Chapter 250 – 30 million! (1/2)
Afternoon.
Yun De Auction Company’s second-floor office.
That jadestone was carefully placed on the floor. It’s only now when Dong Xuebing has the chance to examine the raw jadestone up close. The surface of the stone is grey, and a few black line-markings are on it. On one side, there is some green color, and it is clear and translucent when you shine a torch on it. The whole jadestone looks like a big block of greyish ice. Some markings are indicating that the stone had been cut in the past, but no jade was exposed.
“Are we cutting it now?”
“We had already paid for it. Just cut it.”
“Manager Qu, we had borrowed a grinding machine.”
Everyone was nervous as they looked at the piece of stone.
Dong Xuebing is no exception. After all, he had not seen the Jade in the stone before and is not very sure.
In the room, Qu Yunxuan was holding on to Dong Xuebing’s wheelchair handles tightly. Her grip was so tight that her knuckles turn white. Xiao Tao had her palms placed together, mumbling under her breath, and seems like praying to the gods. Teacher Wei was sighing and didn’t think highly of this piece of jadestone.
One minute passed…
Two minutes passed…
Dong Xuebing said. “Teacher Wei, can I trouble you to cut the jadestone?”
Teacher Wei can’t bear to see this company destroyed in his hands and reminded Qu Yunxuan. “Manager Qu, it is not too late to regret now, as we can put up this raw stone for auction. Maybe we can sell it for 8 million and can cut some losses. But once we cut it, it will be too late. Please consider it carefully. Our Auction company is doing very well now and doesn’t need to take this risk!”
Dong Xuebing knew Teacher Wei was telling the truth and did not retort him.
Qu Yunxuan replied. “Just cut it. I know Xiao Bing will not be wrong.”
Teacher Wei exclaimed. “But how can you tell the quality of the Jade inside? Stone gambling is mainly based on luck!”
Qu Yunxuan smile wryly. “Teacher Wei, I know you are saying these for the good of our company. But things will not always go according to our plans in the business. Once in a while, we must take a gamble. I will have no complaints if there are no jade inside. But if there is a big piece of Ice grade Jade inside, we will have the capital to grow our company faster and don’t need to worry about others.”
Teacher Wei knows that he could not change Qu Yunxuan’s mind and said. “Where should I cut?”
Qu Yunxuan looked to her side. “… Let Xiao Bing decide.”
Dong Xuebing thinks for a while and said. “Start from the area near the window.”
“Ok.” Since the decision was made, Teacher Wei did not hesitate. He picked up the handheld grinding machine and carried it to the raw jadestone. Xiao Tao helped him to turn the stone and secured it to the table. Teacher Wei examined the stone carefully to see where he should make the first cut. After a while, Teacher Wei picks a spot a few centimeters to the left of the exposed Jade and position the grinding machine here. He turns to Qu Yunxuan.
Qu Yunxuan took a deep breath and nodded slightly.
Teacher Wei switched on the grinding machine and slowly pushed it against the stone, making loud screeching noises!
The screeching noise is loud, and dust was flying all over the room. About twenty to thirty seconds later, no new jade surface was found in the newly cut area. Teacher Wei had expected this to happen and composed himself, before moving to a new position and start grinding the stone.
Screech… screech… screech….
They had started with the area near the exposed Jade was to see how far did the Ice grade Jade extent to in the stone. Jade are the same as other valuable stones. The bigger the Jade is, the more valuable it is. If the whole stone is full of Ice grade Jade, it will fetch an astronomical price. But if there is only a small piece of top-quality Ice grade Jade, it will not fetch high prices. It might not even worth one million.
One cut…
Five cuts…
Ten cuts…
When Teacher Wei switched off the grinding machine, everyone was disappointed!
Dong Xuebing, Qu Yunxuan, and the rest realized that there was nothing under the surface near the exposed Ice-grade Jade area. The grinding machine had cut the Ice grade Jade out and is holding it in his hands. The piece of Jade is not very big and is only slightly bigger than the exposed part. It is not enough to cut a bangle and can only make a few pendants and ring surface. It’s too small and is estimated to be worth a few hundred thousand at most!
Ten million had become a few hundred thousand in an instant?!
No one can accept this result!
Teacher Wei sighed… ‘That’s it! Our company is finished!’
Xiao Tao and Qu Yunxuan turn pale, and only Dong Xuebing has a glimmer of hope. Aunt Xuan had said that it is a piece of Glass grade Jade over the phone. How is this possible? Dong Xuebing was also not looking good. “Continue cutting the rest of the stone!”
Xiao Tao added. “That’s right. The remaining piece of stone is still very big. Maybe there is good Jade hidden in it.”
Teacher Wei knew it’s quite impossible, but he did not argue and continue to cut the stone.
One cut…
Ten cuts…
Twenty cuts…
As the remaining stone got smaller, everyone’s heart sunk deeper.
The stone is now smaller than one-third of its original size, but no jade was found!
Teacher Wei looked at Qu Yunxuan. “Manager Qu…”
Only Qu Yunxuan knows how much effort was put into setting up this auction company, and her mind is blank now. This raw jadestone is a wasted jade stone, and 10 million is gone like this. She couldn’t accept the fact that Xiao Bing and her must start from scratch again.
Dong Xuebing replied impatiently. “Continue cutting! I don’t believe that there is no jade inside it!”
Teacher Wei sighed and picked up the grinding machine again.
Screech… screech…
As time passed, Qu Yunxuan, Xiao Tao, and the rest were staring at the remaining piece of stone. The stone is now a quarter of its original size. Dong Xuebing clenched his fist tightly and prayed in his heart. Please… god… let there be Jade inside. I had bet all my fortune on this. Where can I find 10 million to set up a company again?
Teacher Wei starts to make a new cut with steady hands.
The grinding machine ground against the stone and dust flew into the air.
“Eh?!” Teacher Wei suddenly paused and looked at the newly cut area. “There is something here!”
It was tense!
Dong Xuebing’s eyes opened wide and push himself forward. Qu Yunxuan and Xiao Tao also moved forward to take a closer look. Teacher Wei used his hands to wipe the dust off the surface, and Xiao Tao passed a torch to him. Teacher Wei took the torch from her and shone on the stone. There was a speck of green color on the surface, and Teacher Wei’s face changed as he inspects the green speck!
Qu Yunxuan did not know a lot about Jade and asked. “What type of jade is it?”
Dong Xuebing could not see clearly from his angle and looked at Teacher Wei.
Teacher Wei took a deep breath and shouted. “It’s Glass grade Jade, and the color is dark green!”
“Hahaha….” Dong Xuebing hits the handle of his wheelchair excitedly. “I knew it!”
Qu Yunxuan asked excitedly. “Is it Glass grade Jade?”
Glass grade Jade is the highest grade of Jade!
Teacher Wei rubbed his hand on the cut surface. “By right, this should not happen. When the layer of Ice grade Jade stops, the chances of Jade appearing in the other parts of the stone is almost impossible. Even if Jade exists, it should be of a lower grade than Ice grade. How can it be Glass grade Jade? The possibility of this happening is too low. But it is too early for us to be happy. We still don’t know how big this piece of Jade is. Should I continue cutting it?”
Qu Yunxuan replied firmly. “We had already reached this stage! Just continue with it!”