198: Sapphire sales

Li Jing excitedly took the bag and greeted, "Brother Chen, please take your time enjoying your tea. I'll go test the quality of these raw stones and then give you a proper quote."

"Go ahead, go ahead!" Chen Xiangbei finished speaking, then plopped down, poured himself a cup of tea, and began to savor it carefully.

Li Jing took this bag of raw sapphires into the workshop, turned on all the testing equipment, and then, following the procedure, placed the raw stones into the testing equipment one by one for detailed testing and evaluation.

This process took some time, mainly because Chen Xiangbei had too many raw stones, and there was only one testing device, so it took quite a while to test them all.

Half an hour later, Li Jing walked out of the workshop with all the raw sapphires. The expression on his face said it all.

"Brother, this batch of gems is simply too perfect! Your friend is really going to strike it rich! If he can mine so many high-quality sapphires every day, then he can retire early!"

Chen Xiangbei smiled and said, "How is it? The quality isn't bad, right?"

"More than just not bad, it's simply too perfect! I thought the one you gave me yesterday was already top-notch, but I didn't expect the quality and color of this batch of gems to be much better than that one!" Li Jing said excitedly.

"Then give me a price estimate. If it's suitable, I'll leave them with you."

Li Jing sat at the tea table and placed the raw sapphires onto the surface, taking them out one by one to calculate the price.

"This smallest 3-carat raw stone, although a bit small, is very transparent. It's a typical unheated material. Once processed, it will be a small top-grade sapphire, and the color is very standard."

"The market price is probably around 16,000 yuan. How about I buy it at the market price?"

"Okay, you continue. I will interrupt you if it's not suitable," Chen Xiangbei gestured.

"Alright, next, this one is 18,000 yuan..."

"This one is 21,000 yuan..."

Li Jing quoted the price for each stone to Chen Xiangbei, and the prices were so fair that Chen Xiangbei didn't interrupt him even once!

"Brother Chen, I need to specifically introduce this last 12-carat raw sapphire! Its color has reached the level of royal blue."

"Currently, royal blue and cornflower blue sapphires are constantly vying for market share. Some people like royal blue, while others prefer cornflower blue."

"But in terms of quality, both are quite similar and belong to the same grade, except that the market price for royal blue is slightly higher."

"And this 12-carat raw sapphire is a royal blue raw stone, but it has a slight flaw and needs chemical processing to fully showcase its beauty."

"This is what is called a heated gem. Heated sapphires are a bit lower in price, but not by much. Overall, the price is similar to that of cornflower blue."

"So, calculated according to the market price, this 12-carat raw stone can sell for around 250,000 yuan, and after processing, it can sell for around 400,000 yuan."

"You also know that we need profit, so I can only buy it at the raw stone's market price of 250,000."

Chen Xiangbei listened carefully to his explanation. He didn't understand the gem market; his advanced appraisal skill did not include knowledge of modern gems, so he needed to absorb more professional knowledge about gems.

"No problem, let's go with the market price. Do you feel pressured buying this whole batch?" Chen Xiangbei asked.

"Of course not! I can still afford this amount of capital. When my dad left, he transferred all the family property to my name, so it's just a drop in the bucket!" Li Jing said boastfully.

Chen Xiangbei gave a thumbs-up and praised, "As expected, Linhai City is not short of rich second-generation! Go ahead and calculate the total price."

Li Jing brought a calculator and added up the different prices for each gem to get the final price.

After calculating three times, Li Jing said, "Brother Chen, the final total price is 1,217,500 yuan. Would you like to calculate it yourself?"

Chen Xiangbei quickly calculated it in his mind, and the final number he got was also this, so there was no need to calculate it manually again.

"No need, I trust you. If there's a shortage, I'll just come find you!"

"Thank you for your trust, Brother. I'll transfer the money to you right now!" Li Jing said happily. Earning the trust of others was the best recognition for him!

Not long after, Chen Xiangbei received a text message confirming the funds had arrived. He continued, "There might be another batch of stones in a few days. I'll come find you then, so remember to have the funds ready!"

Li Jing quickly replied, "Absolutely! Brother, you can bring back as many as you have. I'll even take out a loan to get the money ready for you!"

"Hahaha, you kid have a bright future! Alright, it's getting late, I'll head back now. I'll message you if there's good news," Chen Xiangbei laughed.

Li Jing quickly got up to see him off, escorting Chen Xiangbei all the way downstairs. After watching him leave, he hurried back to the jewelry store, closed the door without hesitation, and took the gems towards his own processing plant.

And when Chen Xiangbei returned home, it was already half past ten at night.

He was currently almost in a state where he started working at sunrise but couldn't rest at sunset.

However, all of this was worth it. If he could earn so much money every day, what did a little fatigue matter!

He came to the front of the ecological fish tank, grabbed a handful of specially made feed, and fed it to the Starlight Fish. They were truly changing every day, growing bigger and bigger!

Especially the first seven that were caught, they had already grown as big as the last one that arrived. On the other hand, the last one that came only grew a little bit, seemingly indicating that this might be the maximum size they can grow to!

After feeding the fish, Chen Xiangbei quickly took off his sweat-soaked clothes, ran into the bathroom, turned on the shower, and started taking a comfortable bath.

After finishing his bath, he took out a bottle of lime juice from the refrigerator and gulped it down. The icy, refreshing, sweet, and sour juice flowed down his throat into his stomach.

It dispelled all the heat within his body, and the refreshing feeling made him feel joyful from the inside out!

He sat comfortably on the sofa, took out a small cloth bag from his space, and then poured the contents of the cloth bag into his hand.

He saw a large and overall round sapphire, shining with deep blue light under the illumination of the lamp, appearing in his hand!

It turned out that this was the most special raw sapphire he had dug up today.

This raw sapphire was not as rough as other sapphires; instead, it was round, smooth, and full, as if it had been meticulously carved by hand. Its rich blue color made it look even more noble and mysterious.

In Chen Xiangbei's unique perspective, this item was probably not a raw sapphire, but rather more like the fluorescent pearl from ancient legends, simply because even in the dark water, it could still illuminate a certain area around it.