NOVEL NEXT Chapter 41: Exposing the Inside Story
When Wang Ye rinsed the impurities off the cutting surface, the quality of the stone was fully revealed on the big screen.
"Glass-type jadeite!"
Below the stage, someone immediately exclaimed.
"It's Wang Ye indeed, the rough stones he cuts are always of good quality. This glass-type jadeite, the texture is too good."
"No doubt, with this stone out, the champion is Wang Ye's!"
Although the final appraisal result had not yet been released, the crowd already regarded Wang Ye as the champion. Just by this piece of glass-type jadeite, Wang Ye deserved this championship.
On the side, Su Wanqing sighed with disappointment when she saw the result. She knew she must have lost after seeing the final outcome.
However, Su Wanqing thought again, this result might not be the worst. After Wang Ye won the championship, he could still change the situation for the Su family.
After all, the prize money that Wang Ye won as the champion would ultimately serve as a betrothal gift when he proposed to the Su family.
So in terms of outcome, there wouldn't be much difference.
It's just that after this roundabout way, Su Wanqing would have to marry Wang Ye. If she had won the championship herself, she wouldn't have to marry Wang Ye.
But looking at the current situation, Wang Ye indeed seemed talented. After marrying, maybe she could make use of him?
Under everyone's watchful eye, Wang Ye handed the cut rough stone to the judges.
After the appraisal, the three judges gave the final valuation.
Wang Ye's third rough stone, after cutting, was appraised at sixty million. With a cost of twenty million, the profit was forty million.
This score was only ten million higher than Su Wanqing's.
Which was a big gap from what everyone had expected.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the final result of the gemstone appraisal competition has now been announced. Our ultimate champion is Mr. Wang Ye."
On stage, the host announced excitedly. However, the audience's reaction was not very enthusiastic.
After all, this result was within their expectations. They had hoped to see more thrilling outcomes in the final round of competition, but they were disappointed.
Seeing that the audience did not react much, the host had no choice but to continue, "Alright, let's now invite Ms. Fang Feifei, the representative of one of the organizers, the Fang Family, to present the award to Mr. Wang Ye!"
"Our ultimate prize for this competition is a cash reward of eighty million!"
After the announcement, Fang Feifei walked onto the stage with confident strides.
To present this award, Fang Feifei had made special preparations. Not only did she wear an extremely beautiful gown, but she also put on very delicate makeup. Now walking onto the stage, her demeanor in no way lost to that of an international superstar.
"A cash reward of eighty million, Wang Ye has really made a fortune this time, adding up to a total of one hundred million!"
"That's right, the Fang Family really spared no expense in hosting this event, spending at least two hundred million."
"What's two hundred million anyway? Don't forget, the imperial green jadeite valued at four hundred million that Wang Ye appraised earlier is owned by the Fang Family!"
"Yeah, it's true. The Fang Family just earned four hundred million without any effort. Even after spending two hundred million, they still made a net profit of two hundred million! Moreover, the publicity from this gemstone appraisal competition has been very good, the Fang Family has made a big fortune indeed!"
On stage, Fang Feifei paid no attention to the crowd's discussions and, holding the trophy, walked straight towards Wang Ye.
"Wang Ye, congratulations on winning the championship." Fang Feifei handed the trophy to Wang Ye and congratulated him.
"Thank you." Wang Ye replied politely.
Not far away, Su Wanqing watched the two of them, her brows slightly furrowed, a hint of displeasure on her face.
Compared to the disappointment of not winning the championship, what upset Su Wanqing even more was seeing Wang Ye and Fang Feifei so close to each other.
"Let us once again congratulate Mr. Wang Ye and wish the appraisal competition a successful conclusion."
On stage, the atmosphere appeared to be harmonious.
But at that moment, the loudspeakers suddenly emitted a grating sound of electrical interference.
Then, someone spoke up: "I want to reveal the inside story of this appraisal competition!"
Hearing these words, everyone present hushed, then looked around to find the speaker.
And Fang Feifei had already realized who it was. It was none other than her uncle, Fang Junxiang.
At that moment, Fang Junxiang had already taken a microphone and walked to the center of the stage.
The spotlight shone on him.
Fang Junxiang stood on stage with a look of pride on his face.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this competition's champion was predetermined! Everything you have seen was nothing but a play acted out!"
After Fang Junxiang finished speaking, the crowd was still very quiet.
But in a few short seconds, voices of discussion exploded.
"I knew it was just a show, I knew it! There had to be an inside story here!"
"Exactly, I thought the same. How could someone like Wang Ye win the championship? A nobody, where does he get such skill?"
"Give it a rest, you're just kicking someone when they're down! When Wang Ye won the championship just now, it was you lot who applauded the loudest. Now that someone has come forward to reveal things, you're stepping on Wang Ye too?"
"Who says we're kicking someone when they're down? Our judgments are reasonable."
Amidst the heated discussions of the crowd, the atmosphere on stage became somewhat awkward.
If it had been someone else who had come forward to reveal things, they would just drive him off the stage and dismiss his claims as nonsense. But the person who had stepped forward was a member of the Fang Family, which made it somewhat more complicated.
The only person who could solve the situation was Fang Feifei.
At this moment, Fang Feifei herself was the picture of composure.
It seemed she had already anticipated Fang Junxiang's move.
So she took the microphone from the host and calmly began, "Mr. Fang, you say there is an inside story to this competition, may I ask what evidence you have?"
"Hmph, Fang Feifei, you want evidence, do you? Fine, I'll show you evidence." Fang Junxiang said, and with a gesture, the big screen immediately displayed pictures of Fang Feifei and Wang Ye alone together.
"You all see it! These images on the screen, the stars are none other than the person in charge of this competition, Fang Feifei, and the champion, Wang Ye. Moreover, these photos were taken last night. Before the finals, the two of them were together alone and so intimate, can there be no issue here?"
Those clear photos indeed showed Fang Feifei and Wang Ye very clearly.
The people present immediately believed Fang Junxiang's words. They had always suspected that there was some inside deal.
Now seeing this evidence, they, of course, chose to believe it.
Those who were narrow-minded to begin with immediately started cursing.
"Rubbish competition, the champion was already fixed, putting on a play for us! Disgusting."
"Right, trash competition, disgusting! They use any method to attract attention, disgusting."