BXBX NOVEL Chapter 185: Making a Killing!!!!! (Fourth update)
After a moment’s consideration, Shu Jie had no fear of going all in with Huang Xiaolong. He was highly confident in his own judgment. You could say he was even narcissistically confident!
His previous mistake was just bad luck. People stumble, horses stumble, everyone makes mistakes from time to time. This couldn’t shake Shu Jie.
Shu Jie believed that it was impossible for him to make a second mistake!
Especially with the stone that Huang Xiaolong had chosen. In Shu Jie’s view, it had a hundred percent, even a thousand percent chance of not appreciating in value.
The two of them were betting so much that it made everyone around them gawk and feel their hairs stand on end.
“Little Long, perhaps it’s better not to gamble,” Cui Feiyan said, a worried look on her face.
Upon hearing that Shu Jie wanted to sever Huang Xiaolong’s hands and feet, she was beside herself with worry and couldn’t keep from murmuring her discouragement.
“Little Huang, be careful, be very careful not to act rashly,” Boss Miao also kindly reminded.
Seeing the usually icy Cui Feiyan, who never spared a glance for any man, actually showing tender feelings towards Huang Xiaolong, Shu Jie was burning with jealousy. “Stop dawdling! Start cutting the stone!”
“Oh… okay.” Huang Xiaolong nodded. “Remember our stake, 50 million.”
“Hmph!” Shu Jie snorted coldly.
“How would you like it cut?” the somewhat slow witted artisan looked up and asked Huang Xiaolong.
“Start by scraping it, carefully.” Huang Xiaolong said.
“Alright.” The artisan didn’t argue.
“Ha ?scrape? I think it would be quicker to just make a cut, and you’re scraping it? Do you really think there’s jadeite inside?” Shu Jie scoffed.
Huang Xiaolong ignored Shu Jie.
At this moment, the artisan had started the cutting machine and was expertly sanding down Huang Xiaolong’s stone.
Everyone around held their breath!
Countless pairs of eyes were fixed on that ugly grey rock.
Puff
Suddenly!
A cloud of dusty smoke billowed out!
However, within the dust, there were visible streaks of heart-stopping green. Jadeite green!
An experienced jeweler immediately began to shout. “There’s green! It’s gone up! It’s appreciated!”
At that shout, even more people from all directions gathered around.
“It… it… it really turned green…” Boss Miao was dumbstruck.
The artisan looked up at Huang Xiaolong and smirked, giving a thumbs up. “Young man, you have an eye for this. I’ve been doing this for years and I’ve never seen anyone as good as you.”
Tch
The expression on Shu Jie’s face froze!
He was dumbfounded!
Absolutely dumbfounded!
No matter what, he had lost!
As long as green appeared on Huang Xiaolong’s stone, he had lost!
The cutting machine continued to work, the outer layer of Huang Xiaolong’s stone slowly being scraped away.
When it was doused with water, a luminous piece of jadeite, round and perfectly formed, appeared. It seemed like an orb of jadeite, radiating a brilliant, transparent luster.
“My God! Ice-type jadeite green! It’s dramatically risen in value! It’s dramatically risen!” A jeweler exclaimed.
Those crowding around, three rows deep, were all exclaiming their surprise. Their eyes were red with envy.
Generally speaking, the market price of ice-type jadeite is not as high as imperial jade or glass jade. For example, an ice-type jadeite seal usually costs around 80,000 to 120,000.
But if it’s ice-type jadeite green, then that fetches a hefty price.
Now, Huang Xiaolong was faced with a decision!
To continue cutting, or not?
As the saying goes, “scraped rise isn’t a real rise, a cut rise is a true rise.”
That is to say, the green that is scraped might only be a thin layer. If they cut inside, it might be nothing but grey with no green at all.
“Young man… I suggest, don’t cut anymore, the risk is too high. Take your profits while you can. If the gamble fails, the losses will be catastrophic.” The artisan earnestly offered his advice. “Based on my experience, you could sell it as it is now and walk away with several million. If the gamble fails, then you’re only looking at a few tens of thousands.”
“Yeah, young man, don’t cut anymore, just leave it be. I’ll offer 2 million; you just sell me this stone,” a jeweler called out.
“Young man, I’ll offer 3 million. It’s enough. You bought this stone for a few thousand, right? It’s already appreciated several dozen times, you should be satisfied.”
“Yeah, lad, I’m willing to take the risk for you, 3.5 million, you take the money and leave, isn’t that great?”
Now, it’s all about the suspense.
Continuing the cut could turn millions into thousands, but it could also turn millions into tens of millions!
The so-called phrase, ‘one cut can make you rich or poor’, really applies to this situation.
Many jewelers, even though they’re just spectators, are sweating profusely, constantly wiping their sweat with tissues.
“Little Huang… someone’s bid up to 3.5 million. If you don’t want to gamble, this price is already quite high. I’m just afraid that this layer of green is too thin and everything will be revealed once you cut it down.” Boss Miao said anxiously on the side.
“Little Long… are we still betting or not?” Cui Feiyan’s face was also full of anxiety.
This was so suspenseful!
So damn thrilling!
“Hehehe a few million is too little…umm, Master, please continue to cut for me. Just split it in half from the middle.” Huang Xiaolong said casually.
The whole room was tense except for him, the owner of the original stone. He was the only one who was relaxed and seemed to be indifferent to the bet.
“Hoo ?” the jade cutter took a deep breath. “Lad, are you sure?”
“Yeah, Master, let’s get started.” Huang Xiaolong said cheerfully.
“Well… alright then! Whether it’s a huge increase or decrease will depend on this cut!” The jade cutter made a gesture on the rough stone and then operated the cutting machine.
Whoosh!
One cut was made!
Green mist flew!
You could see that the original stone had been split in two, revealing two flat, smooth cuts.
And these two cuts were entirely green!
All green!
Without a single flaw!
It gave people a feeling of cool jade, part warm and part cold, the surface looking like ice and water, refreshing and penetrating, with a hint of subtle beauty!
“Full Green Ice-type Jade!!!!” The jade cutter shouted out loud!
Shu Jie felt like he was about to collapse!
Today, in his most proficient and proudly dominated field, he was continuously slapped in the face by a simple country lad!
It hurt, it really hurt bad!
“Little Long! It skyrocketed! Oh my god! This… this is a miracle!” Cui Feiyan was also extremely excited, she directly hugged Huang Xiaolong at the announcement, but then remembering where they were, she quickly let go, her face reddening as she lowered her head in embarrassment.
Exciting, so exciting!
“It skyrocketed! A record price!”
“My god, such a large piece, how many jewelry pieces can be carved from it? The quality of this jade is just too perfect!”
“With this cut, the price probably increased by tenfold or more, right?”
“This lad’s luck is really against heaven.”
“No, I think it’s not just luck? The lad has a keen eye. We misjudged, but he, this lad is a hidden expert!”
People tend to be opportunistic, just like these jewelers who had looked down on Huang Xiaolong earlier, but now they were full of praise.
As for Shu Jie, his face looked gloomy and he seemed a little defeated, being utterly ravaged.
Then, the jewelers began to bid for this piece of jade.
Highest bid wins.
In the end, this piece of jade was taken away by a jeweler for a price of 90 million.
When Huang Xiaolong handed the 90 million cheque to Cui Feiyan, she had an overwhelming feeling of unreality, almost as if she was dreaming.
From lunch to this moment, which was only a matter of hours, Huang Xiaolong had earned 140 million!
It has to be said, this was a great miracle!
A miracle that was absolutely unbelievable!