"I've kept you waiting. Let's go."
Chao Yu'en waved, and Qin Xuan spoke to Xiao Ya again.
Xiao Ya nodded, waved her hand, and the entire team got into the cars, heading south together.
Their destination was the largest jade trading center in Ruili – Jiegao Town.
Jiegao, the only town across the river in Ruili City, was directly connected to Myanmar by land and was historically known as an "enclave."
This was the first stop for Burmese jade entering China.
Every day, thousands of tons of jade passed through here.
What Xiao Ya and her group were here to attend was the annual Jade Fair in Jiegao Town.
Upon arriving at the venue, Qin Xuan's first reaction was: lively.
It was a sea of people.
Everyone held powerful flashlights, moving between various stalls.
The sounds of inquiries and bargaining were endless.
Pointing to the exhibition hall in the distance, Xiao Ya shouted to Qin Xuan, "The outside stalls are for small vendors, there aren't many good pieces here."
"I'm going inside now to find mine owners and get some goods for next year. What about you?"
"Are you coming in with us, or will you wander around on your own?"
Qin Xuan glanced curiously at the surrounding stalls, then waved his hand.
"You do your thing, I'll have Yu'en accompany me around."
Xiao Ya nodded.
"Alright, call me if you need anything."
Seeing that Qin Xuan had no intention of accompanying her, Xiao Ya didn't insist.
After a few casual instructions, she led her entire team away from the stalls and towards the distant exhibition hall.
"Let's go, Yu'en, let's just wander around."
After Xiao Ya and the others left, Qin Xuan looked at Yu'en.
Yu'en nodded, a faint pink blush appearing on her somewhat childish face.
This little girl.
Qin Xuan shook his head gently, then leisurely browsed the stalls.
Jade Rough a: Don't miss out, I'm a bean-green, boss, make me a ring?
Jade Rough b: Big brother, your hands are too oily, don't touch, don't touch, I don't have any jade!
Jade: I am ice-green, transfer money.
Jade Bangle: I am a bean-green bangle, how can I be sold for 100,000 dragon coins?
...
From beginning to end, Qin Xuan didn't see anything worth buying.
Yu'en, however, took a liking to a piece of rough with good quality.
"Mr. Qin, look, this is a piece from Moshi Sha."
"The opened window shows old growth, and the skin is also fine."
"Generally, jade cut from this kind of rough will not be too bad."
"Is that so?"
Qin Xuan looked at the rough stone following Yu'en's hand, and the inner voice of the rough stone was displayed.
Jade Rough: Glass-green, but not large, buying me will be a huge loss.
Well then.
It seemed even experts could misjudge.
Qin Xuan tugged at Yu'en's sleeve, who was bargaining, and said very seriously, "Yu'en, don't bother, my intuition tells me this rough stone isn't good."
"Not good?" Yu'en was stunned.
According to her analysis, this rough stone could yield at least two ring faces, each worth around 200,000, so two would be 400,000.
She had already negotiated the price down to 350,000, which should have been a guaranteed profit.
Why did Mr. Qin still say it wasn't good?
As Yu'en was hesitating, the stall owner became impatient.
With so many people in the market, he didn't want to waste too much time on Yu'en.
"Miss, 350,000 is the lowest price, do you want it?"
"If not, don't block others."
Seeing the owner urging her, Yu'en couldn't think anymore.
She quite liked this piece, and really didn't want to let it go.
She quickly said, "Yes, yes, yes, 350,000 it is, please cut it for me directly."
Qin Xuan saw Yu'en scan the payment code and knew he couldn't persuade her, so he didn't say anything more.
After all, she was in the jade business, and if she chose to gamble on stones, she had to be prepared to lose money.
A few minutes later, the stall owner handed the cut rough stone to Yu'en. Yu'en took one look and her heart sank.
Just as Qin Xuan had said, this rough stone was indeed not good.
Although the opened window looked beautiful, the inside was full of cotton and impurities.
Let alone two ring faces, if she was even less lucky, she might not be able to get even one ring face.
In other words, this Moshi Sha rough stone, bought for 350,000, had lost at least half its value.
"Mr. Qin, this rough stone indeed lost money."
"How exactly did you see it?"
Since her family owned a jade shop, Yu'en quickly recovered from the disappointment of losing money.
However, she was now very curious how Qin Xuan knew that this seemingly good rough stone would lose money.
Qin Xuan rubbed his nose, "Intuition."
Yu'en shook her head, "I don't believe it!"
"You said it was intuition when you cut out the full-green糯冰 before, and you're saying it's intuition again now."
"How can anyone's intuition be this accurate?"
Seeing Yu'en's doubtful expression, Qin Xuan's forehead was covered in black lines.
He had no choice but to clear his throat and say to Yu'en in a very serious tone, "Alright, I admit I lied to you."
"The reason I know so much is not because of intuition."
"It's because these rough stones told me themselves."
"Told you themselves?" Yu'en believed it even less.
"Rough stones can't talk, how can they tell you themselves?"
"Hmph, if you don't want to say it, then don't. It's not like I absolutely have to know!"
Yu'en pouted, leaving Qin Xuan behind and walking forward.
Qin Xuan spread his hands.
How come no one believes the truth these days?
Yu'en wasn't really angry with Qin Xuan. After walking only a few steps, she bounced back to Qin Xuan's side.
At this point, she already considered Qin Xuan an absolute master of stone gambling.
And she secretly decided that from now on, when buying rough stones, she must have Mr. Qin examine them first!
The two of them wandered around outside for another two laps.
They had seen about half of the stalls but hadn't found anything satisfactory.
Qin Xuan didn't understand.
"Isn't this place known as the first stop from Myanmar to China?"
"Why does it feel like there aren't many good things here?"
Yu'en smiled slightly and explained the reason, "Actually, the goods at the outer stalls have already gone through several rounds of selection."
"It's quite normal that there aren't many good things."
"Oh? Why is that?" Qin Xuan asked curiously.
"Because of profit."
Although she didn't know why Qin Xuan, a stone gambling master, didn't understand this, Yu'en still patiently explained it to him.
"Jade rough stones are dug out from jade mines in various parts of Myanmar, and to maximize profits, these mine owners will select the rough stones they favor for cutting after they are dug out."
"The rest are then flowed out from their hands and sold to other sales companies or jade companies."
"Similarly, after sales companies obtain the jade rough stones, they will also conduct a round of selection, choosing the rough stones they favor for cutting."
"The rest may then flow into the hands of these small vendors or stone gamblers."
"So, the rough stones in the hands of these small vendors might have some that are quite good, but most of them won't hold many surprises."
"So that's how it is!" Qin Xuan suddenly realized.
No wonder Xiao Ya had asked him earlier if he wanted to go to the exhibition hall with her.
So that was the reason.
Having learned the inside story, Qin Xuan had no interest in basking in the sun outside anymore.
He pulled Yu'en, and the two of them walked directly towards the exhibition hall not far away.