One cut to heaven and one cut to hell. What he played with was heartbeat and madness.
But for Ding Ning, who had the Absolute Touch, it opened a door for him to make money quickly.
Ding Ning didn't understand the experience of selecting raw materials for stone gambling, such as coarse skin, fine skin, sand skin, moss coat, python pattern, sand grains, and so on. He didn't need to understand the professional terms such as window material, full gambling material, semi-transparent material, and water type.
For him, stone gambling was just a means for him to earn his first bucket of gold and form the original capital accumulation. He would never rely on it to become rich. He still had this self-discipline ability.
Since he was a child, his father hated gambling most. Although stone gambling had changed its form, it was still a kind of gambling in essence.
It was just that Ding Ning was sure to win this kind of gambling. Of course, the premise was that he had to know what kind of jade was valuable.
The whole auction hall was silent. Everyone was quietly waiting for Mr. Liu's appraisal and enviously looked at the guy who had won the bet.
The jade was a green jade as big as a baby's fist. Mr. Liu had taken out a magnifying glass and started to appraise it.
The movement here attracted everyone's attention. Many people who came to do business came to watch.
The young man who cut out the jade seemed to be a frequent stone gambler. His eyesight was very good. Otherwise, he would not dare to bid five million yuan. He said confidently,
"Although this jade is not big, judging from the water type and color, it is definitely of the ice type. It depends on how much it is worth."
Mr. Zhang nodded and echoed, "Basically, it is of the ice type. The key is to see whether it is worth five million yuan or not."
Mr. Liu stood at the door, looked at the sun again, and said to the young man with a smile, "Congratulations. There are no crystal particles in this jade. It is translucent and has no living light. The color is bright. It is of the full green ice type."
The queen said coldly, "You don't have to say that. I know it is of the ice type. Just tell me whether it is worth five million yuan or not."
Fatty Zhang also said eagerly, "That's right, Elder Liu. Fantastic Stones Shop has a professional appraiser who has confirmed that it's the Ice Type. The key is that they can't tell the price. That's why we came to you to give us an accurate price!"
He frowned and said embarrassedly, "It's hard to say the price. The key is the size of this jade. If it's bigger, it can be made into two pendants. It's not a problem to sell it at seven or eight million yuan. If someone likes it at the auction, it's possible to sell it at ten million yuan. If it's smaller, it can just be made into one pendant, which is worth three or four million yuan. But this jade is more than enough to make one pendant, but it's very difficult to make two pendants, so the price is difficult to evaluate. It depends on the level of the jade carving master. If the jade carving master is very good and can make two pendants without waste, this jade is worth five million yuan. If the carving master is not good enough, he can only make one pendant, which is only worth about three million yuan."
As soon as Elder Liu finished speaking, the whole place was silent. Fatty Zhang and the queen frowned. They didn't expect Elder Liu to give such an answer, which made them very embarrassed.
Ding Ning whispered in confusion, "What's so difficult about it? Just find a better jade carving master."
As soon as he finished speaking, he knew that he had said something wrong. All the people who knew the trade looked at him as if they were looking at a country bumpkin.
However, Elder Liu was very modest. He said with a smile, "This little brother may not have had much contact with this trade."
Ding Ning scratched his head embarrassedly, "I haven't had any contact with it. I'm here to do something. I just asked out of curiosity."
"No wonder. Little brother, you don't know that there are two top jade carving masters in Ninghai. But the problem is that it's not easy to ask them to do it."
Elder Liu stroked the sparse beard on his chin and said with a smile.
"Jade carving masters don't carve? What kind of jade carving masters are they?" Ding Ning became more and more confused and asked in surprise.
Fatty Zhang said with a bitter face, "You don't know. Not to mention that it's expensive to ask top jade carving masters to do it, the key is that they play art. First of all, they need to look at the material. The ice type is already a pretty good jade material, but in the eyes of top jade carving masters, it's nothing."
Elder Liu interrupted and added, "At their level, every carving may be a masterpiece that will be handed down from generation to generation. Without rare and good materials, they won't easily do it, otherwise, they will only ruin their own reputation."
Ding Ning suddenly realized that it was the same reason as asking a master of traditional Chinese painting to paint a picture on toilet paper and then mount it to sell. They couldn't afford to lose face.
But in his eyes, it was pretending. He couldn't help but sneer, "What kind of jade carving master is so arrogant? I think he is pretending."
"Boy, don't talk nonsense if you don't know. How can you insult top jade carving masters?"
Fatty Zhang scolded with a displeased face.
"Yes, young man, if there is a jade carving master here, he will fight with you. Those two jade carving masters are the idols of all jade carving masters."
Elder Liu's face also changed, and he advised earnestly.
Even the Queen glanced at him with disdain, seeming to think that he was too frivolous.
This glance irritated Ding Ning, who wanted to accept criticism modestly. He squinted at the Queen, and the corners of his mouth raised a sneer,
"Who dares to bet with me that I can carve two pendants from this jade?"
"Bet what? I bet with you. "
The one who spoke was the young man who cut out the jade. The contempt in his eyes was obvious, and it seemed that he didn't like Ding Ning to be in the limelight.
Ding Ning grinned and said confidently, "I'll bet on the jade in your hand. If I can carve two pendants with it, it belongs to me. If I can't, I'll pay you five million yuan."
"Humph, what do you have that is worth five million? It's really funny. My jade is worth at least three to four million. If you can take out three million, I will bet with you."
The young man looked up and down at Ding Ning. Seeing that everything he had was not worth three hundred yuan, he said with a sneer.
He also stole a glance at the Queen, and it seemed that he wanted to attract her attention by stepping on Ding Ning. Seeing that the Queen really looked at him, he was ecstatic and became more arrogant as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
"If you don't have cash, you can transfer it. But I don't think you have seen three million in your life. Boy, don't pretend to be rich, as if you are nothing."
Ding Ning didn't look embarrassed at all. He smiled and spread out his hands, "I have no money with me, and I don't have so much in my card, but my things are far more than three million. It's easy to sell them for five million."
Then he opened the herb bag, carefully took out the herbs in the bag, and took out a seven-star grass from it. He asked Elder Liu, "Elder Liu, do you know this?"
Elder Liu's eyes suddenly burst with light, and his excited voice trembled, "This … this is seven-star grass!"
"Yes, Elder Liu, you have a good eye. How much do you think this seven-star grass is worth?"
Ding Ning asked indifferently.
"What seven-star grass? It's just a broken grass. How much can it be worth? "
The young man sneered disdainfully, but he didn't notice that the eyes of several pharmacists around him suddenly lit up.
A thin and tall pharmacist rushed forward and asked excitedly, "Little brother, do you want to sell this seven-star grass? I will pay three hundred thousand. "
"Bah, Liu Wei, you want to buy seven-star grass with three hundred thousand. You are really a profiteer. Little brother, I am Li Qian of Wanlong Trading Company. This is my business card. If you want to sell this seven-star grass, I will pay five hundred thousand. I am different from Liu Wei. I am absolutely kind and will not let you suffer losses."
A fat pharmacist next to him squeezed the thin and tall pharmacist aside and handed out his business card with a flattering face.
"Li Qian, you still have the face to say that Liu Wei is a profiteer. The seven-star grass is worth eight hundred thousand, but you only pay five hundred thousand. You still say you are kind. Little brother, don't be cheated by him. I, Chen Junting, want eight hundred thousand."
A middle-aged man with five limbs and three limbs squeezed out from the side of the fat pharmacist with difficulty and shouted at the top of his voice.
"Okay, don't quarrel. I want this seven-star grass. I will pay one million."
Elder Liu's face was flushed. He squeezed several profiteers aside with vigor far beyond his age and looked at Ding Ning excitedly.
"I will pay one million and one hundred thousand." Chen Tingjun shouted, unwilling to show weakness.
Ding Ning was slightly stunned. He knew that seven-star grass was a rare herb with a price but no market. The price of eight hundred thousand offered by Chen Junting was relatively fair. But he didn't expect that Elder Liu was willing to pay one million for it, and Chen Tingjun even bid on the spot.
After thinking for a while, he understood and immediately handed the seven-star grass to Elder Liu with a smile. "Elder Liu, this seven-star grass is yours, but you don't need to pay one million. According to the market price, eight hundred thousand will do."
"Thank you, thank you, little brother!"
Afraid that Ding Ning would go back on his words, Elder Liu immediately took out his mobile phone and transferred money to Ding Ning.
"Wait, little brother, why do you sell it to him but not to me? I have offered one million and one hundred thousand. "Chen Junting was not convinced and questioned.
Ding Ning grinned and said gently, "Boss Chen, don't be angry. The market price of seven-star grass is about eight hundred thousand. But unfortunately, this rare herb has a price but no market. It can be sold for one million and three hundred thousand to one million and five hundred thousand on the black market. Am I right?"
Chen Junting blushed. He knew that there were so many experts present and he couldn't deny it even if he wanted to, so he could only nod.
Ding Ning said with a smile, "Elder Liu is different from you. You buy seven-star grass to resell it to earn the difference in price. But Elder Liu, if I am not wrong, he has some relatives or friends who are waiting for seven-star grass to save their lives, so I sold it to him."
Elder Liu was so excited that he burst into tears and nodded repeatedly. "Yes, little brother, you are right. My granddaughter has uremia and needs a kidney transplant, but it is difficult to find a compatible kidney.
Now I can only do hemodialysis to maintain my life. Later, I found an old Chinese medicine doctor who gave me a prescription that lacked the main ingredient, Seven-Star Grass. Old Chen, we've been neighbors for so many years. Please don't fight with me. I'm begging you. "
Chen Junting laughed and said straightforwardly, "Mr. Liu, I didn't know it before. Since your granddaughter is eager to use the Seven-Star Grass to save her life, there's nothing else to say. Money is nothing. Life is more important than money. I won't fight with you. The Seven-Star Grass is yours."
"Yes, Elder Liu. Although we are businessmen who value profits, it depends on the situation. Your granddaughter is sick, so you should have priority."
"A close neighbor is not as good as a distant relative. We have been in this street for so many years and are old friends. Your granddaughter's life is the most important."
…
At this time, a group of pharmacists all spoke at once, showing their proper affection, which made Ding Ning feel warm in his heart. "Not all people in this world are mercenaries."
"Thank you, thank you!"
Elder Liu bowed again and again and was so grateful that he almost cried.
The people around were dumbfounded. The queen, who had been calm and collected, also looked at Ding Ning in surprise. She didn't expect that this guy with a dishonest look had such a benevolent side.
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