kvmb Chapter 85: The risk of loss is too high, and the chance of winning is too low.
Chapter 85: The risk of loss is too high, and the chance of winning is too low.
Chairman Xu stared intently at the rough stone on the stage. Indeed, the stone was of good quality, but it was worth at most eight million for its color, ten million for its clarity. The chances of losing money were high, and the odds of winning were too small.
Most of the people who can get into the auction are veterans in the jade gambling business, and they can tell about 70-80% of the quality of these rough stones.
Everyone thought the rough stone wasn't worth ten million, and no one was willing to compete with Ning Yao for it.
Noticing Bruce's disappointed expression, Claudia became even happier.
After purchasing the stone, the next step is to examine and analyze it.
Because of the fact that the rough stone turned out to be of icy quality, everyone in the stone-cutting area recognized Ning Yao, this rising star in the world of stone gambling, and still let her cut it first.
Ning Yao bought two rough stones, one for one million and the other for ten million, a huge difference in price.
She handed the less-than-ideal stone to the stone cutter, who glanced at Ning Yao and then handed her a marking pen.
Ning Yao smiled and took it, thought for a moment, and then drew a black line on the stone.
The stone was quickly fed into the machine. Everyone had heard of this young lady who liked to buy raw stones at low prices to try her luck. Ning Yao suddenly attracted countless curious glances, and everyone was very curious about her background.
After the stone was cut, the stone cutter cleaned the stone and discovered that the stone in the middle was a piece of black jadeite of extremely high water content and glassy texture.
Glassy jadeite is the best quality of all jadeite, but because it is black jadeite, it is not as rare as green jadeite, and its price is naturally much lower.
Even so, glass-type jadeite is rare, and even black jadeite is highly sought after, with people vying to buy it and process it.
“Miss Bella, I am willing to pay ten million for this black jade.”
"I'll offer twenty million!"
"I'll offer thirty million!"
The cost was one million, and the resale made a net profit of twenty-nine million.
Chairman Xu and Bruce were shocked and inwardly cursed each other. Fortunately, they did not make any sarcastic remarks about Ning Yao during the auction, saying that she did not know how to appreciate things, otherwise they would be embarrassed now.
Ning Yao sensed that this piece of black jade seemed to have some kind of peculiar resonance with her own space, especially the moment her fingers touched the surface of the jade, the space reacted violently...
She realized that the origin of this black jadeite was suspicious and that it was probably closely related to white jadeite.
"I'm sorry, I really like this black jadeite and I don't plan to sell it."
Ning Yao politely declined all the buyers and kept the black jade.
Since it was just a piece of black glass jadeite, no one was too upset and gave up the fight.
If a stone worth one million yields a glassy jadeite, what about the rough stone bought for ten million?
Everyone began to look forward to Ning Yao's next piece of raw stone.
Ning Yao held the drawing pen, hesitated for a long time, and finally solemnly drew a line at the one-third mark.
The stone cutter took the raw stone from Ning Yao, put it into the machine, carefully aligned the markings, and put the cut on it.
The machine was making a deafening roar, and even though Ning Yao already knew what kind of jade was inside, her palms were still sweating profusely.
Under the tense gaze of everyone, the rough stone was cut open and cleaned, revealing a beautiful piece of imperial green glass.
The room erupted in cheers, a truly astonishing sight, with everyone gasping in amazement.
It's glass-type jadeite, and it's even imperial green—this is the top-tier color in the jadeite rough world!
"I never imagined I would see such a pure and flawless imperial green jade in my lifetime. I can die in peace!"
"Just who is this young lady? She's amazing!"
"I'll offer you a hundred million, Miss Bella, please sell me this jade!"
"I'll offer two hundred million!"
"I'll offer 350 million!"
The price kept rising, and the scene got out of control.
Even Chairman Xu, who had collected countless rare jadeite pieces throughout his life, couldn't sit still. He had never seen such exquisite jadeite before.
This is probably an imperial green jadeite that some people will never see in their entire lives, but unexpectedly it appeared at this jade gambling convention today.
Chairman Xu walked up to Ning Yao, his voice trembling uncontrollably.
He managed to calm himself down so that he could speak a complete sentence fluently.
“Miss Bella, if you would like to sell me this piece of imperial green jadeite, please name your price. I will do anything, even if it means going bankrupt.”
Bruce was also shocked. He didn't react as quickly as Chairman Xu and couldn't open his mouth for a long time. It wasn't until Chairman Xu said that he would be bankrupt that he felt his scalp tingle and clenched his elbow, realizing that the Imperial Green Glass Seed had really appeared and was not a dream.
A gentleman does not take what others cherish. Since Chairman Xu has already spoken, it would be somewhat unethical for him to go up and say he is interested now.
Moreover, Chairman Xu is willing to go bankrupt to buy such a piece of glass-type jadeite, but he doesn't have the strength or confidence to do so.
With a sigh in his heart, Bruce felt as if his internal organs were bleeding.
This is a top-grade imperial green glass-type jadeite, priceless!
Seeing Chairman Xu's sincerity, Ning Yao took the initiative to say, "I have no interest in collecting jade. This fine jade should naturally be given to someone who knows how to appreciate it. I am happy to sell it to you, Chairman. Just name your price, no matter how much, I am willing to sell it."
President Xu was surprised that Ning Yao, a girl who was only in her early twenties, had such composure, and couldn't help but look at her with admiration.
"I'll offer 1.5 billion. If Miss Bella has no objections, then the deal is done."
The highest bid at the event was only one billion, and Chairman Xu did not take advantage of Ning Yao; he offered the highest price he could.
Ning Yao immediately nodded in agreement, quite readily.
After the transaction was completed, Bruce stepped forward with a smile to congratulate Chairman Xu.
“If it weren’t for my limited abilities, I would also like to compete with you for this imperial green glass-type jade.”
A piece of imperial green glass-type jadeite made Ning Yao the center of attention at the jade gambling convention. Clauris was dissatisfied and, seeing that Ning Yao had no other stones, stepped forward and handed the rough stone she had bought for 25 million to the stone cutter.
“Come on, cut this one out!” Claudia was extremely confident in the stone she had bought. Maybe it was another piece of glassy jadeite, even rarer and more precious than the imperial green jadeite that Bella had found.
After all, this was a stone that Ning Yao hadn't even bid for, but she snatched it away from her!
The stone cutter was somewhat dissatisfied with Clauris's attitude, but ultimately said nothing and accepted the stone with a frown.
Following Ning Yao's example, Clauris had already drawn lines on the rough stone. The stone cutter then put the stone into the machine and cut it without making a sound.
The cutting was finished, and the stone was removed.
The stone cutter washed the stone and was surprised to find a deep green color on the cut surface.
What a wonderful day this is, that two pieces of imperial green glass-type jadeite are showing up at the same time!
Before everyone could recover from the shock of the imperial green jadeite, another piece of what appeared to be imperial green jadeite appeared, causing them to hold their breath and cast tense glances.
The first cut wasn't done well, so I had to make another cut and continue cutting the stone.
Claudia was worried that she might damage the imperial green jadeite if she didn't draw the lines properly, so she immediately sought help from Chairman Xu.
"President Xu, please help me. Based on your experience, where should I draw another line?"
Chairman Xu also noticed the dark green color of the raw stone and was shocked. Without being modest, he stepped forward to examine it carefully for a while before picking up a pen and drawing a line in a proper manner.
The stone cutter continued cutting along the lines drawn by Chairman Xu. When he took out the stone again, he found that the green part was only the size of a thumb, and the rest was all stone with nothing else in it.
Furthermore, the green color began to show impurities and was not pure, far from being the glassy type of imperial green. Its market value is probably no more than 50,000.
Claudia's face turned pale instantly; she hadn't expected to spend twenty-five million on such a worthless rock.
He thought he could overshadow Ning Yao, but now he's really embarrassed himself.
She glared at Ning Yao fiercely, so angry that she completely forgot that the other party still had something on her.
"Are you deliberately messing with me?!" Clauris said this with certainty, only now realizing that Ning Yao was deliberately raising the price to trick her into losing out.
"Miss Clauris, I don't quite understand what you mean by that." Ning Yao smiled calmly, as if nothing had happened. Her beautiful fox-like eyes were full of shrewd calculation, with a hint of cunning hidden in them.
Clauris was speechless. She immediately picked up her bag, turned around, and left angrily.
There are too many people gossiping around, and she has completely lost face. Why doesn't she leave? Is she going to stay here and be laughed at?
After Clauris left, Bruce stared at Ning Yao for a long time before finally asking, "Miss Bella, you actually knew all along that the raw stone wasn't worth that price, didn't you? You were deliberately raising the price to make Clauris lose face."
"Is Mr. Bruce feeling sorry for her?" Ning Yao replied with a smile, indirectly admitting that she had teased Clarice by asking a question instead of answering.
"No, I like Miss Bella even more. You have a lot of courage, like a charming and alluring little fox."
Bruce was being sincere; he has never liked foolish people.
If a woman is beautiful, it doesn't matter if she's a little stupid, but a woman who is not only plain-looking but also stupid is really not worthy of his attention.