Gao Fei shook his head, "The stones you've picked this ti... they're sowhat lacking."
"Not even one is good?"
"Return them all and choose again."
"...Alright."
Although Shen Caidie felt sowhat downcast, she still followed Gao Fei's advice to return all the stones and then, under his counsel, selected six new ones, spending over two million when checking out.
The next step was cutting the stones.
An apprentice operated the stone-cutting machine, carefully cutting the six stones Shen Caidie had purchased.
All the custors who were choosing stones gathered around to watch the cutting, even the shop owner Gu Dexi ca over. He glanced at Gao Fei and Shen Caidie, and then at the stones on the ground, mumbling to himself: They probably won't have such good luck this ti, right? It was apparent that Gu Dexi had a deep impression of Gao Fei and Shen Caidie.
An hour later, all six stones chosen by Shen Caidie had been cut open.
Jade was found in four stones: two high-grade jades and two low-grade jades. The total value of these four jades was roughly around ten million. Shen Caidie had spent over two million purchasing the stones and now, having cut jades worth over ten million, she had made a profit of eight million in just a short ti.
The crowd watching expressed interest in purchasing the four jades but were rejected by Shen Caidie.
Shop owner Gu Dexi secretly grimaced; this woman's luck was really not bad. Last ti she cut quite a few jades from my shop, and today she's done it again. This luck is just too good to be true.
Next, it was ti to cut the stones bought by Gao Fei.
"I recognize this man! It was him who cut the Emperor Green jade a few days ago!"
"Right, right, that's him."
"Wonder how his luck is today, whether he can cut another Emperor Green jade or not."
"It's probably not very likely; jades of the Emperor Green quality are hit or miss, cutting even one in a lifeti is already quite remarkable."
...
Murmurs floated from the crowd of onlookers.
"Crack, crack, crack..."
"Cra-cra-cra..."
"Pff..."
The first stone was cut open, only to reveal nothing inside, a dud.
The second stone was cut open, and it was also a dud.
After the third stone was cut open, a gasp went up from the crowd.
"It's Goldthread Jade!"
"Not small in size, worth quite a bit of money too."
"The luck is still very good."
Once the fourth stone was cut, the exclamations from the crowd grew even louder, practically causing an uproar.
"Am I seeing things? Is that Emperor Green?"
"It really is Emperor Green!"
"This man has cut another piece of Emperor Green!"
"Oh my god, this luck is simply defying the heavens!"
Indeed, the fourth stone contained an Emperor Green jade, and the size was nothing to scoff at.
"Amazing!" Shen Caidie's eyes sparkled with excitent.
"How can this be..." Shop owner Gu Dexi's eyes bulged, his mouth twitching uncontrollably, "How has another Emperor Green been cut... and by the sa person... this... Good Lord, are you playing gas with ..."
"Crack..."
The last stone purchased by Gao Fei was also cut open, and a dazzling green hue shone forth from within.
"This green is very rich."
"It seems like another piece of Emperor Green..."
"It can't be, right... How could two pieces of Emperor Green be cut in just one day?"
"Crack-crack!"
The entire skin of the stone was cut away, revealing a jade about the size of a baby's fist, its rich green color and high transparency radiated a noble and elegant presence... Under the sunlight, it shined with an enchanting luster.
"Thump!"
Shop owner Gu Dexi swayed and fell to the ground, his face turning an abnormal shade of white.
"Boss." An assistant hurried over and helped Gu Dexi up, "Boss, are you alright?"
Gu Dexi gave a wry smile, "I've lost three pieces of Emperor Green in just a few days... You tell if I'm alright... My heart is nearly in agony... Three pieces of Emperor Green... those were three pieces of Emperor Green..." As he spoke, Gu Dexi pounded his chest with his fist several tis.
"Boss... try to look on the bright side," the assistant tried to console him, "What's done is done, feeling pain over it now is useless."
"I can't see the bright side." Gu Dexi sighed heavily. He had long dread of obtaining a piece of Emperor Green to pass down as a family heirloom. Heaven seed moved by his sincerity, bestowing upon him three pieces of Emperor Green all at once - it's just unfortunate Gu Dexi didn't grasp any of them.
Regret!
Such regret!
"Boss, do you think... there might be another Emperor Green in the remaining stones?" the assistant asked hesitantly.
"Eh?" Gu Dexi startled, "You an..."
"Boss, I suspect there are still Emperor Green Jade in the remaining stones," the assistant said, "Of course, this is just my personal guess..."
"Smack!"
Gu Dexi slapped his thigh hard, "Go, seal up all the stones, we're not selling anymore today."
"Huh?" The assistant was stunned, he was just speaking off the cuff and hadn't expected Gu Dexi to take him seriously.
"What are you dazing off for! Hurry up and do as I said!" Gu Dexi glared fiercely at the assistant.
"Ah... Yes." The assistant snapped to, imdiately sealing up the remaining stones and stopping the sale, which imdiately drew a barrage of criticism from the custors. Many custors had been tempted upon seeing the Emperor Green Jade that was cut, and had planned to buy a few stones to try their luck, but now the shop was stopping the sale.
"Sorry, but the trading will stop here for today. We apologize for any inconvenience caused," Gu Dexi said with a forced smile, having to harden his face against the custors in order to get the Emperor Green Jade, even if it was a necessary evil.
"This sucks!"
"I'm never coming back here to buy stones again!"
"What a lack of professionalism!"
"They stop selling after a good jade is cut, what kind of logic is that?"
...
The onlooking crowd showed strong dissatisfaction.
At this point, soone approached Gao Fei looking to buy two pieces of Emperor Green Jade at a very high price, but Gao Fei refused them.
"Let's go, let's leave this place," Gao Fei said to Shen Caidie, then turned and started walking outside.
Shen Caidie quickly followed after, "That boss really has no decency. Seeing you cut out Emperor Green Jade, he imdiately regretted it and sealed up the stones without selling them. Such behavior is disgraceful."
Gao Fei just smiled slightly, "He will pay the price for his actions."
"Huh? What do you an?" Shen Caidie was taken aback for a mont.
"There's no good jade left in the remaining stones," Gao Fei said, "If he cuts the stones himself, he will definitely lose a fortune."
"Really?"
"Do I look like I'm joking?"
"Hehe..." Shen Caidie chuckled, "So the shop owner shot himself in the foot?"
Gao Fei nodded, "You could say that."
...
Now, let's shift back to Gu Dexi.
Once all the custors had left, Gu Dexi closed the door and then ordered all his assistants to co and cut stones.
"Cut all these stones for ," Gu Dexi instructed, "Be careful when cutting, don't damage the jade inside." As he said this, Gu Dexi added, "If anyone cuts out an Emperor Green Jade... I'll reward him with one million!"
Hearing about the one million reward, several assistants beca excited.
"Alright, get to work," Gu Dexi waved his hand broadly.
"Zizz... Zizz..."
"Crack... Crack..."
"Pff... Pff..."
Several assistants operated the stone-cutting machines and began slicing up the shop's stones.
Gu Dexi stood to the side, praying non-stop in his heart, "Oh Lord, please, just let cut an Emperor Green Jade, I'm begging you. Gu Dexi is also a well-known businessman in Myanmar, and these past years, he has made quite a fortune trading raw jade stones. His biggest wish in life is to personally cut an Emperor Green Jade, then pass it down as a family heirloom."
As the number of stones dwindled, Gu Dexi's face began to look increasingly grim.
"Boss, two-thirds of the stones have been cut and still no Emperor Green Jade," an assistant asked cautiously, "Should we continue cutting?" It's worth noting that these stones were very costly, and to just cut them like this seed such a waste.
Gu Dexi's face twitched a few tis: "Cut! Keep cutting! Don't leave a single piece untouched!"
With the boss's order, the assistants continued to cut the stones.
The outco was clear. After all the remaining stones were cut, there was still no sign of Emperor Green Jade. However, two pieces of red jade were cut, along with so lower-grade jade, but together they didn't co close to making up for Gu Dexi's losses.
By market price, these stones could fetch between thirty to fifty million. The jade that was cut didn't even total ten million, so Gu Dexi lost several tens of millions in an instant.
"Plop!"
Gu Dexi fell to the ground, his entire deanor becoming foolish and stunned.
"Boss, are you alright?"
"Boss!"
Several assistants rushed over and cautiously helped Gu Dexi up, "Boss, if you're not feeling well, we should take you to the hospital for a checkup?"
Gu Dexi shook his head, "I'm alright, I can bear the loss of several tens of millions... You all can go. Leave alone for a while."
"Boss..."
"Go, I want to be alone."
"Well... We're leaving then. Call us if you need anything."
The assistants took off their work clothes and then left the shop.
In the blink of an eye, Gu Dexi was left alone in the shop.
Looking at the scattered pieces of broken stone on the floor, Gu Dexi felt extrely depressed, "Why can others cut out Emperor Green Jade from the sa stone, but not ? Why is that? Why, oh heavens, why are you so unfair to !!!"
"Why is getting an Emperor Green Jade so difficult for !!!" Gu Dexi heaved a heavy sigh.
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