Zhang Hao's excitement for taking the picture of the stone king has passed. Now he regrets when he thinks about Zhou Zichen raising the price when he placed the hidden bid. He was really too impulsive at the time.
But what is most lacking in this world is the medicine for regret. Even if he now knows that regret is useless, he can only grit his teeth and admit it.
I opened more than a dozen pieces of materials in a row, and all of them turned out to be jadeite, but each one was a loss, and the loss was not much, ranging from hundreds of thousands to two to three hundred thousand.
One or two is not much, but a dozen or so is a lot, resulting in a loss of nearly two million.
Fortunately, two million is still affordable for the Zhang family and is not a big loss.
After untying more than a dozen pieces in a row, Zhang Jianshan's body couldn't stand it anymore, so he asked Master Jie Shi to help him untie it, while he watched on the side and talked about how to untie it from time to time.
I solved a few more pieces, but the result was still the same. I only lost money and not a single piece of material was gained.
When the hidden marking materials were about to be solved, Zhang Jianshan answered a phone call. His originally gloomy face suddenly relaxed, as if he had heard some good news.
Zhou Zichen could barely infer from Zhang Jianshan's words that it was probably because what Wang Changlin said had spread. Everyone was optimistic about the Stone King in this stone gambling competition. Zhang Jianshan, who was originally a little worried, immediately became happy.
The other secretly bid materials kept losing money, and Zhang Jianshan didn't take it to heart at all. When he saw these prices, he had already lowered them. The secretly bid materials were definitely losing money, it was just a matter of how much the loss was.
After the dark materials were finished, Zhou Zichen gave him an estimate and found that he still lost about 6 million.
Six million was wasted like this. Zhang Hao couldn't help but get angry. When he was packing up the jade, he happened to see Zhou Zichen standing nearby. He suddenly felt angry and couldn't help but walked up: "Yes."
Not very proud?"
Zhou Zichen really didn't think so. Instead, he felt a little unworthy of Zhang Jianshan, and he didn't feel that Zhang Hao had lost six million. If he could develop the orphanage well, Zhou Zichen might be a little proud: "No matter you
Believe it or not, there really isn’t one!”
Zhang Hao obviously didn't believe Zhou Zichen's words: "Then that mean smile on your face, you probably think you have won? Don't be too proud, the stone king of this stone gambling competition is still in our hands."
Zhou Zichen nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Yes, I wish you good luck!"
Zhang Hao felt angry when he saw Zhou Zichen's smile: "You don't need to tell me about my good luck, it's fine! We'll see! I'll let you see what the jade worth fifty million looks like later."
Zhou Zichen still nodded: "I've never seen it before, come on!"
Zhang Hao originally wanted to vent his anger, but he didn't expect that Zhou Zichen's calm words made him feel even more angry: "You damn thing, I don't know why, I can't stand your face. If it weren't for you,
Here, I will stone you to death."
Zhou Zichen hadn't taken Zhang Hao's words to heart yet. The reason why Zhang Hao was so angry was probably because he had been scheming a lot today. He had already been unable to hold it back. Now that Jie Shi had lost so much, he felt certain that
uncomfortable.
Wang Changlin frowned when he heard this: "Zhang Hao, you voted for the hidden bid yourself. Do you blame Xiao Zhou for being inappropriate?"
Zhang Jianshan didn't like Zhou Zichen either. Seeing Wang Changlin's attitude towards his family, he probably wouldn't be able to come over to help look at rough stones in the future. He gave up the idea of inviting Zhang Jianshan to join his company, and everything became easier.
Zhang Jianshan walked over with a smile on his face: "Master Wang, Boss Liu, are about to open the Stone King. Are you interested in helping me analyze and analyze how to perform the operation?"
In the past, Zhang Jianshan would have apologized for Zhang Hao first, but Wang Changlin didn't care when Zhou Zichen raised the price with Zhang Hao at the auction. Now he is helping Zhou Zichen in front of so many people. What can Zhang Jianshan do to Wang Changlin?
What about hope?
Wang Changlin refused directly, and Liu Feng also smiled and said: "Mr. Zhang, it's okay to ask me to look at jade, but I'm still not good at betting on stones. I don't have the talent."
Zhang Jianshan was polite and the two refused, and he did not invite again: "Okay, let's unravel the stone first. If the bet goes up, I'll treat you two to a drink today."
"Zhang Hao, let's go and get rid of the Stone King."
Zhang Jianshan returned to the field, took out a ruler and a pen, and drew many lines on the stone king for later use in deciphering the stone.
Zhou Zichen looked at those lines and felt a little unbearable.
Zhang Jianshan took several steps. He first opened the jade from the other end to determine whether the lower half was all jade. If it was all jade, he then opened the jade from the top. If not, he continued to cut inwards and so on.
These lines are drawn professionally, but compared to the piece of jade in the Stone King, they always look a bit ridiculous.
Once everything is ready, start opening the tail.
"thorn..."
The tail opened its mouth, and Zhang Jianshan poured a spoonful of water on it. Everyone was waiting eagerly to see if the knife would cut something out, but they did not see the emerald, only a layer of white mist.
"Master, the second sword comes from here!" Zhang Jianshan pointed to a location.
The master who solved the stone nodded: "Okay! No problem!"
The master's hand was still very steady. He cut it with a second knife and poured another spoonful of water on it, but there was still only a layer of white mist.
"It seems that only the front half is available!"
"Yes, a big rise is unlikely, but a small rise is no problem."
"Master Wang has said that at least 30 million jade is needed as a foundation. It's just a matter of making more or less."
Zhang Hao and his son are still a little disappointed. If there were jade in the latter part, they could earn at least tens of millions. Their jewelry business can only earn a net profit of 10 to 20 million a year.
However, Zhang Jianshan is still very confident. There is no big rise, but a small rise is no problem!
"Mr. Zhang, the second half has basically been crossed. How about I pay 32 million to buy this piece of material? Transfer the money immediately."
Zhang Jianshan turned around and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, I'm not selling this material, thank you!"
"It doesn't matter, I'm just talking."
Zhang Hao and his son continued to instruct the master to cut the stone, and it was still white mist after cutting it with one stroke.
This has completely determined that there is no jadeite in the second half.
Zhang Jianshan and Zhang Hao also became nervous at this time. It didn't matter if the second half didn't rise, but the front half couldn't be like this again.
Zhang Jianshan studied for a long time and drew three lines: "Master, start from here."
The stone cutter agreed and continued to cut the stone.
"It's still white!"
"I guess I won't make much money."
“There is still a possibility of losing money!”
"Master Wang has already said that at least 30 million is the minimum base, and there is still less than half left."
With this cut, Zhang Jianshan's forehead was already sweating faintly. If this piece of material was lost, his company would face a shortage of funds.
Although this is not fatal, it will definitely cause Zhang Jianshan to suffer heavy losses. The loss is not only the money lost from this one and a half gambling materials.
"Dad!" Although Zhang Hao is arrogant and does nothing all day long, he still understands the aspect of gambling on stones and knows that the current situation is not good.
Zhang Jianshan shook his head slightly and said to the master: "Master, let's cut here."
The master nodded, adjusted his position, and stabbed down again.
Zhang Hao poured a ladle of water.
It was still completely white, without any sign of emerald.
"Master, here is another blow."
"thorn..."
Zhang Hao poured another ladle of water.
Still a layer of white.
"Crossed!"
"I actually crossed the line. I don't know how much I'm going to lose now!"
"Nearly 26 million. Looking at the size of the jadeite outside, it is estimated to be more than 10 million at most. The jadeite exposed outside is so big."
"What if it's just that level? It's possible to lose 20 million."
Everyone was arguing, but Liu Feng glanced at Zhou Zichen in surprise. Wang Changlin was optimistic about this piece of material, but now he stepped aside and was spotted by Zhou Zichen.
"I have never heard of such a person! He can see so accurately." Liu Feng secretly sighed in his heart.
When Wang Changlin saw this, he couldn't help but sigh to Zhou Zichen: "Xiao Zhou, I think it's time for us old men to retire, as you said!"
Zhou Zichen said modestly: "I just guessed and got lucky."
Wang Changlin smiled and said: "You have a bad temper and are too modest. Are you pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger?"
"Mr. Wang, I take this as a compliment." Zhou Zichen also joked.
Liu Feng appropriately interjected: "I also think it's a compliment, but Xiao Zhou, I didn't pay much attention to it at the time. I didn't expect your eyesight to be so good."
Zhou Zichen, Wang Changlin and the others were still chatting and laughing, but Zhang Hao and his son were ready to strike again.
The knife went down again, this time not much stone was cut, and after rinsing, it was still white.
This piece of white is the dream demon in Zhang Jianshan and Zhang Hao's heart. They can't get rid of it, and it follows them wherever they cut.
"Mr. Zhang, fifteen million, I wonder if you can get rid of this quick material?"
"I'll add an extra five hundred thousand."
The first bidder smiled and said: "Old Liao, if you still want to fight for fifteen million, I'll give it to you."
I bought it for 26 million, but now 15 million is looked down upon by others. The tens of millions it used to cost were wasted like this, and not even a single one was left behind. There was only a pile of stones piled on the ground.
In Zhou Zichen's view, selling at this time is already the best choice. If he continues to cut it, he will only lose another five million.
However, Zhang Jianshan's own nature as a gambler has also been revealed. Including the previous hidden bets, he has already lost nearly 20 million. Does he still care about losing a little more?
"No!" Zhang Jianshan refused bluntly.
Keep cutting, it’s still white!
There was already a lot of discussion around, and everyone remembered what Wang Changlin said.
"Did you hear that a young man had previously concluded that this piece of material would be good? He was really right about it."
"I heard about it too. It seems that Master Wang wanted to take action, but was stopped by that young man. What is his name? His surname is Zhou."
"Zhou Zichen!"
"Yes, that's the name."
Zhang Hao and Zhang Jianshan listened to the discussions around them with gloomy faces, especially the word "Zhou Zichen" that appeared frequently.
However, these people did not recognize Zhou Zichen. The main reason was that Zhou Zichen deliberately gave in and let Wang Changlin stand in front. He stood in the back to show respect, so others regarded Zhou Zichen as Wang Changlin's apprentice.
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Zhang Jianshan made another cut and finally came out green, but Zhang Jianshan and Zhang Hao were not happy at all. This touch of green came too late.
"The maximum number of these emeralds is twelve million."
"You're overthinking it. It's probably only ten million."
"Whether it's 12 million or 10 million, the Zhang family and his son have suffered a heavy loss this time, at least 20 million."
Zhang Jianshan had a cold face and did not say hello to anyone else. He directed several handymen at the venue to help pack the jade and prepare to take it back.
The people around me didn't dare to get into trouble. Wouldn't it be annoying to speak at this time?
When Zhang Jianshan and his son were about to leave, Wang Changlin said: "Let's also take a look at Xiao Zhou's trophies and see what we can find. I'm even more curious now."