Go back to the valley to farm

Chapter 252
Chapter 250 Three
Li Kunwu laughed loudly: "How many years has it been since the Qing Dynasty died, and there is no manufacturing office! Over the years, the progress of jade carving skills in our country has indeed slowed down, and now Taiwan has caught up!"

"Right now, the four factions are all looking for a breakthrough, but they are more concerned about their feathers and can't let go of their figure. I'm a shameless person, so I'm asking my brother here."

"The two of us can't help it, but it will be a great help for the children to learn more things before they are ready."

Old Shitou was still a little hesitant: "We are all stone-cutters, and the inkstones we made for Piwa are actually stone-beating techniques, which are still not as good as your jade carving skills! Besides, my baby is clumsy, I'm afraid In the future, your name will fall..."

Li Kunwu said: "No, no, the golden toad of the little stone can explain his spirituality. He can think of making a set of miniature tools by himself. That alone is amazing!"

"He may not even realize that this has opened up a new category of jade carving, let's call it 'inner carving'. If this skill is developed and applied to jade carving, think about it, is it a new school? technique?!"

Li Junge also slapped his head, why didn't he think of it before?The master still sees far-reaching!This is really a breakthrough in carving techniques!

I heard Li Kunwu go on to say: "But as far as jade carving techniques are concerned, Xiaoshi's kung fu is actually a bit lacking. Looking at the posture he just watched me make Badao Chan, he must have never touched it before? I can do these things. Make up for him!"

The old stone's hands trembled: "I... my old Wang's family... is going to have a jade cutter? Going to work as a jade cutter in the manufacturing office?"

People around are full of black lines on their foreheads, why is this old stone still clinging to the building office?

Li Kunwu smiled wryly: "If you insist on understanding it this way, that's fine."

I saw Old Shitou slapping his thigh: "Brother didn't say anything, I will leave this child to you. I will cut a yellow thorn stick for you later, and you can beat and scold you! If you don't dare to learn hard, just do it for me." Smash it to death!"

Li Kunwu was overjoyed: "Oh, I don't want to part with it. Hahahaha, it would be great if you agreed, Piwa, serve the wine quickly! Today I'm going to make an exception and get drunk with Brother Wang!"

Li Junge and A Yin are also overjoyed. No one knows how much Qingmin stone is in stock, but if the jade carving technique is developed, it will be more operable!Jingyang, Haiyue, and none of them are jade producing areas. It is not impossible to add another Shu in the future!

This ticket is a big hit!
The two old men exchanged glasses at the table, and decided their future without the consent of the parties involved.

Little Shitou is actually alright, but the problem is that Zhang Yan, the unlucky guy who has just won the gold medal, has not warmed up yet, so he has to go to Lijiagou to hide, and he doesn't know how the old Shitou will train him. It starts to make a nest, so what about my collection?Still don't like it?
While Li Junge was brainstorming, the two old men were chatting happily.

Li Kunwu added a glass of prickly pear rice wine to Old Shitou, and said: "The food and drink in your Lijiagou is really good. By the way, my brother, you have retreated for nine days. Is this drum done?"

Old Shitou shook his head and said: "How can it be so fast? In the past nine days, we have only communicated with several key parts of the inner chamber of the horn. After working for so long, the inner chamber of the horn is considered to be completed now, and the drum has not yet started. Originally I was still thinking about doing external things with Xiaoshi, but now it seems that I can only do it with your high apprentice."

Li Kunwu picked up the cup and walked with the old stone, put a piece of bacon into his mouth, and then said: "When the boy comes to Lijiagou, you can train him hard, starting from the basics of stone carving. Today's children are very interested in traditional The tools are rarely used, and they all start with electrical machinery, which leads to a lack of thorough understanding of traditional knife techniques. Zhang Yan came to Lijiagou and needs you to teach him this lesson. Prison, no matter how tall the building is, it will float."

Old Shitou nodded and said: "Brother, you have got the point right. Back then, I followed my father and started practicing from grinding tools and quenching. It took only a year. How to open the cutting edges corresponding to various stones, remember After it was clear, I started to make large-scale works. It took three years for large-scale works before I started to make these clumsy things. As for carving, that was five years later."

Li Kunwu sighed and said: "Compared with Liyuan Quyi, our business is quite better now. Now my disciple's studio will be full of plans for the whole year before February. It's just after making money at the beginning. People's hearts are going to be impetuous."

Old Shitou also sighed with emotion: "Yeah, don't talk about the little baby, seeing the more than 20 yuan that Piwa just transferred to me, I feel a little uneasy. If I knew this earlier, I might not be able to withstand the temptation. Putting aside the explanations of the ancestors, how can there be such good luck?"

Li Kunwu said: "This is the reason why I want to throw Zhang Yan to you. The outside world is too impetuous now, boasting and hyping wildly, and there are many people who dare to call masters even if they don't know how to use brushes. This is also the reason why our country in recent years There is no reason for the improvement of jade carving craftsmanship, and if you can carve two knives at random, you can sell them for one hundred and eighty thousand, so who still has the heart to play with exquisite skills?"

Old Shitou said: "When Xiao Shitou comes out later, I will make it clear to him that Piwa has been kind to us and supported us all the way, so we are here today. You can't go outside and learn some bad habits and come back. If you dare to forget your roots, I broke his leg!"

Li Kunwu said with a smile: "This matter needs to be discussed in detail, and it involves the operation mode of the studio. Piwa, it seems that you want to focus on the tourism economic model, which is different from the traditional studio model."

Li Junge said: "Well, after seeing your and Uncle Qian's studios these days, the model is very different from what I expected. The tens of thousands of 10,000+ inkstones are indeed not something that tourists who come to Lijiagou can consume at will. of."

Li Kunwu said with a smile: "Actually, you can do this. For some small Qingming stones, find a reliable studio to process them. The craftsmanship does not need to be high, just better than usual. This is the 'apprentice worker' in the jargon. , The wages are roughly a hundred or ten yuan a piece, and the things that come out can be sold for one or two thousand. These things all depend on sales, and the profit may not be bad."

"As for the works at the price of the old and small stones, it is enough to have a few town halls. For these things, we will follow the path of 'not opening for three years, but opening for three years'."

"After the reputation is established, then you don't have to worry about it. At that time, you will issue a certificate and leave a mark."

"There are three types of seals. The first one is the private seal of a famous artist, which indicates that this is a work completed by a famous artist alone. There is also a photo of the author and the work on the certificate. Of course, the value is also first-class."

"The second type is the guide seal, which shows that it is completed by the master and the apprentice. The guide seal is also private to the master, which means that the work is designed by the master and guides the apprentice to complete some unimportant parts. The key places, such as opening the face, will be If it is done by famous masters, the worth is second-class."

"The third type is the studio seal, which indicates that these works were completed by other people in the studio, but the quality has been recognized by the famous masters in the studio, and these works are worth the third."

"As for the ones that are not printed, they are purely the 'apprentice jobs' just mentioned."

Li Junge gave a thumbs up: "Black! Your jade carving world is really too dark! This has pulled the grade from a thousand yuan to tens of millions, and it is called 'meeting the needs of consumers of all classes', right? "

Li Kunwu laughed loudly: "If you don't tell the truth, you can still be good friends! This seal recognition is one of the must-have homework for collectors!"

After finishing speaking, he shook his head and said: "Actually, it is also forced by the market. You don't know how big the market demand is these years. If everyone has a master worker, you can't do it if you break me into ten! The same is true for your studio. On the other hand, if you don’t use this method, how can Brother Wang still have time for his own creation?”

Li Junge quickly toasted a glass of wine, and said, "Grandpa Li, don't bother the two masters. In my carving workshop in Lijiagou, the first batch of apprentice workers, do you just ask Uncle Qian's studio to do it?"

Li Kunwu lit a basin of river with chopsticks and said with a smile: "If you are in Lijiagou for a few days, you will be at this level, and this job, apprentice work and studio work, I will take over for you!"

Li Junge was overjoyed, and said: "When it comes to food, my status in Shuzhou can be compared with your status in the jade carving world of the Beijing School. There are more than 3000 kinds of Sichuan dishes, and there are more than [-] kinds of traditional Sichuan dishes. You can arrange them casually these days." With heavy samples!"

Li Kunwu laughed loudly and said, "That's the deal! But having said that, if the works of a studio do not have its own characteristics, it will not be able to show its individuality, and it will be lost in countless ordinary studios. Therefore, you have to choose after you come back, and let Brother Wang repair and repair it, so as to bring out the characteristics of your Lijiagou!"

Li Junge picked up his wine glass again, and said to Li Kunwu: "Listening to what you say is better than reading ten years of books. There are too many doorways here. Fortunately, I know you masters, or else I will come in blindfolded. It's not enough for others to cheat!"

All the people laughed.

After dinner, the old stone took Li Kunwu to his workshop and showed him the craftsmanship of the inner cavity of the stone.

Li Kunwu was amazed to see it, took out the painting scroll that he carried with him, handed it to Old Shitou and said, "This is a painting co-authored by the leaders of the four schools of Beijing, Yangzhou, Haiyue and Guangdong. It's a small thing for you to entrust me to give it to you. Actually You deserve it too!"

Li Junge quickly stretched out his hands and unfolded the painting to Old Shitou: "This lotus platform for clothes is the work of Lu Qingyi, a master of the Yang School; the bamboo leaves of this stone are the handwriting of Liu Xinzhi, a master of the Shanghai School. It was completed by Grandpa Li, and this inscription was completed by Qin Zhuang, a master of the Cantonese School."

Old Shitou was very grateful: "Every master is too shameless, I can't afford it, I really can't afford it..."

Li Junge waited for the old stone to appreciate it, put away the painting in a precious place, and said, "I'll keep this painting for you first, and hang it up for you when I move to the newly built wooden building during the Chinese New Year."

Leaving the two elders there to discuss skills, Li Junge came out with the painting, so that he had time to talk to A Yin slowly.

The two walked hand in hand to the village committee.

Li Junge told Ayin about the encounters of the past few days, and when he came to the village committee, Li Junge took out a kit and said, "Ayin, didn't you say you want a small gift? Here it is!"

Ayin opened the kit, and inside was Lu Qingyi's phoenix-patterned jade tablet.

(End of this chapter)