"Your Highness, in my opinion, the King of Liang is not using this to recruit talents. His true heart lies in the Sheng Tang Business Daily. Your Highness, you don't have to worry too much!”Shangguan Yi said.
Li Chengqian was playing with a Turkic felt hat. He did not reply, but suddenly put the hat on his head and asked Shangguan Yi with a smile," Lord Shangguan, do I look like a Turkic?”
Shangguan Yi's expression changed slightly." Your Highness, as the Crown Prince, you should still maintain a dignified appearance. You must not joke about this. If the Emperor hears this, he will be furious!"”
"Hmph, how boring. Other than you and Du He, who else would know?”Li Chengqian said unhappily.
The green-robed youth was Du He, the son of Du Ruhui, who was as famous as Fang Xuanling. In the fourth year of Zhenguan, Du Ruhui died of illness. Li Shimin cried bitterly for three days and could not attend court. In order to comfort Du Ruhui, Li Shimin promised to betroth his son and daughter, Princess Chengyang, to Du He, and granted him the title of Duke of Xiangyang. He also let his eldest son Du Gou inherit the title of Duke of Lai.
"Your Highness, Lord Shangguan is right. Be careful that the walls have ears!”
Du Ruhui's eldest son, Du Gou, was old-fashioned and unambitious, while his second son, Du He, had been following his father's example since he was young. Taking advantage of Li Shimin's invitation to study with him in the Eastern Palace, he quickly won the trust of the Crown Prince, Li Chengqian, and became the number one strategist in the Eastern Palace, just like how Du Ruhui had assisted Li Shimin in the past.
Du He was like this, and Li Chengqian was the same. He had been imitating Li Shiming since he was young. After Du He entered the Eastern Palace, the two of them hit it off and prepared to build the Eastern Palace into the Little Prince Qin's Mansion. As his foot disease became more and more serious, he became more and more vigilant of his younger brothers. This was because he was subconsciously afraid that Li Shiming would depose him because of his foot disease. After all, who would let a cripple become the emperor?
Li Chengqian was unwilling to listen to Shangguan Yi's words, but he had no choice but to listen to Du He's words. After all, he had always believed that Du He was the Qin King's Du Ruhui, and would definitely be able to send him to the supreme throne.
Taking off his hat, Li Chengqian said to Du He," Then we can go to the back hall to play. This time, you will play the role of the Turkic Khan, and I will play the role of the general who was killed. You will hold a funeral for me, okay?"”
Du He wholeheartedly tried to please Li Chengqian and said with a smile,"Du He, yes!"
Shangguan Yi opened her mouth to say something, but Li Chengqian had already pulled Du He to the back hall." Sigh, this brat can't be taught!”In Ming De Hall, Shangguan Yi let out a long sigh. How was this Du He assisting the Crown Prince? He was clearly bringing the Crown Prince Hall into the fire pit, letting the Crown Prince do whatever he wanted, and even helping the tyrant to do evil.
The Crown Prince's two trips had made Li Yin more vigilant. Shangguan Yi could not believe it. The position of editor-in-chief had to be changed. Among the people recruited this time, Li Yin chose a person called Wang Zheng. In terms of talent, he was indeed not as good as Shangguan Yi, but he was clean. He was a scholar who had just come from other places and had no acquaintances in Chang 'an. He was a person worth cultivating.
After settling the matter of the newspaper, Li Yin returned to the auction house. After so many days of preparation, it was time to reveal the true colors of the raw jade.
"Chairman, all the major media outlets have been contacted. The raw jade has also been shipped to the Shanghai International Auction House. As far as I know, there are many people from the jewelry industry who are waiting to see the raw jade cut. When do you think we can start?”In the office, Yang Suxin asked Li Yin.
After playing a game, Li Yin said," Let's start now. By the way, you can attend in my place. I don't want to show my face in public. When the time comes, I'll just watch from below as an ordinary employee!”
"Yes, Chairman!"
Shanghai International Auction House. At this moment, all the major media outlets occupied the entire auction hall. The camera flashes were constantly reflected on the huge jade raw stone on the stage. The seats in the hall were filled with people from the jewelry industry from all over the world. They were sitting together and whispering to each other, pointing at the jade raw stone on the stage from time to time.
The side door of the auction house was pushed open. Duan Changming, the chairman of the International Auction House, accompanied Yang Suxin out. The lights of the media instantly shifted to their group. Li Yin walked behind Yang Suxin, looking like a little secretary.
"Miss Yang, are you confident in this huge raw jade? According to the relevant experts, if this raw jade was all high-quality jade, its value would be as high as the total transaction volume of the international market!”
Facing the reporter's question, Yang Suxin fully demonstrated the calmness of a professional manager. She said,""Stone gambling is a gamble. Either you earn a lot or you lose everything. As for whether it's worth it or not, we'll know soon!”
After a reporter finished asking questions, another reporter asked," May I ask where Miss Yang's raw jade was produced? It was so huge, how did it get here?”
"Of course, it's Myanmar, which is known as the hometown of jade. As for how to transport it, I think the transportation is so developed now, there's no need to say it!”Yang Suxin smiled and joked.
After answering a few more questions, Yang Suxin looked at the time and said,""Now, it's time for us to witness a miracle!”After saying that, he gestured to the jade experts who had been waiting for a while below the stage. Instantly, everyone's eyes focused on the huge jade raw stone on the stage.
On the stage, the cutting tools for the raw jade were ready. The master in charge of cutting was also an old master who had been in the stone gambling industry for ten years. With the cutting tools, the master walked around the raw stone and finally chose to cut on a stone that protruded out from the middle of the raw stone.
"Buzz!" The sharp sound of the cutting machine rang out. Everyone held their breaths and waited for the result.
The cutting master held the protruding stone in one hand and the cutting machine in the other. As the outer layer of the rock broke open, a trace of crystal emerald green was revealed. This made him a little nervous and more careful.
" Zzzz…Zzzz…" The sound of the cutting machine could be heard in the entire hall. The scene below the cutting machine was reflected on the big screen by the camera. The fresh green color shocked everyone's eyes.
"Pa!" A stone about one meter long and twenty centimeters wide fell down. Other than the two-centimeter-thick rock layer on the outside, it was full of jade. The jade on the raw stone was also light green.
At this moment, the cutting master was dumbfounded. The expert group was dumbfounded. The media was dumbfounded. The jewelry merchant was dumbfounded. Yang Suxin was dumbfounded. On the stage, Li Yin, who was wearing a cap, smiled. This piece of raw jade was indeed authentic.
After a short moment of shock, the media's spotlight flashed wildly. The experts rushed up to check the exposed jade. Under Yang Suxin's signal, the cutting master began to cut other places, but the situation was the same. The two-centimeter protective layer was full of beautiful jade. Finally, Li Yin signaled for Yang Suxin to let the cutting worker cut the raw jade from the middle. As he had guessed, the raw jade was cut apart from the outer two-centimeter stone layer. It was pure jade.
The expert team was still evaluating the jade, but the jewelers below had already taken out their phones and reported the situation here, because the auction would officially begin once the appraisal results were out.
Ten minutes later, eight white-haired jade experts stood in front of the media."After the expert group's appraisal, they unanimously agreed that this is the precious emerald green glass type of jade. It weighs about 30 tons, which is about 30,000 kilograms, and is estimated to be 12 billion euros.”
"Oh my god!" Yang Suxin covered her mouth in shock. Everyone present gasped. What kind of concept was this? This raw stone was more than the total amount of raw jade traded in the world in a year.
Duan Changming was so excited that his hands couldn't help but tremble. The commission that their auction house had earned this time was no less than 100 million. He said,"This auction will be hosted by me personally. Now, let's start bidding for the first piece of jade weighing 30 kilograms!”
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