Faced with the boss's half-complaining, half-testing words, Shen Huan didn't take it to heart.
He pointed to the first stone: "How much does this one cost now?"
"20,000." The boss quoted the price.
"What about this piece?" Shen Huan pointed to the third piece of material.
"100,000." The boss said quickly.
"What about this piece?" Shen Huan pointed to the fourth piece.
"Haha, since you are an expert, I will quote you the lowest price." The boss muttered, "110,000, no less."
"What about this piece?" Shen Huan asked again about the fifth piece.
"You also know that this piece is a good material from Ma Mengwan, and it also has a window. It is at least as good as ice cream." The boss explained, and then said: "For 5 kilograms of material, I count you 300,000, absolutely not It’s expensive.”
Shen Huan looked at him and thought about it.
The boss is definitely not telling the truth.
For an old businessman like this, if you scare him, it is possible for him to be more cautious and give in.
But if you expect him to be frightened and give you no money, that is simply a dream.
If business doesn't make money, only idiots will do it.
He would rather not sell it than make money.
According to the tips from the jade expert (beginner), out of the five jade stones here, only two have a high chance of producing jadeite.
People who engage in jade trading are not stupid.
These two pieces of gambling material, which have the highest probability of producing jade, also have the highest price among the five pieces, which naturally proves that others did not make a mistake.
But Shen Huan couldn't just buy these two pieces, otherwise it would look too deliberate and attract the attention of interested people.
"I'll just buy this, this and this!" Shen Huan pointed to the third, fourth and fifth pieces, "How about 400,000?"
"I quoted 510,000 yuan, and you gave me a counter-offer of 400,000 yuan. Isn't this too much of a bargain?" The boss smiled bitterly, feeling a little horrified.
Shen Huan's price was only 10,000 yuan more than his purchase price.
This means that Shen Huan estimated the value of these stones very accurately.
But of course you can’t do business like this. With a profit of 10,000 yuan, who would be willing to sell it
"Then how much do you think it can be sold for?" Shen Huan asked calmly.
"Let's do this. I'll give in and give you 10,000 yuan." The boss said sternly, "500,000 yuan, let's all make friends."
"Okay, I'm not a businessman and I don't like to bargain." Shen Huan laughed, "If you agree to 450,000, we'll make the deal. If you don't agree, I'll turn around and leave."
"How can this be done... Hey, hey, why are you so impatient?" The boss quickly stopped Shen Huan, "Okay, 450,000 is 450,000! Little brother, you are really an expert!"
Compared with before, he said "expert" more willingly.
Despite his young age, his momentum and confidence are definitely similar to those of an adult veteran.
While speaking, he pointed to the materials around him and said, "I still have a lot of them here. Little brother, do you want to give them a try?"
"That's enough, don't be greedy for more." Shen Huan smiled slightly, "Boss, do you have a machine here? Help me unpack the ingredients?"
"Oh, my place is small and I can't unpack it." The boss pointed to the back, "There is a special area there for unpacking materials for guests. It is the business of the management office here. The price is not expensive, 100 It ranges from 5,000 to 5,000, and all the masters are old masters!”
"OK, thanks!"
Shen Huan transferred the money to his Abao and came to the place he pointed out with three pieces of jade in a net bag in his two hands.
This is a shed in a corner, next to it is the management office. There are ten stone cutting machines in total, neatly arranged in two rows.
But now is obviously not the best time for business, so there are three stone cutting machines at work, and the other masters in uniform are smoking and chatting.
Seeing Shen Huan walking over, a 40-year-old master stood up and said hello: "Stone cutting?"
"right!"
Shen Huan handed him the three pieces of gambling material in his hand, "How do you cut it?"
"This one with the window is easy to handle. Just grind it directly along the window. The price is 1,000 yuan." The master took a look and said, "If the remaining two stones are ordinary cuts, the total cost is 500 yuan. .If you rub it layer by layer, it will cost 2,000 yuan in total.”
If you are cutting, you must cut a piece on the left and a piece on the right, and follow the grain and veins to make a cut.
This is very fast and less troublesome. You can know the details of this piece of gambling material in a few seconds.
But the disadvantage is that if you encounter a good jadeite and cut it in half with a knife, it will be heartbreaking.
So usually if people have expected gambling materials, they usually use grinding, or rubbing.
Grind, that is, polish.
Wiping means wiping away the impurities and stones on the outside layer by layer.
Wipe the stone layer by layer, which is actually how you open windows.
This is much more complicated to do, but it will basically not damage the inside of the jade. After discovering the jade, you can preserve it as whole as possible.
Now that everyone knows rubbing is good, why still cut stones
Of course, the biggest reason is the issue of price and cost.
If you buy a piece of gambling material worth several thousand yuan and spend one thousand or two thousand to grind it, it is not a good deal at all.
In this case, it would be simpler and more practical to cut directly.
Shen Huan was experimenting this time, so naturally he couldn't be so rough.
"Okay, just 3,000 yuan, right?" the boy asked.
"Yes, scan the code to pay here." The master pointed to the QR code posted on the wall outside the office.
These business-related departments are really keeping pace with the times.
After Shen Huan completed the payment and confirmed the payment, the master began to understand Shi.
He is already a master, so he naturally knows what to do.
He opened the piece that looked a bit like a cantaloupe first, and the chance of getting a jade was 37%.
Relying on experience, the master first wiped all sides of the gambling material.
The result was nothing outstanding anywhere.
He shook his head slightly, then slightly increased the intensity, and then rubbed about another centimeter in all over the body.
still none.
The third time I grinded again, the master did not increase the strength and just grinded it one centimeter by one centimeter.
As a result, it wasn't until more than halfway through that I discovered a white jade area.
This white color is a bit like the color of white marble, but for jade, this white color is not good at all.
But when the master polished it more carefully, the white jade became even more translucent, attracting many people to come and watch.
But immediately they let out a sigh.
"broken!"
"Hey, it's cracked!!"
Shen Huan and Shui Qianyu were standing nearby, and they naturally saw that when the rough stone became translucent in color, a crack appeared, lying on the jade like a centipede.
When the master followed the path and completely untied it, the jadeite became about the size of an egg, but there was a deep crack on the left and right.
And there is not much transparent seed water, it just occupies a small area of 5 cm long and 2 cm wide. The thickness is not sure yet. The rest is basically white, like the white stone color of turning heads, the quality of jade. Very low.
"Pity!"
Someone nearby sighed, "If there are no cracks, the colorless glass jadeite would be quite interesting to use as a pendant. The starting price should be 300,000... Now, can you sell it for 20,000 to 30,000?"
"Who said no?" A skinny old man in his fifties said to Shen Huan with a smile, "Young man, I'll pay you 20,000. Can you give me this piece of jade? I have it just right to try it out. How do you use carving skills? Save this piece of material."
Shen Huan didn't say anything at first and took the jade handed over by the master.
Its annotation has changed again.
"The price of a piece of low-grade and inferior jade on this planet is no more than 50,000 yuan."