"Rongrong, we'll treat you well for the rest of our lives."
"Our family will be together forever."
"From now on, you won't have a sister. No sister will compete with you for our love."
"…"
—
After Gu Shengsheng blocked all her family members, she continued to wander around the market.
For her, the day at the jadeite gambling market was just getting started.
Although the number of viewers in her livestream had increased significantly, many of them were just there for the drama.
"Streamer, what kind of trick did you use to make over a hundred thousand a day? Teach me!"
"Streamer, I only make three thousand a month, but I have the same dream! WAHHH."
"Jadeite gambling... seeing you do it makes me want to try my luck at the market, too. But I'm afraid if I 'try,' I'll 'die.'"
Gu Shengsheng explained, "The world of jadeite gambling is indeed treacherous. Although it's a get-rich-quick industry, making money is actually very difficult."
Her viewers had many more questions, but before Gu Shengsheng had a chance to answer, she noticed a dispute up ahead.
It was a young man, dressed in tattered clothes.
He was standing in front of a jadeite stall, crying and constantly wiping away his tears.
"This stone was dug up by my ancestors. My ancestors all dug for stones in Myanmar. You can definitely cut something good from this."
"Please just put it up for sale on consignment! I'm begging you!"
As he spoke, the young man dropped to his knees and burst into tears. A large crowd gathered around.
The young man pleaded, "Thirty thousand yuan. My mother is sick, so please, buy them. I won't ask for a cut later on. I just want the money to treat my mom."
Gu Shengsheng watched from the side while people in her livestream tried to urge her on: "Streamer, I have a good feeling about these stones."
"I heard it's hard to import goods from Myanmar, and these are heirlooms. They should be decent."
"Plus, the kid looks so honest. Thirty thousand yuan for all that stuff isn't bad at all."
"Streamer, hurry up and check out the goods before someone else snags the deal!"
Gu Shengsheng wasn't in a hurry, but the "bros" in her stream were dying of anxiety, wishing she would rush in and do something.
Gu Shengsheng said, "No rush. Let's watch a little longer."
Gu Shengsheng wasn't in a hurry, but a large crowd had gathered. The shop owner reluctantly accepted the stones, then said to the crowd:
"Let's just call this a charity case for today. I'll cut one open for everyone to see, and for the rest, you can all think about whether you want to buy them."
"Otherwise, if they just sit here in my shop, they'll never make any money."
After saying this, the owner casually cut open a stone as if it were nothing. "Something's here! Something's here!"
"Whoa, it's actually glutinous rice type! It looks pretty good. The translucency is great, and it really is jadeite from Myanmar."
"I heard someone cut a Jade King a while back, also from an old heirloom stone... Could this be related?"
"…"
The crowd erupted in discussion.
The price of the remaining stones shot up accordingly.
Many people got ready to buy.
The owner pretended to be reluctant, but still had to sell the stones to the people around him.
Because they were in high demand, the buyers bid the price up. The total came to about sixty or seventy thousand.
The stone that had been cut open was kept by the owner.
The people in Gu Shengsheng's livestream were all blaming her:
"Streamer, why didn't you listen to us? In the jadeite gambling market, timing is a crucial factor, you know?"
"I just wish the streamer would learn to take advice! We're really just trying to help you. Don't be so stubborn."
"Streamer, you missed a chance to make money. We feel pathetic for you."
"…"
After these comments, Gu Shengsheng became even calmer.
She stated directly, "That's a shill."
She was firm. "It's just a marketing tactic for selling jadeite. That boy and the merchant are in it together."
The viewers: ???
"No way, how can there be so many schemes?"
"Streamer, if you didn't get it, you didn't get it. How can you start accusing others of being scammers now!"
"I thought that kid looked pretty honest. He even brought out his family heirloom. Anyway, it seemed like a good deal."
"This streamer's trash!"
"…"
Just then, the stones that people had been scrambling to buy were almost all cut open.
Once opened, it turned out there wasn't a single piece of jadeite in any of them.
The one exception only had a 'false green' layer.
There was a thin layer of green, making them think it was real, but who knew that once cut open, the inside was just more black rock.
Although the buyers were a little disappointed, they figured they were ultimately helping a kid out, so they didn't mind too much.
But the viewers in the livestream were starting to see what was going on.
'It really does seem like they were shills.'
Because when Gu Shengsheng went to the other end of the market in the afternoon, the same boy, with the same story, appeared not far ahead.
And again, a group of people was standing by, listening.
The viewers: ...
"So they really were shills! Oh my god, I'm so stupid!"
"Society is so dark... WAHHH, I want to go back to the countryside."
"Streamer, hurry up and expose them! You can't let them cheat more people!"
Gu Shengsheng said, "There's no proof. It's a case of a willing cheater and a willing victim. There's no way to expose them."
"There are many similar cases online, but people don't want to look at them. They'd rather believe in the fantasy of a pie falling from the sky."
When she put it like that, it really did make sense.
But this time, Gu Shengsheng went over, looking thoroughly interested.
Her viewers were exasperated: 'She knows it's a scam but still wants to jump in. Is our streamer a little bit nuts?'
Gu Shengsheng just smiled calmly and said, "Even among fakes, you can find a real treasure. Perhaps even they don't know it."
Gu Shengsheng approached. The owner and the stinky little beggar were putting on the same old act.
This time, however, the material was straightforward. The young man presented three stones that all looked like high-end pieces at a glance. They were stones that already showed some green on the surface, which greatly increased the probability of cutting a full-green jadeite.
Gu Shengsheng explained to her stream, "This first one, with the old Huika-type rind, is a type that's gone extinct. These usually yield good material. The second one is a fine-sand stone from an old mine, with a glass-like base. You can already see the color on the skin—it's a good piece."
Perhaps seeing that Gu Shengsheng's commentary marked her as an expert, an uncle next to her took the initiative to explain, "But this third one is no good. Usually, when the pine-flower markings form in specks like this, it means the color inside will also be 'just a few specks.' It indicates a problem with the texture and translucency. A stone like this will get you royally screwed."
Stones like these were clearly expensive, so the onlookers were just watching without making a move.
But Gu Shengsheng smiled. 'She certainly didn't think that stone was bad.'
On the contrary, the System's analysis showed the third stone was the best one.
Item: Pine-Flower Type Jadeite rough stone
Description: Pine-flower markings are speckled, a high-quality piece unseen in over a decade. Full green; glutinous rice type. Recommended for Host to acquire. Jadeite content: 98%. The other two are hollow inside, with jadeite content of 2-3%.
Market Price: 300,000
Buyback Price: 280,000
Emotion Value Collected: 483
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