"Brother Wang, what do you think of that piece? It's quite large."
Zheng Wei pointed to a stone priced at ten thousand dollars and asked.
"This young man's got a good eye, this piece with the yellow sandy skin has a high chance of producing quality jadeite."
The middle-aged boss said with a smile.
"Really?"
Wang Shuai's face showed so excitent, looking interested.
Qin Yang glanced over, without using his Celestial Eye, he also knew the boss was bluffing. The stone Zheng Wei pointed at had a rough surface, poor sand quality, and several visible cracks – expecting it to produce quality jadeite was wishful thinking.
"Such a big piece, there must be so jadeite inside."
Wang Shuai looked closely, touched it, but he couldn't tell anything, naturally.
"Brother Wang, isn't ten thousand a bit much?"
Fan Juejin said.
"Hmm."
Wang Shuai nodded, this boss seed quite shrewd, trying to take
for a fool; little did he know Wang wasn't so easily duped.
"I'll take this piece, but as for the price, how about eight thousand."
Wang Shuai thought for a mont and said.
"Oh young man, your bargaining is a bit harsh, cutting off two thousand right away. Really, ten thousand isn't much for such a large piece, and I brought it all the way from Myanmar to this mountain – not easy."
The middle-aged boss started to complain, but deep in his eyes was a trace of happiness; even at eight thousand, he'd make quite a profit.
"Brother Yang, are these stones really transported from Myanmar?"
Guo Xiaobin asked.
"Yes, jadeite stones are found only in Myanmar, not elsewhere. However, it's certainly not this boss organizing the transport."
Qin Yang nodded and said with a smile.
Looking at the stall of stones, you could tell there wasn't any high-quality material here. The middle-aged boss was just a small stone trader, likely bought stones from other sellers and sold them again.
"Then let's make it nine thousand, otherwise I won't buy it."
However, Wang Shuai didn't know this, and so he said.
"Alright, I see you're quite a bold person, nine thousand it is."
The middle-aged boss said with a smile.
Hearing the complint, Wang Shuai smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth.
"Can I pay by card?"
Wang Shuai took out a card and asked.
"Sure."
The middle-aged boss nodded, gem traders always had POS machines; take the middle-aged boss here, for instance, his highest-priced stone on the stall was tagged at 180,000, no one would carry that much cash around.
After swiping the card, the stone with the yellow sandy skin belonged to Wang Shuai, and Wang Shuai happily picked it up.
"Oh, it's quite heavy too." Wang Shuai comnted.
"Young man, care to cut it open and have a look?"
Having closed the deal, the middle-aged boss was in good spirits and looked at Wang Shuai asking.
"Of course, definitely."
Wang Shuai nodded; such a big stone, he couldn't possibly carry it around for sightseeing.
"Co on, young man, give it to , I'll help you cut it."
The middle-aged boss said with a smile.
Nearby, there was a small jade cutting machine, so the middle-aged boss placed the stone onto the cutting table.
"Is there jadeite in this?"
"Not sure, would need to cut it open to see..."
"..."
In gem gambling, the most thrilling mont was cutting the stone, even though these students didn't understand gambling well, their curiosity peaked about the stone's contents and they all gathered around.
"Students, step back a bit, don't let the water and stone bits splash on you."
The middle-aged boss reminded.
Saying that, the boss donned protective goggles and switched on the machine.
The boss knew Wang Shuai and his group didn't know about gem gambling, so he didn't bother asking him where to cut, directly using his own experience, beginning with a deeper crack.
Whzz whzz whzz~!
The cutting machine whirred at high speed, water flowed along the cutting wheel.
With the water providing lubrication, the sharp cutting wheel gradually sliced into the stone.
"Brother Wang, will there be jadeite inside it?"
Zheng Wei swallowed dryly, eyes fixed on the cutting stone.
"No idea."
Wang Shuai found his heart racing.
Not just the two of them, the other students eagerly peered at the cutting stone, this was the allure of gem gambling – it's all about the thrill.
Snap!
The stone on the cutting table split in two, and the boss turned off the machine, picked up the halved stone, and splashed so water over it.
An uneven patch of green appeared in everyone's sight.
"There's green, there's green..."
The middle-aged boss' eyes lit up as he spoke.
"What's the green, is there jadeite?"
Wang Shuai's face brightened, and he asked hurriedly.
"Indeed, congratulations young man..."
The boss nodded, acknowledging the stone with rough skin surprisingly contained jadeite.
"How much could this sell for?"
Wang Shuai jubilantly asked.
"Now that it's out, it's easier to evaluate."
The middle-aged boss replied.
Saying this, the boss continued to work on the stone.
A few minutes later, a cut piece of jadeite appeared in view.
The jade showed areas of deep green and others almost white.
Qin Yang glanced at it, a bit surprised, Wang Shuai had good luck; there weren't much stones on the boss's stall that increased in value, and Wang Shuai had chosen one of them.
"So this is jadeite?"
"Why is so of it green and so not?"
"..."
Students gathered around, many seeing jadeite erge from a stone for the first ti, starting to chatter.
"Haha, flower green jade, congratulations young man, it increased in value, your luck is really great..."
The middle-aged boss said with a laugh.
His voice was loud, speaking not only to Wang Shuai but also to the onlookers, the increase in stone value would surely draw more buyers.
"It went up? How much could this jadeite sell for?"
Wang Shuai eagerly asked.
"This piece of jadeite could sell for about twenty thousand, young man bought it for nine thousand, you'd make over ten thousand in profit..."
The boss said, handing the jadeite to Wang Shuai.
Characteristics of flower green jade include streaky green distribution, varying from deep to light, even white; it has less water content and poorer transparency, rated as mid to low-grade.
"Twenty thousand, that's quite good."
Wang Shuai said happily, feeling proud, a casual purchase and a tidy profit.
This piece valued at twenty thousand would make a aningful gift for Su Qingqing, not cheap, and quite significant – Wang Shuai was thrilled at the thought.
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