Jin Yutong

Chapter 38 Zhongdu Jade Carving Craft School

Everyone accompanied Yan Ruyu to the antique city again, but Chen Ran didn't join in the fun, so he left. He first went to ICBC to withdraw 2000 yuan in cash, and then went to the fruit market to buy some fruits. In order to feed Hongxiu, by the way, he also bought some other fruits that he liked to eat but was reluctant to eat.

He only made money, and unknowingly, he was much more generous to himself.

After coming out of the fruit market, Chen Ran called Xiao Gu again and asked if there was any red sunflower bird in Xiao Gu's place. uncle.

Xiao Gu didn't have a red sunflower bird there, but he asked Chen Ran to wait for two or three days, and he would help collect one, and Chen Ran agreed.

After returning home, he threw an apple to Hongxiu when the phone rang.

"Okay, Xiao Ran, I've heard it all. Today you are killing everyone in the antique city..." Gao Qiang's excited voice came from the phone call. It was obvious that Chen Ran was in the limelight. Be happy too.

Chen Ran was about to speak, but the voice on the other side suddenly stopped. He took a look at the mobile phone, only to find that his counterfeit mobile phone had a black screen, and the screen image was not displayed. It seemed to be turned off. He hurriedly pressed the power button, but No response at all.

Chen Ran has been using this counterfeit mobile phone for some years, and he bought it when he was just admitted to university. By now, the handwriting on the keyboard has long been worn off, and the black paint on the phone case has almost fallen off. It broke down several times, and Chen Ran took it to the mobile phone shop to have it repaired.

At this moment, the counterfeit mobile phone suddenly couldn't be turned on. Chen Ran guessed that it was probably because it was broken when he was dropped by the man with sunglasses in the morning.

Looks like I have to buy a new phone again!

Now that it was broken, Chen Ran didn't plan to use it any more, and was going to buy a new one, but at this time, the person who was talking to Gao Qiang should at least tell the other party first, otherwise, Gao Qiang would definitely think that something happened. .

When he was thinking like this, he took his mobile phone and smashed it twice on the table. Who would have thought that the screen of the phone flashed twice after he smashed it like this. He quickly pressed the power button again and pressed it several times. The strong one turned on the phone, and then called Gao Qiang again.

Gao Qiang's call was not only happy about what Chen Ran missed, but also about registering Chen Ran for the Jade Carving Contest.

Since this competition is the largest, highest specification and widest jade carving competition in history, the requirements for the participating jade carving masters are somewhat strict. Those like Chen Ran are actually not eligible to participate, not to mention those who signed up now The deadline has passed.

Gao Qiang called to tell Chen Ran that he had found a way for Chen Ran, and that was to participate in the competition as a student of Zhongdu Jade Carving School.

Zhongdu Jade Carving Technical School is a vocational and technical school sponsored by the Provincial Jade Association, which specializes in training jade carvers. Although it is just a technical school, it is a quite authoritative school in terms of jade carving, not to mention it is in the province. The status of the jade carving industry is quite famous even in the domestic jade carving industry.

Among similar jade carving schools in China, Zhongdu Jade Carving School can also be ranked in the top ten.

It is said that many senior jade carvers from the Jade Association are working or holding positions in the school, and the school’s teachers are at least a third-level jade carver. The principal is not only the president of the Provincial Jade Association, but also a rare fifth-level jade carver. He is a figure like Mount Tai in the jade carving industry in Central Plains.

Gao Qiang has already done everything for Chen Ran. Chen Ran only needs to bring a copy of his ID card, photos and other materials to the school to contact a director named Luo within the last two days. At that time, the director surnamed Luo would arrange everything for him, and told him to go to school as soon as possible.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Ran went online to check the information of Zhongdu Jade Carving School.

After learning some information about the Zhongdu Jade Carving School, Chen Ran was immediately moved. This school is simply the cradle of jade carvers. Most of the jade carvers in the province came from this school. It can be said that the Central Plains Province Training base for jade carvers.

Of course, Chen Ran’s heart is most moved by the school. There will be a fourth-level jade carving teacher giving lectures for three days every month. The jade carving teacher’s lectures are not as simple as university professors’ lectures, and it often takes a long time to talk. .

This is still not what moved Chen Ran the most, but what moved Chen Ran the most was the Yuyuan Building of the Jade Carving School!

Please note, and don't get me wrong, Yuyuan Building is not a brothel, but the library building of the Jade Carving School.

This is a library building completely characterized by jade culture. There are not only tens of thousands of books in its collection, but also famous jade carvings by masters in the school.

Every teacher in the school will carve out one of his most outstanding works and put it in the Yuyuan building for people to watch when he is working in the school. There will also be award-winning works when the school students participate in various jade carving competitions Put it on display in Yuyuan Building.

Thinking of Gao Qiang's confession to let him go to school as soon as possible, he called Director Luo according to the contact information Gao Qiang gave him.

"Hello!"

The other party seemed to have just woken up, and just said hello and yawned.

"Hello! My name is Chen Ran. Brother Qiang should have told you, right?" Chen Ran didn't talk nonsense, and said straight to the point.

"Chen Ran?"

The other party was taken aback for a moment, and when they heard Gao Qiang's name, they suddenly realized: "Oh, so it's you. Brother Qiang has already told me, when are you going to come to school?"

Chen Ran asked, "I'll go there now, okay?"

"Now?" The other party was stunned again, and then said: "Then you have to wait a while, I won't be at school right now, and I will have to wait a while to get to school."

"That's okay! I'm just afraid of delaying your business. I will go there and not bother you, right?"

"it's okay no problem!"

After making an agreement with the other party, Chen Ran tidied up, took two two-inch color photos and went out. He found a copy shop and copied three copies of his ID card, and then went directly to the Jade Carving School by car. .

Zhongdu Jade Carving School is located in Xiama City on the outskirts of the West Ring Road. Xiama City is an ancient town in the suburbs of Zhongdu. The Zhongdu Jade Carving School is set against the beautiful mountains and rivers around Xiama City. built.

The history of the establishment of the school is not long, only a few years. Its prototype is a jade carving workshop in the Qing Dynasty, which was later converted into a jade carving craft school.

The Jade Carving School covers an area of ​​3500 mu, with a green area of ​​75 square meters and a construction area of ​​3 square meters. A technical school that promotes jade culture and jade carving technology as its main feature.

The place where the school is located is a bit remote, and it took Chen Ran more than an hour in a taxi.The taxi stopped directly at the gate of the school, got out of the car, and Chen Ran saw the gate of the school.

With just one glance, Chen Ran was attracted. To be honest, the gate in front of him is not like a school at all, but more like a scenic spot. The gatehouse is a red ancient building, which adopts the official style of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in the north. The building is magnificent, majestic and magnificent.

But in front of the gatehouse are two stone bridges... Two jade lions on both sides of the main gate glared at the front... On the left and right sides are willow paths, extending infinitely deep... Whether it is the gate or the willow path Some pedestrians walked slowly, looking like tourists watching the scenery.

When he came to the stone bridge, Chen Ran was about to call Director Luo, but he didn't expect the other party to call him first.

"Brother Chen, are you here yet? I'm standing next to the lion at the school gate!"

Chen Ran looked up, and immediately saw a 27-year-old fat man standing next to the Jade Lion. The fat man was wearing a blue sportswear and was talking on the phone while looking towards this side.

After waving to the young man, Chen Ran walked over.

"Are you Brother Chen? Hello, my name is Luo Zhi! You can just call me Fatty!" Fatty smiled and reached out to shake Chen Ran's hand.

Chen Ran was a little amused in his heart, Luo Zhi, Luo Zhi, yelling, he looked a little mentally handicapped, but on the surface he didn't reveal anything: "Hello, just call me Chen Ran!"

The two greeted each other politely, and walked towards the school. Fatty also introduced the situation of the competition to Chen Ran. According to regulations, students from the Jade Carving Art School can directly participate in the competition without taking the exam.

It was only then that Chen Ran realized that the competition was divided into preliminary rounds, trials, and finals. The preliminary rounds were just a checkpoint for newcomers. If there were recommenders or various workshop companies in the jade carving industry, they did not need to participate in the preliminary rounds, while those from the jade carving school participated Students also skip the preliminary rounds.

However, the problem that the registration deadline has expired is not a problem for the students of the Jade Carving School, because the students of the Jade Carving School do not report to the Jade Association, but directly report to the school, and the school will submit it in a unified manner.

The registration has just ended, and the registration form for the Jade Carving School has not yet been handed in. For Fatty, it is not a big problem to add Chen Ran to the list. The problem is that the school must have Chen Ran's admission certificate and materials. Yes, it is not too difficult to solve this problem.

"Don't worry, I can fix it for you tomorrow at the latest!"

The fat man smiled and patted his chest and promised Chen Ran, and then said enthusiastically: "This competition has made the school very difficult. In order to let all the participating students pass the literary test, the school specially I gave these students a small treatment, pulled them out directly, and held a pre-competition cram school. Several teachers took turns to give them lectures. Although there are only three or four days left, the last three or four days are also the same. Most importantly, Brother Chen, do you think you want to come and listen?"

Hearing the fat man's words, Chen Ran suddenly became interested, but at this moment, they walked to a row of small buildings. This small building looked like a kind of very low temple, and there was a jade statue in each temple. , And these jade statues are all lifelike, just like real people.

"Brother Chen, do you see..." Fatty saw that Chen Ran had noticed these statues, he pointed his hand, and said proudly: "The characters represented by these jade carvings are the pride of our school, and they are also the pride of our school. The pride of the Central Plains Province! Anyone in our Central Plains Province who can become a fourth-level jade carver can put a statue here, and is commemorated and respected by all the jade carvers. Goals and dreams!"

When the fat man was talking, he turned his head and joked to Chen Ran again: "As long as Brother Chen can become a fourth-level jade carving master in the future, he can also get a statue here, and all the honors you get will be carved Here, it will be handed down forever, and it will be respected and admired by countless descendants of jade carving masters..."

The speaker has no intention, the listener has the heart.

The goals and dreams of all jade carvers... A long-lost pride suddenly emerged in his chest, making Chen Ran slowly walk towards the small building as if possessed by a demon, and the words of the fat man kept echoing in his mind. It echoed in my ears for a long time - "As long as Brother Chen..."

Strictly speaking, Chen Ran is not a hot-blooded person, or that his past passion has long been polished by life, but after seeing the great achievements and glory of the figures represented by each statue, Chen Ran still can't help but Impulsive, I also fantasized in my mind that one day, my own statue will appear there!

The consequence of such fantasies was that when he woke up the next morning, he was still in a trance... After a long time of stupor, Chen Ran woke up, but at this moment, he heard the doorbell ringing.

"..."

After Chen Ran opened the door, he looked at the woman standing at the door in astonishment.

The woman was wearing jeans on her lower body, a black windbreaker on her upper body, a silk scarf around her neck, a cowboy hat, and a pair of sunglasses. She packed herself even more tightly than last time. , as if she was going to be a thief... If it wasn't for the middle-aged woman following her, Chen Ran might not have recognized her.

And this woman was none other than Yan Ruyu who lived across from him.

"Good morning!"

Yan Ruyu greeted Chen Ran with a clever smile.

"it is good!"

Chen Ran nodded suspiciously.

"Are you busy today?" Yan Ruyu reached out to take off her sunglasses and smiled at Chen Ran.

"busy?"

Chen Ran did not answer the question.

Nodding her head, Yan Ruyu blinked at Chen Ran playfully, "I want you to accompany me to the black market!"