Chapter 1144 Su Gong Jade Carving
“Let me ask, if I want all these things, how much will it cost in total?” Zhou Zhi’s eyes fell on Wu Feitian and Shan Zi, who spoke. He didn't even look at the account manager at all times.
The pair of Wu Feitian are carved from a piece of fifty or sixty kilograms of material, except for a piece in the middle, and then cut open in half to make a pair of auspicious beasts that imitate the door knockers on the door—— Except for the jade pictures, the remaining skin was completely peeled off, and only the purest and oily jade flesh was used to carve it into a pair of flying dancing girls holding pipa and flute.
The carvings of the jiao pictures are very exquisite. Now the jade ring in the beast's mouth imitates the characteristics of the traces of the jade carvings of Tracestan, creating a double-twisted effect, and it can also rotate freely in the beast's mouth. It is called The craftsmanship is superb.
But what is even more exaggerated is that for Wu Feitian, they almost completely ignored the loss of jade materials and directly made a pair of three-dimensional carved dancing girls. No matter how exquisite the craftsmanship is, the key is the luxury of cutting off the flesh. , Zhou Zhi couldn’t help but be speechless.
On the contrary, "Music from all directions is played in Khotan" has a little bit of the relief style that later generations cherished Hetian jade. It uses golden skin color to carve deserts, camel caravans, and dancing crowds. Only the upper part is used to create snow peaks. The effect is to peel off the jade meat like mutton fat.
"You, aren't you here to see Adelaide Silk..." The account manager was a little unsure whether the young people in front of him were joking about themselves. After repeated expressions of shock and disbelief, the account manager No amount of training can hide it.
“I want all of this autonomous region’s 20th anniversary gift series.” Zhou Zhi smiled and tapped the glass of the display window with her nails, making a slight “de” sound: “But the price you quoted is an external price. , if I want to take it all, you have to give me the internal price."
"Then...then please wait a moment. Next, I'll call our manager over..." The account manager hurriedly greeted: "You guys sit down first, Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu will serve tea to the guests, I'll go find Manager Zhou!"
This is Xiao Liu! There was another little girl in the hall, who looked good and was probably used to leisure. After hearing this, she hurried over, but her movements seemed a bit hurried.
When Manager Zhou came over, he saw Xiao Liu standing aside at a loss, while a young man was showing the tea ceremony to two other young people: "... This time it is called Guan Gong patrolling the city, these times it is called Han Xin ordering troops... ..."
"Are you here to buy jade?" Manager Zhou stepped forward to shake hands with everyone. When he saw Ayiguli's appearance clearly, he couldn't help but feel dazed.
Such a beautiful girl is considered outstanding in Urumqi, a city full of beauties.
Fortunately, Manager Zhou is also well-informed and calmly adjusted: "Looking at their ages, they should have just started working, right? Are there any elders in the family who like our Hetian jade?"
Obviously, Manager Zhou was not optimistic about the ability of the young people in front of him to buy jade, so he put forward his point of view tactfully.
After all, I started this hall on my own initiative. According to colleagues in Suzhou, it is called "not open for three years, but managed for three years after opening." Only two months after it opened quietly, customers came to the door, and they wanted to buy it. Such a great weapon, Manager Zhou couldn't believe that such good luck would fall on him.
However, Zhou Zhi is very experienced in dealing with such a situation, and the best way is to pull the flag and pull the tiger's skin: "I think Sun Gong and Director Qin of the jade carving factory, as well as President Zhao of the Autonomous Region Branch of the Bank of China, Zhou Are all the managers familiar?”
“These are all familiar,” Manager Zhou nodded: “I had dinner with President Zhao just two days ago, and I heard from him that someone from Urumqi was here. ..."
As soon as he said this, Manager Zhou's eyes suddenly brightened up: "Here you go...you are...that...that...young..."
"Yes." Zhou Zhi also poured a cup of tea for Manager Zhou and brought it over: "I am the person who purchased jade materials a few days ago. I bothered Sun Gong to follow me for several days. My name is Zhou Zhi."
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"Ah hello, hello, we are still the same family!" Manager Zhou quickly stretched out his hands to take the cup: "Why are you so embarrassed to ask Mr. Zhou to pour me tea? Your great achievements in the past few days have turned the Urumqi jade industry upside down. "Oh my god!" Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "I would also like to ask Manager Zhou to introduce these jade carvings to us. If the price is right, I would like to bring a perfect end to this trip to Urumqi."
"Oh, please wait a moment." Manager Zhou first enthusiastically distributed business cards to everyone, and then said to the account manager: "You and Xiao Liu are here to say hello first. Come on, I'll get the relevant information and talk to Mr. Zhou in detail."
It took a while, and Zhou Zhi estimated that Manager Zhou went to find some acquaintances he had just provided to inquire about the situation.
Anyway, when Manager Zhou came back with a stack of information, his expression and tone were different again, full of enthusiasm.
The information that Manager Zhou brought was very detailed, including the receipt of the invoice issued when the jade materials were purchased that year, as well as the business trip reimbursement documents of several staff members when they took the jade materials to the Suzhou Jade Carving Factory.
Then Zhou Zhi discovered a particularly funny thing, that is, the cost of purchasing jade materials in 1969 was not as expensive as the cost of staff traveling on business in 745.
Suzhou Jade Carving Factory was the most famous large unit of jade carving in the country at that time. At its peak, there were hundreds of workers, and all the factory directors were national craft masters.
"Su Zhuo" has been very famous since the Ming Dynasty. It is said that "although good jade is gathered from the capital, but skillful workmanship is from Su County", there have been jade masters such as Lu Zigang, Wang Xiaoxi, He Si, Jiang Haochen.
Lu Zigang, in particular, is praised as the founder of the jade carving world and is known as the "Jade God".
Manager Zhou took the invoices and receipts aside: "These have no reference value, but they are kept as data to show how much we value this collection of crafts."
Zhou Zhi opened his mouth, but there were The sentence still remains unsaid, that is, if you attach so much importance to it, why put it up for sale? This thing should be placed in the Museum of Arts and Crafts or the showroom of the Autonomous Region Light Industry Department.
However, Manager Zhou quickly answered Zhou Zhi’s question. It turned out that the carving component was an “organizational decision” of the Gongmei Store at that time. It was a spontaneous act and did not rely on financial allocations. Therefore, it belonged to the Gongmei Store. own assets”.
After being dragged back from Suzhou, although it attracted considerable attention and was published in national pictorials and newspapers, after the tour ended, the government had no intention of footing the bill.
In fact, it was not expensive to pay the bill at that time, but the government cannot set this precedent. As long as it dares to make this hole, countless units will "cut it off first and then tell it later" in the future.
Therefore, although this set of jade carvings has a high level of craftsmanship and is often borrowed for exhibition by the Department of Light Industry, the Department of Culture, and even the Ministry of Culture, the ownership has always been in the Art and Crafts Store, and the items will be brought back after each exhibition.
Later on, the policy began to change. In the 1980s, Gongmei Store and department store merged into a large shopping mall. This set of jade carvings was never sent to exhibitions and has been kept in the warehouse.
A year ago, the company organized a trip to the south to investigate advanced experience. When he came back, he asked Manager Zhou to dig out the items in the warehouse of the original Gongmei store and find ways to monetize them. Only then did this set of jade carvings have a chance to see the light of day again and become the basis for the newly established factory. Important furnishings in the beautiful hall.
(End of this chapter)