Chu Qianli didn't know expensive jewellery, she wandered around in distress, and was suddenly attracted by the boastful uncle not far away.
"Let me tell you, this jadeite bracelet is not ordinary. Many people think that green is the most expensive, but it has green, orange, and white. The three colors gradually become more beautiful. It is Fu Lu Shou Jadeite. Sometimes it is more expensive than pure green. !” The middle-aged man introduced energetically.
Passing tourists nodded and replied, "So that's the case."
"This one is not bad either. It's natural pigeon blood red. Ruby rings of this size have been photographed for tens of millions in the past..."
"You know a lot."
"Hahaha, if you can't buy it, at least you have to understand it. If you see it, you have it!"
"Just kidding, kidding."
All kinds of men and women gathered in the pre-exhibition hall. They have a lot of money to see the exhibits, but even fewer actually pay a deposit to participate in the auction. Some people appreciate the treasures collected from all over the world with the mentality of watching the exhibition, and they don't necessarily have to take possession of them.
The auction preview is also a social place, everyone chatting in the hall, maybe they will form a good relationship. There are many knowledgeable people here, and they will exchange views with each other.
Chu Qianli quickly set her sights on the middle-aged uncle. She regarded him as a museum explanation, followed behind him silently, and listened to the explanation calmly.
The middle-aged uncle is full of energy and knowledgeable, and can basically introduce all the jewelry in the hall. He is like a part of the emperor who knows cars. Even if he doesn't own a car, he knows all kinds of brands, performance and price at random, and knows cars better than people who own cars.
Some people will respond politely, some people will be embarrassed when they are introduced, and they will leave with an excuse, lest they avoid it.
Not long after, the middle-aged uncle noticed Chu Qianli following him, and he took the initiative to say hello: "What do you want to hear? I think you have followed for a while."
Tan Muxing hurriedly said, "I'm sorry..."
They have been secretly following the middle-aged uncle, listening to him exchange exhibits with people around him.
Chu Qianli was not afraid of being discovered, she said generously: "I want to hear it, but I don't understand anything."
Some people are afraid of being timid and will not reveal their ignorance, but they dare not look too much, and want to leave in a hurry. Chu Qianli didn't care about losing face, and simply blew himself up as a rookie.
The middle-aged uncle laughed: "Okay, okay, let's take a walk around. If you don't understand the first time, you will understand after listening to it twice. I will explain it to you!"
"thank you."
The middle-aged uncle is called Li Like. He is a jeweler and has been doing business in City G all year round. Looking at his face, Chu Qianli knew that the other party was a talkative person, and he was acquainted with him, and he liked to talk about jewelry with others.
Sure enough, Li Like gained two audiences. His explanation became more and more diligent, wishing to cover everything, and arranged: "This is a pear-shaped blue diamond. You should be able to try it on. Let them take it out and show you..."
Seeing the staff wearing white gloves carefully taking out the blue diamond ring, Chu Qianli asked curiously, "Can I wear it even if I don't buy it?"
Li Like said decisively: "You can wear it, you can wear it, the preview is just a tasting meeting, let everyone observe jewelry closely, otherwise who would dare to take pictures?"
"Of course there are some special items that are difficult to touch, but they can basically be taken out. If the staff refuses, you can complain." Li Like laughed, "I go to too many jewelry exhibitions every year, so I can't spend money on everything. Bar."
Chu Qianli nodded: "So that's the case, the villagers have learned it."
Tan Muxing: "Do you come here often because of work?"
"Basically, you have to know so you can talk to people."
"Then what do you usually buy?" Chu Qianli found a knowledgeable person and humbly asked for advice, "Which ones are more suitable to buy?"
Li Like: "Well, I generally don't deal in antique jewellery. These are priced by the auction house, and they can be held for a long time if they are a store of value, but they are not suitable for making quick money. If you are really interested, I will bring them to you later. You change rooms."
Chu Qianli heard that the treasures in this hall are not making money fast enough, and she is not even in the mood to look at the blue diamonds, so she can't wait to meet Li Like.
There is no objection to talking about Mu Xing, and he wanders around with her the whole time.
"Okay, then let's go to the next door, where we basically go together."
Li Like led them away and moved to the next exhibition hall. As soon as Chu Qianli entered, she found that the atmosphere in the room was very different. All kinds of rough stones were displayed in the hall, and they were no longer finished jewelry.
The mental outlook of the people around is much more tense, and they even prepare all kinds of tools, and study carefully around the strange stone. They are not just wandering tourists, basically like Li Like, they specialize in gem business.
Many people seemed to know Li Like and took the initiative to say hello to him.
"Lao Li, why don't you come and see it? This ruby is amazing and can do a lot of things."
Li Like was with Chu Qianli and the others, and he quickly declined: "I won't come, I won't come, funds are too tight recently."
Chu Qianli looked at the oddly shaped, rough and dull rough stones in the showcase, and asked doubtfully, "Are these all gems?"
"Yes, we bought these stones back, cut and polished them, and then found someone to carefully design them, so that they could become the jewelry in the hall just now. The original stones were not very good-looking at first." Li Like said.
"Old Li, don't you really want to see it? This one is really good!" Others shouted over there again.
Li Like looked embarrassed.
Tan Muxing: "Aren't you going to take a look?"
Li Like said embarrassingly: "I usually buy one piece at a time, and I dare not stock up too much. The batch I made last time has not gone out, and it would be a bit risky to buy rough stones, so I didn't come to see it today. I didn't plan to Enter this hall..."
He couldn't buy it after reading it, which was really scratching his head.
Regardless of the unremarkable appearance of simple rough stones, they are genuine gemstones. The larger the rough stone, the more expensive it is. There is still a "carat premium" in the industry, and the price of huge gemstones has also doubled.
The company has a backlog of too many rough stones, and if it is not operated in time, it is easy to break the capital chain.
Chu Qianli looked at Li Like for a while, she moved her fingers slightly, and said abruptly: "You can go and have a look now, I see that you have made a lot of money recently."
"Huh? What big money?"
Chu Qianli thought for a moment, and explained: "I just received a sum of money. It feels like a transaction, and it's very fast."
"It would be great if this is true." Li Like smiled wryly, "I haven't got any money back recently, and I have no place to make a fortune!"
"I'll go shopping with you, but I really can't buy today."
Li Like didn't push forward, he simply turned around and explained the gems to the two of them. Because all the original stones are placed in the hall, he also talked about the texture of some common gemstones and how to distinguish the true from the false.
The three of them walked around to have a look, and suddenly heard a bell.
"I'm sorry, I'll take a call." Li Like took out his mobile phone, apologized to the two of them, and walked to the corner to answer, "What's the matter?"
"Is it sold? When was it sold? Hasn't it been a long time?"
Standing not far away, Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing heard Li Like's excited and joyful voice.
"Okay, okay, this time you are really helpful..." Li Like couldn't hold back his joy, he heard the request on the phone, and hurriedly said, "It can be made to order, and I can make it to order. I'm just looking at the stone now. I like it immediately. Can order!"
"Okay, okay, they can say anything they want, including the color of the gemstone they like."
After a while, Li Like came back beaming, and said with emotion: "Fortunately, I'm here to accompany you for a couple of rounds, otherwise I would have left early today, and a set of jewelry in the shop suddenly sold out!"
"They still want to order, so I have to pick a good one." Li Like looked at Chu Qianli with admiration, and asked curiously, "You are so good at predicting things? How do you know that?"
Just now when Chu Qianli said that he had made a lot of money, Li Like only thought that she was saying something polite and pleasant, but he didn't expect it to actually come true.
Chu Qianli waved his hand humbly: "Professional players, play regularly."
Li Like was taken aback when he heard the words. Seeing that Chu Qianli was flattered and humiliated, he glanced at the two of them again. He felt that they were extraordinary, and he had a faint premonition, and tentatively said: "I heard people say that looking at faces..."
"It's not a look, it's Ziwei."
"Hey, it turned out to be the emperor's Xianxue..." Li Like looked at the two in surprise, "I didn't expect to bump into the master by mistake!"
Due to historical reasons, Ziwei Doushu's popularity in G City is far higher than that in the mainland, even surpassing the four-poster horoscope. Businessmen have contacted more or less, and Li Like and other businessmen naturally understand a little bit.
Li Like didn't know what to think about, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said earnestly: "Then if you buy stones or something, can you count them as well?"
Chu Qianli said honestly: "It can be considered whether it is suitable to buy, but I don't know gems myself."
"That's enough, that's enough, I know gemstones." Li Like hurriedly said, "But in this business, sometimes you will lose money if you know it, it just depends on whether it's suitable or not!"
Li Like immediately took out his mobile phone and wanted to add contact information. Tan Muxing didn't expect Chu Qianli to develop clients here, so he began to perform his duties as a broker and established contact with the other party.
"Just right, I'm going to pick a rough stone now, and I can tell you how to pick it." Li Like asked the staff in the hall for tools, and said, "Let's squeeze forward so that we can see clearly."
There are crowds of people in front of high-quality rough stones. These people are not casual tourists. They basically have the ability to pay a deposit. They get the number plate and bid for rough stones for business.
Li Like took the two of them along the way to look over, he quickly circled the rough stone he wanted, and waited to see if he could successfully photograph it tomorrow.
Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing also held tools, and they imitated Li Like, experiencing a day in the life of a gem merchant.
"Old Li, take a look at this, what can you see?" Someone suddenly waved and shouted, "Is this a ruby? You don't know red best!"
Chu Qianli and the others heard the voice, and they followed Li Like to the rough stone wrapped in stone layers.
Li Like frowned slightly, and when he looked at the rough stone in the cabinet, he saw some clues: "Isn't this a ruby?"
The original stone in the display cabinet is small in size, numbered 1134, it is only the size of a baby's fist, wrapped in thick stone layers, and only a few gaps reveal red light. If it is not placed in the well-lit preview hall, it will be like an ordinary pebble in the river bed and will not attract attention at all.
"We have been researching for a long time, and we want to know what it is."
"Ruby crystals are plate-shaped or column-shaped. You can see that the texture is obviously wrong..." Li Like looked closely, "You ask them to take out this stone and have a look."
The staff shook his head apologetically: "Sorry, this is an auction item that cannot be touched."
"You can get a closer look even if you are betting on stones, you guys are not fooling around!"
"Then tell me, what kind of rough stone is this?"
The staff tactfully said: "From the current identification results, this is the rough stone of some unnamed rare mineral. The specific identification needs to destroy its surface layer, so unfortunately we don't know more information."
"It's not the same as saying nothing." Li Like lost interest in it, and he turned around to greet Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing, "Let's go back there."
Li Like and others value precious gemstones, and the rough stones they pursue may even change with market preferences, so naturally they will not accept the "rare minerals" rhetoric.
When Chu Qianli heard this, she felt familiar. She still remembered that Tan Muxing once said that red crystals are not rubies. When he helped identify the red crystal tarot and compass, the appraiser in the company also said that he didn't know what the red crystal was.
The others had already left the rough stone No. 1134, but Chu Qianli was lying on the counter, struggling to identify it.
Tan Muxing noticed that she was watching seriously, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Xing Xing, can you see that spot of red?" Chu Qianli couldn't touch the original stone, so she couldn't compare it, so she hesitated, "The outside is covered with stone, so I can't see inside."
Other rough stones can be touched by hand, and can also be illuminated by strong light. However, the rough stone No. 1134 is locked in the counter, which limits the space for outsiders to play. No wonder Li Like and others do not stay long.
Tan Muxing guessed what Chu Qianli was thinking, and he also thought of the unknown Hongjing, and carefully identified it, but he did not see through his eyes.
Tan Muxing put down the tool, he thought for a while, and said, "If you just want to know whether it is or not, maybe you can make a divination?"
Chu Qianli doesn't know how to identify gems, but she can ask if the red crystal and the rough stone No. 1134 are the same thing.
Chu Qianli immediately put down the magnifying glass, and realized: "That's right, I mislead them. I'm a fortune teller, not a gemstone researcher!"
Li Like and others held the flashlight and the magnifying glass and tapped, making Chu Qianli almost forget his professional identity.
She made a hexagram on the spot to verify whether the two were related, and the result of the hexagram was "yes".
Chu Qianli hurriedly said: "Xingxing..."
Tan Muxing didn't wait for her to finish, he nodded knowingly: "I'll get the number plate."
At the entrance of the pre-exhibition hall, Li Like met the two after he was busy. He was taken aback when he saw the number plate in Tan Muxing's hand, and asked, "What are you looking for?"
Chu Qianli: "A stone."
"Which one? Let me show you. Don't buy randomly when you come here for the first time. The rough stone water is a bit deep."
"Number 1134."
"I don't have any impression?" Li Like touched his head blankly, "What type of gemstone?"
Tan Muxing reminded: "It is the rare mineral that is not allowed to be touched."
Li Like said in astonishment: "You want to buy that one? I don't think it's worth much. Not all rare minerals can be sold at a high price, especially if the identification results are not clear, it is basically difficult to resell."
Tan Muxing confessed: "We didn't intend to change hands, we just took it back and have a look."
Chu Qianli: "Well, if you have money, you just play."
Li Like didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Okay, you guys really know how to play, you just want to play with rough stones, I don't dare to spend money like this in this business."
"Then we can still meet tomorrow. Your stone should be very easy to photograph. I don't know if I can beat them. There are too many people robbing..." Li Like bid farewell, "See you tomorrow!"
The two waved goodbye to Li Like, and they went to pick up Lyle Gadbury's manuscripts and painting tools, finally ending the matter.
In the car, as soon as Chu Qianli sat firmly, he brutally tore open the package, looking for the inheritance left by the astrologer. She rummaged around and found an old leather pencil case, squeezed it a little, and felt something strange.
The pencil case was already tattered, she opened it decisively, and fumbled for a set of broken cards, which was the remaining Little Arcana!
"This thing is really miraculous. The leather pencil case is rotten, but the Tarot cards are not rotten." Chu Qianli neatly counted the broken cards, and gathered them together with the major arcana. Sure enough, none of them were missing.
Tan Muxing watched her line up the tarot cards and said, "The card I got today is not a starry sky."
The two saw the starry sky painting at the exhibition, and Chu Qianli later broke it into a major arcana. However, the minor arcana card is not a night sky, but a bloody underground, and the small card also has an abstract beauty. Like a spark that blooms in the shadows.
Although the patterns of the two are different, the style of painting comes from the same person, and it can be seen that they have something in common.
"The color of this pattern is a bit like red crystal..." Chu Qianli looked at the small Arcana in his hand, and took out a red crystal compass for comparison, "I don't know what this stone is, even the people who study gems don't know. "
Tan Muxing comforted him: "I used to be afraid of damaging the compass. I will take a photo of the rough stone tomorrow and send it for appraisal. I will know when the time comes."
The two are interested in the rough stone No. 1134, and they want to explore the truth of the red crystal. If there is a rough stone, there is no need to sacrifice the compass or tarot.
On the other side, in the tall building near the auction, after Shi Zhuoqu entered the room, he took the number plate on the table and asked, "How is the situation of the sample stone now?"
"No one should be paying attention at the moment. We have said hello and can't touch the sample stone. We will take pictures according to the procedure tomorrow, and Rosia doesn't know."
Rossiya Auction House and Qiaojiade Auction House are rivals, and their operation is indeed not as convenient as before.
"That's good, try not to alarm Rosya, the less people are aware of this, the better." Shi Zhuo channeled, "The boss is coming to G City soon, probably in the next few days."
"It should be in time, I will take pictures tomorrow, and take them out quickly."
"Okay, then I'll go in person." Shi Zhuoqu nodded, he looked down at the number plate in his palm, and then stretched out his hand to hold it tightly.
The next day, Chu Qianli and Tan Muxing were going to the auction. Uncle Qi was just about to open the car door for the two, but unexpectedly bumped into Jin Xiaoyuan who had been waiting for a long time.
When Jin Xiaoyuan saw Tan Muxing, he instantly blamed him, and said sadly: "Mu Xing, I heard that you had a long chat with Lao Li who was playing with stones yesterday, if you like gemstones, tell me in advance, why bother to look far away?"
Jin Xiaoyuan has quite a lot of contacts in the local area, and he knows about any disturbance, so he naturally heard about Mu Xing's meeting Li Like.
This made Jin Xiaoyuan very anxious, how could he be overtaken by others!
Tan Muxing didn't expect the other party to stay here. He heard the complaint and hurriedly said: "Uncle Jin, we just met and chatted suddenly, and we haven't met before..."
"I heard they said you changed your number plate?" Jin Xiaoyuan said, "What do you want to buy? You can let me change it. There's no need to do it yourself. I know them very well!"
Chu Qianli listened to Jin Xiaoyuan's exaggerated tone, and she whispered to Uncle Qi: "Is this the anxiety of the sycophant world? Seeing us hanging out with others, we feel that we are left behind."
Uncle Qi: "So you can succeed in anything if you do it to the top."
Facing Jin Xiaoyuan's pathetic questioning, Tan Muxing felt inexplicably under the illusion of being labeled as a heartbreaker, so he quickly used his shield. He sneaked a glance at Chu Qianli, blushed again on his face, and evaded: "Uncle Jin, no need, I bought it for her..."
The subtext is that there is no need for Jin Xiaoyuan to change the license plate.
Jin Xiaoyuan was not dismissed by these words this time, he embraced Tan Muxing enthusiastically, and said: "Okay, I won't stop you when you behave, but I will accompany you today, and I also changed the number plate, we Let's go shopping together!"
Talk about Mu Xing: "Ah, this..."
Jin Xiaoyuan didn't give him the chance to decline, and said decisively: "It's inconvenient for you to have only two children. When you come to G City, I won't entertain you well, and I won't have the face to see your grandma!"
Uncle Qi stood beside Chu Qianli, and he listened behind him, and added, "No, the old lady didn't remember his face at all."
Tan Muxing refused to persuade Jin Xiaoyuan to leave, so he could only agree to go with him.
Jin Xiaoyuan was overjoyed immediately, he made a show of opening the way all the way, wishing to provide VIP-level service to Tan Muxing and others.
A group of people arrived at the auction house by car. Jin Xiaoyuan showed his identity and asked for a private room when he entered the door. That posture was short of calling the boss of Rosia Auction House to pick up the customers.
Chu Qianli witnessed the majestic scene, she already understood the reason why Tan Muxing always rejected Jin Xiaoyuan, and commented sincerely: "We seem to be rampant villains."
Tan Muxing couldn't stop Jin Xiaoyuan at all, and said weakly: "... Be confident, get rid of it."