Chapter 13 Gambling on Calcite
Wang Chao looked left and right, except for himself, almost all of them were holding a magnifying glass, looking carefully at the stones in front of him, muttering in their mouths and muttering that they didn't know what to say, and some even turned the stones over and looked at them, and then pondered; Some took out a small notebook and wrote something on it, a huge factory, and there was basically no other noise.
I walked along the well-lit row of shelves, and when I got to the middle, well, this place should be the place where the light was the strongest, so I crouched down and looked at the shelves carefully.
I saw a few stones placed on the thick wooden shelf, each of which was the size of a watermelon, numbered with a red pen, respectively 2331, 2332, 2333, I carefully stared at these stones to see through the past, only to see that the number is 2331 There is an emerald green glass in the middle of the stone, the size is the size of a duck's egg, revealing a brilliant light under the perspective of the eyes, the green crystal clear, like the light reflected by the light through the green glass, it is very beautiful. I nodded, and made a mental note of the stone.
Turning his head to look at 2332 again, he saw that there was a sea blue vitreous body near the place where the stone was close to the ground, and the head and feet were the size of a fist, and then looked at the stone 2333, which was hazy and had green light coming out, like fog, it seemed that the texture of this piece should be the average one.
After writing down these three stones, I turned around and walked to another row of shelves, and suddenly saw the people around me walking towards the door, I looked up, there was a circle of siege in the distance, there was a machine in the middle, two people were moving stones in Xiangshang, I was also curious to go over to see, and saw that Brother Li was also standing next to him, so I walked over and asked in a low voice: "Brother Li, what is this going to do?"
"Calcite, well, is to cut the stone to see if there can be jadeite inside, commonly known as calcite stone"
"Then why are there so many people?"
"This is the first stone to be solved here, everyone is like to see if this door can be red, if it can be red, it proves that the stone here can come out, if not, everyone is in a bad mood, so the first stone is of great significance"
As he was talking, I saw a man in his 30s standing there and saying, "Everyone, my Lao Pan is the first to solve the stone today, come, Boss Liu, put on the incense."
It turned out that the first calcite was to worship God according to the rules of the industry in order to have an auspicious picture. It is said that it is because when Zhu Rong and Gonggong were in the war, Gonggong was defeated, and in a fit of anger knocked down the Buzhou Mountain that supported the world, and then Nuwa Niangniang came forward and dug out a colorful stone from the mountain to fill the hole, and then threw the remaining two stones in the world, the small stone gave birth to Sun Wukong, and the big one was scattered in the world and became jade, buried deep in the stone, Therefore, in order to thank her, the old man not only created us human beings, but also gave us infinite wealth - jade.
The ceremony is quite complicated, I saw Boss Liu bring in a sitting statue of Nuwa Niangniang from the outside, placed in the middle of the door, the table was placed with tribute and incense burner, the boss surnamed Pan took out three pillars of incense, respectfully inserted in the incense burner, and then bowed his head, and recited the words "Niangniang's golden body, bless my old Pan to solve the stone out of the green, I will not forget the kindness"
After inviting Nuwa Niangniang away, Boss Liu closed the electric switch and asked, "Lao Pan, are you going to solve it yourself today or find a helper?" ”
"I don't know the bottom in my heart, let's ask Master Yin"
"Haode, it just so happens that Master Yin is here today, Master Yin, please explain"
I saw an old man in his 50s come over, his hair was half a hundred, his face was red, he was often outside, his palms were thick, his bones were thick, and the back of his hands were tense. Who knows that it is also evil, he will lose every bet, but the solution stone is ten solutions to the green, so later a gamble is not gambling on the stone, specifically for others to solve the stone, he once solved the emerald, glass species, imperial green, is a famous figure in the circle, and even many people in the south have invited him to the stone when gambling. He is now older, most of them are with land, oh, the two young people standing next to him are his apprentices, although this job looks simple, but there is a lot of knowledge inside, it is easy to cut if it is not good, and it is violent to destroy the heavens, so he asks for a high price, every time the stone is solved, as long as the green is solved, he draws 1% of it; No green, no penny"
"Oh, it turns out that this is still an old-timer in the industry, it's really disrespectful, let's take a look at this time"
After saying that, I secretly looked through it, and found that there was a piece of green about the size of a thumb near the top, but I don't know if this one can solve it.
Just thinking about it, I saw this Master Yin come over and circle around the stone, rolled up his sleeves and asked, "Boss Pan, where did you say the knife was taken?" How wide is the cut? ”
"Master Yin, I don't know the bottom of my heart, come on"
"Boss Pan, I'll try my best to give you a green solution, but the ugly words are ahead, if you cut too much, don't rely on me"
"Master Yin knows that you are a senior in this industry and have rich experience, please feel free to cut, if you cut it, count it as mine"
"Hmm"
After speaking, Master Yin asked his two apprentices to turn the woolen stone over and take out a magnifying glass to carefully look at the texture trend on it.
There is also a texture on the stone, but the general people can't see it, experienced people can rely on experience, according to the texture of the vein under the knife, if there is jadeite in it will not be cut, of course, as for whether there is jadeite in it can not be seen, otherwise he would have gambled on the stone, why bother to earn this strength money.
After looking at it carefully for about 10 minutes, I asked the two apprentices to carry the stone under the stone dissolving machine cutter, which was a small cutter. In fact, the stone dissolving machine is similar to the shape of the electric saw and stone cutting machine, with the functions of cutting, grinding, washing, etc., but the machine for this job is smaller and the knife is sharper.
After looking at the position, I saw Master Yin knife from the middle, in the squeak of the stone dissolving machine, this piece of wool was divided into two, everyone looked at it, and saw that a green mist appeared on the smaller stone near the left side in the middle
"Out of the green, there is a door, open the door"
Lao Pan couldn't help but cry out excitedly. After taking the water to wash over the surface, Master Yin no longer cuts with a knife, and begins to rub the stone, which is a very laborious place, at this time it has shown that the green is very likely to be cut if it is cut again, and if it is cut to the jadeite in the middle, the value is greatly reduced.
After scrubbing for 20 minutes, I saw that patches of green were gradually revealed on this stone, so Master Yin changed his face and continued to scrub. Time passed minute by minute, the stone became smaller and smaller, and the green in the middle came out more, zuihou got a stone smaller than a fist mixed with stones and jade, and the people around not only applauded "Good benefit Master Yin"
"Boss Pan, you don't love it, I'll pay 2 million"
"You only paid 2 million for such a piece, Boss Pan, I will give you 2.6 million"
"2.6 million is not much, I'll pay 3 million"
According to its fineness, this piece of jadeite can be used to make 10 complete rings, and the remaining materials can also make a few earrings, which alone can be sold for about 5 million, so 3 million to buy this piece of jadeite is also worth it.
"I'll pay 3.5 million", Boss Li next to me shouted excitedly, "Brother Pan, do you see it?" In addition, when the things come out, I will pick them up for you first, and I will definitely give you a reasonable price at that time."
3.5 million to dig out the cost of processing and the sales commission of the sale, the profit is very low, so as soon as this price is shouted, many people are not silent.
"Cheng Lao Li, it's yours"
Then Master Yin handed over this piece of jade to Lao Pan, who put it on himself temporarily, and then handed over the money with one hand and took the goods with the other when it was empty.
"Such a little jade is worth 5 million? Then the pieces I fancied, each of them is not smaller than the size of a fist, more than three times larger than this, isn't it nearly 10 million? Obediently, sure enough, this gambling stone is a profitable business" Thinking of this, I was not only a little excited, but as everyone dispersed, I continued to walk towards the other places where I looked at the other pieces of haode, and wrote down the numbers one by one, ready to wait for the auction - if you are the only one who sees this stone, then there is no doubt that it will be yours; At the same time, it was also favored by others, so I'm sorry, whoever bids the highest price will belong to whom, fair and reasonable, Tong Suo is not bullied.
After noting down the numbers of the 10 or so stones, I looked at them again with perspective and found that although there were some of them that were also in stock, they were either too thin or too small to have much value.
After looking at all the stones, I found that an hour had just passed, but even then it was almost noon, so I found Boss Li and made an appointment to eat together, and Boss Li also called Boss Pan, so I added a bodyguard-like person brought by Boss Pan, and the four of them got together at a table, ordered a few dishes, and began to eat.
While eating and chatting, Boss Li said, "Brother Pan, you got off to a good start today, congratulations"
"Rejoice and rejoice, Brother Li seems that this batch of wool made by Liu Million this time is good, and it should be able to open a lot of green"
"Who said it wasn't, but in this way, he Liu Million is estimated to ask for a high price, hehe, it is estimated that each piece will not be less than 100,000"
"That's for sure, this first piece is out of the glass species, and then he won't be called Liu Million if he doesn't ask for a lot of money."
"By the way, this brother looks at his eyes, where did he make a fortune?"
"Oh, this is one of my little brothers, named Wang Chao, bring him to open his eyes this time"
"Hello Brother Pan, it's the first time I've participated, but I can be regarded as knowledgeable, by the way, I take the liberty of asking, Brother Pan, how much did you ask for that stone Liu Million, hehe, it won't be a little reckless, if it's inconvenient to disclose, I didn't ask"
"I didn't spend any money, but if the first stone is green, I will be half of him and him, which is also the rule of the industry."
"Oh, it turns out that there is such a saying, it seems that I have learned a lot from Brother Pan today, come to Brother Pan, I will toast you with tea instead of wine, and I wish you the next gambling stone to be green"
"Borrow your auspicious words, brother, by the way, this is my business card, in the future, if you need my help in the gambling stone industry or jadeite, just say"
I took it and looked at it, and it read: Pan Hanqiang, the head manager of Yanjing Fengyasong Trading Company, and the registered address is No. 99, South Third Ring Road, Yanjing East.
Oh, it turned out to be an antique, no wonder he went out to do this nursery for Liu Million, because according to the rules of the industry, the gambling stone for the first time to solve the stone, is the need for a good fortune, but most people are afraid that the first time not out of green, and affected the next gambling stone, so not everyone is willing to take the initiative to do the first to eat crabs, just like the bridesmaids and best men when they get married, it is said that this is not a good errand, and most of the people who have been bridesmaids and best men will not have a smooth marriage, and they need to go through one more time.
Of course, this is just a legend, but at least in the matter of being bridesmaids and groomsmen, few people are willing to do it, and most of them are invited by good friends.
After eating and chatting for nearly half an hour, everyone was worried about the gambling stones in the afternoon, so no one had the heart to eat and drink, not to mention that they all came by car, and there was no way to drink at noon.
The four of us returned to the factory again, only to see that there were still three or three people here, it seemed that they either ate fast or did not eat at noon, the four of us said hello to each other and separated, and continued to choose.
I still walked alone along the morning haode several aspects, in the afternoon, and selected nearly 20 stones, most of which are green, and through the perspective of the ability, each is not less than the one that Pan Han forcibly solves, and the size is larger, I roughly calculated, this total of more than 30 stones, the average price of each is 100,000 yuan according to the price that everyone guessed during the meal, a total of about 3 million, this is not much, but on the premise of taking the auction price into account, Estimated to exceed this price, my budget is about 5 million. Among them, I have focused on screening a total of 34 stones, 1374, 2331, 2332, 2899, and 3106 are the key points that must be taken, and the remaining 29 can be considered to be taken as many as possible in the case of sufficient funds.
Just when I was secretly thinking about the issue of funds in my heart, Brother Li walked over to me, "Chao, do you have a fancy for it?" Is there enough money? I'll tell you, the first time you come here, you should pay for tuition, this is a process that must be experienced, whether you can solve the green for the first time or not, of course, if you don't plan to work in this industry in the future, then it's another matter."
"Hehe, Brother Li, I'm really optimistic about some stones, I want to try my luck"
"Okay, what do you think of haode?"
"I think haode is 1374, 2331...... These", I said while taking him over to see, the reason why I was honest was mainly because I was worried that the two of us would bid for the same piece of wool and compete with each other, and Zuihou would be cheaper than Liu Million.
"This piece looks okay, this one" he shook his head, "Xuan, by the way, how did you pick it?" ”
"Hehe, Brother Li, I'm guessing blindly, anyway, I don't understand this thing, I can only rely on luck, and whatever is pleasing to the eye is counted."
"You, this is to throw money into the water, let me tell you, it takes experience to select wool, I conclude that it is a look, two knocks, and three photos."