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"I've been watching this all morning and I'm completely numb to it. This guy is really generous!"
It's clear that Xu Bowen's jade gambling attempt was successful this time.
"Level four? That's not bad."
He Qinzhou smiled, squeezed through the crowd and walked towards the shelves, beginning to search for the number on the rough stone in the story that could yield a top-quality red jadeite.
"No. 573..."
After searching around, we finally found the rough stone in a corner.
He Qinzhou pointed to the rough stone and said to the receptionist, "I'll take that one."
Upon hearing this, the receptionist didn't move, only showing a troubled expression...
Early this morning, she received a notification that the jade shop where she works would be welcoming important guests.
This customer was fond of gambling on rough stones, and the manager even asked them to bring out all the raw stones in the warehouse!
At the same time, his superiors also emphasized that if other individual tourists come, they should try not to receive them if possible.
but now……
"I want that stone."
He Qinzhou wouldn't care about all that.
This top-quality red jadeite was his key to getting in touch with the shop. If the shopkeeper didn't cooperate, he would make a scene, which would also attract Xu Bowen's attention.
Don't force me to say it a third time.
He Qinzhou's voice gradually grew louder, and by this point, although he remained calm, the volume still drowned out the celebrating crowd.
"what happened?"
Upon seeing the commotion, the person in charge of the Imperial Jade Shop immediately jogged over to inquire.
"Sir, how can I help you?"
The commotion alerted not only the elite soldiers in plainclothes and the onlookers, but even Xu Bowen himself.
Xu Bowen only saw He Qinzhou's back, and a sense of familiarity welled up inside him.
Chapter 271: Cutting the Raw Stone
Xu Bowen did not recognize He Qinzhou immediately; he simply gave a wink to a young soldier behind him.
The soldier understood and quietly moved to a spot not far behind He Qinzhou, pretending to watch the commotion, but actually keeping watch.
He Qinzhou naturally noticed this as well, but this was exactly the effect he wanted.
Once everyone's attention was focused on him, he raised his voice and said, "I told your receptionist I wanted to buy that rough stone, but your receptionist looked down on me and completely ignored me."
Which one? That one?
The manager turned to look at the dusty stone He Qinzhou was pointing to, inwardly cursing the clueless receptionist, but forced a smile and said, "Sir, sir, I'm so sorry, this receptionist is new and doesn't know the rules..."
"Since you put it that way, then I won't hold it against you. Just cut that rock for me."
He Qinzhou shrugged, seemingly unconcerned, displaying great magnanimity.
The person in charge was in a dilemma...
The big boss had given instructions early on that they wouldn't be doing business with the public today. If they weren't worried that a lack of customers would affect the atmosphere of jade gambling, they wouldn't even have opened the door!
Other customers wanted to participate in the jade gambling, and he wanted to refuse but couldn't bring himself to do so. He could only point awkwardly to the group still cutting stones and say, "Sir, you see..."
"What are you looking at?"
He Qinzhou crossed his arms and looked at him with disdain.
"I'm really sorry, but to be honest, our entire Imperial Jade Shop has been booked out by that customer today..."
The person in charge couldn't help but give a signal with his eyes.
He Qinzhou asked curiously, "Oh? Did that boss buy all the rough stones here?"
"Well, no... I don't."
"If it's not available, why can't I buy it?"
"You're in business, how can you turn away customers? Is it because my money is dirty, or do you think I can't afford it?"
"And do you even know who I am?"
Upon hearing this, the person in charge froze on the spot.
at the same time.
The young soldier who had been standing behind the two quietly retreated to Xu Bowen's side and whispered in his ear, "Sir, there were other customers over there who also wanted to buy raw stones, but Xiao Liu wouldn't allow it, which led to the conflict."
"Ok?"
As Xu Bowen watched the stone he had chosen being cut, he asked, puzzled, "Why?"
"Xiao Liu's reason is..."
The young man looked a bit grim, but after thinking for a moment, he decided to report the truth: "He said we booked the whole place."
"Rent the whole place? There are hundreds or even thousands of stones here. How could I possibly book it all by myself?"
Xu Bowen narrowed his eyes and waved his hand impatiently, saying, "Go, go, let Xiao Liu sell the stone to them. There's no reason not to accept other people who want to do business with us!"
"Remember, special cases can be handled specially. We come out to have fun, but we can't forget about others when we're having fun. Besides, it's a good thing that someone is willing to share my bad luck! How can I be the only one who suffers?"
Upon hearing this, the young soldier responded with a "Yes," then squeezed out of the crowd again and waved to the person in charge from afar.
The person in charge nodded quickly.
Nobody turns down money!
Most of these stones are from existing stock, and their quality isn't actually that great. So what if we sell them to someone else?
Immediately, he directed the receptionist to take the rough stone that He Qinzhou had specified from the shelf, and then, using a small cart, he squeezed back into the crowd.
"Huh? Another troublemaker has arrived."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
"I thought only this guy was paying today, how come there are other people involved?"
The crowd found it strange, especially after seeing the stone's unremarkable appearance, they all burst into laughter.
The game of gambling on stones is only interesting when you watch others gamble.
The authorities are fascinated.
The reason why Imperial Jade Shop can be so famous in such a large trading market is because of its extremely high turnover rate!
Although the quality is generally not very high, there are a lot of counterfeit products!
How could things be like today, where after driving all morning, only two genuine stones came out out of hundreds?
This isn't gambling on stones, it's ripping people off!
"This is a gambling item. We're asking for 50,000, but once we cut it open, no matter what's inside, we won't accept returns. Have you thought this through, sir?"
The person in charge handed the stone to the cutting master, then turned to He Qinzhou and solemnly reminded him.
This guy looks too young; he might deny it when he sees the inferior goods.
He's been in this line of work for so many years that he's seen this kind of thing all the time.
"Cut it."
He Qinzhou remained calm.
With Xu Bowen here, he wasn't worried at all that the Imperial Jade Company would default on its debts.
"His breathing is steady and long; he's a trained martial artist."
While He Qinzhou was making a deal with the person in charge, Ling Zhantian was secretly observing his back and then gave this evaluation.
"generally."
The young man behind Xu Bowen spoke in a calm tone.
The rough stone was placed on the cutting table, and the person in charge looked at He Qinzhou again, "Should we clean it?"
"Rubbing the stone" is actually jargon in the world of rough stone gambling. It refers to wiping and cleaning the surface of the rough stone so that its initial value can be seen.
The traditional three steps of jade gambling are cutting, rubbing, and polishing, all of which ultimately aim to maximize the profit of the transaction.
Most buyers who participate in jade gambling will immediately resell the stones if the price increases while they are polishing them.
Polishing the stone is considered the first step in gambling on stones.
All eyes turned to them at that moment.
To be honest, they were even more eager to see the value of this stone than He Qinzhou was.
After all, that's 50,000 yuan!
Xu Bowen, in particular, has been here all morning...
Although I don't care too much about money, nobody wants to lose, right?
However, He Qinzhou didn't care.
He never intended to sell the stone; he was far from short of money!
"Just cut it already, I'm in a hurry."
The person in charge and the cutting technician exchanged a glance.
Xu Bowen urged hurriedly, "Hurry up and cut it!"
At the same time, he couldn't help but look at the young man in front of him with newfound respect.
This little guy is just to his liking!
When it comes to gambling on stones, once you've chosen them, you just cut them directly. Why go through all those complicated steps?
Whether you rub, grind, or even do things like polishing, in the end you still have to cut it, right?
If you'd done this earlier, why didn't you just make the first cut?
What a load of rubbish, they're just teasing us!
Hearing that Xu Bowen had spoken, the person in charge of the jade shop stopped trying to persuade him and gave the cutting master a wink.
The roar of the cutting machine rang out at just the right moment.
Hereby...
The cutting machine began cutting along the original crack, while the workers nearby quickly worked to cool the raw stone.
At that moment, everyone held their breath in unison!
Chapter 272: Top-Grade Red Jade
Hereby...
The cutting continues.
The cutter was very careful, since the raw stone had not been wiped or polished. If any problems occurred during the cutting process, the jade shop would have to pay for it!
He only earns a pittance each month; if he encounters a truly awful person, he might break something and not even be able to afford the compensation.
The cutting machine carefully and slowly advanced three centimeters, but no color was seen.
The cutting technician breathed a small sigh of relief.
Based on his many years of experience in the industry, if such a large stone has no color visible even three centimeters deep, then even if there is jade inside, its value wouldn't be very high...
It's even quite possible that this is a counterfeit!
The so-called "D-grade" refers to goods made of other materials and passed off as raw stones.
I guess the warehouse didn't have enough stock, so the little guy just picked up some broken stones from the roadside...
But isn't this just treating people like scumbags and fooling them?
"The big boss is getting more and more shameless."
The craftsman carefully cut inwards while muttering to himself.
Cutting continues...