C79 He's Determined to Get It
C79 He's Determined to Get It
Meng Ran did not pay attention to Jie and Lee Mingzhu's heartbroken eyes. Instead, he walked straight to the stall owner, Zhao Wenyu and said seriously, "Old mister, I will pay 500,000 yuan to buy this stone. How about it?"
"This person must be crazy! Who would take the initiative to increase the price?"
"Looks like I already know that he's a hothead. He probably wants to get rich very badly, right?"
"Why do you think he is willing to buy this stone at a high price? Could it be that he discovered that this stone can cut out valuable jade? "
The surrounding people discussed animatedly. There were even quite a few shrewd people who felt that this stone was not cheap. Clearly, they also wanted to fight for it.
The two wealthy merchants who were arguing immediately stared at Meng Ran with hostile expressions, "Stinking brat, you are looking for trouble, right?"
Meng Ran shrugged his shoulders and said faintly: "The stone is the old man's. He should be the one to decide whether to sell or not. "
After Meng Ran finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Zhao Wenyu. Although he was also the owner of a stall, he was still the owner of Warm Jade Room. He was also the host of this stone gambling Trading Convention.
The most important thing about the stone gambling was to come first served. Once a buyer and seller made a deal, this transaction could not be changed. This was one of the rules of the stone gambling World.
Meng Ran's simple words had clearly pushed Zhao Wenyu into a dilemma. Although he did not make a deal with the customer, if Meng Ran really sold it to Meng Ran because of the high price that Meng Ran offered, it would more or less affect the reputation of the Warm Jade Room.
Zhao Wenyu took a deep look at Meng Ran and was not in a hurry to express his opinion.
Meng Ran, however, put his hands in his pockets and continued to speak.
"One million!"
This time, even the wealthy merchants were shocked. Although the value of these wealthy merchants were greater than fifty million, no one wanted to spend one million to buy a stone worth one hundred thousand.
"Crazy!" A wealthy merchant who had previously argued said this before turning around and leaving.
Meng Ran's sudden increase in price made Zhao Wenyu somewhat uncertain. The other rich merchant was clearly rich and overbearing. He shouted loudly, "One million and one hundred thousand!"
He naturally did not believe that this stone was really worth so much money. It was just to gain face.
"One million and five hundred thousand." Meng Ran said with an indifferent tone.
"1.6 million!" The rich man gritted his teeth and looked at Meng Ran.
"Two million." Meng Ran raised his eyebrows and cast a sidelong glance at the man, as if he was provoking him.
Although Meng Ran only had two million and three hundred thousand, he had already made up his mind to get this stone no matter what! If it really didn't work, he would pawn the forty million yuan mansion, because he could already feel that this was the Crystal Chalcedony he desperately needed!
"Good boy, I'll definitely see what good stuff you can cut out of the stone you spent 2 million yuan on!" Although the rich man was rich and overbearing, he was stunned by Meng Ran's imposing manner of raising the price. He flicked his sleeves and left.
"I will definitely give you a surprise." Meng Ran smiled slightly. "Old man, is it a deal?"
"Okay!" Although Zhao Wenyu had doubts in his heart, he had earned 1.9 million. A joyful expression appeared on his face.
After paying the money, Meng Ran took the nine stones he had chosen and went to the cutting machine to prepare to cut them.
Jie and Lee Mingzhu were completely convinced of Meng Ran's squandering. It was too late to say anything now.
Meng Ran smiled at the two of them and said, "Both of you, calm down and watch."
The stone was sent to the cutting machine. At this moment, Meng Ran's cutting of the stone had already attracted a large number of spectators. The master of the Warm Jade Room, Zhao Wenyu, also played with the pair of green jade beads in his hand and came to the scene to watch.
"Master, do you think that the reason why that kid dared to do this, is it because this stone is really worth a lot of money?" A middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes asked in a low voice.
Zhao Wenyu shook his head. "It should not be possible. I have personally seen these stones. At most, I can cut out tens of thousands of dollars. It can't be more than two million."
The middle-aged man continued to ask, "What if he's really lucky?"
Zhao Wenyu looked at his butler with a smile that was not a smile and did not say anything.
Under the high-speed operation of the cutting machine, the side of a stone the size of a human head had been cut open. There was not a single jade eye, not even a trace of jade could be seen.
Everyone had expected this. Some of them were even preparing to watch Meng Ran make a fool of himself.
Meng Ran smiled slightly, indicating for the cutting machine to continue.
After cutting several times, the result was the same, and there was no sign of jade at all.
After more than ten minutes, the stone that was the size of a human head was only the size of a palm. From the looks of it, people could only cut it in the middle. If there was no more jade eye, it would prove that the stone Meng Ran chose was a complete waste!
Meng Ran sat on the rattan chair, leisurely eating pastries and snacks, looking as if he did not care at all. In the eyes of the onlookers, Meng Ran had obviously given up. He was just holding on.
Jie and Lee Mingzhu looked at the saw that was flashing with a cold light. They put their palms together and muttered something. Clearly, they were praying to the gods and worshipping the Buddha. Both of their palms were covered with sweat. Meng Ran found it funny when he saw their faces, as if they were cutting them.
The final cut had officially begun.
The rich man who had raised the price with Meng Ran earlier held the beautiful mistress and looked at Meng Ran jokingly. He gloated and said, "The first piece is a piece of waste. Just wait for the compensation."
At this moment, an intermittent and trembling voice suddenly sounded.
"This is a mutton-fat jade?"