This piece of jade has a green hue on it. The green side is of the glutinous type, and the color is so-so. It's not high-end, but it's in the mid-range.
However, for such a large stone, companies that target the high-end market are unlikely to make a move. For example, if Mr. Zhou were to enter the jadeite industry, he would generally not purchase this kind of glutinous rice-type material unless it is a rare material.
but......
As for this piece of material...
This seems a bit unusual. Su Ran stared intently at it; the material only had a slightly glutinous texture on the surface, but its interior...
Surprisingly, it comes in three colors, with red, green, and purple each making up half of the total. Moreover, the texture of these three materials is exceptionally fine, without any impurities. It seems to be a good product.
Su Ran thought about it carefully, and realized that this was the combination of the Chinese zodiac: fortune, prosperity, and longevity.
They are usually made into feng shui ornaments, and some are made into old longevity statues to be placed in homes or sold, which are all very popular.
Moreover, most Fu Lu Shou (福禄寿) items on the market come in red, green, and yellow. Red, green, and purple are extremely rare. Just look at the extent of red, green, and purple on the counter—such a large and delicate piece! It must make countless people who love Fu Lu Shou envious.
However, judging from Mr. Zhou's condition, he doesn't seem to care much for this No. 03.
The previous Su Ran could indeed hold back, but this one...
Jiang Zhi whispered, "You like it? Or something else?"
Su Ran shook her head. She wasn't interested in it, but it was quite valuable. As a guest, there were some things she couldn't say too much.
"This is a good product; it's top-tier if you want to enter the jade industry."
Zhou Aixu wasn't far away, so she naturally heard Su Ran's voice. Thinking of the girl's previous actions, she asked, "Can you understand it?"
Su Ran didn't mince words this time, "I know a little about it, and this material will most likely yield good quality goods."
Zhou Aixu didn't say much upon hearing this; his intuition told him otherwise.
Trust her.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Aixu did not ask any further questions. She turned around and asked the experts behind her to come up with a price, and then they acquired the No. 03 material.
The experts brought by Zhou Aixu looked at Su Ran with mixed feelings.
You really are our young lady.
But they still had to offer some advice. Looking at Zhou Aixu, they said, "My boss, the value of material No. 03 is not high. Even if we buy it, it can only be placed at the entrance as a decoration."
"Moreover, the quality of this glutinous rice variety is not high, the texture and water content are poor, and the color of the finished product is not high-end. It's the kind of material that only low-end companies would want. There's no need to waste money on this. There are so many good materials to come."
Experts have been saying that they are all advising the shipping magnate to think twice before acting.
After listening to their words, Zhou Aixu waved her hand and said, "If we overpaid, we'll just treat it as a pendant. Let's get an estimate."
Seeing this, the experts did not offer any further advice.
I advised them once because Zhou, the shipping magnate, was their boss. Saying more would be inappropriate, since they were just employees.
So everyone started a new round of valuation.
Seeing this, Su Ran lightly touched the tip of her nose with the back of her hand, said nothing, and simply stood quietly to the side.
Jiang Zhi hadn't expected the old man to agree. He glanced at Su Ran a few times, his eyes full of admiration.
Su Ran turned her head and saw Jiang Zhi's meaningful gaze. If there weren't other people around, Su Ran would have slapped him.
"Little Su Su, I knew I hadn't misjudged you back then."
"You are destined to be the one at the top."
Su Ran remained silent upon hearing Jiang Zhi's words.
Experts in the vicinity are still analyzing the price.
"Large companies definitely wouldn't buy this No. 03 piece of jade, and small companies don't have much working capital either. How about 1 million for such a large piece?"
Everyone else agreed.
Upon hearing the price, Su Ran couldn't help but cough lightly.
All eyes turned to Su Ran again, and the experts looked at her with some resentment.
They all exclaimed: "Miss, what else do you want to do!"
Zhou, the shipping magnate, looked at Su Ran and asked, "What? Is this price too high or too low?"
Hearing the voice, Su Ran ignored the experts' gazes and said, "This price is a bit low, how about adding 1.5 million?"
Jiang Zhi couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "Are you stupid?"
Everyone: "..."
Su Ran then realized that adding 1.5 million would make it 2.5 million. She coughed lightly but ultimately remained silent.
Grandpa Zhou, who was sitting to the side, couldn't help but chuckle, but in the end he gave in to her, pressing 250 while saying helplessly, "This number is probably insulting me."
The people around watched the old man press 250 without saying a word.
But their mental state was almost insane.
Grandpa, you're so senile!
Grandpa, your uncle dotes on her dad.
Miss, you're awesome!
Seeing the number pressed by Grandpa Zhou, Su Ran obediently sat to the side, remaining silent and quietly acting as a lady without a mouth.
After all, if the experts around her could kill with their eyes, she would probably be dead a hundred times over.
The experts around them didn't say anything more.
After all, they lost to material No. 02 by a difference of 90,000. If it was a material that was not favored, they would have been able to outbid other smaller companies.
Those experts should just go home and do manual labor.
Anyway, they're still experts.
After the prices from buyer number 03 were announced, Su Ran saw that the second-place bidder offered 2.49 million, and they won the bid for material number 03 by a difference of 10,000.
Upon seeing the price, Su Ran's lips curled slightly.
Sorry, she's cheating.
The others were astonished when they saw the result, which was only a difference of ten thousand. This expert really has some skill!
But neither of them expected that the price was set by a girl.
But when everyone learned that the shipping magnate had acquired the stone, they were all stunned.
Even Wu was stunned when he heard this.
What? You're not going for the high-end industry anymore? You've switched to the low-end version? Why are you only interested in taking over this piece of junk? And you're even competing with small companies for it?
After all, in everyone's eyes, it's just a broken stone, a broken stone that big companies wouldn't even glance at. What would they do with it? Make it into a lion figurine and put it at the entrance?
Everyone was puzzled, but for Zhou the Shipping King, this small amount of money was nothing to him. Even if he lost money, it wouldn't matter.
After all, he relented. He wasn't interested in the stone itself; he was interested in Su Ran.
Su Ran remained silent during the subsequent bidding, sitting quietly to the side, maintaining her ladylike persona.
The experts breathed a sigh of relief, as they finally saw their value!
But when the bidding finally ended, there were gains and losses. Not all the good materials were acquired by Zhou Aixu, since the other party did not know the price. It all depended on the game and gambling.
However, after the bidding process, Zhou Aixu obtained quite a lot of material, which, at least in everyone's eyes, was a win-win situation.
Because of the large number of stones purchased in this bidding process, Zhou Aixu and his team did not plan to cut the stones here, and took all the materials back to the hotel.
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