The Private Auction (Seven)

Once Chu Chen had finished extracting all the jadeite, the entire venue erupted. He had turned just over two million RMB into jadeite worth more than forty million—a profit of over twenty times. Many people were so jealous their eyes nearly turned red.

A jadeite merchant immediately called out, "Boss Chu, are you planning to sell this piece? If you are, I can offer you forty-two million!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone sneered. "Boss Zhang, you're being far too stingy. Such a large piece of glass-jadeite is priceless. You think you can buy it for forty-two million? That's quite an optimistic calculation. Boss Chu, I'll offer forty-five million!"

From his words and attitude, it was obvious that the two might have a grudge against each other—or might simply be competitors.

The jadeite merchant from before snorted coldly upon hearing this and was just about to speak when Chu Chen called out, "Everyone, I'm truly sorry, but I have no intention of selling this piece of rough..."

By then, Yi Hongguo and the others had also heard the news and hurried over, shouting for people to make way as they squeezed through.

When the merchants heard Chu Chen say he was not selling, they all scattered with a commotion. They still wanted to acquire more jadeite or bid on more rough stones, and had no time to waste here just to satisfy their curiosity.

After examining the glass-jadeite that had just been extracted, Zhao Qirui patted Chu Chen on the shoulder and exclaimed, "Achen, that's incredible! Two million turned into over forty million in the blink of an eye. Who can match that speed of making money?"

Chu Chen smiled and shook his head. "Opportunities like this are rare. How could one be this lucky every time?"

At that