Chapter 977
Don't you know what kind of person I am?
Xu Bo'an looked at Zhao Yuntao and said, "Look at how impatient you are. You don't work properly all day long and just think about all sorts of nonsense. Big stars like Yang Mi are so busy every day, how could they have so much free time to have dinner with you?"
Xu Bo'an had just finished speaking when his phone rang. He glanced at the caller ID and saw it was Yang Mi. He muttered to himself, "Sure enough, this person can't withstand much attention!"
Zhao Yuntao was very excited after hearing Xu Bo'an's words. He quickly glanced at Xu Bo'an's phone and saw that the caller ID was Yang Mi. He was so happy that he almost beat his chest and stamped his feet.
Seeing that Xu Bo'an hadn't answered the phone yet, he hurriedly urged, "Brother, hurry up and answer it! What are you waiting for?"
Xu Bo'an glanced at Zhao Yuntao and said, "Look at how excited you are. It's just a phone call, it's not like Yang Mi herself is standing in front of you. Why are you so happy?"
Zhao Yuntao said, "Brother, answer the phone quickly, I'm so worried!"
Xu Bo'an looked at Zhao Yuntao, smiled, and shook his head before slowly answering the phone. Yang Mi's gentle voice came from the other end of the line: "Mr. Xu, are you busy right now?"
Xu Bo'an said, "It's nothing important, I'm having dinner right now. I wonder what brings someone as busy as you calling me at this hour?"
Yang Mi said, "Mr. Xu, please don't joke around. Even if I'm busy, I'm not as busy as someone as capable as you. Since you're not busy, I'll just say what I need to say. I'm attending an event in Suzhou these days, and I heard that a large jade auction is going to open in a few days. Would you be interested in attending?"
Xu Bo'an had heard of the "Jadeite Public Auction," which is an event where the organizers display jadeite rough stones and buyers bid for them through open bidding. The entire industry follows a set of unified sealed-bid auction rules, ensuring openness and transparency.
Xu Bo'an had only learned about jade auctions online before, but had never participated in such an event. Firstly, he was just an ordinary office worker who earned a lot of money compared to the average person. However, jade auctions were not places that ordinary people could go to. Not only were the stones there ridiculously expensive, but cutting out valuable jade from the stones was entirely a matter of guesswork.
To put it bluntly, it's a huge gamble. Unless someone is incredibly lucky, they might be able to cut out some valuable jade from the stone. The vast majority of people just join in the fun, spend a lot of money, and end up with nothing.
Even seasoned professionals in many industries are no exception; ups and downs are common occurrences.
There are also many people who are obsessed with this kind of high-stakes gambling, and they often lose everything, not even their underwear.
To put it simply, jade auctions are a visual feast that can make you rich or poor with a single cut.
Xu Bo'an had only ever wanted to work hard, earn money, and live a peaceful life. He never thought of going to a place like this because he didn't want to gamble with his life; that kind of life wasn't what he wanted.
But now that he owns the Bonsai World, he not only has no shortage of money, but also possesses the superpower of X-ray vision, which would allow him to dominate the jade auction.
Although Xu Bo'an currently possesses many valuable items, he cannot quickly convert them into cash without a suitable opportunity. He fears that attracting the attention of malicious individuals could bring him unnecessary trouble. It's more prudent to wait until he has sufficient power before dealing with those things. After all, people only believe that valuable items are possessions of the extremely wealthy, unworthy of ordinary people. If these rare treasures appear one after another in the possession of a relatively ordinary person, it will inevitably arouse jealousy, drawing attention and potentially leading to a major setback.
However, when your abilities reach a very high level, those people are less likely to do things that harm others without benefiting themselves.
Jadeite auctions rely entirely on professional skills and luck, but Xu Bo'an doesn't need to rely on such an ethereal thing as luck to identify them. He can directly activate his "professional skills" of X-ray vision to accurately find the truly valuable rough stones at the auction.
This was child's play for Xu Bo'an, who had superpowers, and he could quickly earn a lot of money. How could Xu Bo'an not take a job that could deliver large sums of money to his hands?
Without a second thought, Xu Bo'an readily agreed to Yang Mi on the other end of the phone, saying, "Okay, I'll go. When exactly will it be held?"
Yang Mi said, "I just heard about it too. I was worried you wouldn't come, so I didn't ask for details. I'll ask you carefully later and send you a message!"
Xu Bo'an said, "Okay!"
The two chatted for a couple more minutes before hanging up.
Zhao Yuntao is Yang Mi's most loyal fanboy. When Xu Bo'an was on the phone, Zhao Yuntao kept his ear close to Xu Bo'an's, trying to hear Yang Mi's voice as clearly as possible.
Later, Xu Bo'an, feeling that he was too close, turned on the speakerphone, so Zhao Yuntao heard everything Yang Mi said.
After Xu Bo'an and Yang Mi hung up the phone, Zhao Yuntao looked at Xu Bo'an and said, "Brother, although I am a big fan of Yang Mi, we are brothers, so I still advise you to avoid going to places like the jade auction where the rich are categorized into rich and poor, or you can avoid going altogether. We are not professionals in this field, and we will definitely suffer losses if we go!"
At this moment, Bai Susu had composed herself and came out of the bathroom, just in time to hear what Zhao Yuntao was saying.
Bai Susu is a college student and now a doctor. Her family has been in the medical field for three generations, so she is relatively conservative and has never believed in anything related to gambling.
After coming out of the bathroom and hearing Zhao Yuntao's words, she looked at Xu Bo'an with a puzzled expression and asked, "Are you going to the jade auction?"
Xu Bo'an looked at Bai Susu, whose face was full of doubt, and nodded, saying, "Yes, is there a problem?"
Bai Susu quickly said to Xu Bo'an, "I still think you'd better not go to that kind of place. That kind of place is only suitable for professionals who know about rough stones. If a newbie like us goes there, it's just throwing money away. I've even heard that some people have gone bankrupt because they like cutting rough stones!"
After hearing Bai Susu and Zhao Yuntao's words of advice, Xu Bo'an looked at them and smiled faintly, saying, "The fact that you two can say such things to me shows that you consider me one of your own. Thank you for your reminder, but don't you know what kind of person I am?" (End of Chapter)