Chapter 509: Chapter 505: Making a Fortune (Third Update - Subscription Requested)
Elder Chen said, "Since both of you have chosen your rough stones, let’s proceed with the unwinding."
Wei Xian impatiently said, "Let me go first."
He handed his rough stone to the unwinding master.
The unwinding master placed the rough stone into the machine.
At this moment, everyone’s eyes were on the machine.
Now everyone was not only concerned about whether green jade would appear, but also about who would win the bet between Ye Chen and Wei Xian.
You know, the stakes for the two of them are worth a hundred million.
Accompanied by the harsh grinding sound of the machine.
At this moment, the unwinding master suddenly stopped grinding and excitedly said, "It’s green."
The crowd looked into the machine, and sure enough, halfway through the grinding, green appeared.
"It’s really green."
"The quality seems pretty good."
"As expected of Wei Xian, his eye is as sharp as ever."
Seeing the green appear, a smug expression appeared on Wei Xian’s face.
The unwinding master asked, "Mr. Wei, should we continue?"
Wei Xian said indifferently, "Of course."
Soon, an egg-sized rough stone appeared in front of everyone.
"Oh my god, it’s so big, this must be worth over thirty million."
"Thirty million? Such a large piece of glass-type could well be worth fifty million."
"Amazing, it’s been a long time since such a big glass-type was unraveled here."
Seeing his stone yield green, Wei Xian had a smug smile on his face.
On the side, Li Rongrong and Li Shuai’s expressions turned ugly.
But Ye Chen didn’t care at all.
Although Wei Xian’s rough stone was indeed not bad, compared to his own, it could only be described as trash.
Ye Chen said lightly, "You’re so happy over such a small rough stone, you really lack insight."
Hearing Ye Chen’s words, Wei Xian’s face changed.
"Boy, what did you say?"
Ye Chen handed his rough stone to the unwinding master.
"Be careful, just lightly grind off a layer of skin first," Ye Chen instructed.
Listening to Ye Chen’s words, the unwinding master had a look of disdain.
He had unraveled so many stones, and he had never seen green appear just by grinding off a layer of skin.
But since Ye Chen insisted, he had to comply.
However, as soon as he ground off a layer of skin, he froze.
"How is this possible?"
It turned out that just after grinding off a layer of skin, green had already appeared.
"Unwinding master, why have you stopped?" Wei Xian asked curiously.
"It’s, it’s green..." the unwinding master said incredulously.
In all his years of unwinding stones, this was the first time he had seen green appear so quickly.
The crowd gathered around, all stunned at the sight of the rough stone.
"Oh my god, it’s full green."
Although only a bit of skin was ground off, the inside was crystalline, sparkling green.
Ye Chen gave a faint smile and said, "Continue unwinding."
All the onlookers held their breath.
Even the young unwinding master’s hand was trembling.
When the whole stone was unwound, the scene fell silent.
The watermelon-sized rough stone turned out to be a full jade piece.
This was truly astonishing.
Even Wei Xian’s mouth dropped open in shock.
Li Rongrong and Li Shuai’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Everyone stared at the rough stone with eyes full of admiration.
Such a large Emperor Green glass-type jade was indeed a priceless treasure.
Ye Chen smiled faintly and looked at Wei Xian, "You lost."
Wei Xian fixed his gaze on the rough stone, eyes filled with admiration.
He couldn’t help but ask, "Mr. Ye, are you selling this rough stone?"
Ye Chen was taken aback, "You want to buy it?"
"Yes, Mr. Ye, name your price," Wei Xian said, rubbing his hands together.
Wei Xian had encountered some troubles recently, causing the Wei Family patriarch’s attitude toward him to plummet.
If he could give this rough stone to the patriarch, it would surely make him happy.
"How much do you want to buy it for?" Ye Chen asked.
Wei Xian held up two fingers, "Two hundred million."
Upon hearing Wei Xian’s offer of two hundred million, the crowd erupted.
But Ye Chen just gave a cold laugh, "Two hundred million? Mr. Wei, you must be joking."
Elder Chen, standing nearby, also said gravely, "Wei Xian, that’s a bit too much. A piece of Emperor Green glass-type like this for two hundred million? Add a zero. Mr. Ye, if you’re willing to sell for two billion, I’ll take it."
Two billion!
The crowd erupted once more.
Even Wei Xian’s expression changed slightly.
Ye Chen nodded, "Elder Chen, since you’re so sincere..."
"Wait, I’ll offer 2.2 billion," Wei Xian gritted his teeth and suddenly said.
2.2 billion!
The crowd gasped once more.
Wei Xian needed to please the patriarch, so this stone was extremely important to him.
Therefore, he had to secure this invaluable jade, no matter what.
Wei Xian raised his offer by 200 million in one breath.
After all, Ye Chen was doing business, so the highest bidder would win.
Hearing Wei Xian’s price, Ye Chen looked at Elder Chen.
Elder Chen let out a bitter smile; two billion was his limit.
As much as he loved this rough stone, two billion was their entire working capital. He couldn’t offer more.
Ye Chen said calmly, "Alright, cash on delivery."
Wei Xian felt a bit embarrassed, "I can’t come up with that much cash."
Ye Chen’s face immediately turned cold.
"Can’t come up with that much cash, are you kidding me? Elder Chen, let’s make a deal," Ye Chen turned to Elder Chen.
"Wait, although I don’t have that much cash, I have fixed assets," Wei Xian said anxiously.
"What assets?" Ye Chen asked.
"I have a restaurant called the Tianbao Restaurant. It just opened less than a year ago, and I spent over twenty billion on renovations and machinery. Including the land, the total cost is around thirty billion."
Ye Chen snorted coldly, "President Wei, do you think I don’t follow the news? Isn’t your restaurant currently facing complaints? Does anyone still go there?"
Hearing Ye Chen’s words, Wei Xian felt embarrassed.
"Indeed, my hotel is currently facing some troubles, but the supposed cockroaches are pure accusations from some petty people. Our restaurant’s hygiene is not an issue," Wei Xian explained.
Ye Chen, however, sneered, "You say you’re being framed, do you have evidence?"
In fact, when Wei Xian offered to use the hotel as collateral, Ye Chen was indeed tempted.
In his past life, this hotel benefited from this incident, becoming a Michelin three-star hotel, and its market value doubled.
However, Ye Chen wanted to take this chance to extort a bit more from Wei Xian.
Wei Xian took a deep breath, "Alright, I also have five billion in cash, plus my hotel, is that enough?"
"President Wei, you’re putting me in a difficult position," Ye Chen sighed.
"Younger Brother Ye, considering my sincerity, please sell it to me."
Ye Chen reluctantly nodded, "Alright, I guess I’ll take a loss."
In reality, Ye Chen was making a huge profit.
"But I require the transaction to be completed today," Ye Chen said.
Time was of the essence, and Ye Chen didn’t want any unexpected changes to occur.
"Alright, alright, we’ll complete the paperwork today," Wei Xian said, overjoyed.