What Zhao Lao said no, and what he said is completely different from what is not done in other senses.

For example, the iron flower and silver filigree technology are weak because they do not know how to be flexible and have no market, so they are declining step by step.

But the market for gold and jade has always been very good.

In other words, it is because its market is too good, but it has led to its decline.

I think about what a gorgeous word gold inlaid jade is.

Gold inlaid jade is a craft that has existed since ancient times, and it is said that this craft began in the Western Han Dynasty.

At that time, the king of Han usurped power and coerced the queen mother to hand over the jade seal.

In a fit of rage, the queen mother threw the jade seal to the ground and collapsed a corner.

Later, the missing corners were inlaid with gold by skilled craftsmen, and it was called "gold inlaid jade seal".

"Gold inlaid jade" got its name from this, and it became one of the highest standard art treasures in ancient times.

The gold and jade themselves are extremely luxurious, and the poet immortal Li Bai also has a poem praising the saying, "The golden bottle of sake is ten thousand, and the jade plate is shy and ten thousand dollars." ”

The combination of gold and jade further sublimates their external gorgeous temperament, and adds an indescribable aura to them, and the finishing touch is breathtaking.

And because of the particularity of the gold and jade materials, the craftsman can only be more brilliant and moving by combining the two in the design of the vessel.

However, this art is slowly eroding, and many people think that gold and jade are low-end crafts when they mention it.

As for why?

Naturally, it is caused by the unscrupulous trapping of money by some people.

Nowadays, the price of gold and jade in shopping malls is generally very high, and merchants really dare to make a price, and they can take out a piece for tens of thousands.

And the way to attract people to buy is to discount.

If you play too much, others don't dare to buy it, after all, there are still many people who believe that you get what you pay for.

So the merchant came up with another brilliant idea: a lottery!

Yes, the reason why many people buy this kind of gold inlaid jade is because they have drawn the "precious" two or one fold.

More than 10,000 gold inlaid jade, you can buy it for a thousand pieces, are you not impressed?

You'll be dumbfounded when you buy it.

The best nephrite that should have been used was directly replaced by leftovers to open bracelets, and the leftovers of the brand!

The grinding is even less exquisite, and the roughness of the process is not mentioned when the machine grinds down.

The worst thing is that even the gold is empty.

Nowadays, most of the gold inlaid with jade is gold leaf.

1 gram of gold can press 1 square meter of gold leaf, and a pendant will use about 4 square centimeters.

According to the calculation of 300 yuan for 1 gram of gold, one square meter of gold leaf can make 2,500 pieces of gold inlaid jade, and the cost of each piece of gold leaf is only one dime and two cents.

The most tragic thing is that those who use gold leaf are already considered conscientious merchants.

Blacker merchants are reluctant to even use gold leaf, so they paint it with some other materials such as brass, and then plating the surface, and it looks no different from gold.

And it looks thick and valuable because there's some lead or something in it.

Coupled with the negligible value of the leftover jade, the low cost is almost negligible.

Some of them use Korean and Qinghai materials, and even Russian materials are very few, and the price is in the range of a few yuan to dozens of dollars.

What's more, not even jade, they even use glass or plastic, stone, and paint the surface with a layer of color instead.

Most of them are mold pressing mechanics, and they can't even talk about ordinary crafts.

A piece of gold inlaid jade of one or two thousand, guess what its original value is?

As more and more of this shoddy goods enter the market, gold and jade have become synonymous with many players.

The state could not stop it, because it was indeed called gold and jade.

Zhao Lao said very sadly: "It's really a bad trampling of gold and jade...... Do evil. ”

"This ......" Lu Zian didn't know how to comfort him.

He can also help with the publicity, and he can't start with the gold inlaid jade.

Publicize?

No, it doesn't need to be at all, just walk around any mall, and there are a lot of gold and jade ornaments.

"Well, I won't mention it. Zhao Lao waved his hand, but he was also very open-minded: "Let them toss, there will always be a time when they regret it." ”

As he spoke, he took out the various treasures he treasured and showed them to Lu Zi'an to admire.

In fact, Zhao Lao's lineage, since the Qing Dynasty, has been the imperial curium bowl master of the imperial court, and Zhao Lao is already the fifth generation of successors.

Lu Zi'an's eyes were finally attracted by a bowl with a very wonderful shape.

There are a total of six pieces of this bowl, and each piece has a different porcelain color and pattern.

Zhao Lao followed his gaze, and immediately smiled and said to Old Man Zhuo: "Master Lu really has a unique vision, take a look, pick the good ones!"

With his explanation, Lu Zi'an realized that this bowl was the pinnacle of Zhao Lao's work.

It is made of six pieces of official kiln porcelain from different dynasties, which are connected with plum blossom nails, so that they can be water-tightened.

It's an amazing skill.

"Curium work is also divided into thick and thin. Old Man Zhuo smiled and said: "The fine work refers to the curium live show, which originated from the children of the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty. The children of the Eight Banners "enjoy the flowers and birds, play with porcelain and Tibetan jade", once the precious purple clay pot in the family collection is broken by hand, then find a curium craftsman to repair, the master of the curium craftsman can use the direction of the crack to guide the situation, with gold, silver, copper, iron nails, curium out of a plum or a few bunches of peach blossoms, after a little polishing, can even double the value. ”

Lu Zi'an thought for a while and nodded: "I also read in a book at the time that during the Republic of China, there were even many players who deliberately filled the new purple clay pot with soybeans, soaked them in water, and used the power of soybeans to expand when they met the water to crack the wall of the pot, and then asked the curium maker to use silver nails to form a pattern, and even the spout, spout, and handle of the pot were taken the opportunity to be patterned and inlaid......"

"Yes. Qian Lao's eyes were quite fascinated: "At that time...... It's the pinnacle of our curium business. ”

At that time, the master craftsmen had reached the pinnacle of their skills.

Then, like a bubble in the air, there was a crackle, and the dream shattered.

Lu Zi'an looked at the gold thread that was finely connected to the porcelain pieces, and his eyes were slightly deep: "Master Zhuo, you said that the gold and silver are wrong...... How?"

Gold and silver wrong?

Old Man Zhuo and Old Zhao glanced at each other and smiled: "Of course, there is nothing to say, it's just that after Ma Ye, there are no such amazing and brilliant works." ”

Although Ma Ye can also be regarded as a wide range of apprentices, and he explains everything in detail, and his apprentices are not lacking in famous people, but ......

I have to admit that none of them really inherited the essence of Ma Ye.

The feeling of the soul inlaid in the jade, as if the gold rippling with the jade, can no one else achieve.

"I want to try. Lu Zi'an's fingertips moved slightly, and his expression was focused: "I want everyone to see what is the real gold and silver mistake." ”

The gold and silver error is an extremely profound and elegant craft, and Ma Ye re-researched it and reproduced it in the world, but unfortunately it was only a flash of brilliance.

After Ma Ye passed away, the gold and silver mistakes also slowly slid off the altar.

Nowadays, many of the works taken out by Ma Ye's apprentices do not meet the standards required by Ma Ye back then.

If left unchecked, then the gold and silver mistakes are the next gold and jade.

Only by raising the difficulty of this technique to the point that it is simply beyond the reach of counterfeiters can its value be guaranteed from the source.

Now his jade carving skills have been promoted to a high level.

What will happen to the master, he can't be sure either.

But he had a hunch that he could still achieve high-level gold and silver mistakes.

Listening to his words, Old Man Zhuo fell into deep thought.

And Zhao Lao didn't think too much: "Yes, you do, I know Ma Zheng, if you want to learn, I'll borrow Ma Ye's notes for you." ”

"Nonsense. Old Man Zhuo frowned and glared at him: "Old Zhao, don't make a fool of yourself, this matter can be big or small, it's really not such a simple matter." ”

He looked at Lu Zi'an with a cautious expression: "Master Lu, do you want to worship Master Ma as a teacher? Or do you want to learn it yourself?"

Ma Ye has passed away......

How to apprentice?

Lu Zi'an smiled and shook his head: "I'm ready to study on my own." ”

"I remember that Zhuo Peng told me that Ma Zheng sent you a lot of jade materials, and I don't think he had the idea of accepting you in. Old Man Zhuo thought about it more long-term: "This matter, although we know that you have good intentions, but everyone under Ma Ye's door may not appreciate it, after all, your move is tantamount to cutting off people's wealth." ”

Such as gold and jade, it has become a business for many people to make a living, is there really no way for Zhao Lao?

There are still.

It's just that he didn't manage it at the beginning, and now he has lost his position of management.

That's what it means. Lu Zi'an slowly stood up: "The gold and jade are already like this, do you want to see the gold and silver mistakes fall to this point?"

Old Man Zhuo pressed the corner of his forehead: "Master Lu, you can't save all your skills." Xiaopeng told me that in the past few days, many people have come to him under the guise of an old artist, but all the objects brought are machine-processed, and they want to negotiate conditions with him on purpose, do you know what this means?"

represents.

Lu Zi'an is no longer a petty fight.

It's really, fundamentally, touching the interests of some people.

The scariest thing is...... This group is definitely not a minority.

"You have to think clearly. Old Man Zhuo's expression was serious, and he looked at him with blazing eyes: "Your previous toss were all in a small area, and you didn't touch the real unique skills, and the gold and silver mistakes are different from any of the previous ones, if you can study them independently, it means that you really have the ability to compete with all the masters who hide secrets, do you know what this means?"

This means that he will encounter unprecedented challenges.

It also means that he will be alone, challenging all authority.

"I know. Lu Zi'an stood under the lamp, his eyes were bright, his eyes were firm and clear: "Although there are tens of millions of people, I will go!"

Although tens of millions of people have gone to me!

Although tens of millions of people have gone to me!

Old Man Zhuo was shocked and looked at him in a daze.

Old Zhao's throat was choked, and he wanted to say many things, but he couldn't say them.

He suddenly thought of the desperate and sad look in his father's eyes before he died many years ago.

If he had such courage at that time, his father would have been quite pleased, right?

Even if it is a failure in the end...... Also......

Zhao Lao smiled miserably, stretched out his hand and patted Lu Zi'an on the shoulder: "Okay!"

"Okay!" Old Man Zhuo's eyes were full of light, and he shouted: "As long as you have this spirit, this thing will be done! Don't worry, I will contact the old guys, no matter what happens, we will support you!"