Jia Rudao crossed Xu Zhiguo's body, walked to the side, picked up a few jade pendants that Xu Zhiguo had carved, as well as jade jewelry such as bracelets and rings, and looked at them seriously, the craftsmanship was really good. The materials used, in the bracelet, the ring, for the time being, can not see Xu Zhiguo's strength, after all, these things are too traditional, but also too dependent on the color of the jadeite itself, if the texture of the jadeite itself, the head, the color are the best, then, even if the craftsmanship is slightly worse, as long as it is passable, it will not affect its price. But if it is other ornaments that require craftsmanship, it is another story. Moreover, now these jadeite jewelry have not been completely polished, and there are naturally many differences between those jadeite products that are circulated and sold on the market.

After comparing with each other, the two ring surfaces polished out of the ice seed Qiaoyang green jade material cut by Ah San are obviously much brighter than the ring surfaces and bracelets polished by other leftovers.

Jia Rudao pondered, just one of the rings, I'm afraid it will cost more than 100,000 or 200,000 yuan. As for the specific price, Jia Rudao is ready to go to the jade stores in several nearby big cities, such as Hangzhou, Ningbo, Shanghai and other places, to explore the market!

If it is the same quality jadeite jewelry, the price is naturally not higher than their price, but if it is blindly low, the gap is too big, but it is not successful. In this way, it will undoubtedly be seen as a provocation to other stores!

After all, in the jade business, Jia Rudao made money alone, but he couldn't block other people's financial routes. Even as a novice, Jia Nidao also has such an awareness! What's more, when he was just about to open the store, Wang Biao mentioned to Jia Nidao that there was a doorway in this.

Of course, those shoddy stores especially raise prices to deceive consumers. Those so-called public prices, Jia Rudao has no need to pay attention to them.

Look at a few jade pendants on the side, if it is said, jade bracelets, jade ring face, more rely on the size and texture of the jade itself to determine the price, then, these pendants of different styles, even if the most popular is always Guanyin pendant, double bat longevity and other cliché styles, but the difference in carving technology in the details can still occupy a large part of the price ratio.

Even people who don't know anything about it, just think about it and know that the same jade pendant, a lifelike Guanyin statue, is always worth more than a lifeless Guanyin statue, right?

Jia Rudao kept looking at the pendant carved by Xu Zhiguo, and at the same time, a faint smile flowed out of the corner of his mouth. As far as a few of the pendants are concerned, it still reflects Xu Zhiguo's craftsmanship very well.

This is the key to Jia Rudao's long-term search for a highly skilled jadeite carver.

Obviously, just from the size of the pendant, you can see that because of the limitation of the size of the material, the size of the whole monkey will look a little cramped when carving, but the material of the peach part of it looks very normal, even larger than the general situation.

In this way, the monkey itself will be one size smaller than the peach. If it is according to the normal carving, most of the carvers of ordinary craftsmanship will choose to polish off some of the jade material of the peach part, so as to maintain the "balance" of the proportion and size of the entire pendant!

However, there are pros and cons to such a choice. The shape of the jadeite pendant is very coordinated, but you must know that the value of a jadeite jewelry, without considering other factors, such as craftsmanship, texture, color, etc., its size is also one of the factors that determine the price of a jadeite pendant. If the size of the peach part is lost due to polishing, there is no doubt that at this initial stage of carving, this jade pendant has lost a lot of value.

And Xu Zhiguo's few strokes of sketching made this monkey show a childish demeanor, showing that it was the same pair of a little monkey, and also using exaggerated techniques to make this monkey look more comic.

Looking at it this way, it doesn't seem to be incongruous with the whole work, on the contrary, it also caters to the aesthetic vision of some younger customers!

Especially the exaggerated form of the monkey, not to mention the ingenuity, at least it did not make such a jade pendant with some flaws because of the proportion of the material become a defective product!

In this regard, Jia Yidao still feels very satisfied.

"By the way, Xiao Xu, these jade pendants, it seems that you still put a lot of thought into it. Jia Rudao praised Xu Zhiguo, "It's just that in terms of the number of these pendants, it seems to be a little less." ”

"Boss, that's what I was just talking about. You know, in the past few days, I have been working overtime to carve so many jadeite jewelry. It's all about carving traditional jadeite pendants and bracelets. If it is other jadeite ornaments, it takes time to design something, not to mention, it will be more tricky to carve. Xu Zhiguo thought about it and said, "It's like the jadeite material in front of you, if you want to carve it into a jadeite ornament as a whole, it is estimated that it will take ten days and a half months just to design the graphics, and once you start carving, and you want things to go up the next level." I am afraid that the time spent cannot be completed in three or five days. ”

"Well, I know that. Jia Rudao said, "If this piece of material is really suitable for carving into large ornaments, I naturally hope to carve it." After all, if it is carved into a jade bracelet or something, there is still a lot of room for choice for other materials. ”

"Other materials?" Xu Zhiguo smiled bitterly and said, "Boss, take a good look, are there any other jade materials in this place?"

Jia Rudao looked at it slightly, the jade rough in front of him was not all his own.

How could Xu Zhiguo say that there was no material? As soon as he thought about it, Jia Rudao came to his senses. It seems that I am still too careless. Let's not talk about how the general jade company regulates. As far as a large company like "Liu Ji" is concerned, if there is no cut jadeite rough, these carvers will never touch it.

It's not that these jadeite carvers don't know how to cut stone. It's like Master Li's grandfather, when he was young, he gambled on the jade rough. However, being able to check the jadeite rough by yourself, being able to cut stones, and helping the boss cut stones are completely different things.

Even Jia Nidao doesn't want to recruit a master of jade carving, he is a person who dares to do anything on the unsolved jade rough stone, right?

To carve a piece of jadeite rough that has been cut and there will be no accidents is the task within the scope of the responsibility of these jadeite carvers. As for risky stone cutting, unless the owner of the rough stone is standing next to him and offers to let them help with it, they will try to cut the stone.

This is also the reason why Xu Zhiguo, while looking at the jadeite rough in his eyes, also thought about cutting the jadeite material cut out by Uncle Zhou and carving it into a jadeite bracelet. Because in addition, among the four pieces of jadeite rough that Jia Rudao cut out on the side of the factory at one time, the one cut out by Ah San, the part of the ice seed Qiaoyang Green has become the jade ring surface, and the part of the other "piece green" ice bean seed has become a few small jade pendants. As for the piece that Ali cut out, it can't be upgraded at all, and it is not within the scope of Jia Yidao's consideration at all.

In addition, the piece that Jia Rudao cut out by himself was moved to the storage room by Uncle Zhou and put it away.

Xu Zhiguo pondered and pondered, so he could only use the knife with the piece of jade material cut out by Uncle Zhou.

Thinking of this, Jia Rudao smiled at the corner of his mouth and said, "That, it seems that it was my mistake." Wait a minute, I'll bring some jade material over. ”

After all, since these jade rough stones in front of him have not been cut, Jia Rudao is not ready to cut the stones immediately, and time does not allow it. Jia Rudao was still pondering, looking for Uncle Zhou to visit Ma Ye. And in the basement of Jia Rudao's villa, there is still a lot of jade material.

I think I can take it over for an emergency. Moreover, most of the jadeite rough stones that have been cut out over there are glass-based. It's just that in terms of color, it's not so superb. Who asked Jia Yidao to look for the imperial green of the glass species, and to give priority to selectively cut out?

"Boss, shouldn't you be in other places, and there are still a lot of jade materials, right?" Xu Zhiguo deliberately glanced at the jade rough in this factory as he spoke, and was slightly shocked in his heart.

"Hehe, that's natural, otherwise, what kind of jade shop would you open? Jia Rudao said with a smile, "Anyway, if you want to keep carving, I will definitely be able to fulfill your wish." ”

"You're squeezing my labor force naked. Xu Zhiguo Xu wanted to hide the surprise in his heart, so he said exaggeratedly, "However, I said boss, since you have so many jadeite materials, and you plan to carve all the jadeite products sold from your own side, why don't you find a few more carving craftsmen?"

"You think I don't want to. Jia Rudao stuffed back angrily.

"Well, it's this seaside place, it's not very famous. Xu thought of Liu Yufei's words when he was choosing a jadeite craftsman. Xu Zhiguo said with a smile, "However, after I arrived here, it is now, the climate of this place is not bad." Environmentally, it's okay. ”

"That's natural. The smile on Jia Rudao's face became more intense for a while. Whoever meets someone who praises their hometown is better will greet them with a smile, right?

"Boss, if you want a carving master, if you want to be a carver, it's really a mistake to find our carvers in the Jieyang area. In fact, what we are best at is still meticulous crafting. Xu Zhiguo hesitated for a moment before he said. "It's like carving an ornament or something, and we're really good at it. But if it is polishing bracelets and the like, although we are completely competent, but in terms of degree, it is a bit slow. ”

"Hehe, I know that. The jade carving masters in the Jieyang area are all detail-oriented. Jia Rudao didn't think about it at all, he wanted to fiddle with his own jadeite material by carving quickly, and looked at the jadeite material in front of him, on the whole, it is really suitable for carving a large ornament, but if Xu Zhiguo does this, what should I do with other jadeite carvings?

"By the way, Xiao Xu, I'm thinking, these jade materials are only a part of me, and now if you are the only one carving here, in the short term, you will feel overstretched. Do you have any good carving skills, friends? In terms of wages, it is absolutely preferential. "Since Liu Yufei can't recruit a carving master, Jia Yidao can only try, and let Xu Zhiguo teach by word and deed, it should always be more attractive, right?

"Boss, if you want to find a master from Jieyang, it's still quite difficult. Xu Zhiguo spread his hands and said, "The carving masters over there, the craftsmanship has been passed down from generation to generation. Moreover, most of them are still dragged with their families. There aren't many bachelors like me. But ......"

Xu Zhiguo's tone changed and said, "If the boss can go to Yangzhou, maybe you can find a few skilled carvers from there." ”

"Yangzhou?" Jia Rudao frowned, and muttered: "It's really a good place, why did I forget about it?" You know, if you talk about carving, Yangzhou's carvings are indeed very famous!

……

After casually communicating with Xu Zhiguo for a while, Jia Rudao saw Zhou Fugui's figure. First asked about the situation on Ma Ye's side, Uncle Zhou and Ah San showed the same expression when they first heard the news, they were slightly surprised and surprised, and then sighed Jia Yidao's luck is good.

Of course, after listening to the reason why Jia Yidao was invited by Ma Ye, Uncle Zhou praised it even more!

"Playing antiques, those old things, touching porcelain or something, are all small doors, can't get on the table, and it's not a long-term solution! If you want to become bigger, you must abide by the rules of this industry! Inheritance is orderly, worthy of your heart, is the right way!" Uncle Zhou said.

Subsequently, Jia Rudao pulled a lot of glass jadeite from the villa, which made Xu Zhiguo smile happily, but also really shocked Uncle Zhou.

In the evening, Jia Rudao followed Uncle Zhou to Ma Ye's residence.

This is also Uncle Zhou's opinion. If you just go to Ma Ye's store, it will be difficult to achieve Jia Nidao's intentions, not to mention, and it will also reduce Jia Nidao's own identity. After all, Jia Rudao is also about to open his doors to do business on the side of the antique street. Now that the store has not opened, I went to Ma Ye's store, and I can only be regarded as a customer. On the contrary, it is better to come directly to the door, which is more direct.

Of course, Uncle Zhou also called beforehand and contacted the time of meeting.

When Uncle Zhou's car stopped in front of a building that looked extremely ordinary, Jia Yidao still felt a little worried in his heart. got out of the car, followed Uncle Zhou, went upstairs, stretched out his hand and rang the doorbell, a middle-aged woman came out of it, and saw that it was Uncle Zhou, who should be familiar with him, smiled and said hello, and welcomed the two in.

Uncle Zhou turned around and whispered to Jia Yidao and explained: "This one in front of you is Ma Ye's daughter-in-law!"

After entering the room, in the entire living room, the antique furnishings made Jia Yidao very surprised, almost stunned, and almost couldn't react. Not to mention that it is not commensurate with the ordinary appearance outside this house, it is also a lot different from the scene in Ma Ye's home that Jia Nidao guessed.

Jia Rudao is not without going to the homes of some connoisseurs who play antiques.

It's like Ah San's second grandfather, Wei Erye's home, that idleness, which makes Jia Yidao fascinated. In Li Tiantian's home in Shanghai, the grandfather Li I saw didn't often live in Shanghai, but the furnishings in that room also showed the temperament of an antique everyone!

However, this is not as profound as Ma Ye's living room!

Stunned, he put on his slippers and stood there. It seems that he only took a few steps forward with Uncle Zhou's pull, and Jia Yidao's eyes were still looking around the room.

As soon as you enter from the door, you can see that on the front wall, there is an antique window lattice painted with the pattern of magpie Dengmei, and on its case, there are two blue and white porcelain bottles. However, just because these two blue and white porcelain bottles are in Ma Ye's home, they are very interesting!

In addition, there are a few vigorous and powerful ink treasures, and several pictures of leisurely and elegant flowers and birds of different sizes, which rushed to Jia Yidao's mind one by one. That kind of simple and elegant atmosphere is really an eye-opener for Jia Yidao.

And more importantly, I'm afraid it's still these seemingly messy things, things that are not very uniform in style, just so simply furnished, looking around, but it seems a little quiet!

This kind of atmosphere, not deliberate, not pretentious, not kitsch, not showy, is commendable!

It is said that from a person's food, clothing, housing and transportation, a person's character can be seen. In Jia Nidao's heart, an idea suddenly emerged: No wonder that in the chance encounter in the antique street, Jia Nidao, a novice, would be able to enter the eyes of Ma Ye.

Perhaps, only a true connoisseur will have such a background!