"Xiao Yang, I have already taken care of your friend's matter." Shen Yuxuan's voice came from the phone.
"I know. I just went out to celebrate with him." Yang Qi said with a smile.
"I called you this time because I want you to accompany me to meet someone."
"Meet someone, who?" Yang Qi was stunned and asked curiously.
The identity of the person who can be introduced by Shen Yuxuan personally must be extraordinary.
"Mr. Huang." Shen Yuxuan said on the phone.
"Mr. Huang?"
Yang Qi was startled and said in surprise.
Huang Lao is a famous stone gambling master in Qingchuan Province for many years. He has a very good relationship with Shen's family. When Yang Qi met Shen Yuxuan in the antique street, Shen Yuxuan asked Huang Lao to come out and go to the Burmese public auction. Shen Yuxuan also has high hopes for this Burmese public auction, which is related to whether Shen's family can continue to exist. So Shen Yuxuan would ask Huang Lao for help at any cost.
Yang Qi had only heard Shen Yuxuan mention Mr. Huang, but he also knew that this man's gambling stone skills were probably the best in Qingchuan Province. Even Wu Shan and others had received guidance from Mr. Huang to achieve their current success.
Although he defeated Wu Shan at the last exhibition in eastern Guangdong, Yang Qi knew very well that Wu Shan's gambling stone skills were not bad, he just wasn't lucky enough that time. After all, that winning piece was a gambling stone that countless gambling stone consultants were optimistic about, and it was not just Wu Shan's problem.
"When?" Yang Qi asked. He was also very curious about Mr. Huang. An elder who could be so respected by Shen Yuxuan was definitely not a simple person.
"Tomorrow morning."
"Okay, I'll be there on time then." Yang Qi nodded.
After coming into contact with the industry of gambling on stones, he naturally respected the masters who had real skills in gambling on stones. After all, he himself gambled on stones only by relying on the fact that he was a warrior to cheat.
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The next morning, when Yang Qi arrived at the Antique Street, Shen Yuxuan was already waiting for him outside the Antique Street.
"Xiao Yang, this time it's Mr. Huang who specifically asked to see you. He is a leader in the Qingchuan gambling stone industry. If he can give you some pointers, it will be enough for you to benefit from for a lifetime." Shen Yuxuan said.
Mr. Huang has retired from the gambling industry for many years and has long ceased to serve as a gambling consultant. Apart from his own apprentices, few people can get Mr. Huang's guidance. Even Shen Yuxuan relied on her father's favor to ask Mr. Huang to come forward. If it were someone else, they would not be able to ask Mr. Huang at all.
"Actually, I'm also very curious about Mr. Huang. Can you tell me about Mr. Huang's situation?" Yang Qi asked quickly.
"Mr. Huang's original name was Huang Shi. It is said that he once studied with the Jade King for a period of time. Originally, Mr. Huang was not called Huang Shi, but the word Shi was given to him by the Jade King, and he has kept it ever since." Shen Yuxuan said.
Mr. Huang is very famous in the Qingzhou gambling stone circle, but Yang Qi has just started gambling on stones. He has only heard of Mr. Huang but has never seen him in person.
"Emerald King?" Yang Qi was stunned and asked in surprise, "I heard that Mr. Huang is old, probably over 60 years old, so how old is the Emerald King?"
"The Jade King is only in his fifties, less than sixty." Shen Yuxuan said.
“Then…” Yang Qi was surprised. Doesn’t this mean that Mr. Huang is older than the Jade King, but he is the Jade King’s disciple
"The Jade King is not very old, and that is why he has never acknowledged Mr. Huang as his disciple. However, some people of the older generation know that Mr. Huang did follow the Jade King for a period of time." Shen Yuxuan said.
I see.
Yang Qi could vaguely guess that it was probably because the Jade King saw that Mr. Huang had learned to gamble on stones and was older than him, so he did not formally acknowledge him as his disciple. Although they were not master and disciple in name, they were like master and disciple in nature.
Yang Qi was well aware of the reputation of the Jade King. He was the number one in the jade world, and this was recognized by the entire jade world, not just a self-proclaimed title by the Jade King. Even the jade mine owners in Myanmar respected the Jade King very much.
"Mr. Huang has always been very supportive of the younger generation. Perhaps this is related to the support of the Jade King back then. However, as he gets older, Mr. Huang has rarely given guidance to others. This time he called on you to meet him, I'm afraid he wanted to test you." Shen Yuxuan said.
"Test me?" Yang Qi was stunned and looked at Shen Yuxuan with some confusion.
"You have become famous in the gambling stone world recently. Although many people admit that you are a gambling stone master, no one who is truly influential has acknowledged you, and Mr. Huang is this influential person." Shen Yuxuan said in a deep voice.
There are two ways to become famous in the gambling stone industry. The first is to rely on gambling stones, purely relying on gambling stones to prove yourself, but this not only requires a lot of money, but also a lot of time, so the older generation of gambling stone masters almost all became famous in their thirties or forties. The second way is to rely on the recognition of other gambling stone masters, but this method is not necessarily successful, because the higher the prestige of the recognized gambling stone master, the higher the credibility. If the general gambling stone master recognizes it, it will require many people to reach a consensus. In fact, young people like Li Yun and Yang Qi all use this method.
Otherwise they wouldn't have become famous so quickly.
Nowadays, Yang Qi's reputation as a master of gambling stones is still spreading in a small range, but once Mr. Huang recognizes it, it will be considered as Yang Qi's vindication.
"So that's how it is."
At this time, Yang Qi also understood why Shen Yuxuan was so anxious to call him over. She probably wanted Mr. Huang to admit his gambling skills. After all, Mr. Huang's favor was gone after one use. In the future, he could only rely on Shen himself. As the gambling consultant of Shen Jewelry, whether Yang Qi could be recognized by the industry was a very important matter.
Under the guidance of Shen Yuxuan, the two came to an antique shop with a quaint flavor. The shop not only sells various jadeite jewelry, but also jade jewelry, as well as some calligraphy and paintings and antiques. The whole antique shop, as soon as you step into it, gives people a feeling of returning to ancient times.
"This antique shop is really unique." Yang Qi exclaimed.
"Of course. This antique shop was designed by Mr. Huang himself. Many of the items in it are jadeite that Mr. Huang discovered himself. It can be said that the entire shop was almost established by Mr. Huang alone." Shen Yuxuan said with emotion.
Although the antique shop in front of him could not be compared with Shen’s Jewelry, the value of this antique shop alone was over 100 million, even higher than that of many small jewelers.
Hearing this, Yang Qi couldn't help but feel a little respect for Mr. Huang. It was not easy to achieve this by one's own efforts.
"Wait, it was established by Mr. Huang..." Suddenly, a thought flashed through Yang Qi's mind.
Yang Qi had never found a solution to the jade issue, but when he saw this antique shop, he finally came up with a solution. He could definitely set up his own shop like Mr. Huang. As long as he solved the initial jade raw material problem, he could continue to run the business by relying on his practice and gambling on jade! (To be continued)