Early the next morning, Zhang Wei, Wang Haomin and Mr. Gu went to a meeting, while Sima Lin took Li Yang and other association members for a good day shopping. Sima Lin basically did not attend such boring meetings.
If they don't participate, even Li Yang and the others can escape this boring meeting.
Although bureaucracy is not good, it finally gave Li Yang and others who participated in this kind of gathering for the first time a time to rest and adapt. In just one day, Li Yang and others were already familiar with several places of this event. Li Yang
Several people admired Nanyang's jade culture that has been passed down for thousands of years.
After a good night's sleep, everyone in the Mingyang Jade Association got up early the next morning to watch the jade carving competition.
The Nanyang Jade Sculpture Competition venue was set up in Nanyang Liberation Square. When Li Yang and others arrived, the area around the square had already become a sea of people. They spent a lot of effort and took the certificates of their Jade Association members to squeeze in. As
In the opening scene of this gathering, all members of the Jade Association can go to the innermost place.
"Look, this is the Nanyang Gathering, one of the four major events in our jade industry. This is just the beginning. There will be more people in the later stages. According to incomplete statistics last year, during the Nanyang Gathering, stone gamblers and stone gamblers from all over the country gathered in Nanyang.
There are more than 40,000 merchants, and there may be even more this year!"
After squeezing inside, Zheng Kaida sighed. Zheng Kaida felt that there were more people this year than last year.
"Brother Zheng, what are the four major events? What's going on in Nanyang City?"
Wu Xiaoli asked suddenly, and Li Yang also looked at Zheng Kaida curiously. This was the first time Li Yang heard the term "four major events in the jade world".
"The four major events were sealed by our colleagues in the domestic jade industry, namely the Nanyang City Gathering, Pingzhou Public Market, Hotan Open Market, and Ruili Gambling Market. Because Nanyang is a market triggered by gatherings, it is called Nanyang City Gathering!"
Zheng Kaida slowly explained. Li Yang and Wu Xiaoli both nodded. Wu Xiaoli had little interest in stone gambling, so it was normal for her not to know about the four major events in the jade world. These four major events were all related to gambling.
There is a relationship with stones. Among them, Pingzhou Public Gambling and Ruili Gambling, all activities are related to stone gambling.
Even the Hotan market opening event represented by nephrite jade also has the shadow of stone gambling. As for the Nanyang market they are participating in, the last week is all about stone gambling, which shows how influential stone gambling is in the jade industry.
When Zheng Kaida introduced Li Yang, the host had already begun to lecture on the purpose of this event. There were also several old people sitting on the rostrum, all leaders of the Nanyang Jade Association and the Henan Jade Association. I heard that the headquarters of the Jade Association also sent people
Came to attend this grand event.
The host's introduction ended quickly, and fifty master carvers of varying ages immediately entered the center of the square with their tools. They had to spend two hours to complete their most proud works in full view of the public, and then
Sell them at cost price, and then conduct a competition in the afternoon to determine the king of jade carvings this time.
As the president of the Provincial Jade Association announced the start of the competition, fifty master carvers immediately waved their knives and kept sketching everything they had imagined on the jade body. The crowd of onlookers also began to change as the competition began.
It was even more lively, and many people even brought binoculars to look inside.
"Li Yang, we were notified just now that our Mingyang has two bidding targets this time. These two targets will let you and Mr. Gu go. Li Yang, it depends on your luck!"
Zhang Wei hurried over and Li Yang was slightly startled. Purchasing this jade carving also requires quotas. This was the first time he heard this statement.
“I believe in Brother Li’s luck!”
Sima Lin smiled faintly, and Zhang Wei slowly breathed a sigh of relief. It was difficult to separate the two indicators, so he thought twice before giving them to Li Yang and Mr. Gu. Mr. Gu is an old man from the Jade Association, so he gave it to
No one would have any objections to any of his indicators, but he was afraid that others would have ideas when he gave them to Li Yang. However, as long as Sima Lin's objections were not serious, Zhang Wei would have a way to resolve the ideas others had.
At this time, Li Yang also understood what the indicator was about. Zheng Kaida told him when he arrived the day before yesterday that he needed luck to buy the best jade carvings at the jade carving event. There were only fifty jade carvings on site, so he could be qualified to buy them.
It's a kind of luck in itself.
"Okay, Brother Li, you must look carefully and act quickly. If you find the best piece, buy it immediately. Whether our Mingyang can get the top spot this time depends on you!"
Zhang Wei turned around and said to Li Yang again. To be honest, he was not that optimistic about Li Yang's eyesight, but the most important thing about the result this time was not his eyesight, but luck. If Li Yang's luck was not good, then it would be really bad.
no solution anymore.
In this competition, the master carvers are all selected from the best. It is difficult to tell who is better until the last moment. Even at the end, you have to compare repeatedly to know which one is best. Buy it as soon as the carving is finished.
, luck really plays a big part.
Li Yang nodded and said: "Okay, I understand. Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, I will try my best to pick the best one and take action as quickly as possible!"
Zhang Wei left in a hurry again. He didn't need to make any arrangements with Mr. Gu. With Mr. Gu's eyesight, the carver with the best eyesight might not be able to see it, but which carvers were better could still be seen. Even if
Even if you don’t get the best deal, you won’t get the worst deal either. It’s an insurance policy.
Not long after Zhang Wei left, some people began to enter the square from outside the crowd cordon. However, these people did not enter the venue for the carving competition, but stopped outside the cordon adjacent to the venue.
Come down and carefully observe the work that each carver is doing.
"Li Yang, you can go in too. They are all people who may have bid quotas. A closer look will help them bid for a while!"
Sima Lin said to Li Yang with a faint smile. Li Yang was slightly startled, and immediately nodded with a smile. He took the certificate Zhang Wei gave him and ran in through the security guard. As soon as Li Yang entered, two more people chased him, Wu Xiaoli and
Liu Gang actually slipped in.
"Why are you here too?"
Li Yang was a little dumbfounded. He was going to bid for the jade carvings, not just running in to play.
"Follow you and take a look. Don't worry, we will never cause trouble for you!" Liu Gang replied with a smile, and Wu Xiaoli nodded hurriedly.
"Okay, as long as no one chases you away, just follow him!" Li Yang smiled bitterly and shook his head. The two of them are now following them everywhere like followers.
The nearest carver is only three meters away from a close observation. If you look around in circles, the farthest carver is only seven or eight meters away. You can clearly see the progress and appearance of their carvings.
of.
Anyone with experience knows that there will be competition when the bidding starts, and others may also like what you like. At this time, it depends on who makes the move quickly. Buying early can not only bring benefits to your side
To gain honor, you can also make a small fortune. Jade carvings that have been rated as the best over the years will be worth more than ten times if they change hands.
Being so close, Li Yang was slightly stunned. This was already the range that his special ability could cover. Observation using three-dimensional images was more intuitive than what he could see with the naked eye.
With this convenient condition, Li Yang was not polite and directly activated his special ability. The eight master carvers in front of him were immediately shrouded in the three-dimensional picture, filtering out everything else, and finally only eight jade carvings that were constantly changing were left.
Semi-finished products.
This intuitive comparison immediately allowed Li Yang to distinguish between good and bad. Some small mistakes and flaws in the carvings that could not be observed with the naked eye were also exposed in Li Yang's three-dimensional picture.
Li Yang was stunned again. Even he himself did not expect that special abilities could give him such an intuitive feeling. Li Yang could immediately tell which of the eight jade carvings was the best and which was the worst.
Li Yang turned to look at the other people. These people were still struggling to observe one by one. Li Yang silently circled the playing field. Wu Xiaoli followed Li Yang closely. Liu Gang was a little further away, but only three meters away.
People always act as a whole.
In less than ten minutes, Li Yang had observed all fifty jade carvings. He already had a map in his mind. He would observe again when the competition was about to end. Basically, the results should be available by then.
What Li Yang didn't know was that in the middle of the peripheral crowd, where the representative of the Zhengzhou Jade Association was, there was a young man looking at him and Wu Xiaoli with resentful eyes. If Li Yang saw this young man, he would definitely
Will recognize this Shen Hao who has had a double relationship with him.
"How about it? Have you seen which one is better?"
Wu Xiaoli took Li Yang's arm and asked anxiously. Wu Xiaoli was also in the jewelry industry, but when she saw these similar semi-finished jade carvings, she didn't know how to tell which one was best.
Li Yang nodded slightly: "I'm a little sure!"
In fact, Li Yang already has three goals in mind. The current performance of these three is a little better than the others. He will observe it again when the end is almost over and grab the best one then.
Time passed slowly, and the jade stones in the hands of the master carvers began to turn into various small and vivid things. Due to the time limit, the carvings in the competition were all relatively small things, including animals, Buddha statues, and human figures.
In the last ten minutes, Li Yang went around the circle to observe again. At this time, there were more people turning around. By the time Li Yang finished the circle, several master carvers had already put down their carvings.
Knife, smiling and stretching.
"This is it!"
One minute before the end, Li Yang selected the best one through intuitive comparison, and moved his body to the position closest to the master carver. At this position, Li Yang discovered that there were two other people looking directly at him.
The person he chooses, he doesn't know if they are really discerning or just lucky.
When the competition time was over, as soon as the host announced it, before he could say the next sentence, Li Yang was the first to run out, and then everyone in the square looked at Li Yang who rushed into the carving competition venue.
