Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Gambling Stone
Li Tian was dragged in by Wu Yue, and when he got inside, he didn't know what it meant to be a cave, but he didn't expect that in the depths of this alley, there was such a magnificent place. Everyone in it talked and laughed, and at first glance they were upper-class people.
Wu Yue saw Li Tian's stunned expression, and couldn't help showing off proudly: "How is it?
In the open area in front of me, there are stones one by one. People gathered around nervously discussing something. The arrival of Li Tian and Wu Yue did not alarm anyone.
"Director Wu, what is this for?"
Li Tian had never seen such a scene, and couldn't help but ask.
Wu Yue smiled but said nothing, and greeted his acquaintances.
"Xiao God, come here, let me introduce you, this boss is called Wang Shi. ”
Before Li Tian could react, he was frightened by the middle-aged man named Wang Shi in front of him: I'll go, isn't this the real estate tycoon who often appears on TV? Why is he there? And he smiles so kindly at his brother?
It wasn't until Wu Yue pushed Li Tian that Li Tiancai came to his senses from the shock, scratched his head a little embarrassedly, and said, "Hello Boss Wang! It's the first time I've seen such a big person, I'm a little scared, I'm sorry." ”
Wang Shi didn't care, just shook his hand casually and said, "You can still speak clearly when you see me, which is already good among young people." ”
In this kind of occasion where the bigwigs gather, Li Tian can still weigh his identity clearly. He silently followed behind Wu Yue and listened to Wu Yue and Wang Shi talking.
Wang Shi took Wu Yue to squeeze into the crowd, stopped in front of a pile of stones, and said, "Director Wu, your eyesight has always been good, here is a batch of new goods that just came from Myanmar, you can help me see if I can bet." ”
Li Tianyun looked at it in a fog, and couldn't help but grab a waiter and ask, "What are Director Wu and Elder Wang doing?"
The waiter first glanced at Li Tian in surprise, after all, the professionalism is good, and he still explained seriously: "This is a gambling stone, when the jadeite was just mined, it was wrapped in a layer of weathered skin, and we have no way to judge whether it is good or bad, and we must know the quality of the jadeite after cutting." Before cutting the stone, betting on the value of the rough stone is called gambling stone. ”
Li Tian was stunned when he heard this: "Then this is quite risky." ”
The waiter nodded in agreement: "Otherwise, how can there be an old saying that it is difficult for a god to break jade? ”
Li Tian nodded, over there, Wu Yue had already begun to select the original stone.
Wang Shi saw Li Tian following behind, and laughed in a good mood: "How is it, haven't you seen this meeting?"
Li Tian shook his head honestly, causing Wang Shi to laugh: "This kind of scene, I'm afraid you will have to see it in the future, since you are Wu Yue's descendant, I will definitely take care of you." ”
Li Tian knew that this was Wang Shi's recognition, and thanked him gratefully.
And over there, Wu Yue was looking at a huge stone.
According to the staff, this jadeite rough weighs about 80 kilograms, has a diameter of about one meter, and has a price tag of 12 million yuan.
Wu Yue thought about the stone for a long time and didn't pay attention to it, then returned to Wang Shi and sighed: "This stone looks good, but compared with other original stones, there is an extra break on it." ”
Wang Shi listened, glanced at it from a distance and said, "I see that this fracture is bean green, it looks like an old water foot, you can try it." ”
Wu Yue listened, but hesitated for a while, but still took out a black card, and said to Wang Shi: "Since you have said so, brother, I will give it a try." ”
As soon as someone wanted to move this sky-high rough stone, a group of people who watched the excitement surrounded them.
On the other hand, the professional stone cutter also came up, and the spectators began to discuss enthusiastically, and when they really started cutting the rough stone, the voice slowly quieted down.
Wu Yue watched from the sidelines, saying that it was impossible not to be nervous, after all, so much money was put in.
But the stone cutter had never seen any scenes, and after he had calculated it, he couldn't help but go to the bottom slowly.
The rough stone revealed a piece of moist texture, and the crowd of onlookers was suddenly in a commotion, and even a few veterans who played with the stone shouted: "This is a glass species!"
Li Tian didn't know much about jadeite, but looking at other people's faces, he could guess that this stone didn't seem to have lost money, and he was about to step forward to say hello to Wu Yue, but he was frightened by Wu Yue's solemn face.
"I'm afraid this stone will fall. Xiao Ye, who had been staying quietly in the sea of consciousness, flew out at some point and squatted on Li Tian's shoulder.
Sure enough, the stonecutter's blade was down, and a terrible crack lay across the jade.
The crowd let out a sigh and slowly dispersed.
Wu Yue smiled bitterly and said to Wang Shi: "Elder Wang, it seems that my luck is not good today." ”
As soon as he came, he lost such a large amount of money, and he was a little disappointed that Wu Yue's family was deep.
He said to Li Tian: "Forget it, I'm unlucky today, why don't I take you to another place to play?"
Li Tian listened to Wu Yue's words, and was suddenly woken up by the word "luck": No, isn't today the day when I won the lottery? If it's a gambling stone, the luck should be bad, right?
So he said to Wu Yue: "Director Wu, since you are here, I will also bet once, in this way, I buy a rough stone, whether it is good or bad, it will belong to you, thank you for running so much for me, how about it?"
Wu Yue never believed in a layman like Li Tian, but he was touched by Li Tianzhi's kindness, and nodded in response: "Since you want to try, I'll wait for you for a while." ”
Li Tian got Wu Yue's permission, took a deep breath, and walked in a pile of rough stones.
Just as he came to a corner, an oval stone caught his attention, and for some reason, a voice in his heart always said to him, take this stone.
Li Tian followed the thoughts in his heart and picked up the stone, Wang Shi looked at it, and smiled at Wu Yue: "You junior can't play with stones, how can a stone of this kind be a good jade?"
Sure enough, the staff looked at the rough stone selected by Li Tian, laughed, and said, "Young man, this thing is not worth wool, if you want it, I will give you a hundred prices." ”
Li Tian nodded, and hugged the Stone King Stone Cutter.
The stone cutter glanced at him casually and said to him, "I don't cut this material. ”
Li Tian laughed angrily: "I bought it here, why don't you cut it?"
This stonecutter has a lot of experience, where would he care about a hairy boy's questioning, he turned his head away, looking like he was ignoring.
An onlooker couldn't stand it anymore, and said, "I'm an intern stone cutter, if you don't dislike it, I'll help you cut it." ”
There happened to be a downhill place, and Li Tian handed over the rough stone in his hand.
Although it looked like a scrap, the junior apprentice did not dare to relax and carefully laid the knife.
Wu Yue felt bored when he saw it, so he chatted with Wang Shi without a word.
Suddenly, the junior student shouted, "Come out!"
Wu Yue was shocked, and sure enough, he saw a piece of purple in the rough stone that was not seen.
Most of the people watching from the sidelines became excited and spontaneously gathered around to watch. The master who refused to cut the stone felt that he could not hold his face, and scolded: "Isn't it just a layer of skin on the outside? What is there to scream about?
The apprentice ignored the master, and by this time, he had already believed that the rough stone under his hand would be a priceless treasure.
After steadying his mind, he continued to cut down, and Wu Yue exclaimed in surprise: "This is a complete glass species!"
Li Tian was dazed when he heard this, and asked the onlookers: "What is the glass species?"
The people on the side glanced at Li Tian in awe and explained: "The glass species is the grade with the best transparency among jadeite. In jargon, it is the best water head, giving people the overall feeling of being as clear and transparent as glass, which is a kind of high-grade jadeite. Like the glass you opened, it is still complete, and it is estimated that the price is expensive. ”
Li Tian nodded, and said to Wu Yue with a smile: "Since this is the case, the gift given to Director Wu can be regarded as a good shot." ”
Wu Yue smiled: "I didn't expect you kid to have two hands, gambling on stones is not only about experience, but also about luck, I think you are quite suitable for eating this bowl of rice." ”
But this is just the beginning, as the junior apprentice continues to open the stone, several knowledgeable gambling stone masters have come around, and one of the sharp-eyed people saw a touch of purple flowing in the glass, and couldn't help but guess: "Isn't this imperial purple?"
When the people around him heard this, they exclaimed again and again: "If this is Emperor Zike, it will be terrible." ”
When the junior apprentice finished cutting the last knife, he raised his head, and said in a trembling voice: "I'm afraid this is Imperial Purple!"
As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere in the entire hall suddenly stopped.
Li Tian asked Wu Yue curiously: "What is Imperial Purple?"
Wu Yue stared at the radiant jade in front of him, and replied: "Imperial purple can be called the best among jadeite, and it is a rare treasure in a hundred years!"
Li Tian said with a smile: "Listening to what Director Wu said, I feel that this piece of jade is good, in this case, I will be able to take it as a gift to you, right?"
Wu Yue's attention was diverted from the Imperial Purple: "This is the priceless Imperial Purple!Do you really want to give it to me?!"
Li Tian looked at the attitudes of the people around him and knew that this piece of jadeite was definitely worth a lot, but so what, he responded calmly: "Since I promised to give you this piece of jadeite, I naturally won't regret it." ”
Wang Shi, who had been a spectator on the side, looked at Li Tian's gaze and gradually changed.
Wu Yue said excitedly: "As a collector, such a precious jadeite is simply my lifeline!
Li Tian smiled a little shyly, took the jade from the apprentice's hand, and was about to hand it to Wu Yue, when suddenly, a deep voice interrupted: "Wait!"
Li Tian paused while holding the jade, and looked up at the place where the voice came from.