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Chapter 12 Two million and two hundred thousand!
"Thank you, Master Chef." Zhang Wufeng said respectfully.

"Well, with your current position, there are no green veins around. So if I cut it, I will move back about four centimeters from the place where there is least chance of green. If there is green in the stone, this place will usually show it. If the cut surface here is still grayish white, I will try another position."

The old man said with a smile.

Zhang Wufeng glanced at the stone and when he cut the stone, green lines indeed appeared exactly where the old man said, exactly right!

"This master is indeed very experienced. He can handle this place so accurately!" Zhang Wufeng's heart was moved, but he showed a respectful look on his face and said, "I don't understand anyway, master, just cut it as you like. Don't pay attention to my opinion."

"Haha, alright! Let's cut it like this!"

The old man smiled slightly, then his expression became serious and his eyes were focused. He then adjusted the position of the stone, opened the knife and cut it.

"what?"

The old man's face was slightly surprised. With this cut, a green pattern as big as the mouth of a cup suddenly appeared. Although this green pattern was not very pleasing, the softness and penetration of it was very strong.

"Ok?"

Seeing the old man's expression, everyone was slightly startled, and then someone with a discerning eye shouted: "Ah, the bet has gone up, the bet has gone up!"

Miss Sun was obviously stunned as well. She glanced at Zhang Wufeng with some surprise. Suddenly, she was slightly startled, as if she felt that the person in front of her seemed somewhat familiar. However, she did not think too much about it at this moment. Seeing the young man's surprised and helpless look, the slight doubt in her mind immediately disappeared.

"One hundred thousand, I'll give you one hundred thousand!"

Miss Sun said in a calm tone.

As soon as she called out the price, the surroundings immediately became quiet.

"Young man, what do you think?" The old man stopped and did not continue cutting. Instead, he asked Zhang Wufeng for his opinion.

"Well, let's cut it again. Please continue, Master." Zhang Wufeng cast an apologetic look at the arrogant Miss Sun, and then continued.

Everyone was now alert, and when they heard that they were going to continue cutting, they all concentrated and held their breath. The whole hall suddenly became very quiet.

The old man pondered for a moment, staring at the stone that was less than the size of a basketball, then chose a position on the opposite side, about fifteen centimeters, and cut it directly with a knife.

This action is quite frightening, as it is almost like cutting it in the middle with a knife. Usually, any green in the middle will be directly destroyed.

However, everyone focused their attention on the old man's actions. It seemed that this knife strike was indeed shocking!

Only Zhang Wufeng understood in his heart that this cut was definitely the pinnacle of experience, vision and technique, because this cut just happened to cut the side of the green. A little more would have destroyed the structure of the green, and a little less would have made the green pattern invisible.

However, Zhang Wufeng also showed worry, concern and anxiety. As a poor boy, he had to be careful about how to behave at any time. This world was too complicated. If he was not calm, he might be targeted at any time. And pretending was just to better protect himself, that's all!

He is naturally not afraid of anything, but at the moment his strength is not enough to support him to face everything proudly, so he still has to keep a low profile for the time being.

As the knife came down, the old man's gaze paused for a moment, and then he gently wiped away the stone chips on the stone with his hand.

"Well, the bet has definitely gone up!"

The old man said with a smile.

At this moment, Zhang Wufeng's face also showed an appropriate excitement. "Ah, this green is so juicy, the price will definitely increase tenfold in an instant!"

In the hall, someone immediately started to make a noise.

"Ah, for this, I'll offer one million!" someone immediately said in a trembling voice.

"One million and two hundred thousand! I'll pay one million and two hundred thousand!"

"One million, two hundred and fifty thousand! One million, two hundred and fifty thousand can be transferred immediately!"

In the hall, everyone started to make a noise.

The old man then raised his hand and signaled, and immediately, the hall became quiet again.

"Young man, this strand of green is translucent and has a pure luster. Although the concentration is not very high and the size does not seem to be very large, it can be regarded as a top-quality Yang Green. Just based on this strand, one million and a half is not too much! Do you want to sell it, or continue to rub it with a grinding wheel to check the quality? Using a grinding wheel to rub the stone is the safest method for the rough material that has already produced green. If you rub it slowly from the edge to the inside, it will not damage the jade inside." The old man explained, set a price for Zhang Wufeng, and then made a proposal.

If you want to sell it, it can be sold for 1.5 million. If you want to polish it, the green inside will not be pure and the price will be reduced.

However, Zhang Wufeng was very clear in his mind that if he rubbed from this surface, there was a part inside that was a little purer than this. If he rubbed a small part inside, it would be a little mixed again. And if he went to the back, there would be white patterns.

"Wipe it again and see."

Zhang Wufeng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said in a trembling voice. This pretended nervousness really made everyone speechless.

The old man smiled and nodded, then began to rub it gently with the grinding wheel. After only a few rubs, a moving green light suddenly appeared.

The old man's expression relaxed slightly, and then he turned the stone again, rubbing it a few times from top to bottom, and it was still the moving green.

At this time, he stopped again.

"Young man, you can be sure that this stone will produce jadeite, and it will be at least of Yang Green quality. The green of jadeite is generally considered to be of the highest quality if it is 'dense', 'yang', 'pretty', 'positive', 'harmonious', etc. If it has variegated colors or streaks, it is 'evil' or 'flowery'! So far, there is no risk in continuing to gamble on this piece, but you can't be careless, because if the bottom or middle layer shows 'flowery', then the value of this jadeite will be reduced by a level.

Judging from the green color that has been rubbed out, the concentration is also good. It is almost certain that it is a high-quality Yang Green! The value of this jadeite should be more than two million now. Do you want to completely rub it out, or do you plan to sell it?"

At this time, the boss Zhang immediately said, "Little brother, how about selling it to me for two million? Although the two million that the master chef mentioned is a very fair price, we are all gambling and just want to make a little money. What do you think?"

Just as Zhang Wufeng was about to speak, someone else spoke. This time it was a woman's voice, and it seemed that this woman had arrived later.

"Little brother, sell it to me for 2.1 million! I'll treat you to a meal at Fuye Hotel, how about that?" The woman had a blushing face and an infinite spring glow. Below the 'V'-shaped white collar, a white, round cleavage was fully revealed. The pair of plump and round breasts seemed to be about to burst, giving people an invisible sense of oppression.

"Two million and two hundred thousand, little brother, how about selling it to me?" Miss Sun, who had remained silent, made another offer.

"Ms. Sun, you will lose money again if you buy again!" Zhang Wufeng said in his heart, but at this moment he didn't care whether others made a loss or not. It was a good thing that others offered a high price. Brother, I just don't have any money now.

"Haha, I was just betting on my luck. It's lucky that the bet went up. I'm a poor man and I wasn't familiar with you all before, so I will naturally sell it to someone who offers a higher price. Miss Sun offered 2.2 million. If no one offers a higher price, I will sell it to her. I hope you don't mind." Zhang Wufeng acted very honestly. Although what he said was not pleasant to hear, it was the truth from the bottom of his heart. Therefore, everyone smiled when they heard his words, but did not care.

It was obvious that Miss Sun had some connections, as no one took up the offer after she made it.

(End of this chapter)