super golden pupil

Chapter 136 Meeting Xu Hongbo

Liu Tao didn't know that Mr. Lin didn't return to Mending City after saying goodbye to him, but went directly to the capital.He is in a very good mood now. It is his luck to receive an apprentice like Liu Tao, and it is also Liu Tao's luck.When Liu Tao said it was luck, he believed it.However, he does not think it is a kind of luck, to be precise, it is a kind of intuition.

For a person who has studied jade, intuition is very important.Because in many cases, although it can be inferred from the appearance characteristics, sometimes when there is no way to infer it based on the appearance, the only thing to rely on is intuition.

With the trait of intuition, as long as you study hard over time, you can definitely become a master.Now that he has accepted Liu Tao as his apprentice, he has two purposes.One is to impart all that I have learned in my life, and the other is to prevent Liu Tao from going down the wrong path.After all, if a genius like Liu Tao does not take the right path, the consequences will be unimaginable, and he will most likely become a gambler.This is what he doesn't want to see.

When he arrived in the capital, Mr. Lin went straight to his good friend, master sculptor Xu Hongbo.Now that he has accepted Liu Tao's piece of Smurf, he must find the best master sculptor to do it.Xu Hongbo can be regarded as the top master in the carving world, but he has been sealed for almost six years.

After hearing about Mr. Lin's intentions, Xu Hongbo looked at the piece of Smurf material again, and finally agreed.If Mr. Lin hadn't come to the door to say this in person, he would definitely not have agreed.Of course, another reason is that the Smurfs are a relatively rare raw material for jade, which is worth his shot.

However, when he saw that Mr. Lin had taken in an apprentice, he was still taken aback for a moment.He and Mr. Lin have known each other for 40 years, and he has never heard of whom Mr. Lin has a crush on.Although their old friends also advised him to find an apprentice quickly, otherwise one day he passed away, and what he had learned in his life would be buried in the loess, which would make people feel regretful.

Today, Mr. Lin has turned their advice into reality.

He couldn't wait to meet this Lin Laoshou's first apprentice.For Mr. Lin, this is the first, and it may be the last.

It's a pity that Mr. Lin told him that this apprentice is not in the capital now, and if he wants to see him, at least he has to wait until the college entrance examination is over.

There was a trace of regret on Xu Hongbo's face.

"Old Xu, can you think of a way to dispose of the jade pendant and ring face made by the Smurfs? If these things are worn on us, they may not attract too many people's attention. But I want to return them to me Apprentice. His family members are ordinary people, if they wear these, it will bring them unnecessary troubles. If they can deal with it, they can be freed from these troubles." Lin Lao made such a request .

"No problem. These are trivial matters. I will put a layer on the surface, so that it looks like a normal jadeite object. As for how to remove this layer on the surface, I will tell you the method." Xu Hongbo even Without even thinking about it, I agreed directly.For a master sculptor like him, it is not difficult to hide something.

"That's it. I've already called the media and reporters in the jade industry, and I'll tell them about the Smurfs. And, I'll announce that I've received my apprentice." Elder Lin stood up as he said.

"Old Lin, if you say this, will you be too high-profile?" Xu Hongbo was shocked after hearing this, and expressed his thoughts.

"I've kept a low profile for so many years, so what's the point of being high-profile once? For so many years, Chen Wuyan, Sun Siliang, and Jiang Wu have all been waiting to see my jokes. After all, they already have apprentices, especially Sun Siliang, and two more According to them, after a hundred years from our group, their apprentices will become the four major jade masters in China. It’s ridiculous! I’m releasing the press conference this time to tell them that I, Lin Guorong, I already have an apprentice!" When Elder Lin said these words, he seemed a little agitated.Over the years, he also wanted to find an apprentice who was extremely talented and kind-hearted, but unfortunately he never found one.Originally, a few years ago, he met someone who was slightly less talented than Liu Tao. At that time, that person produced three pieces of glass in a row by luck, which also created quite a miracle.It's a pity that that person is very gambler, thinking that he can be invincible in the world with his intuition, and finally lost in the Pingzhou public game, and never recovered.Lin Guorong regretted it for a long time after hearing about it.

"It's true. For so many years, Chen Wuyan and the others have always competed with you, and they always lost. Naturally, they were not convinced, and they could only place their hopes on their own apprentice. It's a pity that you have never had an apprentice, so they naturally They are all holding back their energy. Even if you accept apprentices now, they may not be afraid. After all, their apprentices have been accepted for more than ten years, and some have been for 20 years, and they have basically inherited them. No matter how talented the apprentice you recruit is, it is basically impossible to defeat their apprentice in a short period of time." Xu Hongbo said realistically.In the antique world, although intuition is very important, experience is more important.After so many years of training, Chen Wuyan and the others' apprentices are quite good in actual combat. No matter who they are, they have solved the glass seed emperor green, and more than one piece.The one with the most is Chen Wuyan's apprentice, Sun Yizhou. He once offered two pieces of glass-type emperor green and three pieces of ice-type emperor green in a fair. This is definitely a very proud record.Even people like Chen Wuyan didn't have these achievements in their most brilliant days.

It was precisely because of these reasons that Chen Wuyan kept holding his breath in his heart. When Lin Guorong really accepted his apprentice, they would definitely send his apprentice to show Lin Guorong's apprentice a serious look, in order to avenge their suppression for being suppressed by Lin Guorong.

"Never mind them. I have great confidence in this apprentice of mine. In time, he will definitely become something beyond me." There was a smug smile on the corner of Lin Guorong's mouth.No one would understand Lin Guorong's mood at this moment. He has been lonely for so many years, and even he thought that he would never find a satisfactory apprentice in his life. When he was about to despair, Liu Tao appeared.

It's like a dying person suddenly grabs a life-saving straw, and only the person involved can know the taste of it.

"Since you have already made a decision, I don't want to say anything more. Remember to inform me when your apprentice comes to the capital." Xu Hongbo said.

"Definitely." Lin Guorong readily agreed.

(End of this chapter)