"Chu, just follow me later, the other bodyguards, disperse, and it's not necessary for everyone to follow me."
"I'll give each of you one hundred thousand yuan, today you can have the most fun and try your luck!"
Li Yun made a hand gesture, showing great generosity, directly handing one hundred thousand yuan to each one.
Li Yun had always been very generous with his bodyguards, and in every aspect, he had never treated them poorly.
"Thank you, President Li!"
"Thank you, President Li!"
As expected, upon hearing there was a reward, several of them got a little excited; after all, one hundred thousand yuan was no small amount.
"Let's go, let's enter as well. It's still early, let's take a walk first."
The main purpose of bringing Gu Yanran today was to accompany her shopping; as for the opening of the jade street, Li Yun didn't give it much importance.
As soon as they entered the jade street, Li Yun noticed something different.
The architectural style here was completely retro, with all the bricks designed with marble.
The small pavilions in ancient style made it seem as though one had returned to ancient times.
Since today was a special day due to the opening of the jade street, there was a large influx of people.
Li Yun took a quick glance and estimated that there were at least a few thousand people.
The whole street was filled with jade, jade items, and antiques. As expected in a "jade betting street," there were also shops specializing in jade betting.
On both corners of the street, there were several street vendors.
This was one of the characteristics of the jade street: street vendors, generally individual merchants, rented small plots on the street for their stalls, generating income from rent.
Due to the absence of costs for stores and employees, the products of these vendors were much cheaper than those in the shops.
Of course, there were also disadvantages: the street vendors were itinerant and offered no security guarantees, so it was very likely to buy counterfeit products.
However, both in the stalls and in the shops, there was always a chance of buying fake items. It all depended on whether you had an expert eye to distinguish the real from the fake.
Although the street vendors were not very elegant, they boosted the business of antiques. For those with little money, the products in the shops were unattainable, and they sought "bargains" in the stalls, sometimes with success.
In just a few minutes, the number of passersby and merchants was impressive, creating a constant flow of movement.
Both inside the stores and by the stalls, there was always someone coming and going, showing the large volume of people on the street.
Many merchants even raised their voices to promote their products:
"Come see! This is Tang Dynasty sancai pottery, authentic, any connoisseurs interested in taking it?"
"This is a bronze sword I got at a high price, it's more than two thousand years old! Is there any expert who wants to take a look?"
"This is an original stone block extracted from an ancient mine abroad, surely it contains valuable material! Take it, and you might get rich overnight."
Upon hearing these promotions, Li Yun could hardly contain his laughter.
It was hard to imagine how they came up with such obvious lies; only a fool would fall for their traps.
However, there were quite a few fools who asked for prices or even bought products that were clearly fake.
In reality, these people weren't completely naive. They probably knew the products were fake, but kept the hope that they could be real.
Buying them was a gamble: if they turned out to be real, they could get rich overnight.
This is like the classic saying in the world of jade betting: "One piece makes you poor, another makes you rich, and another leaves you in rags."
Jade betting usually leads to losses, but people kept trying endlessly.
Because until the stone is opened, no one knows what's inside.
The uncertainty and curiosity drove them to keep betting.
Of course, in the world of novels, the authentic items at the stalls were meant for the protagonist.
Among thousands or tens of thousands of items, the only authentic one would usually be found by the protagonist.
Because the protagonists have great luck, and anything they casually buy could turn out to be a treasure.
"Sir, these are original stones that just arrived, all from an ancient mine, would you be interested in taking a look?"
Li Yun and Gu Yanran had barely taken a few steps when a street vendor offered them his products.
Most of these vendors were very shrewd, able to quickly identify if a customer was wealthy or not.
Just by looking at Li Yun and Gu Yanran's presence and clothing, anyone with an eye could tell they were wealthy people.
Jade stones?
Thinking about it reminded Li Yun of one person: Luo Fan.
Luo Fan had the ability to see through things, and jade betting seemed made for him.
With his X-ray vision, no stone could hide from his eyes.
However, Li Yun didn't know if Luo Fan would appear today.
Thinking about Luo Fan bothered him; since he left home, he had gone to a bar to get drunk.
His subordinates, careless when seeing Luo Fan drunk, let him escape right under their noses.
Although Luo Fan wasn't a big threat, the fact that the "cooked duck" escaped infuriated Li Yun.
"President Li, what if we open an original stone just for fun?"
Gu Yanran licked her lips, clearly interested.
She wasn't looking to get rich overnight, but to experience the thrill of discovering something valuable.
"Sure, if you like, go ahead."
"Great! This time I'll open a glass stone that will surprise you," Gu Yanran said excitedly.
Upon hearing she could participate in jade betting, Gu Yanran was as happy as a child, jumping for joy.
Glass?
Upon hearing her, the vendor shook his head skeptically.
Glass-type jade was no ordinary jade; it was the king of jades. Thinking she could get it was like daydreaming.
But the vendor didn't care; as long as he could sell his jade and make money, he didn't care if his customers were experts or just bragging.
Gu Yanran's beauty was such that even the vendor couldn't help but glance at her several times and offer a detailed description of his products.
It didn't take long before Gu Yanran paid and bought three stones.
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