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Chapter 44 Red Jade, 3500 million [2]

"Boss, you are being unfair. How can this broken stool of yours be worth three thousand yuan? And this rough stone only costs three or four hundred yuan in the stone cutting shop over there. You are too greedy! I can give you two thousand five hundred at most for the whole thing. If you don't want to sell it, forget it! I'll buy something else!" Zhang Wufeng deliberately bargained.

These businessmen are as shrewd as devils. Once you decide to take something without saying anything, you basically can’t take the item away, because these people will have problems even if they guess with their eyes closed.

Hundreds or thousands of dollars, with the ability to see through the jadeite in the rough material, why would you care about this little money? But things are not so easy to buy!
Zhang Wufeng's main attraction was the red jadeite in the stone bench, but he couldn't get straight to the point! Instead, he had to pretend to be nice and do some superficial work. Who knew there was no one around to monitor him?
The jade rough material market seems calm on the surface, but in fact it is extremely turbulent. Moreover, Zhang Wuhao is dead. Zhang Wufeng absolutely does not believe that Zhang Zhengliang will not monitor him!
"Two thousand five? It seems that you still don't understand, little brother. For this thing, we won't even talk about it if it's less than three thousand! Let me put it this way, although this thing looks like waste, this stool feels ice-cold when you sit on it, and your whole body feels comfortable. It's really a rare thing! I estimate that I will lose money on this thing for three thousand yuan! Besides, these two pieces are waste, that's right, but what is gambling on stones for? It's gambling! If you can guess and see what's inside, would you still buy it? It's entirely possible that this inconspicuous gray and white ground with gray sand can produce high-end jadeite. It's an old pit product, and five hundred yuan is already the cheapest price! It's the same wherever you ask!

As for high-end jadeite, let's put it this way. The color must first have a certain concentration. It is dark, but not dark, bright and pure green, that is, the color is not grayish, and the uniformity is good. In addition, the texture is relatively fine and the transparency is also relatively good, that is, glass. Of course, even if they are all called old pit varieties, their quality is relatively high or low, some are more transparent, and some are slightly less transparent, so the value is also different, but in any case, as long as it is a more attractive jade variety, it is often used to make high-end jewelry.

As for why it is called Laokeng, there is a reason. In the concept of Yunnan people, the older the jade, including jadeite, is, the most beautiful, including darker color and better transparency. In addition, this kind of jadeite is mostly found in the secondary deposits of Shien, and the Shien jadeite secondary deposits were mined earlier, so it is called Laokeng. Laokeng and Xinkeng are actually divided according to the years when people discovered and mined jadeite. From a geological point of view, they were formed in the same geological era underground. The secondary deposits of river sediments were transported to the riverbed and deposited by the river during the Quaternary period. It can be said that they are the later deposits in time.

Some experts have found through long-term practice that the quality of jadeite in "old pits" is better and the water content is more sufficient. This is a fact. The quality of jadeite found in river sedimentary deposits is better, with high color, fine texture and good transparency. For this situation, there is a reasonable explanation from the geological theory.

In fact, these phenomena that exist in jade deposits also exist in other gem deposits. For example, diamonds in placer mines are of better quality than those in primary deposits.

This is because the primary deposit actually contains ores of varying quality, which are transported by water and deposited into secondary deposits. Some poor quality jades, such as those with cracks, coarse grains, loose structures, and impure jades, will be naturally sorted and eliminated. In the end, the jades that remain in the riverbed are mainly those with tighter textures and finer structures. This kind of jade is often more transparent, but it is not caused by water entering. Water cannot enter the jade crystals. The quality of jade from the old pit is better because of this relationship.

The skin on the surface of jade is because when jade is exposed to the surface, it is oxidized and hydrolyzed by nature, causing some of the iron and manganese it contains to precipitate as iron oxide or manganese oxide attached to its surface, forming a shell, just like a knife that is not often used, which will have oxide and rust on its surface.

It can be said that the quality of jadeite in the 'old pit' is better, but there are also jadeite of better quality in the new pit, but it is relatively less. This is the result of unsorted! Now, do you understand?"

The boss talked incessantly, his level was indeed very "professional". In order to sell the stool for 3,000 yuan, he really shocked Zhang Wufeng and Su Ru!
"Okay, boss, for your professional knowledge, four thousand will be enough. Also, let my friend pick out two items worth five hundred yuan each, and I will give you five thousand altogether! After listening to your words, I have learned a lot!" Zhang Wufeng said seriously and gratefully.

Indeed, most people would never tell others these things, even though they are very basic and obvious.

"Haha, okay, young man, you are straightforward! Little girl, you make your choice!" The dark and thin man glanced at Su Ru, and then quickly stopped looking at her. The scar made his skin numb and his heart ache.

"Su Ru, choose two pieces to try." Zhang Wufeng said with a smile. He had already placed several pieces of green raw materials in front of her, and given Su Ru's personality, she would most likely choose the raw materials he had given up before.

Sure enough, Su Ru did not refuse. She picked up the two relatively cheap 500-yuan coins that Zhang Wufeng had given up before and said, "Let's take these two. I saw you wanted to choose these two before. I believe in your vision."

"Well, okay, boss, that's all!" Zhang Wufeng said proudly, then reached into his trouser pocket, swept it with crystal power, and took out five thousand yuan, which he stuffed into the hand of the thin dark man.

"Haha, thank you very much! Well, since you are not familiar with this industry anyway, I will take advantage of my interest to tell you some basic knowledge." The thin dark man said with a smile. It was obvious that this 5,000 yuan was pure profit and he was very happy.

"Okay, then we're all ears!" Zhang Wufeng nodded happily.

"Well, the first thing to do with this jade is to identify it. Put the jade under a fluorescent light and observe its color change. Grade A and Grade C jade do not change, while Grade B jade has fluorescence and is whitish. Grade C jade has been dyed, so its color is distributed along the cracks and is unevenly distributed. You can see it with the naked eye if you observe carefully.

The so-called A-grade jade is natural jade that has not been chemically treated and has natural color and texture.

B-grade jadeite, bleached and injected with glue, is jadeite that has been cleaned with strong acid and injected with glue. Strong acid soaking and cleaning help to improve the transparency and color of jadeite. C-grade jadeite, dyed jadeite, is jadeite that has been artificially colored, usually with organic or inorganic dyes.

B+C grade jadeite is jadeite that has been cleaned with strong acid, injected with glue, and artificially colored.

In terms of evaluation, color is the first factor in evaluating jadeite. The standards for good color are: positive, rich, bright, and even.

Positive refers to the range of tones, which is determined by the ratio of primary to secondary colors. That is to say, it should be pure green without any other colors mixed in. For example, if oil blue is often mixed in oil green, the value will be reduced.

"Thick" refers to the depth of color. As for jade green, the best concentration is between 70% and 80%. 90% is too thick.

Yang refers to the brightness of the color of jadeite. The brightness of jadeite is mainly determined by the ratio of green to black or gray. If the ratio of green is high, the color will be bright. If the ratio of black or gray is high, the color will be dull. Experts often use figurative methods to express the brightness of color. For example: boxwood green, parrot green, green onion green, pepper green, all refer to bright colors. Spinach green, oil green, river green, black green, refer to dull dark green colors.

The brighter the jade, the higher its natural value.

Even refers to the uniformity of the color distribution of jadeite. The color distribution of jadeite is generally uneven, and it is not easy to obtain jadeite with uniform color distribution.

The best color of jadeite should be pure green, with a green concentration of 70%-80%, bright color, and even color distribution. This kind of high-end jadeite is usually called Laokeng jade by experts. As for Laokeng jadeite, I have explained it to you before. "

"Boss, I once read in a book that 'one should not observe jade under a lamp'. Why do you say to observe it under a lamp?" Su Ru thought for a moment and asked.

"Well, in fact, any jewelry should not be evaluated for color quality under light. This is especially important for jade. This is because the color of jade, especially the gray, blue and oily green colors, looks much better under light than under natural light. Therefore, under light, you can only see the cracks in jade, the length of water head, the degree of reflection or other characteristics. The green color of jade should be observed and evaluated under natural light. The fluorescent light I mentioned is a kind of identification mode light that can reflect very obvious different colors!
Remember that 'a one-grade color difference means a ten-fold price difference'!
For high-end jadeite, the price difference may be more than ten times. For example, a jadeite ring face worth 50 yuan and a jadeite ring face worth 500 million yuan, the quality, style, size, water quality, flaws of the jadeite are all first-class and impeccable, and the key to the price difference between the two lies in the level of green. It is extremely important to know and distinguish the various differences in the green of jadeite, at least you have to have seen and experienced it.

"Look more, buy less" is a process of selection, comparison, accumulation and verification of experience when buying jadeite raw stones. It is the premise of "buying". "Buying less" does not mean not buying, but reminding you to "look" carefully before buying.

"It is better to buy a line than a large piece." For the green shape characteristics of jadeite raw stones, "a line" of green belt and "a large piece" of green near the skin are two forms of the same green shape, which is the difference between the verticality of the "line" and the horizontality of the "piece." The thickness of the "line" is known, but the depth is unknown; the area of ​​the "piece" is known, but the thickness is unknown. The key to these maxims is to remind people not to be confused by the "more" or "less" green on the surface of jadeite, and to recognize the essence of the "vertical" and "horizontal" nature of green. Therefore, it does not mean that you should not buy jadeite with a large piece of green, but it reminds people not to have excessive expectations for the thickness of green."

The dark and thin man said seriously.

Zhang Wufeng immediately looked up to this man. This man's level was indeed quite good. He could speak like this. It seemed that although he was a shrewd businessman, he was still a good person. Of course, selling a stone bench for three thousand was indeed quite shady!
"Haha, listening to the boss's words is really better than reading for several years! Thank you for your teachings, we have listened to them carefully. Next time we buy raw materials, we will definitely come to you." Zhang Wufeng said gratefully.

"Haha, you don't have to be so polite, little brother. Well, I'll help you move the stones to the car. My small stall can't cut the stones. If you want to cut the stones, there are gambling stone shops in the center of the street and on both sides. They are equipped with professional grinding machines and cutting machines. You can go there." The dark and thin man said, and immediately began to move the rough stones. Except that the stone bench was a little bigger, the others were just a piece of cake. Before Zhang Wufeng moved, Su Ru had already picked up a piece of rough stone with one hand and sent it to the car.

After packing several pieces of raw material into bags and placing them in the trunk of the car, they returned to the car and smiled at each other subconsciously. However, the sensitive Su Ru still lowered her head in inferiority the next moment.

In front of others, Su Ru would not have such inferiority complex, but in front of Zhang Wufeng, she could not control it.

(End of this chapter)