Fast Travel: I Don't Want to Save the World

Chapter 38 Bidding
Among the five rough stones sent for auction this time, four of them are made of invisible wool, and at least half of the bidders are not proficient in betting stones, so instead of wasting money to buy a piece of broken stone that is nothing , it is better to spend the money on the green rough stone that can be seen.

The rough stone is only about the size of two fists, even if it is all good material after grinding, it will not be too shocking. After all, everyone still remembers the jade rabbit that Wang Dali opened a few years ago.

Although the jadeite exposed by this piece of raw stone is not as good as that of the jade rabbit, both the water color and the quality are superior. The piece of jadeite that is exposed is already worth a million dollars, and it is still a big profit to take it back.

While the host was introducing the auction items, someone asked about the past.

"Brother Wen, I was not in Jinghua a few years ago, what happened to the Jade Rabbit?"

"You are asking the right person, I was right there!" The man surnamed Wen shook his head, and continued: "Speaking of which, it is really a strange thing, the jadeite was polished on the spot, and after polishing, it turned into a rabbit The shape of the emerald, if only this is not enough to make people amazing, what is amazing is that there is a piece of red emerald the size of a pinky nail shell on each side of one end of the emerald, which is the eye of a rabbit!"

"This Wang Dali really has a vicious vision!"

"In my opinion, this rough stone should not be bad."

As soon as he finished speaking, three men in gray suits next to him refuted his words.

"Brother Wen, don't jump to conclusions so quickly. Don't forget what situation Wang Dali is in now. If it's really a good piece of material, if he doesn't hurry up and open it for some money, can he still leave the good stuff to us? Hmph, don't Dreaming!"

"The president doesn't know what's going on, but he actually let that unlucky Wang Dali enter this venue, and he's not afraid to bring bad luck in!"

"That's right!" Another tall and thin man echoed, "According to me, this rough stone is just a gray sandstone with green outside and white inside!"

"Grey sandstone?"

The thin and tall man glanced at the table diagonally behind him, and raised his voice: "Worthless broken stones! Go to the construction site and grab a handful!"

The man in the gray suit came closer, and whispered to a few people: "Two years ago, he went to Myanmar and came to me to borrow money. You all know how much money I have. When he saw that I refused, he became so angry that he almost threw me away. I was seriously injured! So, Wang Dali brought this thing this time, most likely because he wanted to harm us people."

"This rough stone is at most one million yuan, more than two million is not worth it." The thin and tall man said again: "What's the use of a piece of jade that's as big as your fist?!"

The man surnamed Wen didn't speak. The man in the gray suit had a grievance with Wang Dali, so it's understandable that he didn't speak well. This thin and tall man was obviously a layman and didn't know the depth of jade.

The value of jade should not be judged only by its size. Bigger ones must be more expensive?
On the one hand, it depends on the quality of the jade itself, on the other hand, it also depends on the craftsmanship of the carver.

Jadeite is generally made into women's jewelry. There are few materials, and earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings, etc. are produced. If the materials are sufficient, they are usually made into bracelets. In addition, there are various pendants that men like, such as Buddha statues, Avalokitesvara statues with good water color and no cracks will be made into square or round plaques.

Last year, in foreign auction houses, there was a sky-high price of jadeite objects - rare natural jadeite necklaces, with a transaction price of 1.68 million.

Eight years ago in HK, an Imperial Green Dafang brand was also auctioned, and the final transaction price was 1.95 million.

During the speaking interval, the host had finished his introduction and announced the start of bidding for this rough stone.

"The starting price is 80 yuan, and the minimum price increase is [-] yuan each time. Start bidding now!"

"Mr. Table 8 raises a card, 85!"

"The lady at table 11 raises her card, 90!"

At the beginning of the bidding, Wang Dali took up a tissue to wipe off the sweat in his hands from time to time. He drank several sips of water, but still felt his throat was very dry and his mouth was astringent.

As time passes slowly, the price rises even slower.

The starting price is 80, and it will not increase until 190 million!

Seeing this scene, Wang Dali was a little anxious. The exposed jade alone was worth 180 million. Beforehand, he asked a few friends to look at it, and they all thought there was something inside.

In the past few years, just making a full green glass ring, 32 grams can be sold for 552 million.

Such good material can only be sold for 190 million?
For a moment, Wang Dali didn't want to sell it. His psychological price was around 500 million, but after taking it all out, it was too embarrassing for him to take it back by himself.

The most important thing is that Wang Dali still can't afford that much money.

But if it wasn't for the lack of money, he wouldn't be willing to take it out.

After Wang Dali came back from Myanmar, he was really unlucky. He held a piece of good material in his hand, but he didn't dare to grind it out, for fear that his bad luck would be contagious to the rough stone.

Especially people who gamble on stones in Myanmar and Yunnan will go to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha before cutting stones, in order to protect them from leaks.

When Wang Dali is free to go to the temple, he is anxious like an ant on a hot pot, sweating profusely, praying for a higher price.

There is a table in the corner at the end, and there are a few people sitting sparsely. They are all people who "focus on participation".

Xie Lai and Ye Qing came to join in the fun, and there was no arrangement for their seats. Assistant Ye Tianjuan asked him and Ye Qing to go to the first row of seats, but he refused. The assistant had to arrange them in an inconspicuous position as required.

The process of Ye Qing's auction of the three rough stones went smoothly, no one competed with her, and the auction didn't feel exciting, Xie Lai thought it was boring at the time.

At this time, seeing that Ye Qing wanted to participate in the photoshoot of the 190 million rough stone, he was a little confused. Didn't she say that there was something wrong with the rough stone, so why did she still want to shoot it?
Xie Lai pressed Ye Qinggang's hand that was about to be raised: "You want to take a picture?"

He didn't think about how Ye Qing had the money to shoot, he was worried that she would lose money in the auction, and others were saying that the rough stone should not exceed 200 million, otherwise, it is very likely to lose money.

"Look, the vice president of the Cultural and Expo Association is shaking his head, and Uncle Zhang, he is a senior collector, they didn't follow suit, you..." Xie Lai tried to persuade her: "You just photographed those three rough stones. It’s enough for fun, so stop taking pictures.”

Ye Qing glanced at him, then looked forward with a smile: "There is still material inside."

"How about I take the photo?" Xie Lai was worried that Ye Qing would be very sad if nothing could be found from this rough stone.

Before the auction, buyers who participated in the auction were required to pay a deposit. After Ye Qing registered, Xie Lai also went to get a bidding sign.

Xie Lai's parents are doctors, but his family has a business, so he is not short of the 200 million.Although Ye Qing didn't seem to be joking, she could "nonsense" that the bronze light-transmitting mirror belonged to the Warring States Period just by looking at it, Xie Lai certainly believed her.

Even if there is something wrong with the rough stone, it shouldn't affect its value.

Xie Lai looked at Ye Qing's side face and waited for Ye Qing to reply, but she directly raised the sign.

(End of this chapter)