Chapter 75: The Best Bidder at the Exhibition

Guan Dongping said with a serious expression, "Little brother, are you sure you're serious?"

Ye Bufan said, "Of course. Now it depends on Big Brother Guan's decision."

"I cannot accept a reward for no effort. Even if it truly works, I can't take your 20% shares, as the properties have already been sold," Guan Dongping said. "How about this: consider it me working for you. If it succeeds, you pay me a salary of 1 million chinese yuan per year. If it doesn't, consider it me helping you out."

Ye Bufan still greatly admired Guan Dongping's character. He said, "It's settled then. I'll give you a salary of 10 million chinese yuan per year."

Guan Dongping was not one to dither. He said straightforwardly, "The salary is negotiable. I'll go back and gather the workers. I'll wait for your call."

After speaking, he left Paradise Club, and Ye Bufan walked towards the raw Materials venue.

The raw Materials exhibition was held in an open-air plaza at Paradise Club, covering several thousand square meters. The exhibition had already begun, and the venue was filled with various raw Materials. In front of each pile of raw Materials stood a staff member.

Legend has it that these raw Materials were all transported by the Luo Family from old mines in Myanmar, and each piece could potentially yield priceless jadeite.

Crowds surged in front of the raw Materials. Jewelers from all over Huaxia and people interested in stone gambling surrounded these raw Materials, looking them over and commenting on them.

Some people, unable to restrain their impulses, directly bought a stone and had it cut on the spot.

In the stone gambling industry, there's a saying: one cut makes you poor, one cut makes you rich; one cut is earth-shattering, one cut leads to a dead end.

As one stone after another was cut open, some people were overjoyed and cried, some stomped their feet and beat their chests, some laughed heartily, and some let out sighs.

This is precisely the charm of stone gambling. To this day, no method has been able to penetrate the outer skin of raw Materials. No one knows whether it contains 'dog-shit land' or 'emperor green' inside.

Ye Bufan walked forward with the crowd. He discovered that these raw Materials, which were supposedly impenetrable by any means, offered no resistance whatsoever to his Divine Sense.

As he walked, he could clearly see which stones contained jadeite, whether the jadeite was red or green, and whether it was large or small. Everything was transparent and distinct.

This excited him immensely. The raw Materials venue was like an ATM for him now; stone gambling held no difficulty.

If he wished, he could completely sweep up all the raw Materials here that had double their value.

However, he also didn't want to be too obvious. If people knew he could see through raw Materials, the trouble in the future would be immense.

So, he wanted to find Qin Chuchu first, purchase alongside Qin's Group, and then secretly cut open the stones after returning.

As he walked forward, an area appeared in front of him. Some stones were cordoned off with ropes, and a sign stood nearby: "Luo's Group Reserved Raw Materials, Not for Sale."

Although jadeite raw Materials cannot be seen through, experienced raw Materials appraisers can still discern some clues from the stone's skin. Based on the color of the raw Materials, the presence of moss, cracks, and other information, they can estimate the probability of jadeite appearing.

The Luo Family was the organizer of this raw Materials exhibition, so they had stockpiled some better-quality raw Materials in advance for their own jade shops or for gifting.

Since the raw Materials here were not for sale, the few staff members guarding this area were relatively relaxed and gathered together to chat.

Ye Bufan walked past, then suddenly stopped, his eyes burning as he looked at a large stone a staff member was sitting on.

This stone was about half a meter tall, entirely black, and smooth all over, which was why the staff member was using it as a stool.

From its appearance, this stone had nothing special about it, but in Ye Bufan's eyes, it was an absolute rare treasure.

The excitement in his eyes flashed and then subsided. He suppressed his agitated emotions and stepped forward to the staff member, saying, "Excuse me, how can I buy stones from here?"

The staff member's attitude was still polite. He said, "I'm sorry, our stones here are reserved by the Luo Family and are not for sale to the public."

Since he had set his sights on this stone, Ye Bufan was naturally unwilling to give up. He asked again, "Little brother, can you tell me how I can choose a stone from here? I think the quality here is quite good."

The staff member said, "There's only one way to get a stone from here, and that's if our Young Master agrees. If Da Shao is happy, giving you a few pieces is not a problem at all."

Ye Bufan frowned. He knew very well Luo Wentao's attitude towards him, that he wished he could kill him. How could he possibly give him raw Materials?

But this stone was too important to him; he had to get his hands on it no matter what.

Just then, a crowd surged forward, and Luo Wentao walked over with Qin Chuchu.

Although Qin's Group had sent their own raw Materials appraiser, Luo Wentao still volunteered and actively offered to help Qin Chuchu select stones.

Although Qin Chuchu disliked this person, she still highly recognized his ability to appraise raw Materials.

The Luo Family had been in the raw Materials business for so many years, accumulating rich experience. Furthermore, Luo Wentao's teacher was Chen Bainian, one of Myanmar's top ten raw Materials appraisers.

Over the years, he had indeed learned some skills, and his attainments in raw Materials appraisal far surpassed those of ordinary appraisers.

Because of this, she did not refuse and noted down the numbers of the stones Luo Wentao recommended. She would then discuss and consult with her group's appraiser later.

The group stopped not far from Ye Bufan. Luo Wentao pointed to a large stone, two meters high and weighing over 1,000 catties, and said, "Chu Chu, do you see this stone? This is the 'King of Bids' for this exhibition.

Although it's priced at 30 million, if you bid for it, it will definitely be worth more than its price. I'm very optimistic about it, and even my teacher speaks highly of it, which is why it was designated as the 'King of Bids' for this exhibition."

Qin Chuchu looked at the stone. Generally speaking, raw Materials are divided into two forms: full gamble and semi-gamble. Full gamble means there are no windows, and success depends entirely on one's luck.

Semi-gamble raw Materials, on the other hand, have large or small windows cut into them. Based on these windows, one can infer the probability of jadeite appearing inside, which offers a greater chance of success.

This was a semi-gamble raw Material. A basketball-sized window had been opened on its left side, revealing an enticing green hue.

Qin Chuchu also understood a bit about stone gambling, and seeing this stone, she was quite moved.

From the opened window, the jadeite's texture was at least glass-type.

For such a large stone, if even one-tenth of its material was glass-type jadeite, its value would at least exceed 100 million chinese yuan, which would immediately alleviate Qin's Jewelry's current problem of insufficient raw Materials.

Luo Wentao saw through Qin Chuchu's thoughts and said again, "Chu Chu, just trust me. Bidding for this stone will definitely be a sure profit. To be honest, I reserved this stone just for you; otherwise, it would have been taken into the Luo Family's own use long ago."

What he said was sincere. This stone was highly regarded by many, including his teacher Chen Bainian.

Because of this, he specifically set it aside as the 'King of Bids' to curry favor with Qin Chuchu when Qin's Group came to purchase raw Materials.

Hearing that the host of the exhibition thought so highly of this stone, many people gathered around, commenting on the 'King of Bids'.

"Not bad, it's indeed a good stone. Raw Materials with this kind of python pattern are 100% guaranteed to yield jadeite…"

"Aren't you stating the obvious? They've already rubbed a window; there's definitely jadeite inside. The suspense now is how much jadeite there is and what its quality is…"

"I trust Luo Da Shao's judgment. It's just a pity I don't have the money; otherwise, buying it would definitely be a sure profit…"