Chapter 41 Sky-high Price
"Ms. Xu, don't be impulsive. If you are not satisfied with the price, we can still negotiate." said the owner of the Jade Museum.
Xu Youyou looked at the other person with a half-smile and said, "I'm not afraid of showing my weakness. In fact, this is my first time breaking a stone."
The boss immediately struck while the iron was hot: "You are a novice, so you should quit while you are ahead..."
Xu Youyou shook her head: "It's because I'm a novice, so the more the veterans ask me to do something, the more I can't do it."
The jade museum owner's face immediately turned green. He was the "veteran" and Xu Youyou was pointing at him.
After a long while, he said dryly, "I am doing this for your own good. I am afraid that you will suffer if the business fails..."
Xu Youyou said: "It's okay, it's just a few dollars, I can afford to lose it."
The people who were gambling on the stones were watching them all the time. When they saw that the deal had fallen through, they immediately became anxious: "Boss, if they don't want to sell it, don't waste time. Untie it quickly. We are all waiting to see!"
The jade hall was already crowded with gamblers, and news spread quickly. When they saw a big treasure coming out, word spread quickly and many people rushed over, with some even starting live broadcasts on the spot.
"Our live broadcast room audience is waiting, hurry up!"
The number of spectators increased and many buyers came as well.
"Little girl, Boss Chen wants to fool you, but I'm different. If you sell me this stone, I'll give you 70 million."
The person who was speaking was a new arrival, a jade business owner.
Xu Youyou glanced at the other person. The person who was speaking was a bald man with a big gold necklace hanging around his neck and a bald head without a single hair.
Xu Youyou shook her head: "I won't sell it now. Since it's a bet on the stone, I must bet to the end."
Upon hearing this, the bald man gave her a thumbs up and said, "Girl, you are a very promising person. You will definitely make a lot of money!"
Xu Youyou liked to hear such words and nodded at the other party.
Seeing that Xu Youyou refused to fall for it, the owner of the jade museum had no choice but to continue cutting the stone.
After so much time of polishing, the stone sculpture is still about one-third of its original size.
The owner of the jade museum has been working in the raw stone industry for so many years. From the moment the green color appeared, he had a premonition in his heart that once this unfavored stone turned out to be green, it would remain green all the way, and there would most likely be a big treasure hidden underneath.
And the facts were just as he guessed.
The stone cutting machine grinded the stone sculpture bit by bit, and finally all the edges were polished clear. Everyone present gasped when they saw the clean jade material.
"This... this jade piece looks quite large, is it over a hundred kilograms?"
"Probably not. I estimate about 50 to 60 kilograms."
"This is really amazing. There are no cracks from any angle. The color is pure and rich. It is really a top-quality material!"
"Who would sell out dozens of kilograms of Imperial Green at a time? Is this a setup?"
"That shouldn't be the case. This beautiful lady is here for the first time. She is driving a luxury car with two bodyguards. It doesn't look like a honey trap."
Because this piece of stone was so surprising, there was a lot of noise and people were talking about all kinds of things.
At this time, the owner of the jade museum carefully wiped the water stains on the jade and sent it to the public scale to weigh it.
"25.51kg, 51 jin." said the jade museum owner.
Xu Youyou urgently checked the price of imperial green jade on the Internet. One pound of jade costs between 500-2000w. If it is made into jewelry and sold, the price will double.
The owner of the jade museum was also feeling very uncomfortable at this time. He felt that he was just a little bit away from getting this piece of top-grade jade with the door half open.
It’s a pity that Xu Youyou didn’t sell it, and she really made the right bet.
"Beauty, are you going to sell this jade? Or do you want to keep it for yourself?" The bald man asked Xu Youyou anxiously.
Xu Youyou knew that she could earn more if she found someone to make jewelry for her, but the jewelry industry was full of twists and turns and there were many chances of being cheated, so she was too lazy to waste the energy.
"I'll sell it if the price is right." Xu Youyou said.
The bald man was delighted: "Just sell it. The water content of your jade is very good. Although the quantity is large, the quality is not compromised at all. You will definitely not be willing to pay a low price, and I can't afford it if the price is high. Besides, if so much imperial green enters the market at one time, I am afraid that the market price will fall."
"Ten million per pound, 510 million for the whole piece, okay? I can transfer the money today!"
Although the bald man is rich, it is obviously not easy for him to take out 500 million in one go.
Xu Youyou hesitated and did not agree immediately.
Suddenly, another person squeezed in from outside the crowd: "Ten million per pound, this is not too much. For such good material, I am willing to pay eleven million!"
When the bald man saw this man, he immediately became unhappy: "Sun Lao Er, why are you here to mess things up again!"
Sun Lao Er sneered and said, "Liu Guangtou, if you don't have money, don't play here. Good materials are originally for the highest bidder."
Xu Youyou saw that the two people were about to fight each other, so she became less anxious. One eye was on her jade materials, and the other eye was waiting to see if there were more jade merchants coming in.
She actually waited for someone to bid.
However, this man acted like a big brother. He pulled Sun Lao Er and Baldy together and said, "Why do you have to eat such a heavy piece of jade by yourself? Why don't we work together and each eat a part?"
The two of them were actually persuaded by him.
The elder brother turned to Xu Youyou and said, "Beauty, we really want to buy this piece of jade, and we are willing to give a fair price. 12.5 million per pound, the total price is 637.5 million. Let's round off the price and make it 640 million. How about that?"
Xu Youyou said: "I'm not in a hurry to use the money, let's wait a little longer."
When the eldest brother heard her say this, a hint of anxiety flashed in his eyes, but even after he had talked so much that his lips were worn out, Xu Youyou showed no intention of changing her mind.
Xu Youyou only waited five minutes longer, and before she saw the person, she heard his voice: "I'll pay 1 billion, and I can transfer the money today!"
The crowd of onlookers automatically parted, and a young girl in a white cheongsam came in. She looked only a few years older than Xu Youyou, with delicate features and an imperial green necklace around her neck, making her look elegant and noble.
After just meeting him once, Xu Youyou couldn't help but feel attracted to him.
"Ms. Xu, I'm Cen Mingzhu from Cen's Jewelry, nice to meet you." Cen Mingzhu said with a smile.
Xu Youyou asked: "Do you know me?"
"I met you at the Shirel family's dinner party. You were with Mr. Lu at that time, so you may not have noticed me." Cen Mingzhu said.
Xu Youyou put away her doubts. The other party raised the price by more than 300 million in one go, and he was indeed a ruthless character.
"Ten billion, are you willing to spend it so much?" Xu Youyou couldn't help but ask.
Cen Mingzhu said sincerely: "Miss Xu, when buying jade, the one who pays the highest price wins. I am not afraid to tell you the truth. Your jade is indeed worth this price."
(End of this chapter)
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