Chapter 139: The Great Reversal

  Two workers carefully placed the crystal-clear material on the electronic scale. The red digits on the scale rapidly rose from single digits to double digits, finally stopping at forty-six kilograms.

  Xuan Qi's expression remained calm and composed, while Shang Tao, with a drunken gaze, grasped his own red hair, unaware of the value of this material. Lu Zhuo absorbed a cold breath, this material was too heavy, the head was too big, plus the water quality was good, the color was sufficient, judging from the situation, the price of this material would absolutely exceed 10 million.

  Sheng Dengfeng muttered to himself in a low voice: "This guy is really lucky today, one million actually gambled out such good material, I wonder if the bigger the seed, the better the jade inside? Do we need to go to Myanmar for a trip?"

  In the city of Beijing, there aren't many large-scale warehouses. Generally, they are small-scale, and a warehouse the size of a suitcase is already considered quite large. As for one as big as a train carriage, in the entire city of Beijing, only Luo Boss has one here.

  The capital city's stone gambling has not yet formed a climate. Firstly, because the road is far away, and the seed material is not easy to transport. The seemingly hard stones are prone to bumps during transportation, and if they are not careful, they will crack into several halves, revealing the inner core inside.

  Secondly, because the seed material has become more expensive, originally a basketball-sized seed material would only cost tens of thousands, and even if it was cut or damaged, it wouldn't be a big deal, at most it's just for fun. But if the seed material is large, the transaction amount is in the hundreds of millions, or even over a billion, that's not okay. After all, gambling is explicitly prohibited in China, and doing it too high-end will get you shut down.

  So the seed materials sold in Beijing are not large, and even if they are circulated on the market, they can only be used to carve small ornaments or dig out bangles, make ring faces, and cannot be made into large carvings.

  This piece of material is very large and is a high-quality, bright green jade. Two people are helping to hold it in place on the table, and although they have both seen larger pieces before, this one is the largest they've ever handled. It weighs 46 kilograms, or 92 catties. The table is covered with red silk, which contrasts beautifully with the bright green of the jade. Although the color of the jade is somewhat uneven, it already has a certain spiritual quality that is characteristic of fine jade, even though it has not yet been polished.

  Such a large piece of material has turned green like this. When pricing, the two seated halls had differing opinions. One insisted on pricing at 20 million, which is calculated by multiplying the volume price of small materials by the individual difference of large materials.

  And another insisted on a price of 30 million, the reason being that such a large piece of material can not only be carved into pendants, decorations and bangles, but also into complete ornaments. You know, the value of large ornaments exceeds that of accessories, it's truly become an art piece.

  Let's take the most powerful old lady in Huaxia as an example. The jadeite cabbage she likes is a treasured heirloom and a national treasure. On the other hand, her favorite green tourmaline ring can be considered at best a good-quality item or a first-class cultural relic, but it cannot be compared to a treasured heirloom or a national treasure. Therefore, the price of high-end jadeite is higher than that of low-end jadeite from the very beginning, and comparing them directly according to their market prices is not appropriate and unscientific.

  Two old men glared at each other with their eyes wide open, their hair and beards flying in the wind, their words sharp as needles, neither willing to give in, on the verge of a fight. Zhou Kai, who was feeling pleased with himself, ran over and gave each old man 2,000 yuan in red envelopes, after which they compromised on the price of the fabric, settling on 25 million, and thus Zhou Kai's three pieces of fabric were all cut up.

  Three pieces of material, the first piece was cut open, except for a pile of debris, nothing was obtained. The second piece yielded high-quality purple jadeite with a vibrant purple color, good water quality and sufficient color saturation, estimated to be worth 7 million. Then there is this piece of high-quality green jadeite, estimated to be worth 25 million. The total value of the two pieces of material together is estimated to be 32 million.

  Zhou Kai invested a total of 1.5 million, and according to the ratio of investment to return, the multiplier reached 34, instantly surpassing Lu Zhuoqun's 14.84, exceeding five times, and almost reaching one-third.

  When people encounter happy events, their spirits are refreshed. Zhou Kai couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement. He said to Xuan Qi: "It's your turn now, go cut off this material with the evil tumor, let's all open our eyes wide!"

  Xuan Qi didn't argue with Zhou Kai. What was meant to come would still come. As the forklift rumbled and the massive materials were picked out. Under the sunlight, Xuan Qi patted the material with his hand and said in a low voice: "This material has cancerous tumors and has cracked quite a bit inside, but have you noticed that this material is not from the new pit, but from the old pit? It was mined many years ago and belongs to the type where the tumor came first and then the crack."

  As soon as Xuan Qi said this, even the tired and panting Luo Zhanggui's eyes flashed with a different color. Betting on stones wasn't just about betting on one's eyesight, but also about knowledge of the subject. In this regard, they were no match for Xuan Qi, who had a discerning eye.

  "Even if this crack was formed later, then what about the tumor? With it, there would still be no jade in the entire stone!" Luo Zhuang explained to Xuan Qi based on his years of knowledge: "Jade is formed at a relatively low temperature, mixed with associated minerals and cooled. As the magma cools, the jade gradually takes shape. Once a tumor appears, the entire jade raw material is completely destroyed, and no jade can be produced."

  Xuan Qi nodded heavily and drew two lines on the large stone with a piece of chalk, then said in a low voice: "What you said is correct, and it's all correct. There is no jadeite in this material."

  "You clearly know there's no jade, why do you still want to buy? Is it because your brain is sick?" Zhou Kai still didn't let go of Xuan Qi and seized the opportunity to mock him.

  Ignoring Zhou Kai's sarcasm, Xuan Qi pointed at the material and said: "Can't you see that this piece of material has three kinds of discordant stone patterns?"

  After hearing Xuan Qi's words, Luo Zhuanggui looked at Shi Touwen and only then discovered that this piece of material had a hidden mechanism. Although the pattern and texture were similar, they were clearly different.

  This situation is rare, from the shape of the material can be inferred roughly formed process, boiling lava falls from a high place, waiting for the temperature to drop, wrapped around the associated minerals, waiting to become rock jade. Then the second falls next to the first, waiting for both temperatures to drop slightly, the third falls from the sky to the ground, smashing together, three merged into one, and the associated minerals inside the third are also smashed out of the tumor.

  "So that's it! I didn't think of that. No wonder there are tumors and cracks, and it can even produce fog. It turns out this isn't a single piece of material, but three pieces." Luo Zhanggui's hat, which had been covering his eyes for many years, was finally about to be lifted off. He wanted to keep the material, but seeing Zhou Kai's piercing gaze, he felt that wasn't realistic. So he told the young apprentice to bring over a camera and record the entire process of removing the stone."

  Zhou Kai's face was calm and collected, but his words were laced with skepticism: "You say this material is three-in-one, just because it's three-in-one? Isn't that just some wild speculation, being overly optimistic and jumping to conclusions?"

  Xuan Qi naturally ignored Zhou Kai and said to Luo Zhanggui: "Isn't this not in line with the rules? It's all about money not being exposed to the light. If I were to take out the goods, you'd expose me again, and I'd be in some trouble."

  "This..." Luo Zhanggui also felt embarrassed, empty words are useless, no evidence, his own hat that he had worn for decades, whether it could be lifted or not depended on these few knives. After some thought, Luo Zhanggui came up with a compromise: "I won't slap your face, can I just slap the goods instead? This time, let's say it was my fault, old Luo did something wrong, and I owe you a favor for this. In the future, if there's anything, just speak up, as long as it's something that old Luo can do, I'll do it, and if I don't, you can hit me with a big earthenware jar."

  Since things had been said to this extent, Xuan Qi also had nothing to say. He personally instructed Xiao Gong, never to take a photo of his own face. After repeated assurances, Xuan Qi allowed Luo Zhuo to remove the stone slab.

  Along the drawn line, the cutting machine rotated at high speed, and with a "click" sound, it dissected the large piece of material into three parts.

  Xuan Qi had Luo Zhanggui first undo the bundle of cloth with the evil tumor. Although he knew clearly that there was nothing inside, but in order to pretend to have a gambler's temperament, even if it was a bad hand, he still had to open it and take a look.

  The big chunk of material was cut into nine pieces, and indeed nothing was gained. The places where the fog came out were all dregs, stone dregs.

  Fortunately, everyone was mentally prepared and not surprised by the result. This only cut open one-third of the material, leaving two-thirds untouched. Luo Zhangju looked at Xuan Qi, who slightly nodded his head and made a hand gesture to let Luo Zhangju wipe the stone first.

  Zhou Kai saw this action and immediately ridiculed: "With such a big piece of material, you're going to wipe it clean? This will delay everyone's celebration tonight until the monkey year and horse month. Just like earlier, cut it open from the middle. Is there any material left? Take a look."

  Zhou Kai regarded Xuan Qi's current choice as a desperate struggle of someone who refused to give up. Zhou Kai was also delighted to see Xuan Qi struggling, for the more fiercely he struggled, the stronger the thrill it brought to himself.

  Xuan Qi didn't dare to reason with Zhou Kai, and instead signaled to Luo Zhuangui to start polishing the stone. With cameras and outsiders present, Xuan Qi had to put in some effort, although he knew that the jade was just on the other side of the cut. Modesty brings benefits, while arrogance leads to losses. If Xuan Qi showed off too much, he would be caught and used as a lab rat for research.

  Although Luo Zhanggui was also suspicious, he followed Xuan Qi's instructions and started to sand the stone. As the grinder continued to rotate, when the outer diameter of the material had been sanded away by one-third, Luo Zhanggui, who had become numb, suddenly saw a greenish-green thing, his pupils contracted involuntarily, and his hands lifted the grinder towards the green mist below.

  "This piece of rock really has material...?!" Zhou Kai ran faster than Xuan Qi, using clear water to wash away the stone powder, and then used a flashlight to shine into the gap. For a moment, he was stunned: "How can it be so transparent? Is it a glass species? The green is so full, could it be Imperial Green? This material is still from the old pit." Zhou Kai muttered to himself: "Damn, it's actually old pit glass species Imperial Green."