Chapter 125 -122: Ten Jade Pieces and Nine Beans
A group of people began to study the stone that Su Jinyuan was holding in his hand, while Huo Sining and a few others watched and listened to the two purchasing masters explain matters that needed attention when buying gambling stones.
In purchasing raw materials, the stone’s opening, the skin’s color, Python Bands, pine flower, water type, cracks, etc., are very important.
To assess the quality of a gambling stone raw material, one must methodically and meticulously inspect the raw material’s “seed” quality and water color and cracks, and then conduct an analysis that integrates various aspects.
Su Qingqing and Bai Yishan eagerly committed those unfamiliar terms to memory, but Huo Sining was confused by the academic jargon, her mind a cluttered mess. She simply shook her head and stopped listening closely.
After all, she was just there for the excitement; listening to all this wasn’t very useful for her.
Su Jinyuan cut the stone very quickly, as it was just a piece meant for practice, and its performance was not very good; thus, he cut quite casually. After cutting three or four faces without seeing any green, everyone was somewhat disappointed.
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Seeing this, Su Jinyuan remained calm. It seemed that this piece wasn’t going to reveal any green, and he wasn’t surprised. He decided not to cut it bit by bit anymore and took the stone up to the grinder wheels, cutting it directly as if slicing tofu.
With one cut, two cuts, layers of stone skin fell away, and soon the raw material was halved.
Just as Su Jinyuan was prepared to continue cutting, Master He, with sharp eyes, suddenly exclaimed.
“Ah, Mr. Su, slow down! There seems to be a green mist forming!”
A green mist?!
Everyone turned to look at the stone with surprise, and even Su Jinyuan couldn’t believe it. He quickly rinsed the cut face with a handful of clean water to wash off the dust and debris, then brought the stone closer for inspection.
On that twenty-centimeter-square cut face, there indeed appeared a faint green hue. Although not obvious, such a sign was sufficiently exciting.
Because Su Jinyuan had previously acquired a piece of jadeite raw stone, everyone guessed that he must be the owner of a jadeite store. Therefore, they all tactfully refrained from calling out any bids.
Su Jinyuan proceeded unhurriedly. Upon seeing the green mist, he switched to a different face to cut. Soon, a green mist appeared on another face, with the two having a distance of over four inches between them—it looked like there was a substantial amount of jadeite inside.
Seeing this, the previously composed Su Jinyuan also began to feel unsettled.
“This raw material looked so ordinary; who would have thought green could come out of it!”
“What do you mean ‘green,’ there’s a green mist on both sides, proving that the jadeite inside must be at least four inches wide. It looks like this piece weighs at least two or three kilograms. That’s a substantial increase in value!”
“Such a large piece of jadeite could make three or four pairs of bracelets, right? Even without considering the pendants, if one bracelet sells for tens of millions, this piece of material is quite valuable.”
“We still don’t know what type of material it is inside; who knows if it isn’t ‘top seed’ quality!”
The onlookers buzzed with comments, but Su Jinyuan was unaffected and continued to cut the stone at a steady pace. In a few minutes, several more faces were cut open. He then began to wipe away the white cotton on those cut surfaces bit by bit, and soon a jadeite raw stone the size of half a soccer ball was revealed.
“Turns out it’s ‘Douban’ seed, this stuff isn’t worth much.” As the jadeite was exposed, someone among the onlookers quickly identified the type of jadeite; it was the mid-to-low grade ‘Douban’ jadeite, which left many feeling disappointed.
Su Jinyuan, however, smiled easily. He hadn’t had high hopes to begin with, so cutting green was already a pleasant surprise.
Jadeite of the bean variety is commonly considered inexpensive due to its coarse texture and often lackluster sheen and transparency, which is why not many people like this type of jadeite.
However, in reality, high-grade jadeite is very rare in the stone gambling circles because bean variety jadeite constitutes the vast majority of what is formed. Therefore, bean variety jewelry is typically the most common type found in jadeite shops.
“Ten gets you nine beans; such a large piece of bean variety is not bad at all, and looking at the color of this jadeite, it’s fully green. Although the grain is a bit rough, it wins on having a clean base. Such material is still quite popular with ordinary folks.”
“Such a big piece of jadeite could make four or five bracelets, right? Even if we don’t count the pendants, one bracelet should sell for at least ten thousand or so, which is a decent profit.”
Su Jinyuan smiled. He had bought this piece of raw material for ten thousand yuan, and now its value had increased at least tenfold.
This piece of material would indeed be popular for bracelets among ordinary consumers, but Donghua specialized in high-grade jewelry. Su Jinyuan’s main purpose in attending the stone gambling event was to acquire high-grade jadeite raw materials, so he didn’t regard this common bean variety jadeite very highly.
Moreover, making bracelets actually has a low utilization rate, wasting a lot of material; being a businessman, Su Jinyuan knew how to maximize the value of jadeite raw materials.
“Let’s go,” Su Jinyuan said without further ado, gesturing to a few people to prepare to leave.
“Brother, this bean variety isn’t considered high-grade jadeite, right? Why don’t you sell it?” Seeing that Su Jinyuan didn’t plan to sell this piece of material, Su Qingqing asked, somewhat puzzled.
Master Liu, the purchasing agent with a delicate mind, understood Su Jinyuan’s intention after a little thought.
“Mr. Su, are you planning to make this piece into a large decorative item?”
Su Jinyuan nodded, “Such a large piece of bean variety is quite rare; it’s not something you can buy anytime. Even though we don’t need it, those smaller jewelry companies like Wu Ji would definitely scramble for it.”
Upon hearing this, Su Qingqing couldn’t help but give Su Jinyuan a thumbs up, “Right, maybe the Zhou Family will come knocking too. When that happens, no matter how much they offer, we won’t sell it to them, that will infuriate that bastard Zhou Zhen!”
“You’re always being rash!” Su Jinyuan found Su Qingqing’s childish words both vexing and amusing.
The weather in Guangcheng can change in an instant. It had been sunny just a moment ago, but less than half an hour later, the sky was covered with dark clouds, making the temperature increasingly oppressively hot.
“You really predicted it, the rain comes as soon as it’s mentioned!” Seeing the dark sky and the rolling clouds, heralding a heavy rain, Su Qingqing pouted and complained, inwardly cursing Bai Yishan for being a jinx.
Su Jinyuan and the others were in the midst of an intense viewing of the rough stones and had not expected the sudden rain, which dampened their spirits.
“We still have half a month’s time, we have plenty of time, there’s no need to rush. Let’s head back, looking at these dense clouds, the downpour will be heavy. Let’s go back to the hotel instead of getting caught in the rain and catching a cold, that would be more trouble than it’s worth.”
Seeing the dark clouds looming over the city, Su Jinyuan had to halt the process of viewing the rough stones and decided to take everyone back home.
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No one objected and they quickly turned to hurry back. However, no matter how fast they moved, they couldn’t outpace the sudden shower; after just a few tens of meters, the downpour began, with large raindrops falling quickly, soon creating a curtain of rain.
“Let’s find a shop to take shelter from the rain!” Su Jinyuan led the way to a nearby shop, with Huo Sining and the others sprinting closely behind.
Just then, a middle-aged woman rushed out of a side alley, carrying a bamboo basket on her back.
Huo Sining, preoccupied with running forward, failed to notice someone coming from the side, and before he could react, the two collided.