Early the next morning, there was no need for Zhang Wei to remind all the members of the Mingyang Jade Association to gather together. Today's activity was their favorite, and now they had another lucky person following them. Everyone was interested in
We are all looking forward to today’s activities.
The one I'm looking forward to the most is Zhang Wei. Today's good start is even more important to the president. Zhang Wei specially brought a treasure that he had been reluctant to use before. He must achieve a good result in the good start.
After everyone gathered together, they boarded a minibus with people from the Kaifeng Jade Association. The venue for today's event is the Jade Culture Square, where many people will gather.
The minibus was provided by the Nanyang Jade Association for them. According to the number of people, the host's approach was very satisfactory. Now there are many outsiders in Nanyang during the market gathering, and it is inconvenient to take a taxi.
Jade Culture Square is at the foot of Dushan, not far from the center of Nanyang. However, it took the minibus more than half an hour to get there. There were too many cars going to Dushan along the way, including taxis and private cars.
Many of the cars had out-of-town license plates, and you could tell at a glance that they were out-of-town friends who drove themselves to attend this gathering.
The Jade Culture Plaza is not so much a square as it is called a market. It is a huge open space covering hundreds of acres. When Li Yang and the others arrived here, there were already people everywhere. The Provincial Jade Association's activities are located in the central area.
Outside the central area, there are hundreds of vendors who come from out of town to sell gambling stones. The stones sold by these vendors are much better than those on Jade Street in the city. However, there is no guarantee that there are no fakes.
, but if fake gambling stones appear here, they will be severely punished by the management office. Compared with local businesses, the people in the Nanyang Management Office are much stricter on these foreign sellers.
Many members of the jade associations from various provinces have gathered in the central area, and many people from the periphery glance at them from time to time. Those whose eyes are shining with disbelief must be members of the jade associations from other provinces and cities, and those who are curious or slightly provocative
People are just stone gamblers who come here to join in the fun.
As soon as the people from Mingyang and Kaifeng arrived, everyone who was standing inside made room for them, and everyone's eyes were focused on Li Yang. In the past two days, Li Yang was the person who was talked about the most.
After Li Yang exposed the high-imitation Zigang jade yesterday, everyone in the provincial jade association has become aware of it.
Li Yang blushed when so many people looked at him. Zhang Wei had already walked aside to greet and chat with the presidents of more than a dozen other prefecture-level jade associations. The leaders of the provincial jade associations would not be present at this event, and there was no official
By participating, everyone can feel more comfortable and happy during the activities.
"Old Deng, where is the Shen Hao you had yesterday?"
Seeing the president of the Zhengzhou Jade Association, Zhang Wei immediately laughed and walked up. Li Yang and Wu Xiaoli had just looked carefully. They didn't see Shen Hao from yesterday. This guy must have left Nanyang.
Old Deng, who was only in his forties, immediately turned ugly. It was not only Shen Hao who was embarrassed yesterday, but also the Zhengzhou Jade Association. He, the president, lost even more face.
"Lao Zhang, you're lucky. You have an extra general. How about you? I'm sure you can make a step forward this year. You just can't stay in the bottom three all the time!"
Lao Deng's words made Zhang Wei's smiling face freeze immediately. This Lao Deng was really vicious. He stabbed Zhang Wei's biggest pain point. However, Zhang Wei was not much better. What happened yesterday has become a problem for Lao Deng.
taboo.
"You two, stop arguing. The people on the outside are watching us eagerly, waiting for our good start. No matter how good the start is, we can't lose to these outside players!"
Hou, the elder of the Luoyang Association, came up to persuade him. He was a well-known good man among these presidents. Zhang Wei and Lao Deng both nodded and glared at each other, but neither said anything.
In fact, such cynicism is not uncommon among these presidents. They compete every time they get together. It is impossible not to accumulate some resentment in the long run. However, these people can unite together when facing external opponents.
, it can also be regarded as a Chinese characteristic.
A good start is the most important activity for each president. After this event, they will look for good gambling stones to keep for the next good start. Some presidents have traveled thousands of miles to Ruili or Pingjiang to select gambling stones.
There are even people who go directly to Myanmar to buy gambling stones. All these preparations are for a good start today.
Last year, what the Henan Jade Association won in the foreign competition was a good start. A member of the Pingdingshan Jade Association brought back a gambling stone from Yunnan and discovered a rare glass species, giving Pingdingshan a win.
Not only did it get off to a good start, it also won first place in the competition.
However, it is a pity that last year, some peripheral players solved a piece of glass that was better than theirs, causing the provincial jade association to lose the championship in the final competition.
The sun is rising higher and higher. Fortunately, it is spring in Nanyang and the flowers are blooming. This season is the best time for outdoor activities.
In the blink of an eye, it was already nine o'clock, and a row of five sets of stone-breaking machines were pushed to the center at the same time. This was also prepared by the Nanyang Jade Association. The host occupies a favorable location and has deep pockets. There was no problem in bringing out five sets of stone-breaking machines.
Li Yang noticed that all five sets of stone dissolving machines were the same as the one he had at home, and seemed to be newer than his.
"Mr. Gu, take out our things!"
The stone dissection machine was set up, which proved that today's activities were about to begin. A group of people gathered outside to join in the fun, including people from Nanyang and outsiders, eagerly waiting to see the stones being dissected by the presidents from various places.
Mr. Gu had been carrying a box in his hand. After hearing Zhang Wei's words, he immediately walked over. The box opened, and Zhang Wei took out a gambling stone and placed it at his feet. He looked up confidently and glanced at the various presidents around him.
The gambling stone that Zhang Wei held out was the best-performing gambling stone that he kept in the warehouse, worth 1.5 million. No wonder Zhang Wei was so confident. This gambling stone is very likely to produce ice and glass.
High-end wool.
As soon as Zhang Wei's piece of wool appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of other presidents around him. Old Deng from Zhengzhou couldn't help but nodded after looking at Zhang Wei's piece of material carefully. If this piece of wool is made of glass,
Today, the champions of both the internal and external competitions are very likely to belong to Mingyang. Even if the winner is the ice species, the possibility of Mingyang winning is very high. The glass species is not easy to see, even in this big gathering.
You have to be lucky enough.
"Lao Zhang finally worked hard this time, and finally let him take out the best treasure!"
Sima Lin nodded and smiled, Zheng Kaida also had the same expression, and Li Yang stared blankly at the piece of semi-finished wool at Zhang Wei's feet with a strange expression.
Only Li Yang knows best that this piece of gambling stone wool is a perfect piece of stone, but now so many people regard it as a treasure. Especially Zhang Wei, who can just untie the knot at home, and now he actually got a good start at the most important event.
, Li Yang can imagine that once this gambling stone is solved, Zhang Wei will be eager to get into the ground.
"That's right, Lao Zhang, otherwise I'll give you the right to be the first to unravel the stone today!"
After President Nanyang saw Zhang Wei's piece of wool, he said to Zhang Wei with a smile, with a little weirdness on his face.
Some other presidents have the same expression as President Nanyang. Even if President Nanyang doesn't mention it, they will suggest that Zhang Wei solve it first. If the glass species is solved, they will put away the stone gambling materials they prepared first and come up with alternatives.
Let's take part in today's good start. If you know you will lose in the competition, it is better to give up temporarily and save it for tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. At least it is better to get the first place within one day.
Zhang Wei rolled his eyes. He knew the thoughts of these presidents very clearly. However, he only brought the most certain gambling stone this time. The rest of the gambling stones would have to be chosen by members in the market to try their luck.
, in this case, whether he solves it first or not will not have a particularly big impact on him.
"Okay, since everyone is willing to let me come first, then I will come first!"
Zhang Wei thought for a few seconds and then made a decision. The solution was always the same, so it would be better to be the first to solve it and shock the audience. This piece of semi-gambling material performed so well, even if it was filled with ice.
With only half the jade meat, he still has great hope of winning the championship today.
"Mr. Zhang, why don't we take a look first? Don't rush to be the first to answer!"
Li Yang hurriedly stepped forward, pulled Zhang Wei, and said in a low voice that the first solution to this complete gambling stone would not only embarrass Zhang Wei, but also affect the morale of the entire Mingyang Jade Association. After all, Li Yang was born and raised here.
The people of Mingyang still have a sense of collective honor.
Zhang Wei stared at Li Yang in surprise and asked: "Why?"
"No, it's nothing. I just feel like we couldn't solve it well the first time. It was too high-profile!"
Li Yang scratched his head. He couldn't tell Zhang Wei the truth. He couldn't tell Zhang Wei that there was nothing in your gambling stone.
Zhang Wei smiled calmly, shook his head at Li Yang and said: "It's okay, just be high-profile. Last year, due to my selfishness, I was reluctant to take out this gambling stone. As a result, our Mingyang's results ended up being last. This time, regardless of
No matter what, we can no longer be selfish. As long as this gambling stone performs well, we at Ming Yang can at least escape from the bottom. If we want to get into some rankings, we have to rely on you!"
After Zhang Wei finished speaking, he immediately walked to a stone dissolving machine with the gambling stone in his arms. Li Yang looked at Zhang Wei blankly. He did not expect that Zhang Wei, who he thought was somewhat selfish, also had such a side.
At this moment, it can be said that Zhang Wei is not just for his own glory, he is sincerely working hard for the entire Mingyang Jade Association. No wonder he told Li Yang last time that this gambling stone is not for sale. I am afraid that he had already made up his mind at that time.
, this gambling stone can only be solved by staying in the activity.
I know I know, but Li Yang can't change the outcome now. He can only look at Zhang Wei silently, hoping that he won't be knocked down by this blow later.
"Come on, step forward and help me!"
Sima Lin suddenly patted Li Yang on the shoulder. It will be faster if someone helps to solve the stone. Here, two or three people usually solve the stone together, saving more time to continue the activity.
