About ten minutes later, an elderly man with white hair, slightly out of breath, arrived.

"Xiao Hang, you said there are three top-quality jadeite pieces here?" The white-haired old man looked at Li Hang as soon as he came over and asked anxiously.

Lin Yun found this scene somewhat amusing.

This white-haired old man must be Zhang Lao, whom Li Hang just called over the phone. He calls his boss "Xiao Hang," so they must have a close relationship.

But if he's in such a hurry, isn't he afraid the seller will raise the price on the spot?

However, because of this, he felt a little more favorably toward the white-haired old man. Such a person must be someone who truly loves jade and wouldn't play tricks in business. Businessmen like to meet such people the most.

"Old Zhang, don't worry, those three pieces of jade are here, please take a look..." Seeing the white-haired old man like this, Li Hang was also a little embarrassed, but he quickly pointed to the three pieces of jade on the table and said.

"This is... an emerald?" The white-haired old man immediately looked at the three pieces of jade on the table, and the next moment his eyes widened in disbelief.

The white-haired old man's voice trembled slightly as he excitedly reached out to touch the three pieces of jade.

Lin Yun smiled slightly and remained silent.

He had been consulting the cosmic trading system and comparing jade information on Earth. He realized that the emerald the white-haired old man was referring to was the color of these three pieces of jade, not emerald gemstones.

"The color is even...and the transparency is also very high..." As he kept examining the three pieces of jade, the white-haired old man's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

"Mr. Zhang, how much do you think these three pieces of jade are worth?" Li Hang asked, seizing the opportunity.

"Such a good thing, how can you use money to buy it..." The white-haired old man glared, about to scold Li Hang, but then he thought of something, smiled wryly, and said, "Never mind, things are made to be sold..."

“Hmm… this piece of jade should yield six bracelets, a dozen or so cabochons, and seven or eight pendants… this piece of jade has a very good shape; let me think, it should be able to be made into a decorative piece… and this piece of jade…” Old Zhang examined the three pieces of jade and pondered.

"According to market prices, these three pieces of jade should be worth 23 million, 27 million, and 31 million respectively..." After a moment, Old Zhang pointed to the three pieces of jade, looked at Li Hang and Lin Yun, and stated their prices.

"Young man, are you the owner of these three pieces of jade? You must sell these three pieces of jade to Xiao Hang!" Then, Old Zhang looked at Lin Yun, rubbed his hands together, and said with a smile.

“Mr. Lin, I’m willing to buy these three pieces of jadeite for 20% more than the price Mr. Zhang quoted. What do you think?” Li Hang said to Lin Yun with a smile.

Lin Yun was surprised to hear what Elder Zhang said.

Twenty-three million, twenty-seven million, thirty-one million, that adds up to eighty-one million. That's twenty-one million more expensive than the sixty million Li Hang mentioned. It's just three stones, I never expected them to be so valuable.

Although Lin Yun knew that jade could store special energy and was valuable even in many civilizations in the universe, the problem was that many people on Earth didn't know that, which was truly insane.

Just then, Lin Yun heard Li Hang's words and his heart trembled once again.

Eighty-one million, if we acquire it for another 20% more, that would be over ninety-seven million... That's almost one hundred million!

“Mr. Lin, do you think this price is too low? I know that these three pieces of jade are all top-quality jade, very rare. If we take them to a big market together, we might get a better price. How about this, I'll raise the price by 10% and buy them…” Seeing that Lin Yun hadn’t spoken, Li Hang thought that Lin Yun was not satisfied with the price, so he gritted his teeth and said.

Buying at 30% above market price is already quite expensive. After deducting processing and advertising costs, he probably won't make much money in the end...

However, he didn't want to lose Lin Yun as a connection. If he could obtain a continuous supply of high-grade jade from Lin Yun, which would elevate the status of his gold and jewelry store, it would be an intangible asset.

"Mr. Li, if you don't mind, how about I call you Brother Li?" Lin Yun, having regained his senses, looked at Li Hang, who was slightly gritting his teeth, and smiled.

Unexpectedly, before he could even speak, Li Hang raised the price by another 10%, which amounted to over eight million. He hadn't even had a chance to speak, yet it was worth so much... However, seeing Li Hang grit his teeth slightly, he knew that this price was putting some strain on the other party.

If that's the case, it's not a sustainable business strategy.

In business negotiations, the gritted teeth and bitter words of both sides are often just for show. They may claim to have suffered huge losses, but in reality, they may not know how much they have gained. However, Lin Yun knew that Li Hang's current behavior was probably genuine.

Just now, he purchased a miniature lie detector on the Cosmic Trading System. He planned to cooperate with Li Hang for a long time, so he naturally wanted to ascertain the other party's true character. Since he didn't have the time or energy to judge, he simply purchased a miniature lie detector on the Cosmic Trading System.

It only costs one point of spiritual energy, which is nothing to Lin Yun, but it can be a great help at crucial moments.

According to the lie detector, Li Hang's current behavior should be the same as what he is thinking.

In other words, the price Mr. Zhang mentioned earlier was indeed the market price, so the price Li Hang is offering now is indeed extremely high.

"Not at all, not at all. I was afraid you'd dislike me, Brother Lin. How about I call you that from now on?" Li Hang said excitedly.

To be honest, if he hadn't judged that Lin Yun might be a scion of a powerful family, he probably would have already established a brotherhood with Lin Yun, which would have made it easier to do business. However, his judgment that Lin Yun might be a scion of a powerful family made him hesitant to casually establish a brotherhood with him.

If the other party has high standards and looks down on him for his humble background, and doesn't like him trying to curry favor with his brother, then he'll lose face.

At this moment, Li Hang believes that his increased price may have worked, making the other party truly recognize him as a person.

This made him very happy, and he felt that the millions he spent were worthwhile, as it allowed him to befriend such a powerful scion of a family, which might be an opportunity for him.

“Of course, no problem.” Lin Yun nodded with a smile and continued, “Brother Li, although I really want you to raise the price by another 10%, I feel that would be too much of a burden for you. Since we’re brothers, I naturally can’t let you suffer too much. How about this, it’s still 20% higher. If you feel bad about it, Brother Li, you can give me some more discounts when I buy this hotel later.”

Li Hang was already over forty years old, but hearing Lin Yun's words still filled him with enthusiasm.

In today's business world, everyone is meticulous about every penny, let alone when it comes to more than eight million dollars in real money.

If it were someone else, they wouldn't care if you lived or died; they'd just get their hands on those eight million first.

As expected of a scion of a powerful family, those words are so bold—over eight million is nothing to him!

“Brother Lin, what are you saying? It’s just a hotel, it’s not worth much money. Since you’ve said we’re brothers, I’ll give you this hotel!” Li Hang said generously.

Lin Yun was stunned. He hadn't expected that his decision to give up over eight million in profits simply to avoid any rift in their future cooperation would lead the other party to consider giving him a hotel worth ten or twenty million.

Around them, Mr. Zhang, Li Jiayun, and some waiters not far away were all dumbfounded.

This... is this how business is conducted?

Things worth nearly ten million or even twenty million, and they're still passing the buck to each other?

This is a considerable sum of money, more than an average person could earn in a lifetime!

"This won't do..." Lin Yun said hurriedly as he regained his senses.

"Although I'm not as rich as you, brother, it's just a hotel. It's nothing to me, your brother Li! If you acknowledge me as your brother, then don't say anything else, or you'll be slapping me in the face!" Li Hang said, feigning anger.

"Well... alright..." Since the other party had already gone this far, what else could Lin Yun say? He could only smile wryly and say...

Not far away, many waiters saw this scene and were filled with envy and jealousy.

All right?

Is this alright?

This is wonderful!

At this moment, they wished they were Lin Yun, and that their boss would give them this hotel!

Or just say, comparing yourself to others will only lead to your demise!

The money they could never earn in their entire lives is something these rich people can just give away casually!

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