Only children in Siheyuan make choices. I want them all.

"I think this guy is just too rich to care about. He actually bought a useless piece of stone. It really makes me laugh. In my opinion, we should just kick him out. This kind of nouveau riche with a lot of money is not worthy of being with us upper-class people."

Zhang Jianjun was too lazy to pay attention to Mr. Li. He just looked at the auctioneer: "Are you not going to do anything about it? Just let such a person mess up the auction? I doubt the strength of your Xinyue Hotel now."

Upon hearing this, the auctioneer immediately pointed his finger at Mr. Li and sternly rebuked him, "No one is allowed to make trouble in my Xinyue Hotel. I order you to shut up immediately, or I will have someone kick you out."

Mr. Li shrank his neck and shut up immediately after being scolded. He also knew that the Crescent Hotel had a powerful backer, and someone like him could not afford to offend them.

The auctioneer picked up the hammer and looked at everyone present with a smile. "This gentleman bids 500. Is there anyone who can bid higher? If no one bids, lot number 1 will belong to this gentleman!"

"Five hundred dollars for the first time! Five hundred dollars for the second time! Five hundred dollars for the third time! Deal! Congratulations on lot number one being won by Mr. No. 16." After shouting three times, the auctioneer dropped the hammer heavily.

"Let me continue with the second auction item. It's a piece of material from an old mine in Myanmar. The starting price is 2,000 yuan and each bid cannot be less than 100 yuan."

Zhang Jianjun used his X-ray eyes to see that although this stone could produce jadeite, the quality of the jadeite was very poor. It was estimated that it was just enough to make back the investment, so he was too lazy to bid.

After several rounds of fierce bidding, the material was finally successfully auctioned off by Mr. Li for RMB 3,600.

Soon more than an hour passed and the auction was coming to an end. Zhang Jianjun also bought two raw stones in the middle, but the profit was not very big, only seven or eight times.

The auctioneer pointed at the last rough stone and shouted excitedly, "Welcome everyone to our last lot, lot 18. This lot weighs more than 600 kilograms and has been evaluated by our professionals."

"There is a 100% chance that you will find a rare purple jadeite. Without further ado, the starting price is 10,000 yuan, and each bid must not be less than 100 yuan."

The auctioneer said this, obviously deliberately avoiding the main point. He only said that purple jade could be obtained, but did not say what quality it would be. If it was imperial purple, he would make a fortune, but if it was rubbish purple, he would probably lose everything.

This is the rule of the gambling stone industry. One cut makes you poor, one cut makes you rich, and one cut makes you covered with sackcloth. Because the surface of jade is all stone, if you don’t cut the raw stone, you will never know whether the price of this stone will rise or fall.

Someone at the scene couldn't help but raise a sign. "I'll pay 10,000 yuan!"

Mr. Li smiled when he heard this. "For such good material, only 10,000 yuan is a bit too low. I'll offer 11,000 yuan."

"Twelve thousand!" Someone else immediately bid...

Before long, lot No. 18 was sold at a high price of 80,000 yuan, equivalent to more than 80 million yuan today.

"Eighty-one thousand!" Mr. Li continued to raise his hand. It seemed that he was determined to get this rough stone.

"Mr. No. 3 bid . Is there anyone who can bid higher?" The auctioneer was also ecstatic. After all, the higher the transaction price, the higher his commission would be.

Seeing that no one had raised a sign for a long time, the auctioneer raised the hammer and shouted loudly as usual: "Eighty thousand for the first time, eighty thousand for the second time, eighty thousand for the third time..."

"I'll offer 82,000!" Zhang Jianjun raised the sign and shouted loudly.

Mr. Li was furious when he saw this, and he pointed at Zhang Jianjun's nose and cursed: "Boy! Are you looking for trouble on purpose? Do you have to wait until the auctioneer is about to drop the hammer before you deliberately bid?"

Zhang Jianjun spread his hands helplessly: "Anyway, the hammer hasn't fallen yet, why do you care when I bid? If you have the guts, keep raising the price!"

Zhang Jianjun has taken a look and found that lot No. 18 is worth at least 700,000 or 800,000 yuan. If he takes it back and processes it into a bracelet jewellery, the profit can at least double.

Mr. Li knew that Zhang Jianjun had Lou Bancheng's backing, and he was no match for Lou Bancheng in terms of financial resources. "I'm too lazy to compete with you. I'll make a bid. If you bid higher than mine, I won't bid. One hundred thousand yuan!"

This offer shocked everyone present. One hundred thousand yuan was a concept in the 1960s! That was more than Jianlin's small goal.

"What do you think? You don't dare to bid anymore, right?" Mr. Li looked at everyone present and his surprised expression. For a moment, his vanity was greatly satisfied.

"One hundred thousand and one hundred!" Zhang Jianjun held up the sign and said with a smile.

When Mr. Li heard the offer, he became furious again. "What do you mean? I asked for 100,000 yuan, but you only have a little more than 100 yuan. Are you really trying to make things difficult for me?"

Zhang Jianjun pretended to be innocent. "The auctioneer also said that each bid should not be less than 100 yuan. I bid according to the rules. Is there any problem with this?"

The auctioneer also spoke up hastily, interrupting the quarrel between the two: "Quiet down! Mr. 16's approach is completely reasonable. Mr. 3, do you want to continue bidding?"

Mr. Li sneered. "Go! I'll offer one hundred thousand and two hundred, keep bidding, kid!"

Zhang Jianjun thought to himself, this old dog is picking on me, even using his own method to fight back, so I'll play along slowly. "I'll pay 100,300."

"One hundred thousand and four hundred!"

"One hundred thousand and five hundred!"

"One hundred thousand and six hundred!"

Seeing that the two people were arguing, the auctioneer hurriedly changed the rules: "Since both of you want this rough stone, I will make a special change. Each bid cannot be more than one thousand."

Zhang Jianjun immediately raised his sign: "I'll bid one hundred thousand and one thousand six hundred."

Just as Mr. Li was about to raise his placard, Lawrence said, “Stop playing around, just bid the highest price and let him give up!”

Mr. Li gritted his teeth. According to his estimation, this purple jadeite raw stone was worth at most 200,000 yuan, so he offered the highest price. "180,000 yuan!"

As soon as this offer came out, everyone present couldn't help but speak up.

"Oh my god! They actually bid 180,000! If the jadeite cut out is not good, won't I lose everything?"

When Lou Bancheng heard the offer, he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. After all, he made a bet with Lawrence to see who could win more money from betting on stones at the auction. If he lost money on this stone, he would really lose both the wife and the army.

Zhang Jianjun remained unmoved and held up the sign in his hand. "One hundred and one hundred and one thousand."

Lawrence said, "What do you think, Mr. Li? How about forgetting it? This stone is too risky."

Mr. Li nodded and said, "I won't bid for it anymore, I'll give you this rough stone."