Chapter 417 Chapter 417 Recruitment

Looking at the scene inside the factory building, Jia Sidao felt a little troubled. In front of almost every worker, there is an incandescent lamp, and next to the master worker, there is an electric flat knitting machine for grinding jade. Moreover, where they are directly facing each other, there are about A groove more than 20 centimeters long is filled with fine sand, which is commonly used in the industry to grind jade. During the period of time that Jia Sidao saw, most of the jade carving workers were thinking about the jade at hand on the flat machine, and some workers used nails with emery on the top, carving knives and the like to do manual work. carved.There are obviously more doorways than engraving with machines.

Even the tools used at hand, such as nails, have many models.There is a long row of everyone standing there alone.In addition, because everyone is good at different carving techniques, the tools used will have some deviations in details. Ordinary tourists just watch the excitement.For a person like Jia Sidao who can also learn some carving skills.Seeing tens of hundreds of jade carving masters working in front of me, the feeling in my heart is more profound. Undoubtedly, at this time, Jia Sidao still has the urge to go forward and operate it himself. At the same time, Jia Sidao was also pondering in his mind how he should choose suitable workers.Regardless of the surface, the movements of these master carvers in the factory are similar, and the jade ware that is being carved has not yet been fully formed, and the specific effect is not yet visible.However, even a layman would not think that all the engravers here are of the same level, right?

"How about it, isn't it easy to start?" Zhang Kuang seemed to see Jia Sidao's difficulty at this time, and said involuntarily, "At the beginning, I was also planning to come here to dig a corner. of." "Then what's the result?" Jia Sidao asked curiously, and after thinking about it, he understood, and said with a smile, "Mr. Zhang must have found the emerald shop master you want, right? " "Not necessarily." Zhang Kuang seemed to be recalling, and said, "That happened several years ago. The scale of the jade factory here is not as large as it is now. The tools and equipment inside are not They are all arranged in a mess, just like an ordinary processing factory. However, the craftsmanship of the engraving masters at that time is still unspeakable. I first followed the normal way and found several young people. The longer sculptor..."

"This is not easy to handle, is it?" Jia Sidao interjected, "Don't look at the older sculptors, the work at hand is very exquisite, but emotionally, it is also very difficult for the jade factory. It's so deep. It's really not easy to pry open the gap from people like them." "Who says no." Zhang Kuang also nodded in agreement, not caring at all. The two of them are standing at the door of the jade factory processing workshop, discussing poaching other people's corners, "This is like I want to find a famous sculptor, because they have feelings for the Jade Factory and don’t want to leave Yangzhou, but they think that my jade shop’s development prospects are not as good as that of the Jade Factory.”

"Could it be that old Mr. Zhang can't provide good treatment?" Jia Sidao thought about it, and it shouldn't be like it.Since they are already planning to poach people from the Yangzhou Jade Ware Factory, it is natural that they will do a great job. Otherwise, who would spend so much effort to poach people and directly send their own jadeite materials to Yangzhou? The side can come. After all, Yangzhou Jade Factory also undertakes a lot of jade carvings from outsiders.Pricing is based on the different qualities of materials, or the difficulty of carving and other factors.In comparison, if there is only a small amount of jadeite material on hand, it is more cost-effective to send the things here for carving.

Of course, for someone like Jia Sidao who opened his own jade shop and has a long-term business plan, there is no need to give the cost of carving to Yangzhou Jade Ware Factory for nothing. The price here is not cheap.Especially when it comes to the quality of Jia Sidao's jadeite material, the more high-end it is, the more expensive it will be! Don't say it's engraving, even after the engraving is completed, send it to Jieyang, Guangdong, and find a skilled master to polish it. They also set the price according to the quality of your things! In this way, the necessary expenses are still only a small part of the profits of the jadeite industry.Many small jadeite store owners do this when they accidentally get some rough jadeite and jadeite materials.If it is low-end jade jewelry, there is naturally no profit at all.Or just sell the jade material directly and resell it to others.But if it is the top-grade jadeite material, then sending it to Yangzhou Jade Factory for processing by yourself, excluding the handling fee, is still more profitable than directly taking ready-made finished products from other factories. Much more.

It can be seen that Jade and his party have made huge profits. Especially those who have participated in the stone gambling process themselves, or are directly aggressive in some jadeite materials, as long as they have a jadeite processing workshop under their own hands, even a small piece of jadeite rough.As long as the best jadeite material can be cut, it is possible for a jadeite store that is about to go bankrupt to be brought back to life. If this were not the case, the insolent "Ruyi Jewelry Building" would be considered a high-end emerald shop in Beijing, and it would not be caught in a dilemma by other merchants just because of the supply problem.In Jia Sidao's mind, after thinking about Zhang Kuang's current situation, he was even more certain that the old Mr. Zhang Kuang's bargaining chips for those jade carving masters back then would not be very low!

Sure enough, after listening to Jia Sidao's words, Zhang Kuang smiled lightly and said, "Don't say it was the standard treatment in the industry at that time, the price I offered made me even feel moved." Although there is no specific figure, it still made Jia Sidao nod repeatedly.Only with this kind of treatment can it be said that they are poaching from the Yangzhou Jade Factory.Otherwise, even Jia Sidao would not think that Zhang Kuang would have a chance to succeed.Moreover, judging from the arrogant tone of his speech, it seems that what he did was not successful.As a result, it was even more difficult for Jia Sidao to find a suitable sculptor from here.

"Isn't the person from many years ago more nostalgic and have a more 'loyalty' concept?" Jia Sidao quickly raised such a possibility.It has to be said that when the economy and society develop to a certain level, the power of "RMB" is really too strong. "Maybe it is." Zhang Kuang said helplessly. Perhaps, with the current state of mind, it is difficult to understand the thoughts of those people many years ago, and it is also difficult to understand their values ​​at that time, "If you If you have confidence in your financial ability, you might as well give it a try.”

Zhang Kuang said the last words while looking at Jia Sidao with a smile.Involuntarily, Jia Sidao rolled his eyes a few times.In Jia Sidao's thinking, if given the opportunity, he would indeed not reject such a behavior.Of course, the premise is that the engraver he is looking for has sufficient engraving skills, and is suitable for the delicate, small and practical route taken by "green, fat, red and thin" emerald shops. "Afterwards, I just gave my idea to those sculptors in their twenties to thirties." Zhang Kuang said with some pride. "Not to mention, I finally found a few of them. Until now, they are still working in the processing workshop under me."

"It seems that I should also find some young ones?" Jia Sidao muttered.I remembered that when Xu Zhiguo came back to Yangzhou last time, he brought back three young master sculptors, perhaps because he couldn't impress some older master sculptors. Thinking of this, Jia Sidao wanted to make a phone call immediately to ask how Xu Zhiguo did it in the first place. Just like now, although Jia Sidao can see the sculptors in the workshop busy.It's because there are so many people. If you want to know more about their craftsmanship, it's not enough just to stand here and watch them casually for a while. Although Jia Sidao himself has good carving skills, looking at the details of the movements of these master carvers, their concentration when carving, etc., one can roughly judge their level and what kind of position they are in. But before seeing the finished product, Jia Sidao couldn't know exactly what the carving skills of these workers were. Just as Jia Sidao was thinking about how to find an excuse to strike up a conversation, Zhang Kuang shook his head and said, "It's actually a good choice to find a young sculptor. At least, as long as you If you check your skills well, you won’t be afraid of any mistakes. But, Xiao Jia, I’m here to advise you that not all young people are relaxed.” "What do you mean?" Jia Sidao suddenly felt a little worried in his heart. "You think, why do I have a jadeite processing workshop in Beijing and Yangzhou?" Zhang Kuang said with a smile, "Although in terms of ownership, I am in partnership with others, and I am not the only one who has the final say, but , according to the locations of these two workshops, you should be able to think of something, right?" Jia Sidao rolled his eyes, but he sighed and said, "It seems that my original idea was still very immature." It's like the three sculptors that Xu Zhiguo brought to Linhai. Among them, Brother Li, who was a little older, brought his wife and children.This situation of dragging their families with them is also one of the reasons why most sculptors are reluctant to leave Yangzhou. "I originally planned to wait here after they get off work, and randomly grab a few sculptors to ask, to see if there is anyone among them who has good craftsmanship and wants to go outside for a while. " Jia Sidao spread his hands and said, "It's good now, under Mr. Zhang's explanation, I haven't acted yet, so I don't have much confidence in myself." "Hehe, wouldn't such an approach be like a blind cat touching a dead mouse?" Zhang Kuang said with a smile, "However, this can be considered a method." Jia Sidao's face looked a bit depressed, don't look at Zhang Kuang's smiling face, but Jia Sidao knew that it wasn't really admiration for his behavior. "Okay, don't be so depressed." Zhang Kuang said, "Didn't you already have a jadeite processing factory in your hometown? Could it be that the sculptors there have a lot of work?" "It's not too big." Jia Sidao replied. "However, if you want to expand your business, it is definitely not enough to rely on a small number of three or four master carvers. No, Mr. Zhang, the few pieces of jade ornaments you need cannot be completed in three to five days. It was carved... In this way, basically within a month or two, there will be one less master sculptor under me..." "Well, if you say that, I was thinking, why don't you just transfer your emerald material to me, and then let me find someone to carve it myself?" Zhang Kuang laughed wantonly, about to pass After a while, he continued, "Just joking, just joking... But, to be honest, you can also ask your sculptors to come to Yangzhou and find a few colleagues to go there. There should be some friends among them. Nice conversation." "That's right!" Jia Sidao patted himself on the forehead, and said belatedly, "Why didn't I think of it?" Speaking of which, three of Jia Sidao's subordinates are from Yangzhou Woolen cloth.Even Xu Zhiguo has something to do with Yangzhou Jade Factory, right? Otherwise, when he came to Yangzhou for the first time, he would not have brought back the three young master sculptors so smoothly.If one of the four of them came here to find a new helper, it would undoubtedly be easier than Jia Sidao. Moreover, the purpose of Jia Sidao's initial visit to Yangzhou was not to recruit a master sculptor, but to join Li Tiantian's aunt here.Porcelain matters are the focus of this trip.It's just because the atmosphere of Yangzhou Jade Factory is too strong.After Jia Sidao came here, he seemed to put aside his love for porcelain, and turned to look forward to jade carving wholeheartedly. I have to say that the environment here is indeed very easy to infect people. "Thank you, Mr. Zhang." When Jia Sidao said this, he was very sincere.If it weren't for his last words, Jia Sidao might still be struggling with his brains and unable to turn the corner. "It's nothing. Speaking of it, Xiao Jia, you can help me at this time, which is already the best thanks to me." Zhang Kuang said, "How about it, do you still want to try your previous plan? From here The employees are off work, but there is still a lot of time. It is a bit of a waste of time to just wait here. I don’t think it’s better..." "Why don't you go to Mr. Zhang's processing factory over there." Jia Sidao seemed to relax his whole body, feeling a lot lighter. "Hehe, that's natural, anyway, that place is close." Zhang Kuang said, "However, before that, I suggest that we should go to another place to see, otherwise, we may miss a lot of good things. ..." "Oh? Then I'd rather be respectful than obedient." Jia Sidao said.Immediately afterwards, Zhang Kuang took Jia Sidao to the jade shopping mall in the jade factory.As the saying goes, what is missing from the facade of the Yangzhou Jade Factory is the workshop where the master carvers worked just now, and it may not be the display stands for those fine jade products. The most direct places are still these jade shops. After all, what is shown in the workshop is the craftsmanship of the sculptors, and the process of carving is a new place for tourists to see.But the things in the boutique showroom are impossible to see and touch, and it is impossible to take them home.It's not as attractive to tourists as these jades in the jade shop. Therefore, in the entire jade shopping mall, the number of tourists is far more than the place Jia Sidao went to before. It seems that all kinds of carved jade products are placed in such a neat and orderly manner, which is far more attractive than many other facilities.However, as long as you think about it casually, you also feel that such a situation is quite reasonable.If you can come to the jade factory in Yangzhou, you will naturally come here to find some jade to take back. Whether you can understand the carving process or not, bring a souvenir or something, it is not in vain to come here by yourself. Jia Sidao naturally kept this idea, and simply turned around.I feel that the jade wares here are obviously much lower in grade than the fine jade wares exhibited in the exhibition hall just now. Among them, the difference in price and material texture is of course a very important factor. In addition, the carving craftsmanship displayed on these jade wares is obviously lower than the previous level.This made Jia Sidao's expression a little depressed, and he turned his head to look at Zhang Kuang.Asked: "Mr. Zhang, the good things you mentioned, don't you mean these?" If it was only the jade products that Jia Sidao could see, Jia Sidao felt that what Mr. Zhang said earlier was a bit exaggerated.