Tang Songyuan couldn't help but was slightly speechless after hearing this, but he was also quite grateful.
This is the benefit of studying under Ni Dehong. Not everyone can have these invisible connections.
And maybe this is just the tip of the iceberg.
He even noticed that He Tai's car was actually a Range Rover, and the old man was not driving himself, but seemed to be sitting in the back seat.
Ten minutes later, the car stopped at the entrance of He Tai's carving workshop.
Ni Dehong got out of the car calmly, while Tang Songyuan helped He Tai unload the materials he bought and move them inside.
There are more than a dozen workbenches in the workshop, and different machines are rumbling, some are cutting, some are polishing, and designers are using pens to carefully draw on the jade material.
"Cut this piece first?" He Tai asked, patting the piece of glass jade wool with some covetousness.
Ni Dehong shook his head and said: "Don't panic here, and the skin is so thin. It's a fart. Let's talk about it later."
Then he looked at Tang Songyuan and said, "Take out your piece of Houjiang ink."
The piece of material weighed less than a kilogram. Tang Songyuan took it out of his pocket and handed it to Ni Dehong.
Ni Dehong held the rough stone and smiled and said: "You are quite clever. This piece of material is actually very unique. From the light, this piece of material has a certain color."
"You can also see it from this side. There are some cracks here, so this piece of material is very risky for gambling."
"But if we bet on a ring the size of a finger..."
At this point, he paused for a moment, but He Tai took over and said: "Such a high-quality ring noodle starts at at least 600,000 yuan."
Joy flashed across Tang Songyuan's eyes, and He Tai continued: "But if the color is a little weaker, the price may be reduced by zero."
One point difference in color means ten times the price difference.
"Stop talking about that, let's grind it!" Ni Dehong said, and then he found a small grinding tool and started grinding it on the jade material.
After grinding for almost ten minutes, the edge of the piece of Houjiang material was rubbed open to the thickness of a fingernail.
A tiny gap revealed a glimmer of green light like spring water.
"Haha, look!" Ni Dehong happily took it over and showed it to the two of them.
"The common characteristic of Houjiang color materials is that they can enter wherever there is color. This is very different from growing water materials..."
He Tai couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said: "This is okay. I have gambled on the ultimate color. The color is very bright and moist."
"It can be said that it is worth ten thousand gold, but the gambling aspect is still very high."
Ni Dehong chuckled and said: "With a price of 10,000 yuan, what's the point of gambling? Use a small amount to make a big gain, and use a small amount to gain face."
"Wipe everything out here. It's enough to get a saddle ring!"
"You take Song Yuan for a walk first, and I'll take my time here..."
He Tai nodded and said, "Alright."
Next, Tang Songyuan began to have an eye-opening experience. He Tai explained to him in detail the identification standards of different water colors from theory to actual objects, and what colors can be used for what price standards.
For example, the most noble green, how many color casts are subdivided, how the grades are divided, etc.
Ni Dehong spent more than four hours, switching between grinding tools and grinders, and finally polished off all the jade skin from Houjiang, leaving only a green, glowing jade blank.
But unfortunately, although it is full of green, the concentration of green is still somewhat different. In some places, the green is deep, while in other places it appears light and light.
The most critical thing is that there is a cryptocrystalline crack in the middle part. It is not big, but it affects the value and the processing space.
After a simple lunch, Ni Dehong continued to plate the jade ingredients.
He cut off the greenest part and ground it roughly. This process took more than an hour.
Then use 502 glue to stick the blank on the wooden stick, and blow it with a hair dryer to make it stick firmly.
Then it was sanded and finally polished to get a round, smooth, dazzling green gemstone.
"It's done!"
Satisfied, Ni Dehong held up the round ring surface and showed it to He Tai and Tang Songyuan for appreciation.
He Tai asserted: "It's close to the emperor's green, and Lao Ni's skills are still so sophisticated."
Tang, Song and Yuan were also impressed. Ni Dehong was not only unique in appraising jade, but also had first-class hands-on ability.
While sorting out the remaining scraps, Ni Dehong said: "It's just a lesson. I don't have to do anything in front of you, Lao Gui He. Do you want Song Yuan to keep it yourself, or let Lao He handle it for you?"
Tang Songyuan smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble Uncle Tai."
He Tai chuckled, swaying around the delicate ring surface, and considered it.
Said: "The surface of this ring is worth one million, and the remaining leftover materials and background colors are okay. Some small pieces can be taken out, so the total is worth eight hundred thousand... What do you think, Song Yuan?"
Naturally, Tang, Song and Yuan had no reason to disagree, and the deal was completed immediately.
...
In the next few days, Tang, Song and Yuan spent their mornings learning about stone gambling with Ni Dehong, and followed He Tai around the workshops and markets in the afternoons and evenings. Their lives were busy and fulfilling.
When he had time, Tang Songyuan also signed up for the local driving school in Ruili.
I downloaded a driving test guide to prepare for subject one.
Counting the time, it was almost time for the auction to start at Suntech Auction House.
Tang Songyuan had been looking forward to this auction for a long time. On one side was the 'Crouching Tiger and Panlong', which he had high hopes for. He also expected that this piece of dog-headed Jin family ice jadeite could be sold at a good price.
On the other side is the extraterrestrial meteorite hiding a mysterious ball. This thing may be related to his clairvoyance ability, and he must not let it go.
So this morning, after he finished practicing a set of Ba Duan Jin with Ni Dehong, he explained the situation to Ni Dehong.
He didn't say anything else, he just said that he had to go to the magic city to spend a few days for something.
Ni Dehong didn't ask why, he thought for a moment and then agreed, but he made a request, that is, let Ni Sisi go with him.
"Your senior sister is bored at home. Ask her to go to the Magic City with you... Just think of it as a way to relax."
Tang Songyuan was stunned and hadn't spoken yet. After practicing yoga, Ni Sisi, dripping with sweat, came over.
He said softly and resentfully: "What, junior brother doesn't want senior sister to accompany you?"
He suddenly felt that his head was as big as a bucket. During this period, he often came in and out of Ni's house, but Ni Sisi always had a neither salty nor cold nor warm attitude towards him, but she still remained weird.
Today's words suddenly seemed a bit intimate, and he wasn't used to it yet.
"How could that be?" Tang Songyuan said quickly: "Senior Sister, you can go if you want. I'm just worried that it will affect Senior Sister's schedule."
"I don't have any plans, I'm just having fun!"
Ni Sisi tilted her head and said, then smiled playfully and said: "Then it's settled!"
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