After saying that, the two groups left in a hurry.
Under the housekeeper's arrangement, they got into a car. Seeing Liu Yihang's bewildered look, Miao Cuihua explained, "To put it bluntly, this jade exchange conference is a competition, both overt and covert."
"A competition?" Liu Yihang didn't quite understand. He had imagined that the exchange conference would be a place where everyone could express their opinions.
Miao Cuihua took one look and thought, "Well, this child is quite skilled, but he's still a greenhorn and doesn't know anything."
"This jade exchange conference is held every three years, and the participants are all prominent figures in the jade industry."
The organizers were from the Yunnan Jade Mining Association, and their goal was, of course, to sell their raw stones.
Our goal is twofold: firstly, to purchase large quantities of raw stones or jade from them; and secondly, to enhance our brand's visibility and influence by shining at the exchange meeting.
Overall, it's a win-win situation.
Like the father and son surnamed Wang I just met, they're aiming for the top bid at the conference. I inquired beforehand, and they've prepared 100 million yuan to try and win it.
"One hundred million?" Liu Yihang gasped. One hundred million just to buy a stone?
"That's right! Every industry is like a mountain to climb. You don't understand. In our line of work, raw jade is our lifeline."
If Mr. Wang really wins the bid this time, he will not lack jade raw materials for the next year or two, and he can also take this opportunity to become famous in the industry.
So one reason I came here was to prevent him from winning the bid, and another reason was that I also needed to stockpile goods. In the jade business, nobody ever thinks they have too little raw material; the more the better.
"Sister Miao, do you also want to be the top bidder?"
"Haha, everyone wants the top bidder, but I can't afford it alone. Although the Wang father and son are cunning, their financial strength is indeed much greater than mine."
I only deal in jade, while their categories are much broader. If they can win the bid this time, they might really dominate half of the domestic jade industry and become unshakeable.
So I contacted a few old friends this time. We'll see how things go. We have to give it a try first." Miao Cuihua sighed. Actually, she wasn't very confident either.
"Sister Miao, you will definitely get it." Liu Yihang felt that the Wang family father and son were really disgusting. They were so high-sounding, and it was against all reason for them to win. If necessary, he would give Miao Cuihua a hint.
"Then I'll take your kind words, little one." Miao Cuihua stopped talking and closed her eyes to rest.
The driver sped along the winding mountain road, and they soon arrived at their destination.
The butler led the three of them into a market street.
This street was full of shops selling raw stones.
"Sister Miao, would you like to browse around, or go directly to see the goods?" the housekeeper asked.
Miao Cuihua saw Liu Yihang looking around excitedly. She had actually been here many times before, and it wasn't very interesting. Most of the time, she would go straight to the point and go to the raw stone merchants to look at their goods.
But seeing Liu Yihang's appearance, her heart softened.
"Then let's take a look around first! It's not easy to come all this way. I'll wait for you at this teahouse. You all have one hour. Please meet back on time in one hour." Miao Cuihua pointed to the small teahouse next door.
Liu Yihang and the jade consultant were both eager to make a move.
However, Liu Yihang held back. He came here to be a bodyguard, and it seemed a little embarrassing to leave the person he was supposed to protect behind and go wandering around on his own.
"Sister Miao, should I stay with you?"
"No need, I'll just sit outside. It's safe here, no one will dare to make a move. Go have fun." Miao Cuihua waved her hand.
Liu Yihang then turned and left.
Liu Yihang didn't go far; he stopped at a nearby stall selling raw stones.
"Boss, want to take a look? The rough stones in my shop are all from good mines, and the chances of finding jade are high."
"Want to take a look?"
"How much are these raw stones for?" Liu Yihang asked.
"The rough stones in this area are 3,000 yuan per kilogram, and the rough stones in this area are 5,000 yuan per kilogram. If you are interested, I also have some materials in my shop that are 10,000 yuan per kilogram."
"We also have some cuts that have been opened, so feel free to choose them," the dark-skinned shopkeeper replied.
"And what about this pile under my feet?"
The shop owner could tell that he probably didn't know much about the materials, but he wasn't angry. He pointed to the pile of materials at Liu Yihang's feet and said, "These are the cheapest materials in my shop, two hundred yuan a piece."
These were mostly bought by tourists from other places. After all, people wouldn't dare gamble on anything too expensive, but two hundred yuan a piece was enough to have some fun.
Almost every shop has this kind of material at its entrance; it's considered scrap material that can't be properly processed.
But Liu Yihang just happens to like this kind of material. Who wouldn't like the feeling of picking pearls out of sand?
So he started looking at them one by one.
The shop owner has a good eye. After looking at so many stones, Liu Yihang only found one decent one, which contained a piece of green jadeite that was close to icy jadeite.
There was another piece, but it only contained a small piece of jade about the thickness of a finger, and the color wasn't very good, so Liu Yihang gave up on it.
After being given two hundred yuan, Liu Yihang took the stone but didn't untie it. Instead, he asked for a net bag, carried it in his hand, and continued walking forward.
As the shopkeeper counted the money, he thought to himself, "This guy is really strange. He bought a stone but didn't open it. Instead, he just carried it in his hand. How interesting."
The eccentric Liu Yihang continued to switch shops, picking out stones that cost two or three hundred yuan each. If a stone looked good, he would buy it without even cutting it open, just holding it foolishly in his hand.
Miao Cuihua stared at him with great interest in the teahouse. This young man was quite interesting.
I don't know if he was too confident in himself or too concerned about gains and losses, but he bought it and then didn't untie it.
Liu Yihang strolled around, buying things as he went, and before long, he was carrying four or five net bags.
He arrived at the entrance of a bustling shop, where someone was cutting stones on the spot.
"Up! Up! Up!" The young man looked at the stone on the stone-cutting machine, his forehead covered in sweat.
Liu Yihang looked curiously at the stone-cutting machine, but there were none.
There was nothing inside such a large rock.
Liu Yihang was a little disappointed and was about to look away when suddenly he caught a glimpse of light in the lower left corner of the stone.
Upon closer inspection, it was a beautiful piece of yellow jade, with a square shape.
"It's collapsed!" the people around said dejectedly.
"It's such a pity that such a big rock was cut in half and there was nothing inside."
The young man was incredulous. He thought the stone was perfect in every way, and he had spent 30,000 yuan to acquire it, only to find that it had collapsed.
Unconvinced, he picked up the stone and put it back into the stone-cutting machine, asking the workers to cut it in half for him.
There was still no sign of jade; all we saw were white stones.
A large rock was cut into eight pieces, but none of them contained jade.
Liu Yihang thought to himself, "This guy is having a bit of bad luck!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com