Upon seeing this result, the group of jade gamblers present all frowned, doubting Ye Tianyu's true ability to appraise jade.
How could he not recognize such a fine piece of raw stone with watermelon green color?
Ling Qianren only added 1,000 to the starting bid, turning 21,000 into 500,000, easily making a fortune. If Ye Tianyu wins the bid for the raw stone in the next round, and the value of the treasure he unearths doesn't exceed 500,000, then he will lose the first round.
Of course, the most pleased people at the scene were Lin Zedong and his two children.
In the first round, I only spent a little over 20,000 yuan and solved the watermelon green puzzle worth 500,000 yuan. Judging from the situation, it seems that I have already gained the upper hand in the first round.
"Ye Tianyu, you've seen it for yourself, haven't you?"
Lin Zedong said arrogantly, "The title of Master of Divine Appraisal is not earned by boasting, but by real strength!"
Lin Bing, even more arrogant, puffed out her not-so-mature chest and said, "Ye Tianyu, I'm sure you're dead today!"
"The humiliation I suffered three days ago, I will repay you in full today!"
Looking at the arrogant faces of Lin Zedong and his daughter, Ye Tianyu smiled faintly.
"Isn't it too early to say I've lost?"
"We'll see who has the last laugh!"
As they were talking, the staff brought over the second piece of raw stone.
This is a piece of raw stone with a brownish-black surface, which looks to be about five kilograms and about the same size as the previous one.
The beautiful host announced that the starting price was also 20,000, with each bid increasing by 1,000.
Ye Tianyu stretched out his hand to Ling Qianren: "This time it's your turn to identify it first!"
"Heh! You do know the rules quite well!"
"Alright, I don't need to stand on ceremony with you!"
Ling Qianren chuckled twice and stepped forward.
After carefully examining the patina on the exterior, I shone a strong flashlight on it and then looked at the beautiful female host.
"I'll add ten thousand to the price of this rough stone!"
"Whoosh!"
Everyone present immediately perked up.
The fact that the price was increased by 10,000 yuan immediately indicates that Ling Qianren recognized that this rough stone could yield treasure.
And the quality must be good too.
The beautiful host looked at Ye Tianyu: "Mr. Ye, Mr. Ling didn't give up, he even raised the price, it's your turn now!"
Ye Tianyu remained calm, nodded, and walked over.
After weighing it in his hand and listening carefully to the sound it made when tapped, he stood up straight and said calmly.
"I'm going to bid on this rough stone, raising the price to 50,000!"
Upon hearing this, everyone became excited.
Ling Qianren raised the price by 10,000, bringing the reserve price to 30,000.
Ye Tianyu raised the price to 50,000, which was a fixed increase of 20,000.
This shows that he also believes this rough stone will yield a treasure.
This is going to be interesting.
The most exciting part of a jade gambling competition is the fierce bidding.
Lin Zedong and Ye Tianyu have a history of grudges and bets.
Nobody wants to lose, and this rough stone will probably fetch an astronomical price at auction.
All eyes turned to Ling Qianren, anticipating his bid.
However, to everyone's surprise, it happened.
Ling Qianren suddenly burst into laughter.
"Ye Tianyu, you've been tricked!"
"The reason I raised the price is to lure you in!"
"The appearance of this rough stone is average, and the green inside is very light. Even if jade can be extracted from it, the quality will not be good."
"So, I'm giving up. You can have this rough stone!"
"Hahaha!"
He then burst into laughter.
"boom!"
Everyone in the room was stunned.
"Wow, this rough stone was never going to yield a top-quality piece."
"Ling Qianren doesn't play by the rules; he deliberately lured Ye Tianyu into his trap."
He was cunning and shrewd, tricking Ye Tianyu into falling for his trick and winning the first round.
Lin Bing smiled radiantly and gave Ling Qianren a thumbs up.
"Master Ling, your move was truly brilliant, absolutely brilliant! We can win the first round now!"
Even she thought Ling Qianren's strategy was brilliant, and that her Lin family had a high probability of winning the first round.
Standing behind Ye Tianyu, Qingtianhu was furious and gritted his teeth, saying, "Master, that old bastard Ling Qianren dared to play you, I'm going to deal with him!"
Why are you so impatient?
Ye Tianyu glared at him: "Who said I was tricked?"
"Don't say anything more, just sit back and watch the show."
As he spoke, he looked at Ling Qianren with a mocking expression: "I'm willing to fall for it, so what?"
"Let me ask you one question: are you sure you don't want to bid and are just going to let me have it?"
"hehe!"
Ling Qianren laughed arrogantly, "Of course I'll give it to you. The treasures extracted from this rough stone aren't as valuable as my watermelon green one. You're bound to lose in the first round. Do you think I'm a fool to bid against you?"
"You really are a fool!"
"After the stone is cut open, you'll know whether you lost or I lost!"
Ye Tianyu flicked his finger and looked at the beautiful host: "The other party has given up. The deal is for 50,000. Please cut the stone!"
"good!"
"Since Mr. Ling has given up, then this rough stone belongs to Mr. Ye!"
The beautiful host smiled sweetly as she instructed the stone cutter to cut the stone.
The ear-piercing cutting sound rang out, and the stone cutting began.
Everyone present looked unconvinced.
They all believed in Ling Qianren, worshipped him as a god, and trusted his expertise in appraising treasures.
Since he said the rough stone wasn't valuable, then it must not be.
Therefore, everyone was indifferent, believing that Ye Tianyu was destined to lose in the first round.
Ten minutes later, the cutting sound stopped.
The stone cutting is complete.
The cutter brought the two halves of the rough stone, one large and one small, to the beautiful host.
The beautiful host glanced at it a few times, still maintaining her sweet smile, and instructed the surgeon to lift it up and display it to the audience.
Then he spoke into the microphone.
"Mr. Ye is really lucky. The treasure that was cut out from this rough stone is a top-grade icy jadeite!"
"boom!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was startled and looked at the two halves of the rough stone that the cutter was holding above his head.
A light green jadeite, resembling an ice sculpture.
"Whoosh!"
The entire audience erupted in uproar.
"My God, it really is top-quality icy jadeite."
"The quality is much better than Ling Qianren's watermelon green."
Everyone looked on incredulously, realizing that they had underestimated Ye Tianyu's appraisal skills.
Lin Zedong, his two children, and Ling Qianren were all petrified and frozen in place.
Just a moment ago, they were arrogant and smug.
In that instant, his face looked worse than if he had eaten shit.
How did a rough stone that a master appraiser didn't think was worthwhile turn out to be a top-quality stone even more valuable than watermelon green?
Just as the three of them were still in disbelief and hadn't even reacted, more than a dozen jewelers rushed onto the stage to bid.
This piece of jade, weighing only about five kilograms, was eventually bought by a jeweler for three million.
The beautiful host, holding the microphone, spoke with a smile.
Mr. Ling purchased the raw stone for 500,000 yuan.
The raw stone that Mr. Ye bought was worth three million, far exceeding the value of Mr. Ling's raw stone.
Therefore, Mr. Ye won the first round of the final.
Four highly respected notaries stood up simultaneously to witness and announce that Ye Tianyu had won the first round.
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