163: Another jadeite purchase!
Chen Kai rode his Electric Scooter, speeding out of the residential complex gate.
Only then did he stop at the side of the road, afraid that if he wasn't careful, the jade would fall out.
After all, he was currently steering the Electric Scooter with one hand while holding a plastic fish tank with the other.
With even the slightest tilt, if the jade fell onto the main road, it would be hard to find.
After stopping the bike, he looked around, and upon confirming that the old woman hadn't followed him out, he slowly moved the Electric Scooter next to a trash can.
He picked the plastic colorful stones out of the fish tank one by one and threw them into the trash can.
Finally, only a blue jade ring remained in the fish tank.
It looked just like glass, even having a transparency similar to a polished beer bottle.
It was clearly a fine piece of jade! He didn't hesitate to tuck the jade ring into his pocket.
He also casually tossed the fish tank into the trash can at the gate of the residential complex.
What he didn't know was that a little girl, excited after school, had just gotten off the school bus and saw the fish tank in the trash can, along with her little colorful stones...
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Chen Kai quickly rode his Electric Scooter back home, grabbed a bite to eat downstairs, and then hurried upstairs.
He went up to grab a piece of blue Old Pakan jade stone, intending to just sell both the blue pieces he had managed to Score a Bargain on today.
He only had three days left to sell these jade stones.
Once this batch of jade stones was sold, his Intelligence System would be upgraded to an advanced system.
By the time he finished selling these three stones, this jade craze would be a thing of the past.
At that point, who knows how many people would suffer losses.
Chen Kai smiled; this was the benefit of having system intelligence—a small information gap could actually generate so much money.
Thinking this, he took the Jade Rough Stone with the blue interior downstairs, felt the ring in his pocket once more, and then got into his mercedes-benz car to head towards Jade Street.
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In less than half an hour, Chen Kai parked his car in the outdoor parking lot of Jade Street.
Chen Kai slowly got out of the car. As soon as he stepped out, he noticed that the foot traffic in the Jade Market had doubled compared to before.
"As expected, the market is starting to get restless."
Chen Kai smiled faintly, suddenly feeling that he might make more than one hundred thousand yuan this time.
It was possible he could make one hundred and ten or twenty thousand; earning that much on a two-hundred-thousand investment was already an astronomical profit.
It was a pity that this would only last seven days; otherwise, if he invested the entire two million, he would definitely make a killing—the kind where you go crazy with profits.
Chen Kai shook his head. "Forget it, earning over a hundred thousand on two hundred thousand is already quite impressive."
He walked quickly towards Xiao Chen's Jade Shop.
As he approached, he noticed that A Tao was also in Xiao Chen's shop. Besides that, there was another person in the shop, holding a piece of jade and letting the two of them inspect the goods.
"Damn, Brother, what kind of goods are these? They're total trash. Just give them to Xiao Chen; I don't want them."
Xiao Chen frowned. "I think these goods are actually okay; they're not that bad. I'll take them. Twenty-one thousand, is that okay?"
"That works! Transfer the money!"
A Tao shook his head, using a preachy tone.
"You're even taking this stuff? Xiao Chen, you can't keep doing this."
"Oh, you're here? What goods did you bring today? Don't tell me you brought another Old Pakan, right?"
A Tao turned his head abruptly and suddenly saw Chen Kai.
It was as if he hadn't taken yesterday's events to heart at all, continuing to greet Chen Kai as if nothing had happened.
A faint, ambiguous smile hung on the corner of his mouth.
Seeing Chen Kai arrive, Xiao Chen quickly stood up to greet him.
"Brother Chen Kai, what good goods have you brought today?"
He immediately transferred the money to the man selling the stone, then stood up to pour a glass of water for Chen Kai and came over to greet him.
Chen Kai smiled faintly, giving Xiao Chen a friendly look, but directly ignored A Tao.
It seemed this guy was just like this, sarcastic and mocking towards everyone.
He didn't really believe that someone with this attitude could run such a large Jade Shop; perhaps his family was still supporting him.
Otherwise, with this way of dealing with people, he might be good at sucking up to customers, but it would basically be impossible for him to acquire goods.
Chen Kai took the disposable paper cup and took a sip of plum juice.
He pulled out the icy blue jade ring he had just managed to Score a Bargain on not long ago from his pocket.
Xiao Chen immediately gasped. "Hiss, this is a finished product from Old Pakan, Brother. This is the kind of stock we jade dealers are currently really lacking."
"I want this; what price are you asking?"
A Tao, standing to the side, saw the ring and his eyes widened, and he also gasped.
"Hiss!! I like this; it counts as a good piece. It's an ice-variety sky blue. Our boss loves this kind of thing. This is a big deal, Brother."
"Brother, your little Brother was ignorant before; please don't hold it against me. This thing is more valuable than ordinary jade; sell it to me, won't you?"
"How about I offer thirteen thousand?"
Chen Kai saw A Tao looking full of sincerity but clearly trying to scam him, and felt nothing but disgust.
What kind of person is this? He talks so sincerely, but when he actually makes an offer, it's still so disgusting.
"Xiao Chen, how much are you offering?"
Chen Kai asked slowly, not even glancing at A Tao.
Upon hearing this, the corners of A Tao's mouth immediately curled into a smug smile; this was clearly Chen Kai giving him a chance!
Wasn't this just wanting Xiao Chen to make an offer so that he could then outbid him?
Last time he spoke so righteously, yet in the end, wasn't he still going to play this bidding game?
He thought Chen Kai was so high and mighty, but this was it?
Xiao Chen was also stunned, a hint of disappointment appearing on his face.
When it came to bidding, he certainly couldn't outbid A Tao. The other party was a large Jade Shop with many bosses, rich customer sources, and could sell at higher prices.
If he wanted to acquire it, he would naturally have to pay less.
"Brother, before the price hike, this was worth about thirty thousand. I don't want to lie to you. Right now, the cost I can accept isn't high; I can only offer you forty-two thousand."
"Then I would resell it for forty-five thousand. A Tao has a big shop, so he might be able to sell it for more and give you a higher price."
A Tao's eyes widened immediately, his face full of disbelief.
Are you kidding me, Brother! You! You just showed your bottom line!?
The guy just asked for a price, and you revealed the industry's bottom line??
Even if he was a big shop, he could sell it for fifty thousand at most, so he had to make a big profit. The price he anticipated was around forty thousand.
As a result, he suddenly pushed the price to forty-two thousand? Was he crazy? Didn't he leave himself any budget?
A Tao immediately decided he didn't want it. His main source of profit was selling opened Jade Rough Stone to novices who didn't understand anything; that was how he made a big profit.
Jewelry and such could only earn him a little bit.
Chen Kai nodded and pulled another piece of icy blue Old Pakan Jade Rough Stone from his pocket.
"Are you buying this?"