Liu Yihang naturally wanted to sell it. To him, the jade was just an inanimate object, neither edible nor usable. Taking it back would only allow him to collect it. It would be better to turn it into money to generate more value.
"Of course I'll sell it, it's just a matter of what price you're willing to pay!"
Wang Jinsong smiled upon hearing this.
"You can rest assured about that. I forgot to introduce myself earlier. I am the young master of Lao Jin Hang. Our Lao Jin Hang has almost monopolized half of the entire jade market. If my price does not satisfy you, no one else can offer a higher price."
Yuan Tiangang walked towards the group carrying the jade. As he approached, he heard the man's arrogant words.
"That's not necessarily true! Young Master Wang, aren't you afraid of hurting your back by talking big?"
Yuan Tiangang was always a free-spirited person and had the utmost contempt for pretentious hypocrites.
Wang Jinsong came to this place in the middle of the night, dressed in a formal suit. Anyone who didn't know better would think he was attending some kind of event.
"Mr. Yuan, please don't be in such a hurry. Let me finish. To show our sincerity, we're offering one million for this piece of jade with a spring-like pattern. Isn't that generous enough?" Wang Jinsong gritted his teeth, cursing Yuan Tiangang to death in his heart, but his face remained amiable.
"One million? Young Master Wang, how dare you say that? Such a large piece of jadeite is worth two million, and there are plenty of people who would want it. Only someone who doesn't know its value would quote such a price." Yuan Tiangang retorted without any politeness, and then plopped down next to Liu Yihang.
Wang Jinsong was so angry that he could barely maintain his sanctimonious facade.
Liu Yihang never expected that the polite man opposite him was actually a hypocrite. Luckily, Yuan Tiangang came over, otherwise he probably would have been deceived by him.
The price he actually wanted was around one million.
"Mr. Yuan is absolutely right. This piece of jade with spring-like colors is worth this price. I, Miao Cuihua, will take it. Two million. Deal!"
A plump and beautiful woman swayed over. She had just seen the Spring with Colors lottery ticket offered by Liu Yihang, but she hadn't bought it immediately because she was raising money.
She seemed to know what they had just talked about, and without giving Wang Jinsong any face, she directly stole his business.
Wang Jinsong seemed somewhat afraid of this woman. He didn't dare utter another word after she opened her mouth, like a turtle hiding its head in the sand, and didn't even dare to talk back.
Miao Cuihua specializes in jade and gemstones and is a well-known figure in the jade industry. Even Wang Jinsong's father has to address her as Ms. Miao.
So how could he dare to say anything more? Besides, if it exceeded two million, he wouldn't make much money from this material. Competing with Miao Cuihua would not only offend her, but also bring him no benefit.
Wang Jinsong had no choice but to slink away.
Miao Cuihua sat down next to him, took out a cigarette from her bag, and lit it.
Liu Yihang dared not speak easily, fearing he might fall into someone's trap again, so he simply remained silent and handed over the power to handle the matter to Yuan Tiangang.
Yuan Tiangang seemed to know this woman very well.
"Sister Miao is here today too? My little friend originally wanted to take this piece of jade with spring colors to the auction house. How about we add a little more?" Yuan Tiangang asked tentatively.
As Miao Cuihua smoked, she wondered in her mind how much this spring-colored jadeite would yield.
Roughly calculated, it could be sold for around three million. Buying it for two million would allow for some profit, but any more would result in thinner profits, considering her labor costs and various other expenses.
However, she is currently competing with Lao Jinxing and needs some presentable jade items to impress others. Even if she doesn't make a penny, she needs to have something impressive to show Lao Jinxing and other ragtag companies what's what. They're still too green to control the jade industry.
After careful consideration, Miao Cuihua said, "Add another 200,000; any more and I'll lose money."
Yuan Tiangang pretended to be thinking, but in reality he was overjoyed. He had just mentioned two million to provoke Wang Jingsong. He never expected the stone to sell for two million; one hundred and fifty would be the most he could get.
Unexpectedly, I ran into Miao Cuihua, who was actually willing to make an offer. It seems she has encountered some difficulties and needs jade.
Miao Cuihua is indeed a straightforward woman. No wonder people in the jade industry recognize her; she has guts.
"Sister Miao is so generous, then... it's a deal?" Yuan Tiangang looked at Liu Yihang.
Liu Yihang nodded repeatedly.
Just kidding, his target price was one million, and now it's more than doubled, so how could he disagree?
"Can I inspect the goods again?" Miao Cuihua asked Liu Yihang.
Liu Yihang placed the brocade box on the table and pushed it in front of Miao Cuihua.
Miao Cuihua opened the package, took it out, and examined it carefully for a while before saying, "Then let's transfer the money now!"
"By the way, Lao Yuan, are you selling this piece?" Miao Cuihua pointed to a piece of green jade that Yuan Tiangang had just cut open.
“Sell it, name your price.” Yuan Tiangang didn’t like collecting jade; he just wanted the thrill and the joy of it.
"I'll give you 200,000 for this icy jade!" Miao Cuihua didn't try to bargain. She had just acquired a fine piece of jade and was in a good mood, so she offered Yuan Tiangang a relatively high price.
Yuan Tiangang, being knowledgeable in the trade, quickly said, "Deal!"
He lost 100,000 yuan on the porcelain this morning, but just spent 50,000 yuan on a stone. If he can sell the stone for 200,000 yuan, it means he not only didn't lose money today, but actually made a profit of 50,000 yuan. He's in a good mood.
After finishing the transfer, it was already midnight, and the group prepared to head back.
Miao Cuihua was quite interested in Liu Yihang, thinking he had good luck in finding such good jadeite from a material that cost 300 yuan per kilogram.
Because none of the people who followed suit and bought the jadeite found it, she felt that this kid had some kind of mystical power.
Miao Cuihua made a point of leaving her contact information with Liu Yihang, telling him to remember to contact her if he ever found any more good jadeite.
Liu Yihang accepted it. He did have a few pieces of jade, and if he needed to deal with them later, Miao Cuihua would definitely be his first choice. This woman spoke frankly, which inexplicably made people feel trustworthy.
Yuan Tiangang also left his mobile phone number.
"Hey kid Liu, hurry up and buy a mobile phone tomorrow. Keep in touch, your old brother will take you out for a ride. With you here today, I, Old Yuan, am pretty lucky too. We've unearthed such a large piece of icy jadeite. This is the first time I've ever done this." Yuan Tiangang patted Liu Yihang on the shoulder.
Liu Yihang had originally planned to buy a mobile phone during the National Day holiday, and now he didn't care about the money anymore; having a phone would be more convenient.
Not only did he buy one, but he also had to buy one for his parents and one for Yunyin (a popular online music platform). Having money makes you powerful.
Today he made 7.2 million in one go, not counting the Jun kiln porcelain bowl, the gourd he gave to Yunyin, and those uncut raw stones.
Yuan Tiangang's driver took them home. Xiang Tianhong's house was the closest, so she got off first. They agreed to meet at the shop again when they had time, and Xiang Tianhong left first.
The driver took Liu Yihang and Yunyin to the food street, where Liu Yihang's family's shop was still open.
"Brother Yuan, this is my shop. Would you like to come down and have some late-night snacks?"
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