God-level Golden Hand

Chapter 104 Master and Disciple
Xu Jingxing knew that Yang Liu was just joking, but he still couldn't help thinking about it. He didn't think any man could stop Yang Liu's amorous feelings at this moment.

But Yang Liu quickly said solemnly again: "Little brother, don't underestimate yourself. I feel that you have the potential to become a great master in the woodcarving world. Really, your works are very spiritual, with rich imagination and strong creativity. There are ever-changing styles but you have your own characteristics, stick to it, and you are no worse than anyone else.”

Hearing what Yang Liu said, the pride in Xu Jingxing's heart made him very proud to be praised, and the one who praised him was Yang Liu, who made his heart flutter.

However, he still waved his hands reservedly, "Ahem, Sister Liuliu, let's not talk about this for now, let's continue the topic just now."

"Oh, what did you say just now? To marry a wife?" Yang Liu asked jokingly.

"Ahem, product positioning, popular luxury goods, can you elaborate a little more?" Xu Jingxing said awkwardly.

"It's detailed enough, what else can I say?"

"How should the price of this popular luxury be defined?"

"This is hard for me. I haven't had much experience with woodcarving, so I really don't know how to set a proper price." Yang Liu shook his head a bit embarrassed, "You have to figure it out yourself, because only you know the cost of each work best. How much, you also know the market best, anyway, it can’t be too common, and it can’t be too expensive.”

Xu Jingxing thought so too, after all, Yang Liu is not a professional, so it is impossible to really know everything.But after thinking about it, although Yangliu sells clothes and has nothing to do with woodcarving, they are all commodities after all, so they should be able to give some reference.

Thinking of this, she took out a crested hairpin carved from sandalwood from the bedside, and handed it to Yang Liu, "Sister Liu Liu, look at this, how much do you think it is worth?"

"It's so beautiful," Yang Liu got the hairpin, his eyes lit up, he praised it first, and then pondered for a moment, "I think it can be sold for 300 yuan."

"Is this the price of popular luxury goods you mentioned?" Xu Jingxing asked.

Yang Liu nodded, "Actually, this kind of wooden hairpin can be made by a carpenter, and you can buy one that looks good in the market for a dozen or even a few dollars, but obviously, their carvers There is no comparison with yours at all. Even people who don’t know how to do it can notice some subtle differences if they take a closer look. If it is placed in a store, plus your fame bonus, it will sell for two or 300 yuan. Totally acceptable."

Yang Liu suddenly asked: "By the way, I forgot about the material. The price of woodcarving works is almost determined by the material. If the material is poor, no matter how good the craftsmanship is, it cannot be sold at a high price."

"This is Ketan, the same type as your dressing table. To make such a hairpin, the material cost is less than one yuan, because it is made of leftovers."

"Hiss, it's so profitable!" Yang Liu gasped, "The cost is one yuan, and the selling price is two to three hundred, which is a profit of two to three hundred percent. It's simply, the most profitable business in the world."

Xu Jingxing smiled wryly, "This is a purely handmade work. If I do it myself, it will take two or three hours from beginning to end. If I need to carve it carefully, I will only produce a few pieces a day. It is far worse than making large pieces. .”

"That's for sure. Under the same conditions, the bigger the item, the more profitable it is. But this kind of small item doesn't require you to participate in the whole process, right? Don't you have a little apprentice? With her, the construction period should be greatly shortened, right? From what I know about you, you can produce several pieces in an hour without the time-consuming and labor-intensive processes of billeting and waxing."

Xu Jingxing admitted generously, "That's the truth, but my apprentice's work efficiency is lower than mine, and she is the only one, so the time I can save is really limited."

Yang Liu blinked, "Then how many more apprentices do you recruit?"

Xu Jingxing shook his head and rejected Yang Liu's proposal without even thinking about it, because he couldn't even teach Yang Liu well, and he himself was a wild man who had not received systematic teaching, so what qualifications did he have to recruit disciples on a large scale?And once there are more apprentices, he will stop doing anything all day long and just teach apprentices!
Besides, most of the credit for him being able to make such a name is due to the pair of gloves his father left him. Without those gloves, his work efficiency might be reduced by half or even three quarters. , he is not much better than Hu Bin and his ilk.

In other words, his unique skill cannot be taught. Taking so many apprentices is equivalent to misleading students, unless those apprentices are all young geniuses like An Xin.

Of course, the main reason for his refusal to recruit apprentices on a large scale is that he does not approve of the way of recruiting apprentices like opening a school to make money. He prefers a more traditional way of inheritance. The relationship between master and apprentice is far beyond that of ordinary teachers and students. Once you accept an apprentice, you should treat the apprentice like a family member, and when passing on the skills, you must teach them hand in hand until the apprentice inherits all of your mantle.

This old way of inheritance has advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that the master-student relationship is generally very close. The master-student relationship is not just for fun, but the feelings accumulated when getting along with each other all the time. This kind of feeling will become the bond between the master-student, so that the master can rest assured Handing over the craftsmanship to the apprentice can also allow the apprentice to entrust his future to the master with confidence.

In the past, many veteran craftsmen relied on these apprentices who taught them to provide for the elderly.

Moreover, the apprentices taught in this way have a high success rate, and the inheritance of craftsmanship is relatively complete, so they are not afraid of losing it.

However, the disadvantages are also obvious, that is, the efficiency is low. It takes three to five years to teach a qualified apprentice, and it takes more than ten years or even decades, which is unacceptable to modern people.And because of the change of concepts, modern people obviously cannot accept this kind of master-student relationship in which the master treats the apprentice like a son, and the apprentice treats the master like a father. Obviously outdated and dilapidated.

The most typical example is the pair of excellent masters and apprentices in the cross talk circle.

The master-student pair, how should I put it, seems to be a very traditional master-student relationship.However, the master did not really treat the apprentice as his own family, especially in terms of benefits; and the apprentice also did not regard the master as a master, but as a teacher in the school, which seems to be a traditional master-student relationship To rely on a few tuition receipts to maintain it, it's no wonder that nothing happened.

In the past, the real teacher and father had rules about how to divide the money with the apprentice, and the master who really treated the apprentice as his son would not care about this aspect, and even handed over the most valuable craftsmanship to the apprentice, and he would Can't bear that little cash?
(End of this chapter)