Gambling stone is a jewelry industry term, which refers to the jadeite when it is mined, there is a layer of weathered skin wrapped, and it is impossible to know the quality of the jadeite, and the quality of the jadeite must be known after cutting.

The name of the early stage of gambling stone is not called gambling stone, but called gambling house, and the gambling stone master must have: one is great challenge ability, the second is the adventurous spirit, and the third is rich experience. In the gambling stone market, there are those who get rich overnight, and of course, it is not excluded that they will go bankrupt overnight.

Unprocessed jadeite rough is called "wool". In the jadeite trading market, the wool is also called "stone", the green wool is called "color goods", the green uneven wool is called "flower brand material", and the large wool without high emerald is called "brick material". The jadeite wool that is wrapped in a leather shell as a whole, and is not cut or opened (also known as the door opener) is called "gambling stone", or "gambling goods". The outer skin of the gambling stone is wrapped in a thin or thick original stone skin, and different gambling stones have different colors, red, yellow, white, black, and mixed colors.

The jadeite produced in the old factory has skin, but the waterstone jadeite produced in the riverbed is also the old factory jade, and the skin is very thin or skinless. Most of the jadeite produced in the new factory has no skin, but it is produced in the slope layer. The thickness of the skin mainly depends on the degree of weathering, and the higher the degree of weathering, the thicker the skin. The skin of a piece of jadeite raw material is colored, the surface is very good, and the green is seen when the first knife is cut, but the green is not there when the second knife is cut, which is also a common thing. Where you leave the jadeite mine, the bet is only 1 in 10,000 (referring to the pigment), and the probability of gambling in the jadeite mine is much higher. Gamble to rise and get rich overnight, but the vast majority end in failure.

The most lucrative and tempting jade trade, but also the most risky, is the gambling stone. There is a saying in the jewelry world: gambling on stones is like gambling on life. If you win a bet, you will make ten times and a hundred times more, and you will become a rich man overnight; Compared with gambling stone trading, risky transactions such as stocks and real estate are dwarfed by warmth.

Generally, only from the appearance, can not see the true face of the original stone "Lushan" at a glance. Even today, with the advancement of science, there is no instrument that can quickly determine whether it is a "treasure jade" or a "ruined flocculent" through this shell. Therefore, buying and selling is very risky and very "exciting", so it is called "gambling". Gambling wins are very profitable, so this kind of trading has endured from ancient times to the present.

Of course, Pang Xiaonan is no stranger to "gambling stones", but he is a little puzzled: "Why is there a gambling stone conference on the black market? Isn't this kind of auction usually in the place of origin of gemstones?"

Councillor Wang said: "To the west of Huahai City, there is a long Rocky Mountains, on which a lot of gem mines have been discovered decades ago, so there are some businessmen who have gone to mine, of course, there are those who are lucky enough to make a fortune, and there are also those who have no vision to lose their pants and have no pants to wear, just like the gold rush in the wild land of the west in the past. ”

"In other words, all the gemstones in the Rocky Mountains are sold in Huahai City?" Pang Xiaonan is very interested in jewelry, which is a shortcut to make him rich overnight.

"Those gems of inferior quality are all purchased and sold by jewelry companies in Huahai City," Councillor Wang is obviously also involved in the industry, "the better quality gems are sold abroad by export agents," Councillor Wang paused, "and the top-quality gems are auctioned at this black market gambling stone conference." ”

"Since it's rough, how do you know it's top quality?" Pang Xiaonan is interested in gemstones, but he is not very clear about the operation of gem mines and gem companies.

"People who are engaged in the jewelry industry will more or less see some general information from the appearance of the rough stone, such as me," Councilor Wang did not boast, he also studied the technique of gambling stones for a while, "When you can't see it, don't do processing, and directly take it to the gambling stone conference for auction, so that it is possible that an ordinary rough stone can be sold at a sky-high price and turn waste into treasure." ”

Measuring the quality of a piece of jadeite is also very simple to say. The first is its hardness and density, the hardness of jadeite is very high, generally reaching 7 degrees on the Mohs scale, and the jargon of the jade world is called "species".

"Species" is good, that is, high hardness. Experienced jadeite sellers will use a piece of glass as an experiment, and scratch their jadeite rubble on the glass, resulting in deep scratches on the glass, and the jadeite rubble is not damaged at all. Good jadeite is about the same hardness as diamond.

The second is transparency, which is called "water head" in the jargon, and the higher the transparency, the higher the quality. The best jadeite is like glass, and the jade world calls it a glass bottom.

If there is no green at all on the skin, but only the green at the opening, then its price should be lower than the actual price. This is the general basis and principle of the valuation of high-grade jadeite raw materials, and there will be no large deviation in the valuation of jadeite raw materials according to this method.

The quality of jadeite raw materials is changeable, there is no fixed judgment mode, it is a piece of flawless jadeite with all peeled skin, and there may be great changes after cutting, so the valuation of jadeite raw materials is very practical.

In addition to the gambling stones of jadeite, there are also gambling stones of tree jade and gambling stones of other gemstones. The jade that trees turned into 200 million years ago is also very gambling. The general tree jade has an outer skin, and the good or bad of its jade layer can only be seen after removing the outer skin. Buying tree jade wool is actually a gambling stone, sometimes there is no return, sometimes it rises a hundred times, and it requires strong professional knowledge.

Gambling stones require both solid professional knowledge and luck, otherwise it cannot be called gambling. It is possible that even the gambling stone master can't see a broken stone with any trouble, and when someone picks it up and opens it, it is a gem.

Councillor Wang said: "The most famous story of the gambling stone is the piece and the family. According to legend, in the state of Chu 2,000 years ago, there was a man named Bian He, who found a piece of jade. He took it out and presented it to the two monarchs of the Chu State, and the monarch thought that he had been deceived and cut off his left and right legs one after another. Bian He couldn't walk without legs, he cried on Chu Mountain for three days and three nights with Yupu in his arms, and then King Wen of Chu knew, he sent someone to bring Yupu and asked Yugong to dissect it. The result is a gem-quality jade. This gem was named He's Bi. Later, this gem was owned by King Zhao Hui, and King Qin Zhao promised to exchange fifteen cities for this gem, which shows the high value of this gem. This gem was later carved into a jade seal, which was not lost until the Western Jin Dynasty. If Bian He can survive to this day, he must be an outstanding gambling stone master. ”

Pang Xiaonan smiled and said, "Although Bian He discovered He's Bi, he met someone who didn't know how to do it, which is a tragedy. Ten bets and nine losses, we go to the gambling stone conference, we must not have a fluke mentality. ”

Councilor Wang laughed and said, "Since it is a gamble, there must be uncertainty, if you are counted dead, how can others play?"

Pang Xiaonan was silent, he had a plan in his heart, and asked: "How much does the price of a rough stone in the gambling stone conference be?"

Councilor Wang said: "Ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, rarely exceeding one million, and the rough stones worth one million will be opened by themselves, and they will never be auctioned, so if you want to pick up the leaks, you can only rely on luck." ”

"But!" Councilor Wang made a big turn, "millions of stones, the Black Bear Gang will use them for a game, this is the gimmick of the Gambling Stone Conference." ”

"How do you compare the law?" Pang Xiaonan knew that this gambling stone conference was definitely not as simple as looking at the original stone transaction on the spot, otherwise it would not become a fixed program of the Black Bear Gang.

"It's very simple, it's similar to the rules of the casino," Councillor Wang said slowly, "You've played cards, right? The easiest way to bet is to compare the size, your cards are big, then you win." However, the gambling equipment of the gambling stone conference is not a card, it is a rough stone. The Black Bear Gang sits on the bank, they will take out a stone, and then the rest of the people can take their own stone to bet, buy and leave, cut on the spot, if your stone is worth more than the dealer, then you win the dealer, but as long as there is a person on the table whose stone is worth more than you, then you also lose. ”

Pang Xiaonan blinked, he still didn't understand, "Then isn't this gamble too monotonous, just take a stone and go up, and then sit and wait for the cards to be opened?"

Councillor Wang shook his head and said, "If it's that simple, then what's the gimmick? The game of this stone gambling game is similar to the gambling game, if you think you have a big chance of winning and you can keep raising, then other people will judge whether the value is worth it or not, and sometimes the bet on the table is higher than the value of the stone itself." ”

Pang Xiaonan finally understood, he nodded and said: "For example, if I bet 1 million, and the next family feels that his stone is not worth 1 million in total, or he feels that it is too risky to bet 1 million, then he can choose to go out of the game, and the bet he bet before will be returned to the gambling pool." If the next guy thinks his stone can beat me, he'll probably go with 1 million and make me 1 million bigger, so the stakes will get bigger and bigger until no one calls, right?"

"That's right!" Councilor Wang didn't expect Pang Xiaonan to look like a student, but he was so clear about the gambling game, and his eyes were full of doubts, "It seems that you know the rules of gambling very well, although the rules of this gambling stone are similar to those of gambling cards, but they are more exciting, because everyone is all blind gambling." ”

Pang Xiaonan smashed his mouth, just after eating a cherry, a little flesh was embedded between his teeth, he snorted the flesh into his mouth, and then swallowed it in his stomach, not wasting it at all. Then he said: "Yes, blind gambling, at least everyone can see their own cards, and then judge other people's cards from other people's expressions and actions, but the gambling stone is completely resigned to fate." ”

Councilor Wang picked up his mobile phone to check the time, dialed a call, and turned on the speakerphone: "Why hasn't the food been called for so long?"

Peng Yuyan on the other end of the phone: "I asked the chef to make a bowl of medicinal soup, it has been boiled for a long time, it is already ready, I am already on the way back, and I will arrive soon." ”

Pang Xiaonan smiled knowingly and said, "This Peng Yuyan is very caring, I know that you are cured today and need to make up for it." ”

Councilor Wang hung up his mobile phone and laughed, saying, "He has been with me for a long time, and he used to be a major in the Marine Corps, and his future is limitless." ”

Pang Xiaonan took a scallion pancake and ate it, he didn't feel hungry, but when he was reminded by Councilor Wang's phone call, he remembered that he hadn't eaten dinner yet, so he ate a cake to cushion his stomach first. Hearing Councilor Wang mention that Peng Yuyan used to be a major in the Marine Corps, he was curious: "I see that he is young, why don't you follow you as a bad old man with a bright future? You must have used sugar-coated shells to trap him, right?"

Councillor Wang shook his head with a smile and said, "Do you think he looks like a person who is greedy for enjoyment?"

Pang Xiaonan thought for a moment and said, "It really doesn't look like it." ”

Councillor Wang said: "That year, there was an accident in his family, his father offended the underworld in his hometown, and was stabbed to death, but no evidence could be found, so he left the army and returned to his hometown to avenge his father, killing the boss of the other party." Originally, he was going to go to jail, but when I learned about the situation, I helped him settle the matter. After all, Peng Yuyan and I have had some intersections, and I still have a superior-subordinate relationship with him. ”

Pang Xiaonan nodded and said, "So in order to repay you, he followed you." It's a very old-fashioned plot. ”

Councillor Wang said: "It's a little old-fashioned, but Peng Yuyan had a choice at that time, and the Black Mamba Company was ready to hire him with a high salary, but he refused." ”

"Black Mamba?" Pang Xiaonan remembered Bei's army.

"Yes, Black Mamba," Councilor Wang nodded, "Black Mamba is the largest armed security company in our country and even the world, if Peng Yuyan pursues high-ranking officials, he can join Black Mamba." ”

As he was talking, Peng Yuyan knocked on the door and came in, bringing a sumptuous dinner. After dinner, Pang Xiaonan said to Peng Yuyan: "Brother Peng, wait a minute, please send me back to school to get something, and then send me to Hailong Community." Knowing Peng Yuyan's life experience, Pang Xiaonan inexplicably had some good feelings for Peng Yuyan.

"Okay. Peng Yuyan quickly cleaned up the table and got up to get ready to drive.

Pang Xiaonan explained to Councilor Wang and said: "If you have nothing to do, just go home as soon as possible, no matter how good the conditions of this hospital are, it is not as comfortable as living at home, and it is convenient for me to send you medicine." ”

Councilor Wang got up and said, "Yes, I will be discharged from the hospital tomorrow and go home!"

"By the way, let's go to the Gambling Stone Conference another day. ”

Pang Xiaonan took the big G off-road vehicle driven by Peng Yuyan back to the school dormitory, and suddenly remembered one thing, so he said to Peng Yuyan: "Brother Peng, you don't have to wait for me, I'll go to Hailong Community by myself." He almost forgot that he was the one who had the car, and that the key to Wang Gangqiang's shepherd was still with him.

Peng Yuyan smiled at him, didn't ask the reason, and said, "Okay, you can call me if you have something." By the way, do you want me to say hello to you?"

Pang Xiaonan shook his head and said, "No need, thank you." "He hadn't taken the Hungry Wolves too seriously.

Peng Yuyan sat in the cab and made a military salute to Pang Xiaonan, and said with an extremely sunny smile: "Goodbye." Then he stepped on the gas pedal and disappeared into the night.

Pang Xiaonan went to the dormitory to pack his luggage, he didn't have much luggage, just two changes of clothes and daily necessities, plus some textbooks and school supplies, and a backpack was loaded.

Carrying a heavy backpack, Pang Xiaonan walked out of the dormitory, looking at the word "303" on the door frame of the dormitory, he sighed a little, hey, after all, it is still not suitable for campus life.

Pang Xiaonan remembered that Wang Gangqiang's car was parked on the road outside the fighting club, so he walked towards the fighting club. Outside the fighting club was a small garden, and outside the garden was a boulevard, and the shepherd was parked under a tall phoenix tree.

Pang Xiaonan pressed the car key, unlocked the car, threw the bag into the co-pilot's chair, and was about to drive away, thinking that it was better to say hello to Wang Gangqiang, so he went straight into the martial arts club.

The fighting club is still in full swing, everyone is actively punching and kicking, and in the battle with Brother Monkey, everyone realizes that their fighting level is still very insufficient. As soon as Pang Xiaonan entered the door, he heard Wang Gangqiang yelling: "Be serious for me, don't let Pang Xiaonan's kid be too proud!"

Pang Xiaonan quietly walked behind Wang Gangqiang, patted him, and called "president".

Wang Gangqiang turned around and saw that it was Pang Xiaonan, instinctively jumped a step back, and said tremblingly, "What are you doing?"

Pang Xiaonan looked at Wang Gangqiang with a smile and said, "Don't do anything, I'll tell you, I drove away in your car." ”

Wang Gangqiang's voice became louder: "You drive away in the car, but you have to give me an explanation, why did you lead the underworld to the martial arts club?!"

Pang Xiaonan has changed into a casual clothes, a blue crewneck shirt with holes in the cuffs, a washed white jeans on the bottom, and a pair of open-toed sandals on his feet.

Pang Xiaonan still looked at Wang Gangqiang with a smile, and said: "President, you have to thank me, I led the underworld to the fighting club, one is to increase everyone's actual combat experience, and the other is to give the fighting club prestige, you see, in the future, when the Dongli Military Academy Fighting Club goes out, who will dare to bully the fighting club, and those gangsters will run away if they don't see it?"

Wang Gang stiffened his neck and shouted: "You don't talk about that useless, do you know how much damage you caused to the fighting club yesterday? Also, you made the Hungry Wolf Gang lose 60,000 yuan, of which 40,000 yuan belonged to the fighting club?" Wang Gangqiang had long wanted to settle accounts with Pang Xiaonan, but he remembered that he was not Pang Xiaonan's opponent, so he never dared to act.

Pang Xiaonan snorted and said, "Wang Gangqiang, can you have a little common sense? If I hadn't made a move, what would have become of the martial arts society? If I hadn't made a move, where would I get the 60,000 yuan? I earned 60,000 yuan by hard work, and you are embarrassed to ask me? Besides, are you a rich second generation lacking that money? I, a poor student, am I short of money. ”

"Then you can't swallow it alone...... Wang Gangqiang's voice weakened, he didn't lack the tens of thousands of yuan, he just couldn't get used to Pang Xiaonan not taking him seriously, so that he, the president of the martial arts club, would lose face in front of the members.

The rest of the martial arts club stopped practicing, and when they saw this, a few more people walked up to Pang Xiaonan and Wang Gangqiang. They were all envious of Pang Xiaonan's performance yesterday and thanked him for saving the club's reputation. One of them is Mike Xu, who lost in the first round yesterday.