Chapter 1426 Qin Ling's Invitation
This plate was bought for hundreds of thousands, and now it's worth at least hundreds of millions. Isn't this a mistake of a hundred million?
The key was that Chen Xuan actually helped them using his own purchased items. This feeling was truly unbearable.
Qin Ling's expression was also a bit unnatural. He took a breath and thanked him again, "The many masters and experts in our Qin family couldn't identify it, but Mr. Chen took a fancy to it. Mr. Chen's discerning eye is truly unique, and I admire it greatly."
Chen Xuan was stunned, not expecting Qin Ling to be so magnanimous. He felt a bit more favorable towards Qin Ling.
"Mr. Qin exaggerates. I was just lucky. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to pick up a treasure."
Qin Ling was also a master of antiques. Seeing Chen Xuan chatting and laughing, Tian Shijie was very certain that Chen Xuan was playing the role of a pig to eat the tiger. Thinking about it made his heart ache.
"Mr. Chen, what do you do for a living?"
Qin Ling's heart stirred, and he said.
Chen Xuan replied, "Me? I don't seem to have a job right now."
Upon hearing this, Qin Ling was even more overjoyed and immediately said, "Mr. Chen, would you be interested in joining our Qin family and becoming an antique master for our Qin family? Our Qin family is willing to offer Mr. Chen a satisfactory price."
"Uh... I'm actually quite busy, I might not have time."
"Mr. Chen, becoming an antique master for our Qin family doesn't require you to clock in. You just need to drop by occasionally, or if our Qin family encounters an antique we're unsure about, Mr. Chen can help us appraise it."
"This is also acceptable."
Chen Xuan was a little surprised.
In fact, ordinary antique masters didn't have such treatment. Qin family's antique masters had relatively free time, but it wasn't that they could just not show up whenever they pleased. Only top antique masters had this kind of treatment, like Master Tian.
For the young Chen Xuan, Qin Ling not only had a genuine appreciation for talent but also felt grateful for Chen Xuan's righteous intervention. After all, if it weren't for Chen Xuan's righteous intervention, the Qin family would likely have fallen by now!
Moreover, he had a feeling that Chen Xuan might become the deciding factor in the outcome of today's Treasure Appraisal Competition, and even the Qin family's status in the antique world of Kyoto might depend on Chen Xuan.
"Mr. Chen, what do you think?"
"Alright..." Chen Xuan agreed.
"That's great! Mr. Chen, I'll need to discuss the specific annual salary when I get back. I can't make this decision alone, but it will definitely satisfy Mr. Chen."
Qin Ling grabbed Chen Xuan's hand with a beaming smile.
Chen Xuan silently withdrew his hand from Qin Ling's. Qin Ling awkwardly stuffed his hands into his pockets and mumbled an apology.
As for the annual salary, Chen Xuan wasn't concerned. His primary interest was in the antique world.
Just then, a panting voice suddenly sounded.
Chen Xuan turned his head and saw a group of people carrying large boxes, sweating profusely as they ascended from downstairs, seemingly having exerted all their strength, their legs even trembling.
Bang!
The large boxes were placed on the stage. Counting carefully, there were about eighteen pitch-black large boxes.
Others didn't seem curious, still chatting and laughing, their expressions calm.
But only Chen Xuan was full of curiosity.
He subconsciously extended his divine sense and frowned.
Stones?
Yes, the boxes were filled with stones, no wonder they were so heavy!
He extended his divine sense into another box. Sure enough, it was also filled with large stones, and then another one...
A total of eighteen large boxes, all filled with stones.
Wasn't this supposed to be a treasure appraisal? Why were so many stones brought here? Could it be for chest-breaking with stones?
He glanced at Qin Ling and asked softly, "What is this for?"
Qin Ling was startled, then smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, you don't know yet. Actually, the fifth round, the so-called Jade Appraisal, is also called Stone Gambling!"
Stone Gambling?!
Chen Xuan knew about that. He immediately understood what was going on and said, "You mean these boxes are all filled with rough jade?"
"Exactly!"
Qin Ling said with a smile, "Jade is also a type of gemstone, and stone gambling is one of the most widely played activities. We've been playing stone gambling for several years now. It seems that Brother Chen Xuan doesn't understand stone gambling very well. It's fine, you can learn it well in the future. Mr. Chen is still young."
"Our Qin family also has quite a few skilled stone gamblers. You can learn from them in the future."
As he spoke, he looked at a scrawny middle-aged man beside him and nodded, "This is Master Zhou Lin, our Qin family's chief stone gambling master."
"And the one next to him is our Qin family's second-ranked stone gambling master, Master Mao!"
"Master Zhou and Master Mao work together and have not lost a single competition in the past three years of Treasure Appraisal!"
"Hello, Master Zhou, hello, Master Mao."
Chen Xuan greeted them politely.
Master Zhou, however, had a superior demeanor and didn't even glance at Chen Xuan. Master Mao was approachable and smiled heartily, "Little Brother Chen, we can exchange ideas frequently in the future."
"Then I'll trouble you, Master Mao."
Chen Xuan smiled slightly and said courteously.
This was naturally a polite remark. In fact, with Chen Xuan's divine sense, what was the difference between this so-called stone gambling and cheating? After all, his divine sense could completely see through these rough jades that even professional machines couldn't.
"Take out all the rough stones of everyone!"
The stage was buzzing with activity.
Upon hearing the command, the staff, who had been resting, quickly opened the boxes and carefully took out the rough jade. Some of these rough jades had brittle textures, and cracks could easily appear if handled carelessly.
This batch of rough stones was extremely valuable, and any damage would result in heavy losses.
In less than the time it takes an incense stick to burn, all the rough stones were placed on the tables on the stage. There were over a hundred rough jades. These were all rough jades air-freighted from the five major jade mining areas in Myanmar, with a high probability of yielding high-quality jade.
"Distinguished guests, we are ready. Since the Qin family won the previous round, the Ma family will be the first to select the rough jade."
"That's right. Before that, we need to explain the rules. Both sides will select three rough jades. After the three rough jades are opened, their total value will be appraised by the judges present. The side with the highest total value wins!"
"Now, we invite the Ma family's stone gambling masters!"
All eyes turned to the Ma family.
Ma Erdao stood up, and beside him was a middle-aged man.
Yes, Ma Erdao was the Ma family's stone gambling master, and the middle-aged man beside him was Ma Erdao's assistant, Ma Feng, who was also a talented stone gambling master.
"Then we won't be polite."
Ma Erdao smiled faintly and stepped forward, walking onto the stage with Ma Feng.
The two held powerful flashlights and shone them on the rough jades on the stage, selecting them meticulously.
Initially, Ma Erdao and Ma Feng selected five rough jades, but according to the rules, they could only choose three. After some discussion, they chose three of them, and the remaining two were set aside.
Chen Xuan looked at the two rough jades that were left behind and his eyes widened instantly: "Are you two fools?"