"How many do you have?" He Yaowei asked excitedly.
“Three hundred million,” Niu Wangzu said, looking at He Yaowei’s expression, and added, “But if that’s the case, I demand a 50/50 split, and you have to write me an IOU. This is my savings from all these years.”
“Fifty-fifty,” He Yaowei murmured. “Okay, I agree.” If he only bids for one piece, after deducting Niu Wangzu’s 30%, he can only earn 140 million. If he bids for two pieces, even though it’s a fifty-fifty split, he can earn 200 million. And that’s the estimated minimum price. After the raw stones are cut open, the profit will probably be even greater.
At this moment, Niu Wangzu was a little uneasy. He was afraid that He Yaowei would refuse, which would mean he had worked for nothing. Little did he know that He Yaowei had no doubts about him. After all, Master Niu was very famous. Although He Yaowei had not participated in jade gambling in recent years, the circle of the rich was only so big, and he had long heard of Niu Wangzu's name. Otherwise, when Gu Yu came to buy raw stones, the first person He Yaowei would have thought of would not have been Niu Wangzu.
"Okay, deal."
"Let's go to the private room to draft the contract." Master Niu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw He Yaowei agree, and hurriedly went to sign the contract. "Mr. He, it's not that I'm not a good friend, after all, the amount involved is not small."
"I understand." He Yaowei's eyes were only on the two rough stones at this moment. He didn't even care much about the contract. After all, when you borrow money, you always have to write a collateral clause.
Gu Yu wandered around the raw stone market, holding five raw stones in his hand. One of them, when touched, did not elicit any reaction from the Dragon Source. Two of them showed only slight reactions, while the other two showed strong reactions, though not as intense as the icy imperial green stone he had previously unearthed.
These five rough stones cost him three thousand. Having learned from the experience of the previous rough stone, he immediately started bargaining down to the lowest possible price.
Arriving at the stone-cutting machine, he first cut the raw stone that had no reaction from the Dragon Source. As expected, there was nothing there; it was indeed a waste stone. Then he cut the two raw stones that showed slight reactions, and the jadeite that came out was very ordinary. Of course, he heard this from the people next to him. Then he cut the other two raw stones that showed huge reactions, which immediately shocked the people around him.
"My God! It's icy jadeite, flawless! I'll bid 100,000!" someone suddenly said to Gu Yu.
"I'll offer 150,000 for five," someone else said.
“Don’t take advantage of this young man’s lack of knowledge about the market. These two pieces of icy jadeite can be used to make three jadeite bracelets. Moreover, this one is high-grade icy with color; the bracelet made from just this one piece alone can sell for 300,000.” At this moment, the middle-aged man who had previously offered 1.8 million for Gu Yu’s icy imperial green jadeite stepped forward and said, “Young man, I’ll offer 500,000. How about you sell it to me?”
"Sorry, I'm not selling." The same words came out of Gu Yu's mouth again. He came to buy raw stones this time to store source energy, create a source gathering array, and help his parents cultivate. He wanted to keep these few pieces of jadeite to test what level of jadeite could withstand the source energy required to meet the source gathering array, so that he could choose four pieces of jadeite the size of a bench.
After all, if it were something like the Imperial Green Ice Jade, Gu Yu wouldn't even consider it; he couldn't afford it.
“Young man, my name is Kuang Tianhua, and I am the owner of Tianxing Jewelry. This is my business card. I believe you will need me, and of course, I need you too,” Kuang Tianhua said. He was telling the truth. Ever since Gu Yu found the icy imperial green jadeite, he had been following Gu Yu closely, observing his every move.
Take the five raw stones that Gu Yu chose, for example. Others might not know, but he saw them clearly. They weren't chosen randomly at all; he examined each one carefully. Of course, he took Gu Yu's action of holding the raw stones in his hand and feeling the dragon source react as Gu Yu appraising the raw stones. And that wasn't wrong; he was indeed appraising them, just using a different method than others.
Therefore, Kuang Tianhua felt that Gu Yu's ability to find icy imperial green jadeite was not due to luck, but rather to his appraisal skills. Such a young rough stone appraiser with an extremely high accuracy rate was something that Tianxing Jewelry had to befriend.
"Oh!" Gu Yu took the business card and glanced at it. He had already memorized the phone number and put it in his pocket. He did need Kuang Tianhua because he had a plan in mind to make some money from gambling on stones and then donate it to gain contribution points. He needed to cooperate with jewelers, otherwise, who would he sell to?
Gu Yu quickly left the stone-cutting machine site. He needed to find a secluded place, but the jade gambling market was crowded with people. The only safe and private place was the toilet.
When he was little, some people in the village said that if he didn't go to school, he wouldn't even be able to find a toilet in the big city. That was true. But even after he went to school, Gu Yu still searched for a long time because he could still get lost even when following the signs. It was very frustrating.
Having finally found the restroom, Gu Yu couldn't wait to go inside, close the door, and take out the five pieces of jade he had just unearthed.
Holding a piece of jade in his hand, Gu Yu released his energy and tried to infuse it with his source energy.
This piece of jade was originally just ordinary jade, but in the next second, it suddenly turned into imperial green.
Although it still can't compare to the Ice Jade Emperor Green that Gu Yu obtained, the color is about the same in Gu Yu's eyes.
"What if I pour in some more?" Gu Yu immediately poured in more Origin Qi, and the next second Gu Yu's expression changed.
Bang………
The jade in his hand suddenly shattered. Gu Yu hurriedly activated the Returning Origin Technique, absorbing the source energy released after the jade shattered into his body.
"As expected, there are limitations. If there's too much, the jade can't withstand it," Gu Yu murmured.
He then took out an icy jadeite, infused it with his source energy, and the icy jadeite immediately emitted a dazzling light.
"Holy crap! That's fucking perverted, taking pictures in the toilet." Just then, someone outside went to the toilet and suddenly saw a flash of light where Gu Yu was, and immediately exclaimed that it was perverted.
Gu Yu ignored the man and looked at the icy jade in his hand. It was almost as good as imperial icy green jade. Most importantly, the source energy contained in it was enough to set up an array.
"Looks like we don't need a piece of jade the size of a stool. We just need some icy jade, about a hundred yuan each," Gu Yu said, examining the jade in his hand.
"Okay! Let's find He Yaowei first." Gu Yu walked out of the restroom, unaware that He Yaowei was currently auctioning off raw stones.
At this moment, there are hundreds of raw stones displayed in the hall on the third floor. The most eye-catching one is the one in the very center, which is the size of a millstone. Around this raw stone are six other raw stones, each about half the size of a millstone.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the latest batch of rough stones that have arrived here. They have been appraised by a master appraiser, and 100% of them are genuine. Except for the seven stones in the very center, the other rough stones are priced and you can buy them yourself. As for those seven stones, we will use an auction system; whoever bids the highest gets them," Wu Pei said to the crowd.
"Next is treasure hunting time. We'll make the purchase in an hour."
After Wu Pei finished speaking, the group headed towards the raw stones. Since they had come to buy raw stones, they had brought a raw stone appraiser with them.
He Yaowei then headed towards the seven rough stones in the center. Niu Wangzu had already told him which two stones they were, so He Yaowei went straight to those two stones.
The price was exactly the same as what Niu Wangzu said: 300 million per piece.
“They’ve taken the bait.” At this moment, Niu Wangzu came up to Wu Pei and said with a smile.
“Hehe…” Wu Pei chuckled. Three hundred million per stone. Those two rough stones were indeed of good quality, but they were extremely ordinary. They only spent one million to acquire them. Most importantly, once He Yaowei spent the money on these two rough stones, his company would be on the verge of bankruptcy. At that time, Niu Wangzu could use that contract to demand payment from him, and then find a suitable opportunity to acquire his shares at a low price.
Thinking of this, Wu Pei couldn't help but down the red wine in his hand in one gulp.
"You must remember, we'll split it 50/50 afterwards," Niu Wangzu emphasized. This matter would never have happened without him, so even he felt he was at a disadvantage if it were split 50/50.
Half an hour passed quickly, and people rushed to buy the raw stones. When it came to the seven raw stones in the center, a fierce battle ensued.
Strangely enough, the two rough stones that He Yaowei auctioned did not see much bidding. He Yaowei originally thought that it would cost at least 700 million to acquire both, but in the end he acquired them for only 640 million, which was very strange.
No one bid on the millstone-sized rough stone in the center. Although it was the king of stones this time, the price was too high, with a starting bid of 600 million.
Although everyone present was a tycoon, no one dared to try to buy it; it was too risky, and the appraisers they brought couldn't identify the rough stone at all.
The saying goes, "One cut makes you poor, one cut makes you rich, one cut leaves you in rags." Nobody dares to gamble away 600 million; they only buy items that their appraisers deem acceptable.
Seeing that no one bid for the Stone King, Wu Pei frowned. Although he had anticipated this situation, he did not expect that no one would even hesitate.
Niu Wangzu said this raw stone is worth at most 600 million, which means that if you buy it for 600 million, you will make no profit if you are lucky, and you will lose money if you are unlucky.
“This stone has been personally appraised by Master Niu, and it is highly likely that it contains icy imperial green jade. Doesn’t everyone want to take a gamble?” Wu Pei suddenly said to the crowd.
"Mr. Wu, to be honest, we can't see through this rough stone. Besides, the starting price is a bit too high. Moreover, Master Niu's statement is very likely. As the saying goes, even a god can't judge a piece of jade. What if it turns out to be worthless? We'll lose a lot of money." Someone said. Six hundred million is no small amount. Those present who can come up with six hundred million probably have their entire fortune. Who would dare to gamble?
Wu Pei frowned. To be honest, he hadn't paid a low price for this rough stone—three hundred million yuan. He was gambling on it, after all, it was the "King of Stones."
"Mr. Wu, how about this, why don't you make an incision and let us see?" someone suggested.
This put Wu Pei in a difficult position. One cut could lead to heaven or hell. If he made a cut and nothing came of it, things would be in trouble! He would be stuck with this problem. His gaze couldn't help but turn to Niu Wangzu.
“I can make an incision,” Niu Wangzu said, “but I need to observe carefully how to make the incision.”
"How long will it take?" Wu Pei asked.
“Uncertain.” Niu Wangzu shook his head. This was the King of Stones! He only knew there was something in it, but he didn’t know which piece it was, or where to cut it.
“Alright, everyone wait a moment until Master Niu determines the best spot to make the cut,” Wu Pei said. Then Niu Wangzu began to observe the stone king. He needed to find the best position so that he could make the stone king grow bigger with one cut.
Everyone was initially watching with great interest, but after waiting for ten minutes without any movement, they all went to cut open the rough stones they had obtained. After all, they had spent a lot of money, and everyone was eager to see whether they would be excited or disappointed.
At this moment, Gu Yu came up. He had been searching for a long time before finding He Yaowei. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the two rough stones that He Yaowei had bid on.
"You bought some raw stones?" Gu Yu asked He Yaowei.
"Hmm!" He Yaowei was very excited. He was about to make a fortune and was just waiting for the stone to be cut. However, there were quite a few people waiting to have their stones cut, so his wait was getting longer.
"Can I take a look?" Gu Yu asked.
"Sure, Mr. Gu, please feel free to look around." Because he was so happy, He Yaowei had lost some of the demeanor that a big boss should have.
With He Yaowei's permission, Gu Yu placed his hand on a rough stone that was larger than himself. However, this time Long Yuan did not react. Then he walked to another stone. This one did make a little noise from Long Yuan, but it was very small, even smaller than the two stones from which he had extracted ordinary jadeite.
"How much did you pay for it?" Gu Yu frowned and looked at He Yaowei.
“Six hundred and forty million,” He Yaowei replied.
"What?" Gu Yu was shocked by the price. Of all the raw stones in the market, apart from the King Stone, these two were probably the most expensive, because the others were only around 100 million.
"Young Master Gu, what's wrong?" He Yaowei asked, somewhat puzzled, seeing Gu Yu's shock.
"You might have lost your bet. These two rough stones are quite ordinary." Gu Yu didn't say it was certain, only that it was a possibility, since he couldn't let others know about his abilities.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible." He Yaowei immediately denied Gu Yu's words. If he didn't know that Gu Yu was a grandmaster, he probably would have scolded him. After all, no one likes to hear that they have lost a bet, and this was his entire fortune.
“Alright! You can untie it and take a look,” Gu Yu said. Although He Yaowei concealed it well, Gu Yu could see anger and distrust in He Yaowei’s eyes.
"Young Master Gu, then we'll wait and see." Actually, He Yaowei can't be blamed. After all, he trusts Niu Wangzu quite a bit. Besides, Gu Yu is only a grandmaster, not a master of gambling on stones. If Gu Yu understood gambling on stones, why would he need to invite Niu Wangzu?
"Young man, could you please take a look at the rough stone we bought?" Just then, a middle-aged man walked over. Upon seeing the middle-aged man, Gu Yu was taken aback; it was Kuang Tianhua again.
“Okay.” Gu Yu nodded and then followed Kuang Tianhua to their side.
"This is the raw stone we bought for 90 million," Kuang Tianhua said, pointing to their raw stone.
Another rough stone bigger than a person, but the other person only spent 90 million, while He Yaowei spent more than 300 million. The difference is too big!
Gu Yu placed his hand on the raw stone, and suddenly the Dragon Source in his blood aperture vibrated.
"Young man, how is it?" Kuang Tianhua asked curiously.
“It’s very likely this one.” Gu Yu took out the icy jadeite he had previously found. He didn’t know the type and grade of the jadeite, so he could only judge based on what he had chosen before. “It’s also likely to be a bit better than this one.”
“Young man, you have a good eye. My expert in jade gambling also said that there is a very high probability that this is icy jadeite, so I bought it.” Kuang Tianhua said immediately after hearing Gu Yu’s words. He was now very certain that Gu Yu had the ability to identify rough stones, and that he was very good at it.
"Oh!" Gu Yu nodded. "Then we can try to untie it."
"Just about to be cut open," Kuang Tianhua said, and soon Kuang Tianhua's raw stone was placed on the stone-cutting machine.
"Young man, where do you think it's appropriate to make the first cut?" Kuang Tianhua asked Gu Yu again.
"This..." Gu Yu was stunned. To be honest, this was a bit difficult for him. He could only know if there was anything inside the raw stone, but as for what the thing looked like or what shape it was, how would he know? Unless he cultivated a primordial spirit, but without breaking through the limit, it was impossible to have a primordial spirit.
"I don't know," Gu Yu replied.
"Oh!" Kuang Tianhua nodded, then looked at his raw stone.
With one slash, the surroundings fell silent.
"Icy jadeite, and apple green at that! So much of it! We've struck gold! We've made a fortune!" someone exclaimed.
As luck would have it, He Yaowei was also cutting stones at that moment. When he heard the exclamation, he was extremely excited, but then he thought, wait a minute!
Niu Wangzu told him that these two rough stones could yield icy imperial green jadeite, so how did they turn into apple green? That's quite a difference.
"Mr. He, you've lost everything on this rough stone, you've got nothing." The person next to He Yaowei suddenly said to him.
"Impossible." But the next second he saw his rock, and his eyes widened in horror. "This is impossible, this is impossible!"
He was somewhat frantic. Three hundred million! Not a single cent. He couldn't accept it. He looked at another piece of rough stone and said, "Open this one for me, open it."
Originally, Kuang Tianhua's raw stones had increased in price, attracting attention, but all eyes were immediately drawn to He Yaowei.
Of all the rough stones in the market, the two he bought were the most expensive.
The rough stone was placed on the stone-cutting machine, and the whole place fell silent. The first stone, worth 300 million, was lost. What about the second one?
The next moment, everyone froze. This time it wasn't just scrap stone; there was something there, but it wasn't worth anything!
"How much can it sell for?" Gu Yu asked Kuang Tianhua, as they looked at He Yaowei's rough stone.
"A million!" Kuang Tianhua said after thinking for a moment.
The raw stone, worth 640 million, yielded only one million worth of goods, leaving He Yaowei completely stunned. His mind went blank; the legacy of three generations of his ancestors was gone just like that!
Overwhelmed with anger, he coughed up a mouthful of blood and swayed as he was about to collapse. His two bodyguards quickly caught him.
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