Free Web NovelChapter 562: Chapter 240: Is This the Joy of Stone Gambling?_2
However, while he could remain calm, Wang Zheng and Zhou Wenqi couldn’t. Their last hope was pinned on that rough stone worth 35 million.
So, they were extremely nervous, watching closely with trembling hands and feet.
The stone-cutting master picked up a small stone and used a cutting method to slice it open.
"Empty!" the master said.
"Haha..." The crowd burst into laughter.
This stone was the one Lin Jing had recommended, and it was indeed empty inside.
Hong Junle seemed to feel a bit balanced in his heart, and said, "Brother, you didn’t do well either! I thought you would pick out some treasure. Seeing how decisively you paid earlier, I thought you really knew your stuff. I even listened to your nonsense and took the stone Young Master Ning wanted. Sigh... I really regret it now."
"Haha..." The crowd laughed again.
Young Master Ning showed a smug smile and said, "In stone gambling, you have to stay calm. Advising someone to be decisive is to be struck by lightning!"
Wang Zheng and Zhou Wenqi looked back at Yang Chen, who was calmly crossing his legs, glancing at his phone and occasionally at the big screen, feeling extremely tense and conflicted.
Zhou Wenqi ran up to Yang Chen and said, "Benefactor, is it really okay?"
Yang Chen took a sip of water and said, "Relax, there won’t be any issues. You two don’t need to be so nervous; just sit down, have some water, and wait. The hall is full of cameras; no one can swap or steal our stones."
The couple wasn’t worried about the stones being swapped or stolen; they were concerned about whether there was jade inside the stone.
The stone-cutting master picked up the second small stone, and within 5 centimeters, it revealed green.
"It’s green!" the master shouted.
Wang Zheng and Zhou Wenqi immediately smiled at each other in delight, but the smiles on other players’ faces gradually disappeared.
They all fancied themselves as experienced players. You need at least 300,000 to access the second floor, but many of them had lost millions, even more, without seeing a speck of green.
However, Yang Chen, on his first visit, just a ride-hailing driver, had green emerging from his second stone, which upset them greatly.
Very quickly, the entire jade from this stone emerged.
"Ice grade Imperial Green! 2300 grams," the master shouted.
The onlookers buzzed with discussion. ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com
"Wow, such a small stone produced such a large jade!"
"Brother Le’s stone was at least five times bigger than this, yet the jade yielded was not as much as his."
"Damn, this newbie’s beginner’s luck is something else!"
"Damn it, I’ve played for over a decade and never opened Imperial Green of this quality."
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Hong Junle’s briefly balanced mood quickly worsened.
The stone Yang Chen chose only cost 150,000, but it produced 2300 grams of Imperial Green; the investment return ratio was too high.
Even though both were Imperial Green, Yang Chen’s stone yielded 2300 grams, while Hong Junle’s stone only yielded a mere 430 grams, incomparable.
Because the larger the raw jade material, the higher its value.
So, comparing the 2300-gram jade from Yang Chen’s stone to the 430-gram jade from Hong Junle’s stone in terms of value, it’s not simply a matter of summing weights.
Experts from Mingcui Square appraised it and priced this 2300-gram jade at 30,000 per gram, meaning that just from this single stone, Yang Chen recouped 69 million.
"Wow, 69 million! My heavens, is it real?"
"Damn, what kind of dumb luck is this?"
"One stone pays it all back! He only spent 67 million; this one alone covered it. No matter what the other stones reveal, they’re all pure profit."
"Honestly, I’m a bit jealous."
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Wang Zheng and Zhou Wenqi ran to congratulate Yang Chen excitedly.
Yang Chen still appeared very calm and said, "I told you not to worry, just sit and wait."
Wang Zheng and Zhou Wenqi nodded and quickly sat down next to Yang Chen.
Lin Jing, standing nearby, was momentarily stunned before quickly reporting the situation to the manager.
With one stone paying back, tonight Mingcui Square might suffer significant losses.
The staff placed the jade on a tray and set it on the table next to Yang Chen. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com
At this point, some players began to approach Yang Chen to negotiate a price.
"Brother, sell me this jade for 69 million."
"Mingcui Square set the price at 69 million; your price shows no sincerity. Brother, I offer 70 million. I’ll get someone to send a check right away. Okay?"
"I bid 72 million, brother, let me have it."
"I offer 75 million, give it to me right away, brother."
"80 million! Give it to me."
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Yang Chen asked curiously, "Guys, wouldn’t you lose by offering such a high premium?"
The few of them laughed heartily and briefly explained to Yang Chen why they dared to offer such a high premium.
In short, if this grade of Imperial Green is made into bracelets, even an ordinary brand prices anything over 10 grams at tens of thousands.
If it’s from a big brand, designed by a renowned designer, prices exceeding millions find buyers.
So, they dared to buy with such a premium as turning them into jewelry later would surely earn big profits.
The bigger the brand, the more they earn.
Mingcui Square doesn’t make jewelry, so their top price was 69 million.
But these players have connections to sell to jewelry companies, so they dare to buy with a premium.
Yang Chen nodded, indeed having an end product makes the most money; suppliers and middlemen don’t earn much.
Yang Chen had previously planned to collaborate with Buffett and Gates on a foreign brand of gold and silver jewelry company, but this required time to prepare and wouldn’t be realized immediately.
