"Old Miao, are you still in the game?"

Bai Desheng asked his partner Miao Youfeng. The price for this semi-gambling rough stone was already extremely high.

"Let's bid one more time. As long as we can extract two sets of bangles from the jade inside, it will be worth tens of millions. The other materials can be made into pendants and ring faces, and we'll make a decent profit." Miao Youfeng said through gritted teeth, making a determined decision.

"Alright then."

Bai Desheng nodded, also making up his mind, and raised his paddle to bid once more.

"Seven million five hundred thousand."

"Seven million five hundred thousand! Bidder number 35 offers seven million five hundred thousand. Is there a higher bid?" The auctioneer's voice was full of excitement.

At this moment, all eyes turned to Yang Buqun.

"Could this guy really not raise the bid?" Qin Yang frowned slightly. He hoped from the bottom of his heart that Yang Buqun would win this semi-gambling rough stone.

"Eight million!" Yang Buqun took a deep breath, announcing this astonishing figure.

"Oh, Old Miao, let's give up."

Bai Desheng sighed. Eight million was indeed a bit too high. Although the chances for a rise in value were significant, there was also the risk of loss.

Miao Youfeng nodded, a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

"Eight million once, eight million twice, eight million thrice, sold!"

Seeing that no one else was competing, the auctioneer struck the gavel. Ultimately, this semi-gambling piece was taken by Yang Buqun for a high price of eight million.

"Luckily, this guy didn't disappoint." Qin Yang smiled slightly.

As the semi-gambling rough stone was pushed off the stage, everyone's heated gazes focused on the last jadeite clear material.

"Next, the item up for auction is this final piece of white-bottomed green clear material, starting at sixteen million, with increments not less than five hundred thousand each time. The bidding starts now!" The auctioneer announced loudly.

"Seventeen million..."

"Eighteen million..."

"Bidder number 32 offers eighteen million, oh, over there, bidder number 62 offers twenty million..."

"..."

Although the starting price for this white-bottomed green clear material was high, there were still many bidders.

On one hand, because this material was relatively large; on the other hand, the material's quality was also good—slightly translucent, with a snowy white base and vivid green. In the category of white-bottomed green clear materials, it was considered quite decent. Combining both factors, it was not difficult to see that this white-bottomed green material was of considerable value.

"I didn't expect the price for this white-bottomed green to be quite high."

Qin Yang remarked softly, wondering who it would ultimately belong to; there was still a lot of Spiritual Energy in this white-bottomed green that he hadn't absorbed yet.

"Such a large piece of white-bottomed green can produce about seven or eight sets of bangles. The other materials can be made into quite a few pendants, ring faces, and so on. The finished value is approximately around thirty-five million. After deducting labor and operational costs, a price below thirty-two million is needed to make a slight profit." Ruan Xinxue calculated in her mind and said.

Moreover, a piece as large as this white-bottomed green could also be made into an ornament. Inviting a renowned sculptor to carve a piece based on the distribution of the green and white on this material would increase its value significantly. For some jewelry or antique shops, it could even serve as a flagship treasure.

Ornaments like mountain scenery, utensils, figures, appendages, auspicious beasts, and Buddhas are possible. However, generally, jewelers don't often make ornaments; they primarily sell bangles, ring faces, and pendants, which are decorative items people can wear daily.

With the popularity of colorful jadeite works in recent years, encountering some jadeite clear materials with good translucency and distinct colors, they still opt to use them for carvings.

Exquisite jadeite ornaments have been passed down to the present as priceless national treasures, like Empress Dowager Cixi's Jadeite Cabbage and Jade Watermelon, unparalleled and extremely rare jadeite masterpieces deemed invaluable treasures.

Indeed, as Ruan Xinxue said, after the price broke the thirty million mark, the upward trend quickly slowed down.

"Thirty-one million..."

"Thirty-one million and five hundred thousand..."

"Bidder number 25 offers thirty-one million and five hundred thousand, is there a higher bid? Oh, bidder number 18 offers thirty-two million..."

"..."

"Old Bai, are you still in the game?"

Miao Youfeng turned and asked Bai Desheng beside him. The price for this white-bottomed green had already touched his bottom line.

Bai Desheng gritted his teeth, nodded, and said, "The merchandise in our store has almost sold out. We're currently short of this type of mid- to high-range materials. If this allows us to break even, or even lose just a little, as long as we can maintain those mid- to high-end customers, I'm willing."

"Thirty-three million and five hundred thousand!"

Bai Desheng took a deep breath, raised his number paddle, and called out the bid.

After his bid, the scene fell silent for a moment. The price Bai Desheng offered was already quite high, leaving no room for profit and risking some loss.

Yang Buqun squinted at the white-bottomed green, knowing that the old man's birthday was soon. This white-bottomed green clear material could be sculpted into a White Jade Pine tree. Giving it to the old man as a gift would earn him considerable favor in the old man's eyes.

"Thirty-five million!"

With this thought, Yang Buqun smiled and raised his number paddle.

Bai Desheng's face suddenly turned a little gloomy; this price had completely exceeded his bottom line.

"Alas, never mind, Old Bai, let it go."

Miao Youfeng sighed softly, advising.

The finished value of this white-bottomed green would only be around thirty-five million. If purchased at such a price, as jewelers, they would surely incur a loss, considering labor, operational, and other cost expenses.

Bai Desheng gritted his teeth, shook his head slowly, and called out another price.

"Thirty-five million and five hundred thousand."

"Bidder number 15 offers thirty-five million and five hundred thousand. Is there a higher bid?" The auctioneer's eyes shone brightly as he called out.

Yang Buqun frowned. Despite his bid of thirty-five million, someone still raised the price. However, since he had made up his mind to carve it into a symbol of longevity, a green pine, to gift the old man, giving up was not an option.

"Thirty-seven million!"

Yang Buqun raised his paddle, directly increasing by one million five hundred thousand, cutting off Bai Desheng's ambitions for securing this jadeite clear material.

Facing such a high price, Bai Desheng could only smile bitterly and let it go.

"Thirty-seven million once, thirty-seven million twice, thirty-seven million thrice, sold!"

The auctioneer shouted thrice, and seeing no one else bidding, struck the gavel binding the white-bottomed green clear material to Yang Buqun.

"World Group's foundation is strong. It's normal not to be able to compete with them. After the auction ends, there's still the gambling stone event. Surely, there will be good jadeite, isn't there?"

Miao Youfeng laughed to console. He and Bai Desheng both owned jewelry stores, thus had a competitive relationship; but knowing each other for years, they were old friends.

Bai Desheng nodded, his mood improved as he thought to himself that when the gambling stone event commenced, he'd definitely buy a piece of clear material, no matter what.

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