As the apprenticeship ceremony approached, the number of people who came to the capital from all over the country gradually increased, so Zhao Hongtao specially allocated a crown car from the museum to pick up people from the airport or railway station.

As a disciple of Sun Lianda and Yu Xuan, Fang Yi, who had just been idle for a few days, was so busy that his feet did not touch the ground, basically the three places of the station, hotel and train station were rotated continuously, and it was not until the night before the apprenticeship ceremony that Fang Yi was empty.

The old man of Qin in the capital came with his disciple Hua Ziyi, the contemporary head of the Lingnan School of painting also came to Jinling, the director and deputy director of the National Cultural Relics Appraisal and Restoration Committee also stayed at the hotel, and even Yu Xuan's teacher, Wang Shixiang, also sent someone over.

Fang Yi, who had been busy for several days in a row, was able to rest for a few hours after checking the itinerary for tomorrow with Sun Lianda and Yu Xuan in the evening, and waited at the door early the next morning to greet the guests who came this time.

Today's Fang Yi is wearing a white Tang costume specially ordered for him by Zhao Hongtao, Fang Yi, who was originally delicate and elegant, after wearing this Tang costume, he showed a refined temperament, which left a deep impression on those guests who came.

"Brother Chao, I'll just receive you here, you can go in and rest......"

Fang Yi said to Sun Chao beside him, he is not alone in the past few days, from the Manchu Army's fat man Sancang to Sun Lianda's son Sun Chao, he is all busy and busy, and on this official day, as Sun Lianda's son, Sun Chao is also going to stand at the door and receive guests with Fang Yi.

"It's okay, I've been in the studio all day, and it's good to be busy for two days......"

Sun Chao smiled and shook his head, he actually felt a little guilty about his father, because he and his younger brother failed to inherit his father's inheritance in antiques. This also made Sun Lianda a little worried all the time, and now that his father has finally accepted a satisfactory disciple, Sun Chao is naturally happier than anyone else.

"By the way, Fang Yi, I also have a gift for you when I go back......" Sun Chao turned his head sideways and said to Fang Yi.

"Brother Chao, there is an apprenticeship at Master's place. Forget about what you have here......" Fang Yi knew that his titular senior brother was a well-known oil painting master at home and abroad, and his net worth was not ordinarily rich, and the gifts he gave must be worth a lot of money.

"You're not ......"

Sun Chao smiled, and saw that someone got out of the car at the door of the hotel, so he hurriedly greeted him, and after registering at the door, he was introduced into the banquet hall of the hotel by the fat man or the third gun, and Sun Lianda and Yu Xuan, who accepted the apprentices today. It's waiting there to greet old friends.

"Brother Gu, you're here......"

When a middle-aged man got out of the car, Fang Yi also greeted him, although he and this person only had a one-sided relationship, but under the deliberate maintenance of the other party, the relationship was quite good through a few phone calls.

"Fang Yi, congratulations. Congratulations......"

The person who came was Gu Junshan, a jade merchant whom Fang Yi had met in Yangzhou, and came to the table where the guests were registered. Gu Junshan handed a red envelope to Miss Etiquette, and said, "Gu Mou's little caution, I hope Brother Fang will smile and accept ......"

"Brother Gu, you are here to save face, why are you so polite......" Fang Yi smiled and gave up, he could see from the thickness of the red envelope. Gu Junshan's handwriting is not small, and there are at least tens of thousands of yuan in that bag.

"Brother Fang, I have two famous teachers today, this is a happy event, Gu naturally wants to ...... with his heart" Gu Junshan laughed. Seeing that no one would come over, he stood up at the moment and said, "Brother Fang, speaking of which, Brother Gu still needs your help......

"Hmm, Brother Gu, are you looking for my help?" Fang Yi was stunned when he heard this, but his temperament didn't like to beat around the bush, and he said straight to the point: "If the little brother can help, he will definitely help, what......'s the matter?"

"It's not a big deal, it's just brother, take a look, is this thing from your hand?" Gu Junshan took out a seed carving from his pocket and handed it to Fang Yi.

"Hmm, I carved this, Brother Gu, why did you get out of your hands?"

Fang Yi didn't take the carving at all, he just looked at it, and recognized that it was the object he carved, he made seven or eight such seed carvings some time ago, and all of them were handed over to Zhao Hongtao to deal with, out of trust in Zhao Hongtao, Fang Yi didn't inquire about the whereabouts of these things.

"Brother, you can't do this properly......

Gu Junshan's face tense, although his words were a little heavy, but his movements were very close, he put one hand on Fang Yi's shoulder, and said, "Didn't we say it on the phone, brother, if you have good things, you must first consider my brother and me......"

"Brother Gu, I made seven or eight of these things, the quantity is too small, and I am not embarrassed to call you......"

Hearing this, Fang Yi couldn't help laughing, out of consideration of the distance, the first thing he thought of after his things were done was Zhao Hongtao and the Manchu army, but Zhao Hongtao's level of contact was higher than that of the Manchu army, so Fang Yi handed over these seed carvings to him.

"Brother, seven or eight is still a small number? You are a master-level craft, and it is rare for one to appear on the market......"

After hearing Fang Yi's words, Gu Junshan couldn't help but shout, and the words that came out of his mouth all had a hint of flattering Fang Yi, it would be right to say that Fang Yi did have master-level craftsmanship, but this reputation was far behind.

But because of this, the seed jade carvings carved by Fang Yi are much lower than those of national craftsmen in terms of price, so there is also a high value-added space, and as soon as Fang Yi's works came out, they were targeted by Gu Junshan.

However, Gu Junshan is not the only one who knows the goods, as soon as Fang Yi's seven or eight seed jade carvings came out, they were bought by knowledgeable people, and they were not circulated in the market at all, Gu Junshan was also cheeky to spend more than 70,000 yuan to get such a carving from an old customer who was familiar with him.

According to Gu Junshan's understanding of the high-end jade market, he believes that as long as he waits for Fang Yi to apprentice, the price of his works can at least double, and after Fang Yi confirms his status in the jade carving world, with Fang Yi's exquisite jade carving technology, his works will inevitably be hard to find in the market.

"Brother Gu, I can't stand what you say, it's just gadgets......"

In the face of Gu Junshan's praise, Fang Yi was humble for a few words, he really didn't pay much attention to those pieces of jade, although these seeds were precious, but in Fang Yi's heart, they were far less important than a piece of jade that could enhance his divine sense.

"Brother Fang, I don't care, next time you have a work coming out, you must ......give it to my brother first" Gu Junshan opened his mouth and said: "No matter what price the person who sells it for you, I will double the price, what do you think?"

Gu Junshan's grasp of the direction of the jade market is far from being comparable to Zhao Hongtao, who is an amateur player, so he dares to offer such a price, but this is out of judgment and trust in the value-added space of Fang Yi's works.

"Okay, Brother Gu, when the time comes, I'll call you first......"

The other party's words have come to this, Fang Yi naturally has no reason not to agree, and he can't live by drinking the northwest wind, the money for the two sets of shops has not been solved yet, if it really doesn't work, Fang Yi really wants to carve a few objects and sell them to Gu Junshan.

"Okay, brother, you are busy first, you don't need to be received, I'll just go in by myself......" got a satisfactory answer, Gu Junshan's face suddenly smiled into a flower, and he didn't let Fang Yi send him off, and followed the fat man who greeted him into the hotel.

"Fang Yi, when will you carve a private seal for me......"

After Gu Junshan entered the hotel, Sun Chao couldn't help but smile and say to Fang Yi, he had heard his father say that Fang Yi's carving process was comparable to a master some time ago, so he didn't care much, but after seeing Gu Junshan's attitude towards Fang Yi today, Sun Chao knew that Fang Yi really had this skill.

"Brother Chao, you painted Western oil paintings, which are all signed, and there are no engraved seals, right?"

Fang Yi laughed when he heard this, stamping calligraphy and painting handicrafts is only a habit in some Asian countries, not in Europe and the United States, if Gu Junshan imprints such a one, maybe it will be considered a fake by others.

"It's not that I don't know how to paint Chinese paintings, so you kid just say whether to give it or not, right?" Sun Chao also smiled, and with his current relationship with Fang Yi, he simply forcibly asked for it.

"I have to give it, but I don't have a ...... of the seal stone" Fang Yi agreed in one bite, carving a seal was a matter of convenience for him, and it didn't take much effort at all.

"Hey, Old Qin is here, hurry up and greet ......" While the two were talking, a car stopped at the door of the hotel, Hua Ziyi got out of the car from the front first, and then helped the old man Qin who was sitting in the back row.

"Uncle Qin, I'm going to call my father......" The arrival of someone like Qin Lao is worthy of Sun Lianda and Yu Xuan going out to greet him, so after Sun Chao said hello, he turned around and was about to run to the hotel.

"Sun Chao, you kid ......stop for me" Although Qin Haichuan is not young, he is full of energy, and he shouted a sentence, which attracted everyone near the hotel to look sideways.

"Uncle Qin, where is the kid...... " Sun Chao turned around a little reluctantly and greeted him with a smile.

"Hey, you're Master Sun, how dare I call you a kid?" Qin Haichuan's words made Fang Yi a little dumbfounded when he heard it, he didn't expect that Qin Lao, who had always treated him with kindness, would actually treat him so badly to see Sun Chao.

"Old Qin, Brother Hua, the teacher has been waiting for you, let's go in and talk......" Fang Yi stepped forward to relieve Sun Chao, and Hua Ziyi also pulled down the teacher, Qin Haichuan glared at Sun Chao and snorted coldly, and then followed Fang Yi to the hotel.

"This old man, his temper is still so hot......"

After leading Qin Lao to the banquet hall, Sun Chao couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead, with his current status, except for the old friends who had been friends with his father, there were really few people who would not give Sun Chao face like this. (To be continued.) )