Li Du asked, "What about the weakness of the stones here?"
Zhong Da Pao spread his hands and said, "There's one obvious flaw, which is that the jade produced here is extremely polarized. It's either an outstanding ice or glass type jade, or it's trash. In any case, the jade that's slightly inferior in quality will be infected by the black fog, causing the jade's quality to turn gray, greatly reducing its value."
That was also why Longken had so many customers. It attracted many gamblers to risk their lives. The jade produced locally complemented each other. Once the quality was good, one would become rich overnight!
Of course, if one lost after spending a lot of money, one would go back to poverty overnight.
The former was rare, while the latter was common.
There were many people in the Chinese village who had lost their lives in Longken. Zhong Da Pao told Li Du some stories, hoping that he would be more cautious.
Li Du did not win all his bets. He also lost some stones, but overall, he still made a profit.
However, in Longken, it would be troublesome if he lost because the price of the stones here was high.
Li Du nodded to show that he understood. There was no seed material here, only mountain material.
Not long after they arrived at the market, there was a commotion. There was a mix of local, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean voices. Li Du could not hear them clearly.
Liu Zi heard it clearly and said excitedly, "Let's go to the public market. Someone bought Abakar. It's a rich man from Hong Kong. He's going to cut Abakar. Everyone should go and broaden their horizons."
Li Du asked curiously, "What's Abakar?"
Zhong Da Pao explained, "It's the name of a stone. You know, famous stones and good stones all have their own names. Abakar is such a stone. The price is fifty million!"
"Hongyuan?"
Zhong Da Pao said loudly, "Ah, what's going on, Hongyuan? It's RMB! "
Li Du grinned. An uncut stone was priced at fifty million. That was quite shocking.
This was Myanmar, the origin of jade. It was the same for all industries. No matter how expensive an item was, its price would be much lower in its place of origin.
Jade uncut stones were the most expensive in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. Now that the country was getting richer, the price of uncut stones had skyrocketed.
Li Du had read about it before. Once uncut stones were shipped out of Hpakant to the overseas market, their value would increase tenfold!
This was the reason why so many jade merchants were willing to come here. The profit margin was too big!
If the Abaka card was sold for 50 million here, how much would it fetch overseas? One hundred million? Two hundred million? Everything was possible.
Longken was considered a new venue. The public bank was very large, but it was already packed with people.
Li Du and the rest had arrived late and could not squeeze in. Zhong Da Pao was not anxious. He lit a cigarette and said, "This kind of rock needs to be elevated. Let's wait and see."
As the name suggested, raising the platform meant that the stone would be raised to the platform. There was a lifting platform in the public bank that was similar to a lift. When the focal stone appeared, the display platform would rise, and the boss and the master would display on it.
Soon, with a loud voice saying "lift the platform", the roar of motors sounded, and a platform made of iron plates was hoisted up.
Li Du and the rest were still quite a distance away. Zhong Da Pao found someone and that person led them through the crowd and into the public square.
The person leading them was a local. He had small eyes, a big mouth, and tanned skin. He smiled and said, "Master Pao, I'm very loyal. If you're not buying, I'll let you in even if you're just here to watch the show."
Liu Zi pushed him and said, "Cut the crap. Who said we're not buying? We're here with a lot of money too. "
He took out his bank card and showed it to that person, his face full of pride.
Li Du looked up at the platform and said in shock, "This rock is really big!"
Previously, he had bought seed material. The bigger ones were about the size of a volleyball or basketball. Now, this piece of material was more than three meters long, two meters wide, and two meters tall. It was estimated to weigh a few tons!
"Fifty million worth of material," Zhong Da Pao said.
This was a piece of mountain material. From its appearance, it looked very good. Many parts of the surface were green, some dark green, some light green, as if there were patches of green skin.
"The material is complete, the skin is good, the color is plentiful, and it's above the light level. One look and you can tell that it's a good material from an old pit. There's a twenty to thirty percent chance that there's a glass type hidden inside!"
Zhong Da Pao was also drooling. "If I had money, I would definitely bet on this material. D * mn, if there's a glass type in Longken, I can turn all the dilapidated houses in the village into bungalows!"
Another person shook his head and said, "That's not true. This material looks good, but the skin is thin, and there are many green spots. It's like when you open it, you can see the green. But that's just an illusion. There's definitely jade in this material, but the water level is usually not high enough!"
Zhong Da Pao turned his head and said, "Ha, Longken's material is not high enough? Layman's words! "
That person looked younger than Li Du, and the people around him felt that he was unreliable. "Big brother, shut up. If the owner hears this, he'll feel unlucky!"
The young man laughed and said, "I'm just speaking the truth. Look, although this rock is big, there are many cracks, and there's fog in the cracks. What does that mean? A lot of cotton! I dare say that this boss will be killed by cotton today! "
"Bullsh * t, what do you know, you little brat? Get lost, get lost! "A few people got impatient and waved their hands to chase him away.
Li Du looked at the young man in surprise. This was an expert!
He released the little bug into the rock to take a look. There was indeed jade in it, and a lot of it.
Unfortunately, the big jade was not worth much, because there were many cracks in it. The cracks were not clear enough, and there was something muddy inside. It looked like it was stuffed with cotton.
But it was not a loss to buy this rock for fifty million. It was true that the overall quality of the big jade was poor, but this rock was too big. There was more than one piece of jade in it. There was a big jade in the middle, and there was a small jade in the protruding corner. There was a glass type hidden inside!
It was different from the first glass type jade that Li Du had gotten. This one was of excellent quality. It was as clear as glass, and its color was light blue with a hint of green. The quality was very fine, and the crystal particles were very dense. It was the best of the best!
In the luxury industry, the price of glass type jade had skyrocketed in recent years. As far as Li Du knew, the current price of a perfect glass type jade was about one hundred thousand per gram, far more than the ten to thirty thousand per gram of Hetian mutton-fat white jade.
The jade that Li Du had gotten before weighed at least six hundred grams, so it should be worth tens of millions.
But the price here referred to the price of the finished product, and it had to be a perfect glass type jade. The quality of their jade was not perfect, and as a raw material, it was not so expensive.
Large pieces of jade were mostly used to make jade bracelets. The craftsmanship was complicated, and the material requirements were very high. It was easy to damage, and damage was also included in the cost.
At this time, the polishing master began to wash his hands. Everyone's attention was drawn to the rock, and they all stared at it. Li Du also stared.
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