After a while, an old acquaintance appeared in the exhibition hall, but it was the Suzhou Jade Carving Factory. Oh no, it should be called Yao Chong, the general manager of the Suzhou Jade Carving Company now.
"Manager Yao, here!" Zhou Zhi waved and greeted Yao Chong.
"Hey, the general audience only goes through the main entrance. When we come to Gome, we always go through the northwest gate on the administrative side. We have formed a fixed mindset and forgot to tell you. This is..."
"This is my...er classmate, who studies computer science. Mai Xiaomiao." Zhou Zhi quickly introduced: "Xiao Miao, this is General Manager Yao of Suzhou Jade Carving Company, one of the few who carved "One Hundred and Eight Dragons" The master’s studios are all opened under the name of General Manager Yao’s company.”
"Hello, General Manager Yao." Mai Xiaomiao nodded politely to Yao Chong.
"Ah, hello, hello, let's go together. Master Xu is here too. This year, the Suzhou Jade Carving Factory has overwhelmed the capital." Yao Chong said with a smile: "The main reason is that Nan Hong is so talented. Compared with our Suzhou The workmanship is exquisite and it is a perfect match, and the color is also pleasing. How many years has it been since there has been a new gem-quality material that is both red and uniform in China? ”
"Congratulations. Another gold medal has been obtained." Zhou Zhi smiled.
"But this gold medal is quite mysterious." Yao Chong led the way while pointing to a large jade carving passing by: "The jade work from Taiwan, the material is carved into a combination of flower baskets, orchids, and butterflies. It's simply No expense was spared.”
Zhou Zhi looked at the carving. It was indeed a bit exaggerated. It was all carved according to a realistic method. Only a cluster of thin and long orchid leaves were carved out of a large piece of material. The petals were also hollowed out into petals. If it were carved with Xiu It’s understandable to use popular products like jade and hibiscus jade for careful carving, but how to do this with jade? !
Zhou Zhi thought about the soaring price of jade in the next few years, and seemed to realize that he was actually following the same path as the Taiwanese merchants, using national awards for hype, but he was not as luxurious as the Taiwanese merchants. .
"It's so extravagant to give them spring colors for fun." Zhou Zhi shook his head. The green and light blue orchid leaves, yellow petals, and purple butterflies were indeed cleverly designed, but it was also a pity the materials.
In a few years, no one will be willing to do this.
Arriving at an elevator in the corner of the exhibition hall, Yao Chong took the two of them to the second floor. When they came out, they found that it was a place like a conference venue. But now, except for some fixed exhibits in lonely windows, the red carpet The exhibition hall was empty.
The two walls of the exhibition hall are divided into rooms. The name of the province is written above each room. There are also two display windows on both sides of the room door, and exquisite handicrafts are placed inside.
On both sides of the Jiangsu Hall are Su embroidered round fans, folding fans and purple clay pots on one side, and on the other side are jade carvings and clay figurines.
These are the handicraft specialties of Jiangsu, including Su embroidery, Su fans, Yixing purple sand, Suzhou jade carvings, and Changzhou clay figurines.
Seeing the fan in the window, Mai Xiaomiao immediately felt that the double-sided embroidered kitten fan she bought in the morning no longer smelled good.
"This is Su embroidery, which first appeared in the Three Kingdoms period. King Jia of Jin Dynasty's "Records of Wu" records: Sun Quan, the king of Wu, often lamented that Wei and Shu had not been conquered, and thought of a good painter who could draw images of mountains, rivers, terrain, and military formations. Prime Minister Zhao Danai entered it Sister, Quan Shi wrote about the power of Fang Yue in Jiuzhou and said: "The color of the painting is easy to fade. It cannot be destroyed." Jiubao: I can embroider on the square silk of various countries, and write the pattern of the five mountains, rivers, seas, cities, and formations on the square silk. "So I embroidered the patterns of the five mountains, rivers, seas, cities, and formations on the square silk. After it was completed, I went to work." In the time of Lord Wu, people at that time called the embroidery picture "The Picture of All Countries".
"In the Song Dynasty, there are records saying that the embroidery of the Song Dynasty was done with fine needlework, one or two threads, and a needle as fine as a hair. The colors are exquisite and the light shines on the eye. The mountains and rivers are far and near, and the pavilions have a deep body. The characters are full of vivid emotions, and the flowers and birds are very charming and playful. The best ones are better than paintings. ”
"In the 1930s, Suzhou embroidery masters created a technique of random stitch embroidery, which is similar to a colored pen sketch. It uses layering to express the picture, making it more three-dimensional. Although this "Zhaojun Leaving the Fortress" is a traditional theme, it is very obvious. On the cloaks, rocks, plum blossoms, and goats, the technique of random stitching was used, which turned into a modern Chinese painting style, a bit like a combination of Chinese and Western styles. ""Mr. Yao, which master is this?"
Yao Chong picked his chin: "I really don't know about this, but Suzhou Gongmei is a family and it's easy to find out. What? How many pieces do you want to collect?"
"It's of this level. If you have a chance, please help Mr. Yao keep an eye on it." Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "Xiao Miao likes it very much. I'll get two pictures for her."
Yao Chong was secretly scheming in his heart. It seemed that his relationship with this girl was unusual, so he agreed: "I'll take care of it. I remember that the provincial Gongmei Awards were awarded to the four beauties that year. The other three should still be in the province. Wait. I’ll go back and inquire.”
"Although the best expression of calligraphy, painting and embroidery is characters, we don't necessarily need characters." Zhou Zhi smiled and said: "Xiao Miao prefers cute little animals, right?"
"Yeah." Mai Xiaomiao nodded.
"That's even easier." Yao Chong immediately clapped his chest: "Put it on me!"
Coming to the hall, there is another small exhibition room. Several old acquaintances are here, as well as several officials-looking figures.
"Hahaha!" Zhu Qinghong was extremely happy to see Zhou Zhi: "Everyone said it was a pity that you didn't come to the award ceremony, but I didn't expect you came anyway!"
"Why did you get another Ming Dynasty painting?" Xu Zhimian stroked his beard: "There are many reports in the news these days. At first I said it was you, but everyone didn't believe it. Then I mentioned the name of the restorer, and it was really you. ! ”
"It's also a coincidence." Zhou Zhi began to greet everyone and introduced Mai Xiaomiao.
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"Come on, let me introduce you to you." Yao Chong introduced to Zhou Zhi: "This is Deputy Director Duan, who is leading the team to Beijing to participate in the award evaluation. This is Director Liu of our Jiangsu Provincial Office in Beijing."
"Deputy Director Duan, Director Liu, this is Zhou Zhi. Our company's successful transformation can be said to be due to his suggestions and strong support."
"Mr. Xiao Zhou, I have admired you for a long time." Deputy Director Duan's attitude shocked Director Liu of the Beijing Office. The young man in front of him looked like a college student, while the girls around him said he was a junior in high school. That makes sense, but I didn't expect Deputy Director Duan to be so respectful.
"Don't dare." Zhou Zhi acted very modestly: "Actually, it was fate. The people came together at the right time and place. Of course, there are also several masters whose craftsmanship has made them favored by wealthy businessmen on Hong Kong Island. This also means that opportunities always come to those who are prepared, which shows that God is still fair.”
"Mr. Xiao Zhou is too polite." Deputy Director Duan said with a smile: "I did some research on what the Suzhou Jade Carving Factory was like before it was restructured. After I took office, I found that there was a problem of eating from one big pot, a waste of resources, and a senior craftsman. The problem is that their level and income cannot match.”
"The three problems are all persistent problems. Su Gong's jade carvings, which were once famous all over the world, can no longer reflect the value of their craftsmanship in terms of market response. The phenomenon of 'bad money drives out good money' has emerged, and it is almost reduced to one of the two in Guangdong." A factory that processes beads and low-quality small pendants in the city!" (End of this chapter)