It's not surprising to think about it, the works on display in the exhibition hall are all the best of the best, and the carving craftsmanship is very outstanding, and these are sold, maybe they are the products of other people's exercises. However, in terms of the number of items sold in the jade shop, the number of furnishings displayed in the exhibition hall is almost exactly the same, and the share of Hetian jade is still the largest.

Jia Yidao took a closer look, and felt that even in this type of Hetian jade, there should be many kinds of them, as well as handicrafts carved from Qinghai jade and Russian jade. According to Mr. Zhang, as long as you look at the price of the product, you can basically judge its specific material.

You must know that this is the Yangzhou Jade Factory, if there is still a certain amount of fraud in such a place, this place will not let so many jade lovers come happily. Consumers are naturally more at ease when buying souvenirs here than in other scenic spots.

The price of jade here, compared to Jia Yidao's "green, fat, red and thin", is naturally relatively low, but compared with some other tourist attractions, it is really expensive, generally more than 1,000 yuan.

Because Jia Rudao and Zhang Qi are both in the jade business, after watching it from elsewhere for a while, they came to the jade counter. It's just that there are not many jadeite products in Yangzhou Jade Factory, and the craftsmanship inherited for thousands of years is mainly used in the carving of nephrite represented by Hetian jade. However, in Jia Rudao's view, even so, the hand-carved skills of jadeite products are obviously better than those in other places.

Not to mention the top works, but in terms of the overall level, Jia seems to be pondering, and it is not under his own "green, fat, red and thin". In the final analysis, the carving masters in "Green, Fat, Red and Thin", except for Xu Zhiguo, the rest of them are all from Yangzhou. and the local carvers here, they are also in between.

Especially in Yangzhou carving, most of the carving masters are good at delicacy.

Any one of the jadeite jewelry. Whether it is the texture of the precious glass species, or the extremely ordinary winter melon field, from the surface, the average tourist looks at it, there is indeed not much difference, which is also a reflection of the exquisite performance of the carving masters.

Of course, an expert like Jia Rudao, as long as he reaches out and touches it, even if he does not use the ability to perceive, he can also feel the obvious difference, but I am afraid that in the delicacy of the carving, it will be much better than the same type of jade jewelry in other places.

"It's really good. After looking at a few works, Jia seemed to praise it.

"The carving skills are good. Zhang Qi also nodded and said, "However, the texture of the jade material is a little worse." Xu felt a little contempt in his words, and then pointed to a jade ornament on the counter, and said, "Xiao Jia, you see, just say that it is such a jade Guanyin, which is carved from a piece of floating bean jadeite, in the carving technology, not like other ordinary jade shops to see the jade Guanyin, the face is dull and the form is stiff, from the face of this jade Guanyin, it is very expressive, very specific and meticulous to reflect the dignified and kind of Guanyin Bodhisattva…… However, as you can see, in terms of value, this thing is a thousand dollars. ”

"It's also a statue of Guanyin, how can it be expressed by 'this thing'?" Jia Rudao said with a wry smile, "However, then again, this thing is really not worth a lot of money." ”

The loss in those words is really for the skill of the carving master, and I feel that it is not worth it.

When Zhang Qiang heard this, he gave Jia Yidao a roll of his eyes angrily. Only Jia Rudao would behave like this in front of him, behaving like "no big or small". You know, is there much difference between "this thing" and "this thing"?

"Yangzhou carvers are indeed extraordinary!" After carefully looking at the face of Jade Guanyin, Jia Yidao's mind, suddenly, the face of Guanyin Bodhisattva in "Journey to the West" flashed, not to mention, it is really quite similar. In the form of a dignified, rich at the same time, there is also a kind of compassion belonging to Guanyin!

"If this piece is the work of a master, its value may be multiplied exponentially. In the end, Jia Rudao could only sigh like this.

"If it is the master's work, do you think he will choose to use such a piece of jade material in advance?" Zhang Qi didn't agree with Jia Yidao's point of view, "You must know that in that case, this piece of jade Guanyin, whether it belongs to the master's hand or not, will not be too high when it is finally sold." Thousands of dollars, even if it is multiplied several times, how much money is there?"

"That's right. Jia Rudao nodded. I'm afraid that only a certain unknown carver will choose jadeite materials when carving. The carving work on the hand, there is really nothing to say, and the design is also extremely ingenious, the part of the floating flowers, completely placed under the face of Guanyin, thus highlighting the expressiveness of this jade Guanyin work. Although there is nothing commendable about the whole piece of jadeite raw materials, it is only because of the carving master's own craftsmanship that this jadeite jewelry has been carved.

"However, I think that such a carver, even if he is not a master, has a very exquisite carving skill. Jia Rudao said thoughtfully.

"Not necessarily. Zhang Mad said, "It is indeed very admirable to be able to carve an ordinary jadeite material to a certain level." However, for a young carver, if he is replaced with the best jadeite material, his mentality when carving is prone to mistakes. In the end, whether he can show his carving ability in the same way is a matter of two words. ”

"I can give him a lot of opportunities to exercise. Jia Rudao doesn't think that when a carver's craftsmanship is really proficient, his psychological quality is not enough.

"Can you still use the best jade material to exercise him every time?" Zhang Qi said angrily, and pointed to most of the jade jewelry on the counter, and said, "Look at the things here, most of them are carved and decent, and these carving masters are also relatively young." But if you really want them to directly participate in the carving of jadeite jewelry such as glass imperial green, it will make them feel overstretched. ”

When Jia Rudao heard this, he was speechless.

"In addition, you see that several jadeite jewelry here are not very good in terms of polishing. Zhang Mad said, "The carving technology here in Yangzhou is good, but in the polishing technology, it is still not as good as that in Guangdong." Speaking of which, in my factory, there are polishing masters specially invited from Guangdong. ”

"How can I ponder, Mr. Zhang, there is a bit of ostentatious meaning in your words. Jia Rudao said with a smile. "Isn't it, your old man is really going to buy some jadeite materials directly from me to carve by himself, right?"

"Xiao Jia, if you agree, I will naturally raise my hands in approval. Zhang Madness said with a stick.

"Let's wait until this time is over. Jia Rudao said.

Suddenly, the arrogant old man's face was not as leisurely as before. After all, the problem of the supply of his jade shop has been pressing on his heart, lingering, for several months. If it is said that at this time, for the cooperation between the two people, he and Jia Yidao's mood, if anyone is more urgent, it must be arrogant.

Jia Rudao shook his head slightly at the Jade Guanyin.

It is already very good to have one of the shining points of a thousand dollars. Moreover, as far as jadeite jewelry is concerned, the price of a thousand dollars is indeed impossible to require every part of the jewelry to be done well.

Subsequently, the two of them continued to appreciate a few works at the jade counter. Most of them are some flowers, just like the established jewelry forms such as Jade Guanyin, Jade Flower Basket, and Monkey Stealing Peach, but whenever you encounter some carved ones that are more dexterous and a little new, Jia Rudao will also pay more attention to them for a while.

It wasn't until this time that Jia Yidao somewhat understood why Zhang Qi said that this place was a good place.

At least, for people like Jia Yidao, who know a little bit about carving, after seeing the jadeite works here, they are still very enlightened. In addition, as the owner of the jade shop, after seeing these quite dexterous jewelry forms, it will be easier to grasp some popular styles in the jade jewelry market in the future, whether in terms of purchase or when selling!

It's just that the number of jade jewelry in Yangzhou Jade Factory is really not too much, and the materials used are also very ordinary.

After having an arrogant suggestion, Jia Rudao also made up his mind, and finally decided to find Xiao Xu, or a Yangzhou person like Brother Li, and it was more cost-effective to come here to recruit a few jade carvers to go back. Moreover, this time, Jia Yidao also had a phone call with Liu Yufei, asking for the hope of recruiting a polishing master from "Liu Ji".

Since it is difficult to attract the idle polishing masters in the Jieyang area to Linhai, let's take advantage of Liu Yufei's connections. No matter how bad it is, it is better than the "green, fat, red and thin" side, and Xu Zhiguo and other carving masters are polishing part-time, isn't it?

On the jadeite jewelry counter, those exquisite carvings and polishing processes are ordinary jadeite jewelry, but they really shocked Jia Rudao. He is not ready to repeat such a mistake in his "green, fat, red and thin".

By the way, Jia Rudao also talked to Xu Zhiguo on the phone in front of the arrogant, and told the other party to carve out the jade jewelry he promised to the arrogant old man in a timely manner. As for Jia Rudao, who was ready to give Zhang Mad the best jade material like a human kindness, Jia Rudao looked at the joyful insolence on his face, and pondered, it is better to wait until the two break up, and then give Mr. Zhang a surprise!

After leaving the jade factory, the two of them turned to the arrogant jade processing workshop.

The place is not big, not far from the jade factory. Jia Rudao looked at the environment here, in general, it is such a small factory, it is not a large scale, but in such a small workshop, it produces millions of jadeite products, this kind of naked comparison, it is still quite emotional.

"How is it, compared to your 'green, fat, red and thin' workshop, isn't this place a little smaller?" Zhang Mad looked at Jia Yidao and asked.

"It's not particularly small, is it? Jia Rudao said, "My place is actually not big, compared with some jade merchants in Guangdong, it can only be regarded as a small thing...... However, Mr. Zhang, the environment of your place is still very good. Especially the greenery here, which is enviable. ”

"Xiao Jia, you are laughing. Zhang said with a smile, "It's not that it's been a long time, and that's it." ”

That being said, however, Jia Rudao also knew that I am afraid that when I took down this place in a wild way, the green vegetation in it was already relatively large.

Entering the gate, I didn't walk a few steps to the jadeite processing place.

There are not many people, and when Jia Rudao looked at it, it was about a dozen people, including the security guards at the gate of the factory. For this reason, Mr. Zhang Mad also explained, saying: "The workshop here is mainly based on design and carving, and even if it is carving, there will not be many people. The main thing is that there will be a little more workshop staff in Beijing. Things like polishing are all done in Beijing...... This place, the main thing is to design some flowers......"

The arrogant jadeite shop is open in Beijing, and the local jadeite processing workshop, in any way, is more convenient than opening in Yangzhou.

Hearing this, Jia Rudao nodded. Following the footsteps of the insolence, we arrived at the processing plant of the workshop, which was divided into several small single rooms, as well as a larger central workshop. It's a small place, but it's full of tools. Jia Yidao looked at it, and he felt a little envious.

This thing is really not something that he can have by opening a jade shop like him.

After turning around, Zhang Mad said that he didn't come often, and before going to Lin'an, he had been here, in order to see if there was a possibility of cutting out the best jadeite in some of the old jadeite rough stones here. It's just that he cut a few pieces, but there is still no satisfactory material.

Jia Rudao immediately showed a hint of interest.