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Chapter Thirteen: Selling Gemstones

  He Meili left, Li You Ran did not go home, but found a hotel room to rest alone. The next day, he immediately checked out of the hotel and went to find a jewelry store to deal with the things in his hands, which required some preparation.

  Mr. Li You Ran came to a clothing store, chose a set of equipment, and after coming out of the fitting room, he had completely transformed into a new person. He swiped his card and left. At this moment, Mr. Li finally felt the advantage of being rich - that is, when buying things, you no longer have to be so calculating! He hailed a taxi and asked which jewelry store was the largest, then immediately rushed to that store.

  Xiao Juan is an old hand in the jewelry store, having seen all sorts of people, rich and poor. Whether they're there to buy something or just to take a look, she can tell at a glance. But today, someone came in and she couldn't quite figure him out.

  Li You Ran wore a baseball cap with a large mask on his face and also brought a pair of sunglasses that covered half of his face, which scared people when he came in, thinking he was a robber, the store guard almost pressed the alarm.

  Li You Ran walked towards the diamond counter where Xiao Juan was in charge. Li You Ran looked around and her suspicious movements naturally raised Xiao Juan's vigilance, whose hand had already reached for the alarm under the counter. If Li You Ran made any sudden moves, she would immediately press it and then escape.

  Li You Ran cautiously looked around and then pulled down her mask and said: "Miss, does this place collect jewelry?"

  As soon as the words came out, Xiaojuan let out a sigh of relief. As long as it wasn't a robbery, that was good enough. Her hand also moved away from the alarm button. The security guards who were slowly approaching this way also stopped under Xiaojuan's indication. It seemed there was no danger after all.

  "Hello, sir! This is Tai Kam Jewellery. We certainly buy various precious stones here. Do you have a certificate?" Little Juan said fluently, it seems that there are not a few people who come here to sell jewellery.

  "What? Certificate? Why do you need a certificate to sell jewelry?" Li You Ran was bewildered! He had never been to a jewelry store before, how could he possibly know these things.

  "Oh! It's okay, Mr. doesn't have a certificate, it's just that the purchase price will be slightly lower." Xiao Juan had dealt with many similar cases, and most of the people who came to sell gems and gold didn't have certificates, which is commonly known as "black goods".

  "So that's how it is! The price is negotiable! Take a look at this one first." Li You Ran pulled out a smaller blue gemstone from his pocket, which was small only in comparison to the other gemstones he possessed.

  Li You Ran didn't notice that when Little Juan saw the blue gemstone he took out, her eyes widened greatly. She had never seen anyone take out such a large blue gemstone and say they wanted to sell it.

  Of course, this is not the most important thing. Large sapphires are not uncommon, but sapphires are not necessarily more valuable the larger they are. The world's largest sapphire weighs up to 19 kilograms, but during its formation, it was subjected to pressure, which also resulted in cracks and impurities inside. This makes it possible for sapphires to be cut only after being free of defects, greatly reducing their value.

  What surprised Xiao Juan was not the size of the sapphire, but its quality. This piece is obviously a roughly processed blue sapphire, yet its color is even better than some finely processed and polished sapphires. Its completely transparent texture allows you to see clearly that there isn't a single crack or impurity inside! This is an extraordinary sapphire.

  "Sir, this gemstone must be appraised by a professional to determine its value. Are you here to have it appraised?" Xiaojuan's breathing became slightly rapid, as such a gemstone was not often seen.

  "I must identify it myself! I won't be at ease otherwise." Li You Ran agreed to the identification, but requested that he himself be present. He had heard too many stories about jewelry merchants switching items, and couldn't afford to be careless.

  "Of course! If the gentleman is worried, we can go together. Please follow me." Xiao Juan walked out from behind the counter, instructed another salesperson to watch the store, and then led Li You Ran upstairs.

  After arriving upstairs, Xiao Juan first let Li You Ran rest in the living room, then immediately ran to the manager's office.

  "Manager, something big has happened! Something big! Come with me quickly." In the office, a white-collar beauty looked at her and said indifferently: "Xiao Juan, how can you be so rash? You're also an old-timer in the company, it's not okay to do things like this."

  "No! Sister Li Fei, something big is really happening outside! A blue sapphire! Someone has come to sell a blue sapphire!" Xiao Juan was so excited that she couldn't speak.

  "Slow down! It's just a sapphire! I thought it was something else!" Yuan Lifen said nonchalantly, having seen many sapphires before. The valuable ones were too expensive to buy, and the affordable ones weren't worth buying, so she didn't care much.

  "No way! That blue gemstone is a top-grade one! It's as big as this." Xiaojuan gestured with her hands, indicating the size of a ping-pong ball.

  "Top-grade! You must be seeing things! Would such a gem appear in our place?" Yuan Li Fei was also getting excited, if it's real... probably going to get rich this time.

  "Hurry! Hurry and take me to see, don't let them leave." Yuán Lì Fēi couldn't sit still anymore, immediately letting Xiǎo Juān bring her over.

  The two of them jogged along the way, then stopped at the door of the reception room. Yuan Lifeng tidied up her hair which had become disheveled from jogging and took a deep breath before entering.

  Li You Ran was bored waiting inside and when he saw someone coming, he said: "It's been so long since you came, aren't you here to appraise? Hurry up, I'm in a hurry."

  "Sorry to keep you waiting! Please follow me!" Yuan Lifeng smiled and asked Li You Ran to go with him to the appraiser's room. Larger jewelry stores usually have an appraiser, as well as a master craftsman.

  Li You Ran saw that it was another person, but he didn't mind, whoever it was made no difference! Anyway, they were all to be identified.

  Following Yuan Lihui, they arrived at a room with slowed-down instruments. Then Yuan Lihui said: "Sir, please give me the gemstone, I'll take it inside for inspection. If it's genuine, we'll offer you a satisfactory price."

  "Oh! Take it away, hurry up a bit, I'm really in a rush." Li You Ran wanted to see how much the sapphire was worth before deciding whether or not to sell other gems.

  The gemstone was sent to the lab, and Yuan Lifeng came out with Li You Ran waiting together. After about 15 minutes, a middle-aged man dressed in a suit brought out Li You Ran's blue gemstone and said: "Where did this come from? It's truly perfect! I've never seen such a pure blue gemstone before! And its elemental structure is completely different from other gemstones, this should be an undiscovered gemstone."

  Li You Ran was delighted! However, Yuan Li Fei's face changed color. Is the structure of this gemstone different from that of a blue sapphire? Doesn't that mean this gemstone is fake?

  "What's wrong? Is something wrong? You said this structure is incorrect! It can't be man-made, right?" Yuan Lifen spoke up.

  "How is this possible! If humans can manufacture such a blue sapphire, the entire world will change! Do you know? This blue sapphire has an element structure that has never been seen before, which means we have discovered a brand new element. It will shock the world and no one would use such technology to create a fake!"

  The appraiser seemed a bit crazy, and Yuan Lifeng pushed him into the laboratory. Then she took out the sapphire and said: "Sorry sir, but sometimes our appraisers can be a bit eccentric. However, we have confirmed that this sapphire is indeed natural. Would you like to sell it to us?"

  Li You Ran doesn't care if it's a new element or not, he only cares about whether he can sell it for a good price.

  "Of course it's for sale! I came here precisely to sell it, but I don't know how much you're willing to pay?" Li You Ran asked directly.

  Yu Li was taken aback by Li You Ran's directness, she thought that after hearing the appraiser's words, Li You Ran would definitely raise her price, but instead, she directly asked Yu Li how much she wanted.

  Yuan Lifen calmed down and said: "Sorry! I haven't asked how to address you all along!"

  "Oh! I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Li You Ran!"

  "Mr. Li, I don't know if you are familiar with sapphires?"

  Li You Ran shook her head and said: "I don't understand very well! But I know they should be worth a lot of money."

  Yuan Lifen nodded and said, "I'm not cheating you! This can be checked online, Christie's has auctioned off a 10-carat blue sapphire before, the transaction price was 130 million. Now do you understand the value of the blue sapphire in your hand?"

  Li You Ran was shocked, dizzy and disoriented. One point three billion! What kind of concept is this? Is he going to become a billionaire overnight? This is too fast! No way! He needs to calm down first.

  "Of course, I'm talking about the auction price, but in reality, it's a bit overvalued. Yours hasn't been well-crafted and has only undergone rough processing, to the point where it can be said that it's still an uncut gemstone, so its actual value shouldn't be that high."

  Yuan Lifen lied, in terms of value alone, Li You Ran's sapphire is absolutely above those sapphires, its purity and size are enough to make up for the shortcomings of not being carved, and it is a brand new element, of course these are all things that Li You Ran would not know.

  "Alright! Then tell me, how much can you give me!" Li You Ran heard Yuan Li Fei's words and instead calmed down.

  "If you sell it to me, I can give you this much." Yu Li Fei held up four fingers.

  "What! No way, the difference is too big! The auction price is 1.3 billion! Not even half of it was given to me! I'm not selling, isn't it an auction? Who wouldn't know that!" Li You Ran resolutely refused! It's too little, he can't accept it!

  "Sir! You should think carefully! I learned from Xiaojuan that you don't have the certificate, do you?! Even if you go to auction, it's unlikely to have a good result! On the contrary, if others find out, it's likely that it can't be kept and will even harm yourself." Yuan Lifeng seemed to have anticipated Li You Ran's reaction and slowly spoke out this sentence.

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