Chapter 90 This is what happens when you fail to show off.

Chapter 90 This is what happens when you fail to show off (Please subscribe) (Please vote with monthly tickets)

"Mr. Zhou, are you still going to buy this piece of material?"

Xu Zhiyi's voice wasn't loud, but it was like a heavy hammer that slammed into Zhou Jianguo's heart, making him feel like he was going to vomit blood and feel terrible.

depressed.

regret.

However, most of the disbelief was overwhelming.

Even now, he still feels like he had a nightmare.

He stared intently at the rough stone that had already been cut open on the stone-cutting platform. The rich, vibrant green color was magnified infinitely in his eyes, stinging them.

This piece of high-grade, icy, bright green jadeite without any cracks, even though it has some cotton-like inclusions and the color is not evenly distributed, cannot be called top-grade, but it is still an extremely rare and excellent piece of jadeite!

Even at the Myanmar auction, it would be considered a hot commodity!

It's far superior to that spicy green sauce from before!

Both in terms of size and quality.

Zhou Jianguo has been in the jade industry for many years. With just one glance, he can estimate that this piece of material can yield at least two high-quality bracelets, and the remaining scraps can be made into more than a dozen pendants.

Two million is a bit conservative.

The gasps of amazement that rose and fell around them proved this point.

"The quality of this material—I've lived half my life, and this is the first time I've ever seen anyone cut such a piece at an exhibition!"

"Weren't they saying all the materials at the exhibition were garbage? How come someone managed to cut out a vibrant green one?"

"If this piece of jade were auctioned, it would definitely fetch at least two million!"

"Don't even mention two million, I bet if you added another three hundred thousand, there would be tons of people fighting over it!"

"This young man is going to be rich!"

"Of course! The owner of Hongfu Jewelry already said that if his bet wins, he'll buy it at three times the price!"

"Three times that's six million? Wow, Boss Zhou's going to lose a fortune!"

"Of course! Didn't you see Boss Zhou's face turn green?"

"Hahahaha—you know what, it really does look a bit green!"

At that moment, Zhou Zhize listened to the surrounding discussions, his face extremely grim. He leaned close to his father's ear and whispered, "Dad, we can't accept this piece of material! If we do, we'll lose four million!"

Zhou Jianguo remained silent.

How could he not know and not recognize it?

But there were so many colleagues watching from the sidelines, and what's more, when he bought that little spicy green pepper just now, he had just said, "I, Zhou Jianguo, keep my word."

If he goes back on his word now and refuses to accept it, then Zhou Jianguo will become a laughing stock!

How can I survive in this industry?

You must know that reputation is the lifeblood of this industry.

But isn't this a bit too strange?

The moment the thought crossed his mind, he couldn't help but look at Xu Zhiyi and loudly questioned, "If there's no problem, of course I'll accept it! But I want to know how you did it?"

His question hit the nail on the head.

At this moment, everyone present had the same question in their minds.

This boy, who looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old, was said to be a complete novice who had just entered the world of jade gambling and knew almost nothing about it. He was such a greenhorn that he even had to ask others how to cut a stone.

Why did both pieces of material he picked increase in price?

Moreover, the price of the second piece of material increased significantly!

This is unreasonable!

This is completely unreasonable!

"That's right, I'm a little curious too." An old man wearing a Tang suit and gold-rimmed glasses couldn't help but ask, "Young man, how did you choose just now? I saw you just touch it with your hands, without even using a flashlight. Is there some special trick to it?"

"Yeah, this guy just touched each piece with his hand and picked out these two, and both pieces turned out to be really good quality!"

"Really? That's unbelievable!"

"What incredible luck!"

"How could it be luck? Both pieces you picked increased in value, and the second piece increased significantly. The odds of that are lower than winning the lottery!"

"I guess either it was just pure luck, or there are a lot of good quality pieces in this batch of jadeite—wait, I need to go to the bathroom first."

"What do you mean, 'going to the toilet'? You're going to buy fabric, aren't you!"

"Wait, I'll go buy two to try too!"

"Holy crap, wait for me—"

As people talked, many of them headed towards the Cuixi Jewelry booth.

However, most people remain rational.

They were more interested in hearing what Xu Zhiyi, the person involved, had to say.

Not only them, but even Jiang Shangge, who was standing next to Xu Zhiyi, looked over with anticipation, her bright and beautiful eyes filled with curiosity and confusion.

She grew up in a family of jewelers, learning about jade and gemstones from her grandfather and hearing many legends about gambling on stones, but she had never witnessed such a bizarre scene before.

If it were a stranger, it wouldn't matter, but Xu Zhiyi was her classmate.

She was quite certain that the other person had never been involved in jade gambling.

But now, they have selected two good pieces from more than two hundred rough stones that have changed hands several times.

This is just like—

He's cheating!

That's absolutely cheating!

Faced with everyone's doubts, Xu Zhiyi simply smiled faintly.

"I've said it before, I've always been very lucky."

This statement is not unfounded.

Although there is no such thing as "even immortals cannot judge jade" for him, his game panel can accurately identify everything and can identify anything.

But you have to have it to make it work!

Although this is a cultivation game, he is not yet capable of creating something from nothing.

His initial idea was simply to find a few more pieces of material similar to that small piece of spicy green jade, make a small profit, and incidentally teach the arrogant Zhou father and son a lesson.

If a flawless, high-quality, bright green jadeite can be cut out from a cracked piece of material, then there is only one possibility: the passive effect of his magic weapon, Qian Tongshen, has been activated!

The God of Wealth is looking after him!

However, he attributed his winning bet entirely to luck, which made some in the audience skeptical and others scoff.

For example, the Zhou family father and son were completely skeptical!

"fart!"

Zhou Zhize, his face grim, pointed at Xu Zhiyi and shouted, "Is that luck? I think you've clearly set us up! You probably marked those two pieces of talent long ago, didn't you?"

These words caused an uproar in the room.

"What does this mean?"

"Could it be that there's something wrong with those two pieces of material?"

"That makes sense. Think about it, what are the chances of such a coincidence? A complete novice who knows nothing about the market randomly picks two items and they both go up in price?"

"No way, that's Cui Xi material. Use your brain for once, okay? Cui Xi is such a big company, would they really set up a trap for such a small amount of money?"

"That's true. When the bet was placed, I saw Manager Cui Xi's face change!"

Amid the murmurs, the manager of Cuixi Jewelry stepped forward. He didn't look at Zhou Zhize, but stared at Zhou Jianguo and said coldly, "President Zhou, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!"

"We at Cuixi have been in this business for over a century, always prioritizing integrity. We have an excellent reputation in the industry. How could we possibly do such a thing?"

"Then how do you explain the fact that both of his stocks went up?" Zhou Zhize pressed.

"This young man is blessed with good fortune, so what's so surprising about him cutting out such good material? When you have time, have your dad take you to the Myanmar jade auction to broaden your horizons."

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The manager of Cuixi first made a sarcastic remark, then calmly said, "Of course, this also proves that all of our Cuixi's materials are top-quality from Moxi Sha!"

Zhou Zhize was speechless for a moment.

To be able to become a person in charge of an industry giant like Cuixi is certainly no small feat.

Not only did he clear his name with a single sentence, but he also conveniently ended the game.

Then, he looked at Zhou Jianguo and said, "President Zhou, you're accusing Cuixi of colluding to set a trap. Could it be that you can't accept defeat and want to renege on your debt? If that's the case, I can understand. After all, it was just a verbal bet. Paying an extra four million for a single sentence is indeed not very rational."

But then again, isn't the core of our business reputation? We can't ruin our name for a little money.

Don't you all agree?

Boos rose from all around, and many people started to shove.

"Boss Zhou, weren't you being quite generous just now? Why are you acting like a coward now?"

"You yourself said you'd charge three times the price, so you're not trying to renege on your debt now, are you?"

"Tsk tsk, this is what happens when you fail to show off!"

"That's why you can't be too pretentious; those who drown are often the ones who can swim!"

"Boss Zhou, just consider this a lesson learned from paying six million."

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Amidst the murmurs and chatter of the crowd, the faces of the Zhou father and son turned extremely grim.

Finally, Zhou Jianguo took a deep breath, looked at Xu Zhiyi, and forced out a smile that was more like a grimace. "It's rare for a young brother to be so lucky. I, Zhou, will definitely buy this piece of material, as I always keep my word!"

However, this money will definitely have to go through the company's accounts.

Okay, tomorrow bring your things to Hongfu Company, and we can sit down and talk it over. —Zhize, give him a business card. —That's settled then, I'll be waiting for you at the company tomorrow.

After saying that, he turned and left without waiting for Xu Zhiyi's reply.

Zhou Zhize quickly followed, whispering, "Dad, are we just going to accept this?"

"Otherwise what?" Zhou Jianguo said in a low voice, gritting his teeth, "How can I deny it in front of so many colleagues? Let's get out of here now and talk about it when we get back!"

Xu Zhiyi didn't stop them.

Stopping them won't help.

Their bet was just a verbal agreement and has no legal effect.

If the other party doesn't want to admit their mistake or tries to stall for time, there's not much he can do. It's better to let them slink away in front of everyone, just like this.

Utterly humiliated!

They've also lost their credibility!

We've lost both face and substance.

His initial goal was to teach the father and son a lesson.

The objective has now been achieved.

Seeing the father and son slink away into the crowd, the onlookers burst into laughter.

"Hongfu is going to have to pay a hefty price this time!"

"He's not bleeding at all. If he really wanted to admit his mistake, he would have paid up on the spot. This is just a delaying tactic!"

"You can't even see that? You need to practice more!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, who would dare to do business with Hongfu after this?"

"It seems Boss Zhou is really planning to renege on his debt."

"Hahaha, the bigger the act, the bigger the loss—serves them right!"

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