Chapter 168: A Little Trial
Walking on the boulevard in Yangon, Zhang Jun and Lin Xian could clearly feel the heat of the weather. His mood was not affected by Xu Bo at all, and he had a faint smile on his face.
Lin Xian, however, had a sad face and said: "Little brother, you have never been to a public market before, so you can't feel the atmosphere of this year."
"What's wrong?" Zhang Jun asked.
"The global economy has been sluggish in the past few years, and the jadeite industry has also gone downhill. Since my father took charge of the family, one of the important reasons why he has not achieved good results is the downturn in the jadeite market."
"I remember that there used to be three or five public auctions in Yangon every year. At that time, there were huge crowds of people and the transactions were hot. But now, there are not many people on the street. I think this year's public auctions must be very deserted."
Zhang Jun nodded: "I understand all these situations. It was also in those few years that Myanmar's jade merchants hoarded a large amount of raw materials, which aggravated the downturn of the entire industry on the other hand. But sister Xian, good things will never go out of date." , it can go against the market. Our main goal this time is to get really good jadeite, as I said earlier, Tianxing Jewelry will take the route of high-end boutique."
Lin Xian said: "That's true. The price of high-end jadeite is still very stable. After all, they are rare in quantity and have excellent value preservation."
"Uncle Lin, I will help him look at the raw materials and suggest that he buy more mid-to-high-end raw materials." He said, "Besides, since the jadeite market is so sluggish, I think Myanmar will definitely have a way to attract everyone's attention. "
Lin Xian: "And I think the Xu family will definitely take action against us. They have a close relationship with the Burmese military. You have to be careful."
Zhang Jun showed disdain, and said: "The Burmese general that the Xu family has taken refuge in is Kunsang. Do you think Kunsang likes Qian Jin or the Xu family?"
Lin Xian said thoughtfully, "Little brother, are you planning to put on a good show?"
"It's a big show." Zhang Jun showed a half-smile expression on his face, "I didn't expect old Depp to have such a close relationship with the Burmese military, and this helped me a lot."
Lin Xian knew that whenever Zhang Jun showed this expression, it was often the time when he took action.
The next day, Burma began. Even though the emerald market is in a downturn, the place is still overcrowded, with tens of thousands of people gathering here.
In the midst of the scorching sun, the jadeite buyers couldn't care less, they sweated profusely to choose from various booths.
Zhang Jun didn't let Lin Xian follow, because the weather was so hot that Lin Xian couldn't last long. With his hands behind his back, he walked slowly in front of one stall after another. Not far from him, a young man followed him cautiously, step by step.
Walking into a site, Zhang Jun found that all the jadeite raw materials here were bid with open bids. That is to say, the emerald merchants will display the emerald, and then give the lowest price, so that all buyers can participate in the bidding, and the one with the highest price will win.
The bidding process is displayed directly on the large LCD screen.
In this site, he finally selected only three rough jadeites and wrote down the identification numbers. These three pieces are all made of emeralds that have wiped a window. After unraveling, they can increase in value by more than ten times.
Throughout the day, Zhang Jun went back and forth between various venues. However, he didn't make many moves. He only won sixteen stones in total, but they were all big men, and he invested a total of 60 million euros.
These stones, regardless of whether they were clearly marked or hidden, Zhang Jun could easily take them down. The reason is simple, the price he gave is more than twice the low price, making other competitors stunned.
After the bidding ended, Lin Hui, Depp and others all ran over to watch the excitement. Seeing that Zhang Jun spent a lot of money, some emerald merchants paid attention to him.
Depp said: "Zhang, aren't you afraid of losing money when you buy so many stones at once?"
Zhang Jun smiled "hehe" and said, "My luck has always been good."
Depp shook his head and said: "I never believe in luck, only in strength, Zhang, can you prove it to me?"
Zhang Jun immediately beckoned to the Jieshijie and ordered them to untie the two pieces of giant jadeite. The craftsman was skilled in his movements, and he cut the stone with three strokes, five strokes, and two strokes. When the profile was revealed, everyone let out a series of exclamations.
"My God! Sunny green glass species! Such a big piece, this person is well-developed!"
"If this piece of jadeite is auctioned, it can sell for at least 100 million yuan!"
"Why is luck so good! I hit it on the first hit!"
Xu Bo was also one of the bystanders, his face was ugly. The young man who followed Zhang Jun stood behind him and said in a low voice: "Master, when he bought this jadeite, he watched it for a long time, it didn't seem like it was luck."
Xu Bo gritted his teeth and said, "Could it be that he is a master of jadeite? How can he see it so accurately? Even some old masters hired by the Xu family don't have such eyesight!"
The young man suggested: "Master, let's have a look again, if he can still cut out a top-quality piece, it proves that he is really a master!"
Depp looked at the dark green emerald base and said with a smile: "Zhang, this is incredible, is God helping you?"
Zhang Jun said with a smile: "Maybe, let's look at the next piece."
The master who solved the stone continued to cut open the second piece of jade. The section of this piece of emerald is red, occasionally dotted with white flowers like snowflakes.
Everyone was stunned, Cockscomb Red in Hong Fei? Among the red jadeites, Jiguanhong is the most valuable. Moreover, this whole stone is as tall as half a person and has a huge volume, so its value is even more inestimable.
This time, no one spoke, and everyone was shocked by the scene in front of them. They couldn't estimate how much this piece of jade was worth, because it was a priceless treasure!
Apart from the sound of breathing in, there was the sound of sighing. Some buyers were extremely regretful. Why didn't they buy this rough stone at the beginning?
Xu Bo's face became even uglier. He turned around and left, making up his mind that he must intercept all of Zhang Jun's bids tomorrow!
Back at the hotel, Lin Hui was very excited. Today, Zhang Jun released two top-grade jadeites as soon as he made a move, which made him unexpected. He couldn't hold back, and immediately wanted to buy these two pieces of jadeite from Zhang Jun.
Zhang Jun smiled "hehe" and said, "Uncle Lin, do you really want to buy it? If you run out of money, you won't be able to buy better jadeite."
Lin Hui also took him as a joke and said, "Zhang Jun, you must buy these two pieces of jade for me!"
Zhang Jun had no choice but to sell the two pieces of jade in his hand to the Lin family for 200 million yuan. This price is not high. If he changes the buyer, he can sell it for at least 300 million.
The next day, the public offering continued. And just as Zhang Jun expected, in order to prevent the sales of public offerings this year from being too low, Myanmar spent a lot of money and took out part of the collection for more than half a century for on-site auctions.
Among them, 15 rough emerald stones are the most eye-catching, and they are called "Ten Heavenly Kings" and "Three Emperors and Five Emperors" by Myanmar.