Chapter 53
There were thousands of chat messages above, which shocked Gu Ning .
These people were so talkative!
Gu Ning read those messages . Some asked whether she had arrived at City G, while some were curious why she was in City G .
One said she was here to visit relatives, while one said she was here to meet a friend or a blind date . Gu Ning felt like laughing .
Gu Ning: “I’m in my hotel now, safe and sound . ”
Hao Ran: “Wow, boss is here . ”
Chu Peihan: “Boss, don’t forget our gifts!” [Gift emoji]
Mu Ke: “Don’t forget our gifts!” [Gift emoji]
Qin Zixun: “Don’t forget our gifts!” [Gift emoji]
Zhang Tianping: “Don’t forget our gifts!” [Gift emoji]
Yu Mixi: “Don’t forget our gifts!” [Gift emoji]
Gu Ning laughed out loud . These people were so adorable!
She hadn’t decided what she would bring back to them as gifts yet .
Gu Ning: “I won’t forget . It’s late now . I need to go to bed . Tomorrow is a busy day!”
Chu Peihan: “Fine, I’m more and more curious about what you’re up to now . ”
Hao Ran: “Exactly, boss, are you going to live in the lap of luxury without us?”
Mu Ke: “Nonsense, Hao Ran, you’re already living in the lap of luxury . ” [Kick out emoji]
Qin Zixun and Zhang Tianping: “Agree!” [Kick out emoji]
Hao Ran: “You all bully me . ” [Cry emoji]
Hao Ran: “Boss, I need your care . ” [Pitiful face emoji]
Gu Ning: “Get out . ” [Kick out emoji]
Everyone: “LOL . ” [Laughing out loud emoji]
Hao Ran: “You people! I’m going to die . ” [Spurting blood emoji]
Gu Ning: “Alright, I’m going to make a big deal, and I’ll tell you one day . Good night . ”
Yu Mixi: “Good night, Ningning . ”
Everyone: “Good night, boss . ”
After the talk, Gu Ning started to read .
Stone gambling was also called object gambling . It meant that when the jade was mined, there was a layer of weathered leather 1 wrapped around it . It was impossible to know the quality of it . It must be cut to know the quality of the jade .
The original stones of jade were divided into two types, namely mountain material and seed material . As the name implied, the mountain material referred to the material from mountains . It had no outer skin and was a jade itself . However, most of the jade was poor in quality .
The seed material was the raw material of stone gambling that people often referred to . The seed material was formed in the riverbed . The surface of the seed material was weathered, so the outer shell was formed . Thus the inner condition couldn’t be seen . One could only rely on his experience to judge whether the inner part had formed an emerald . Those seeds were called raw materials or raw stones .
The most profitable, most tempting, but also the most risky bet would be stone gambling .
There was a saying in the jewelry industry: Stone gambling was like life gambling . The winner could earn ten times or hundreds time more money, and became a millionaire overnight, while the loser could lose everything . Compared with stone gambling, stocks, real estate and other risky trades all seemed mild and gentle .
The buying and selling of the original stones of jade was the most mysterious trade in the jewellery industry . Its mystery lay in the word “gambling” . Therefore, the buyers always called it jade gambling or stone gambling .
Generally, one couldn’t tell what was in a stone from its appearance . Even with the technological advances today, there was no instrument which could quickly determine whether a stone was valuable or valueless through its shell . Therefore, the risk of buying and selling stones was very high, and it was also very exciting . Thus it was called “gambling” and was quite profitable if one won . Accordingly, this business had been going on since ancient times .
The jade used to gamble was also divided into different classes, mainly depending on the type, color and transparency .
Again, the quality of the jade mainly relied on three points: type, color and transparency .
The type referred to the variety of jade . Jade from a good type was hard .
The types from high to low levels were old pit glass, ice, hail, bean, oil green, hibiscus, gold, and so on .
The type of the jade was of great importance . .
Color referred to the colors of jade . There were many colors of jade, but the best jade was mainly bright green .
The colors from high to low levels were green (king’s green, bright green, apple green), red, yellow and purple .
The production of jade in special color was relatively small . The color of jade must be combined with great transparency, and it must be less cracked in order to be priceless .
Transparency was the ability of the jade to let the visible light pass through .
The jade with a higher transparency was more valuable . The best jade was like glass, and was called “Glass Bottom” in the jade industry .
After understanding the stone gambling, Gu Ning turned to the computer to learn about the domestic jewellery brand’s history, development, fame, reputation, founders and its chairman .
Regardless of whether it was the first, second or third, or not on the line, Gu Ning has read it all over .
But the time was limited, so Gu Ning didn’t check the foreign brands now . Besides, Gu Ning hadn’t developed so fast . She wanted to be influential, but she also knew to take it slowly .
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The next day, Gu Ning got up at seven am . She called for breakfast first, then brushed her teeth and washed her face .
30 minutes later, her breakfast arrived .
Gu Ning wasn’t in a hurry, because it was too early so the stores weren’t open yet .
At half past eight, Gu Ning called the reception and ordered a tailored car .
The hotel was efficient . When Gu Ning went down to the first floor, her tailored car was waiting for her .
Antiques and stone gambling were always together . So Gu Ning told the driver to take her to the antique market .
It wasn’t far from downtown to the antique market . She would arrive there after 40 minutes, if there was no traffic jam .
On her way, Gu Ning took out her phone . Her friends were talking in the “Family of Fighters” group again .
But Gu Ning didn’t get involved in their talk . She took a glance, then put her phone away .
When she arrived at the antique market, it was slightly past nine . The antique market was already active .
Gu Ning knew she would spend a lot of time in the antique market . She would not make the driver wait for her for so long . So she told the driver to leave first, and she would call him when she needed to go back .
The minute Gu Ning walked into the antique market, she became excited and nervous .
The antique market in City G was much bigger that the one in City F . The objects were also in a larger number .
The power of Gu Ning’s Jade Eyes was thin now, so she decided to take a look at stones first . She wanted to absorb the power .
Antiques and stone gambling were set separately on the two sides of the street . Following the sign, Gu Ning walked towards the street of stone gambling .
The nearer Gu Ning was to the street of stone gambling, the more excited she got, just like there was a large amount of thick power and money waiting for her ahead .
The market of stone gambling in City G wasn’t very big . There were only around 10 shops, but people were everywhere .
Gu Ning walked into the first shop . It wasn’t big, and was around 40 square meters . There were piles of large and small stones on the ground and the platform .
Those were raw materials of stones .
These raw materials had already been selected by the boss, and were stacked in equal order . All marked with a price .
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