"I say, Junjie, who was that Young Master Qin just now? He seemed pretty arrogant."
After leaving the place where they were cutting the raw jade, Gong Chengbin asked about Young Master Qin's identity.
Hearing this, Shao Junjie first gave Du Fei and Gong Chengbin an embarrassed look, then slowly revealed Young Master Qin's identity.
"You probably didn't notice just now, but once Qin Yong made a bid, all the previous buyers fell silent. That's because everyone didn't want to cause trouble."
"Qin Yong's dad is involved in the underworld, and he's one of the top figures in the entire Rong City. You should have heard of Qin Xinzhu, right?"
Gong Chengbin exclaimed in surprise, "That guy is Qin Xinzhu's son?"
No wonder Shao Junjie was so polite, even a bit scared, to Qin Yong. Gong Chengbin had been too embarrassed to say it directly at first.
But after hearing Shao Junjie say that Qin Yong was Qin Xinzhu's son, he completely understood.
"Ah Bin, even if Qin Xinzhu is doing well in the underworld, you shouldn't be so surprised, should you?"
Du Fei, seeing Gong Chengbin's expression, felt a bit taken aback.
If Shao Junjie was afraid of people from the underworld, Du Fei could understand. After all, he was a shop owner and didn't want to get into trouble with such people or have his business disrupted.
But Gong Chengbin was different. Even if he wasn't favored, his father was the helmsman of Wanhe Group, one of the top ten listed companies in Rong City. As the second son of Wanhe Group, would these underworld figures dare to harm him, no matter how powerful they were?
"Du Fei, Qin Xinzhu is different from others..."
It turned out that Qin Xinzhu was quite well-known in Rong City, and even throughout the province. He was involved in gambling, pornography, and drugs, but he was very cunning. On several occasions when trouble arose, only his subordinates were caught, while he remained untouched.
Furthermore, he had committed some very serious criminal offenses years ago, involving more than a dozen lives.
"Although my father is wealthy, there are few legitimate businessmen in Rong City who want to get involved with Qin Xinzhu."
"Yeah, I heard before that Qin Xinzhu had a child late in life, so he doted on Qin Yong exceptionally. Once, he got into a physical altercation with a triad boss at a KTV over a woman. Later, Qin Xinzhu brought people and severely injured that boss, who didn't survive."
After Shao Junjie finished speaking, a look of fear appeared on his face.
Fortunately, he hadn't had a direct confrontation with Qin Yong just now, otherwise, it would have been a huge problem.
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore," Gong Chengbin changed the subject. "Ajie, you're the expert. How much are these two pieces of jade Du Fei cut worth?"
If it were anyone else, seeing Du Fei cut out such valuable jade, they would surely be jealous.
But firstly, Gong Chengbin and Du Fei had a very good relationship, and secondly, Gong Chengbin was wealthy. Even if the jade Du Fei cut was expensive, it wasn't so outrageously expensive that it would shock him.
Shao Junjie had already appraised the first piece of jade Du Fei cut out, estimating its value at around three to four hundred thousand. So, he primarily focused his attention on the second piece of glass-type jade that had just been cut.
Due to the large crowd and the chaos, coupled with the incident with Qin Yong, Shao Junjie hadn't had a chance to examine it closely.
Now that Gong Chengbin asked, Shao Junjie took a serious look.
"Although it's not a full-color glass-type jade, the color is very true, and the water content is quite sufficient. If it were taken to the jewelry street auction held once a month, I estimate it could sell for at least six million yuan. If someone were to buy it directly, it would still fetch around five million."
After careful examination, Shao Junjie gave his estimated price.
Upon hearing this, Gong Chengbin chuckled and said to Du Fei, "Not bad, Du Fei. For less than twenty thousand yuan, you've cut out jade worth five to six million. I think we should just gamble on stones from now on. In a few months, we'll be set for life, worry-free."
However, the other two present could tell that Gong Chengbin was joking.
Five to six million was indeed a significant sum, but it wasn't enough to truly impress Gong Chengbin.
"Boss Shao, no need to trouble others. How about I sell these two pieces of jade to you together as a package?"
Du Fei ignored Gong Chengbin and looked at Shao Junjie instead.
Actually, coming to the jade gambling competition today was a coincidence.
He hadn't expected to cut out two pieces of jade worth millions.
Even if he could sell them for a higher price at an auction, Du Fei didn't have the time or energy. Besides, auctions probably charged fees, so it was better to sell them directly to Shao Junjie.
After all, he was Gong Chengbin's friend, and he figured he wouldn't be cheated.
"Ajie, Du Fei is my good brother. He even saved my life before. If you try to fool him, I won't let you off," Shao Junjie hadn't even spoken yet, but Gong Chengbin preempted him.
He put his arm around Shao Junjie, deliberately putting on a fierce expression.
Shao Junjie said, "How about this, Du Fei, you leave your two pieces of jade at my shop. I'll have them processed, polished, and sold. I'll take a 5% commission for my hard work. What do you think?"
Since the jade was cut by Du Fei, Gong Chengbin turned his gaze to him.
Du Fei smiled and nodded, "Okay, let's do that. Since you're Ah Bin's friend, I trust you."
After confirming, Shao Junjie took out his phone to make a call.
Before long, Shao Junjie's shop assistant arrived. After instructing them to move the jade back to the shop, he continued to take Du Fei and Gong Chengbin around.
"Walk by, don't miss out! All raw jade from old pits. Buy one and you'll get rich!"
"Brother, I have good stuff here. Come and take a look. If you find something you like, I'll cut it for you personally."
"If you want to get rich, don't hesitate. One cut, and you'll have a villa by the sea! Come get one!"
Besides the official sales area that Shao Junjie had taken Du Fei and the two of them to, there were also many small stalls set up in inconspicuous corners of the jade gambling competition.
Compared to the official sales area, although these stalls were small in scale, their numbers were very large.
Each person laid a moisture-proof mat on the ground, and that constituted a stall.
And these people were different from those in the official sales area. They all shouted loudly, just like vendors selling vegetables in a wet market.
"These stallholders are selling offcuts. Most of the raw jade displayed on their stalls has already been cut or selected by the major suppliers. These people are purely trying to scam those who don't know the ropes."
Seeing Du Fei and Gong Chengbin attracted by the shouts of the vendors, Shao Junjie explained.
No wonder.
As Du Fei passed by, he happened to overhear someone asking the stall owner the price of a piece of raw jade.
The boss quoted a very low price, which, in the official sales area, probably wouldn't even buy a Grade C raw jade.
It was shameful that the boss had the audacity to claim that his raw jade came from an old pit and might yield a glass-type stone.
However, just as the three of them were about to leave, Du Fei suddenly stopped.