"Mr. Zhao" Zhao Qirui had just greeted a friend when he heard a hearty voice coming from a distance. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, and saw a middle-aged man with a plump figure, as bloated as a big meatball, walking quickly from the gate with a surprised look on his face. With that look, Chu Chen was worried that he would It won't collapse the floor. Afterwards, the man greeted everyone enthusiastically. During this period, Zhao Qirui also introduced both parties. It turned out that this man's name was Jiang Jiachang, and he was the friend who had porcelain from the sea that Zhao Qirui mentioned earlier. When Jiang Jiachang heard that Chu Chen was Zhao Qirui's nephew, he was familiar with Zhao Qirui's background, and his eyes flashed with surprise. However, he did not immediately flatter him. His words were warm and graceful, and matched with his somewhat cheerful figure. , Chu Chen had a good impression of him. Now that he saw Zhao Qirui, Jiang Jiachang didn't plan to sit anywhere else. After saying hello to Zhao Qirui, he sat down next to him with his bodyguard, and then asked: "Mr. Zhao, When did you come to Haojing? " "A few days ago, I said, Fatty Jiang, didn't you swear not to participate in the auction? " Why are you here again today? " Jiang Jiachang has also done various antique auctions before. He is a frequent visitor to the club, but one time, because of a fight with an enemy, he ended up taking photos of the items, but spent millions more on them. He felt that he was humiliated, so ¡è¡õ, w¨Qww. I vowed never to attend antique auctions again. And since then, Zhao Qirui has never heard of any auction that he has participated in, so Jiang Jiachang's arrival feels a bit strange. Jiang Jiachang chuckled and said: "When I swore, there was a premise. Only" "I say Fatty Jiang, your Mandarin is really substandard. Can you speak slower!" Jiang Jiachang His Mandarin is not standard to begin with, and he speaks it very quickly. Therefore, everyone had a hard time listening, so Zhao Qirui immediately interrupted him and reminded him with a smile. "I'm really sorry, I didn't pay attention for a moment." Jiang Jiachang apologized quickly, and then tried to control his speaking speed: "This oath is only valid when that guy is alive, but that guy died some time ago, what happened in the past Of course it¡¯s over.¡± Zhao Qirui was startled when he heard this: ¡°Oh? I remember he was not very old, right?¡± ¡°He was two years older than me, and I heard that he died of heart disease?¡± Jia Chang nodded. Said: "Speaking of which, this is really strange. I know that guy is in pretty good health, and I heard from a friend of mine that he just had a physical examination half a year ago and there was no problem at all. I don't know why he suddenly got a heart attack. And he died all at once. Haha, what¡¯s funny is that he just married a girl in her early twenties a few months ago.¡± After hearing these words, everyone thought of something that often appears in novels and TV series. The plot of seeking wealth and killing. Zhao Qirui asked: "Didn't the police investigate?" "Of course it's impossible not to investigate." Jiang Jiachang smiled and said: "However, the autopsy showed that the death was indeed a heart attack. The police did not At this time, Zhao Heyan suddenly thought: "I said, could she have used a poison that can cause heart disease symptoms and there is no trace of it in the body?" ?¡± Gao Yiya said with a bit of laughter, ¡°Have you read too many novels? Where in the world can such poison come from? If it existed, it wouldn¡¯t be a mess. "Zhao Heyan said firmly: "That's not necessarily true. Besides, even if someone develops this poison, he will keep it secret. It's normal that we don't know about it." Gao Yiya said speechlessly: "As you say. , Gods also exist, we can¡¯t see them anyway.¡± ¡°Maybe they really have to exist,¡± Zhao Heyan laughed. "I'm too lazy to talk to you" Jiang Jiachang said with a smile: "Actually, we also think that the possibility of being killed is relatively high." "How to say?" Everyone is very curious about such gossip. Jiang Jiachang shrugged his shoulders: "It's very simple, because the little girl had a will in her hand, and it was made a few days before he died. He said that he left all his family property to the little girl. Some time ago, the little girl The girl actually remarried with an inheritance worth hundreds of millions. Now his parents and ex-wife are filing a lawsuit, claiming that they do not recognize the will and want to redistribute the inheritance. "Hearing this, everyone felt that the possibility of being harmed was very high. , but even if everyone around the world thinks so, there is no evidence.?In vain. With nothing to do, everyone gave full play to their imagination on this topic. During this period, almost all the guests who came to the auction had arrived. At nine fifty-five, everyone saw the auctioneer walking to the podium with a smile on his face, and the scene immediately became quiet. The auctioneer said some polite words as usual, and then talked about some auction rules. These rules were similar to those of a regular auction, and few of the guests present did not understand them. Next, when the first lot of the auction appeared on the screen behind the auctioneer, the auctioneer announced that the bidding had begun. During the auction in the morning, Chu Chen¡¯s idea was to prevent foreigners from getting it as much as possible. Even if foreigners were bound to win, they still had to pay a price. For this reason, he abandoned his usual low-key style and became fierce when bidding on the items he was eyeing. Moreover, it was not that Chu Chen didn't know how to use strategies during the auction. There were several times when someone deliberately wanted Chu Chen to suffer a loss, but in the end, Chu Chen took advantage of the situation and allowed these people to shoot himself in the foot, so that in the end, As soon as Chu Chen opened his mouth, some people didn't want to bid. It should be said that if Chu Chen raised the price at first, the organizer would be very happy, but later Chu Chen's style and wisdom made many people afraid to bid, which would harm their interests. Of course, they would not be happy. , and his love for Chu Chen also turned into disgust. But in this case, they can only use entrustment to solve the problem, if entrustment can be used. If Chu Chen tries to trick them, they will be the ones who lose more than they gain in the end. Considering that Chu Chen did a good job, the organizer had no choice but to let him go. Therefore. Except for the first few items, Chu Chen actually didn't spend much money on the other items. Based on the shared cost, Chu Chen actually made a small profit. This was something he had never expected before, but he was happy to see it. to things. When the auction in the morning came to an end, everyone counted up the lots that Chu Chen had taken. It actually cost more than 50 million RMB, and there were a dozen items in total. This was the first time for everyone to encounter this situation. Many people had some malicious speculations. If Chu Chen had no money to pay the bill, it would be up to him to see what he would do! However, these people immediately noticed Zhao Qirui sitting aside, and they all thought with regret, it seems that this kind of excitement will no longer be seen. actually. Not to mention others, even Zhao Qirui and the others were a little surprised by this, but based on their understanding of Chu Chen, they immediately guessed the reason why Chu Chen did this. Jiang Jiachang didn¡¯t understand Chu Chen. His performance was about the same as that of others. Seeing this, Zhao Qirui smiled and said, "My nephew is much richer than me. For him, fifty million is just a few pieces of jade for a gamble." "Chu Are you a master of stone gambling?" Jiang Jiachang was a little surprised when he heard this. However, I still feel a little dissatisfied. This bet does not always go up. Chu Chen is considered a master, and it is not easy to bet up to 50 million yuan. Zhao Heyan said with some pride: "My brother is not only a master, he even defeated the Jade King!" When Jiang Jiachang heard this, his eyes almost popped out of his head. How old is Chu Chen? How is this possible? It's a fantasy to win over the Jade King, right? etc! Chu Chen? ! "Young Master Chu, are you the one who is called the Jade King" Zhao Heyan curled her lips: "You already know the name of the Jade King, isn't it nonsense to ask this?" Gao Yiya scolded : "Zhao Heyan! Be polite!" "Who told him to be so stupid!" Zhao Heyan muttered. Jiang Jiachang smiled quickly and said: "It's true that I didn't react in my head. However, I heard before that the Jade King was a young man, and I thought he should be in his thirties no matter what. I didn't expect Master Chu to be so young. It¡¯s true that people cannot be judged by their appearance, and sea water cannot be measured!¡± Chu Chen chuckled and said a few words of modesty. Jiang Jiachang complimented a few more, and then said with a smile on his face: "What a coincidence today. I bought a set of jewelry before coming here, and some of them are jade jewelry. Mr. Chu, can you help me look at it?" Take a look?" "Okay, okay!" Zhao Qirui waved his hand: "It's noon, let's go to dinner first." "Yes, Mr. Zhao, no matter what, I have to do my best today ¡¡± ¡°When the auction was over, Chu Chen followed the staff to pay the money. Since they were all valuables, Chu Chen decided to deposit them in a bank not far from the club. Although it was noon, for the organizers, this was not a problem at all. Due to sufficient manpower, in less than half an hour, all the items Chu Chen had just photographed were deposited into the bank. Then, the group followed Jiang Jiachang to a private room in a luxury hotel. Once here, Jiang Jiachang is not as urgent as before.??, throughout the dinner, he did not mention the matter of appraisal. After everyone had finished drinking and eating, he took out a jewelry box, opened it, and placed it in front of Chu Chen. There are a total of four things in the box, namely necklaces, earrings, rings, and bracelets. Among them, earrings, rings and bracelets are all jade jewelry. Judging from Chu Chen's experience, they should be made from the same piece of jade, and the texture is Laokeng glass-kind bright green, which is quite good. The necklace is composed of a large piece of natural black opal and natural pearls. For Wu Ke and the others, because of Chu Chen¡¯s relationship, they have already seen a lot of jade. Therefore, although these three pieces of jade jewelry are more expensive than the necklace, their attention is still focused on the opal necklace. certainly. The main reason may be that this piece of opal looks colorful, and women have very poor resistance to such things. Opal is called opal in English, which originates from the Latin word opal or the Sanskrit word "upala", which means "gathering the beauty of gems in one body". Opal is an amorphous non-crystalline gemstone that is formed by gelatinous or liquid silica deposited in cracks and caves in the earth. It also contains animal and plant residues, such as trees, carapace and bones. Among the six internationally recognized gemstones, Opal gemstone is deeply loved by people for its brilliant and changing colors. The ancient Roman natural scientist Pliny once said: "On a piece of opal stone, you can see the flame of ruby, the color spots like amethyst, and the sea of ??emerald green. They are colorful, integrated, and beautiful." Among these types, black opal is the most famous and expensive opal variety, and now due to the small resource reserves, the value of casual development and collection is getting higher and higher. Closer to home, many antique jewelry on the market are inlaid with opals. When opal is carved into a hemispherical solid stone, its changing colors are dazzling, even like a rainbow. When gently turned, the color of its surface changes continuously. The necklace in front of them is like this, and maybe it's just like this that Wu Ke and the others seem a little obsessed with it. Seeing the looks of Wu Ke and the others, Chu Chen secretly smiled and shook his head, and then said to Jiang Jiachang: "Mr. Jiang, I think these three jade ornaments of yours are all genuine, and the materials are very good." Get Chu Jiang Jiachang was overjoyed by Chen's affirmation, and then he subconsciously asked: "Mr. Chu, what about this slippery necklace?" As soon as Jiang Jiachang opened his mouth, he knew that his question was a bit reckless. After all, opal and jade are two different things. Love, Chu Chen understands jade, but he may not understand opal. Speaking of which, Chu Chen only had some understanding of Opal, and he had never studied it in detail. Of course, he could judge the authenticity of things based on his supernatural powers, but he really looked at this necklace. When something went wrong, he said, "Mr. Jiang, if this necklace can be returned, I suggest you return it." After hearing this, everyone was stunned. Jiang Jiachang quickly asked: "Chu "Master, are you saying this necklace is a fake?" Chu Chen replied: "To be honest, I don't know much about opal, but I know the general method of counterfeiting. Look, this opal has arrived. In addition to the different hues, this boundary line will also suddenly disappear. If I am not mistaken, it should be made using the 'sandwich' method. Unfortunately, it has been inlaid, otherwise it should be possible to use a magnifying glass. Look at the seams clearly." Everyone saw that it was exactly what Chu Chen said, which surprised them. Wu Ke asked: "Achen, what is the 'sandwich' method you are talking about?" "As the name suggests, it is made into double or triple layers of stone like a 'sandwich'." Chu Chen smiled and explained: "Most of the color change of opal is only on a thin layer on the surface. Counterfeiters will put real 'white opal' flakes close to the gray opal that has no color change. If it is black opal, then The colorful flakes are tightly adhered to the pure black agate. ""In other words, except for the top flakes, which are real, the rest are very cheap stones. As for the identification method, generally just do what I just said. You can see it.¡± ps: Thank you ¡°congtaifann¡± for your monthly vote!