0107 Bet
One sword to heaven, one sword to hell, what you play is the heartbeat, what you play is madness.
But for Ding Ning, who has an absolute sense of touch, it opened a door for him to make money quickly.
Ding Ning has no experience in selecting rough leather, fine leather, sand leather, moss clothing, python patterns, sand grains, etc. when choosing stone wool. What are the professional terms such as window material, full leather, semi-surface material, water seeding, etc. Ding Ning does not understand at all.
He doesn't need to understand either.
For him, gambling on stones is just a means for him to earn the first pot of gold and form primitive capital accumulation. He will never rely on this to make a fortune. He still has this self-discipline.
Growing up, what my father hated most was gambling. Although stone gambling has changed its form, it is still a kind of gambling in essence.
It's just that this kind of gambling is a sure win for Ding Ning. Of course, the premise is that he has to know what kind of jade is valuable.
The entire auction house hall was silent, everyone was quietly waiting for Mr. Liu's appraisal, and looked enviously at the guy who had increased his bet.
The jadeite was a piece of green jadeite as big as a baby's fist. Mr. Liu had already taken out a magnifying glass and started to identify it.
The movement here attracted everyone's attention, and many people who came to do business came to watch.
The young man who opened the jadeite seemed to often bet on stones, and his eyesight was very good. Otherwise, he would not have dared to offer the price of five million. He said with confidence:
"Although this piece of jade is not big in size, judging from the water and color, it is definitely ice jade. It all depends on how much it is worth."
Fatty Zhang nodded and agreed: "The ice species is basically certain. The key is to see if it is worth five million."
Mr. Liu stood at the door, looked at the sun again, smiled and said to the young man: "Congratulations, this jade has no crystal particles, is translucent, has no living light, is bright in color, and is full of green ice."
The queen said coldly: "You don't need to tell me this. We all know that it's an ice species. Just tell me whether it's worth five million, right?"
Fatty Zhang also said eagerly: "Yes, Mr. Liu, Qishifang has a specialist to identify it, and it has been confirmed that it is an ice species. The key is that they can't tell the price, so why don't I come to you to give you an accurate price?"
Mr. Liu was very well-educated, but he was not displeased at all. He frowned and said in embarrassment: "It's hard to say the price. The key is the size of this piece of jade. If it is bigger, it can be used as two pendants."
, there is no problem in selling it for 7 or 8 million. If you find one you like at auction, it is possible to get it for 10 million. If it is smaller, it can just be used as a pendant, so it is worth a lot.
It looks like three to four million, but this piece of jade is more than enough to make one pendant. It is very difficult to make two pendants, so the price is difficult to evaluate. It depends on the level of the jade carver. If the jade carver is of high level, he can
If you make two pendants out of waste materials, this piece of jade is worth five million. If the carver is not good enough, you can only make one pendant, which is only worth about three million."
As soon as Mr. Liu finished speaking, the whole place was silent. Fatty Zhang and the Queen both frowned. They did not expect Mr. Liu to give such an answer, which made them very embarrassed.
Ding Ning whispered in confusion: "What's so difficult about this? Just find a better jade carver."
As soon as he finished speaking, he knew that he had said the wrong thing, and all the knowledgeable people looked at him, looking like a country bumpkin.
However, Mr. Liu was very humble and said with a smile: "This little brother may not have much exposure to this industry."
Ding Ning scratched his head in embarrassment: "I haven't had any contact with him before. I'm here to do something. I'm just talking too much out of curiosity."
"That's no wonder. Little brother doesn't know. There are two top jade carvers in Ninghai, but the problem is that it's not easy to ask them to help."
Mr. Liu stroked the sparse beard on his chin and said with a smile.
"How can a jade carver be a jade carver if he doesn't carve?" Ding Ning became more and more puzzled and asked in surprise.
Fatty Zhang said with a bitter face: "You don't know something. Let's not talk about the high price of hiring a top jade carver. The key is that they are playing art. First of all, we have to look at the material. Bingzhong is already a pretty good jade material.
Yes, but in the eyes of top jade carvers, that’s just the way it is.”
Mr. Liu interjected and added: "At their level, every carving may be a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation. Without rare and good materials, they will not take action easily, otherwise they will only ruin their own reputation.
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Ding Ning suddenly realized that this was the same as paying a lot of money to a traditional Chinese painter to draw pictures on toilet paper and then frame them and sell them. They couldn't afford to lose that person.
But in his eyes, it was just pretending, and he couldn't help but laugh and said: "Why is the jade carver so arrogant? I think he is just pretending."
"Boy, don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. How can you insult a top jade carver?"
Fatty Zhang scolded with an unhappy expression.
"Yes, young man, if there are jade carvers here, they will risk their lives with you. Those two jade carvers are the idols of all jade carvers."
Mr. Liu's expression changed, and he gave serious advice.
Even the queen glanced at him with disdain, as if she thought he was too frivolous.
This glance irritated Ding Ning, who originally wanted to accept criticism humbly. He glanced sideways at the Queen and raised a sarcastic arc at the corner of his mouth:
"Which of you dares to make a bet with me that I can carve two pendants from this piece of jade."
"What are you betting on? I'll bet on you."
The one who spoke was the young man who opened the jade. The contempt in his eyes was obvious, and he seemed to dislike Ding Ning being in the limelight.
Ding Ning grinned and said confidently: "I'll bet on the piece of jade in your hand. If I can carve two pendants out of it, it belongs to me. If I can't carve it out, I'll pay you five million."
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"Tch, you have something on your body that's worth five million. It's really funny. My piece of jade is worth at least three to four million. If you can come up with three million, I'll bet you."
The young man looked Ding Ning up and down and saw that his whole body was not worth three hundred yuan, so he sneered.
He also glanced at the Queen secretly, as if he wanted to get her attention by stepping on Ding Ning. Seeing that the Queen really looked at him one more time, he was ecstatic, and became even more arrogant as if he had been given a shot of blood:
"It's okay to transfer money without cash, but I don't think you've ever seen what three million looks like in your life. Boy, don't pretend to be a big-tailed donkey here. It's like you're not showing off."
Ding Ning didn't look embarrassed at all. He smiled and spread his hands, "I don't have any money on me, and I don't have that much in my bank account, but my stuff is far more than three million. It's easy to sell it for five million."
After speaking, he opened the herbal bag, carefully took out the herbs in the bag, took out a seven-star grass and asked Mr. Liu, "Mr. Liu, do you know this?"
Liu Lao's eyes suddenly gleamed, and his voice trembled with excitement: "This... this is Seven Star Grass!"
"Exactly, Mr. Liu has a good eye, so how much do you think this seven-star grass is worth?"
Ding Ning asked calmly.
"What seven-star grass? It's just a broken grass. How much is it worth?"
The young man laughed disdainfully, but did not notice the suddenly bright eyes of several drug dealers around him.
A tall and thin drug dealer rushed forward and asked excitedly: "Little brother, can you sell this seven-star grass? I will pay 300,000."
"Bah, Liu Wei, you want to buy seven-star grass for three hundred thousand. You are really a profiteer. Little brother, I am Li Qian from Wanlong Commercial Bank. This is my business card. If you want to buy this seven-star grass, I
For 500,000 yuan, I am different from Liu Wei. I am an absolutely kind person and will not let you suffer."
A fat drug dealer next to him pushed the tall and thin man aside and handed over his business card with a flattering look on his face.
"Li Qian, you still have the nerve to say that Liu Wei is a profiteer. You only paid 500,000 for the seven-star grass worth 800,000, and you said you were kind. Little brother, don't be deceived by him. 800,000,
I, Chen Junting, want it."
A tall, middle-aged man squeezed his way out of the fat man and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Okay, stop arguing, I want this seven-star grass, and I'll pay one million."
Mr. Liu's face flushed, and he pushed several profiteers aside with a vigor far beyond his years, and looked at Ding Ning with excitement.
"I'll offer 1.1 million." Chen Tingjun shouted not to be outdone.
Ding Ning was slightly startled. He knew that Seven Star Grass was a rare medicinal herb with a price but no market. The price of 800,000 yuan offered by Chen Junting was relatively reasonable, but he did not expect that Mr. Liu was willing to spend 1 million to buy it, and Chen Tingjun actually bid on the spot.
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After thinking for a while, he understood it, and immediately handed the seven-star grass to Mr. Liu with a smile: "Mr. Liu, this seven-star grass is yours, but you don't need to spend one million, just 800,000 according to the market price."
"Thank you, thank you little brother!"
Mr. Liu was afraid that Ding Ning would regret it, so he immediately took out his mobile phone to transfer money to Ding Ning.
"Wait a minute, little brother, why did you sell it to him instead of me? I already paid 1.1 million." Chen Junting asked unconvinced.
Ding Ning grinned and said gently: "Boss Chen, don't be angry. The market price of Seven Star Grass is around 800,000, which is good, but unfortunately, this kind of rare medicinal herb has a price but no market. In the black market
It can sell from 1.3 million to 1.5 million, am I right?"
Chen Junting blushed. Knowing that there were so many experts present, he couldn't deny it, so he could only nod.
Ding Ning smiled and said: "Mr. Liu is different from you. You bought the Seven Star Grass to resell it to earn the difference. But Mr. Liu, if I guessed correctly, he has some relatives and friends waiting for the Seven Star Grass to save his life, so I
Sell it to him."
Mr. Liu was so excited that he burst into tears and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, my little brother is right. My granddaughter has uremia and needs a kidney transplant. However, it is difficult to find a matching kidney source. Now she can only do hemodialysis to maintain her life."
, then I found an old Chinese medicine doctor, and the main ingredient of Qixingcao was missing from the prescription he prescribed for me. Lao Chen, we have been neighbors for so many years, please don’t rob me, I beg you.
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Chen Junting laughed and said boldly: "Mr. Liu, I didn't know before. Since your granddaughter is anxiously waiting to use Seven Star Grass to save her life, what else is there to say? Money is nothing. Life is not important. My brother will never talk to you.
Grab it, the seven-star grass is yours."
"Yes, Mr. Liu, although we are businessmen who value profits, it depends on the situation. If your granddaughter is sick, then naturally you have priority."
"Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. We have been on this street for so many years and we are all old friends. Your granddaughter's life is the most important."
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At this time, a group of drug dealers all spoke up and showed their due friendship, which made Ding Ning feel warm in his heart. Not all people in this world are mercenary.
"Thank you, thank you everyone!"
Mr. Liu bowed repeatedly, almost crying with gratitude.
Everyone around was dumbfounded, and the queen, who remained calm, also glanced at Ding Ning in surprise. She didn't expect that this boy with such dishonest eyes could have such a benevolent side.
Chapter completed!