Chapter 437 This Is Not the Life I Want

Wang Yan returned to the Magic City on the 19th. As soon as he arrived at the hotel, Brother Hu came over and wanted to take Wang Yan and set off immediately.

"Are you mentally ill? Can you wait while I deal with the matter at hand?"

The young master couldn't laugh or cry.

"Then you should hurry up! I've been waiting for you for two days, and they keep urging me..."

Black Tiger was quite agitated and excited to the naked eye. He didn't know what caused him to be like this.

Wang Yan had no choice but to simply get together with Jianwu's group, continue to be the hands-off shopkeeper, leave all the administrative work of preparing the club to them, and board the passenger plane to Guangzhou at 4 o'clock in the morning.

There were three people in the group, Wang Yan, Hei Hu, and the eldest brother in Hei Hu's circle.

Li Yixu was busy working with An Xiaofang and had no time.

Chu Xin wanted to go out with Wang Yan, but Hei Hu refused to let her take him, which immediately offended the young lady miserably.

Heihu said plausibly: "This time it is confidential. If she is willing to come, you can bring her here in person next time. She will sleep in the same room and no one will care about you..."

Huh?

It makes some sense...

Wang Yan ignored him and turned to talk to the elder brother.

The eldest brother's surname is Sun. He is 35 years old and his name is Sun Hongwei. He has an old-fashioned appearance and an amazing aura. The Maybach that came to see him off had a Shanghai A01 license plate.

According to Brother Hu, Brother Sun started traveling with his father when he was 13 years old. Now he is engaged in jade business and is a well-known Muggle in the magic city watch circle and a master in the jade circle.

Muggles only buy expensive ones, not the right ones, their collections are unsystematic, and they lack core beliefs.

When Wang Yan heard this, he was immediately in awe: "Brother Sun, you are my role model!"

Black Tiger sneered: "You two really complement each other when you come together. There is definitely no lack of common ground. Wang Yan's piece of royal oak is simply the pinnacle of ugliness and elegance."

The two people who were criticized were very calm.

Why would I be afraid of your flirtation if I haven't experienced any big storms?

Wang Yan shook his head and sighed: "Your aesthetic level is not on the same level as mine, really, so you can only hold on to history and data and show off your craftsmanship!"

"Depend on!"

Black Tiger raised his middle finger: "If you play with watches without looking at history or craftsmanship, then what do you look at?"

Wang Yan replied casually: "I used to look at the beauty of design, but now, I look at the spiritual beauty that can touch people's hearts... Forget it, you don't understand."

The way you pretend to beep is so irritating!

Hei Hu really didn't understand, he just thought Wang Yan was showing off again.

"Gouzi, you are too talented to be a director. You should become an actor. But for any role that requires pretentiousness, no one can play it better than you!"

The eldest young man chuckled and didn't talk to him any further.

In fact, what I said before is true.

Since reading the photo album last time, Wang Yan's perception has undergone some strange changes.

Well, to be more precise, evolution.

The eyes were still the same, with very good vision, but not exaggeratedly.

There are still so many things that can be seen, but they are seen "deeper" than before.

Don’t understand it as visual evolution. In essence, it is an evolution of “processing”.

For example, when you see a beautiful woman, you could only see her on the superficial level before, but now you can recognize the bone image at a glance. You see exactly the same thing, but you can extract something deeper.

It kind of means "Looking at mountains is not mountains, looking at water is not water".

It sounds fantasy, but in fact, each of us has this ability at one time or another.

Then, the more you learn and the more you are assimilated into society, the weaker that spirituality becomes.

Those masters who are so spiritual that they cannot be suppressed can become great artists with a little training, or else they will be locked up in the hospital and given injections.

People who possess both rationality and spirituality are all chosen by God, and they are enough to leave their names in human history.

Wang Yan's idol, the number one great man of our dynasty, is a super genius with amazing intelligence and equally amazing spirituality.

Great military strategist, great statesman, great writer.

Isn’t it awkward to look at the three titles together?

Pragmatism, caution and romanticism, the combination of completely opposite qualities makes great men full of contradictory charm.

Wang Yan didn't dare to compare himself to his idol, but he did have some wonderful growth now.

His rationality has not been lost, but his spirituality has gradually increased. He does not have the skills of a great artist, but his sense of beauty has become more and more acute.

Looking back at the piece of offshore royal oak that was criticized by Black Tiger...well, it is indeed a bit ugly.

But that kind of spirituality is definitely incomparable to Diamond Ring Royal Oak.

In other words...

The diamond-ringed royal oak is even more ugly!

He glanced at Black Tiger, smiled, and looked away.

This simple action was seen by Sun Hongwei, and he suddenly became thoughtful.

"Xiao Wang's eyes are a bit interesting..."

"Huh?" Black Tiger was stunned, "How did you say that?"

Brother Sun explained with a smile: "I used to know an old man who trained his eyes at a young age. He carved jade patterns as small as grains of rice. The translucency of his eyes was very similar to Xiao Wang's...

Xiao Wang, have you practiced any kung fu? "

I've tried it...

Young Master Wang complained silently, thought for a while, and said vaguely: "It's just a small trick."

Otherwise it's really hard to explain.

Last time I strengthened my eyes, I thought there would be some surprises, but I didn't see any special abilities, so I added 2 points of appearance.

Okay, looking good is the most important thing when people are floating in the world.

Wang Yan is very content, but when asked, he can't say that he is born with it - his parents really don't have that gene!

Brother Sun's face was filled with "Sure enough," and he smiled happily: "Look, I knew you were not simple!"

"Isn't it just not simple?"

Black Tiger, with a hint of jealousy, helped brag.

"That evildoer just got the nickname of a folk car god and broke the single lap record of F1 and below at our Magic City Circuit!"

Brother Sun obviously didn't know much about cars and wasn't interested in them, so he had no idea where Wang Yan was in the current domestic racing circle. He casually asked, "Oh? Is Xiao Wang a professional?"

"That record is better than the professional ones!"

Black Tiger started gesticulating, spitting stars all over the sky: "How many professional drivers have Dior? Rally, cross-country, endurance, track, except for F1 who is faster than us, all the other professional racing drivers are younger brothers, just two of them." The word - Niu Zhao!"

"puff!"

Sun Hongwei spurted out a mouthful of water, dumbfounded.

In the Modu dialect, Niu Zhao does not mean Niu Bie burst.

Looking at Wang Yan, his eyes were a little surprised: "Xiao Wang is a top talent in the industry?"

Wang Yan had a secret in mind and waved his hands with a smile: "It's not that exaggerated. The great guys are racing in New York and Nascar. There are no regular GT3 races in China. My current lead is more because there are no heroes."

"To stand out from the flock, it must be a crane first!"

Sun Hongwei admired Wang Yan's modesty. He originally thought he was just someone's child and didn't want to have a close friendship with him, but now he finally paid attention to it.

"No wonder Huzi is willing to take you..."

Yo?

Listening to these words, this trip to Pingzhou is really not easy?

Before Wang Yan could figure it out, Sun Hongwei said again: "No matter what you play or how you play, having fun is the most important thing. Xiao Wang, come to my house as a guest when you have time, pick out a few watches, and transfer the original price to you."

"Okay, I will definitely come and visit when I have time. Thank you, Brother Sun!"

Wang Yan was very grateful, but didn't take it seriously.

As a result, Black Tiger was extremely jealous.

"Damn, you got a big deal, bitch! Brother Sun's family has several hundred watches. He lost a lot, but there are also a lot of orphans. I will help you look at the details later, and I promise to pick out the treasures, and then you can give me a piece , Do you want to do it or not?”

Hundreds of watches? !

Calculated based on the average price of 1 million, that’s several hundred million!

The price of collectible watches should be more than one million. How can a collection in a house not exceed 500 million? !

Boss, boss, disrespectful, disrespectful!

There is a famous saying among the second-generation rich people who despise it: "The poor play with cars, the rich play with watches."

Although it is biased and one should not show off his hobbies too much, but it can really reflect part of the truth.

When it comes to cars, Fatty Fu is the number one in the country, with dozens of cars and more than 300 million yuan, which is incredible.

Further down, Yin, Sun, Jiang, and Wang all cost around 100 million yuan, and they can count up to four people, and most of the cars are not in the country.

What about playing with watches?

According to Heihu, any big shot in the domestic watch market has a collection worth hundreds of dollars.

If you talk about small things, it's hundreds of millions, but if you talk about big things, it's countless.

In China, no one who plays yachts has a watch beep.

At present, most of the only 39 super boats in the country are not as valuable as Sun Hongwei's roomful of watches.

Heihu's time for playing watches is short. He only has about ten or twenty yuan, which looks like 40 to 50 million. He usually drives a big G550, and he is inconspicuous. Who can tell that he is a ruthless man who lives in the Manor in Magic City? people?

Therefore, Black Tiger has always looked down upon the people in the club and never got involved.

We are only personal friends with Zhou Jianwu, and they are separated by a corner. If we think about it carefully, it is still those three words.

Being able to get along so well with Wang Yan is partly because he has similar interests, and partly because he was convinced - anyone who has played with someone knows the excitement of locking up a man.

Ahem!

Wang Yan felt that the conversation between people inside and outside the circle was eye-opening and informative.

In fact, Wang Yan doesn't know who Sun Hongwei is until now. His lack of knowledge will not be made up for in a while, and he can only grind it slowly.

But Brother Fugui has a good attitude and doesn't delve too deeply into it. He just gets along with each other normally and loves everyone.

It turned out that he suited Sun Hongwei very well. Even though they were a generation apart, they still had a comfortable conversation.

When you get off the plane in Guangshi, a car will pick you up and take you directly from the airport to Foshan.

Before reaching Foshan city, Pingzhou town is just around the corner.

Sun Hongwei is an old horse who knows his way around. Wang Yan doesn't need to look up information, he can just wait for popular science.

"Pingzhou is now the largest jade market in China, especially the jadeite variety. It is not only the largest in China, but also counterattacks in Myanmar..."

"Wait a minute!"

Wang Yan was a little confused, "Isn't Myanmar the origin of jade?"

"In the industry, there is a saying that jade comes out of Burma, gathering and dispersing in Pingzhou."

Sun Hongwei explained slowly, with the first sentence giving an outline, and then in a few words, he got to the bottom of it.

“The domestic economy is developed and has always been the largest consumer market for jade.

The country of origin is engaged in raw material business, and at most it can only do rough processing of raw materials. How can it compete with me, Great China?

The largest market, the most convenient logistics, the richest gamblers, the lowest-cost fine processing, and the most skilled carving masters are all in China. Why can't Pingzhou be at the top of the industry?

The annual turnover of Pingzhou has already exceeded the size of public markets in Myanmar.

The world's largest jade market is here, and even 80% of Myanmar's finished jade products are produced domestically.

If you have the opportunity to visit Myanmar in the future, buy rough stones, not finished products. They are all made in China, so you don’t have to come back to brag and make people laugh..."

Let me go, Niubi!

Wang Yan was surprised and shocked.

It turns out that there is another specialty of Shuangjie, which we have made into a Chinese characteristic.

The eldest son had never passed the second semester of secondary school, but suddenly he felt a sense of national pride and felt very uplifted.

Looking at everything in front of me, my mood is different.

A long street, bustling with people, with jade shops on both sides.

They lined up so quickly that there was no end in sight.

Heihu smiled and said: "It's even more shocking inside the mall. There are hundreds of thousands of jade products, high, high and low-end, in various colors and styles. You will never see such a scene in your life unless you come here. It was the first time I came here, and I almost didn't see it." stupid!"

Wang Yan was a little dumbfounded now. He rarely came into contact with jade jewelry. He thought it was beautiful when he saw the bracelets on the roadside stalls.

"Let's go, let's take you to see the top products in the mall!"

Black Tiger walked in excitedly, and Wang Yan followed immediately.

Purple jade, blue jade, pink jade, yellow jade, black jade...

Avalokitesvara, Buddha statues, jade tablets, bracelets, ring faces...

Many things are priced at 10 to 20 million. Here, money seems to be just a number.

After seeing a piece of high-ice purple jade raw material with his own eyes, Wang Yan finally realized the difference——

The stalls outside sell dead stones, but the purple jadeite in front of you is alive!

That kind of spirituality is visible to the naked eye.

Seeing Wang Yan's affection, Heihu said with a mischievous smile: "If you like it, take it, Mr. Wang. It's only over 17 million. It's just a small thing for you to step on the accelerator. Buy it and give it to Miss Chu. I will praise you that night." happy!"

What is Capella?

Wang Yan didn't understand, but that didn't stop him from being rich and cold.

"Crawl away! I'm not that kind of person."

Oh my god, I don’t understand!

Heihu pondered for a long time and couldn't figure out what Wang Yan meant, so he had to ask: "Which one? Don't say you look down on Chuxin!"

The eldest young master suppressed his laughter and patted the other person's chest: "You can only throw money at me. As for me, I usually take money in reverse..."

"Depend on!"

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My Brother Tiger was very angry.

Wang Yan was too lazy to pay attention to him anymore. He looked at the dazzling array of colors filling the shopping mall, his eyes shining: "If it is possible, I would rather pick out a rough stone with my own hands..."

“It’s easy, there’s a public sale on the next street!”

Heihu had been waiting for this show for a long time and immediately dragged Wang Yan downstairs.

Brother Sun was still so steady, walking slowly and without saying a word.

Go to the entrance of the public listing venue, authenticate your real name, and pay a deposit.

The threshold of 100,000 per person is quite high, but even so, the crowds are still as crowded as Spring Festival travel.

After taking the ticket and about to enter, Brother Sun finally spoke.

And it's not just chatting, his expression is very serious.

"Xiao Wang, Xiao Hu, before you go in, please listen to my brother's advice.

Last year was actually a catastrophe for the industry. According to my judgment, this year the severe cold should continue. I don’t have the data at hand, so I’ll just talk about my personal feelings - in the industry, almost 70% of businesses have been eliminated.

Look, there are a lot of people here today, right?

In fact, it is because of the war in Myanmar this year that the public sale may not be possible, so so many people gathered.

But no matter how many people there are or how few, there is no doubt that the entire jadeite industry is in decline.

Cheating, deception, and hype have become commonplace, and it’s time for a backlash!

So be careful, you can have fun if you want, but don’t jump in.

Especially you, Xiao Wang, you are young and have little social experience. If Xiaohu hadn’t strongly requested to bring you, I might not have brought you here.

The ugly talk is ahead. If you are willing to listen to advice, I will help you control your eyes.

If you don't want to hear it, you win or lose at your own risk. Don't let a little money affect your friendship, do you understand? "

Sun Hongwei's words were both graceful and responsible, very much like a big brother.

Wang Yan is not a stickman who doesn't know how to treat others well, and he only feels grateful in his heart.

"Thank you, Brother Sun, for reminding me. I understand. Don't worry."

Then he followed Sun Hongwei around, only talking but not using his hands.

"Brother Sun, why are they all half-opened? Aren't the legendary gambling stones all with skin on them?"

Brother Sun didn't answer but asked: "Where did you hear the legend?"

"Uh, in the novel." Wang Yan replied honestly.

When I was in high school, I read a lot of online novels, and my favorite was fantasy. I killed decisively and became a god and ancestor, but I also occasionally looked at the city.

Until now, gambling on stones is still a popular element in urban novels.

Wang Yan originally thought that Sun Hongwei might not understand why, but he didn't expect that both Sun Hongwei and Hei Hu loved reading novels.

Huzi laughed loudly: "The stone bettor Niubi has been blowing the news for two or three years. Do you still take it seriously?"

Brother Sun held back his laughter and patted Wang Yan on the shoulder.

"That's Ruili you're talking about. With your wealth, if you go there to play, the price will drop."

What's the meaning?

Wang Yan just didn't understand.

"It's an interesting secret."

Sun Hongwei smiled and slowly educated Wang Yan.

“Let’s start from the source.

The first is the source of the ore.

Jade is produced in the Myitkyina region of Myanmar, which is the only place in the world. Remember, that is the only source, just a few hundred kilometers away.

Then, that place is jointly managed by the Burmese government and warlords, and it is very strict.

The law prohibits private mining of minerals, and warlords use military control to ensure that the mining areas are clean.

Therefore, the ore must go through two procedures before it can be traded.

The first step is to pay taxes to the warlord.

The second step is to hand everything over to government supervision.

After that, the government will grade the rough stones, and the AB grade will be transported back to the capital, and will be put on the market for public sale every year. The CD grade will not be directly put on the market, but it will still be labeled. "

Hearing this, Wang Yan suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Huh? Doesn't it mean that there is no technological means to see the inside of the rough stone? How to classify it?"

"clever!"

Sun Hongwei gave a thumbs up and asked with a smile: "People have been playing with stones for hundreds of years, and the jade trade accounts for nearly 50% of the annual GDP. A country relies entirely on jadeite rough stones, but it can't tell whether the material is good or bad... …Do you believe it?”

I believe you!

Young Master Wang understood immediately.

It should be true that technological means cannot see through the internal conditions of rough stones.

But at the same time, those mine owners and experts must have enough experience and vision to confirm the general value of the materials.

Otherwise, rough diamond trading is simply a national joke.

It's not that it's completely impossible for a layman to pick up the leak, but it's just too much of a chance.

Sun Hongwei opened the thermos cup and took a sip of water, then continued leisurely.

“We now know that mine owners and governments have the ability to identify good materials from bad materials.

Then the value-maximizing sales plan is to simply open the window, cut the rough stone into semi-clear materials, reduce the gambling component, and use a higher profit probability to attract businessmen with higher investment enthusiasm.

From another perspective, the public offering launched by the state does not have a benchmark lower limit of valuation and relies entirely on gambling, which is impossible to manage.

In fact, all the good materials in the public market are semi-clear materials, and no one will gamble with all the good materials.

So we have to ask, where did all those gambling materials come from? "

Sun Hongwei was very talented in telling stories. Young Master Wang was aroused and began to think intently.

There is no loophole in the mine, and it will be cut open when it comes to the government. Because it is jointly supervised by both parties, the government department cannot hide it secretly, and it cannot be accounted for...

Therefore, the question still can only be from the mines. Could it be the warlords?

Still not right!

The warlords should also be subject to reverse supervision by the government. It is normal for ten or eight yuan to leak out. How could it be possible for so much to leak out?

Wang Yan couldn't understand, shook his head, and looked at Brother Sun.

Sun Hongwei smiled, and then sighed inexplicably.

“Myanmar is a poor country that is often in war, the government is poor and the people are even poorer.

At the same time, Myanmar is a Buddhist country, and the society pays great attention to giving back and cultivating blessings.

So there is a very interesting unspoken rule——

After mining every day, the mine owners will set aside a period of time to relax military control and allow people to pick up waste materials at the edges of the mines.

Although they are picked scraps, there are occasionally treasures hidden in them. Probability is something that will always exist.

Once you are lucky enough and pick up a piece of good material, it can even change a poor person's life.

In Myanmar, there is no faster opportunity to turn around.

From this, a huge group of scavengers was born, called "Yemuxi" in Burmese, which means people who pick up stones.

Since what was being picked up were scraps that had been sorted through and machines were not allowed to be used, Yemuxi could only rely on manpower to dig and carry them, so the government also turned a blind eye to this matter and acquiesced.

More than 95% of all gambling information in Ruili comes from the Yemuxi group.

But think about it, what can be made from such materials? "

Black Tiger nodded with deep understanding.

“In Ruili, nine out of ten bets and nine losses are just to put money on one’s face, and ten out of ten bets and nine losses are the real truth.

Do you really think that since Yemuxi is so poor that no one knows how to read the ingredients?

Each of them is better than Ruili's group of sticks!

People filter the waste again, pack it and throw it in Ruili. The merchant sells the material for 100 yuan, then mixes a piece of glutinous seed into it, picks a shilling, cuts it up, and then continues to sell stones...

How do you think the IQ of those Bangchui people developed?

I don’t even understand, how can they really believe that gold can be found in all the gambling materials? ! "

Sun Hongwei laughed and said to Wang Yan: "So I said you go there to reduce the price. With your wealth, as long as you are ruthless, it will not be a problem to clear out the stones on the market in Ruili, but what can you cut out... It's basically a Car Tofu.”

Ouch, let me go!

The water is so deep...

Wang Yan felt that it was an eye-opener. At the same time, his original dream of making a fortune by gambling on stones was completely shattered.

But I was still unwilling to give in, and felt that something was not right.

"In this case, it is completely meaningless to bet on it. Why does it still exist?"

Heihu sneered: "There are too many amateurs and too many greedy people. All walks of life are cutting leeks. Why can't the stone gambling industry do it?"

Brother Sun shook his head and talked some more.

"Actually, there are still opportunities to make big profits through gambling, but the first requirements are not experience and technology, but connections and luck."

Huh?

What's the explanation?

"First of all, after sifting down layer by layer, all the good materials for gambling are basically concentrated in the hands of Yemuxi bosses, small warlords, and smugglers. You can only see them if you have connections, otherwise they will only be in the garbage. If you spin around, no matter how good your technique is, it will be useless.

Secondly, after many verifications, experts know where the lower limit and upper limit of all gambling materials are.

You have to spend the minimum amount of money and open the upper limit to make money.

But the possibility is not high. Basically, you spend the middle price, bet on the upper and lower limits, and whether you lose or win, it all depends on your face.

If you spend the middle price and get an unexpected surprise with a very low probability, you will make a lot of money.

Therefore, at this juncture, luck is more important than anything else. "

Come on, this is another game where you compete with your father and compete with your face!

Publicity to the outside world is all about chicken soup, and you don’t realize it’s poisonous until you drink it. Can this world still work?

Brother Fugui suddenly felt very boring.

No, this is not the life I want!

Then Sun Hongwei suddenly changed the subject: "When I came to Pingzhou this time, I actually wanted to meet the leader of Yemuxi. He is an old friend of mine for many years and has a batch of high-quality gambling materials in his hands."

With a Biu, Young Master Wang immediately came back to life with full health, his eyes shining brightly.

Right now.

This is the life I want!

Where is that buddy?

Let's go, let's have a treat, let's have two cups!

6500 words, please call me generous.