Chapter 335: The Listener Has Intent
Ouyang Murong asked several times in a row, but no one else raised the price anymore, so the stone naturally went to Ge Dongxu.
After that stone, Ge Dongxu rarely made a move, only placing a bid near the end, acquiring a piece of rough for two million.
As a result, throughout the entire auction, Ge Dongxu alone spent nearly ten million.
Thinking that a young man had managed to spend ten million without a change in his expression from start to finish, the people in the venue couldn't help but have their hearts beat faster upon the realization.
After the auction ended, many people came over to greet Ge Dongxu, trying to cozy up to him, especially those who had questioned him before—they even made a special trip to apologize to him.
Business people, after all, value harmony, and goodwill brings wealth. If Ge Dongxu were just an ordinary young man, offending him would be no big deal, but he wasn't even twenty and had casually thrown out ten million to gamble on stones. Anyone present who wasn't foolish knew it would be best not to offend someone like him.
Who knows which impressive family he comes from!
Ge Dongxu wasn't one to put on airs or be petty. He smiled and greeted the people present before settling the payment with the venue staff.
The money, of course, wasn't in cash, but rather Ge Dongxu made a call to Cheng Yazhou, asking him to arrange a transfer to the venue's account.
Qinghe Herbal Tea's reputation was already assured, and with "Happy Girl Voice" becoming a hit throughout Huaxia Country, Qinghe Herbal Tea's name also became widely known across the country. Last month, Qinghe Herbal Tea's sales volume took another leap, breaking through a hundred million. So, Qinghe Herbal Tea had a very abundant cash flow at the moment.
After transferring the money, Ge Dongxu asked Ouyang Murong to arrange a private place for him to cut the stone.
Ge Dongxu had casually let go of ten million, and the transfer to the venue's account had been swift. Even someone of Ouyang Murong's stature wouldn't dare to neglect such a young man, so he immediately arranged a separate place for Ge Dongxu to cut the stone on hearing his request.
Seeing that Ge Dongxu wanted to cut the stone in private, the people at the venue were quite disappointed.
They still wanted to see whether today's gambling king would win big or lose terribly. Of course, what they most wanted to see was the top bid of the day, which was the rough stone that Ge Dongxu had acquired for five and a half million, to find out what level of jadeite it could yield.
Unfortunately, Ge Dongxu didn't want to cut the stone in public.
Ge Dongxu went into a private room to cut the stone, while in the venue, some people directly took the stones away, planning to resell them or to go back and ponder how to cut them. There were also those who cut the stones on the spot.
The ones cut on the spot were the cheaper ones.
The stone that Ge Dongxu had previously suggested that Axiong and Ayong pool their money to bid for was cut open on the spot, yielding a piece of ice-type jade with floating blue flowers. Someone immediately offered five hundred thousand to buy it, but the owner didn't sell, intending to take it back and have it made into a finished product for sale.
Though Axiong and Ayong followed Master Gu and were not of low status, making a quick profit of two hundred seventy thousand was still a substantial sum for them. They felt both regret and shock on the spot.
They hadn't expected Ge Dongxu's prediction to actually come true.
Was it just a coincidence, or did he really have a discerning eye for recognizing gems?
If Ge Dongxu hadn't so casually thrown out ten million, they would have definitely thought it was just chance, but now, they dared not think so.
They, who had seen big scenes and important figures, knew that a person who could casually spend ten million wouldn't condescend to randomly recommend rough stones to others.
The only explanation for his recommendation was that he wanted to repay the favor from the day before yesterday.
Thinking this, Axiong and Ayong exchanged glances and saw the astonishment in each other's eyes.
What did it mean if Ge Dongxu was so certain about this rough stone's potential, and yet he ultimately didn't bid on it?
It means that this little amount of money, he doesn't even care!
Disregarding a profit of hundreds of thousands, just how awesome is this young man!
Ge Dongxu naturally did not know about the outside affairs. He used mana to lock onto the position of the jadeite inside, and then quickly cut the stone; that speed, that technique, would certainly astound any expert present.
Soon, Ge Dongxu had obtained several pieces of glass type jadeite, some colored, some colorless.
One of them was a violet glass type jadeite. Its soft and translucent purplish-blue hue and luster made Ge Dongxu feel that turning it into a jade token would be an utter waste.
"Perfect, I can use it to make a few amulet pendants as gifts for Sister Liu and the others," Ge Dongxu thought gleefully as he gazed at the piece of violet glass type jadeite.
The rock that was acquired for a high price of five million five hundred thousand not only contained two relatively large pieces of glass type jadeite, but also other types of jadeite, although they were all of lower quality, so Ge Dongxu did not pay special attention to extracting them.
Finishing up with all the stones took just over ten minutes, after which Ge Dongxu did not come out immediately.
He didn't want to be seen as a monster.
Nevertheless, even as such, the time he came out was still much faster than what people had anticipated.
Therefore, when people saw him emerge, they all wore looks of surprise, unable to imagine how he had processed the stones so quickly.
However, people were obviously more concerned about whether he won or lost in the gamble, so they quickly focused their attention on Ge Dongxu's face, trying to find the answer there.
But Ge Dongxu's expression was still very calm, as if he had just been dealing with ordinary stones, not ones worth ten million.
People simply couldn't tell whether he had won or lost.
Someone couldn't hold back their curiosity and stepped forward to ask.
Ge Dongxu naturally wouldn't tell him that the jadeite from the ten million stone was worth at least thirty million, only lightly replying, not bad.
Then he looked around and realized Zhang Yaku had not yet arrived, and couldn't help feeling a bit puzzled. He casually walked out of the place while taking out his phone to give Zhang Yaku a call.
Just as he was about to use his phone, Ge Dongxu heard Ayong's voice from behind.
"Xiong Ge, how is the young master doing?"
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"Achang just called to say it's the same as before. Master Gu's face looks very bad, and the lady is crying like a tearful person. Ah, let's not talk about this, let's go quickly. Since there's no hope, I guess Master Gu and his wife won't stay here tonight," Axiong, the driver of the big Mercedes, said.
"Ah! What a darling child the young master is, how could he have contracted such a strange illness," Ayong sighed.
Hearing this, Ge Dongxu's heart stirred slightly and he put his phone back in his pocket, stopping to wait for Ayong and Axiong, who were heading this way.
Ayong and Axiong were clearly not in the mood to speak with Ge Dongxu. They just nodded their heads to him as a greeting and were prepared to walk past him.
"Gentlemen, I couldn't help overhearing you mention that the young master is sick, is this young master your boss's son?" Ge Dongxu asked.
ps: Yesterday was my son's birthday; I threw a party, so I could only rush out one chapter. The other two chapters will likely be done by tonight, sorry for the wait.