Chapter 13 The Highest Bidder Wins
Yu Wan moved a lot of things back home and tinkered with them for the entire afternoon. In the evening, she was finally able to cook by herself.
She would occasionally cook when she rented a house before, but most of the time time did not permit it. She was exhausted at work every day and was too lazy to move when she got home, so she often ordered takeout and cooked more on weekends.
Now that she has more time, of course she can cook whenever she wants.
Yu Wan cooked three dishes and a soup: pork belly with snow peas, stir-fried sausage with garlic moss, and finally a white radish and fried egg soup. The soup was milky white, fresh and delicious.
I had a delicious and filling meal and I felt so happy.
[Ding Dong!] 】
[A message came from the group chat “Love Each Other”.] 】
[Xiaoyao: Tomorrow I will go to the antique market street. At the end of the street I will find a boss who is nearly 40 years old and wears black clothes, a mustache, and a black hat. I will buy a few pieces of jade rough stones from his stall. One of them is a warm and soft white rough stone with a diameter of about 20 cm. I must buy it. After the stone is successfully cut, I will sell it directly to whoever offers the highest price. Remember, I must wait until all the jade is cut before I sell it. 】
Another money to be made! Yu Wan immediately replied excitedly, "I will definitely go!"
[Ding Dong!] 】
【Xiaoyao: Picture.】 】
Looking at the appearance of the raw jade, Yu Wan was extremely happy. She even had a photo of it, so she didn't have to worry about making a mistake.
[Xiao Yao: The price of this kind of jade raw material is uncertain before it is opened. It can be as low as tens of dollars, or as high as hundreds of thousands or millions. It all depends on whether the boss purchases the goods. If someone opens the jade from the goods purchased by the boss, the price will go up. This is what is called buyer's cut and price increase. It is very gambling. 】
[Ding Dong!] 】
[Xiaoyao: It has been a long time since anyone has sold jade at this boss' stall, so the price he sets is not that high. A few stones can be bought for a few thousand dollars. 】
The next day, after Yu Wan got up, he went out at around nine o'clock. He took a bus to the antique market at around eleven o'clock. This time was not too early but not yet time for lunch, just right.
The antique market in G City is quite famous. Netizens from all over the country come here to shop on Taobao, and this time is when the most people come.
Yu Wan was walking around and looking for someone, but he didn't dare to look too obviously. He would stop at other stalls on the way. He finally reached the end of the street and saw a man in black clothes, a mustache and a hat.
There were just a few young men looking at the raw materials in front of his stall, and one of them was holding the piece of white raw material with a diameter of 20 cm that Yu Wan wanted.
Her heart trembled a few times, and she secretly blamed herself for not being decisive enough and being hesitant, which allowed others to seize the initiative.
Just as I was worried, I saw the young woman put down the white wool and said to the person next to her, "Let's go look somewhere else."
Several men and women went to other places.
Yu Wan hurried over and first asked the boss how much it was, and then pretended to pick out three pieces of raw material, among which he mixed the white raw material.
Gave the boss three thousand yuan.
Yu Wan felt a sharp pain in her heart.
To be honest, if she hadn't known in advance that jade could be found, she would have been reluctant to spend so much money.
No wonder people say gambling on stones can make people lose everything. The gambling nature is too strong.
Holding three pieces of raw material, Yu Wan came to the stone cutting area and paid someone to help cut the stone.
Professional matters should be left to professionals. Otherwise, if you cut it carelessly, it might end up doing something bad.
"How much does it cost per solution?" Yu Wan asked.
"One hundred dollars."
"I want to solve all three pieces."
"Okay!"
There were other people cutting the stone nearby. As they cut again and again, there was still no green. The face of the person betting on the stone began to turn green.
They may have bought a lot of raw materials and spent a lot of money, but in the end they couldn't cut any of them, and finally left in disgrace.
"Yu Xia, look, isn't that the stone you just saw? Someone actually bought it."
Yu Wan looked over in the direction of the voice and saw the young people from before, two men and two women.
The one who spoke was a man, and his voice quickly attracted the attention of the other three companions.
Yu Xia said, "That's true. Let's go and take a look."
Several people came to Yu Wan and paid attention to her stone.
Yu Wan didn't pay any attention to them, his focus was entirely on cutting the stone.
The first two stones were cut quickly because you could tell they were waste after one cut, but it was different with the last one.
The stone-cutting master is indeed very professional. He tries his best to keep the yellow fog of the material and grinds it into a disc shape. After the yellow fog is clearly separated from the white background, it slowly turns green after rough carving.
Yu Wan's heartbeat immediately accelerated. Knowing in advance that green would appear was one thing, but actually seeing it was another.
"Oh my god, it's green!"
The surprised voice immediately attracted more people to watch, and everyone excitedly watched Master Jieshi continue grinding.
"This jade green seems to be of a very high grade, and the color is also very rich. If I'm not mistaken, it should be imperial green. If I can solve a complete piece of imperial green, I'll be rich!"
"Who is the buyer of this jade?"
"It belongs to that girl."
"Oh my god, I'm so lucky. I'm so young to have this luck."
Yu Wan adjusted her mask. She had specially worn a mask and a hat when she went out today because she was afraid of being watched by others, and even more afraid of being noticed by others.
The last time, the "Yuan Celadon" made her a target of attention, so she needs to be more cautious this time.
As the green became more and more, no matter whether it was a complete jadeite in the end, at least the part that was unravelled was confirmed to be imperial green. Before it was finished, some people couldn't wait to ask the price.
"Is this imperial green for sale? I'll buy it for 100,000!" Yu Xia said.
One hundred thousand is indeed a good return on investment, but if someone doesn’t understand the market, they might sell it.
However, Yu Wan kept Xiaoyao's instructions in mind and would not sell the jade unless it was a complete piece.
Yu Wan didn't say anything, just shook his head.
Yu Xia's face turned unhappy. Her family was in the jewelry business and she could see that this piece of imperial green was very valuable. And seeing that this woman seemed to know nothing, she wanted to trick her.
Unexpectedly, the other party not only did not fall for it, but also ignored her.
She asked unwillingly, "How much will you sell it for?"
Yu Wan simply uttered a few words, "The highest bidder wins."
Yu Xia's face became even uglier. This meant that they were going to bid. She could see the value of this piece of imperial green, and of course other people could see it too. As long as they bid, the price would definitely get higher and higher.
She had seen a piece of imperial green that was smaller than this one, and it was sold for three or four million.
She came out this time to prove her strength. Who would be willing to spend extra money if it can be bought cheaply?
"Five hundred thousand for one, I want this piece of jade! G City Fili Jewelry is owned by my family, and no one knows more about jade than me!"
Yu Xia spoke in a very forceful manner, even specifically pointing out her identity, just to take advantage of her power to bully others.
Many people around saw that Yu Xia was deceiving people, but this was not their jade, so what did the loss have to do with them?
Even because they have bad luck, they would rather see others suffer losses.
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