Mermaid prince travels to eighty

Xiao Yuzai is a man of action. Now that he has made up his mind, he immediately asks the teacher to apply.

The teacher knows that he has learned his professional courses very well, so he doesn't procrastinate right now.Immediately took him to apply with the National University, so far, he became an audit student of the National University's jewelry design major.

Xiao Yuzai's move has had a huge impact on the exchange student community.

Originally, everyone has been here for two months and has adapted to the teaching progress and methods here.It is the state of being like a fish in water in class, and traveling around after class.

Now I see that Xiao Yuzai is younger than them, but they are more motivated than them.Everyone took back their wild hearts and began to learn more in-depth knowledge.

Some smart people even followed Xiao Yuzai's example and applied for another major to study, trying not to waste the cost of going abroad this time.

Mr. Hu and Mr. Lin saw that the students were working so hard to study, and while helping them to apply, they paid more attention to their needs in life.

Qianqian saw that Xiao Yuzai was busy all day, running back and forth between the two specialized classrooms.He thought about it, and then applied for a course of marine biology.He thought, according to Xiao Yuzai's plan, learning this major by himself should help him.Moreover, his own family business is in the fishing industry, so it is good to learn more.

The students of the National University were infected by the hard work and learning energy of this group of Hua Guo people.

For a while, they were driven to study hard, for fear of being compared.

Seeing such a strong learning atmosphere in the school, the principal of Rose Country National University nodded with satisfaction.

On this day, Xiao Yuzai heard a professional teacher Mick in the jewelry design class explaining that there will be a pearl exhibition tomorrow Saturday.

"Students, this pearl exhibition is one of the largest exhibitions in the world. Students should know that the quality of seawater in our rose country is very good, which is suitable for the cultivation of seawater pearls. And this pearl exhibition brings together all major pearl farms across the country. There are all kinds of pearls and shellfish that you don't see in the classroom."

Xiao Yuzai listened at the bottom and wanted to go very much.

He'd been to Al's Ranch just once.

After the pearl given to him was taken back to the dormitory by him, after his research, he discovered what the so-called nucleated cultured pearl was all about.

This nucleated cultured pearl refers to the implantation of a round nucleus in an adult fertile sea mussel.

The principle of pearls is that various foreign objects from the outside world accidentally enter the body of the clam shell, and then just fall into the mantle layer of the clam meat.This mantle layer secretes something called nacre, which wraps up foreign matter.This can make yourself comfortable.Therefore, when different foreign objects enter the clam shell, they will form pearls of different shapes.

And this nucleated pearl culture is to implant a round nucleus directly into the mantle of the pearl.Because there is already a round shape, as long as the sea oyster uses this shape as a basis, it will always secrete nacre to wrap the round nucleus, and the pearls that come out will be round.

This was only discovered after Xiao Yuzai smashed the pearl open.

Thinking that he borrowed a hammer from the teacher to smash the pearls, he frightened the teacher.

After the nucleated pearl is broken, there will be a circular nucleus that was put in at the beginning, and the nacre around it.

For example, the round nucleus is like the yolk of an egg, and the nacre is the outer egg white.

At that time, Xiao Yuzai took out the round nucleus and observed it for a long time, lamenting the wonderful ideas of human beings.

He has found many sea oysters with pearls in the sea, but not many of them meet the definition of a sphere, but artificial breeding can perfectly solve this problem.

On the stage, the teacher was still introducing the pearl exhibition.

"Students, you can bring some money there. Because the pearls there are directly sent to the exhibition by the shellfish farm, the price of the pearls inside is very affordable. If you meet your heart, you might as well buy it back and try to design an accessory for yourself. For someone important to you."

After Mr. Mick finished his last sentence, he blinked his blue eyes mischievously.

Seeing the teacher's appearance, Xiao Yuzai covered his mouth and laughed.

There are a total of twenty students in the class, most of whom are female students.

They found that the cute little brother from Huaguo was giggling, and immediately started a small report with Mr. Mick.

After class, Xiao Yuzai inquired about the exhibition with Mr. Mick, and then went to the library to check the specific news of the exhibition.

There are many advanced computers installed in the library here, and Xiao Yuzai didn't start learning computers until he came here.The family used to say that they would buy him one when he went to college, but at that time he thought it was too expensive to use.

It was only after he came to National University that he discovered the various benefits of computers.

Qianqian was already waiting at the door of the classroom. Seeing him come out, he took his design drawing and asked, "Would you like to go to the library if you wait?"

Qianqian himself has a lot of papers to write recently, and it is a very busy time.

His major in business administration recently assigned a business research assignment, and he had to go to the computer in the library to check the data.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuzai nodded, "I'm going to check some information about the exhibition."

As the two walked, they talked about their professional affairs.

Obviously, Xiao Yuzai doesn't know much about business management, but from Brother Qianqian's mouth, he thinks it is very simple and easy to understand.As for Qianqian, who already knew how to paint, he understood better after listening to Xiao Yuzai talk about his various design concepts.He also added a sentence or two to Xiao Yuzai from time to time to enrich his design concept.

Listening to the advice given by Qianqian brother, Xiao Yuzai sighed that he was really lucky.Being able to have such a good brother Qianqian is the result of my life's luck.

On Saturday, Xiao Yuzi took a taxi with Qianqian and headed to the exhibition center in the central area of ​​the capital.The annual National Pearl Exhibition will be held here.

After paying the entrance fee at the entrance, the two filled in the basic information, got a small sign, and lined up to enter the venue.The venue was full of people, and buyers from all over the world were shuttling back and forth from one exhibition area to another.

The other part are students like Xiao Yuzai and the others, and the rest are ordinary people who come here to buy pearls.

The venue of the entire exhibition should be about 1000 square meters.Inside, the area is divided according to each shellfish farm.

The two walked around with the crowd and came to the first exhibition hall.

The layout of this exhibition hall is based on the ocean, surrounded by many shells and pearls.Looking at it makes people feel like entering the ocean world.

Xiao Yuzi walked over and stood in the shellfish exhibition area at the entrance, looking at the various types of pearl oysters inside.These shellfish come in all black, with brown shells, and pinkish white.

Although the varieties are different, they can all secrete nacre in their bodies, so that pearls can be produced.

Xiao Yuzai tried to communicate with these pearl oysters.However, he soon discovered that the consciousness of these pearl oysters was very weak, almost zero.

He thought that according to what the teacher said in class before, these pearl oysters were bred through artificial breeding.He thought it was for this reason that they meant very faintly.

Xiao Yuzai put down the idea of ​​communicating and walked to another showcase instead.

This showcase mainly displays the history of this shellfish farm and the special pearls they once produced.

And among these pearls is a super-large pearl about five centimeters.

Xiao Yuzai couldn't help being dumbfounded when he saw this.

He thought that such a large pearl would definitely not be cultured. Sure enough, seeing the introduction later, this large pearl was caught by chance when an ocean-going ship was fishing.It's just such a large pearl, they finally used it as a collection of shellfish farms for the public to watch.

After listening to the introduction for a while, Xiao Yuzai finally found their pearl exhibition stand.The pearls exhibited here are all relatively large, with a diameter of about two centimeters.In terms of the size of the pearl, it is already very amazing.However, I heard from the staff that some of them will not be sold to individuals, but only to jewelers.

He looked at the pearls of different shapes and colors in the glass cabinet, and knew that this should be a showcase for natural pearls.It's just that these pearls seem to be of very high quality, since they don't want to sell them to individuals, Xiao Yuzai just looked at the pearls one by one.

When he walked to the pearl counter in the artificial breeding area, Xiao Yuzai was finally free to buy and buy.

This time, Teacher Mick assigned them a homework.It is to make your own drawings into real jewelry.Therefore, coming here to purchase pearls can save a lot of money.

Because the showcases here are available for sale, many residents who want to buy come here to choose.

5.00% of these pearls are mainly round pearls, and only [-]% to [-]% are seedless pearls.

The number of years for nucleated pearls to form generally only needs to be 1 to 2 years.The formation of non-nuclear pearls takes 5 to 6 years.So normally, the price of non-nucleated pearls will be slightly more expensive than nucleated pearls.It's just the shape of a seedless pearl, a bit like a natural pearl, and the shape is out of control.Some people like such irregular beauty.

The pearls in front of me are stored in transparent glass boxes according to their size and grade.Xiao Yuzai stood in front of the counter, looking down at the boxes of pearls inside.

According to his design, it is best to buy pearls with a darker color to make them.It's just that the pearls shown here obviously don't have black pearls.Most of them are white pearls, occasionally mixed with black pearls, pink pearls and gold pearls.

Xiao Yuzai stood in front of the counter and looked at it for a long time, thinking about how to arrange this color scheme in his mind.The pearls purchased in different colors will be different.

However, he and Qianqian stood at the corner of the counter for a long time, which caused dissatisfaction among the service staff standing inside.

The waiter was a middle-aged man, not very tall, staring at the two of them seriously.As if they would steal to die.

Xiao Yuzai felt uncomfortable seeing such eyes.

The middle-aged man looked at them for a long time, and then said: "If you just want to buy, please go away. There are still customers who want to buy."

Xiao Yuzai has been in the Rose Country for so long, and this is the first time he has met someone who speaks so badly.

He was a little pissed.

Although I stood for almost 10 minutes.But he does want to buy something.Because the amount of buying will be relatively large, so I look so carefully.

After Qianqian heard it from the side, he began to explain to the service staff in front of him: "We really want to buy pearls. We are students of the National University, and we came here just to buy pearls. It's just because there are more quantities to buy. That’s why I’ve been observing it carefully for so long.”

Seeing that the two of them looked like students, the staff didn't quite believe that they could buy a lot of pearls with money.Just as he was about to tell the two of them to leave, the boss came over when he heard the movement.

"Hello, gentlemen, is there anything I can do for you?"

Xiao Yuzai looked at the boss, who was about 40 years old.The appearance is a bit familiar, but the people here are all blond, blue eyes and white skin, and they all look similar in his eyes, so he didn't realize it all at once.

He just looked at the boss in front of him and said calmly: "We are students of the National University and want to buy your pearls for design. It's just that this gentleman doesn't seem to be willing."

Seeing the reprimanding eyes from the boss, the middle-aged man defended, "These two customers have been standing here all the time, affecting the customers behind to come and see things. So I just said a few words to them."

The boss knows this employee's shortcoming, that is, he tends to look down on others, so he doesn't say anything anymore.

After personally apologizing to Xiao Yuzai and Qianqian, he said, "Little classmate, our employee did something wrong. I will deal with it when I get back. To express my apology, I will pick out one of the pearls we brought over for you this time." pick."

As he spoke, he took Xiao Yuzai and Qianqian to another counter, and took out a rather large glass box from under the counter.

"The quality of the pearls here is even better. If you want to buy them, I suggest you take a look at the pearls here."

Xiao Yuzai: The quality of this box of pearls is indeed much better than that at the counter. Presumably, the boss hid them and planned to sell them to acquaintances.I didn't arrive first, and now I have to take it out to make amends.He was not polite, put on the gloves directly, picked up the pearls, and slowly picked them up against the light.

This selection took more than ten minutes, and a total of 30 pearls were picked out.Most of these pearls are white pearls, which emit a turquoise light under the light.He is going to use these pearls to complete his creation.

The boss put the pearls he picked out in a small box and asked, "Do you need to drill holes for this one?"

Xiao Yuzi shook his head, asked the boss to settle the score, and left with Qianqian after paying.

Because he is really interested in pearl processing, he has already purchased a small pearl punching machine.He is going to make holes in the dormitory to make this accessory by himself.

After visiting this store, there are no surprises in the second store and the third store.The items exhibited by everyone are similar, but when he went to the fourth store, he was pleasantly surprised to find that this store is mainly golden pearls.

Although these cultured gold pearls are not as beautiful in color as natural pearls.But it's very nice to use as jewelry.Compared with the price of natural gold pearls, it can really be said to be the price of cabbage.

Xiao Yuzai couldn't restrain his urge to buy, and chose more than 30 golden pearls from the counter.He hasn't figured out what to do with these pearls yet.Just seeing such a low price and such good quality pearls, I couldn't resist buying them.

The two walked around the exhibition for more than an hour, and met many classmates in the middle of the class.

Seeing Xiao Yuzai carrying two bags, these students couldn't help teasing him whether he came here for a big deal.

At this moment, on the stage in front of the exhibition, the voice of a host suddenly sounded.After the host made a scene, he rolled out a small glass cabinet.Because Xiao Yuzi was far away, he couldn't see what was inside.

And the crowd standing in front let out a wow, he guessed it should be a very good thing.

At this time, the small screens hanging on the surrounding walls began to show the scene on the stage.Xiao Yuzai and Qianqian stood in front of a small screen and saw a glass cabinet on the stage with a processed pearl crown inside.

The crown is inlaid with 108 pearls and the base is 18K gold.Among them are eight top-quality pearls and 100 round pearls of the same size.Although these 100 pearls are cultured pearls, it is very rare to find 100 cultured pearls of similar size.

And those eight pearls are natural seawater pearls. These pearls are based on white pearls, and occasionally golden pearls are inlaid in the middle.The beauty of the crown can be seen through the screen.

Xiao Yuzai couldn't refuse such a beautiful thing.

He stood there steadfastly looking at the beautiful crown.Listening to the introduction of the host on the stage.

Only then did they know that they will launch the works of some cutting-edge designers during the exhibition every year.And this crown is the work of a student who just graduated from the National University.

People in the audience were very excited when they saw the crown.Especially for those female friends, there is a look of determination in the eyes of this crown.

I saw many people picking up the small cards when they entered the venue and writing something on them, and then these small cards were collected by the auctioneer.

Only then did Xiao Yuzai realize the function of this little card in his hand.It was originally used to participate in the auction, but although he liked the crown, he didn't intend to take it down.

After the auction session passed, the stage calmed down again.

Buyers scattered and began to search for their favorites.

Xiao Yuzai looked at his harvest and prepared to leave.

This is, a voice came from behind.

Because the owner of the voice came towards them, he and Qianqian turned their heads to look, and found that it was actually the owner of the jewelry store they met on the beach that day.

Her name is Lawrence.

Now, seeing them, Lawrence cried out in surprise.

"Lawrence, what's the matter?" Xiao Yuzai asked puzzled.

Although it is a happy thing to meet at the exhibition.However, he didn't think it would make Lawrence so excited.

Lawrence blushed a lot from running.

She stood panting for a while before she said, "I just saw you. My son said that you bought two boxes of pearls from us."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuzai asked, "Is the first shellfish farm yours?"

Lawrence smiled and said, "Yes! That's our family business. Let's not talk about that, I'm calling you because I need your help."

Xiao Yuzai was puzzled.

He and Qianqian are both college students. How can they help this lady?

"There is a sub-venue here for gambling with clams. You probably haven't heard of it?"

Xiao Yuzi shook his head.Neither the teacher nor the information on the Internet wrote about this.

Lawrence introduced: "This sub-venue is for regular customers and some buyers. If you are not a person in the industry, you can't enter. I would like to invite you to help me gamble some sea mussels! Our sea mussels do not produce black pearls. But there is a supplier in this open clam gambling pearl that specializes in producing black pearls."

Xiao Yuzai and Qianqian suddenly realized.

When they went to the jewelry store last time, they said a little bit that the black pearl in their hands was lucky, and they got it from an oyster.I didn't expect this Ms. Lawrence to be so obsessed with the black pearl.Actually invited them two ordinary students to gamble their luck.

Seeing that the two of them looked relaxed, Lawrence continued to persuade: "The price of sea mussels in this branch venue varies from high to low. If the top-quality pearls are opened, there will be buyers willing to buy them on the spot. The profits in the process are very considerable. "

Xiao Yuzai knows this kind of thing.

It's just that when ordinary people go to open mussels and bet pearls, they are generally not so lucky that they can open top-quality pearls.The probability of this is too low.

It's a pity that they don't know what Xiao Yuzai is capable of.

Thinking that such an occasion would be an eye-opener, and maybe you might actually get the best pearls, Xiao Yuzai agreed.

Lawrence happily took them back to the first showroom.

There, there were already seven or eight older people waiting for her.

When they saw Lawrence bringing two teenagers from Huaguo over, they looked puzzled.

And Lawrence's son was not surprised when he saw Xiao Yuzai and Qianqian who had gone and returned.

Because Xiao Yuzai's gestures and eyes in picking pearls before, can tell that he is an expert.

"Okay, everyone. Our team has been formed. Now please come with me." The boss said, leading a dozen of them to the back of the exhibition center.

Xiao Yuzai and Qianqian walked at the back of the line, looking down at the sign hanging around their necks.It said Lawrence Shell Farm.

"Little Yuzai, remember to keep a low profile later." Qianqian urged worriedly.

In a foreign country, the two teenagers, for the sake of safety, should not be too showy.

Xiao Yuzai nodded in agreement.

He is going to look around first, and then make a move if there is something he likes.As for Lawrence, if he really meets Black Pearl, he doesn't mind helping her.

After everyone walked along the corridor of the convention center for 5 minutes, they saw a spacious staircase.

From the looks of it, this branch venue should be on the second floor.

The little fish can already smell the strong smell of the ocean.

At the entrance on the second floor, a staff member asked them for an invitation card.After confirming that they were correct, they entered inside.

This sub-venue is completely different from the exhibition hall downstairs.

There are no well-furnished showrooms here.

Instead, these decorations were abandoned, and on a large open space, large grids of about five square meters were drawn one after another with yellow lines.From a rough look, there are forty or fifty grids here.This means that there are so many shellfish farms participating in this activity of opening clams and betting on pearls.

Inside each grid are one or two large glass boxes filled with seawater.In the sea water, of course, there are piles of sea clams.

Beside the glass boxes stands an unassuming wooden table with chairs beside it.In addition to office equipment such as calculators, notebooks, and ballpoint pens, there is also a long stainless steel basin and measuring instruments on the table.It seems that it should be used to open mussels and measure the diameter of pearls.

Most of the people walking around on this floor are buyers. Judging from their demeanor and movements, you can tell that they are all masters.

Xiao Yuzai and the others followed Lawrence's footsteps and came directly to the black pearl supplier she mentioned.

He observed how the people at the booth placed their orders, and found that it was surprisingly simple.

After the customer directly selects the sea mussels he wants, he asks the price and pays for it.After paying the money, you can choose to open the mussels on the spot or take them back.If the oysters are opened on the spot, if the pearls are of good quality, people will come to buy them on the spot.

If several buyers want to buy it, then enter the small auction stage.

When they went to this booth, they encountered a small auction.

I saw an ordinary young man holding a round black pearl in a small transparent tray.It's not big, but its color is good-looking.

So it attracted several buyers to bid there.

The sound was a bit noisy, but it didn't attract many crowds.Because there are many stalls here, there are such scenes.If it is not the highest quality pearl, it will not attract crowds of onlookers.

Xiao Yuzai watched the owner calmly listening to the higher prices, and felt that this person was really calm.