Ye Chen nodded and walked directly to the biggest building in the antique town after following her out of the Precious Treasure Pavilion.
The building was nine stories tall and occupied over 500 square meters. It was decorated in a retro style, looking like a mansion from the Republic of China.
It was made of red bricks and green tiles. It was grand.
Meanwhile, there were tens of luxury cars parked below. There were more than ten ladies in revealing outfits standing at the door. Each of them was the best of the best.
Ye Chen could not help but secretly exclaim. There might be many people coming to greet the guests alone.
One could tell that the owner of the building was not an ordinary businessman.
Gu Yingying had a cold expression on her face. She seemed to have a natural enmity towards these scantily dressed women. After giving her order coldly, a lady brought them into the building and took the elevator up to the fifth floor.
Ye Chen heard noises coming from the room next door as soon as they got out of the elevator.
A hall that was over 200 square meters came into view. It was crowded at the moment. There were many cutting machines and abandoned raw stones around.
The bunch of people gathered together and stared deadly at the center of the circle. They would scream every now and then.
Gu Yingying frowned and looked for Third Master Gu in the crowd. Subsequently, she walked to a hunky man and said, "Brother Zhang, where's my Third Uncle?"
"He's inside."
The man called Brother Zhang pouted at the crowd and forced a smile. "Third Master is gambling with someone inside. He lost 150 million yuan in less than half an hour."
"It's … it's going to increase!"
"Green … Green!"
No one knew who shouted, but everyone else followed suit and cried out in surprise.
"Sigh, it's collapsing!" Someone was extremely disappointed.
A hysterical laughter came subsequently. "Hahaha, Third Master Gu, you're useless now. You've lost another 10 million yuan. Together with what you owe earlier, you've lost a total of 65 million yuan."
"Liu, stop being so smug. It's just 10 million yuan. I won't even blink," an angry voice replied.
Gu Yingying pushed the crowd away with Ye Chen angrily. They saw two middle-aged men in branded clothes standing in the middle. They had completely different expressions on their faces.
One of the men with thick brows and big eyes was delighted to see Gu Yingying. "Little girl, you're finally here."
"Third Uncle, why did you gamble with someone again? Why did you lose so much?" Gu Yingying looked upset.
He glanced at the man in front of him and sneered, "Who asked your Third Uncle to run into that bastard Liu Chuang? I don't like him the moment I see him, so I want to ruthlessly crush his arrogance. Erm, girl, did you bring money? Lend me 50 million first, I'll return it to you later."
Ye Chen looked at him. His face was fair and he had no facial hair. His eyes were lifeless, and his hair was messy. He looked like he had been staying at the internet cafe for three days and three nights.
This was Old Gu's son, Third Master Gu?
He could not help but feel a little disappointed.
"Third Uncle, do you think I'm an ATM? Where can I get 50 million from? "Gu Yingying rolled her eyes and said angrily.
Liu Chuang, who looked like a dragon and a tiger, sneered and said, "Gu Laosan, borrowing money from the younger generation, I feel ashamed for you. If you need money, just tell me. Of course, the premise is that you give up the business in the south."
"You with the surname Liu, stop plotting against me in the dark. Fight me if you're so capable." Third Master Gu was enraged.
At that moment, an old man in a brocade robe stood out and said while smiling, "Alright, alright. Both of you are famous people in Tiannan. Why are you scolding each other like shrews as soon as you see each other?"
The duo shut their mouths as soon as he said that because the old man was the manager of this building.
Third Master Gu scoffed and turned his head to look at Gu Yingying. "Little girl, quick, lend me 10 million yuan. I'll return it to you later. I don't believe that I'll be controlled by that Liu guy today."
"Third Uncle."
Gu Yingying stomped her foot and said, "Let me introduce someone to you."
"It won't be too late to introduce him to me after you lend me the money." Third Master Gu was focused on gambling, so he did not notice Ye Chen who was standing aside.
Gu Yingying was speechless. She could only take out her bank card. "There's 20 million in here. I'll only lend you 10 million."
Before he was done speaking, Third Master Gu took the bank card from him.
Gu Yingying could not help but hold her forehead. She glanced at Ye Chen apologetically and introduced him to Third Master Gu, "Third Uncle, this is Master Ye. He's the one that grandpa told you about earlier."
Third Master Gu nodded at Ye Chen and said in a carefree manner, "Master Ye, watch for a while. We'll have a few drinks after I defeat that Liu fella."
Ye Chen nodded while smiling. He thought to himself that Third Master Gu had inherited Old Master Gu's straightforward and hot-tempered personality.
"Third Master Gu, I can't believe that you guys hired a master. Since he's a master, why don't you get him to gamble for you? You might be able to turn the tables around." Liu Chuang, who was standing aside, took a good look at Ye Chen and smirked in disdain.
There was really no one in the Gu family.
He could not believe that he was calling a young brat a master!
"Liu, if you want to gamble, just do it. Stop nagging me." Third Master Gu glared at him coldly.
He had no impression of Ye Chen. He had only heard his old master mention that Ye Chen knew how to refine medicinal pills and martial arts.
He was not interested in those at all. After all, he, Third Master Gu, was famous for being a scammer. He had given up all the resources to join the army and become an official. All he knew was to mess around.
Ye Chen frowned.
The two of them really wanted to hurl abuse in the street. Luo Ba Ta, Luo Ba Ta, chattered non-stop like little bees.
Gu Yingying seemed to have noticed his doubt, so she introduced him immediately.
It turned out that Liu Chuang was from Xiangnan, which was separated from Qiannan by a river. Liu Chuang's ancestors were pirates who made their fortune by smuggling. When it was passed down to his generation, he even started a transportation company and made his smuggling business flourish.
Meanwhile, Third Master Gu had also started an international trading company. One could say that the ships from both parties had to pass through this river. As the saying went, two tigers couldn't live in one mountain, and two dragons couldn't live in one river. Naturally, both parties did not like each other. Nobody knew how many times they had fought because of that.
Meanwhile, the old man in the brocade robe was called Hong Jindou. He was the person in charge of this building and had a high position in the antique city. Even Liu Chuang and Third Master Gu had to respect him.
Ye Chen came to a realization. No wonder the duo looked like they were enemies in their past lives. Every word they said was filled with hostility.
Seeing that the duo was going to fight again, Hong Jindou frowned. "Alright, both of you. There are so many people watching. Do you still want to gamble?"
"Why not? Speaking of which, Boss Hong, is there something wrong with the materials here? I've spent up to 100 million, but I've never heard the sound of water. "
Third Master Gu scoffed angrily.
Hong Jindou said in between tears and laughter, "Are you doubting me? I'll be honest with you. All of the materials here are from the old jade pit in Myanmar. I, Hong, can definitely guarantee the authenticity of the source. As for whether you guys can get jade or not, it'll depend on your luck."
Gu Yingying explained to Ye Chen again. In the stone gambling industry, the cave that produced the raw stones was called a pit while the raw stones that were mined were called raw stones or goods.
Meanwhile, the raw stones before them were priced from 5 million to 10 million. If they were lucky enough to get jade or green from the raw stones, it would mean that the price had increased.
Naturally, the price would be compared with the cost of the raw stones. For example, using a raw stone that was worth 1,000 yuan to get jade that was worth 100,000 yuan, it would be a profit. Otherwise, it would be a loss.
Also, the step of dissecting the raw stones was very important. It was usually done by an experienced master with a cutting machine. If they were lucky enough to get jade, but the jade was damaged due to their poor cutting skills, the price of the jade would naturally be greatly reduced.
As the saying went, one cut would make you poor, one cut would make you rich, one cut would make you heaven, and one cut would make you hell.
All of this was because there was no instrument that could check the internal structure of the raw stones under modern technology. Therefore, the stone gambling industry was born.
One could say that it depended entirely on one's character. Many people became rich overnight, while many people lost everything and broke up with their families.
Ye Chen nodded. Subsequently, he saw four muscular hunks walking out while carrying a basket. They seemed to be strenuous.
Subsequently, they took out all sorts of stones of different sizes. The smallest was the size of an egg while the biggest was approximately the size of a basketball.
Liu Chuang looked at Third Master Gu. "Same old rule. We'll pick a raw stone each and the winner will be decided based on the green color we get. 10 million for each round."
"Sure, I'll pick first this time!" Third Master Gu said while clenching his teeth. He only had 10 million left. If he were to lose this round, he would lose his dignity completely.
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