Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 275 National Skills Competition

The transfer of Hou Yun was completed quickly within a day.

At this moment, Hou Yun had already packed his things and moved from the blue and white porcelain group to the area outside the marked line of the light red and white porcelain group.

At this moment, Master Deng was explaining some things to Hou Yun.

In fact, the blue and white porcelain group is not very far from the famille rose porcelain group.

of course!

This is compared to other workshops.

In the painting workshop, the blue and white porcelain group is closest to the embryo processing workshop.

This is simply because the blue and white porcelain is painted on the unglazed porcelain body, and it is more convenient to get the unglazed porcelain body if it is close to the unglazed porcelain workshop.

That's why it's located near the embryo processing workshop.

When Hou Yun arrived outside the marked area of ​​the light red porcelain group, he watched as several members of the group painted on the porcelain slabs.

At this moment, the members of the Light Color Group all turned their attention to Hou Yun.

At this moment, they did not expect that Hou Yun would also come to the Qianjiangcai group.

They had long heard that Hou Yun was very talented in painting and had studied in Jingdezhen for a long time. His painting skills were definitely much better than theirs.

This is beyond doubt.

At this moment, they were discussing Hou Yun in hushed tones.

"Hou Yun actually came too. Doesn't that mean Qianjiangcai has a lot of potential?"

At this moment, another person said.

"I think so too. In any case, my salary is much higher than before, and that can be calculated."

"The final salaries were all pretty much the same."

After all, the performance of each piece of porcelain is determined there.

At this moment, another person began to speak.

"Hou Yun paints blue and white porcelain, but can he paint overglaze enamels?"

As soon as that person finished speaking, another person immediately began to speak to him.

"What's there to be afraid of!"

"Haven't you seen Hou Yun's porcelain paintings?"

"The brushstrokes are perfectly capable. If you can draw like that with a soft brush, you can definitely do it with a stiff brush like ours."

"It's just that I need to relearn how to prepare materials."

"However, I believe that with Hou Yun's comprehension, he will be able to become familiar with the properties of the material in at most half a month."

"That will be amazing."

"Is Hou Yun a level three painter now?"

"I don't think I was assessed for Level 4 this year."

Just as they were discussing these things, Li Feng, Master Deng, and Hou Yun walked in from the area outside the marked line.

When the team members saw Li Feng and Master Deng arrive, they immediately quieted down.

At this moment, Li Feng looked at everyone, coughed, and then began to speak to his team members.

"You all know the person next to me, right?"

"Then I won't go into further details."

"Starting today, Hou Yun has officially joined our team and will become my deputy."

They were all shocked when Li Feng said those words.

They didn't expect that Hou Yunlai wouldn't come here as a team member, but would directly become Li Feng's assistant.

If that's the case, wouldn't he end up like the deputy team leader?
Although Li Feng didn't say he would be the deputy team leader, wouldn't a deputy be in a similar position to a deputy team leader?
However, they didn't have any complaints.

After all, Hou Yun is a level three painter, while the highest level among them is level one painter.

In terms of skills and professional titles alone, Hou Yun far surpasses them.

Therefore, they were only surprised that Hou Yun was appointed as Li Feng's deputy, and they had no resentment towards him.

After all, Hou Yun's strength is undeniable.

Although Hou Yun painted blue and white porcelain, his skill was still there.

Therefore, they were completely convinced.

After Li Feng finished speaking, he then addressed Hou Yun.

"For now, you should familiarize yourself with the properties of the material."

"Although blue and white porcelain is different from overglaze enamel and the painting methods are also quite different, I know you should be able to switch over quickly."

At this moment, Hou Yun looked at Master Deng, then nodded to Li Feng in response.

"it is good!".

"I estimate it will take about ten days to get used to it."

Li Feng wasn't surprised, after all, Hou Yun was now a level three painter. After he adapted to the material, Li Feng would explain some knowledge about light-colored enamels to him.

Then Hou Yun would definitely draw better than these group members.

After arranging a seat for Hou Yun, Li Feng went with Master Deng to have tea with Director Zhou.

The transfer of Li Feng's affiliation is not yet complete, so Li Feng is currently doing the work of becoming the leader of the Shallow Color Painting Group.

The orders for the Qianjiangcai group are not very many right now, so these people are sufficient for the time being.

So, Li Feng is currently free of any problems.

As for the National Skills Competition, Li Feng did not practice for it much, because his skill level in painting had already reached level five.

Li Feng checked and saw that he was still more than two thousand experience points away from level six.

Therefore, no matter how much experience Li Feng gained, it would be difficult for him to reach level six in a short period of time.

And most importantly, if I do their work, what will they do?
They now need to gain drawing experience through actual work and to achieve objective performance targets.

Therefore, Li Feng is not painting now.

When Li Feng and Master Deng arrived at Director Zhou's place.

Director Zhou was drinking tea at that moment.

When Director Zhou saw Li Feng and Master Deng arrive, he smiled and invited them to sit down.

Li Feng and Master Deng didn't stand on ceremony, and then the two of them sat directly on the two rattan ladders in the office.

have to say.

The rattan chair in Director Zhou's office is so comfortable.

At this moment, Director Zhou asked Li Feng with a smile.

"Li Feng, you're going to participate in the National Skills Competition tomorrow."

"Aren't you going to get ready?"

After hearing what Director Zhou said, Li Feng nodded directly to Director Zhou.

"The preparations are almost complete."

"Just wait until tomorrow to go to the Cultural Palace for the competition."

"However, I didn't expect the Labor and Social Affairs Bureau to arrange the competition venue there."

"I have to get up early tomorrow."

After hearing Li Feng's words, Master Deng shook his head.

"You're actually doing alright."

"This is a national skills competition, and many of the participants come from other places to compete."

"The hardships along the way are unimaginable."

After listening to what Master Deng said, Li Feng realized that traffic conditions across the country were not very good.

Most of those who came to participate in the competition arrived by train.

If you're coming from a place as far away as Jingdezhen, it will take at least several days by train.

When Li Feng went to Jingdezhen last time, he felt like he was about to fall apart.

That's with a sleeper berth; if it were a seated ticket, it would be even more uncomfortable.

When Li Feng thought of this, he couldn't help but nod to Master Deng.

"You mean it."

"They came all the way from so far away, it must have been so hard for them."

"I ride a bicycle, which is indeed a good thing."

"At least once the competition is over, I can go home."

"Then they'll have to take the train back for several days."

Master Deng nodded to Li Feng and said.

"That's right." "But even so, you still need to work hard."

"I think your level is not just Level 4."

"You should now hold yourself to the standards of a level six or even a level seven drawing artist."

Li Feng didn't expect that Master Deng thought his skill level was already so high?

Li Feng originally thought he was only at level five or six, but unexpectedly Master Deng thought he was close to level seven.

Director Zhou was also startled when he heard what Master Deng said.

Although he thought Li Feng was very talented, he believed that Li Feng had only reached the level of an advanced painter. However, what he did not expect was that...

Master Deng said directly that he had reached level seven.

Since Master Deng says so, he must be right.

After all, Master Deng has served as an examiner for advanced skills titles.

of course!

This happened several years ago, but it at least shows that Master Deng was absolutely right.

Li Feng simply nodded in response to Master Deng.

"Master Deng, I understand."

"I will give it my all in this skills competition."

Then Li Feng seemed to remember something, so he asked Director Zhou.

"Director Zhou".

"If I get into the top three in this national skills competition, can I apply for a promotion?"

Director Zhou was stunned for a moment after hearing Li Feng's words. After thinking for a moment, he replied to Li Feng.

"According to convention, it is indeed possible."

"However, this only applies to those below the advanced level of painting."

After hearing Director Zhou's answer, Li Feng asked Director Zhou a question.

"If I'm below the advanced level, then I should be considered an intermediate level artist now. That means if I get into the top three, I can be promoted to a level five artist, right?"

Director Zhou then nodded directly to Li Feng and said.

"Yes, that's possible."

"After receiving the ranking, you just need to report it to the ministry for review."

"After the department's review, you will be a level 5 artist."

After hearing this news, Li Feng became even more motivated.

Because as long as I get a ranking, based on what I saw in the welfare housing announcement when I went to the cafeteria last time, I'm almost certain I'll get welfare housing.

Although I am only a level four artist and can be allocated welfare housing, winning the name of the skills competition is more convincing.

Furthermore, you can receive system rewards for achieving a ranking, and eventually, you can also advance your skill level.

This is a win-win-win situation.

Therefore, Li Feng had no reason not to participate in this skills level competition.

The next day
Li Feng rushed to the Workers' Cultural Palace early in the morning to participate in the skills competition.

Many people from the factory participated in this skills competition.

of course!

Most of them are from other professions.

For example, there are some types of jobs such as pottery wheel puller and pottery trimmer.

There are only a few artists like Li Feng who participate.

Some experienced craftsmen generally don't participate because they've already obtained most of the honors or skill titles they could.

Therefore, they no longer need to participate in this national skills competition.

Looking at the sea of ​​people before him, Li Feng was somewhat puzzled.

Because Li Feng discovered that there were several hundred people in total.

Next, Li Feng took his competition certificate and went directly into the competition venue.

Li Feng was participating in a ceramic painting competition, so he came to a place that looked like a classroom.

This classroom is very large, and can hold nearly a hundred people.

Li Feng was quickly led to a seat by the staff.

After Li Feng sat down, he found that there were only about thirty people around him.

At this moment, Li Feng thought that these should all be his opponents.

Although this is a national competition, not many people can participate.

In other places, there are usually not many spots available for the competition.

Moreover, there weren't many ceramic factories in that era.

Therefore, these thirty-odd people can be considered the best in their respective factories.

According to Li Feng, he was the only one from his own Five Star Ceramics Factory to participate.

As for the others, no one participated in the competition.

At this moment, several workers came in from outside, and then they placed a porcelain slab on the table of more than 30 people, including Li Feng. There were both overglaze and underglaze porcelain slabs.

Underglaze porcelain slabs are unglazed porcelain blanks.

This porcelain slab is quite large, about 60 by 60 centimeters.

It is a square porcelain plate.

Li Feng looked at the porcelain slab in front of him, wondering what questions the judging panel would present.

After all, the competition also depends on the questions.

At that moment, the judges began to pose questions.

"The topic of this ceramic painting skills competition is painting ladies."

"No restrictions on painting style".

"Overglaze, in-glaze, and underglaze are all acceptable."

When Li Feng heard the question, he was completely stunned.

He never expected that the judges would choose a lady, a subject he was least skilled at.

Li Feng is not good at painting ladies, simply because he doesn't paint many.

Previously, Li Feng painted mostly new colors, usually portraits and the like.

But those were paintings similar to portraits, which had nothing to do with ladies.

If I had to categorize her, she would be considered a modern lady.

However, Li Feng clearly knew that this lady was not the same as the modern lady he had just mentioned.

At this moment, Li Feng was thinking that if the judges asked him to paint an Arhat, it would be much better than painting a lady.

Because Li Feng has now captured some of the essence of painting Arhats.

Now, when Li Feng paints Arhats, not only has his brushwork improved, but he also incorporates his own unique understanding into his paintings.

Li Feng believed that if the topic was Arhats, he would be able to receive payment for the article.

As for paintings of court ladies, I only studied under Master Lin for a period of time at the beginning.

Master Lin had told me before that, among classical themes, painting ladies is the most difficult.

Because it's easier to express people like children, the elderly, or civil and military officials.

Because for children, you just need to draw their fullness and expression.

As for their expressions, they are usually playing, so the subject matter is usually children at play.

As for Buddhist and Taoist figures, or civil and military officials and so on.

All you need to do is draw the facial expressions correctly.

As for the ladies, their faces have no wrinkles, so the feeling can only be conveyed through details such as eyebrows and lips.

There are very few things that can be mediated.

Even so, Li Feng still had to go and paint.

Since he had already participated in the competition, Li Feng couldn't back down.

quickly!

Li Feng came up with a topic.

That was Wang Zhaojun's departure to the border.

Li Feng knew the background information.

Therefore, Li Feng now needs to paint this picture of Zhaojun leaving the border based on the background information.

(End of this chapter)