Chapter 177: Cultural Blending
With the help of the Nangong brothers and sisters, Li Hao's confidence increased greatly, and he didn't want to sleep immediately, so he directly took the brothers and sisters to the secret warehouse of Cuiweiju.
All the glass was stored here, and it was not released early in the morning like other families.
Nangong brothers and sisters were born in a family of potters, what rare materials have they not seen? But when they saw the crystal clear glass, they were still stunned.
Never-before-seen materials, unexpected transparency, exquisite smoothness, in the Tang Dynasty, an era when there was no glass material, this novel material simply shocked the hearts of the brothers and sisters.
The two of them have been casting pottery since childhood, and they are quite persistent in the art of pottery, and they immediately indulged in glasses.
"Fetish, fetish! Could this be the legendary Divine Iron Nine Heavens Xuanbing! Nangong Zhu's eyes were slightly red, and he said excitedly.
Nangong Rou was a little reserved, but she couldn't hide her excitement, and her hands began to tremble.
"No, no, no, brother, this is not the Nine Heavens Xuanbing, and the Nine Heavens Xuanbing is not so transparent! This material is like water and wind, it is a gift from God! ”
Seeing the excited appearance of their brother and sister, Li Hao nodded with satisfaction, it seems that they have been completely fascinated by the material of glass, and now they are driving them away, and it is estimated that they will not be able to agree.
"Brother Li Hao, what is this magical material? How was this artifact forged? Please be sure to tell me, great kindness, forever! ”
Nangong Zhu's urgent appearance was even more exciting than being saved by Li Hao.
"This material is called glass, it is a material I found by accident, and the production process is not complicated, if Brother Nangong is interested, I can teach it to you!"
"Interested, interested, so interested!"
Nangong Zhu grabbed Li Hao's hand, for fear that he would run away.
At this time, Li Haojue couldn't sleep, so he stayed in the warehouse, talked with the two brothers and sisters all night, and taught them all the forging methods of glass.
The brother and sister were like a treasure, like chicken blood, and the next day they asked Li Hao to send them to Lijiazhuang to practice making glass.
Where did Li Hao dare to let them go? Seeing that the pottery competition was about to start, this Lijiazhuang delayed too much time back and forth, and I was afraid that it would not be able to catch up, so I sent someone to build a furnace in the Zhen'an Wangfu, and let people transport materials from Lijiazhuang to start forging on the spot.
Watching the daily heated discussions between Nangong bamboo and the glass-blowing master, thinking about how to combine ceramic art with the material of glass, Li Hao was also completely relieved, and handed over the heavy responsibility of forging to the Nangong brothers and sisters, and he was ready to start publicity.
According to the information provided by Cheng Yanjin, in three days, the pottery competition will officially open.
Nowadays, the major pottery merchants in Chang'an City are in full swing to promote their products, and they all want to accumulate popularity before the start of the competition.
Although the series of operations of the goatee that day had a slight impact on the reputation of the Zheng family, it was harmless, and the Zheng family's popularity was still far ahead.
"Young master, Cui Weiju has replaced all the cups with glass products according to the instructions!"
Early in the morning, Wan'er served Li Hao for breakfast while reporting on her work.
"Well, go according to the plan, and make as much noise as possible!"
The advent of glass products can be described as a stone that stirs up a thousand waves.
When the guests entered Cuiweiju and saw the crystal clear, smooth glass as ice for the first time, everyone was stunned.
The material that has never been seen, the luxury that has never been understood, and the fame of Cuiweiju. In just one day, the fame of glass products resounded throughout Chang'an City.
Everyone said that there was a bunch of fairy utensils in Cuiweiju, which was as bright as a flower, which was dizzying.
Cuiweiju, which was originally a hot business, broke through the peak of passenger flow again, and countless people worked hard to gather from all over Chang'an City just to see the style of glass, blocking the gate of Cuiweiju.
Fortunately, Li Hao was prepared and opened the ticketing system early in the morning. When each guest arrives, they will receive a ticket to enter the door.
Many guests waited outside the door for a day, but they didn't see a few people leave, who doesn't want to see the style of fairy utensils?
Listening to the cheers downstairs, Li Hao felt a burst of pride in his heart.
"Xiao Li, this is your fault, there is such a divine object, and you didn't give it to me for the first time."
Opposite Li Hao, Li Shimin played with the small wine glass in his hand, and he couldn't put it down. As the king of a country, he had never seen anything so beautiful.
Li Hao laughed and poured Li Shimin full of wine: "Look at what you said, didn't I invite you over to drink for the first time?" Besides, this thing will feel good when you look fresh for the first time, and when you use it for two more days, you will find that our porcelain is more beautiful and luxurious! ”
Li Hao's words are true, the reason why everyone praises the glass as a divine object now is just that everyone has never seen it, and it looks novel. But once you get used to it, transparent things, how can the ceramics that carry the civilization of the previous year of China be more simple and profound?
Li Shimin was noncommittal and put the cup on the table.
"Listening to Lao Cheng, you also plan to participate in this pottery competition? Is it just a fetish competition? If that's the case, I might be going to discourage you, dude! ”
Li Hao didn't know why, so Li Shimin continued.
"The so-called pottery competition, the competition is not only the magic of the material, you also know that ceramic art has been inherited in the land of China for thousands of years, it is not only our usual food and accommodation utensils, but carries our culture, the carving on the porcelain, has its cultural connotation."
Saying that, Li Shimin pointed to the smooth wine glass on the table: "Although this life is beautiful, noble and luxurious, there is nothing, and there is a little cultural connotation." If you use this object to participate in the competition, it may be difficult to convince the examiner. ”
Li Hao agreed with Li Shimin's words from the bottom of his heart, although the glass products are beautiful, where can they compare with the influence of ceramics in the land of China. A few days ago, after he saw Zhengjia ceramics, he understood this truth.
Originally, Li Hao was still worried about this, but now he doesn't need it.
"Don't worry, Lao Li, since I have promised you to help you solve the five surnames and seven hopes, I naturally won't support it. The reason why I took out this thing today to accumulate popularity is naturally a hindsight! ”
"Then I'll see!" Li Shimin saw that Li Hao was full of confidence, and a stone in his heart could be regarded as landing, and he drank happily.
That night, Nangong Zhu stared at the thick dark circles under his eyes and knocked on the door of Li Hao's bedroom.
He fought with the glass-blowing master for two days and two nights, and finally initially combined ceramic art and glass, and today he came to show Li Hao the first sample.
An emerald green glass cup lies quietly in the mirror box, and on the wall of the cup, a crane with wings flapping and flying high is carved, and the white feather red top of the crane is depicted vividly in special oil paint.
The workmanship of this sample was not very delicate, and even when it was forged, the bubbles in the glass were not completely emptied. The whole work is not perfect, but Li Hao sees infinite possibilities in this small quilt.
The biggest technical problem has been solved, and only fine workmanship is needed later, and a work of art that combines ancient and modern art and transcends the times is about to be born!