Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

And through previous chats, he had learned that Chen Cheng was currently short of a batch of jade raw materials.

If I could help him with this matter, it would be a big help.

He didn't care how much compensation Chen Cheng could give him, but planned to be a smooth favor.

Not only the old man, but also the owner of the stone betting pit looked embarrassed.

In their opinion, Lin Ran was really incompetent.

However, Lin Ran had his own plans.

Since his purpose is very clear, which is to get mid-to-high-end jadeite, and now that the other party invites him to join, he will not put forward conditions at this time, and wait until after joining to be coy and wasting everyone's time.

The old man pondered for a while and smiled awkwardly: "Little brother, don't you know much about our Jade Association?"

"I just learned a little bit about it." Lin Ran said, "However, I am from Beijing. We rarely come to Suzhou. If we can reach a cooperation agreement, I am willing to open a trade route. What do you think?"

He just remembered now that he hadn't asked the other party's name yet.

The old man was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"Interesting, are you people in the capital so high-profile?"

A man in a suit and gold-rimmed glasses walked out next to him, his expression looking very angry.

"Where did this wild boy come from? How dare you speak to the president in such a tone!"

"Gao Qiang, don't be unreasonable." The old man interrupted him.

However, the man still stared at Lin Ran fiercely, feeling that he was too disrespectful.

Unexpectedly, the old man in front of him turned out to be the president of the Jade Association. No wonder he could be invited to join.

Chen Cheng also had some difficulty in being confident.

The old man then extended an invitation: "It's not convenient to talk here. Why don't we go sit in the teahouse next door and have a good chat."

Lin Ran originally wanted to confirm again whether he could get the goods, but Chen Cheng went to signal him to stop talking.

The person in front of me is the president of the Jade Association, and he controls all the jade sources in Suzhou.

As long as this relationship can be opened up, getting any jade is not a matter of words.

After taking a look at the surrounding environment, there were all people who had just come out of the stone gambling den. It was a mixed bag of people and it was really not a good place to talk.

Lin Ran nodded, and they left the stone gambling den together and came to the teahouse next to it.

In the teahouse, the old man introduced himself.

"Hello, my name is Lin Yu, and I am the president of the Suzhou Jade Association." After the old man finished speaking, he took the initiative to extend his hand. The man with glasses next to him was stunned. He didn't know why the president was so polite to the kid in front of him. .

"My name is Lin Ran, and I am the store manager of Shengshi Craftsmanship." Lin Ran replied politely.

"Shengshi Craftsmanship?" Lin Yu asked with some uncertainty. After receiving the confirmation, he was extremely surprised.

A branch of Shengshi Crafts has opened in Suzhou. Although he doesn't know much about this store, he also knows their business scope, which should be ceramics and bronze crafts. He didn't expect that their boss, so young, would be so interested in jade. Research.

During the conversation, Lin Ran finally understood the general situation of this organization.

In the Suzhou area, there are two related civil organizations.

The first is the Jade Association, and the other is the Antiques Association.

The threshold for joining these two non-governmental organizations is very high. They must be senior practitioners and have a certain reputation in the industry.

But there is another possibility, which is invitation.

For example, if the president directly invites him to join, no one will express any objection.

"If you want to engage in jade appraisal and processing in the future, joining the Jade Association will definitely help your career." Lin Yu said, "I didn't expect that we are still the same family."

Lin Ran smiled awkwardly, and the other party actually started to have a relationship with him.

But if you think about it carefully, it's exactly what he said.

There are indeed a lot of jadeite, but basically you can only get ordinary jadeite, which can meet the most basic business needs.

However, if you want to capture the mid-to-high-end market and have certain requirements for jade quality, you will basically not be able to get it without access.

In this era, it is not easy to conduct currency between two regions, and special business licenses are required.

This is why they only bought 20 stones. If the quality exceeds a certain level and they are brought back to the capital, there is no way to tell. If they explain the reason, they will be reported, and Chen Cheng will be imprisoned.

But it's different after joining the Jade Association. They can go directly to prove it, and at the same time, they can supply a large amount of jade material.

As long as you can afford the money, you can get a large amount of mid-to-high-end jadeite!

After hearing this, Lin Ran felt a little moved. Not only could he help Chen Cheng, Qian Xiaoyong could also help himself.

Just when he was about to agree, Lin Yu said: "But, if you want to join our Suzhou Jade Association, there is actually one condition."

Lin Ran frowned immediately. It was obviously him who invited him to join, so why did he suddenly put forward another condition after he agreed?

And judging from his expression, this condition should not be easy to achieve.

"What are the conditions?"

Lin Yu seemed to have guessed what he would say, and smiled slightly, "Don't worry, it won't be very harsh. I just need to see your strength."

"The reason why I invited you to join the Jade Association is because I saw your superb skills in breaking stones. Now I have a piece of wool in my hand. I have found many masters, but they are afraid to help break the stone."

"If you can help me untie it, whether there is jade or not, I promise you to join the Suzhou Jade Association."

"At the same time, I can also supply the mid-to-high-end jade you want in large quantities. I will never break my promise!"

Lin Ran guessed that he must have a request, but he didn't expect it to be so outrageous.

Lin Ran quickly waved his hand and said, "President Lin, I really don't know how to decipher stones. They are all operated by machines."

"It doesn't matter, our association also has that machine." Lin Yu said, "Compared to machines, the human brain is more precise. What I like is your computing power. I saw how you operate the machine. Every stone has lines drawn on it, right?”

Unraveling stones and drawing lines is something only experienced people can do.

Lin Ran couldn't explain it at all now. He originally wanted to refuse directly because he didn't know what the other party was.

However, Lin Yu made another offer that he couldn't refuse.

"It is said that the boss of Shengshi Crafts likes all kinds of antiques. I have a calligraphy and painting by Su Dongpo at home. If you can help me figure it out, I will give you that calligraphy and painting as a gift. How about it?" Lin Yu has already given such a generous offer. Lin Ran couldn't agree to the reward.

Lin Ran was also curious as to what grade of wool made the president care so much.