Chapter 119: One After Another (Three)
Xu Jiangcheng said with a smile: "This is no problem, and you can also rest assured about the price. I definitely won't let you suffer a loss."
Actually, selling high-end wool products is also somewhat reluctant for Chu Chen, but now he has no way out, and his current savings are not enough.
To say that Chu Chen's current money is enough to open a store, just don't forget that he still has a villa to buy.
Liu Qingshu had previously told him that if he wanted a villa like Liu Lao's, he would have to prepare at least 250 million. He now has only over 100 million, which is not even enough to buy a house. Selling the high-end jadeite has become an unavoidable move. Otherwise, if he kept the jade material and made it into finished products for sale, he would earn much more than he does now.
When the three returned to the processing plant, Li Guodong's block of ice had already been thawed out and was bought back by Zhang Yanbin for 350,000 yuan, which made both Li Guodong and Wen Yuting overjoyed.
This scene made Li Guodong sigh in his heart, unexpectedly because of the worry about money, just a few days ago, it had all disappeared. All of this was Xiao Chuan's credit, and he would have to repay him well when he had the chance.
After greeting his friends, Chu Chen began to analyze the black sand, but he didn't expect everyone else to gather around him suddenly.
At this scene, Chu Chen said with a mixture of laughter and tears: "I said you all have something to ask me, why are you all surrounding me?"
Zhang Yanbin smiled and said: "The wool I want to unravel is some that doesn't look good, it's meaningless to look at."
Wen Yuting smiled and said, "We three have decided, the remaining wool will be transported back and stored away. One day when we're in a good mood, we'll unravel them again, who knows what surprises are inside!"
Chu Chen smiled and shook his head, not bothering with them, and carefully examined the piece of fabric. As mentioned earlier, this black woolen cloth did not show any good signs on its surface, and even with a flashlight, no green hue could be found, but the result of the special ability was very good. Combining all these factors, Chu Chen believed that the jade should be in a more central position.
In this case, sharpening the stone would be a bit of a waste of time, but for safety's sake, Chu Chen chose very thin slices.
"Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!"
As Chu Chen's skilled technique, the small stone piece was quickly cut off. However, when the stone piece was lifted, it was a smooth and shiny surface, with no greenery on either side, leaving everyone in attendance suddenly disappointed.
"Ah, it's no wonder that the Black Wusha is known for being reckless and impulsive!" Zhang Yanbin stepped forward, took a closer look, and sighed as he said.
Chu Chen smiled and said: "Anyway, it's just a thousand yuan, nothing to be heartbroken about. However, I cut less this time, let me try cutting another knife."
As for Chu Chen's decision, everyone didn't say much, it's just that this piece of fabric was originally not big, now cut a knife, there is no green at all, the hope of rising is really slim.
For stones that already have a cut surface, it's much easier to make another cut. Chu Chen boldly drew a straight line based on his calculations and then calmly pressed the power switch.
Just a few minutes later, the stone slab was cut open by the stone cutter again. Chu Chen didn't hesitate either and directly lifted the mysterious veil.
"Hiss!"
Everyone who saw that cross-section couldn't help but take a deep breath of cool air.
Zhang Yanbin quickly stepped forward, wiped the cut surface clean, and then turned on his flashlight to take a look.
"Wow, this is a real surge! The old pit glass is actually so bright green!" Liu Zhiqing exclaimed while looking at it.
This shout suddenly woke up Shen Feng, who shouted loudly: "Quickly! Quickly! Go set off the firecrackers!"
"Brother Chu, you're really too amazing! You said glass kind isn't a big deal, but to you, it's just like picking cabbage. Today, two blocks came out of your hands!"
Zhang Yanbin said with some regret after finishing: "What a pity, just one point away from Emperor Green."
Chu Chen smiled and said: "There's nothing to regret about this. If the Emperor's Green could be cut out so easily, would it still be called the Emperor's Green?"
"Haha, Xiao Chu, you're right, but I'm really envying your luck now. Next time, if there's a good quality wool, let me ask for your help to unravel it."
Chu Chen speechlessly said: "Zhang Ge, do you want to exhaust me to death? Moreover, if there's no jade in the wool, can't I just conjure up a piece?"
Zhang Yanbin joked: "Who knows about this? Maybe you're so lucky that it'll actually turn into a piece for you."
Normally, the price of jade will rise when it should and fall when it should, just like what Chu Chen said, whether there is jade in the rough stone or not depends on luck rather than one's own will.
However, in reality, people who gamble on stones are very superstitious about luck. If someone is on a winning streak, others will be more than happy to let him help with the stone, believing that this will also bring them good luck. So what Zhang Yanbin said earlier wasn't just casual talk; if conditions permit, he would definitely ask Chu Chen for help with the stone.
"Xiao Chu, this jadeite, are you going to make a move?" Xu Jiangcheng asked immediately after examining the cut surface.
Chu Chen smiled and said: "Definitely will make a move, but I have to wait until I've fully figured it out before doing so."
"Boss Xu, that's a bit unfair, you've already gotten one piece of glass earlier, shouldn't it be our turn now?"
Xu Jiangcheng smiled somewhat awkwardly and said, "Zhang Gongzi, I'm really sorry. This fine jade is truly breathtaking, and I must admit that I've fallen in love with it at first sight. Since you've treated me kindly before, let me offer my final price for now, and see what you think?"
Such high-quality jade, Xu Jiangcheng will definitely not give up easily, so he first reported his psychological price, which also counts as returning Zhang Yanbin's face earlier, and doing so won't hurt anyone's harmony.
Xu Jiangcheng did this, and Zhang Yanbin would not have any complaints. However, there was still a strong enemy lurking around, so he smiled slyly at Uncle Fu and said: "Uncle Fu, why don't you let me yield to my younger cousin for now? Otherwise, I'll go back home and tell Grandpa that you're bullying the young."
"Rich Uncle pointed at Zhang Yanbin and scolded with a smile: 'You lazy good-for-nothing, I'll let you have it, but when we get back, you have to let me pick two high-quality ice lotus roots.'"
Zhang Yanbin hastily nodded and replied: "Alright, how could I not agree to this small matter?"
When they were discussing the ownership of the jade, Chu Chen had already started his next task. After sprinkling water, Chu Chen used his skilled movements to neatly remove the useless skin from the jade with a stone stripping machine, looking very steady and serious. Even Fu Shu, who was rich in experience, couldn't help but look at him with new eyes.
This piece of jade, whether in terms of species or color, is all at the top level of jade, but unfortunately, due to its shape, it can only be made into a few pieces of jewelry and ring faces, so in terms of value, it must be slightly inferior. However, even so, Xu Chengjiang still offered a high price of 15 million.
One hundred and fifty thousand, this price also made Zhang Yanbin frown, this price is almost close to the limit of this piece of jadeite, if it's any higher, it would be a loss-making deal.
But Zhang Yanbin thought about it and felt that for his family's store, this kind of material was used to put on a show and gain fame, so making some noise was no big deal. So he still bought it from Chu Chen at the price of 15.5 million.
Hou Yuanming let out a long sigh in his heart, because of financial constraints, such a good piece of jade could only slip away from him, this feeling really made him feel somewhat disheartened.
He had solved two blocks in a row, although they were not very big, but the effort spent was also a lot, so for the last block of material, Chu Chen let Li Guodong help him solve it.
Seeing this piece of old elephant skin fabric, Zhang Yanbin couldn't help but think of the previous question: "Xiao Chu, what other manifestations did you discover about this old elephant skin later on?"
Chu Chen smiled and pointed out the two places, saying: "Add the plaster ringworm to the nearby valley shell pine flower, I think the betting nature is still very high."
Zhang Yanbin looked at the performance of the wool and asked, "Xiao Chu, from the surface, these two places are just in the middle, and this piece of wool is also very large. Is it certain that there is no connection between them? What if the jade inside is very big?"
Li Guodong said after hearing this: "I think it's still worth betting on, after all, the old elephant skin is famous for its good bottom. Generally speaking, the bottom is good, and the jade material of the large peacock green is not common, so I think it's very likely that there are two or three pieces of jadeite in this."
Chu Chen nodded and said, "I agree with what Brother Li said. After all, this is a big piece of old elephant skin, which is very hard to find in our country. Since there's such a phenomenon, taking some risk doesn't matter. If we miss it, that would be too regrettable."
What Chu Chen said is true, old elephant skin is a top-grade material because it often appears in glass species, and almost every jade merchant competes for this material. An old elephant skin of this size is generally unlikely to be exported by the Burmese government, and can only be smuggled or have some problems, otherwise it would not be encountered.
This big piece of old elephant skin, using the current stone removal machine is a bit powerless, just in time for the workers to finish using the large stone removal machine, so everyone moved over there to continue preparing.
Chu Chen first solved the side with straight eczema, he carefully found a good place to put the knife, drew a line, and placed the wool on the stone machine.
Putting on his glasses, Chu Chen grasped the handle of the de-piller tightly and cut into the wool fabric. With the roar of the de-piller, the wool was slowly split in two.
"Crack!"
The wool was cut open, and Li Guodong hurried forward, carefully cleaning the cut surface.
"It's going up!"
Li Guodong was washing when he saw a hint of green on one side of the garlic husk. After rinsing the cut surface clean, he took another look and excitedly shouted out loud.