"It's much more pleasing to the eye. ,!”

At the same time, Yu Feibai came in with a brocade box outside, glanced at Lu Chongming and said with a smile: "However, the beard is still so eye-catching, it is better to shave it." ”

"It's my logo, and no one knows me if I shave it." Lu Chongming waved his hand and said, "Don't gossip, hurry up and bring the things." ”

"Here we are." Yu Feibai put the box down with his hand, and then said solemnly: "Declare in advance that things are only for appreciation, not as a gift for you." ”

"Got it, it's still so stingy."

Lu Chongming expressed his contempt, and then with a bit of eagerness, he hurriedly opened the box and watched. I saw that under the illumination of the light, the Tianhuang stone in the box revealed a touch of warm luster, which was very eye-catching.

"Okay, that's right, it's Tian Huang."

Lu Chongming was a little appreciative, carefully picked up Tian Huangshi, touched it gently, and watched it carefully. After a while, his face changed, and he frowned: "No......"

"What's wrong?" Yu Feibai smiled and said: "It's a high-grade Tianhuang stone, it's definitely not a stone like Huanglongyu and Jintianhuang." ”

"Want to fool me?" Lu Chongming sneered: "Do you think I haven't seen Shoushan Tianhuang?" Although this stone looks very similar, it lacks a significant radish shredded texture, and it is certainly not Shouyamada Yellow. ”

"I didn't say this is Shouyama Tian Huang." Yu Feibai smiled: "You said it yourself." ”

"Huh?"

Lu Chongming thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "It's so similar, could it be Changhuatian?" ”

"Hehe, by the way, it's Changhua Tianhuang." Yu Feibai said with a smile: "Speaking of which, this stone is not top-notch enough, the degree of warmth is not enough, and it is a little dry." Otherwise, you won't be able to tell the difference so easily. ”

"That's right, as soon as you touch it. It doesn't feel right. ”

Lu Chongming looked at the Tian Huangshi in his hand repeatedly, and after a while, he raised his head and smiled: "You want me to help carve?" I also want to explain in advance that the hardness of this thing is somewhat different from jade, and I dare not guarantee that it will be carved. I've heard some peers say that Shoushan stone and Changshi stone carvings are more difficult, and there is about 70% elimination rate. Not careful. and it was broken. ”

"Exaggeration."

Yu Feibai was surprised: "Is the elimination rate so high?" ”

"It's normal. I don't know about Chang fossils, take Shoushan stone as an example. ”

Lu Chongming said with a smile: "As far as I know, there are only four national arts and crafts masters who carve Shoushan stone, and there are more than 30 at the provincial level. Someone has made statistics that only about 30% of the high-quality Shoushan stone rough stones mined every year are carved into works with high artistic value by masters, and the other 70% are wasted for various reasons. ”

"Of course, I don't blame the master for missing out. The main thing is that since Shoushan stone was discovered and used, it is used to make seals. It was not until the last two or three decades that it was developed and expanded, forming a stone carving industry. As a new thing, you must rely on your own little by little exploration and research, and it is normal to make mistakes. ”

Lu Chongming shook his head and said, "It's only been a few decades. It's not bad to be able to produce so many masters. Besides, most of the 70% elimination rate is wasted by novices or people with low levels, and it can't all be relied on by the masters. ”

"I've seen it for a long time."

Yu Feibai was a little surprised, and then said with a smile: "Fortunately, I didn't plan to carve this piece of Tianhuang stone into a work of art, mainly because I want you to help take a look at it." Make the most reasonable slicing so that I can have someone engrave it. ”

“…… If someone else had said that, I would have turned my face. Lu Chongming said angrily: "I'm also a master anyway, you actually let me do this kind of unskilled thing." It's too faceless. ”

"I'd like to ask you for help, but do you know how to engrave seals?" Yu Feibai asked rhetorically.

Lu Chongming thought about it seriously and asked, "Does machine engraving count?" ”

"What do you say?"

Yu Feibai glared, and then smiled: "Of course, I won't let you do it in vain." No, this is your reward. Take it to play, it doesn't matter if the carving is broken, it should be practiced. ”

As he spoke, he handed over the blue-black Chang fossil that he had bought from the pot-bellied middle-aged man. Lu Chongming looked at it, touched it with his hand again, and immediately complained: "Cut, you know that you can fool people with this kind of low-grade waste." ”

"Actually, there are high-grade materials too."

Glancing at Wang Guan, Yu Feibai sighed and said, "It's a pity, I heard you talk about such a high elimination rate, and your experience is not enough, so I don't dare to ask you for help." ”

"And?" At this time, Lu Chongming also noticed the box in front of Wang Guan, and immediately asked with interest: "Brother, can you let me see your things?" ”

"Absolutely." Wang Guan smiled and opened the box. Because the box is relatively large, the light cannot shine in, and the stone is a mixed color of black and white, it looks a little gray and inconspicuous.

At first glance, Lu Chongming was naturally a little strange, and he didn't think the stone in the box was good, but the moment he reached out and touched it, he felt wrong. After all, the lubricated and delicate texture on the surface of the frozen Chang fossil, similar to mutton fat and jade, is definitely not something that ordinary stones can have.

"This thing ......"

In an instant, Lu Chongming's eyes flashed with a glint of joy to hunting, and then two palms poked into the box, carefully took out the frozen Chang fossil, and put it on the table to look at it carefully.

"Well, do you know what this is?" Yu Feibai said with a smile.

"Nonsense, how could I not know the frozen Chang fossils." Lu Chong understood it, and after watching it for a while, he nodded and said, "At least it's a level of mutton fat jelly and glass jelly, it's really good......"

Lu Chongming sighed a little, but he was more regretful. It's a pity for myself, after all, things are really good, but I can't use them for myself. For a sculptor, this is also a pity.

"Brother Lu." At this moment, Wang Guan suddenly asked: "What kind of work do you think this Chang fossil should be carved into?" ”

"Huh?"

Lu Chongming testified, and didn't think much about the meaning of Wang Guan's words, but pondered carefully: "This kind of thing, the benevolent see the benevolent, the wise see the wise, I don't know about others, if it were me, ......"

At this moment, Lu Chongming fell into deep thought, circled around the stone a few times, touched the stone repeatedly, and roughly understood its structure, and then continued: "Regarding this stone, I have three plans for your reference. ”

"I want to hear about it." Wang Guan was very interested.

"The first idea was to slice the whole stone." Lu Chongming said with great interest: "Cut into slices the size of square inches." With such a large stone, at least hundreds of flakes can be cut out. ”

"And then?"

Wang Guan was not in a hurry to deny it, but wanted to know how Lu Chongming planned to use these flakes, after all, people who can become provincial craft masters will definitely not be so superficial.

"And then there are more options to choose from." Lu Chongming smiled: "You can simply use these flakes to put together various patterns, or you can mix them with other colorful gemstone slices to form a kaleidoscopic composition." It can even be inlaid on screens, hanging screens and other utensils to form a gorgeous and colorful scenery. ”

"After all, this stone is a mixture of black and white colors, which gives people a gray impression at first, so it can only be highlighted by other auxiliary means...... "In the end, Lu Chongming also explained the reason why he conceived it this way.

"I understand this."

Wang Guan nodded, and then asked, "Then what is the second plan?" ”

"The second option is to peel it off."

Lu Chongming gestured: "Then according to the texture of the interior, it is carved into various hanging ornaments. However, no one can know what is going on inside, and it is somewhat uncontrollable. ”

"Understood." Wang Guan expressed his understanding and continued to ask: "Then what is the third plan?" ”

"Whole carving."

Lu Chongming stretched out his hand and pinched his chin and muttered: "Such a large stone, whether it is a round carving, a relief carving, a hollow carving, or a fine carving of yin and yang, can be displayed on it. It's just that because the color is not pleasing to the eye, the carved things are somewhat unsatisfactory. ”

"Understandable."

Wang Guan smiled: "Actually, I also have an idea, but I don't know if it can be realized." ”

"What thoughts?"

Yu Feibai asked curiously, and Lu Chongming also looked over.

"Feibai, do you know what came to mind when I first saw this stone?" Wang Guan stretched out his hand and gestured, and said with a smile: "Black and white, although it is a little variegated, but it really looks like a certain object." ”

"Football?" Yu Feibai was a little surprised: "Do you want to carve this frozen Chang fossil into a ball?" If that's the case, it's a waste. ”

"It's a waste." Lu Chongming agreed: "Even if the color of the stone is congenitally insufficient, but the texture is the top material, even if the carved things are not in good condition, I am afraid that many people are willing to buy it." No matter how bad it is, if you simply make it into a seal, it will definitely be sought after by the world. ”

"Yes." Yu Feibai thought so: "The frozen land Chang fossil seal, even if the black and white colors are mixed, but it has the meaning of ink and dryness, and someone must be willing to spend a lot of money to buy it." Hey, speaking of which, it seems that Chang fossils are the most suitable to make seals, and stone carvings or something affect its value. ”

"Hey, what you said is too biased, to put it bluntly, you still have to build according to the material." Lu Chongming shook his head and admitted: "However, you are right, this stone is still more suitable for making seals. ”

"Can you help me carve this stone into a ball before making the seal?" At the same time, Wang Guan smiled and said, "Take this as the starting point and make it into a perfectly circular sphere." Presumably, such a simple thing will definitely not be difficult for you. ”

"Surely."

Lu Chongming hesitated: "However, you really don't think about it?" Doing so wastes a lot of material. ”

"Tyrannical creatures."

Yu Feibai frowned and said, "If Qian Lao knows about this, he will definitely reprimand you." And, I have to say that your taste is really ...... Not the average low-end. (To be continued)

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