57: Are you selling this pile of waste rocks?
Chen Kai felt a bit strange in his heart; could this man be one of the people setting up the scheme?
Furthermore, Liu Yunshang hadn't noticed his gaze, but he certainly had.
He pulled Liu Yunshang and turned to walk towards the high-end area, but he hadn't expected Zhou Haoyu behind them to follow the two of them into the high-end area as well.
Walking out of the glass door separating the two areas, the Jade Rough Stone in front of them was of much higher quality, all displayed on solid wood tables for people to choose from.
Moreover, each stone was placed several dozen centimeters apart, and in front of every stone was a red price tag, introducing which factory area the Jade Rough Stone came from.
"Little brother, is there any rough stone you like? It doesn't matter if the price is a bit high; I'll pay for it, just feel free to play around."
Liu Yunshang said excitedly, though she also knew that since they hadn't managed to Score a Bargain in the first two areas where it was easiest to Score a Bargain with little money, it would be even harder to find a bargain in this high-end rough stone area where everything had been carefully selected.
Chen Kai took a rough glance, shone his phone flashlight on it, and even he, an outsider, knew this jade was not bad.
Once the light shone down, the entire jade crust lit up, emitting a dark green glow.
But looking at the price, it was also quite "beautiful"—an exorbitant price of two or three hundred thousand; this wasn't something to just play around with.
"There isn't anything I particularly like yet."
Chen Kai said calmly, pretending to be indifferent, preparing to pull Liu Yunshang to the Waste Stone Pile to pick out the Jade Rough Stone from the intel; he would feel more at ease once he had it in his hands.
Although it was unlikely anyone would go to the Waste Stone Pile to pick, it still wasn't in his hands yet, so he couldn't be completely at ease.
"Such a good stone, did your man really not see it? This stone is guaranteed to have good stuff inside when cut."
Zhou Haoyu's voice reached their ears.
Liu Yunshang couldn't help but frown, turning to see Zhou Haoyu standing next to the two-palm-sized Jade Rough Stone that Chen Kai had just shone his flashlight on, examining it constantly with a magnifying glass.
"Look at this water content and the flesh; it's all melted. With a price tag of 250,000, there's definitely profit to be made once cut. Since your man... doesn't want it, then I'll Score a Bargain."
Zhou Haoyu gave a sheepish smile and picked up the stone. "But don't misunderstand; I'm not saying your man has poor judgment. It's possible he just doesn't care about this small bargain."
"Or perhaps he made a mistake; it's quite normal to make mistakes in our Antique Circle, wouldn't you say? Don't be discouraged, little brother. Why don't you join me and go cut this stone together?"
Liu Yunshang frowned. "No, go cut it yourself. Besides, my man doesn't care about such a small bargain."
"Aha, that's what I thought. Otherwise, why would anyone pass up a ready-made bargain and instead hesitate and struggle like an amateur?"
Zhou Haoyu laughed, speaking in a sarcastic tone.
He casually picked up the Jade Rough Stone priced at 250,000, called over a staff member to register it, and said they would settle the bill together after the jade exhibition ended.
"What are you being sarcastic about, Zhou Haoyu?"
Liu Yunshang frowned, her face turning cold.
"No! You're wronging me! I'm not being sarcastic. I just said your man might have misjudged. If you don't believe me, let's cut the stone together. I'll put up 150,000, you put up 100,000; if we lose, it's on me, and if we profit, we split it proportionally?"
"Not necessary!"
Liu Yunshang retorted coldly. She knew that Zhou Haoyu's eye for things was extraordinary and didn't want Chen Kai to be put in a difficult position.
Furthermore, Chen Kai had never managed to Score a Bargain in terms of jade... Perhaps she had put too much pressure on him; it was better to let things take their natural course.
Just as she was about to get angry, she was stopped by Chen Kai.
Chen Kai's expression was cold and stern, and he nodded readily. "Fine, then let's go see it together."
"Great! You're welcome to join. You really don't want to invest? If we lose, it's on me; if we win, you keep the profit. You won't even try that?"
Zhou Haoyu raised an eyebrow, a wicked smile hanging at the corner of his mouth.
"Not necessary, we'll just go watch the stone cutting."
Chen Kai said indifferently, taking hold of Liu Yunshang's delicate hand.
"Suit yourself. Anyway, I'm not an amateur; if I say it's a Score a Bargain, it's definitely a Score a Bargain."
Zhou Haoyu turned his head, frowned, and walked in front, heading towards the stone cutting machine.
Chen Kai and Liu Yunshang followed behind. From afar, he could see many jade buyers guarding the stone cutting machine; as soon as someone cut open a big piece, they would immediately buy it.
This reduced the risk of stone gambling. After all, the Jade Rough Stone at the jade exhibition hadn't undergone Windowing; when a light was shone on the outer skin, it only revealed green or yellow, but inside, it might be full of cracks.
Once cut, even at its worst, one wouldn't lose too much, but at the same time, one wouldn't earn too much either.
"Little brother, it doesn't matter. We're just here to play around; you don't have to Score a Bargain, don't make it hard on yourself."
Liu Yunshang patted Chen Kai's hand, looking troubled.
"Mm."
Chen Kai didn't respond much, his attention entirely focused on the Waste Stone Pile next to the three machines.
One of the Waste Stone Piles was emitting a faint glow.
How could he get his hands on it?
"Sister, I want to take a stone from the Waste Stone Pile to play with. If something is cut out of it, will the person who threw this stone away regret it?"
"They won't. Once thrown away, it's considered default discarded. If you're worried, just pay the exhibition hall a little money; it won't cost much."
"It's equivalent to buying this waste stone from the exhibition hall again. But little brother, there's nothing worth playing with in this Waste Stone Pile; they've all been cut by people. The probability of Scoring a Bargain here is even smaller than in the defective product area."
Liu Yunshang said, looking somewhat puzzled.
Perhaps little brother Chen Kai hadn't played stone gambling before.
The stones in the Waste Stone Pile were all discarded only after people confirmed they had no value.
And usually, after cutting once, if they found the jade inside was of low value, they would usually unwillingly cut a few more times until confirming it had no value before throwing it away.
"Heh, this little brother is quite interesting, wanting to Score a Bargain from the Waste Stone Pile? How is that possible? In all my years in the industry, I've never seen anyone Score a Bargain from a Waste Stone Pile."
"Sorry, you know how it is; those of us in the Antique Circle have sharp eyes and sensitive ears. I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation."
Zhou Haoyu laughed and stopped in front of the stone cutting machine.
The master operating the stone cutting machine looked up, and his originally indifferent face immediately broke into a smile. "It's Young Master Zhou! You've Scored a Bargain again, haven't you?"
"It's alright, a small bargain. It was almost bought by someone else; it's a good thing the person who looked at this stone earlier didn't know what they were looking at."
Zhou Haoyu smiled and looked back at Chen Kai.
"Oh, there are too many people who don't know what they're looking at. I'll cut it for you; let's slice it in two!"
The old man also chuckled, lifted the lid of the stone cutting machine, secured the stone, and then started the machine. "The machine roars! Gold by the ton!"
Meanwhile, Chen Kai's gaze remained fixed on the stone cutting machine helping Zhou Haoyu. Beside it was a pile of waste material; it was this pile of stones that was emitting the glow.
"Will you sell this Waste Stone Pile?"