Chapter 2220 - 1928: The Wager

Chapter 2220: Chapter 1928: The Wager

Zhou Dalong was quite arrogant, luckily Wang Qiang was older and able to keep his cool.

However, being humiliated by a junior in person, Wang Qiang’s face was still very unpleasant.

Song Yun looked back at Zhou Dalong and asked, "Old Wang, who is this guy, why is he so arrogant?"

Wang Qiang furrowed his brows and said, "His name is Zhou Dalong, he’s the owner of Mingyu Pavilion and has very strong skills in appraising rough stones. During the previous rough stone trading conventions, he has revealed some impressive jade stones, which greatly boosted Mingyu Pavilion’s value. He seems to have a tendency to surpass Feng Chaohuang in the jade industry."

"Moreover, the last time he appraised a rough stone, he revealed a piece of jade estimated at eighty million out of a stone I didn’t think highly of, giving me a severe slap in the face. Now, in the industry, some are calling him ’Little Jade King.’ They even say I... am the stepping stone to his fame."

At this point, Wang Qiang’s mouth twitched slightly, clearly, this matter made him feel quite uncomfortable. Obviously, he is a deep enthusiast in the gambling stone world, and being snatched of a name by a junior made him feel somewhat unsettled.

But Song Yun could see that he cultivated Qigong quite well, and did not fight for these accolades.

Since Wang Qiang didn’t mention any counteractions, Song Yun didn’t say much and continued to walk forward, observing the rough stones.

Actually, he had already seen several rough stones rich in Spiritual Energy, the jade they would produce would certainly be very valuable.

However, those jades, although good, were too small in size, and the number cut after slicing wasn’t enough for making Array Plates.

He wasn’t here to make money, he was only looking to find a few stones with enough Spiritual Energy and large enough in size.

Thus, he directly ignored the rough stones that could produce good jade and instead searched for large rough stones, then screened them for enough Spiritual Energy to make Array Plates.

"Mr. Song, this rough stone looks good, I bet it can produce good jade, I’ll buy it first and see what it produces later." ℯ

Wang Qiang stopped and pointed at a rough stone about thirty centimeters in diameter.

Song Yun had previously noticed this rough stone, it had relatively rich Spiritual Energy, but its size was too small, so he didn’t pay attention to it.

He looked at the price tag, which said "three hundred thousand."

Even though he didn’t understand the jade market, he knew that this rough stone’s value after revealing would surely be more than three hundred thousand.

So he said to Wang Qiang, "Old Wang, you buy this rough stone yourself, I won’t take it."

"Since you don’t want it, let’s look at something else."

Wang Qiang chuckled, continuing to walk forward.

He wasn’t here to pick out jade stones in the first place, so his enthusiasm for buying was not high.

Unless there was a real possibility of finding good stones like ice jade or glass jade, he wouldn’t make a move easily.

"Wang Qiang, you’re losing your touch, such a good rough stone, yet you won’t take it."

A gloomy and eerie voice appeared, it was Zhou Dalong speaking.

He had been following behind Song Yun and Wang Qiang, finally seizing an opportunity to belittle Wang Qiang.

Song Yun sneered, discontentedly said, "This guy really deserves a beating."

Upon hearing this, Wang Qiang was startled, hurriedly saying, "Mr. Song, calm down, don’t kill anyone."

"From the sound of it, you make me seem like a serial killer." Song Yun’s mouth twitched, feeling rather speechless.

Wang Qiang chuckled awkwardly, "Hehe, your temper is a bit fiery..."

Song Yun laughed, "Don’t worry, in public, I’m not going to kill anyone."

This sentence was interpreted by Wang Qiang as, if it weren’t in public, Song Yun might actually kill someone.

Cold sweat broke out on his back, he said to Song Yun, "Mr. Song, let’s go, let’s check ahead."

"Hold on, Wang Qiang, don’t you want to see what this rough stone you abandoned can produce?"

At this point, Zhou Dalong shouted loudly.

His words drew the attention of those around.

Seeing it was Zhou Dalong and Wang Qiang, the crowd’s interest increased, and they gathered around.

"This guy, he’s putting me on the spot."

Wang Qiang sighed softly, knowing that today he couldn’t escape this situation, otherwise people would not only say he lacked insight, but might also think he feared Zhou Dalong.

By then, Feng Chaohuang’s reputation could be tarnished, others might believe Feng Chaohuang’s jade products were inferior to Mingyu Pavilion’s, that loss would be significant. Although his main business wasn’t jade, he still held a reputation in the circle, and reaching this stage, the most annoying thing is losing face.

Wang Qiang said to Song Yun, "Mr. Song, please wait for a moment, I..."

Song Yun waved his hand, interrupting Wang Qiang, saying, "Old Wang, you don’t have to be so polite to me. We’ll see what tricks Zhou Dalong is up to."

Seeing Song Yun’s understanding, Wang Qiang felt a little better.

By then, people had already gathered, Zhou Dalong directly swiped his card on the rough stone merchant’s mobile POS machine, and then said to the rough stone merchant, "Open the stone on-site."

For convenience, there was a specialized rough stone cutting machine on-site.

However, this cutting machine was seldom used, because no matter how skilled the veteran is, he can’t guarantee the stones he purchases would reveal green.

Opening a stone publicly, if no green is revealed, losing money isn’t the major concern, but the impact on reputation is significant.

For instance, if Wang Qiang opened several stones in a row with no gains, it would surely affect Feng Chaohuang’s reputation.

Therefore, most people who buy rough stones take them back to open privately, whatever is revealed, only they know, they can say anything to the outside.

Now, in front of everyone, Zhou Dalong actively proposed to open the stone, clearly aiming to humiliate Wang Qiang.

He wants to prove that the stone Wang Qiang discarded, he, Zhou Dalong, can reveal good stuff, this is undoubtedly an open and direct competition between peers.