Riding the wind of rebirth

Chapter 1144 The True Master

"The total weight of this batch of jade carvings is 320 kilograms, which works out to 32..."

"Waiting for next week, manager, the jade material I bought this time, the first-grade white, is also [-] yuan per kilogram. You are calculating it for me based on the market price of [-] yuan per kilogram."

"Ah this..." Manager Zhou grimaced and tried his best to find a word: "But the materials you bought are all gross weight, we have to calculate the net weight! Mr. Zhou, do you think this is true?"

Zhou Zhi secretly laughed in his heart. If these carvings were folded according to this algorithm, more than 20% of the materials would be wasted. It can only be said that [-] years ago, the mineral materials were too abundant and the market was too narrow. Hetian jade could not be eaten or drunk, and the price was completely high. Only if you don’t come can you afford this luxury.

But he couldn't let his lips loose: "The leather shell also has the function of a leather shell. The algorithm of gross weight is scientific. That's because the corners will belong to me in the end. Even if the leather shell is broken down, I can use it to carve small pieces and monetize it."

"But when you put all these carvings together, the weight is quite different from the raw materials." Zhou Zhi smiled and said: "If Manager Zhou can bring back all the leftover materials that he knocked down back then, I will accept it. This algorithm is reasonable, if you can’t find it back..."

These were all carved 20 years ago. Where could Manager Zhou find those scraps for Zhou Zhi?

After hesitating for a while, Manager Zhou had to say: "Well, let's each make a concession. Mr. Zhou, please don't make it difficult for me to find scraps. As for us, we won't follow the market price, but we will definitely sell the raw materials at a [-]% discount of one thousand yuan." No, should we move up a little?"

"How much does the manager think is appropriate?"

"[-]% off, what do you think, Mr. Zhou?"

"Mr. Zhou, do you call Beijiang's [-]% off and [-]% off 'raising a little'?" Zhou Zhi laughed loudly: "I also have two classmates from Beijiang here, one who studies media and one who studies Chinese. In their eyes, this grammar Maybe it’s a bit exaggerated.”

Ayiguli and Xu Gang had been watching Zhou Zhi "talking about business" with great interest. After Xu's father came back, he praised Zhou Zhi mercilessly in front of them behind his back for a while. In short, he was a good "other people's child" and asked him to The two of them studied hard, and now that they are looking at it, it is really interesting.

As a result, Zhou Zhi was caught off guard and put pressure on Manager Zhou, and both of them had weird and ridiculous expressions on their faces.

Manager Zhou didn't know that the two people's expressions were directed at Zhou Zhi, so he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed: "Then... Mr. Zhou, can you give me a number?"

"Twenty percent off, I'll give you [-]% more." Zhou Zhi said.

"26..." Manager Zhou pondered.

In fact, at this time, he was already secretly rejoicing. There is no serious market for this thing now. Except for the customization of large-scale jade carvings by relevant departments and large state-owned enterprises, he has never heard of any private or private enterprises purchasing them. .

But what's going on this year?In the year of the soft landing of the economy, we are now discussing the cost of materials. If the budget reaches [-]%, the shopping malls can actually accept it.

After all, these two pieces of material were purchased too cheaply at the time. Looking back now, it looks like they were picked up for free. They were priced at [-]% of the market price by weight, so they couldn’t claim to have lost money.

Having made up his mind, Manager Zhou still had a grimace on his face: "Mr. Zhou, how about you add more? Even if the price is adjusted, I still have to explain to my superiors..."

Zhou Zhi was amused. In addition to Manager Zhou, there were also the account manager and the waiter Xiao Liu in the room. The account manager looked good, but Xiao Liu's expression had actually completely revealed Manager Zhou's trump card.

However, since it was mentioned that the adjustment was made, the industry should also give the face that should be given. Zhou Zhi nodded: "Then it will be 27% off, no more." "Okay, then it will be 320% off." Manager Zhou was happy in his heart. It’s broken. I asked for more than 3 yuan in one sentence. Several people in the Art and Design Hall got their bonuses for the year: “For the material cost, we will calculate it based on [-] yuan. For wages, we will calculate it based on weight, and the total is [-] kilograms. , the processing fee for one kilogram is one hundred, how about [-] yuan?"

"Pfft--" Zhou Zhicai took a sip of Tieguanyin. Hearing Manager Zhou's "bold" offer, he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of tea.

"Cough cough cough..." As Zhou Zhi coughed, the account manager, Xiao Liu, and Manager Zhou wiped the water stains on Zhou Zhi's body together. Manager Zhou even apologized: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have been so hasty. , let’s talk slowly, don’t be in a hurry, don’t be in a hurry..."

The reason Zhou Zhi was choked just now was not because Manager Zhou's quote was too high, on the contrary, it was too low.

In his concept, the "pure blood" of this set of Hetian jade carvings that have participated in various exhibitions for a long time must be at least at the level of a national arts and crafts master. If this kind of carving is kept for another 20 years, the wages should be based on the materials. Two or three times the amount of money.

In other words, if the raw materials are [-] yuan, the labor cost of a famous master craftsman will generally be [-] to [-] yuan, and the final cost of the carved piece is [-] to [-] yuan.

But in the end, the market price that everyone sees in the mall starts at 20, and there is no upper limit...

Of course, these refer to small pieces. The labor-material-to-money ratio of small pieces is the largest. Then as the material increases, even if it is the same engraver, the labor-material value ratio will become lower and lower.

But even if the materials are less than one million, the labor price will match it. Zhou Zhi just kept paying for the materials, but in his mind, he had secretly multiplied it by two and calculated the total price based on the labor and materials equivalent.

"Whose works are these?" Manager Zhou set this price, which made Zhou Zhi a little unsure. This was the first thing he asked after coughing.

"'Wanfang Music Plays in Khotan' belongs to Huang Zhonghe, who later became the director of the Suzhou Jade Carving Factory. He was the only jade carving master among the Chinese arts and crafts masters selected by the Ministry of Industry for the first time in [-]. "

This is not yet an era when counterfeit goods from later generations bearing the name of masters are everywhere. "Master of Chinese Arts and Crafts" is a resounding official title.

Until now, the state has only organized two evaluations of Chinese arts and crafts masters. The first one was in 34, with a total of 62 people selected, and the second one was in [-], with a total of [-] people selected.

In other words, strictly speaking, in China's arts and crafts circle, there are less than a hundred people with truly state-recognized master qualifications.

There are many categories of arts and crafts in China, and there are only one or two people in each category. These people are all the top craftsmen in the category.

These people are the real masters, and their value cannot be compared with those of the pseudo-masters in later generations.

This weighty evaluation was later submerged in the chaos of literature and entertainment, but insiders have always strictly followed this standard to determine the "artistic class."

How strict is it?Shu Province is the funniest example.

The entire Shu Province started applying in [-], and until [-], a total of ten categories were applied for, among which there were only nine national masters.

After a total of more than 20 years, on average, there is only one master in each category, and one category is empty!

(End of this chapter)