Chapter 49: Move when you hear the wind
Since we have discovered that these stones may be jadeite raw stones, we naturally have to review the transportation information at that time. We followed the clues to find Tengchong, Yunnan. After checking the relevant records, we found that the batch of goods was shipped directly from Myanmar. A shop in Tengchong only handled the handling fee of several million yuan. Moreover, the owner at that time had already left the matter and was said to have made enough money to immigrate.
Although I cannot understand the detailed inside story, I finally figured out the whereabouts of the money, which can be regarded as a successful ending to the corruption case at that time. Fan Wubing's reputation has reached an immeasurable height. People can easily recognize jade from the pool!
In fact, if Fan Wubing had not been lucky, he would not have discovered this problem. Fortunately, his luck was that he had just seen a touch of green at the bottom of the water. The shell was worn out during the transportation process. However, the porters at that time did not pay attention, so they did not know that the stones transported from Yunnan were all Burmese jade.
How to effectively use these jadeites to obtain the greatest value is Zhang Maolu’s profession. He has asked Fan Wubing for a lot of money to hire the most famous jadeite and jade processing masters from all over the country to come to Panshi to witness this unprecedented stone-opening activity.
Fan Wubing also went to Zhang Maolu all day long to see him process the cut jadeite rough stone.
"You look at me like this and make me feel uncomfortable." Zhang Maolu frowned and said to Fan Wubing.
"I just look at the stones. Are you that beautiful? You are not a pretty girl-" Fan Wubing replied.
Zhang Maolu stopped silence, but took the tools and carefully crafted them. He probably used the small pieces of the pieces to carve two earrings to see the effect. He can be regarded as a multi-faceted expert in the antique and jade industry, especially in fraud, which is outstanding and reached a very high level. Otherwise, Fan Wubing would not have been specially provided by him. He had an annual salary of millions a year, not including dividends.
China is a country with a jade culture for thousands of years. As jade was introduced to China from Myanmar, this variety of beautiful jade with rich colors and tough texture was immediately accepted and praised by the Chinese people. The best green jade was sent to the palace. Due to the lack of understanding of mineralogy and the habit of forming history, people used to call jadeite also jade. In Yunnan, jadeite refers to jadeite. In Khotan, Xinjiang, people talk about jadeite, and naturally in Xiu County, Liaoning, the jadeite refers to Xiuyan.
In fact, jadeite is different from the Khotan jade, which is familiar to Chinese people, in terms of composition and physical characteristics. The jade industry calls jade represented by Khotan jade nephrite, a calcium-magnesium silicate compound collection, while jadeite is a sodium-aluminosilicate compound collection, and is called jadeite in mineralogy. The hardness of jadeite is much higher than that of nephrite and can even be used to engrave on glass, while nephrite has a relatively low hardness.
Generally, in order to indicate differences, jade usually refers to nephrite and does not include jade.
Therefore, the process required for processing jadeite is different from processing ordinary jade, which should be said to be more difficult. This also leads to the salary of technicians who can process jadeite is much higher than that of ordinary jade masters.
It didn't take long for Zhang Maolu to carve the embryos of the two earrings. However, Fan Wubing felt that he looked very ugly and was unbearable on the surface. He couldn't help but wonder, "Is this your skill?"
"It still needs to be polished and polished before it can be considered a finished product!" Zhang Maolu was very annoyed that his efforts were despised.
Polishing jade is also an extraordinary skill. Whether polishing is good or not directly related to whether jade can become a fine product. Therefore, even Zhang Maolu must be treated with caution.
As the saying goes, jade cannot be made into a tool without carving. The carved jade can only be truly interpreted and expressed through a very important process, which is polishing. Zhang Maolu first applied a layer of paste-like polishing powder to the surface of the carved jade, and then said to Fan Wubing, "This is called paste. The green one is chromium oxide, and the orange one is cerium oxide." Then he began to push the grinding, grinding the surface of the jade with a 2,000-method grinding wheel, and then pressed the paste and grinding, and repeated several times.
Next, apply a brush, apply diamond powder on the surface of the jade and then use a hard brush to throw it. Then, it is fine work. Start to polish small places where large tools cannot be thrown. Use bamboo to dip diamond powder. Use bamboo chopsticks to make smaller places. This process also takes time and energy. Finally, it is fine to throw it. Apply the jade with diamond powder and then use hard skin to polish it. Zhang Maolu introduced that most cowhides are used in China, while most elephant skins are used in Myanmar.
According to Zhang Maolu and Fan Wubing, the hand-carving before Jiefang used the fluff in the tender gourd that had not yet grown. After soaking it in water, dipped it in jade sand and polished it bit by bit. It took a long time. Generally speaking, it took half a month to a year to throw a piece. Of course, this has something to do with the size of the object.
The current mechanical processing method is to use a rotary tuple and dip it in powder or paste polishing agent of different fineness to polish it. It takes very little time, but the effect is not very ideal. In this process, whether it is using gourd velvet or polishing, it must be water-related. Moreover, the rotation speed should not be too high during polishing, otherwise it will damage the surface of the jade.
Despite polishing, there are still some small and bumpy spots on the surface of the jade piece, which has nothing to do with the degree of polishing. Because the characteristics of jade are like this, even the top-notch polishing will occur, so in the end, a layer of Sichuan wax must be applied to the surface of the jade piece to increase its gloss, so that the polishing work of jade is completed.
Even if the jade is completely polished, there are still several finishing tasks to be done. Zhang Maolu first uses an ultrasonic machine to clean the remaining polishing powder on the jade, and then wipe it with alcohol in the areas that cannot be cleaned. Finally, it is waxed to form a protective film on the surface of the finished jade product, and then blow it dry with a hair dryer.
"How is it? Is it good-looking?" Zhang Maolu handed the finished product to Fan Wubing, but he enjoyed it.
Fan Wubing took it and looked carefully. He saw that the two earrings were carved into a drop-shaped phoenix shape by Zhang Maofu. The head and tail were connected, smooth and natural, and the color was like warm water, full of dripping.
"It's really good! Do you think this is the best?" Fan Wubing praised it repeatedly, but asked again.
"Boss, you look like an amateur. If you get to Yunnan, you will be a fat sheep like you." Zhang Maolu said bluntly, and then he pointed to the jade and said to Fan Wubing, "Evaluating that jade has ground, good water, good jade and other terms. The ground refers to other colors in jade and jade is mostly the best quality; good water refers to the jade and the texture is delicate and smooth, transparent and clear, crystal clear, and solemn, bright and gratifying, also called it the pretty; the jade and good jade and good jade are good.
When combined with the four characters of thick, yang, positive, and harmony, thick means thick but not light, like holly after rain, yang means bright and bright, positive means no distortion, evil colors are mixed, and harmony means even and no difference in depth. The one you are holding in your hand is the old pit glass type, which is already the best. If you want to go up to the level, it mainly depends on the carving. My skills can only be considered as decent, and the shape is in the form, and the artistic conception is still much different."
"I think it's already very good!" Fan Wubing felt that there were no flaws.
"No! Of course there is no problem if you want to sell raw stones, but if you want to make money by processing by yourself, you have to hire a master from Yangzhou! If I ask me to do this, most of them will be ruined!" Zhang Maolu said.
"For Mao, I must hire a master from Yangzhou?" Fan Wubing felt a little curious.
"Yangzhou is located between the north and the south, so it also has the advantages of both the north and the south in terms of techniques. In addition, many aristocratic families take this as their business, and their technical and artistic standards are first-class." Zhang Maolu explained.
Oh, so that's it. Fan Wubing nodded, turned around and left with the two earrings.
"Oh, boss! You took away the things I made after half a day?" Zhang Maolu pulled Fan Wubing's sleeve and asked indifferently.
"What kind of stubbornness is it?" Fan Wubing naturally refused to take out the things he put in his arms, so he pointed to the half stone and said, "That's yours, it's a red envelope. You can do it yourself!"
After saying that, Fan Wubing ran away quickly, leaving no time for Zhang Maolu to react.
Zhang Maolu opened her mouth and looked at the direction where Fan Wubing left. After a long time, she came to her senses. She shook her head and said, "What's this matter! I worked hard all night and didn't sleep-" But when he saw the jadeite rough stone weighing dozens of kilograms, he felt much more comfortable and laughed, "It's not a loss! Such a big piece of thing is good for future generations. This is a top stone! But, if you want to carve it, you need some thought. Wasting a little is money!"
After Fan Wubing left Panshi Heavy Industry, he came directly to his father Fan Heng. Unexpectedly, Fan Heng was packing up his things. As soon as he saw him, he asked, "I heard that you found a pile of jade, which is in the pool of Panshi Heavy Industry?"
"Well, the money transferred by Li Mingjiu was ordered from Myanmar, and pulled it back with a special train from the plain factory and threw it into the pool. If I hadn't found out, I would have to continue soaking." Fan Wubing replied.
"That thing is very valuable? Many people have asked me today." Fan Heng asked after hesitating.
"Of course it's valuable!" Fan Wubing nodded and replied, "You don't think about it. Li Mingjiu bought forty or fifty big stones after making 100 million yuan. This stone is not valuable, so what else is more valuable? Gold is priceless in jade, and jade is even more priceless in treasure!"
Oh, Fan Heng nodded and said to Fan Wubing, "No wonder, the phone number has never been interrupted since yesterday. It's all about a group of people who come to ask me about Shi Tou. It seems that you have your ideas."
"What kind of relationship is related to someone?" Fan Wubing was suddenly unhappy when he heard this, "I'm against them! Is anyone using power to suppress you? How are they brave? Dad, how do you deal with it?"
"I answered very simply. Now the government and enterprises are separated, and Panshi Heavy Industry is now the leader of foreign capital. Our municipal government cannot manage Panshi Heavy Industry. If you have any ideas, let them talk to Tian Zhenglun directly." Fan Heng also answered very simply. It seems that he has made a lot of progress in shirking responsibility in this period.
Fan Wubing laughed and said that his father was really bad. Tian Zhenglun could not be the home of Panshi Heavy Industry. He was just the general manager. He was the head of daily management work, but Davis and others had to come forward in the company's decision-making. In the final analysis, he had to turn back to himself.
My dad asked these people to communicate with Tian Zhenglun, but that wouldn't he bring people into the ditch.
However, this incident also reminded Fan Wubing that good things must be hidden a little more safe. There are too many guys staring at them these days, so it is hard to guard against them! It seems that jade is not a good idea to be placed in the warehouse of Panshi Heavy Industry. After all, wealth is touching. If there is an omission, the loss will be great. If so many jadeite rough stones are pulled there and cannot be sold for hundreds of millions? Not to mention that they can also be made into jewelry to increase the value!
"By the way, according to the provincial requirements, I will leave for the provincial capital tonight. Are you here too?" Fan Heng asked casually.
Fan Wubing thought about it after hearing this. Anyway, Lin Xiaotong was still recuperating from the 301 General Hospital in Beijing, so he had to go back to deal with it. At this time, there was no problem with going to the provincial capital. By the way, you can also check the relationship there to see if you really want to promote your father Fan Heng.
Chapter completed!