King of Gamblers: Growing from a Student to a Jade King

Chapter 64: Small Gamble

My words made the atmosphere a bit cold. Sang Kun, who had initially invited Boss Wei to look at the materials with excitement, couldn't possibly not be angry after I poured cold water on him like that. After I finished speaking, I started to weigh my options. I didn't know if I could walk out of this door.

Sang Kun's expression turned sour, but he still forced a smile and said, "Boss Wei, we've been old friends for a long time. Do you really think I would use the materials to deceive you?"Is this really necessary?

Boss Wei nodded and said, "Of course, there's no need to. It might be an issue with this material; I think it looks fine. It's just that Zhao Fei mentioned there might be a problem. By the way, Zhao Fei, what exactly do you think is the problem? Please explain."

I said, "The material has no advantages at all. The skin isn't black enough, not oily enough, and there's white python. I won't even mention the painted part; it's a flaw. So, this material, I think, is just a black stone. Inside and out, it's all black. Its only advantage is that it's big, which makes it attractive. Black wool material weighing nearly 500 kilograms is rare and almost never seen. So, when people see it, they lose their minds. Moreover

My words left both of them silent for a moment, but Kunsang said, "Kid, I can see you have a bias in your speech. A black crown isn't necessarily better the darker it is, and a white python doesn't ruin the quality of the material. In my opinion, this piece is good because it's large and has pythons, so why do you see it as bad material?"

I shook my head. I do have a bias against the black official's hat. My father died because he gambled on it, so I am quite resistant to gambling on the black official's hat.

Sankun crouched down with a powerful flashlight, shining it on the rock for Boss Wei to see. He said, "Look, do you see this green mist? If there wasn't any evidence, would I say it's good material?""This piece of material is worth a hundred million for a reason."

Boss Wei looked at the material and suddenly couldn't close his mouth in surprise. He grabbed my arm and said, "Look, Zhao Fei, there's a green stripe here, right under the white python, it's green, right?"

I looked at the green band that was illuminated, and it was indeed very green, but I frowned. I thought it was impossible; there couldn't be green under the white python. This green looked more like mist. I said, "My father's research materials mentioned that a layer of secondary green, varying in thickness from gray-green to dark green, forms near the surface of jadeite gravel. This is known in the industry as 'green mist.' The 'green mist' appears green when illuminated by a spotlight.So I believe, this green must definitely be green mist."

My words didn't make either of them very happy. Sang Kun said, "What a foolish little kid. Boss Wei, do you want to bet?"

Boss Wei frowned upon hearing this and said, "I do want to gamble, but I don't have as much as 100 million. I've been losing quite a bit lately."

Sang Kun said, "We'll split it evenly, 50 million should be enough, right?"

Boss Wei still shook his head and said, "At most twenty million..."

Boss Wei, of course, can take out more than just twenty million. His budget is at least forty million, but he doesn't want to put it all on this one piece. He knows that betting on Black Sand is a nine out of ten chance of losing. So, he wants to bet half and see how it goes. If he wins, it could be a billion dollars. He can't refuse Sang Kun's face, so this combination of greed and face makes him want to take a gamble.

Sang Kun listened, thought for a moment, and said, "Alright, I'll take a gamble. I never liked cutting stones in my own shop, but to let you kids broaden your horizons, I'll do it today. I'll cut from the python vein to show you what a must-walk green from the python vein looks like."

I listened without speaking, and Sang Kun was getting angry, apparently quite upset with me. However, he is still a reasonable person. I watched as Sang Kun called people in, and over a dozen people were about to lift the stone onto the cutting machine. I immediately stopped them and said, "Boss Wei, we won't be participating in the materials."

Boss Wei, upon hearing this, was a bit surprised and said, "You don't think much of this piece?"

I nodded and said, "There are no options with this material, and Black Wusha is nine out of ten times a gamble. So why take the risk? I suggest you first open a window, no need to cut it. This is material worth hundreds of millions, and by opening a window, you can see the quality inside, which will help you better determine if it's good material. Plus, it won't affect a second sale."

Boss Wei listened and frowned, saying to Sang Kun, "Brother, don't take such risks. Let's just open a window for now."

Sankun listened, fuming with his hands on his hips, but he didn't rush to make a decision. After thinking for a while, he suddenly looked at me and asked, "Little friend, where do you think this window should be opened?"

I laughed when I heard that and said, "If the color is naturally on the python belt, it should be opened from the python belt. If there's no color below the python belt, then this piece of stone has no potential."

Kunsang nodded and said, "Then bring the window opener, I'll do it myself."

A person walked out and quickly brought in a cutting machine. Kunsang connected the power and then turned on the machine. He placed the grinding wheel on the stone and started polishing. Instantly, the stone and the grinding wheel rubbed against each other, creating sparks. After a while, a palm-sized window opened up under the stone's python band. When the grinder was taken away, everyone looked over. I took a look and smiled. It was black, without a hint of green, completely charcoal black

Seeing this window, the two of them stood there, stunned, with no one saying a word. After a while, Sang Kun said, "Damn, I almost went blind..."

Boss Wei was sweating profusely and said, "It's a good thing they didn't cut it, but now that the window is open, I'm afraid we'll still have to pay..."

Kunsang looked at me with a hostile gaze and said, "How did you figure it out?"

I said, "The material is very strange, the paint is a bit odd, this piece might not be fake, but someone has worked on it, and they used a hammer. If you remove the paint, there should be a window."

Sankun listened and immediately squatted down, drawing a dagger from behind and scraping it on the stone. After a while, he stood up angrily and cursed, "Damn it, this bastard sold me the materials for mountain excavation. Isn't this just trying to get me into trouble?"Damn it, I'm so pissed off.

Everyone was a bit dumbfounded, not expecting that this piece had already been opened. Boss Wei looked at me and said, "Brother Zhao Fei, how did you figure it out?"

I smiled and said, "Anyone would be tempted by such a large piece, but I do have some reservations, so I'm not interested in the black u-shape. I've looked at it closely, and this piece doesn't seem fake because it's too big. There's no need to make such a large piece if you're faking it. Plus, there's paint in a hidden spot on the piece. Who would spray paint on the piece?"I believe Boss Kun should know that the cleaner the material, the easier it is to sell. So, if there's paint, the only result is to cover up the defects of the material. As for the gloss you mentioned before, I looked at it, and this is what ultimately confirmed to me that the material is not good.

Kunsang listened and was a bit puzzled. He said, "How is that possible? I saw it myself, it's green. Why is this considered a flaw?"

I chuckled and said, "?"The "green fog" on the rough jadeite is a secondary green produced by the green clay-like substances near the surface of the jadeite gravel, not the green of the jadeite itself. It appears as gray-green, dark green, or blue-green, with a grayish and dark hue, lacking a color base. Under strong light, the color disperses, lightens, and turns whitish, which can be called "light-dead." This piece has no color base and is grayish,

After hearing what I said, several people exchanged glances, especially Boss Wei, who was practically sweating bullets.

Kunsang was silent for a moment and said, "Boss Wei, sorry to make you laugh. I'll handle this piece of material. You go ahead and have some fun. I need to take care of a few things."

Boss Wei didn't say much either, just nodded and let us go out together. Once we were outside, Boss Wei put his arm around my shoulder and said, "Zhao Fei, you really have some skills. I almost lost twenty million..."

I smiled and said, "Fortunately, Boss Kun Sang isn't a stubborn person; he just opened a window. Otherwise, we really wouldn't be able to get back those twenty million."

Boss Wei smiled and said, "Yeah, but I'm afraid someone is going to be in trouble. Forget it, this isn't something I can manage. Zhao Fei, let's look at the materials. This time, I'll follow your lead."

After hearing Boss Wei's words, I couldn't help but laugh, feeling quite pleased. I thought, "I won't give you a hard time, and you still have your own little schemes. Now you finally see my strength. I've finally taken root in his heart."

I nodded, and Boss Wei led me to the shed. Qian Guang put his arm around me and said, "There are stones and gold in here, brother. Find the gold for me and show me your real skills."

I was very excited to hear it. Now they all believe in me. I absolutely can't let them down. I have to show some real skills.

I looked at the stones and walked through the shed. The stones were all neatly arranged, with those of similar sizes lined up together. I was looking at the larger stones, but when it comes to gambling with stones, you can't start with the larger ones; you have to choose from the smaller ones first. So, I bypassed the larger stones and came to the area with stones weighing only ten to twenty kilograms.

This row of materials has a fundamentally similar characteristic; they are all white sand skin, not very large, but with a very strong texture. Some stones' water content can be seen just from the skin shell, somewhat like Mosaica materials. However, I felt something was off. I used a strong flashlight to shine on the materials, and sure enough, I could see the difference from Mosaica materials; the skin shell of these materials does not have a sandy texture.

The "sand" on jade rough refers to the skin of the jade rough, excluding waxy skin. Most of the skin is composed of sand-like particles, and when viewed sideways in the light, the tiny sand particles on the surface appear to be standing up.

The stone in my hand doesn't have this feeling, so I feel the water head will be poor. The material isn't from Mosi Sha; it should be from Wombali. Only Wombali's material has this situation, but Wombali's material is hard to gamble on...

However, the stones from Wengbali have one advantage: they are tender and have a delicate texture, which is referred to in industry terms as "young and clean."

Some people like this kind of...

So I decided to take a gamble on the Wombale material!