The only intersection between Xu Wen and Chen Nan is the piece of blood beech wood, and the other party can only come to him for this.

Chen Nan's tone was not good, but Xu Wen was as polite as ever.

He followed Chen Nan to the side, and Chen Nan asked bluntly, "That piece of blood beech, are you a bit wasteful?"

That piece of blood beech was bought by Xu Wen, it was his, what to do with it was his business, and whether it was wasted was also his business.

To be honest, Chen Nan's question was a little inappropriate.

But Xu Wen was not angry at all, but smiled slightly and asked, "Why does Professor Chen feel this way?"

"One of the great advantages of traditional wood carving is that it uses the characteristic texture of the wood itself to be processed, so that the acquired production can be consistent with the innate characteristics of the wood. Such a large piece of pagoda-patterned blood beech, not to mention the price, how rare it is, do you know? You actually split it up, this is too wasteful!" Chen Nan was heartbroken, he was really sorry for the material itself.

"I know. Xu asked.

"Huh?"

"I know it's precious, but the wooden door is old and has cracks on it that must be treated. ”

"It's okay to use art to avoid it, and that's generally the case. Cut off the cracked part directly, it's too simple and crude, too brainless!"

"You have a point, but I'm not destroying its form. ”

"Huh?" Hearing Xu Wen's words, Chen Nan frowned, "You cut it like that, and you still said that it wasn't destroyed?"

"Yes, when the auction begins, you'll know. Xu asked.

In the past few days, Chen Nan has watched all the live broadcasts of Xu Wen. At that time, there was something that I didn't have time to watch it, and he also made up the recording afterwards.

He watched Xu Wen arrange the four-digit parts one by one and put them into a large box.

Now Xu Wen told him that he didn't destroy the form of the beech itself?

How can it be?

"Hmm. Chen Nan stared at Xu Wen for a while, but didn't say any more, but nodded and said, "Then I'll wait and see." ”

"Hmm. Xu Wen replied calmly.

"The technique is good, the realm is very high, and I enjoy watching it. Chen Nan was about to leave, but before leaving, he stopped and said two words to Xu Wen.

“...... Thanks for the compliment. Xu Wen was stunned for a moment and laughed.

Chen Nan's questioning was just a small episode, and not long after, the auction officially began.

169 lots, a large number, divided into four venues by category, each with about 40 lots.

All the lots have been sorted out, listed by name, and posted online. Which item is in which venue, and what time period it is, are all listed, which is very detailed and intimate.

Xu Wen looked at it with his mobile phone, woodworking products are a big category, most of them are in the No. 1 venue, and his "class door lock" is also the last one, which is considered a big axis.

There are still a lot of woodworking products in the second venue, but there are not many of them, and they are mainly large items such as iron, stone, bricks, and metal.

The lots in the third and fourth venues are relatively small, the third venue is more traditional and common techniques such as gold tooth bone bamboo embroidery, and the fourth venue is relatively partial as a whole, and there are quite a few skills that are on the verge of being lost.

"Where to go first?" Rong Xian was also looking at his phone, asking Xu with great interest.

"I'd like to go to venue four first. Xu asked.

"Just like I thought! This first piece is putty sculpture, what is this?" Rong Xian was already curious.

"It's a traditional craft in Lingnan, and I've only heard of it but haven't seen it. Let's go, let's take a look. ”

The three of them arrived at Room 4, which, like the other venues, had a large screen that was mainly used to show the details of the lots, and in front of the large screen was a table with two people on it, and a sculpture of very bright colors was placed on the table next to it.

The auction process has been designed in advance, and there will be a period of display and introduction in front of the professional auctioneer invited by Wu Sien.

Due to the special format of this auction, in order to better display, the introduction is not done by the auctioneer as usual, but is handed over to the maker himself.

The maker was already very old, at least eighty years old, with more than half of his hair lost, and his body was very stiff and squinting.

His posture is not entirely caused by age, but the bone distortion caused by long-term squatting and work, which is an occupational disease.

The staff brought him a chair and asked him to sit and speak, and he held a microphone and slurred his speech.

"This is putty. It's a bit of a hassle to do. It's made with that, putty plaster, plus a little bit of cement red, together. If you can't finish it in one day, if you want to put it in the water, it will remain soft and continue to do it the next day. Three days is a bit short, it's average, don't laugh. ”

He finished with great difficulty, returning the microphone to the staff.

Rong Xian listened hard for a long time before he understood, and said with a smile: "This old man is too sincere, isn't he? Why did he even say that he didn't do well?

"Old-school people, it's like this. Xu asked.

"The old man is so old, why do you still let him come to the stage? Can't you let the apprentice or something come to help?" Gao Xiaoshu was quite dissatisfied.

"This is an auction venue for lost skills. Xu Wen sighed and said.

"Huh?"

In other words, only the old man can speak this craft, and only he can talk about it. When he died, it was lost. ”

"Huh?"

Gao Xiaoshu sighed again, but it was obvious that this time he was not not not understanding, but surprised.

Then, he looked away from Xu Wen's face and looked at the big screen.

The screen stays on this work, illuminating it very clearly.

It can be seen that the base of its own skin is ochre-red. The old man just said that this is because of the cement red added to it, and Gao Xiaoshu knows that this is the name of a pigment.

It pinched two villains, folk blessing dolls, cute and cute. The ochre-red base is painted with paint, and the doll's black hair, white skin, red clothes, green belt, and yellow vest are all very vivid, and the color contrast is very strong.

But I don't know if it's because the old man is old and unstable, or because the craft itself is like this, under the bright colors, the details of the doll are slightly rough, the edges are not so clear, and most importantly, it looks little different from ordinary gray plastic, and it can even be said that there is no difference.

It's embarrassing, as a craft that is about to be lost, it's no more unique than its kind. According to what the old man said, it takes a long time, and when the work is interrupted, it must be put into water to isolate the air for preservation, and three days is not enough to complete it completely.

This means that the process is long and complex, and it is not competitive compared to the simple and easy to obtain gray plastic.

Therefore, in the era when it has not been lost, putty plastic is far less common than gray plastic, and today, gray plastic is still a relatively common process, and putty plastic, basically the last generation, is about to be lost.

The auction process that followed was a testament to the fact that there were not many people participating in the auction and the price was not too high. In the end, it was taken by a man in his forties at the scene, and it cost only four thousand yuan.

When the deal was made, the man smiled and said to his companion next to him: "When it is lost, this is a unique product, and it is also earned!"

Obviously, if it wasn't lost, he didn't think it was worth the price.

He didn't hide his voice, and the old man heard it obviously.

He sat down in his chair, closed his eyes, smiled on his lips, slowly got up, and walked down.