Chapter 38: The Jade-Carved Dragon! Imperial Green

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Crash—!
In an instant, the entire livestream chat exploded with excitement.
“Holy crap! Over six figures and it won’t drop? What does that mean?”
“What do you mean? It means exactly what it says! Over a million, can’t you understand?”
“Poverty limits my imagination! A single bracelet costs that much?!”
“What’s the difference between this and glass? I wear a glass bracelet; isn’t that just as nice?”
“I love this kind of jadeite the most, it’s so beautiful!”
“There are really so many rich people these days. How do they make their money? A single bracelet over a million—scary!”
“What? Seven figures, over a million!? Hell, if it were a hundred bucks, I’d still think twice!”
“A hundred bucks? Alright, big guy, you should go browse Pinduoduo; that’s more your speed. This place isn’t for you.”
“You think the economy is bad and jobs are hard to find, but what you don’t know is that another class is busy buying luxury goods, gold, jewelry—one meal costs what you make in a year. This is class, got it?”
“Now I get it. The more it looks like glass, the more expensive it is, but it can’t actually be glass, right?”
“If I didn’t watch these jade appraisal streams, I’d never have known there are so many wealthy people here. So rich!”
“Reincarnation is a skill. I hope next life I’m born into a good family. One bracelet, and I’d have to work my whole life for that! So heartbreaking!”
“This transparent kind probably isn’t the most expensive. If it had a hint of green or blue, it’d be worth even more.”
“Oh my god! Haha, I just love what Teacher Catfish said!”
“—”
Teacher Catfish glanced at the lively chat on the screen and smiled faintly.
The atmosphere had ignited!
Seeing the discussion had settled somewhat, he said,
“Let me tell you all, this bracelet is truly a fine piece. It won’t go for less than six figures. If I had to estimate, it’s around 1.2 million!”
Chen Jie felt a surge of excitement at those words.
1.2 million!
He hadn’t expected the jade and jadeite he brought along to be worth so much.
Next time he goes back, he must find that vendor again.
There’s as much palace-sourced jade as you want!
There’s a saying in that world: ‘Wealth beyond measure, stones don’t count!’
Jade and jadeite shatter easily, and with abundant supply, they’re not popular there.
But here, the market is entirely different.
High-grade A jadeite is far more valuable than gold or silver.
Knowing the expected price, Chen Jie carefully put the bracelet away.
He had over a hundred jadeite bracelets like this.
He was going to make a fortune!
It seemed the batch of jade he brought from there could be worth a lot!

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Afterward, Chen Jie felt it was about time.
Wealth must not be flaunted!
Since he roughly knew these stones were genuine, things were easier.
As he considered hanging up the stream, his eyes landed on a green jade pendant that had been resting on the table.
It was carved with a dragon, the entire stone green and very beautiful!
The transparent jadeite had already been appraised, so Chen Jie roughly knew its market value.
If he sold it later, even if he took a loss, it wouldn’t be significant.
However, he hadn’t appraised the colored jade yet.
This green jade pendant looked exquisite, so Chen Jie decided to have Teacher Catfish take a look and estimate its value.
He held the pendant up to the livestream camera.
“Teacher Zixuan, please take a final look at this!”
Teacher Catfish’s expression shifted to one of shock again!
His trademark little mustache twitched, his lips pursed, eyes wide.
“Oh my—oh my—holy cow! Oh my—!”
He kept exclaiming “Oh my” and stood up.
Chen Jie was surprised. “Teacher, is something wrong?”
Teacher Catfish quickly said, “No, no, where’s that flashlight you had? Shine it on this for me!”
“This is outrageous! This is called a ‘jade-carved dragon,’ and the green is a bit over the top!”
“Hold it up, face it toward the camera—yes, like that—shine the flashlight on it so I can take a closer look!”
“Move it around a bit, let me get a feel for it!”
“Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!”
“There’s no issue with this piece, no, it should be fine. Imperial green! It should be genuine!”
Chen Jie smiled and said, “Alright! Thank you, Teacher Zixuan. As long as it’s real, that’s enough!”
His tone was calm, as if discussing a common cabbage, showing little emotion.
Simply put, he had quite a few of these green jadeite stones from there.
Bracelets and pendants alike, this ‘jade-carved dragon’ was just an ordinary piece, not the best quality.
Teacher Catfish asked, “Wait, big brother, what does your family do? How do you have so many fine pieces?”
Chen Jie paused, then laughed and explained, “Nothing much, just some small business. Small trades, not very profitable!”
Teacher Catfish nodded and didn’t press further.
Though he joked around a lot in the stream, especially teasing couples over their jade appraisals—he was famously known as the ‘breakup expert.’
But once the value exceeded a certain level, he stopped joking and became very serious and professional.
This seriousness is why he’s one of the most popular jade appraisal livestreamers.

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At this moment,
Teacher Catfish said solemnly, “Judging from the camera, this green jadeite material seems quite authentic.”
“But for a more rigorous appraisal, it’s best to visit a professional institution.”
“This should be bona fide imperial green jadeite!”
Chen Jie smiled and asked, “How much is it worth?”
He wasn’t concerned about what kind of jade it was, just the price!
Teacher Catfish replied,
“The price is hard to estimate! I think you’d better get it professionally appraised. In layman’s terms, this has reached ‘national treasure’ level!”
“Such a thick piece, such transparency in imperial green, such exquisite carving.”
“Over five million! If auctioned, it should fetch over five million.”
“Once something reaches ‘national treasure’ status, it rarely circulates on the market, appearing only at auctions!”
After his words, the entire livestream chat went wild!
“Damn! So I really am poor. He said over five million, and I stupidly thought he meant five hundred!”
“What are you thinking? Teacher Catfish already said this is ‘national treasure’ imperial green jadeite. You’d be crazy to buy a national treasure for five hundred!”
“High-end jadeite goods don’t talk in tens of thousands, they talk in millions, understand?”
“Big brother, what does your family do? How do you have so many high-end pieces? Are you that rich?”
“National treasure imperial green? To me, it just looks like a green beer bottle cut into a shape, pretty nice though!”
“Exactly, even if the king himself came, it’s still a beer bottle! Haha!”
“Rare to see Teacher Catfish so serious and straight-faced! He judges the goods by reading the person.”
“Joking aside, when Teacher Catfish sees high-end items, he never talks nonsense. If he got it wrong, the industry would mock him.”
“That’s right. For very high-end items, he always advises viewers to get professional appraisals and clarifies he’s just streaming and can’t be 100% accurate.”
“This friend casually holds a few pieces worth over six million; his family must have assets worth hundreds of millions!”
“Whenever you see Teacher Catfish become serious and solemn, not joking around, it means he’s dealing with a real tycoon and genuine treasures!”
Chen Jie put the items away, deciding not to appraise further.
Knowing they were genuine was enough; going further might cause trouble.
He thanked Teacher Catfish, “Thank you! Thank you, Teacher Zixuan!”
Teacher Catfish smiled, “Alright! Thanks for your support!”
Chen Jie had rewarded him with a carnival gift earlier during the stream, so gratitude was due.
Afterward,
Chen Jie exited the livestream connection.
He placed several jade pieces before him and sank into deep thought.