Imperial Treasure
Chapter 341 - 241 Accident_2

Chapter 341: Chapter 241 Accident_2

--You’ve given birth to a fine daughter.

Hu Yuan felt like vomiting, though he had always known that his daughter was no good, as her own father, he always held out hope and never despaired...

"It’s not like that, Ajie. We are in the business of jade, and if we only buy finished products and clear materials, the capital invested would be a frightening number, and the profit earned extremely low. Therefore, purchasing the raw materials and carving out jade is the most cost-effective and most profitable strategy, which is why most jewelers rely on this method.."

Hu Yuan carefully explained, but Hu Jie seemed distracted and somewhat impatient, even letting out a sneeze. Without needing to look, he knew she had stayed up late partying again the night before.

Alas, if the daughter isn’t up to snuff, luckily there’s still a son... Hu Yuan turned his head to see his son absentmindedly looking toward the entrance.

Hey, the son is making something of himself, eh, paying attention to the competition...

When Sui Yi and the others entered, they were hit by the odious mix of smells. Although a crowd might be warm and vibrant, it certainly doesn’t smell good, but fortunately, Gong Jiu and the others were used to even the stench of corpses, so they could tolerate such odors..

Not only was the smell inside the venue bad, but the atmosphere was also dreadful, a picture of gloom and doom, as the news had reached more than just Elder Tang. Since the bid submission had already stopped, as the message spread, it easily caused a huge stir in the circle, making everyone present wear a look of distress. If smoking weren’t banned in here, by now the hall would be blanketed in white smoke.

"Looks like they’re all pretty shaken up," Gong Jiu said with a touch of schadenfreude.

Her comment left Elder Lin and the others with expressions of deep sorrow, "I must say, Miss Gong, it’s a good thing you deliberately inflated the bid price, but making fun of us so directly is hardly honorable."

Previously, Elder Tang’s words indeed dealt a heavy blow to Gong Jiu and the others. The group had heatedly discussed for a while and estimated that this sudden turn of events would likely increase the final value of the raw materials by thirty to forty percent; any higher seemed unrealistic.

But undoubtedly, this would cause a lot of the bidding to go down the drain, as with a base of several millions, an increase of thirty to forty percent represented an extremely frightening number. Most people lacking vision or with insufficient funds would not risk bidding that high, so in this turn of events, there were likely only two kinds of people who would profit the most,

"Those who had received the news in advance or those who are clueless with more money than sense," Elder Tang had said this, and had been given a stern look by Gong Jiu.

Well, this is one such clueless person with more money than sense, also a novice.

Even Flower Demon couldn’t help but lament, "Some fools really do have fool’s luck." She herself had participated in Public Trading Platforms, so she was somewhat involved in this line of business and had her own valuation standards. The price she bid wasn’t high, so she was also very likely to be knocked out.

After a while, she glanced at the clock on the wall, only ten minutes to go.

Ding dong ding!

The clock chimed, and the reminder for the bid opening on the screen sounded pleasant, in both Mandarin and English, conveying the message simultaneously. Sui Yi cast a glance and spotted some blonde, blue-eyed foreigners among the crowd.

"Foreigners are into this, too?" Elder Tang muttered discontentedly, apparently disparaging of people from abroad.

"Anyone will take on a profitable trade," Elder Lin quipped, while looking at his notebook, "I spent five million on three pieces of raw material. If it all goes to waste, even the deposit I paid is in the tens of thousands."

It’s worth mentioning that when submitting bids, a certain percentage of the total bid amount must be paid as a deposit, so don’t think that not winning the bid is a stroke of luck. Not acquiring anything and still losing money is something no one would be happy about, right?

As for Sui Yi, she was interested in too much raw material. If she were to cast a wide net with her eighty million in funds, she would end up empty-handed at this Public Trading Platform. But the issue was...

Mr. A glanced at Sui Yi, who had given him a not too long and not too short list of sixteen bidding slips. The bid prices varied from low to high—some were very high, others were low. He wondered what she had been considering from the start...

Considering what? Sui Yi had pondered long and hard that night. She compared the participants of the Yunnan Public Trading Platform with the much larger group at this event, which would likely drive prices up significantly. The actions of Xiao Xianting and Zou Xueqin in business had given her a strong sense of crisis—why were they stockpiling raw materials so aggressively?

She had heard from Elder Tang and others that Xiao Xianting was a formidable figure with a strong background in Provincial City. If he received any tips or had any strategies planned, it would surely influence this Public Trading Platform. Based on that reasoning, Sui Yi instinctively increased her bid prices considerably over her original psychological threshold, especially for those pieces of jade she favored the most. For those with promising appearances that would attract most people’s competition, she’d greatly raise the bid price; for the inconspicuous, poor performers, there was no need for such a large increase. Hence, Mr. A held the final list of bid slips in his hand.

If she won them all, her eighty million in capital would be nearly depleted!

The screen flashed red, the text rapidly appearing. Almost everyone was craning their necks, wishing they could be like giraffes and stick their faces onto the screen for a better look. Sui Yi was in no rush; it was already a settled matter, and hurrying wouldn’t bring her hot tofu to eat, so she spared the leisure to scan the hall for the others...

She saw Xiao Xianting, like a crouching cheetah, his eyes sharp and intense, with several people behind him keeping a watchful eye and taking notes for him. Compared with others, he seemed to be more composed.

On the other hand, Zou Xueqin also looked as if she held the winning ticket. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)