Chapter 166 Chapter 166

In the following time, perhaps because of the chatterbox, Mr. Hong communicated a lot with Jia Sidao and others.For example, what kind of jadeite rough, what kind of jadeite texture, color, water head, etc. are easy to cut out, although they are relatively common, they are also interesting.During the period, there were more or less examples of Mr. Hong himself participating in stone gambling. After hearing this, people couldn't help but admire Mr. Hong even more. Especially the pile of rough jadeite slices on the display stand in front of Mr. Hong, which is called "Stone Diary", isn't it the testimony of the legend of gambling stones?There is the joy of getting rich overnight, but also the helplessness of losing millions of dollars after the knife is cut off.

To use Wang Biao's very vivid words: it's not that people like them don't look down on hundreds of thousands of dollars, and when they are cut off, they can keep their brows from wrinkling.Rather, for such a situation, I have experienced too much and feel numb. If I need to frown and look sad every time I cut it, maybe the brow will also strike. It's like Mr. Hong's "Stone Diary" records: He once bought a rough jadeite worth tens of millions of yuan with a few villagers in Yangmei Village. It became more than one million yuan.In an instant, the price of rough jadeite dropped by nearly ten million yuan, and although Mr. Hong lost a total of two million yuan, looking at the few villagers standing around, some of them were almost bankrupt even though they only invested hundreds of thousands Yes, that sense of desolation and powerlessness is really fresh in my memory.

However, this is stone gambling, isn't it? So, in the end, Mr. Hong thinks that there are many people in Yangmei who do not participate in stone gambling, but are only engaged in jadeite processing related industries. It is really a very good choice. If not, I am afraid that he will not participate in the stone gambling industry. As for what Mr. Hong said earlier, the good show of the night is naturally Mr. Hong who wants to cut the stone himself. The target is a rough jadeite that was taken from the jadeite rough auction in Yangon, Myanmar at a cost of 18 million yuan last year. If Jia Sidao and his party are interested, they can come to watch at night.

For this, Jia Sidao and others naturally readily agreed. Jia Sidao only wanted to learn and went to see what happened. Wang Biao was looking at the excitement of the woman surnamed Liu. As for Li Shiyun, Even though she owns an emerald jewelry store herself, when it comes to cut stones worth tens of millions of emerald roughs, she really has never seen them with her own eyes. Even when saying goodbye to Mr. Hong, Li Shiyun's face was filled with a look of anticipation. This made Jia Sidao very speechless to imagine that if he brought Li Shiyun to his basement and randomly opened a rough emerald stone worth tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, Li Shiyun's face would be horrified again. What kind of expression do you have?Presumably, it must be very exciting, right?

Of course, this idea is just a matter of thinking about it. As far as the relationship between the two is concerned, Jia Sidao will not implement this idea. "Why, is there a flower on the old lady's face? It's worth you to keep looking at it?" Li Shiyun gave Jia Sidao a blank look, but the movement of her hand quickly caressed her face.Although I am sure that there will be nothing on my face, but what I think in my heart does not mean that there is no movement on my hand. It seems to be inadvertent, but it has a little bit of charming action, which makes Jia Sidao very happy. is speechless.

Could it be that Li Shiyun often makes some ambiguous actions without considering his feelings? However, Li Shiyun seemed to see Jia Sidao's embarrassment, and deliberately smiled brightly at Jia Sidao.Jia Sidao touched his nose, thinking: Forget it, I can't afford to offend, can I still hide? Following in Wang Biao's footsteps, she walked to the street, leaving behind only Li Shiyun's pleasant laughter. ... Of course, such a move is easy to say, but under Li Shiyun's deliberate cover-up, it feels a bit natural, and it doesn't make people feel artificial at all, so that Jia Sidao can only run away in a 'panic'.Even when talking on the phone before, Li Shiyun often teased Jia Sidao in this way, but the conversation was only with her waxy voice.

Now, it's just a different method, but the effect is the same.However, Li Shiyun always felt that after this trip to Guangdong, she faced Jia Sidao's mentality, unknowingly, just like her way of teasing, she also began to change? The streets of Yangmei are far from prosperous. Except for landmark buildings, there are few outstanding buildings, which are basically similar to ordinary small county towns.Of course, if you consider that Yangmei is a village, it can be regarded as outstanding. The biggest feature is Yushi Street, which obviously stands on the street, spans both sides of the street, and has "Yuduyang" written on the banner. The beautiful archway is particularly conspicuous.

Jia Sidao and his entourage came here naturally after leaving Mr. Hong's company. Even if you don't gamble on stones, it's a good choice to take a look at the shops on both sides of the street, learn about Yangmei's jade carvings, or even pass the time. You know, it's still a little early for dinner. . Of course, stone gamblers generally don't rush early, except for the ghost market.Especially in a place like Yangmei, afternoon or evening is the golden time.The so-called "don't look at the color under the light" in the stone gambling industry is aimed at laymen.For the really gambling rough jadeite, their owners naturally create a favorable environment for themselves. Even if you want to see the goods during the day, they will set up a small dark room for you to stay in.

Hence, in Yangmei Village, compared with the stone gamblers, the evening time will start to become more lively. This is why Mr. Hong chooses to cut stones at night. While walking through the jadeite shops on the side of the street, while listening to Wang Biao, introducing the true value and production characteristics of these jadeite ornaments, Jia Sidao felt that, at this moment, Wang Biao was very good at being an excellent tour guide. Potential, as for Li Shiyun and the woman surnamed Liu, they showed much higher interest than Jia Sidao at the moment. The woman surnamed Liu likes to ponder those exquisite carvings, while Li Shiyun likes the exquisite ornaments themselves, such as the price, such as the texture. Who told her to sell finished jadeite products?

Regarding this, Jia Sidao also took a general look at it. There are so many fancy varieties of Yangmei jadeite products. Almost every store has jadeite dragon belt hooks, purple jade Guanyin, jadeite bracelets, rings, rings, etc. Noodles, jadeite pendants, antique birds and animals, flower and plant jade carvings, and flawless white jade, etc., it seems that as long as Jia Sidao has some impressions, there are all here, and there are occasional ones here that are not in the impression.Moreover, Jia Sidao is very satisfied that the finished jadeite products here follow a high-quality and elegant route. Although the material is sometimes not very outstanding, the carving process is really a little bit worse than one. see the feeling.

'Yangmei jade wares are truly unique. 'This kind of talk is not a joke. However, when Wang Biao was picking out a souvenir with the woman surnamed Liu, Jia Sidao tried to walk into a small family-style workshop and asked how much it would cost to have someone carve an emerald as a companion. The hostess of that family casually pointed to the price list hanging on the wall. Jia Sidao was surprised when he saw it. Hundreds of thousands of dollars, that's not much. If the raw material of jadeite is good and the engraving requirements are high, people can directly charge a five-figure manual fee.In the face of Jia Sidao's astonishment, the hostess's reaction was very flat, almost as usual.Jia Sidao couldn't help asking Li Shiyun: "At such a price, if you had raw jadeite in your shop, would you bring it over and ask someone to carve it?" "Well, if it's used as the treasure of the store, maybe I will." After finishing speaking, Li Shiyun was happy, and then said to Jia Sidao, "If you think it's expensive, then go to Sihui , it will be much cheaper over there. Generally speaking, the engraving over there is based on quantity. For example, when people ask for engraving, they will say how many pieces can be engraved within a month! As for Yangmei, It’s about time, people will say, how much should I pay you, you can help me complete this sculpture within a year.... Do you understand the difference?" Jia Sidao rubbed his nose, and then looked at the pictures of Jing jadeite products that the hostess took out in the workshop, thinking in his heart: Yes, this carver is indeed worth the price. Maybe, I can still use such a craftsman in the future, Jia Sidao thought about it, and asked: "Madam, do the craftsmen here usually go to other places to work?" "Why, do you have good materials in hand?" The hostess asked first, and seeing Jia Sidao nodded, she continued, "In this case, it depends on the situation. Normally, my family is He won’t travel far. In normal time, he still has a lot of work to do at home. Moreover, to be honest, he earns a lot of money, which is completely enough for our family to live on. Said, the tools and so on are easy to use, and it is more troublesome to take them out. Young man, if you really want to carve jadeite, you might as well bring the raw materials here, carve and polish together, and then I will give you It's cheaper." "Well, if you want to bring things here, let me think about it." Jia Sidao pulled Li Shiyun, and the two retreated. There was an enthusiastic voice from the hostess behind him: "Young man, if you are worried about safety, you might as well go out and inquire casually. Our reputation here is very guaranteed..." After leaving the workshop, Li Shiyun couldn't help asking curiously when she saw Jia Sidao's appearance, "Xiao Jia, tell me, are you really going to carve out the jadeite raw materials yourself, and then take out the emerald jade?" Sell ​​it? In this case, there is no need to worry about safety issues, but it is difficult to find a suitable buyer. Not to mention, if it is not for the top-quality jadeite, it may not even be worth the labor cost....Could it be that you are going to auction it Row?" "Well, I just have such an idea, just ask first." Jia Sidao responded casually. However, after the raw jadeite is processed, even if it is sent to the auction house, after deducting the share earned by the auction company, it will be more profitable than Jia Sidao's simple selling of jadeite raw materials like now, right? Xu thought of this, so Li Shiyun stopped trying to persuade Jia Sidao.From Li Shiyun's point of view, this is not a long-term solution. Can it be sent to the auction one by one?At most, just a few pieces. Turning to see Wang Biao and a woman surnamed Liu, who seemed to have chosen souvenirs and were walking towards this side, Jia Sidao turned his head and asked, "Sister Li, how about I buy it for you too?" One piece, keep it as a souvenir?" "Okay." Li Shiyun agreed straightforwardly, but her face blushed, and she explained with a guilty conscience, "However, your old sister has a lot of jade in my shop, you buy After giving it to me, don't you worry about me changing hands and selling it?" "Uh, if this is the case, then I'll just buy the cheapest one, or I'd better owe it first, so that you won't earn too much." Jia Sidao chuckled, and immediately turned around to let his Body, stay away from Li Shiyun. "Ask for a fight." Li Shiyun waved her pink fist, and only put it away in embarrassment after seeing Wang Biao approaching.However, for what Jia Sidao said at the end, I owe you a little bit of disappointment.However, this is also good, owed, is better than nothing, right?Li Shiyun thought so simply. I just don't know what expression Jia Sidao would have if he knew Li Shiyun's thoughts, it made him seem so stingy. Afterwards, the four of them strolled around again, occasionally meeting a few foreigners on Yushi Street, most of them were businessmen in a hurry, their purpose of coming to Yangmei was self-evident.The popularity of jadeite is indeed slightly worse abroad than in China, but this does not mean that there is no foreign country, especially in places like Singapore and Japan. The love for jadeite is no less than that of Chinese people. At the end of Yushi Street, there is a small square.Originally, Jia Sidao, who was going to go back after walking this street, suddenly found that in the square in front, there were many people around, and from time to time, there were voices of calling mixed with crying. , which is quite different from the atmosphere on Yushi Street. "Why, are you curious and want to go up and see what's going on?" Wang Biao asked with a smile. "Yeah, is there any problem with this?" Jia Sidao was curious, and it didn't look like Wang Biao's style when he said this. "There is no problem, but I think it's better for us not to go there, otherwise..." Wang Biao shook his head and said, "Otherwise, after seeing it, we may waste a lot of money. But the front It is a big deception that is easy to be impulsive, and people with weak self-control cannot withstand the temptation." As he spoke, he looked at the two women beside him. "What are you doing looking at me like that?" The woman surnamed Liu muttered angrily, and then replied confidently, "Don't worry, this time, I will definitely not make a move. Last time, I But if you lose more than 10,000 yuan for nothing, as long as you can bear it yourself, don't make a move, and stay away from me, I guess I won't lose money. But, Xiao Jia, I guess you will definitely It will cost you." "Oh, so I'm even more curious." Jia Sidao glanced at Li Shiyun, who was also curious, and said with a wave of his hand, "Come on, no matter the cost or not, since we are here, we must go and have a look Bar." Regarding this, Wang Biao also seemed to deliberately not explain, as if he was waiting for a good show, he smiled and followed.Speaking of which, if there is really something interesting to do, Wang Biao won't mind even if he loses a few dollars, right? After getting closer, the noisy voice naturally became more obvious.The onlookers surrounded the whole small square with three floors inside and three floors outside. In the crowd, it seemed that someone could still hear someone holding a small loudspeaker in the center of the crowd, talking quickly, It's just that the few people around were also discussing topics such as "stone" and "loss", and Jia Sidao couldn't hear them very clearly. This feeling is like the circus that Jia Sidao saw traveling all over the country when he was a child. Every time he went to a place, he would set up a site and perform in order to earn a certain amount of money. Is it really an event? Jia Sidao was about to squeeze in to have a look, and then glanced at Li Shiyun beside him, he could squeeze in, but what about Li Shiyun?Do you want a woman like her to squeeze around in the crowd?Thinking of it, Jia Sidao felt awkward all over, hesitated for a while, and Wang Biao and the two followed. Jia Sidao and Wang Biao gave a signal, opened the way ahead, and shouted a few words: "Let's go, let's go..." After a lot of effort, the four finally squeezed into the crowd. I saw that on the square, a thick red rope surrounded a field of about a hundred square meters, and there were hundreds of stones of different sizes piled inside.At first glance, Jia Sidao looked a bit like a rough emerald, and since this is a place like Yangmei, this possibility is even greater. It's just that the stones all over the floor, if you really want to say they are rough jadeite, give Jia Sidao a very awkward feeling. It's not that there is anything special about the rough jadeite, but how do you get the stones in front of you? How is it like the worst waste among the rough jadeite.If it were usual, they would probably be thrown in a corner of the processing workshop, waiting for mass processing, right?How could it be deliberately sold? Turning his head to look at Wang Biao, showing a questioning look, Wang Biao didn't speak, but pointed with his finger. Following the direction of his finger, Jia Sidao saw that there were two bamboo poles tied to the side of two relatively tall stones, and a banner was drawn in the middle, with three large characters written on it: Big Gambling Stone.