Chapter Forty-Five How Could This Be

  Due to the big surge in popularity, the Jade Shop is now very crowded.

  Most people were looking at the wool in the front yard, some were paying, and a few had already gone to the backyard to cut the wool. The backyard was the cutting and processing area, where Li Zhiming worked.

  Back to the rectangular table, Liu Yi Yang first picked up the piece of wool fabric he had noticed earlier. This piece of wool fabric was not very large, about five or six pounds in weight, and it wasn't particularly heavy.

  The wool price is five thousand yuan, Liu Yi Yang quickly swiped his card to pay, if it were in the past, even if he saw through the things inside, he would still hesitate for a moment, after all, five thousand yuan was not a small amount for him.

  After paying the money, this piece of wool completely belongs to him. Whether it is opened now or taken back for storage is entirely up to him. However, most people who buy wool in the store usually open it on the spot. Those who come here are ordinary players and not collectors or investors looking for appreciation in value. If they don't open it and take it back, it's still just a gamble, and there's no use for it at all.

  "Easy, let's go, I'll take you to the back to solve the puzzle!"

  Li Zhi was more excited than Liu Yi Yang, and before Liu Yi Yang could make a decision, he was dragged away by Li Zhi.

  Liu Yi Yang also wanted to solve it now, taking a piece of stone back was useless, he didn't know how to solve it either. Since it's something that will be solved sooner or later, there's no need to pick a date for it.

  Moreover, he also wants to unravel and see if everything he saw through before is true or not.

  There are not a few people in the backyard, except for a batch of transparent glass partitions that can be seen, jade carvers who are processing jade, and there are also two stone grinders on one side of the yard, both of which have people in front of them now.

  "The small de-stoning machine can only handle small pieces of fabric, large ones are not possible. The fabric is charged by the kilogram here, 50 yuan per kilogram, but VIP customers and large wholesale fabrics are free, those that don't sell by the kilogram are considered large wholesale fabrics!"

  Li Zhiming smiled and introduced the two stone-breaking machines to Liu Yiyang.

  The small one is just a fixed gear saw, looks very simple. The big one is very large, with cutting knives and whetstones on it, can be used to sharpen stones or cut them directly.

  This large stone cracking machine is also one of the most commonly used in many jade shops on the market, called semi-automatic stone cracking machine.

  In addition to this, there is also a fully automatic oil saw stone machine. Because that stone machine cannot be seen when cutting stones, it does not achieve the intuitive effect. It is convenient, but it is not as attractive as this semi-automatic stone machine and small stone machine.

  There were few people here before the big rise, and after the big rise, there were many people who came to see the stone. Li Zhiming helped Liu Yiyang get a number and waited directly behind him.

  There are only two stone grinders, and it's impossible to wait for one another.

  Liu Yi Yang stood beside that semi-automatic stone remover, curiously watching a customer personally operate the knife to remove stones, and there were also the most people around this stone remover.

  Small jade machines mainly crack open kilograms of material, which is cheaper and has a lower probability of producing high-quality jade. Few people who truly appreciate jade go to those places to look for it. On the other hand, large jade machines are used to crack open high-value materials, which means they have a higher chance of producing high-quality jade. Even if it's not a gamble, the jade produced is much better than the kilograms of material that cost only a few hundred yuan each.

  Looking at jade, isn't it just wanting to see a good piece of jade? Every day looking and cutting, what's the point!

  The person who solved the puzzle quickly finished and left with the jade he had solved, which was a very ordinary pale green jade. If made into jewelry, it would have some value, but not too high.

  "If sold, some losses will be incurred; if not sold, more labor costs will be added. It's okay!"

  Li Zhiming whispered a sentence in Liu Yiyang's ear, and this kind of thing couldn't be said loudly, or the customers would hear it and not be happy.

  Liu Yi Yang nodded slightly, earlier he heard that the person who appraised the stone said that the wool was bought for 10,000 yuan, and now the jadeite that came out also has a certain value, it's just not worth 10,000 yuan, it's a small loss.

  However, after making the accessories, there is still a value of 10,000 yuan, and now it depends on how the customer chooses.

  The customer left with a smile and went directly to the designer in the store to process it. He chose to keep it himself and had someone process it into jewelry.

  His choice is also the choice of many ordinary jade players at present, although they are happy to pay more for labor costs. After all, it is their own original material, and they can choose what to do with it, which is more fulfilling than buying finished jade products, even if they have to pay a little more for labor costs, it's worth it.

  That person had just left, and someone was already standing in front of the ticket machine.

  Seeing the wool in that person's hand, Li Zhiming's eyebrows slightly jumped, and his eyes had a hint of unwillingness.

  The person standing in front of the stone-breaking machine this time was the one who had just spent 40,000 yuan to buy away Li Zhiming's favorite woolen goods, and he also chose to break the stone on the spot.

  "Is it a scratch or a cut?"

  He won't be doing the surgery himself, it's a temporary surgeon from the store who will be assisting him with the operation, so the surgeon specifically asked beforehand.

  Polishing a stone can cut the stone, but there is a lot to learn. The location of polishing is very important. If you start with a good omen, the wool will be gambled and even if you only sell the wool, you can make money.

  Carving is also similar and more complicated than rubbing.

  The choice of cutting jade is the most critical, if cut well, it will directly increase the value, and the price of raw materials will rise sharply. If not cut well or not cut accurately, it may affect the value of the jade.

  For example, if there is a piece of jade material inside that can be made into a bangle, you cut it in half with one knife, and the bangle cannot be made. The value of the jade will naturally be greatly discounted.

  The value of the jadeite rough is largely determined by whether it can be carved into a bangle, as this can double its price, so many people are extremely cautious when making their cuts.

  These were things that Liu Yi Yang would only completely understand later on. At this moment, he was carefully watching the stone worker carve the stone.

  The person who bought this woolen fabric finally chose to wipe the stone, 40,000 yuan is not a small amount of money, and there are no particularly wealthy people playing in the first floor hall. When wiping the stone, Liu Yiyang noticed that the buyer's fingers kept pinching, looking very nervous.

  Another one who is also very nervous is Li Zhiming.

  Li Zhiming's mood was very complicated, he really wanted to untie the woolen fabric, which would prove that he hadn't misjudged it. Unfortunately, once he untied it, he would definitely regret it, regretting not having bought it.

  This kind of regret is also a common human emotion, just like someone who has their eye on a house in a certain area and ends up not buying it for some other reason, only to find out later that the price has gone up and immediately regrets it, thinking they missed out on a fortune.

  Li Zhiming is now in this mood.

  The dull sound of scraping stone came up, and many people around were still whispering to each other, discussing the piece of wool that was being unraveled.

  Many people are optimistic about this piece, after all, it has opened up a good window of opportunity. Everyone is guessing how much jade can be produced from here and how many pendants or jade plaques can be made. As for bangles, they didn't even think about it, the material isn't big enough, it's fundamentally impossible to make bangles, not even small ones.

  The stone worker slowly wiped it off, and the hair was very small, so it was quickly erased.

  "It's gone up! It's gone up!"

  As soon as it stopped, the people around shouted loudly, and many people stretched their necks to look inside. On the newly wiped window, a patch of green appeared, and below it, a large piece of jade was revealed.

  This is a very good onion heart green, flower cyan variety, although it's not high-grade jadeite, but under the current situation where the entire jade market is rising, its value is not low either, such a piece of jade raw material will definitely cost more than 40,000 yuan.

  The person who bought the woolen goods was smiling with a pleased expression, and many people around him were also looking at him with envy.

  Although it's a small increase, it's still an increase. This is just the beginning of a big rise. If everything inside is like this jadeite, the price will go up even higher.

  "What's the solution?"

  The stone worker asked another sentence, he is only responsible for opening the stone, how to open it and what to open are all decided by the customer himself, so as to avoid disputes.

  "Keep wiping, wipe this side open!"

  The man buying the wool smiled and pointed to one side, the stone worker nodded, re-fixed the wool, set up the sand wheel and started grinding, the ear-piercing grinding sound immediately suppressed some of the surrounding chatter.

  Li Zhiming looked at the green window and his face was very complicated.

  It's gone up, it really has. Wipe this big window clean and the value of this piece of jade is no longer 40,000 but has become 50,000. Although it only went up by 10,000, it still went up. If all four sides are wiped clean and the inside is all jade, its value will be even higher than his previous estimate.

  He had previously just followed a medium budget, never thinking that it was all jade and with so few cracks, which can be fully utilized to the maximum.

  "Yi Yang, your feeling seems off!"

  Li Zhiming pulled Liu Yiyang and said in a very low voice, his expression looked very dejected.

  He really regretted it, regretting that he didn't have the courage to buy this piece of wool, if he bought it, such a good jade would belong to him. If there were more jade, after processing, he could sell it in the store and even make double the money.

  Such jade jewelry is considered mid-range in this store and is very popular, absolutely no worries about selling.

  "Don't be impatient, you have a saying, 'A wipe is not considered a gain', right? Keep watching!"

  Liu Yi Yang smiled slightly and replied in a very soft voice, this sentence also couldn't be heard by the man who was interpreting the stone, people who gamble on stones are very superstitious, if they hear it and then really lose later, he will blame you for being the result of your curse, encountering unreasonable people will also make you pay money.

  These things, Liu Yiyang had already understood when he was in contact with Li Zhiming in peacetime, so he was very careful.

  "That's what they say, but this material looks perfect to me!"

  Liu Yi Yang's words did not comfort Li Zhi Ming, who shook his head and looked somewhat despondent, but still continued to stay here, staring at the stone.

  The flint was small and rubbed against the stone very quickly. Before long, the stoneworker had rubbed it open, revealing what was inside.

  "How is it possible?"

  The people around were stunned for a moment, and some even exclaimed that most of the jade surface that had been wiped clean this time was actually stone material, no longer the green jade.

  Looking through the wiped window, jade seems to have only a thin layer of window that has just been wiped clean. This window is so thin that it's impossible to make pendants, and many can't even be used.

  "Is it over?"

  "This is going downhill fast, wasn't everything fine just a moment ago?"

  "It's hard to say now, if there is jade inside and only this part on the outside is stone, it won't be a total loss, maybe we can still make some money. But if it's all like this inside, then it's really a huge loss!"

  The people around immediately started discussing, the envious eyes just now disappeared instantly, and immediately changed to sympathy. The owner of the wool fabric looked at the window that had just been wiped clean with an unbelievable face, wondering how the good wool fabric just now suddenly became like this.

  This is gambling, one knife heaven, one knife hell.