ps: Today's state is not very good, so I can only update once for the time being. I will update three times tomorrow to make up for the chapter I owe today!
Chapter 1004 Hotan Betting on Jade
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In real life, many people think that the price of things in the place of origin must be the cheapest. For example, seafood in seaside cities must be the cheapest in the country, beef and mutton must be the cheapest in grassland areas, and jade must be the cheapest in Hotan.
But on the contrary, compared to the real outside market, things from the place of origin are the most expensive locally, and it is the same now!
After Liu Dong picked up the pieces of jade and took a look at it, he did not rush to agree to the price, but took out a palm-sized piece of jade.
His actions obviously made the Uighur boss next to him change his expression, but he soon put on a smile again, as if nothing had happened.
"How much do these five pieces of jade cost in total?" Liu Dong said calmly.
"If Mr. Liu wants it, the five jade stones add up to a total of 817,000 yuan! But since this is our first time doing business, this small change will be waived, 800,000 yuan!"
Looking at the friendly smile on the face of the Uyghur boss, Liu Dong did not feel the slightest gratitude or kindness for his exemption. He had used this method of doing business badly when setting up a stall before. And the 800,000 yuan was just this.
The price of five pieces of jade is nothing less than what he asked for!
"Eight hundred thousand, I bought it!"
After thinking for a while, Liu Dong took out his checkbook and wrote a cash check of 800,000 yuan to the Uyghur boss who looked happy and surprised.
However, Liu Dong's cheerfulness obviously inspired more greed in the hearts of the Uighur bosses.
"Mr. Liu, actually I still have some jade here. Do you still need it?" the Uyghur boss with the check in his hand said with bright eyes.
No one dislikes a profitable business!
"No need, five yuan is enough!"
Although Liu Dong came here with the intention of making things right, it was only when he got here that he discovered that Hetian jade and jade are actually two completely different situations.
He could buy all kinds of finished jade without any scruples when he was in Myanmar, because after excluding the high tariffs, the remaining jade was enough for him to earn twice or even twice as much profit from it! But not Hetian jade, because Hetian jade
All its production and sales are located in China, and there is no room to make large profits by using mustard space.
Since there is no profit, it doesn’t matter how many pieces you buy at a high price. If you buy them all at a high price, Liu Dong is stupid!
Although he has a lot of money, he doesn't spend it frivolously.
When Liu Dong walked out of the store with his five pieces of jade, the Uyghur boss still had a trace of regret on his face.
If he had known how generous Liu Dong was, he would not have taken six pieces of jade, especially one of them was fake!
After looking at the fake Hetian jade in his hand, the Uyghur boss couldn't help but said to himself: "I didn't expect that this person at such a young age would have such a high ability to identify jade!"
After looking at Liu Dong's back as he walked further and further away, the Uyghur boss, who was unwilling but a little lucky to have done a big business, shook his head and turned around and entered the store!
Now Liu Dong has lost interest in continuing to shop here. Compared with these more valuable jade stones, he wants to go directly into the mountain to have a look. If he can find the jade mine with the relic Yuanguang, then not only will he
It satisfies my hobby of collecting jade and can also provide the company with a long-term and stable supply of Hetian jade!
"Wow...!"
Just when Liu Dong was halfway through Yushi Street, a burst of noise suddenly came from behind the nearby store.
After the curious Liu Dong walked no more than five meters from a side road in the direction of the sound, a small stall filled with large and small Hetian jade appeared in front of him.
Almost all Hotan jade on the stalls are skinned Hotan jade ores, including mountain materials, mountain water and Gobi materials, as well as more precious seed materials. Of course, compared to the other three, the seed materials are much less!
However, after Liu Dong only took a few glances at the stall filled with jade raw materials, he noticed the crowd of people in the open space opposite the stall. Obviously, the noise just now came from it.
As soon as I walked in, I realized that Hetian jade also has ‘gamble stones’!
The reason for the previous commotion was that someone had just unearthed a piece of high-grade Hetian jade that could reach the level of first-grade white jade from a piece of mountain material. The material purchased for 20,000 yuan suddenly doubled dozens of times to 700,000 yuan! It can be said that it is completely
It’s a huge profit!
Looking at the middle-aged man who was standing next to the stone cutter with an uncontrollable smile and carefully staring at the increasingly clean jade materials he had cleaned, Liu Dong did not envy the other person's good luck.
He is a little interested in this Hetian jade stone gambling. Gambling is his strong point, especially stone gambling which relies on luck for almost 60 to 70%, so it is most beneficial to him!
Of course, Liu Dong, who now has a richer fortune, no longer only wants to make money when he first started gambling in Myanmar. What he wants now is to enjoy the satisfaction of picking up real gold in the sand.
Of course he also likes Meiyu!
Therefore, Liu Dong quickly learned about the rules of gambling with Hetian jade from the people nearby!
Hetian jade’s “stone gambling” is generally called “meat gambling”. Both parties to the transaction are betting on the “meat” wrapped in weathered skin. The jade meat is delicate, white and flawless. The price will rise exponentially, otherwise the price will
Big discount. In addition to "betting on meat", you can also bet on the quality of stones. In addition, you can also bet on seed materials, mountain materials or mountain water materials. It can be said that there are many forms and endless.
Of course, the gambling potential of Hetian jade is obviously not as great as that of jadeite, so the scale of stone gambling is not as large as that of Myanmar's public market. However, although the scale is small, the level of madness is not low at all when Chinese people love jade.
However, compared to jade, the price of Hotan jade is much lower!
The reason is naturally that the reserves of Hetian jade exceed that of Burmese jade, which is almost the only one!
After Liu Dong walked around the stalls displaying Hetian jade rough stones, the status of the jade stones in dozens of stalls, large and small, all fell into his eyes through the light of the relics.
Not to mention, these rough stones that have been picked out countless times by countless people still contain real gold and even pearls!
"Boss, how can I sell this piece of material?"
As he said that, Liu Dong picked up a sugar-coated rough stone from a large stall that was more than 10 meters long. The rough stone was not very big, just slightly larger than an adult's fist! And the surface was extremely polished and smooth, and the shape was like a pebble!
And this situation is the most typical characteristic of Hetian jade seed material!
Maybe because he was doing other people's business, Liu Dong asked twice before he got two thousand from the boss!
But this was just right. Liu Dong didn't counter-offer, so he just took out two thousand yuan and handed it over.
But in this case, the middle-aged boss, who was wearing a thick black jacket and had a simple and honest face with a hint of hidden ferocity, was stunned for a moment. His price of two thousand just now was actually high compared to the jade material in Liu Dong's hands.
A lot, but I didn’t expect that the other party agreed without hesitation!
This surprised the middle-aged boss and at the same time he secretly regretted that he didn’t have more points!
But looking at Liu Dong's decisive retreat, the middle-aged man who originally wanted to promote his stone gambling to Liu Dong couldn't help but regret that he had missed an opportunity to make a fortune!
"Liu Dong? Xiaodong, is that you?"
The sudden sound made Liu Dong, who was immersed in the joy of getting a piece of top-grade jade, suddenly wake up. When he looked up in the direction of the sound, he suddenly said with surprise and joy: "Uncle Yang! It's you.
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"Haha, it's you, you brat. I haven't seen you for a long time, but I heard that you have become rich!" A middle-aged man wearing a brown coat, with a square face and a happy expression strode towards Liu Dong.
"What is developed or not? By the way, Uncle Yang, why did you come to Hotan?" Liu Dong asked with respect in his tone.
When he was still down and out, in the Quancheng antique market, apart from Uncle Long who really cared about him, the person who helped him the most was the person in front of him!
When he first learned jade carving and made jade carvings, most of the jade he received was supplied at low prices by other parties, and many times, even when he had no money to pay on credit, the other party never asked for it.
It can be said that if the relic was unexpected, Liu Dong would be able to make money with his craftsmanship, and half of the credit would be due to the other party's selfless help!
And this is something that Liu Dong has engraved in his heart to this day.
"Haha, why can't I come to Hotan? Don't forget, your uncle Yang and I have been in Hotan much longer than your kid!" Yang Shang patted Liu Dong on the shoulder and smiled.
Recalling what the other party had told him about working as a jade picker in Kunlun Mountain for more than ten years, Liu Dong's face showed a hint of surprise!
"Lao Yang, is this young man your friend?" While the two were talking, a middle-aged man wearing a black coat with a slightly thin face, but who looked like he came from a well-off family, walked over with a smile.
"Hey, look at my memory! Come on, Xiaodong, let me introduce you. This is Qiu Yuan. Like me, he often mined jade in the Kunlun Mountains. Of course, now he has his own business. He is better than your Uncle Yang.
I’m much more successful…!”
From the tone in which Yang Shang introduced himself and the demeanor between the two of them, we can see the strong friendship between them, which is almost as close as the comradeship Liu Dong saw in the army!
"Hello, Uncle Qiu, my name is Liu Dong. Nice to meet you!"
It’s not surprising that there are so many people courtesy. As a junior, Liu Dong’s humble attitude obviously won Qiu Yuan’s favor.
"Since you are Lao Yang's friend, you are also my Qiu Yuan's friend. Do you mind if I call you Xiaodong like him?" Qiu Yuan said with a smile.
"do not mind!"
"Haha, that's good. Uncle Qiu will treat you well when you arrive in Chengdu!"
After a brief exchange of greetings, the relationship between the three of them obviously became closer, or it could be said that the strangeness between Liu Dong and Qiu Yuan suddenly disappeared a lot. (.)