146: The jade was sold!

Chen Kai immediately walked quickly into the Jade Shop. A man in a suit was sitting at the innermost part of the Counter, scrolling through his phone, occasionally letting out chuckles.

He smiled faintly and gave a light cough.

The man immediately put down his phone and revealed a standard smile.

The moment he saw Chen Kai, the man was stunned.

"You! Aren't you that expert with the keen eye who turned fifty yuan into over two hundred thousand?"

The man became instantly excited, wondering continuously in his heart if this big shot had brought some other good stuff.

Had he created another miracle? Or did he want to sell him a big-ticket item?

If he were trading with such a big shot, he couldn't play any tricks. He couldn't even have the slightest price discrepancy; it would basically be at cost, earning at most just enough to cover the capital tied up in the jade.

But if it were a small item... he could still appropriately squeeze it by 30%. After all, it wasn't a big item, so there wasn't much money to be made.

"Big shot, why have you come! Do you want to sell something? Or buy something? Our shop has a very complete variety of jade; whatever type you like, we definitely have it."

The man chuckled and took the opportunity to introduce himself.

"Big shot, you can just call me A Tao. Is there anything you need, that you've suddenly come to visit?"

A Tao immediately revealed a smile, his expression full of humility.

There was even a hint of fawning in his posture.

Seeing this, Chen Kai just chuckled, remaining approachable and not putting on airs.

He immediately took the Ice Yang Green jade bead he had managed to Score a Bargain on out of his pocket. "Take a look at this, will you buy it?"

Chen Kai placed the Ice Yang Green bead onto a black tray.

The procedure for inspecting jade is basically the same as for antiques; you have to put it on a tray first to inspect it.

This avoids the buyer or seller picking up an item that was already damaged before inspection, or it breaking after being placed in their hands, where no matter what you say, you would bear some responsibility.

Moreover, damaged goods have almost no value, but! The value of the item before it was damaged is entirely up to the other party.

That is why a tacit understanding has formed between buyers and sellers to place items on a tray for inspection.

A Tao looked at the jade bead with great interest, but his face immediately revealed a trace of disappointment.

He had originally thought that whatever a big shot like this brought would be some major item, but it turned out to be just this? Just this?!

He impatiently took a few casual glances. "This is worth only a few thousand yuan, right? Do you want to sell it? If you're selling, I'll reluctantly buy it. Our shop isn't short of one bead."

Chen Kai was stunned. Isn't this guy's mood swing a bit too fast?

Sure enough, the ancestors were right: mountains and rivers are easy to change, but a person's nature is hard to alter. This kind of person acts the same now as they did when they were full of mockery before.

You might not be short of this one bead, but there are plenty of people who are!

He immediately picked up the bead and turned to leave, not even wanting to haggle.

Who does he take for a sucker? The Intelligence System suggested a selling price of twenty thousand, and he offers a few thousand? Is he treating him like a fool?

Seeing this, A Tao curled his lip, outlining a look of disdain.

Who wants it if it's not a big item? This bead isn't exactly super rare; it could probably sell for twenty-five or twenty-six thousand. Giving him a fraction of that and he's still not satisfied.

...

Chen Kai left the shop and walked towards the address of the other shop on the business card.

Standing outside this Jade Shop, he clearly noticed that the scale of this Jade Shop was a bit smaller than the previous one.

Even the contents of the display cases inside were just some ordinary, unremarkable goods.

Sitting behind the Counter was the same young man who was the only one to speak up for him last time.

The man saw Chen Kai arrive. He immediately stood up to welcome him and even poured a glass of chilled plum juice.

"Brother, you're here? We made a profit on the goods from last time. That item was so good; after polishing the outer skin, there were almost no cracks inside, and we made several pendants."

"Thank you so much. In the future, if you have any good stuff, come directly to me. I'll buy it at a high price."

"By the way, you can just call me Xiao Chen. Ability comes first."

Chen Kai smiled and chatted with him for a few moments.

"Is that so? Well, the goods I'm selling this time are relatively ordinary. See what price you can offer."

"Sure! As long as it's something I can see value in, I'll give you a fair price."

Chen Kai smiled sheepishly and took out that thumb-sized, clear, pure Ice-variety jade bead from his pocket and placed it on the tray.

Xiao Chen immediately gasped. "Hiss! Big Brother, you call this stuff ordinary?"

"I can see a value of twenty-four thousand. How about I give you twenty-one thousand? Our shop needs to hold stock, so..."

"Deal!"

Chen Kai immediately decided to sell it to him. This service, this attitude—there is no harm without comparison. Doesn't this beat the service attitude next door by a few blocks?

He decided that in the future, he would come to this shop to sell the jade identified by the Intelligence System.

This service attitude, whether genuine or not, at least made him feel comfortable.

"Alright, Big Brother, give me your QR code, and I'll pay you the twenty-one thousand."

Chen Kai nodded and displayed his QR code.

Xiao Chen immediately took out his phone to make the payment and personally saw Chen Kai out of the shop. He only turned back into the shop once Chen Kai's figure was almost gone.

"Yo, you bought that bead from him? How much did you pay for it?"

A Tao stood at the doorway and stretched.

Their two shops were very close, facing each other with only a few meters in between.

It was getting late, and A Tao was preparing to get off work and go home when he saw this scene.

A trace of disdain immediately rose in his heart. No wonder their shop is small; they only buy this kind of junk.

"Yeah, bought it for over twenty thousand. What's wrong, Brother Tao?"

"Heh, I was just saying why your business is so small; you even buy such junk."

"And you bought it for so much? I offered him a price of a few thousand yuan. It's not a big item, yet you still gave him such a high price. You really don't know how to do business."

"I'm off, time to go home!"

Xiao Chen was stunned. He felt that what he did wasn't a problem. If you want to maintain a relationship with a big shot like this, shouldn't you start by building a good relationship with him from the beginning?

If you don't build a good relationship at the start, and only try to suck up to them when they have good goods, would they even sell to you?

Xiao Chen scratched his head in confusion, but still decided to stick to his principles.

...

Chen Kai returned home and calculated his gains. With the Score a Bargain he had been doing during this time, there were only two or three days left before he could upgrade the Advanced Intelligence System.

Just thinking about it made him feel a bit excited.

He rubbed his hands excitedly and looked at the WeChat message again.

【Tang Yunshu: Brother, the maotai liquor shares have risen a bit again~~ Now many people are buying back in, feeling there is hope for it to rise back to its original price. Brother, you are just too amazing, aren't you?】

【I admire Brother's eye so much!】

Chen Kai smiled slightly at the message, chatted with her for a few sentences, and after telling her to continue monitoring, he opened the Intelligence System right on time.

As the time hit exactly twelve o'clock, the Intelligence System refreshed on time!!!

【Ding!】

【Today's Intermediate Intelligence refreshed!】