"How did you tell? Is it because of that layer of precious light?" Chen Wenzhe said with a smile.
"Yes, although it is incomparable to what you have done, Chen Xingchen has made great progress. This should be considered a true sixth-level craft, right?"
Li Jinli said confidently.
"Can you tell what kind of clay is used?"
Since Li Jinli likes appraisals, Chen Wenzhe doesn't mind asking more questions and going more in-depth.
"This pot made by Xingchen is not made of downhill mud, but mixed with sand to imitate the downhill effect. Overall, it's pretty good, right?"
Perhaps because he was well prepared, Li Jinli came almost casually.
Although Chen Wenzhe felt a little surprised, he was still satisfied.
Li Jinli's appraisal level has improved, which shows that no matter how much he likes to make money, he has not given up on learning.
"I don't see the fundamental problem. This teapot looks good overall. However, the lid is uncoordinated, which shows that the author did not grasp the shrinkage ratio of the clay material well. In terms of production technology, this teapot can only be regarded as average.
It’s fine for daily use.”
"Is this just normal?"
"If ordinary craftsmanship is not done well, what's the use of pursuing that layer of reflection?" Chen Wenzhe responded directly.
Li Jinli was silent. It seemed that this batch of teapots still barely reached the sixth level of craftsmanship.
He glanced at Chen Xingchen not far away, and his face seemed to be red at this time.
It seems that he also knew that he had made a low-level mistake. After all, the lid and the body of the pot did not cooperate well. This is definitely a mistake that should not occur.
"Remember to be impetuous, lay down the basics first, and then pursue higher goals. If you make a lot of money in the first month, you can't let yourself drift!"
What Chen Wenzhe is most afraid of now is actually this. A group of students who have just left school have received more than ten or two hundred thousand at once, and they are afraid that they will not be able to grasp their true intentions.
What if he gets distracted and doesn't want to work honestly, where can he find such a group of qualified workers?
No, it should ruin the lives of his classmates.
After thinking about it, Chen Wenzhe asked someone to take some glaze and porcelain clay from the warehouse.
He also plans to produce some works so that these guys who are a little nervous can know their own level.
Chen Wenzhe's speed of moving mud is still so fast. It only takes a moment for a ball of mud to take shape.
Instead of continuing, he took out the carving knife.
After a few swipes, the general outline of a standing figure was drawn out.
With a few more cuts, the character's clothes, arms, and legs were outlined.
Afterwards, Chen Wenzhe became a little more careful and sculpted the character's hair and ears.
The last step was to open his face. By this time, his actions had attracted the attention of all the workers.
They had to pay attention because Chen Wenzhe was also walking around people while carving.
Being so inattentive will naturally make other people feel itchy.
Simply, Chen Xingchen made a gesture to stop all four production lines.
Seeing them all stop what they were doing, Chen Wenzhe also stopped.
He held the statue in his hand and raised it for everyone to see.
"Is it time to show off now? Then who can tell me what is the most important thing about showing up?"
"We all know that we need to be careful, so what should we be careful about? Is it to be careful about the outline of a character? Don't make it too big? Or don't make it too small?"
"Try to make it as big as possible, why? Because if it's big, you can make it smaller, but if it's small, how can you make it bigger?"
"This is the key point. You must leave room for whatever you do. I don't know which master said that when a character's face is opened, the nose should be big and the eyes should be small. This is to leave room for anything. Whatever you do, you must leave room for it.
"
"Even the masters will leave some room when they create the faces of the characters in their works. If the nose is big, it can be reduced. But if you want to make the nose smaller, can it be enlarged? Unless you make another one."
"The same goes for the eyes. If they are small and uncoordinated at first, then make them bigger. If they are too big at the beginning, can you find a way to shrink them?"
"Speaking of this teapot, the shrinkage ratio of the clay material cannot be controlled, so why not leave some room and make it larger? Even if it is sintered into one piece during firing, can't it still be knocked? Even if you use heat
It’s okay to open it by expanding and contracting! The best it can do is burn it to pieces? It’s fine now, but the lid is too small, what should I do?”
"Chen Xingchen, Manager Chen, you are at a critical juncture now. I think you should leave the front line. Whether you are in charge of administration or doing other works, you can do it. You just can't continue to make beauty pots. You
If you want to innovate and make progress, you can, but this cannot be achieved overnight.”
"Okay, it seems I've been a little drifting lately!" Chen Xingchen said helplessly.
Chen Wenzhe had no choice but to let Chen Xingchen continue, and he would really drift off.
Mainly because of the leadership of Chen Xingchen, their production line is very profitable.
No matter who you are, at this age, you can make so much money every month. It’s impossible not to think about it.
"If you can't control the shrinkage ratio, then practice more. I recently learned how to make twisted porcelain. If you make this kind of porcelain, if you can't accurately control the shrinkage ratio of the clay, it is absolutely impossible to produce good works.
Otherwise, you can learn from me?"
After walking aside and out of sight of other workers, Chen Xingchen curled his lips and said, "I didn't make that teapot at all. You insulted me with a handful of that kind of defective product, so why don't you give me some compensation!"
Li Jinli immediately laughed: "Who told you to work hard last month? The bonuses are so huge, if there is no limit, if you earn a little more money, how many workers can be left here? They have all gone to live and drink."
"Hey, it's starting to show some signs now. Not many people come to work in the factory at night, they all go outside to play."
"Okay, you withdraw from the production line. You can also think about it and see if you can complete the fifth-level beauty pot by yourself. That way, they won't be able to rely on you to make big money."
There is nothing Chen Wenzhe can do to do this.
It's not that he doesn't like the workers making a lot of money, but he has no choice but to do so because those workers making a lot of money, to be honest, are sharing Chen Xingchen's benefits and taking advantage of him.
After making the Beauty Pot for a month, who can believe that Chen Xingchen cannot make a qualified Beauty Pot on his own?
In this case, why should those ordinary classmates and apprentices participate in the profit sharing of Chen Xingchen's works?
If the time is short, Chen Xingchen may not care, but if the time is long, who can not care?
"So, no matter who you are in the future, as long as they are good enough, they must be picked from the production line." Chen Wenzhe made the decision.
Chen Xingchen nodded: "That's okay, I'm still a little tired from working non-stop on the assembly line."
"Is it delaying your creation?"
Chen Wenzhe smiled. He knew that Chen Xingchen didn't care, he was just embarrassed to say it.