"Hey, Xuan Bing, why did you put the call on Lei Lei's cell phone?"
While Zhuang Rui was talking on the phone, Qin Xuanbing's face was so beautiful that he could not bear to be blasphemed. Although he was already very familiar with Qin Xuanbing and had vaguely confirmed their relationship, when Zhuang Rui faced her,
He always became serious without realizing it, and rarely joked with Qin Xuanbing.
"Why can't you call Leilei? I only met you through Leilei. By the way, Zhuang Rui, I heard from Leilei that the piece of wool you won the bid was cut out of ice-type floating jadeite, right?"
Although Qin Xuanbing's voice on the phone was the same as usual, Zhuang Rui still heard a hint of coquettishness in it, and he couldn't help but feel good, and said: "I, Brother Song and Brother Ma bid together, and the material is pretty good.
It will be auctioned later..."
Zhuang Rui had vaguely guessed the meaning of Qin Xuanbing's call, but this piece of jadeite was not entirely his own, and he couldn't say anything about it. After all, these twenty pieces of jadeite were worth thousands of gold.
Although Zhuang Rui could afford the gift, he didn't want money to be a factor in his relationship.
After hearing Zhuang Rui's words, Qin Xuanbing paused for a moment, as if she was organizing her words, and after a while she said: "That's it, Zhuang Rui, our family did not participate in Pingzhou's stone gambling conference this time. Yesterday I just
After hearing Lei Lei talk about this matter, I would like to ask you to do me a favor. Leave two pieces of material behind and don't auction them yet.
My dad has already rushed to Pingzhou from Hong Kong in the morning. He will arrive there in more than an hour. Then he will buy the two pieces of material at a price no less than the price you auctioned today. Do you think this is okay?
"
After Qin Xuanbing said these words, she felt a little uneasy. She knew that her request would make Zhuang Rui embarrassed, but there was nothing she could do about it. She was far away in the UK and knew about the sharp increase in the price of jadeite rough.
, the family itself lacks mid-to-high-end jadeite materials. If you miss this opportunity, you don’t know how high the price of jadeite materials will rise next time.
"Hey, Zhuang Rui, let's talk. If you're in trouble, forget it..."
Qin Xuanbing waited for more than two minutes but did not hear Zhuang Rui's reply. She thought Zhuang Rui would not agree and couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
In fact, she misunderstood Zhuang Rui. At this moment, Zhuang Rui was not thinking about the jade material at all, but was thinking about Qin Xuanbing's words about her father coming. Since ancient times, the mother-in-law looked at her son-in-law, and the more she looked at her, the more she liked him.
But when the father-in-law looks at his son-in-law, it's hard to tell.
"Xuan Bing, how is your father? Does he know our relationship?" Zhuang Rui didn't pay attention to what Qin Xuanbing just said, but asked what was in his heart.
"Zhuang Rui, what are you thinking about? My dad doesn't know anything about what's going on between us. I'm talking about Jade."
Qin Xuanbing, who was far away across the ocean, knew that Zhuang Rui was wrong and couldn't help stamping her feet in anger.
"What's going on between us?" Zhuang Rui laughed evilly on the phone when he had a rare opportunity to tease Qin Xuanbing.
"You...you're a scumbag..."
Qin Xuanbing's words made Zhuang Rui almost stumble. He didn't expect that Qin Xuanbing would actually say the word "scumbag".
Zhuang Rui knew that Qin Xuanbing was thin-skinned and was afraid that she would be really angry if she continued, so he quickly said: "Okay, I promise you about Jade. When your father comes, call me."
Lei Lei was standing next to her, and it was difficult to say anything gentle. Zhuang Rui chatted with Qin Xuanbing for a few more words, asked about her return date, then hung up the phone and handed it back to Lei Lei.
Seeing the smile on Lei Lei's face, Zhuang Rui said angrily: "Smile, what's so funny? You and Dachuan are secretly getting married, and you still laugh at us?"
"By the way, don't you want to take a piece of these materials? Do you want me to reserve a piece for you?"
After agreeing to leave two pieces of jadeite material to Qin Xuanbing, Zhuang Rui didn't care about leaving one more piece. They paid for it anyway, so Song Jun and Fatty Ma would definitely give him this face.
"No need, my grandpa raised some funds yesterday and should be able to get two yuan. This time you are going to make a lot of money."
Lei Lei's answer was a bit unexpected to Zhuang Rui. He originally thought that she wanted him to take care of her, but he didn't expect this answer.
Since the Leilei family wanted to participate in the bidding, Zhuang Rui turned around and went to find Song Jun. When he mentioned the matter, Song Jun also knew Qin Xuanbing. After thinking about it for a while, he nodded and agreed. Just as Zhuang Rui thought, anyway
It's not a gift, it's a favor, there's nothing wrong with it.
Fatty Ma didn't have any objections. After hearing about the relationship between Qin Xuanbing and Zhuang Rui, he generously offered to sell it to Qin Xuanbing's father at the lowest price of the other materials in the auction. Zhuang Rui waved his hand. He had nothing to do with Qin Xuanbing now.
If there is any substantive relationship, this kind of behavior will inevitably make others suspicious.
Seeing that the jade merchants who were appraising the wool materials were returning to their seats one after another, Song Jun knew that the auction was about to start, so he quickly found the person in charge of the auction and told him that he wanted to keep the eighteen pieces of ice jade material.
Two yuan, the things belong to Song Jun. Although the person in charge had some objections, he still agreed.
The organizing committee built a small stage behind the front row of jade, and the auctioneer of this auction was already standing on the stage.
The person presiding over this auction is still the host who opened the bid yesterday. His voice is still a little hoarse, but maybe it is because there is a TV station to broadcast it, but he is full of energy. He is standing on the stage to introduce the auction to everyone.
He had an auction-specific hammer in his hand from nowhere. Paired with his black tuxedo, he looked a bit like an auctioneer.
"Gentlemen, ladies, distinguished guests, welcome to this year's Jadeite Open Material Auction with Mr. Song providing the items and myself as the auctioneer.
There are a total of 18 pieces of jadeite in this auction, 16 of which are ice type floating flower jadeite, and two are oil clear type floating flower jadeite. I believe my friends have personally appraised it just now, and the 16 pieces are ice type.
The starting price of each piece is RMB 5 million, and the minimum increase each time is RMB 100,000..."
"Please wait a moment. I'm sorry to interrupt you. I want to ask, there are clearly eighteen ice auctions, why did it become sixteen?"
A voice from the audience interrupted the host. You must know that missing two pieces of clear material to participate in the bidding would deprive them of two opportunities. This issue is of great concern to all the jade merchants in the audience.
The host smiled, pointed at Song Jun, who was sitting a few rows behind, and said: "I have no right to dispose of these precious jadeite. It was Mr. Song who temporarily decided to keep the two lots No. 17 and 18. The specific details are
Please ask this gentleman to communicate with Mr. Song about the reason.
Okay, if my friends have no other questions, the auction has officially started. The auction is now open for Lot 1, an ice-type jadeite with floating flowers. It weighs 41.35 kilograms. The starting price is 5 million yuan. Please express your interest.
friends bid.”
Hearing that Song Jun had withheld two pieces of wool, these people were helpless. These jadeite belonged to Song Jun. Whether to buy or not to sell was their own business. No one had anything to say. Moreover, the host's next words were:
Let everyone's attention be focused on the first piece of wool that has already started shooting.
But after the host called out the starting price, I don’t know what everyone was thinking. No one said a price for a while, and there was a slight silence.
"Lot No. 1, ice jade with floating flowers, has a starting price of only five million. Is there anyone bidding?"
After all, the host had become a monk halfway. When he saw no response from the people below, he couldn't help but become a little anxious. He quickly called out again, but there was still no answer.
In fact, the jade bosses below are also waiting and watching. Although the price of raw jadeite has risen sharply, the price of domestic jadeite jewelry has not yet started to rise, so how can these ice-type floating flowers be sold?
They don't know what kind of price they can reach, which is why the current situation is so cold.
"I will pay 10 million..."
Just when the host was about to shout again, a voice broke the silence, causing everyone to follow the sound. The person bidding was a young man. He was a little too young, but he looked about eighteen or nineteen years old. He raised his right hand.
He stood tall, as if he was afraid that the host on the stage wouldn't be able to see him.
"Who is this person?"
"You are so young, are you qualified to participate in the auction?"
"Ten million, this price is a bit exaggerated..."
"That's right. The little kid is shouting out the price. Could it be that the boss of this material asked him to do it?"
Seeing that the young man bidding was relatively unfamiliar, everyone in the venue started talking. It was obvious that this person was not from the circle, and some people were even speculating about his origins.
"Ten million, this gentleman has bid 10 million RMB...Do you have any friends who are bidding? You know, there are only 16 pieces of ice jade in this auction. There is no shop like this after passing this village.
, 10 million...is there anything higher than 10 million?"
Seeing someone bidding, the host on the stage also became excited, waving his right hand, and kept encouraging the bosses in the audience, but the effect didn't seem to be very good.
These bosses who have been dealing with jade all year round are all human beings. The starting price of 5 million yuan was shouted at 10 million yuan at the first bite. This inevitably made them a little hard to accept. According to their ideas
, the real price of this piece of wool should be around 8 million yuan. Therefore, the host shouted for five minutes, but no one increased the price.
"Ten million is the first time...do you have any friends who want to bid? Ten million is the second time, this is your last chance, ten million is the third time, congratulations to this gentleman, the No. 1 jade wool is yours, bang!"
"
Seeing that no one bid, the host on the stage reluctantly knocked down the hammer in his hand. According to his idea, it is best to raise the price several times, so that he can show his hosting skills.
.
"Please ask this gentleman to go through the formalities."
This impromptu on-site jade auction was far less formal than those held by auction houses, and no numbers were prepared for those capable bidders below. Therefore, after the sound of the hammer falling here, the host immediately asked the young man to handle it.
Procedure, because he doesn’t know this person. If he is here to cause trouble, and he bids for it but doesn’t buy it, then this auction house will become a joke.
"Little guy, don't yell about the price. Do you have so much money?"
"That's right, I don't have the money to buy it after taking it, but I will hold you accountable."
"Who brought this child in? There are no rules..."
After hearing what the host said, the venue became noisy, and many bosses pointed their fingers at the young man who stood up.
No matter what, the fact that this first piece of wool has been photographed cannot be changed, and those bosses who were ready to wait and see again felt a little regretful in their hearts. As the host said, ten
If one of the six lots is auctioned, one will be missing. If someone else buys one, you will lose one chance.
"Hey, I'll take the second piece of wool later. I want to buy more."
When the young man walked aside to go through the transfer procedures, he didn't forget to shout at the stage. His arrogant appearance made everyone in the audience hate him, but no one knew his origin.
"What is this kid doing?"
Among all the people present, probably except for the people in Lei Lei's family, only Zhuang Rui knew the origin of this young man, but he was a little confused as to why Wei Zijiang directly raised the price to 10 million yuan.
, and has not yet sat down with Lei Lei and others. Zhuang Rui would never believe it if it was not the family's instruction.
Song Jun also had some impression of Wei Zijiang. He touched Zhuang Rui with his elbow and asked, "Zhuang Rui, isn't that young man with Lei Yatou?"
"It's Lei Lei's cousin. I don't know what's going on."
Zhuang Rui smiled bitterly and replied, according to their previous estimates, the price of the first few pieces of wool was estimated to be around 700 to 9 million. Unexpectedly, the first piece was sold for 10 million. If this trend continues,
These sixteen pieces of ice wool alone are likely to be sold for a sky-high price of more than 200 million.
Zhuang Rui looked around and didn't find Lei Lei, so he took out his cell phone and dialed.
"Don't ask me, I don't know the reason. That's what my grandpa told me." After the call was connected, Lei Lei's voice came over before Zhuang Rui could ask.
"The second auction item below is a piece of ice-type jadeite with floating flowers. It weighs 40.8 kilograms. The starting price is 5 million yuan. Interested friends are invited to bid."
Just when Zhuang Rui and others were confused, Wei Zijiang had completed the formalities and sat back on his chair, and the second round of auctions also began.
"I will pay 5.5 million..."
"Six million……"
"Twelve million!"
That hateful voice sounded again, and shouted out a price that made everyone stunned.
