330: Chapter 33 Who's Gone Mad?

The people in another private room made a move.

Lao Sheng's hope was also dashed.

The fist he had clenched loosened, and his entire body slumped powerlessly onto the chair.

Liu Hui noticed something was wrong with him.

"What's wrong?"

Hearing Liu Hui's voice, Lao Sheng clutched onto her like a drowning man. He anxiously said to Liu Hui, "Can... can you lend me some money? I promise I will definitely pay you back!"

Liu Hui was stunned.

"You want to borrow money?"

Lao Sheng nodded frantically.

"I've been eyeing this stone for a long time. I guarantee that what comes out of this stone will be top-grade jadeite!"

"As long as I cut out a few bottles of jadeite, I can pay you back double the money you lent me!"

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Yan interrupted, "She won't lend you the money. Give up on that idea."

After saying that, he finally raised his paddle and competed with the people in the other private room.

"Twenty million!"

When this price was announced, the surrounding people instantly fell silent.

Although they felt this stone could yield very high-quality jadeite, if they had to bet on that probability with twenty million, they still wouldn't dare to.

"You... you spent twenty million to buy this stone?"

Lao Sheng's voice had already begun to tremble.

Hearing Lao Sheng's question, Shen Yan raised an eyebrow, turned to Lao Sheng, and asked, "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"

Lao Sheng pursed his lips, shook his head, and replied, "That's not what I meant. I just feel... twenty million is a bit too high. What if it doesn't yield any jadeite?"

Shen Yan burst out laughing.

"Didn't you say it yourself? This stone is guaranteed to yield top-grade jadeite?"

As soon as the words fell.

The people in the other private room raised their paddles again.

"Twenty-one million!"

At this price, the people on the first floor were completely silent.

This was a battle between tycoons; it had nothing to do with them, a group of small investors.

Shen Yan continued to raise his paddle.

"Twenty-five million."

Even the people on the first floor, who had seen big scenes before, couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

"Oh my god! It actually went up to twenty-five million?!"

"Has anyone ever bought one for twenty-five million at a previous auction?"

"I don't think so..."

"I don't know, but it looks like we came to the right place this time; we get to witness such a grand scene!"

While they were talking, the people in the other private room raised their hands again.

"Thirty million!"

The people on the first floor went completely wild.

"Holy crap! Thirty million?!"

"Oh my god! Isn't this too crazy? What if the jadeite that comes out isn't that good? Wouldn't they lose their underpants?"

"What do you know? Those who can bid this high are tycoons. Thirty million won't make them lose their underpants; at most, it'll cost them a few buildings."

"That's still incredibly crazy..."

Upstairs, in the second-floor private room.

"Are you sure you still want to keep bidding? That's thirty million!"

At this moment, Lao Sheng no longer cared that he had previously wanted to buy this rough stone himself. He desperately tried to stop Shen Yan from continuing to bid.

"Little Shen, I advise you to calm down. That's thirty million! If it really doesn't yield top-grade jadeite, you are definitely going to lose money!"

"Besides, haven't you already bought several rough stones? I say you should just give up."

Shen Yan was not swayed by the persuasion; he still acted as he pleased and raised the paddle in his hand to compete with the other party.

"Thirty-five million."

This time, the people in the other private room finally quieted down.

The auction Host picked up the gavel in his hand and began to finalize the price.

"Thirty-five million once!"

"Thirty-five million twice!"

"Thirty-five million three times!"

"Sold!"

Having finally bought all the stones he wanted,

Shen Yan put down the paddle in his hand and decided to make a graceful exit.

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the private room.

"Come in."

The person who entered was the manager of the auction house who had brought them up.

The manager bowed respectfully to them and then asked, "Will the stones you purchased be cut here at our auction house?"

"If you choose to cut them at our auction house, we can waive all your handling fees."

Hearing this, Shen Yan turned to look at Liu Hui. He knew Liu Hui was quite interested in the process of stone cutting, so he asked her, "Do you want to see it now?"

Liu Hui asked in a small voice, "Can we see it now?"

Shen Yan smiled, "Of course, we can."

Saying that, he nodded to the manager, indicating his agreement.

After receiving an affirmative answer, the manager left the private room to report the matter to the auction Host.

As soon as he left, Lao Sheng could no longer restrain himself.

"Are you really okay?"

"These few stones combined cost tens of millions. What if you don't cut out any jadeite and end up with nothing?"

Hearing Lao Sheng's question, Shen Yan couldn't help but chuckle, "I trust my own judgment, and besides... it's only a few tens of millions. I won't go bankrupt over this amount."

He was telling the truth.

His current assets included hundreds of millions in cash.

In addition to that, he owned two companies and stocks he had bought that were currently booming.

These alone were enough for him to live comfortably for a lifetime.

Time flew by.

The auction staff asked all the buyers if they were willing to have their stones cut at the auction house.

Most people were willing.

After getting the consent of the majority, the auction Host placed these stones on the auction platform and had professional staff cut them.

The first one brought up was a rough stone bought by someone else.

Although it wasn't one of the stones Shen Yan bought, Liu Hui was still very interested.

"Buzz buzz buzz!"

The professional staff began cutting the stone.

Not long after.

Jadeite appeared in the staff member's hands.

Since Liu Hui couldn't tell if the jadeite was good or bad, Lao Sheng stood next to her to explain.

"I remember this stone was bought for about six million... Estimating that this piece of jadeite isn't very big, it will probably break even, neither a profit nor a loss, right?"

Hearing this, Liu Hui asked curiously, "Then is the quality of this piece of jadeite considered good or not good?"

Lao Sheng replied, "It's barely acceptable."

Liu Hui nodded, appearing to understand but not quite grasping it.

Next, the staff downstairs pushed up the first stone Shen Yan had bought.

To let everyone know who bought which stone, every time a stone was brought up, the auction Host would loudly announce the buyer's name into the microphone.

"This stone belongs to Mr. Shen from private room 201 on the second floor."

As the voice faded,

The professional staff began cutting the stone.

"Buzz buzz buzz!"

With one cut, a large swath of green slices appeared before the crowd's eyes.

"The quality of this jadeite should be quite good. It looks like Ice Type?"