Xia Haoran looked around with interest. He walked out along the alley, and soon turned into a small street. Not far from the small street, there was a large courtyard with a vermilion iron gate. The door was open.
There are many people inside.
Xia Haoran looked at the yard in front of him. The yard was very big, and there were many people inside. They were all gathered together in small groups. There were rows of houses at the end of the yard, and there were also many people in the houses.
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"Could this be the legendary stone gambling workshop?" Xia Haoran touched his nose and thought to himself.
In fact, the so-called stone gambling is, to put it bluntly, just a game played by a group of wealthy people.
In the old society, wealthy officials and officials liked to play bullfighting, cricket fighting, cockfighting, etc.; but now in the new era, with the improvement of people's material living standards, their interest in fun has also changed a lot, such as playing with antiques, playing with jade, playing with jade, etc.
woman……
It was to that side of the house where the waitress took him.
"boss!"
They walked into one of the rooms, and the waitress quickly ran over and whispered a few words into the ear of a middle-aged man about forty years old. Xia Haoran noticed that there was also a small sign hanging outside this room.
It's about Tang's jewelry.
The same sign and name, but this place is far inferior to the store outside and far less impressive. The rooms next to it are also the same, with a small sign hanging on each door.
If this place were not in such a deep alley, Xia Haoran would definitely think that this was also a commercial street, although the facade was much worse than the one outside.
"Go ahead, I'll greet this little brother!" Tang Minghao waved his hand and asked the waitress to leave, then turned his attention to Xia Haoran.
"Hello little brother, I am Tang Minghao from Tang's Jewelry. I heard that you need some rough stones? You can choose any of the wool in this room. If you like the piece, just tell me. The price is negotiable."
The middle-aged man in his teens, the boss Tang Minghao, turned his head and said enthusiastically to Xia Haoran.
Xia Haoran nodded and said: "Exactly! Thank you very much, Boss Tang."
Walking into the store, Xia Haoran found that it was very different from the stores he saw on the antique street.
Tang's Jewelry in the Antique Street is very luxuriously decorated, and the displays are all exquisite jade jewelry, but there are only some simple shelves. The most important thing is that these shelves are no longer jade jewelry, but
It is a serious stone.
It seems that this is the so-called raw stone material.
There is about a hundred square meters of space here, and even the ground is almost full of various stones. These stones are of different colors and sizes, and naturally the prices are also different, ranging from a few hundred to a few dollars.
Not even one in a million.
However, Xia Haoran only had one feeling, and that was one word: chaos!
Xia Haoran looked around and saw that there were several other people in the store at the moment.
Where are these people looking at the stones? Some are looking at the stones on the shelves, while others are squatting and looking at the stones on the ground. These people all have one thing in common. They all hold a small lamp and carefully distinguish and observe.
Some people still have water next to them, and they are smearing water on the stones from time to time.
In fact, Tang Minghao has already let people see the rough stones that can be placed in this room in advance. He has even detained those that are basically guaranteed to be in stock. The ones that can be placed here for sale now are either theirs
The part that has not been discovered or is not certain is either a waste with nothing at all.
However, it is impossible for Tang Minghao to say these words. After all, this is the unspoken rule of their industry, and almost every stone gambling workshop has done this.
Xia Haoran pretended to be in front of the rows of woolen materials and looked at them one by one. But soon he got bored and directly released his spiritual consciousness, quickly covering all the woolen materials in the room and sensing them all.
stand up.
"Dude, come on!"
"Boss, what are your orders?" Upon hearing this, a young man ran over immediately and asked with a smile.
Xia Haoran asked directly: "I need a large amount of wool. Just follow me and help me keep records."
"good!"
Then, when Xia Haoran pointed at each piece of wool, the young man quickly went over to scan it.
Almost every piece of woolen fabric displayed indoors has a number and price tag on it. This is just like a department store in a shopping mall, to allow customers to make choices more intuitively.
After going around, Xia Haoran has selected forty or fifty yuan of woolen materials. Of course, these woolen materials vary in size, but under Xia Haoran's special control, the selected woolen materials are basically cost-effective.
Those ridiculously expensive items.
Xia Haoran said: "Boss Tang, the boys have all been selected. Please help me sort them out."
"well!"
However, when Tang Minghao took a look at the scanner handed over by the store clerk, he was immediately dumbfounded.
He originally thought that the young man in front of him was just in the mood occasionally and just bought a piece or two to play with. Unexpectedly, this young man chose so many at once. The cost and quantity alone were at least one million, and they were definitely not worth it.
will be lower.
"Um... little brother, are you sure you want all of these?" Tang Minghao asked with some uncertainty.
"Of course!" Xia Haoran nodded and said: "I wonder if Boss Tang can provide convenience and send the batch of rough stones I selected to my residence?"
The raw stone materials that Xia Haoran selected were obviously used for other purposes, so he did not plan to cut the stone here. He simply requested that it be sent directly to his villa. If he uses it then, he will have to spend some effort to cut it.
"No problem!" Tang Minghao confirmed that the other party was not joking, so he said firmly.
For example, they were in the rough stone business. After customers selected the stones, they had to remove the stones on site, and many people asked to take them away. He had encountered this a lot in the past. So when he heard Xia Haoran's words, he immediately agreed.
"Thank you very much, Boss Tang!"
"Well, the total is 2,138,000. My little brother will give you 2,100,000. After all, it's our first time dealing with each other, so it's just a fraction." Tang Minghao waved his hand and said with a smile.
"How can this be done?" Xia Haoran said politely.
"Why not, it's settled!" Tang Minghao waved his hand and said boldly, "Originally, these woolen materials are not very valuable. If it weren't for my brother, I would just make a living in this business. If a little brother needs these stones, I would just directly
It doesn’t hurt to give you a few bucks.”
After hearing this, Xia Haoran was no longer polite, and directly cupped his hands and said: "Since Boss Tang, you are so enthusiastic and generous, I will not be pretentious. By the way, I have something to ask Boss Tang. If there is anything I can do in the future,
If you need some wool, I wonder if you can inform me, I also want to follow Boss Tang to have a look."
When Xia Haoran said this, he was naturally following the aura contained in the jade.
As the saying goes, know yourself and the enemy. Xia Haoran did this because he planned to get a feel for it first, get a general understanding of the market, and lay the foundation for entering this field in the future.
When Tang Minghao heard this, he was slightly startled and said, "Oh? My little brother is also interested in the jade industry?"
"Well, I don't have any plans yet, I just want to see the world." Xia Haoran said with a slight smile.
Tang Minghao smiled and said, "Okay! It's simple. Since my little brother is interested, I will definitely notify you in advance next time I purchase the goods. Then you can just follow me and take a look."
"Thank you very much, Boss Tang!"
Xia Haoran cupped his hands and thanked him, then took out his bank card to transfer the money, left his contact information and address, and left. As for the raw stones and wool he just purchased, Tang Minghao had promised to deliver them to his door.
As for Tang Minghao, Xia Haoran is still very optimistic about him. He is forthright and frank. He is a person who does great things, and he is also a person with whom he can have close friendship. Not to mention that he only has more than two million yuan, so Xia Haoran believes in him.
Nor will you fool or deceive yourself.
After exiting the large vermilion iron gate, Xia Haoran had just walked a few steps outside when four men in black suits quickly walked around and surrounded him.
Xia Haoran was stunned, and those people had already arrived. Moreover, these people's faces were full of violence, and they were overflowing with murderous intent. Xia Haoran had also killed people, and as a cultivator, he knew this very well.
He was so angry that he could definitely conclude that the four people in front of him were definitely not simple! At the very least, they had all killed people, and they had killed a lot.
Xia Haoran watched all this with cold eyes. He wanted to see what kind of medicine these people were selling in the gourd.
The four people formed a circle around Xia Haoran, blocking other people's sight. At the same time, they all pulled out a dark thing with a metallic light from the corner of their clothes. It was a pistol!
"What's the situation?" Xia Haoran frowned slightly and asked.
Several people pointed the guy hidden under the clothes at Xia Haoran, and one of them said coldly: "Don't move, don't scream, just follow us! Otherwise, huh!"
Xia Haoran shrugged helplessly. Although there were fewer people in this alley, it was still in a metropolis after all, and there were many people. If the gun went off, it would be no joke, it would be like a terrorist attack.
It can easily cause chaos...
Besides, with these four people and the guys they have on hand, Xia Haoran doesn't feel any pressure at all. The bullets now can't do any harm to him, unless they are heavy weapons, which may still be a bit dangerous to him.
Anyway, there is plenty of time today, so let’s just play with these people and find out who is dealing with him. Thinking of this, Xia Haoran had no intention of making any noise or resisting, and followed them to a Santana. Among them
Someone opened the back door, and Xia Haoran, who was a skilled artist, was brave enough to duck in.
This exhilaration made a group of people in black stunned. The four people hurriedly got into the car when they saw it. Two sat in the front, one of them sat in the driver's seat, and the other got into the passenger seat; while the two in the back
He sandwiched Xia Haoran from left to right. Then he started the car and drove off.
When they received the information, they knew that the young man in front of them was a practitioner with quite good skills. Therefore, this time the organization sent four of them to perform this task together at once.