Thank you, "I Am a Migrant Worker." brothers, for your support and generosity!
Many people were puzzled by Li Changlin’s choice.
But from this, one could also see that Li Changlin simply did not care about a mere 300,000.
So, soon everyone quieted down again.
And at this time, the cutting master restarted the machine. His assistant also moved the small water tube to the second mark to begin sprinkling water.
As the buzzing sound started up, it wasn’t long before green mist began to rise here too.
"My God, there’s green mist floating up over here too."
"It looks piece of jade could be quite substantial."
"It’s just not clear which variety it is yet."
"Young fellow, I’ll offer you 800,000, how about you sell it to me for that price?"
"850,000, brother, please turn over this raw stone to us at Xinyuan Jewelry."
"Young man, although green mist is coming out from both sides of the raw stone, there’s still quite a bit of risk inside. How about this, I’ll offer 900,000 to take on that risk for you?"
Seeing green coming up from the second position, those three who had previously made offers couldn’t help themselves and immediately walked up to Li Changlin.
At this moment, the cutting master stopped again and looked up at Li Changlin.
"Both sides are showing green, the situation seems very good. I’m really sorry to the three of you, but I’d like to try and open it myself," Li Changlin said with a light smile and then walked over to the cutting machine, "Master, could you please cut off this corner for me and have a look?"
Li Changlin gestured over the raw stone; he had seen the jade inside, and it was exactly at the corner.
So according to the position that Li Changlin indicated, he was essentially asking for a triangular piece to be cut from the raw stone.
Seeing Li Changlin gesture , the cutting master was immediately taken aback, "Boss, if we cut according to your method, I’m afraid we might damage the jade inside the stone."
The spot Li Changlin had indicated was not very large, and judging by the cutting master’s experience, he believed that the jade inside the raw stone, even if not very large, would certainly be much larger than the area Li Changlin had gestured.
Although the variety of jade inside the raw stone was still unknown at this time, if cut in this manner, the loss to Li Changlin would obviously be significant.
From this, one could also tell that the cutting master’s professional ethics were quite high.
Li Changlin smiled faintly and said unconcernedly, "It doesn’t matter, I’m just doing this for fun. Besides, the raw stone is still so big; master, just go ahead and cut it open for me to see!"
Seeing Li Changlin so insistent, the cutting master felt it inappropriate to continue persuading him and called his assistant to move the raw stone, then started the machine once more.
"This young man is really a novice, to actually cut the raw stone !"
"Yeah, the jade inside must have been damaged."
"What a waste, it’s such a pity."
Everyone surrounding them could hear Li Changlin’s conversation with the cutting master clearly.
And looking at the position indicated by Li Changlin, it only amounted to about one-fifth of the raw stone; based on everyone’s experience, if there really was jade inside the raw stone, it was unlikely to be only that large.
However, the raw stone was after all Li Changlin’s property, and although everyone felt it was a bit of a shame, they would not speak out to dissuade him.
On the contrary, many among them deliberately made sarcastic remarks, secretly pleased that Li Changlin was an inexperienced novice.
As for Li Changlin, he didn’t care in the slightest.
He stood beside the cutting table, quietly watching the cutting master and his assistant at work.
This time the cutting went very smoothly because there was no jade at all where Li Changlin had indicated, so when the raw stone was split into two, no one saw any green.
"Collapsed, it actually collapsed."
"Both sides turned green and still collapsed, I can’t believe I misjudged it!"
"Oh my god, it’s a good thing he didn’t agree to transfer the rough gemstone earlier, otherwise our company would have lost big time."
Seeing the entire rough stone split in two but with no green inside on either side, those who had previously made offers instantly felt an immense sense of relief.
"Damn, it actually collapsed!"
"Truly unexpected, it was just some green veins."
"Foolish, huh? If he had agreed to transfer it just now, we could have made an easy few hundred thousand, and now there’s nothing!"
"That’s not necessarily true, only one-fifth has been cut so far, who knows what good stuff might still be inside that rough gemstone."
The onlookers were buzzing with discussion, and many looked at Li Changlin with sarcasm.
By their expressions, each of them seemed to mock Changlin in their hearts for being a fool.
"Boss, do we continue cutting this small rough stone?" The master cutter was also slightly disappointed; he hadn’t expected the stone to show a hint of green only to collapse so soon.
He had been in the cutting industry for twenty years and had never encountered such a situation.
"No need to cut the small one, please polish this one first, I have a feeling there’s something good inside," Li Changlin feigned a knowledgeable look, then pointed to the small rough stone as he spoke.
"Haha, that kid must be mad, claiming there’s good stuff in that small rough stone!"
"Yeah, yeah, it’s already collapsed, there’s nothing worth cutting."
"He’s not cutting, he’s polishing, brother, you must have heard it wrong."
"Still polishing, truly ignorant!"
Hearing Li Changlin’s words, many of the onlookers couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
Yet seeing Changlin still not giving up, the cutter didn’t refuse his request.
After all, though the surface of the rough stone had indeed collapsed, one, Changlin was the buyer who had spent the money; and two, the small rough stone was still a fifth of the entire piece. No one could say for certain whether there might be jade hidden inside.
Since Changlin had requested it, of course, the cutter would comply with the customer’s wishes.
Moreover, the cutter worked for a salary plus commission, and cutting this rough stone would allow him to earn quite a bit, so he had even less reason to reject Changlin’s request.
So, the cutter called an assistant, and the two lifted the small piece of rough stone and placed it beside the polishing machine near the cutter.
Vroom, vroom, vroom...
The cutter quickly started the polishing machine, and instantly, a cloud of dust was stirring up.
Luckily the cutter and his assistant both wore masks and glasses, so they weren’t bothered by the dust.
One operated the polishing machine while the other sprayed water from a hose, working together seamlessly.
Before long, accompanied by dust, wisps of green mist also began to rise.
"Look, it’s showing green again."
"Oh my god, I see the jade inside the rough stone."
"It’s indeed jade, but it doesn’t seem very big."
The crowd had good eyesight, and many experienced individuals immediately focused on the rough stone in the cutter’s hands upon seeing the green mist emerge.