Chapter 416 Chapter 416 Professional Sculpture

The Yangzhou Jade Ware Factory is not far from the hotel where Jia Sidao parked his car, and the two arrived there within a short walk.Moreover, as Zhang Kuang said, the Yangzhou Municipal Government is also planning to build such a place into a tourist attraction.In the area around the gate of the jade factory, Jia Sidao could clearly feel that the number of tourists had increased unexpectedly. It seems that most people who come to Yangzhou will come here to have a look. Look, look.The corner of Jia Sidao's mouth revealed a bit of a smile.When Zhang Kuang saw him, he didn't ask any questions, and just followed Jia Sidao's side like that, as if he was a competent entourage.

When he was about to enter the gate of the jade factory, Jia Sidao couldn't help but sighed: "When I first entered the industry, I heard the words 'Hetian jade, Yangzhou carving', and I didn't know that it was a symbol of Yangzhou carving. The jade factory, will it disappoint people?" As if the matter was coming to an end, Jia Sidao hesitated, whether he should reveal the answer immediately, to confirm with the imagination in his heart. After looking around for a while, there is a sign on the side of the gate of the jade factory, with pictures and texts on it introducing the location and environment of the jade factory.Even for a person who didn't know anything about jade factories before, after seeing such a brand, a rough outline of a jade factory will emerge in his mind.

In addition, on the side of the sign, there are some introductions about the jade factory, such as covering an area of ​​nearly 20,000 square meters, and there is a specially organized carving school inside. Of course, it also includes There are quite a few jade stores for sale.Jia Sidao sighed in his heart that the facility is complete. Jia Sidao was most interested in jade wares.While imagining the gentleness of suet white jade in his mind, he wondered if he could find a masterpiece such as jadeite cabbage to have a look. Then, he and Zhang Kuang took the lead to the exhibition hall with big strides.

In Jia Sidao's words, it is not only convenient for me to appreciate the superb workmanship, but also satisfy my worship of the famous Yangzhou carvers, and even have the opportunity to find my most famous sculptors among these famous sculptors. I like it, and the master who is most suitable for "green, fat, red and thin" jade carving can kill three birds with one stone. why not? The entire exhibition hall has a very beautiful name: Yujingyuan.There are special displays of carving masters; exquisitely designed and hand-carved jade products.To put it bluntly, most of the most famous jade wares in the world are probably concentrated here.

As soon as he entered the door, Jia Sidao's eyes were attracted by the jade wares displayed all over the room. The dazzling and colorful jade carving works fully demonstrated to Jia Sidao what is called a work of art.Even someone like Zhang Kuang who is a little older and who has seen it countless times.Every time I enter Yujingyuan, I will involuntarily cast my gaze on those jade carvings. "It's really eye-opening." Jia Sidao sighed.Originally, I was quite complacent about the variety of jade ornaments in my "green, fat, red and thin", but at this moment, all of them disappeared.

"Most of the jade wares displayed in the lobby on the first floor are composed of small jade wares such as jade pendants, jade ornaments, etc." He explained, "For people like us who run emerald shops, the jade wares on this floor are really good things." "Oh?" Jia Sidao was puzzled, "Could it be that the jade displayed upstairs is not a good thing?" "Well, when you go up to the second floor to take a look later, you'll know for yourself." Zhang Kuang pursed his lips and smiled softly.He just pointed to the direction of the second floor, and he was observing a jade plaque near the glass window.

And following his gaze, when Jia Sidao also looked over, he could notice that the size of the whole jade tablet was just like a baby's palm, and the carving technique was very exquisite.Whether it is the lines of the flat part or the outline of the twists and turns, they are all very smooth. The whole work gives people the impression of delicateness and texture. On the side of this jade tablet, there is also a hollow jade carving, which is also very eye-catching.It is a spherical body, the size of an adult's fist, but on the surface of the sphere, there are many "windows", and almost every window has a different view.There are layers upon layers, and people want to refuse and welcome, making it easy to think that there are endless mysteries in this spherical body.

It seems that such a thing can make you want to stop looking at it. "Do you feel that this work is very spiritual?" Xu Shi noticed Jia Sidao's gaze, Zhang Kuang smiled and pointed to the most prominent display stand in the hall, and said, "The Yangzhou jade carving The hollowing out technique is unique in the world. Let’s take a representative work over there, “Bole Xiangma”, which is only 20 centimeters long and 10 centimeters wide, but the different charms of Bole and Maxima are both It is vividly displayed. In addition to the surrounding mountains and rivers, the various techniques and levels of the entire Yangzhou sculpture are also fully reflected, which is really full of praise."

Jia Sidao immediately moved to the front of "Bole Xiangma" and admired it carefully for a while. It was really as Zhang Kuang said. Glancing at some of the tourists around, I saw that after seeing these exquisite jade wares, they all praised a few words one after another.Jia Sidao always felt that standing in such a place, there was a sense of endless praise. Then, the two went up to the second floor.Compared with the randomness on the first floor, the display stand on the second floor undoubtedly has more specifications, and a boutique display area is specially planned.Jia Sidao glanced at Zhang Kuang, who shrugged his shoulders and said, "This is the best of the best."

Jia Sidao smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, and said: "I kind of understand what you said on the first floor just now. The things on the second floor are really not the most urgent things for businessmen like us. What about things. However, for lovers of jade, they are all things that can be encountered but not sought after?" In the display cabinets of various sizes on the second floor, there are indeed many treasures among them, but they are basically large pieces. Although the artistic effect is good, the practical value is not very high, even among them. Many pieces of jade carvings have won national gold medals.However, compared to Jia Sidao's goal of looking for a few sculptors to return from here, a sculptor who has won a gold medal may not be what he needs.

Let’s just say it is the well-known mantis cabbage. It is carved from purple-green, transparent and bright high-quality jadeite. It is rumored that the raw material for such an ornament weighs 300 kilograms. It took four years for the Yangzhou Jade Ware Factory. Time was finally carved.Everyone in the industry is estimated to be worth hundreds of millions.When Jia Sidao noticed this emerald cabbage, he could clearly see a living mantis perched on the cabbage.Whether it is the cabbage or the praying mantis, the carvings are extremely realistic, not to mention the rhizome of the cabbage, even the leaves are loose and neat, which can be called the best in carving. What's especially rare is that the whole emerald material matches the shape of the mantis cabbage very well! I don't know if the design was aimed at the jadeite cabbage in advance, or it was after having such a piece of jadeite material suitable for carving that such a seamless design came about! However, in any case, this is a boutique among boutiques, but there is nothing wrong with it. If Jia Sidao had such a famous engraver under his command and asked him to carve some ordinary jade ornaments for sale in "Green, Fat, Red and Thin", he would faintly feel that this is a waste.That's why Zhang Kuang said that he likes the works on the first floor more than the works on the second floor. A sculptor with a relatively mature craft is naturally very different in the direction of the sculptor, even if they all work in the jade factory.Some just like to carve large-scale works, and are good at the planning, design and layout of large-scale jade wares. Most of these people are influenced by the atmosphere in the market.Because, as long as you carve a rare and large piece, you can become famous all over the world. Of course, there are also quite a few sculptors who specialize in carving small pieces. As long as they are skilled and skilled, they can not only make themselves famous, but also earn a lot of money. Just like Xu Zhiguo in "Green, Fat, Red and Thin", among all the sculptors under Jia Sidao, he is not the oldest, and his craftsmanship is not necessarily the best.However, just because of the reputation of "green, fat, red and thin", and because he is a sculptor valued by Jia Sidao, most of the works in the jade shop are from him.Presumably, after the "green, fat, red and thin" business gradually grows, Xu Zhiguo can also gain both fame and fortune, right? And when Jia Sidao came to Yangzhou Jade Ware Factory this time, the engravers he wanted to find were naturally those who like to specialize in carving small pieces.Not to mention Jia Sidao, but a jade merchant like Zhang Kuang, why not a master who likes small pieces with outstanding carving skills? After all, big pieces of jade can only be used to earn fame.If you really want to rely on large-scale carvings to drive your own jade shop, then you may not be able to sell a single jade carving in a year.This is not what most businessmen would like to see. Let those large fine jade carvings be displayed in museums and exhibition halls. Of course, if there are collectors who specify that they need to collect these high-quality goods, many merchants will be willing to provide them.It is nothing more than finding a famous sculptor in the world, spending a little more on handwork, and asking them to help with the carving once or twice.In this case, the relationship between the merchant and the engraver does not need to be very close.To put it bluntly, when faced with a certain grade of emerald material, these famous masters must be ready to move, right? The engraving of this large-scale ornament is beneficial to both merchants and sculptors. However, for a newly opened jade shop owner like Jia Sidao, there is really no need for such a high-level large-scale jade carving master.Unless Jia Sidao's shop is as big as Liu Yufei's "Liu Ji" in Guangdong, there will be such a demand. Moreover, Jia Sidao's own carving skills are not bad, and they are also very distinctive.The combination of these factors made Jia Sidao not much interested in those famous carving masters.More often, Jia Sidao pays attention to the names of the sculptors of some small pieces of jade.Only when you clearly understand the needs of your own jade shop can you find the most suitable engraver. Together with Zhang Kuang, they went up and down in the exhibition hall, up and down, and the two left the exhibition hall with some reluctance.During the visit, Jia Sidao wondered more than once in his mind, if his own jadeite shop was filled with jadeite ornaments of such a style, would it become a famous brand in the jadeite market? What about an art? Of course, that was just Jia Sidao's imagination. If the jadeite jewelry sold by a jadeite store has really reached the level of high-quality goods, there must be many customers who come to watch it, but there may not be a few people who take the initiative to buy it.Before there is no fixed source of funds and a certain scale, Jia Sidao will not regard his "green, fat, red and thin" as an experimental product. If the business grows bigger in the future, Jia Sidao does not object to building a shop dedicated to displaying jadeite boutiques.This is undoubtedly a huge publicity for the reputation of Jade Company!I am afraid that the effect of this kind of publicity is no less than finding a first-class celebrity endorsement compared to the emerald industry, right? "Xiao Jia, are you going to find a few jade carving masters here?" After leaving the exhibition hall, Zhang Kuang looked at Jia Sidao with some amusement, and said, "Don't look at me like that, what was your expression just now?" , It’s almost written your thoughts on your face, I don’t think it’s hard to know.” "Mr. Zhang, do you have any good suggestions?" Jia Sidao did not deny that when he was looking at the authors of those jade carvings, he did pay attention to the names of several people. "I don't have any good suggestions." Zhang Kuang said after thinking, "However, you must be right to find a master sculptor here. Not to mention the name of the engraver in Yangzhou, the surplus labor here is enough It makes people think about it. However, this poaching corner also requires a method." "Oh!" Jia Sidao couldn't help but feel his heart move when he heard the words, and said, "Please also ask Mr. Zhang to teach me." "Let's go to where you want to go first." At this moment, Zhang Kuang was almost as cunning as a fox.He didn't give an answer right away, and Jia Sidao had no choice but to follow Zhang Kuang's footsteps.It didn't take long to arrive at the place where jade carvings were made. From a distance, you can feel a fiery atmosphere! Or, other tourists, after arriving at this place, will feel that the factory building in front of them is just like a teaching building in an ordinary campus.Not only in terms of general layout, but also in terms of details, the two have certain similarities. It looks like rows of lamps lit in the factory building, the neatly arranged silhouettes of master sculptors, and even the windows of the factory building facing Jia Sidao and Zhang Kuang. The classrooms are very similar! But in the eyes of jade merchants like Jia Sidao and Zhang Kuang, especially after Jia Sidao himself owns a jadeite processing factory, they can clearly recognize it.Such a layout really makes the most of the space and creates a factory-specific atmosphere! For example, if a master carver needs a relatively quiet and open place when crafting a peerless treasure, then he needs to pay attention to efficiency when it comes to mass-produced ordinary jade carvings. And the jade factory in front of us undoubtedly raised the efficiency of the carving masters to the highest level! Even if it is because of the regulations above, this place is open to the outside world, attracting many tourists to visit, but it does not affect the attention of the sculptors in the factory.Who made the people here, except for the tools placed as a whole, are all companions in uniform white uniforms? This is like a teacher in a classroom, where other students are listening to the class seriously, and if you are yawning boredly alone, you are undoubtedly the most eye-catching.And with many tourists gathered outside the window, everyone in the factory feels like being watched with a magnifying glass, right? Once there is any small action, or if the mind wanders, it is undoubtedly difficult to escape the eyes of others. This kind of behavior that damages the overall image of Yangzhou Jade Factory, no matter whether the sculptors really like the Jade Factory in their hearts, no one dares to touch the bad head of the leaders like this! After walking quickly for a certain distance, Jia Sidao could easily see the situation in the entire processing plant.Beside Jia Sidao, there were a few tourists who arrived one step earlier, discussing in a low voice.It seems to be a little surprised and a little enlightened by the scene in this factory building!