Windy: The leisurely life of the village owner

Chapter 110 Visit ([-])

When he was young, he was famous around the world for his woodcarving skills.

Customers who come to him to carve furniture often have to queue up.

Unfortunately, time flies, and with the continuous development of technology, hand-carving has slowly begun to be replaced by machines.

With the emergence of more time-saving and labor-saving machine engraving, the decline of time-consuming and labor-intensive manual engraving has become inevitable.

Until now, except for Xie Heshun, a master wood carver, he can still make some business with his reputation accumulated in the past.

The old craftsmen in the village who are not so good at their craftsmanship have almost completely lost their business.

And this wood carving workshop was created by Xie Heshun after he obtained the title of Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheriter.

In order to help the old craftsmen in the village earn some pocket money, it was specially organized and opened.

The original intention was to collect the works of old craftsmen in the village and promote them together.

Unfortunately, it seems that this method has no effect now, and many sculptures have been left for a long time.

If Xia Xia hadn't cleaned it frequently, those works would have been gathering dust.

Therefore, it is precisely because of this that Xie Heshun feels this way!

Hearing Xie Heshun's words, Xie Linfeng on the side couldn't help but remind him:

"Master, don't be discouraged, the country is already reviving traditional culture!"

"Didn't I just tell you about the status of a state-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor?"

"Besides, Sister Hongmi runs a company in Shanghai and is a strong woman."

"Her words are of great reference. Master, please don't take them seriously!"

After hearing Xie Linfeng's introduction, Xie Heshun looked at Xu Hongmi and suddenly became serious.

When Xu Hongmi heard this, she chuckled and said:
"Hey, I told you, don't wear a high hat on me, kid!"

"I just opened a small company, but I can't compare to those really talented people."

"I just expressed some of my own feelings based on the matter."

"Tell yourself, is it true that the country now wants to vigorously restore traditional culture?"

"That's true!" Xie Linfeng heard this and nodded:

"Nowadays, the country is indeed vigorously developing traditional culture, especially some intangible cultural heritage that is on the verge of being lost."

"However, the country is a country and individuals are individuals. The country will only provide general coordination."

"If you want to really make money from some traditional crafts, you still need to publicize it!"

Xie Linfeng simply said everything he needed to say at once. He originally planned to say some things later.

For example, Xie Heshun himself is somewhat conservative and unwilling to accept new things.

He complains about the decline of hand carving every day, but does not look for ways to change it.

For example, Xia Xia wanted to live broadcast her daily wood carving online, and she planned to see if she could sell some goods online.

However, Xie Heshun said this suggestion was not doing his job properly and punished him.

You know, this is no longer the era when "the smell of wine is not afraid of the depth of the alley".

If you don’t carry out reasonable publicity, China is so big, who will know that your products are good?
If you still hold on to old concepts, you are destined to be eliminated by the times.

Therefore, taking this opportunity, Xie Linfeng might as well explain what he said!

"Master, your original intention of opening a wood carving workshop is also to buy more goods so that everyone can make money to support their families!"

"But the current situation is that if you don't do some publicity, others won't know how good your stuff is!"

"Take Xia Xia's live broadcast selling goods as an example!"

"Selling goods through live streaming has now become mainstream, and it is not at all what you think of as being unprofessional."

"Which of the major brands is not selling online now? Why can't you accept it?"

Hearing this, Xie Heshun was speechless. He opened his mouth but still couldn't speak.

Xu Hongmi on the side heard this and also helped out:
"Live streaming selling goods? It has indeed become a mainstream method now."

"It's convenient and fast. Just place an order and it will be delivered to your door by courier."

"Moreover, live selling is also very helpful for promoting products."

"This can be considered the cheapest way of publicity!"

"Everyone can do it. As long as there is enough traffic, you won't have to worry about making money!"

Hearing this, Xie Linfeng looked at Xu Hongmi with some gratitude, and continued to say to Xie Heshun:

"Master, you can no longer rest on your laurels. It's time to get in touch with new things."

"You see, Madam Huailan is doing very well. The development of her embroidery workshop is completely different from that of the wood carving workshop."

"We are all from the same village. I don't believe you don't know the current development of the embroidery workshop!"

"So, Master, times have changed!"

“If you want to keep up with the times, appropriate changes are essential!”

Xie Linfeng's words finally reached Xie Heshun's heart.

In fact, the wood carving workshop has not improved for a long time.

On the contrary, Xie Huailan's embroidery workshop is completely opposite to the wood carving workshop and has become more and more prosperous.

They are both inheritors of state-level intangible cultural heritage, so why is Xie Huailan's embroidery workshop becoming more and more popular?

But his woodcarving workshop is still lifeless?

Moreover, look at the number of apprentices learning embroidery in the embroidery workshop.

In the first half of this year alone, the embroidery workshop had a dozen more apprentices than last year.

And what about the woodcarving workshop?
Not only has the number of apprentices not increased at all!On the contrary, some of the former apprentices gave up learning wood carving and chose to go out to work.

Maybe, I should change something and be exposed to more new things!

Xie Heshun was lost in thought there, and Xu Hongmi and his wife were not prepared to disturb him.

Instead, under the leadership of Xia Xia, they wandered around the wood carving workshop.

Especially Xu Hongmi, she seems to be quite interested in some of the works in the wood carving workshop.

Therefore, she spent a lot of money and directly chose to buy several works that she was satisfied with.

However, these wood carvings are heavy and cannot be taken away directly now.

Therefore, she just asked Xia Xia to write it down first, and then have someone move directly to the villa later.

Of course, in addition to Xu Hongmi, Xu Hongdou and Chen Nanxing each spent their own money to buy several small wood carvings.

Such small ornaments are not expensive, only a few yuan or a dozen yuan each.

Among them, Xu Hongdou chose a kitten ornament and a bamboo dragonfly.

Chen Nanxing chose a puppy as well as a bamboo dragonfly.

By the time the three girls had picked out their favorite items, Xie Heshun had already come to his senses.

At this time, he was talking about something with Xie Linfeng.

Seeing the three women walking out of the house, Xie Heshun quickly turned to look at them.

Seeing the small ornaments in the hands of the three women, Xie Heshun looked at Xia Xia and asked:

"Xia Xia, you didn't charge any money, did you? Just these few small ornaments, so don't charge any money."

When Xia Xia heard this, she looked at the three women with some embarrassment.

When the three women saw this, Xu Hongmi was still the first to speak:

"No, you still have to collect the money that should be charged, and I bought a lot of things!"

"It's just that it's too heavy and I don't think it's easy to carry it, so I need your help to transport it back to Xie Linfeng's villa."

Seeing this, Xia Xia nodded quickly and said, "Yes, Master, Sister Hongmi bought several large ornaments."

"Even the green lotus picture you carefully carved last time, Sister Hongmi bought it directly!"

"so."

After Xia Xia said this, she stopped talking.

Xie Heshun was a little surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect Xu Hongmi to buy so many works.

Especially his green lotus picture, which was carved from a large piece of boxwood.

Just the price of the wood is not low, plus my master craftsmanship
Good guy, no matter how generous I am, I can't just give it away for free.

Although it would be a shame to change my words now, how much is face worth?

Therefore, when it’s time to be cowardly, you still have to be cowardly. Xie Heshun finally changed his words:

"Then except for those large ornaments, I won't charge you for other gadgets."

"Anyway, it's just some practice work. It's not elegant and not worth a lot of money."

"Consider this a meeting gift from me to you!"

Hearing what Xie Heshun said, the three women couldn't help but smile.

Afterwards, no one refused. Anyway, just those few large-scale works were enough for the woodcarving workshop to earn a lot of money.

Therefore, after the three girls thought about it, they did not refuse Xie Heshun's kindness.

However, after the final reckoning, Xie Heshun was still a little stunned.

Xu Hongmi purchased a total of three large ornaments and five or six medium-sized ornaments.

All are decorations related to Feng Shui and tea sets.

It seems that Xu Hongmi is planning to place it in the company office or the study room at home.

Calculating the value of all the ornaments, the work cost several w.

Don't think it's expensive, this is the price after Xie Heshun gave it a broken price.

After all, what Xu Hongmi chooses are the high-quality products in the store, as well as some "store treasure" level items.

Just the value of the raw materials is already very expensive.

Not to mention that these works were all carved with great effort by the master Xie Heshun himself.

Each piece is of great artistic value.

If it were seen by some knowledgeable people or people who like these things, I'm afraid the price would increase several times.

Therefore, the price Xie Heshun sold to Xu Hongmi was already extremely conscientious.

Regarding the price mentioned by Xie Heshun, Xu Hongmi naturally did not think it was too expensive.

This little money is just a drop in the bucket for Xu Hongmi's net worth.

Moreover, Xu Hongmi's father-in-law always liked to play with these things.

Therefore, Xu Hongmi can be regarded as a semi-savvy person under the influence of his ears and eyes.

She also knew that the price proposed by Xie Heshun was already a bit low.

However, she did not refuse Xie Heshun's kindness.

Anyway, if it weren't for me, these things would probably just be left here to gather dust.

Although I bought it at a slightly lower price this time, I have made a profit.

However, isn’t this a win-win situation for myself and the current woodcarving workshop?

(End of this chapter)