Chapter 13 The Highest Bidder Wins
Yu Wan moved a lot of things back home and worked on them for the whole afternoon. In the evening, she was finally able to cook by herself.
When she rented an apartment, she would occasionally cook, but most of the time she didn’t have time to do so. She was exhausted at work every day and was too lazy to move when she got home, so she often ordered takeout. She cooked more on weekends.
Now that she has more time, of course she can cook whenever she wants.
Yu Wan prepared three dishes and a soup: pork belly with Dutch beans, stir-fried pork intestines with garlic moss, and finally a white radish fried egg soup. The soup was milky white, fresh and delicious.
I had a delicious meal and I was in such a good mood.
【Ding Dong! 】
【A message came from the group chat “Love Each Other”. 】
[Xiaoyao: Tomorrow I will go to a street in the antique market. 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 soft and white rough stone with a diameter of about 20 cm. I will sell it directly after the stone is successfully cut. I will give it to whoever offers the highest price. Remember, you must wait until the jade is completely cut before you sell it.]
I'm making money again! Yu Wan immediately replied excitedly, "I'll definitely go!"
【Ding Dong! 】
【Xiaoyao: Picture.】
Looking at the appearance of the raw jade, Yu Wan was so happy that she even had a photo of it. This way, she didn't have to worry about making a mistake.
【Xiaoyao: The price of this kind of raw jade is uncertain before it is cut into jade. It can be as low as a few dozen yuan, or as high as hundreds of thousands or even millions of yuan. It all depends on the quality of the goods purchased by the boss. If the goods purchased by the boss are cut into jade, the price will go up. This is what is called the buyer's cut, and it is very risky.】
【Ding Dong! 】
[Xiaoyao: No one has sold jade in this boss' stall for a long time, so the price he sets is not that high. You can get a few stones for a few thousand yuan.]
The next day, after Yu Wan got up, she went out at around nine o'clock. She took a bus and arrived at the antique market at around eleven o'clock. This time was not too early but it was not yet time for lunch, so it was just right.
The antique market in G City is quite famous. Netizens from all over the world come here to shop for antiques, and this is the time when the most people come.
Yu Wan was walking around while 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 people 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 little, and she secretly blamed herself for not being decisive enough and not thinking ahead, which allowed others to seize the initiative.
Just as I was worried, I saw the young woman put down the piece of 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 sold, and then pretended to pick out three pieces of raw materials, 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 diamonds can make people go bankrupt, it's too risky.
Holding three pieces of rough material, Yu Wan came to the stone cutting area and paid someone to help with the stone cutting.
Professional matters should be left to professionals. Otherwise, if you cut it recklessly and make a mistake, it will only make things worse.
"How much does it cost per solution?" Yu Wan asked.
"One hundred dollars."
"I want to solve all three of these."
"Okay!"
There were other people cutting the stone nearby. As they cut again and again, no green appeared. 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 a single piece 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 speaker 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 solved quickly because one cut revealed they were scraps, but the last one was different.
The stone cutter is indeed very professional. He tries his best to keep the yellowish mist of the material and grinds it into a disc shape. After the yellow mist is clearly distinguished from the white background, it slowly turns green after rough carving.
Yu Wan's heartbeat immediately accelerated. Knowing in advance that the green would appear was one thing, but actually seeing it was another.
"Oh my god, it's green!"
The surprised sound immediately attracted more people to watch, and everyone watched the stone cutter excitedly as he continued to grind.
"This emerald green looks very high grade and the color is 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 and 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 and even more afraid of being noticed.
The last time, the "Yuan Celadon" incident made her a target of attention, so she needs to be more cautious this time.
As more and more green appeared, no matter whether it was a complete jadeite in the end, at least the part that was unravelled had been confirmed to be imperial green. Before it was finished, some people couldn't wait to ask the price.
"Is this piece of 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 people who don’t understand the market might sell it.
However, Yu Wan remembered Xiaoyao's instructions and would not sell the jade unless it was opened in its entirety.
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 knew that this piece of imperial green was worth a lot of money. Seeing that this woman seemed to know nothing, she wanted to deceive her.
Unexpectedly, the other party did not fall for it and even 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 there was going to be a bidding war. She could see the value of this piece of imperial green, and of course other people could see it too. As long as there was a bidding war, the price would definitely get higher and higher.
She had seen a piece of imperial green that was smaller than this one being sold for three or four million.
She came out this time to prove her strength. If she can buy it at a cheap price, who would be willing to spend more money?
"Five hundred thousand for one, I want this piece of jade! G City Philip Jewelry is owned by my family, no one knows more about jade than me!"
Yu Xia spoke in a 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 since the jade was not theirs, what did the loss have to do with them?
They may even prefer to see others suffer losses because of their own bad luck.