Chapter 1311 The accumulation of the old factory
Although the jade carving factory has developed into a company, it still retains the layout of the front store and the back factory, but now the factory is a bit big, a five-story building with a zigzag shape. , General Manager Yao Chong learned that Zhou Zhi had arrived and quickly went downstairs to greet him in person.
The building did not have an elevator, so Yao Chong took Zhou Zhi up the stairs. On the corridor wall at the corner of each floor, there was a large glass cabinet, which contained large carvings from the jade carving factory.
The characteristic of Su Gong is "fineness", which is extremely fine. In addition to jade carving, woodworking and embroidery are all the same.
Delicacy requires more work, just like the sash ring and celestial tree that Zhou Zhi just received. Although the volume of the sash ring is more than ten times larger than the sash ring, the sash ring consumes more man-hours than the celestial body. much higher.
The main reason is that the sash ring is made of Hetian white jade and the Xiancha is made of sapphire. The value of white jade is much higher than that of sapphire and is worthy of the fine workmanship.
Of course there is another aspect, that is, the material itself can withstand such delicate work and has the ability to express rich details.
If the texture of the material is thicker than the knife, such as agarwood, rough pottery, or Burmese amber, it cannot support such carvings at all.
Even the jade and crystal in high-end products are too transparent to visually reflect the surface knife work.
In order to deal with such materials, Suzhou jade workers inherited Lu Zigang’s inheritance, which is to frost part of the surface of the material to block the direct penetration of light, which can show considerable details and have richer visual effects. .
For example, Zhou Zhi sees a crystal statue of Guanyin on the third floor. The Bodhisattva's face, hair, nails, clothing, necklaces, ribbons, etc. have been frosted. The remaining parts such as the skin exposed on the chest and hands, and the pupils of the eyes have been frosted. , the jewelry on the necklace, the Buddha's aperture behind and other parts are treated as glossy surfaces, creating a magical effect that seems to be there and not, and combined with the theme, makes people feel the heart to worship.
"Compared to Feitian, Teacher Lu and Teacher Zhang's skills have improved significantly." Zhou Zhi couldn't help but admire: "It's really amazing!"
Yao Chong was a little confused by Zhou Zhi's youth. This year, when I received a call from the Gongmei Store in Urumqi, I could tell that this person was a super rich man who had swept away all the white jade and aniseed materials in Urumqi for many years.
At the same time, he also bought the treasures of the museum for many years, including teacher Zhu Qinghong’s antique Han jade series and Duo Wu Feitian, a collaboration between Lu and Zhang. Yao Chong’s first reaction was that Zhou Zhi He should look like a middle-aged nouveau riche man with half a bald head, a big belly, a big gold bracelet in one hand, a luxury car key in the other, and a suit and ties all over his body.
When we met, he turned out to be a well-mannered student carrying a canvas backpack. How could he not be in a trance?
But no matter what it looks like, the train consignment note in your hand cannot be fake. The jade materials sent by others are now placed in the warehouse. Several teachers basically go there every day to look at them when they go to work. They all say they are dozens of pieces. Even if the customer is a ten-year-old child, he must hold the top-quality ingredients that he has never had access to in years. So he laughed and said: "How does Mr. Zhou know that this is the craftsmanship of Teacher Lu and Teacher Zhang?"
Zhou Zhi couldn't laugh or cry: "This crystal statue of Guanyin, the Water Moon, won last year's Hundred Flowers Award again, "Chinese Art" Our school library also ordered the magazine. It contained interviews with two teachers. "Yes, yes, that's true," Yao Chong responded: "I thought Mr. Zhou was a creative artist. Stylistically I was shocked when I saw the difference. "The background of Dachang is really extraordinary. When I came to the factory conference room, there were dazzling glass cabinets on the walls, all of which were filled with extremely exquisite carvings, and all kinds of things were hung around them. Such certificates of honor, trophies, leaders from several generations coming to inspect the factory, or taking photos with the exhibits and creators when viewing the exhibition, as well as guests from all over the world viewing the display, and photos taken when some works were given to foreign guests as national gifts. .
When you enter this conference room filled with honors, you can feel what a century-old heritage is.
There were five or six people waiting in the conference room, four of them were older, and there were two young men and women who looked not much older than Zhou Zhi.
"Let me introduce you." Yao Chong greeted the clerk to pour tea for everyone, and raised his hand for everyone to sit down: "This is the representative of Party A who entrusted our factory to process the supplied materials this time. Zhou Zhi Zhou Mr. ”
"Mr. Zhou, this is Xu Zhimian, Chief Engineer of our factory. He is also the master of Teacher Zhu, the grandfather of Teacher Lu and Teacher Zhang." Yao Chong smiled and introduced the people present to Zhou Zhi: "Teacher Zhu, Teacher Lu and Teacher Zhang You should know each other, these two young people They are their apprentices, Guo Changzheng and Lu Jianghua.”
“General Manager Xu is old, and we usually don’t dare to work with him. Today is a blessing to Mr. Zhou, the third generation of senior, middle-aged and young teachers in our factory. It’s rare for disciples to gather together.”
Zhou Zhi smiled and said: "When I was on a business trip in Urumqi, I saw Master Zhu's imitation Han Dynasty jade carving components, as well as Master Lu and Master Zhang's flying dance. Bought it at the mall.”
"As a result, I just saw the Water Moon Guanyin statue in the corridor on the third floor, and I realized that the skills of the two of them have improved again. It's really gratifying."
Zhang Mingyu seems to be a little introverted and doesn't talk much. Lu Man said: "We were very happy to receive the jade material from Mr. Zhou. More than ten kilograms of Hotan seed material have not been started in our jade carving factory for a long time. Everyone is excited and nervous at the same time, but don't worry, We will try our best to satisfy you, but we just don’t know what kind of theme you are going to make?”
“Now the market can only accommodate small jade, and jade is the same. I’m afraid I’ll make some bracelets to wear on my head and face.” Others don't know that they are rich, but they call it style." Xu Zhimian, a skinny old man with a long beard, shook his head to express his dissatisfaction: "The apprentices in the factory have to do this all the time, and sooner or later they will give up their skills. It’s useless!”
“You can’t say that completely.” Yao Chong couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed: “Now is a market economy, we can only organize production according to the needs of the market, jade bracelets, ring noodles, etc. Our factory has to support hundreds of people with high-quality and low-priced products such as ear beads. If we want to provide benefits to everyone, we have to follow the market."
Seeing that Xu Zhimian wanted to speak, Yao. Give it quickly Lu Man winked, and Lu Man pulled Xu Zhimian's sleeve to tell him not to speak. Yao Chong then seized the opportunity and continued: "Of course, our Suzhou Jade Carving Factory has inherited the craftsmanship for hundreds of years and must not lose it. Not only can we not lose it, we We need to make further progress and strive for more works that can win awards in the province and the ministry, including national and world-level tasks. Of course, the more the better!”
"Look, Mr. Zhou is here to customize high-end products just because he likes the craftsmanship of our factory!" Yao Chong said with a smile, "It shows that we have previously encouraged everyone to study technology hard and take two paths together. , there is nothing wrong with it, and the skills of the masters have not fallen behind at all!”
(End of this chapter)