bullyxtreme Chapter 593: Play big, gamble on stones!
Chapter 593: Play big, gamble on stones!
After introducing himself, Lin Ran learned that this person's name was Qin Hai. He had been in China for ten years and was considered a local expert.
Qin Hai smiled and said: "These are just appetizers at the trading conference. I will take you to do something exciting."
The others naturally agreed and followed him with some anticipation.
Lin Ran also took the opportunity to learn about the rules of the jade rough stone trade fair.
If you want to participate in the auction, you need to pay a deposit of 1 yuan.
After the bidding ends, the deposit will be returned in full and can also be used to pledge the purchase price.
This method of operation can avoid vicious competition and non-payment of goods after bidding.
Lin Ran only accompanied Zheng Xueming to the auction, so he could only watch from the side.
They followed Qin Hai, making many twists and turns, and unexpectedly came to an area full of gambling materials!
"To be honest, those rough stones outside are nothing. If we really want to ship them, this is the main battlefield." Qin Hai introduced proudly.
Sure enough, it is gambling on stones. As the saying goes, the boss also likes to find excitement.
When they saw that there was an official stone betting center here, they immediately became interested and ready to show off their skills.
"I believe that you are all professionals, so I won't waste time explaining. Please enjoy the joy of betting on stones." Qin Hai saw their eyes gleaming and knew that he had succeeded in soliciting customers.
He stopped lingering and left the venue directly to attract new guests.
"Brother Lin, this is your first time betting on stones. Do you want me to tell you the rules?"
The stone betting hasn't officially started yet, Boss Zhou said with a smile, showing his helpful side.
Lin Ran just smiled slightly: "Then it's up to you, Boss Zhou."
"You're welcome, we are all brothers." Boss Zhou explained: "According to the rules of stone gambling, rough stones are divided into three categories, full gambling material, window material and half gambling material."
"Full gambling material naturally refers to a complete rough stone. This kind of rough stone can't be seen from the outside at all. It depends entirely on the experience of the stone gambler to judge whether there is jade inside. The risk is extremely high, and the price is naturally the lowest."
"Window material refers to cutting a small opening in a certain part of the original stone, just like a window. Stone bettors can judge whether the original stone contains jade through the window. This type of rough stone has low risk and medium price."
"There is another kind, which is semi-gamble material. This kind of rough stone has usually been cut into a large part, revealing the basic shape inside. A slightly experienced stone bettor can judge the condition of the jadeite inside from the cut. Rough stones have the lowest risk and the highest price.”
Lin Ran already understood the rules, but Zheng Xueming was officially participating in stone gambling for the first time, so he seemed very interested.
Boss Zhai also said: "Stone gamblers generally only buy window materials or half gambling materials. Only pure gamblers will buy full gambling materials."
Lin Ran nodded, he understood.
After all, the inside of the stone cannot be seen at all, so the risk is too high.
But in the past life, there were some very professional stone gamblers who could judge the situation from the outside of the stone, so they dared to gamble with all materials.
Although Lin Ran didn't study deeply on stone gambling, he had an advantage.
He was impressed by the legendary stones from this era.
In his recollection, there were indeed many rumors about the Stone King in Ruili's stone gambling market.
He has an impression of most of the stones. As long as he sees the shape of the original stone, he should be able to guess pretty well.
Of course, there are risks, and there is no sure-win bet in the world.
Unlike others, he came directly to the area full of gambling materials.
Boss Zhou and Boss Zhai both laughed, thinking that he was just an amateur.
It seems that the price of full bet is low, which is especially suitable for making money.
But it’s actually very easy to roll over!
However, the main reason why Lin Ran came to the gambling area was because there were few people here and there was little competition.
Anyway, he just came with Zheng Xueming to look at the goods. Since Brother Zheng is interested, he will accompany Zheng Xueming to play.
If he takes a fancy to her, he will make a fortune quietly.
After all, I didn’t intend to come here in vain.
There were already crowds of people around the open or semi-open stone betting ground.
Slightly better goods have long been targeted by many people.
According to the rules of the market, bidding is required. If you want to miss something, it is even more difficult. It is better to try your luck in the entire gambling area.
Others were not interested in the gambling area, but Zheng Xueming wanted to see Lin Ran's skills, so she followed him to the gambling area.
Lin Ran seemed careless, but in fact, he was comparing it with the photos in his heart.
In his impression, it was indeed recorded in the books that a jadeite stone king had been produced in Ruili, and its appearance was particularly special.
At this time, he glanced at all the jadeite stones on the stall and made an evaluation in his heart.
The raw stones here are indeed carefully selected, and most of them have jade inside.
But in his opinion, most of them were ordinary jade and not worth much at all.
At least, not worthy of the auction price.
After looking around, most of the stones were ordinary, and he thought that gambling on stones was indeed a very risky thing. He believed that most of the stones were losers.
On the surface, a stone costs several thousand yuan, but if jade can be found inside, it can basically make back the money.
But in fact, many stones only have a small piece inside, or even low-quality jade.
"Brother Lin, what do you think?" Zheng Xueming asked curiously.
He had been paying attention to Lin Ran's expression just now. He seemed to know the stone in front of him, and he was obviously looking at the stone with some kind of identification skills.
As the saying goes, skills cannot be passed on to others.
Therefore, it was not convenient for him to ask Lin Ran how he saw the stones. Instead, he cleverly asked if there was any stone he liked.
"Not yet." Lin Ran smiled, "There are basically no features on the surface of the original stone. I just took a look."
Lin Ran replied.
"Haha, it turns out Brother Lin can't do anything. I thought you were capable of miraculous skills." Zheng Xueming laughed.
"How about we go to the semi-gambling area, where the stage is more suitable for Brother Lin to perform." Zheng Xueming suggested.
Lin Ran thought to himself that if he didn't find anything else, he really should give up.
Just as he was scanning the last stone, he suddenly noticed a very familiar figure.
The surface of this stone is very rough, with pits and pits everywhere.
It is also very large and looks a bit like an eggshell.
This rough stone immediately attracted Lin Ran's attention!
Lin Ran's breathing became constricted when he saw the big rock in front of him.
In his impression, Ruili once produced a piece of king jadeite, which looked like a dug eggshell. From the inside, a small glass imperial green jadeite could be found, and it was about the size of a football.
Back then, a bankrupt factory owner relied on this piece of jade to sell it for a sky-high price of 20 yuan, making his money back instantly.
Because this legend was so shocking that it directly became a miracle in the history of stone gambling, the photos were also preserved!