Chapter 117 Female Supporting Character System 9
Among this batch of rough stones was a three-ton raw stone. The stone had windows cut into it beforehand, and four of the windows revealed imperial green of the glass type, while the bottom one revealed icy green with floating flowers.
It's perfectly normal for a piece of jade to transition from icy to glassy texture. This can happen with any piece, not just a large one, but even small pieces.
If all five windows reveal glass-type jade, it will look fake. If the jade is this good, who would be willing to sell it?
However, if a window with icy, floating flowers appears at the bottom, then the gamble becomes extremely risky.
Moreover, the skin of the jadeite is particularly thin, but the exposed jadeite looks particularly thick. You should know that it is more than three tons of jadeite material. Even if only half of it is glass-type imperial green, this piece of rough jade can sell for an astronomical price!
Jewelers who heard the news all gathered in Y province, eager to see the beauty of this rough stone. The more powerful ones were even determined to acquire it.
Upon hearing this news, Ning Yuan called Ning Yan and said, "It's said that at least 60% of this rough stone is imperial green jadeite of the glass type, because there are four windows: two at the top, two at the waist, and one at the bottom."
Furthermore, the fourth window is less than 30 centimeters from the bottom. Based on this, saying that it is at least 60% glass-type imperial green is an understatement.
As long as the green inside isn't just from the outer layer, the price will at least double, even without making it into a finished product. After all, such a large piece of imperial green jadeite is extremely rare.
Ning Yan asked casually, "What about the risks?"
Ning Yuan, understanding the implication, asked, "You mean this stone might result in a loss?"
"The key to gambling on stones isn't the stones themselves, but the gamble. One cut can make you rich or poor, or leave you in rags. Who can say for sure?"
Ning Yuan suddenly stopped being anxious after hearing what his sister said. That's right, the jewelry business is different from their real estate business. As long as real estate focuses on quality, even if they lose money, they won't lose too much. At least their family's projects haven't lost money yet.
However, there are too many people who squander their money in the jade gambling industry.
Especially at the annual jade auctions, there are countless examples of people who have lost all their fortunes gambling on jade.
"My sister is right."
A few days later, the Ning family received news that Lu Ziheng had spent 2.859 billion to buy the rough stone. He took it back to the factory and cut it for nearly a day. As a result, after the stone was cut, Mr. Lu was also sent to the hospital. It was said that he was quite ill and his mouth was crooked.
Ning Yan kindly bought gifts to visit the patient at the hospital. There was a group of people in the ward, including not only Lu's mother and Lu Ziting, but also Lu's father's three illegitimate children. The tense atmosphere eased when they saw her.
"Yanyan is here! Please sit down. Why did you bring a gift when you came all this way?"
Lu's mother genuinely liked Ning Yan, not just because the two families were well-matched.
Ning Yan is beautiful, speaks gently, has excellent manners, and is very popular. Every time she attends a banquet, she pulls her future daughter-in-law along to show off to others, which earns her envious glances from other wealthy women.
She was always particularly proud at these times, because Ning Yan loved her son.
Ning Yan smiled and said, "Of course. What exactly happened to Uncle? Why did he suddenly fall ill?"
Lu's mother forced a smile, "He went to the bathroom in the middle of the night and accidentally fell. I didn't expect it to be so serious."
Unable to speak, Lu's father pointed at Ning Yan and then at his son, "Jie... Jie..."
Others didn't understand what he was talking about, but Lu Ziheng immediately guessed that his father was urging him to marry Ning Yan in order to stabilize Lu's stock price with the news of their marriage.
Moreover, once the two are married, Ning Yan will be unable to refuse any requests from the Lu family.
The rough stone that cost him nearly 2.9 billion to 2.8 billion only yielded less than three kilograms of icy jade with floating flowers and a layer of glassy imperial green. That rough stone was too deceptive; the skin was wrapped around a layer of jade material, but the inside was all waste. It was truly made to swindle people.
The four areas with windows are where the material is thickest; the other parts are too thin even to make a cabochon.
I must say, the window maker was a top-notch expert.
Therefore, the Lu family suffered a direct loss of 2.8 billion yuan this time, and the losses in the stock price are still incalculable.
Although the Lu family can afford to lose 2.8 billion, if the news gets out, it will definitely cause stock market turmoil and a drop, and the losses will be much more than just 2.8 billion.
While Mr. Lu's idea was feasible, unfortunately, neither of the parties involved had any intention of getting married.
Lu Ziheng was fundamentally opposed to their wedding; he wanted to marry Qin Xiaolu and didn't love Ning Yan at all.
Ning Yan was busy watching the commotion, because before she entered the ward, someone had already posted the news online that the Lu family had lost 2.8 billion yuan gambling on stones.
Lu Ziheng's two illegitimate sons protested, "Dad, you said that we brothers also have a share of your shares. Now that our eldest brother has lost such a large sum of money, you can't pretend you didn't see it."
“Yes, Dad, he’s incompetent but still occupies the position without doing anything. The Lu family business will be ruined sooner or later if it’s handed over to my eldest brother. If you ask me, you should find a new heir as soon as possible,” the illegitimate daughter chimed in.
Ning Yan admired Lu's mother. Even though her illegitimate son had come to her and caused her trouble, she could still remain silent. She was truly a living saint!
"Who should we replace? You? Or your brother who only knows how to eat, drink, gamble, and whore?"
"If you want food and drink, stay put and don't hang around my mom, or I won't hesitate to send you to mine in Africa! Now you can get lost."
Mr. Lu began to breathe heavily on the bed, clearly angered by his eldest son's words!
It's true that none of his illegitimate children amounted to anything, but with his own brothers getting along like this, he couldn't rest in peace even after he died.
The illegitimate child hurriedly pressed the call button, and the room immediately erupted in chaos. The doctor arrived quickly.
Fearing her future daughter-in-law would laugh at her, Lu's mother forced a smile and said, "Yanyan, it's a bit chaotic here today. Why don't you let Ziheng take you home first? Once your uncle is discharged from the hospital, I'll have Ziheng pick you up for dinner at our house."
Ning Yan quickly waved her hand to refuse, "No need, I can go back by myself, no need to see me off. My uncle can't do without him here."
Lu's mother felt that Ning Yan was exceptionally sensible, and her gaze towards Ning Yan became even more kind.
Ning Yan: ……
After entering the elevator, Ning Yan opened her phone and saw that several related terms had already climbed into the top twenty trending topics.
#Lu's CEO loses 2.8 billion yuan gambling on jade, sending his father to the hospital#
#A rough stone worth 2.859 billion yuan has collapsed during cutting; how will the Lu family resolve this crisis?#
#Raw materials worth 2.8 billion!#
Visibly, in less than half an hour, Lu's stock price began to turn green, dropping by one percent in less than half an hour.
Moreover, the stock price is visibly continuing to fall.
When a company executive called, Lu Ziheng was so dizzy from answering the phone that he immediately abandoned his seriously ill father and rushed back to the company for a meeting.
(End of this chapter)
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