Chapter 21: Gambling on Stones (Part 2)

  Chu Chen couldn't help but sigh, this profession of gambling on stones is indeed one where you only see newcomers smiling and never hear old-timers crying.

  When the cutting machine stopped rotating, Mr. Liu, with an excited heart, slightly tremblingly lifted off the stone slab that had been cut off.

  All that can be seen is a patch of green in the original stone, clear and bright, with a hint of yellow, like the new leaves of the Huangyang tree in early spring, which instantly refreshes one's mind and makes the whole person feel relaxed.

  Zhang Guosheng couldn't help but exclaim: "The glass is a lovely yellow-green color, truly a fine piece of jade!"

  This time after cutting, the jade inside has basically been presented to everyone. Chu Chen estimated that a pair of nearly full-jade jade bracelets can be dug out, and looking at the trend of the green belt, other parts can also be made into three ring faces, which can be said to be a big rise.

  Qian Yiyu smiled and said to Mr. Liu, "Mr. Liu, I'll give you 20 million for this wool fabric. What do you think? You're also an old hand at this game, so this price definitely won't lose money for you."

  This price is already quite good, and Money Yiyou can't make too much profit even if he takes it back. Although he could offer a lower price, such good jade is hard to come by in the market, and if Mr. Liu is not satisfied with the price, he can easily sell it elsewhere, as there are many people who want it.

  Mr. Liu thought for a moment and then nodded seriously: "Okay, let's do it as Old Qian said, two million."

  The price evaluation of jade generally has several elements, one is the variety of jade.

  Jade's seed water includes jade's seed head and jade's water head, both of which are collectively referred to as "jade's seed water".

  The "seed head" of jade refers to the fineness or coarseness of the jade crystal particles or the density of the crystal combination (referred to as the fineness of the "jade flesh" in the industry). The "water head" of jade refers to its transparency, with high transparency being referred to as a "long water head", and poor transparency being referred to as a "short water head".

  Jade has more than a dozen varieties, including old pit type (also known as old pit glass type), ice type, water type, hibiscus type, etc. In addition, there are also special types of jade such as red jade and purple jade.

  Two is "land", the concept that makes people feel vague but unavoidable in the evaluation of jade is "land". "Land" mainly refers to the fineness of the jade material, the transparency of the jade piece, the condition of cracks and impurities, and also includes the characteristics of color tone and color distribution.

  Jadeite often has a glassy base, icy base, watery base, egg white base and so on. Other types are not listed here one by one.

  In addition to the above two points, people often talk about "Cui De Hao". "Cui De Hao" should have four characters: "Nong, Yang, Zheng, He", where "Nong" refers to being dense and not light, like winter green after rain; "Yang" means bright and shiny; "Zheng" means no mixed or evil colors; and "He" means the color is even and without deep or shallow divisions. On the other hand, it's called "Dan, Yin, Xie, Hua".

  There are many other ways to say it, in general, it is still a bit difficult to determine the value of a piece of jadeite. In the gem industry, there is no common understanding and no unified plan for dividing the quality of jadeite.

  The jadeite has been opened, and generally, gamblers rely on relevant knowledge, market conditions, and experience to determine its value. When it reaches a psychological price point, the deal can be made.

  The transaction was completed, and Qian Yifu and others went to the bank in high spirits to transfer the money. Everyone also dispersed one after another, believing that this scene would soon become a topic of conversation on Antique Street.

  Chu Chen said to Zhang Guosheng, "Zhang Ge, the glass has been solved and it's like we should be setting off firecrackers according to the rules, but you don't even have any reaction."

  Zhang Guosheng said indifferently: "It's not like I cut the glass, you didn't see Mr. Liu didn't mention this matter."

  Chu Chen really didn't know what to say, and it had a flavor of playing the piano to a cow. So he pointed at the wool in the cart and said: "Zhang Ge, can you help us untangle this?"

  "With this material, the money earned is not even enough to cover my labor costs."

  "That's it, don't expect me to come back and buy from here again." After saying that, Chu Chen pushed the cart away with a look of leaving immediately.

  "Hey, don't be like that!" Zhang Guosheng blocked Chu Chen with one hand, a charming smile on his face: "I was wrong, I was wrong, just joking with you earlier. I'll get the chef to cut it for you right away."

  After finishing, Zhang Guosheng quickly took out all the wool from the cart and selected one of them to put on the stone machine. With a smile, he asked Chuxin: "Xiao Chuan, how are you going to cut it?"

  Chu Chen looked at Zhang Guosheng's behavior and couldn't help but secretly laugh, so he waved his hand: "Cut as you like."

  "Alright!"

  Wang, the master in charge of cutting stones, and Chu Chen also got familiar with it. Smiling, he flipped on the power switch, and the "zzt" sound of cutting stones rose up in everyone's ears. On the other side, Li Guodong's fabric also started to be cut.

  To be honest, it's really unlikely that such a brick can produce jade, and cutting it up would make it too careless. As a result, the speed of solving the stone is much faster, and in the blink of an eye, more than a dozen have been eliminated, and of course, the outcome is not beyond people's expectations.

  On the other hand, Li Guodong had already solved all the wool he bought, and similarly, the lucky goddess did not bless him. Shaking his head in disappointment, he came to Chu Chen's side.

  Chu Chen comfortingly patted Li Guodong's shoulder, having been through this situation many times before, his emotions would recover after a while.

  At this time, among the bricks that Chu Chen bought, there were only three blocks left on the stone splitting machine, and one of them was the worthless block he had felt before.

  "It's sprouting!"

  Suddenly, Wang Shifu let out a loud cry and everyone rushed over.

  Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads in disappointment, Chu Chen knew the situation of Mao Liao long ago, but still made a very disappointed expression with everyone.

  This piece of wool has some green in it, but the green is very scattered and sparse, and it doesn't have any value as a decorative item.

  Upon seeing this, Master Wang also let out a sigh of relief. If the jade in this piece of fur was truly valuable, then everything would be lost and he would have some responsibility for it. Even if he didn't take responsibility, his reputation would still be damaged. In the business of appraising stones, one's reputation is the most important thing.

  With this unexpected situation, Wang Shifu also became cautious and asked Chu Chen: "Xiao Chen, how do you plan to cut the next two pieces?"

  In order, the next piece of fabric should be without jade, but Chu Chen still cut a thin slice on the fabric and said, "Cut it like this."

  At this time, everyone's emotions had been mobilized, and they were all tense waiting for the results of the cutting. However, the result was destined to disappoint everyone. When Chu Xuan lifted up the cut piece of fabric, not a hint of jade could be found. Next, he cut the fabric into eight large pieces, but it was still the same - genuine brick-like material.

  At that moment, the atmosphere on the scene also relaxed, brick is just a brick, it's already a blessing to have some greenery, who would have thought there would be so many surprises, it has to be said, people's thoughts are really complicated.

  When Chu Chen drew the cutting line on the last piece of wool, he was also very nervous. Although he knew that there was jade inside and it was worth a lot, he didn't know where the jade was exactly. He could only rely on his past experience to draw lines in possible places and then put the wool on the stone-breaking machine.

  "Vairocana Buddha, I beg of you to bless me and prevent me from making a wrong cut!"

  Chu Chen watched the jade cutter cutting while muttering to himself, when cutting jade, what he feared most was cutting in the wrong place. If there was no jadeite, it would be fine, but if there was jadeite and it was cut badly, even if only a little bit was damaged, it would be a huge loss. If it was serious, losing half of its value wouldn't be unexpected.

  The waiting time was undoubtedly anxious for Chu Chen, but he couldn't show it, lest he be suspected by the crowd. After the cutting was completed, Chu Chen took a deep breath and then lifted the slice with one move! The success or failure was in this one move!

  "There's green!" Li Guodong exclaimed, and everyone who heard his exclamation came forward to take a look.

  Chu Chen is no longer concerned about the part with jade, and hurriedly looked at the slice in his hand. He didn't see a single green thread on it, and suddenly felt relieved, thinking to himself that today was indeed a lucky day.

  Then, Chu Chen shone a strong flashlight on the green mark on the wool fabric. Although only a little of the green color showed through, it gave off an icy and crystal clear feeling, likely to be a piece of ice-colored fabric.

  Master Wang sighed, "I've been cutting stones for so many years, but this is the first time I've cut out a piece of jade from a brick material. Unfortunately, it seems that this piece of jade isn't very big."

  Chu Chen smiled and said: "Alright, even if it's not big, I'm already very satisfied that I can cut out such a quality jade, and I'll have to trouble Master Wang to dig it out."

  "Alright!" Master Wang nodded happily in agreement, because the jade was not too big and only needed to be dug out from the wool with a tool. This process was extremely simple for the experienced Master Wang.

  Before long, a piece of jade about the size of an adult's thumb was skillfully dug out from the wool by Master Wang.

  At a glance, it can be said that the green is pleasing to the eye, with an even color throughout and a clear texture. The green has a hint of yellow, like a young apple, and its luster cannot be concealed even without polishing.

  "What a great piece of ice-green apple jade! Xiao Chuan, you're really lucky!" Zhang Guosheng exclaimed as he looked at the Feicui.

  "This piece of jade is small, but it's just right for carving a beautiful pendant, and the base is not bad either. Xiao Chuan, this is a big profit for you." Li Guodong said with envy on his face.

  Zhang Guosheng smiled and said gently to Chu Chen: "Xiao Chen, what do you plan to do with this piece of jade?"

  "Alas, I don't know whether to keep it for myself or sell it."

  "It's better to sell it, after all, one can only be at ease when the money is in their own pocket, don't you think?" Zhang Guosheng said hastily.