Chapter 23: Jade Stone Association (Middle)

  "Wait a minute, Sima, I'll explain later. First, let me introduce you all to a new friend!"

  Zhang Wei waved his hand and walked to Li Yang's side: "Mr. Li, how do you think? Which one do you like? I'll give you one as a gift!"

  "Director Zhang, you're too polite! If I'm really interested, I'll buy it!"

  Li Yang hastily got up, the prices of these gambling stones wouldn't be too high, but they were also worth a few hundred yuan. A few pieces that looked better might cost over a thousand yuan. Zhang Wei and Li Yang had just met, yet he was willing to give away such things, leaving Li Yang with a very good impression.

  "Haha, what are you buying? These are just for show, can fool some newcomers. Come on, come on, Li Yang, I'll introduce you to a few real experts!" Zhang Wei laughed and pulled Li Yang towards the stone grinding machine without giving him a chance to refuse.

  "Mr. Gu, Mr. Sima, Mr. Hao, this is the Mr. Li Yang from Anshi Jewelry Company I've mentioned to you before. Mr. Li, this is Mr. Gu, a senior member of our Mingyang City Jade Association and also a leading figure in the Mingyang jade industry!"

  Zhang Wei pulled Li Yang forward and introduced him to the man in his fifties, saying. Li Yang hastily stepped forward and shook hands with him. Compared to Gu Lao, Li Yang was indeed too young.

  "The Yangtze River waves push forward, we've all heard of Mr. Li's deeds, you can make our Mingyang Yu Shi Tong Hang greatly increase its reputation!"

  The old man nodded with a smile, while Li Yang was left somewhat perplexed by their words and could only follow along with a foolish grin.

  Zhang Wei pointed to Sima Lin, who was standing in front of the stone cutter: "Sima Lin, our association's director, is the most knowledgeable about gambling stone materials. He just returned from Pingzhou yesterday and brought back three pieces of material. Today, he really let him cut it open!"

  "Lao Zhang, aren't you embarrassing me? In front of Gu Lao and you, I don't have a place!"

  Sim Lin deliberately pulled a long face, but immediately revealed a smile, just won a bet on a piece of jade, at this time his mood was still very good, and he couldn't pretend to be unhappy.

  "Hello Mr. Sima, I'll definitely learn from you more in the future!" Li Yang nodded, and Zhang Wei pointed to Wang Haomin who was standing at the back.

  Wang Haomin didn't wait for Zhang Wei to introduce him, he walked over himself and took the initiative to shake hands with Li Yang: "I am Wang Haomin of Zijin Jewelry, nice to meet you!"

  "Hello Director Wang, nice to meet you too! I've heard your name many times before!"

  Li Yang hastily stretched out his hand, and this was not a polite remark. He had heard the names of Zijin Jewelry and Wang Haomin more than once. Zijin Jewelry was the leader of Mingyang's local jewelry industry, although it couldn't compare to Anshi Jewelry and Laofengxiang, Zhou Dafu and other large chain companies, but it was not easy to make a name for itself in the local market.

  "No, I'm older than you by a few years. If Mr. Li doesn't mind, I'll just call you Younger Brother Li!" Wang Haomin smiled and shook his head, and Li Yang had already discovered that this was someone with a rather bold personality.

  "Of course, no problem!" Li Yang hastily replied.

  Wang Haomin nodded slightly: "Good, Li old brother is boundless in the future, I believe that in a few years, the helmsman of Anshi in Mingyang will become you, Li old brother!"

  "You two don't need to rush into reminiscing, I invited Mr. Li here because I wanted to invite him to join our Mingyang Jade Association as well, what do you all think?"

  Zhang Wei walked over with a smile, Li Yang was slightly stunned and then smiled, fellow travelers are destined to meet, it's not wrong to say that he and Wang Haomin are also destined to meet, both of them work for the jewelry company.

  "You're in charge, just handle it as you see fit, what opinions could we possibly have!"

  Wang Haomin first expressed his attitude. Sima Lin was still paying attention to the remaining half piece of wool, and when Zhang Wei asked him, he simply waved his hand: "Don't ask me anymore!"

  "Mr. Gu, what's your take on this?" Zhang Wei seemed to have anticipated Sima Lin's attitude, and as soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Wei asked Mr. Gu a question.

  Gu Lao nodded thoughtfully and after a moment, his face seemed to reveal a hint of emotion: "I agree, our Jade Stone Association indeed needs to attract some young people to join!"

  "Several people agree with me, I think it's okay now, what do you think, Mr. Li?"

  Zhang Wei smiled contentedly and finally asked Li Yang, who was now covered in mist. Although he was very interested in the Jade Stone Association, it didn't mean he would blindly join an unfamiliar organization.

  Li Yang shook his head slightly: "Director Zhang, sorry, I still don't understand what you're saying. What exactly does the Mingyang Jade Association do?"

  Zhang Wei suddenly slapped his own forehead: "Look at my confusion, I actually forgot to introduce this. It's like this, our Mingyang Jade Stone Association is not an official organization, in fact it's just a union of jade stone enthusiasts. Thanks to your support, I'm currently serving as the president of the Jade Stone Association. Because of me, the Jade Stone Association has temporarily set up its headquarters here!"

  Simarlin has started to unravel the last half of the wool, but this does not affect Zhang Wei's introduction to Li Yang. After Zhang Wei finished introducing, Li Yang finally had some understanding.

  Just as Zhang Wei said, the Mingyang Jade Stone Association is just a folk organization, strictly speaking, it's an alliance of enthusiasts. There are no complicated rules and regulations, nor is there a real office location. Usually, everyone mainly gathers at Cuixuan Hall.

  Such a folk organization is generally very small, and the Jade Stone Association is no exception. The association has only about 20 members, with Zhang Wei as the president. In addition to him, there are four directors: Gu Lao, Sima Lin, Wang Haomin, and Zheng Kaida, who did not come today. Almost all of the association's major and minor matters are decided by the four directors and Zhang Wei together, so after asking the three of them, Zhang Wei can decide whether to absorb Li Yang into the association.

  Zhang Wei invited Li Yang mainly because of his impressive performance in Qingdao, where he had three big wins and two small ones. These days, it's not hard to make a profit from jade, but making a big profit is very difficult. At the beginning of last year, a jade expert emerged in Zhoukou City next to Mingyang, who made a big profit with seven pieces of rough jade, which made his peers very proud. So when Li Yang's story came out, Zhang Wei immediately thought of absorbing him into their association, which would also make the members of the Mingyang Jade Association look good.

  Li Yang couldn't help but shake his head, it's really everywhere you go there's comparison. Among the cities in Henan, except for Yucheng and Nanyang, all have comparisons. Apart from comparing jade, the most exciting thing is gambling on stones. Each year, the Jade Stone Association of each place also has a gathering, mainly to gamble on stones. If a city wins big or wins badly, they can proudly show off in front of their peers from other cities. Mingyang has been ranked second to last for three consecutive years, no wonder Chairman Zhang Wei is getting anxious.

  With that understood, Li Yang wasn't so curious about the Jade Stone Association anymore. However, he didn't plan on joining just yet either. He knew his own level best, and he wasn't afraid to bet against anyone, but when it came to basic things, even a random person could stump him.

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