A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)

Chapter 295 Ye Fan Steps Out

Zhou Sheng seemed to be angry and was about to just turn and leave, when Han Dong-Min hurriedly

held him back.

After all, if Master Liu became so excited, then the jadeite in Zhou Sheng's hands must be of incredible

value.

If he could get a really good piece this time, then he would recoup everything that he had paid before

this, and he could even complete his mission to buy jade without using up all the budget the city office

had given to him.

With that in mind, there was no way Han Dong-Min was letting Zhou Sheng leave.

"That's right, Mr Zhou. Why be so angry? It was just a misunderstanding earlier. Besides, Mayor Han

has never doubted your sincerity from the beginning, so why are you upset with him?" Han Dong-Min's

assistant, Meng Guang, also stood up and persuaded Zhou Sheng.

After everyone chipped in to persuade him, Zhou Sheng decided against leaving and sat back down in

the living room again.

He looked at Liu Chuan-Zhi and scoffed coldly before looking back at Han Dong-Min again. "Mayor

Han, because you're here, I'm just staying behind for your sake. If I suffer this sort of humiliation

anywhere else, I would have definitely walked away."

Han Dong-Min quickly smiled and tried to console him, "Let me thank you for this favor on behalf of the

Yunzhou City Office as well as the people of Yunzhou."

"So...how much are you willing to sell this jadeite for?"

Zhou Sheng didn't reply him directly but asked him instead, "Mayor Han, are you serious about buying

this jadeite?"

"Of course! Why would I joke with you?" said Han Dong-Min with a smile.

Zhou Sheng replied, "Mayor Wang, I bought this from a Burmese trader last month at a high price, and

it's from an old mine in Hpakan. It has snake bands all around, and there's a wise saying that says that

ten snakes means a 90% chance of green. So regardless of whether it's the place of production or the

look of this jadeite, this particular rock has been called the Rock King in my company, because it's the

king of all the rocks!"

"I bid it down for $200 million!”

What?

$200 million?

Even Han Dong-Min's expression paled at this price.

The funds he had on hand was no more than $200 million.

If he bought this, then just the rock itself would have spent all the budget he received.

But Zhou Sheng's next statement made Han Dong-Min's expression even more alarmed.

"But Mayor Han, this particular rock has cracked slightly and it's clear that it's green inside. Even

though it's only a small crack, the color that's revealed through this small crack is enough for us to

determine that this is at least glass jade. So in this situation, you can't possibly buy it for just $200

million anymore. You have to add at least another $50 million!"

Zhou Sheng's words were not unheard of.

The market price of a rock before you could confirm if there was jade inside or not and the price after

you knew it had jade inside was definitely different.

Now that it was clear that there was jade in the rock, then the risks of gambling on this rock had gone

down tremendously, so the price of the rock itself had to go up.

"But Mayor Han, if you really intend to buy this rock, I can sell it to you at its original price. My only

condition is that you must pay the full amount by today. I'm sure you know that $200 million is no small

amount, and even if you delay payment by just a day or two, I will lose several thousands in interest

alone. So you must settle the payment within the day.” "Of course, you can also go along with what we

agreed on earlier, which was to settle half first and settle the rest over the next six months. But if you do

that, then I'll have to bill you $250 million. After all, I have to be accountable to my company too, right?

Even though Yunzhou is my hometown, if I compromise too much, it will be difficult for me to explain

things to my head office. I hope you can understand!” said Zhou Sheng in a stern voice.

But Han Dong-Min frowned and said, "Mr Zhou, $200 million is a little too much. The budget I was

given is less than $200 million, so it's really hard for me to accept this price."

"Is that so?" Zhou Sheng shook his head and sighed. "Mayor Han, if that's the case, then it's really too

bad. If I owned the entire company, then I could sell this to you at any price you liked or I could even

give it to you and take it as my contribution to my father's hometown. But I have many shareholders

and stakeholders to answer to, so Mayor Han, I'm really sorry about that."

Zhou Sheng sighed and picked up the rock as he turned to leave again.

"Mayor Han, aren't you going to think about it? I think this rock is really a treasure? If it made Master

Liu so excited, it might even be imperial jade for all you know!" Meng Guang tried to persuade Han

Dong-Min.

Han Dong-Min didn't respond and just looked towards Liu Chuan-Zhi as he whispered, "Master Liu,

what do you think?"

Liu Chuan-Zhi looked at the rock again and nodded. "This rock is clearly green on the inside and from

that crack, I believe the inside is at least a glass Yang jade. That's my conservative guess. If you're Material © NôvelDrama.Org.

lucky, it might just be imperial jade!"

"If you buy it at $200 million, I can't guarantee that you'd profit, but you won't lose for sure. You can buy

it."

Silence.

It was a long period of silence.

Even after hearing Liu Chuan-Zhi's opinion, Han Dong-Min was still undecided. He watched as Zhou

Sheng got his assistants to carefully wrap the rock again and got ready to leave.

"Mayor Han, hurry and make a decision! Mr Zhou is about to leave!" Meng Guang was getting anxious

and was afraid that that Han Dong-Min might miss this chance to make a comeback.

After all, Meng Guang knew how much pressure Han Dong-Min was feeling now. He had used the

city's budget to gamble on rocks, so if he didn't pay it back and complete the mission he was given,

Han Dong-Min's actions would be exposed no matter how hard he tried to cover it up.

If he was exposed, the consequences were unthinkable.

So this seemed to be the last chance Han Dong-Min had at making a comeback.

Zhou Sheng had already started moving out with that rock, but Han Dong-Min remained silent.

He looked at Liu Chuan-Zhi again, but Liu Chuan-Zhi ignored Han Dong-Min and turned to sit back

down on the couch.

"Mayor Han, if you don't believe me, then forget it. I'll just say that if you don't buy this rock, you'd

definitely regret it."

After hearing these words, Han Dong-Min finally made a decision.

He turned and looked at Zhou Sheng who was already at the door. But just before Han Dong-Min could

say that he was buying it...

A faint and cold laughter suddenly rang out from a corner of the living room.

"What a pack of lies!”

Silence.

Deathly silence.

After these words were uttered, the entire living room fell silent.

There was only the sound of wind.

This sudden voice startled everyone. Han Dong-Min stood where he was, while Liu Chuan-Zhi's

expression was shocked. Even Zhou Sheng stopped at the door and frowned.

The next moment!

Everyone's eyes looked over at where the voice came from.

A slim young man quietly stood by the window and his calm voice continued speaking.

"Mayor Han, if you don't buy this rock, you will regret it for a moment. But if you do buy it, then you will

carry this regret to your grave!"

The slim man said these words as he stood by the window with his back facing the rest of the people.

He had his hands in his pant pockets as he calmly looked out of the window.

His low and gentle voice rode on the breeze and echoed through the living room.

When the rest of the men in the living room saw this, their expressions darkened and a fury rose in

their hearts.

This young man couldn't even be bothered to look at them to speak!

What was this even?

He was treating them with disdain!

He was treating everyone here with disdain!

He seemed to be telling everyone that they weren't good enough for him to even look at.

Liu Chuan-Zhi's expression darkened and he looked very grim.

Just after he had spoken, this young man had called his words a pack of lies!

And he had said it with such a disdainful tone and in such an arrogant manner.

What was this?!

This wasn't just a slap in the face. It was a kick in the face!

This was a challenge to Liu Chuan-Zhi's authority!

There was no way the prideful Liu Chuan-Zhi who enjoyed throwing his weight around was going to

take this lying down!