Chapter 290: Choosing an Apprentice
"What's the way?" Wang Zhiwu asked urgently, after joining the Shura Gate, he realized the strength of the Shura Gate more and more, but it is a pity that even if he once saved the Zhang Helm Master, he also saved a lot of losses for the Shura Gate, but in the end he could only be a deputy helmsman with little power.
Therefore, he is very urgent for meritorious service, and only with merit can he climb up, and the higher the status he climbs, the greater the power he has.
"It's better to find someone else to do it!"
"Cut, I thought you should pay attention to what you want to say, I've already said it just now, aren't you afraid that the secret treasure will be swept away?"
"Don't worry, I have a life-saving grace for this person, he is also a grateful person, the most important time to grasp the situation of his family, if he dares to take away the secret treasure......" Zhang Duo sneered, he has never been a soft-hearted person!
"In that case, what are you waiting for?" Wang Zhiwu urged!
Now that there is a suitable candidate, in order to avoid long nights and dreams, of course, it is good to act as soon as possible, otherwise once He Jingtian acts first and takes away the secret treasure, everyone eats all the meat, and the two of them have no chance to drink soup!
When Wang Zhiwu and the two were planning a secret operation, Tang Yin came to Liu's shop for the second time and came to learn carving again.
Today in the antique shop of Jade Carving Liu, in addition to Jade Carving Liu and the young man, Tang Yin also saw another person, an old man in good spirits, comfortably made a Taishi chair, and as soon as Tang Yin walked in, there was a kind of scrutinizing gaze staring at Tang Yin.
Jade carving Liu didn't introduce Tang Yin, and Tang Yin didn't ask who he was!
"There are two contents today, first of all, we must check your mastery of the previous knife technique, if you can meet my requirements, you will be called the second basic carving knife technique, otherwise continue to practice the first one. Jade carving Liu looked at Tang Yin and said.
No problem!
Tang Yin took the wood handed to him, picked up a carving knife casually, and stabbed it out, and there was a knife mark left on the wood, which was the first knife method for basic carving.
Jade carving Liu smiled very satisfied, and the old man sitting on the Taishi chair, his eyes also lit up slightly, and then returned to normal.
"Now you look at it, this is the second knife method in the basic carving knife method, the hand must be steady, and the knife must be ruthless...... "Jade carving Liu personally demonstrated to Tang Yin.
He is a hard-working person, although his talent is not good, but as long as he knows hard work, the basic knife technique is definitely not a problem, not to mention that he is not an ordinary effort, so his basic knife technique is simply a textbook-level knife technique.
Even the old man sitting on the Taishi chair nodded slightly in praise.
"Who is this old man?" Tang Yin felt a little strange, the old man sitting on the Taishi chair made Jade Carving Liu look very respectful, Tang Yin guessed that it might be the elder of Jade Carving Liu's family, but since Jade Carving Liu didn't introduce him, he wouldn't open his mouth to ask.
Soon the jade carving Liu finished the demonstration, and after taking a look at the old man, he was instructing Tang Yin to practice by himself, and if he had any questions, he could ask him at any time.
Any questions?
At least Tang Yin didn't have it now, every move of the jade carving Liu just now was clearly seen by him, the basic carving technique is actually quite simple, and the key point is the standard for the action.
Of course, there are other purposes, one is to train strength and endurance, and the other is to train the tacit understanding of hand-eye coordination.
As a supernatural powerhouse, Tang Yin didn't need to strengthen these two qualities at all, and his qualities in these two aspects far exceeded the highest standards for becoming a carver.
Brush Brush Brush!
Knife after knife, in the first few knives, it was still a little rusty, but after more than a dozen knives, there was no longer any rusty feeling.
Jade carving Liu saw that Tang Yin was fine, so he turned around
The body is gone!
Well?
The old man watched Tang Yin practice knife by knife, and he was a little uneasy, the speed of progress was too fast.
With his eyesight, of course, he could easily see that Tang Yin had not learned at all before, but the speed of progress was too fast, so fast that it was unbelievable.
"Tang Yin, I call you Xiao Tang, don't you mind?" After watching Tang Yin practice for about half an hour, the old man finally couldn't help but speak.
"Don't mind, who are your old man?" Tang Yin didn't stop practicing when he spoke.
"My surname is Meng, and I am the master of jade carving Liu. The old man introduced himself.
The master of jade carving Liu?
Thinking of the jade carving Liu Jing's performance just now, everything makes sense, Tang Yin has also heard the name of the old man in front of him.
The old man's name is Meng Jinyu, a famous jade carving master in China, whose reputation is slightly inferior to that of Master Tang, and he is also a well-known figure in the circle.
It's just that Tang Yin has a question, what is he doing here?
"It turned out to be Master Meng, who has been famous for a long time!" Tang Yin said with a smile.
"Don Jr., have you heard my name?"
"I heard Uncle Liu mention that you are a famous jade carving master in the circle, and you have also trained many carving talents......
Tang Yin didn't say one thing, that is, Meng Jinyu has one of the biggest regrets, he can be regarded as a peach and plum all over the world in his life, and he has taught many jade carvers with exquisite carving, but he has so many disciples, and none of the carvers can catch up with him.
And now that he is old, his physical functions have deteriorated, his strength has decreased, his stamina has decreased, his hands are unstable, and he is already in a semi-retired state, and he no longer does it himself.
"Xiao Tang, you learn carving, do you want to become a generation of jade carving masters?"
"Of course I want to!" Tang Yin replied without hesitation.
He studied carving, although he only did a part-time job, and his main business was painting, but since he had learned, he didn't plan to just forget it, of course he wanted to go to a higher realm.
With the support of sufficient treasures, his learning efficiency is not the same as that of ordinary people, so he is confident that he can reach a very high level if he continues to study part-time.
"Great, you can worship me as a teacher!" Meng Jinyu said happily.
Carving, he is one of the small groups at the top of the pyramid in this industry, although he only observes Tang Yin for a short time, he can see how strong Tang Yin's potential is.
In one sentence, he has ever seen the strongest!
He is confident that if he is allowed to teach Tang Yin to learn carving, as long as Tang Yin is willing to study diligently, he will definitely become a generation of jade carving masters.
The biggest regret in his life is that although he has many students, none of them can become a jade carving master like him, and now this regret has to be made up by Tang Yin.
"Apprentice?" Tang Yin looked at Meng Jinyu, but shook his head.
If you really want to take carving as a career, apprenticeship with Meng Jinyu is the best choice, although he is not the top jade carving master in China, but he is definitely in the top ten.
The problem is that Tang Yin studied carving, and he didn't plan to put much energy into it, he planned to take painting as his main business, and sculpture and the like were side jobs, so he could study when he had time, and put it on hold for the time being if he didn't have time.
"What?" Seeing that Tang Yin actually shook his head and refused, Meng Jinyu couldn't believe it, you must know that as a master of jade carving, people who want to learn carving from him can be said to use train skins to decorate.
But he has always been very strict in accepting apprentices, and has a long inspection period, and he took the initiative to accept apprentices, which was the first time in his life, but he didn't expect to be rejected.
"Don't you want to be a master of jade carving?"
"Yes!"
"Then why don't you apprentice?"
"Does becoming a jade carving master have anything to do with apprenticeship?"
"Uh, it doesn't seem to matter!" Meng Jinyu choked.
Generally speaking, if you want to learn carving well, it is difficult to learn by yourself, and progress is slow, so it is better to have the guidance of a famous teacher to learn it more easily.
From this point of view, if you want to become a jade carving master, you should worship famous masters as teachers, in order to achieve faster progress.
But strictly speaking, there is really no necessary connection between becoming a jade carving master and an apprentice, and Meng Jinyu will be asked.
"Don't you think that having a famous teacher can make you progress faster?" After a moment of silence, Meng Jinyu spoke again.
"Old man, I'll tell you the truth, I only regard carving as a part-time job, and I don't plan to treat it as my main business, so I have to live up to your kindness!" Seeing that Meng Jinyu was still a little unwilling, Tang Yin opened his mouth to explain.
Part-time?
Not planning to do it as your main business?
Hearing Tang Yin's words, Meng Jinyu's nose was almost crooked, he had such a talent in carving, he didn't plan to take carving as his main business, what did he want to do?
"Xiao Tang, since you heard your Uncle Liu mention my name, you should know that I still have some skills in jade carving, and you do have some talent now, if you concentrate on learning carving, you may be able to become a generation of masters. Hold back the act of scolding, after all, Tang Yin is not his apprentice yet, Meng Jinyu continued to persuade.
In any industry, talents are easy to find, and geniuses are hard to find, Meng Jinyu has already taken a fancy to Tang Yin, and of course he will not give up.
"Old Man Meng, even if you are an apprentice, carving is only a part-time job for me, and it is impossible to devote all my energy!"
If he apprentices with Meng Jinyu, Meng Jinyu will definitely ask him to go all out and devote all his energy to the field of carving, which is not in line with his life plan.
"You, you ......" Meng Jinyu was really a little angry.
has such a high talent, which is what too many people dream of, but Tang Yin doesn't know how to cherish it, this is simply a waste of life, a waste of life.
"Master, you dissipate your anger!" Jade Carving Liu appeared at this time, and hurriedly trotted behind Meng Jinyu, patting the old man's back to comfort him!
In fact, for this result, Yudiao Liu also expected it.
Sun Laogen said very clearly, Tang Yin is a genius who cannot be treated with common sense, and he also mentioned it to his master, but Meng Jinyu didn't believe what he said at all, so he would have today's investigation.
As a result of the investigation, Meng Jinyu took a fancy to Tang Yin, which was also what he expected, and it was not surprising that Tang Yin refused.
"You don't want to apprentice, is there only one reason why you can't put all your energy into it?"
"Yes. ”
"That means if I agree with you to take jade carving as a part-time job, you can apprentice?"
"That's right!"
"You go, you go quickly......" After hearing Tang Yin's answer, Meng Jinyu was so angry that he blew his beard and stared at him.
The guy who was watching the store in the store was a little scared.
"Uncle Liu, I'll leave first today!"
"I won't use it in the future, there is no shortage of people like you in the carving industry......" Meng Jinyu said angrily, he really hated Tang Yin, iron is not steel.
With such a high level of talent, if you add some hard work, plus his guidance from the side, it is not a problem to become a jade carving master.
The problem is that Tang Yin doesn't know how to lift, and he keeps saying that he can only do a part-time job, which really makes his heart ache to death, how can such a top jade carving talent only do part-time?
After hating iron and not steel, he was angry with Tang Yin.