"Xiaodong, why don't you think about it again? With your current jade carving skills, even if you search the entire Quancheng antique market, it's impossible for anyone to offer a price as high as the one I gave you!" Wang Kun continued
said.
In his opinion, the most fundamental reason why Liu Dong refused was because he had too little money.
After listening to what he said, Liu Dong couldn't help but shook his head. He didn't want to continue talking on this topic.
"Boss Wang, I have always heard them say that the jade materials you have here are the most abundant in the entire antique city. I wonder if you can let me see it!"
Hearing this, Wang Kun's face lit up with joy. He thought Liu Dong had begun to change his attitude, so he quickly agreed: "Of course, if you are interested, Xiaodong, I can take you there now!"
After listening, Liu Dong smiled, stood up and said, "Then I won't bother you!"
"You're welcome!"
Although Wang Kun's Jinyu Pavilion is in a good location, it is not as good as Taiyi Pavilion and Chenxiang Pavilion in the center of the antique city in terms of area and layout. Not only does it not have a small courtyard at the back, but Jinyu Pavilion is only a two-story attic.
Compared to top-end shops like Taiyi Pavilion, the area is much smaller.
Fortunately, although it is only two floors, the area on the first floor of Jinyu Pavilion is not small. In addition to the hundreds of square meters in the middle for normal business, there are also wing rooms of different sizes on both sides. In addition to the east
The slightly larger one on the side is used as Wang Kun's daily living place, and the place on the west side, which is only more than 20 square meters, is used as his storage warehouse.
The two wing rooms were connected by an aisle, and Wang Kun took Liu Dong down from the second floor, walked to the aisle from the small door behind the counter in the middle of the room, and then followed Wang Kun to the west wing room.
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After seeing him take out the key and open the door, Liu Dong followed behind and walked in.
The first thing Liu Dong saw when he crossed the threshold was a long table with a black surface in the middle of the room, about three meters long, about two meters wide, and about one meter high. It was divided into two levels, placed separately.
There are jade materials of different sizes and shapes. Basically, the four famous jade materials commonly seen in the Chinese jade market are Hetian jade, Dushan jade, turquoise and Xiuyan jade, as well as Qinghai jade, Russian white jade, emerald, agate, etc.
Everything is available.
Liu Dong even saw a few pieces of jade, but the water for planting was not very good!
"It seems that Boss Wang has a rich jade collection here?" Liu Dong couldn't help but said with a smile after walking around the table.
"Haha, that's of course. Although I mainly deal in antiques here, I also like jade very much. It's just a small profit, so I can only buy some mid- to low-end materials. Unlike those big jewelers who spend a lot of money to buy those top-grade ones.
Jade!" After saying this, Wang Kun couldn't help but sigh. Liu Dong was somewhat surprised, as he rarely saw such an expression on Wang Kun's face.
"Boss Wang, besides these, do you have better Hetian jade materials here?" Liu Dong asked after walking around.
Maybe it's because he is now worth a lot of money, and he has unlocked a lot of high-grade jadeite through stone gambling. Therefore, Liu Dong is now somewhat dissatisfied with these mid- to low-end jade materials.
Hearing his words, Wang Kun was startled. In his eyes, these jade materials were enough to meet Liu Dong's needs. Moreover, in previous cooperation, he had never heard Liu Dong say such words.
At that moment, he couldn't help but glance at the familiar young man in front of him, and asked with interest: "Oh, I wonder what kind of Hetian jade do you want, Xiaodong?"
Faced with Wang Kun's probing words, Liu Dong didn't show any pretense and said directly: "Of course I want the most requested mutton-fat white jade. If Boss Wang doesn't have it, first-grade white jade is fine!"
Hearing this and seeing Liu Dong's confident expression, Wang Kun couldn't help but be surprised.
Generally, Hetian jade is classified into six categories and nineteen levels based on color, texture, luster, transparency, cracks and impurities.
The six categories are white jade, green white jade, sapphire, jasper, black jade and topaz.
Among these six categories, white jade is divided into four grades, namely: special grade white jade, that is, mutton-fat white jade, first-grade white jade, second-grade white jade and third-grade white jade.
The other five types of jade only have three levels. For example, sapphire has only first-level sapphire, second-level sapphire and third-level sapphire.
When it comes to Hetian jade, people often talk about the seed materials, mountains and rivers, etc. This is just based on the place of origin of the jade. It does not mean that the jade of seed materials must be more than the jade of mountain materials. It is just in comparison.
, the quality of jade produced from seed material is better than that of mountain water, and the quality of mountain water is only better than that of mountain material.
Sometimes, special-grade mutton-fat white jade will appear in Hetian jade from mountain sources, but in comparison, the chance is smaller than that of seeds produced in the Yulong Kashgar River.
"What, Boss Wang? Can't I, Liu Dong, afford mutton fat white jade?" Looking at the surprised look on Wang Kun's face, Liu Dong asked with a faint smile.
"Haha, how could it be? We have cooperated for such a long time before, and I still trust your character, Xiaodong!" Wang Kun said quickly with a smile on his face.
Although he said this on the surface, he secretly said in his heart: "Why are you pretending to be a big-tailed wolf? I don't know you. Now one gram of mutton-fat white jade costs five hundred yuan, which is more expensive than gold. With just your little money, I'm afraid you won't even be able to pay for it."
I can’t even afford a piece of mutton-fat white jade as big as a finger.”
"It seems that Boss Wang can satisfy my small request?" Liu Dong continued to ask.
Liu Dong naturally saw the change in the expression in Wang Kun's eyes just now, so when he spoke, he deliberately had a bit of sarcasm in his tone.
It was obvious that Liu Dong's goal was achieved. After Wang Kun listened, although the expression on his face did not change, a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes.
"Since you want to buy it, Xiaodong, I will naturally try my best to meet your request!" After a pause, Wang Kun said again, "However, before I take it out, I have to ask Xiaodong to go out for a moment!"
"Well, since it's not convenient for Boss Wang to let me know here, I can just go out and wait!" After saying that, Liu Dong smiled nonchalantly, raised his legs and walked out of the door.
When Wang Kun saw him going out, he closed the door again behind him.
Looking at the closed door behind him, Liu Dong had a smile on his face. Then he closed his eyes, his eyebrows jumped, and all the scenery within four meters around him appeared in his mind.
At this time, Liu Dong's face could not help but show a trace of relaxation. Because Wang Kun had not gone out of his 'sight' range.
In the image in Liu Dong's mind, he could clearly see that after Wang Kun closed the door, he came to the wall on the left, rolled up a painting hanging on the wall, and then a safe with a password gear was revealed.
came out.
After watching Wang Kun enter the password skillfully, with a soft "click" sound, the safe, which was about the size of a suitcase, gently opened a gap. When Wang Kun reached out to open it, the contents inside were revealed.
It was all presented in front of Liu Dong's eyes.
The depth of the safe is not too deep, only about thirty or forty centimeters. It is divided into three layers, and a lot of things are placed in it at the moment.
But when Liu Dong took a clear look at the things inside, he couldn't help but frown, because he saw something that shouldn't have appeared here, and that was a gun, a pistol that ordinary people should not have.
, and there are yellow-orange bullets next to it.
In addition to these, Liu Dong also saw a large amount of RMB. Although he didn't know how much, looking at the thick piles, it seemed to be at least hundreds of thousands.