For ten days in a row, Dong Xuebin searched for jadeite wool in the capital.
It has to be said that the materials in the capital are really poor. Dong Xuebin visited Panjiayuan and visited various antique markets that sell gambling stones. But in the end, what he saw was either bean jade or waxy jade, all of which were mid- to low-end. Although the jadeite of this grade is already a very good thing in the eyes of ordinary people and is really valuable, it is useless to Dong Xuebin. The jadeite worth tens of millions cannot be put on the auction table at all. It is the best ice glass type that is worth letting Dong Xuebin buy with b.
So ten days passed and nothing was found.
Seeing that the date of the jade sale is getting closer, Dong Xuebin is a little anxious.
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This morning, the top floor of Yunde Auction Company.
The sky was gray and barely bright, which was about five o'clock in the morning.
Qu Yunxuan woke up early. Wearing gauze pajamas, she quietly sat up from her bed, looked at Dong Xuebin beside her, leaned over and kissed him lovingly on the cheek, and then began to get dressed. In the past two days, Dong Xuebin and she were busy looking for jade wool, so they slept at Yunde Auction. There is a rest room behind Qu Yunxuan's office, with a double bed, refrigerator, desk lamp, wardrobe, and writing desk. If it's too late, Qu Yunxuan often sleeps here and has already regarded this place as a second home.
Dong Xuebin rubbed his eyes and opened them.
"Did I wake you up?" Qu Yunxuan looked at him apologetically, "Let's sleep a little longer."
Dong Xuebin yawned, "I can't sleep anymore. Huh, help me get dressed. I'll get up too."
Qu Yunxuan reached out her hand distressedly and touched his face tenderly, "Don't be in a hurry to find jade. Glass grows ice, which itself is rare. You have been too tired for the past ten days. You are always running around. Why are you feeling so bad? Go back to sleep. Our auction house will have a small auction tomorrow. Auntie will go to the company to arrange the decorations. By the way, the wild ginseng you left at Auntie's place will be put up for auction tomorrow. , It’s not a problem, right?”
"I don't care if you take all the photos. I told you to take care of it."
"Well, I'll go ahead and wake you up when I get back."
After getting dressed and leaving the office, Qu Yunxuan sighed softly. She couldn't find the jade, so how could she not be anxious? This was a matter of life and death for the auction house, but she didn't want to put too much pressure on Xiaobin, so she pretended to be fine. Similarly, when I heard that Feng Yi's Jiaxin Auction House had received a piece of fine ice jade, Qu Yunxuan felt the pressure increasing, and she felt very unhappy.
In the room, Dong Xuebin did not sleep anymore, but tossed and turned in his bed, where could he find jade
He has visited various antique cities, but Dong Xuebin's luck seems to have run out. During this period, he didn't come across any good things. Should he try his luck by visiting again? In the past, Dong Xuebin relied on a combination of B and a little bit of luck to pick up leaks. But now that there is no luck at all, Dong Xuebin is at a loss. No matter how powerful B is or how defiant it is, he can't touch it. Good jade is useless, what is this called? It’s hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice! Dong Xuebin can't conjure an ice jade out of thin air, right
In the morning, the small conference room of Yunde Auction Company.
Qu Yunxuan summoned the relevant persons in charge and experts of the jade exhibition, and Dong Xuebin was naturally invited by Aunt Xuan.
It can be seen that everyone has a frown on their faces.
A man in his thirties said: "Mr. Qu, in the previous auctions, the antiques we collected were all comers, including the Four Treasures of the Study, porcelain, and bronzes. So even if there is a conflict with the Jiaxin Auction, it doesn't matter. But For this jadeite shoot, Jiaxin also chose the same day. Now there are very few jadeites collected. Most people have gone to Jiaxin to take pictures. We really... "
Teacher Wei sighed and said, "I think it's better to postpone it for half a month."
Another middle-aged person said: "Yes, let's wait until Jiaxin's shooting is finished. Then we might be able to collect some good greenery."
A woman said angrily: "But Jiaxin is clearly provoking us, why are you just doing this?" She seemed to have been photographed by Jiaxin, so she had a strong opinion of them.
Everyone said something to each other, and they started to argue fiercely.
Qu Yunxuan patted the table to signal everyone to be quiet, "Xiao Bin, what do you think?"
Dong Xuebin frowned, "Give me a few more days, I'm not sure about glass jade, but ice jade... I can definitely get it!" Glass jade and ice jade are not completely unavailable on the market. You may find it in department stores or antique shops, but this kind of green jade is so rare. Even if it is an ice bracelet, 99% of people will not sell it, but keep it for collection. Or put it in the store as a treasure, so it is not easy to get a better ice jade. Some things cannot be bought with money.
Teacher Wei frowned and didn't quite believe him, "Mr. Dong, if it's Bing Zhong's warning face, then..."
Dong Xuebin said: "I understand this. If it's not a bracelet or something big, there's no point in taking it back."
It is relatively easy to get ice ring rings or accessories, but they are too small, costing tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, and they really can’t hold up the market. If there is no jadeite sale worth millions, this will be the main auction item. Holding a special event would make people laugh, so it would be better not to hold it.
The meeting broke up and everyone left with their own thoughts.
Qu Yunxuan stroked Dong Xuebin's hair and said comfortingly: "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. In the worst case, we won't hold a special show."
Dong Xuebin smiled helplessly, "I made things simple. When I picked up leaks in the past, it went too smoothly. With some luck, it was almost unfavorable. But if you think about it, you know that this stone gambling itself is not that simple. Ice jadeite If it really appeared so frequently, would it still be jadeite? It wouldn’t have been sold to its current price. Alas, a pair of ice bracelets with more green color would cost one million, right?”
"Nearly two million."
"Well, anyway... I'll try my best."
Qu Yunxuan said: "You should rest in the morning. I'll go to a nearby auction house to take a look. I heard that they have jadeite wool for auction today."
Dong Xuebin exclaimed, "They also have a jade show?"
"This is not a special event held by Shihai Auction House. It's just a stone bet. It only sells raw materials, not finished jadeite."
"Okay, then go ahead and let's go to Panjiayuan again in the afternoon."
Dong Xuebin has seen several auctions of woolen materials in the past few days. Most of these materials were recovered by the auction company from Ruili Myanmar and were not provided by the auctioneers. When they were put at the auction, everyone bid. The highest bidder wins. In the end, the auction house will provide free stone analysis to the person who buys the materials. However, since the stone analysis will not start until all the stones are auctioned, the interval is too long. Dong Xuebin estimates that his b will not have a big effect. , what's more, he didn't think the materials brought out by the auction house were any good, so he didn't go.
As soon as Qu Yunxuan left, Dong Xuebin swung his wheelchair around the office.
Jade, Jade! Where can I find it
ten minutes…
half an hour…
One hour…
Dong Xuebin didn't come up with an idea when he arrived. He looked at his watch and it was already ten o'clock in the morning.
When he was idle, Dong Xuebin called the staff downstairs and found two people to push him down to the first floor. Then Dong Xuebin planned to go to Panjiayuan by himself, although he had already been there many times. Few times, but you can't see good green for the first time, and you can't see good green for the second time, it doesn't mean you can't see it for the third and fourth time. If your luck suddenly comes, a good ice seed If it falls in front of you, wouldn't you get a big deal
Dong Xuebin rolled his wheelchair and was about to leave the company.
Ring ring ring, ring ring ring, the phone rang, it was Qu Yunxuan’s number.
Dong Xuebin picked up the phone and said: "I was about to call you. You should check yours first. I'll go for a walk in Panjiayuan."
Qu Yunxuan sighed deeply, "Xiao Bin, let's reschedule the Jade Concert."
"Huh?" Dong Xuebin was slightly startled, "Didn't we all agree? Why did you change your mind? Don't worry, I will definitely be able to get a big piece of ice in the next two days."
"It's not that I don't believe in your ability, it's just that now... the ice type is useless."
"what happened?"
"Auntie is at the Shihai Auction House. Feng Yi just bought a piece of jadeite wool. I don't know what kind of luck he got, but he got a piece of glass jadeite, which is the kind of thick green glass. It looks like that. The materials for a pair of bracelets are enough. Do you know the current price of a pair of green glass bracelets? A pair of inferior bracelets costs about 10 million, and the good ones can cost more than 20 million. He is at least now. If we can produce two pairs of bracelets, how can we compete with him for this special event?"
Dong Xuebin was stunned, is she really lucky
There was a noisy sound coming from the phone, and it seemed that the other end had been in chaos for a long time. Also, such good wool was not often seen in Ruili.
Qu Yunxuan sighed, "Let's wait until Auntie gets back."
Dong Xuebin was a little worried. Ten days ago, he vowed to give Feng Yi some color, and even said that he would ask the other party to change the date automatically. But ten days later, he did not expect that the other party would have such good luck. He could even grow jadeite from glass. It's out. It's the best jadeite. It's not something that ordinary ice jadeite can compare with. For Dong Xuebin, this is undoubtedly adding fuel to the fire!
what to do? Do you really want to change your life to avoid its sharp edge
Eh! etc! Dong Xuebin suddenly asked, "When did Feng Yi buy the ingredients?"
Qu Yunxuan said: "It was at the auction just now."
"I mean what time!"
"About ten minutes ago, that material was the last one to be photographed. It started right after the filming."
Dong Xuebin suddenly became energetic, holy shit! Waiting and waiting! Qianxunwanxun! The opportunity has come, hasn’t it
bTwenty minutes! !
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Time suddenly retreats!
The next moment, Dong Xuebin swayed, feeling that his center of gravity was obviously wandering. Looking sideways, he saw that he had returned to the previous time. Two staff members were carefully pushing the wheelchair and lowering Dong Xuebin from the steps. After these days of accumulation, Dong Xuebin's b would not last more than twenty minutes, but because he had not calculated it specifically, he shouted a little more in order to allow himself to go back to the maximum time period. It seems now , it should have been almost fourteen or five minutes ago!
In the blink of an eye, the wheelchair went down the steps and reached the lobby on the first floor.
Dong Xuebin hurriedly shouted to the distance: "Xiao Tao'er! Come quickly!"
Secretary Xiao Taoer was talking to someone in the hall. She was stunned when she heard the words, "What's the matter?"
"Quickly, push me to Shihai Auction House!" Dong Xuebin didn't know if he could catch up, so he was very anxious. Seeing her walking slowly over in confusion, Dong Xuebin hurriedly turned his wheelchair to greet her, "Hurry up and lead the way!"
Xiao Taoer knew that he and Qu Yunxuan had a close relationship, so she pushed Dong Xuebin out of the company without asking any questions.
Dong Xuebin rubbed his hands and said: "Hurry up! Thank you! It's urgent!"
Xiao Taoer, dumbfounded, quickened her pace, and in the end, she was almost running.
The location of Shihai Auction House is on another adjacent street. You can get through it by entering the alley from here. Just turn around and turn to the left. Dong Xuebin urged Xiao Taoer while calling Aunt Xuan. Maybe there was an auction there, so Dududu thought for a long time and Aunt Xuan didn't answer.
Damn it.
Dong Xuebin immediately said: "Go in, go in!"
Xiao Taoer pushed him into the gate of Shihai Auction.
Because most auctions of this kind of wool are not held in hotels, but directly in auction companies, so given the size of Shihai Auction, the location of the conference room can be known almost at a glance. Xiao Tao'er also felt the urgency of the situation from Dong Xuebin's expression. She mentioned it in her mind, ignored the staff's inquiries, and quickly pushed Dong Xuebin towards the small venue on the west side of the first floor, arriving at the door in a blink of an eye.
A staff member stretched out his hand to stop them, "Sorry, there's an auction going on inside."
Dong Xuebin quickly said: "Open an auction sign!"
The man said, "It's already opened. You can't enter now. If you want to buy woolen fabrics, come back next time."
Dong Xuebin had no time to talk nonsense. He turned around and said: "Come in!"
Xiao Taoer hesitated, but listened to Dong Xuebin and walked straight forward. The staff member was angry, and he stretched out his hand to grab the wheelchair, and even cursed. Dong Xuebin's eyes turned cold, and he raised his hand to hold the man's wrist, twisted it hard, and pushed hard. He stepped back a few steps with an astonished expression on his face. Even if he is seriously injured, even if his legs cannot move, Dong Xuebin is still Dong Xuebin, and his fighting ability is much stronger than that of a white-collar worker.
The door of the venue has been rushed in by Xiao Tao'er.
On the rostrum, the auctioneer was speaking loudly with a microphone, and there were many bidders sitting underneath.
Dong Xuebin's entry immediately attracted everyone's attention. A person in charge standing at the door was startled, and came up to ask what was going on. The staff member behind who had his hands squeezed by Dong Xuebin immediately said in an exaggerated manner, Then he stared at Dong Xuebin angrily. The person in charge frowned and looked over. It was really against the rules to barge in and interrupt the auction.
"Xiao Bin?" Qu Yunxuan saw him and immediately came over from her seat.
Teacher Wei, the jade appraisal expert, was also there. He was stunned and followed him.
The person in charge obviously knew her, "Mr. Qu, this is..."
Qu Yunxuan looked at Dong Xuebin strangely and said, "This is my friend who is with me."
After a lot of trouble, the people at Shihai Auction still gave Qu Yunxuan face, so Dong Xuebin and Aunt Xuan, Teacher Wei, walked to the back and sat down in a few empty seats.
Qu Yunxuan asked suspiciously: "Xiao Bin, why are you here?"
Dong Xuebin kept his eyes fixed on the rostrum, "Let's not talk about this for now, what are you taking pictures of now?"
Qu Yunxuan said: "It's an open piece of material with an open window. It looks like ice from the outside, but I'm not sure what's inside. I don't know the size of the jadeite either."
"Is it the last piece?"
"That's right. Once this is over, it's time to unravel the stone."
Dong Xuebin was relieved and caught up. He finally caught up!
After a brief interruption, the auctioneer on the rostrum continued to start the auction, "The 6.8 million on the 22nd... 6.8 million... There is no higher bid... Oh... 7 million... The bid on the 5th Seven million... Is that the end of it... Seven million... Seven million once..." The last person to hold up the sign just now was Feng Yi, who was sitting in front. He had a smile on his face that was determined to win, as if he was interested in this piece of wool. Very promising.
Teacher Wei frowned, "Is it too high?"
Qu Yunxuan agreed, "But it's not surprising no matter how much you pay for this kind of raw material, it depends on how much you like it."
Ming materials are materials with a window that allows you to see the jade inside. The risk is much smaller than other wool materials, and the price is naturally very high. However, the risk is still very high if you see it, for example, you can see ice on the outside. The piece of material planted may be just a thin layer of green with nothing inside, or the green inside may not be able to maintain the quality of ice seeds and may become stained with impurities.
"Twice seven million!"
Dong Xuebin tilted his head, "Aunt Xuan, how much money can we afford?"
Qu Yunxuan hesitated, "I want to keep two million for publicity and other aspects, and the remaining ten million that can be used is about ten million. What are you..."
Dong Xuebin said firmly: "This piece of material is very good. Give me the auction card."
Qu Yunxuan blinked, "How good is it?"
"The glass seeds are so good! I must buy them!"
Teacher Wei is a little unbelievable. Haven't you just been here for less than a minute and you said this wool is very good without even looking at it carefully? He has always had doubts about Dong Xuebin being a master of stone gambling. People who really play stone gambling had to take a flashlight to take a photo just now. It would be better for you to stay away all the way. Cui can't see clearly yet. Do you want to buy it now? It’s too casual!
"Glass species?" Qu Yunxuan muttered: "Are you sure?"
Dong Xuebin said: "I'm very sure, even if the price is 10 million... we have to buy it!"
Teacher Wei said anxiously: "Mr. Qu! You can't!"
Little Tao'er in the back was also a little frightened when she heard, 10 million
Qu Yunxuan took a breath. Although the auction house can use 10 million funds, it would definitely be an unwise choice to spend all of it on this piece of wool. If it is wiped out, what kind of low- to medium-grade ice-grade materials will be found in it? , that 10 million will be wasted, and the entire Yunde Auction Company will be completely ruined. Yes, there will not even be a chance to turn around, and it must be the end of bankruptcy! Feng Yi dared to spend 7 million to do this because Charles Schwab Auction was rich. It was obvious that hundreds of millions of dollars would not cut off the capital chain because of this amount of money. However, Yunde Auction is still a small company, and 10 million is almost all of its assets. Oh, one wrong move and the whole game is lost!
Teacher Wei advised: "Mr. Qu! This material can yield at most one piece of ice jade! Now seven million is enough!" Every expert has his own set of identification methods, but he can't see how the wool can be used. There is momentum for glass species.
Dong Xuebin looked at Aunt Xuan.
Qu Yunxuan breathed out and said with a wry smile: "I don't care anymore, I'll leave it to you." She gave the auction card to Dong Xuebin.
Teacher Wei slapped his forehead and felt that he was not far from unemployment.
Dong Xuebin had no time to explain, because the auctioneer had already called seven million for the third time, and the hammer was raised in the air.
Dong Xuebin shouted: "Seven million and a half million!"
The auctioneer was about to drop the hammer hard when he heard the sound and couldn't help but put the hammer down calmly.
Feng Yi in front frowned and looked back at Dong Xuebin and Qu Yunxuan. Then, before the auctioneer repeated the price, Feng Yi raised his sign without thinking: "Seven million eight hundred thousand!"
Dong Xuebin said without saying a word, "Eight million!"
Feng Yi finally hesitated for a moment, then said cruelly, "...eight and a half million!"
Dong Xuebin held up the sign expressionlessly, "... 8.8 million!"
Several experts who followed Feng Yilai are very fond of that piece of wool. As long as the jade inside is heavy enough, they can basically make a profit without losing money. However, the current price is a bit irrational. If it is not increased, it is just smoothed. , the cost may not even be recovered, so a little old man next to him gave Feng Yi a wink, and another stone betting expert also shook his head slightly at Feng Yi, signaling him not to follow.
Feng Yi hammered his head, and the duck he got flew away, feeling a little unwilling.
"Eight million and eight hundred thousand... Eight million and eight hundred thousand once on the 18th... Is there anyone who bids..."
Feng Yi frowned and raised his sign again: "Nine million!" He thought it should be mine this time, right
But who knows, Dong Xuebin increased the price again under everyone's surprised gaze, "... 9.2 million!"
Teacher Wei no longer knew what to say. Qu Yunxuan sat there silently, leaving all the decision-making power to Dong Xuebin. Xiao Taoer also felt that the company's survival seemed to depend on this moment, and a touch of anxiety and worry flashed in her eyes. Nervous, that’s almost all of their company’s money!
Feng Yi's face changed slightly, but after thinking about it, he immediately smiled again. He had made his own mistakes. How dare a small auction house with tens of millions of assets spend so much money on a piece of wool? Isn't this life-threatening? Feng Yi was waiting to see the joke of Yunde Auction Company. If this transaction was a loss, the company would be in danger without having to do anything on its own!
"Nine million and two hundred thousand once... Nine million and two hundred thousand twice..."
Finally, the auctioneer dropped the hammer heavily, "9.2 million sold!"
Dong Xuebin smiled and nodded reassuringly to Aunt Xuan to reassure her.
Including commissions and other expenses, Dong Xuebin and the others had to pay over 10 million!
Success or failure really depends on this! ! RO