The factory director worked hard for a long time before he finally understood that the material that he was cutting today did not belong to any big boss that he was familiar with.
It belonged to Lin Bai.
Previously, when the factory director saw that Lin Bai was a stranger and that his clothes were very ordinary, coupled with the fact that he was very young, he did not take him seriously.
Now, he knew that the big shots were all like the stars surrounding the moon, all because of the material in Lin Bai’s hands.
He immediately felt very regretful. He was secretly annoyed that he had judged Lin Bai based on his appearance and neglected him.
“Hello, Mr. Lin. Sorry for the negligence just now.”
“Little Zhang, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and pour tea for Mr. Lin!”
“Mr. Lin, please have some tea.”
“I have already asked the worker to cut the material. Please have some tea and wait for a while. I will get someone to send it over after it is cut.”
The factory manager greeted Lin Bai very politely, desperately trying to restore Lin Bai’s impression of him.
Although he had already heard that this was the first time Lin Bai had come into contact with stone speculation, the fact that he could pay off several hundred million in one go meant that he must be either rich or noble. It was definitely not wrong to leave a good impression on someone like that.
However, Lin Bai said, “No, I’ll go directly to the scene to watch. Please lead the way.”
The factory manager advised, “The workshop is dark and noisy. Mr. Lin, you should wait here.”
Lin Bai shook his head and said, “I want to see what the material will look like after it is cut.”
Although the Future News app clearly stated that the material was a top-grade Emperor Green jadeite, Lin Bai had never seen it with his own eyes.
Lin Bai had only heard of the name Emperor Green before and had never seen it with his own eyes.
Lin Bai really did not want to miss such a good opportunity.
Seeing that Lin Bai was insistent, the factory manager did not say anything else.
“Alright then. Mr. Lin, please follow me.”
The factory manager silently led the way in front while Lin Bai followed beside him.
The large group of jade merchants tagged along behind. The group of people was majestic and very eye-catching in the factory.
Some workers who did not know saw it and felt that it was very strange. They whispered to the people around them, “Which leader came to inspect?”
The person beside them explained, “What? He’s not a leader. I heard that he’s an extremely rich second-generation heir. He suddenly spent a few hundred million to buy a piece of jade material and came to our place to cut it.”
The worker who was not aware of the situation asked, “Then why are so many people following him?”
“I don’t know. Maybe they all want to see what kind of material is worth a few hundred million.”
“Hey, who cares? It has nothing to do with us. Work hard, or the supervisor will curse again.”
There were many discussions along the way.
When they reached the workshop, a group of people gathered around the machine and watched the jade get cut, all with full concentration.
With one cut, the huge stone was severed into two halves.
The green color was reflected in everyone’s eyes.
Someone could not help but exclaim in a low voice.
“Oh my God! This color is almost close to Emperor Green!”
“It’s definitely worth it to spend more than 300 million on a material that is close to Emperor Green!”
“It’s not just worth it, it’s a huge profit!”
“Mr. Lin, I’ll pay 500 million for this material. If you agree, let’s sign the contract now!”
As the jade merchants were discussing, one of them reacted the fastest. He squeezed to Lin Bai’s side and offered a price to buy it.
They knew very well that Lin Bai was an amateur who did not have the ability to process and sell jade. Therefore, this material was definitely going to be resold.
Since that was the case, he had to make the first move. Otherwise, when the others reacted, he might not be able to compete with them.
Lin Bai knew how much this material should be worth. Facing the other party’s offer, he only smiled faintly.
“I’ll think about it again.”
The jade merchant who made the offer was also a shrewd person. He knew that Lin Bai was saying this because he felt that the money was too little.
Thus, he immediately increased the price.
“Can you accept 800 million yuan? This piece of material has only been cut once. It’s just that the color of this position looks very good.”
“Whether the other positions inside will change color and whether there are large cracks or flaws is still unknown.”
“Mr. Lin, you’d better hurry up and sell it now. Otherwise, if there are any large flaws later, this material won’t be worth this price.”
“Believe me, selling it now will be the most beneficial for you. I really didn’t cheat you!”
The other jade merchants also came over with offers.
The prices they offered were basically around one billion. There was no higher price.
Obviously, they all felt that Lin Bai, an amateur, did not know the true value of this material.
Lin Bai quietly listened to their offer and said with a smile, “It’s true that I don’t know much about Jade, but at least I know that the greener the jade, the more valuable it is.”
“The color of this material is so good, and it also looks very transparent. I think it should be worth more than one billion.”
“Since you are all worried that there will be flaws or cracks in the other parts that have not been cut, why don’t you cut the other parts as well?”
“When you have seen everything clearly and there is no risk, you can give me a normal price.”
“If the price is suitable, I will sell it directly. Otherwise, I will just leave it there. Maybe one day, I will open a processing factory on a whim.”
Lin Bai sounded so casual that all the jade merchants present felt that he wasn’t bragging or joking at all.
After all, how could a person who could fork out a few hundred million to play with stones without batting an eye be lacking in wealth?
This kind of rich and willful person might really open his own factory.
If that was the case, they wouldn’t be able to get anything out of it.
Thus, the jade merchants began to secretly calculate in their hearts, what price should they make next to be more appropriate.
If they offered a high price, they were also afraid that they would end up in debt if there were to be flaws in other spots.
If they offered a low price, they wouldn’t be able to compete with their peers, and it was also possible that Lin Bai wouldn’t sell it at all.
Therefore, how to estimate the right price so that they would be able to keep the profit margin high was a very difficult problem that needed to be considered.
Lin Bai was not in a hurry. In any case, he was not afraid that he would not be able to sell it. Eventually, someone would be willing to bid.
He said to the factory manager calmly, “Please ask the worker to continue cutting. Cut the entire material into pieces so that it is convenient to turn these pieces into bracelets later.”
The factory manager asked the cutter to continue working without saying a word.
At this moment, Luo Yang, who had not spoken all this time, finally came back to his senses from his previous shock.
He whispered to Lin Bai, “Boss, am I seeing things? Is this material really that green? We’ve made a fortune this time, haven’t we?”
Lin Bai nodded slightly. “Yes, we’ve made a fortune.”
Luo Yang was so excited that he almost shouted out loud, but he immediately realized that there were many other people around him, so he pinched himself hard and forcefully held it back.