Starting as the President of a Billionaire Group

Chapter 680: Chapter 654 Billion Raw Stones

Su Ming looked Ye Chen up and down.

Wearing cheap clothes from the market, it was obvious he wasn’t doing well, and the funniest part was that he was holding a big rock.

”Ye Chen, what are you doing with that big rock? You didn’t just pick a random rock to sell, did you?” Su Ming teased.

Yuanyuan snorted, ”Ye Chen, after all these years, you’re still so naive. Do you think any random rock you pick from the street could be jadeite?”

Su Ming mocked from the side, ”Yuanyuan, it’s great that Ye Chen has dreams. As someone that poor, he can only dream of a windfall falling from the sky.”

Ye Chen couldn’t be bothered with the two and walked straight to the counter.

A salesgirl came over, ”Sir, is there anything I can help you with?”

Su Ming chimed in sarcastically, ”Miss, this guy picked a rock from the street and thinks it can make him rich.”

As he spoke, Su Ming and Yuanyuan couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Yuanyuan added mockingly, ”Good thing I didn’t stay with this loser back then, or I’d be utterly embarrassed now.”

The salesgirl looked at Ye Chen with confusion, ”Sir, are you selling this rough stone?”

Ye Chen nodded, ”Could you call your boss over, please?”

Su Ming said from the side, ”About enough, Ye Chen. As your former colleague, I’m embarrassed for you. Do you really think a random rock from the street could be jadeite?”

Yuanyuan was even more sarcastic, ”Ye Chen, I always thought you were hopeless, but I didn’t expect you to get even worse after I left you.”

Ye Chen coldly replied, ”Su Ming, isn’t your family in the scrap recovery business? Your assets are no more than ten million, right? Believe it or not, your entire family’s worth is less than this lousy rock you’re mocking.”

”Hahaha, you think this lousy rock is worth more than my family’s assets? Let me tell you, our family’s real estate is over ten million, and with fixed assets, it’s at least twenty million.”

Yuanyuan mocked from the side, ”Ye Chen, now do you understand why I left you for Ah-Ming back then? He’s rich, and you live in a rental and ride a bicycle. How could you compare?”

Ye Chen sneered and couldn’t be bothered to argue with the two, so he turned to the salesgirl and said, ”Please call your manager and tell them this is a pure Emperor Green.”

”Pure Emperor Green?”

As soon as Ye Chen spoke, everyone was in an uproar, and they gathered around.

Su Ming sneered coldly, ”Pure Emperor Green? Aren’t you afraid to have your tongue sliced by such a breeze?”

Everyone shook their heads, thinking this young man must be crazy with greed.

From the color and pattern, this stone didn’t look like one that would show green.

The salesgirl was also shocked to hear Ye Chen call the stone Emperor Green and quickly called over an old man.

”Boss, this gentleman says the rough stone in his hand is Emperor Green, could you please appraise it?”

An old man with flower-patterned glasses came out. He was the owner of the jade store and a renowned jade appraisal expert, Li Kun.

Elder Li came closer and looked at the rough stone, then he took a magnifying glass to observe it closely for quite a while.

At first, Elder Li had a look of disdain, but soon his disdain turned into shock.

Because from the cracks in the rough stone, you could see a hint of green, indicating a high possibility of revealing jadeite.

Su Ming, standing by, couldn’t hold back, ”Elder Li, this stone must be waste material, don’t waste time on this trash.”

Elder Li suddenly looked up, ignoring Su Ming, and said nervously, ”Young man, would you sell this jade stone to me for a billion?”

A billion?

The scene fell into dead silence.

Everyone thought they had heard wrong.

Su Ming and Yuanyuan were left speechless, their mouths agape in disbelief.

”Elder Li, what did you just say? You must be getting fooled! How could this broken stone be worth a billion?” Su Ming said in disbelief.

”I’ve worked in jade my whole life, I won’t be mistaken. Young man, will you sell this rough stone for a billion?”

Hearing Elder Li’s words, everyone looked at Ye Chen with envy.

This guy really hit the jackpot, picking up a rough stone worth a billion.

Everyone thought Ye Chen would agree to sell the stone, but Ye Chen shook his head.

Because Ye Chen remembered that in his weekly headline news, the rough stone was appraised at ten billion, so he naturally wouldn’t sell it for just a billion.

”Sorry, I can’t sell it for that price.”

Hearing Ye Chen refuse to sell, the crowd was abuzz.

This guy must be too greedy, not selling a stone worth a billion?

Elder Li also frowned, ”Young man, this rough stone is only likely to be icy jade. If it’s not Emperor Green when cut, you won’t get a penny.”

That’s the idea of ’one cut to heaven, one cut to hell’.

At this, Su Ming perked up, ”Ye Chen, If I were you, I’d sell it. You’re just a poor bum, and you’re still not satisfied with a billion.”

”Do you think our Ye Chen is so unambitious as you? I always knew Ye Chen would succeed. In fact, Ye Chen, I left you back then to motivate you, and you haven’t disappointed me.”

Yuanyuan’s tone suddenly changed, and she even let go of Su Ming’s arm to stand by Ye Chen’s side, looking at him with deep affection.

Ye Chen was handsome and now wealthy, while Su Ming had assets only in the millions and was quite ugly, so Yuanyuan naturally chose Ye Chen.

Yuanyuan intended to hook Ye Chen’s arm, but he dodged her.

Indeed, Ye Chen had liked Yuanyuan a lot back then, but now, ha!

With a goddess at home, this green tea ugly girl really thought she could tempt him, she was dreaming.

”Yuanyuan, I’m married now, so please show some respect,” Ye Chen said coldly.

Hearing Ye Chen was married, Yuanyuan’s face changed.

Her eyes showed a hint of regret.

Ye Chen couldn’t be bothered with her and directly said to Elder Li, ”I can cut the stone. If it reveals Emperor Green, you can make an offer then.”

Upon hearing Ye Chen’s words, Li Kun was stunned.

This young man was really bold.

If it were an ordinary person, they would just take a billion without taking this risk.

After all, a billion is enough to change one’s life and ensure prosperity, but if the cut reveals waste, it’s all for nothing.

Elder Li nodded, ”Young man, are you sure you want to cut this stone?”

”I am sure.”

If it weren’t for the weekly headline, Ye Chen would have sold it for the billion immediately.

But now that Ye Chen knew it was Emperor Green, there was no hesitation.

Li Kun nodded, ”Young man, then I can only wish you luck.”

Ye Chen carried the stone to the stone-cutting machine.

Li Kun personally placed the rough stone on the machine to cut it.

Although Ye Chen already knew the result, he was still a bit nervous.

After all, it was ten billion.

Everyone else was also excited.

They were all curious whether the stone would be an amazing surprise or would turn out to be waste after the cut.