Traveling through 70's wine

Chapter 259 Thoughts

The stylist looked at the clothes and jewelry that Wen Qing brought, trimmed her long hair, and tied it into a low bun at the back of her head, fixed it with a jade hairpin, and wore jade earrings. She wore a high icy green jade necklace around her neck. This set of jade jewelry was custom-made by Wen Qing at Zhuo Yuxuan in Xieyang. The water content and color were very good. The stylist finally put on makeup for her.

When Yang Jiesheng arrived, he saw a tall, fair-skinned beauty in a cheongsam walking towards him. He was stunned for a moment, and when Wen Qing came closer, he came to his senses and said, "Ah Wen, you look especially beautiful today."

Wen Qing usually gave him the impression of being capable and straightforward, but today, with the way she was dressed, she made him feel that she was beautiful and dazzling.

After taking her bag, they walked downstairs, came to the car, opened the door, turned around and bowed to her and said, "Pretty girl, I'm glad to serve you."

They first had a simple meal and arrived at the venue before the auction started. The venue was crowded with people. It seemed that there were many people who liked jewelry. Many of the people attending the auction were accompanied by men and women, and they were all dressed up with jewels. It turned out that the auction was a place for the upper class to show off their wealth and connections.

Yang Jiesheng himself did not meet the standards of an upper-class person, so he sat at the edge of the venue with Wen Qing. He behaved somewhat restrainedly and said in a low voice: "Ah Wen, I only came here once with my uncle before, and today is the second time."

Wen Qing has received education as a master since she was a child. When she was born in her previous life, Hong Kong City had already returned to China. Later, its development speed could not catch up with that of the mainland. The Chinese people were full of confidence, so they were not afraid of such occasions and always remained calm.

The auction started soon. The first item was a glass-type imperial green jadeite necklace, which was made up of 36 jadeite beads with a diameter of 1.2 cm. The reserve price was 300 million Hong Kong dollars. As soon as the necklace was unveiled, there were exclamations from the seats below. Wen Qing heard someone say, "Isn't this Mrs. X's jadeite necklace?" Someone who knew the inside story replied, "I heard that their family is in trouble and the creditors are pressing hard. I guess they sold it to pay off their debts."

How glorious it was to own such a necklace then, and how shabby it is now. This is how everything in the world is. Wen Qing sank into her own thoughts and did not pay much attention to the subsequent auction process. She only heard that the final transaction price was 1200 million Hong Kong dollars. This price is indeed not something that ordinary people can afford. She still has a lot of jadeite raw stones in her space, and she can ask Master Lin to customize one at any time.

Wen Qing was only thinking about the auction of her own jewelry and was not paying much attention to other jewelry auctions. After a while, she heard the auctioneer say, "Lot No. 5 is a set of Chinese Ming Dynasty jewelry, including four headdresses, two earrings, a set of 6 pieces. This set of jewelry is at least 400 years old. The preciousness of this set of jewelry lies in that it is inlaid with natural emerald feathers. The auction reserve price is 80 yuan, and each bid is 5 yuan. Please bid." Christie's seldom auctions Chinese items, and she had never seen Ming Dynasty jewelry so well preserved before.

Everyone saw the gorgeous and intricate jewelry on the screen, with complex filigree and inlay techniques. The blue and red rubies on it added to the gorgeousness of the jewelry. Many people raised their hands, and after several rounds, the jewelry was sold for HK$130 million.

The next three sets of jewelry were sold for 150 million yuan, 170 million yuan and 200 million yuan respectively. The main reason was that the two sets of gem-inlaid jewelry used large red and blue sapphires. They did not look so dazzling, but were relatively heavy and very rare.

After the auction, Wen Qing found Mr. Yi and went through the formalities. The auction company handed Wen Qing a cash check for 585 million Hong Kong dollars after deducting the handling fee. After thanking him, Wen Qing asked, "Mr. Yi, have you ever auctioned agarwood?"

Mr. Yi: "Agarwood is rare nowadays. Generally, only Qi Nan agarwood and larger sizes are auctioned."

Wen Qing thanked him again and left with Yang Jiesheng.

The next day, Wen Qing handed the cash check to the bank and had someone exchange it for U.S. currency, which was only 75 U.S. dollars. Wen Qing suddenly felt that the money was not enough.

After returning to the hotel, she took out a box of diamonds that she had found in the secret room in the second courtyard of Yulinhu, selected three pea-sized ones, put them in another box, and called Yang Jiesheng to ask if their company wanted the diamonds.

After hearing this, Yang Jiesheng immediately drove over to pick her up to take her to Yang's Jewelry Store. The appraiser was already waiting for them in the conference room. They entered the conference room on the third floor of Yang's Jewelry Store, and several people sat down. Wen Qing took out the carved wooden box and placed it on the table.

The appraiser carefully opened the box and weighed them with a high-precision electronic scale. One white diamond was 4.1 carats, another was 3.9 carats, and one light blue diamond was 3.5 carats. After inspection, they were all collection-level diamonds. The final price he gave her was HK$4.1 million for the 410 carat white diamond, HK$3.9 million for the 340 carat white diamond, and HK$3.5 million for the 460 blue diamond. The main reason was that these diamonds were rough diamonds and still needed to be designed before they could be made into jewelry, so the prices were discounted.

Wen Qing didn't know much about the price of diamonds, so she looked at Yang Jiesheng, who nodded slightly. Wen Qing then signed the contract and the other party gave her a cash check. After saying goodbye, Wen Qing immediately went to the bank and exchanged it for U.S. currency. Now she had 230 million U.S. dollars in her hand, which she deposited into her Citibank account and opened a promissory note.

After finishing his business in Hong Kong, Wen Qing asked Yang Jiesheng to come out, and then he said goodbye. He handed him a pair of antique earrings and thanked him, "Thank you for your hospitality. This is for your wife."

Yang Jiesheng's face darkened and he asked, "Ah Wen, I'm not married, not engaged, and I don't have a girlfriend. Don't you realize that I'm pursuing you?"

Wen Qing smiled and said, "Do you want to repay me for saving your life with your body?"

Yang Jiesheng: "Don't joke, I'm serious."

Wen Qing looked at him. Yang Jie was a handsome man, 180cm tall, with a well-proportioned figure. He looked pretty good. She sighed and said, "Your words are a bit sudden. I can't quite wrap my head around them."

Yang Jiesheng said, "It seems that we don't know each other well enough. I will treat you to dinner tonight."

Wen Qing took back the earrings and said, "Last time you asked me to buy jewelry, I thought you were buying it for your wife."

Yang Jiesheng shook his head, and they went to a restaurant together. After they sat down, Yang Jiesheng poured her some tea and said, "The jewelry I bought last time was for my mother. It was a gift for her 65th birthday." Then he started talking about his family.

Yang Jiesheng is the nephew of Yang Lao, the founder of Yang’s Jewelry. His father has passed away and his mother lives with him. He also has an older brother and an older sister, who are currently in the United States.

Mr. Yang wanted to expand the mainland market, but he didn't understand the situation in the country and was worried about letting his own child go, so he sent him.

Last time in Shaanxi, he negotiated a jade business with someone, but the news leaked and he was attacked on his way back to Songjiang. Fortunately, the transaction took place in Songjiang, so his loss was not great, he was just injured.

When Wen Qing asked him in the hospital whether he had told his family so that they could take care of him, Yang Jiesheng refused and shamelessly let Wen Qing take care of him for a week. The main reason was that his mother was old and lived in Hong Kong, so he did not tell her for fear that she would worry.