“This is the result of a combination of the magic of the Creator and the Work of the Gods with the superb Carving Grandmaster. My God, it was worth the trip.” The middle-aged man who first discovered the extraordinary nature of root carving spoke with an excited expression on his face.
“Old Qu, have you ever seen a root carving like this?” Wang Jun asked.
“You don’t have to ask me to know the answer, I’m afraid nobody in the entire community of root carving collectors has ever seen this before. Any root carving in the world is less than one-tenth of this root carving.” The middle-aged man gave a very high evaluation and explained, “The essence of root carving art is three parts artificial and seven parts natural. This piece of root carving, whether it clouds, trees, sika deer, etc., are naturally formed and integrated and it was the reason why I said that this is the magic of the creator. Of course, the other three points of labor are also essential. The Carving Grandmaster, using his imagination, turned these naturally formed but vague shapes into lifelike butterflies, sika deer, Unicorns, etc. The sculpting is amazing. So I say it’s also the work of the Gods.”
“How much is this large piece of root carving worth?” Someone from the audience asked.
“Even if the root carving is rare, it shouldn’t be too valuable, right?” Sun Yuheng said/asked.
“Who said that root carving is not too valuable, you should not underestimate root carving. In April 2004, the ‘Century Elephant’ giant root carving was successfully auctioned with a high price of 600,000 Yuan; In April 2011, the lion ‘King of the Forest’, the giant root carving lion carved out of gold camphor wood, was traded at a high price of 18 million yuan at an exhibition in Shanxi. In May 2007, the large root carving “Root of China” appeared at a high-profile trade fair and was sold at a whopping price of 90 million yuan; This piece, which is similar to ‘Roots of China,’ but of much greater artistic value, should cost at least two or three times as much.” The middle-aged man spoke with a little anger in his tone.
Even though most of the people present were rich, they couldn’t help but take a deep breath when they heard this.
Sun Yuheng also took a deep breath and thought, ’F*ck, what in the living hell? Two or three times the price of 90 Million, isn’t that two or three hundred million? That’s way too much, isn’t it?’
However, he knew that his argument is nothing but a way to protect his pride. Even he can see how valuable this Root Carvin is. Moreover, I am afraid that money wouldn’t be able to buy something like this.
Everyone couldn’t help but glance at Su Jing and think, ‘F*ck, didn’t this guy just say that he is giving an ordinary gift and it was just a magic show. We must have gone mad to believe his words.
How can this be called an ordinary gift? It turns out that the magic trick was just for show, and root carving is the real thing here. This guy is called Gift Presenting Mad Demon, and he really lives up to his reputation. Who else can get such a gift beside him?’
Wang Zhuo and Wang Siya both stroked their heads and silently thought to themselves, ‘My ominous hunch really came true.’
Wang Xuanji couldn’t help but shake his head and laugh at the scene, he had asked Siya to tell Su Jing not to give him expensive gifts, but this guy obviously didn’t listen.
He thought about it and decided to accept the gift for three reasons,
Firstly, he really liked it;
Secondly, Su Jing had too many treasures. This root carving was priceless for ordinary people, but for him, it shouldn’t hurt too much;
Thirdly, Su Jing was one of his own, so there was no need to be too polite.
“A’Jing, what is the name of this root carving?” Wang Xuanji asked.
“Wonderland.” Su Jing said. This root carving came from the “Lord of the Rings Universe”, and it should have come from the Elves.
When he turned it out of the garbage heap the day before yesterday, it was tattered, but it was still extraordinary, so he asked Little White Rat to fix it.
At that time, Su Jing was also shocked and stared at it for a long time, because this root carving looked like a Wonderland on earth, so he gave it such a name.
“That’s not a bad name and it fits very well with it. Thank you for your gift, I will accept it without hesitation.” Wang Xuanji laughed.
“That’s good, I would have to move it back to Zhongyun City if you hadn’t accepted it and that would have caused me a lot of trouble.” Su Jing shrugged, which made everyone speechless and they silently thought to themselves, ‘If you find it difficult to move then give it to me, I am going to take it home and I won’t mind the trouble.’
Many people in the room, especially Sun Yuheng, were extremely unbalanced by Su Jing’s words. Why is Su Jing so desperate to give away such treasures and he doesn’t even cherish them?
How can such a guy get so many treasures when he doesn’t even understand their importance?
They could have understood it once or twice but how many times is this now? Could it be that God favors him unlike everyone else, or does he have a way to obtain treasures that ordinary people don’t have?
“This is the first gift, and…” Su Jing began to speak.
“I am going to stop you right there, this gift is enough and you don’t have to give me anymore. In fact, I insist on it.” Wang Xuanji quickly waved his hands as he interrupted Su Jing’s words while Wang Li and Wang Yi couldn’t help but be startled.
They silently thought to themselves, ‘Are you for real right now? Your Root Carving alone is enough to shock the world, and you still want to give another gift. What would everyone else do once you finish giving so many amazing gifts?’
“I swear that this is just a small gift.” Su Jing said.
“Can a small gift really come from your hand?” Wang Zhuo and Wang Siya couldn’t help but complain when they heard Su Jing.
“It’s really an ordinary small gift this time.” Su Jing said and took out the second gift. It was an exquisite small box. In order to prove that what he said was true, Su Jing directly opened the box, revealing the contents inside.
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