and understanding of the jade market, and you can often buy the material you like at a very low price.
But in Hong Kong, the hidden bidding process is omitted. Each piece of rough stone is clearly marked with a price, and whoever has the strongest financial resources will be the final winner.
This was also the reason why Zuo Jiajun was a little helpless that day. Although he was very famous in Hong Kong, his financial resources were really inferior to those of these people in the field.
"Okay, the rough stone numbered 001 will be auctioned next. The base price is 15,000 Hong Kong dollars. Interested friends can bid!"
Everyone present was a colleague in the jewelry industry, so there was no need to talk too much, and the auction soon began.
The jadeite market in 1998 was just beginning to show signs of booming. It had not yet seen large-scale investments of millions and millions as in later generations. The price of rough stones was relatively low, so the starting price was not very high.
"Twenty thousand Hong Kong dollars."
"Fifty thousand Hong Kong dollars..."
"I will pay 120,000 Hong Kong dollars..."
"Twenty thousand, okay, congratulations, Mr. Wang, this rough stone belongs to you!"
The starting price is not high, but it does not mean that the transaction price is very low. The piece of wool that performed well was quickly raised to 120,000 yuan. If this piece of material was not only the size of a fist, the price would have increased several times.
Since the jadeite market is in the stage of being gradually recognized by consumers, jewelers are still relatively rational and sensible in their treatment of rough jadeite.
After the observation just now, everyone has a psychological minimum price for the rough stones that they focus on. After this price is exceeded, most people will not raise the price, and there is no fierce competition.
However, with the emergence of some better-performing rough stones, the auction prices have gradually increased. For example, the piece of material numbered 587 that Zuo Jiajun just bought cost more than six million.
At this price, many people did not continue bidding because of Zuo Jiajun's face, otherwise the piece of material would definitely have fetched eight million.
"Senior brother, is this...is it worth it? No one knows if there is jade in it?"
If it were a piece of jade worth more than six million yuan, Ye Tian wouldn't say anything, but if he spent the six million yuan, he would probably buy back a worthless stone, and Ye Tian felt a little worthless in his heart.
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Zuo Jiajun laughed bitterly when he heard this and said: "Did you think I was like this before? But that's how gambling on stones is. If this piece of material can be cut and increased, it may be worth ten million or more. If there is nothing,
That’s a lost bet!”
After hearing what Zuo Jiajun said, Wen Luanxiong smiled and said: "Master Zuo, your luck has always been very good. You were the one who solved the Jade King last year."
Every transaction or auction organized by the Hong Kong jewelry industry will conduct corresponding evaluations, which is also an opportunity for peers to show their strength.
The trading of raw jadeite stones has become a regular practice, that is, after the transaction is completed every year, the jadeite with the highest value must be selected and awarded the title of "Jadeite King".
Zuo Jiajun was very lucky last year. He spent 600,000 Hong Kong dollars to purchase a rough stone, and actually found a high-ice jade with a total value of more than 10 million, and was awarded the title of "Jadeite King" last year.
Although this title has no real benefits, it is still helpful to increase the popularity of your jewelry store.
Jade does not occupy a large share of the current jewelry market. The reason why so many people come is actually because half of them come here for the title of "Jade King".
Hearing Wen Luanxiong mention what happened last year, Zuo Jiajun looked angry and said: "Axiong, are you comforting me or making sarcastic remarks? You have taken away the best pieces of material.
When you leave, do you really want to win against me, the old man?"
The total market value of Zuo Jiajun's jewelry stores is only 100 million Hong Kong dollars, and jade jewelry only accounts for about 10% of total sales, so the funds Zuo Jiajun can use this time are only 100 million Hong Kong dollars.
Like fifteen million.
In addition to this good piece of material, Zuo Jiajun has also made several purchases just now. Although he purchased some rough stones worth hundreds of thousands, he has already spent a lot of money.
Gambling on stones is usually about gambling on funds and financial resources. Wen Luanxiong is truly wealthy. He just made a series of moves and pocketed more than a dozen of the best-performing rough stones.
Ye Tian made a rough estimate and found that this guy spent at least 60 million Hong Kong dollars, and looking at his attitude, he might have to buy some more before he would be willing to do so.
"Haha, I am casting a wide net but I may not be able to catch any fish. You are just right. How can I dare to compete with you?"
Although he knew that Zuo Jiajun was joking, Wen Luanxiong still kept a smile on his face. In Hong Kong, no one dared to offend Master Zuo.
This is not to say that Zuo Jiajun’s hexagrams are accurate. The main reason is that Zuo Jiajun is also very knowledgeable in Feng Shui and Kanyu. If you really offend him, one day he secretly touches your ancestral graves, and the descendants of your descendants will be ruined.
Very bad.
When Zuo Jiajun first became famous more than 20 years ago, a famous Feng Shui master once came to challenge Zuo Jiajun, saying that Zuo Jiajun had gained fame in vain, and wanted to suppress Zuo Jiajun, a rising star.
Zuo Jiajun didn't say much at the time, but a month later, the Feng Shui master died in a car accident. When his family was setting up a mourning hall in front of their home, they accidentally lit a candle and caused a fire, which ultimately led to the destruction of their entire family.
Since this Feng Shui master is also very famous in Hong Kong, the police conducted an in-depth investigation into the incident afterwards. After careful investigation, they concluded that the car accident and the fire were entirely accidental.
At the beginning, no one connected this incident with Zuo Jiajun, but later it was reported from an old man guarding the tomb that Zuo Jiajun had visited the ancestral grave of the Feng Shui master family a month ago.
Although no one can prove whether the words of the old man guarding the tomb are true or false, after this incident came out, Zuo Jiajun immediately became famous in Hong Kong, and at the same time established his position as the number one Feng Shui fortune teller in Hong Kong Island.
Therefore, let alone Wen Luanxiong, even Hong Kong tycoons such as Li Chaoru, Sir Huo Huo and other Chinese leaders were extremely polite when they saw Zuo Jiajun and did not dare to show any slightness.
Zuo Jiajun's auction is now over. He turned to the drowsy Ye Tian and said with a smile: "Why, junior brother, don't you take two pieces of rough stone and play with them? Let me tell you, the stone is a piece of stone."
It’s a very refreshing thing.”
Not all the rough stones auctioned today were high-priced, there were also quite a few that sold for 30,000 to 50,000 Hong Kong dollars. Although Zuo Jiajun didn't know how much Ye Tian was worth, he could still get the money for it, right?
"Me? Let's forget it. Having money isn't such a waste, right?"
After hearing Zuo Jiajun's words, Ye Tian quickly shook his head. As the saying goes, nine times out of ten you bet, you lose. Ye Tian doesn't like gambling. He likes to control the development of the situation in his own hands.
"Brother Ye, how about... I buy you a few pieces to play with?" Wen Luanxiong said with a smile. His expression was very sincere and he did not show any sign of wealth. It was just an inquiry between friends.
"Are you forcing me to gamble?" Ye Tian heard this and smiled bitterly. He didn't want to accept Wen Luanxiong's favor, so he could only say: "Okay, then I'll take a piece of it!"
It happened that a rough stone currently being auctioned on the stage had a low starting price, only 20,000 Hong Kong dollars. The auctioneer called it three times but no one was willing to bid. It must be a piece of scrap that others were not optimistic about. Ye Tian raised his hand and took the photo.
"The following is the last rough stone in today's auction. It is also the largest and heaviest piece. Its bottom auction price is HKD 3 million. If you are interested, please bid!"
More than half an hour later, the auction came to an end. The last rough stone mentioned by the auctioneer was the one Ye Tian saw.
"I said, it's obviously a broken stone, why is the price so high?"
"That's right, there's nothing in that section, there's no way there's jade in it!"
As soon as the auctioneer announced the lowest price, the audience became noisy. Many people noticed the huge rough stone, but they were a little unhappy when they heard that the starting price was so high.
"Everyone, please be quiet."
Seeing Tai Xiao making a fuss, the auctioneer explained: "Someone else bought this rough stone from Myanmar for 7 million. If it hadn't collapsed, how could the starting price be 3 million? But this piece
The rough stone is so big, maybe jade can be found somewhere else!"
The auctioneer's words caused the venue to become silent. The python pattern on the huge rough stone was very correct. If it was cut with a knife, it really didn't mean that the rough stone was useless.
"Four million Hong Kong dollars..."
"I will pay five million..."
"Seven and a half million Hong Kong dollars!"
Not to mention, there are a lot of rich people in Hong Kong. They were clamoring that the bottom price of the rough stone was too high. Now the price has been raised. In the blink of an eye, it has reached more than 7 million Hong Kong dollars. That rough stone
