"This one, this one, and this one."
Gong Chengbin chose three jade rough stones in one go.
One was an A-grade, and two were B-grade.
Since he hadn't gambled on stones before, Gong Chengbin wanted to test the waters first.
1.2 million was pocket change to him.
"Du Fei, you haven't chosen yet. Just pick whatever you like, consider it playing around. I'll pay for it."
Seeing that Du Fei beside him hadn't picked any, Gong Chengbin walked over and said.
However, Du Fei was currently extremely shocked.
Just now, when Du Fei was about to choose jade rough stones with Gong Chengbin, he had casually glanced around.
When his gaze focused on one of the jade rough stones, he suddenly found that the originally gray-black rough stone gradually became transparent. Then, he actually saw the inside of the rough stone.
Inside, there was a green streak as thick as a chopstick and only a few centimeters long, and the green was very faint.
Could the clairvoyance ability of the Myriad Manifestation Art penetrate even jade rough stones?
This was too incredible.
Immediately, Du Fei was interrupted by the approaching Gong Chengbin and quickly exited the clairvoyance state.
"I want this one, and this one."
After careful examination, Du Fei selected two jade rough stones.
Gong Chengbin, standing beside Du Fei, saw that Du Fei had chosen the two cheapest C-grade jade rough stones.
He immediately exclaimed, "I say, Du Fei, don't save money for me. Pick whatever you like. Why are you only picking C-grade rough stones?"
"Exactly, Brother Du Fei. Ah Bin here is a super rich guy. Since he's offered, don't be polite. Otherwise, let me recommend a couple to you. I can't guarantee how much you'll make, but at least you won't lose money."
After Gong Chengbin finished speaking, Shao Junjie also chimed in.
Although Shao Junjie wasn't a master stone gambler, he was in the jewelry business and had some understanding.
Since Du Fei could be treated so warmly by Gong Chengbin, he was definitely not an ordinary person. Therefore, Shao Junjie said this to curry favor with him.
"Damn it, Ah Jie, you're being unfair. Why didn't you think of recommending some to me when I was picking stones?"
Gong Chengbin immediately expressed his dissatisfaction.
Shao Junjie knew he was joking, so he continued to look at Du Fei.
"No need, I'll stick with these two."
Du Fei insisted on his choice.
Seeing Du Fei's firm decision, Gong Chengbin and Shao Junjie didn't insist further.
After Gong Chengbin swiped his card to pay, the stall owner immediately had his staff help them move the jade rough stones to the cutting area.
Hissing.
In the jade rough stone cutting area, cutting machines were working non-stop.
As the saw blades on the cutting machines entered the jade rough stones, they immediately emitted a violent friction sound.
"Come, let's cut open my A-grade jade rough stone first."
With a vacant cutting machine available, Gong Chengbin immediately had his jade rough stone moved over.
He was direct, starting with the most expensive one.
Because Gong Chengbin's chosen A-grade jade rough stone was quite large, it took three workers to carry it onto the cutting machine.
After being secured, the master cutting jade rough stones adjusted the position of the saw blade and then began to cut.
As the saw blade slowly cut into the jade rough stone, Gong Chengbin gripped his hands tightly, his eyes never leaving the jade rough stone in front of him.
Although Gong Chengbin wasn't short of money, after all, it was something worth over a million. If it was a complete loss, he would still feel the pinch.
"Green, green, green, give me some green!"
Halfway through the cutting, there was still no sign of green, and Gong Chengbin couldn't help but mutter.
Finally, when the jade rough stone was two-thirds cut, a hint of green appeared before their eyes.
At this moment, Gong Chengbin, who had been tense for a long time, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Since there was green, they couldn't use the cutting machine anymore. Next, they had to use a polishing machine.
In fact, "polishing machine" was the term used in the stone gambling industry. To put it simply, it was a small handheld grinding wheel.
It was used to remove the outer layer of jade rough stones that had revealed green, making it fast, convenient, and safe.
Because Gong Chengbin's jade rough stone was worth over a million and had the potential to yield extremely valuable jade, the cutting master was particularly careful.
The polishing machine cautiously ground around the green area. It took a full ten minutes to remove the entire outer skin.
"This waxy jade, though not top-grade, is large. I estimate it can sell for eight to nine hundred thousand. With the first piece revealing green, it looks like your luck is great today, Ah Bin!"
After the jade was completely revealed, Shao Junjie said from the side.
Although the jade rough stone cost over a million, the resulting jade was only worth eight to nine hundred thousand. However, in Shao Junjie's opinion, this was a good start.
Many big bosses spent millions on jade rough stones, only to get jade worth a hundred to two hundred thousand in the end.
There was even an exaggerated case before, where a nouveau riche boss from another province was dragged by a friend to play stone gambling.
He got hooked after a while and directly picked an old pit jade rough stone, spending tens of millions.
However, after cutting, it only yielded jade the size of a baby's fist, worth at most fifty to sixty thousand. The nouveau riche boss almost spat blood on the spot.
This fully illustrated that stone gambling, apart from experts who knew the trade well, was entirely dependent on luck for ordinary people.
Hence the saying, "One cut to poverty, one cut to wealth, one cut to wearing burlap."
"Hehe, I knew it. When I went out this morning, my left eyelid kept twitching. It looks like I'm going to get rich today. Master, please continue cutting. If you find something good later, I'll give you a big red envelope!"
After hearing Shao Junjie's words, Gong Chengbin's face lit up with joy.
Although the first jade rough stone resulted in a loss of over a hundred thousand, as Shao Junjie said, revealing green with the first piece was a sign of good luck.
As long as they persevered, better jade would surely appear.
However, Du Fei, looking at Gong Chengbin's remaining jade rough stones, shook his head slightly.
But seeing Gong Chengbin's excited demeanor, Du Fei didn't want to dampen his spirits at this moment.
The cutting master smiled when he heard Gong Chengbin talk about a big red envelope.
The wages for people in their line of work were actually not much. But once they cut out something good, the bosses would be happy and would surely give them tips or red envelopes.
Sometimes, the extra income in a month could even be several times their salary.
Under Gong Chengbin's urging, the cutting master began to cut the remaining two jade rough stones.
This time, the remaining two jade rough stones were not very large, so the cutting process took very little time.
"Holy crap!"
After the two jade rough stones were cut, Gong Chengbin couldn't help but curse.
It turned out that after cutting the two B-grade jade rough stones, only one of them contained jade, and it was very small, only about the size of a bottle cap. Although it was ice-grade, better than the previous waxy jade, its size was too small, worth at most twenty to thirty thousand.
After spending over a million, and only getting ninety thousand in return, Gong Chengbin was very displeased.