Chapter Ninety-Four: Private Auctions

"Oh, young man, your luck is extraordinary!" Lao Huang looked at me in surprise.

"You may not have noticed, but in fact, this piece of jadeite, where I cut it, has a through crack, and I am actually betting on the crack. I scratched my head and said.

"In this way, you rely not only on luck, but on eyesight! Oh, admire and admire!" Lao Huang complimented without thinking, and I listened to it very useful.

"You two are talking too fast, I can't accept it. Can any of you tell me how much this black jade is worth?" Sun Wei interrupted us and asked bluntly.

Lao Huang looked at me and saw that I had no objection, so he said: "Mocui is the same as other jadeite, its species, water, and color are also good and bad. There are good and bad arrangements and combinations of crystals, so there is a difference in density, resulting in inconsistencies in hardness and luster. The thickness and density of the crystal particles determine the transparency of the emerald because of its deep hue. ”

"Oh, just tell him what's going on, I've memorized a theory, and when I use it, it's a book. Sun Wei was a little impatient and smashed the notebook in his hand.

"Oh, don't worry, this little brother. I haven't talked about it yet. This piece of ink cui has a delicate texture, dense structure, uniformity, good light transmittance, its black is like ink, but it is transparent with emerald green, green is black, and the black is full of green color, and the price is expensive. However, now that only one piece has been cut, I don't know how big the final volume is, but it is expected to be between 400,000 and 700,000. Lao Huang evaluated it very objectively.

Not only Sun Wei, but I was also a little surprised when I heard it, "It's such a high price!"

"Yes, the price of jadeite has grown wildly in the past two years, this ink cui is very rare, although there are not many on the market, but the price of good ink cui is very high. Lao Huang nodded, introducing the market.

"Niuzi, do you step on dog shit every day! so that you can pick up treasures?" Sun Wei put on an exaggerated expression and looked at me like a monster.

I didn't know how to explain it, so I smirked and asked, "Did I win this competition?" ”

"It's necessary, 600 for 600,000, this is a turn, ten, hundred, thousand, a thousand times!" Sun Wei said while counting with his fingers.

"How can there be so many, if the volume is low, it may not reach this 400,000. "I think this profit is really a bit excessive, busy said.

Sun Wei seemed to think of something, froze, then coughed lightly twice, and said seriously: "Marx said that capitalists are afraid of no profit or too little profit, just as nature is afraid of vacuum. As soon as there is a proper profit, capital is bold. If there is 10 percent profit, capital will be guaranteed to be used everywhere; with 20 percent profit, capital will be active; with 50 percent profit, capital will take risks; for the sake of 100 percent profit, capital will dare to trample on all human laws; and if there is more than 300 percent profit, capital will dare to commit any crime, even risking hanging. ”

Sun Wei looked at me with ill will as he spoke, which made Lao Huang next to him vigilant and shocked: "Little brother, I don't know what the relationship between the two of you is." However, with us, it is not a wise choice to hit the customer's idea!"

Sun Wei looked at Lao Huang's hostility and smiled bitterly.

I couldn't help but laugh when I saw it, and explained to Lao Huang: "We are good friends, he is just teasing me, you don't have to be nervous." ”

Lao Huang's expression on his face was a little stiff, "I'm sorry, I'm used to this... What, two young men, I'm going to an auction of rough stones in a moment, I wonder if you two are interested in going together?"

"Auction?" I asked, curious.

"It's an auction, but it's not very formal, it's between friends, and there's no number plate, mainly by shouting the price, and the rules are very simple, and the one with the highest price wins. Lao Huang introduced.

"Boss, we don't have the money to bid, so we can only pick up the scraps and pick up the treasure. Sun Wei thought it was a hoax and said.

"Oh it's okay, this auction, we'll also bring some friends who have just started in the industry. They have a lot of masked material and are wrapped in newspapers, which is purely lucky, and those who are interested can also cut and play. Lao Huang said.

"What if you run out and have nothing?" I asked.

"That's normal, but it's definitely mined from Burma, and it's a serious jadeite rough, not any other ordinary stone. There is still this bit of integrity. Lao Huang said with certainty.

I glanced at Sun Wei, after all, there was a rough stone worth hundreds of thousands in my hand, and this person was unfamiliar with the place, so he really had to consider the safety issue.

"Niuzi, let's call Nanli and them over and go together. Sun Wei proposed.

I thought to myself, yes, this person is powerful, and he will not suffer, and besides, the power and prestige of the Nan family here should be very high.

"People from the Nan family?" asked Lao Huang.

"yes, what's wrong?" replied Sun Wei.

I felt a little weird, staring at Lao Huang's expression.

"Oh, it's nothing, it's just that very few people from the Nan family go. Lao Huang said lightly.

The "hum" mobile phone rang at the right time, and it was Nanli's call.

"Sun Wei, where are you? I called Niu Ben, why didn't he answer?" Nan Li asked.

I immediately took out my mobile phone, and there were several missed calls on it, and it turned out to be the phone in Sun Wei's hand.

"I'm sorry, Nanli, I was cutting a stone just now, and I didn't hear a sound. I said.

"Did you cut the stone?" asked Nanli.

"Hmm... It's a small gain. Don't say more on the phone, you come to us, I'm gambling on the stone in Lao Dai, the brand is not very big, handwritten. I ignored Lao Huang's look of wanting to stop it, and said bluntly.

After a while, Nanli and Zhu Chen ran over. "Which one to open, show me first. ”

I handed Motsu over. Nanli looked at me in surprise, "Damn, how can you gamble on anything?

As soon as the connoisseur makes a move, he will know if there is one. Nanli didn't turn on the light, so he judged the quality of the jadeite, but I knew from the leather shell that my cost would not be very high. However, although this Mocui is rare, it does not seem so surprising.

"By the way, what auction did you just say?" Nanley asked.

"It's a private organization. I looked at Lao Huang and didn't continue.

"Oh, it's just a few small merchants, organizing a small auction, to see if the luck, it's not a public offer. Lao Huang said, but obviously a little nervous.

I didn't understand, so I asked Nanli.

Nanli simply explained: "Myanmar has strict management of jadeite resources. Only through the "public market" can be traded out of the country, and everything else is regarded as smuggling. ”

"This boss, before organizing the auction, did you ask a professional organization to organize experts to identify and identify the quality of the auction items? Do you estimate the reserve price of the auction items according to the law of market prices?" Nan Li asked sharply.

Lao Huang suddenly sweated. "We are the previous strings of goods from our peers, not giving..."

Nanli suddenly shouted, "You guys are so bold!"