C3 The Right Bet

I waited in the store for a long time before it was my turn to cut the stone. Almost no one in front of me had a good material. I was very nervous. I took the material and handed it to the master. The master looked at me and then at the stone. He seemed not to want to cut it and asked me: "How do you cut it?"

I said: "The material of Damakan is thin and small. You can grind it for me."

The means of gambling on stones are mainly achieved through three methods: rubbing, cutting, and grinding.

Therefore, how to rub, how deep to rub, how big to rub, and even whether to rub should be considered clearly.

The same is true for cutting stones. You can get rich or poor with one cut. There is a saying in the industry that "rubbing does not count as an increase, but cutting counts as an increase." Whether you can cut and how to cut depends on your own experience and luck.

The purpose of grinding is to see the color and water inside clearly. The quality of grinding is also very particular. If there is color after grinding, you can stop, because it will increase. If there is no color after grinding, you have to continue gambling.

The master was a little reluctant and said to me: "Such a small piece of material can be cut in half with one cut. It's too much trouble to grind the skin."

I was very anxious and said: "Master, this material cannot be cut because it is small. If it is cut, there will be no meat inside. Do you want me to make a pendant or a handle?"

Cutting materials is not a random thing. You have to look at the shape and size of the material and what it is suitable for. If you cut it rashly, it is possible that a good material will be cut to pieces. Therefore, the master who cuts the stone is very important. If he is not happy with you, a good piece of material can be cut to pieces.

"Hey, kid, don't waste time on such a small piece of material. Master will cut it for him. Hurry up. My material is so big, it's worth hundreds of thousands. I want to catch up with the luck of the previous boss."

I turned around and looked at the person who was talking. He was a fat man with big ears, wearing a suit, a face full of flesh, and a big gold chain. He was a typical nouveau riche. I saw that the master was about to cut the material for me, so I hurriedly stopped him. I said, "Master, don't cut it for me, you must grind it for me. This piece of material is thin and there is a high chance that it will be full. If you cut it for me, it will ruin the appearance."

The master was a little unhappy and kept muttering, "Such a small piece of material, what kind of appearance can it have?"

I looked at him looking at the material and felt anxious. People who cut stones usually listen to the owner of the stone. If someone has a request, he must do it according to the owner's request, because if it is cut badly, he will not be troubled. So although he didn't want to grind this piece of material, he still did it according to what I said.

"Damn it, kid, don't waste my time. I make hundreds of thousands of dollars a minute. How long does it take you to grind a piece of material?"

I looked back at the boss. I didn't say anything. I didn't want to cause trouble. I still said to the master: "You must grind it."

The master nodded, but the boss behind him didn't want to, and said: "You kid are looking for a beating, right?"

He grabbed my clothes and wanted to hit me, but at this time two security guards came over. The boss looked at it, let go, and said: "Boy, let's talk about it outside."

I ignored him. I didn't believe he dared to hit me. The security of Jiegao Street is very good, because there are tens of thousands of funds flowing here every moment, so the security is particularly strict.

The master took the material and hit it on the cutting machine. Some sparks came out. I was very nervous and clenched my hands tightly. I felt sweat in my palms.

The master polished it for a few times, and my heart beat rapidly with the friction sound. After a while, the master polished a hole, took it out and poured water on it, looked at me and said: "You are lucky, there is yellow, a typical type of Damakan yellow jade, but it is not valuable, at most one thousand yuan, it is okay to make a pendant."

I was relieved to hear that, and I said: "Continue to polish and see if there is a jump color."

Jump color means that the color of the jade has changed. There are many colors in a piece of jade raw stone. Sometimes there is green in the yellow, which is called jump color. If it turns green, the stone will double more, so I am looking forward to jumping color inside.

The master shook his head, which means that the possibility is not great. He turned the stone over and continued to polish it. I was very excited and nervous. If there is a jump color, it will start at least three thousand and it will be easy to sell.

I was very nervous, my throat was on fire, I kept swallowing saliva, suddenly, I saw the master picked up the material, the skin was still light yellow inside, I was very disappointed, damn, why is it still yellow? Why is there no color jump? If this material has no color jump, it will be determined, at most two thousand yuan, and it will be difficult to sell.

The master looked at me, smiled, and said: "Young man, you are still inexperienced, do you still want to grind the skin? What if there is no color inside, your stone will be useless. I have seen many materials with color jumps and no color, this one is almost good, stop while you are ahead."

I looked at the material, anxious, this is the time to make a decision, if I stop grinding, I can still sell it for one or two thousand, but it will be difficult to sell, I guess the gambling stone shop will not recycle it, because they have too many low-quality materials, so I must gamble for a good material.

I said, "Grind, keep grinding, there will definitely be some color jump inside."

I was very firm because I believed in my father's experience and theory. He said that this kind of material will definitely be sold.

The master listened and looked like he couldn't persuade you to death, and then continued to grind the skin. I listened to the friction sound of the cutting machine, and my body shuddered unconsciously. I was very nervous. If I couldn't win, I wouldn't even have enough money to go back. I borrowed money to gamble, and I didn't want to follow my father's old path. I must win. Whether I can turn over depends on this rough stone. This rough stone carries all my hopes.

I swallowed my saliva, my throat was dry and smoking, and suddenly, the master shouted: "Wow, boy, you are amazing, the color jumps, and there is green in the middle. The base is still ice-type, a typical Damakan yellow and green chicken-shaped small piece, starting at 10,000."

The master's shout almost made me lose my soul. I looked at the material, the middle was green, very transparent, the base was very good, and the type was also very good. I won the bet, which also proved that my father's experience in gambling on stones was correct. I was very happy. I took the material and walked out with a smile, but no one congratulated me, and no one looked at me more, because this piece of material was only 10,000 yuan, and in their eyes, this money was not enough for a better piece of raw stone.

But for me, it is the key to my life and it is very important to me.

I took the stone to the recycling counter. The gambling stone shop generally has a counter for recycling raw stones. Here you can consign it, the boss wants a commission, and you will pay after selling it. You can also sell it directly to the boss, but the price will definitely be low.

"Sir, do you want to sell the material?"

I looked at the beautiful waitress, I gave her the material, he took the sprayer and sprayed it to remove the residue on it, and said: "The material from Damakan, yellow and green, the type and base are good, reaching the ice-glutinous type, and there are three colors, but it is too small, we can only give you 10,000, please consider our offer."

The "type" of jade is also called "type share", which refers to the size of the crystal particles. The smaller the crystal particles, the better the type, and the larger the crystal particles, the worse the type.

"Water" is also called "water head", which refers to the light transmittance of jade, that is, the transparency of jade. Experts divide water into one to three points, and the transparency gradually increases from low to high. Three-point water is the most transparent, and glass type is three-point water.

Another commonly used term is "bottom", and some experts call it "bottom water" or "bottom sheet". In fact, they are all referring to the transparency of jadeite, which is determined by the size of the jadeite crystal particles and the fineness of the jadeite felt-like structure. The smaller the crystal particles and the denser the felt-like structure, the higher the transparency of the jadeite and the better the quality of the water.

The quality of jadeite is also graded. The best is the imperial green grade, which is sold by gram. The second is the glass grade, which is also sold by gram and is extremely rare. The ice grade is the third grade and is more common.

I was a little unwilling to hear this. If this piece of material weighs ten kilograms, it will cost at least one million. But unfortunately, it weighs less than one kilogram. I said, "Okay, give me a bill."

She smiled and asked me to wait for a while. Soon she gave me a bill, took the cash, and cashed it out to me. I held ten thousand yuan in my hand. I was very happy. If I won once, I will definitely win the second time. Haha, five hundred bets on ten thousand, it is really profitable.

Dad, wait, I will definitely win more, I will prove that your research experience is correct.

I just went out, and was suddenly surrounded by several people. I didn't even shout, and someone held a knife against me. I was very scared and thought I was robbed, but I was dragged to the side, and I saw the fat boss from before. He came over and slapped me, making my ears buzz. I looked at him and didn't dare to speak. He said: "Boy, you are very arrogant, dare to talk back to me?"

I didn't dare to speak, I knew that the more I said, the more mistakes I made, and I just let him vent. He looked at me without saying anything, and laughed, saying: "Don't say I bullied you, you make me unhappy, you have to let me cool down, call me grandpa to listen."

I looked at him, and I was very angry, I said: "Fuck you, I am your grandpa, if you have the guts today, you can kill me, if you can't kill me, I will definitely let you die."

He laughed out loud, very contemptuously, and said: "You are a bully? Ruili Qian Laowu is not called that for nothing. Believe it or not, I will throw you into Yingjiang and no one will know. When your body floats to Myanmar, you will stink. Believe it or not?"

I stared at him without saying anything. He took a knife and slapped me on the face twice, saying fiercely: "I am a scoundrel, do you know that?"

I was very scared, really, but I didn't want to bow my head. I didn't want my grandfather and my father to be humiliated. I said: "If you don't kill me here, you are a coward."

He was very annoyed when he heard it. He looked around and bit his lip. He really wanted to stab me, but he didn't dare to do it. I was relieved when I saw his expression. Although he was a scoundrel, he was not the kind of person who dared to kill people casually. He was just cruel on the surface.

"Hit me, I'll pay for the medical expenses, damn it."

He was about to hit me, and then I heard someone shout: "Don't make trouble..."

This sentence was more effective than an imperial decree, and these people really let me go. I looked back and saw that the famous person came out.