Chapter Fifty-Eight: The First Man
Ye Yu didn't tell the truth, in fact, he had made two pieces of jade before.
It's just that one of those two pieces is a forged ancient jade, and the other one is the one that was given to Ye Qing and is now regarded as Zigang jade by them.
Those two pieces of jade can't see the light, Ye Yu simply didn't say anything.
Chen Yuchi had never doubted the jade forged by Ye Yu, even if they knew that Ye Yu's carving was so good now, they never thought that the piece of Zigang jade would be a fake, imitated by Ye Yu.
The reason is very simple, no grandmaster will copy the works of another grandmaster, not to mention that the carvings and works shown by Ye Yu now are better than Lu Zigang, and he has no need for this.
At least Lu Zigang has never made this kind of moving dragon.
I have not learned jade carving, and I have only done two pieces of jade, the first one has reached the level of a grandmaster, and the second one is a top-notch master's work, a magical work of the ancients, this result made the judges slow down for a long time before accepting it.
"Ye Yu, do you sell these two works?" Mao Yonghui asked suddenly.
His words made all the judges' eyes light up, the work of the grandmaster, this is the work of the grandmaster, and these two pieces are the first work of Ye Yu, the grandmaster, which is of great historical significance, and the other is a top masterpiece carved out in public.
Ye Yu's public 'Nine Dragons Playing Pearl' is not an exaggeration to say that it is a national treasure.
No one doesn't want these two good things, but no one thought to ask the price before, Mao Yonghui's mention, everyone woke up, the grandmaster is in front of him, and the grandmaster's work is also in front of him, if you don't seize this opportunity now, it will be even more difficult in the future.
Not to mention the grandmasters, it is the works of these top masters, many people can't ask for it, once Ye Yu's fame spreads, even they probably won't have a chance to be on the top.
So these two Ye Yu's works are their best chance.
Especially the 'Nine Dragons Playing Pearls', there is no reference price for this treasure, but it is definitely sky-high, and no matter how high the sky-high price, as long as you can buy it, it is all earning, and it will definitely not be lost.
Sell?
Ye Yu really didn't think about it, he was right, he was just carving and playing, and the jade cicada was also a work specially made to help Ye Qing, so he didn't care at all.
So much so that he has always carried this jade cicada, I'm afraid he won't care if he loses it.
As for the 'Nine Dragons Playing Pearls', Ye Yu was reluctant to sell it and didn't want to sell it.
This is his first work in the true sense of the word, the work that he has poured his heart and soul into, even if such a thing can be made in the future, but it is far less meaningful than this one.
"I don't sell Kowloon Pearls!"
Ye Yu shook his head, everyone showed a disappointed look, and Ye Yu continued: "But this jade cicada, if you like it, Master Mao, you can give it to you!"
"Mr. Ye, I'll give you five million to receive this jade cicada!"
Before Mao Yonghui could speak, a judge from Hetian preemptively made a bid, no one didn't want the work of the grandmaster, and there would be no chance in the future, so he didn't want to lose face.
Mao Yonghui was very angry, but he was helpless, and hurriedly said: "Mr. Ye, I will give six million!"
Six million, receive this jade cicada?
This time it was Ye Yu who was stunned, his mouth was slightly open, and he couldn't close it.
The jade material of this jade cicada is ordinary Kunlun green jade, and it is not big, and it is basically about 5,000 when it is made into a finished product in the market.
Even if there is a good carver, it will be tens of thousands at most.
But what about them?
Five hundred, six hundred, or ten thousand?
Is this teasing him, or is it teasing him?
"Six and a half million!"
Ye Yu was still confused, and someone raised the price again, and the jade cicada was called to six and a half million, and the bidder was the local master in Jieyang.
"Seven million!"
Ye Yu turned his head suddenly, looking at Chen Yuchi with big eyes, it was incredible, it was Chen Yuchi who made the bid this time.
Chen Yuchi wants to pay seven million to buy him as a little jade cicada, is he crazy or is he crazy?
Ye Yu felt that this world was crazy.
"Wait, Master Chen, are you sure you're not joking? This little gadget is extremely ordinary, it's not worth so much at all, what are you doing here?"
Ye Yu hurriedly stopped Chen Yuchi, he didn't look down on himself, he was willing to sell it before, he also considered it, although the jade material was not valuable, but his carving was always worth a little money.
His carving is no worse than Chen Yuchi's, how can it be worth one hundred or two hundred thousand, or two or three hundred thousand, if it is not for the poor jade material, it is estimated that it can be sold higher.
After Ye Yu bought the previous gambling stone, he only had about 70,000 yuan left, and his auction items had not yet been auctioned, so he couldn't get the money for the time being, and selling this little jade cicada was just enough to replenish his savings that were about to dry up.
But he never thought that the price offered by these people would be so high, starting with five million.
This price really scared him.
"Ye Yu, we're not kidding, no matter how ordinary the jade material is, but this work has a different meaning, it is worth this price, and it will be even more valuable in the future!"
The first work of a generation of jade carving masters, even worse jade materials will not affect the price, everyone buys the carving, which is the meaning of this work.
Even if it is replaced with mutton fat jade, the value of the jade material cannot be compared with Ye Yu's carving at all.
This is like the words of Taizu of this dynasty, you don't care how he writes it, put it out and try it?
Or like Qi Baishi's shrimp and Xu Beihong's horse, it doesn't matter where they draw it, even if it is drawn on scratch paper, as long as they paint it by themselves, it will be priceless.
The same is true of Ye Yu now, he underestimated himself, or he didn't know the influence of his grandmaster at all.
"Ten million, I'll give ten million!"
Mao Yonghui shouted, Chen Yuchi came out of 7 million, he was good this time, directly increased to 10 million, and increased the price by 3 million at one time.
Mao Yonghui had red eyes and looked around viciously, like a devouring wolf, if anyone dared to fight with him again, he would definitely pounce on it and bite it.
Ten million, Chen Yuchi shook his head with a wry smile.
It's just Mao Yonghui, there are really not many people who can take out 10 million cash at one time on the spot, looking at Chen Yuchi's profits for thousands of years every year, but he also has a lot of expenses, factory expansion, buying land, hoarding, investment, etc., anyway, he can't take out 10 million cash at a time now.
Seven or eight million is already his limit.
No one spoke anymore, Mao Yonghui finally breathed a sigh of relief, and looked straight at Ye Yu, his eyes were still full of expectation.
"Master Mao, you will give you the absolute value you want, but I always feel that it is not worth so much!"
Ye Yu was a little furious by him, and hurriedly said, the price was paid by Mao Yonghui himself, but he didn't want it, and he didn't mean to sell it at all.
Mao Yonghui finally smiled: "It's worth it, of course I think it's worth it, Mr. Ye, I'll transfer it to you!"
10 million, is it worth buying a jade cicada?
People who don't understand jade carving, let alone 10 million, he won't buy 10,000, but in the hands of people who understand jade carving, this is a priceless treasure, now it's 10 million, and the future will only be higher.
People who don't know how to paint, if you don't tell him the name of the painter, he won't be rare if you put Xu Beihong's paintings in front of his eyes, let alone think about buying them at a high price.
But people who know how to paint, even if they don't know the name of the painter, can definitely guess the true value of the painting when they see it so good and exquisite, and they are willing to buy it at a high price.
That's the difference.
Don't look at Ye Yu is already a jade carving master, but he is really a layman in this industry, and he has never really been in contact, so he doesn't understand the value of his work.
Mao Yonghui immediately called his secretary and asked him to transfer money, and ten minutes later, Ye Yu's mobile phone received the bank information.
Looking at the series of zeros, Ye Yu seemed to be dreaming.
This is not a good jade made of high-end raw materials of Jiulong Opera Pearl, just an ordinary jade carving, it can be sold for a sky-high price of 10 million?
The jade cicada fell into the hands of Mao Yonghui, and the other judges still had some regrets.
Chen Yuchi has been staring at Ye Yu, he is the one with the lightest regrets, after all, he has a good relationship with Ye Yu, Ye Yu is still in the name of his jade carving factory consultant, and he will have a chance in the future.
When he came to Ye Yu, he just wanted to ask Ye Yu to help him evaluate his work, but he never expected that Ye Yu would give him such a big surprise.
Ye Yu himself became a grandmaster.
This consultant, Chen Yuchi plans not to take it off for him for the rest of his life, and he has to give Ye Yu a consultant fee every year, so that he can be a real consultant, this is a generation of grandmasters, and it is definitely glorious and glorious to let the grandmaster come to his own factory as a consultant.
Chen Yuchi is now very glad that he did all this.
The jade carving competition outside officially stopped, but none of the more than 10,000 spectators at the scene left.
Everyone was still talking frantically, talking about the jade that Ye Yu had just made, and seeing the birth of that national treasure-level artifact with their own eyes, everyone had a sense of pride and pride in their hearts.
This thing is enough for them to blow for a long time.
There is only one person who is very uncomfortable, and that is Han Xiang.
Ye Yu's current achievements are already difficult for him to look up to, and what he is thinking about now is not to target Ye Yu, but to be very worried about how to have a good relationship with Ye Yu in the future.
Now Ye Yu has made him unable to rise to the heart of hostility.
Ye Yu was promoted too quickly, just like two colleagues, they started to work together, with similar positions, and then one was jealous of the other and the other was treated better, but the person he was jealous of suddenly became a character like Ma Ali, could he still be jealous?
The difference in rank is too great, and jealousy turns into fear.
An hour later, there were 20,000 people in the room.
The stadium, which can accommodate more than 20,000 people, is almost full, and there are people walking around everywhere, and later these are all newcomers who heard that a grandmaster was born and came here on purpose.
There were so many people who came, so much so that the organizers of the event invited Ye Yu out again, so that everyone could see Ye Yu and see the work of the grandmaster again.
The relief of the Nine Dragons playing with beads was placed on a special platform, and it was placed in a water tank, slowly rotating.
There were ripples in the water, and the nine dragons seemed to be swimming in the water, stunned and enthusiastic at the sight of the newcomers.
Sure enough, it is the work of the grandmaster, and such a magical treasure can only be made by the grandmaster.
Ye Yu's name was shouted by more than 20,000 people, and the influence of the grandmaster had begun to appear, and in just this moment, his fame in the jade carving world surpassed Chen Yuchi and Mao Yonghui and became the real first person.
No one doubts, truly recognized as the first person.