"Hehe! You're pretty straightforward!"
Lin Hao said arrogantly, "You go first. There are raw stones all over the place. Go and choose one!"
"Wait! I have something to say!"
Duan Sihai looked at Fang Xueqing: "President Fang, my rule here is that you have to pay money to identify the raw stones first."
"If a gem is found after the stone is cut, many jewelers on site will offer high prices to buy it. Whether to sell or not is up to the individual!"
"You don't have any objections, do you?"
As expected of a professional in the jade gambling industry, he worried that Ye Tianyu might not understand the rules since it was his first time gambling on jade, so he explained the rules to him first.
Fang Xueqing raised her eyebrows slightly: "Don't worry, we won't break the rules!"
“Money is no problem. Once Ye Tianyu has selected the rough stone, you name your price, and I will pay immediately.”
Ye Tianyu smiled and said, "Thank you for explaining the rules to me. Don't worry, you won't be shortchanged by a single penny!"
After saying that, he walked directly to the place piled with raw stones, picked up a stone the size of a bowl, weighed it in his hand, shook his head slightly, put it back, picked up another stone, concentrated, and weighed the stone in his hand.
According to the beginner's method of appraising treasures in the Qilin Treasure Appraisal Manual, the first step is to weigh the raw stone in your hand, and then listen to the sound it makes.
It is heavy, produces a crisp and pleasant sound when struck, and has a 99% success rate in yielding valuable items.
The first rough stone was not up to standard in terms of weight, so it was discarded.
The second piece had a good weight, but the sound it made when tapped wasn't good enough, so I gave up on it.
When Lin Hao saw that Ye Tianyu was identifying the raw stones without using a strong flashlight, but simply holding them in his hand and judging their weight and the sound they made when tapped, he immediately began to mock him.
"Look at this, everyone! How can you identify raw stones like this?!"
"He's obviously a complete novice!"
"Looks like he's here to show off!"
All the jade connoisseurs present frowned and shook their heads slightly.
The common sense about gambling on jade stones is to first look at the surface color and patina, and then use a small flashlight with strong ultraviolet light to determine whether a gemstone will be found.
But Ye Tianyu didn't follow the usual methods. Unlike others, he used the weight and the sound of tapping the stone to determine whether it could yield treasure.
This shows that he has never played with jade before.
That's hilarious! Weighing it and tapping it to check the sound—does he think he's identifying gold?!
Everyone had strange expressions, all looking down on Ye Tianyu.
Only Fang Xueqing remained calm and composed.
She knew that Ye Tianyu was using the method he learned from the Qilin Treasure Mirror to appraise treasures.
The method of identification in the Qilin Treasure Mirror must be unique, otherwise how could it be a rare and extraordinary book?
Amidst the mockery of Lin Hao and his sister, and the disdainful looks of everyone present, Ye Tianyu nonchalantly selected the raw stones.
After rejecting three pieces in a row, he weighed the fourth piece and listened to the sound of it being tapped, then smiled with satisfaction.
He looked at Duan Sihai and lifted up the several-pound raw stone in his hand.
"I want this one!"
Duan Sihai glanced at it and said, "This is a small-sized rough stone, priced at 50,000. Do you want it?"
He's ruthless; normally he wouldn't ask for more than 10,000 yuan for this rough stone.
However, he saw that Ye Tianyu was an amateur, Fang Xueqing didn't usually deal with jade and didn't understand it at all. At the same time, she was a person who didn't lack money, so he figured he might as well take advantage of her.
When everyone present heard that Duan Sihai had offered 50,000, they were all stunned. They all thought he was too ruthless. Wasn't he obviously trying to rip off Ye Tianyu?
Isn't he afraid of offending Fang Xueqing?
Lin Hao and Lin Bing, of course, also knew that Duan Sihai was exploiting Ye Tianyu.
The brother and sister couldn't help but smile smugly, thinking to themselves, "Today we're not only going to embarrass you in public, but we're also going to make you bleed."
When Ye Tianyu saw a rough stone slightly larger than his fist, Duan Sihai actually offered 50,000 yuan for it. He frowned and thought, "Wow, that's expensive."
He had never dealt with jade before and had no experience. He didn't know that raw stones could yield treasures. Sometimes, he would make a surprising discovery. Raw stones the size of a bowl could yield millions or tens of millions of yuan, but that was just rare.
However, based on the methods he learned from the Qilin Treasure Mirror, he believed that this rough stone would yield a treasure, and its quality might also be quite good.
I came here today to put it into practice and see if the Qilin Treasure Mirror is really as magical as it seems.
Fifty thousand it is!
Ye Tianyu didn't want Fang Xueqing to spend money, so he took out his phone and transferred 50,000 yuan to Duan Sihai.
Duan Sihai was overjoyed after ripping off the stone, and immediately ordered the stone cutter to cut it open.
The cutting master took the raw stone from Ye Tianyu, placed it on the cutting machine, turned on the power, and the stone cutting began.
"Sizzle sizzle..."
With a piercing cutting sound, the cutting blade slowly sank into the rough stone.
Five or six minutes later, the cutting sound stopped, and the stone cutting was completed.
The entire room was silent; everyone held their breath, staring intently at the unopened rough stone.
Lin Hao laughed triumphantly, "Ye Tianyu, the mystery hasn't been solved yet. Let me tell you first, even if this rough stone yields a treasure, it's definitely not worth 50,000. You're going to lose money!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Tianyu smiled contemptuously: "It doesn't matter how much I lose, as long as I can pull out the treasure. The next round is yours. If I don't pull out the treasure, I'll win the first round!"
"Giggle!"
"Can you win?"
Lin Bingjiao laughed: "Dream on!"
After saying that, he shouted at the cutter, "Master, quickly turn it over so everyone can witness it!"
"good!"
The cutter immediately flipped open the two halves of the rough stone, one large and one small, held them in his hands, and raised them to face everyone.
Instantly, under the sunlight, the two halves of the rough stone shimmered with a dazzling white light.
"ah!"
A gasp suddenly erupted from the audience.
"Icy jadeite!"
"My God, a rough stone only slightly larger than a fist has yielded a top-quality icy jadeite!"
"This... this is incredibly lucky!"
Duan Sihai's eyes nearly popped out of his head. He never dreamed that this small rough stone would yield icy jadeite.
Ye Tianyu not only didn't lose money, but he also made a fortune.
Lin Hao and his sister were frozen in place, as if petrified, their faces filled with disbelief, muttering to themselves.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible."
Ye Tianyu knew nothing about jade, so how could he have extracted icy jadeite from the very first rough stone?
However, the facts are undeniable, leaving them no choice but to believe them.
Seeing the shocked expressions on everyone's faces, Ye Tianyu knew it was a good thing. He turned to Fang Xueqing and asked, "Is icy jadeite very valuable?"
Fang Xueqing smiled brightly and nodded: "I've heard of it, it's very valuable, but I don't know how much it's worth. You should ask the organizers!"
Ye Tianyu immediately took the two halves of the raw stone from the cutter, walked up to Duan Sihai, and said with a smile.
"Mr. Duan, how much is this piece of icy jadeite worth?"
Duan Sihai took it from his hand, examined it carefully, and then forced a smile: "Congratulations, you've found a great bargain! This icy jadeite is worth over 500,000!"
"That means it's worth at least 500,000!"
"What?"
"Five hundred thousand?"
Ye Tianyu could hardly believe it himself. He had spent 50,000 yuan to buy the raw stone, thinking he would lose money, but it turned out to be worth more than 500,000 yuan. Wasn't he making a killing?
At this moment, a jeweler walked over and asked Ye Tianyu if he wanted to make a purchase, offering 600,000 yuan to buy it.
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