Chapter 249 – Buying raw jade stone at an Auction! (2/2)

“Quick! Push me to Shi Hai Auction House!” Dong Xuebing does not know if he can get there in time and be in a hurry. He could sense her confusion as she walked towards his wheelchair slowly. Dong Xuebing immediately pushes himself forward. “Quick, lead the way.”

Xiao Tao knows about Dong Xuebing is very close to Qu Yunxuan and did not ask any questions. She immediately pushes Dong Xuebing out of the company.

Dong Xuebing rubbed his hands and said. “Faster! Thank you! This is an emergency!”

Xiao Tao quickens her pace, and in the end, she was almost running.

Shi Hai Auction House is located at a street next to Yun De Auction and can be reached by cutting through the alley. On his way, Dong Xuebing tried calling Qu Yunxuan, but she did not answer as the auction should still be on-going now.

Damn!

Dong Xuebing quickly shouted to Xiao Tao. “Push me in!”

Xiao Tao pushes Dong Xuebing through Shi Hai Auction’s main door.

These raw jade stones auctions are normally not held in hotel ballrooms and were held in the auction companies. Dong Xuebing could locate Shi Hai Auction House’s meeting room at one glance due to its small size. Xiao Tao knows Dong Xuebing is in a hurry and ignored the staff. She quickly pushes Dong Xuebing to the meeting room, where the auction is taking place.

A staff stopped them. “I’m sorry. An auction is taking place right now.”

Dong Xuebing quickly said to the staff. “Give me an auction number tag now!”

That staff replied. “The auction had already started, and you cannot enter now. if you want to buy raw jade stones, please come again.”

Dong Xuebing had no time to lose and turned to Xiao Tao. “Push me in!”

Xiao Tao hesitated for a second and pushed Dong Xuebing forward. That staff got mad and tried to stop them by grabbing the wheelchair. Dong Xuebing looked at him coldly, grabbed that staff’s wrist, twist it, and gave him a hard push. That staff was pushed back several steps. Even though Dong Xuebing is injured and cannot move his legs, but he is still stronger than the most working class.

The doors of the meeting room opened, and Xiao Tao barged in with Dong Xuebing.

The Auctioneer on the podium was saying something with a microphone, in front of many people.

Dong Xuebing’s entrance to the meeting room attracted the attention of everyone. One staff member near the door quickly walks up to ask what was happening. The staff behind Dong Xuebing quickly explained and was staring at Dong Xuebing angrily. The person in charge of the auction frowned as interrupting auctions is against their regulations.

“Xiao Bing?” Qu Yunxuan saw Dong Xuebing and walked over from her seat.

The Jade stone expert, Teacher Wei, was with Qu Yunxuan, and he followed behind.

The person in charge knew Qu Yunxuan. “Manager Qu, he is…”

Qu Yunxuan looked at Dong Xuebing and said. “He is my friend and is here with me.”

The people from Shi Hai Auction House finally allowed Dong Xuebing to enter because of Qu Yunxuan, and he was seated together with them at the back of the meeting room.

Qu Yunxuan asked softly. “Xiao Bing, why are you here?”

Dong Xuebing was staring at the podium. “Let’s talk about this later. What item is being auctioned now?”

Qu Yunxuan explained. “It’s a raw jade stone with a small window cut opened. From the exterior, it should be an Ice grade jade stone. But we are not sure about the size and quality inside.”

“Is this the final item?”

“It should be. After this stone is sold, they will start cutting it.”

Dong Xuebing was relieved. He managed to get here on time!

After the brief interruption, the Auctioneer continued with the auction. “No. 22 bid 6.8 million… 6.8 million… are there any higher bids? … Ah… 7 million… No. 5 offered 7 million… is this the final price? 7 million… 7 million once…” It was Feng Yi who made the 7 million bid, and he was smiling proudly.

Teacher Wei frowned. “The price is too high.”

Qu Yunxuan nodded. “But this is not a surprise from the quality of this stone. Many people will like it.”

This partially cut raw stone allows people to see the jade inside through the small window, and it is not as risky as other uncut stones. Naturally, it will fetch higher prices, but there are still risks. For example, it might be only a thin layer of Ice grade jade near the surface, and nothing inside, or the rest of the jade have impurities or is of a lower grade.

“7 million twice…”

Dong Xuebing looked at Qu Yunxuan. “Aunt Xuan, how much money can we use?”

Qu Yunxuan hesitated. “We must keep 2 million for marketing and other expenses, and can use about 10 million. You are thinking of…”

Dong Xuebing replied firmly. “This is a good piece of jade. Give me the bidding card.”

Qu Yunxuan blinked and asked. “How good is this piece?”

“As good as Glass grade! We must get it!”

Teacher Wei looked at Dong Xuebing in disbelief. You had only arrived for less than a minute and did not even look at the stone carefully. How can you claim this stone is Glass grade jade? He does not believe Dong Xuebing is an expert in stone gambling. The real experts will use a torchlight to examine the stone before they can ascertain the quality of the stone. How can you claim that it is a good stone from so far away, and you want to buy it? This is ridiculous!

“Glass grade?” Qu Yunxuan asked. “Are you sure?”

Dong Xuebing replied. “Yes. We must get it, even if the price reaches 10 million!”

Teacher Wei panicked. “Manager Qu! We must not do that!”

Xiao Tao, who was seated behind, heard what they were saying and was shocked. 10 million?

Qu Yunxuan took a deep breath. Although the company has 10 million to spare but to spend it all on this stone is not a good move. If the jade in the stone is not of high quality, the 10 million will go down the drain. The whole company will be done. That’s right. It will be impossible for them to make a comeback, and the company will be bankrupted! Feng Yi can bid 7 million for that stone is because his company is rich. A company that’s worth more than 100 million will not be affected by this small amount of money. But Yun De Auction Company is still a small company, and 10 million is equivalent to all its assets. One wrong move, and they will lose everything!

Teacher Wei persuaded. “Manager Qu! This stone is at most an Ice grade jade, and 7 million is already overpriced!” Every jade stone experts have their ways to grade the stones, and Teacher Wei can’t detect any indications that this stone is a Glass grade stone.

Dong Xuebing looked at Qu Yunxuan.

Qu Yunxuan exhaled and smiled wryly. “I will not interfere in this anymore. Here, I will let you handle this.” She passed the bidding card to Dong Xuebing.

Teacher Wei slapped his forehead and felt he is going to lose his job.

Dong Xuebing did not explain himself, because the Auctioneer had counted to the third count and had raised his hammer.

Dong Xuebing quickly raises his bidding card and shouts. “7.5 million!

The Auctioneer was about to drop his hammer when Dong Xuebing shouted his bid.

Feng Yi, who was seated in front, frowned and turned to look at Dong Xuebing and Qu Yunxuan. Before the Auctioneer can say anything, Feng Yi raised his bidding card and said. “7.8 million!”

Dong Xuebing immediately raise. “8 million!”

Feng Yi hesitated for a second. “8.5 million!”

Dong Xuebing raised his card emotionlessly. “8.8 million!”

The few experts that had come with Feng Yi thought highly of this stone. As long as there is more jade inside, they will surely make money from it. But the price now is much higher than their expectations. If the jade inside is not of high quality, they might not recover their capital and will suffer a loss. An old man sitting beside Feng Yi signaled to him with his eyes. Another expert, sitting opposite Feng Yi, also shook his head, indicating him to stop bidding.

But Feng Yi is unwilling to give up.

“8.8 million… No. 18 offered 8.8 million… Once… are there any more bids…”

Feng Yi frowned and shouted again. “9 million!” He thought to himself that he should win with 9 million.

But Dong Xuebing upped Feng Yi’s bid. “9.2 million!”

Teacher Wei was speechless, and Qu Yunxuan was keeping quiet. She had given Dong Xuebing the authority to bid, and Xiao Tao also felt the company would be shutting down soon. She was nervous and worried as the company will have no more money if they win the bid!

Feng Yi’s face changed. He thought for a while and suddenly smiled. A small company with only around 10 million dares to spend so much on a piece of jade stone? They are putting their lives on the line. Feng Yi is waiting for Yun De Auction Company to become the laughingstock of the industry.

“9.2 million once… 9.2 million twice…”

Finally, the Auctioneer drops his hammer. “9.2 million! Sold!”

Dong Xuebing smiled and nodded to Aunt Xuan.

With the commission and other charges, Dong Xuebing still has to pay slightly more than 10 million to Shi Hai Auction House!

This is really make-or-break for Yun De Auction Company!