Chapter 258 Consciousness

Jia Sidao walked over Xu Zhiguo's body, walked to the side, picked up a few pieces of jade pendants that Xu Zhiguo had carved, as well as jade jewelry such as bracelets, ring faces, etc., and looked at it carefully. The craftsmanship was really good. The materials used, such as bracelets and ring faces, can't tell Xu Zhiguo's strength for the time being. After all, these things are too traditional and rely too much on the quality of jade itself. If the texture, water head and color of the jade itself are the best, then even if the craftsmanship is slightly worse, as long as it is still acceptable, it will not affect its price. But if other ornaments that require craftsmanship are different. Moreover, these jade jewelry have not been completely polished yet, and there are naturally many differences from the finished jade products circulating and selling on the market.

After comparing each other, the two ring faces polished with the ice-type Qiaoyang green jade material cut by A San are obviously much more shiny than the ring faces, bracelets and the like that are polished with other scraps.

Jia Sidao thought that just one of the ring faces would probably cost more than 100,000 or 200,000 yuan. As for the specific price, Jia Sidao was preparing to visit jade stores in several nearby cities, such as Hangzhou, Ningbo, and Shanghai, and explore the market!

If it is jade jewelry of the same quality, the price will naturally not be higher than theirs. However, if you blindly lower the price, the gap will not be achieved. In this way, it will undoubtedly be regarded as a provocation to other stores!

After all, in the jade business, Jia Sidao made money alone, but he could not block other people's financial resources. The key point in this is that even as a novice, Jia Sidao has such awareness! What's more, when he was about to open a store, Wang Biao mentioned to Jia Sidao, what's the trick.

Of course, there is no need for Jia Sidao to pay attention to those so-called public prices for stores that use inferior products as good ones, especially those who want to deceive consumers.

Let’s look at the several jade pendants on the side. If the jade bracelets and jade ring faces rely more on the size and texture of the jade itself to determine the price, then these pendants of different styles, even if the most popular ones are always clichéd styles such as Guanyin pendants and double bats holding longevity, the difference in details can still occupy a large part of the price ratio.

Even people who don’t know anything about it can easily think of it. The same jade pendant, a lifelike Guanyin statue, is it worth more than the lifeless Guanyin statue?

Jia Sidao kept looking at the pendant carved by Xu Zhiguo, and a smile faintly flowed from the corner of his mouth. As for several of the pendants, it still reflects Xu Zhiguo's rough and delicate skills.

This is the key to Jia Sidao's efforts to find a master of superb jade carving.

It's like a monkey in this pendant steals peaches! Obviously, just from the size of the pendant, it can be seen that the size of the whole monkey will appear a little cramped when carved, but the material in the peach part seems very normal, and even larger than in ordinary cases.

In this way, the monkey itself is smaller than the peach. If it is normal to carve, most ordinary carving masters will choose to polish off some of the jade materials in the peach part to maintain the "balance" of the proportion of the entire pendant!

However, such choices have advantages and disadvantages. The shape of the jade pendant is very coordinated. However, you should know that the value of a jade jewelry is not considered, such as craftsmanship, texture, color, etc., and its size is also one of the factors that determine the price of a jade pendant. If the size of the peach part is lost due to polishing, it is undoubtedly a lot of value that has been lost at the initial stage of carving.

Xu Zhiguo's few sketches made the monkey show a tender expression. While showing that he was a little monkey, he also used exaggerated techniques to make the monkey look even more comic.

From this perspective, it doesn’t seem to be inconsistent with the whole work. On the contrary, it caters to the aesthetic vision of some younger customers!

Especially the monkey's exaggerated form, not to mention the ingenious work, at least it did not make such a jade pendant with some flaws due to the proportion of the material a defective product!

Jia Sidao still felt very satisfied with this.

"By the way, Xiao Xu, it seems that you have put some thought into these jade pendants." Jia Sidao praised Xu Zhiguo, "But the number of these pendants seems to be a little less."

"Boss, this is what I just said. You know, in the past few days, I have been working overtime to carve these few jade jewelry. This is all about carving traditional jade pendants and bracelets. If it is other jade ornaments, it will take time to design, and it will be even more difficult to carve." Xu Zhiguo thought about it and said, "It's like the piece of jade material in front of me. If you want to carve it as a whole into a jade ornament, it will probably take ten or half a month just to design the graphics. Once you start carving and want to get to the level of things, the time it takes may not be completed in three or five days."

"Well, I know this." Jia Sidao said, "If this piece of material is really suitable for carving into large ornaments, I naturally hope to carve it out. After all, if it is carved into jade bracelets or something, there is still a lot of choice for other materials."

"Other materials?" Xu Zhiguo smiled bitterly on his face and said, "Boss, are you taking a good look. Are there other jade materials in this place?"

Jia Sidao looked at it slightly and found that the jadeite raw stones in front of him were all his own. Why did Xu Zhiguo say that there was no material? Then he thought about it, Jia Sidao woke up. It seemed that he was too careless. Not to mention how ordinary jade companies stipulated, as far as a large company like "Liu Ji", if there were no jadeite raw stones cut, these carving masters would never touch them.

It’s not that these jade carving masters don’t know how to cut stones. Just like Li Shishi’s grandfather, he gambled on jadeite rough stones when he was young. However, being able to check jadeite rough stones by yourself, cutting stones is completely different from helping the boss cut stones.

Even Jia Sidao didn't want to hire a jade carving master. He is a person who dares to tamper with the jadeite rough stone that has not been removed, right?

Carving a piece of jadeite rough stone that has been cut and will not have any unexpected surprises is the task within the scope of the responsibility of these jade carving masters. For those who are at risk, they will try to cut stones unless the owner of the raw stone stands by their side and asks them to help them start.

This is also why Xu Zhiguo was looking at the jadeite raw stones, and he was thinking about cutting the jadeite material cut out by Uncle Zhou and carving it into a jade bracelet. In addition, among the four jadeite raw stones that Jia Sidao cut out in the factory for the first time, the part of the ice-type Qiaoyang Green cut out by A San has become the jade ring face, and the part of the "green" ice-type bean type has become several small jade pendants. As for the piece cut out by A Li, it is not at all within Jia Sidao's consideration.

In addition, the piece that Jia Sidao cut out was moved to the storage room by Uncle Zhou.

After thinking about it, Xu Zhiguo could only use the piece of jade material cut out by Uncle Zhou.

Thinking of this, Jia Sidao smiled slightly and said, "That, it seems that it was my mistake. Wait a minute, I'll bring some jade materials over."

After all, since the jadeite raw stones in front of you have not been cut, Jia Sidao was not ready to cut the stones right now. Time does not allow it. Jia Sidao was still thinking about asking Uncle Zhou to visit Mr. Ma. And there were still a lot of jade materials in the basement of Jia Sidao's villa.

You should be able to take it over for emergency. Moreover, most of the jadeite rough stones that have been cut out there are glass-like textures. They are just not that top-notch in terms of color. Who told Jia Sidao to cut it out selectively in order to find glass-like imperial greens?

"Boss, you are not in other places, and there are a lot of jade materials?" As Xu Zhiguo spoke, he looked at the jadeite raw stones in the factory, and was slightly shocked.

"Haha, that's natural. Otherwise, why would you open a jade shop?" Jia Sidao said with a smile, "Anyway, if you want to carve it all the time, I will definitely be able to satisfy your wish."

"You are squeezing my labor force nakedly." Xu Zhiguo, in order to hide his inner surprise, he said exaggeratedly, "Businessman, since you have so many jade materials and plan to rely on carving all the finished jade products for sale, you can carve them from your own side, why not find a few more carving craftsmen?"

"Do you think I don't want to." Jia Sidao said back in anger.

"Well, this place is not very famous, right?" Maybe he thought of Liu Yufei's words when he was selecting jade craftsmen. Xu Zhiguo said with a smile, "However, after I got here, I found that the climate and other places are pretty good. In terms of environment, it's still okay."

"That's natural." The smile on Jia Sidao's face became stronger for a moment. Anyone who meets someone who praises his hometown will smile, right?

"Boss, if you want a carving master, if you are faster, it would be a mistake to find the carving workers in Jieyang area. In fact, what we are best at is meticulously crafted." Xu Zhiguo hesitated for a while before saying, "We are indeed good at carving a ornament or something. But if we polish bracelets or something, we are completely competent, but in terms of speed, it is a bit slower..."

"Haha, I know this. Jade carving masters in Jieyang area pay attention to details." Jia Sidao never thought about fiddling with his jade material through quick carving. He looked at the piece of jade material placed in front of him. Overall, it was really suitable to carve a large ornament, but if Xu Zhiguo did this, what should I do if other finished jade carvings were carved?

"By the way, Xiao Xu, I'm thinking that these jade materials are only part of me. If you are the only one carving here, you will feel like you are short of trouble in the short term. Do you have any friends who have good carving skills? It's better to introduce them here. There is absolutely preferential treatment for wages." Since you can't recruit carving masters from Liu Yufei, Jia Sidao can only try it out. Let Xu Zhiguo teach by example, it should be more attractive, right?

"Boss, it's quite difficult to find a master from Jieyang." Xu Zhiguo spread his hands and said, "The craftsmanship of the carving masters over there are all passed down from generation to generation, and most of them are family members. There are not many single men like me. However,..."

Xu Zhiguo's tone changed and said, "If you can go to Yangzhou by boss, maybe you can find a few carving masters with outstanding skills from there."

"Yangzhou?" Jia Sidao browed and muttered: "It's such a good place. Why did I forget it?" You know, if it comes to carving, Yangzhou's carving is indeed very famous!

After talking to Xu Zhiguo for a while, Jia Sidao saw Zhou Fugui's figure. He first asked about the situation on Ma's side. Uncle Zhou and Ah San showed the same expression when he first heard the news. They were slightly surprised and surprised. After slowing down, he sighed that Jia Sidao's luck was good.

Of course, after hearing the reason why Jia Sidao was invited by Ma Ye, Uncle Zhou praised it for this!

"Why are you playing with antiques, those who make old things, mess around with porcelain, are all small ways and cannot get on the table. It is not a long-term solution! If you want to become bigger, you must abide by the rules of this industry! The inheritance is orderly and you have no guilt to your heart, which is the right way!" Uncle Zhou said in a word.

Then, Jia Sidao brought a lot of glass-like jade from the villa, which made Xu Zhiguo smile happily, and it also really shocked Uncle Zhou.

In the evening, Jia Sidao followed Uncle Zhou to Ma Ye’s residence.

This is also the opinion of Uncle Zhou. If you just go to Ma Ye’s store, it will be difficult to achieve Jia Sidao’s intention, and it will also reduce Jia Sidao’s own identity. After all, Jia Sidao is about to open a business on Antique Street. Now that the store has not opened, you can only be considered a customer when you go to Ma Ye’s store. Instead, it is better to come directly to the door and come more directly.

Of course, Uncle Zhou also called beforehand and contacted the meeting time.

When Uncle Zhou's car was parked in front of a building with an ordinary appearance, Jia Sidao felt a little nervous. After getting off the car, he followed Uncle Zhou, went upstairs, reached out and rang the doorbell. A middle-aged woman came out from inside. She looked up and saw that it was Uncle Zhou, who should be familiar with him. She asked with a smile and said, "Hello," and then welcomed the two of them in.

Uncle Zhou turned around and explained to Jia Sidao in a low voice: "The person in front of him is Ma's daughter-in-law!"

After entering the room, the antique furnishings in the entire living room surprised Jia Sidao, almost stunned, and could not react. Not to mention that it was not symmetrical to the ordinary appearance outside the house, it was also much different from the scene at Ma Ye’s home that Jia Sidao guessed.

Jia Sidao has not been to the homes of some experts who play antiques.

It’s like the second grandfather of A San and Wei Er’s house. The idleness made Jia Sidao happy. Although Grandpa Li, whom he met in Li Tiantian’s house in Shanghai, did not often live in Shanghai, the furnishings in the room also showed the temperament of a everyone’s antiques!

However, this is not as good as Ma Ye’s living room, and it gives people a deep feeling!

He changed into slippers in a daze and stood there. He seemed to have walked a few steps forward as Uncle Zhou pulled him. Jia Sidao's eyes were still looking around the room.

As soon as you enter the door and look up, you can see an antique window frame on the front wall with a magpies climbing plum blossom pattern. On the table are two blue and white porcelain bottles. Jia Sidao's eyesight on the porcelain is not enough, and it is difficult to tell whether it is true or false for a while. However, just because these two blue and white porcelain bottles are placed in Ma Ye's home, it is particularly interesting!

In addition, there were several vigorous and powerful calligraphy and paintings of leisurely and elegant flowers and birds of different sizes, pounced on Jia Sidao's mind one by one. The simple and elegant atmosphere really opened Jia Sidao's eyes.

What’s more important is that these seemingly confusing things, different styles, are just so simple and furnished. Looking around for a while, it feels a bit quiet!

This kind of atmosphere is rare, not intentional, not artificial, not vulgar, not show off!

It is said that a person's character can be seen from his food, clothing, housing and transportation. A thought suddenly emerged in Jia Sidao's mind: No wonder that when he met by chance in Antique Street, Jia Sidao, the novice, would have caught Ma Ye's eye.

Perhaps, only real experts have such a foundation!
Chapter completed!