This was undoubtedly a huge gamble.
However, Luo Chen agreed.
Yet Hong Biao shook his head and stopped Luo Chen.
“Master Luo, I admit that your martial arts skills are first class. But gambling on stones is something you can dabble in. You must not bet against that kid though. Every trade has its secrets, and this kid has already mastered them. You are an outsider, so it will be easy for you to suffer losses.”
Hong Biao’s words were not without reason. Moreover, the fact that this person could earn the title of Stone King clearly meant he had extraordinary methods. Otherwise, how could he run such a large jade business without it collapsing?
However, Luo Chen smiled slightly, patted Hong Biao on the shoulder to indicate that it was fine, and then stepped forward.
When Hong Biao saw how determined Luo Chen was, he could not help but look at him with some disappointment.
Luo Chen’s martial arts skills were indeed impressive, but he was still too young. He had fallen for it so easily after just a few words. This made Hong Biao feel somewhat disappointed in him.
Anyone with even a little bit of experience would have known to quit while they were ahead at this point.
The money was borrowed from Hong Biao. When Luo Chen wanted to borrow it, Hong Biao did not dare to refuse.
Once the money was in hand, Stone King had already started smiling.
It would be strange if there was more than twenty million in value here.
He had personally selected the material. How could he not know its worth?
Moreover, as the Stone King he made his living from this trade. He had long developed his own methods in this industry. How could he make a mistake?
Compared to an outsider like Luo Chen, would he not have him completely under control?
But the reason Luo Chen dared to bet was because he had spotted a piece of top quality material.
Imperial green, full green, glass type!
The piece was not particularly large, but it should be worth at least one hundred million!
Watching Luo Chen select the raw material, Stone King appeared very calm on the surface. However, he was sneering coldly inside.
Today I will make sure you lose badly. After more than ten years in this trade, Stone King felt that this was the first time he had let someone else get a bargain.
After all, in the past it had always been him taking advantage of others. Today he had to get his reputation back no matter what!
It was just a pity that Stone King probably never imagined that there would actually be a supreme quality piece in his own yard.
Although Hong Biao had lent the money to Luo Chen without hesitation, when Luo Chen decided to cut the stone he still felt worried.
“Master Luo, you need to think carefully. One cut can bring life, one cut can bring death. If this cut goes wrong, the twenty million will be gone.” Hong Biao reminded him from the side.
“My friend, if you are having second thoughts it is not too late. Or you can choose something else.” Stone King also fanned the flames from the side, though inside he was laughing happily.
Go ahead and cut it. Once you cut it you will cry until you die!
And for Xia Jingqing, seeing someone casually throw around twenty million also left her stunned.
Was Luo Chen really only in his twenties?
This calm and composed manner of spending twenty million so easily did not look like something a young person should have.
Even though she had seen many rich young masters or second generation rich kids in the province, she had never seen anyone spend money as freely as Luo Chen.
At this moment Xia Jingqing became more and more curious about Luo Chen.
“Cut it.”
Luo Chen was very confident. In his case there was no such thing as gambling, only selecting. Thanks to his special vision he could see clearly which pieces contained good material and what quality they were.
As for Stone King’s twenty million trap, it was not an issue for Luo Chen at all.
If there had been nothing worth over twenty million here, Luo Chen definitely would not have bet.
He was very decisive, almost without any hesitation.
Several people carried the stone over to the cutting machine. The stone cutter looked at Luo Chen with some hesitation.
“Cut!”
Seeing how determined Luo Chen was, Hong Biao sighed quietly in his heart. Meanwhile a trace of disdain flashed in Stone King’s eyes!
The cut was made.
“Hiss!”
“Damn!”
“Full green! Sky high price, this is a real sky high price!”
This shout caused a large crowd to gather around. The stone cutting master nearly jumped up.
“Shit, I have been cutting stones my whole life and I have never seen such a top quality piece!”
“Master Luo, do you want me to contact buyers for you right away?” Hong Biao was extremely excited beside him.
Because this material was truly imperial green, glass type, and full green!
At this point Stone King was completely stunned. How was this possible?
How could there be such a supreme piece in his own place?
He was known as the Stone King yet he had still missed this.
Moreover, looking at the quality, even a complete amateur could tell that it would sell for an astronomical price!
“Hehe, my friend, it looks like your Stone King reputation might take a hit today.” Hong Biao said proudly from the side.
At the same time he looked at Luo Chen with new respect. How was Luo Chen’s luck this good?
However, Hong Biao felt more awe than anything else. He was not stupid. One could explain good luck once, but getting lucky a second time was rather suspicious.
Stone King stood there stunned for a long time. His expression changed several times before he recovered.
“Hehe, congratulations my friend, congratulations.” It was obvious that Stone King’s smile was forced.
After all, one hundred million that had just belonged to him had now gone to someone else. The fact that he could still force a smile showed he had some self control.
The stone was immediately loaded onto the car by Hong Biao.
At this moment Stone King suddenly became very generous and gave Xia Jingqing a fist sized stone as a gift.
This made Xia Jingqing have a rather good impression of him.
After getting in the car, the buyers over there had already called impatiently. Hong Biao simply took some people in a taxi to go sell the goods for Luo Chen.
Luo Chen only left one driver to take him and the other person back.
However, the car had only driven for less than ten minutes when it was stopped by robbers.
Several people were standing at the intersection and blocked the car directly.
“Hehe, my friend, we meet again.” Stone King sneered coldly as he blocked the road with his men.
Luo Chen got out of the car and looked at Stone King. Since the other party dared to stop the car, they clearly came with bad intentions.
Indeed Stone King was unwilling to accept it. This was not a small sum but one hundred million.
So Stone King had brought people to intercept Luo Chen at this time.
“Hehe, my friend, leave the stone behind. Otherwise I am afraid you will have big trouble soon!” Stone King looked at Luo Chen with cold eyes, looking as if he had him completely under control.
“Oh?” Luo Chen raised his eyebrows slightly.
“You want to rob us?”
“Rob?” Stone King looked at Luo Chen coldly and then gave a sneer.
“No, I will not rob you. But since my yard had a stone worth over a hundred million, it must have been a mistake. It is not too late for you to leave the stone behind now.”
Stone King stood with his arms crossed looking at Luo Chen. The two thugs beside him also showed cold smiles.
“What if I do not leave it?” Luo Chen smiled as he looked at Stone King, not worried at all.
“Not leave it?” Stone King sneered once again.
“If you do not leave it, I am afraid you will have trouble soon. I guarantee you will regret it, you will regret it very much!” Stone King said through gritted teeth. His words carried quite some force.