174: That's just bragging. If anyone had Violet Old Pa, I'd accept him even if they wanted to be my father!
Chen Kai nodded silently, already having a rough idea of the current situation in the Jade Market.
It was nothing more than these small vendors uniting with everyone in the city, forming a united front to drive up prices. However, according to his intelligence, I'm afraid these greedy small merchants wouldn't get their wish.
In a couple of days, the Jade Market would suddenly see an explosive influx of Old Pakan. At that time, selling something worth 30,000 for 100,000? You might not even be able to sell it for 29,000.
These small merchants deserved it for being so greedy; it was just a pity for the organizers.
Once the jade from Myanmar enters the country, the price of Old Pakan will plummet instantly, and who knows how much the organizers will get criticized.
But they deserved it. Controlling market prices is one thing—a moderate markup would be fine—but the problem was that they started with such greed and eventually stopped even pretending.
Selling something worth 30,000 for 100,000, and 100,000 for 800,000—who could afford that? Who would buy it? They thought that because they controlled the Old Pakan stock, if you didn't buy, plenty of others would.
But in reality, they were the real clowns. By the day after tomorrow, who knew how many of these currently arrogant small merchants would be crying and begging others to buy their Old Pakan.
They would just want to break even. But they had offended everyone from the start. Who would be kind enough to ignore the new batch of Old Pakan sent by the Little foreigner just to help them break even?
Chen Kai shook his head with a smile and walked toward Xiao Chen's shop with the violet Old Pakan jade.
Just as he reached the entrance of Xiao Chen's Jade Shop, he found the door still closed.
The next moment, Xiao Chen and A Tao opened the rolling door from inside almost simultaneously. Both were stunned when they saw Chen Kai standing at the entrance.
Xiao Chen stepped out first to greet him, "Brother Chen, you're here! What good stuff did you bring this time? Your ink jade really helped me out a lot yesterday!"
"That customer yesterday was a big boss, the kind of big boss who is well-known in many Jade Shops in Jiangnan City. He had been looking for ink jade for over ten days without success."
"But when he asked me, I called him back shortly after. To thank me, he even gave me an extra 20,000 as a tip, and said he'd come to our Jade Shop for everything in the future!"
"He was originally a big client for everyone, but now he's become my personal big client. Brother Chen, I don't know how to thank you enough!"
Xiao Chen said respectfully, his face full of smiles.
However, he also knew that this was probably just the big boss being polite and that he would just ask him first next time he needed some jade.
Only if he could help this big client find goods again would he truly gain the big boss's trust.
But he was just a small Jade Shop, and it was very likely he wouldn't be able to hold onto this big boss firmly.
A Tao, who had opened the rolling door almost at the same time, gave a disdainful snort and rolled his eyes.
He hadn't sold to him yesterday even though he offered a high price. He better bring good stuff today; if it was trash, he would definitely throw some sarcastic remarks his way.
And Xiao Chen, damn him for not selling to him. He got angry whenever he thought about that ink jade.
Why? He offered a high price and he still wouldn't sell to him. Did he really treat that ink jade like some treasure!
"Yo, isn't this Chen Kai? What good stuff did you bring today? Is it Old Pakan? Is it on the same level as yesterday's ink jade?"
Chen Kai retorted without a moment's hesitation.
"Whatever goods I bring have nothing to do with you. Go watch your own shop."
A Tao had been craning his neck to see what jade Chen Kai brought, but after being told that, he immediately wore an expression that said, "Tch, I didn't really want to see it anyway, you're really pretentious."
But while he said he didn't care, his actions were honest, and he would glance toward Chen Kai from time to time.
It was mainly because the things Chen Kai brought two days ago were of such good quality.
These stones would have been considered good quality even before the Old Pakan supply was cut off.
Moreover, this was already the sixth day since the Old Pakan supply was cut off. If he took out another one of such high quality, he would really be jealous.
Six days after the supply was cut off, any Old Pakan jade he took out could be considered a celestial product.
It wasn't just a matter of being a top-tier product anymore. Before, he had no choice; now, he just wanted to find a good piece of Old Pakan jade.
Xiao Chen suddenly spoke up at this moment, "By the way, Brother Chen, what brings you here this time? What good stuff do you want to sell?"
Xiao Chen's eyes were full of anticipation. Just as Chen Kai was about to pull a stone out of his pocket, Xiao Chen's phone suddenly rang.
He hurriedly apologized to Chen Kai and answered the phone.
Chen Kai nodded to show he understood; customer calls were the most important, and he wasn't in such a rush.
"Hello, Sister Li, what kind of jade are you looking for this time!"
"What? violet? Preferably Old Pakan? Sister, you really are an expert. violet Old Pakan is indeed the easiest to sell; it is said that the material for the Zhaoyi Star is from Old Pakan."
"Thank you for thinking of your little brother. I'll go find it for you right away. If you need anything in the future, just call me directly. Alright, alright, I'll try to find it as soon as possible!"
Xiao Chen hung up the phone with a smile, but as soon as he did, his face was full of bitterness and helplessness.
At this point in time, asking him to find violet Old Pakan—violet!!! Where was he supposed to find that?
Finding it was simple enough, but if he told this Female Boss that the violet Old Pakan was 800,000, wouldn't he be blacklisted immediately?
But the current market situation was just like that. You don't want the violet Old Pakan? You don't want it for 800,000? If you don't want it, plenty of others do! Tomorrow it will be 900,000!
But this Female Boss clearly told him, "I'll give you one chance. Let's see if you can seize it. If you can, I'll ask you first whenever I buy jade in the future."
"If you can't, then sorry, the ink jade business is over."
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Chen forced a smile on his worried face, "By the way, Brother Chen, what were you going to sell?"
A Tao, who was standing nearby, instantly laughed with schadenfreude.
"Where can you find violet Old Pakan at a time like this? I have a boss who wants one too, offering nearly 200,000. If anyone can pull out a piece of violet Old Pakan right now, I'd buy it even if I had to call them 'daddy' on the spot."
A Tao laughed gleefully. Who told him not to sell the ink jade to him yesterday? Now he's being put in a difficult position by a boss, right?
And asking him to find violet when Old Pakan is scarce, without wanting to pay a high price, just a little higher than the market price.
Where were they supposed to find it? Either they have connections, or they hoarded stock in advance.
But which jade merchant in a Jade Shop would hoard Old Pakan stock in advance? Or hoard violet ones?
Wouldn't they cut it as soon as they got it? The price of jade changes every day, who would dare to hoard it?
Just then, Chen Kai's lips curled slightly, and he pulled that piece of Old Pakan from his bosom.