books44 Chapter 82 Shocked by Gem Prices
Chapter 82 Shocked by Gem Prices
"Liu Yi, I've prepared all your junk—no, I mean, everything you wanted—remember to accept it." Princess Mingyue finally finished sorting through the junk that Lin Liu Yi had asked for.
Thinking back to the incomprehension looks she received from the researchers when she asked them for these materials, she could only say that she wanted to study something. However, they told her that the technology was too old and might not be very helpful in inspiring new technologies, and even suggested that she change it.
She could only grit her teeth and say that she wanted these, and they looked at her with disapproving eyes.
Sigh, she really went to great lengths for Children's Day.
While thinking, Princess Mingyue sent a message to Lin Liuyi: "I've given you everything. You must study it carefully. I look forward to the day you set foot in the interstellar world!"
Lin Liuyi didn't have time to reply to her beloved princess's message right now, because Xiao Yang had come to see the gems.
"Oh, Liu Yi, I miss you so much! You have no idea how tough this show is. I'm never going to be on a show like this again. They're all crazy!" Jin Huan complained to Lin Liu Yi as soon as she got back, completely ignoring that Xiao Yang was also there.
"If you don't want to go, then don't go. Anyway, you're quite wealthy now!" The two of them sold face masks and such together, and Jin Huan made quite a bit of money.
"Sigh, isn't this all for my career? But I really need to think about it carefully next time!" Jin Huan thought that what Lin Liuyi said made sense. She became a blogger because she was short of money, but now that she wasn't, she could put some of her work aside.
"Um, Liu Yi, can I take another look at that gem?" Xiao Yang asked expectantly.
"Yes, yes, Liu Yi, hurry up and take it out, I want to see it too."
"No problem, you wait here." Lin Liu went back into the house to get the ruby, and after thinking for a moment, she took out all the gems she had obtained from the Ming world.
Then Jin Huan and Xiao Yang saw Lin Liuyi come out carrying a cardboard box.
"Liu Yi, this is too simple. Why didn't you get a nicer box?" Jin Huan complained.
"How to match? Which one to match?" Lin Liuyi asked as he took out the gemstones.
"Of course..."
Jin Huan was so shocked when she saw Lin Liuyi take out a sapphire the size of a football that she forgot to say anything.
Then she saw her take out the ruby from before, and that wasn't all. Yellow, orange, green, cyan, purple, and finally Lin Liuyi took out a pink gem. Jin Huan was already numb.
That's it?
"Isn't that enough?" Lin Liu wondered why the two of them were reacting like this.
"Tell me, where did you get so many colored glass pieces? They're quite realistic." Jin Huan said, reaching out to touch the pink gemstone.
Hearing Jin Huan ask Lin Liuyi this question, Xiao Yang seemed to have just come back to his senses, and he let out a breath.
"What?! This is all real!" Lin Liu laughed. So you two didn't react because you thought it was fake.
"How is this possible!" Jin Huan screamed. Xiao Yang wanted to scream too, but he held back.
The two looked at Lin Liuyi with expectant eyes; they must have misheard.
"It's really true, no doubt about it!" Lin Liuyi nodded emphatically, and Jin Huan quickly withdrew her hand from the gemstone.
"You...you, where did you come from?"
"It's not entirely mine; it was entrusted to me by someone else," Lin Liuyi explained.
Jin Huan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just a moment ago, she was already wondering whether her sisters had stolen the home of some wealthy man or whether they were the missing heirs of some wealthy family.
"Here, the ruby you wanted." Lin Liu picked up the gem and handed it to Xiao Yang.
Xiao Yang's mind was no longer on the ruby. "Can I look at the others?"
Anyone looking at a pile of colorful gems would be tempted to examine each color.
"No problem, feel free to look around."
The more casual Lin Liuyi's attitude was, the more nervous Xiao Yang became. He picked up the fist-sized orange gem and held it up to his eyes to examine it.
Natural orange gemstones are not common, let alone one this large. If it weren't for the stone's slight transparency, it would look like a strangely shaped orange from a distance, vibrant and rich.
Compared to the orange gemstone next to it, the yellow gemstone appears much paler and less intense in color, yet it is by no means ordinary.
Then he picked up the blue gemstone. Unlike the emerald, this gemstone was not intensely colored; the whole stone had a faint blue hue, but it gave people a peaceful and elegant feeling.
There are also sapphires and amethysts; their deep colors make the gemstones even more captivating.
Finally, the pink gemstone, its pale pink hue like the unspoken thoughts on a young girl's face, was so appealing that not only Jin Huan and the others liked it, but even Xiao Yang couldn't help but be moved.
After examining each gem, Xiao Yang turned his gaze to Lin Liuyi.
"Are all of these going to be sold?" he asked with difficulty.
"That's right, except for the pink ones, everything else is available. You want to buy them all?"
Xiao Yang shook his head. He probably couldn't afford it. In fact, he couldn't even afford that ruby, let alone the rest of the gems.
He could tell how good these gems were without even needing an institution to verify them; they were top-quality.
After looking at the half of the ruby, Xiao Yang offered a price: "I'll buy one-thirtieth of this ruby, how about 2 million?"
"One-thirtieth? What does that mean?" Lin Liuyi was dumbfounded.
Since the question had already been asked, Xiao Yang didn't mind saying a little more.
He told Lin Liuyi that the ruby was half the size of a fist and estimated to be 1500 carats. According to Sotheby's, a 55-carat Mozambique ruby recently sold for $3480 million.
Therefore, a 1500-carat gem would cost approximately 9.5 million US dollars. Moreover, the larger the gem, the more valuable it is. If this gem were auctioned, it would certainly fetch over one billion US dollars.
Xiao Yang's offer was actually somewhat advantageous to Lin Liuyi, but auction houses usually take a commission, so the final price was about the same as what he offered.
After Xiao Yang's explanation, Lin Liuyi finally understood.
She swallowed hard. How could this thing be so expensive? And then she thought about all the stuff on the riverbank over there in Ming. Wasn't Ming guarding a treasure trove?
"So, if you want to participate in the auction, then it's just not meant to be for me." Xiao Yang sighed; he still didn't earn enough money!
If others knew he was making such a remark, they would definitely despise him. He's a top celebrity in the entertainment industry, yet he still says he doesn't earn enough!
"No, no, I'll sell it to you anyway, but what about the cutting?"
"Let me find someone to go with us, and I can choose first, okay?"
"No problem!" Lin Liuyi readily agreed.
Xiao Yang readily paid a deposit of 50 million, and at that moment Lin Liuyi truly felt like he had struck it rich.