Chapter 282: 281, Symposium (4) Chapter 282: 281, Symposium (4) “Don’t be angry; those three pieces are all scrap. Even if bought, they can only serve as landscape stones,” Song Yan Ning’s voice came from nearby.
Liu Xin looked at Song Yan Ning in surprise. Knowing they were scrap, why had she let him place a bid?
Song Yan Ning smirked mischievously, “If we didn’t do that, how would he fall for our trap? Keep pretending to be angry, and soon we’ll set an even bigger trap for him.”
“Can’t he hear us talking?” Liu Xin was curious. The Boss was speaking so openly, how could Zhang Yun possibly fall into their trap?
“You’ll find out soon,” Song Yan Ning said with a mysterious smile.
Liu Xin nodded his head. He was looking forward to it, wondering what kind of expression Zhang Yun would have when he found out the rough jadeite he had bid for was all scrap. He was eager, although it was a pity he couldn’t see it; it would have been even better.
Zhang Yun had been paying close attention to Liu Xin and seeing him whispering with Song Yan Ning, he coldly smiled. The Yellow Zone rough jadeite was directly auctioned. He watched to see how they would avoid him.
“Alright, let’s begin the auction everyone has been waiting for in the Yellow Zone. This auction will be a direct bidding, and the highest bidder wins. We start with lot P19190. This piece of rough has a one-foot window. Please look at the big screen, its window is already showing hints of green, a sure buy without any loss. The starting bid is one million, with each increment no less than a hundred thousand.”
Old Xu finished speaking and looked at the people present. This time the organizers prepared twenty pieces of rough jadeite for auction in the Yellow Zone, most of which appeared promising.
Zhang Yun looked at Liu Xin and Song Yan Ning, waiting for their bid. He hadn’t visited the Yellow Zone, but historically, the odds of producing jade from the Yellow Zone rough exceeded sixty percent. This was also why many people invested all their money in the Yellow Zone rough.
Seeing that Song Yan Ning kept quiet and Liu Xin just watched silently, there was still one thing he didn’t understand. The Boss hadn’t visited the Yellow Zone. How could she judge which rough jadeite contained jade?
As the bidding for the third piece of rough started, Song Yan Ning finally made a move, “One million five hundred thousand.”
“Two million,” Zhang Yun, without hesitation, immediately bid higher.
Liu Xin, with a cold face, turned and angrily glared at Zhang Yun, “Why didn’t you bid earlier? Are you deliberately opposing us?”
“President Liu, don’t get it wrong. I just happen to like this piece of rough. And also, is this place under your control, where only you can bid and no one else can?” Zhang Yun looked at Liu Xin mockingly. The angrier they got, the more interested they seemed in the rough, and he would certainly not let them get it.
“You!” Liu Xin clenched his fist in anger, his eyes brimming with fury.
“Liu Xin.” Song Yan Ning spoke mildly.
Liu Xin glared fiercely at Zhang Yun, then turned away. Feel proud now; soon you will be the one crying.
“Five million!” Song Yan Ning raised the bid again.
“Six million!” Zhang Yun promptly followed.
“Seven million!” Song Yan Ning’s tone was resolute, determined to win.
“Ten million!” Zhang Yun became even more convinced of his thought. This piece of rough must contain top-grade jade, or Song Yan Ning wouldn’t keep bidding.
Song Yan Ning casually glanced at Zhang Yun, “Fifty million!”
Upon hearing this, the crowd showed shocked expressions, and many bidders dismissed the idea of continuing. The price was already beyond their budgets.
Zhang Yun hesitated. Fifty million was not a small amount for him; what if Song Yan Ning misjudged this time? Following her bid would mean losing fifty million for nothing.
Liu Xin also looked at Song Yan Ning in surprise. Her high bid might stop Zhang Yun from following, and the rough might end up in their hands.