Depp looked at the dark green jade base and smiled: "Zhang, this is incredible. Is God helping you?"
Zhang Jun smiled and said: "Maybe, let's look at the next piece."
The master who cut open the stone continued to cut open the second piece of jade. The cross section of this piece of jade was red, with occasional white flowers dotting it like snowflakes.
Everyone was immediately stunned. What is cockscomb red among red jade? Among red jadeite, cockscomb red is the most valuable and has the highest value. Moreover, this whole stone is more than half a person tall and is huge in size, so its value is even more difficult to estimate.
This time, no one spoke, everyone was shocked by the scene in front of them. They couldn't estimate how much this jade was worth, because it was a priceless treasure!
In addition to the sound of breathing, there were sighs. Some buyers were extremely regretful. Why didn't they buy this rough stone in the first place?
Xu Bo's face turned even more ugly. He turned around and left, making up his mind that he would intercept all of Zhang Jun's marks tomorrow!
Back at the hotel, Lin Hui was very excited. Today, Zhang Jun found two pieces of top-quality jadeite, which surprised him. He couldn't hold back and immediately wanted to buy these two pieces of jadeite from Zhang Jun.
Zhang Jun smiled "haha" and said: "Uncle Lin, do you really want to buy it? If you use up all your money, you won't be able to buy better jadeite."
Lin Hui thought he was joking and said, "Zhang Jun, you must buy these two pieces of jade for me!"
Zhang Jun had no choice but to sell the two pieces of jade in his hand to the Lin family for 200 million yuan. The price was not high. If he changed the buyer, he could sell it for at least 300 million yuan.
The next day, the public auction continued. And just as Zhang Jun expected, in order to prevent this year’s public auction sales from being too low, Myanmar spent a lot of money and took out part of its collection of more than half a century for on-site inspection.
auction.
Among them, fifteen jadeite rough stones are the most eye-catching and are called "Ten Kings" and "Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors" by Myanmar.
The auction is located in the largest stadium in Myanmar, which has now become a landmark building in Yangon. In the center of the huge oval venue, the host stepped onto the high platform and loudly announced in Chinese: "Everyone, this year's auction will be different from previous auctions."
No one is the same! Because this year we will grandly launch the best jadeite rough!"
"Some people have to ask, what is it that deserves us to be so serious about it and even build such a stadium for it?" The host's voice was melodious and magnetic, attracting everyone's attention.
"In fact, since the public sale of Myanmar began for more than half a century, major mining areas in Myanmar have deliberately preserved some top-quality jadeite rough stones every year. After these rough stones are wiped out of the window, the species exposed are at least high-ice species! Each of them can become a town.
The store’s treasure was not worth selling even to the major mine owners of the time, who couldn’t bear to untie it.”
The buyers suddenly became noisy.
"More than half a century of accumulation! That must be a stunning jadeite, right?"
"It's not just as simple as half a century. Since the Qing Dynasty, jade has been imported from Myanmar in large quantities. This led to the emergence of a group of families in Myanmar who made a living by mining jade. These families grew stronger and accumulated more. So these were taken out
The items being auctioned may not include treasures handed down from that era."
"I wonder what the minimum bid price is? It will surely be the highest price in history, right?"
While everyone was discussing, the host continued: "But today, these priceless treasures that have been collected for more than half of the world will be displayed in front of everyone. Now let's invite the 'Top Ten Kings' to appear!"
Ten luxurious carriages each pulled a huge jadeite stone and walked slowly around the stadium, allowing all buyers to see clearly their appearance. Everyone immediately exclaimed and was shocked.
"No way! Such a big piece of jade! It weighs at least a ton, and the window being wiped out is actually ice-type imperial green! If what it looks like is what it looks like... God! It's really priceless!"
"Look! That's an ice violet! It weighs at least half a ton. It's just that the window is too small. If it were bigger, I would definitely be able to tell three to five points!"
"Isn't that cockscomb red? Do you think it looks like a person? Yes, it is a person! It has a head and a body. If it is all red jade, the jade carving master will definitely be able to carve a masterpiece!"
Each of the ten kings had their own characteristics, which immediately triggered a frenzy of exclamations. Many people were so excited that they could not control themselves and chased the carriage to see what happened. However, these people were intercepted by the Myanmar military. Many people were intercepted by the Burmese military.
People were beaten with bruises and bruises by the brutal soldiers.
Finally, the "Ten Heavenly Kings" were all transported by carriage to the center of the stadium and stopped behind the host. He said with excitement: "Everyone, do you see? These are the Ten Heavenly Kings! The reason why they are called Heavenly Kings is that
First, they are big! Second, they plant well in water! Third, they have a long history!"
"Dear distinguished guests! I am announcing that those who want to continue bidding must pay us 100,000 euros to purchase the right to bid!"
As soon as this statement came out, the whole place was in an uproar.
"Fuck you! One hundred thousand euros only buys one bid? Do you think we are stupid pigs?"
"Everyone should stop participating, only fools are willing to pay!"
Various discussions arose, but they could not stop Myanmar's plan. In the end, more than 500 people purchased the right to bid, including Zhang Jun, Xu Bo and others.
Old Depp was sitting next to Zhang Jun, looking at the so-called "Top Ten Kings" with great interest. He touched Zhang Jun's arm and said: "Zhang, how about I buy all of these?"
Zhang Jun rolled his eyes and said, "Do you want to buy it and eat it?"
The old Depp was very humiliated, but he also understood that every other line is like a mountain, so he waited for the result obediently. He wanted to see which part Zhang Jun would take.
The host gently held a piece of raw jade stone that was as tall as one person and said: "There are only 564 people left at the scene. You are the big boss among all the merchants, with strong funds and unique vision! Now, the bidding begins for ten
The first of the great kings!"
The more than 500 people who stayed behind were allowed to observe closely, so Zhang Jun followed the flow of people and took a look inside the "First Heavenly King". There were no flaws on the surface of this rough stone. In fact, it only had scratches.
The window area is in Ice Imperial Green.
Because the green color is darker and the window is smaller, even insiders cannot see through the situation inside. Zhang Jun estimates that if this rough stone is unlocked, it could be sold for up to 20 to 30 million yuan.
After seeing this rough stone, many people showed eager expressions on their faces and their eyes shone.
Zhang Jun walked around the stone several times with a calm expression, and then returned to his seat calmly, waiting for the host's quotation.
Xu Bo had been watching Zhang Jun closely. Seeing Zhang Jun's calm expression, he sneered in his heart and said to himself: "I'll let you pretend! You must have been attracted to this rough stone for a long time, right? Zhang Jun, Zhang Jun, let's compete."
Let’s compare our financial resources!”
Xu Bo specially prepared 500 million euros in order to intercept the rough stones bought by Zhang Jun today. Moreover, he also borrowed 200 million euros in the name of the Xu family, for a total of 700 million euros!
With 700 million euros in hand, Xu Bo felt that he could completely suppress Zhang Jun. Of course, he did not completely believe in Zhang Jun's eyesight. He always had a master who saw rough stones with him, and that person was very famous in the country.
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After watching "The First King of Heaven", the expert believed that the possibility of an increase was more than 50%. His judgment reassured Xu Bo a lot, and he decided that this was something that could be gambled on.
After everyone had gone through the raw materials, the host announced calmly: "The first price of the King is 50 million euros lower! Each time the price is increased, it will be no less than 5 million euros, and the bidding begins!"
"Fifty million!" An old man sitting in the front row held up a sign.
Then someone followed suit: "I'll pay 55 million!"
"Sixty million!"
"Sixty-five million!"
The price skyrocketed, reaching 80 million in just one minute, and the person calling the price was no longer so decisive.
"I offer 100 million euros!" Zhang Jun, who had been silent for a long time, finally raised the sign with a confident smile on his face.
There was a sudden silence at the scene. One hundred million euros was far beyond the psychological price of most people.
Xu Bo observed Zhang Jun's performance coldly. Seeing that Zhang Jun finally took action, he showed an expression of "I knew you would take action" on his face, then decisively raised his sign and said in a domineering voice: "I will make a move."
Five hundred million!"
Everyone in the auction house was stunned. It was already 100 million euros, and there were still people bidding. Could it be that I had made a mistake? The price of this piece of jadeite was going to rise sharply.
Zhang Jun looked in the direction of Xu Bo in surprise, with a very ugly expression on his face. But the latter looked proud, as if he was saying: "I will follow you as much as you pay, this piece of material is mine!"
After pondering for a moment, Zhang Jun raised his sign again.
"One hundred and eleven million euros! The latest quotation is one hundred and eleven million euros!" The host, who had always been calm, became excited and said loudly, "The price of the first king has been raised to one hundred and eleven million euros! Is there any more?
What about higher prices?”
Xu Bo sneered and raised his placard to bid 115 million.
Zhang Jun sighed, hesitated again and again, and bid three times to 120 million.
Xu Bo's heart skipped a beat. The total money in his hand was only 700 million, and he didn't want to invest too much in the first round. After a slight hesitation, he raised the price to 125 million.
Zhang Jun let out a long sigh, lowered his head in despair, and stopped bidding.
Xu Bo felt a little uneasy. That was 125 million! It was equivalent to one billion yuan, all of which were bet on a rough stone of uncertain value.
The host called three times in a row. When he saw no one was bidding, he decisively set the price and said: "Congratulations to Mr. Xu for winning the first place in the bidding!"
Next, the king held an auction the next day, and Zhang Jun walked to the material and took a look. With Buddha's eyes, he saw that the condition inside this piece of material was worse than the previous one.
Xu Bo stood next to Zhang Jun. He looked at Zhang Jun sideways and said nothing.
Zhang Jun had a look of disgust on his face, snorted loudly, turned around and walked back.
The king's auction began the next day. This time Zhang Jun did not bid, but the old Depp beside him happily raised his placards again and again.
Xu Bo also kept his composure. A young man next to him whispered: "Master Xu, that old American man has a close relationship with Zhang Jun. I saw them meeting often and talking and laughing."
Xu Bo sneered and said: "He must be worried about me bidding with him, so he let someone else buy it on his behalf. Haha, how ridiculous!" So he resolutely joined the bidding again.
This piece of material had a starting price of 40 million euros, which was gradually raised to 100 million euros by Depp, and then was bought by Xu Bo for a sky-high price of 105 million euros.