Bai Jing also spoke at this point, "One hundred million!"


    She truly liked this fist-sized piece of imperial green, but she knew her chances of getting it were slim.


    There were many jewelry groups present with far greater resources than hers.


    Such a large piece of imperial green was rare and completely flawless, and its market value should be between three hundred million and five hundred million.


    This was only her estimate, after all, imperial green was too rare, and she was not clear on the exact price herself.


    A few years ago, this market had seen an imperial green of a woman''s fist size, but the color and size were not as good as this one; it sold for nearly three hundred million at the time.


    Its value would definitely be higher now.


    Xu Yunfu''s heart was bleeding. If he could choose again, he would definitely not sell these raw stones.


    Imperial green, worth hundreds of millions.


    He could have made a great sum of money from it.


    But there are no regrets for sale in this world, and he didn''t have the courage to cut it open.


    He had once cut open a batch of old mine raw stones by himself before, and ended up with a loss so severe it left him green-faced.


    Since then, he never cut again; he just bought in batches and sold them off, making a decent profit.


    ...


    "Three hundred million!" A middle-aged man who had been silent until now suddenly spoke up, raising the price to three hundred million outright.


    Many retracted on hearing this price, it was too high.


    Their companies didn''t have that much in liquid assets.


    Many turned their eyes toward the bidding middle-aged man, showing puzzled looks. Who was this man?


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    The blond, blue-eyed foreigner then said, "Please hold on a moment, sir, I need to make a call."


    Qin Hao nodded. He was here to make money, and naturally, the higher the price, the better.


    Creating the latest generation of Xinghai intelligent robots required extensive funds, and, for now, he could only rely on gemstone gambling to raise some money.


    Soon, the blond, blue-eyed foreigner hung up the phone and said, "Three hundred and fifty million."


    The middle-aged man didn''t hesitate and raised the price again, "Four hundred million."


    "Four hundred and ten million!"


    "Four hundred and fifty million!"


    The blond, blue-eyed foreigner shook his head, indicating he would not raise his bid any further.


    The reason it was called Dragon Stone type is that this variety of jade was extremely rare, like a dragon whose presence is unseen.


    Bai Jing stared dumbfounded at Qin Hao''s profile, the more she looked, the more she felt Qin Hao was like an enigma, exuding mystery everywhere.


    She felt somewhat fortunate, thankful that she had not sided with the Dayuan Group back then, otherwise, she feared she would have been the one to lose in the end.


    She had a premonition that if Dayuan Group foolishly continued to confront Qin Hao head-on, Dayuan Group would meet a miserable end!


    "I''ll offer eight billion, Mr. Qin, would you sell?" Liu Zhen Tao asked.


    Qin Hao glanced at him and said with a light smile, "Even if I were giving it away, I wouldn''t sell it to you."


    Liu Zhen Tao''s expression fluctuated, and Qin Hao saying this in front of so many people was tantamount to slapping his face publicly.


    But he didn''t reflect on how he had just treated Qin Hao.


    Contempt, disdain, mockery!


    Although Qin Hao didn''t speak, his heart was like a clear mirror, he was aware of how everyone treated him.


    Bai Jing felt very satisfied hearing Qin Hao''s words.


    Serves you right, for looking down on people!


    The expressions of the crowd varied, some schadenfreude, and some remained composed.


    At that moment, the middle-aged man said, "Dragon Stone type is a once-in-a-century rarity, a priceless treasure for many, Mr. Qin, do you intend to deal? If so, we could go have a chat."


    Qin Hao looked at the fist-sized piece of Dragon Stone type jade and nodded slightly.


    He wasn''t particularly fond of jade, and although the Dragon Stone type was a rare treasure, in his eyes, it was just a stone,


    "Alright, Mr. Qin, I''ll find a place, and we can talk slowly," the middle-aged man said with a smile.


    Qin Hao followed him out of the Jade Origin, with Li Moying, Bai Jing, and others also coming out.


    After they left, the crowd reacted and began to choose rough stones, feeling that Xu Yunfu''s batch of goods contained many good items, so they also planned to make a purchase.


    Little did they know that all the good items had already been chosen by Qin Hao.


    ...


    Qin Hao and the others followed the middle-aged man to a nearby teahouse.


    The middle-aged man secured a private room, where only Qin Hao, Li Moying, Bai Jing, and he were present.


    Smiling, the middle-aged man said, "Let me introduce myself, I am Zhu Huasheng, the chairman of Shenglong Group."


    "Shenglong Group?" Bai Jing was so surprised she nearly jumped from her chair.


    Qin Hao hadn''t heard of the name, but seeing Bai Jing''s reaction, he believed this Shenglong Group must be significant.


    Smiling, he said, "So you are Mr. Zhu of Shenglong Group, I have long heard of your great reputation."