Female Novel
Chapter 748: Treated as a decoration
Chapter 748: Treated as a decoration
Ye Wanwan brought Feng Xuan Yi, Nameless Nie and the others downstairs to meet with Xue Liand the group of experts.
Aside from Eleven and Feng Xuan Yi, Ye Wanwan had five new faces with her. With a total of eightpeople walking beside her, she seemed quite powerful.
When Xue Li saw this scene, he knitted his brows. He didn't care for the people Ye Wanwanbrought with her and he said directly, "Miss Ye, our time is limited for this trip. Let's not waste anymore time and head straight for the biggest jade trade store in H city. Director Qin already madearrangements beforehand and got the boss to reserve a batch of top-quality materials for us."
The three experts behind Xue Li were also Qin Ruo Xi's people and they chimed in, "Miss Ye, youdon't have to worry about this trip at all. Director Qin is very familiar with the market in H city andhas more experience than us. She's already done quite a bit of research already."
"That's right. The goods handpicked by director Qin won't lead you astray; you just have to shopaccordingly and provide payment!"
These people sounded very kind, but they were obviously mocking her and treating her like adecoration.
Ye Wanwan didn't object. She simply smiled and said, "Sure, let's go and take a look!"
H city was truly the city of gambling with precious stones in Myanmar; various shops lined thestreets. Present were businessmen from all around the world to rich bosses to tourists - the streetwas extremely lively and busy.
The so-called gambling with precious stones was a term used in the jewelry industry. When jadewas extracted, a layer of weathered skin would be wrapped around it. With the present existingmethods, there was no way of determining the quality of the raw stones inside and whether or notthere was jade inside at all - the only way to find out would be to cut it open.
If high-quality jade was found inside the rock, it was considered a win in the gamble, but if there wasnothing inside, it was just a piece of scrap and this meant the gamble was lost.
Currently, the lowest price for a raw stone was below the hundreds while raw stones with a higherprobability of containing a jade could go for up to hundreds of thousands, millions, or even over ahundred million. Once the gamble was lost, one could lose an entire family fortune. Of course, if onewon, the returns would be at least a hundredfold and one would become rich overnight.
The precious stone industry was one of the areas the Si Corporation dealt with, with the jadebusiness making up a huge portion.
In the jade business, the most crucial part was the purchase of raw stones.
For example, not long ago, a competitor of the Si family in the precious stone industry acquired apiece of top-quality, glass type of jade through gambling in precious stones. It was invaluable andthey shot to fame very quickly, attracting many first-rate clients.
Seeing that Ye Wanwan was looking around, a hint of disdain flashed in Xue Li's eyes. "Miss Ye,you don't have to look at all these little shops here - many of them are counterfeit. They make fakeouter layers and stick a piece of glass inside then paint it over, pretending that the rocks areweathered. Not to mention their inferior quality... you don't know anything about this industry at all;you'll be cheated easily!"
With Xue Li leading the way, the group of people arrived at the largest jade trade store in H city -Hui Cui Workshop.
At the spacious and well-lit hall downstairs, the shelves were stocked with stones of all sizes andmany people were holding magnifying glasses and flashlights while examining the stones carefully.novelbin
The moment Ye Wanwan and the others entered, a sharp-eyed shop assistant stepped forwardimmediately and welcomed them enthusiastically.
"Oh, Mr. Xue, you're here! Quick, come in!"
Xue Li and Qin Ruo Xi had been to the store multiple times before, and the shop assistantrecognized him instantly. He knew Xue Li was working for the top management of Si Corporation incountry Z, so he was obviously very attentive towards him.
Seeing that Xue Li had a very beautiful lady with him this time, the shop assistant couldn't help butstare for a bit. Of course, he didn't want to be nosy and ask about her.