Chapter 258 Chapter 258

Jia Sidao walked over Xu Zhiguo's body, walked to the side, picked up some jade pendants that Xu Zhiguo had already carved, as well as jade ornaments such as bracelets and face rings, and carefully looked at them. The craftsmanship was really good.For the materials used, Xu Zhiguo’s strength cannot be seen for the time being on the bracelets and rings. After all, these things are too traditional and rely too much on the fineness of the jade itself. If the texture of the jade itself, water head, The colors are all top quality, so even if the workmanship is slightly worse, as long as it is passable, it will not affect its price.But if it is other decorations that require craftsmanship, it is another story.Moreover, these jadeite ornaments have not been thoroughly polished yet, and there are naturally many differences from those jadeite products that are sold in the market.

Comparing with each other, the two ring faces polished with the ice-colored pretty sun green jade material cut out by Ah San are obviously more polished than the ring faces and bracelets polished from other leftover materials. many. Jia Sidao pondered, just one of the ring noodles may cost more than 100,000 to 200,000 yuan.As for the specific price, Jia Sidao is planning to go to several nearby big cities, such as Hangzhou, Ningbo, Shanghai and other places, to patronize the emerald stores and find out the market! If it is jade jewelry of the same quality, the price naturally cannot be higher than their price, but if the price is blindly low, the gap is too big, but it will not work.In this way, it will undoubtedly be regarded as a challenge to other shops!

After all, in the emerald business, Jia Sidao made money by himself, but he couldn't block other people's money.The particularity of this is that even as a novice, Jia Sidao has such awareness!What's more, when he was just about to open the store, Wang Biao mentioned to Jia Sidao that there is a way to do it. Of course, those shoddy shops especially raise their prices in order to deceive consumers.There is no need for Jia Sidao to pay attention to those so-called public prices. Look at the several jade pendants on the side. If the price of jade bracelets and jade rings depends more on the size and texture of the jade itself, then these pendants with different styles, even the most popular They are always cliché styles such as Avalokitesvara pendants and double bat holding longevity, but the differences in carving techniques in details can still account for a large part of the price ratio.

Even people who don't know anything at all, just think about it and know that the same jade pendant, a lifelike statue of Guanyin, is worth more than a lifeless statue of Guanyin, right? While Jia Sidao kept flipping through the pendants carved by Xu Zhiguo, a faint smile flowed from the corner of his mouth.As far as several of the pendants are concerned, it still well reflects Xu Zhiguo's craftsmanship. This is the key to Jia Sidao's search for a skilled jadeite carver all along. It's like a monkey stealing peaches in this pendant!Obviously, just from the size of the pendant, it can be seen that due to the limitation of the size of the material, the size of the whole monkey will appear a little cramped when it is carved, but the peach part in it The material is very normal, and it is even bigger than normal.

In this way, the monkey itself will appear a size smaller than the peach.According to normal carving, most of the carving masters with ordinary crafts would choose to polish off some of the jade material of the peach part, so as to maintain the "balance" of the proportion and size of the whole pendant! However, such a choice has advantages and disadvantages.The shape of the jadeite pendant is very coordinated, but you must know that the value of a piece of jadeite jewelry, without considering other factors, such as craftsmanship, texture, color, etc., its size is also a factor that determines the price of a jadeite pendant one.If the size of the peach part was lost due to grinding, no doubt, at this initial stage of carving, the jadeite pendant would have lost a lot of value.

And Xu Zhiguo's few strokes of outline made this monkey show a childish demeanor, showing that it is a little monkey's companion, and also used exaggerated techniques to make this monkey look more possessed. Comic elements. Looking at it this way, it does not appear that the whole work is incongruous, on the contrary, it also caters to the aesthetic vision of some younger customers! Especially the exaggerated shape of the monkey, not to mention the ingenuity, at least it didn't make such a jade pendant with some flaws due to the proportion of the material become a defective product!

In this regard, Jia Sidao still feels very satisfied. "By the way, Xiao Xu, it seems that you have put a lot of thought into these jadeite pendants." Jia Sidao praised Xu Zhiguo, "However, as far as the number of these pendants is concerned, there are still a lot of them. It seems a little less." "Boss, this is exactly what I was going to say just now. You know, in the past few days, I have been working overtime to carve out so many pieces of jade ornaments. These are still carving traditional jade pendants." And bracelets and the like. If it’s other jadeite ornaments, it will take time to design, and it will be more difficult to carve.” Xu Zhiguo thought about it and said, “It’s like the jadeite material in front of me. If you want to carve it into an emerald ornament as a whole, it will probably take ten days and half a month just to design the graphics. Once you start carving and want to upgrade the things, the time spent may not be three to five. It can be done in days.”

"Well, I know that." Jia Sidao said, "If this piece of material is really suitable for carving into large-scale ornaments, I naturally hope to carve it out. After all, if it is carved into jade bracelets, other materials, There are still plenty of options.” "Other materials?" Xu Zhiguo smiled wryly and said, "Boss, take a closer look. Are there any other jadeite materials in this place?" Jia Sidao took a little look, the emerald rough in front of him is not all his own. Why did Xu Zhiguo say that there is no material?Immediately after thinking about it, Jia Sidao came to his senses.It seems that he is still too careless.Not to mention how the general emerald company stipulates.As far as a big company like "Liu Ji" is concerned, if there is no rough jadeite that has been cut, these master carvers will never touch it.

It's not that these jade carving masters don't know how to cut stones.Just like Li Shishi's grandfather, when he was young, he gambled with rough jadeite.However, knowing how to inspect rough jadeite, cutting stones, and helping the boss cut stones are completely different things. Even Jia Sidao didn't want to hire a jadeite carving master. He is a person who dares to do anything with the rough jadeite that has not been unsolved, right? To carve a piece of rough jadeite that has been cut and there will be no accidents is the task within the scope of responsibility of these jade carving masters.As for the risky stone cutting, unless the owner of the original stone is standing beside him and offers to let them help, they will try to cut the stone.

This is also the reason why Xu Zhiguo, while looking at the rough jadeite, was thinking about cutting the piece of jadeite material that Uncle Zhou cut out, and carving it into an jadeite bracelet.Because in addition, among the four rough jadeite stones that Jia Sidao cut out at the factory for the first time, the piece that Ah San cut out, the ice-species pretty sun green part, has become the emerald ring face, and the other The part of the "green" ice bean plant has become a few small jade pendants.As for the piece Ali cut out, it was not up to the grade at all, and it was completely out of Jia Sidao's consideration.

In addition, the piece that Jia Sidao cut out by himself was moved to the storage room by Uncle Zhou. After Xu Zhiguo thought about it, he could only use the piece of jade that Uncle Zhou cut out. Thinking of this, Jia Sidao smiled slightly, and said, "Well, it seems that it was my mistake. Wait a minute, I'll bring some jadeite over here." After all, since the rough jadeite in front of him had not been cut, Jia Sidao did not intend to cut the stones right away, as time did not permit.Jia Sidao was still thinking about asking Uncle Zhou to visit Ma Ye.However, in the basement of Jia Sidao's villa, there are quite a few emerald materials. Should be able to bring it over as an emergency.Moreover, most of the rough jadeite stones that have been cut out there are made of glass.It's just that the color is not so superb.Who told Jia Sidao to cut out the glass kind of imperial green preferentially and selectively? "Boss, don't you have a lot of jadeite in other places?" Xu Zhiguo took a special look at the rough jadeite in the workshop, feeling a little shocked. "Hehe, that's natural, otherwise, what kind of emerald shop would you open?" Jia Sidao said with a smile, "Anyway, if you want to continue carving, I will definitely be able to satisfy your wish." "You are blatantly exploiting my labor." Xu Zhiguo probably wanted to hide his inner surprise, so he said exaggeratedly, "However, let me tell you, boss, since you have so many emeralds, how can you buy them?" All the finished jadeite products that I plan to sell will be carved from my own side, why not find more carving craftsmen?" "You think I don't want to." Jia Sidao said angrily. "Uh, it's this place near the sea, it's not very well-known." Xu probably thought of Liu Yufei's rhetoric when he was selecting jadeite craftsmen.Xu Zhiguo said with a smile, "However, after I got here, I found that the climate here is not bad. The environment is not too bad." "That's natural." The smile on Jia Sidao's face became stronger for a while.Anyone who meets a person who praises his hometown is better, will he greet him with a smile? "Boss, if you want a master who can carve faster, it would be a bit of a mistake to find our engraver in Jieyang area. In fact, what we are best at is fine carving." Xu Zhiguo hesitated for a moment before saying . "For example, carving a decoration, we are really good at it. But if it is polishing a bracelet or something, although we are fully capable, our speed is a bit slow." "Hehe, I know that. The jadeite carving masters in Jieyang are all particular about details." Jia Sidao never thought about playing with his own jadeite material through quick carving, and looked at it before his eyes. On the whole, this piece of jadeite material is really suitable for carving a large-scale ornament, but if Xu Zhiguo is allowed to do this, what should we do with other finished jadeite carvings? "By the way, Xiao Xu, I'm thinking, these emerald materials are only a part of me. If you are the only one carving here, in the short term, I feel that I will be stretched. Do you have any carving skills? Good friends, aren’t you? Introduce them here. In terms of wages, they will definitely be given preferential treatment.” Since Liu Yufei couldn’t recruit a master sculptor, Jia Sidao could only try and let Xu Zhiguo teach by example. More attractive, right? "Boss, it's quite difficult to find a master from Jieyang." Xu Zhiguo spread his hands and said, "The craftsmanship of the carving masters over there is passed down from generation to generation. And, most of them I still have a family. There are not many bachelors like me. But..." Xu Zhiguo changed his tone, and said, "Boss, if you can go to Yangzhou, maybe you can find some outstanding carving masters from there." "Yangzhou?" Jia Sidao frowned, and muttered: "It's really a good place, why did I forget it?" It is indeed very famous! ... After chatting casually with Xu Zhiguo for a while, Jia Sidao saw Zhou Fugui.First, I asked about the situation with Mr. Ma. Uncle Zhou and Ah San had the same expressions when they first heard the news. They were both slightly surprised and astonished. Good luck. Of course, after hearing the reason why Jia Sidao was invited by Master Ma, Uncle Zhou appreciated it even more! "Playing antiques, those who make old things, touch porcelain, etc., are all small ways, and they can't get on the table, and it's not a long-term solution! If you want to make it big, you must abide by the rules of this industry! Inheritance has Preface, to be honest, is the right way!" said Uncle Zhou. Afterwards, Jia Sidao brought a lot of jadeite made of glass from the villa, which made Xu Zhiguo smile happily, and at the same time shocked Uncle Zhou. In the evening, Jia Sidao followed Uncle Zhou to Ma Ye's residence. This is also Uncle Zhou's opinion.If you just go to Ma Ye's store, it will be difficult to achieve Jia Sidao's intention, and it will also lower Jia Sidao's own status.After all, Jia Sidao is about to open for business on the Antique Street.Now that the store has not opened yet, if you go to Ma Ye's store, you can only be regarded as a customer.Instead, it is better to come directly to the door, which is more direct. Of course, Uncle Zhou also called beforehand to set up a meeting time. When Uncle Zhou's car parked in front of a very ordinary-looking building, Jia Sidao still felt a little anxious in his heart.Got out of the car, went upstairs with Uncle Zhou, stretched out his hand and rang the doorbell, a middle-aged woman came out, she looked into Uncle Zhou, she should be familiar, she said hello with a smile, and went The two of them were welcomed in. Uncle Zhou turned his head and explained to Jia Sidao in a low voice: "The one in front of you is Master Ma's daughter-in-law!" After entering the room, Jia Sidao was surprised by the antique furnishings in the whole living room, almost staring blankly, almost unable to react.Not to mention that it is out of proportion to the ordinary appearance outside the house, even the scene in Ma Ye's home that Jia Sidao guessed is very, very different. It is not that Jia Sidao has never been to the homes of some experts who play antiques. It's like the home of Ah San's second grandfather, Second Master Wei's house. Jia Sidao is quite fascinated by the idleness.And at Li Tiantian's home in Shanghai, I saw Grandpa Li, although he didn't live in Shanghai often, but the furnishings in the room also showed the temperament of an antique master! However, this is not as impressive as Ma Ye's living room! He put on his slippers in a daze, and stood there.It seemed that he took a few steps forward with Uncle Zhou's pull, but Jia Sidao's eyes were still looking around the room, constantly looking around. As soon as you enter the door and look up slightly, you can see that on the front wall, there is an antique window lattice with a pattern of magpies climbing plums. On the table, there are two blue and white porcelain bottles. Jia Sidao is on the porcelain His eyesight is not good enough, and it is difficult to tell the truth from the fake for a while.However, just because these two blue and white porcelain bottles are placed in Ma Ye's home, they are very interesting! In addition, there are several vigorous calligraphy and several leisurely and elegant paintings of flowers and birds of different sizes, which rushed to Jia Sidao's mind one by one.That simple and elegant atmosphere really opened Jia Sidao's eyes. What's more important, I'm afraid these seemingly messy things and things with inconsistent styles are just so simple and furnished. Looking around for a week, it seems to be a bit quieter! This kind of atmosphere, not deliberate, not artificial, not kitsch, not showing off, is commendable! It is said that a person's character can be seen from a person's basic necessities of life.A thought suddenly came to Jia Sidao's mind: No wonder Jia Sidao, a novice, would fall into Ma Ye's eyes during that chance encounter in Antique Street. Perhaps, only a true expert will have such a background!