bookbashuk Chapter 413 This kind of thing is rare and hard to come by.
Chapter 413 This kind of thing is rare and hard to come by.
Shen Li's lips unconsciously curled upwards, and a hint of amazement flashed in her eyes.
Generally, imperial green jadeite is best worn by people over fifty to bring out its rich, mellow texture. But this set of high-ice jadeite is different; its color is bright and its luster is extremely strong. Wearing it, someone in her thirties, actually brings out the jadeite's elegance and her own temperament even more.
She gave Feng Ye a wink, and Feng Ye immediately understood, stepping forward to hand over the bag she had prepared in advance.
Shen Li took out a flashlight from her bag and pretended to carefully examine the jade set with the light—this series of actions was performed with perfect fluidity.
Wu Aung San was completely bewildered; did he understand or not?
Ming Xiangyang, who was standing to the side, was also a little surprised. Lili actually knew about jade?
Shen Li didn't turn around, but thought to herself: In her past life, she liked jadeite and would occasionally buy a few pieces to play with. However, she was not well-off at that time and never dared to buy anything too expensive. At most, she would buy something worth a few hundred thousand. Unlike now, she could choose top-quality jadeite at will.
After looking at it, Shen Li looked up at Wu Angshan and asked directly, "How much is this set?"
Wu Aung San raised an eyebrow and quoted a price: "Ten million US dollars."
After listening to Luo Qing's translation, Shen Li quickly did the mental calculations—the current exchange rate was 8.28, and ten million US dollars was less than a small goal.
This price isn't actually that high these days.
It's worth noting that even in today's market, a complete set of this grade of high-quality Imperial Green jade would cost at least a small fortune, and possibly even two small fortunes.
How could he sell it for such a low price?
Shen Li began to have doubts.
Although the price of jadeite has increased significantly compared to a few years ago, this price is abnormally low.
She secretly rejoiced: it's a good thing I didn't come here a few years earlier, when the situation here was even more chaotic and not safe at all; even now, it's not only relatively safe, but I have to be on guard at all times.
Seeing that she hadn't spoken for a while, Wu Aung San couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong? Is the price not right?"
Luo Qing also looked at Shen Li and asked softly, "Madam, what do you think?"
Shen Li was still hesitating: should she buy the finished product or take another look at the raw stones?
If you're lucky enough to find a rough stone of the same quality, wouldn't that be even better value for money?
There are quite a few raw stones in this area right now, so you might actually find some treasure.
Before she could even speak, Ming Xiangyang said without hesitation, "Okay, let's buy this set."
Shen Li turned to look at him, frowning. "It's too expensive. If we buy this, we won't be able to buy many more raw stones later." She only brought one small goal with her this time, so she needed to plan carefully.
I came here after doing my research on the market.
Ming Xiangyang held her hand, his tone gentle yet firm: "If you like it, it's not expensive. Don't worry about the money."
After Luo Qing translated these words to Wu Aung San, the man immediately beamed with joy and quickly said, "Alright, alright! Then let's go to the front to talk. By the way, do you two need any other materials?"
After listening to the translation, Shen Li gently shook her head: "No need, this is fine."
This is something that can only be encountered by chance.
The two followed Wu Aung San to the front hall and sat down, where servants quickly served them hot tea.
Shen Li picked up her teacup and said softly, "Use my money first."
Ming Xiangyang waved his hand, his tone natural: "It's all your money, why be so particular? I brought checks, keep the money you have, you can use it to buy raw stones later."
Shen Li looked at him, speechless for a moment, and could only silently drink a sip of tea.
Before they set off, they had found out that it was very convenient to use checks for transactions here, but she had no idea how many checks Ming Xiangyang had brought with him.
If this set alone cost over 80 million RMB, then the funds will likely be tight if they want to buy more raw stones later.
Ming Xiangyang gave Ming Cheng behind him a look, and Ming Cheng immediately stepped forward and handed him the file bag in his hand.
Ming Xiangyang took the document bag, took out his checkbook and pen, wrote down the amount in a long and flowing manner, and then placed the check on the table.
Wu Aung San immediately signaled his men to take the check and verify its authenticity.
Half an hour later, his subordinate quickly returned, nodded to him, and indicated that the check was fine.
Wu Aung San's smile deepened as he placed an exquisite wooden box on the table and pushed it in front of Shen Li: "Please check it and count it in person."
After listening to the translation, Shen Li nodded: "Okay."
She reached out and opened the wooden box, her heart skipping a beat as she looked at the jade inside—it was truly beautiful, of such high quality that it was perfect for her to wear herself or keep as a family heirloom.
I wasn't planning on asking Tuantuan.
Then I thought about it and decided to find out the price in later generations.
She wondered to herself, "Tuantuan, how much could I sell this set for now?"
Tuan Tuan's voice carried a hint of doubt: "Huh? Host, this isn't worth much."
Shen Li's brows furrowed instantly: "How could this be? Didn't you just say it was top-grade Imperial Green?"
"The previous one was, but this one isn't," Tuan Tuan said with certainty.
"The goods have been switched. This is just ordinary chalcedony, not jadeite at all."
Shen Li's face instantly darkened. She raised her hand and pushed the wooden box back, her tone turning cold: "Boss, did your men pack the wrong thing? This isn't the set I was looking at."
Luo Qing quickly turned around and translated Shen Li's words to Wu Angshan.
Wu Aung San's face froze instantly, but he forced himself to remain calm and said, "How could that be? There's no way I could have made a mistake."
"Take another look yourself?" Shen Li looked up at him, her gaze sharp, as if to say, "I know my stuff."
Wu Aung San reluctantly picked up the wooden box and pretended to look through it, but his heart was pounding.
He always treated people differently based on their background. Seeing that Shen Li and Ming Xiangyang were from out of town and didn't seem like seasoned veterans in the jade industry, he tried to fool them—this set of chalcedony was so well-made that it looked exactly like high-grade imperial green jade. Even professional appraisers would have a hard time spotting it at a glance.
Once they leave this door, he can deny everything. After all, double-crossing happens every day in Myanmar, and tourists from other places who are scammed usually have no choice but to accept their bad luck.
Realizing what had happened, Wu Aung San immediately put on an apologetic smile and repeatedly said, "It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding!"
As he spoke, he suddenly stood up and slapped one of his men across the face. The sharp "smack" was particularly jarring in the hall.
"Useless! You can't even handle this simple task; you took the wrong thing!"
Shen Li looked at his acted anger and sneered inwardly: With acting skills like this, it's a real shame he's not in the entertainment industry.
A short while later, a servant came in carrying a wooden box again.
Wu Aung San hurriedly took it, and with a big smile, handed it to Shen Li: "I'm so sorry, it was a servant who was careless and took the wrong one. This time it's definitely the real deal."
Luo Qing quickly translated his words to Shen Li.
Shen Li gave a faint "Oh," said nothing more, and reached out to open the wooden box.