Chapter 351 The ideal is very plump, and the reality is very skinny
The old pit is the test pit, the probability of jadeite is much higher than that of the new pit, not to mention, the water species is not to say, the first piece of jadeite rough under the careful cutting of the two cutting masters, soon revealed the stage that should have belonged to it.
Although the glutinous jadeite is not a high-end jadeite species such as ice species and glass species, it is also a good species in the eyes of many people who do not understand jadeite.
Compared with the "bean seed" jadeite that George knows, the glutinous seed is undoubtedly a higher level, which is a good start for George, who even gambles on stone standards.
Since there is a glutinous seed, then the pure ice species in the back, the glass species as clean as glass is not necessarily absent, of course, it depends on luck.
Gambling stone and gambling are the same luck first, as for the "gambling king" and "jade king" and the like, but because of the long time to deal with these things, groping out a lot of rules out, compared to ordinary people and gambling stone masters are masters of the master, part-time in the success rate of the advantage, few can surpass, so in a certain period of time to become the supreme of the industry.
The word "gambling king", many people understand, the same understanding, he is not obtained by gambling, but owns the casino, and maintains an absolute advantage in front of the same industry, and within a certain period of time, let the chase not see the hope, will be called the king, the real gambling king in the blocking is just a joke.
Just imagine, who can remain undefeated forever, only the person who controls the casino, controls the gambling table, and makes himself rich will be the real king, the king of the casino.
Taking the fist-sized glutinous seed in his hand and playing with it carefully, such an uncarved jadeite he had seen in Tengchong before, but it was a little far away at that time, and he didn't see it clearly.
At that time, he was just a tourist who came to the beautiful Tengchong because of his travel, although he had some funds, but after learning about the gambling stone, he retreated, not that he couldn't gamble, but he lost nine out of ten.
After listening to many people's stories of "one knife in heaven and one knife in hell", I decisively chose to look at it from a distance instead of moving forward.
What's more, even if he wants to buy a piece of cut finished product, he may not be able to snatch it, the local joint auction, the crazy price hike between jewelry companies, so that he can only watch silently after seeing that kind of madness.
Another point, because of the problem of excessive excavation, the jadeite at that time has been strictly controlled by the Myanmar military government to strictly control the number of exports, so that the jadeite, which has been the jewelry that the Oriental has been frantically pursuing for thousands of years, has been hyped up, so as to make profits in it, and the price is no longer something that ordinary people with a little capital can afford.
While strictly restricting excavation and speculating on prices, it is also another kind of protection for jadeite mines, so that jadeite mine owners can cooperate with their actions after seeing the benefits.
After playing for a while, George casually put this glutinous jadeite, which was only the size of a fist mined from more than a hundred catties of stones, into his pocket, nodded to the cutter who was still waiting for his order, and after signaling that they could continue cutting, he walked aside.
The cutting of the jadeite rough is like stone cutting, and the chips keep popping out on the cutting machine, although the dust disappears because of the addition of water, the debris during the cutting has not been reduced, but once it touches the face, it is a pain in the flesh.
"Young master, I don't know if you plan to sell or collect these jadeites?"
The butler had been by George's side since he returned to the manor, and when he was cutting the jadeite, he just stood quietly and watched the scene, and did not come forward.
In his mind, these stones were just toys that George bought in a good mood, and he didn't think there was anything in them, and before George returned, he had already learned about the jadeite through investigation.
Something more gambling than casino gambling seemed to him to be just some meaningless stones that George had bought in curiosity after staying in Xiangjiang for a while, after learning about jadeite.
Although he has never seen the scene of gambling on stones, his decades of experience can also make him guess that the probability of having jadeite here is very small, after all, he loses nine out of ten bets, and wants to cut a piece of sky-high jadeite, which is like a human landing on the moon.
And the market for these jadeites in the West is extremely narrow, even if George is lucky enough to cut a certain amount of jadeite in it, it may not be able to sell.
Because of the preference and cognition, the price of jadeite in the Western market is much lower than that of diamonds, which is the same as the treatment of diamonds in the East, even if later diamonds successfully open the market in the East and occupy a certain market rate. In front of jadeite, it is just a low-end jewelry, and for the real rich, collecting, dressing up jadeite is still the first choice.
I don't know if it's because Luo Zhaohui doesn't know how to do it, and the level of the hired urban appraiser is also limited, in cutting more than a dozen pieces, from three o'clock in the afternoon to seven o'clock in the evening, in five hours, cutting more than a dozen pieces of jadeite rough, although there is no gambling cross, but the types of jadeite, except for a low-grade "bean seed", the rest are all glutinous seeds.
This disappointed George, who had been watching from the sidelines.
But it's just a disappointment, this batch of jadeite rough is very good in comparison, compared to the gambling stones on the antique street in the capital are all collapsed, none of them are green, and they have been suspected of being fake, much better.
On the other hand, this can also show that those people in Myanmar who sold Luo Zhaohui jadeite rough still know the rules very well, and did not deceive him because he was a layman.
It's just their own bad luck, after all, no one can guarantee that every piece of old pit jadeite rough will produce high-grade jadeite, such as ice and glass.
High-grade jadeite is not a cabbage on the bad street, and the reason why its price is extremely high and it is highly collectible is mainly because of its small output.
Rare things are expensive, just like "and the family" only talk about a few pieces in the world, will attract contention, now is not the Warring States, in the legal system of the country is robbery and theft, although there are a lot, but dare to risk the world's condemnation of the murder and treasure grabbing, compared to a lot less.
The price is expensive, the species is scarce, attracting the pursuit of the rich should be, only in this way can they show their difference, if they also carry a glutinous bracelet in their hands, with glutinous seeds, bean earrings and other accessories, it is not possible to show their superior status.
However, it is not excluded that when they learned that Luo Zhaohui had made a large number of acquisitions, they transferred away a lot of jadeite rough stones that they were most optimistic about, and sold some of the bad quality and poor water to themselves in exchange for money.
Although he was a little disappointed, George was not angry, just smiled, and after a few words of laughter to the cutting master, he asked people to take them to wash, eat and rest, and the rest of the tomorrow will be cutting a part, there is really no higher water species, he can only give up continuing to cut, and use them to set a rockery.
Because his request is not a one-time one, Luo Zhaohui will continue to purchase for him, until a large part of the old pit seed warehouse can be emptied before the jadeite heats up.
Money, he has a lot, what is missing is the item, jadeite is used to give away people and collect are valuable, high jadeite is like a diamond like the heart of the ocean, in the eyes of the East and West, it is also a rare item, no one will easily give up to be able to get a piece of "heritage" or even increase the opportunity to collect items, George, the "little white" will not.
"Let's move these to the warehouse, go back and find someone to polish a few pieces of jewelry, I'll be useful!"
George glanced at the butler who was standing quietly and came to his side, smiled, and pointed to a dozen pieces of glutinous jadeite of different sizes beside him.