CHAPTER 665 SIFT OUT TREASURES OUT OF WASTE

Now Marcus no longer underestimated Maximilian, but regarded him as a knowledgeable man.

Canaan took Maximilian left and right and walked around, and finally arrived at a booth.

At this moment, there were many people around the booth. The group of people was talking and

discussing while looking at the jade pebbles, and Marcus and Master Benedict were among them.

Canaan pulled Maximilian into the stall, pointed to a pile of Hotan jade pebbles, that were placed in the

shape of a hill, and said, "Take a look, how about these jade pebbles?"

The Hotan jade pebbles arranged in the shape of a small mountain were not big, with the thickness and

width about 3-5 cm, and the longest with a length of an adult thumb.

They were small pebbles. The skin-colored materials such as sprinkle golden, purple, autumn pear

were mixed in those jade pebbles, and the whiteness of the pureness was good, and they looked very

eye-catching.

A few men and women stood next to the stall, held small jade pebbles, played with them, and talked

about them constantly.

"The luster of this material is really good. As soon as you take it into your hand, you can feel the

oiliness. Believe me, this feel is definitely quality jade pebble."

"I totally agree with you. And then look at the pores, they are fine and even. There should be no

problem with them. They are definitely real jade pebble."

"The best color is sand color. Nowadays the sprinkled with gold skin and autumn pear skin are very

expensive. But we can pick them at random from this booth. I want to pick a few more high quality

ones."

Seeing Maximilian come over, Marcus and Master Benedict came to Maximilian's side. As if offering a

treasure, Marcus handed Maximilian a green mango-sized jade pebble in his hand.

"Maximilian, look at this. I've been looking at it for a long time, and I feel it's perfectly fine. It is a large

piece with enough whiteness. When we go back and ask someone to carve it, it will become a good

ornament." Marcus said proudly.

Maximilian took the material from Marcus and looked at it, then handed it back to Marcus with no

expression on his face.

Marcus scratched his head and said, "Maximilian, you are…"

"Put it back." Maximilian said indifferently. He lowered his head, casually grabbed a few small pebbles,

and looked at them, "The pores are sprayed out by sandblasting, and the color is made of leather. They

still have conscience in the material. These are the top grades among Korean materials. The raw

material price of this Korean material is about 15,000 dollars a ton. Then, cutting and grinding will

consume 30 to 40%. It is not easy for you to make fake jade pebbles."

Following Maximilian's words, the few people next to him who were pretending to be picking stopped

their movements and looked at Maximilian with unkind eyes, as if they wanted to kill Maximilian.

The stall keeper even looked at Maximilian viciously, flicked the cigarette in his hand to the ground, and

crushed it hard with his foot, "Kid, don't talk nonsense. Just leave if you don't buy it. Don't talk

nonsense here. If you affect my business, I'll hit you!"

"You are annoyed. The acting skills of these supporters are not bad, but their lines are too deliberate. If

I guess correctly, you price it at one thousand each. After a counter-offer, it can be sold for six to eight

hundred dollars each." Maximilian said with a faint smile.

The crowd beside the stall keeper was shocked, and their face changed dramatically. Maximilian

revealed their plans, which made them nervous.

Marcus looked at the pile of jade pebbles, and he became depressed gradually, as if he saw a large

amount of money said goodbye to him.

"These... these are all fakes, but they are so real to me. Could you be wrong?” Marcus felt there was

still a chance, in case it was Maximilian who was careless.

Maximilian smiled, shook his head, and said with certainty, "I won’t be wrong for this kind of low-level

contraptions. Dad, if you like, you can buy some with a 90% discount; otherwise you will at a big loss."

"90% discount…" Marcus looked at the stall keeper and felt that the stall keeper would kill him if he

asked for a 90% off, "It is really painful. How can I make a mistake here? My mind must have suffered

a huge injury."

Master Benedict sighed and patted Marcus's shoulder and said, "What's the matter with your mind? If ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

you buy them, then your mind is totally wounded. Let's move on and go around. Maybe there will be

new discoveries."

Maximilian said cheerfully, "Dad, keep watching. You can't be greedy for cheap things like jade, you will

suffer a huge loss if you are not careful."

"I know. I won't be greedy for cheap stuff anymore. But how can I get more benefits if I'm not greedy for

the cheap?" Marcus said dejectedly.

"Making a profit is not greedy for the cheap. They are two different concepts. If you can understand the

truth, then you can enter the realm of making a profit."

After Maximilian finished speaking, he comforted Marcus with a few more words, and then took Victoria

and Flora to elsewhere, leaving Marcus stunned on the spot.

"What does he mean by this? Making benefit isn’t greedy for cheapness? If you are not greedy for

cheapness, you can't get benefit." Marcus was puzzled and asked.

Master Benedict shook his head and said with an old pedantic look, "Getting benefit from cheap is to

have knowledge and insight. First of all, you should know the value of the object. Secondly, you can

know the authenticity of the object. This is the most basic condition for earning any benefit from buying

low and selling high. But as for greedy for the cheap, you don't know everything and just go for the

cheap. Now you understand? "

"It seems… I understand a little bit. Now thinking about it, whether it is cheap or not should just be a

relative concept.” Marcus pondered and said.

Canaan said happily, "Uncle Marcus, don't think about it anymore here. Let's continue walking around

quickly. If you encounter anything good, you must let my master check it out. Just now you almost fall

into a trap."

Marcus sighed and followed Canaan and Master Benedict with his hands behind his back.

Maximilian took Victoria and Flora around the jade section for a long time, but never came across

anything appealing to their eyes. Either the price was too high, or the item wasn’t good enough. In

short, there was no suitable thing for them to buy.

After visiting the Jade section, Maximilian and the other two went to the famous stone area.

All kinds of stones imported from abroad and replaced domestic precious stones occupied a large

proportion of the exhibition Hall. There were many artists in front of the booths, such as Malay

kutnahorite and Laos Stone.

For those engaged in traditional painting and calligraphy, seals were an indispensable object. There

were various seals, such as name seals and unofficial seal. It was said they were embarrassed to greet

their peers with less than 30 or so seals.

And the material of the seal had also become a symbol of their identity as a calligrapher and painter. If

everyone preferred a seal made from high-quality materials, it would become a trend, which would

affect anyone involved in the circle.