"Uh…" Ye Cheng looked at the pure and innocent female celebrity on the television screen, looking at him with a coy expression. He was a little stunned.
In the real world, the two of them would never cross paths. However, through this game, they had gotten to know each other.
"I'm just playing around. How can I bring you flying?”Ye Cheng smiled.
"Then take me to play games. We're still good friends after we go offline." Gao Yuanyuan smiled gently.
"Alright, let's have lunch together.”Ye Cheng invited.
"Good, good, good!" Gao Yuanyuan was overjoyed.
"Ye Cheng, who is she?" Lin Wanyu asked sourly.
"Her? Gao Yuanyuan, you can be considered my hometown." Ye Cheng laughed.
"Young man…wait ~" Mr. Ma ran out of the antique shop with the bamboo stone painting. "Young man, let me be the host for lunch. I'll treat you to a meal. This is my name card."
As he spoke, Boss Ma handed Ye Cheng an exquisite gold-edged business card.
Ye Cheng took it and read-"President of Optic Media Co., Ltd.: Ma Jiannong and
Ye Cheng were slightly stunned. He knew that this optical fiber media company was a relatively famous comprehensive private entertainment group in the world of iPartment. He had invested in and operated movies, TV series, artist management, music records, entertainment marketing, and other fields. He had achieved good results in these fields and signed a large number of popular domestic singers, actors, and hosts.
"Boss Ma, nice to meet you." Ye Cheng accepted the business card. "Ye City."
As he spoke, he reached out and shook hands with Boss Ma.
"Hahahaha ~~~ Mr. Ye, you don't have to be so polite. I love to make friends with strange people like you. As the saying went, experts were among the common people. Hahaha." Boss Ma laughed heartily and shook hands with Ye Cheng warmly.
When Lin Wanyu and Gao Yuanyuan saw Ye Cheng befriending a big shot, his expression was neither servile nor overbearing, and he was not shocked by the favor or humiliation, they could not help but think more highly of Ye Cheng.
The few of them were casually walking along the antique street, chatting and laughing. Suddenly, they heard a cracking sound coming from the corner of the long street. It sounded like a cutting machine. There were also many people shouting excitedly.
"Hahaha ~~~ Mr. Ye, there's a show to watch over there. Anyway, it's still early before dinner time. Why don't we go over and take a look?”Boss Ma's eyes lit up.
"What's going on over there?" Lin Wanyu asked curiously.
"I'm playing a very fun and wonderful game.”Boss Ma said with great interest. "Mr. Ye, have you ever played stone gambling?”
After asking this question, Boss Ma's eyes also revealed a look that was almost like a test.
"Oh, so it's stone gambling.”Ye Cheng said. "Stone-gambling means that when the jade is mined, there is a layer of weathered skin wrapped around it. It is impossible to know the quality of the jade. Betting that one jade would make one rich overnight, but most of them ended in failure. The so-called nine out of ten gambles were based on this.”
Ye Cheng added after a pause. I can only see the true face of the Lushan Mountain from its appearance. Even in the current era of science, there was no instrument that could determine whether it was a 'precious jade' or a 'broken catkin' through this outer shell. Therefore, trading was very risky and exciting, so it was called gambling. The profits from winning a bet were huge, so this kind of business had been going on since ancient times.”
"In the past 50 years, the most awesome stone gambling was on the jade raw material in Pyinma, Myanmar. A Chinese jeweler cut out 1 billion from 3.8 million.”
"Oh my god ~~ 3.8 million, the bet has increased by 1 billion…This is simply a legend!”Gao Yuanyuan's dumbfounded look was very beautiful.
"Hahaha ~ It sounds shocking, but there are even more people who have gone bankrupt because of this. It was said that after the Burmese jade merchants gambled on stones, when they cut and processed the stones, they usually did not dare to be present in person. Instead, they burned incense nearby and prayed for God's blessing. If there was a lot of jade in the cut gambling stone, one could become rich overnight. If the gambling stone was cut open and turned into a greyish sand with a green exterior and a white interior, one would go bankrupt overnight.”Ye Cheng laughed.
Hearing Ye Cheng's explanation, Boss Ma took the opportunity to speak. "Mr. Ye, your appraisal ability is super strong. I wonder if you have any special opinions on stone gambling?"”
Ye Cheng smiled.
AppAppraising was appraising and gambling was gambling. These two were like the river and well water.
"Boss Ma, you're thinking too much. Many people would tell you that there was a trick to stone stone gambling. It was about eyesight, experience, and skill. You could make a judgment based on the stone's clothing. But let me tell you-no matter how good your eyesight is or how much experience you have, in stone gambling, you probably only have a 10% chance. The remaining 90% is luck.”Ye Cheng laughed. "Stone-gambling is all about luck and the heartbeat.”
Ye Cheng wasn't very interested in gambling on stones. He didn't want to gamble his hard-earned money on some illusory luck.
"Yes, this thing's skills and vision are useless. It's purely a gamble of luck. The probability of winning is less than one in a hundred.”Boss Ma nodded in agreement.
"Mr. Ye, let's go over and take a look. I'm not betting. I'm just watching the show." Boss Ma smiled.
"Ye Cheng, it's so fun, take me to play.”Lin Wanyu was also interested.
Gao Yuanyuan also looked at Ye Cheng eagerly.
"Alright, since we have nothing to do anyway, let's go over and play.”Ye Cheng laughed.
They followed the sound and went around the corner. There was a square on the left. At this moment, there was a truck parked in the square. There were piles of raw materials of different sizes in the truck. Some jewelry merchants or stone gamblers were choosing materials.
More than twenty workers were fiddling with cutting machines and cutting stones on the spot.
The people in the square were very emotional and shouted from time to time,"Green! Green! Green! Green!"
"Damn it! It collapsed! We lost the bet!"
"I lost more than a million yuan with this cut…
"
This was no different from a casino.
Ye Cheng and the others squeezed into the square.
The owner of the raw materials was shouting into the microphone. "Bosses, please take a look. I gambled this raw stone from Myanmar. It looks very, very good. The stone is green and dripping, and it's natural. It has a strong spiritual aura. It's ancient, crystal clear, and has clear patterns. Everyone, take a look. Under the sunlight, this raw stone is emitting a misty luster…I think everyone is knowledgeable. A good stone! You can't miss it! I've looked for an expert. The probability of this material producing imperial jade is high. Hehehe…The rarer a thing is, the more valuable it is. The imperial green is the best color and the most valuable green among the jades. It is also known as 'emerald green'. It is very rare in itself and is even rarer in the market now. You know the price.”
A piece of crystal clear raw stone is placed at the foot of the boss of the raw material, and the quality of the raw material is indeed excellent.
The jewelers around were all discussing,
"According to my experience, this piece of material is going to increase in price.”
"There's a 100% chance of it getting green, but it depends on how much it gets.”
"This is a top-grade raw material. Look at the color, it's pure and natural.”
"Looking at the patterns on the stone clothes, it is very likely that there is an Emperor Jade.”
"
Alright! Everyone, listen up. Now, please bid for this top-grade raw material. The highest bidder will win. The base price is 10,000,000!"
The boss shouted.
"Tsk tsk…starting price of 10,000,000…how could ordinary people afford this?”Gao Yuanyuan clicked his tongue.
As the daughter of a rich family, Lin Wanyu was also a little frightened at this time. "If we lose this bet, we'll really lose everything.”
"Mr. Ye, I…I want to play with it. This piece of material is really good. The probability of the bet going up was at least 70%.”Boss Ma said fervently.
"Uh ~~~" Ye Cheng was speechless. "You can't look at the surface when gambling stones. Luck, you have to look at luck.”
At this moment, the jewelry merchants and friends had already started to bid.
"15 million!"
"18 million!"
"25 million!"
"Damn it! 30 million! No one can snatch it from me!"
…
The price of raw gemstones soared.
Boss Ma seemed to be unable to sit still and shouted. "35 million!"
"Look, I can earn a few million by picking up scraps. It's nothing. The people here are the big players.”Ye Cheng couldn't help but laugh. "Tens of millions of dollars. It's fine if you win the bet. After all, the profits from jade are endless.”
"The baby is about to cry.”Gao Yuanyuan smiled playfully.
"The atmosphere is so tense. The price had already soared to 40 million.”Lin Wanyu patted her chest gently.
Suddenly, Ye Cheng had a flash of inspiration.
"Didn't I learn the 'Super X-ray' skill? "I wonder if I can see through the weathered layer on the surface of the raw gemstone and see what's inside. If I can see it, then I'll feel a little good."
With a thought, Ye Cheng's eyes focused, and an invisible X-ray shot out, penetrating the top-grade raw gemstone.
Some images quickly appeared in Ye Cheng's vision.
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