Those around could tell from the man's expression that he was neither a wealthy person nor someone who had come to purchase goods on behalf of a company.

Seeing the foreign friend's expression, the people around him probably guessed that he had brought all his family's money or borrowed a lot of foreign debt, wanting to gamble his life and hope to get rich overnight.

But fate did not favor him.

They spent all their money to open a wasteland that was full of stones.

Su Ran merely glanced at him indifferently; she felt no sympathy whatsoever for this kind of person.

After all, anyone who dares to come here should be prepared to lose everything in one fell swoop, while getting rich overnight is a rare occurrence.

If you can't handle the outcome, you shouldn't even be involved in the word "gambling."

Jiang Zhi glanced at him and then looked away; this kind of person was the least deserving of sympathy.

"Shall we go check out the others?"

Upon hearing Jiang Zhi's words, Su Ran readily agreed.

Jiang Zhi led his men to the other side of the raw stone area, where half of the stones had already been opened.

Su Ran looked at the raw materials around her; these were for tonight's bidding.

The bidding area contains readily available materials, and many people will take a slip of paper to write down the materials they like.

When it comes to bidding, when these numbers are mentioned, the price that is acceptable to the material that is selected will be written down.

Whoever offers the highest price gets the piece of jade.

However, there was more than one person participating in the bidding, so none of them knew the price offered by the other party.

The most strict thing about the bidding area is that you can only bid once, which is why everyone brought so many experts with them.

Regarding the price, the experts will need to negotiate multiple times before a price is given.

However, the price offered must be approached with extreme caution.

First, the price cannot exceed the original price of the material, but the price cannot be too low either, because he is not the only one who wants this material.

So the bidding area is all about excitement.

By participating in the bidding, Su Ran had essentially acquired the status of a shipping magnate, and she appeared on the third floor, which offered a wide view.

Zhou Aixu participated in the bidding simply because she was already there, and might as well bring some good stuff back to open a jade shop. After all, she couldn't just come here for a visit without buying anything.

Therefore, the shipping magnate also arranged for experts to buy some good items to take back to the port city for this bidding.

As soon as we sat down on the second floor, someone immediately brought us tea, desserts, and snacks.

Su Ran sat next to Jiang Zhi, who sat next to Old Master Zhou. Being so close, Su Ran could clearly see the stack of serial number slips in the shipping magnate's hand. Judging from the slips, it seemed that Old Master Zhou was going to buy quite a lot of goods this time.

The noisy environment quickly quieted down after the host appeared.

Without wasting any words, the host pressed a button next to him, and a round indentation appeared on the table. Then, a piece of material labeled with the serial number 01 slowly rose up, and the material's appearance was projected onto the stage in 360° without any blind spots.

The host looked around and slowly said, "This is the first piece of material in this bidding area, number 01. All interested guests, please state your prices. Once the price is confirmed, it cannot be changed. The highest bidder wins!"

Despite the appearance of stone number 01, some people present still took a liking to it and made bids.

Su Ran glanced at it lightly and knew that it was just a piece of trash in sheep's clothing.

Judging from Mr. Zhou's condition, he probably has no interest in this piece of material.

Fortunately, it was unintentional. After all, this piece of material only has a thin layer of green on the surface, which can be simply called surface green, while the inside is all white stone.

in other words.

This stone is ridiculously undervalued; it's a complete scam.

But some people are gamblers.

Six minutes later, the bidding ended, and the prices of the buyers who had their eyes on the No. 01 stone appeared on the screen. This pit stone was won by a man for 2.01 million.

Seeing this, Su Ran remained silent, but Jiang Zhi, who was standing to the side, spoke up, "This guy spent 2 million to buy a hole?"

Hearing Jiang Zhi's voice, she was somewhat surprised, "You can judge stones now?"

Jiang Zhi shook his head and pointed to the others sitting on the second floor. "If it were something good, the people on the second floor wouldn't have remained inactive. This means that these experts know that what's inside is junk, or that its value is far less than what they would bother to buy."

Su Ran didn't say much upon hearing this. It was indeed a method, but it wasn't sustainable.

However, when good materials appear, the first floor's financial resources can't compete with the second floor's, so they can only pick up what the second floor doesn't want.

But this two million is really not worth it at all.

What can a thin layer of green do? Once the machine cuts it, it automatically splits open, and the merchant makes a profit of 2.01 million.

The No. 02 material was delivered quickly; it wasn't too big, but it wasn't too small either—about the size of a rice bowl.

But this piece of material has the advantage of a thin skin and a large filling; you can see the green inside just by shining a flashlight on it.

Su Ran glanced at it and realized that the material was indeed quite good, as it was entirely green, completely the opposite of the No. 01 piece above.

After removing the outer layer, the material inside is at least the size of an adult man's fist. Moreover, the quality of this piece is quite good; it's an icy apple-green jadeite, making it worth buying.

Judging from Mr. Zhou's actions, he seems interested in number 02, but the price...

The price offered was a bit low, but it was a price that Mr. Zhou's team had carefully considered and analyzed the psychological state of others before giving it to them.

She didn't want to say too much, but she was afraid she couldn't get the deal at that price.

Jiang Zhi leaned closer and asked, "What's wrong?"

Su Ran said in a low voice, "This price is a bit low, I'm afraid we won't be able to get it."

People around her didn't hide the price from Su Ran, so it was indeed quite difficult to get this piece of jade for 2.4 million.

The team behind him was about to say something, but then they kept quiet.

After all, they valued this piece of jade at tens of millions, but if it had a hole in it, things would be hard to say. That's why they gave a more reasonable price.

After all, the old shipping magnate was rich and could do whatever he wanted!

However, Zhou the Shipping King would not arbitrarily change the price because of what a junior said, and Jiang Zhi did not offer any advice.

Five minutes passed in the blink of an eye. When the price was revealed, Mr. Zhou ultimately failed to secure raw material No. 02 by a margin of 90,000.

Those around were stunned by the price, and Zhou, the shipping magnate, was also somewhat annoyed, but his gaze toward Su Ran was full of scrutiny.

Noticing the old man's gaze, Su Ran simply smiled in response and said nothing more.

Seeing through the stone not only allows you to see the raw material, but also the price offered by others. However, as an outsider, Su Ran naturally couldn't say much about Old Master Zhou's purchase of materials; she could just watch with peace of mind.

After material No. 02 was acquired by someone else, material No. 03 was also presented.

This piece of material is very, very large, measuring two meters high and one meter wide.