Gambling on stones is like gambling with life. In that moment, the sentiment of ’becoming wealthy overnight’ had manifested in the hearts of these few men, as they intently watched the cutting of the raw stone.
The air instantly turned tense, the crowd held their breaths, no one dared to speak loudly, all afraid to distract the stone cutter and risk damaging the precious gem inside.
Vroom.
The hum of the cutting machine was heard as the sharp blade sliced through the weathered skin of the stone, penetrating deeper.
All eyes were on them.
The few men standing nearby intensely focused on the scene.
Crack.
They’ve reached something inside.
No green was seen.
No jade was found.
There was a collective sigh from the crowd. The most disappointed was probably the owner of the raw stone. He had invested nearly a million to buy a stone that turned out to be practically useless, with no precious gem revealed, plus he had to pay extra for the cutting fee.
His spirits were utterly downcast, his brows furrowed tightly in despair.
This could be said as the norm in the gambling scene. Besides the few who had made fortunes overnight through stone gambling, most were like this man.
Buying a stone only to find out there’s nothing valuable inside. A complete waste.
"Director Yu, this is the gemstone gambling market. In simple terms, it’s about randomly buying stones and then hiring someone to cut them open. The hope is to find jade or other gems inside. It’s all for fun." Director Li, leading the way for Yu Ting, briefly summarized.
He didn’t think that Yu Ting would be like those people, wishing to get rich from gambling on stones.
She herself was already rich enough.
Yu Ting occasionally nodded, understanding Director Li’s words. Her eyes continuously moved across the stalls lining both sides of the street, spotting all sorts of bizarre-looking stones. They all seemed of similar quality, and it was hard to tell which was better.
After chatting with Director Li for a while, the two separated. Director Li was off to attend to his own business.
Yu Ting was left alone to explore the gemstone gambling market. With so many different kinds of stones and unable to discern which was better, Yu Ting innocently picked out a few stones out of curiosity.
Given how the price of the raw stones paled in comparison to her mission funds, she chose a few heavier ones.
After buying, she handed them to her assistant to be cut on the spot.
Once there had been a raw stone, weighing over 70 kilograms, that sold for 12 million, meaning it wasn’t strange for this place to have an abundance of 50 and 60 kilogram raw stones.
The assistant, who had just seen the CEO buy a 50-kilogram and a 47-kilogram stone, was lost for words. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
After a moment of twisted expression, the assistant quickly borrowed a small trolley from a nearby stall to load the heavy stones onto it and push them to the designated cutting area.
Following behind CEO Yu.
Working the most outrageous jobs, yet receiving the best employee benefits.
After the back and forth of the assistant, about a dozen minutes went by, and Yu Ting had only spent around 2 million.
This was far too small compared to the mission funds.
Thinking of that, a troubled Yu Ting started her search in earnest.
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Meanwhile, at another stall.
The stall covered an area of 6 or 7 square meters, stacked with raw stones one after another. Many were large, at first glance they all looked about 40 or 50 kilograms in size.
The smaller ones were placed between the gaps of the larger stones.
The stall owner, who seemed to be in his sixties, was wearing a dark robe. Unlike other stall owners who would constantly shout out, he was peacefully munching on sunflower seeds while leisurely sitting on one side, giving a vibe of ’Lord Jiang is fishing, whoever wants can take the bait’.
Next to him was a sign, on which was written in elegant traditional characters with a black marker: Starting at 50,000 per kilogram, price is non-negotiable.
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