Chapter 86: Stone Cutting III
Sunny green and ice-type jade have various classifications and price ranges. Sunny green is categorized as fruit sunny green, true sunny green, and intense sunny green, while ice-type jade is classified as glutinous ice, true ice, and high ice.
The cutter cut the jade in half, revealing true ice-type sunny green.
Gu Wanrong took a half, shining her flashlight on the cut surfaceāit was fruit sunny green.
It was unbelievable that such high-quality jade, suitable for a public auction, was found in a place where even finding jade was rare.
The flashlight revealed consistent, rich green throughout the stone, with minimal cracks. Though jade often contains cotton, this piece only had a few thin strands.
Gu Wanrong’s half alone would fetch over a million.
“A huge win!”
“A rare full-green piece!”
“I’ll offer 1.5 million for half.”
“1.8 million!”
As bids increased, the onlookers fell silent, astonished and disbelieving.
The price soared from one million to three million and continued to climb.
Unexpectedly, Gu Wanrong refused to sell.
She had the cut jade stored, and signaled the cutter to continue with the remaining stones.
A nervous employee from Fine Raw Stones struggled through the crowd, hurrying down a quiet alleyway, seemingly trying to avoid detection. He nervously called his boss.
Cutting stones is a gamble, but Gu Wanrongās stones yielded consistent wins.
Ice-clear, high ice floating flower, old blue water, dual-color gold thread green, purple lavender, high ice spicy greenā¦ The quality remained high, never disappointing.
People looked at Gu Wanrong differently; excitement surged. The successive high-quality jade discoveries were astonishing.
The Fine Raw Stones employee, stiff and pale, pretended to be excited with the crowd.
Some spectators calculated: The total cost of the stones was a few thousand, yet the value of the jade exceeded tens of millions, possibly exceeding one hundred million.
How was this possible?
Stones in Tianguang Market were usually pre-selected by merchants! Why were these high-quality stones neither in the public auction nor displayed with windows, sold for only tens or hundreds of yuan?
Even Gu Wanrong was puzzled. All the stones came from Fine Raw Stones; other shops lacked such high-quality pieces.
Gu Wanrong had only gone into Fine Raw Stones because it was empty, giving her time to examine the stones.
The Fine Raw Stones employee was terrified. He was the boss’s lover’s brother. Although the boss never explained the shop’s origin, its size, hidden location, infrequent customers (mostly acquaintances of the owner), and the high value of transactions hinted at something suspicious.
Seeing Gu Wanrong’s attire and bodyguard, he assumed she was the expected VIP.
He was still wondering why the boss hadn’t contacted him to remove the chosen stones when a roar of cheers filled Tianguang Market.
A bad feeling washed over him. He rushed to the source, pushing through the crowd, and saw Gu Wanrong cutting stones. He knew he was in deep trouble.
Nearly everyone in Tianguang Market was there, witnessing the jade cutting and bidding. Rongcheng’s jade merchants, hearing about the high-quality jade, also arrived.
However, none received any jade from Gu Wanrong.
Fu Zhenzhuobao had acquired little high-quality jade at the Pingshan auction the previous day. Gu Wanrong, having unearthed top-quality jade, planned to give it to Fu Zhenzhuobao as she preferred jade jewelry and needed top-level glass or dragon-type jade for herself.
The jade was perfect for Fu Zhenzhuobao. Therefore, Gu Wanrong didn’t sell.
Having finished, Gu Wanrong left Tianguang Market.
“Stop!”
A group of burly men surrounded Gu Wanrong and Tong Shenba. A man in a Hawaiian shirt led them.
This was the path to the parking lot, near a clubhouse and woods. Their audacity was shocking.
“Hand over the jade, and we’ll let you go,” the man in the Hawaiian shirt said, approaching Gu Wanrong.
“So brazen,” Gu Wanrong sneered. She wasn’t afraid; Tong Shenba and other bodyguards were nearby.
The man’s gaze shifted from the jade to Gu Wanrong’s face.
“A pretty girl,” he leered. “Leave the jade and come with me, and I won’t bother you.”
Tong Shenba shielded Gu Wanrong, his gaze cold. “Miss, stay calm.”
Six bodyguards appeared.
“Just a few?” the man scoffed. “Attack! Don’t break my jade!”
Twenty men charged at the bodyguards.
The trained bodyguards fought back skillfully, easily holding their own. Tong Shenba protected Gu Wanrong, while also fighting effectively.
Passersby fled in panic.
As the situation turned in Gu Wanrong’s favor, onlookers watched.
Meanwhile, a man stood at the clubhouse entrance, calmly using his phone, seemingly in no hurry to leave. The jade auction had just concluded.
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