God-level Golden Hand

Chapter 1090
The piece of golden deerskin that Xu Jingxing picked was made of Hetian jade seed material with a good color, average jade quality, and a large size.

He remembered that he only spent 2 yuan when he bought it. This was because the skin color was very good. Otherwise, it might have cost only a thousand yuan. The level of white jade, according to the current new national standard, is comparable to the third-grade white jade, and above the third-grade white jade, there are second-grade white jade, first-grade white jade, and suet white jade.

Of course, in the eyes of experts, this classification of grades is relatively rough, and it is somewhat useful to laymen, but it is of little value to insiders, because the price of Hetian jade is affected by many factors, such as size, color, shape, etc. And other factors will greatly affect the price of a Hetian jade.

However, such grading is relatively clear, and even laymen can have a general understanding of the grade of Hetian jade, so that they will not suffer too much when buying.

It's just that the grade division is not complete. For example, the seed material that Xu Jingxing bought for 740 yuan, the quality of the jade itself is comparable to the level of third-grade white jade, which is considered to be the lower middle grade among Hetian jade. According to the pure grade Not really worth the money in terms of division.But the size of this jade is large, weighing more than 2 grams, and the color is very beautiful, it is a beautiful golden buckskin color, which belongs to the more popular category, so this jade can be bought for more than 5. I know that the merchant originally asked for [-] yuan.

To put it bluntly, this piece of material is only as valuable as the color of the leather.

However, there are many good colored skins, but whether you can make good use of that layer of colored skin depends on the skill of the engraver.

Although Xu Jingxing was doing jade carving for the first time, he had a lot of experience in designing. When he saw this piece of material, he thought up the carving plan, and after he came back, he improved it a little and started to use the knife.

In order to make good use of that layer of skin, he spared no expense at all, drasticly digging out the excess material, just to bring out the beauty of that layer of skin.

And taking "deer" as the theme complements the golden buckskin color that looks like deer spots.

The deer he carved is a crouching deer, that is, a small sika deer lying on the ground. The little sika deer is lying on the ground with its body bent, its head turned to the left, its mouth slightly opened, and the small half of its tongue sticking out to the top of its head. A bunch of grapes hang down, and behind the deer are vines as the background. The vines are full of leaves and fruits, and it looks very festive when paired with the deer.

With deer as the theme and vines as the background, the theme is very traditional, but full of life.

The deer's movements are very smart, and the specially designed movements make it look a bit playful, while the vines in the background are lifelike, whether it is vines, branches, or bunches of grapes, they are almost the same as the real thing , although it is much smaller than real grapes, each grape can be seen clearly, and each leaf exists independently. If you look closely, you can even see the veins on the grape leaves and the veins on the grape fruit. layer of frost.

You know, in order to create the effect of the frost layer on the grape fruit, he specially used a little carving technique, which is to use the sharpest carving knife to gently pierce a layer of fine pits on the grape fruit after polishing. The pit is very small and dense, it looks like a layer of white frost. It took him a whole day and night just to make this frost effect. He spent a day and a night outside of eating and going to the toilet. The rest of the time is stuck there.

And the effect is really good, it looks very real, although in this carving, the grape fruit only exists as an inconspicuous part of the background, but he thinks the thought he spent is worth it, because he is doing woodcarving He always cared about the authenticity of the details, and he always believed that only works with enough real details can move people's hearts.

After finishing the work, he took out his mobile phone and snapped a dozen photos of this Hetian jade-carved deer ornament, and then passed them all to Jin Xiaoxiao.

A few minutes later, Jin Xiaoxiao called, "You carved it?"

"Of course, how?"

"It's very good, stock up more, and new ones will be available in May."

"...Your mind is full of business, so you can't praise my craftsmanship?"

"What do you do if you don't do business?" Jin Xiaoxiao snorted, "When did you start practicing this? Keep it quiet."

"Hey, it just started the day before yesterday. This is the first jade carving work in my life. Isn't it amazing?"

"It's okay, come on."

"Um, don't be so cold, miss me?"

"No!"

"It hurts my heart so much, I dreamed of reading poetry with you last night..."

"Then go back to the island city early!"

"Hehehe, okay, wait for me, but Miss, have you ever thought about opening our handicraft shop in the capital?" Xu Jingxing asked with a serious face after a few words with a smirk.

Jin Xiaoxiao was silent for a few seconds, "Have you thought about it?"

"No, isn't this asking for your opinion?"

"Does my opinion matter?"

"It's very important!" Xu Jingxing said firmly, at this time, he must not hesitate. If he hesitated, the woman would not know what to think about. This is also the seductive skill that he has gradually mastered in his contact with women.In a word, attitude is very important.

Sure enough, as soon as his words came out, Jin Xiaoxiao over there even breathed a little faster, and his tone of voice softened a lot, "According to me, with your ability, a big city is more suitable for development," said here After a pause, he continued: "Since you want to go to the capital, you should make preparations early and look for places that are suitable for opening such shops. If there is anything you don't understand, ask an expert. If it doesn't work, I, I will take a trip to the capital when I have time."

"Miss, who knows me well," Xu Jingxing said with a playful smile, "Then it's settled, Miss, I will leave this matter to you."

"What about the island city?"

"According to my point of view, we can find a new store manager, or let An Xin take over directly. That girl's ability is almost capable of being alone. We can slowly withdraw from there and give her a year or two to let her get used to it. For a moment, anyway, in three years, the store will expire." Xu Jingxing briefly explained his thoughts, this was not a temporary idea, but he had already thought about it, because he didn't He intends to stick to the island city all the time, but intends to develop in a big city after he has a certain amount of savings and fame.

Just according to the previous plan, this process may take five to eight years to complete.

But now, it seems that it will be much earlier, because even if he doesn't do anything now, opening a shop in the capital is a breeze. With the help of his mother, opening a shop is not too easy.Of course, he didn't intend to ask his mother to pay for it, but it is understandable to use his mother's connections and influence to find a suitable shop. On the contrary, it would be too hypocritical to turn a blind eye to his mother's help.

Therefore, before the Chinese New Year, he had a similar idea.

Now, after he has successfully mastered the jade carving techniques, this idea is even stronger, because selling jade is still more profitable in big cities, and although Daocheng is not a small eighth-tier city, its purchasing power is really high compared to the capital. I don't know how many grades are worse.You know, his handicraft shop has always planned to take the mid-to-high-end route, and the mid-to-high-end jade market in Daocheng is too small. If you sell jade in the city, you probably can't buy a few pieces a year. Although you can't starve to death, you can't make a lot of money.

You know, when he makes jade carvings, he doesn't intend to make ordinary jade jewelry such as ordinary bracelets, bracelets, and rings. Every piece of jade is unique and unique.

To put it more bluntly, what he wants to do is a work of art, not a handicraft.

Jewelry such as bracelets and rings have almost no technical content in making them. With the current carving tools, several pieces can be made in a day, and even just need to measure the size and draw a pattern and throw it into the machine. In the later stage, some crafts such as gold and silver wrapping will be added, but that has nothing to do with jade carving. It is the work of gold and silver craftsmen, and the whole process is a set of assembly line craftsmanship.

Xu Jingxing didn't want to turn himself into an assembly line worker in the jade carving industry.

Moreover, in the current jade carving industry, the most profitable segment is jewelry, because when making jewelry, the utilization rate of materials is the highest, and at the same time, the technical requirements for jade carvers are the lowest, and the market demand is large enough. There are so many jewelry buyers and sellers, basically every city has several shops or shopping malls selling jewelry, and even some mass supermarkets have a few counters selling similar items.

That is to say, the market for making jade jewelry is basically saturated, so it would take time and effort for Xu Jingxing to get involved at this time, and he might not be able to make much money.

It’s different for carvings like decorations. This is a purely handicraft work. If you put the finished objects there, you can see whether the craftsmanship is good or bad. As long as the craftsmanship is good enough, basically you don’t have to worry about buyers. , especially in metropolises like the capital with strong consumption of luxury goods.

Therefore, he decided to open the handmade shop to the capital as soon as possible.

As for the shop in Daocheng, it was a pity that it was closed just like that. Since he couldn't take care of it, it was naturally the best choice to slowly transfer it to the precious apprentice.

Jin Xiaoxiao naturally understands this truth, but she is still a little jealous, "It's good to be safe, she is still an apprentice, and there is such a big shop waiting for her."

Xu Jingxing coughed in embarrassment and then laughed and said, "It's not like giving it to her for free, but I have to get some transfer fee back. Hehe, tell me as a teacher's wife, how much transfer fee would it be better to charge her?"

(End of this chapter)