Volume 1 Chapter 190 It's over, it's a shame!
In the past, there have been cases where a customer has asked for a stone to be solved on the spot after taking a photograph. Therefore, the organizers of the antique jade auction have long been prepared for this kind of thing. After confirming that Zeng Fan was indeed going to solve the stone on the spot, auctioneer Dong Cheng immediately reported the matter through the miniature walkie-talkie hanging on the collar.
After a while, the organizer specially hired the calcite master came to the auction venue. He was joined by several auction staff who brought with them a complete set of professional tools needed for calcite.
Judging from the preparations made by the organizers, it is really quite professional
After inviting Zeng Fan to the auction table, Dong Cheng introduced to him: "Mr. Zeng, this is Zhang Guangming, a master of calcite specially hired by the auction organizer, and he will unravel this stone for you." ”
Zeng Fan nodded to Zhang Guangming and greeted with a smile: "I have heard of Master Zhang's name for a long time. Today, Master Zhang is in charge of the knife and calcing, and I am relieved. ”
Zhang Guangming arched his hand: "Mr. Zeng is polite." ”
Hearing that Zeng Fan was going to unravel this stone that had been auctioned at a sky-high price on the spot, the people who participated in this antique jade auction got up and rushed to the auction table. Although they lost the battle for this stone, they still wanted to see what kind of rare treasure was hidden in this stone.
There are people who were unable to continue bidding just now because of hesitation, and they secretly pondered in their hearts: "If this stone can really solve a rare treasure jade, I can't miss it anymore." No matter how much money you spend, even if you smash the pot and sell iron, you have to buy it. ”
And more people are getting together with acquaintances and whispering:
"I don't know what kind of jade will be unraveled in this stone?"
"The appearance of this stone is excellent, and the quality of the jade hidden in it will not be low in any way, and what surprises me even more is the courage of the person in charge of KitKat Workshop. Without hesitation, he paid a sky-high price of 30 million and bought this stone."
"The person in charge of Kit Kat Fang looks like he is in his twenties, right? It seems to be called Zeng Fan? If he is really young and extraordinary, as the saying goes, the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, we old guys, young people like him, can't compare. After tonight, the reputation of Kit Kat Fang and this Zeng Fan is afraid that it will spread throughout the land of Shenzhou."
Hearing the discussions of the people around him, Zeng Fan's mood was like drinking a glass of ice water in the summer, and his whole body was so refreshed.
"After tonight, my Zeng Fan's name will inevitably spread throughout the entire antique and jade collection circle" Zeng Fan can't wait to be Daxiao. Fortunately, although he was in a very happy and excited mood, he still kept a calm mind and did not react excessively.
It was also at this time that Zeng Fan's gaze penetrated the surrounding crowd and aimed at Lin Yang, Xi Mengyao and Uncle Wang.
What he didn't expect was that the three guys didn't gather around to watch the excitement like the others, and still sat at the round table, seemingly uninterested in what was happening on their side.
"Pretending" Zeng Fan's face darkened, and he snorted coldly in his heart: "I want to see if the three of you can still be as casual as you are now when this stone is solved in this rare treasure."
He couldn't help but begin to fantasize about the shock, chagrin, envy and other expressions that appeared on the faces of Lin Yang, Xi Mengyao and Uncle Wang after his stone was unraveled and the rare treasure jade appeared......
I believe that at that time, the expressions of these three guys will be quite exciting
"I must take pictures of the expressions of the three of them and upload them to Weibo, I believe that the wonderful expressions of the three of them will definitely be very ......popular," Zeng Fan couldn't wait to see the wonderful expressions of the three, and hurriedly urged Zhang Guangming: "Master Zhang, are you ready? Hurry up and start calcing the stone, I believe, not only me, but everyone is already impatient."
As soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted a burst of approving laughter from the surrounding crowd.
Zhang Guangming couldn't help laughing, but after debugging and checking the instruments needed to solve the stone one by one, he said: "It's all ready, you can start calcing at any time."
Zeng Fan immediately said: "Then what are you waiting for?
Zhang Guangming nodded and picked up the stone cutter that was set aside. After pressing the switch, a piercing buzzing sound immediately rang in everyone's ears.
The heavy stone cutter was played by Zhang Guangming like a living thing.
I saw that he held the stone cutter with both hands and waved it gently, and a thin layer of skin was cut off the top of the stone.
In calcite, the scientific name of this trick is called rubbing stone, and it is also the first step commonly used in calcite. Through calcing, the stone skin is peeled off layer by layer, so that the jade hidden inside the stone is exposed. After the jade material is rubbed out, the next step, that is, the 'grinding stone', so as to completely and undamaged the jade material from the stone.
According to people's judgment in advance of this good-looking stone, you only need to wipe it lightly to see the hidden jade inside.
But the truth is somewhat unexpected by everyone.
Although a layer of stone skin was cut off, the stone did not show any jade color
Seeing this scene, the people around him suddenly blew up and began to talk about it:
"How can there be no jade?"
"It shouldn't be the appearance of this stone, haode is shocking. It can't be without jade in it."
"Could it be that the part of the stone was not selected well? It happened that it was rubbed to a part without jade? Well, it must be so, judging from the situation of this stone, it is impossible that there is no jade in it."
After rubbing the stone, he didn't see the jade color, and Zeng Fan's slightly intentional expression immediately became gloomy. However, he didn't give up, but like the people around him, he thought that this time he happened to rub a part without jade. As long as you change the part and rub the stone again, you will definitely be able to see the jade and see the good jade!
After taking a deep breath and calming down a little nervousness, Zeng Fan waved his hand at Zhang Guangming, who was looking at him, and said, "Look at what I do?
"Okay" Zhang Guangming nodded, and according to Zeng Fan's instructions, he picked up the heavy stone cutter again, started from another part of the stone, and cut off a thin layer of stone skin again.
But this time, there was still no trace of jade.
"How so?"
Now, not only Zeng Fan's face has changed, but even Guo Quan, the stone king who has always been confident, has become solemn.
Although in the realm of Xiangshi, no matter who it is, even Xi Mengyao's father does not dare to guarantee that he will be 100% accurate every time. But if in front of so many people in the circle, he made the wrong mistake with a stone bought at a sky-high price, then Guo Quan's old face would really be lost
Especially when he heard the whispers of the people around him, his mood became even more depressed and irritable.
"Guo Lao, look ......"
After rubbing the stone twice in a row, he couldn't see the jade color, which made Zeng Fan's heart instantly become bottomless. He couldn't help but lower his voice and asked Guo Quan beside him for advice.
"Continue inside this stone, there must be a good jade hidden for him to cut deeper, and the jade may be hidden in a deeper part. Guo Quan said without hesitation.
Hearing what he said, the anxiety in Zeng Fan's heart suddenly subsided. He immediately told Zhang Guangming about Guo Quan's request.
"No problem" Zhang Guangming immediately followed Zeng Fan's instructions, lifted the stone cutter, and cut off a deeper piece of stone skin.
"Isn't it? There is still no jade" The people in the innermost part of the circle saw the result of the third stone rubbing for the first time, and immediately exclaimed.
In the crowd of people who watched the excitement all around, there were immediately exclamations.
Before the stone was dissolved, except for Lin Yang and the three of them, no one could have imagined that this stone, which was very good-looking, had been rubbed three times in a row, but it had not been able to rub out a trace of jade.
"There can't be no jade in this stone, right?"
In the crowd of onlookers, it is not known who suddenly came up with such an assumption.
If someone said such a thing before the calcing, it would definitely be laughed at by others. But now, more and more people are beginning to have similar speculations.
Zeng Fan suddenly regretted that he shouldn't have solved the stone in front of everyone. If it is a private calcite, even if there is nothing in the stone, it is only a loss of 10 million. But now, if there was really nothing in the stone, it would not only be the money, but also the Kit Kat and his reputation
Zeng Fan can completely imagine that if he fails to solve the jade in this stone tonight, then his move of buying this stone at a sky-high price of 30 million yuan can also spread throughout the land of Shenzhou overnight, but at that time, he will definitely not praise him for his courage and discernment, but will become a loser, a big straw bag and the like.
This kind of thing is something Zeng Fan doesn't want to see no matter what.
So far, Zeng Fan wants to stop calcing. But he also knows very well that he is now riding a tiger. Only by continuing to solve the stone and solving a piece of jade material can we redeem the current scene that is extremely unfavorable to ourselves
After taking another deep breath, Zeng Fan said in a deep voice: "Go on"
Although it was only two short words, his voice was no longer calm, but a little trembling.
It can also be seen how nervous he is at this moment.
No jade, no jade, still no jade......
Although Zeng Fan and Guo Quan kept praying to the gods and Buddhas in their hearts, after being cut again and again, there was still no jade color in that stone
Finished
This time it's a big shame
Zeng Fan's face was pale, and there was no blood at all.
"Stop, there's no need to go on. Guo Quan's face was not much better than Zeng Fan. But as a person who has been floating in antique jade for decades, he is still calm at this time, and he also has the courage to take the mistake: "This time, I have lost my eyes. ”