In the gem speculation industry, there were a lot of different ways to conduct business dealings like openly speculating and secretly doing it. Some people were like Qu Bai, who would book in advance from a company that had guaranteed good quality, so when a good jade was produced, they could have the first shot to get it.
Before the material was opened, the buyer who booked in advance had to bear all the risks; and the seller just had to sell it at two times the cost, which was a sure-win deal.
When the Qu family wanted to buy things, they never thought much about money. When Zhao Zhen was seriously considering it, he lightly added another condition. “I want to buy all the material that Yu Fu Jewelry bought this time.”
“All?” Zhao Zhen instantly gasped a breath of cold air as his face changed color. “Master Qu, Yu Fu Jewelry invested in five million dollars this time.” Five million dollars…
If he bought everything, it meant that Yu Fu Jewelry could safely earn five million dollars without any risk, and this amount was not a small sum in the entire Stone City.
However, Qu Bai did not even bat an eye. “If CEO Zhao is willing, I can immediately transfer the ten million dollars to you.”
Zhao Zhen was very tempted by such a huge sum of money, and there could never be someone who would not be tempted. He was even certain that Song Ye would not object to it so he looked at Song Ye emotionally, but her gaze immediately poured cold water all over him.
“If you drink too much wine, it will go to your head. Uncle Zhao, do you want to sit down and have a cup of tea?” Song Ye calmly poured him a cup of tea, and even though it was a question, her actions and hints were very obvious.
“Oh, hehe, yes, yes. I’m too emotional.” Zhao Zhen coughed dryly and patted his burning forehead before he recovered his calmness. “Master Qu, this thing is not urgent. Let’s sit down and talk about it slowly.”
Even though on the surface he was the one in charge of Yu Fu Jewelry, the owner was actually Song Ye; he had to seek her approval before he did anything. However, his heart was very cold when he drank the tea that Song Ye brought over.
Zhao Zhen was frozen until his teeth were sour and finally understood that Song Ye did not think well of this deal.
Besides, it was important to have some guts when doing business deals. From the moment she gave the cup of tea to him, Qu Bai also noticed the change in atmosphere. If he did not continue to show his cards, it would be hard to close the deal.
“To be honest, CEO Zhao, I’m helping Young Master Qin find something. If the quality of the jade is good enough, you can make any requests in terms of the price.” Qu Bai grasped the timing well and pulled out the biggest wealth source.
Not only was Zhao Zhen stunned, but even Song Ye—who was always calm and collected—had a reaction.
It turned out to be Qin Zhan who wanted to find jade.
When this idea flashed in her mind, Song Ye decided to not be polite and poured a cup of water for Zhao Zhen. Then, she pretended to be ignorant and said, “Uncle Zhao, I thought we will only know if the jade of the material is good after we take it out. If we find good things in it but we sold it, then won’t we be at a loss?”
The fifteen-year-old child’s voice was child-like and filled with naivety as she talked without cutting any corners.
Qu Bai’s face tensed up and confirmed that Song Ye was just causing trouble. In business, they hated to be seen through. He liked the gems at Yu Fu Jewelry and knew that Zhao Zhen was not smart enough so he wanted to push the price down. However, when Song Ye caused havoc, how could he continue with his business dealing?
Besides, Zhao Zhen seemed to listen to this nephew a lot.
“Oh? Then, according to our little friend here, should we auction the gem after we take it out from the material?” Qu Bai extended his posture on the chair as he smiled with a pressurizing aura. “I’m afraid no one would dare to fight with the Qu family in this gem industry.”
He always liked to be polite first before he sent his soldiers. Qu family’s wealth destined him to not be someone easy to be dealt with.
“Master Qu, please don’t misunderstand. Song Ye doesn’t mean that…” Zhao Zhen broke out in cold sweat because of this sudden descent in pressure. In the gem industry—if the Qu family stomped their feet, they would cause an earthquake. If they offended the Qu family, a hundred Yu Fu Jewelry would not be able to survive in the gem industry.
However, Song Ye was just someone that would not take it the hard way. Facing Qu Bai’s threat, she broke into a smile and said lightly. “I believe in the Qu family’s wealth, but I believe even greatly in Yu Fu Jewelry’s potential. We can definitely sell the item to Master Qu, but we can only do it after we open the stone and sell it openly.” Of course, it would be good if she could take a huge sum of money from Qin Zhan.
Seeing her small body filled with big guts and taking the initiative to control Zhao Zhen’s business, Qu Bai disapproved of her actions. “Don’t be so full of yourself. I’m afraid when you open the stone, I might not like it.”
“Then, Master Qu can save a sum of money.” Song Ye was very composed and stumped Qu Bai.
At the end of the meal, only Song Ye was eating it happily. Zhao Zhen was too fearful to talk, and Qu Bai’s face darkened. He did not even dare to mutter a word.
As the time was almost up, the few of them walked out of the room one after another and were prepared to walk towards the event venue. When they turned a corner, they heard an anxious voice from behind. “Master Qu, please hold up! Hold up!”
The few of them turned around and saw a middle-aged man gasping for air as he hurriedly passed the name card to Qu Bai. “Master Qu, it’s an honor to meet you. I can’t believe that I met you here. Hehe… hm? Why are you here?”
His last question was for Song Ye while the latter had an expressionless face and was thinking about her ill fates.
The man that rushed up to talk was the man that lectured Song Ye at the event.
Naturally, Qu Bai could tell that there was something off between them. His mind turned as he casually asked, “Oh? This is CEO Zhao and his nephew. I wanted to buy the materials that CEO Zhao set his eyes on this time, but what a pity, the business deal was not successful.”
The man was taken aback and immediately laughed out loud. “Master Qu, this is a good thing. In the morning, I saw this child using five hundred thousand dollars to buy a useless stone. I thought that he must have been spoiled by his family. No matter how much I tried to stop him, he didn’t listen to me. If Master Qu is interested, why don’t you buy the one that I have? I guarantee that it’s of good quality.” In front of Zhao Zhen, the man did not even care about him and was very self-absorbed.
When he heard that, Qu Bai looked at Song Ye interestingly. “I can’t believe you know how to speculate gems, other than handling business deals.”
Upon hearing this, the man waved his hand rudely. “Aye, how’s that knowing? He just chose it blindly. Master Qu, don’t spend unnecessary money. The one that I have is very rare.”
Even though Qu Bai was not happy that Song Ye disrupted his calculations, he hated someone else’s arrogant and self-absorbed behavior.
Clearly, to someone that hurt her again, Song Ye was no longer merciful. Looking at the delighted look on the man’s face, she said calmly. “Since you’re so confident in your taste, why don’t we have a bet? We’ll bet on whoever has a better quality gem.”