Chapter 144: Cut, still not cut

"Haha, Boss Wang is really polite. I think so. I have to have a place to sell it." Jia Sidao shrugged and said. Wang Biao next to him smiled and helped explain: "The other person, Xiao Jia, is just a wool business." The meaning of the words was naturally Boss Wang's intention to expand the jade finished product business, and the road was blocked. Even there was a hint of watching the fun in his words.

Boss Wang didn't care at the moment, and led the two through the workshop and arrived at the inner room. The layout inside looked roughly like an office. After the three of them sat down, they said, "You two probably haven't had dinner yet? Why not, just let's just sit here?"

"Okay. Then let's disturb you." Wang Biao looked at Jia Sidao specifically while speaking. After saying that, he became calm when he saw Jia Sidao nodding. After all, out of politeness, when Wang Biao responded, he still needed to seek Jia Sidao's consent.

Fortunately, Jia Sidao also followed the local customs and did the jade wool business. Although the money in the pocket was quite large, when it came to the meals of three meals a day, there was not much attention. When it came out, most of them dealt with casually. Sometimes, they didn’t even have to eat to see the goods. The three of them, together with several consuls in Boss Wang’s workshop, had a very ordinary meal in the canteen box.

It is said to be a private room, but it is actually just a small room separated from the cafeteria lobby outside. The furnishings inside are very simple, just a large round table with a few chairs. Most of the food and other dishes are ordinary dishes in the cafeteria. Boss Wang may have given a few instructions to the chef and specially brought a pot of stewed old duck soup. Jia Sidao looked at the dish, and it must have been bought from outside.

Otherwise, stewing something like this can not be done in just three or two minutes.

However, in such a small workshop, there is a canteen. Although it is not big, the two houses below have opened up the middle wall, which also opened Jia Sidao's eyes. According to Boss Wang's opinion, it should be that there is still work in the workshop at night. Building such a canteen is just to facilitate workers' dining. After all, Pingzhou is not as convenient as dining in big cities.

After a meal, I drank a lot of wine, and the relationship between the few people became much more harmonious. Originally, Jia Sidao thought that he would cut stones at night, and Wang Biao should be more relaxed. Who knew that people were eating meat and drinking wine in big mouthfuls. For a moment, the generousness of northerners was undoubtedly revealed to him.

If every northerner, like Wang Biao, toasted frequently at the dining table, Jia Sidao thought that he might not dare to walk north in the future.

During the meal, the words of several people were naturally inseparable from jadeite raw stones. Everyone was from industry and had no scruples when speaking. Especially Boss Wang, who was in charge of business from jadeite raw materials to finished jadeite products, all of which were clear about the prices and profits. Jia Sidao listened more and said less, but he gained a lot.

Finally, the three even talked about one of the factors that make the value of jadeite finished products, that is, the acquired processing. Speaking of this, Boss Wang also specially introduced several masters with good carvings in the workshop to get to know the two.

If the factor that determines the greatest value of jadeite products is the natural jade texture, water head, color, etc., then this carving is undoubtedly a relatively loose standard in jadeite craftsmanship. Because most of the finished jadeite products are bracelets and ring faces, they are not very visible in carving. As long as the polishing process is in place, the greatest value of jadeite can be shown. However, if we talk about pendants, ornaments, etc., we can definitely not learn it without several years of carving.

"It's like this dark green jadeite of ice beans." As he spoke, Boss Wang took out a small piece of jade from his pocket. Most people who are gambling stones would not make people feel strange if they don't have any jade jewelry around him. Even Jia Sidao, a newly-entered person, wore a Guanyin jade pendant when he first entered the antique collection?

If it is in a place like Linhai, wearing it like Jia Sidao, it will naturally be considered a businessman. But if it is in a market where jadeites are popular in Pingzhou and Jieyang, ordinary merchants will carry the best finished jade products on their bodies. It is like Boss Wang himself, who has a glass-type green jade ring on his fingers. Although Wang Biao and Jia Sidao have never seen jade rings on his hands, there is a Guanyin jade pendant similar to Jia Sidao hanging on his neck. The material is also glass-type floating green jade.

Therefore, Wang Biao and Jia Sidao naturally would not be surprised by Boss Wang's actions. Especially since this place is Boss Wang's workshop, it is normal to carry a few pieces of jade on his body. Instead, they looked at the quality of the jade on his hands with great interest.

It is slightly thin, and it seems to be used to process it into the shape of a jade pendant. There are already some marks on it, and it should be the carved pattern planned and ready to be carved. But the shape to be carved is not clear enough. What makes Jia Sidao strange is that this piece of dark green jade of ice bean type is not good in texture and color.

The color looks too dark, and it looks a little astringent and a little dry under the lights in the box. If the water head is not good, the whole piece of jade would not show the inherent depth of jade. If it weren't for the fact that the whole piece of jade would have no value. What's more regrettable is that one end of the whole piece of jade is almost dotted with dense grass cores, which is the most common white dot in jade, which makes the whole piece of jade look even more valuable.

If this piece of jade could be worth tens of thousands of yuan without these grass cores, then it seems that it is probably only a few thousand yuan.

However, Jia Sidao had not expressed his opinion yet, but Wang Biao praised him, "Good skills, good ideas..." As he said that, Wang Biao also took the jade from Boss Wang's hand and observed it carefully. The expression on his face was quite pious.

This made Jia Sidao very curious. The look that only appears when he sees a good thing, why does it appear on Wang Biao's face at this moment?

"Xiao Jia, look." Perhaps because he was concerned about Jia Sidao's presence, Wang Biao did not forget him, but instead said to Jia Sidao, "The texture and natural conditions of this piece of jade are naturally clear at a glance. If ordinary craftsmen come to carve, this piece of jade may be ruined."

Jia Sidao nodded. This was exactly what he was thinking.

"However, the craftsmen under Boss Wang are really not simple. With just a few knives, they turned into treasure." Wang Biao said, and saw Jia Sidao's curious gaze, he explained, "This piece of jade is about to be carved. It should be a story in Water Margin. Xiao Jia should know about the Fengxue Mountain Temple, right?"

As soon as he heard the word "Fengxue", Jia Sidao's mind suddenly became clear. When he looked at the jade in front of him, he couldn't help but feel a little liked.

Seeing this, Wang Biao also handed the jade to Jia Sidao at the right time. Jia Sidao played with it for a while, held the jade to his eyes, and looked at the light. Isn't that the same? The dense grass core seemed to be like the wind and snow in the sky. The dark green underneath was still a bit dry, but the simple knife had already outlined the rocks, trees, paths, and Lin Chong's figure.

If the jade at this time had enough water and high transparency, it might not reflect the bleak scenery on the snowy night, right?

No wonder Wang Biao sighed that he turned a waste into a treasure.

Jia Sidao guessed that just like this kind of rough, there are such vivid characters, stories, and even every highlight and disadvantage of the jadeite, designed to fit the artistic conception of the entire scene, which is really valuable. Such a design is definitely not something that ordinary jadeite products can have. If polishing is completed, I am afraid that the value of this jadeite will be sold for hundreds of thousands.

This has dropped from tens of thousands to thousands of yuan, and then rebounded to hundreds of thousands. The ups and downs of this all illustrate the importance of jadeite production.

Looking at Boss Wang's expression and a little proud look, Jia Sidao and Wang Biao could only envy his subordinates for having such a skilled craftsman. Jia Sidao handed the jade back to Boss Wang and praised him: "Boss Wang's move has really opened my eyes. It seems that I need to pay more attention when trading jade raw materials in the future."

"Xiao Jia, what you said, wouldn't it be clear that if I want to get goods from you in the future, I will have no choice but to get a bargain?" Wang Biao's teasing words immediately made the scene harmonious again.

"Brother Wang, you can't blame me. If you want to blame,..." As he said that, Jia Sidao glanced at Boss Wang.

"Don't. Don't look at me like that." Boss Wang said quickly, "This piece of jade actually stayed in my pocket half a year ago. I often took it out and showed it to my craftsmen and craftsmen. I just wanted them to use everything for every piece of jade... There is no way, who told us to eat this business?"

What Jia Sidao and Wang Biao heard it, and they were also sighing. Speaking of which, the carvings in Guangdong have always been famous. In addition to the jade line, the more sudden ones are probably ivory carvings, right? Especially for ivory products, the exquisite craftsmanship is definitely something that Jia Sidao envies.
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