The two men came to a consensus without prior consultation and immediately started discussing the matter.
However, once Zhou Zhen brought up the fact that Su Jinyuan was bidding, Jin Youtai's brows furrowed deeply.
"If even Donghua's Mr. Su has bid thirty-six million, I think we should increase our bid to at least thirty-eight million, preferably forty million. Otherwise, we're certain to lose the bid to someone else. The problem is I can only come up with eighteen million at most. Can you come up with the rest of the money?"
Jin Youtai had several considerations in saying this.
Having made his fortune in the jade business, he understood the principle of not putting all his eggs in one basket. Although he had twenty-five million in funds, he wouldn't possibly risk it all on one piece of rough jade.