Chapter 017 [High-priced Ruby](1/2)
"The highest bidding for Hotan seed material number 1251 is...123,000 yuan. Congratulations to the xj28745 member."
Lost? Dupu has no experience and is basically an integer. The base price of this rough stone is 20,000 yuan, and he invests 120,000 yuan.
But he was not discouraged. He remembered that there was a piece of white jade in the stone. He could not judge the level, nor did he understand the market price. He could fill in it casually depending on whether it was comfortable or pleasing to the eyes.
The only serious thing is the "mutton fat white jade" and the last "red jade".
This is also the only two highest-grade jades in tens of thousands of raw stones and seven or eight stone fields.
More than ten minutes later, he finally successfully captured a piece of raw stone.
Then he lost two consecutive blocks.
The raw stone marked No. 2690 appears on the huge LCD screen.
Dupu sat upright slightly.
"The highest bidding for Hotan seed material number 9690 is...1.06 million yuan, congratulations to xj104318 members."
A subtle noise sounded at the auction hall.
This is the fourth highest price since the auction.
Dupu did not get up and raised his hand to signal.
Everyone in the same row of seats looked curious.
Rao Guo and Hu Zhuofan in the first two rows turned around and congratulated him.
After a while, Rao Guo's screams rang out on the court. She successfully bought the 18,026 numbered raw stone for 300,000 yuan.
She stood up happily, bowed politely around, and at the same time clenched her fist and waved her hand to Dupu.
“What a polite young lady!
Dupu raised his hand to respond.
Half an hour passed, Dupu lost six times and only scored 5 rough stones.
When the host read the number of the "Red Jade" raw stone, Dupu clenched his fists nervously for the first time.
"The highest bidding for Gobi Desert No. 23265 is..." The host narrowed his eyes slightly, took a closer look, and then shouted out the price, 2.18 million yuan, congratulations to the xj104318 member."
The venue was sensational.
Everyone in the first few rows stood up and ovated and searched for the high-priced bidder.
Dup was not able to keep a low profile, so he could only get up and nod to thank him.
The noise in the hall was rising and falling.
"I invested 1.6551 million, and I was very sure..."
"Oh... I observed this Gobi material for two months, with many cracks, high hardness and very good oiliness. It is a material that produces high-quality jade! What a pity."
"You invested too? What price?"
“1.7555 million.”
"Our company's senior appraiser has come to see it twice... a must-have item, I'm dizzy, I can't hand in the office when I go back."
"But I think it's ridiculous to have more than 2 million, unless the fat is white…"
Dupu stood up and left the hall amid the discussion.
I learned from the relevant procedures such as payment in the trading center that when the trading center also had jade escort business, it was just as he wanted to consign all five raw stones from Jade Street and five raw stones from the trading center.
Only the last piece of mysterious "red jade" is left behind.
After inquiring about the location of the calcification field in the trading center, he led the lord to the calcification field.
Calcite field in the trading center.
There are five or six sheds arranged in a row. Masters of calcite are waiting.
Dupu took out the calcification procedures and chose a master named Wei from the Han nationality.
After signing the card, Dupu still drew out the understanding stone line himself.
After Master Wei asked him in detail what special requirements he had, he skillfully fixed the raw stones and picked up the material cutting machine with his right hand!
"Squeak squeak..."
Stone chips fly together.
When a small piece of stone about one centimeter has fallen out of its body, the jade meat inside is exposed. It is commonly known as "opening a skylight".
The master exclaimed "Ah..." as if he was electrocuted.
They are all skilled and knowledgeable. What level of jade has never been seen before?
Therefore, the Han master's loss of composure surprised the calcite masters in several work sheds around him.
"Old Wei, what's wrong with you? I was shocked!"
"Look, what is this..." Old Wei's voice trembled slightly.
He said, his hands tremblingly rubbing off the ash on the cut-off surface, revealing a touch of red spots with rich grease.
Almost all the calcite masters who surrounded him had never solved the red jade.
But some of them have seen it, some have heard of it.
"Red meat?"
"Like...Red Jade?"
"Hurry, get rid of it! Old Wei, don't be stunned."
"I'll help..."
No one asked the owner of the original stone.
Old Wei no longer dared to use a material cutting machine. After just one knife, he was still scared. Even if he was a little bit more, it would hurt the integrity of the jade.
If it is the legendary Hongyu, let alone economic losses, he is also a complete sinner in terms of legend.
Of course, he didn't think Dupu's marking was precise, it was just luck.
I changed the angle grinder and rubbed carefully. My extremely steady hands occasionally made slight trembling.
Just as Master Wei was taking out the jade, the leaders and experts from the trading center who received the report rushed over and heard the news.
The bidding ends.
A large group of bidders also came.
"I heard that Hongyu was explained?"
"Impossible? Hongyu?"
"I heard it was the material taken by a bidder just now..."
"Look! Let's have a long experience."
"I have seen sculptures of red jade, but I have never seen the raw stone."
"There is an old jargon in jade, one red, two yellow, three ink, and four mutton fat." Red jade is the best in Hetian jade, just like the dragon stone type in jade, which basically exists only in legends. It has been unprecedented for hundreds of years." Hu Zhuo, Fan and Raoguo also squeezed into the crowd.
Dupu, the owner of jade, was squeezed out of the circle.
He was not in a hurry, took out a cigarette and lit it, squinted his eyes, and stood leisurely outside the crowd. He teased the lord from time to time with his feet. The lord jumped around him.
"It's untied, it's Hongyu!"
The crowd suddenly became uproar!
The director of the trading center signaled the security guard to stop the crowd from crossing the line, "Master Wei, continue to dig it out to see if the jade has a tail."
The red jade that has been untied is an irregular jade strip as thick as three fingers, but there is still red jade at the end that has not been broken.
"Humph" another harsh friction sound.
"Hi! It's really a tail..."
"It's so awesome! Dragon-shaped red jade."
"Hey! It looks a bit like a flying dragon..."
An old man in his sixties suddenly looked shocked and said in a lost voice: "It... is so suitable for carving a flying dragon..."
Master Wei finally stopped rubbing, poured half a bottle of mineral water on Hongyu, held it in his palms with trembling hands, and handed it to the exchange director.
"Good thing! Good! Good!" The exchange director said yes repeatedly, his eyes cannot move.
The exchange's carving master approached his ear and said in a silence, "Director, buy it, haven't I been choosing tribute works for the 80th anniversary National Day celebration? This dragon-shaped red jade is so suitable, but there is nothing more suitable than it..."
The director suddenly looked up, "Master Wei, where is the owner of this red jade?"
Master Wei had not had time to speak.
Someone in the crowd bid loudly, "Twenty million, I bought Deyuxuan..."
"Mr. Xiao! Two million is only enough to buy a dragon head. I bid 30 million..."
To be continued...