This place has long been crowded with people, as many as hundreds of people.
On the ground in front of these people, there are several piles of rough stones placed in sequence. The prices of each pile of rough stones are different, ranging from a few hundred yuan to tens of thousands of yuan, divided into several grades.
Behind the rough stones are rows of display cabinets, which contain some fine rough stones, with prices starting at at least hundreds of thousands.
Among them, in the most conspicuous position in the center of the display cabinet, there are six relatively large jade stones.
These six rough jade stones are of the best quality among all the rough stones, and each one has been opened and has a green glow on the outside. The chance of finding jadeite is very high.
Through the introduction of several waiters behind the counter, Qin Ming quickly figured out the situation.
The rough stones in front of me are all newly arrived in the store. Based on experience, the store selected six jade rough stones with the best color and planned to auction them.
Firstly, it is to strive for higher profits, and secondly, it is also used as a gimmick to stimulate consumers' desire to buy.
Not long after, a middle-aged man in his forties came out from behind the scenes.
The aura on his body is very fierce, his steps are steady when walking, and his eyes are opening and closing, revealing his eyes. At first glance, he is not a simple person.
Qin Ming's heart skipped a beat. He vaguely sensed a dangerous aura from this middle-aged man, and his intuition told him that the man might be a very powerful kung fu master.
The middle-aged man walked to the counter and stopped.
"Please be quiet for a moment. I am Zhao Kai, the person in charge of this jade shop. Thank you all for your support and support for our Fuyuan Jade Shop..."
Zhao Kai said a few opening remarks.
He has a high prestige in the industry, and many people in front of him know his reputation, so everyone immediately became quiet.
"Everyone must already know about the six fine jade rough stones on the counter. Our store is going to hold an auction. The highest bidder will win..."
"In addition, anyone who wants to participate in the auction, please pay a deposit of 500,000 yuan first. After the auction, our store will refund the deposit in full..."
Zhao Kai briefly explained the auction rules.
After that, everyone who wanted to participate in the auction paid a deposit one by one and received a number plate from the waiter.
Of course, many of the people in front of me wanted to try their luck by buying some ordinary rough stones, while some people just wanted to join in the fun. They couldn't afford these six fine jade rough stones.
In the end, only about a dozen people paid the deposit, including Qin Ming, who received a No. 9 plate.
"Now we will conduct an auction first. After the auction, everyone can buy the rest of the rough stones at will..."
Zhao Kai smiled.
"Okay, let's start the auction quickly, we can't wait..."
Everyone said excitedly, and they were all gearing up. Some wanted to watch the excitement, while others wanted to wait for the auction to end so they could buy the rough stones as soon as possible.
"The base prices of these six rough jade stones are all the same. The starting price is one million, and each increase in price must not be less than one hundred thousand..."
"Also, let me say something ugly first. If anyone dares to bid randomly but cannot pay the bill, they will be responsible for all the consequences!"
Zhao Kai's sharp eyes swept over everyone, his eyes full of warning.
The store requires those participating in the auction to pay a deposit of 500,000 yuan first, just to prevent someone from randomly bidding. Once this happens, not only will the deposit be confiscated, but the troublemaker will also suffer a very miserable fate!
"Okay, now let's auction the first jade stone with a base price of one million..."
Zhao Kai pointed to the first jade stone on the left and said.
"I'll pay 1.2 million!"
"I'll pay one hundred and three!"
...
"I'll pay 1.8 million!"
Several participants who were interested in this rough jade stone raised their numbers to bid, and the final price stopped at 1.8 million.
While several people were bidding, Qin Ming quietly mobilized the spiritual energy in his body and sensed the rough stone.
Originally, Qin Ming thought that since he had practiced Taoism, gambling on stones would be as easy as cheating, but it turned out that he had thought too much!
The outer layer of the finished jade is not covered with sand and gravel. He can sense whether it contains spiritual energy just by holding it in his hand and playing with it a few times.
But the original stone was different. The outer layer of the original stone was wrapped with thick sand and gravel. He wanted to sense whether there was spiritual energy hidden in it through the sand and gravel, which required a lot of effort.
However, fortunately, the Taoist methods he practiced did have very powerful effects.
After some hard work, he quickly realized that the first rough stone contained a lot of spiritual energy, but that spiritual energy was not pure enough. If used to set up a spirit gathering array, the effect might not be particularly ideal.
"For the first time in 1.8 million..."
"One million and eight hundred thousand for the second time..."
"One hundred and eighty million for the third time, deal done!"
Zhao Kai made the final decision.
A high-quality rough jade stone of such good quality can be sold for more than 2 million even at the market price.
Just because this batch of raw jade stones is new, customers are not confident enough. Many people are holding a wait-and-see attitude and dare not pay too high a price.
“Swipe your card!”
The person who took the picture of this rough jade stone was an old man. After he paid the money, he handed the rough jade stone to the staff in the store for cutting on site.
As the staff slashed several times, a piece of crystal clear material was gradually revealed inside.
"Out, out, out of the water!"
"Look, it looks like a Bing Nuo species..."
"No, it's not the Bing Nuo species, it's the Ice species..."
...
The eyes of the onlookers lit up, and many couldn't help but let out a burst of excited cheers.
"It's really an ice species!"
"Haha, I made a lot of money this time!"
The old man laughed and danced happily.
The best planting water for jadeite is glass species, followed by ice species, waxy species, bean species, etc.
Glass and ice jade can be regarded as the best jade, and their value is very high. In stone gambling, as long as you can get a grade above ice jade, you can basically make a profit without losing money.
"Unfortunately, this piece of ice contains impurities inside and is not crystal clear enough, so the quality is slightly worse."
"Yes, if it is of high quality, it will definitely be more valuable!"
...
Everyone onlookers sighed.
The value of jade is usually determined by the water where it was grown, quality and size.
The seed water produced from this piece of raw jade is of ice type and is relatively large in size. The only drawback is that the quality is not very good.
“The quality is just as bad as it is!”
"It's already great to be able to produce ice seeds, but I'm not that greedy!"
The old man was very contented and happy from ear to ear.