This jade pendant was of great importance, so Long Xiangtian naturally had to be extremely careful. He let go of his boss's arm and said, "I'll go in with you."
The boss was stunned for a moment, then he understood and said with a smile: "Young man, I don't believe this, but it doesn't matter, just follow me in."
Long Xiangtian followed the boss into the back room and saw counters all around with all kinds of jade displayed on them. The smallest ones were as big as a fist, and the largest ones were difficult for one person to hold in his arms.
There was a huge machine on the ground, and various small tools, which must be the tools used to make counterfeits. Seeing such professional facilities, Long Xiangtian felt a little relieved, at least thinking that he had found the right place.
The boss did not look for jade on the counter, but took out two jades of the same color as the crescent jade pendant from a secret compartment, walked up to Long Xiangtian, saw him admiring the jades on the counter, and said with a smile: "Brother, those are not good stuff." Then he handed the jade in his hand to him and said: "These two are top-quality stuff."
Long Xiangtian took the two egg-sized jade stones and examined them carefully for a long time, but did not gain any new insights. He frowned and asked, "Boss, are these two the same?"
The boss laughed and shook his head, saying, "Young man, you don't know this. Although they look the same, they are still fundamentally different."
"Oh?" Long Xiangtian blinked, and compared the two pieces of jade in his hand carefully under the light, but still couldn't see any clues. He shook his head and said, "They look the same to me."
The boss smiled and said, "Of course, you outsiders can't see it, but I'm a professional, so I can see it."
The boss was only about thirty years old and spoke very experiencedly. He took the jade from Long Xiangtian's hand, showed the jade in his left hand and said, "This is a top-grade unpolished jade. It can be said to be the best quality jade."
He then showed the jade in his right hand and said proudly, "This is a divine jade. I wonder which one you are going to use?"
Long Xiangtian seemed to understand what he heard, but he could still tell the difference between the best and the best. He pointed at the jade in the boss's right hand and said, "Use this."
The boss nodded and said, "The price of this jade is 100,000, plus the labor fee of 10,000, a total of 110,000. Can you accept it, young man?"
Long Xiangtian was stunned. This piece of stone costs one hundred thousand
He now suspected that the boss was a rip-off, so he pointed to the jades on the boss's left and right and asked, "What's the price of this?"
The boss smiled and said, "This one is cheaper. For the materials and labor, I'll charge you 80,000."
This special number is not cheap either. Long Xiangtian's heart is trembling. Although he does not lack these tens of thousands of dollars, they are earned after all these years of risking his life. If he squanders it like this, he will probably become a pauper before he can enjoy his old age.
The five million given to the fat man was just a rash decision. Afterwards, Long Xiangtian was so heartbroken that he almost died and wished he could slap himself twice.
Long Xiangtian was confused and took a deep breath. He pointed at the jade on the counter and asked, "What are the mysterious prices?"
The boss smiled and said, "Those are defective products, used to make counterfeits, and they only cost a few thousand dollars. But if you want to make them genuine, you have to use good materials. Otherwise, even if you make them look like the real thing, it will be hard to fool an expert."
If products made from cheap materials are fakes, then products made from the best materials are authentic
Long Xiangtian frowned and said, "They are all fakes anyway, so aren't the materials the same?"
The boss shook his head and said, "Young man, you don't know that the jade you have is a piece of jade that has been passed down for a long time. If you use cheaper ones, I'm afraid people will see through it at a glance."
"Long-standing inheritance?" Long Xiangtian couldn't help but think of Zhao Xuan's words. Zhao Ziru was the heir of an ancient martial arts family. If he couldn't even deceive her, he couldn't deceive others. He asked with a long sigh, "How much is this jade pendant worth?"
The boss blinked, looked at the jade pendant on the counter, thought for a moment, and then held up two fingers.
If, as the boss said, it is not worth spending hundreds of thousands to make a fake jade pendant worth two hundred thousand, he shook his head and said, "It's only two hundred thousand, it's really not worth spending hundreds of thousands."
The boss glared and said, "What do you mean by two hundred thousand? It's twenty million. This is still a conservative estimate. If it is auctioned and meets the right person, maybe two hundred million will not be a problem."
Long Xiangtian was completely shocked. The conservative estimate for a jade pendant like this was 20 million. Was he kidding
The boss saw the doubt in Long Xiangtian's heart and shook his head, saying, "Brother, I'm not kidding you. The value of this jade pendant is absolutely inestimable. If you want to sell it, give me three days. Although I can't get 20 million, a few million is still possible. What do you think?"
If it weren't for the fact that the jade pendant contained ancient martial arts secrets and top-secret heavenly secrets, Long Xiangtian would have really sold it at a low price. It was just a broken stone that couldn't be eaten or drunk. A few million bucks from it was enough for a stable life.
But the jade pendant was not his, so he could only fantasize about it. He shook his head and said, "Now that you put it like that, I really don't dare to sell it. I'll just do as you said and make a replica of it with a divine item. But it must be indistinguishable from the real thing, otherwise I won't pay for it."
The boss smiled happily, and seemed to be very confident in his craftsmanship. He said with a smile: "Don't worry, young man. There will be no one else with my craftsmanship. No one will be able to tell that it is fake."
Long Xiangtian didn't say much, but stared at his boss intently as he started to work. He saw that his boss was really meticulous.
This was a delicate job. Long Xiangtian waited for four hours before the boss said, "It's done."
Long Xiangtian was also a little excited. He walked up and picked up the jade pendant made by the boss. He looked at it carefully, then picked up the real one to compare it. He frowned and said, "Why is the color different?"
The boss smiled and said, "One is a genuine product that has been passed down for a long time, and the other is a new product that has just been released. Naturally, there are some differences, but don't worry."
As the boss spoke, he took the fake from Long Xiangtian's hand, then glanced at Long Xiangtian proudly, then turned on an ignition stove in front of him, put it on the bake for about two minutes, and then threw it into a special water tank. A thick smoke suddenly came out, and then bubbles gurgled out of the water tank.
The boss adjusted the time and took out the jade in exactly two minutes. He then put it in a box that looked like it was filled with mud and turned it over for a few times. When he took it out, the jade was covered with mud-like powder. Then the boss threw the jade into another water tank, the water in which was also added with special things, and the colors were all different.
After soaking for two minutes, the boss took out the jade and put it in another water tank to scrub it. He glanced at Long Xiangtian and said, "This is the last step. This is pure water, hehe."
Long Xiangtian had been observing and was able to understand the complexity of the process. He was looking forward to the final result, but wondered if it would be satisfactory.
Two minutes later, the boss took out the cleaned jade from the pure water tank, found a clean dust-free cloth to wipe it carefully, and then handed it to Long Xiangtian.