Jia Rudao looked at the scene inside the factory, and his heart was also a little difficult.

In front of almost every worker, there is an incandescent lamp, and next to the worker's master, there is an electric flat knitting machine for grinding jade, and the place they are facing is a groove about 20 centimeters long under the flat knitting machine, which is filled with fine sand, which is the emery commonly used in the industry to grind jade.

In the past period of time that Jia Rudao has seen, most of the jade carving workers are pondering the jade at hand with flat knitting machines, and some workers are hand-carving with nails and carving knives with emery on the top. There are obviously more doorways in this than there are carved by machines.

Even if it is the tool you use at hand, such as nails, there are many models. Just everyone who is over there is a long line. In addition, because each person is good at different carving processes, the tools used will have some deviations in details.

Ordinary tourists, just watch the excitement. For a person like Jia Rudao who can also carve skills. Looking at dozens or hundreds of jade carvers, working in front of him, the feeling in his heart is more profound.

I can't say, at this time, Jia Nidao still has the urge to step forward and operate in person.

In the same way, Jia Yidao also pondered in his mind how he should choose the right workers. Don't look at the surface, these carving masters in the factory, everyone's movements are similar, and the carved jade has not yet been fully formed, and the specific effect is not yet visible. However, even a layman wouldn't think that the carvers here are of the same level, right?

"How is it, isn't it easy to start?" At this time, Zhang Qi seemed to see Jia Yidao's difficulty, and couldn't help but say, "At the beginning, I was also going to come here to dig a corner. ”

"What about the result?" Jia Rudao asked curiously, and then after thinking about it, he understood, and couldn't help but smile and said, "The result must be Mr. Zhang, you have found the jade shop master you want, right?"

"Not really. As if reminiscing, he said, "That was a few years ago. The scale of the jade factory here is not as large as it is now, and the tools, equipment, and the like inside are all placed in a very chaotic manner, just like an ordinary processing factory. However, the craftsmanship of the carver at that time was still nothing to say. I first followed the normal route and found several older carvers......"

"This is not easy to do, is it?" Jia Rudao interjected, "Don't look at the older carvers, the work at hand is very exquisite, but emotionally, it is also very deep for the jade factory." It's not easy to pry a gap out of them. ”

"Who's to say it isn't. Zhang Mad also nodded in agreement, not caring at all, the two of them were standing at the door of the jade factory processing workshop, discussing the matter of digging other people's corners, "It's like looking for a famous carving, people don't have feelings for the jade factory, don't want to leave Yangzhou, or think that my jade shop, the future of the exhibition is not as good as the jade factory." ”

"Isn't Mr. Zhang, can't you provide good treatment?" Jia Rudao pondered, it shouldn't be too similar. Since they are already preparing to dig people from Yangzhou Jade Factory, they naturally have a great achievement, otherwise, who would have to spend that effort to dig people, and directly send their own jade materials to Yangzhou.

After all, Yangzhou Jade Factory also undertakes a lot of jade carvings. The price is based on the different qualities of the material, or according to the difficulty of the carving, etc. In comparison, if you only have a small amount of jadeite material on hand, it is more cost-effective to send things here to carve.

Of course, like Jia Yidao, who opened a jade shop by himself and has a long-term business plan, there is naturally no need to give the cost of carving to Yangzhou Jade Factory.

The price here is not cheap. Especially when it comes to the quality of Jia Yidao's jadeite material, the more high-end the thing, the more expensive the cost!

Don't say it's carving, it's just that after the carving is completed, send it to Jieyang, Guangdong, and find a skilled master for polishing, and people will also price it for the quality of your things!

The necessary expenses that come and go in this way are still only a small part of the profits of the jadeite industry. Many small jadeite shop owners do this when they accidentally obtain some jadeite rough stones and jadeite materials. If it is a low-end jadeite jewelry, there is naturally no profit at all. Or sell the jadeite material directly and give it to others. But if it is the best jade material, then the profit from sending it to Yangzhou Jade Factory for processing, excluding the handling fee, is still much more than the profit from taking ready-made finished products directly from other people's factories.

It can be seen that the windfall profits of the jade line have been made.

Especially those who are involved in the gambling stone process, or those who are directly enterprising with some jadeite materials, as long as they have a jadeite processing workshop under their hands, even if it is a small piece of jadeite rough. As long as the best jadeite material can be cut, it is possible for a jadeite shop that is about to go bankrupt to come back to life.

If this is not the case, the arrogant "Ruyi Jewelry Building" in Beijing can be regarded as a high-grade jade shop, and it will not be sniped into a dilemma by other merchants just because of the problem of supply. In Jia Rudao's mind, after thinking of Zhang Qi's current situation, he was even more sure that the chips that Mr. Zhang Qi gave to those jade carvers at the beginning would not be very low!

Sure enough, after listening to Jia Yidao's words, Zhang Madness smiled faintly and said: "Don't say that it is the standard treatment in the industry at that time, the price I offered, but even I feel moved." ”

Although there was no specific number, it also made Jia Yidao nod again and again. Only such treatment can be called digging the foot of the wall from the Yangzhou Jade Factory. Otherwise, even Jia Yidao would not feel that insolence could have a chance to succeed. And, judging by the tone of his arrogant speech, it seems that what he did did not succeed. In this way, it is even more difficult for Jia Yidao to find a suitable carver from here.

"Shouldn't it be that people from many years ago are more nostalgic and have more concepts of 'loyalty'?" Jia Rudao quickly put forward such a possibility. I have to say that when the economy and society have developed to a certain extent, the power of the "renminbi" is too strong.

"Maybe it's possible. Zhang Qiang said helplessly, perhaps, with the current mentality, it is difficult to understand the thoughts of those people many years ago, and it is also difficult to understand their values at that time, "If you are confident in your financial ability, you might as well give it a try." ”

These last words, Zhang Qiang looked at Jia Rudao with a smile. couldn't help but make Jia Yidao roll his eyes a few times. In Jia Yidao's thoughts, if there is an opportunity, he really does not reject this way of behaving. Of course, the premise is that the carver he likes has enough carving skills, and is suitable for the delicate, small, and practical route taken by the "green, fat, red and thin" jade shop.

"Then I had to hit the idea on the carvers in their twenties and thirties. Zhang said with some smugness. "Not to mention, I managed to find a few of them. To this day, they are still working in my workshop. ”

"Looks like I should find a few young ones too?" Jia Rudao muttered. I remembered that when Xu Zhiguo returned to Yangzhou, he brought back three young carving masters, and I couldn't say it, because there was no way to impress some older carving masters.

Thinking of this, Jia Rudao couldn't wait to make a phone call immediately to ask what Xu Zhiguo did in the first place.

Just like now, Jia Yidao can see that the carving masters in the factory are busy. But because the number of people is really a bit large, for their craftsmanship, if you want to have a deeper understanding, just by standing here and looking at it casually for a while, it is far from enough.

Although Jia Rudao himself has good carving skills, looking at some of the actions of these carving masters, the concentration and demeanor when carving, and other details, you can roughly judge their level and what kind of position they are in.

But before seeing the finished product, Jia Yidao couldn't know exactly what the carving skills of these workers were.

Just as Jia Rudao was pondering what reason to find to talk to him, Zhang Madness shook his head on the side and said, "Finding a young carver is actually a good choice." At least, as long as you do a good job in terms of craftsmanship, you are not afraid of anything going wrong. But, Xiao Jia. I'm here to advise you, not all young people are all relaxed. ”

"What do you mean?" Jia Rudao suddenly felt a little worried in his heart.

"Do you think, why do I have a jade processing workshop in Beijing and Yangzhou?" said with a wild smile, "Although in terms of ownership, I am a partner with others, and I am not the one who has the final say, but according to the location of these two workshops, you should be able to think of something, right?"

Jia Rudao's eyes rolled, but he sighed and said, "It seems that my original idea is still very immature." ”

It's like the three carving masters that Xu Zhiguo brought to Linhai, among which the older brother Li took his daughter-in-law and children with him. This kind of situation is one of the reasons why most carvers are reluctant to leave Yangzhou.

"I originally planned to wait here until they get off work, and then grab a few carvers to ask if there are any of them who are good at their crafts and want to go outside. Jia Rudao spread his hands and said, "It's good now, under your explanation, Mr. Zhang, I haven't taken action yet, so I don't have much confidence in myself." ”

"Hehe, isn't this the same as a blind cat touching a dead mouse?" said with a smile, "but this is also a method." ”

Jia Nidao's face looked a little bitter, don't look at the smile on his arrogant face, but Jia Nidao knew that it was not really appreciating his behavior.

"Well, don't be so frustrated. Zhang Mad said, "Don't you already have a jadeite processing factory in your hometown?

"It's not huge, is it? Jia Rudao replied. "However, if you want to expand your business, it is definitely not enough to rely on a small number of three or four carvers. No, Mr. Zhang, the few jade ornaments you need can't be carved in three or five days...... As a result, basically within a month or two, there will be one less carver under my command......"

"Well, if you say that, I'm wondering, why don't you give me your jade material directly, and then let me find someone to carve it myself......?" However, seriously, you can also ask your carvers to come to Yangzhou and find a few peers. There should be a good communication between them. ”

"That's right!" Jia Nidao patted his head and said with some hindsight, "Why didn't I think of it?" Speaking of which, three of Jia Nidao's subordinates are from Yangzhou. Even Xu Zhiguo has a little connection with Yangzhou Jade Factory, right?

Otherwise, when he came to Yangzhou once, he would not have brought back the three young carvers so smoothly. If one of the four of them had come here to find a new helper, it would undoubtedly be easier than Jia Yidao.

Moreover, the purpose of Jia Rudao's original coming to Yangzhou was not to recruit a carving master, but to meet Li Tiantian's aunt here. The porcelain side of the road was the focus of this trip. It's just because the atmosphere of Yangzhou Jade Factory is too strong. After Jia Rudao arrived here, he seemed to put aside his love for porcelain and looked forward to the carving of jade intently.

I have to say that the environment here is indeed very easy to infect people.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang. When Jia Rudao said this, he was very sincere. If it weren't for his last words, Jia Rudao would probably still be struggling to turn around.

"Nothing. Speaking of which, Xiao Jia, you can help me at this time, which is already the best thank you to me. Zhang Mad said, "How about your previous plan, do you want to try it? There is still a lot of time before the employees here get off work." It's a bit of a waste of time to just wait here. I don't think it's as good as ......."

"Why don't you go to the processing plant over there, Mr. Zhang. Jia Yidao seemed to be relaxed, and he felt a lot lighter.

"Hehe, that's natural, and it's close anyway. "However, before that, I suggest that we should visit another place, otherwise we may miss out on a lot of good things......

"Oh, then I'd rather be respectful. Jia Rudao said. Immediately, Zhang Madness took Jia Yidao to the jade shopping mall in the jade factory. As the saying goes, the façade of Yangzhou Jade Factory is not the workshop where the carving masters worked just now, nor is it necessarily the display table of those jade boutiques, but the most direct place is still to count these jade shops.

After all, the workshop shows the craftsmanship of the carving masters, and the carving process is a fresh place for tourists. And the things in the boutique exhibition hall are untouchable, and it is impossible to bring them back to home. It's not as good as the jade objects in the jade shop, which are attractive to tourists.

Therefore, in the entire jade shopping mall, the number of tourists is far more than where Jia Yidao went before.

It seems to be a variety of carved jade products, so neatly and orderly, far more attractive than many other facilities. However, as long as you think about it casually, I think such a scenario is quite reasonable. If you can come to the jade factory in Yangzhou, you will naturally come to find some jade to bring back, whether you can understand the carving process or not, bring a souvenir or something, and it is not in vain to come here.

Jia Rudao naturally had this idea in mind, and simply turned around. I feel that the jade in this is obviously much worse in grade than the jade boutique on display in the exhibition hall just now.

The difference in price and material texture is of course a very important factor, but in addition, it is the carving process displayed on these jade objects that is obviously one level lower. This made Jia Yidao's expression a little depressed, and he turned his head to look at Zhang Yan. asked, "Mr. Zhang, don't you mean these good things?"

If it was just the jade goods that Jia Nidao could see in front of him, Jia Nidao felt that Mr. Zhang's previous words were a bit exaggerated.