The remaining two stones will be shipped back to Beijing together after the auction ends, provided that Yan Xiaonan continues to win bids but does not cut the stones.
As soon as Yan Xiaonan came out of the organizing committee, he was stopped by his assistant who was waiting at the door: "Boss Yan, my boss is at the stone cutting site and asked me to take you there."
Yan Xiaonan nodded quickly and followed his assistant to a stone-cutting machine that Zhu Baodi had contracted. A lot of people were already gathered in front of the machine, looking at a stone that was about to be cut in half.
Yan Xiaonan took the goggles from his assistant and made the two children and Uncle Wen put them on. He then put them on himself as well. Yu Shu shook Yan Xiaonan's hand and squeezed it twice.
This is a code. One heavy press means there's no meat, a bad stone. Two presses mean there's meat, average quality meat. Three presses mean good meat, at least good enough to nourish the eyes of a jade book.
"Prices have gone up, prices have gone up, betting on soybeans has gone up."
The assistant shouted, and sure enough, after the stone was cut in half, one half was grayish-white, while the other half had a large patch of light green.
They first cut the grayish-white piece into eight pieces, and sure enough, there was nothing there. Then they began to focus on cutting up the piece with meat.
Two hours later, a large piece of meat was removed. Judging by its size, it should be enough to make ten bracelets, and the core of the bracelets could be processed into tags or something.
"It's glutinous ice type, it's glutinous ice type!" the assistant shouted again, seemingly incoherently.
If you look closely at the color, it's light green with specks of varying shades of green inside. It's semi-transparent, with fine particles and a hazy internal structure. The cotton fibers appear to be melting inside.
If the winning bid for Zhu Baodi's rough stone wasn't very high, then he must have won the gamble; you could tell from the assistant's excited expression.
The assistant excitedly washed the jade clean, put it in a box, wrote the original record, and sealed it immediately. This action drew dissatisfaction from many people later on.
"Boss Zhu, what do you mean? Why don't you give half of this big piece to my old Zhang?"
"Exactly, exactly. You won so many bids this time, it must hurt to give away even a little bit."
Zhu Baodi waved his hands repeatedly, saying that his own family didn't even have enough to eat, so how could he share? He added that there was some kind of crazy situation in Hong Kong right now, with an enormous demand for jade, and wealthy people seemed to be popping up all at once like leeks.
He looked at Yan Xiaonan and said, "Boss Yan, do you have any stones that need to be cut? I, Zhu, am willing to do it for you."
Yan Xiaonan handed the two stones in her hand to Zhu Baodi. Zhu Baodi looked at the small and exquisite stones and couldn't help but laugh. This was probably the masterpiece of the two children.
However, it's still good to clean such small stones, otherwise it would be a shame if some meat got cut.
I picked up a small one first and examined it carefully. I was quite surprised to find that although the stone was small, it was clearly a valuable piece of stone.
"Boss Yan, what was the winning bid for this raw material?" Zhu Baodi asked.
“Two hundred and fifty thousand US dollars,” Yu Shu said.
Everyone gasped. If the bet went wrong, they would lose two million. They had seen people spoil their children before, but they had never seen anyone spoil their child like this.
Zhu Baodi nodded in understanding. If you want your child to become the elite of the elite, spending money is a viable option. At least his children were all raised with a lot of money.
The stone was washed clean with water, and then a grinding wheel was used to try to peel off the outer layer. In just one stroke, a patch of emerald green was revealed. When the water washed away the surface grime, the jade merchants behind were alarmed.
"Little girl, stop wiping, sell it to me for 100,000 US dollars."
"Are you trying to fool that young girl by saying she's too young? You're offering 100,000 for this skin color, I'll offer 120,000 US dollars."
"130,000"
"Are they all crazy? The bid price was 250,000, and you expect them to sell it for a mere 100,000? You're dreaming!" Zhu Baodi couldn't hold back any longer and started cursing.
Everyone looked at each other in dismay, especially the few who had bid. How could they have forgotten the winning bid? They were doomed; their reputations were ruined, especially since they had bullied a young girl.
The chattering finally stopped. Tianru breathed a sigh of relief, rubbed her ears, and said, "So annoying!"
Yan Xiaonan raised her eyebrows, a thought forming in her mind, but for now, she needed to focus on the jade.
However, Zhu Baodi stopped and looked at Yan Xiaonan. If she wanted to sell it, she didn't need to continue wiping. Yan Xiaonan nodded, indicating that she didn't want to sell it and continued wiping.
Zhu Baodi was much gentler and slower this time. He worked on the jade while watering it and shining a flashlight on it. Half an hour later, the entire piece of jade was cut out.
Feeling the coolness in his hand, Zhu Baodi was extremely excited. His affection for the jade was beyond words. He looked earnestly at Yan Xiaonan and said:
"Mr. Yan, this is a piece of imperial green jadeite, worth 1.5 million US dollars. Would you be willing to part with it?" Zhu Baodi wanted to carve this piece of jadeite into a Maitreya Buddha as the store's prized possession.
Yan Xiaonan glanced at the jade book; this belonged to the young lady, and she needed to give her permission first.
Zhu Baodi immediately understood what was going on and quickly looked at Ye Yushu, saying, "Princess Yushu, you still have one here, can I give it to your uncle?"
The merchants were seeing Zhu Baodi being so obsequious for the first time, especially to a child. They couldn't help but close their eyes and look away. Meanwhile, the assistant next to Yu Shu walked over, put his hands together, and looked on with pleading eyes.
Yu Shu couldn't help but laugh, and looked at Zhu Baodi, saying, "Uncle, I'll give you this piece, but I won't give up the big one."
The assistant quickly snatched the jade from Zhu Baodi's hand, wrapped it in a sponge, locked it in a box, and then stood there holding the box.
Zhu Baodi couldn't help but laugh, pointing to his assistant and saying, "My youngest brother is now my assistant."
Yan Xiaonan quickly nodded to his assistant. Everyone in the capital knew that the youngest brother was raised by Zhu Baodi, and the two brothers had a very deep bond.
"Boss Yan, my name is Zhu Baojun. You can just call me Baojun from now on," Zhu Baojun said quickly.
Bao Jun and Yan Xiaonan thought of a car brand and couldn't help but laugh, but they managed to suppress it.
Zhu Baodi was no longer in the mood to continue the conversation. He asked the accountant to transfer money to Yan Xiaonan, and then picked up the 800-gram stone again to wash it.
While washing, he used a strong light to find the best spot to wipe, and then slowly began to wipe. Apart from the wiping sound, everyone watched Zhu Baodi's hands nervously.
Water was poured on it, and a faint, transparent fluorescent blue color was revealed. Zhu Baodi couldn't help but glance at Ye Wen. He seemed to have heard Yan Xiaonan say that Ye Wen had some experience, but he didn't see Ye Wen selecting any raw stones.
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