The value of the blood-red coral brought back by Yang Xu sparked a frenzy of discussion in the livestream.
Collectors who had heard the news, their eyes glistening with desire at the sight of this top-grade deep-sea oxblood coral, began to bid frantically in the livestream.
The price, starting at 1 million, soared to 7.56 million!
Yang Xu glanced at the bidding accounts, some clearly fake, and watched as gifts flooded the livestream, each hoping to catch his attention.
A layman sees the spectacle, but an expert sees the nuance. Even in its raw state, this oxblood coral was smooth and lustrous like the finest jade.
There’s a Chinese saying: "Coral takes a thousand years to form, red for ten thousand years." To possess a coral with such quality, it must have been growing for a very long time.
But there’s another reason for this frantic competition among domestic jewelry collectors.
While red coral, as a deep-sea species, is neither on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species nor listed under CITES, it is subject to trade regulations and wildlife protection measures in Europe, China, and other regions.
Yang Xu noticed the location of the blood-red coral was quite delicate, being in the Pacific Ocean’s international waters. This meant that importing it from overseas only required simple procedures, and a simple price negotiation was all that stood between him and the sale.
That’s what they meant by "priceless," a situation where there’s a market but no price.
Although Yang Xu was reaping the rewards, Yi Ying was naturally ecstatic. But she knew that planning their next course was paramount. She marked the latitude and longitude on the electronic sea chart, calculated the remaining voyage to the Bering Sea, and set the ‘Cloud Sail’ yacht on autopilot.
The yacht departed from the ‘Pacific Trash Island’ that had attracted such widespread attention.
As for how the international environmental organizations would deal with the garbage, that wasn’t Yang Xu and Yi Ying’s concern.
"Hey, Xu Ge, what are you going to do with this coral?"
To Yi Ying, the coral was beautiful, but just another object. She wasn’t well-versed in the world of luxury, and she wasn’t interested either. She knew exactly which brands of climbing anchors were most durable, what kind of snowboard was the best, and the price and quality of various life-saving outdoor equipment. But she scoffed at jewelry and jade.
However, if these uninteresting items could be transformed into the interesting little money she craved, then all the better.
In this regard, Yang Xu and Yi Ying’s values resonated perfectly!
Yang Xu responded casually, "Just find a buyer who catches my eye and sell it. I don’t have the time to waste on this."
【Just now I checked, coral, amber, and pearls are considered the three major natural organic gemstones! No wonder it's so valuable.】
【The most important thing is that the streamer doesn’t seem to care how much this thing will sell for.】
【Everyone knows Xu Ge doesn’t need the money. Even if he sells it, he’ll probably be picky.】
【The streamer's been sailing around the world, authorizing copyrights to overseas companies, and now he’s discovered this valuable ‘ocean treasure’. He’s able to travel and make money, that’s the life I dream of…】
The viewers, shrewd as they were, began calculating. Their journey around the world had only just begun.
With this kind of luck, they’d soon be making back the 100 million yuan they spent on the yacht!
It was simply too enviable!
Yang Xu wasn’t the type to dilly-dally. To him, the bidding in the livestream was simply silly.
Only one email in his inbox caught Yi Ying’s attention, and she passed it on to Yang Xu.
"Xu Ge, is this Guanfu Museum the one founded by Mr. Ma Weiduo? I can’t believe they sent us a quote, and it's very detailed."
Yang Xu glanced at the email. He’d certainly heard of Mr. Ma Weiduo, a veteran collector in China, whose Guanfu Museum was the first privately owned museum in the country.
It was clear that he was interested in the oxblood coral’s value as a collector’s item. Unlike those who wanted to flip it for a profit, Guanfu Museum’s offer was incredibly sincere.
Moreover, Mr. Ma Weiduo was willing to fly to Alaska in person to collect the oxblood coral.
Alaska was the destination Yang Xu needed to stop at before entering the Bering Sea. So, upon arriving in the Gulf of Alaska, Yang Xu wouldn’t need to go through any further procedures to sell the coral.
The price was significantly higher than the market price, and the offer was extremely genuine. More importantly, it was a quick and easy way to make money.
Yang Xu immediately instructed Yi Ying to contact Mr. Ma Weiduo of Guanfu Museum, and the matter was settled.
To Yi Ying’s surprise, the final price Yang Xu and Ma Weiduo agreed on far exceeded her expectations!
"This… such a high price? I never expected it." Yi Ying’s mouth was wide open in astonishment.
Yang Xu shrugged, "Keep it low-key. Fifteen million yuan, you’re reacting like we just sold something for a hundred million."
Yi Ying: "…"
The world of the rich… it limited the imagination of the poor…
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With his efficiency and decisiveness, Yang Xu completed the transaction within hours of the blood-red coral surfacing.
Following Yang Xu’s instructions, Yi Ying announced in the livestream, "The oxblood coral has been sold! Viewers who are interested can stop bidding."
Suddenly, viewers were curious: what kind of price would make Xu Ge sell so decisively?
But after Yang Xu’s yacht left the ‘Trash Island’ in the Pacific, the system finally triggered the second check-in point!
【Congratulations! Host…
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