In the past, some customers asked for the stone to be dismantled on the spot after taking the picture. Therefore, the organizer of the antique jade auction was well prepared for this kind of thing. After confirming that Zeng Fan indeed wanted to dismantle the stone on the spot, the auctioneer Dong Cheng
He immediately reported the incident through the mini walkie-talkie hanging on his collar.
After a while, a stone-breaking expert specially hired by the organizer arrived at the auction venue. Along with him, there were several auction staff, who brought a set of professional tools needed to break stones.
Judging from the preparations made by the organizers, they are indeed quite professional.
After inviting Zeng Fan to the auction stage, Dong Cheng introduced him: "Mr. Zeng, this is Zhang Guangming, a stone-unlocking expert specially hired by the auction organizer. He will unlock this stone for you."
Zeng Fan nodded to Zhang Guangming and said with a smile: "I have heard of Master Zhang's name for a long time. Today, Master Zhang will be the one to cut the stone, so I feel relieved."
Zhang Guangming cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Zeng, you're welcome."
Hearing that Zeng Fan was going to unwrap the stone that was bought at a sky-high price on the spot, people who participated in the antique jade auction got up and rushed to the auction table. Although they lost the battle for the stone,
But I still want to see what kind of rare gem is hidden inside this stone.
Some people who just couldn't continue bidding because of hesitation were thinking secretly in their hearts: "If a rare gem can be found in this stone, there is no way to miss it. No matter how much money is spent, even if the iron is sold.
, also want to buy it.”
And more people gathered together with close friends and whispered:
"I wonder what kind of jade will be found inside this stone?"
"The appearance of this stone is excellent, and the quality of the jade hidden inside it cannot be inferior in any way. What surprised me even more was the courage of the person in charge of Kit Kat Workshop. He did not hesitate to smash it out
I bought this stone for a sky-high price of 30 million yuan."
"The person in charge of Kit Kat Fang looks to be in his twenties, right? His name seems to be Zeng Fan. He is really young and extraordinary. As the saying goes in the Yangtze River, the waves behind push the waves ahead. We old guys are not as young as him.
Fabi. After tonight, the reputation of Kit Kat Fang and Zeng Fan will probably spread throughout the entire land of China."
Hearing the comments from people around him, Zeng Fan felt as if he had drank a glass of ice water in the summer, and his whole body felt so refreshed.
"After tonight, my name, Zeng Fan, will definitely be spread throughout the entire antique and jade collecting circle." Zeng Fan wanted to look up to the sky and laugh. Fortunately, although he felt very happy and excited, he still kept a calm mind.
He didn't make any extreme reaction.
It was also at this time that Zeng Fan's gaze penetrated the surrounding crowd and glanced at Lin Yang, Xi Mengyao and Uncle Wang.
What he didn't expect was that these three guys didn't come around to watch the fun like the others. They were still sitting at the round table, seemingly uninterested in what was happening here.
"Pretending" Zeng Fan's face darkened, and he snorted coldly in his heart: "I want to see if the three of you can still be as nonchalant as you are now after the rare gem is found in this stone."
He couldn't help but start to fantasize about the expressions of shock, annoyance, envy, etc. that appeared on the faces of Lin Yang, Xi Mengyao, and Uncle Wang after his stone was unlocked and the rare jade appeared...
I believe that at that time, the expressions of these three guys will be quite exciting.
"I must take a photo of their expressions and post them on Weibo. I believe that their wonderful expressions will definitely go viral..." Zeng Fan couldn't wait to see the three of them.
With a wonderful expression on his face, he hurriedly urged Zhang Guangming: "Master Zhang, are you ready? Hurry up and start unraveling the stone. I believe that not only me, but everyone is impatient to wait."
As soon as he said this, he immediately aroused the laughter of approval from the crowd around him.
Zhang Guangming couldn't help but laugh, but after debugging and checking the instruments needed to deconstruct the stone one by one, he said: "Everything is ready, and you can start decomposing the stone at any time."
Zeng Fan immediately said: "Then what are you waiting for? Let's start now."
Zhang Guangming nodded and picked up the stone cutting machine placed aside. After pressing the switch, a harsh buzzing sound immediately rang in everyone's ears.
The heavy stone cutter was played with such proficiency by Zhang Guangming that it looked like a living thing.
He held the stone cutter with both hands and waved it gently, and a thin layer of skin was cut off from the stone.
In stone removal, the scientific name of this technique is called stone rubbing, and it is also the first step commonly used in stone removal. Through stone removal, the stone skin is peeled off layer by layer, thereby exposing the jade material hidden inside the stone. Wait until
After wiping out the jade material, proceed to the next step, which is to grind the stone, so that the jade material can be completely and non-destructively extracted from the stone.
According to people's previous judgment of this stone, which looked very good, it only took a light rub to reveal the jade hidden inside.
But the reality is somewhat beyond everyone's expectations.
Although a layer of stone skin has been cut off, no jade color is revealed inside the stone.
Seeing this scene, the people around them immediately went crazy and started talking about it:
"No jade? How could there be no jade?"
"It shouldn't be. The appearance of this stone is so good that it's shocking. There's no way it doesn't contain jade."
"Is it possible that the part where the stone was rubbed was not selected correctly? It happened to be a part where there was no jade? Well, that must be the case. Judging from the condition of this stone, there is no way there is no jade in it."
After wiping the stone, no jade could be seen. Zeng Fan's slightly satisfied expression immediately turned gloomy. However, he did not give up. Instead, like the people around him, he thought that this time he happened to have rubbed an area without jade.
As long as you change the location and rub the stone again, you will definitely be able to see jade, and see good jade!
After taking a deep breath and calming down his slightly nervous mood, Zeng Fan waved to Zhang Guangming, who was looking at him, and said, "What are you looking at me for? Change your position and continue."
"Okay" Zhang Guangming nodded, followed Zeng Fan's instructions, picked up the heavy stone cutter again, started from another part of the stone, and cut off a thin layer of stone skin again.
But this time, I still didn't see any jade color.
"how so?"
Now that things have happened, not only has Zeng Fan's expression changed, but even Stone King Guo Quan, who has always been confident, has become serious.
Although in the field of Xiangshi, no one, not even Xi Mengyao's father, can guarantee that he can be 100% accurate every time. But in front of so many people in the circle, if he buys the wrong one at a sky-high price
The stone came, and Guo Quan’s old face is really going to be completely disgraced.
Especially when he heard the whispers of people around him, he felt even more depressed and irritable.
"Mr. Guo, look..."
After wiping the stone twice in a row, he could not see the jade color. This made Zeng Fan feel uneasy. He couldn't help lowering his voice and asked Guo Quan next to him for advice.
"There must be a good jade hidden inside this stone. Let him cut deeper. The jade may be hidden in a deeper place." Guo Quan said without hesitation.
After hearing what he said, Zeng Fan's uneasiness immediately subsided. He immediately told Zhang Guangming Guo Quan's request.
"No problem." Zhang Guangming immediately followed Zeng Fan's instructions, picked up the stone cutter, and cut off a deeper piece of stone skin.
"Isn't it? There is still no jade." Those people closest to the crowd immediately exclaimed when they saw the result of the third stone wiping.
Immediately, there were shouts of exclamation from the crowd watching the excitement.
Before unraveling the stone, no one except Lin Yang and the others could have imagined that this beautiful stone could not even get a trace of jade color after being rubbed three times in a row.
"There is no jade in this stone, right?"
Among the onlookers, no one knew who suddenly proposed such a hypothesis.
If someone had said such a thing before unraveling the stone, they would have been laughed at by others. But now, more and more people are beginning to have similar speculations.
Zeng Fan suddenly regretted that he should not have opened the stone in front of everyone. If he had opened the stone in private, even if there was nothing in the stone, it would only have been a loss of 10 million. But now, what is really going on in the stone?
If not, not only the money will be lost, but also the reputation of Kit Kat Fang and Zeng Fan.
Zeng Fan could fully imagine that if he couldn't find jade in this stone tonight, then his move to buy this stone for a sky-high price of 30 million yuan would spread throughout the world overnight.
The land of China, but at that time, it was definitely not praising him for his courage and insight, but ridicule that he would become a prodigal, a big loser, etc.
This kind of thing is something Zeng Fan doesn't want to see anyway.
At this point, although Zeng Fan really wanted to stop unraveling the stone, he also knew very well that he was now in a difficult situation. Only by continuing to unravel the stone and extracting a piece of jade material could he save the current situation that was extremely unfavorable to him.
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After taking another deep breath, Zeng Fan said in a deep voice: "Continue."
Although it was just two short words, his voice was no longer calm, but had a hint of trembling.
It can also be seen from this how nervous he is at the moment.
No jade, no jade, still no jade...
Although Zeng Fan and Guo Quan kept praying to the gods and Buddhas in the sky, after cutting them open again and again, there was still no trace of jade in the stone.
Finished
This time I'm so embarrassed
Zeng Fan's face was pale, without any blood at all.
"Stop it, there's no need to untie it any more." Guo Quan's expression was not much better than Zeng Fan's. But as a man who had been floating among antiques and jade for decades, he was still calm at this time.
, and also has the courage to accept mistakes: "This time, I made a mistake."