jade carver

The competition Cheng Ye participated in was divided into two groups, one was the exhibition competition, which was a chance for the old-school masters to compete; the other was the on-site technician comparison, which was for newcomers to show their faces, and it also gave everyone a chance to see other people's homes How about the apprentice's skills, let's see the potential of this sect.

It is precisely because of this that the old man Xu persuaded Xu An to bring the piece of suet white jade with him. The old man Xu said to Xu An: "We can't sit and eat, jade materials are hard to buy, and this famous jade carving master is even more important." It's not easy to recruit. Take advantage of this opportunity to improve the reputation of several masters in the factory, and the business will improve in the future, won't it?"

Xu An went in one ear and went out the other. It sounded right at the time, and he agreed, but when he turned around, he forgot what old man Xu had said.He is used to self-willedness, and when he went to Yunnan, he only saw the emerald wool that he was thinking of, and he was still focused on his big dream of getting rich.

Old man Xu was so anxious that he wished to rush over to find Xu An immediately, but he was afraid that Xu An would notice something was wrong if he stared too closely, so he could only grit his teeth and lead the team to participate in the competition first.

They also participated in the second rookie competition. There are mixed strengths and weaknesses here, and many of them are "recommended" by relevant units. Many newcomers from this association or company have never participated in formal training at all, and even come from stone carving backgrounds. of.

The organizers are under a lot of pressure. They have just started the competition, and they are really not skilled in handling these relationships.Due to the large number of people, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and choose a relatively fair method, drawing lots to determine the number of matches.There will be one match for the newcomers in two days, and it will be divided into three competitions. The content includes the display of the finished jade carvings and on-site production. At that time, the masters will go to the scene to watch in person. If you are lucky, you may soar into the sky right away.

Lao Xia anxiously waited for Cheng Ye and the others to draw lots. He had just answered the call from old man Xu, and when he thought that the treasure might have been sold by Xu An, he felt as if grass had grown in his heart.After finally waiting for Cheng Ye and the others to come back, they immediately caught up and asked, "When is the game?"

Xu Junjie hurriedly replied: "Yifei, Xiaowen, and Xiaowu are tomorrow, and Cheng Ye and I have drawn the last day, so it's the finale!"

Lao Xia frowned, and after thinking for a long time, he made up his mind: "Things have changed. Xu An took that piece of mutton jade to Tengchong. I'm afraid he will make a move early. I'm really worried and want to go there first." .I know this is a matter of the older generation, and you really shouldn't be involved, but..."

Master brother Xu Junjie stopped Lao Xia from saying what he wanted to say, and said with a smile: "Master, what are you talking about? The master told me before I came. If you want me to listen to you, not only do you have to win the game, but you also have to win the treasure back." " He blinked, "Uncle, don't look at my master who is not serious at ordinary times, but for the sake of the master, for this treasure, he has spent no less thought than you."

Cheng Ye had already packed up the things he was going to bring, and stood beside Lao Xia with his bag on his back, and said, "Master, I'll listen to you."

Yun Yifei and the twins also made a promise, saying: "Uncle, don't worry, we will definitely reach the finals, you will wait for us in Tengchong for two days, and we will go there as soon as the competition is over!"

Lao Xia was so moved by these children, he stopped being hypocritical, and ordered: "Then Junjie and Cheng Ye go with me first, Yi Fei, you take Xiaowen and Xiaowu to the game, and your master Xu also led the team here to compete. Just go find him. After the competition, listen to your Uncle Xu's arrangement, understand?"

Yun Yifei also knew how much the elders attached importance to this matter, and immediately nodded in agreement.

In the underground black market, there are mostly shady transactions. In addition to money transactions, there are two ways to determine the ownership of items: literary anthology and martial arts.To put it bluntly, these two are about gambling stones, but the items here are mixed, in addition to jade wool, there are also a lot of ancient jade and other jade.

Xu An didn't know the situation, so he led people all the way into the black market, and spent 400 million on the first day.He spent a lot of money, and seeing the jadeite wool he was satisfied with, he bought it without blinking an eye. At first, with the help of a few experts invited by his side, he made a profit and a loss, and the difference was not big.Later, Xu An chose a piece of 60 yuan worth of jade wool, but when he cut it up, he found a piece of jade that was worth less than [-] yuan. In a fit of anger, Xu An gave the item to the shop owner on the spot, and left with his sleeves waved.

The boss picked up a bargain for no reason, so he stepped forward and told Xu An a way to get rich, "Are you new here? The most famous place in our place is the inner city, and the things there are really good, and as long as If you pay [-] yuan, you can gamble. Last month, a jade merchant in Myanmar just sent a piece of old pit wool, jade belt python flowers, absolutely good material!"

Xu An moved his mind. He was afraid that old man Xu would know and would preach again, so he sneaked over with someone and left old man Xu to compete with a few young masters in the factory.Now hearing what the boss said, he immediately asked for the way to the inner city, and led someone there.

At the same time, under the command of the old man Xu, Lao Xia rushed to the inner city with his two apprentices.Old man Xu started to contact friends in Tengchong area after being thrown by Xu An at the competition venue. He wished he could send someone to follow Xu An. He hurriedly ran to catch Xu An and brought him back.

When old man Xu was young, he had close contacts with the black market. It can be said that most of the antique goods there were made by old man Xu.The person in charge of the black market over there is still polite to Xu Junjie's master and apprentice. These two are their gods of wealth. some.

Old man Xu originally planned to take Xu An to the black market after the competition, and using his connections there, he arranged in advance to cheat Xu An with the piece of mutton fat jade.They are in the process of contacting and setting up, who would have thought that Xu An, the second generation ancestor, might speak correctly, pat his ass and lead others to go there first?The old man Xu was very angry, but he could only use his tricks, and stabilize Xu An first.

"I asked the Hu family to borrow a piece of high-quality jade wool and put it over there. Now I have arranged for someone to take Xu An to see it. He must be tempted. When the time comes, you will act as a merchant who wants to grab the jade wool. Make a bet I would have fought them." Old man Xu scolded Xu An on the phone, and then explained his plan in detail to Lao Xia. "I've already made an agreement with the other side. You don't need to show up at that time. I found someone I know to help you post about Xu An..."

"Why did the Hu family suddenly help? There is also gambling money, where are we going to get such a large sum of money?" Lao Xia was still a little worried.

"You don't have to worry about gambling. I've saved a lot over the years, and it's all fat bait. Xu An has no reason not to open his mouth and take a bite. As for the Hu family, I didn't expect them to agree. So happy..." Old man Xu thought for a while, and asked again, "Are you familiar with Populus euphratica? I went to Hu's house this time, and found out that Mr. Hu seemed to want him to take charge of the matter, probably because Populus euphratica could talk , help me say a few words?"

Lao Xia no longer insisted on this problem, no matter whether it was Hu Yang's help or not, they would definitely thank the Hu family afterwards.He took the time to ask about the situation of the black market. Lao Xia had been there when he was young, but since his eyes were broken, he didn't come back in these years, for fear of not being familiar with the rules and making a mistake.

"It doesn't matter, you can ask Junjie, he is familiar with..." Old man Xu seemed to have someone coming, he only said something vaguely and then hung up hastily.

Xu Junjie was really familiar with the black market, and led Lao Xia and the others into the inner city in a detour. It seemed that he had come here more than once.When Xu An was found in the competition hall, the man was playing with a piece of blood jade, and he was about to squeeze it.

Xu Junjie knew the rules here, pulled Lao Xia and the others to hide aside, and said in a low voice: "Master, this is the 'Wenxuan' hall, and half of the things in it are genuine and half are antique jade. Before I... cough, how many pieces are there?" I have sold things here before, and I know the managers mentioned by the master. I will go to ask about the situation, and you can take Cheng Ye to the side hall and wait."

Xu Junjie learned antiques from his master, so it must not be a good thing to sell here.Normally, Lao Xia might have to teach a few words, but now he saw Xu An strolling around with that treasure box, his heart arose, and he heard Xu Junjie say that he quickly agreed.

There are several booths in the hall, and a flashlight and a magnifying glass are placed next to each piece of jade or ancient jade.This simplest equipment is also the most eye-catching.There are only two kinds of people who come here, one is those who have real skills and dare to come here; the other is gamblers, and rich gamblers at that.

Xu An is the latter. He spent a few years ago on ancient jade. Although he lost some money, he always thought that the market had not yet opened at that time, so there would be losses.This person's arrogance is directly proportional to his ignorance, and he doesn't even realize that he is wrong.Behind Xu An was a well-known jade carving master, who was hired by Xu An with a lot of money. Seeing that the boss chose blood jade, he was frowning and whispering something to him, presumably to persuade Xu An Ann don't press this piece.

The money in Xu An's hand may have been almost spent, and he was a little hesitant at the moment, but actually listened to the master's words and put down the things in his hand.But soon, the person in charge who accompanied him all the way introduced Xu An to a new piece of jade wool recently, which was almost a legend.

"Oh? Is it the emerald wool brought by the Burmese merchants last month?" Xu An was very moved and asked. "I also heard people talking about it outside. How much is the price?"

"It's not that one. It's an old product that was saved a few years ago. It's much bigger than what the Burmese merchants bought before!" The person in charge covered his mouth and coughed lightly, and gestured a number with his hand. "It was placed in the hall the first day today, and it is currently at this price. It is said that this piece of wool was obtained from Hu's family, and the certificates are all complete. If you buy it at this price, you can say that you can make a profit without losing money. "

Xu An's eyes lit up when he heard the last four words, and immediately asked the person in charge to take him to have a look at the "stable profit without loss" jadeite wool.The few masters following Xu An frowned slightly. They had never heard such words from a jade or jadeite seller, but this is an underground black market, maybe the rules are different?Several people looked at each other suspiciously, but still followed the boss.

The most famous thing in Tengchong is jadeite, and jadeite is naturally indispensable here.Compared with finished products and jadeite materials, the black market below pays more attention to jadeite wool.Cutting large chunks of emerald green, white or purple emeralds out of various unattractive stones, this kind of stimulation and sudden burst of wealth is irresistible to most people.

Xu An saw the huge piece of jade wool at a glance.It is indeed a good piece of wool, and a small piece has been cut. Looking in through the cut, you can faintly see a trace of moisture.As the old saying goes, don't pick a single piece, this piece of wool looks good, and because of this, its price is also the highest in the audience.From the moment Xu An came in, he saw that it had been labeled three times.

The rule here is not to post the price, but only the number of the current highest bidder. Now this piece of emerald wool has changed three owners, and the price has risen a lot.Xu An was terrified to see it. When he came in, he had already inquired about the increase in the price of the label. Here, the price of one increase can start from one million. In such a short period of time when the person in charge brought him here, the price of this stone was increased three times. See A lot of people are staring at it!

Xu An was stunned, and a staff member next to him came over and put on a label again, this time it was a red label number 0136 - the red label here represents a price increase of 300 million each time.

After several price increases, this piece of wool has changed from the original "stable profit" to an expensive and sought-after item. If the cut is not as good as expected, I am afraid that it will really lose all money.Xu An circled around this piece of emerald wool for a few times, as if he was still hesitating, he asked the people next to him a few words from time to time, hoping to get an accurate message from the few masters he brought.

But how can there be any accuracy in gambling on stones?You look good, maybe after a few cuts, the green will disappear, and if you look at a piece of black stone, you may be able to cut out top-level emeralds!The masters who came with Xu An also hesitated and dared not speak, and only replied to him with possible, perhaps.

Xu An got impatient, and finally decided to do it, calling the waiter to let him paste his number on the plate.He looked at the emerald wool in front of him with red eyes, and his gambler's nature was fully stimulated. If he cut it well, then he would turn over completely this time!