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Chapter 242 - 243: All Depends on Acting_1

Chapter 242: Chapter 243: All Depends on Acting_1

Tang Hongyuan was just a procurement officer, and the sum of money he could utilize was definitely limited, so he had no way of competing with Song Haonan and another young man.

Therefore, in such a situation, he started to panic internally, knowing that if the bidding war continued, it would undoubtedly be disadvantageous for him.

"Xinyuan Jewelry Company is well-known in our Nanfu Province, and it could spell trouble for me if they ever found out I was deliberately setting them up. I cannot agree to his request." The conditions proposed by Tang Hongyuan not only failed to entice Li Changlin but also raised his suspicion.

Moreover, deep down Li Changlin was already harboring plans to trap Song Haonan, so even though Tang Hongyuan’s offer was tempting, Li Changlin completely ignored it.

"Come on, Tang Hongyuan, you need to offer something tangible! You really think a mere 2.8 million would make this young brother give you face? I find you’re daydreaming. Young brother, I’ll bid 3 million. I offer 3 million for this rough stone, and if you encounter any trouble in the North District or even the whole Jincheng, you can drop my name, Song Haonan, and I guarantee you’ll be safe!" Tang Hongyuan’s bid instilled a sense of urgency in Song Haonan, who initially was only willing to pay 1.2 million but now directly raised the price to 3 million.

Even though 3 million was indeed a bit high, Song Haonan thought it was worth it considering the potential glutinous rice-type jadeite within the stone.

After several rounds of bidding between the three of them, Song Haonan was now completely certain that the rough stone would indeed produce glutinous rice-type jadeite.

Upon hearing his bid, Tang Hongyuan and the young man both wore bitter smiles.

After hesitating for a moment, they finally gave up the idea of continuing the bidding.

After all, judging by Song Haonan’s expression and actions, they guessed that he was truly determined to get this rough stone.

If they continued to bid, not to mention whether they would be able to get the rough stone in the end, they would at least severely offend Song Haonan.

Everyone was part of the antique market, where it was common to run into each other; if they truly offended him, they would become sworn enemies later on.

Business is about making money peacefully. It was clear that they couldn’t necessarily get the rough stone and also risk significantly offending a powerful rival, which was not a wise person’s choice.

Seeing that both of them had stopped bidding, Song Haonan naturally wouldn’t push them aggressively, so he gestured a thank-you to both, as if to put an end to this episode.

Afterward, Song Haonan turned to Li Changlin and said, "Young brother, I’m sure you won’t refuse to sell this rough stone for 3 million, right?"

Truth be told, Song Haonan was also in pain internally. If it hadn’t been for the involvement of the young man and Tang Hongyuan, he wouldn’t have had to spend such a high price.

Moreover, he had even made a promise, one that allowed Li Changlin to use his name in the future.

This promise might even cause trouble for him later.

But compared to the potential tens of millions worth of jadeite inside the rough stone, Song Haonan felt all his expenditures were worthwhile.

The whole affair was actually quite amusing, as from beginning to end, Song Haonan never even entertained the thought that the rough stone wouldn’t yield any jadeite.

After all, the part of the rough stone that Li Changlin had cut was at the edge. According to common belief, if even the edge could produce glutinous rice-type jade, the rest of the stone likely hid even better quality jade.

It was this thought that prompted them to bid so fervently.

Of course, it was also after Song Haonan made such a promise that Tang Hongyuan and the young man felt they had no choice but to back down.

Although they could still compete with Song Haonan in terms of price, when it came to connections in Jincheng, they simply didn’t qualify to compete with him.

"It’s not that I’m being finicky, Boss Song, but your bid did catch me by surprise. However, I had originally planned to cut the jadeite out of this rough stone to give to my friend. Now that you’ve made such an offer, it truly puts me in a difficult position." Although Li Changlin indeed wanted to severely dupe Song Haonan, at this moment he couldn’t agree too readily.

So, Li Changlin turned to look at Lin Ruonan.

Having been classmates for four years, although they couldn’t be considered to have tacit understanding, Li Changlin had clearly already informed Lin Ruonan that there was no jade left in the rough stone, so he believed Lin Ruonan knew exactly what to say.

"Changlin, since Boss Song truly wishes to purchase the rough stone from you, then, then you should let him have it." As someone who had been following Li Changlin for four years, even after graduating from college, Lin Ruonan could, of course, discern Li Changlin’s intentions.

She naturally didn’t have a favorable impression of the owner of Sky Horse Bar, especially recalling how Manager Song had behaved arrogantly at the police station, threatening Li Changlin to compensate, which she remembered vividly.

As it turned out, Song Haonan was practically their enemy. Lin Ruonan, being one of the parties involved that day, how could she miss this chance to trap Song Haonan?

However, her performance was spot-on.

Even though she was overjoyed inside, her expression nevertheless subtly showed dissatisfaction, and she even looked warily at the two bodyguards standing beside Song Haonan.

"Looks like that woman is worried about retaliation from me!" Lin Ruonan’s actions were all observed by Song Haonan, who became even calmer inside, and he immediately laughed heartily, "Young brother, now you’ve got nothing to say, right?"

"All right, since my friend has agreed, naturally I have nothing to say." Li Changlin feigned reluctance as he glanced at the rough stone, then with a light sigh turned to look at Song Haonan, "Boss Song, how do you intend to make the payment?"

"Transfer the funds," Song Haonan declared with a wave of his hand, and immediately one of the bodyguards behind him took out a compact POS machine.

"Okay," Li Changlin nodded, then got ready to reach for his own bank card.

"Changlin, use mine." Seeing Li Changlin’s move, Lin Ruonan had a thought and promptly stopped him.

"Ruonan?" Li Changlin turned his head in surprise to look at Lin Ruonan.

"My account isn’t in Jincheng." Lin Ruonan leaned close to Li Changlin’s ear and whispered, "Better safe than sorry. Song Haonan definitely has connections with the bank and the police. I’m worried he might dig up your personal information."