Riding the wind of rebirth
Chapter 1312 Encouragement
However, as the weight and size of the jade material increase, the labor cost will also decrease. For example, if it reaches more than five kilograms, the processing fee will be reduced to 70%, which is about 700 yuan per kilogram.
However, because the weight of the material has increased, the labor cost has actually increased significantly. If Zhou Zhi does not go to the source of the supply for wholesale of five kilograms of jade material, it will usually cost about 10,000 yuan, and the labor cost after conversion is 3,000 to 4,000 yuan. Blocks or so.
For jade carving factories, they would of course rather carve large pieces, because the man-hours spent on large and small pieces are actually about the same, and the larger the material, the easier it is to work with, and the easier it is to cover up defects and mistakes, and the profit is better than More small items.
Of course, jade materials will inevitably be lost during the carving process. The rule in the industry is to pay wages according to the weight of the finished product.
If the jade carving factory wants to get the most money, it must make maximum use of the jade materials provided by customers. While making profits for itself, it must also try to preserve value for customers. This is a win-win pricing method.
In this way, Zhou Zhi took the initiative to request that the leather shell be used as much as possible to maintain the original weight. This was of course the method to minimize the loss of jade materials, and it was also the favorite method of the jade carving factory.
"After seeing these three things brought by Mr. Zhou, our opinions on Mr. Zhou become clearer." Zhang Mingyu, who has never spoken much, said: "For the design of aniseed, we must make full use of the materials and be extremely delicate, but Don’t be too restricted, just dig when you need to dig, and take when you need to take.”
"However, the remaining materials that are dug out cannot be wasted. For the clean meat parts, we can design and process them according to the method of this tapestry ring; if the meat quality is inferior, or the shells are colored, we can design and process them according to the method of this dragon's head apricot. format."
"That's pretty much what it means." Zhou Zhi said: "The belt-colored part is similar to the Qin color. We can use it to make antique themes, cut out cleaner materials, and give full play to Su Gong's strengths and adopt the path of fine carving and micro-carving. "
"One more thing, please don't bother me, masters. Even if you have just a tiny bit of jade on the tip of your little finger, you can carve me a small animal-faced ring, or jade buttons that imitate flowers, small flower beads, etc. , even if it’s for practicing with my brothers and sisters, in short, I’ll make the best use of everything.”
"Of course, I would rather have carvings such as the teacher's Han sword jade outfit, animal-faced waist buckle, and ringed pepper picture to appear in this batch of works."
Everyone present laughed again. The happiest person was of course the manager Yao Chong. In this way, we could allocate the large items reasonably. Lu Man and Zhang Mingyu would be responsible for the big items, and the remaining materials and the small materials Zhou Zhi sent this time. , Zhu Qinghong came, and the remaining scraps were given to the younger generation such as Guo Changzheng and Lu Jianghua, so that everyone had something to do.
The jade material sent by Zhou Zhi this time is 500 kilograms. The materials are large and small, and the prices are also different. However, there is still a processing fee of 500 yuan per kilogram, which adds up to 250,000 yuan in labor.
The jade carving factory still looks glamorous, but the downturn in the industry has gradually become apparent. Now there are fewer and fewer national tasks and almost no funding. The factory relies on small tasks such as rubbing bracelets, making rings, and grinding beads to support ordinary workers. It's easy, but it's difficult to support a skilled worker.
Just like Zhi Liyi in Zhuangzi, he only has the skill of slaying dragons and has no place to use it.
To ensure the inheritance and income of these people's craftsmanship, they must have a steady stream of big work to support them. Otherwise, these big workers will be reduced to grinding beads like ordinary apprentice workers. Such a psychological gap will only make these big workers Leave this factory.
This big order from Zhou Zhi can be regarded as solving a big problem in the factory. Yao Chong thought for a moment: "This time to complete the customization for Mr. Zhou, we are going to combine it with the internal restructuring of our factory."
"In the future, our factory will undertake high-end handicrafts in this way, which is to establish the brand of senior craftsmen, who will recruit people independently in the factory and set up working groups to complete craft orders for major customers."
"After these groups accept customer orders, the factory will only provide guaranteed wages. The specific costs and benefits will be controlled by senior craftsmen themselves. The factory will only charge part of the commission as management fees and agency fees."
"For some temporary work, such as cutting materials, retrieving materials, large-scale construction, etc., the work group can temporarily hire other types of workers in the factory to complete it, and the other workers can be paid according to the market price."
"We hope that in this way, we can create several high-quality teams and build up our reputation as senior craftsmen of Suzhou Jade Carving Factory. Not only can we create satisfactory works for our customers, but we can also continue to lead good apprentices and continue to pass on our jade carving craftsmanship. and develop.”
This sounds as nice as it sounds. In fact, the underlying meaning is very clear. In the face of the market downturn, the factory is no longer willing to spend high salaries to support these high-level talents. Although it cannot be said that it cannot be broken, but We should also let these people be responsible for their own profits and losses and support themselves.
If they can't get orders for high-end handicrafts, they can only get the same basic salary as ordinary workers in the factory. If they want to get more, they have to grind more beads.
The conference room became a little silent, and Zhou Zhi felt that he should speak: "The old people in the family highly respect the memory of several masters. It is not an exaggeration to call your works national treasures."
"I know what everyone is worried about. Everyone is worried about whether there will be another one after the order of 250,000 yuan is finished this time. Is this a one-time transaction or a long-term business?"
"If just because of my business, several masters impulsively set up their own studios, and then they lose all their work, then I have definitely harmed several masters."
"I'm here to encourage a few masters. This batch of 500 kilograms of jade is just the first order. If your works can continue to maintain the animal-faced waist buttons, ringed pepper pictures, and matching... With Wu Feitian’s level, there will definitely be many more orders to follow.”
"Not only that, if the factory needs it, I can also ask the elders in the family to contact overseas and hold a traveling exhibition in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Rixin and other places. When the publicity is high and the time is right, I can also hold one or two auctions to bring the The works of several masters have been promoted and become famous brands in Suzhou."
"Of course, it's too early to say this. We can use these 250,000 orders to test whether such a new working model is feasible. If it is feasible, we will discuss the next step."
In fact, Zhou Zhi has complete confidence in the craftsmanship of several masters and this model, because this is also the working model of most jade carving masters in the future. However, this model is still a bit ahead of its time in 1994.
Zhou Zhi understands such concerns very well, so the most important thing now is to encourage them to take the first step.
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