Jin Yutong

Chapter 180 Spring and Autumn Dancing Jade

When Chen Ran stood in front of the work table, he immediately became the focus of the audience. Everyone couldn't help but hold their breath. The entire audience fell into silence for a while. No one spoke, and everyone was looking forward to it. Looking at Chen Ran who was about to carve jade.

However, what was a little disappointing was that Chen Ran didn't do it right away, but just put the jade material on the work table in front of him, lowered his head, looked at this piece of jade material that was not very good, and didn't know what he was thinking ... After waiting for a long time, Chen Ran did not see any action, and the audience couldn't help but become agitated. Undoubtedly, Chen Ran's behavior was very confusing. The competition lasted only 10 minutes. It took nearly 10 minutes. At this time, he was not in a hurry to start carving jade. When he started carving, would there be enough time?

Faced with this situation, almost everyone present couldn't help but have such doubts in their hearts.

Chen Ran was not in a hurry, but Guo Hai in the audience was sweating profusely for him. He wanted to stand up and yell at Chen Ran several times, but Zhu Feng stopped him and advised him not to disturb Chen Ran. In the end, he could only sit there sulking, wishing he could give Chen Ran two punches... As time passed, Chen Ran still hadn't made a move, and the surrounding crowd gradually became quiet after a commotion Come down, since Chen Ran is not in a hurry, why are they in a hurry, so they stopped looking at Chen Ran, and simply focused on other people.

Although there are thirteen contestants on the field, the audience's attention is only focused on those few people. The rest of the contestants, no matter their actions or demeanor, although they are very serious, are only quite satisfactory and not too big. The bright spot, if you have to say that there is a bright spot, it is that their movements are very skilled, which shows that the knife skills have several years of kung fu.

On the field, Lu Tianming attracted the most attention. At the moment, Lu Tianming is in a good state. He has completely immersed himself in his carved jade. Just as Chen Ran imagined, in his Lu family, there are indeed ancient The method of carving jade has been handed down.

The ancestor of the Lu family was a court jade carver, so he was naturally a first-class carver.

What is a court jade carver?Court jade carvers are a group of people who specialize in carving jade for the emperor's concubines. It can be seen that since the ancestor of the Lu family could become a court jade carver during the Qianlong period, it is needless to say his own carver.

After hundreds of years of handing down, the Lu family's carvers have long since formed their own school and formed their own style. The carved royal brocade calligraphy method handed down by their family, the carved jade wares are neat and symmetrical in shape, with unique Its royal style is very popular among jade carving lovers.

Lu Tianming didn't have the eight years that Chen Ran imagined to practice the carving method passed down by his family. In fact, it only took less than four years. This was because he didn't like jade carving in the early years.

Practicing the method of carving jade is undoubtedly extremely boring. At that time, let alone he didn't like carving jade, even if he liked it, with his personality at the time, he couldn't hold back, but later Lu Daosen told him In order to achieve that goal, he could only force himself to practice. His talent is not bad. Although he only practiced for three or four years, he has already made some achievements.

At this moment, Lu Tianming, who was carving the jade, felt very good. He was very satisfied with this state, not only he was very satisfied, but Lu Daosen who saw this scene was also very satisfied, with a gratified smile on his face.

Apart from Lu Tianming who is more attractive, Li Baoping is another attractive one. In fact, Li Baoping's carving skills are not attractive at all, because he uses the Paodingjieniu sword technique which is well-known in the jade carving world.

As the saying goes, Pao Ding Jie Niu found the trick and practiced hard for three years.Easy solution is the result, and success depends on hard work.Paoding Jie Niu Knife was not actually a carving technique at first, but was mostly used for cooking by cooks, but gradually, it was also used for wood carving, stone carving, and finally became a kind of jade carving technique.

What attracts people's attention is not Li Baoping's carving method, but Li Baoping's demeanor and movements. At this moment, Li Baoping's eyes are clear and firm, looking straight ahead, with a fearless momentum, holding the carving knife The right hand seemed to be carrying the weight of the whole body, and the knife was carved on the jade material one knife after another. Each knife was like a heavy hammer, knocking on the hearts of the audience with an extremely heavy feeling, so that the audience watched Looking at it, I couldn't help closing my eyes, not daring to look any more.

Compared with other people, Ma Jian's movements were more casual, turning around the jade material on the table, he used the carving technique of hairspring 'mao' carving.

In the jade wares of the Han Dynasty, there is a kind of thin thread inscribed, which is shaped like a hairspring and as thin as a "hair". Later generations call it "hairstyle carving".

This kind of line pattern is carved on the jade with a very thin and hard object. If the force is uneven, there will be cross paths and intermittent "jumping knives".This technique appeared in the late Warring States period, but it was widely used in the Han Dynasty.Later, Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties also appeared, but the lines were deep and thick, without the sense of "gossamer hair carving" and "jumping knife".The difference between the two is an important symbol for today's identification of Han or post-Han jades.

The gossamer 'mao' carving used by the horse sword is also the latter.

In addition to these few players, Ah Han is undoubtedly very optimistic at the moment. Perhaps it is because of the elimination of tension. Compared with the aggressive competition, he is like a different person at this moment. He has entered the state. The hands also seemed to be alive, appearing spiritual.

Although Chen Ran hadn't done it yet, but just these few jade carvings on the spot, everyone watched with gusto, especially those tourists who were brought by the tour group, they all felt that the trip was worthwhile, and they could see the jade carving masters with their own eyes. Hand-carving jade on site is not an easy opportunity.

With the passage of time, half of the time for the competition soon passed, and more and more people gathered in the huge arena. At this moment, after all, it is the peony festival season in Huadu, and there are already many tourists. , Seeing the excitement here, they naturally gathered here one after another. As soon as they came, they were attracted, so that more and more people gathered, but although there were more and more people, the audience was still full of excitement. Quiet.

Quiet is quiet, but it cannot be said to be silent, because whenever the audience focuses their attention on Chen Ran, they can't help whispering a few words, from the beginning of anticipation to patient waiting... as time goes by The audience's expectations and patience are also disappearing little by little. Now, seeing that Chen Ran still hasn't done anything, they basically think that Chen Ran gave up voluntarily because of his mediocre carving skills, because even if this At that time, Chen Ran started carving immediately, and it was too late.

Naturally, Chen Ran did not give up, but was completely immersed in his own ideas. At this moment, in his mind, there was a piece of jade, a perfect jade piece. This jade piece was exactly Chen Ran. Of course, the jade ware to be carved, and it still looks like after the carving is completed.

The eight-knife split-wave knife method is different from other carving methods. Once the eight-knife split-wave knife method starts carving, it can no longer be stopped. It must be completed in one go. When it stops, the carving will be completed. If the carving is not finished, it stops, and the carved jade is basically destroyed.

Unlike other knife techniques, no matter what kind of knife technique, they will stop halfway, because generally speaking, when one side is carved, when the other side is to be carved, it is natural to stop, and then change the direction to carve, while eight knives split waves The knife technique is different. The eight-knife split-wave knife technique is holistic, that is to say, there is no distinction between one side and the other. Once carved, it is carved in all directions.

If it is other sword techniques, it is undoubtedly basically impossible to do this, but the eight-sword split-wave sword technique is possible. Of course, it also needs to cooperate with body movements, that is, that kind of weird movements.

Needless to say, the perfection of such a jade ware carved in all directions.

Similarly, this is also the reason why Chen Ran was blindfolded when he practiced the eight-sword split-wave sword technique, because he could not stop halfway, and had to imprint the whole piece of jade in his mind. Of course, Chen Ran practiced at home at will At that time, the process of conception is naturally not required.

After perfecting the pattern in his mind over and over again, Chen Ran finally opened his slightly closed eyes, took a deep breath, and looked at the football-sized jade material in front of him... The audience paid attention At the same time as Chen Ran, the experts on the judging panel were also paying attention to Chen Ran. Seeing that it was such a time, and Chen Ran hadn't started carving yet, Shi Shucheng, the vice-principal of the Jade Carving School, couldn't help frowning. Sighed: "It's a pity!"

When old man Wang left, he had specifically told him to pay attention to Chen Ran's knife workmanship. He thought there was something special about the other party's carving work. , This can't help but disappoint him, and at the same time, it also makes him have a bad impression of Chen Ran. As a jade carver, he doesn't even have the courage to carve, so what can he achieve.

It seems that he is only rich in theoretical knowledge.

"It's nothing to regret." Lu Daosen, who was paying attention to Lu Tianming's jade carving, answered without looking back. He was in a good mood at the moment, took out a jade pendant from his pocket and threw it in front of Shi Shucheng, smiled slightly, and said: "Look at this piece of jade. This is what he carved out, and it's nothing more than that."

This piece of jade is obviously the Chang'e Flying to the Moon carved by Chen Ran. Shi Shucheng took it and looked at it. From his point of view, this piece of Chang'e Flying to the Moon is of a certain standard, but only relatively speaking. , Such a standard in such a competition is undoubtedly a little worse, not a little worse, but a lot worse.

After Lu Daosen waited for Shi Shucheng to take a look, he shook his head and said with a smile: "Theoretical knowledge is good, but it's a pity that as a jade carver, the most important thing is knife skills. His level is put in the finals, and he really can't show it. Look at it. Come on, he is quite self-aware..."

When Lu Daosen was talking, he was also looking at Chen Ran with a smile all the time, but when he was talking, he suddenly stopped, and his eyes widened.

Originally, he was looking down at Chang'e Flying to the Moon in his hand while listening to Lu Daosen's words, but Lu Daosen suddenly lost his voice, which made Shi Shucheng look up at Lu Daosen involuntarily.

When he looked down the stage following Lu Daosen's gaze, he was not much better than Lu Daosen, and suddenly his eyes widened, and then as if he suddenly remembered something, he stood up abruptly, his face was full of excitement '...This is...the Chunqiu Wuyu!