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Chapter 608 The Snail and the Oriole
Facing Zhou Jixiang's praise, Han Zhenyang also smiled quite proudly, because this small change by mistake really had the effect of changing the face, and the effect after the change was obviously better, and the theme was more life-like and pleasure.

A smile appeared on the corner of Zhou Ruyi's mouth, "Snails and Orioles, I liked to sing them very much when I was young."

Han Zhenyang nodded, "Of course I know, in the third grade school singing competition, you sang this song and won No.2."

That's right, the current carvings have changed from rockery and vines to snails and orioles, and the part that has been changed is the grape that was damaged by Zhou Jixiang. He changed the grape into a small climbing bird. snails.

The size of the little snail is very small, but its image is very vivid. With a thick snail shell on its back, its body tries to stretch out upwards, and its two antennae are stretched out, as if it is trying to climb upwards. The head is even more Slightly raised, it is facing the oriole bird standing on the vine, as if talking to the oriole bird while climbing.

He also made a small change to the oriole bird on the vine. The head of the oriole bird was usually facing forward, but in order to adapt to the appearance of the snail, he lowered the head of the oriole bird slightly, and at the same time made it The oriole's mouth is slightly open, facing the snail that is climbing up, and it also seems to be talking to the snail.

In this way, the picture looks consistent with the picture described in the famous nursery rhyme.

What is the interest in life is that when you see it, you will have a feeling of empathy or comprehension. If this feeling can be intuitively presented in the work, it is a good work.

To achieve this, the screen capture is a very critical link.

The screen capture is good and the image is vivid, which is an excellent work.

Obviously, the "Snail and Oriole" carved by Han Zhenyang not only captures the picture just right, but also successfully portrays and shapes the image of the main body.Just looking at these two points, this work can already be regarded as a very good work, which is still the result of not polishing.

After the grinding and polishing process is completed and it becomes a complete jade ornament, the color and appearance of this work will be upgraded to another level.

It's a pity that Zhou Chenggang didn't have a polishing machine at home, and Han Zhenyang couldn't complete the next step, so he had to do his best to finish the polishing work, and wait for Zhou Chenggang to get someone to polish it, or Zhou Chenggang bought a ready-made polishing machine.

In fact, manual polishing is not impossible, but the efficiency is too low. Even Han Zhenyang himself is not as efficient and effective as machines, so he also tends to use machines for polishing.

The process of polishing is a hard indicator, the smoothness is as much as it is, there is no room for sloppy, and the smoother the better, in this respect, manpower is indeed inferior to machines, this is an indisputable fact.

However, even if it cannot be polished for the time being, with his polishing skills, it is enough to polish the surface of the carved forehead. Although it is not as good as the polished one, it is still highly appreciative, and it is no longer a rough One piece.

As the repair knife flew up and down, this brand new "Snail and Oriole" was beautifully presented in front of everyone. It took a little over two hours. This efficiency should be able to crush all jade carvers, right?
You must know that what he carved was not ordinary round sculptures or bas-reliefs, but used a lot of engraving and openwork techniques, which are very realistic.

Needless to say, the rockery, the odd-shaped dotted holes dug on it are very realistic, and the vines are even more like the real ones. The veins of each leaf are clearly visible, and they seem to be still swaying in the wind. The grapes are even more vivid, the bunches of grains are extremely full, and there is even a posture of crushing the vines.

To achieve this, in addition to being highly skilled, one must also be willing to waste materials. This piece of material originally weighed a little over twelve catties, but now only about six catties are left. That is to say, during the carving process, Because a large number of techniques such as engraving and openwork were used, half of the scraps were taken out.

About six catties of waste, except for the slightly larger material that was dug out at the beginning, the rest are almost finely crushed jade scraps, these jade scraps are basically worthless, no matter how high the quality is, such fine scraps are not worth much This money probably isn't enough for Han Zhenyang to refuel once more.

That is to say, the utilization rate of his sculpture is only about 50.00%, which is a very exaggerated ratio in the jade carving industry. In the past, only royal jade carvers would spare no expense in carving.

Up to now, in order to maximize profits, businessmen will only try their best to expand the utilization rate of raw materials, because many products are priced according to size and weight. The heavier the weight, the higher the price. The emphasis is on the material itself. On the contrary It is the connotation of engraving and the like that has been put in the second place.

What this means is that, except for Han Zhenyang's utterly unscrupulous carving method, which is very extravagant, the more precious the material, the more wasted in his hands.The market price of such a large piece of top-quality suet jade just now exceeded nine figures, but he wasted it mercilessly, that is to say, he wasted tens of millions of materials.

Ordinary people dare to do this?

It is Han Zhenyang who has this confidence, confidence that there will be no mistakes in the carving process, and even more confidence to make up for the wasted economic losses with his own skills.

Of course, this piece of "Snail and Oriole" was carved for the future father-in-law, not for sale, but in this way, there is no need to care about any economic losses. After all, the family is not short of money, as long as the carving itself Just be good enough.

Facts have proved that his craftsmanship is worthy of his reputation, and this "Snail and Oriole" made Zhou Chenggang's family love it even before it was polished.

The oriole, which was originally only used for decoration, and the small snail that was added due to a mistake later became the finishing touch of the sculpture. The vines that should have been the main body were also used as the background, but the effect was very good. .

In addition, the molding of this carving is the result of accidental mistakes. It is a story, and it is also a talking point when it is told.In the future, when guests come to the door, it will be more elegant to talk about it this way.

The whole family looked at this exquisite mutton fat jade carving for a long time. Zhou Chenggang calmed down first, and said with a smile: "It seems that I really found a treasure. The cooperation between the two of us will definitely kill the jade world. I will be responsible for the supply of raw materials." , you are in charge of processing and engraving, it’s exciting to think about it.”

But he shook his head, "It's really good, but I guess it will disappoint you, Uncle."

"What? You don't want to cooperate with me?" Zhou Chenggang asked with a half-smile.

"No, what I mean is, I don't have the patience to spend all my time on carving. In fact, even now, I only treat carving as a part-time job. In Yinglan Huayu, I have reduced the number of shots as much as possible. The number of times, so even if we cooperate, I will not do too many sculptures."

"Why? No money?" Zhou Chenggang asked in surprise.

"Hey, how could it not make money?" He chuckled, "On the contrary, it's very profitable. I've been busy for a few months this year, and my net profit has reached ten figures."

"Then you?" Zhou Cheng just thought about it and asked, "Do you want to develop in your career?"

"No," he laughed, "My idea is very simple, that is, to spend more time with my family. For example, this summer, I took Ruyi to the Maldives and played for two months. , and this is just the beginning, I will spend more time with her in the future."

When Zhou Cheng heard this, his face was smiling like a flower, and he nodded in satisfaction, "This is fine, this is good, I support it," but after all, he still sighed with regret: "It's just a pity that those Money, if you are a workaholic, it is estimated that it will not be a problem to make billions a year, right?"

"In theory, there is no problem, but I am afraid that rare things are more expensive. My carving techniques are very unique, and they are unique in the current jade carving world. It is normal to be popular, but if the quantity of my works is too low When it grows bigger, depreciation is inevitable," he said with a wry smile, "That's why I don't want to spend too much time on carving."

Having said that, he and Qiao Shengnan told Yinglan Huayu and himself about the positioning again. Anyway, this matter can be understood by everyone in the industry. It is not a secret, and I am not afraid of people knowing. Tell his future father-in-law It's okay to listen.

Zhou Cheng was stunned when he heard this, and he gave a thumbs up for a while and praised: "You young people are really good. You have a set of tricks, but it sounds very effective. Haha, you have not only reduced your workload but also made less money. On the contrary, he has increased his own worth and reputation, and he has always hung the appetite of those buyers, so that he can control the market more steadily, and even have the opportunity to earn more, which is amazing."

"Hey, in today's society, if you do business in this society, you won't be able to gain a firm foothold if you don't play tricks. Unlike you who eat hard currency, we eat markets and buyers. If you don't play tricks, sooner or later you will be given by others. Get out of the way."

Zhou Chenggang nodded, "That's true. In today's society, sellers and buyers will only become more and more savvy. You have to improve yourself to keep up with the pace of society, otherwise you will be eliminated sooner or later."

"Haha, you still see clearly," he said flatteringly.

Zhou Chenggang waved his hand, "I can't, your aunt has always said that I am a small peasant, that if I get rich, I won't be able to make a big fortune, and I can only scrape jade in the mountains for a living. When the jade is gone, I will be hungry." ,Ha ha."

"If you are a little rich, how many people in the country dare to say that they are rich?"

"Hahaha, there are still." Zhou Chenggang was even happier, and after laughing for a while, he suddenly asked in a low voice: "When do you and Ruyi plan to get married?"

(End of this chapter)