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Chapter 565 Shocking the world
Chapter 560 Shocking the World

Therefore, public critics estimate that these four works are mostly awarded a gold medal on one side of the strait and a gold medal on the other side.

As a result, when the gold award came out a few days later, there was an uproar at the scene.

"Same Roots of Mountains and Rivers", Gold Award, "Slough", Gold Award, "Both Straits", Silver Award, "Butterfly Language", Silver Award, "Dragon Flying Ding", Silver Award...

The reporters couldn't sit still for a while, and the reception started with hands raised like a jungle.

A group of judges sat upright on the stage, and Li Kunwu casually ordered a speech with the highest hand raised.

The reporter stood up and said: "Master Li, hello, I am a reporter from The Straits Times. I would like to ask why "Butterfly Language" and "Cross Strait" only won the silver award in the Tiangong Award? Anything unsatisfactory?"

Li Kunwu sighed and said: "No, the two entries on the other side of the strait are also very perfect, and they can be called rare masterpieces in the previous Tiangong Awards. If they came last year, at least one gold award would definitely not be lost. It is a pity that they chose to participate in this year ... Alas, there is a scene in front of you, and Cui Hao wrote a poem on it!"

The reporter said he did not understand.

Li Kunwu said: "The works that can be selected for the Tiangong Award, regardless of the subject matter, performance level and artistic level, the difference between them is very small. This is what troubled our previous judges. There are rumors that the Tiangong Award can be operated. There is also a reason for this. But this year's Tiangong Award, this situation does not exist!"

The reporters felt that Li Kunwu was going to make big news, so they all paid attention, for fear of missing a word.

Li Kunwu said: "Because of this year's Tiangong Award, there are two shocking works. So this year's Tiangong Award, there are only two gold awards, and the rest of the works are all moved down!"

As soon as this remark came out, there was an uproar in the room.

Lu Qingyi hurried out to maintain order and signaled everyone to be quiet.

When the crowd quieted down, Li Kunwu said: "Because starting today, Chinese jade carving will have a new genre, a new craft! So today will definitely become a day listed in the history of Chinese arts and crafts. Traditional Chinese jade carving, After many years of silence, there is a new breakthrough again!"

Now the reporter group exploded again.

Li Kunwu raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet: "Wang Mincai, Wang Qie and his son from Lijiagou, Shuzhou, have officially restored the craftsmanship that has been lost for hundreds of years in the family, and they are outstanding, so this year's gold award is only for this family, and there is no semicolon! "

Then the judges began to analyze one by one.

Lu Qingyi: "The Tiangong Award first focuses on breakthroughs and innovations. The two works of the Wang family and his son in Shuzhou embody breakthroughs everywhere and innovations everywhere."

Qin Zhuang: "Let's talk about the materials first. Both works use the local specialty stone qingming stone. The stone is mainly composed of tremolite, with a content of more than 80.00%, which is between jade and jade, but its aphanitic content is abnormal. It is rich and the crystalline particles are very fine, which makes it have the opposite characteristics to Hetian jade. In addition, it has various textures such as stone eyes and stone ribs. It is especially expressive in the hands of Lianggong. This is A brand-new stone material is a new category and a new breakthrough in my country's jade carving raw materials!"

Liu Xinzhi: "Let's talk about the subject matter. Wang Mincai's theme is the scene of the harmonious coexistence of the Han nationality at the foot of Lijiagou Mountain and the Miao nationality on the mountain for thousands of years; it is also a scene of harmonious coexistence between man and nature for thousands of years. The title of the work matches the content perfectly. There is water on the mountain, mountains beside the water, dragon sun and phoenix moon, ancient villages and ancient villages... The selection is a picture scroll of the life of two ethnic groups who cherish each other, complement each other, and help each other. The concept is lofty and the theme is clear. It is a huge breakthrough in the large-scale jade carving theme of the Tiangong Award, which is eye-catching! Art must serve the times and the people!"

Li Kunwu: "The theme chosen by Wang Qie is the traditional 'blockbuster', but he did not choose the traditional jade cicada carving method, but was ingenious, choosing the moment of transformation before the blockbuster, and his intention was higher than the traditional theme. Traditional works only allow people to see the pride and publicity after a blockbuster, but Wang Qie's works draw the viewer's attention to the hardships and hardships before an astonishment. He endows the theme of "Blockbuster" with a new intention, triggering A deeper thinking. This is a breakthrough in the subject matter!"

Lu Qingyi: "In terms of expressive techniques, a large number of stone carving techniques are mixed in the works of the two. In terms of technical expression, there are similarities with the traditional four schools of techniques, but they can be seen at a glance. Iconic, this is the innovation in technique. Outstanding family, self-proclaimed school."

Qin Zhuang: "Wang Mincai combined a large number of unique decorations, symbols, images, and legends of a few ethnic groups... This is an innovation in the selection of elements. Wang Qie's works use the hydrophilic characteristics of Qingming Stone to select water vapor. The elements of dewdrops, the combination of stone eyes and the realistic texture of Xiangfei bamboo, the combination of stone tendons and the expressive techniques of traditional Chinese painting complement each other, which is the innovation in the use of elements."

Liu Xinzhi: "However, the most important innovations and breakthroughs of these two works are not the ones we just mentioned. The reason why our judges unanimously selected them as independent gold awards is - craftsmanship!"

Li Kunwu: "Jiuquzhu, this great jade carving skill, has always existed only in historical records, because it is so incredible that it has always been a legend and a joke."

Lu Qingyi: "But today, the Wang family father and son told us with real craftsmanship that Jiuquzhu may really exist in history!"

Qin Zhuang: "Everyone, please take a look at this picture of the internal structure of the same root of mountains and rivers. The complicated cavities inside were carved by Wang Mincai with special tools and techniques handed down from his family. This is definitely an epoch-making event in the jade carving world!"

Liu Xinzhi: "This is an enlarged part of the X-ray photo of the work "Slough". Wang Qie not only portrayed the surface of the cicada slough, he even carved out the internal texture of the cicada slough!"

Li Kunwu: "According to the agreement of our Jade Carving Association and the consent of Wang's father and son, we named this craft 'Wang's Inner Carving'! This is a great contribution of Wang's family to Chinese jade carving art!"

Lu Qingyi: "This craft has never been known to outsiders before. Even the Wang family itself has been lost for hundreds of years. More than ten generations of the Wang family have been trying to restore them in Pan'ao Township, Shuzhou. come out."

Qin Zhuang: "They have been disappointed from generation to generation, and cheered up from generation to generation. Before they passed away, how many royal family members told their younger generations to restore this craft and carry it forward..."

Liu Xinzhi: "With the help of caring people, with the persistence of the royal family of all generations, and with the efforts of this generation of royal family, this craft has finally seen the light of day today!"

Lu Qingyi: "Thanks to them, let all our colleagues in the jade carving industry finally no longer have to be ashamed and ashamed when facing the eyes of our ancestors. We can solemnly comfort them. We have been working hard to restore their old wonderful hands and whimsy! "

Liu Xinzhi: "Thanks to them, let us see such magnificent handicrafts again in today's era of great industry!"

Qin Zhuang: "Thanks to them, let us realize the human heart and manpower. On the road of chasing the limit, there is no end to being the only one!"

Li Kunwu: "Thanks to them, let our era be famous in the history of jade carving! Thanks to them, let all my colleagues in the jade carving industry be able to share their glory!"

Everyone in the hall, including the contestants on the other side of the strait, stood up, and the applause roared like spring thunder, and lasted for a long time.

Uncle Shitou and Xiaoshitou stood up, with tears streaming down their faces, and thanked everyone.

Uncle Shitou waved his hands: "I can't afford it, how can I deserve such a big compliment..."

Li Junge put his arms around Uncle Shitou and said: "You deserve it, Uncle Shitou, remember that this is not your glory alone, it is the glory shared by more than ten generations of your royal family! Congratulations, the clouds are shining and the moon is shining!"

Lu Qingyi came down from the stage and whispered a few words to Old Shitou, meaning to ask him to come on stage and say a few words.

Little Stone helped him onto the stage.

Old Shitou stood in front of the microphone, a little nervous at first: "Sister Qingyi asked me to come up and say a few words, I just want to say that this kind of flattery is too great, we father and son can't bear it..."

"Our royal family has stayed in Pan'ao Township for more than ten generations. My generation has been reduced to digging tombstones and nests for a living."

"I'm thinking about the craftsmanship of my ancestors, I can't do anything well, and my home doesn't feel like a home. I leave all the farm work to my daughter-in-law. I just think about it all day..."

"After the little stone learned how to cut stones, he made some nests, made some hand mills and sold them in the countryside to supplement the family..."

"I and the bamboo craftsman from Lijiagou in the village often set up stalls to sell goods, so we have made friends..."

As if recalling the difficult life in the past, Uncle Shitou wiped his face: "Then one day, the bamboo craftsman brought a child, saying that he was a college student who came back from his village, the Li family. I heard that the drum archway in front of the Li family's ancestral hall It is the craftsmanship of my Wang family ancestors, who came to visit specially and told me that I must restore the craftsmanship..."

"When I learned that more than ten generations of my Wang family could not get out of the mystery, Wazi took out a stone and asked me to break it, saying that he found it in the Wuxi River, and asked me to see what I could carve it into. The stone is reckless, and named the stone discovered by others as 'Qingming Stone'..."

"Not only was he not offended, but he also praised the name of the little stone. After learning that Qingming stone was a top inkstone, he asked my family to stop everything else and hand over some inkstones to him every month. He gave us a Ten thousand wages. The extra time is dedicated to researching this, this 'inner carving' craft..."

"If there are any irregularities in the house, this kid will take care of them for me. Lamy noodles, pulled pork..."

"I also invited his teacher from the university, took that gun, and made a picture of the internal structure of the trumpet drum for us to see..."

"I also found a large piece of transparent material for me to practice, saying that it is easy and then difficult, first with clear eyes, and then blind carving..."

"After half a year, the inkstone business started to pick up. This kid has already subsidized my family tens of thousands of dollars. Apart from encouraging and comforting him, he didn't even say a word..."

"Sometimes when I wake up in the middle of the night, I feel so ashamed and panicked. If I can't recover this skill, let alone my ancestors, even this child has such a heart, I can't help myself..."

(End of this chapter)