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Wei Yuan finally understands why the best-selling magazines in Hong Kong and Taiwan are primarily gossip magazines that expose others, and why sales skyrocket with sensational news! This has led to the emergence of many elites similar to the Flying Tigers, who use cameras as their weapons. They scale walls and overcome dangers, skillfully reporting first-hand gossip news. They have a formidable title: Paparazzi! At this moment, when Wei Yuan hears about such family secrets, a fire of gossip ignites in his Dantian, indicating that there is a natural curiosity in human nature to pry into others' affairs.
"We're just calling each other by our generational titles; there's actually no blood relation!" Liu Lei explained.
According to Liu Lei's explanation, Wei Yuan learned that Liu Lei's aunt, who is Liu Haisheng's sister, was Ma Yanggang's first wife. At that time, he had not yet become wealthy. This woman followed him for five years and bore him a son and a daughter. However, by the time Ma Yanggang began to establish his power in the United States, she had already passed away.
Ma Yanggang's second wife only bore him two boys. As for Ma Teng, he is rumored to be an illegitimate child. It is said that Ma Yanggang was quite the womanizer, having likely been involved with more women than Wei Yuan has QQ friends! Of course, this was Liu Lei's exact words, but he knew that Wei Yuan had over four hundred friends on QQ, which seemed exaggerated. "Ma Teng is not your aunt's child?" From this, Wei Yuan found a clue: Ma Teng referred to Liu Haisheng as "uncle," but it was merely a generational title; in reality, Liu Haisheng did not have much fondness for this nephew, let alone any affection.
On the contrary, Liu Haisheng favored Wei Yuan, who had previously saved Liu Lei's life. Furthermore, Liu Haisheng had heard about Wei Yuan's family situation and held a very positive view of his resilience.
It wasn't until now that Wei Yuan saw through Liu Haisheng's capabilities. He was not only the principal of Jinghai No. 1 Middle School but also the owner of Jade Origin Studio and the spokesperson for the Ma Family in Jinghai's Jade Rough Material Market. Currently, Liu Haisheng had Ma Teng firmly under control.
"Regardless, you've already taught this kid a lesson; let's turn the page on this matter for now," Liu Haisheng said.
Wei Yuan also did not wish to entangle himself further with Ma Teng. In fact, his biggest opponent now was Xu Feng. Even if Xu Feng had strong backing as Yuan Ziyi suggested, Wei Yuan would not retreat; such hatred could only be washed away with blood! "The key is to think about how to strengthen oneself."
Wei Yuan articulated this insight very succinctly.
This immediately garnered agreement from Liu Haisheng and his son. The three of them slumped together on the sofa; despite their age differences, Liu Haisheng did not give off an oppressive feeling typical of elders.
Instead, being with Liu Haisheng made Wei Yuan feel unprecedentedly relaxed, as if he were among peers without any discomfort.
It was already past ten o'clock at night, and the three of them were in Liu Haisheng's Jade Origin Studio. Normally, Wei Yuan wouldn't bother to visit such a high-end jade store; even the cheapest item here costs at least a thousand or two! To Wei Yuan, he didn't quite understand the benefits of wearing jade, so to him, no matter how good the jade was, it was just a piece of stone and certainly not worth spending a lot of money on.
However, he still had a strong interest in jade, much like how women feel about branded handbags—it's nice to look at even if you can't own one.
At this moment, Wei Yuan was pacing back and forth, observing the jade displayed on the counter like a customer. Of course, he wasn't focused on how to identify the quality of jade or what green veins or patterns meant; he was only concerned about the prices.
The Jade Origin Studio was located in the most expensive area of Jinghai City, so everything displayed here was high-priced jade. The price tags were mostly in five figures, which left Wei Yuan puzzled. He asked a very straightforward question: "They're all jade; why is there such a big difference in price?" As the saying goes, insiders see the details while outsiders see the spectacle. It was normal for Wei Yuan to have such questions. Liu Haisheng smiled slightly and explained, "The main factors determining the price are the grade of the jade used for carving and the skill of the sculptor."
This answer clearly wasn't what Wei Yuan was looking for. Seeing these expensive stones sparked an idea in his mind that he wondered if it could be feasible.
So he needed to organize his question: "What I mean is, can there be a significant price difference for jade carved from the same piece of jade?" Obviously, this question still showed some naivety, but Liu Haisheng patiently explained, "Generally speaking, for jade carved from the same piece of jade, it mainly depends on your sculptor's skill. Some folk masters definitely have the ability to turn something worthless into something extraordinary!" It was clear that Wei Yuan didn't possess such skills and wasn't familiar with these folk masters, so he could only continue asking, "Are there other situations?"
Liu Haisheng thought for a moment and replied, "Another situation is quite rare!" Wei Yuan's interest was piqued: "What situation?" Liu Haisheng, true to his title as director, always liked to summarize when discussing such topics: "There are generally several situations. When we cut a piece of jade open, if it's just a bunch of random stones, they are usually sent to workshops where they are machine-made with little value—those are just cheap goods on the market."
Liu Haisheng took a sip of tea and continued, "If it's more expensive jade, it's usually hand-carved and polished by skilled craftsmen. This can lead to mistakes because machines can malfunction; after all, humans can make errors too." "These occasional human errors can cause a piece of originally valuable jade to suddenly drop in price. After all, those who can afford jade are mostly wealthy people; no one wants to buy flawed jade products, right?" Liu Haisheng's words finally made Wei Yuan see an opportunity. Although it might be rare, if it were a larger Jade Processing Factory, such mistakes would certainly not be uncommon. If he could offer a higher price to buy these jades and then repair the flawed parts before selling them at a higher price again, the profit would undoubtedly surpass that of repairing old video disks! At this moment, Wei Yuan was no longer just satisfied with thousands; his perspective had undoubtedly broadened. After seeing the five-figure stones at Jade Origin Studio, he knew this was a lucrative business.
Now he thought about how to develop his own strength; however, he needed to build connections in the Jade Processing Factory through Liu Haisheng. At this point, Wei Yuan faced a dilemma: how to approach him? "Why are you asking these questions? Are you interested in this?" Liu Lei suddenly asked.
It seemed that Wei Yuan was too eager; being so anxious about asking about jade prices easily raised suspicions. Normally, Wei Yuan wouldn't show any interest in jade.
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