Chapter 616: Jade King Competition
Closing the album, Ye Fan let out a long breath and looked at Po Jun, with endless tenderness in his eyes.
"Mr. Ye, this ......" Bai Hongde couldn't help but be curious, and wanted to ask the reason for it.
Ye Fan waved his hand and handed over the album: "Shopkeeper Tan, ten days ago, did a white man appear in your store?"
Tan Fangzhen thought for a while, nodded and said, "Yes, there is more than one, my shop is patronized by foreigners everywhere, I don't know what the characteristics of the person Mr. Ye said?"
"One meter eight tall, blonde, ...... figure Relatively robust. Ngo Dinh Dong rushed to describe Raphael's possible appearance: "It is possible that this man was carrying a cello with him. ”
"Tan Yujiang, think about it carefully. Bai Hongde reminded him.
"Like...... That's right! It's him, it's him!" Tan Fangzhen twisted his eyebrows and thought for a while, and suddenly shouted: "That foreign young man is tall and handsome, just like ...... Hollywood movie star, he didn't buy anything, but asked about Miss Ye. ”
Ye Fan grabbed Tan Fangzhen's arm and said coldly, "What did he ask?"
He said, "Did a young lady come in just now?" and he was a friend of hers. Tan Fangzhen realized the seriousness of the matter and tried his best to reminisce and recreate the scene of that day, "He also mentioned that he had just come from Dubai and did not know the traffic conditions here. ”
"Dubai?" Ye Fan narrowed his eyes.
"Yes, it's Dubai. Under Bai Hongde's inquiring eyes, Tan Fangzhen was very sure.
Dubai? Is this a deliberate clue, or is it a trick to attack the west? Ye Fan couldn't be sure for a while.
"What else did he say?" asked Ngo Dinh Dong again.
"No, I told him the direction in which Miss Ye went out...... That's it, it's gone. Tan Fangzhen knew that he had done something wrong, and he slurred and slurred when he spoke, not daring to face everyone.
"It seems that this person came prepared, but what happened after that?" Bai Hongde analyzed: "In my opinion, seven or eight times out of ten, what he said about Dubai is just nonsense and deliberately misleading us." ”
Wu Tingdong also nodded in agreement, casually saying a location, it will definitely cause trouble to the tracers, if you follow the investigation, it will really be a rambling and needle in a haystack.
"Mr. Ye, look at this matter...... Bai Hongde said in a low voice: "I'm afraid it's hard to find out." ”
Ye Fan nodded slightly, the matter has been traced to this point, and it is basically certain that it was the hand of God, but if you follow the route that Raphael said, you may not be able to find the result, and you will only waste time and energy......
Moreover, even if Raphael and others are traced, it is unknown whether the memory of the broken army can be recovered, and the trip to Myanmar seems to have entered a dead end, and it is necessary to calm down and think about it in the long run.
"Settle down first, then think about it. After thinking for a while, Ye Fan waved his hand and said, "Go back to the hotel." ”
"Okay!" Bai Hongde simply came down, turned his head and smiled at his old friend: "It's okay, Tan Yujiang, excuse me!"
"Where's that, old white. I'll send you ......"
The group stepped out of the store, and the noisy crowd outside all ran in the same direction, as if something big had happened.
"Oops!" Tan Fangzhen raised his hand and slapped it on the door of his head, and suddenly realized: "Today is the most important day in the jade industry, and I want to elect the Jade King of Burma!
"Jade King, Tan Jade Craftsman, could it be a gambling stone?" Bai Hongde asked in surprise.
"Not only this, the Jade King must be proficient in various skills, distinguishing jade, estimating jade, and carving jade...... Ordinary craftsmen have to dabble in the work they are good at, and of course, gambling stones must not be lost. Tan Fangzhen said with a smile: "There has been no Jade King in Myanmar for decades, and now I can see the style of Jade Kings all over the world." ”
Listening to the meaning of his words, everyone understood, it turned out that the Jade King was at a higher level than the Jade King, and he was already the pinnacle of this profession, attracted the attention and admiration of thousands of people, and his attainments in jade were impeccable, and he was a well-deserved grandmaster-level figure.
"Emerald King?" Po Jun showed a curious look, she was like a blank piece of paper, blank and simple, full of novelty about some new things.
"Take a look?" Ye Fan looked at Po Jun with a smile, as long as she was happy, she liked it, and what she wanted to do, he would be satisfied.
"Okay. ”
"Let's go!"
Myanmar is known as the kingdom of jade, and Yangon is the capital of jade, gathering celebrities from all over the world.
The triennial election for the Jade King, comparable to a national election, overcrowded the Yangon jade market early in the morning.
The road ahead is already impassable.
Tourists, merchants, gamblers...... As far as the eye can see, the back of the head is full of various hair colors, and it fills the square.
"This way, go this way, please give way. Tan Fangzhen led the way in front, squeezed open a gap, and pulled everyone to take the path to a shortcut, and directly entered the internal passage of the campaign table from the back of the square.
"Yo, Tan Yujiang!"
"Old Tan!"
There were people constantly greeting him along the road, and it could be seen that Tan Fangzhen was very prestigious here.
After all, the value of jade after processing and carving is much higher than that of the blank, and many gambling stone kings maintain business contacts with Tan Fangzhen, and the people he brings can naturally enter and exit the core area of the event.
"Tan Yujiang, have you counted it!" An old man in a long robe with a red face greeted him in the hall, and smiled: "I can't do it without you, you are the referee in the second carving today." ”
"Haha, Elder, aren't I here?" Tan Fangzhen smiled and introduced the people behind him one by one: "This is Mr. Ye from Huaxia, Miss Ye, the white gang leader from Thailand, and Colonel Wu." This is Mr. Shi Lao, president of the Myanmar Jade Association. ”
"Rare guest, rare guest, are you from Huaxia?" The old man in the long shirt looked the handsome man and the beautiful woman up and down, very enthusiastic.
Ye Fan stepped forward and said, "President Shi, I'm glad to meet." I heard that the Jade King Contest was held here, so I came to increase my knowledge and open my eyes. ”
"Okay, okay, young people are insightful!" Shi Yunfeng said with a smile: "Tan Yujiang, please invite them to the VIP seat!"
Everyone thanked them politely, and under the guidance of Tan Fangzhen, they entered the VIP seat.
The open-air competition stage in front of me is magnificent, comparable to the concert stage of big-name singers, with red carpet paving, surrounded by flowers, and hundreds of VIP seats in the back, most of whom have already been seated, among which more than half a hundred people abound, and most of them are Chinese.
With Tan Fangzhen and Shi Yunfeng growing up to open the door of convenience, these tourists naturally sat down unimpeded.
On the background wall, the slogan "The 48th Myanmar Jade King Competition!" is clearly written in multiple languages, surrounded by precious jade handicrafts.
Thousands of people were waiting to sit or stand.
Tan Fangzhen talked with acquaintances from time to time, and introduced these people to Ye Fan and others, the leaders of the Myanmar jade industry are all listed, from referees to VIPs, most of them have been in the sixtieth year, and most of them are Chinese!
"Tan Yujiang, this Burmese jade shop seems to be monopolized by us Chinese?" Bai Hongde said with a smile.
Tan Fangzhen shook his head and sighed: "Fei Ye, Fei Ye!"
"Oh? Isn't it?"
"This is just a superficial phenomenon!" Tan Fangzhen said, "Which part of the jade industry is the most profitable?"
"Could it be ......"
"Gambling stones!" Tan Fangzhen asked and replied to himself: "The gambling stone kings and jade kings everywhere are worth hundreds of millions at every turn, and we old men can only do handicrafts, which are far inferior to their assets and strength." Over the years, Myanmar's gambling stone business has been dominated by locals, and this Jade King Contest has not been able to choose a result for decades!"
As it is, this is the unspoken rule of the jade industry in Myanmar. The seemingly glorious and magnificent competition is actually a dispute between the Chinese and the Burmese, one side occupies the gambling stone resources, the other side occupies the field of traditional crafts, and no one wants the other to dominate and seize the title of Jade King!