Dressed as an abandoned daughter of a wealthy family, she relies on metaphysics to become a god
Chapter 28 The finest sapphire
Shu Xia's pink diamond goes to Country E to participate in jewelry exhibitions every summer. The pink diamond is extremely valuable. Shu Xia specially hires local security personnel to be responsible for the transportation of the pink diamond.
But after the exhibition, the neighboring country M actually detained the pink diamond on the pretext that the package contained dangerous goods!
Shu Xia and Uncle Lin used various connections, but Country M refused to let them go because they failed to pass the security inspection.
However, misfortunes never come singly, and something happened to the antiques that Uncle Lin had previously purchased with a loan of 15 million.
These antiques were originally selected by Uncle Lin from major antique stores. In order to uniformly bring them for appraisal, Uncle Lin requested that they be sent to the auction house this Thursday.
But when Uncle Lin went to pick up the goods, the owners of the antique shop said in unison that the antiques had been taken out for maintenance a few days ago and would not be returned until two weeks later.
Uncle Lin didn't write down the specific date when he made the reservation, he just gave it verbally, but he didn't expect to be tricked by the owner of the antique shop here.
No matter how stupid Shu Xia and Uncle Lin are, they understand that they are being plotted. The reason why the auction house is so crowded with guests this time is because of the pink diamonds and the wide variety of antiques that are used as gimmicks.
Now, the antiques purchased by Uncle Lin are not available. If the rich and expensive guests no longer see this pink diamond, not only will Uncle Lin's Jiaxing Auction House collapse, but Uncle Lin will also have to pay back the loan. of prison!
There are only a few guilds that can conduct antique auctions. The other guilds are waiting for Jiaxing Auction House to close down so they can get a piece of the pie.
"I'll contact Country M again and see if there's any way..." Shu Xia said and was about to make a call, but saw a girl in a white dress coming in at the door.
After seeing her face clearly, Shu Xia felt happy and said, "Miss Chu, how come you have time to come to my treasure house? Are you here to deliver the auction items?"
"Unexpectedly, Boss Shu still remembers me." Chu Yao smiled slightly and took out two small boxes. They were still as inconspicuous as the boxes containing mutton-fat jade that day.
Shu Xia would not treat the things she took out as ordinary gadgets this time, and carefully opened the two boxes.
Uncle Lin on the side looked confused. Isn't this just a plastic box that costs two yuan a piece in the gift shop? What other treasures could be inside?
When the first box was opened, Shu Xia first opened her eyes in surprise, and then sighed silently.
Inside the box is a blood gall agate.
Among agates, water gall agate is the rarest. Water gall agate refers to a closed space in the agate that contains a solution and makes a gurgling sound when shaken. Water gall agate has a more special form, that is, the water in it When there are iron ions in the bile, the water bile will appear red in color, so it is called blood bile agate.
Although Chu Yao's blood gall agate is an extremely rare blood gall agate, it is too small, so it is far less valuable than the pink diamond, and cannot be used as the finale of the auction.
Shu Xia almost gave up hope. It was incredible that Chu Yao could take out a blood gall agate. The one in the second box might not be as good as the blood gall agate.
She and Uncle Lin were simply wishful thinking. How could they find another piece of jewelry and jade in the imperial capital that could rival pink diamonds in just a few days?
However, Chu Yao once again opened Shu Xia's eyes.
The second box contained a sapphire the size of a pigeon egg. It was roughly estimated to be at least more than 300 carats. It was crystal clear and rich in color. Its deep and quiet peacock blue made people unable to take their eyes off it.
"How is this possible!" Shu Xia exclaimed, then put on gloves and looked at the light source carefully. There was no trace of impurities in a sapphire with such a large carat, such a rich color, and such a high quality!
"Oh my God, this is the best sapphire!" Uncle Lin also came over to admire it. Although most of the auction items he handled were paintings and calligraphy, it did not mean that he had no knowledge of jewelry. On the contrary, he had studied antiques, jewelry, and jade.
What they didn't know was that although this giant sapphire was indeed pure in color, when Chu Yao first got it, it was densely packed with impurities and was worthless.
However, after being nurtured by Chu Yao's Spirit Gathering Formation, all the impurities inside were eliminated, and even the color became fuller and brighter.
"How about it, Boss Shu, can these two gems be submitted for auction?" Chu Yao asked with a smile.
"Of course, but Miss Chu, I have something to discuss with you." Uncle Lin and Shu Xia looked at each other and said.
Uncle Lin and Shu Xia invited Chu Yao into the reception room of Zhenbaozhai and briefly described the difficulties they encountered during the auction.
"Miss Chu, if you agree to use this sapphire as the last exhibit in the auction, I will give up 30% of the proceeds from the auction." Shu Xia said.
"No, Xiao Shu, you have also paid a lot for this auction, so you should pay from my share." Uncle Lin insisted.
Shu Xia shook his head and said, "I took the 30% because of the pink diamond, but now that the pink diamond cannot be used as an exhibit, of course I can't take the money."
"Oh, you kid..." Uncle Lin sighed and said, "Well, after this auction, Uncle Lin will give you a big red envelope. You can't refuse."
"Then, Miss Chu, are you willing to give me the blood gall agate and this sapphire?" Shu Xia asked nervously.
Chu Yao nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, but I want to ask Mr. Lin a few questions."
"Miss Chu, you ask, I will tell you everything I know!" Uncle Lin was also willing to go out and agreed.
"How much money does Jiaxing Auction House owe the bank now?" Chu Yao asked.
"This..." Uncle Lin was confused. Could it be that Miss Chu was worried that Jiaxing Auction House had too much debt and would run away with the money.
He made a rough calculation and found that he owed a loan of eight million yuan last year, plus this loan of fifteen million yuan, the total is twenty-four million, and the tickets have already earned more than two million yuan, so it is …
"About 21 million," Uncle Lin said in a low voice.
Before, he was still elated with the income of two million, but now he realized that this was just a drop in the bucket compared to his high loan!
"What is the highest transaction volume of Jiaxing Auction House in the past five years?" Chu Yao asked again.
Over the past five years, Jiaxing Auction House's revenue has been getting worse and worse. The highest revenue was the calligraphy and painting auction in the spring five years ago. Uncle Lin said: "In the past five years, the highest transaction volume was 2.1 million yuan."
"Okay, what is five percent of 2.1 million?" Chu Yao asked for the third time.
"Five percent of 2.1 million is..." Uncle Lin calculated, "Ten million."
After saying that, he himself was stunned.
Even if this auction can reach the highest transaction volume in previous years, the commission will not be able to repay the bank loan.
Although he wanted to attract customers with pink diamonds, and now he has Chu Yao's sapphire, he promised not to charge commission fees for these two gemstones, which means that no matter what the sky-high price is, Uncle Lin will pay for every penny. Unreachable.
It turns out that no matter how hard he works, Jiaxing Auction House will face bankruptcy.
Uncle Lin covered his face in despair. If he could not repay the loan of more than 20 million yuan, he would face a cruel prison sentence.
"I have a way to bring Jiaxing Auction House back to life. I wonder if Mr. Lin would like to hear it?" Chu Yao said.
Uncle Lin suddenly raised his head, stared at Chu Yao, and said, "If Miss Chu has any good ideas, please tell me!"
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