Chapter 32: An Opportunity

"Hehe, so that's the case, it seems that you are also destined!Come, let me introduce you!" After a pause, the old man pulled Liu Dong forward two steps and said, "This is Mr. Zhou from the capital, Mr. Zhou is our big patron of Taiyi Pavilion, Xiaodong, you will be closer and closer in the future!"

As soon as Uncle Long's words fell, Zhou Bin couldn't help but shake his head with a slight wry smile on his face, and said: "Old Long has won the award, who in the industry doesn't know your old craftsmanship." If you don't look at it for a long time, otherwise I want to ask you to build a set of furniture, and I don't know if it's the Year of the Monkey!"

Looking at the sincere attitude on the middle-aged man's face, Liu Dong had a good impression of him in his heart. At least this person's attitude towards people is still good, and he is not like ordinary children of the powerful, because he is from an extraordinary background and is worth a huge amount of money. Moreover, after so many years, Liu Dong also knows that Uncle Long's real ability is to make furniture, which is his real family heirloom.

Moreover, Liu Dong also knew that Uncle Long's ancestors were once the royal craftsmen who came out of the Qing Court's Yangxin Palace Office in the last century, and those who could enter here at that time were basically skilled craftsmen from all walks of life. This shows the high skill of Uncle Long's family. As for the wood carvings and miniature carvings that were taught to Liu Dong at the beginning, they are not the real skills of the old man, and they can only be regarded as personal hobbies at best. This is also the real reason why Liu Dong has always guessed that Uncle Long is unwilling to accept him as an apprentice.

After listening to Zhou Bin's words, the old man couldn't help but smile faintly, pointed to Liu Dong beside him and said: "This is a junior of mine, called Liu Dong, the woodcarved Guan Gong statue you wanted just now was carved by him!"

Hearing this, Zhou Bin couldn't help but look surprised, and looked at the ordinary-looking young man in front of him.

He really didn't expect that the person who could carve such a wonderful statue of Guan Gong would be so young. Just now, he always thought that this Guan Gong statue was carved by Uncle Long!

"Brother is really good at craftsmanship!" Zhou Bin gave a thumbs up and praised sincerely.

Then he turned his head to look at the old man and said with a smile: "Long Lao has accepted a good apprentice, just with Brother Liu's skills, it is very easy to get a certificate of 'provincial wood carving master'!"

"Mr. Zhou has won the award!" Liu Dong said indifferently.

As he spoke, the two sides shook hands first, and then sat down under Uncle Long's greeting. Liu Dong is also half the master here, and he is the youngest person here, so the work of serving tea and pouring water naturally falls on his head.

"Elder Long, I guess you also know the purpose of my visit to Quancheng this time, I don't know what you are thinking about?" After sitting down, Zhou Bin asked first.

Although Liu Dong was curious when he heard this, he also knew that this was not the time for him to interject.

"I agree with what you said on the phone, and it's okay to give you a set of furniture, but I have one condition!" said the old man without hesitation.

"Please speak!" Zhou Bin was obviously also a neat person, and asked without hesitation after listening to Uncle Long's words.

After nodding, Uncle Long glanced at Liu Dong beside him and said: "My junior, I have loved jade carving since I was a child, but unfortunately I have never had a famous teacher to guide me, and I have only learned it to the level of a third-level carver, which is really a waste of his talent." So, I want Mr. Zhou to do him a favor and introduce him to Elder Yan's door!"

"Uncle Long......!?"

After waving his hand to signal Liu Dong not to speak, the old man looked at Zhou Bin with sparkling eyes, waiting for his answer.

To be honest, after listening to Uncle Long's words, Zhou Bin really felt embarrassed in his heart. Although he is also rich and powerful, the old man Yan in Uncle Long's mouth just now is not an ordinary person.

That is the real master of Chinese jade carving, the pillar of the northern school of jade carving, even in the international reputation is outstanding. Therefore, I don't know how many people want to become his apprentices in China, but unfortunately after so many years, there are only two or three people who are really favored by Yan Lao, which shows the difficulty.

Therefore, even with his family background, it is impossible to make such a guarantee.

"Elder Long, you also know that Elder Yan is extremely strict in choosing apprentices, even if I have some connections with other people's families, but if I want him to accept Brother Liu as an apprentice, I'm afraid I can't do it!" Zhou Bin couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Nodding, Uncle Long naturally knew the difficulty of this, after all, Yan Lao was a Chinese national treasure-level jade carving master, and he had the honorific title of 'Northern Yan' in the entire Chinese jade carving world, and only the southern jade carving master 'Song Hong' Song Lao and the Shanghai jade carving master 'Wu Qingdong' Wu Lao could only be compared to him!

"I know the difficulty of this, so as long as you can give Xiao Dong a chance, if Xiao Dong can get Yan Lao's fancy income under the door, it will naturally be better, if he doesn't have this opportunity, then forget it!" the old man said.

After listening to the old man's words, Zhou Bin frowned and pondered for a while, then smiled helplessly: "Elder Long, I really regret that I told you about my acquaintance with Elder Yan!" After a pause, he gritted his teeth and said, "Elder Long, I agreed to this matter." ”

"Hehe, that's good!" Uncle Long couldn't help but laugh.

"However, Old Long, don't be too happy, although I can help Brother Liu, but there is still a small difficulty before!" Zhou Bin hurriedly said.

"If you have anything to say, just say it!" If something like this is really so smooth, Uncle Long will doubt Zhou Bin's sincerity.

After listening to the old man's words, Zhou Bin did not hesitate, and hurriedly said: "That's the case, in January next year, there will be a young jade carver competition in the capital, and I hope that Brother Liu can participate at that time, and it is best to get the top ten rankings, otherwise I really can't speak in front of Yan Lao!"

"How is it, Xiaodong, are you confident?" After listening, Uncle Long turned around and looked at Liu Dong with a strong sense of excitement on his face and asked.

Hearing this, Zhou Bin's eyes couldn't help but fall on this young man he had just met today, wanting to see how he answered.

"Uncle Long, don't worry! I believe that I will definitely be able to get the top ten!" Liu Dong said confidently.

Of course, he wasn't blindly confident. Although his jade carving has not been as good as wood carving because of the lack of guidance from famous teachers, it is also the level of third-level carvers. Especially more than ten days ago, the appearance of the eye ability made his wood carving level suddenly improve. I believe that the eyes that can see through the inside of the jade material will definitely make his jade level rise rapidly, and when the time comes, compared to those young jade carvers who are similar to him, I believe it will not be too inferior.

"Brother Liu, don't take this competition lightly! You must know that it is a nationwide competition organized by the National Jade Carving Art Society, and the top powerhouses from all provinces in China compete on the same stage, and none of them are weak. I believe that anyone who can enter the finals in the end has an extraordinary level of carving, and if Brother Liu wants to get the ranking, he will have to work hard in half a year!" Zhou Bin said with encouragement.

Although he and Liu Dong met for the first time today, Zhou Bin, a little brother who is more than ten years younger than him, still has a very good impression.

"Thank you Mr. Zhou for the reminder, I will definitely work hard to improve my jade carving skills when I go back!" Liu Dong said with a firm expression.

"Well, this is my business card, if you have any difficulties, you can call me at any time!" Saying that, Zhou Bin took out a beautiful business card with hot stamping from the pocket of his jacket and handed it to Liu Dong.

The format of the business card is very simple, except for a name, there is only one mobile phone number, and other information.

Of course, from the workmanship of this business card, it can still be seen that it is precious, so after Liu Dong took a look, he carefully received it in his pocket. Of course, this is only on the surface, but in fact, this business card, which is likely to be related to his future, has been included in his mustard seed space.

Ever since Liu Dong discovered the ability of this mustard seed space to store things, all his precious things are basically in it. Including all the documents on his body and the wallet he usually uses.