Jin Yutong

Chapter 388 Tengchong Jade Carving Competition

Ma Zhiyuan will go to the countryside for a while, so he sat with Chen Ran for a while, and then got straight to the point. Hearing that the ancient calligraphy and painting that Chen Ran bought for him was a pair of Dunhuang scriptures, his eyes immediately brightened. He is not in the antique business, but he has also heard of the name of Dunhuang scriptures, and he knows the value and significance of Dunhuang scriptures, but he heard that a pair of Dunhuang scriptures is worth millions, so he took this price as a gift , that is undoubtedly inappropriate, fortunately, Chen Ran told him that the scriptures were just fragments, so he was relieved.

"What does this kid want from you?"

Asking Chen Ran to find a pair of ancient calligraphy and paintings for him was hidden from the old man, so Ma Zhiyuan didn't open it and read it on the spot. After sitting for a while, he left with the scriptures contentedly. He had just left when he heard The quiet old man came out, looked at Ma Zhiyuan's back, and asked Chen Ran suspiciously.

"It's nothing, old man. I want to tell you a good thing. I was betting on agate stones with Zhang Shuchun and the others yesterday. Guess what kind of agate I cut out?"

Chen Ran also knew that Ma Zhiyuan was hiding from the old man, so when he heard the old man's question, he quickly changed the subject and talked to the old man about what happened yesterday. He didn't want to show off the matter in front of the old man. It is well known that Huang Shang's two big mouths have not been spread early, anyway, it will not be long before it reaches the old man's ears, so he simply told the old man in advance.

No matter how the old man looked at Chen Ran, he felt pleasing to the eye. When he heard Chen Ran's words, he chuckled and asked, "What's the matter, did you cut out the fire agate?"

Chen Ran brought the poured tea and pastries to the old man, smiled and shook his head.

"Better than fire agate?" Seeing Chen Ran like this, the old man suddenly became interested.

Chen Ran was noncommittal: "Guess."

"You kid, if you have something to say, say it and fart it." The old man couldn't figure it out, so he scowled and taught Chen Ran a lesson.

Chen Ran chuckled: "It's a top-quality pink beauty."

The old man was stunned for a moment, and asked half-believingly, "Really?"

Chen Ran nodded with a smile.

After receiving Chen Ran's confirmation, the old man's face suddenly revealed a look of shock, he stared at Chen Ran for a long while, and then exclaimed: "Xiao Ran, my luck for you is considered I am convinced, you can meet this kind of top-quality agate, it is really unreasonable, I have been engaged in jade research for so many years, and I have only heard about these top-quality agates, but I have never seen them before, I did not expect... ...This is your first time betting on rough agate stones, right? The first time you bet on a top-quality pink beauty, your luck is so good that it turns purple."

The old man was really surprised. Thinking of Chen Ran's luck, he didn't know how to describe it.

"Old man, I ran into this by mistake. The piece I cut was the scrap that Lao Mai had cut. If Lao Mai cut it up, how could it be my turn..." Chen Ran wryly smiled and said The scene was told to the old man.

After the old man heard this, he immediately laughed heartily: "The kid who bought the big luck was very angry, but I let you pick up a big bargain, um, you handled it well, you can make money with kindness, and you can be kind Try to be as kind as possible, how to deal with that pink beauty, such a good thing is rare in a lifetime, if you are not short of money, don't sell it, keep it for yourself, agate is an auspicious thing, keep it It would be nice to have it as a family heirloom.”

The old man is still very satisfied with Chen Ran's handling methods. He is kind when he should be kind, and decisive when he should be decisive. He has seen both of these things from Chen Ran, and he is completely relieved.

"I see, that's what I thought..."

Chen Ran nodded, he had no intention of making a move on that pink beauty.

"It's better to seldom touch stone gambling in the future. It's fine to play casually, but don't expect it to make money."

For Chen Ran, the old man was quite at ease, but even so, he still vaccinated Chen Ran, lest Chen Ran taste the sweetness and become obsessed with gambling stones in the future.

Chen Ran naturally agreed, but he smiled wryly in his heart. Now he is counting on this to make money, but it is not easy to talk to the old man about it, so he can only agree first.

Seeing that Chen Ran agreed, the old man nodded in satisfaction, opened his mouth to say something, but suddenly remembered something, and stood up.

"By the way, speaking of this, I thought of one thing, you come with me..."

Although Chen Ran was a little strange, he quickly stood up and followed the old man into the house.

"In a few days, it will be the third 'Bianhe Cup' jade carving competition in Tengchong. I am an old friend with Du Maosheng, the president of the Jade Association of Tengchong. He sent an invitation letter to our association and there are three quotas for the competition. I don’t want to go far away now, you just took office, and the jade carvers in our association can’t come out except you. I originally wanted to push it away, but after thinking about it, I’d better let you lead the team for a trip. It's good to go and have a look..."

The old man took Chen Ran directly to the study, took out a red post from the drawer, and handed it to Chen Ran.

Hearing that it was the invitation letter from Tengchong, Chen Ran's heart skipped a beat. For the past two days, he has been thinking about going to Yunnan. Although his energy aperture can detect whether there is jade in the stone, but this One condition is needed, that is, you must meet a stone with jade in it, otherwise, even if he can detect it, what's the use of it? Almost all the 'wool' materials from all over the country come from Yunnan and Myanmar. Except for Yunnan, the wool materials shipped to other places are basically selected, and the possibility of producing jade is naturally very small, but it will undoubtedly be different when it arrives in Yunnan. Each treasure mountain, the transaction is legal, even if the possibility of producing jade is small, how can you make a fortune, right?

For him, this can be regarded as primitive accumulation. With a large sum of money, he can spread the situation as soon as possible and gain a firm foothold in Tianzhong City. Now he is very powerful in Tianzhong City, but in fact he is just It's just a paper tiger. If he doesn't get a firm foothold as soon as possible, the result will be hard to say. A giant like the Zheng family has lost face in his hands. How can he not get back the place? , then his current power in Tianzhong City will undoubtedly disappear, and the situation may not even be the same as before.

Therefore, he must gain a firm foothold in Tianzhong City before the Zheng family regains their place. If he wants to gain a firm foothold, he has only one way at present, and that is to spend a large sum of money in it. Now it is the economy and society. Everything depends on the economy. The economy is the general trend. In the face of the general trend, everything stands aside. When you invest money, you return to the country, and the country will protect you. The extent to which it can protect you depends on how much capital you have.

"Old man, can I go, can you? If something goes wrong, won't it discredit your old face?"

Although Chen Ran wanted to take a trip to Yunnan, he still hesitated to lead a team to participate in the jade carving competition in Tengchong.

You must know that the Tengchong Jade Carving Competition is not the Peony Cup Competition held by the Central Plains Province. The competition held by the Central Plains Province is a provincial competition or a newcomer competition. The Tengchong Jade Carving Competition is a national one, as long as it is a domestic jade carving master. In this kind of competition, even Chen Ran can't guarantee a good ranking. After all, the jade carvers all over the country are hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Maybe there will be fifth-level jade carvers participating. The reason for not going out, the jade carvers of the Tianzhong Jade Association are all third-level jade carvers and second-level jade carvers. When they get there, they sink directly into the sea.

The reason for Chen Ran's hesitation was that he was a little worried about his qualifications. Even if the old man was not invited to be a judge, he would have to participate in the relevant jade research conference. In comparison, his qualifications are naturally a bit shallow.

Hearing Chen Ran's words, the old man laughed, waved his hands and said, "Is it okay? I said you can do it, you can do it. Xiao Ran, don't underestimate yourself. The knowledge you have now is definitely no worse than us old guys. , you are only lacking in experience, and you are allowed to go because of your lack of experience. If you don’t do it, how can you have experience? You have to do everything before you are familiar with it. You're good too."

After the old man said so, Chen Ran could only bite the bullet and nod in agreement. Anyway, he was going there anyway, so that was just right.

Seeing that Chen Ran agreed, the old man nodded in satisfaction. Man, once he is free, he doesn’t want to be busy. That’s how he is. He used to travel all over the country and didn’t feel anything. Now that he has been free for so long, I was too lazy to run anymore, so I hurriedly wanted to push Chen Ran out, and when Chen Ran took over his contacts, he would take his place as a matter of course.

After agreeing, Chen Ran humbly asked what problems he would encounter when participating in this competition, and the old man told him to prepare well in the past two days before letting him leave.

After leaving the old man's place, Chen Ran has been thinking about this matter all the time. In addition to preparing for the affairs of the Jade Association, he naturally also needs to make good preparations for his side.

On the way home, Chen Ran was thinking about it, but on the way, he received a call from Zhu Feng, saying that the luxury cars he had ordered had been shipped back, and he asked Chen Ran to take a look.

Chen Ran couldn't laugh or cry, he didn't expect this guy to really take it seriously, now he doesn't have the spare money to change the car, but Zhu Feng has helped him so much, and invited him so kindly, he has to go and have a look.

After making an agreement with Zhu Feng, Chen Ran returned home first, Bawang and Bai Lei were the only ones at home, Chen Ping went to the city to inspect the market, Li Liping accompanied Chen Xiaomei for the whole two days, Chen Xiaomei will pass the exam in a few days up.

Chen Ran called Li Liping and drove to the gate of Chen Xiaomei's school.

"elder brother."

Not long after Chen Ran arrived at the gate of Chen Xiaomei's school, Chen Xiaomei came out of school after school, and when she saw Chen Ran, she cheered in surprise, ran over and jumped into Chen Ran's arms.

"You girl is really heartless. I come to pick you up every day, and I have never seen you so happy. Your brother came to see and make you happy..." Li Liping, who was standing on the side, pursed her lips in displeasure.

"Mom, you are jealous of my brother, are you ashamed..." Chen Xiaomei hugged Chen Ran's arm affectionately, and quarreled with Li Liping with a smile.

"You damn girl." Li Liping angrily stretched out her hand to slap Chen Xiaomei, but Chen Xiaomei dodged it with a smile, and threatened Li Liping, "Mom, if you hit me again, I won't treat you well when I grow up. See what would you do."

"Ma'am, I count on you to treat me well, and I will starve to death for the rest of my life." Li Liping was amused.

"Okay, how do we talk?"

Chen Ran reached out and patted Chen Xiaomei's face, and then laughed too.

Li Liping snorted twice, Chen Xiaomei hugged Li Liping's arm with a smile, the mother and wife did not know what whispered, and after a while, Li Liping made Li Liping laugh.

They took the two of them home, called Wang Liang, and asked him to have dinner at Baojian Factory, and pick him up in the afternoon. Chen Ran ate at home with his family, and after dinner, he drove the car with Bawang Went to the city with Bai Lei, made a phone call with Zhu Feng, and went directly to Zhu Feng's villa...