Hello Mr. King - Chapter 234

Chapter 234: Chapter 234 - A Tiny Bet

Chapter 234: A Tiny Bet

The stones of various sizes and colors that were sitting in front of them were stones that were not extracted .

The pair of amateurs looked at each other feeling half-amused, half-annoyed .

“We came all this way after all . Why don’t we get one to play with? We can experience how it feels,” Sun Qiluo suggested .

Yun Xiangxiang shook her head . She did her research . The reviewers said that the green tint on the cut surface of some stones was actually something plastered on the surface by the sellers . It was a treacherous business . Amateurs like them should forget about trying to one-up the sellers .

Yun Xiangxiang whispered that to Sun Qiluo, making her retreat immediately . The pair still walked around to ask about the prices . The supposedly invaluable jades were sold like they were nothing .

Yun Xiangxiang and Sun Qiluo left with nothing to show for their efforts . Sun Qiluo turned around to look once more before reluctantly leaving .

“We will be going to Heshun Town for the recording, right? It’s coming up soon . There’s a jade market there too . We’ll look around there when that happens,” Yun Xiangxiang didn’t want to stay here .

Since they were just two ladies walking in the streets, they might be taken advantage of by cunning sellers .

The pair went to some specialty shops, bought some souvenirs, and even had some street food . It wasn’t before Shen Yitang called them that they stopped to wait for him to fetch them . They had some lamb skewers while waiting .

“Aren’t you two afraid of getting fat?” He Xingzhou was envious of the pair who were having the delicious lamb skewers .

“This lamb skewer is great . Want some?” Yun Xiangxiang gave the paper bag of skewers to him generously . “I don’t really get fat . ”

Sun Qiluo was mildly annoyed .

She chomped down on the last bite of meat and announced, “I can work out!”

The pair still gave the skewers to the others in the end . The cars arrived at the recording venue before five o’clock .

“This is one beautiful old town!” Sun Qiluo adored it .

“Brother Yitang, does this place sell a lot of jadeites?” Yun Xiangxiang was still thinking about her business .

“There are a lot of jade shops in the old town . You can take a stroll around town tonight . ” Shen Yitang disembarked from the car and said, “We signed an agreement with the local government, the person in charge of the town, and the shops here . They will be cooperating with the show’s recording tomorrow . The tourists in the town have also been notified by the shopkeepers . ”

In other words, they could stroll around as they wanted to, and nobody would interrupt them .

The hotel they were in now was an ancient style building with a courtyard . They had dinner there . He Xingzhou, who was jealous that Yun Xiangxiang and Sun Qiluo could walk around the city for the whole afternoon, couldn’t take it and suggested they strolled around town .

It was night time in the old town . Some places had lanterns hanging over the streets . They had shops that served many purposes, encompassing food, entertainment, clothes, and necessities .

Yun Xiangxiang kept an eye out for any jade shops . When she saw a big one, she dragged Sun Qiluo inside with her . He Xingzhou and the others followed them .

The shopkeeper recognized them as soon as they entered . He quickly served them with passion . “Look around . Our prices can’t be beaten!”

This was free publicity . If they bought as much as one item, the shopkeeper could tell everyone that the stars bought something from their shop . Celebrity clout wasn’t something that came around every day .

Yun Xiangxiang thought about what she did in the day and realized she was a fool . Now that she was in a shop, the shopkeeper wouldn’t give her any fakes . Unless they wanted to ruin their own reputation .

But she had fun too in the day . At least she saw how jade markets sold jades,

“Shopkeeper . I need a piece of purple jadeite . One that is extracted but not cut,” Yun Xiangxiang cut to the chase .

This troubled the shopkeeper . “Miss Yun, there’s something you should know . Jewelry shops buy materials for only one reason . To make it into a finished product and sell it . ”

That was why they had no stocks . They had stones that were not modeled yet, but not the purple jadeite Yun Xiangxiang wanted .

“Where can I buy it?” Yun Xiangxiang asked .

“Only giants who worked in the business of jade jewelry would have them . Even if they do, normally they won’t sell it . ” The big companies would only use the stones to decorate their stores . They wouldn’t sell it unless their relationship with the customer ran deep .

MonRoe dabbled in the jade business too, but they were mainly in the diamond business . They didn’t have any leftover purple jadeite either .

“In other words, I can’t buy it?” Yun Xiangxiang was dejected .

“There is one way,” said the shopkeeper . “But your chances are slim . ”

“You’re telling me to get a stone and open it myself,” Yun Xiangxiang knew what the shopkeeper was going to say .

The shopkeeper nodded smilingly, “We have some raw materials here in our courtyard . I can recommend some authentic ones from Myanmar for you . They are ancient, mind you . Do you want to give it a try?”

“Yes, I do,” Sun Qiluo was the first to take the offer . She had been itching to do it since the afternoon .

“Come with me,” the shopkeeper asked the retail assistant to look after the store before bringing Yun Xiangxiang and the others into the courtyard .

Lots of people were looking at Yun Xiangxiang’s group . They did promise not to interrupt them, but when they heard that the stars were going to open some stones, they surrounded them to watch .

Crowds would still gather even if an ordinary guy was to open some stones, let alone stars . The shop was naturally welcoming to customers .

It was a huge courtyard . The stones were separated by batch and placed in the yard . Some were displayed on racks .

Sun Qiluo was the most passionate one . He Xingzhou also chose the stones seriously . “Are there really jadeites here?”

“I can’t guarantee that,” the shopkeeper answered cautiously . “But they are great materials . ”

“I want this one . Shopkeeper, how much does this cost?” Sun Qiluo settled on what she wanted quickly .

The stone was the size of a volleyball . It was shaped like one too . As all of them were amateurs, they couldn’t choose it based on professional aspects . They chose the ones they liked best .

“Two thousand yuan,” the shopkeeper announced the price .

“That’s fine . Open it up, I want to see what’s inside,” Sun Qiluo paid the shopkeeper happily .

“I’ll have this one then,” He Xingzhou might be an amateur, but he knew that the bigger they were, the pricier they became .

He was just trying to experience how it felt . He ended up choosing a round stone which was the size of a soccer ball .

“This is going to cost more . Ten thousand yuan,” said the shopkeeper .

“Open it up for me after this,” ten thousand yuan was nothing for them .

“Let’s pick one too, shall we?” Lu Jin looked around and simply pointed at one .

There were also stones that were cut halfway . These would be the ones that were revealed to contain jadeite, but until they were fully cut, nobody knew how big the jadeite was . Stones like that commanded exorbitant prices . As they were just experiencing how it felt, they wouldn’t buy those .

Hou Cang also picked one at random . The shopkeeper gave a fair price . There was no haggling between them .

Naturally, Yun Xiangxiang couldn’t ask for any special treatment . She went around and looked at the stones once before settling on one she liked .

She finally took one that was the size of a goose egg . “I’ll have this one then . ”

“This one, hmm… one hundred yuan it is,” the shopkeeper thought about it for a while before announcing the price .

“How are you going to cut this one?” He Xingzhou was curious .

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