Chapter 80 Transaction
After selecting the raw materials at the public auction, the bidding reserve price has nothing to do with Du Ruo.
Du Ruo borrowed two bodyguards from Yuan Tingchuan, carried a small box, and walked out of the hotel.
We came to a trading market, where the ground was covered with all kinds of irregular jadeite. They were not worth much here. There were no processing factories and good jade carving masters locally, so the prices could not be raised.
Following Du Ruo and a bodyguard, they communicated with the locals, found a small stall, and Boss Du opened his business.
Before she came, she carved many jade Buddha statues, and all the jade she chose were mid- to high-end quality jade. After her carving, they were worth a lot of money.
Boss Du wrote a small sign, using such jade pendants to exchange for large pieces of jade raw materials. For a time, it attracted the attention of many local people.
This is a Buddhist country, and more than 80% of the people believe in Buddhism. Even if the family conditions are not good, they will send their children to practice Buddhism. Such jade pendants are very attractive.
After translating, they found out that it didn't cost any money, only raw jadeite was needed in exchange. Everyone was delighted. Raw jadeite was available and not worth much. Many people gathered around him, all wanting to do business with Du Ruo.
In business, naturally the highest bidder wins.
If there are jadeite of ice grade or above and the size is large enough, they can be exchanged directly. For a while, the stall was bustling with activity.
Du Ruo was not in a hurry. She had limited jade pendants in her hand, but there were plenty of jade stones here. Of course, she had to choose a good deal.
As if to arouse people's enthusiasm, Du Ruo took out two top-grade jade Buddhas, one of which was imperial green, with exquisite carving, making people salivate.
Sure enough, the eyes of the people around became more eager, and some people quietly withdrew and ran back home to look for jade.
This place is indeed a city of treasures. After a short while, people started to bring in a lot of jade raw materials. The smallest one was as big as a ball. If we exchanged them, we would make a fortune, right?
Du Ruo was still not in a hurry. Good things are worth waiting for, so she would wait a little longer. As the saying goes, one should make comparisons before shopping, so she would also want to see who offers the higher price.
The two bodyguards following Du Ruo went from being stunned to being numb. Can business still be done like this?
When they returned to the hotel at night, the two bodyguards each hired a tricycle, and the jade raw materials filled two tricycles, leaving them speechless.
In fact, they still haven't figured it out. What is lacking here is not jade raw materials, but good carving masters. A carving master like Du Ruo who was once internationally famous is hard to come by, and people will not wholesale in large quantities like Du Ruo.
Yuan Tingchuan was standing at the door of the hotel. He had already heard it. Looking at the jadeite piled up like a small mountain, the worst of which were ice-type, Yuan Tingchuan was a little stunned.
He turned around and looked at Du Ruo in disbelief, and asked, "How did you come up with this idea? Is this okay?"
Du Ruo waved his hands and asked, "Will this work? Aren't the facts right in front of us?"
Yuan Tingchuan couldn't help but laugh softly, it was really hard to suppress the joy in his heart. He rubbed Du Ruo's head unexpectedly. For some reason, he felt a little uncomfortable. He coughed lightly to cover it up, turned around and walked back.
Du Ruo suddenly smiled, feeling a little agitated and a little melancholy inside.
By the next day, Du Ruo's business had not yet ended. Several people who were very prestigious in the local area found her and were very generous. All the jadeite they brought were imperial jadeite. Although one of the pieces was not big, it was an extremely rare glass-type yellow jadeite.
Low-grade yellow jadeite is of average value. Yellow jadeite of glass grade like this is extremely rare. It has a special name "golden jadeite". Golden jadeite is honey-colored, crystal clear, and has uniform color. It is truly an inch of gold and an inch of jadeite.
Seeing such top-quality jadeite, it was impossible for Du Ruo not to be moved, but she had to figure out what these people were going to do.
These people chattered for a long time, and the translator told Du Ruo that these people had children at home who were about to become ordained monks, and they wanted to ask Du Ruo to carve pendants. The patterns and jade were ready, and as long as Du Ruo agreed, they would reward him handsomely later.
Du Ruo looked at the picture and nodded in agreement. He felt that if he did not accept the top-quality jadeite that was delivered to his doorstep, he would be doing it a disservice.
Yuan Tingchuan was amazed at the "golden jadeite". Even a wealthy family like the Yuan family only had a few golden jadeite pendants, which were rare items in the industry.
If it were to be auctioned directly, the price would be simply astronomical, and even Yuan Tingchuan would be very interested in it.
Such a large piece of glass-type yellow jade can be made into at least four or five pendants. If it is made into a whole piece of jade carving, it will be priceless.
Seeing Yuan Tingchuan looking at her eagerly, Du Ruo said with a smile: "I want to make a complete jade carving as the treasure of my Jade City." The implication is that there is no share for you.
Yuan Tingchuan glanced at the yellow jade with regret. It felt awful to have missed out on such a top-quality jade.
The jade auction will not end for a few more days, and Du Ruo has work to do during these days. She buries herself in the temporarily rented studio, and is so busy that she forgets to eat and sleep.
While she was busy, she did not forget to remind Yuan Tingchuan to transport all her jadeite back immediately.
Yuan Tingchuan looked at her miserly appearance and said helplessly: "How can I covet your things? Do you really need to do this?"
Du Ruo smiled and said, "Money can move people's hearts, but people's hearts are hidden. Just send the jade back to me as soon as possible."
Yuan Tingchuan waved weakly at the bodyguard and said, "Delivery!"
He turned to Du Ruo and said, "You can trust me a little more. My Yuan family really won't covet your things."
Du Ruo smiled but said nothing.
Du Ruo hurried and completed the task before the end of the auction. After the transaction was completed, those people really gave her a few more pieces of top-quality jadeite. This time, the pieces were not too big, about the size of a fist, and Du Ruo could just put them in the suitcase and take them away.
Before leaving, Yuan Tingchuan stroked Du Ruo's cheek with regret and said, "I have to go back to the company for something, so I can't go back with you. Please answer my call. I'll be there in a while."
Du Ruo stroked the man's shirt with her white fingers, making circles casually. She uttered "hmm" softly, with a nonchalant tone in her voice.
Yuan Tingchuan unsatisfiedly kissed the red lips of the woman in his arms, lingering and rolling, gentle and strong, his hot palms along the woman's back, slowly moving down, with a scorching heat...
It was already evening when Du Ruo got off the plane and returned home. When Yu Min saw her, she smiled and said, "Mr. Ling said this morning that you would definitely be home today. You are finally back."