Chapter 107: First hearing about gambling on stones
"Xiao Zhuang, I have framed this painting. You can come here and pick it up in half a month."
It seems that just peeling off the painting took a lot of energy from Mr. Fang. Now he looks tired and his tone of voice is not as energetic as before.
"Thank you, Grandpa Fang. I brought 30,000 yuan here, just think of it as material expenses."
Zhuang Rui was overjoyed. After learning the identity of this person from Song Jun, Zhuang Rui also understood that after his painting was framed by Mr. Fang, it complemented each other even more and its value doubled.
"You don't need so much, just keep 10,000 yuan. Old man, I'm about to go to my grave. I can still see this authentic painting of Tang Bohu. It's a blessing. Okay, you guys go back first. When the time comes,
Once it's framed, I'll call Mr. Song."
The old man waved his hand, indicating that the two of them could leave. Zhuang Rui respectfully left 10,000 yuan and said goodbye to Song Jun.
After returning to the Mercedes-Benz, Zhuang Rui pushed away the little white lion that rushed towards it and asked Song Jun: "Brother Song, Mr. Fang is going to frame it. I'm afraid the materials used are not bad. Is ten thousand yuan enough?"
"Nonsense, of course it's not enough. I guess the old man will use old red sandalwood to make the shaft head, which is quite expensive. However, his disciples and grandsons pay a lot of filial piety, so these materials don't cost much. Brother Zhuang, believe it or not,
If you take the painting away today and don't frame it for him, I'm afraid this old man will pay you to stay."
Song Jun had already woken up from the shock of seeing Tang Bohu's authentic work. He was joking with Zhuang Rui while driving.
"How is that possible? The old man is not a person who has never seen the world. He has framed many famous paintings. There is no need to lower your dignity to a junior like me because of a painting, right?"
However, Zhuang Rui didn't quite believe what Song Jun said. When he lived to the age of Mr. Fang, he had already reached the state of not being happy with things and not being sad with himself. How could he lose his composure for a painting?
"Hey, Xiaozhuang, don't you believe me? Or let's make a bet. We'll go back and get the painting back now. You can see what the old man's reaction will be. But let's talk about it first. If I guess
By the way, when your painting is framed, you have to sell it to me first, what do you think, do you want to bet?"
When Song Jun said this, his flaws were revealed. I bet he had already made up his mind for this painting.
Seeing Song Jun's expression of inducing children, Zhuang Rui couldn't help but laugh and said: "Brother Song, don't worry, I have invested all my funds in the mastiff garden during this period, and I am having trouble making money. I will wait for the old man to frame it.
Okay, you can come up with a price, but I have a request, and you have to agree to it."
"Whatever your request is, just say it. If I can do it, I will definitely help you do it. If I can't do it, I can ask an old man from home to help you do it."
After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Song Jun was overjoyed and hurriedly patted his chest and carried out his old man. This shows how much he attaches importance to this painting.
"Actually, it's nothing. Just don't say to the outside world that this painting is from me. I feel like I'm pretty lucky these days. It's better if I don't cause any trouble."
Zhuang Rui knew that Liu Chuan's sale of the red sandalwood root carving to Shopkeeper Lu would definitely not escape Song Jun's ears, so he simply said that he was lucky so that others would not be suspicious.
Sure enough, Song Jun laughed when he heard this, looked at Zhuang Rui approvingly, and said: "You are not old, but you are much more stable than Dachuan in doing things. You know that the trees are as beautiful as the trees, and the wind will destroy the road. Not bad, very good. This
I agreed to the conditions, but your luck is really good. Some people have been in the industry for a lifetime, and they may not be able to pick up a big mistake. It's good to be here. I've seen many good things.
Brother, I’m so greedy just looking at it, no, next time you go to Pingzhou, you go with me.”
"Pingzhou? Where is it? There are many antiques there?"
Zhuang Rui was a little confused by Song Jun's words.
"No, there are no antiques there. It is a stone gambling market. Playing with that thing is more exciting than playing with antiques. Moreover, good luck plays a big part, and there is not much skill to speak of."
Song Jun knew that Zhuang Rui had entered the industry not long ago. Although the stone gambling industry had begun to rise in the 1990s, it only started to become popular after the international jade market prices increased in recent years. Generally, they are not in the jewelry industry or professional speculators.
I don’t know the term gambling on stones.
"Gamble on stones?"
In Zhuang Rui's mind, he couldn't help but think of his two stones with emeralds in the middle.
"Yes, it's gambling on stones. Xiaozhuang has a lot of connections here. From the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, there was a jargon in the jewelry industry called "Gambling House." The so-called "Gambling House" refers to jewelry players going to jewelry stores to look for jade.
He has a pair of discerning eyes. The success of the jade trade, especially the rough stone trade, all depends on luck. It is like gambling or lottery, investing in the future. This is gambling on stones."
Song Jun paused for a moment, and said with some annoyance on his face: "Brother, I'm not very lucky, but I'm pretty good at playing antiques. Although I paid tuition by mistake, it wasn't a big amount, but I lost a lot of money by gambling on a rough stone some time ago.
We paid more than 20 million, damn, let’s get this thing back when we get the chance.”
Song Jun's words surprised Zhuang Rui. Although Zhuang Rui understood from Song Jun's explanation what gambling on stones meant, he only bought one stone for 20 million. What is the price of this jadeite?
The stones extracted will also be so valuable.
"Hey, I won't tell you anymore. It's bad luck. I'll take you there later and tell you in detail. Where are you going now? Are you going home or what? I'll see you off."
Song Jun seemed to be a little worried about this matter and didn't want to mention it anymore. He blocked Zhuang Rui's questions, which made Zhuang Rui feel depressed. But now that he knew about this matter, he could do it from other places in the future.
After inquiring, I found out that the value of my two jade-containing stones seemed to need to be re-evaluated.
"I'll go home. Dachuan will pick me up in the afternoon. I'm going to visit the Mastiff Garden. I'm sorry..."
"The number you dialed is unavailable..."
Before Zhuang Rui finished speaking, his cell phone rang.
"Hey, is this Brother Zhuang? I'm Nobita. Something happened here. I've been looking for the boss everywhere but can't find him. Can you contact him?"
As soon as the call was connected, Nobita's voice, who had just joined Liu Chuan Pet Shop yesterday, came out. It seemed like it was something urgent. The voice was so loud that even Song Jun who was driving could hear it.
Zhuang Rui looked at the phone number that called, and it was from Liu Chuan's store, so he said to Daxiong: "Wait a minute, I'll contact Liu Chuan first and ask him to call the store." After that, Zhuang Rui hung up.
He picked up the phone and dialed Liu Chuan's number.
"The number you dialed is currently out of service area..."
"Where has this kid gone? Didn't he go get the license for the mastiff park this morning?"
Hearing the mechanical female voice on the phone, Zhuang Rui hung up the phone helplessly and called Nobita again.
"Nobita, Dachuan's phone is out of reach right now. Please tell me what the problem is. I'll see if I can handle it."
"Brother Zhuang, this is what happened. In the morning, Monkey came back from the park. When he passed by a nearby pet store, he pulled a few customers from that store. This was something he did wrong. But just now, Monkey and I were going to go
During the meal, several policemen came and took the monkey away. They said that the owner of the store had called the police. An arowana was missing from their store and the monkey had stolen it.
Brother Zhuang, you have to believe us. Although we brothers have done a lot of deception and abduction in the past, we have never been tainted by the word "stealing and robbing". I just went to the police station to ask, and they said that
The golden dragon is worth tens of thousands, which is considered a major theft. We are preparing to file a case, but we can't find the boss, so what can we do?"
Nobita was almost crying when he spoke. He and Monkey have been brothers for more than ten years. They have a life-long friendship. The money he was defrauded from when he went to Tianjin to buy grasshopper gourds also included Monkey's 10,000 yuan. What happened
, Monkey didn’t say anything, but Nobita himself felt very guilty. Now that this happened, he wished he was the one who got into trouble.
"I know these two boys, they just cheat and come up with crooked ideas all day long, but in the antique shop, these are normal. These two boys are quite sophisticated. They haven't caused any trouble in these years. How did they sneak into Dachuan's shop?
Did you go there to do it?"
Song Jun has a shop in the antique market and a teahouse next to the market. Although he doesn't go there often, he knows the people and things on the street very well.
Zhuang Rui thought for a moment after hearing this. These two people just arrived at Dachuan's store yesterday. Although what they did today is not very reliable, it is obvious that the store owner also slandered Monkey. If Liu Chuan can't be found now, why don't you go and ask for help?
It will also chill the hearts of these two people.
Thinking of this, Zhuang Rui said to Nobita on the other end of the phone: "Brother Xiong, don't worry. Wait for me in the store. I'll go there in a minute. Let's go to the police station to inquire. Nothing will happen. It really can't be done.
, I called Uncle Liu, although this is not his jurisdiction, it is still easy to talk."
"Okay, okay, I'll wait for you in the store, Brother Zhuang, thank you."
Hearing Zhuang Rui mention Liu's father, Nobita felt relieved. He was just worried that Liu Chuan wouldn't help him when he and Monkey arrived. Now that Zhuang Rui agreed, there would be no problem.
There are few people in the antique flower and bird market who don’t know Liu Chuan’s father. When Nobita and Monkey were beaten by Liu Chuan, it was Liu’s father who went out to deal with it. The old man was not confused about big things, but he never helped his parents in small things.
Assistant manager, my son can only teach him a lesson by himself. If Liu Chuan hadn't suffered a lot, he would have wanted to go up and kick him a few more times.
