"Haha! Then thank you very much, Mr. Lawrence!" Zhang Jianjun smiled and clasped his fists to Lawrence. He knew that Mr. Li was just a dog, and the real big shot was Lawrence.

"Mr. Zhang Jianjun, you are too polite! I didn't mean to give it to you, but the risk of this raw stone is too high and I can't afford it." Lawrence was frank, which made Zhang Jianjun's impression of him increase a lot.

Just then, a staff member hurried over, whispered something in the auctioneer's ear, and then left.

"Mr. 16 bid . Is there a higher bid than this? If not, I will hammer it down."

Everyone present was silent in response to the auctioneer's question. After three bids, the auctioneer brought down the hammer heavily.

"Congratulations to Mr. No. 16 for winning our finale lot at a price of ."

"Please don't leave. Our boss saw that the auction was going well and decided to auction off our store's most valuable treasure. Please wait for a moment!"

“After the auction, there will be more than a dozen professional stone cutters responsible for cutting the rough stones. Please don’t miss this eye-opening opportunity.”

After hearing the auctioneer's words, everyone who was about to leave stood still, wanting to see what the store's treasure was.

Soon, a jadeite rough stone that was two meters tall and weighed six or seven tons was lifted out using professional equipment and placed in the middle of the auction.

Seeing that everyone was attracted by this treasure of the town, the auctioneer immediately introduced it: "This jadeite rough stone is a giant found in the old pit of Pagan in Myanmar. You have ten minutes to check it out."

"The auction will officially begin in ten minutes. I don't know who will win the prize, so please wait and see."

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, everyone picked up their flashlights and walked forward to examine the raw stone.

Lou Bancheng also whispered beside Zhang Jianjun: "Jianjun, what do you think of this rough stone? Should we take a picture of it?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jianjun immediately used his eyes of perspective to check it out, and saw that this huge stone actually contained rare emerald jade.

"Take it! You must take it. Uncle Lou, we are going to get rich this time. Just wait for the truck to load up with money!"

It was obvious that sacks could no longer bring in so much money, so they had to be loaded in trucks.

When Lou Bancheng heard that the money was being loaded into a truck, he excitedly hugged Zhang Jianjun. "Really? Thank you so much, Jianjun. It's a pity that Xiao'e is already married, otherwise I really want to marry my daughter to you."

Zhang Jianjun scratched his head in embarrassment. "It's okay, Uncle Lou, just treat me as your nephew."

Lawrence also leaned close to Mr. Li's ear and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Li? Is this stone worth taking?"

Mr. Li shook his head and said, "It depends! The skin of this rough stone is too thick, and the light can't penetrate it at all. I can only give it a try with a gambling mentality."

"Okay! Everything is up to you. If this stone makes money, I will add 30% to the commission we agreed on before." Lawrence said as he held up three fingers.

When Mr. Li heard that Lawrence wanted to add more money, he immediately nodded and thanked him: "Thank you, Mr. Lawrence. I will do my best in the future to repay Mr. Lawrence's trust."

Lawrence waved his hands and said impatiently: "Alright! I get it." To be honest, Lawrence looked down on Mr. Li, who was just taking advantage of his gambling stone skills.

Ten minutes passed quickly, and the auctioneer picked up the microphone: "Ladies and gentlemen, I believe everyone has finished checking, so let's get started! The starting price of this treasure is 100,000, and each bid must not be less than 10,000."

Good boy! The direct bid is a small goal. Many people are afraid of losing everything, so no one dares to raise a placard.

After all, in the previous auction item, the jade inside could be vaguely seen when the light was turned on, but the skin of this big stone is too thick and nothing can be seen at all. This is really a gamble.

"I'll offer one hundred thousand!" Mr. Li was still the first to make an offer. After all, he was not the one who paid the money, so even if there was a loss, it would not be on him.

"One hundred and ten thousand." Zhang Jianjun immediately followed the quotes of the past few hours. These few days made him more certain that Zhang Jianjun was targeting him.

"One hundred and eighty thousand!" Mr. Li raised the price directly.

"One hundred and ninety thousand!" Zhang Jianjun remained calm and just followed the other party by offering the lowest price.

"Two hundred and fifty thousand!" Mr. Li gritted his teeth, trying to scare Zhang Jianjun away with a high price.

"Two hundred and sixty thousand!" Zhang Jianjun still had that nonchalant look on his face. You have to know that this piece of emerald raw stone would be worth at least five or six million after being cut. A mere two hundred and sixty thousand was not enough.

Seeing this, Mr. Li's forehead was covered with cold sweat. He held up the sign under pressure. "Three hundred thousand!"

Even Lawrence was shocked by this offer. Although his family was not short of money, they didn't spend it like this. If he spent 300,000 yuan to buy a piece of waste stone, where would his face be? Nobles were the most concerned about face.

"That's enough! Don't report it anymore! Since you're not absolutely sure, three hundred thousand will be enough!"

After hearing what Lawrence said, Mr. Li could only nod reluctantly.

"Three hundred and ten thousand!" Zhang Jianjun continued to hold up the sign. He looked so calm, as if the three small goals were not worth mentioning in his eyes.

"Number 16 bid 3. Will number continue to bid?" The auctioneer turned his gaze to Mr. Li. After all, the final transaction price was related to his commission, so he naturally hoped that the price would be as high as possible.

The eyes of the whole audience turned to Mr. Li, just like the auctioneer.

Seeing the hopeful looks from everyone, Mr. Li felt a burning pain on his face. For the sake of face, he had to say, "I don't want it! Since No. 16, the sucker, is willing to spend more than to buy a piece of broken stone, I won't argue with him. If it collapses, I will lose everything."

When the auctioneer saw Mr. Li leave, he didn't say anything and continued to speak to everyone as usual.

"Three hundred and ten thousand for the first time!"

"Three hundred and ten thousand for the second time!"

"Three hundred and ten thousand for the third time! Deal! Let us congratulate Mr. No. 16 for winning the treasure of our Crescent Hotel."

Lou Bancheng did not hesitate and immediately took out a check to pay the Crescent Hotel. After a special person took the check to verify its authenticity, the transaction was truly completed.

"Mr. No. 16 has already paid. Now we are going to the most exciting part of stone cutting. Please welcome our stone cutting masters."

As the auctioneer's voice fell, eighteen professional stone cutters holding cutting machines began to perform on-site stone cutting.

"Boy! You spend 310,000 yuan to buy a piece of scrap. Go ahead and cut it, you will lose a lot of money!" Mr. Li stood beside Zhang Jianjun with his mouth wide open, mocking him.

"How do you know it's waste? I bet a top-quality emerald can be cut out of this rough stone." Anyway, the auction is over now, so it doesn't matter even if Zhang Jianjun is exposed.

"Hahaha! Top-quality emerald? You must have drunk some fake wine. Hey, hey, hey! Did everyone hear that? This guy said that a top-quality emerald can be cut out of this six or seven-ton rough stone. It really made me laugh to death! Are you still asleep?"

"Do you know what this stone means if it is cut into a top-quality emerald? It can easily be sold for millions, or even tens of millions."

"I've been gambling on gemstones for at least more than ten years, but I've never seen a top-quality emerald cut from such a large rough stone. You little brat don't understand anything about gambling on gemstones. I suggest that everyone kick him out." Mr. Li shouted deliberately to attract the attention of those around him in order to embarrass Zhang Jianjun.

"What did this kid say? Did I hear him correctly? A top-quality emerald was found in such a large rough stone! I'm afraid he hasn't woken up yet?"

"It's really a fantasy. Cutting out emeralds from six or seven tons of jadeite raw stone is something I can't even imagine. If it's true, it would cost at least 18 million, right?" The people watching around were all bigwigs in the jadeite industry, and they naturally refused to believe it.

"How do you know that it won't produce top-quality emeralds? How about we make a bet on whether this rough stone can produce top-quality emeralds? I wonder how much wealth you have to bet with me?" Zhang Jianjun patted the six or seven-ton jade rough stone and stared at Mr. Li with a sinister smile.

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