The Rise of the Ranch King

Chapter 20 20. Imperial Green Jade

The boundaries of the small world have always been a mystery.

About five hundred meters behind the apple tree is a wall of air shrouded in mist. This wall seems to be infinitely high upwards, infinitely far to the left, and infinitely far to the right. Everything as far as the eye can see is white, except for the wall under my feet. The area is green grass.

This wall is invisible, intangible, and impossible to pass no matter how you walk.

Lin Feng is unable to explain things beyond nature, and probably even the top scientists in the world cannot explain them.

He looked at the wooden house again, giving it a feeling of being very old yet very new.

What attracted Lin Feng's attention the most was the well. Where does the refreshing well water come from and where it goes? It seems to be inexhaustible.

There are also apple trees that produce emeralds. I don’t know when the next one will bear fruit.

Don't dwell on these issues. The more you think about them, the more your brain will burn. Just enjoy the convenience they bring.

If the small world is compared to a virtual space with game attributes, the piece of jade used for appraisal is equivalent to a novice gift bag. This analogy makes the mind much clearer.

The "dog and horse brothers" were really bored staying there. Lin Feng told them that he would give the brothers their freedom after returning home. I don't know if he understood or not, but Wayne nodded decently.

The work on the pasture is progressing smoothly. The project leader of the agricultural company communicates by phone every day and sends photos via WhatsApp. The cleanup has been completed and the sowing of pasture seedlings has been mostly completed.

When he returned from Seattle, the land had changed drastically.

Just be wary of rabbits and marmots. Those little guys will eat up the newly sown grass seedlings. However, it is inevitable that these problems are difficult to completely eradicate, so you can only take more precautions.

Lin Feng suddenly discovered a very real problem.

There is no mobile phone signal in the small world, which is very embarrassing!

I used to come in and walk around and then leave, I never stayed for a long time.

Not to mention that Mr. Ernest will make calls at any time. Modern people have long been inseparable from electronic devices. It is terrible not to play with mobile phones, and they can only stare at the dog and horse brothers.

It seems that my idea of ​​staying in a small world for a long time to cultivate my body and mind is shattered, unless one day its maker connects the signal and Wi-Fi inside.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the call from Zhenbao Appraisal Institute came late.

This is the final bet. If Lao Ou still tells himself that it is a fake, he can only pack his bags and go home immediately, leaving the sad place of Seattle.

However, this time Lao Ou got into trouble.

"Lin, I have two pieces of news, which one do you want to hear first?"

Lin Feng felt that the old man was boring, "At the same time."

Lao Ou on the other end of the phone laughed, "Okay, I know you are very impatient. Let me tell you the good news first. The jade is real and very pure. You are going to make a lot of money."

Yes, Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief.

"What about the bad news?"

"The bad news is that you have to pay me a $10,000 appraisal fee and I will issue you a certificate."

Shit, bad guy.

He made 10,000 US dollars in less than a day. This old man is too shady!

However, what Lao Ou said next made Lin Feng happy to accept it. He said that the estimated market value of this piece of jadeite was over one million US dollars. The premise was that it would be auctioned at an auction house and that someone willing to pay a high price would have to be found.

million? U.S. dollars?

That's great.

However, everything is subject to change before the money is obtained. The biggest growth for Lin Feng from the trip to Seattle is that he cannot be happy too early.

The liquidity of jade is different from that of gold. The secondary sale rate is very low. That is to say, it is difficult to resell highly valued jade after buying it, unless it is used for other purposes.

Lao Ou asked him to come and evaluate what he had seen now and discuss the next thing. "Don't be too late. It's better to arrive before five o'clock."

"why?"

"I get off work at five o'clock and I have to go home to feed two human cubs."

Lin Feng sweated, "I'm sorry to ask, is this your grandson... or granddaughter?"

"No, it was my daughter. It was an accident. Besides, I am only 58 years old, which is not very old, hahaha."

Well, as long as you are happy.

When he returned to the Zhenbao Appraisal Center at 3:40 pm, Lin Feng couldn't remember how many times he had been here in three days. He was already familiar with the security guard at the door.

Different from the frown he had last time, this time Lao Ou smiled happily and hugged him warmly.

Top appraisers are usually very strict, and Lao Ou's relaxation shows that the inspection process went very smoothly.

It's finally time to breathe a sigh of relief, but I still can't completely calm down.

There was also an oriental face in the room. Lao Ou introduced that this was Peter Cheng, a Chinese-American jewelry appraiser from Sotheby's.

This person speaks fluent English and should be a native American.

"Mr. Cheng is an expert in this field, and you can completely trust his judgment. Zhenbao cooperates with large auction houses such as Sotheby's and Christie's, so you don't have to worry about legal issues, it's all in compliance with the rules. "

Lin Feng nodded, smiled and shook hands with Cheng Pitt.

"Let's get straight to the point. Mr. Lin, this piece of jadeite of yours makes my eyes shine. I haven't seen such a perfect jadeite in a long time. It has almost no flaws. It is a top-grade jadeite."

Lin Feng nodded, "I don't know much about jade, but I know that there are many varieties of jade. Which is mine?"

Cheng Pitt crossed his hands in front of him and said, "I'm pretty sure about the imperial green jadeite from Laokeng Glass."

"Glass?"

"No, no, no, this is a way of measuring the quality of jade. Glass is the best or one of the best, just like gold, pure gold, hard gold, etc."

Lin Feng seemed to understand, "But it's only 15 grams. Isn't it too small?"

Cheng Pitt smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, jade is not gold. We can use stories to add to his gimmicks and let you get more benefits. As long as you entrust any auction house, they will fight to the end for the interests of their customers. When you help your customers, you help yourself.”

Lin Feng knew that the auction house made money by charging commissions and selling advertising space. The higher the auction price, the higher the profit.

After ten minutes of communication, Lin Feng made the decision to sell his jade at Zhenbao Auction House.

Although Zhenbao is not as well-known as Sotheby's and Christie's, it mainly targets high-end Asian customers. More than 70% of the collection it sells belongs to the Asian art category, covering porcelain, jade, wood carvings, bamboo carvings, religious artworks, ancient and modern calligraphy and paintings, etc. , it is said that domestic Internet giants are regular visitors here.

As an account manager, Paul will fully build momentum before the start of the shooting, with advertising bearing the brunt. In addition, he will also send invitations to VIP customers who are passionate about jade, etc.

The jadeite is initially valued at one million.

In a big auction house, Lin Feng's jadeite will most likely be used as a warm-up item for works of art worth tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars, but at Zhenbao, it will be regarded as the top priority.

This is why Lin Feng chose Zhenbao, and their potential customers are relatively “matchy”.

The big stone in my heart immediately fell to the ground, just waiting for the auction to start in a month.

Only one step away from becoming a millionaire, Lin Feng couldn't hold it anymore. He danced excitedly in the hotel and poured beer on himself in the bathroom.

Of course, these are only crazy things that you would do when you are alone, and you should always remain restrained and calm in front of outsiders.

(End of this chapter)