Chapter 40: Engraving
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It was opened by the Organizing Committee of the 2010 World Aquatic Plants Landscaping Competition, saying that the competition received more than 1,000 entries from 56 countries and regions around the world. The first judging was conducted by Mr. Nao Tano, the organizer of the competition, and the top 200 works were selected. I was in the first place for my work, but I was asked to send in a 5-minute video because my straw tank was very controversial.
A famous German landscaping master was a judge, and he thought that the waterfall in my landscaping was photoshopped, and it was impossible to make a waterfall scene in the water, so he gave me a very low score. So if I want to prove it's true, if I can prove it, I guess there will be no controversy about the first place in this competition.
The 200 entries will be voted on for the second time, and the contestants, aquarium stores around the world, and well-known aquarium magazines around the world will vote online.
I looked at the mail. Call Xiao Linzi directly: "Hey, Xiao Linzi, wash and sleep?" Oh, it's good if you don't, yes, my straw tank landscaping work was selected by Nao Amano of Japan to make it to the 200-place finals. Mmmm, don't you scream, are you really that excited? Okay, definitely in your store, now there is a high German judge who thinks that it is impossible to make a waterfall in the water, so he asked to send a video to the past, originally I planned to shoot it with my mobile phone, but then I thought about it, if I didn't give them a super clear paragraph, it was not enough to shock them. Uh-huh, yes, if it turns out to be true, the first place didn't run. Hehe, yes, well, can you call Xiao Liang tomorrow and find a professional HD camera to make a video? It's okay, I'll be home tomorrow, well, you can just come over tomorrow. Well, make a phone call before you come, I'll order a meal, uh-huh, okay, that's it, uh-huh, byebye. ”
After hanging up the phone, I was in a good mood and called Gu Jing to say hello: "Hey, Xiao Gu?" Well, I've arrived. How are you at XA Hospital? The environment is ok. Then you have a good rest, I guess we will go to Japan at the end of September, and if you recover, we will go together? Oh, well, it's supposed to be a work visa, right? Or it's a technical sign. If you go to the side, you should send an invitation. I'll give you a forecast in advance, and if it doesn't work, let's change places. Hmmm, my monthly income is low, so I can't do it, can we travel to Southeast Asia, hehe, as long as it's not a gutter tour, you can take care of your injuries, don't show your stuff. I'm going to do some prep work first. Uh-huh, byebye, oh, m~ah. byebye。 "The body is fully charged.
I was thinking about whether to take my wife and son with me, but Stinky Bao will start school at the end of August, forget it, just take them to SY to have a good time, and Little Japan should take Xiao * San there. If only I could keep this secret until the day I die of old age without my wife discovering it.
Collect all the dirty clothes at home, start to tidy up, and be busy until one o'clock in the night, and finally all the clothes and sheets are washed, and it will be OK to dry tomorrow morning. After a satisfied look at the work results, let's wash and sleep.
I slept until ten o'clock in the morning, and Xiao Linzi called to wake me up: "Hey, Xiao Linzi, oh, it's already outside the door." Okay, here it is. ”
I got up and opened the door, and they first removed the algae from the tank and trimmed the aquatic weeds. I quickly washed up and brought two cans of Coke and handed them them. He was busy hanging the laundry in the yard. When the work was over, he took the bread back to the house.
"How? What else is needed? "I ate my bread and watched them go about their business.
"Brother Yang, you eat first, wait for me to turn on the lights, you will be a reference, and I will shoot." Xiao Liang had an empty sip of Coke.
"Brother Yang, you see that if you can go to Tokyo to attend the award ceremony this time, if you have the opportunity to give an acceptance speech, can you thank my "Fish Music Circle" shop by the way. Hey, by the way. Xiao Linzi scratched the back of his head and said embarrassedly.
"What's the matter? No problem, it was with your strong support that I had a chance to win the award, you're welcome. "I finished the bread, clapped my hands, and got to work!
"Brother Yang, your gown and shorts are too casual." Xiao Linzi looked at my outfit and frowned: "Little Japan has always been known for its rigor, so you have to wear a suit anyway." ”
"Well, this can be there." I quickly changed into a casual suit, which was still an undershirt, and I had never worn a tie except for marriage, so I said, "It's okay, no tie." ”
Xiao Linzi wrinkled his face into a bun: "Okay, right?" Okay. ”
Xiao Liang is professional in the end, and the cameras he holds are all oversized, and it feels like making a movie: "Xiao Liang, you guys are too professional, you make movies, right?" "I fasten one button on my casual suit.
"I borrowed it from JC City TV Station, and my equipment was a bit low, so I borrowed it with a lot of pain. If it weren't for the fact that people later heard that you might win a gold medal at the Tokyo Straw Tank Landscaping Awards, you would never have borrowed this equipment. Xiao Liang didn't explain: "Brother Yang, people were supposed to come today, but I said that this is someone else's house and I have to ask for your consent, so I didn't come." When you win the award, can you ask someone to shoot a feature? ”
"No problem, come on." I turned on the metal halide lamp in the straw tank and simulated the outdoor light, and everyone began to work in earnest.
The shooting time is not long, but the post-production zuò is relatively sophisticated, and it is not finished until the wife enters the house in the afternoon, and it is called a working meal at noon.
My wife looked at the video on the computer, admired it, and hurriedly made a copy of it in her mobile phone, saying that she was going to take it to the unit tomorrow to display. And said that when we finished work, she would have a treat and a big meal. It's rare for my wife to bleed, and we finish the work in hand as quickly as possible. Send the video to the address given in the email.
The four of us went to a Hunan restaurant to celebrate being selected. After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Xiao Linzi asked: "Brother Yang, if you can win the gold medal this time and go to Tokyo, Japan to attend the award ceremony, will your sister-in-law go?" "Can I do it here? I gritted my teeth and pondered.
"I want to take my wife and son with me, but my son has to go to school, and your sister-in-law has to stay and watch the children." I pretended to be sorry and sighed: "Alas, but I can't go for a few days, I guess the newspaper will have to go with a reporter or something, and I can't travel. "No shame, so shameless, despicable to such a state, I really despise myself.
"Yes, go early and come back early, don't waste money." When my wife heard that it cost a lot, she was very supportive of my idea.
Xiao Linzi and Xiao Liang looked at the mythical couple speechlessly, and they didn't know that the dishes in the chopsticks had fallen......
We went to pick up our son and Tony in the evening, and my son didn't want to go back. Mom and Dad also said that you are still a few days away from going out, let Stinky Bao stay with him for a few days, climb the mountain by the way, and lose weight. I couldn't do it, so I had to do it.
When I got home, I put away all my clothes. I arranged my daughter-in-law to sleep, and I came to the study to find the Ya'an green I bought in YA, and began to conceive, what is the best carving? The two pieces of Ya'an Green in his hand are the size of an oval egg, and one is an irregular rectangle. I got the engraving machine ready, and I made a dust collector when I had nothing to do. A small cooling fan with a cloth bag for leather shoes on the back. As soon as the power is turned on, all the carved dust is collected and put into the bag, so that there is no need to wear a dust mask and the home is not too dirty.
Install the grinding head, first try the hardness of the material, well, yes, Ya'an green is very soft, very suitable for carving. Draw a dragon on the stone, there is no standard image of the dragon, so it is best to engrave it. I bought this engraving machine for more than 500 people, the price is not high, it is super quiet, the speed is fast, the stability is good, and it took an hour to carve a dragon brand. Continue to take out a piece of painting a funny Buddha, and the knife is like flying. It will be carved quickly, and the rest is polishing, which is more difficult, so let's talk about it tomorrow. Looking at the two carvings, it is really beautiful, this Ya'an green will soon be as famous as the four famous stones, and the price is also comparable.
The following days were busy, booking plane tickets and inns. Originally, I wanted to book a hotel, but my wife was too expensive, so I had to find the kind of inn with a cheap economic environment and a good environment, which was very difficult for a while. Idle to give the carvings a soft light and polish. Change the water for the koi, change the water for the grass tank, prune, remove algae, and go to Xiaolinzi to buy a lot of crystal shrimp, little bees, black and white hitches, golden-threaded green rats, helicopters and other brains put into the grass tank, the small world suddenly became vivid, sitting by the tank and watching for a day is not enough.
In a blink of an eye, on the fifteenth, I brought the stinky treasure back to clean up Lisuo, and the family of three came to XX Shi Yàn Primary School early. The door was crowded with parents who were bringing their children to the interview. My wife is very worried, and she always feels that things are not very reliable if they are not under her control, and she has been thinking about them by our side. I dialed the phone: "Hey, hello, Principal Tian, my Xiao Yang, uh-huh, okay, then I'll tell the doorman, go directly to the third floor, oh, okay, goodbye." "I took my wife and son to the doorman, said to the doorman and went straight in. Looking at the envious eyes cast around her, my wife calmed down a lot.
When I came to the third floor, a teacher led my son into the principal's room alone, and after waiting for a few minutes, my son came out. The wife hurriedly hugged her son and asked, "How is it?" What was asked? How do you answer? ”
The son was very calm, struggled and said, "I asked what my name was, how to write my name, what my parents were called, and it was over." ”
I went over and asked the teacher, "Teacher, how's it going?" ”
"No problem, just sign up on August 20th. Principal Tian specially explained, what else is there to worry about. The teacher was unimpressed.
"Oh, thank you then. Good bye. "Our family of three breathed a sigh of relief, strolling around to see the environment of the real yàn primary school, not to mention the famous school, the playground is very large, all plastic flooring, fitness equipment is complete, and my son played one by one. In a city where every inch of land is at a premium, there are not many elementary schools with such a large playground. I called Principal Tian to thank him and said that I would have time to meet his friend.
My wife rarely held my arm with a relaxed face: "You said that if our colleagues knew that it didn't cost a penny to do this, how envious it would be." ”
I couldn't help feeling sad, our little people were really easily satisfied, and shook his wife's hand: "The future will get better and better." ”