Chapter 334 Chapter 334 The Second Zodiac

Seeing everyone's comprehension, Xu Zhiguo couldn't help laughing again, and said: "Since the animal form of 'snake' has been perfectly polished, then, among the remaining pieces of jadeite, Can we make up 13 kinds of animals? Or, simply polish a set of twelve zodiac signs, which is also very good!" "That's right!" Immediately, not only Jia Sidao's eyes lit up, but the sculptors beside him also showed excitement.Lao Li even rubbed his hands, wanting Jia Sidao to quickly take out all the other twelve pieces of jadeite material, so that everyone can design it together.

Just now, it was just because there was no complete set of ideas.At this moment, after Xu Zhiguo mentioned it, the opinions among the people were unified like never before.Jia Sidao was no longer polite, and very naturally placed the twelve pieces of purple jadeite that had just been put away on the table in unison.Except for the piece of jadeite material that has been determined at the beginning and can be carved into "snake" shaped earrings, everyone also expresses their opinions on the other pieces of jadeite material! For example, it is the most narrow piece of jadeite material.

Lao Li was the first to speak, and rushed to say: "This piece of jadeite, in terms of its shape, is very suitable to be polished and carved into a brooch. As for matching it with the images of the twelve zodiac signs?" , I already had a 'snake' just now, but now I can carve it into a giant dragon..." Not to mention, it feels quite appropriate for Jia Sidao to look at him so slightly. "Also, and this piece..." Xu Zhiguo pointed to a piece of jade material, and said happily, "The two ends are slightly curved, and the middle protrudes. It is relatively thick overall. It is definitely suitable for carving into a pendant of a monkey stealing a peach. This slightly protruding point is the most suitable material for a 'peach', and there is almost no need to design shapes..."

Regarding this, Jia Sidao also smiled knowingly.Just as Jia Sidao thought before, every master sculptor has his own preferences and special skills. For Xu Zhiguo, Jia Sidao is no stranger to the craftsmanship of carving small pieces of jadeite pendants.Besides, among the jade pendants that are stored on the second floor and are ready to be taken out when the jade shop opens, there are quite a few "monkey" styles carved by Xu Zhiguo himself.Jia Sidao has seen many monkeys playing together, monkeys stealing peaches, etc.! Of course, there are many other animal images, or human figures, such as Avalokitesvara, Shou Xing Gong, etc., but the monkey form carved out by them is the most vivid and lifelike!

No wonder Xu Zhiguo was the first to think of the shape of a monkey after seeing such a piece of jadeite. "Xiao Xu, when you say that, you are relying on your own preferences." Lao Li said, "Look at this piece, which is the one on the side you pointed out, which is more suitable for carving into monkeys." .” As he said that, as if he was afraid that Jia Sidao would disagree, Lao Li personally explained his design plan to Jia Sidao.For example, where to start carving, where should the monkey's head appear, where should the monkey's tail appear, and so on. Jia Sidao listened and listened, but he also understood.Although the carved monkey mentioned by Lao Li is not the same as what Xu Zhiguo said, it has the meaning of a monkey stealing a peach, and there is no fancy "stealing", but it is more concise.At first glance, there is a simple and elegant style!

"Boss, I also agree with Lao Li's opinion." A young sculptor next to him nodded and said. "Why?" Jia Sidao hadn't asked yet, but Xu Zhiguo's eyes widened.It's not that he thinks what Lao Li said is bad, when Xu Zhiguo listened to Lao Li's design plan, he also nodded while listening.However, he also doesn't think that his design plan will be inferior to Lao Li's! "Hehe, Brother Xu, listen to me first..." The young master sculptor had obviously anticipated Xu Zhiguo's reaction, and now, hearing Xu Zhiguo's question, he seemed very calm.As a result, Xu Zhiguo was slightly curious, while Jia Sidao looked forward to his explanation.

"That's right." The other party thought for a while, as if preparing for words, and then explained, "I said earlier that we should carve these 13 pieces of jadeite into a complete set of jadeite ornaments. Then, a theme will definitely be needed. Brother Xu, you also said just now that you can carve a set of twelve zodiac signs. I naturally agree with this opinion very much. However, if you carve a set of twelve zodiac signs, you can They can’t be combined casually, can they?” Having said that, the young sculptor paused for a moment, glanced at Xu Zhiguo, and saw that there was no sullen expression on the other's face, and then continued: "The snake-shaped earrings carved from the first piece of jadeite, and Judging from the dragon-shaped brooch mentioned by Lao Li just now, this set of twelve zodiac signs is undoubtedly completely based on the form of animals themselves. Now, when it is the turn of the monkeys, they suddenly come up with a "Peach" will undoubtedly appear abrupt when it comes out, and it will have an obvious conflict with the theme of the whole set of emerald ornaments. In this way, we need to intersperse some fruits such as fruits in other forms of animals, Or something else?...”

"Uh, this..." Xu Zhiguo pondered for a while, and then said very modestly, "This is my negligence, and I didn't think about the overall aspect. In my opinion, let's follow Lao Li's design. However, the emerald material I like, besides carving monkeys stealing peaches, if it is replaced with other animal forms, what should I carve it into?" "This depends on everyone's design." At this moment, Jia Sidao also easily pushed the current task to the four engraving masters in front of him. He was born in a "professional class", and Jia Sidao is just a "wild way".At that time, looking at their respective designs for the emerald material, Jia Sidao will do the final carving by himself.

"Boss, what you said makes it seem like you are shirking responsibility too much?" Xu Zhiguo would not let Jia Sidao go so easily, and said, "I see, it's better to take advantage of everyone's presence and the boss's presence here now." , everyone should express their own opinions on each piece of jadeite material. Otherwise, if there is any dispute later, it will not be easy to decide." Speaking of this, Xu Zhiguo took a look at Jia Sidao.After all, they can come up with the design plan very quickly. However, the final decision still needs to come to see Jia Sidao himself.

Especially for this kind of precious jade material, Xu Zhiguo and others will not make a decision easily by themselves. "Okay." Jia Sidao nodded, and first pushed the three pieces of emerald material that had been planned to one side.The remaining ten pieces of jadeite were still piled together, exuding a strange purple color! "Maybe, let's talk about the piece of jade that Xiao Xu mentioned just now. Lao Li, what do you think?" "Me?" Lao Li looked at the piece of jadeite in front of him, and frowned.Said, "I have to say, Xiao Xu's vision is still very unique. This piece of jadeite is really suitable for carving 'Monkey Stealing Peach'..."

When Xu Zhiguo at the side heard the words, he naturally showed a knowing smile.Anyone who hears that their opinions are affirmed will have such a mentality, right? "However," Old Li paused, not caring about any changes in Xu Zhiguo's face.He said to Jia Sidao, "Boss, what kind of emerald jewelry combination do you think if all the twelve zodiac signs are carved out?" "What's the problem here?" Jia Sidao was a little curious.If Jia Sidao could completely reprimand Fang Qiu in the stone betting business, then he was no different from a novice in jadeite carving, let alone participated in the design of jadeite material carving. "Hehe, boss, I understand the meaning of Lao Li's words." Xu Zhiguo said, "The Chinese Zodiac that was proposed just now is only in terms of the carving form of jadeite material. And what Lao Li said It is an overall problem to consider. For example, if there is a piece of purple jadeite material that is particularly large, we can carve this huge piece of jadeite material into a background. Then, we can carve out Among them, the twelve zodiac signs, relatively find a suitable position to place around the background. In this way, the jadeite ornaments carved out of thirteen pieces of jadeite materials can be perfectly integrated together." "However, among the thirteen pieces of jadeite material, there is no jadeite material for the background." Jia Sidao said with a wry smile, "Does it still need to use other colors of jadeite material to make a special background? For example, a rockery What?" "Hehe, that's fine." Seeing Jia Sidao frowned, Xu Zhiguo said gloatingly, "As long as you are willing, the boss. Then, you can come up with matching 'purple eyes'." When the emerald material comes, it will be done." "You're talking about lightness." Jia Sidao was helpless, gave Xu Zhiguo a blank look, and said, "If I had so many precious jadeite materials, I would have sent them to a master sculptor like Li Lao from Jieyang's "Liu Ji" I'm going to carve, so I don't need to be here, just listen to your words to amuse me, the boss, right?" When it came to the end, especially the last sentence, Xu Zhiguo felt a little embarrassed when he listened to the somewhat resentful tone. "Then, boss, what do you think about these thirteen pieces of jade?" Lao Li thought for a while and said, "The zodiac is a very good theme. But, as Xiao Zhang just said Having said that, the twelve kinds of animals all choose to appear in the most primitive body form, without some other fruits and other things, it can only be a consideration of details. In a big way, the ornaments of the twelve zodiac signs , to be combined together, there still needs to be an opportunity to be perfectly placed together to form a set. In this way, it is not in vain to waste such a good emerald material, and it is not in vain that we spend so much effort to carve them. .” "Let me think about it carefully." Jia Sidao began to think seriously after hearing this.His eyes flicked around among the emerald materials on the table, as if he wanted to see their existence and find some inspiration. However, this simple tabletop has no carved jadeite material, although it cannot cover up the dazzling brilliance of the jadeite material itself, but in Jia Sidao's view, it always feels like something is missing. In this way, Jia Sidao agrees quite a bit. If he wants to come up with a theme and gather all these emerald materials together, maybe it can truly show the charm of "purple eyes", right? Seeing the bewitching purple shimmering from the emerald material in front of him, and thinking of the name "purple eyes", Jia Sidao naturally thought of "female heart". Is it necessary to highlight the shapes of animals carved out of these emerald materials, which are as unpredictable as a woman's heart?However, if we start with the technique of carving, how to reflect this "unpredictable"? Jia Sidao couldn't help but frowned. At the same time, Lao Li and the others also began to think about what kind of jade ornaments should be carved, or to design targeted designs for the different shapes of jadeite materials in front of them.However, the premise of these designs requires Jia Sidao to provide a perfect reason! In other words, what kind of connotation needs to be expressed in the whole set of twelve zodiac jade ornaments. Or visually, for example, all are small pieces of jadeite pendants; or spiritually, every piece of jadeite jewelry must show the spiritual outlook of the corresponding zodiac image. "By the way, I think this is okay?" Jia Sidao suddenly frowned, pointing to the three pieces of emerald material that had been designed before.Said, "Look, these three pieces of jade. Two of them are carved into earrings and brooches. These are jade ornaments that women can wear. If we make the twelve zodiac signs into a complete set of women's What do you think of the emerald jewelry that can be displayed all at once?" "Broches, earrings, rings, bracelets, bead chains,..." As soon as Jia Sidao finished speaking, Xu Zhiguo began to talk about some regular jade ornaments. "It stands to reason that if you have a complete set of accessories like earrings, you should be able to have two pieces. As for the jade bracelet, because of the size of the jade material, you should give it up. As for the ring surface, it is very simple... ..." "I think it's feasible." Lao Li echoed on the sidelines, and said, "We also don't consider the bead chain. After all, the beads needed for the bead chain can be counted, but there are many. If It is a good idea to carve all the twelve zodiac signs into beads. However, it is not suitable for the shape of the thirteen pieces of jadeite. As for the jadeite bracelet that Xiao Xu just mentioned, I have a Nice suggestion." "Oh? Let's hear it." Jia Sidao said expectantly. "If it's a whole jade bracelet, there's no way to do it with these small jadeite materials." Lao Li said with a smile, "However, we can connect several pieces of material in series. Do If it is made into a bead chain, these jadeite materials must be polished to be finer, which is too wasteful. Moreover, if the quantity is too small, it will not look good. However, if it is made into a bracelet, the size of each piece can be enlarged Needless to say, we only need to remove the emerald material that is suitable for carving into earrings, brooches, pendants, ring faces, etc. The rest can be connected in series. In this way, only one female model is needed to display , you can express the jade ornaments of the twelve zodiac signs to the fullest!" "Okay, very good suggestion." Jia Sidao clapped his hands and said in agreement, "One piece of earrings, one brooch, one ring face, it is best to carve a pendant, the rest, all carved Make it into a zodiac chart similar to the ring face shape, and then connect them in series to form a string of bracelets." "By the way, boss, there are thirteen pieces of jadeite here, and we can use up twelve of them, leaving one piece without any carving. While showing the charm of artificially carved jadeite ornaments, we can also Wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone to let customers feel the charm of the natural 'purple eyes'?" Lao Li said with a smile. "Hey, boss, I think you should hurry up and carve." Xu Zhiguo was a little eager to try, and said, "Just hearing what Lao Li said, I can't help but want to see what the final result will be like. Yes, I'm really looking forward to it..." "Yes, yes, I am also looking forward to it." Xiao Zhang said. "Go, go at the same time. Carving also needs to be done slowly. You can't eat a fat man with one bite, and you can't climb to the sky with one step." Jia Sidao waved his hand and said, "Besides, before carving, you always need to combine them into ten pieces. Have you designed every piece of the animal shape of the zodiac bracelet?" Although it is not complicated for Xu Zhiguo and others to design some animal forms attached to the surface of the jade according to the shape of the jade material.However, Jia seemed to say no.If Xu Zhiguo and others didn't design it in advance, it's impossible to say that apart from the three pieces of jadeite material that Jia Sidao designed at the beginning, he could immediately start carving, the rest can only be watched for fun!